Doha 279
अति बिनीत मृदु सीतल बानी। बोले रामु जोरि जुग पानी॥ सुनहु नाथ तुम्ह सहज सुजाना। बालक बचनु करिअ नहिं काना॥१॥
बररै बालकु एकु सुभाऊ। इन्हहि न संत बिदूषहिं काऊ॥ तेहिं नाहीं कछु काज बिगारा। अपराधी मैं नाथ तुम्हारा॥२॥
कृपा कोपु बधु बँधब गोसाईं। मो पर करिअ दास की नाईं॥ कहिअ बेगि जेहि बिधि रिस जाई। मुनिनायक सोइ करौं उपाई॥३॥
कह मुनि राम जाइ रिस कैसें। अजहुँ अनुज तव चितव अनैसें॥ एहि कें कंठ कुठारु न दीन्हा। तौ मैं काह कोपु करि कीन्हा॥४॥
Meaning
With folded hands and speaking in most humble, gentle and placid tones Śrī Rāma said, “I pray to you, my lord! wise as you are by nature, pay no heed to the words of a child. (1) “A wasp and a child are alike in disposition; saints never find fault with them. Besides, the boy has done you no harm; it is I, my lord, who have offended you. (2) “Therefore, Revered Sir, deal me as your servant whatever way you please, whether it be a favour or frown, death or captivity. Tell me quickly the means, O chief of sages, by which your anger may be appeased; I shall do accordingly.” (3) Said the sage, “How can my passion be pacified, O Rāma, when your younger brother is still looking insolently at me. So long as I do not cut his throat with my axe, my wrath is meaningless. (4)
गर्भ स्रवहिं अवनिप रवनि सुनि कुठार गति घोर। परसु अछत देखउँ जिअत बैरी भूपकिसोर॥२७९॥
Meaning
“At the very news of the cruel doings of my axe the consorts of kings miscarry. To think that having the same axe still at my service I should see this princeling, my enemy, alive! (279)
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