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# Ayodhya Kand · Doha 95

**चौ०** 
> तात कृपा करि कीजिअ सोई। जातें अवध अनाथ न होई॥  
> मंत्रिहि राम उठाइ प्रबोधा। तात धरम मतु तुम्ह सबु सोधा॥१॥

**चौ०** 
> सिबि दधीच हरिचंद नरेसा। सहे धरम हित कोटि कलेसा॥  
> रंतिदेव बलि भूप सुजाना। धरमु धरेउ सहि संकट नाना॥२॥

**चौ०** 
> धरमु न दूसर सत्य समाना। आगम निगम पुरान बखाना॥  
> मैं सोइ धरमु सुलभ करि पावा। तजें तिहूँ पुर अपजसु छावा॥३॥

**चौ०** 
> संभावित कहुँ अपजस लाहू। मरन कोटि सम दारुन दाहू॥  
> तुम्ह सन तात बहुत का कहऊँ। दिएँ उतरु फिरि पातकु लहऊँ॥४॥

Meaning: “Have compassion, my esteemed Sir, and take steps to see that Ayodhyā is not rendered masterless.” Śrī Rāma raised the minister and giving him solace thus admonished him; “Revered, you have explored the truths of religion in their entirety. (1)

“Śibi, Dadhīci and King Hariścandra suffered untold hardships for the sake of virtue. The wise kings Rantideva* and Bali upheld virtue even through many trials. (2)

* King Rantideva was a most generous-hearted ruler. He gave away his riches every now and then. Having parted with all that he possessed, he and his family had to remain without food and water for full forty-eight days on one occasion. He did nothing to earn his livelihood and depended on whatever he got unasked. Prolonged starvation had reduced him to a skeleton and he was lying in a semi-conscious state with his wife and children, counting his days. On the 49th day he got some rice boiled in milk, another sweet dish and water. He was just going to share it with his family when a stranger, who was a Brāhmaṇa by caste, appeared before him. The king gladly and devoutly gave away what was served before him to the Brāhmaṇa, and dividing the rest among themselves was about to partake of his own share when another newcomer, who happened to be a Śūdra, turned up. The king entertained the Śūdra as well out of the stock he had in hand. In the meantime a low-born man came with his dogs and asked food for himself and his dogs. The king gave away the remaining food to these strangers. He was now left with water barely sufficient to slake the thirst of a single soul. As the king was about to quench his thirst thereby, a pariah made his appearance and piteously begged for water. Moved by his entreaties King Rantideva parted even with his water and went without it himself.

“There is no virtue equal to truthfulness: so declare the Āgamas (Tantras), Vedas and Purāṇas. That virtue I have found by an easy road; by abandoning it I shall be reviled in all the three worlds. (3)

“To a man who is highly esteemed, infamy causes agony as terrible as a million deaths. Dear Sir, what more shall I say to you? By urging something in reply I shall incur sin. (4)

**दो०** 
> पितु पद गहि कहि कोटि नति बिनय करब कर जोरि।  
> चिंता कवनिहु बात कै तात करिअ जनि मोरि॥९५॥

Meaning: “Clasping the feet of my father and conveying my repeated obeisances to him, pray to him with folded hands: ‘Be not troubled in any way on my account, dear father.’ (95)

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