Doha 39
Dialogue between Śrī Rāma and mother Kaikeyī
आनहु रामहि बेगि बोलाई। समाचार तब पूँछेहु आई॥ चलेउ सुमंत्रु राय रुख जानी। लखी कुचालि कीन्हि कछु रानी॥१॥
सोच बिकल मग परइ न पाऊ। रामहि बोलि कहिहि का राऊ॥ उर धरि धीरजु गयउ दुआरें। पूँछहिं सकल देखि मनु मारें॥२॥
समाधानु करि सो सबही का। गयउ जहाँ दिनकर कुल टीका॥ राम सुमंत्रहि आवत देखा। आदरु कीन्ह पिता सम लेखा॥३॥
निरखि बदनु कहि भूप रजाई। रघुकुलदीपहि चलेउ लेवाई॥ रामु कुभाँति सचिव सँग जाहीं। देखि लोग जहँ तहँ बिलखाहीं॥४॥
Meaning
“Therefore, call on Rāma and bring him soon; thereafter, when you have come back, you may ask further details.” Judging (from his master’s looks) that the king approved of this idea, Sumantra left; he concluded that the queen had contrived some evil design.(1) He felt so distressed with anxiety that his legs refused to move ahead. “What will the king speak to Śrī Rāma after calling him?” he wondered. Recovering himself he repaired to the gate; and seeing him disconsolate all began to question him. (2) He, however, reassured them all and proceeded to the apartment where the Ornament of the solar race Śrī Rāma was. When Śrī Rāma saw Sumantra coming, He received him with honour, treating the minister on a par with His father. (3) Looking at Śrī Rāma in the face, Sumantra conveyed to Him the royal command and returned with Śrī Rāma, the light of Raghu’s race. Śrī Rāma followed the minister in an unceremonious manner: people here and there were grieved to see this. (4)
जाइ दीख रघुबंसमनि नरपति निपट कुसाजु। सहमि परेउ लखि सिंघिनिहि मनहुँ बृद्ध गजराजु॥३९॥
Meaning
Śrī Rāma, the Jewel of Raghu’s race, went and saw the king in an utterly wretched state like an aged elephant who had dropped down in terror at the sight of a lioness. (39)
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