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# Ayodhya Kand · Doha 297

**चौ०** 
> सभा सकुच बस भरत निहारी। रामबंधु धरि धीरजु भारी॥  
> कुसमउ देखि सनेहु सँभारा। बढ़त बिंधि जिमि घटज निवारा॥१॥

**चौ०** 
> सोक कनकलोचन मति छोनी। हरी बिमल गुन गन जगजोनी॥  
> भरत बिबेक बराहँ बिसाला। अनायास उधरी तेहि काला॥२॥

**चौ०** 
> करि प्रनामु सब कहँ कर जोरे। रामु राउ गुर साधु निहोरे॥  
> छमब आजु अति अनुचित मोरा। कहउँ बदन मृदु बचन कठोरा॥३॥

**चौ०** 
> हियँ सुमिरी सारदा सुहाई। मानस तें मुख पंकज आई॥  
> बिमल बिबेक धरम नय साली। भरत भारती मंजु मराली॥४॥

Meaning: When Bharata saw the assembly perplexed, he, Śrī Rāma’s brother, exercised great self-restraint and realizing the unfavourable situation he controlled his emotions, even as the jar-born sage Agastya* had arrested the growth of the Vindhya range. (1)

* In the Mahābhārata (Vanaparva, Ch. 104) we read how the sun-god, who perambulates Mount Sumeru every day, was once asked by the deity presiding over the Vindhya range to revolve round that mountain as well. The sun-god, however, declined on the plea that his course had been determined by the Lord of the universe and that he could not deviate from the same. This enraged Vindhya, who grew taller and taller in order to impede the course of the sun and the moon. Alarmed at this the gods sought the help of the mighty sage Agastya, who approached Vindhya, and asked the mountain-spirit to allow him passage for proceeding to the south. Vindhya accordingly prostrated himself before the sage and thus made it easy for him to cross it. The sage bound him on oath to remain in that position till his return. He, however, never returned from the south since then and the mountain has remained in that position till now. In this way he was able to arrest the heavenward growth of the mountain.

The demon Hirṇayāksa in the form of grief had carried away the globe in the shape of the assembly’s wit; that globe was the source of the entire creation in the form of a host of virtues, when the gigantic boar of Bharata’s discretion playfully delivered the same in no time*. (2)

* The metaphor has been taken from the story of Hiraṇyākṣa, which has been told at length in Śrīmad Bhāgavata (Book III., Ch. 13, 18 and 19). At the beginning of creation when Manu and Satarūpā took their descent from Brahmā, the couple asked their progenitor to allot them their duty. Brahmā asked them to procreate and thus propagate the human species. Manu, however, saw that the globe lay submerged under water, and thus found no solid ground to stand upon. He complained about it to Brahmā, who became thoughtful and began to meditate. And presently a tiny boar of the size of a human thumb issued from one of his nostrils and in the twinkling of an eye assumed the dimensions of a huge mountain. Brahmā and His mind-born sons, Marīci and others, at first wondered who the creature was; but at last they concluded that the Lord Himself had taken that form in order to remove their anxiety. In the meantime, the divine Boar dived into the ocean that had swallowed the earth at the time of the final dissolution and presently emerged from it with the earth held secure on His tusks.

The demon Hiraṇyākaṣa, who had already learnt that the boar was no other than the almighty Lord Viṣṇu, appeared before the Lord, mace in hand, and challenged Him to a duel. The Lord placed the earth on the water, propped it against His own sustaining power and turning towards the demon slew him after a hard struggle.

Bharata bowed his head and folded his hands before all and thus prayed to Śrī Rāma, King Janaka, his preceptor, sage Vasiṣṭha, and other holy men present there: “With my juvenile lips I am going to make a harsh statement. Kindly forgive today this most unbecoming act of mine.” (3)

He now invoked in his heart the benevolent goddess Sarasvatī, who came from the Mānasarovara lake of his mind to his lotus-like mouth. Bharata’s speech, which was full of pure wisdom, piety and prudence, resembled a lovely swan (in that it possessed the virtue of sifting goodness from evil). (4)

**दो०** 
> निरखि बिबेक बिलोचनन्हि सिथिल सनेहँ समाजु।  
> करि प्रनामु बोले भरतु सुमिरि सीय रघुराजु॥२९७॥

Meaning: Bharata saw with dispassionate eyes that the assembly was overwhelmed with love. He, therefore, made obeisance to all and, invoking Sītā and Śrī Raghunātha, spoke as follows: (297)

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