सोइ रावन कह बनी सहाई । अस्तुति करहिँ सुनाइ सुनाई ॥
अवसर जाति बिभीषन आवा । भ्राता चरन सीस तेहिं नावा ॥
soi rāvana kaha banī sahāī | astuti karahim̐ sunāi sunāī ||
avasara jāti bibhīṣana āvā | bhrātā carana sīsa tehiṃ nāvā ||
Sundara Kanda
Chapter 38: Vibhishana's counsel in the assembly
5 verses · 38 of 60
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Vibhishana's counsel in the assembly
Such are Ravana's ministers, singing his praises aloud. Then Vibhishana comes, bows at his brother's feet, takes his seat and, given leave, speaks. Since you ask, I will say what is for your good. Whoever wants welfare, good fame, good sense and a good end must shun another man's wife as one shuns the moon of the fourth day. Even the sole lord of the fourteen worlds cannot stand if he harms living beings. A man may be an ocean of virtue, yet with even a little greed no one praises him. Lust, anger, pride and greed are roads to hell; give them up and worship Raghubir, whom the saints worship.
पुनि सिर नाइ बैठ निज आसन । बोला बचन पाइ अनुसासन ॥
जौँ कृपाल पूँछिहु मोहि बाता । मति अनुरूप कहउँ हित ताता ॥
puni sira nāi baiṭha nija āsana | bolā bacana pāi anusāsana ||
jaum̐ kṛpāla pūm̐chihu mohi bātā | mati anurūpa kahaum̐ hita tātā ||
जो आपन चाहै कल्याना । सुजस सुमति सुभ गति सुख नाना ॥
सो पर-नारि लिलार गोसाँई । तजइ चउथि के चन्द कि नाई ॥
jo āpana cāhai kalyānā | sujasa sumati subha gati sukha nānā ||
so para-nāri lilāra gosām̐ī | tajai cauthi ke canda ki nāī ||
चौदह भुवन एक पति होई । भूतद्रोह तिष्टइ नहिं सोई ॥
गुन सागर नागर नर जोऊ । अलप-लोभ भल कहइ न कोऊ ॥
caudaha bhuvana eka pati hoī | bhūtadroha tiṣṭai nahiṃ soī ||
guna sāgara nāgara nara joū | alapa-lobha bhala kahai na koū ||
काम क्रोध मद लोभ सब, नाथ नरक के पन्थ ।
सन परिहरि रघुबीरही, भजहु भजहिँ जेहि सन्त ॥
kāma krodha mada lobha saba, nātha naraka ke pantha |
sana parihari raghubīrahī, bhajahu bhajahim̐ jehi santa ||
Text source: Wikisource · Public domain (Tulsidas, 16th c.; 1925 edition, Wikisource PD-1996 tag); transcription CC BY-SA 4.0