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# Ayodhya Kand · Doha 278

**चौ०** 
> जे महिसुर दसरथ पुर बासी। जे मिथिलापति नगर निवासी॥  
> हंस बंस गुर जनक पुरोधा। जिन्ह जग मगु परमारथु सोधा॥१॥

**चौ०** 
> लगे कहन उपदेस अनेका। सहित धरम नय बिरति बिबेका॥  
> कौसिक कहि कहि कथा पुरानीं। समुझाई सब सभा सुबानीं॥२॥

**चौ०** 
> तब रघुनाथ कौसिकहि कहेऊ। नाथ कालि जल बिनु सबु रहेऊ॥  
> मुनि कह उचित कहत रघुराई। गयउ बीति दिन पहर अढ़ाई॥३॥

**चौ०** 
> रिषि रुख लखि कह तेरहुतिराजू। इहाँ उचित नहिं असन अनाजू॥  
> कहा भूप भल सबहि सोहाना। पाइ रजायसु चले नहाना॥४॥

Meaning: The Brāhmaṇas who hailed from King Daśaratha’s capital, Ayodhyā, as well as those who came from King Janaka’s capital, Mithilā, and, even so, Vasiṣṭha, the preceptor of the solar race, and Satānanda, the family priest of King Janaka, who had explored the way to worldly prosperity as well as the path leading to blessedness, (1)

gave discourse on many a topic including religion, ethics, dispassion and discriminative knowledge. The sage Viśvāmitra eloquently admonished the entire assembly with many a reference to ancient legends, (2)

till Śrī Raghunātha said to him, “Everyone, my lord, has remained without water since yesterday”. Said the sage, “What Śrī Raghunātha says is quite reasonable. It is already past noon even today.” (3)

Perceiving what was in the mind of the sage Viśvāmitra, the King of Tirahuta (Mithilā), Janaka, replied, “It will not be desirable to take cereals here.” The king’s ennobling reply pleased all; and having received the sage’s permission, they proceeded to perform their midday ablutions. (4)

**दो०** 
> तेहि अवसर फल फूल दल मूल अनेक प्रकार।  
> लइ आए बनचर बिपुल भरि भरि काँवरि भार॥२७८॥

Meaning: At that moment arrived the people of the forest with large quantities of fruits, blossoms, leaves and roots of various kinds loaded in their panniers. (278)

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