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# Ayodhya Kand · Doha 264

**चौ०** 
> कहउँ सुभाउ सत्य सिव साखी। भरत भूमि रह राउरि राखी॥  
> तात कुतरक करहु जनि जाएँ। बैर पेम नहिं दुरइ दुराएँ॥१॥

**चौ०** 
> मुनिगन निकट बिहग मृग जाहीं। बाधक बधिक बिलोकि पराहीं॥  
> हित अनहित पसु पच्छिउ जाना। मानुष तनु गुन ग्यान निधाना॥२॥

**चौ०** 
> तात तुम्हहि मैं जानउँ नीकें। करौं काह असमंजस जीकें॥  
> राखेउ रायँ सत्य मोहि त्यागी। तनु परिहरेउ पेम पन लागी॥३॥

**चौ०** 
> 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)

**दो०** 
> 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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