सखा कही तुम्ह नीकि उपाई । करिय दैव जौँ होइ सहाई ॥
मन्त्र न यह लछिमन मन भावा । राम बचन सुनि अति दुख पावा ॥
sakhā kahī tumha nīki upāī | kariya daiva jaum̐ hoi sahāī ||
mantra na yaha lachimana mana bhāvā | rāma bacana suni ati dukha pāvā ||
Sundara Kanda
Chapter 51: Lakshmana objects, Rama sits by the sea
5 verses · 51 of 60
What happens in this chapter
Lakshmana objects, Rama sits by the sea
Friend, you have told a good way, says Rama; it shall be tried, if fate helps. The plan does not please Lakshmana; Rama's words pain him. Lord, what trust can one place in fate? Be angry and dry up the sea. Fate is the one prop of the timid; only the idle keep crying fate, fate. Raghubir laughs: it shall be so too; be patient. Calming his brother, He goes to the shore, bows his head first, spreads kusha grass and sits. Meanwhile, as soon as Vibhishana came to the Lord, Ravana had sent spies after him. Disguised as monkeys, they saw everything and praised in their hearts the Lord's virtues and His love for those who seek refuge.
नाथ दैव कर कवन भरोसा । सोषिअ सिन्धु करिय मन रोसा ॥
कादर मन कहँ एक अधारा । दैव दैव आलसी पुकारा ॥
nātha daiva kara kavana bharosā | soṣia sindhu kariya mana rosā ||
kādara mana kaham̐ eka adhārā | daiva daiva ālasī pukārā ||
सुनत बिहसि बोले रघुबीरा । ऐसेहिं करन धरहु मन धीरा ॥
अस कहि प्रभु अनुजहि समुझाई । सिन्धु समीप गये रघुराई ॥
sunata bihasi bole raghubīrā | aisehiṃ karana dharahu mana dhīrā ||
asa kahi prabhu anujahi samujhāī | sindhu samīpa gaye raghurāī ||
प्रथम प्रनाम कीन्ह सिर नाई । बैठे पुनि तट दर्भ डसाई ॥
जबहिँ बिभीषन प्रभु पहिं आये । पाछें रावन दूत पठाये ॥
prathama pranāma kīnha sira nāī | baiṭhe puni taṭa darbha ḍasāī ||
jabahim̐ bibhīṣana prabhu pahiṃ āye | pācheṃ rāvana dūta paṭhāye ||
सकल चरित तिन्ह देखे, भरे कपट कपि देह ।
प्रभु गुन हृदयँ सराहहिँ, सरनागत पर नेह ॥
sakala carita tinha dekhe, bhare kapaṭa kapi deha |
prabhu guna hṛdayam̐ sarāhahim̐, saranāgata para neha ||
Text source: Wikisource · Public domain (Tulsidas, 16th c.; 1925 edition, Wikisource PD-1996 tag); transcription CC BY-SA 4.0