Doha 117b
Vibhīṣaṇa rains down raiments and jewels from the air and the monkeys and bears pick them up and adorn their person with them
सुनत बिभीषन बचन राम के। हरषि गहे पद कृपाधाम के॥ बानर भालु सकल हरषाने। गहि प्रभु पद गुन बिमल बखाने॥१॥
बहुरि बिभीषन भवन सिधायो। मनि गन बसन बिमान भरायो॥ लै पुष्पक प्रभु आगें राखा। हँसि करि कृपासिंधु तब भाषा॥२॥
चढ़ि बिमान सुनु सखा बिभीषन। गगन जाइ बरषहु पट भूषन॥ नभ पर जाइ बिभीषन तबही। बरषि दिए मनि अंबर सबही॥३॥
जोइ जोइ मन भावइ सोइ लेहीं। मनि मुख मेलि डारि कपि देहीं॥ हँसे रामु श्री अनुज समेता। परम कौतुकी कृपा निकेता॥४॥
Meaning
Delighted to hear Śrī Rāma’s words, Vibhīṣaṇa clasped the feet of the All-merciful. The monkeys and bears too all rejoiced and, clasping the Lord’s feet, began to recount His sacred virtues. (1) Then Vibhīṣaṇa withdrew to his palace and had his celebrated aerial car loaded with precious stones and articles of dress. He then brought the aerial car, Puṣpaka, as it was called, and set it before the Lord; the All-merciful Śrī Raghunātha thereupon smilingly said: (2) “Listen, my friend, Vibhīṣaṇa: step into the aerial car and rising up in the air, scramble clothes and ornaments.” Vibhīṣaṇa immediately rose in the air and dropped down all the jewels and raiment. (3) The monkeys picked up whatever each took a fancy to; they put precious stones into their mouth (thinking them to be some edible substance) but would throw them out the moment they realized their mistake. Śrī Rāma as well as Sītā and His younger brother, Lakṣmaṇa, felt amused at the sight, exceedingly playful as the All-merciful is. (4)
मुनि जेहि ध्यान न पावहिं नेति नेति कह बेद। कृपासिंधु सोइ कपिन्ह सन करत अनेक बिनोद॥११७(क)॥
उमा जोग जप दान तप नाना मख ब्रत नेम। राम कृपा नहिं करहिं तसि जसि निष्केवल प्रेम॥११७(ख)॥
Meaning
That Ocean of compassion, whom sages are unable to catch even in meditation and whom the Vedas describe only in negative terms such as “Not this, not this,” amused Himself with the monkeys in several ways. (117 A) Umā, (continues Lord Śiva,) practice of Yoga (concentration of mind), Japa (muttering of prayers), charity and penance, performance of sacrifices, fasting and other religious observances fail to evoke Śrī Rāma’s compassion as much as pure devotion does. (117 B)
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