हरिजन जानि प्रीति अति बाढ़ी । सजल नयन पुलकावलि ठाढ़ी ॥
बूड़त बिरह जलधि हनुमाना । भयउ तात मों कह जलजाना ॥
harijana jāni prīti ati bār̤hī | sajala nayana pulakāvali ṭhār̤hī ||
būr̤ata biraha jaladhi hanumānā | bhayau tāta moṃ kaha jalajānā ||
Sundara Kanda
Chapter 14: Sita asks after Rama
6 verses · 14 of 60
What happens in this chapter
Sita asks after Rama
Knowing him for Hari's servant, Sita's love swells. Drowning in the sea of separation, she says, you have become my ship. Is Kharari well, with his brother? He is so tender; why has he grown hard? Does he ever remember me? Will my eyes ever be cooled by his soft dark form? Words fail and tears pour: alas, my Lord has forgotten me. Hanuman answers softly. Mother, the Lord and his brother are well, but he grieves at your grief. Rama's love for you is twice yours. Now hear his message, he says, and his own voice chokes.
अब कहु कुसल जाउँ बलिहारी । अनुज सहित सुख-भवन-खरारी ॥
कोमल चित कृपाल रघुराई । कपि केहि हेतु धरी निठुराई ॥
aba kahu kusala jāum̐ balihārī | anuja sahita sukha-bhavana-kharārī ||
komala cita kṛpāla raghurāī | kapi kehi hetu dharī niṭhurāī ||
सहज बानि सेवक सुख दायक । कबहुँक सुरति करत रघुनायक ॥
कबहुँ नयन मम सीतल ताता । होइहहि निरखि स्याम-मृदु-गाता ॥
sahaja bāni sevaka sukha dāyaka | kabahum̐ka surati karata raghunāyaka ||
kabahum̐ nayana mama sītala tātā | hoihahi nirakhi syāma-mṛdu-gātā ||
बचन न आव नयन भरे बारी । अहह नाथ हौँ निपट बिसारी ॥
देखि परम बिरहाकुल सीता । बोला कपि मृदु बचन बिनीता ॥
bacana na āva nayana bhare bārī | ahaha nātha haum̐ nipaṭa bisārī ||
dekhi parama birahākula sītā | bolā kapi mṛdu bacana binītā ||
मातु कुसल प्रभु अनुज समेता । तव दुख दुखी सुकृपा-निकेता ॥
जनि जननी मानहु जियँ ऊना । तुम्ह तेँ प्रेम राम कें दूना ॥
mātu kusala prabhu anuja sametā | tava dukha dukhī sukṛpā-niketā ||
jani jananī mānahu jiyam̐ ūnā | tumha tem̐ prema rāma keṃ dūnā ||
रघुपति कर सन्देस अब, सुनु जननी धरि धीर ।
अस कहि कपि गद गद भयउ, भरे बिलोचन नीर ॥
raghupati kara sandesa aba, sunu jananī dhari dhīra |
asa kahi kapi gada gada bhayau, bhare bilocana nīra ||
Text source: Wikisource · Public domain (Tulsidas, 16th c.; 1925 edition, Wikisource PD-1996 tag); transcription CC BY-SA 4.0