Lanka Kanda

Chapter 119: The Pushpaka flies north; Rama shows Sita the field

8 verses · 119 of 121

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The Pushpaka flies north; Rama shows Sita the field

Seeing their great love, Raghurai takes them all aboard the vimana. Bowing in his heart to the feet of the brahmanas, he turns it north. On a high, lovely throne the Lord sits with Sita, like a cloud with lightning on a peak of Meru. The devas shower flowers; a cool breeze blows and good omens appear on every side. Raghubira points: look, Sita, at the battlefield. Here Lakshmana killed Indrajit. These great rakshasas lie where Hanuman and Angada struck them. Here fell Kumbhakarna and Ravana. Here I built the bridge and established Shiva, the home of joy. With Sita, the merciful Lord bows to Shambhu. Then he shows Janaki every place in the forest where he stayed and rested, naming each one.

119.1

अतिसय प्रीति देखि रघुराई । लीन्हे सकल बिमान चढ़ाई ॥
मन महँ बिप्र चरन सिर नावा । उत्तर दिसिहि बिमान चलायो ॥

atisaya prīti dekhi raghurāī | līnhe sakala bimāna car̤hāī ||
mana maham̐ bipra carana sira nāvā | uttara disihi bimāna calāyo ||

119.2

चलत बिमान कोलाहल होई । जय रघुबीर कहइ सब कोई ॥
सिंहासन अति उच्च मनोहर । श्री समेत प्रभु बैठै ता पर ॥

calata bimāna kolāhala hoī | jaya raghubīra kahai saba koī ||
siṃhāsana ati ucca manohara | śrī sameta prabhu baiṭhai tā para ||

119.3

राजत राम सहित भामिनी । मेरु-सृङ्ग जनु घन दामिनी ॥
रुचिर बीमान चलेउ अति आतुर । कीन्ही सुमन बृष्टि हरषे सुर ॥

rājata rāma sahita bhāminī | meru-sṛṅga janu ghana dāminī ||
rucira bīmāna caleu ati ātura | kīnhī sumana bṛṣṭi haraṣe sura ||

119.4

परम सुखद चलि त्रिबिधि बयारी । सागर सर सरि निर्मल बारी ॥
सगुन होहिं सुन्दर चहुँ पासा । मन प्रसन्न निर्मल नभ आसा ॥

parama sukhada cali tribidhi bayārī | sāgara sara sari nirmala bārī ||
saguna hohiṃ sundara cahum̐ pāsā | mana prasanna nirmala nabha āsā ||

119.5

कह रघुबीर देखु रन सीता । लछिमन इहाँ हतेउ इंद्रजीता ॥
हनुमान अङ्गद के मारे । रन-महि परे निसाचर भारे ॥

kaha raghubīra dekhu rana sītā | lachimana ihām̐ hateu iṃdrajītā ||
hanumāna aṅgada ke māre | rana-mahi pare nisācara bhāre ||

119.6

कुम्भकरन रावन दोउ आई । इहाँ हते सुर मुनि दुखदाई ॥

kumbhakarana rāvana dou āī | ihām̐ hate sura muni dukhadāī ||

दो॰ 119 (क)Doha

इहाँ सेतु बाँध्यो अरु थापेउँ सिव सुख-धाम ।
सीता सहित कृपानिधि, सम्भुहि कीन्ह प्रनाम ॥

ihām̐ setu bām̐dhyo aru thāpeum̐ siva sukha-dhāma |
sītā sahita kṛpānidhi, sambhuhi kīnha pranāma ||

दो॰ 119 (ख)Doha

जहँ जहँ कृपासिन्धु बन कीन्ह बास बिश्राम ।
सकल देखाये जानकिहि, कहे सबन्हि के नाम ॥

jaham̐ jaham̐ kṛpāsindhu bana kīnha bāsa biśrāma |
sakala dekhāye jānakihi, kahe sabanhi ke nāma ||

Text source: Wikisource · Public domain (Tulsidas, 16th c.; 1925 edition, Wikisource PD-1996 tag); transcription CC BY-SA 4.0