Ayodhya Kaanda Dialogue between queens Kausalya and Sunayana (king Janaka's wife); Sita's amiability
अयोध्याकाण्डम् Dialogue between queens Kausalya and Sunayana (king Janaka's wife); Sita's amiability
Dialogue between queens Kausalya and Sunayana (king Janaka's wife); Sita's amiability in the Ayodhya Kaanda.
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Ramcharitmanas · Chapter Ayodhya Kaanda Dialogue between queens Kausalya and Sunayana (king Janaka's wife); Sita's amiability · Verse Chaupais 2132
प्रिय परिजनहि मिली बैदेही। जो जेहि जोगु भाँति तेहि तेही।। तापस बेष जानकी देखी। भा सबु बिकल बिषाद बिसेषी।। जनक राम गुर आयसु पाई। चले थलहि सिय देखी आई।। लीन्हि लाइ उर जनक जानकी। पाहुन पावन पेम प्रान की।। उर उमगेउ अंबुधि अनुरागू। भयउ भूप मनु मनहुँ पयागू।। सिय सनेह बटु बाढ़त जोहा। ता पर राम पेम सिसु सोहा।। चिरजीवी मुनि ग्यान बिकल जनु। बूड़त लहेउ बाल अवलंबनु।। मोह मगन मति नहिं बिदेह की। महिमा सिय रघुबर सनेह की।।
priya parijanahi milī baidēhī. jō jēhi jōgu bhāomti tēhi tēhī.. tāpasa bēṣa jānakī dēkhī. bhā sabu bikala biṣāda bisēṣī.. janaka rāma gura āyasu pāī. calē thalahi siya dēkhī āī.. līnhi lāi ura janaka jānakī. pāhuna pāvana pēma prāna kī.. ura umagēu aṃbudhi anurāgū. bhayau bhūpa manu manahu payāgū.. siya sanēha baṭu bāḍhata jōhā. tā para rāma pēma sisu sōhā.. cirajīvī muni gyāna bikala janu. būḍata lahēu bāla avalaṃbanu.. mōha magana mati nahiṃ bidēha kī. mahimā siya raghubara sanēha kī..
Videha's Daughter (Sita) greeted Her dear kinsfolk in the same manner as was befitting in each case. When they saw Janaki (Janaka's Daughter) in the robes of an ascetic everybody was stricken with deep sorrow. Receiving the permission of Sri Rama's preceptor, Vasistha, King Janaka too left for his camp and on arrival found Sita there. The king clasped Janaki to his bosom-Janaki who was an honoured guest of his unalloyed love and life. In his heart welled up an ocean of love and the king's heart now appeared like the holy Prayaga. The immortal banyan tree in the shape of affection for Sita was seen growing with the divine babe of love for Sri Rama adorning its top. The long-lived sage (Markandeya)* in the shape of King Janaka's wisdom was greatly bewildered and was just going to be drowned when lo! he found his support in the divine babe and was saved. Really speaking, it was not that Videha's wit was lost in infatuation; it was the triumph of the affection he bore for Sita and the Chief of Raghus.
Ayodhya Kaanda Dialogue between queens Kausalya and Sunayana (king Janaka's wife); Sita's amiability - Chaupais
Ramcharitmanas · Chapter Ayodhya Kaanda Dialogue between queens Kausalya and Sunayana (king Janaka's wife); Sita's amiability · Verse Chaupais 2130
लखि सनेह सुनि बचन बिनीता। जनकप्रिया गह पाय पुनीता।। देबि उचित असि बिनय तुम्हारी। दसरथ घरिनि राम महतारी।। प्रभु अपने नीचहु आदरहीं। अगिनि धूम गिरि सिर तिनु धरहीं।। सेवकु राउ करम मन बानी। सदा सहाय महेसु भवानी।। रउरे अंग जोगु जग को है। दीप सहाय कि दिनकर सोहै।। रामु जाइ बनु करि सुर काजू। अचल अवधपुर करिहहिं राजू।। अमर नाग नर राम बाहुबल। सुख बसिहहिं अपनें अपने थल।। यह सब जागबलिक कहि राखा। देबि न होइ मुधा मुनि भाषा।।
lakhi sanēha suni bacana binītā. janakapriyā gaha pāya punītā.. dēbi ucita asi binaya tumhārī. dasaratha gharini rāma mahatārī.. prabhu apanē nīcahu ādarahīṃ. agini dhūma giri sira tinu dharahīṃ.. sēvaku rāu karama mana bānī. sadā sahāya mahēsu bhavānī.. raurē aṃga jōgu jaga kō hai. dīpa sahāya ki dinakara sōhai.. rāmu jāi banu kari sura kājū. acala avadhapura karihahiṃ rājū.. amara nāga nara rāma bāhubala. sukha basihahiṃ apanēṃ apanē thala.. yaha saba jāgabalika kahi rākhā. dēbi na hōi mudhā muni bhāṣā..
Seeing her affection and hearing her polite words Janaka's beloved queen (Sunayana) clasped Kausalya's holy feet. "Such modesty on your part, O venerable lady, is quite becoming of you, you being King Dasaratha's spouse and Sri Rama's mother. Great men treat with honour even the lowest of their servants: fire is crowned with smoke, while mountains bear grass on their tops. The king (of Mithila) is your servant in thought, word and deed; while the great Lord Siva and His Consort (Bhavani) are your constant helpers. Who on this earth is worthy of serving as your auxiliary? Can an ordinary light ever pose with any grace as a helper of the sun? After serving the term of his exile in the woods and accomplishing the object of the gods Sri Rama will reign undisturbed at Ayodhya; and protected by Sri Rama's strength of arm gods, Nagas and human beings will dwell peacefully in their own abodes. This has all been predicted by the sage Yajnavalkya and a sage's prophesy, madam, can never go in vain."
Ayodhya Kaanda Dialogue between queens Kausalya and Sunayana (king Janaka's wife); Sita's amiability - Chaupais
Ramcharitmanas · Chapter Ayodhya Kaanda Dialogue between queens Kausalya and Sunayana (king Janaka's wife); Sita's amiability · Verse Chaupais 2122
एहि बिधि सकल मनोरथ करहीं। बचन सप्रेम सुनत मन हरहीं।। सीय मातु तेहि समय पठाईं। दासीं देखि सुअवसरु आईं।। सावकास सुनि सब सिय सासू। आयउ जनकराज रनिवासू।। कौसल्याँ सादर सनमानी। आसन दिए समय सम आनी।। सीलु सनेह सकल दुहु ओरा। द्रवहिं देखि सुनि कुलिस कठोरा।। पुलक सिथिल तन बारि बिलोचन। महि नख लिखन लगीं सब सोचन।। सब सिय राम प्रीति कि सि मूरती। जनु करुना बहु बेष बिसूरति।। सीय मातु कह बिधि बुधि बाँकी। जो पय फेनु फोर पबि टाँकी।।
ēhi bidhi sakala manōratha karahīṃ. bacana saprēma sunata mana harahīṃ.. sīya mātu tēhi samaya paṭhāīṃ. dāsīṃ dēkhi suavasaru āīṃ.. sāvakāsa suni saba siya sāsū. āyau janakarāja ranivāsū.. kausalyāom sādara sanamānī. āsana diē samaya sama ānī.. sīlu sanēha sakala duhu ōrā. dravahiṃ dēkhi suni kulisa kaṭhōrā.. pulaka sithila tana bāri bilōcana. mahi nakha likhana lagīṃ saba sōcana.. saba siya rāma prīti ki si mūratī. janu karunā bahu bēṣa bisūrati.. sīya mātu kaha bidhi budhi bāomkī. jō paya phēnu phōra pabi ṭāomkī..
In this way all indulged in their own fancy; their affectionate words were so charming to hear. In the meantime Sita's mother (Queen Sunayana) despatched her handmaids to King Dasaratha's queens; and perceiving that it was a convenient hour they returned with that information. Having learnt that Sita's mothers-in-law were at leisure the ladies of King Janaka's gynaeceum called on them. Queen Kausalya (Sri Rama's mother) received them with due honour and courtesy and offered them such seats as circumstances would permit. The amiability and affection of all on both sides were such as would have made even the hardest thunderbolt melt if it could be see or hear of them. With their body thrilling all over and overpowered by emotion and eyes full of tears all began to sorrow and scratch the ground with the nails of their toes. They were all incarnations as it were of love for Sita and Sri Rama; it seemed as if Pathos herself mourned in so many forms. Said Sita's mother, "The intellect of Providence is so marvellous that He has thought fit to break up the foam of milk with a chisel of adamant!
Ayodhya Kaanda Dialogue between queens Kausalya and Sunayana (king Janaka's wife); Sita's amiability - Chaupais
Ramcharitmanas · Chapter Ayodhya Kaanda Dialogue between queens Kausalya and Sunayana (king Janaka's wife); Sita's amiability · Verse Chaupais 2134
तापस बेष जनक सिय देखी। भयउ पेमु परितोषु बिसेषी।। पुत्रि पवित्र किए कुल दोऊ। सुजस धवल जगु कह सबु कोऊ।। जिति सुरसरि कीरति सरि तोरी। गवनु कीन्ह बिधि अंड करोरी।। गंग अवनि थल तीनि बड़ेरे। एहिं किए साधु समाज घनेरे।। पितु कह सत्य सनेहँ सुबानी। सीय सकुच महुँ मनहुँ समानी।। पुनि पितु मातु लीन्ह उर लाई। सिख आसिष हित दीन्हि सुहाई।। कहति न सीय सकुचि मन माहीं। इहाँ बसब रजनीं भल नाहीं।। लखि रुख रानि जनायउ राऊ। हृदयँ सराहत सीलु सुभाऊ।।
tāpasa bēṣa janaka siya dēkhī. bhayau pēmu paritōṣu bisēṣī.. putri pavitra kiē kula dōū. sujasa dhavala jagu kaha sabu kōū.. jiti surasari kīrati sari tōrī. gavanu kīnha bidhi aṃḍa karōrī.. gaṃga avani thala tīni baḍaērē. ēhiṃ kiē sādhu samāja ghanērē.. pitu kaha satya sanēhaom subānī. sīya sakuca mahu manahu samānī.. puni pitu mātu līnha ura lāī. sikha āsiṣa hita dīnhi suhāī.. kahati na sīya sakuci mana māhīṃ. ihāom basaba rajanīṃ bhala nāhīṃ.. lakhi rukha rāni janāyau rāū. hṛdayaom sarāhata sīlu subhāū..
When King Janaka beheld Sita in the robes of a hermitess he was overwhelmed with love and was highly gratified. "Daughter, you have brought sancity to both the houses (viz., my house and the house of your husband); everyone says your fair renown has illumined the whole world. The river of your fame outshone the celestial stream (Ganga) in that it has penetrated (not only one solar system but) millions of universes. While the Ganga has (in the course of its career) exalted only three places,* the river of your fame has added to the glory of numerous congregations of holy men." Even though Her father made these flowery yet truthful remarks out of affection for Her, Sita was drowned as it were in a sea of bashfulness. Her parents pressed Her to their bosom once more and gave Her good and salutary advice and blessing. Sita did not speak but felt uncomfortable in Her mind because She thought that it was not good to remain with Her parents overnight. Reading Her mind the queen (Sunayana) made it known to the king (her husband) and both admired in their heart Her modesty and noble disposition.
Ayodhya Kaanda Dialogue between queens Kausalya and Sunayana (king Janaka's wife); Sita's amiability - Chaupais
Ramcharitmanas · Chapter Ayodhya Kaanda Dialogue between queens Kausalya and Sunayana (king Janaka's wife); Sita's amiability · Verse Chaupais 2128
रानि राय सन अवसरु पाई। अपनी भाँति कहब समुझाई।। रखिअहिं लखनु भरतु गबनहिं बन। जौं यह मत मानै महीप मन।। तौ भल जतनु करब सुबिचारी। मोरें सौचु भरत कर भारी।। गूढ़ सनेह भरत मन माही। रहें नीक मोहि लागत नाहीं।। लखि सुभाउ सुनि सरल सुबानी। सब भइ मगन करुन रस रानी।। नभ प्रसून झरि धन्य धन्य धुनि। सिथिल सनेहँ सिद्ध जोगी मुनि।। सबु रनिवासु बिथकि लखि रहेऊ। तब धरि धीर सुमित्राँ कहेऊ।। देबि दंड जुग जामिनि बीती। राम मातु सुनी उठी सप्रीती।।
rāni rāya sana avasaru pāī. apanī bhāomti kahaba samujhāī.. rakhiahiṃ lakhanu bharatu gabanahiṃ bana. jauṃ yaha mata mānai mahīpa mana.. tau bhala jatanu karaba subicārī. mōrēṃ saucu bharata kara bhārī.. gūḍha sanēha bharata mana māhī. rahēṃ nīka mōhi lāgata nāhīṃ.. lakhi subhāu suni sarala subānī. saba bhai magana karuna rasa rānī.. nabha prasūna jhari dhanya dhanya dhuni. sithila sanēhaom siddha jōgī muni.. sabu ranivāsu bithaki lakhi rahēū. taba dhari dhīra sumitrāom kahēū.. dēbi daṃḍa juga jāmini bītī. rāma mātu sunī uṭhī saprītī..
"Yet finding a suitable opportunity, O queen, you may speak to the king as if on your own initiative and plead with him that Laksmana may be detained and Bharata allowed to proceed to the forest. Should this proposal find favour with the king, let him do his utmost after due deliberation. I feel much concerned about Bharata; for the love in his heart is so profound that if he stays at home I fear some thing untoward may happen to him." Perceiving Kausalya's pure love and hearing her guileless and eloquent appeal all the queens were overwhelmed by the pathetic sentiment. There was a shower of flowers from heaven accompanied by shouts of applause. Accomplished saints, Yogis (mystics) and hermits were overpowered with emotion. All the ladies of the gynaeceum were struck dumb to see this. Then, recovering herself, Sumitra interposed, "Madam! Nearly an hour of the night has passed." Hearing this Sri Rama's mother (Kausalya) courteously rose, and-
Ayodhya Kaanda Dialogue between queens Kausalya and Sunayana (king Janaka's wife); Sita's amiability - Dohas
Ramcharitmanas · Chapter Ayodhya Kaanda Dialogue between queens Kausalya and Sunayana (king Janaka's wife); Sita's amiability · Verse Dohas 2125
लखनु राम सिय जाहुँ बन भल परिनाम न पोचु। गहबरि हियँ कह कौसिला मोहि भरत कर सोचु।।282।।
lakhanu rāma siya jāhu bana bhala parināma na pōcu. gahabari hiyaom kaha kausilā mōhi bharata kara sōcu..282..
"If Laksmana, Rama and Sita stay in the forest, the end will be good, not bad. But, said Kausalya with a heart overwhelmed with emotion." I am anxious about Bharata
Ayodhya Kaanda Dialogue between queens Kausalya and Sunayana (king Janaka's wife); Sita's amiability - Dohas
Ramcharitmanas · Chapter Ayodhya Kaanda Dialogue between queens Kausalya and Sunayana (king Janaka's wife); Sita's amiability · Verse Dohas 2127
कौसल्या कह धीर धरि सुनहु देबि मिथिलेसि। को बिबेकनिधि बल्लभहि तुम्हहि सकइ उपदेसि।।283।।
kausalyā kaha dhīra dhari sunahu dēbi mithilēsi. kō bibēkanidhi ballabhahi tumhahi sakai upadēsi..283..
Kausalya collected herself and continued: "Listen, O venerable queen of Mithila: who can advise you, the consort of King Janaka, who is an ocean of wisdom ?
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Ramcharitmanas · Chapter Ayodhya Kaanda Dialogue between queens Kausalya and Sunayana (king Janaka's wife); Sita's amiability · Verse Dohas 2123
सुनिअ सुधा देखिअहिं गरल सब करतूति कराल। जहँ तहँ काक उलूक बक मानस सकृत मराल।।281।।
sunia sudhā dēkhiahiṃ garala saba karatūti karāla. jahaom tahaom kāka ulūka baka mānasa sakṛta marāla..281..
"We hear of nectar but see only venom: all His doings are hard. Crows, owls and herons are seen everywhere; but swans can be found in the Manasa lake alone."
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Ramcharitmanas · Chapter Ayodhya Kaanda Dialogue between queens Kausalya and Sunayana (king Janaka's wife); Sita's amiability · Verse Dohas 2133
सिय पितु मातु सनेह बस बिकल न सकी सँभारि। धरनिसुताँ धीरजु धरेउ समउ सुधरमु बिचारि।।286।।
siya pitu mātu sanēha basa bikala na sakī saombhāri. dharanisutāom dhīraju dharēu samau sudharamu bicāri..286..
Overcome by the affection of Her parents Sita was too deeply moved to control Herself. But realizing the awkward moment and Her noble duty, Earth's Daughter recovered Herself.
Ayodhya Kaanda Dialogue between queens Kausalya and Sunayana (king Janaka's wife); Sita's amiability - Dohas
Ramcharitmanas · Chapter Ayodhya Kaanda Dialogue between queens Kausalya and Sunayana (king Janaka's wife); Sita's amiability · Verse Dohas 2129
बेगि पाउ धारिअ थलहि कह सनेहँ सतिभाय। हमरें तौ अब ईस गति के मिथिलेस सहाय।।284।।
bēgi pāu dhāria thalahi kaha sanēhaom satibhāya. hamarēṃ tau aba īsa gati kē mithilēsa sahāya..284..
-Said out of affection and goodwill, "Pray return quickly to your camp. Our only refuge now is God and our only helper is the lord of Mithila."
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Ramcharitmanas · Chapter Ayodhya Kaanda Dialogue between queens Kausalya and Sunayana (king Janaka's wife); Sita's amiability · Verse Dohas 2131
अस कहि पग परि पेम अति सिय हित बिनय सुनाइ।। सिय समेत सियमातु तब चली सुआयसु पाइ।।285।।
asa kahi paga pari pēma ati siya hita binaya sunāi.. siya samēta siyamātu taba calī suāyasu pāi..285..
So saying she fell at Kausalya's feet with the utmost affection and preferred her request for being allowed to take Sita with her. And having received Kausalya's kind permission Sita's mother now left for her camp with Sita.
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Ramcharitmanas · Chapter Ayodhya Kaanda Dialogue between queens Kausalya and Sunayana (king Janaka's wife); Sita's amiability · Verse Dohas 2121
एहि सुख जोग न लोग सब कहहिं कहाँ अस भागु।। सहज सुभायँ समाज दुहु राम चरन अनुरागु।।280।।
ēhi sukha jōga na lōga saba kahahiṃ kahāom asa bhāgu.. sahaja subhāyaom samāja duhu rāma carana anurāgu..280..
We do not deserve this happiness." all exclaimed; "Our luck is not like that." Such was the natural and spontaneous devotion to Sri Rama's feet in both the camps.
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Ramcharitmanas · Chapter Ayodhya Kaanda Dialogue between queens Kausalya and Sunayana (king Janaka's wife); Sita's amiability · Verse Chaupais 2124
सुनि ससोच कह देबि सुमित्रा। बिधि गति बड़ि बिपरीत बिचित्रा।। जो सृजि पालइ हरइ बहोरी। बाल केलि सम बिधि मति भोरी।। कौसल्या कह दोसु न काहू। करम बिबस दुख सुख छति लाहू।। कठिन करम गति जान बिधाता। जो सुभ असुभ सकल फल दाता।। ईस रजाइ सीस सबही कें। उतपति थिति लय बिषहु अमी कें।। देबि मोह बस सोचिअ बादी। बिधि प्रपंचु अस अचल अनादी।। भूपति जिअब मरब उर आनी। सोचिअ सखि लखि निज हित हानी।। सीय मातु कह सत्य सुबानी। सुकृती अवधि अवधपति रानी।।
suni sasōca kaha dēbi sumitrā. bidhi gati baḍai biparīta bicitrā.. jō sṛji pālai harai bahōrī. bāla kēli sama bidhi mati bhōrī.. kausalyā kaha dōsu na kāhū. karama bibasa dukha sukha chati lāhū.. kaṭhina karama gati jāna bidhātā. jō subha asubha sakala phala dātā.. īsa rajāi sīsa sabahī kēṃ. utapati thiti laya biṣahu amī kēṃ.. dēbi mōha basa sōcia bādī. bidhi prapaṃcu asa acala anādī.. bhūpati jiaba maraba ura ānī. sōcia sakhi lakhi nija hita hānī.. sīya mātu kaha satya subānī. sukṛtī avadhi avadhapati rānī..
of Providence are most perverse and strange: He creates, maintains and then destroys. God's designs are as silly as child's play." Said Kausalya, "It is nobody's fault; sorrow and joy, loss and gain are determined by our past actions. The enexorable ways of Providence are known to God alone, who dispenses all kinds of fruits, both good and evil. God's commands prevail over all, including the processes of creation, maintenance and dissolution and even over poison and nectar (which destroy and restore life respectively). It is no use lamenting, O good lady, out of infatuation. The doings of Providence are, as I have said, immutable and eternal. If we mourn over the contrast between the king's lifetime and his loss, my friend, it is because we see that our interests have suffered on account of his demise." Sita's mother replied, "Your noble words are quite true, a spouse that you are of Ayodhya's lord, who was the greatest of all virtuous souls known to history."
Ayodhya Kaanda Dialogue between queens Kausalya and Sunayana (king Janaka's wife); Sita's amiability - Chaupais
Ramcharitmanas · Chapter Ayodhya Kaanda Dialogue between queens Kausalya and Sunayana (king Janaka's wife); Sita's amiability · Verse Chaupais 2126
ईस प्रसाद असीस तुम्हारी। सुत सुतबधू देवसरि बारी।। राम सपथ मैं कीन्ह न काऊ। सो करि कहउँ सखी सति भाऊ।। भरत सील गुन बिनय बड़ाई। भायप भगति भरोस भलाई।। कहत सारदहु कर मति हीचे। सागर सीप कि जाहिं उलीचे।। जानउँ सदा भरत कुलदीपा। बार बार मोहि कहेउ महीपा।। कसें कनकु मनि पारिखि पाएँ। पुरुष परिखिअहिं समयँ सुभाएँ। अनुचित आजु कहब अस मोरा। सोक सनेहँ सयानप थोरा।। सुनि सुरसरि सम पावनि बानी। भईं सनेह बिकल सब रानी।।
īsa prasāda asīsa tumhārī. suta sutabadhū dēvasari bārī.. rāma sapatha maiṃ kīnha na kāū. sō kari kahau sakhī sati bhāū.. bharata sīla guna binaya baḍaāī. bhāyapa bhagati bharōsa bhalāī.. kahata sāradahu kara mati hīcē. sāgara sīpa ki jāhiṃ ulīcē.. jānau sadā bharata kuladīpā. bāra bāra mōhi kahēu mahīpā.. kasēṃ kanaku mani pārikhi pāēom. puruṣa parikhiahiṃ samayaom subhāēom. anucita āju kahaba asa mōrā. sōka sanēhaom sayānapa thōrā.. suni surasari sama pāvani bānī. bhaīṃ sanēha bikala saba rānī..
"By the grace of God and through your blessing my sons and daughters-in-law are all pure as the water of the celestial stream (Ganga). Although I have never sworn by Rama, I now swear by him and tell you in good faith, my friend, that in extolling Bharata's amiability, goodness, modesty, loftiness of character, brotherly affection, devotion, faith and nobility the wit of even Sarada (the goddess of speech) falters. Can the ocean be ladled out by means of an oyster-shell? I have always known Bharata to be the glory of his house and the king repeatedly told me so. Gold is tested by rubbing on the touchstone, and a precious stone on reaching the hands of an expert jeweller; while men are tested in times of emergency by their innate disposition. It was wrong on my part today to have spoken thus; but you know sorrow and affection leave one little reason." On hearing these words, pure as the water of the celestial river, all the queens were overwhelmed with affection.