Doha 277
नाथ करहु बालक पर छोहू। सूध दूधमुख करिअ न कोहू॥ जौं पै प्रभु प्रभाउ कछु जाना। तौ कि बराबरि करत अयाना॥१॥
जौं लरिका कछु अचगरि करहीं। गुर पितु मातु मोद मन भरहीं॥ करिअ कृपा सिसु सेवक जानी। तुम्ह सम सील धीर मुनि ग्यानी॥२॥
राम बचन सुनि कछुक जुड़ाने। कहि कछु लखनु बहुरि मुसुकाने॥ हँसत देखि नख सिख रिस ब्यापी। राम तोर भ्राता बड़ पापी॥३॥
गौर सरीर स्याम मन माहीं। कालकूटमुख पयमुख नाहीं॥ सहज टेढ़ अनुहरइ न तोही। नीचु मीचु सम देख न मोही॥४॥
Meaning
“My Lord, have compassion on the child and wreak not your wrath on this guileless youngster (lit., who has the mother’s milk still on its lips). If he had any idea of your might, how could he be so senseless as to affront you? (1) “If children play some pranks, their teacher and parents are in raptures at it; therefore, take pity on him, knowing him to be a child and your servant. For you are an even-minded, good-tempered, forbearing and illumined anchorite.” (2) On hearing Śrī Rāma’s words Paraśurāma cooled down a little; but uttering something Lakṣmaṇa smiled again. Seeing him smile, Paraśurāma flushed all over with rage and said, “Rāma, your brother is too wicked. (3) “Though fair of hue, he is black at heart; he has deadly poison, and not the mother’s milk on his lips. Perverse by nature, he does not take after you, nor does this vile imp regard me as the very image of Death.” (4)
लखन कहेउ हँसि सुनहु मुनि क्रोधु पाप कर मूल। जेहि बस जन अनुचित करहिं चरहिं बिस्व प्रतिकूल॥२७७॥
Meaning
Lakṣmaṇa smilingly said, “Listen, holy sir, passion is the root of sin. Swayed by it men perpetrate unseemly acts and indulge in misanthropic activities. (277)
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