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# Bal Kand · Doha 278

**चौ०** 
> मैं तुम्हार अनुचर मुनिराया। परिहरि कोपु करिअ अब दाया॥  
> टूट चाप नहिं जुरिहि रिसाने। बैठिअ होइहिं पाय पिराने॥१॥

**चौ०** 
> जौं अति प्रिय तौ करिअ उपाई। जोरिअ कोउ बड़ गुनी बोलाई॥  
> बोलत लखनहिं जनकु डेराहीं। मष्ट करहु अनुचित भल नाहीं॥२॥

**चौ०** 
> थर थर काँपहिं पुर नर नारी। छोट कुमार खोट बड़ भारी॥  
> भृगुपति सुनि सुनि निरभय बानी। रिस तन जरइ होइ बल हानी॥३॥

**चौ०** 
> बोले रामहि देइ निहोरा। बचउँ बिचारि बंधु लघु तोरा॥  
> मनु मलीन तनु सुंदर कैसें। बिष रस भरा कनक घटु जैसें॥४॥

Meaning: “I am your servant, O Chief of sages; put away your wrath and show mercy upon me. Anger will not mend the broken bow. Pray! sit down, your legs must be aching. (1)

“If you are very fond of it, let us devise some means to mend it by calling in some expert.” Janaka would get frightened at Lakṣmaṇa’s words and said, “Pray, be quiet; it is not good to transgress the limits of propriety.” (2)

The people of the city trembled like aspen leaves; they said to themselves, “The younger prince is really very naughty.” As the chief of Bhṛgus heard the fearless words of Lakṣmaṇa, his whole body burnt with rage and his strength diminished. (3)

In a condescending manner he said to Rāma, “I am sparing the boy because I know he is your younger brother. So fair outside, but foul within, he resembles a jar of gold full of poison.” (4)

**दो०** 
> सुनि लछिमन बिहसे बहुरि नयन तरेरे राम।  
> गुर समीप गवने सकुचि परिहरि बानी बाम॥२७८॥

Meaning: At this Lakṣmaṇa laughed again, but Śrī Rāma cast an angry look on him. Therefore, putting away all petulance of speech, he submissively went up to his Guru. (278)

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