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# Ayodhya Kand · Doha 209

**चौ०** 
> नव बिधु बिमल तात जसु तोरा। रघुबर किंकर कुमुद चकोरा॥  
> उदित सदा अँथइहि कबहूँ ना। घटिहि न जग नभ दिन दिन दूना॥१॥

**चौ०** 
> कोक तिलोक प्रीति अति करिही। प्रभु प्रताप रबि छबिहि न हरिही॥  
> निसि दिन सुखद सदा सब काहू। ग्रसिहि न कैकइ करतबु राहू॥२॥

**चौ०** 
> पूरन राम सुपेम पियूषा। गुर अवमान दोष नहिं दूषा॥  
> रामभगत अब अमिअँ अघाहूँ। कीन्हेहु सुलभ सुधा बसुधाहूँ॥३॥

**चौ०** 
> भूप भगीरथ सुरसरि आनी। सुमिरत सकल सुमंगल खानी॥  
> दसरथ गुन गन बरनि न जाहीं। अधिकु कहा जेहि सम जग नाहीं॥४॥

Meaning: “Your glory, dear child, is an altogether new and spotless moon, as it were; while Rāma’s devotees are like so many water-lilies (that open only in moonlight) and Cakora birds (that are equally fond of the moon). It shall always remain above the horizon and shall never set; nay, it shall never wane and shall ever wax in the heavens of this world. (1)

“The Cakravāka bird in the shape of the three worlds shall cherish great love for it, while the sun in the shape of the Lord’s glory shall never rob it of its splendour. It shall ever delight everyone by day as well as by night and the demon Rāhu in the form of Kaikeyī’s evil doings shall never eclipse it. (2)

“It is full of nectar in the form of ideal love for Śrī Rāma and is untarnished by any stain resulting from a wrong done to the Guru.* Let Rāma’s devotees now enjoy nectar to their heart’s content since you have made it so easy of access even on earth. (3)

* It is mentioned in the Purāṇas that Bṛhaspati, the preceptor of the gods, on one occasion, when he was returning from a bath in the Gaṅgā, found his wife, Tārā, with the moon-god and threw his dripping robe at him and hit him in the face, thus causing the spots that are still to be seen there.

“Of your forbears King Bhagīratha† brought down the celestial river, the very thought of which is a fountain of all choice blessings. As for Daśaratha’s virtues, they are more than one can describe. What more shall I say about him? He had no equal in the world. (4)

† The descent of the celestial river, Gaṅgā, to the earth is associated with the name of King Bhagīratha, who is said to have practised austere penance for 1000 years and eventually succeeded in bringing down the stream. The Purāṇas tell us how King Sagara, an ancestor of the illustrious Bhagīratha, performed a horse sacrifice. The horse released by the king prior to the sacrifice was missing.

King Sagara’s sons, 60,000 in number, went out in quest of the horse and dug the earth on all sides. While digging the earth in the north-east they found the horse by the side of the divine sage Kapila, who sat absorbed in meditation in the nether regions. The foolish and haughty princes took the sage for a thief and abusing him right and left ran to assault him. The sage now opened his eyes and lo! as a result of their offence the princes were instantly reduced to ashes by a fire which emanated from their bodies.

King Sagara had another son, Asamañjasa by name. His son, Aṁsumān, who was much devoted to his grandfather, proceeded in search of the horse under orders of the king, and found the animal near the ashes of his uncles. He also beheld the great sage Kapila and supplicated to him. The sage, who was pleased with his prayer, told him that the horse belonged to his grandfather and asked him to take it back. The sage further told him about the death of his uncles and added that the latter could attain salvation only if their remains could be washed by the Gaṅgā. Aṁsumān took the horse to his grandfather, who duly performed the horse sacrifice and then retired to the woods after installing his grandson on the throne of Ayodhyā.

King Aṁsumān and his son Dilīpa successively practised austere penance for a number of years with a view to bring the Gaṅgā down to the mortal plane, but in vain. Dilīpa’s son, Bhagīratha, at last succeeded in bringing the stream to the earth and took it to the place, where his uncles had lain in the form of ashes. The moment the water of the Gaṅgā touched their remains their spirits were absolved from the sin of insulting a holy sage and ascended to heaven. Such is the glory of the Gaṅgā, which is stated to have emanated from the feet of Bhagavān Viṣṇu Himself.

**दो०** 
> जासु सनेह सकोच बस राम प्रगट भए आइ।  
> जे हर हिय नयननि कबहुँ निरखे नहीं अघाइ॥२०९॥

Meaning: “Won by his affection and humility Śrī Rāma Himself appeared on earth—Rāma whom even Śiva has never seen with His mind’s eyes to His heart’s fill. (209)

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