Doha 271
नाथ संभुधनु भंजनिहारा। होइहि केउ एक दास तुम्हारा॥ आयसु काह कहिअ किन मोही। सुनि रिसाइ बोले मुनि कोही॥ १ ॥
सेवकु सो जो करै सेवकाई। अरि करनी करि करिअ लराई॥ सुनहु राम जेहिं सिवधनु तोरा। सहसबाहु सम सो रिपु मोरा॥२॥
सो बिलगाउ बिहाइ समाजा। न त मारे जैहहिं सब राजा॥ सुनि मुनि बचन लखन मुसुकाने। बोले परसुधरहि अपमाने॥३॥
बहु धनुहीं तोरीं लरिकाईं। कबहुँ न असि रिस कीन्हि गोसाईं॥ एहि धनु पर ममता केहि हेतू। सुनि रिसाइ कह भृगुकुलकेतू॥४॥
Meaning
“My lord, it must be someone of your servants who has broken the bow of Śiva. What is your command? Why not tell me?” At this the furious sage was all the more incensed and said, (1) “A servant is he who does service; having played the role of an enemy, one should give battle. Listen, O Rāma, whoever has broken Śiva’s bow is my enemy no less than Sahasrabāhu. (2) “Let him stand apart, leaving this assembly; or else everyone of these kings shall be slain.” Hearing the sage’s words Lakṣmaṇa smiled and said mocking Paraśurāma (the wielder of an axe), (3) “We had broken many a small bow in our childhood, but you never grew so indignant, my lord. Why should you be so fond of this particular bow?” At this the Chief of Bhṛgu’s race, Paraśurāma, burst out in a fury: (4)
रे नृप बालक काल बस बोलत तोहि न सँभार। धनुही सम तिपुरारि धनु बिदित सकल संसार॥२७१॥
Meaning
“O young prince, being in the grip of death you have no control over your tongue. Would you compare to a small tiny bow the mighty bow of Śiva, that is known throughout the world?” (271)
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