Ayodhya Kaanda Sri Rama greets the Yamuna; love of the villagers - Chaupais
Ramcharitmanas · Ayodhya Kaanda Sri Rama greets the Yamuna; love of the villagers · Verse Chaupais 1777
Sanskrit Original
पुनि सियँ राम लखन कर जोरी। जमुनहि कीन्ह प्रनामु बहोरी।। चले ससीय मुदित दोउ भाई। रबितनुजा कइ करत बड़ाई।। पथिक अनेक मिलहिं मग जाता। कहहिं सप्रेम देखि दोउ भ्राता।। राज लखन सब अंग तुम्हारें। देखि सोचु अति हृदय हमारें।। मारग चलहु पयादेहि पाएँ। ज्योतिषु झूठ हमारें भाएँ।। अगमु पंथ गिरि कानन भारी। तेहि महँ साथ नारि सुकुमारी।। करि केहरि बन जाइ न जोई। हम सँग चलहि जो आयसु होई।। जाब जहाँ लगि तहँ पहुँचाई। फिरब बहोरि तुम्हहि सिरु नाई।।
puni siyaom rāma lakhana kara jōrī. jamunahi kīnha pranāmu bahōrī.. calē sasīya mudita dōu bhāī. rabitanujā kai karata baḍaāī.. pathika anēka milahiṃ maga jātā. kahahiṃ saprēma dēkhi dōu bhrātā.. rāja lakhana saba aṃga tumhārēṃ. dēkhi sōcu ati hṛdaya hamārēṃ.. māraga calahu payādēhi pāēom. jyōtiṣu jhūṭha hamārēṃ bhāēom.. agamu paṃtha giri kānana bhārī. tēhi mahaom sātha nāri sukumārī.. kari kēhari bana jāi na jōī. hama saomga calahi jō āyasu hōī.. jāba jahāom lagi tahaom pahucāī. phiraba bahōri tumhahi siru nāī..
Then, with joined palms, Sita, Rama and Laksmana made renewed obeisance to the Yamuna. Accompanied by Sita the two brothers gladly proceeded further, extolling the daughter of the sun-god as they went. Many a traveller met them on the way and beholding the two brothers they fondly exclaimed: "Finding all the marks of royalty on your person, we are sore troubled at heart. When you wend your way on foot, the science of astrology (which tells us that men possessing such and such features should always be borne on some vehicle) is misleading to our mind. The road is difficult and lies through big mountains and forests. On top of it you have a delicate girl with you. Infested with elephants and lions the forest is too terrible to look at. We are ready to accompany you if you enjoin us to do so. We will escort you as far as you go and will then return bowing our heads to you."