Doha 85
रघुपति प्रजा प्रेमबस देखी। सदय हृदयँ दुखु भयउ बिसेषी॥ करुनामय रघुनाथ गोसाँई। बेगि पाइअहिं पीर पराई॥१॥
कहि सप्रेम मृदु बचन सुहाए। बहुबिधि राम लोग समुझाए॥ किए धरम उपदेस घनेरे। लोग प्रेम बस फिरहिं न फेरे॥२॥
सीलु सनेहु छाड़ि नहिं जाई। असमंजस बस भे रघुराई॥ लोग सोग श्रम बस गए सोई। कछुक देवमायाँ मति मोई॥३॥
जबहिं जाम जुग जामिनि बीती। राम सचिव सन कहेउ सप्रीती॥ खोज मारि रथु हाँकहु ताता। आन उपायँ बनिहि नहिं बाता॥४॥
Meaning
When Śrī Raghunātha saw His people overwhelmed with love, His tender heart was much afflicted. Lord Śrī Rāma, who is all compassion, is readily touched by others’ agony.(1) Addressing them in affectionate, soft and agreeable tones, He comforted all in ways more than one. He also gave them varied instructions on their moral duty; but overwhelmed by love, they would not turn back even though urged do so. (2) Śrī Rāma could not in any way forsake His amiable disposition and loving nature; Śrī Raghunātha thus found Himself in a fix. Overpowered by grief and toil the people fell asleep and the deluding potency of gods further helped to benumb their mind. (3) When two watches of the night had passed, Śrī Rāma addressed the minister, Sumantra, in endearing terms, “Revered, drive the chariot in such a way as to confound the tracks: by no other means can our object be accomplished.” (4)
राम लखन सिय जान चढ़ि संभु चरन सिरु नाइ। सचिवँ चलायउ तुरत रथु इत उत खोज दुराइ॥८५॥
Meaning
Bowing their head to the feet of Lord Śiva, Śrī Rāma, Lakṣmaṇa and Sītā mounted the chariot; and the minister Sumantra immediately drove the chariot now in one direction and now in another, thus confounding the tracks. (85)
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