Doha 247
बिकल सनेहँ सीय सब रानीं। बैठन सबहि कहेउ गुर ग्यानीं॥ कहि जग गति मायिक मुनिनाथा। कहे कछुक परमारथ गाथा॥१॥
नृप कर सुरपुर गवनु सुनावा। सुनि रघुनाथ दुसह दुखु पावा॥ मरन हेतु निज नेहु बिचारी। भे अति बिकल धीर धुर धारी॥२॥
कुलिस कठोर सुनत कटु बानी। बिलपत लखन सीय सब रानी॥ सोक बिकल अति सकल समाजू। मानहुँ राजु अकाजेउ आजू॥३॥
मुनिबर बहुरि राम समुझाए। सहित समाज सुसरित नहाए॥ ब्रतु निरंबु तेहि दिन प्रभु कीन्हा। मुनिहु कहें जलु काहुँ न लीन्हा॥४॥
Meaning
Finding Sītā and all the queen-mothers shaken with emotion, the wise Guru bade them all to sit down. Declaring the nature of the world to be illusory, the lord of sages gave them discourse on spiritual matters. (1) He then announced the king’s departure to heaven and Śrī Raghunātha was deeply pained to hear of it. Thinking the king had died on account of love for Him, the staunchest of the staunch Śrī Rāma was very much grieved. (2) Hearing the unpalatable news, which was cruel as the thunderbolt, Lakṣmaṇa, Sītā and all the queens broke out into lamentation. Nay, the whole assembly was sore stricken with grief as though the king had died that very day. (3) The chief of sages, Vasiṣṭha, then comforted Śrī Rāma, who with all those present there bathed in the heavenly stream. The Lord fasted that day, abstaining even from water. And even though persuaded by the sage, none else took a drop of water either. (4)
भोरु भएँ रघुनंदनहि जो मुनि आयसु दीन्ह। श्रद्धा भगति समेत प्रभु सो सबु सादरु कीन्ह॥२४७॥
Meaning
At daybreak the Lord reverently and devoutly did all that the sage bade Śrī Raghunātha to do. (247)
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