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# Ayodhya Kand · Doha 235

**चौ०** 
> सेवक बचन सत्य सब जाने। आश्रम निकट जाइ निअराने॥  
> भरत दीख बन सैल समाजू। मुदित छुधित जनु पाइ सुनाजू॥१॥

**चौ०** 
> ईति भीति जनु प्रजा दुखारी। त्रिबिध ताप पीड़ित ग्रह मारी॥  
> जाइ सुराज सुदेस सुखारी। होहिं भरत गति तेहि अनुहारी॥२॥

**चौ०** 
> राम बास बन संपति भ्राजा। सुखी प्रजा जनु पाइ सुराजा॥  
> सचिव बिरागु बिबेकु नरेसू। बिपिन सुहावन पावन देसू॥३॥

**चौ०** 
> भट जम नियम सैल रजधानी। सांति सुमति सुचि सुंदर रानी॥  
> सकल अंग संपन्न सुराऊ। राम चरन आश्रित चित चाऊ॥४॥

Meaning: Bharata knew every word of the follower Guha to be true; proceeding further he drew near to the hermitage. When he saw the forest and the mountain range, he was as glad as a hungry man on getting excellent food. (1)

Just as the people tormented by the fear of calamities* and afflicted by threefold troubles as well as by the influence of evil stars and by pestilence, feel happy on migrating to a well-governed and prosperous country, Bharata too had similar feelings. (2)

* Public calamities or visitations of God (‘Ītis’ as they are technically called) are reckoned as six in number, viz., excessive rain, drought, rats, locusts, parrots and invasion by some neighbouring king.

अतिवृष्टिरनावृष्ठिर्मूषकाः शलभात्र शुकाः। प्रत्यासन्नाश्च राजानः षडेता ईतयः स्मृताः॥

The natural wealth of the forest grew while Śrī Rāma lived there, even as the people rejoice on securing a good king. The charming forest was the sacred realm referred to here, Discretion was the king who ruled over it, while Dispassion was his counsellor. (3)

Likewise, the five Yamas† and the five Niyamas‡ constituted the warriors of the realm, Mount Citrakūṭa stood for its capital, while Peace and Good Understanding represented the virtuous and lovely queens. In this way the good king was complete in all the limbs* of a good state; and depending as he did on Śrī Rāma’s feet, his heart was full of zeal. (4)

† The five forms of self-restraint or Yamas as they are called in Yoga Philosophy are: Ahiṁsā (non-violence in thought, word and deed), Satya (truthfulness), Brahmacarya (abstinence from sexual indulgence in every form), Aparigraha (depriving oneself of all possessions) and Asteya (non-stealing).

‡ The five Niyamas or religious observances are: Śauca (external and internal purity), Santoṣa (contentment), Tapas (religious austerity). Swādhyāya (study and recitation of the Vedas and muttering or the chanting of the Divine Name) and Īśwara-Prāṇidhāna (self-surrender to and meditation on God).

* Every good state must have the following seven limbs: a sovereign, a minister, allies, a treasury, a principality or dominion, a fortress and an army.

**दो०** 
> जीति मोह महिपालु दल सहित बिबेक भुआलु।  
> करत अकंटक राजु पुरँ सुख संपदा सुकालु॥२३५॥

Meaning: Having conquered King Delusion with all his host, King Discretion held undisputed sway in his capital; and joy, prosperity and plenty reigned everywhere. (235)

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