Doha 59
मैं पुनि पुत्रबधू प्रिय पाई। रूप रासि गुन सील सुहाई॥ नयन पुतरि करि प्रीति बढ़ाई। राखेउँ प्रान जानकिहिं लाई॥१॥
कलपबेलि जिमि बहुबिधि लाली। सींचि सनेह सलिल प्रतिपाली॥ फूलत फलत भयउ बिधि बामा। जानि न जाइ काह परिनामा॥२॥
पलँग पीठ तजि गोद हिंडोरा। सियँ न दीन्ह पगु अवनि कठोरा॥ जिअनमूरि जिमि जोगवत रहऊँ। दीप बाति नहिं टारन कहऊँ॥३॥
सोइ सिय चलन चहति बन साथा। आयसु काह होइ रघुनाथा॥ चंद किरन रस रसिक चकोरी। रबि रुख नयन सकइ किमि जोरी॥४॥
Meaning
“Moreover, I have found in her a beloved daughter-in-law, who is amiable and accomplished, and beauty personified. I have treated her as the very apple of my eye and loved her ever more; nay, my very life is centred in Jānakī. (1) “I have fostered her in many ways as a celestial creeper and nourished her by feeding her with the water of affection. Just when the creeper was about to blossom and bear fruit, God turned against me and there is no knowing what will be the consequence. (2) “Borne invariably on a bedstead, seat, swing, or my own lap, Sītā has never set her foot on hard ground. I have been tending her like a life-giving herb and never ask her even to tend the wick of a lamp. (3) “The same Sītā would accompany you to the woods, and awaits your orders, O Raghunātha! How can a female Cakora bird, who loves to feed on the nectar borne on the rays of the moon, bear to fix her gaze on the sun? (4)
करि केहरि निसिचर चरहिं दुष्ट जंतु बन भूरि। बिष बाटिकाँ कि सोह सुत सुभग सजीवनि मूरि॥५९॥
Meaning
“Hosts of wild elephants, lions, demons and other fell creatures roam about in the woods. Can a beautiful life-giving herb fit in with a poison-weed, my boy? (59)
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