Doha 202
सखा बचन सुनि उर धरि धीरा। बास चले सुमिरत रघुबीरा॥ यह सुधि पाइ नगर नर नारी। चले बिलोकन आरत भारी॥१॥
परदखिना करि करहिं प्रनामा। देहिं कैकइहि खोरि निकामा॥ भरि भरि बारि बिलोचन लेहीं। बाम बिधातहि दूषन देहीं॥२॥
एक सराहहिं भरत सनेहू। कोउ कह नृपति निबाहेउ नेहू॥ निंदहिं आपु सराहि निषादहि। को कहि सकइ बिमोह बिषादहि॥३॥
एहि बिधि राति लोगु सबु जागा। भा भिनुसार गुदारा लागा॥ गुरहि सुनावँ चढ़ाइ सुहाईं। नईं नाव सब मातु चढ़ाईं॥४॥
दंड चारि महँ भा सबु पारा। उतरि भरत तब सबहि सँभारा॥५॥
Meaning
Bharata took comfort at the words of his friend and proceeded towards his camp, remembering Śrī Rāma. On receiving this news the men and women of the city sallied forth to see the place where Śrī Rāma had slept that night and were much distressed at heart. (1) Pacing round the spot clockwise they made obeisance to it and blamed Kaikeyī inexorably. Tears rushed to their eyes again and again and they reproached cruel Providence. (2) Some would praise Bharata’s love, while others said the King had vindicated his affection. They reproached themselves and praised the Niṣāda chief; who can describe the infatuation and woe of that moment? (3) In this way they all kept vigil overnight and at daybreak the passage across the river began. The Guru was put on an elegant boat, and all the mothers on another newly-built one. (4) In an hour and a half everyone was taken across. When Bharata had alighted, he made sure that all had come. (5)
प्रातक्रिया करि मातु पद बंदि गुरहि सिरु नाइ। आगें किए निषाद गन दीन्हेउ कटकु चलाइ॥२०२॥
Meaning
Having finished the morning chores, Bharata adored his mothers’ feet and bowed his head to the preceptor, and putting a party of the Niṣādas ahead (to show the way), started the whole host. (202)
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