Ayodhya Kaanda Sri Rama takes up His abode at Citrakuta; the services of the Kolas and Bhilas - Chaupais
Ramcharitmanas · Ayodhya Kaanda Sri Rama takes up His abode at Citrakuta; the services of the Kolas and Bhilas · Verse Chaupais 1838
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जोगवहिं प्रभु सिय लखनहिं कैसें। पलक बिलोचन गोलक जैसें।। सेवहिं लखनु सीय रघुबीरहि। जिमि अबिबेकी पुरुष सरीरहि।। एहि बिधि प्रभु बन बसहिं सुखारी। खग मृग सुर तापस हितकारी।। कहेउँ राम बन गवनु सुहावा। सुनहु सुमंत्र अवध जिमि आवा।। फिरेउ निषादु प्रभुहि पहुँचाई। सचिव सहित रथ देखेसि आई।। मंत्री बिकल बिलोकि निषादू। कहि न जाइ जस भयउ बिषादू।। राम राम सिय लखन पुकारी। परेउ धरनितल ब्याकुल भारी।। देखि दखिन दिसि हय हिहिनाहीं। जनु बिनु पंख बिहग अकुलाहीं।।
jōgavahiṃ prabhu siya lakhanahiṃ kaisēṃ. palaka bilōcana gōlaka jaisēṃ.. sēvahiṃ lakhanu sīya raghubīrahi. jimi abibēkī puruṣa sarīrahi.. ēhi bidhi prabhu bana basahiṃ sukhārī. khaga mṛga sura tāpasa hitakārī.. kahēu rāma bana gavanu suhāvā. sunahu sumaṃtra avadha jimi āvā.. phirēu niṣādu prabhuhi pahucāī. saciva sahita ratha dēkhēsi āī.. maṃtrī bikala bilōki niṣādū. kahi na jāi jasa bhayau biṣādū.. rāma rāma siya lakhana pukārī. parēu dharanitala byākula bhārī.. dēkhi dakhina disi haya hihināhīṃ. janu binu paṃkha bihaga akulāhīṃ..
The Lord watched over Sita and Laksmana in the same way as the eyelids protect the eyeballs; while Laksmana in his turn waited upon Sita and Sri Rama (the Hero of Raghu's race) just as a fool (who identifies himself with his body) tends his own body. In this way the Lord, who was as friendly to birds and fawns as to gods and ascetics, lived happily in the forest. Thus have I told the delightful story of Sri Rama's journey to the woods; now hear how Sumantra reached Ayodhya. When the Nisada chief returned after escorting the Lord, he saw the minister (Sumantra) with the chariot. The minister was distressed to see the Nisada chief; words fail to describe the agony which he felt at the moment. Crying out "Rama, Rama, Sita, Laksmana" he (Sumantra) dropped on the ground utterly helpless; while the horses kept looking on to the south and neighed. They were as restless as birds shorn of their wings.