Doha 44
Dialogue between Śrī Rāma and His father; the sadness of the people of Ayodhyā; their remonstrances with Kaikeyī
अवनिप अकनि रामु पगु धारे। धरि धीरजु तब नयन उघारे॥ सचिव सँभारि राउ बैठारे। चरन परत नृप रामु निहारे॥१॥
लिए सनेह बिकल उर लाई। गै मनि मनहुँ फनिक फिरि पाई॥ रामहि चितइ रहेउ नरनाहू। चला बिलोचन बारि प्रबाहू॥२॥
सोक बिबस कछु कहै न पारा। हृदयँ लगावत बारहि बारा॥ बिधिहि मनाव राउ मन माहीं। जेहिं रघुनाथ न कानन जाहीं॥३॥
सुमिरि महेसहि कहइ निहोरी। बिनती सुनहु सदासिव मोरी॥ आसुतोष तुम्ह अवढर दानी। आरति हरहु दीन जनु जानी॥४॥
Meaning
Hearing that Śrī Rāma had come, the king recovered himself and opened his eyes. The minister Sumantra helped his sovereign to a sitting posture, when the latter beheld Rāma falling at his feet. (1) Overwhelmed with emotion the king clasped Him to his bosom as though a serpent had recovered its lost gem. The monarch kept gazing on Śrī Rāma and a torrent of tears streamed forth from his eyes. (2) Overpowered with grief he could not utter a word and pressed the prince to his heart again and again. He inwardly prayed to God that Śrī Rāma might not proceed to the woods. (3) Invoking the mighty Lord Śiva he solicited Him saying, “Hear my prayer, O ever-blissful Lord Śiva! Being quickly pleased and indiscreetly generous as You are, pray! relieve my affliction knowing me, Your humble servant, to be in distress. (4)
तुम्ह प्रेरक सब के हृदयँ सो मति रामहि देहु। बचनु मोर तजि रहहिं घर परिहरि सीलु सनेहु॥४४॥
Meaning
“Dwelling, as You do, in the hearts of all as the prompter of actions, so impel Rāma that he may flout my word and stay at home unmindful of my plighted word, sense of propriety and filial affection. (44)
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