घन घमंड नभ गरजत घोरा । प्रिया हीन डरपत मन मोरा ॥
दामिनि दमक रह न घन माहीँ । खल कै प्रीति जथा थिर नाहीं ॥
ghana ghamaṃḍa nabha garajata ghorā | priyā hīna ḍarapata mana morā ||
dāmini damaka raha na ghana māhīm̐ | khala kai prīti jathā thira nāhīṃ ||
Kishkindha Kanda
Chapter 14: The rains read as lessons for the wise
5 verses · 14 of 30
What happens in this chapter
The rains read as lessons for the wise
Rama goes on, each sight of the monsoon a teaching. The clouds roar in the sky, and without My beloved My heart is afraid. Clouds bend low to the earth to rain, as the learned bow on gaining knowledge. The hills bear the pelting drops as saints bear the words of the wicked. Small streams fill and burst their banks, like the wicked puffed up by a little wealth. Water gathers into ponds as virtues come to the good, and rivers reach the sea and grow still, as the soul finds rest on reaching Hari. Grass covers the ground until no path shows, as false doctrines hide the true scriptures.
बरषहिँ जलद भूमि निअराएँ । जथा नवहिं बुध बिद्या पाये ॥
बुन्द-अघात सहहिं गिरि कैसे । खल के बचन सन्त सह जैसें ॥
baraṣahim̐ jalada bhūmi niarāem̐ | jathā navahiṃ budha bidyā pāye ||
bunda-aghāta sahahiṃ giri kaise | khala ke bacana santa saha jaiseṃ ||
छुद्र-नदीं भरि चलीँ तोराई । जस थोरेहुँ धन खल इतराई ॥
भूमि परत भा ढाबर पानी । जनु जीवहि माया लपटानी ॥
chudra-nadīṃ bhari calīm̐ torāī | jasa thorehum̐ dhana khala itarāī ||
bhūmi parata bhā ḍhābara pānī | janu jīvahi māyā lapaṭānī ||
समिटि समिटि जल भरहिं तलावा । जिमि सदगुन सज्जन पहिँ आवा ॥
सरिता जल जलनिधि महँ जाई । होइ अचल जिमि जिव हरि पाई ॥
samiṭi samiṭi jala bharahiṃ talāvā | jimi sadaguna sajjana pahim̐ āvā ||
saritā jala jalanidhi maham̐ jāī | hoi acala jimi jiva hari pāī ||
हरित भूमि तृन-सङ्कुल, समुझि परहिँ नहिँ पन्थ ।
जिमि पाखंड-बाद से, गुप्त होहिं सदग्रन्थ ॥
harita bhūmi tṛna-saṅkula, samujhi parahim̐ nahim̐ pantha |
jimi pākhaṃḍa-bāda se, gupta hohiṃ sadagrantha ||
Text source: Wikisource · Public domain (Tulsidas, 16th c.; 1925 edition, Wikisource PD-1996 tag); transcription CC BY-SA 4.0