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title: "Ayodhya Kand Doha 271"
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# Ayodhya Kand · Doha 271

**चौ०** 
> कोसलपति गति सुनि जनकौरा। भे सब लोक सोकबस बौरा॥  
> जेहिं देखे तेहि समय बिदेहू। नामु सत्य अस लाग न केहू॥१॥

**चौ०** 
> रानि कुचालि सुनत नरपालहि। सूझ न कछु जस मनि बिनु ब्यालहि॥  
> भरत राज रघुबर बनबासू। भा मिथिलेसहि हृदयँ हराँसू॥२॥

**चौ०** 
> नृप बूझे बुध सचिव समाजू। कहहु बिचारि उचित का आजू॥  
> समुझि अवध असमंजस दोऊ। चलिअ कि रहिअ न कह कछु कोऊ॥३॥

**चौ०** 
> नृपहिं धीर धरि हृदयँ बिचारी। पठए अवध चतुर चर चारी॥  
> बूझि भरत सति भाउ कुभाऊ। आएहु बेगि न होइ लखाऊ॥४॥

Meaning: “On hearing of the demise of King Daśaratha, the lord of Ayodhyā, the people of Janakapura were all mad with grief. No one who saw King Videha (deep in sorrow) at that time took his name ‘Videha’ to have any truth in it. (1)

“When the king heard of Queen Kaikeyī’s treachery, he was as nonplussed as a serpent without its gem. Prince Bharata crowned King and the Chief of Raghus, Śrī Rāma, exiled into the woods! The news caused deep agony to the heart of Mithilā’s lord, Janaka.(2)

“The king called together a council of wise men and ministers and said, ‘Tell me after careful deliberation what ought to be done now.’ But realizing the conditions in Ayodhyā and the difficulty in either case nobody could give any definite opinion whether to go or to stay back at home. (3)

“The king now collected himself and after calm reflection despatched four shrewd spies to Ayohdyā with the instructions: ‘Ascertain whether Bharata means well or ill and come back at once without being recognized’. (4)

**दो०** 
> गए अवध चर भरत गति बूझि देखि करतूति।  
> चले चित्रकूटहि भरतु चार चले तेरहूति॥२७१॥

Meaning: “The spies went to Ayodhyā and having ascertained Bharata’s ways and seen his doings, they proceeded back to Tirahuta (Mithilā) the moment Bharata left for Citrakūṭa. (271)

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