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# Sunderkand · Doha 49b

Deliberation over the question of crossing the sea; appearance of Śuka, a spy of Rāvaṇa, and his return with Lakṣmaṇa’s letter

**चौ०** 
> सुनु लंकेस सकल गुन तोरें। तातें तुम्ह अतिसय प्रिय मोरें॥  
> राम बचन सुनि बानर जूथा। सकल कहहिं जय कृपा बरूथा॥१॥

**चौ०** 
> सुनत बिभीषनु प्रभु कै बानी। नहिं अघात श्रवनामृत जानी॥  
> पद अंबुज गहि बारहिं बारा। हृदयँ समात न प्रेमु अपारा॥२॥

**चौ०** 
> सुनहु देव सचराचर स्वामी। प्रनतपाल उर अंतरजामी॥  
> उर कछु प्रथम बासना रही। प्रभु पद प्रीति सरित सो बही॥३॥

**चौ०** 
> अब कृपाल निज भगति पावनी। देहु सदा सिव मन भावनी॥  
> एवमस्तु कहि प्रभु रनधीरा। मागा तुरत सिंधु कर नीरा॥४॥

**चौ०** 
> जदपि सखा तव इच्छा नाहीं। मोर दरसु अमोघ जग माहीं॥  
> अस कहि राम तिलक तेहि सारा। सुमन बृष्टि नभ भई अपारा॥ ५ ॥

Meaning: “Listen, O king of Laṅkā; you possess all the above virtues; hence you are extremely dear to Me.” On hearing the words of Śrī Rāma, all the assembled monkeys exclaimed, “Glory to the All-merciful !” (1)

Vibhīṣaṇa’s eagerness to hear the Lord’s speech, which was all nectar to his ears, knew no satiety. He clasped His lotus feet again and again, his heart bursting with boundless joy. (2)

(Vibhīṣaṇa said:)—“Listen, my Lord, Ruler of the whole creation—animate as well as inanimate, Protector of the suppliant and Knower of all hearts: I did have some lurking desire in my heart before; but the same has been washed away by the stream of devotion to the Lord’s feet. (3)

“Now, my gracious Lord, grant me such pure devotion to Your feet as that which gladdens Śiva’s heart.” “So be it”, said the Lord, the staunch warrior, and immediately asked for the water of the sea. (4)

“Even though, My friend, you have no craving, My sight in this world never fails to bring its reward.” So saying, Śrī Rāma applied on Vibhīṣaṇa’s forehead the sacred mark of Kingship and a copious shower of flowers rained down from the heavens. (5)

**दो०** 
> रावन क्रोध अनल निज स्वास समीर प्रचंड।  
> जरत बिभीषनु राखेउ दीन्हेउ राजु अखंड॥४९ (क)॥

**दो०** 
> जो संपति सिव रावनहि दीन्हि दिएँ दस माथ।  
> सोइ संपदा बिभीषनहि सकुचि दीन्हि रघुनाथ॥४९ (ख)॥

Meaning: Thus did Śrī Rāma save Vibhīṣaṇa from being consumed by the fire of Rāvaṇa’s wrath, fanned to fury by his own (Vibhīṣaṇa’s) breath (words), and bestowed on him perpetual sovereignty. (49 A)

Nay, He conferred on Vibhīṣaṇa with much diffidence the same fortune which Lord Śiva had bestowed on Rāvaṇa after the latter had offered his ten heads to Him in a sacrifice. (49 B)

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