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# Ayodhya Kand · Doha 243

**चौ०** 
> सीलसिंधु सुनि गुर आगवनू। सिय समीप राखे रिपुदवनू॥  
> चले सबेग रामु तेहि काला। धीर धरम धुर दीनदयाला॥१॥

**चौ०** 
> गुरहि देखि सानुज अनुरागे। दंड प्रनाम करन प्रभु लागे॥  
> मुनिबर धाइ लिए उर लाई। प्रेम उमगि भेंटे दोउ भाई॥२॥

**चौ०** 
> प्रेम पुलकि केवट कहि नामू। कीन्ह दूरि तें दंड प्रनामू॥  
> रामसखा रिषि बरबस भेंटा। जनु महि लुठत सनेह समेटा॥३॥

**चौ०** 
> रघुपति भगति सुमंगल मूला। नभ सराहि सुर बरिसहिं फूला॥  
> एहि सम निपट नीच कोउ नाहीं। बड़ बसिष्ठ सम को जग माहीं॥४॥

Meaning: When the Ocean of amiability, Śrī Rāma, learnt that His preceptor had come, He left Śatrughna by Sītā’s side and the All-merciful Śrī Rāma proceeded at once with quick steps, an upholder of virtue and steadfast in righteousness that He was. (1)

On seeing the Guru both Lord Śrī Rāma and His younger brother Lakṣmaṇa were overwhelmed with affection and prostrated themselves on the ground. The chief of sages, however, ran and clasped them to his bosom; he received them with a heart overflowing with love. (2)

Thrilling all over with emotion and mentioning his name the Niṣāda chief too fell prostrate on the ground at a respectable distance. The sage, however, perforce embraced him as a friend of Śrī Rāma; it seemed as though he had gathered up love lying scattered on the ground. (3)

“Devotion to Śrī Raghunātha is the root of all coveted blessings!” with these words of admiration the gods in heaven rained down flowers. “There is no one so utterly low as this man (in the form of Niṣāda); and who is so great as Vasiṣṭha in this world? (4)

**दो०** 
> जेहि लखि लखनहु तें अधिक मिले मुदित मुनिराउ।  
> सो सीतापति भजन को प्रगट प्रताप प्रभाउ॥२४३॥

Meaning: “Yet on seeing him (Niṣāda) the king of sages, Vasiṣṭha, embraced him with greater happiness than he did even Lakṣmaṇa. Such is the palpable glory and effect of adoring Sītā’s lord, Śrī Rāma!” (243)

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