Doha 264
कहउँ सुभाउ सत्य सिव साखी। भरत भूमि रह राउरि राखी॥ तात कुतरक करहु जनि जाएँ। बैर पेम नहिं दुरइ दुराएँ॥१॥
मुनिगन निकट बिहग मृग जाहीं। बाधक बधिक बिलोकि पराहीं॥ हित अनहित पसु पच्छिउ जाना। मानुष तनु गुन ग्यान निधाना॥२॥
तात तुम्हहि मैं जानउँ नीकें। करौं काह असमंजस जीकें॥ राखेउ रायँ सत्य मोहि त्यागी। तनु परिहरेउ पेम पन लागी॥३॥
तासु बचन मेटत मन सोचू। तेहि तें अधिक तुम्हार सँकोचू॥ ता पर गुर मोहि आयसु दीन्हा। अवसि जो कहहु चहउँ सोइ कीन्हा॥४॥
Meaning
“With Lord Śiva as my witness I speak the truth in good faith, Bharata: the earth is being sustained by you. Pray! do not indulge in wrong hypotheses about yourself for nothing, my darling; hatred and love cannot be disguised even if one tries to conceal them. (1) “Birds and beasts draw close to hermits, while they run away at the very sight of a hunter, who torments them. Even beasts and birds can distinguish between a friend and a foe, to say nothing of the human being, who is a storehouse of virtue and knowledge. (2) “I know you full well, dear brother; but what am I to do? There is great perplexity in my mind. The king (our father), you know, kept his word and forsook me; nay, he gave up his life in order to keep his vow of love. (3) “I feel perturbed in my mind if I am to violate his word; and my scruple on your account is even greater. On top of it my preceptor has given his command to me. In any case, I am prepared to do precisely what you suggest. (4)
मनु प्रसन्न करि सकुच तजि कहहु करौं सोइ आजु। सत्यसंध रघुबर बचन सुनि भा सुखी समाजु॥२६४॥
Meaning
“With a cheerful heart and shaking off all scruple, tell me what to do; and I will accomplish it this very day.” The assembly rejoiced to hear these words of Śrī Rāma, the glory of Raghus, who was ever true to his word. (264)
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