Doha 29b
Śrī Rāma’s lament; His meeting with Jaṭāyu
हा जग एक बीर रघुराया। केहिं अपराध बिसारेहु दाया॥ आरति हरन सरन सुखदायक। हा रघुकुल सरोज दिननायक॥१॥
हा लछिमन तुम्हार नहिं दोसा। सो फलु पायउँ कीन्हेउँ रोसा॥ बिबिध बिलाप करति बैदेही। भूरि कृपा प्रभु दूरि सनेही॥२॥
बिपति मोरि को प्रभुहि सुनावा। पुरोडास चह रासभ खावा॥ सीता कै बिलाप सुनि भारी। भए चराचर जीव दुखारी॥३॥
गीधराज सुनि आरत बानी। रघुकुलतिलक नारि पहिचानी॥ अधम निसाचर लीन्हें जाई। जिमि मलेछ बस कपिला गाई॥४॥
सीते पुत्रि करसि जनि त्रासा। करिहउँ जातुधान कर नासा॥ धावा क्रोधवंत खग कैसें। छूटइ पबि परबत कहुँ जैसें॥५॥
रे रे दुष्ट ठाढ़ किन होही। निर्भय चलेसि न जानेहि मोही॥ आवत देखि कृतांत समाना। फिरि दसकंधर कर अनुमाना॥६॥
की मैनाक कि खगपति होई। मम बल जान सहित पति सोई॥ जाना जरठ जटायू एहा। मम कर तीरथ छाँड़िहि देहा॥७॥
सुनत गीध क्रोधातुर धावा। कह सुनु रावन मोर सिखावा॥ तजि जानकिहि कुसल गृह जाहू। नाहिं त अस होइहि बहुबाहू॥८॥
राम रोष पावक अति घोरा। होइहि सकल सलभ कुल तोरा॥ उतरु न देत दसानन जोधा। तबहिं गीध धावा करि क्रोधा॥९॥
धरि कच बिरथ कीन्ह महि गिरा। सीतहि राखि गीध पुनि फिरा॥ चोचन्ह मारि बिदारेसि देही। दंड एक भइ मुरुछा तेही॥१०॥
तब सक्रोध निसिचर खिसिआना। काढ़ेसि परम कराल कृपाना॥ काटेसि पंख परा खग धरनी। सुमिरि राम करि अदभुत करनी॥ ११॥
सीतहि जान चढ़ाइ बहोरी। चला उताइल त्रास न थोरी॥ करति बिलाप जाति नभ सीता। ब्याध बिबस जनु मृगी सभीता॥१२॥
गिरि पर बैठे कपिन्ह निहारी। कहि हरि नाम दीन्ह पट डारी॥ एहि बिधि सीतहि सो लै गयऊ। बन असोक महँ राखत भयऊ॥१३॥
Meaning
“Ah! Śrī Raghuvīra, peerless hero of the world, reliever of distress and delighter of the suppliant, Ah! the sun that gladdens the lotus-like race of Raghu, for what fault of mine have you become so unkind to me. (1) “Ah! Lakṣmaṇa, the fault is none of yours; I have reaped the fruit of the rage I showed.” Manifold were the lamentations that Jānakī uttered. “Though boundless His mercy, my loving lord is far away. (2) “Who will apprize the lord of my calamity? An ass wishes to eat the sacrificial oblation!” At the sound of Sītā’s loud wailing all beings, whether animate or inanimate, felt distressed. (3) Jaṭāyu (the king of vultures) heard the piteous cry and recognized (from Her voice) that it was the spouse of Śrī Rāma, the Glory of Raghu’s race, who was being carried away by the vile demon (Rāvaṇa) like a Kapila cow that had fallen into the hands of some butcher. (4) “Sītā, my daughter, fear not, I will kill this demon.” The bird darted off in its fury like a thunderbolt hurled against a mountain. (5) “Why don’t you stop, O villain? You are proceeding fearlessly as if you have not yet known me!” When he saw the vulture bearing down upon him like the god of Death (Yama), the ten-headed monster turned towards him and reflected: (6) “Is it Mount Maināka or can it be Garuḍa (the king of birds)? The latter, however, knows my strength as also his lord (Bhagavān Viṣṇu)!” When the bird drew near, he recognized it and said, ‘It is no other than the aged Jaṭāyu; he has come to drop his body at the sanctuary of my hands.’ (7) At this the vulture rushed in the excitement of his fury, exclaiming: “Listen, Rāvaṇa, to my advice and return home safely, leaving Jānakī alone. Otherwise, despite your many arms what will happen is this: (8) “In the most terrible flame of Śrī Rāma’s wrath your whole clan will be consumed like a moth.” Bellicose Rāvaṇa, however, gave no answer. The vulture, Jaṭāyu, thereupon rushed wildly on him, (9) and clutching the demon by his hair, pulled him from the chariot so that he fell on the ground. Having placed Sītā in a safe retreat, the vulture turned once more towards Rāvaṇa and striking him with his beak, tore his body. For a moment Rāvaṇa lay unconscious. (10) Much annoyed at this, the demon now angrily drew his most dreadful sword and cut off Jaṭāyu’s wings. Invoking Śrī Rāma and having accomplished marvellous feats, the bird (Jaṭāyu) fell on the ground. (11) Rāvaṇa took Sītā once more into his chariot and drove off in haste, greatly alarmed. Sītā was borne through the airspace, lamenting like a frightened doe caught in the trap of a hunter. (12) Perceiving some monkeys perched on a hill She dropped some cloth uttering Śrī Hari’s name. In this manner Rāvaṇa took Sītā away and kept Her in the Aśoka garden. (13)
हारि परा खल बहु बिधि भय अरु प्रीति देखाइ। तब असोक पादप तर राखिसि जतन कराइ॥२९ (क)॥
जेहि बिधि कपट कुरंग सँग धाइ चले श्रीराम। सो छबि सीता राखि उर रटति रहति हरिनाम॥२९ (ख)॥
Meaning
The wretch tried every kind of threat and endearment but failed miserably. At last, he kept Her under an Aśoka tree, strongly guarded. (29-A) [ PAUSE 6 FOR A NINE-DAY RECITATION ] Having embedded on Her heart the beautiful image of Śrī Rāma as He appeared while running in pursuit of the conjured up deer, Sītā incessantly repeated Śrī Hari’s (Rāma) Name. (29-B)
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