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# Ayodhya Kand · Doha 284

**चौ०** 
> रानि राय सन अवसरु पाई। अपनी भाँति कहब समुझाई॥  
> रखिअहिं लखनु भरतु गवनहिं बन। जौं यह मत मानै महीप मन॥१॥

**चौ०** 
> तौ भल जतनु करब सुबिचारी। मोरें सोचु भरत कर भारी॥  
> गूढ़ सनेह भरत मन माहीं। रहें नीक मोहि लागत नाहीं॥२॥

**चौ०** 
> लखि सुभाउ सुनि सरल सुबानी। सब भइ मगन करुन रस रानी॥  
> नभ प्रसून झरि धन्य धन्य धुनि। सिथिल सनेहँ सिद्ध जोगी मुनि॥३॥

**चौ०** 
> सबु रनिवासु बिथकि लखि रहेऊ। तब धरि धीर सुमित्राँ कहेऊ॥  
> देबि दंड जुग जामिनि बीती। राम मातु सुनि उठी सप्रीती॥४॥

Meaning: “Yet finding a suitable opportunity, O queen, you may speak to the king as if on your own initiative and plead with him that Lakṣmaṇa may be detained and Bharata allowed to proceed to the forest. Should this proposal find favour with the king, (1)

“let him do his utmost after due deliberation. I feel much concerned about Bharata; for the love in his heart is so profound that if he stays at home, I fear something untoward may happen to him.” (2)

Perceiving Kausalyā’s pure love and hearing her guileless and eloquent appeal, all the queens were overwhelmed by the pathetic sentiment. There was a shower of flowers from heaven accompanied by shouts of applause. Accomplished saints, Yogīs (mystics) and hermits were overpowered with emotion. (3)

All the ladies of the gynaeceum became speechless to see this. Then, recovering herself, Sumitrā interposed, “Madam! nearly half of the night has passed.” Hearing this Śrī Rāma’s mother Kausalyā courteously rose, and— (4)

**दो०** 
> बेगि पाउ धारिअ थलहि कह सनेहँ सतिभाय।  
> हमरें तौ अब ईस गति कै मिथिलेस सहाय॥२८४॥

Meaning: said out of affection and goodwill, “Pray, return quickly to your camp. Our only refuge now is God and our only solace is the lord of Mithilā.” (284)

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