नाथ दीन दयाल रघुराई । बाघउ सनमुख गये न खाई ॥
चाहिय करन सो सब करि बीते । तुम्ह सुर असुर चराचर जीते ॥
nātha dīna dayāla raghurāī | bāghau sanamukha gaye na khāī ||
cāhiya karana so saba kari bīte | tumha sura asura carācara jīte ||
Lanka Kanda
Chapter 7: Mandodari: the Lord has come to save you
5 verses · 7 of 121
What happens in this chapter
Mandodari: the Lord has come to save you
Mandodari presses on. Raghurai is merciful to the humble; even a tiger does not eat one who comes before it bowing. You have done all a king should do and conquered gods, asuras and all that moves and stands. The saints teach that in the fourth stage of life a king should go to the forest. Worship there, my lord, the one who creates, sustains and destroys. He for whom great munis strive and for whom kings renounce their thrones, the lord of Kosala himself, has come to show you mercy. If you heed my counsel, your fame will be pure in all three worlds. The doha ends her plea: worship Raghunath, my lord, and my married fortune will stand unshaken.
सन्त कहहिँ असि नीति दसानन । चौथे पन जाइहि नृप कानन ॥
तासु भजन कीजिय तहँ भर्ता । जो कर्ता पालन संहर्ता ॥
santa kahahim̐ asi nīti dasānana | cauthe pana jāihi nṛpa kānana ||
tāsu bhajana kījiya taham̐ bhartā | jo kartā pālana saṃhartā ||
सोइ रघुबीर प्रनत-अनुरागी । भजहु नाथ ममता सब त्यागी ॥
मुनिबर जतन कहिँ जेहि लागी । भूप राज तजि होहिँ बिरागी ॥
soi raghubīra pranata-anurāgī | bhajahu nātha mamatā saba tyāgī ||
munibara jatana kahim̐ jehi lāgī | bhūpa rāja taji hohim̐ birāgī ||
सोइ कोसलधीस रघुराया । आयउ करन तोहि पर दाया ॥
जौँ पिय मानहु मोर सिखावन । सुजस होइ तिहुँ पुर अति पावन ॥
soi kosaladhīsa raghurāyā | āyau karana tohi para dāyā ||
jaum̐ piya mānahu mora sikhāvana | sujasa hoi tihum̐ pura ati pāvana ||
अस कहि नयन नीर भरि गहि पद कम्पित गात ।
नाथ भजहु रघुनाथहि, अचल होइ अहिवात ॥
asa kahi nayana nīra bhari gahi pada kampita gāta |
nātha bhajahu raghunāthahi, acala hoi ahivāta ||
Text source: Wikisource · Public domain (Tulsidas, 16th c.; 1925 edition, Wikisource PD-1996 tag); transcription CC BY-SA 4.0