Doha 71
अस जियँ जानि सुनहु सिख भाई। करहु मातु पितु पद सेवकाई॥ भवन भरतु रिपुसूदनु नाहीं। राउ बृद्ध मम दुखु मन माहीं॥१॥
मैं बन जाउँ तुम्हहि लेइ साथा। होइ सबहि बिधि अवध अनाथा॥ गुरु पितु मातु प्रजा परिवारू। सब कहुँ परइ दुसह दुख भारू॥२॥
रहहु करहु सब कर परितोषू। नतरु तात होइहि बड़ दोषू॥ जासु राज प्रिय प्रजा दुखारी। सो नृपु अवसि नरक अधिकारी॥३॥
रहहु तात असि नीति बिचारी। सुनत लखनु भए ब्याकुल भारी॥ सिअरें बचन सूखि गए कैसें। परसत तुहिन तामरसु जैसें॥४॥
Meaning
“Bearing this in mind, brother, listen to my advice and wait upon the feet of our father and mothers. Bharata and Śatrughna are not at home, while the king is aged and full of grief on my account. (1) “If I proceed to the woods taking you with me, Ayodhyā will be rendered completely masterless, and the preceptor and parents, the people as well as the family, all will be subjected to a spell of terrible suffering. (2) “Stay, then, to comfort all; otherwise, brother, we shall incur great sin. A king whose reign brings suffering to his beloved people surely deserves an abode in hell. (3) “Bearing in mind this maxim, dear brother, stay at home.” Hearing this Lakṣmaṇa felt much distressed. He turned pale at these soothing words in the same way as a lotus is blasted when touched by frost. (4)
उतरु न आवत प्रेम बस गहे चरन अकुलाइ। नाथ दासु मैं स्वामि तुम्ह तजहु त काह बसाइ॥७१॥
Meaning
Overwhelmed with emotion he could not answer, but clasped his Brother’s feet in anguish, “My lord, I am your slave and you my master; if you abandon me, what help! (71)
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