Doha 109
The episode of an ascetic
राम सप्रेम कहेउ मुनि पाहीं। नाथ कहिअ हम केहि मग जाहीं॥ मुनि मन बिहसि राम सन कहहीं। सुगम सकल मग तुम्ह कहुँ अहहीं॥१॥
साथ लागि मुनि सिष्य बोलाए। सुनि मन मुदित पचासक आए॥ सबन्हि राम पर प्रेम अपारा। सकल कहहिं मगु दीख हमारा॥२॥
मुनि बटु चारि संग तब दीन्हे। जिन्ह बहु जनम सुकृत सब कीन्हे॥ करि प्रनामु रिषि आयसु पाई। प्रमुदित हृदयँ चले रघुराई॥३॥
ग्राम निकट जब निकसहिं जाई। देखहिं दरसु नारि नर धाई॥ होहिं सनाथ जनम फलु पाई। फिरहिं दुखित मनु संग पठाई॥४॥
Meaning
Śrī Rāma lovingly asked the sage, “Tell me, my lord, by which route should we go.” Smiling inwardly the sage replied to Śrī Rāma, “All paths are easy to You.” (1) The sage then called his pupils in order that they may escort Śrī Rāma; hearing his call some fifty of them came, glad at heart. They all cherished boundless love for Śrī Rāma and each of them said he had seen the path. (2) The sage then sent with the royal party four celebates who had practised all kinds of virtues in a series of previous births. Making obeisance to the sage and receiving his permission, Śrī Raghunātha proceeded with a cheerful heart. (3) As they passed by some village, men and women of the village ran to have a look at them. They felt gratified in having attained the fruit of their life and returned disconsolate as they could not accompany them physically while their hearts were with their lord. (4)
बिदा किए बटु बिनय करि फिरे पाइ मन काम। उतरि नहाए जमुन जल जो सरीर सम स्याम॥१०९॥
Meaning
With great courtesy Śrī Rāma bid the celibates to return; they came back having obtained exclusive devotion according to their heart’s desire. The Lord then crossed over and bathed in the stream of the Yamunā, which was dark as His own body complexion. (109)
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