तेही निसि सीता पहिँ जाई । त्रिजटा कहि सब कथा सुनाई ॥
सिर भुज बाढ़ि सुनत रिपु केरी । सीता उर भइ त्रास घनेरी ॥
tehī nisi sītā pahim̐ jāī | trijaṭā kahi saba kathā sunāī ||
sira bhuja bār̤hi sunata ripu kerī | sītā ura bhai trāsa ghanerī ||
Lanka Kanda
Chapter 99: Sita's grief and Trijata's secret
9 verses · 99 of 121
What happens in this chapter
Sita's grief and Trijata's secret
That night Trijata goes to Sita and tells her everything. Hearing that the enemy's heads and arms grow back, Sita is filled with dread. Mother, how will this tormentor of the world die? Even Rama's arrows cannot kill him. My misfortune keeps him alive. The same fate made the false golden deer and made me speak harsh words to Lakshmana. Trijata answers: princess, he dies when an arrow strikes his heart. The Lord does not strike there because Vaidehi lives in his heart, Rama lives in hers, and in Rama are countless worlds, all of which would be struck. Trijata adds: when his heads are cut he will grow distraught, his thought of you will break, and then Rama will pierce his heart.
मुख मलीन उपजी सन चिन्ता । त्रिजटा सन बोली तब सीता ॥
होइहि काह कहसि किन माता । केहि बिधि मरिहि बिस्व दुखदाता ॥
mukha malīna upajī sana cintā | trijaṭā sana bolī taba sītā ||
hoihi kāha kahasi kina mātā | kehi bidhi marihi bisva dukhadātā ||
रघुपति-सर सिर कटेहुँ न मरई । बिधि बिपरीत चरित सब करई ॥
मोर अभाग्य जिआवत ओही । जेहिं है हरि-पद-कमल बिछोही ॥
raghupati-sara sira kaṭehum̐ na maraī | bidhi biparīta carita saba karaī ||
mora abhāgya jiāvata ohī | jehiṃ hai hari-pada-kamala bichohī ||
जेहिं कृत कपट कनक-मृग-झूठा । अजहुँ से दैव मोहि पर रूठा ॥
जेहिं विधि मोहि दुख दुसह सहाये । लछिमन कहँ कटु-बचन कहाये ॥
jehiṃ kṛta kapaṭa kanaka-mṛga-jhūṭhā | ajahum̐ se daiva mohi para rūṭhā ||
jehiṃ vidhi mohi dukha dusaha sahāye | lachimana kaham̐ kaṭu-bacana kahāye ||
रघुपति बिरह सबिष सर भारी । तकि तकि मार बार बहु मारी ॥
ऐसेहुं दुख जो राख मम माना । सोइ बिधि ताहि जिआव न आना ॥
raghupati biraha sabiṣa sara bhārī | taki taki māra bāra bahu mārī ||
aisehuṃ dukha jo rākha mama mānā | soi bidhi tāhi jiāva na ānā ||
बहु बिधि कर बिलाप जानकी । करि करि सुरति कृपानिधान की ॥
कह त्रिजटा सुनु राजकुमारी । उर सर लागत मरइ सुरारी ॥
bahu bidhi kara bilāpa jānakī | kari kari surati kṛpānidhāna kī ||
kaha trijaṭā sunu rājakumārī | ura sara lāgata marai surārī ||
प्रभु ताते उर हतइ न तेही । एहि के हृदयँ बसति वैदेही ॥
prabhu tāte ura hatai na tehī | ehi ke hṛdayam̐ basati vaidehī ||
एहि के हृदयँ बस जानकी जानकी-डर सम बात है ।
मम उदर भुवन अनेक लागत, बान सब का नाम है ॥
सुनि बचन हरष बिषाद मन अति, देखि पुनि त्रिजटाँ कहा ।
अब मरिहि रिपु एहि बिधि सुनहि सुन्दरि तजहि संसय महा ॥
ehi ke hṛdayam̐ basa jānakī jānakī-ḍara sama bāta hai |
mama udara bhuvana aneka lāgata, bāna saba kā nāma hai ||
suni bacana haraṣa biṣāda mana ati, dekhi puni trijaṭām̐ kahā |
aba marihi ripu ehi bidhi sunahi sundari tajahi saṃsaya mahā ||
काटत सिर होइहि बिकल, छुटि जाइहि तब ध्यान ।
तब रावन कहँ हृदय मह, मरिहहिं राम-सुजान ॥
kāṭata sira hoihi bikala, chuṭi jāihi taba dhyāna |
taba rāvana kaham̐ hṛdaya maha, marihahiṃ rāma-sujāna ||
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