Doha 75
Śrī Rāma, Lakṣmaṇa and Sītā call on king Daśaratha to take leave of him; Daśaratha’s exhortation to Sītā
पुत्रवती जुबती जग सोई। रघुपति भगतु जासु सुतु होई॥ नतरु बाँझ भलि बादि बिआनी। राम बिमुख सुत तें हित जानी॥१॥
तुम्हरेहिं भाग रामु बन जाहीं। दूसर हेतु तात कछु नाहीं॥ सकल सुकृत कर बड़ फलु एहू। राम सीय पद सहज सनेहू॥२॥
रागु रोषु इरिषा मदु मोहू। जनि सपनेहुँ इन्ह के बस होहू॥ सकल प्रकार बिकार बिहाई। मन क्रम बचन करेहु सेवकाई॥३॥
तुम्ह कहुँ बन सब भाँति सुपासू। सँग पितु मातु रामु सिय जासू॥ जेहिं न रामु बन लहहिं कलेसू। सुत सोइ करेहु इहइ उपदेसू॥४॥
Meaning
“That woman alone can be said to have borne a male issue, whose son is a devotee of Rāma, the Lord of Raghus. Otherwise she had better remain issueless; for she who deems herself fortunate in having a son hostile to Rāma has yeaned in vain. (1) “It is due to your good fortune that Rāma is proceeding to the forest; there is no other reason for his doing so, my boy. The highest reward of all meritorious acts is verily this— to have spontaneous natural love for the feet of Sītā and Rāma. (2) “Never give way even in a dream to passion, anger, jealousy, arrogance or infatuation. Giving up all sorts of morbid feelings, serve them in thought, word and deed. (3) “You will be happy in the forest in every way since you will have with you your father and mother in Rāma and Sītā. Take care, my son, that Rāma may be put to no hardship in the woods: that is my admonition to you. (4)
उपदेसु यहु जेहिं तात तुम्हरे राम सिय सुख पावहीं। पितु मातु प्रिय परिवार पुर सुख सुरति बन बिसरावहीं॥ तुलसी प्रभुहि सिख देइ आयसु दीन्ह पुनि आसिष दई। रति होउ अबिरल अमल सिय रघुबीर पद नित नित नई॥
Meaning
“My admonition to you, dear child, is this: it is for you to see that Rāma and Sītā lead a happy life in the forest through your sincere service and forget their father and mother, near and dear ones as well as the amenities of city life.” Having thus admonished Lakṣmaṇa, the Lord of Tulasīdāsa, Sumitrā granted him leave to accompany Śrī Rāma and then invoked her blessing on him: “May your devotion to the feet of Sītā and Śrī Rāma be constant and untainted and ever new.”
मातु चरन सिरु नाइ चले तुरत संकित हृदयँ। बागुर बिषम तोराइ मनहुँ भाग मृगु भाग बस॥७५॥
Meaning
Bowing his head at his mother’s feet, Lakṣmaṇa left at once with a timid heart apprehending any further development that might baulk his plans and interfere with his accompanying Śrī Rāma to the forest; it looked as if a deer had luckily succeeded in bursting a strong snare and made good his escape. (75)
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