इहाँ भानुकुल-कमल दिवाकर । कपिन्ह देखावत नगर मनोहर ॥
सुनु कपीस अङ्गद लंकेसा । पावन पुरी रुचिर यह देसा ॥
ihām̐ bhānukula-kamala divākara | kapinha dekhāvata nagara manohara ||
sunu kapīsa aṅgada laṃkesā | pāvana purī rucira yaha desā ||
Uttara Kanda
Chapter 4: Rama shows the monkeys his birthplace
6 verses · 4 of 130
What happens in this chapter
Rama shows the monkeys his birthplace
From the vimana Shri Rama points out the city to Sugriva, Angada and Vibhishana. The Vedas and Puranas praise Vaikuntha, he says, yet even Vaikuntha is not as dear to me as Avadhpuri, and few know this secret. This is my birthplace. The holy Sarayu flows to its north, and whoever bathes in it comes to live near me without other effort. Its people are very dear to me, and the city grants my own abode. The monkeys say, blessed is Ayodhya, praised by Rama himself. Seeing the crowds, he brings the vimana down and sends the Pushpaka back to Kubera. It goes, glad to obey and sad to leave.
जद्यपि सब बैकुंठ बखाना । बेद पुरान विदित जग जाना ॥
अवधपुरी सरिस प्रिय नहिँ सोऊ । यह प्रसङ्ग जानइ कोउ कोऊ ॥
jadyapi saba baikuṃṭha bakhānā | beda purāna vidita jaga jānā ||
avadhapurī sarisa priya nahim̐ soū | yaha prasaṅga jānai kou koū ||
जन्मभूमि मम पुरी सुहावनि । उत्तर दिसि बह सरजू पावनि ॥
जा मज्जन ते बिनहिँ प्रयासा । मम समीप नर पावहिं बासा ॥
janmabhūmi mama purī suhāvani | uttara disi baha sarajū pāvani ||
jā majjana te binahim̐ prayāsā | mama samīpa nara pāvahiṃ bāsā ||
अति प्रिय मोहि इहाँ के बासी । मम धामदा पुरी सुख रासी ॥
हरषे सब कपि सुनि प्रभु बाली । धन्य अवध जो राम बखानी ॥
ati priya mohi ihām̐ ke bāsī | mama dhāmadā purī sukha rāsī ||
haraṣe saba kapi suni prabhu bālī | dhanya avadha jo rāma bakhānī ||
आवत देखि लोग सब, कृपासिन्धु भगवान ।
नगर निकट प्रभु प्रेरेउ, उतरेउ भूमि बिमान ॥
āvata dekhi loga saba, kṛpāsindhu bhagavāna |
nagara nikaṭa prabhu prereu, utareu bhūmi bimāna ||
उतरि कहेउ प्रभु पुष्पकहि, तुम्ह कुबेर पहिँ जाहु ।
प्रेरित राम चलेउ, सो हरष बिरह अति ताहु ॥
utari kaheu prabhu puṣpakahi, tumha kubera pahim̐ jāhu |
prerita rāma caleu, so haraṣa biraha ati tāhu ||
Text source: Wikisource · Public domain (Tulsidas, 16th c.; 1925 edition, Wikisource PD-1996 tag); transcription CC BY-SA 4.0