Doha 231
Śrī Rāma admonishes Lakṣmaṇa and dwells on Bharata’s greatness
जगु भय मगन गगन भइ बानी। लखन बाहुबलु बिपुल बखानी॥ तात प्रताप प्रभाउ तुम्हारा। को कहि सकइ को जाननिहारा॥१॥
अनुचित उचित काजु किछु होऊ। समुझि करिअ भल कह सबु कोऊ॥ सहसा करि पाछें पछिताहीं। कहहिं बेद बुध ते बुध नाहीं॥२॥
सुनि सुर बचन लखन सकुचाने। राम सीयँ सादर सनमाने॥ कही तात तुम्ह नीति सुहाई। सब तें कठिन राजमदु भाई॥३॥
जो अचवँत नृप मातहिं तेई। नाहिन साधुसभा जेहिं सेई॥ सुनहु लखन भल भरत सरीसा। बिधि प्रपंच महँ सुना न दीसा॥४॥
Meaning
The world was seized with terror and a voice was heard in the airspace extolling the enormous strength of Lakṣmaṇa’s arm: “Who can tell, dear child, nay, who even knows your might and glory? (1) “But before doing anything one must judge whether it is right or wrong; then everyone would admire it. They who act impulsively and repent afterwards are anything but wise: so declare the Vedas and the sages.” (2) On hearing this voice from heaven Lakṣmaṇa felt abashed; but both Śrī Rāma and Sītā addressed him kindly and politely: “What you have said, dear Lakṣmaṇa, is sound wisdom; the intoxication of kingly power is the worst of all. (3) “But of those rulers who have tasted it they alone lose their head who have never waited on congregation of saints. As for Bharata, I tell you, Lakṣmaṇa, in the whole of God’s creation I have never seen or heard of anyone so good as he. (4)
भरतहि होइ न राजमदु बिधि हरि हर पद पाइ। कबहुँ कि काँजी सीकरनि छीरसिंधु बिनसाइ॥२३१॥
Meaning
“Bharata would never be intoxicated with sovereign power even if he attained to the position of Brahmā, Viṣṇu or Śiva. What! Can a few drops of Kāñjī* ever split the ocean of milk?” (231) * A sour and savoury drink prepared by dissolving powdered rye seeds into water and preserving it for a few days.
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