कोटि बिप्र बध लागहिँ जाहू । आये सरन तजउँ नहिँ ताहू ॥
सनमुख होइ जीव मोहि जबहीँ । जनम कोटि अघ नासहिं तबहीं ॥
koṭi bipra badha lāgahim̐ jāhū | āye sarana tajaum̐ nahim̐ tāhū ||
sanamukha hoi jīva mohi jabahīm̐ | janama koṭi agha nāsahiṃ tabahīṃ ||
Sundara Kanda
Chapter 44: Rama's vow of refuge
5 verses · 44 of 60
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Rama's vow of refuge
Even one guilty of killing a crore of brahmins, says Rama, I do not abandon once he comes for refuge; the moment a soul faces Me, the sins of a crore of births are gone. A sinner by nature never cares to worship Me; were he wicked at heart, could he come before Me? Only the pure in mind find Me; I dislike deceit. Even if Ravana sent him to spy, Sugriva, we lose nothing, for Lakshmana can slay every rakshasa in a moment. If he came in fear for shelter, I will guard him like my own life. Bring him either way, says the abode of mercy, smiling, and the monkeys go with Angad and Hanuman.
पापवन्त कर सहज सुभाऊ । भजन मोर तेहि भाव न काऊ ॥
जौँ पै दुष्ट हृदय सोइ होई । मोरें सनमुख आव कि सोई ॥
pāpavanta kara sahaja subhāū | bhajana mora tehi bhāva na kāū ||
jaum̐ pai duṣṭa hṛdaya soi hoī | moreṃ sanamukha āva ki soī ||
निर्मल मन जन सो मोहि पावा । मोहि कपट छल-छिद्र न भावा ॥
भेद लेन पठवा दससीसा । तबहुँ न कछु भय हानि कपीसा ॥
nirmala mana jana so mohi pāvā | mohi kapaṭa chala-chidra na bhāvā ||
bheda lena paṭhavā dasasīsā | tabahum̐ na kachu bhaya hāni kapīsā ||
जग महँ सखा निसाचर जेते । लछिमन हनइँ निमिष महँ तेते ॥
जौँ सभीत आवा सरनाई । रखिहउँ ताहि प्रान की नाँई ॥
jaga maham̐ sakhā nisācara jete | lachimana hanaim̐ nimiṣa maham̐ tete ||
jaum̐ sabhīta āvā saranāī | rakhihaum̐ tāhi prāna kī nām̐ī ||
उभय भाँति तेहि आनहु, हँसि कह कृपा-निकेत ।
जब कृपाल कहि चले, अङ्गद हनू समेत ॥
ubhaya bhām̐ti tehi ānahu, ham̐si kaha kṛpā-niketa |
jaba kṛpāla kahi cale, aṅgada hanū sameta ||
Text source: Wikisource · Public domain (Tulsidas, 16th c.; 1925 edition, Wikisource PD-1996 tag); transcription CC BY-SA 4.0