Baal Kaanda Dialogue between the sages - Yajnavalkya and Bharadvaja and the greatness of Prayaga - Chaupais
Ramcharitmanas · Baal Kaanda Dialogue between the sages - Yajnavalkya and Bharadvaja and the greatness of Prayaga · Verse Chaupais 1547
Sanskrit Original
एहि प्रकार भरि माघ नहाहीं। पुनि सब निज निज आश्रम जाहीं।। प्रति संबत अति होइ अनंदा। मकर मज्जि गवनहिं मुनिबृंदा।। एक बार भरि मकर नहाए। सब मुनीस आश्रमन्ह सिधाए।। जगबालिक मुनि परम बिबेकी। भरव्दाज राखे पद टेकी।। सादर चरन सरोज पखारे। अति पुनीत आसन बैठारे।। करि पूजा मुनि सुजस बखानी। बोले अति पुनीत मृदु बानी।। नाथ एक संसउ बड़ मोरें। करगत बेदतत्व सबु तोरें।। कहत सो मोहि लागत भय लाजा। जौ न कहउँ बड़ होइ अकाजा।।
ēhi prakāra bhari māgha nahāhīṃ. puni saba nija nija āśrama jāhīṃ.. prati saṃbata ati hōi anaṃdā. makara majji gavanahiṃ munibṛṃdā.. ēka bāra bhari makara nahāē. saba munīsa āśramanha sidhāē.. jagabālika muni parama bibēkī. bharavdāja rākhē pada ṭēkī.. sādara carana sarōja pakhārē. ati punīta āsana baiṭhārē.. kari pūjā muni sujasa bakhānī. bōlē ati punīta mṛdu bānī.. nātha ēka saṃsau baḍa mōrēṃ. karagata bēdatatva sabu tōrēṃ.. kahata sō mōhi lāgata bhaya lājā. jau na kahau baḍa hōi akājā..
In this way they bathe for the whole month of Magha and then return each to his hermitage. There is a great rejoicing every year and having performed their ablutions while the sun stays in Capricorn the hosts of sages disperse. Having bathed on one occasion for the whole period of the suns stay in Capricorn when all the great sages had left for their hermitages, Bharadvja clasped by the feet and detained the supremely wise saint Yajnavalkya. He reverently washed the latters lotus feet and installed him on a most sacred seat. And extolling his fair renown with religious ceremony, Bharadvja spoke in mild and reverential tones, A grave doubt haunts my mind, holy sir ! and the whole mystery of the Vedas stands revealed to you. I am afraid and ashamed to utter the doubt; and I lose a great opportunity if I keep it back. (1-4)