Doha 78
रायँ राम राखन हित लागी। बहुत उपाय किए छलु त्यागी॥ लखी राम रुख रहत न जाने। धरम धुरंधर धीर सयाने॥१॥
तब नृप सीय लाइ उर लीन्ही। अति हित बहुत भाँति सिख दीन्ही॥ कहि बन के दुख दुसह सुनाए। सासु ससुर पितु सुख समुझाए॥२॥
सिय मनु राम चरन अनुरागा। घरु न सुगमु बनु बिषमु न लागा॥ औरउ सबहिं सीय समुझाई। कहि कहि बिपिन बिपति अधिकाई॥३॥
सचिव नारि गुर नारि सयानी। सहित सनेह कहहिं मृदु बानी॥ तुम्ह कहुँ तौ न दीन्ह बनबासू। करहु जो कहहिं ससुर गुर सासू॥४॥
Meaning
The king sincerely tried all means to detain Śrī Rāma. But he discovered Śrī Rāma’s intention and came to know that He was not going to stay, an epitome of righteousness, strong-minded and intelligent as He was. (1) The king thereupon clasped Sītā to his bosom and most lovingly admonished Her in many ways. He described the terrible hardships of forest life and explained to Her the comforts She would have if She chose to stay with Her husband’s parents or Her own father. (2) Sītā’s mind, however, was attached to Śrī Rāma’s feet; hence neither home seemed attractive to Her nor the forest repulsive. Everyone else too expostulated with Sītā, dwelling on the many miseries of the forest life. (3) The minister’s (Sumantra) wife as well as the preceptor’s (Vasiṣṭha’s) Arundhati and other sensible and mature ladies fondly urged Her in gentle tones: “Nobody has exiled you to the forest: therefore, do as your husband’s parents and preceptor bid you.” (4)
सिख सीतलि हित मधुर मृदु सुनि सीतहि न सोहानि। सरद चंद चंदिनि लगत जनु चकई अकुलानि॥७८॥
Meaning
This advice, soothing, friendly, agreeable and tender as it was, did not sound pleasing to Sītā’s ears. It seemed as if the touch of the rays of the autumnal moon had made a female Cakravāka bird restless. (78)
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