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# Kishkindha Kand · Doha 16

Śrī Rāma’s show of displeasure towards Sugrīva and Lakṣmaṇa’s wrath

**चौ०** 
> बरषा बिगत सरद रितु आई। लछिमन देखहु परम सुहाई॥  
> फूलें कास सकल महि छाई। जनु बरषाँ कृत प्रगट बुढ़ाई॥१॥

**चौ०** 
> उदित अगस्ति पंथ जल सोषा। जिमि लोभहि सोषइ संतोषा॥  
> सरिता सर निर्मल जल सोहा। संत हृदय जस गत मद मोहा॥२॥

**चौ०** 
> रस रस सूख सरित सर पानी। ममता त्याग करहिं जिमि ग्यानी॥  
> जानि सरद रितु खंजन आए। पाइ समय जिमि सुकृत सुहाए॥३॥

**चौ०** 
> पंक न रेनु सोह असि धरनी। नीति निपुन नृप कै जसि करनी॥  
> जल संकोच बिकल भइँ मीना। अबुध कुटुंबी जिमि धनहीना॥४॥

**चौ०** 
> बिनु घन निर्मल सोह अकासा। हरिजन इव परिहरि सब आसा॥  
> कहुँ कहुँ बृष्टि सारदी थोरी। कोउ एक पाव भगति जिमि मोरी॥५॥

Meaning: “Look here, Lakṣmaṇa, the rains are over now and the most charming autumn has arrived. The whole earth is covered by the Kāśa grass with its white flowers as if the rainy season has exposed its old age. (1)

“The constellation known by the name of Agastya (Canopus)* has appeared and dried up the water on the roads even as contentment swallows greed. The limpid water of the rivers and lakes looks charming as a saint’s heart devoid of pride and infatuation. (2)

* The heliacal rising of the constellation named above takes place on the seventh day after the new moon of the month of Bhādrapada.

“Drop by drop the water of the streams and lakes is drying up even as the wise shake off the possessive instinct. Knowing that the autumn had set in, the Khañjana bird has made its appearance, just as the welcome fruit of one’s meritorious deeds appear at the appointed time (neither sooner nor later). (3)

“Devoid of mud and dust the earth has assumed a lovely aspect just like the administration of a monarch well-versed in statecraft. The fish are distressed on account of the declining waters even as a foolish householder (lacking discrimination) suffers for want of money. (4)

“The cloudless sky is shining as bright as a devotee of Śrī Hari, who has abandoned all passions. Here and there we have light autumnal showers, just as a rare soul comes to acquire devotion to Me. (5)

**दो०** 
> चले हरषि तजि नगर नृप तापस बनिक भिखारि।  
> जिमि हरिभगति पाइ श्रम तजहिं आश्रमी चारि॥१६॥

Meaning: “Kings and ascetics, merchants and mendicants are gladly leaving the city (kings for extending their dominions, ascetics in search of a suitable place for practising penance, merchants for carrying on their trade and mendicants for begging alms), just as men in any of the four stages* of life cease to toil (for perfection) once they have acquired devotion to Śrī Hari. (16)

* The four stages of life through which a Brāhmaṇa in particular and all the twice-born in general have to pass are: (1) Brahmacarya (student life), (2) Gṛhastha (married life), (3) Vānaprastha (asceticism) and (4) Saṁnyāsa (renunciation).

Previous: https://ramayana.com/ramcharitmanas/kishkindha-kand/doha-15b  
Kand: https://ramayana.com/ramcharitmanas/kishkindha-kand  
Next: https://ramayana.com/ramcharitmanas/kishkindha-kand/doha-17

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