तब रघुपति अनुसासन पाई । मातलि चलेउ चरन सिर नाई ॥
आये देव सदा स्वारथी । बचन कहहिं जनु परमारथी ॥
taba raghupati anusāsana pāī | mātali caleu carana sira nāī ||
āye deva sadā svārathī | bacana kahahiṃ janu paramārathī ||
Lanka Kanda
Chapter 110: The self-seeking devas come to praise
7 verses · 110 of 121
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The self-seeking devas come to praise
With Rama's leave, Matali departs with Indra's chariot. Then come the devas, ever self-seeking, speaking as though they cared only for the highest good. Merciful Raghuraya, you have shown kindness to the devas; this wicked enemy of the world has gone the way of his own sins. You are the imperishable Brahman, without qualities, unborn, full of compassion. As Matsya, Kurma, Varaha, Narasimha, Vamana and Parashurama you took body after body whenever the devas suffered. Yet Ravana, hater of the devas, has reached your abode, and this amazes us. Bent on our own gain we forgot devotion to you; now we come for refuge. The devas stand with folded hands, and Brahma, thrilled with love, begins a hymn.
दीन बन्धु दयाल रघुराया । देव कीन्ह देवन्ह पर दाया ॥
बिस्व द्रोह रत यह खल कामी । निज अघ गयउ कुमारग-गामी ॥
dīna bandhu dayāla raghurāyā | deva kīnha devanha para dāyā ||
bisva droha rata yaha khala kāmī | nija agha gayau kumāraga-gāmī ||
तुम्ह सम रूप ब्रह्म अबिनासी । सदा एकरस सहज उदासी ॥
अकल अगुन अज अनघ अनामय । अजित अमोघ-सक्ति करुनामय ॥
tumha sama rūpa brahma abināsī | sadā ekarasa sahaja udāsī ||
akala aguna aja anagha anāmaya | ajita amogha-sakti karunāmaya ||
मीन कमठ सूकर नरहरी । बामन परसुराम बपु धरी ॥
जब जब नाथ सुरन्ह दुख पायो । नाना तनु धरि तुम्हइँ नसायो ॥
mīna kamaṭha sūkara naraharī | bāmana parasurāma bapu dharī ||
jaba jaba nātha suranha dukha pāyo | nānā tanu dhari tumhaim̐ nasāyo ||
रावन पाप-मलिन सुर-द्रोही । काम-लोभ-मद-यस अति-कोही ॥
साउ कृपाल तव धाम सिधावा । यह हमरे मन बिसमय आवा ॥
rāvana pāpa-malina sura-drohī | kāma-lobha-mada-yasa ati-kohī ||
sāu kṛpāla tava dhāma sidhāvā | yaha hamare mana bisamaya āvā ||
हम देवता परम अधिकारी । स्वारथ-रत प्रभु भगति बिसारी ॥
नव-प्रबाहँ सन्तत हम परे । अब प्रभु पाहि सरन अनुसरे ॥
hama devatā parama adhikārī | svāratha-rata prabhu bhagati bisārī ||
nava-prabāham̐ santata hama pare | aba prabhu pāhi sarana anusare ||
करि बिनती सुर सिद्ध सब, रहे जहँ तहँ कर जोरि ।
अति सप्रेम तन पुल कि बिधि, अस्तुति करत बहोरि ॥
kari binatī sura siddha saba, rahe jaham̐ taham̐ kara jori |
ati saprema tana pula ki bidhi, astuti karata bahori ||
Text source: Wikisource · Public domain (Tulsidas, 16th c.; 1925 edition, Wikisource PD-1996 tag); transcription CC BY-SA 4.0