जेहिं जलनाथ बँधायउ हेला । उतरे सेन समेत सुबेला ॥
कारुनीक दिनकर-कूल-केतू । दूत पठायउ तव हित हेतू ॥
jehiṃ jalanātha bam̐dhāyau helā | utare sena sameta subelā ||
kārunīka dinakara-kūla-ketū | dūta paṭhāyau tava hita hetū ||
Lanka Kanda
Chapter 37: Two sons dead, still give Sita back
5 verses · 37 of 121
What happens in this chapter
Two sons dead, still give Sita back
Mandodari goes on: he who bound the sea and landed on Suvela, the compassionate banner of the solar line, sent an envoy for your good, and that envoy crushed your strength in open court like a lion among elephants. Whose servants are Angada and Hanuman, him you call a man, carried away by pride. Alas, my husband, you have made Rama your enemy. Time does not strike with a rod; it takes away dharma, strength, wit and judgement, and a man near death falls into delusion as you have. Two sons are dead and the city burned; even now, beloved, end it. Worship Raghunath and win a spotless name.
सभा माँझ जेहिं तव बल मथा । करि-बरूथ-महुँ मृगपति जथा ॥
अङ्गद हनुमत अनुचर जाके । रन बाँकुरे बीर अति-बाँके ॥
sabhā mām̐jha jehiṃ tava bala mathā | kari-barūtha-mahum̐ mṛgapati jathā ||
aṅgada hanumata anucara jāke | rana bām̐kure bīra ati-bām̐ke ||
तेहि कहँ पिय पुनि पुनि नर कहहू । सुधा मान ममता मद बहहू ॥
अहह कन्त कृत राम बिरोधा । काल बिबस मन उपज न बोधा ॥
tehi kaham̐ piya puni puni nara kahahū | sudhā māna mamatā mada bahahū ||
ahaha kanta kṛta rāma birodhā | kāla bibasa mana upaja na bodhā ||
काल दंड गहि काहु न मारा । हरइ धर्म बल बुद्धि बिचारा ॥
निकट काल जेहि आवत साँई । तेहि भ्रम होइ तुम्हारिहि नाँई ॥
kāla daṃḍa gahi kāhu na mārā | harai dharma bala buddhi bicārā ||
nikaṭa kāla jehi āvata sām̐ī | tehi bhrama hoi tumhārihi nām̐ī ||
दुइ सुत मरे दहेउ पुर, अजहुँ पूर पिय देहु ।
कृपासिन्धु रघुनाथ भजि, नाथ बिमल जस लेहु ॥
dui suta mare daheu pura, ajahum̐ pūra piya dehu |
kṛpāsindhu raghunātha bhaji, nātha bimala jasa lehu ||
Text source: Wikisource · Public domain (Tulsidas, 16th c.; 1925 edition, Wikisource PD-1996 tag); transcription CC BY-SA 4.0