तब खगपति बिरञ्चि पहिँ गयऊ । निज सन्देह सुनावत भयऊ ॥
सुनि बिरञ्चि रामहि सिर नावा । समुझि प्रताप प्रेम उर छावा ॥
taba khagapati birañci pahim̐ gayaū | nija sandeha sunāvata bhayaū ||
suni birañci rāmahi sira nāvā | samujhi pratāpa prema ura chāvā ||
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The king of birds goes to Brahma and tells his doubt. Hearing it, Brahma bows his head to Rama; the thought of the Lord's might fills his heart with love. Inwardly the creator reflects: poets, scholars and knowers are all in the grip of maya. Hari's maya has boundless power and has made me dance many times. The delusion of the bird king is no wonder. Then Brahma speaks gently. Mahesha knows Rama's lordship. Go to Shankara, son of Vinata, and ask no one else; your doubt will be ended there. In great distress he comes to Bhagwan Shiva, who tells Uma he was then on his way to Kubera's house, while she stayed on Kailash.
तब खगपति बिरञ्चि पहिँ गयऊ । निज सन्देह सुनावत भयऊ ॥
सुनि बिरञ्चि रामहि सिर नावा । समुझि प्रताप प्रेम उर छावा ॥
taba khagapati birañci pahim̐ gayaū | nija sandeha sunāvata bhayaū ||
suni birañci rāmahi sira nāvā | samujhi pratāpa prema ura chāvā ||
मन महुँ करइ बिचार बिधाता । माया बस कबि कोबिद ज्ञाता ॥
हरि माया कर अमित प्रभावा । बिपुल बार जेहिं मोहि नचावा ॥
mana mahum̐ karai bicāra bidhātā | māyā basa kabi kobida jñātā ||
hari māyā kara amita prabhāvā | bipula bāra jehiṃ mohi nacāvā ||
अग जगमय जग मय सब सम उपराजा । नहिं आचरज मोह खगराजा ॥
तब बोले विधि गिरा सुहाई । जान महेस राम प्रभुताई ॥
aga jagamaya jaga maya saba sama uparājā | nahiṃ ācaraja moha khagarājā ||
taba bole vidhi girā suhāī | jāna mahesa rāma prabhutāī ||
बैनतेय सङ्कर पहिं जाहू । तात अनत पूछहु जनि काहू ॥
तहँ होइहि तव संसय हानी । चलेउ बिहङ्ग सुनत बिधि बानी ॥
bainateya saṅkara pahiṃ jāhū | tāta anata pūchahu jani kāhū ||
taham̐ hoihi tava saṃsaya hānī | caleu bihaṅga sunata bidhi bānī ||
परमातुर बिहंगपति, आयउ तब मो पास ।
जात रहेउँ कुबेर गृह, रहिहु उमा कैलास ॥
paramātura bihaṃgapati, āyau taba mo pāsa |
jāta raheum̐ kubera gṛha, rahihu umā kailāsa ||
Text source: Wikisource · Public domain (Tulsidas, 16th c.; 1925 edition, Wikisource PD-1996 tag); transcription CC BY-SA 4.0