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# Aranya Kand · Doha 9

Śrī Rāma takes a vow to kill the demons · Sutīkṣṇa’s love and Śrī Rāma’s meeting with the sage Agastya; dialogue with Agastya; Śrī Rāma’s entry into the Daṇḍaka forest and His meeting with Jaṭāyu

**चौ०** 
> अस कहि जोग अगिनि तनु जारा। राम कृपाँ बैकुंठ सिधारा॥  
> ताते मुनि हरि लीन न भयऊ। प्रथमहिं भेद भगति बर लयऊ॥१॥

**चौ०** 
> रिषि निकाय मुनिबर गति देखी। सुखी भए निज हृदयँ बिसेषी॥  
> अस्तुति करहिं सकल मुनि बृंदा। जयति प्रनत हित करुना कंदा॥२॥

**चौ०** 
> पुनि रघुनाथ चले बन आगे। मुनिबर बृंद बिपुल संँग लागे॥  
> अस्थि समूह देखि रघुराया। पूछी मुनिन्ह लागि अति दाया॥३॥

**चौ०** 
> जानतहूँ पूछिअ कस स्वामी। सबदरसी तुम्ह अंतरजामी॥  
> निसिचर निकर सकल मुनि खाए। सुनि रघुबीर नयन जल छाए॥४॥

Meaning: Having said so, he burnt his body with the fire of Yoga* and by the grace of Śrī Rāma ascended to Vaikuṇṭha. The sage was not absorbed into the person of Śrī Hari for the simple reason that he had already received the boon of personal devotion. (1)

* Fire produced by Yogīs through the friction of the vital airs within the body.

The multitude of sages (assembled on the occasion) who saw the high state which the great sage had now attained, were greatly delighted at heart. All the hosts of sages now extolled the Lord, “Glory to the friend of the suppliant, the fountain of mercy.” (2)

Then Śrī Raghunātha went on further into the forest and many a host of great sage followed Him. Seeing a heap of bones Śrī Raghunātha was moved with great compassion and enquired of the hermits about the same. (3)

“Though knowing everything how is it that You ask us, O Lord? We know You are all-seeing and are aware of the innermost feelings of all. Hosts of demons have devoured all the sages.” The eyes of Śrī Raghuvīra were filled with tears (of compassion) when He heard this. (4)

**दो०** 
> निसिचर हीन करउँ महि भुज उठाइ पन कीन्ह।  
> सकल मुनिन्ह के आश्रमन्हि जाइ जाइ सुख दीन्ह॥९॥

Meaning: With uplifted arms Śrī Rāma took a vow to rid the earth of demons. Then He gladdened all the hermits by visiting their hermitages one by one. (9)

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