सुखी मीन जे नीर अगाधा । जिमि हरि-सरन न एकउ बाधा ॥
फूलें कमल सोह सर कैसा । निर्गुन ब्रम्ह सगुन भये जैसा ॥
sukhī mīna je nīra agādhā | jimi hari-sarana na ekau bādhā ||
phūleṃ kamala soha sara kaisā | nirguna bramha saguna bhaye jaisā ||
Kishkindha Kanda
Chapter 17: Autumn lakes, the moon and the true guru
5 verses · 17 of 30
What happens in this chapter
Autumn lakes, the moon and the true guru
The images of autumn continue in Rama's words. Fish in deep water are happy, as no trouble touches one who has taken refuge in Hari. Lakes bloom with lotuses, lovely as the formless Brahman taking form. The chataka cries on in thirst, as one who hates Shankara never finds happiness. The autumn moon takes away the heat of the day, as the sight of a saint removes sin. Flocks of chakoras gaze at the moon as Hari's devotees gaze on Hari. Gnats and flies die out in the cold, as a family perishes by enmity to brahmins. The creatures that crowded the earth in the rains are gone, as doubt and error vanish on meeting a true guru.
गुञ्जत-मधुकर मुखर अनूपा । सुन्दर खग रव नाना रूपा ॥
चक्रबाक मन दुख निसि पैखी । जिमि दुर्जन पर सम्पति देखी ॥
guñjata-madhukara mukhara anūpā | sundara khaga rava nānā rūpā ||
cakrabāka mana dukha nisi paikhī | jimi durjana para sampati dekhī ||
चातक रटत तृषा अति ओही । जिमि सुख लहइ न संकरद्रोही ॥
सरदातप निसि ससि अपहरई । सन्त दरस जिमि पातक टरई ॥
cātaka raṭata tṛṣā ati ohī | jimi sukha lahai na saṃkaradrohī ||
saradātapa nisi sasi apaharaī | santa darasa jimi pātaka ṭaraī ||
देखि इन्दु चकोर-समुदाई । चितवतहिं जिमि हरिजन हरि पाई ॥
मसक-दंस बीते हिम त्रासा । जिमि द्विज-द्रोह किये कुल नासा ॥
dekhi indu cakora-samudāī | citavatahiṃ jimi harijana hari pāī ||
masaka-daṃsa bīte hima trāsā | jimi dvija-droha kiye kula nāsā ||
भूमि जीव सङ्कुल रहे, गये सरद रितु पाइ ।
सदगुरु मिले जाहिँ जिमि, संसय-भ्रम-समुदाइ ॥
bhūmi jīva saṅkula rahe, gaye sarada ritu pāi |
sadaguru mile jāhim̐ jimi, saṃsaya-bhrama-samudāi ||
Text source: Wikisource · Public domain (Tulsidas, 16th c.; 1925 edition, Wikisource PD-1996 tag); transcription CC BY-SA 4.0