Doha 210
Redemption of Ahalyā
प्रात कहा मुनि सन रघुराई। निर्भय जग्य करहु तुम्ह जाई॥ होम करन लागे मुनि झारी। आपु रहे मख कीं रखवारी॥१॥
सुनि मारीच निसाचर क्रोही। लै सहाय धावा मुनिद्रोही॥ बिनु फर बान राम तेहि मारा। सत जोजन गा सागर पारा॥२॥
पावक सर सुबाहु पुनि मारा। अनुज निसाचर कटकु सँघारा॥ मारि असुर द्विज निर्भयकारी। अस्तुति करहिं देव मुनि झारी॥३॥
तहँ पुनि कछुक दिवस रघुराया। रहे कीन्हि बिप्रन्ह पर दाया॥ भगति हेतु बहु कथा पुराना। कहे बिप्र जद्यपि प्रभु जाना॥४॥
तब मुनि सादर कहा बुझाई। चरित एक प्रभु देखिअ जाई॥ धनुषजग्य सुनि रघुकुल नाथा। हरषि चले मुनिबर के साथा॥५॥
आश्रम एक दीख मग माहीं। खग मृग जीव जंतु तहँ नाहीं॥ पूछा मुनिहि सिला प्रभु देखी। सकल कथा मुनि कहा बिसेषी॥६॥
Meaning
At daybreak Śrī Raghunātha said to the sage, “You may now go and perform your sacrifice (Yajña) without any fear of molestation.” All the sages then started offering oblations into the sacred fire, while Śrī Rāma Himself guarded the sacrifice. (1) On hearing of it the furious demon Mārīca, a great enemy of hermits, rushed with his comrades. Śrī Rāma struck him with a headless shaft and he fell at a distance of eight hundred miles beyond the sea-shore. (2) The Lord next killed Subāhu with an arrow of fire, while His younger brother, Lakṣmaṇa, exterminated the demon host. Having killed the demons in this way the Lord rid the Brāhmaṇas of their fear; the whole galaxy of gods and sages offered prayerful adulations to Him. (3) Śrī Raghunātha stayed there a few days more and showed His kindness to the Brāhmaṇas. Even though the Lord knew everything, the Brāhmaṇas out of their devotion related to Him many legends from the Purāṇas. (4) The sage then politely said to Him in a counselling tone, “My lord, let us go and witness a spectacle.” Hearing of a bow-stringing performance (धनुषयज्ञ), Śrī Raghunātha gladly accompanied the noble sage. (5) On the way they saw a hermitage without birds, beasts or any other living creature. Observing a slab of stone lying there the Lord enquired of the sage about it, and the latter in reply told Him in detail the whole story about it. (6)
गौतम नारि श्राप बस उपल देह धरि धीर। चरन कमल रज चाहति कृपा करहु रघुबीर॥२१०॥
Meaning
“Gautama’s consort, Ahalyā, having assumed the form of a stone under a curse, seeks with patience the dust of Your lotus feet; show mercy to her, O Raghuvīra.” (210)
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