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title: "Kishkindha Kand Doha 18"
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# Kishkindha Kand · Doha 18

**चौ०** 
> बरषा गत निर्मल रितु आई। सुधि न तात सीता कै पाई॥  
> एक बार कैसेहुँ सुधि जानौं। कालहु जीति निमिष महुँ आनौं॥१॥

**चौ०** 
> कतहुँ रहउ जौं जीवति होई। तात जतन करि आनउँ सोई॥  
> सुग्रीवहुँ सुधि मोरि बिसारी। पावा राज कोस पुर नारी॥२॥

**चौ०** 
> जेहिं सायक मारा मैं बाली। तेहिं सर हतौं मूढ़ कहँ काली॥  
> जासु कृपाँ छूटहिं मद मोहा। ता कहुँ उमा कि सपनेहुँ कोहा॥३॥

**चौ०** 
> जानहिं यह चरित्र मुनि ग्यानी। जिन्ह रघुबीर चरन रति मानी॥  
> लछिमन क्रोधवंत प्रभु जाना। धनुष चढ़ाइ गहे कर बाना॥४॥

Meaning: “The rains are over and the autumn, which is marked by a cloudless sky and limpid waters, has arrived; yet, dear brother, we have received no news about Sītā. If only once I could somehow know her whereabouts, I would recover her out of the hands of Death himself, (1)

“wherever she may be; if only she is still alive, I would make all out effort to rescue her, dear brother. Sugrīva too has forgotten me now that he has got a kingdom, a treasury, the amenities of city life and his own spouse. (2)

“I will shoot the fool tomorrow with the same arrow which I used for killing Bāli.” (Says Śiva) He whose very grace rids one of pride and infatuation, could He ever be angry even in a dream, Umā? (it is just a divine play!) (3)

Those enlightened sages alone, who have conceived love for the feet of Śrī Raghunātha, can know the secret of this divine play. When Lakṣmaṇa found the Lord angry, he strung his bow and took arrows in his hands. (4)

**दो०** 
> तब अनुजहि समुझावा रघुपति करुना सींव।  
> भय देखाइ लै आवहु तात सखा सुग्रीव॥१८॥

Meaning: Śrī Raghunātha, who was the highest embodiment of compassion, then instructed His younger brother Lakṣmaṇa saying, “Sugrīva is our friend, dear brother; you should only scare him and bring him here.” (18)

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