Doha 21
Dialogue between Sugrīva and Śrī Rāma and the departure of the monkeys in quest of Sītā
नाइ चरन सिरु कह कर जोरी। नाथ मोहि कछु नाहिन खोरी॥ अतिसय प्रबल देव तव माया। छूटइ राम करहु जौं दाया॥१॥
बिषय बस्य सुर नर मुनि स्वामी। मैं पावँर पसु कपि अति कामी॥ नारि नयन सर जाहि न लागा। घोर क्रोध तम निसि जो जागा॥२॥
लोभ पाँस जेहिं गर न बँधाया। सो नर तुम्ह समान रघुराया॥ यह गुन साधन तें नहिं होई। तुम्हरी कृपाँ पाव कोइ कोई॥३॥
तब रघुपति बोले मुसुकाई। तुम्ह प्रिय मोहि भरत जिमि भाई॥ अब सोइ जतनु करहु मन लाई। जेहि बिधि सीता कै सुधि पाई॥४॥
Meaning
Bowing his head at Śrī Rāma’s feet he exclaimed with folded hands, “My lord, I am not at all to blame (for what I have done). Exceedingly powerful, O Lord, is Your Māyā (deluding potency), which withdraws itself only when You, O Rāma, show Your grace to a Jīva. (1) “Gods, men and sages, my master, are all slaves of their senses; while I am a vile brute and a monkey, the most libidinous of animals. A man who is not pierced by the shaft of a woman’s glances, nay, who remains wakeful even in the dark night of anger (who is not swayed by passion), (2) “and who is never caught in the meshes of greed, is as good as Yourself, O Śrī Raghunātha. It is a virtue which cannot be attained by personal endeavour; it is only by Your grace that one here and there may acquire it.” (3) Thereupon Śrī Raghunātha smiled and said: “Brother, you are dear to me as Bharata. Now with all your heart make concerted efforts whereby we may get to know the whereabouts of Sītā.” (4)
एहि बिधि होत बतकही आए बानर जूथ। नाना बरन सकल दिसि देखिअ कीस बरूथ॥२१॥
Meaning
While a talk was thus going on between them, multitudes of monkeys arrived. Legions of monkeys of various colours were visible in all the quarters. (21)
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