Lanka Kanda

Chapter 59: Bharata revives Hanuman by his devotion

5 verses · 59 of 121

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Bharata revives Hanuman by his devotion

Struck by the arrow, Hanuman falls senseless to the ground, crying Rama, Rama, Raghunayak. Hearing that beloved name, Bharata runs to him in great haste. He clasps him to his heart, but cannot wake him. Downcast, his eyes full of tears, Bharata says: the fate that turned me away from Rama has now given me this cruel grief too. If my love for Rama's lotus feet is free of guile, in mind, word and body, and if Raghupati is gracious to me, may this monkey be freed from weariness and pain. At these words Hanuman sits up, crying victory to the lord of Kosala. Bharata embraces him, his body thrilling and eyes wet, remembering Rama.

59.1

परेउ मुरुछि महि लागत सायक । सुमिरत राम राम रघुनायक ॥
सुनि प्रिय बचन भरत तब धाए । कपि समीप अति आतुर आये ॥

pareu muruchi mahi lāgata sāyaka | sumirata rāma rāma raghunāyaka ||
suni priya bacana bharata taba dhāe | kapi samīpa ati ātura āye ||

59.2

बिकल बिलोकि कीस उर लावा । जागत नहिँ बहु भाँति जगावा ॥
मुख मलीन मन भए दुखारी । कहत बचन भरि लोचन बारी ॥

bikala biloki kīsa ura lāvā | jāgata nahim̐ bahu bhām̐ti jagāvā ||
mukha malīna mana bhae dukhārī | kahata bacana bhari locana bārī ||

59.3

जेहिं बिधि राम-विमुख मोहि कीन्हा । तेहिं पुनि यह दारुन दुख दीन्हा ॥
जौँ मोरें सन बच अरु काया । प्रीति राम-पद-कमल अमाया ॥

jehiṃ bidhi rāma-vimukha mohi kīnhā | tehiṃ puni yaha dāruna dukha dīnhā ||
jaum̐ moreṃ sana baca aru kāyā | prīti rāma-pada-kamala amāyā ||

59.4

तो कपि होउ बिगत श्रम-सूला । जौँ मो पर रघुपति-अनुकूला ॥
सुनत बचन उठि बैठ कपीसा । कहि जय जयति कोसलाधीसा ॥

to kapi hou bigata śrama-sūlā | jaum̐ mo para raghupati-anukūlā ||
sunata bacana uṭhi baiṭha kapīsā | kahi jaya jayati kosalādhīsā ||

59.सो॰ 59Soratha

लीन्ह कपिहि उर लाइ, पुलकित तनु लोचन सजल ।
प्रीति न हृदयँ समाइ, सुमिरि राम-रघुकुल--तिलक ॥

līnha kapihi ura lāi, pulakita tanu locana sajala |
prīti na hṛdayam̐ samāi, sumiri rāma-raghukula--tilaka ||

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