Baal Kaanda Sati's bewilderment, Sri Rama's divine glory and Sati's remorse - Chaupais
Ramcharitmanas · Baal Kaanda Sati's bewilderment, Sri Rama's divine glory and Sati's remorse · Verse Chaupais 1555
Sanskrit Original
रावन मरन मनुज कर जाचा। प्रभु बिधि बचनु कीन्ह चह साचा।। जौं नहिं जाउँ रहइ पछितावा। करत बिचारु न बनत बनावा।। एहि बिधि भए सोचबस ईसा। तेहि समय जाइ दससीसा।। लीन्ह नीच मारीचहि संगा। भयउ तुरत सोइ कपट कुरंगा।। करि छलु मूढ़ हरी बैदेही। प्रभु प्रभाउ तस बिदित न तेही।। मृग बधि बन्धु सहित हरि आए। आश्रमु देखि नयन जल छाए।। बिरह बिकल नर इव रघुराई। खोजत बिपिन फिरत दोउ भाई।। कबहूँ जोग बियोग न जाकें। देखा प्रगट बिरह दुख ताकें।।
rāvana marana manuja kara jācā. prabhu bidhi bacanu kīnha caha sācā.. jauṃ nahiṃ jāu rahai pachitāvā. karata bicāru na banata banāvā.. ēhi bidhi bhaē sōcabasa īsā. tēhi samaya jāi dasasīsā.. līnha nīca mārīcahi saṃgā. bhayau turata sōi kapaṭa kuraṃgā.. kari chalu mūḍha harī baidēhī. prabhu prabhāu tasa bidita na tēhī.. mṛga badhi bandhu sahita hari āē. āśramu dēkhi nayana jala chāē.. biraha bikala nara iva raghurāī. khōjata bipina phirata dōu bhāī.. kabahūom jōga biyōga na jākēṃ. dēkhā pragaṭa biraha dukha tākēṃ..
Ravana (the demon king of Lark) had sought from Brahm the boon of death at the hands of a human foe; and the Lord would have the words of Brahm come true. If I do not go to meet Him, I shall ever regret it. Siva pondered, but found no solution to the puzzle. The Lord was thus lost in a reverie. Meanwhile the vile Ravana (who had no less than ten heads) took with him the demon Mrsca, who forthwith assumed the illusory form of a deer. The fool (Ravana) carried off king Videhas daughter (Sst) by fraud; the Lords real might was not known to him. Having killed the antelope Sri Hari returned with His brother (Laksmana) ; and His eyes were filled with tears when He saw the empty hermitage. The Lord of Raghus felt distressed at the loss like a mortal man, and the two brothers roamed about in the woods in search of Her. He who knows neither union nor separation showed unmistakable signs of grief born of separation. (1-4)