बानर कटक उमा मैं देखा । सो मूरुख जो करन चह लेखा ॥
आइ राम पद नावहिं माथा । निरखि बदनु सब होहिँ सनाथा ॥
bānara kaṭaka umā maiṃ dekhā | so mūrukha jo karana caha lekhā ||
āi rāma pada nāvahiṃ māthā | nirakhi badanu saba hohim̐ sanāthā ||
Kishkindha Kanda
Chapter 22: The monkey host and the one-month deadline
5 verses · 22 of 30
What happens in this chapter
The monkey host and the one-month deadline
Shiva tells Uma: I saw that monkey army, and anyone who tries to count it is a fool. They come and bow at Rama's feet, and seeing His face each feels he has found his master. There is not one monkey in the army whose welfare Rama did not ask about. This is no great thing for the Lord, says Shiva, for Raghurai is the all-pervading cosmic form. For Rama's work, and at my request, go in every direction and search for Janaki. Return within a month. Whoever lets the time pass and comes back without news will be put to death by me. Hearing this, the monkeys set off at once, here and there. Then Sugriva calls Angada, Nala and Hanuman.
अस कपि एक न सेना माहीं । राम कुसल जेहि पूछी नाहीँ ॥
यह कछु नहिँ प्रभु के अधिकाई । विस्व-रूप व्यापक रघुराई ॥
asa kapi eka na senā māhīṃ | rāma kusala jehi pūchī nāhīm̐ ||
yaha kachu nahim̐ prabhu ke adhikāī | visva-rūpa vyāpaka raghurāī ||
ठाढ़े जहँ तहँ आयसु पाई । कह सुग्रीव सबहि समुझाई ॥
राम-काज अरु मोर निहोरा । बानर जूथ जाहु चहुँ ओरा ॥
ṭhār̤he jaham̐ taham̐ āyasu pāī | kaha sugrīva sabahi samujhāī ||
rāma-kāja aru mora nihorā | bānara jūtha jāhu cahum̐ orā ||
जनक-सुता कह खोजहु जाई । मास दिवस महँ आएहु भाई ॥
अवधि मेटि जो बिनु सुधि पाएँ । आवइ बनिहि सो मोहि मराये ॥
janaka-sutā kaha khojahu jāī | māsa divasa maham̐ āehu bhāī ||
avadhi meṭi jo binu sudhi pāem̐ | āvai banihi so mohi marāye ||
बचन सुनत सब बानर, जहं तहँ चले तुरन्त ।
तब सुग्रीवँ बोलाये, अङ्गद नल हनुमन्त ॥
bacana sunata saba bānara, jahaṃ taham̐ cale turanta |
taba sugrīvam̐ bolāye, aṅgada nala hanumanta ||
Text source: Wikisource · Public domain (Tulsidas, 16th c.; 1925 edition, Wikisource PD-1996 tag); transcription CC BY-SA 4.0