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# Ayodhya Kand · Doha 208

**चौ०** 
> सो तुम्हार धनु जीवनु प्राना। भूरिभाग को तुम्हहि समाना॥  
> यह तुम्हार आचरजु न ताता। दसरथ सुअन राम प्रिय भ्राता॥१॥

**चौ०** 
> सुनहु भरत रघुबर मन माहीं। पेम पात्रु तुम्ह सम कोउ नाहीं॥  
> लखन राम सीतहि अति प्रीती। निसि सब तुम्हहि सराहत बीती॥२॥

**चौ०** 
> जाना मरमु नहात प्रयागा। मगन होहिं तुम्हरें अनुरागा॥  
> तुम्ह पर अस सनेहु रघुबर कें। सुख जीवन जग जस जड़ नर कें ॥ ३ ॥

**चौ०** 
> यह न अधिक रघुबीर बड़ाई। प्रनत कुटुंब पाल रघुराई॥  
> तुम्ह तौ भरत मोर मत एहू। धरें देह जनु राम सनेहू॥४॥

Meaning: “and that is your wealth and life, nay, your vital breath. Who is, then, so highly blessed as you? This is, however, not to be wondered at in your case, who are the son of King Daśaratha and beloved brother of Śrī Rāma. (1)

“I tell you, Bharata, there is no one held so dear in his heart by Śrī Rāma as you. Lakṣmaṇa, Rāma and Sītā most fondly praised you the whole night. (2)

“I came to know the secret only when they were bathing at Prayāga; they were feeling overwhelmed with love for you. Śrī Rāma cherishes the same (intense) love for you as an ignoramus (one given to sensual enjoyments) does for a life of ease in this world. (3)

“This is, however, no great tribute to Śrī Raghunātha, who cherishes the whole family of the suppliant. As for yourself, Bharata, my opinion is that you are the very personification of love for Śrī Rāma. (4)

**दो०** 
> तुम्ह कहँ भरत कलंक यह हम सब कहँ उपदेसु।  
> राम भगति रस सिद्धि हित भा यह समउ गनेसु॥२०८॥

Meaning: “What to your mind constitutes a slur on you is a lesson to us all. The present occasion has proved very propitious for preparing elixir in the form of devotion to Śrī Rāma. (208)

Previous: https://ramayana.com/ramcharitmanas/ayodhya-kand/doha-207  
Kand: https://ramayana.com/ramcharitmanas/ayodhya-kand  
Next: https://ramayana.com/ramcharitmanas/ayodhya-kand/doha-209

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