Doha 12
एवमस्तु करि रमानिवासा। हरषि चले कुंभज रिषि पासा॥ बहुत दिवस गुर दरसनु पाएँ। भए मोहि एहिं आश्रम आएँ॥ १॥
अब प्रभु संग जाउँ गुर पाहीं। तुम्ह कहँ नाथ निहोरा नाहीं॥ देखि कृपानिधि मुनि चतुराई। लिए संग बिहसे द्वौ भाई॥२॥
पंथ कहत निज भगति अनूपा। मुनि आश्रम पहुँचे सुरभूपा॥ तुरत सुतीछन गुर पहिं गयऊ। करि दंडवत कहत अस भयऊ॥३॥
नाथ कोसलाधीस कुमारा। आए मिलन जगत आधारा॥ राम अनुज समेत बैदेही। निसि दिनु देव जपत हहु जेही॥४॥
सुनत अगस्ति तुरत उठि धाए। हरि बिलोकि लोचन जल छाए॥ मुनि पद कमल परे द्वौ भाई। रिषि अति प्रीति लिए उर लाई॥५॥
सादर कुसल पूछि मुनि ग्यानी। आसन बर बैठारे आनी॥ पुनि करि बहु प्रकार प्रभु पूजा। मोहि सम भाग्यवंत नहिं दूजा॥६॥
जहँ लगि रहे अपर मुनि बृंदा। हरषे सब बिलोकि सुखकंदा॥७॥
Meaning
“So be it,” said Śrī Rāma, the Abode of Lakṣmī, as He joyously started on His journey to sage Agastya. “It is a long time since I last saw my Guru and came to live in this hermitage. (1) “Now, my lord, I will go with You to see my Guru; thus I am not putting You under any obligation.” The Fountain of Mercy, Śrī Rāma, saw through the sage’s wit and both the brothers smiled as they took him with them. (2) Discoursing on the way on the incomparable cult of devotion to His own feet, Śrī Rāma (the King of the King of gods) arrived at the hermitage of sage Agastya. Sutīkṣṇa immediately went to his Guru and after prostrating himself before the latter, thus addressed him: (3) “My lord, the two sons of King Daśaratha, Ayodhyā’s lord, the support of the world, have come to see you—Śrī Rāma, accompanied by His younger brother Lakṣmaṇa and Videha’s Daughter, Sītā, whose Name you repeat day and night, venerable Sir.” (4) Agastya started up as soon as he heard this and hurriedly advanced; at the sight of Śrī Hari his eyes were filled with tears (of bliss and love). The two brothers fell at the sage’s lotus feet; the sage took them up and clasped them to his bosom with utmost affection. (5) Courteously enquiring after their welfare, the enlightened sage conducted them to exalted seats and then offered worship in various ways to the Lord, saying “There is no other being so blessed as I am.” (6) Whoever other sages that had assembled there, were all delighted to behold Śrī Rāma, the Fountain of Joy. (7)
मुनि समूह महँ बैठे सन्मुख सब की ओर। सरद इंदु तन चितवत मानहुँ निकर चकोर॥१२॥
Meaning
As He sat in the midst of the assembly of sages, with His face turned towards all (and their eyes fixed on His moon-like face), they seemed like a bevy of Cakora birds gazing on the autumnal full moon. (12)
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