Doha 325
देह दिनहुँ दिन दूबरि होई। घटइ तेजु बलु मुखछबि सोई॥ नित नव राम प्रेम पनु पीना। बढ़त धरम दलु मनु न मलीना॥१॥
जिमि जलु निघटत सरद प्रकासे। बिलसत बेतस बनज बिकासे॥ सम दम संजम नियम उपासा। नखत भरत हिय बिमल अकासा॥२॥
ध्रुव बिस्वासु अवधि राका सी। स्वामि सुरति सुरबीथि बिकासी॥ राम पेम बिधु अचल अदोषा। सहित समाज सोह नित चोखा॥३॥
भरत रहनि समुझनि करतूती। भगति बिरति गुन बिमल बिभूती॥ बरनत सकल सुकबि सकुचाहीं। सेस गनेस गिरा गमु नाहीं॥४॥
Meaning
Bharata’s body became emaciated day by day. His fat was reduced, yet his bodily glow and the charm of his face remained the same. His vow of devotion to Śrī Rāma was ever afresh and strong. His adherence for virtue steadily grew stronger and his mind was not at all sad, (1) even as with the advent of autumn the water (of lakes and rivers etc.) decreases but the ratan plants thrive and the lotuses bloom. Control of the mind and senses, self-restraint, religious observances and fasting shone like so many stars in the cloudless sky of Bharata’s heart. (2) His faith stood as the pole-star, the prospect of Śrī Rāma’s return on the expiry of His term of exile represented the full-moon night, while the thought of his lord glistened like the milky way. And his affection for Śrī Rāma was like a steady and spotless moon that ever shone clear amidst a galaxy of stars. (3) All great poets hesitate to portray the mode of living, the grasp, the doings, the devotion, the dispassion, the stainless virtues and the glory of Bharata; they baffle the wits of even Śeṣa (the thousand-headed lord of serpents), Gaṇeśa (the god of wisdom) and Sarasvatī (the goddess of speech). (4)
नित पूजत प्रभु पाँवरी प्रीति न हृदयँ समाति। मागि मागि आयसु करत राज काज बहु भाँति॥३२५॥
Meaning
He daily worshipped the Lord’s sandals with a heart overflowing with love and affection and constantly sought guidance from them in the discharge of all kinds of affairs of the state. (325)
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