Ayodhya Kaanda Bharata deposits the sacred waters; his perambulation through Citrakuta - Chaupais
Ramcharitmanas · Ayodhya Kaanda Bharata deposits the sacred waters; his perambulation through Citrakuta · Verse Chaupais 2183
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कहत धरम इतिहास सप्रीती। भयउ भोरु निसि सो सुख बीती।। नित्य निबाहि भरत दोउ भाई। राम अत्रि गुर आयसु पाई।। सहित समाज साज सब सादें। चले राम बन अटन पयादें।। कोमल चरन चलत बिनु पनहीं। भइ मृदु भूमि सकुचि मन मनहीं।। कुस कंटक काँकरीं कुराईं। कटुक कठोर कुबस्तु दुराईं।। महि मंजुल मृदु मारग कीन्हे। बहत समीर त्रिबिध सुख लीन्हे।। सुमन बरषि सुर घन करि छाहीं। बिटप फूलि फलि तृन मृदुताहीं।। मृग बिलोकि खग बोलि सुबानी। सेवहिं सकल राम प्रिय जानी।।
kahata dharama itihāsa saprītī. bhayau bhōru nisi sō sukha bītī.. nitya nibāhi bharata dōu bhāī. rāma atri gura āyasu pāī.. sahita samāja sāja saba sādēṃ. calē rāma bana aṭana payādēṃ.. kōmala carana calata binu panahīṃ. bhai mṛdu bhūmi sakuci mana manahīṃ.. kusa kaṃṭaka kāomkarīṃ kurāīṃ. kaṭuka kaṭhōra kubastu durāīṃ.. mahi maṃjula mṛdu māraga kīnhē. bahata samīra tribidha sukha līnhē.. sumana baraṣi sura ghana kari chāhīṃ. biṭapa phūli phali tṛna mṛdutāhīṃ.. mṛga bilōki khaga bōli subānī. sēvahiṃ sakala rāma priya jānī..
The night was pleasantly spent in narrating sacred legends with love till it was dawn. Having finished their daily morning routine and receiving the permission of Sri Rama, Atri and the preceptor (the sage Vasistha), the two brothers, Bharata and Satrughna, proceeded on foot to roam about in the forest associated with the name of Sri Rama, accompanied by their followers, all in simple attire. Feeling inwardly uncomfortable at the thought that the two brothers walked without shoes on their tender feet, Earth smoothened her surface and hid into her body all disagreeable, hard and unsightly things such as the spiky blades of Kusa grass thorns, stones and crevices. In this way Earth made the paths delightful and smooth, while a refreshing breeze breathed cool, soft and fragrant. The gods rained down flowers; the clouds afforded shade; the trees blossomed and bore fruit; the grass made the earth's surface soft; the deer cast their charming glances; while the birds whispered their sweet notes: in this way all offered their services to the two princes, whom they knew to be Sri Rama's beloved brothers.