Ayodhya Kaanda Dialogue between Sri Rama and His father; the sadness of the people of Ayodhya; their remonstrances with Kaikeyi - Chaupais
Ramcharitmanas · Ayodhya Kaanda Dialogue between Sri Rama and His father; the sadness of the people of Ayodhya; their remonstrances with Kaikeyi · Verse Chaupais 1650
Sanskrit Original
अस बिचारि उर छाड़हु कोहू। सोक कलंक कोठि जनि होहू।। भरतहि अवसि देहु जुबराजू। कानन काह राम कर काजू।। नाहिन रामु राज के भूखे। धरम धुरीन बिषय रस रूखे।। गुर गृह बसहुँ रामु तजि गेहू। नृप सन अस बरु दूसर लेहू।। जौं नहिं लगिहहु कहें हमारे। नहिं लागिहि कछु हाथ तुम्हारे।। जौं परिहास कीन्हि कछु होई। तौ कहि प्रगट जनावहु सोई।। राम सरिस सुत कानन जोगू। काह कहिहि सुनि तुम्ह कहुँ लोगू।। उठहु बेगि सोइ करहु उपाई। जेहि बिधि सोकु कलंकु नसाई।।
asa bicāri ura chāḍahu kōhū. sōka kalaṃka kōṭhi jani hōhū.. bharatahi avasi dēhu jubarājū. kānana kāha rāma kara kājū.. nāhina rāmu rāja kē bhūkhē. dharama dhurīna biṣaya rasa rūkhē.. gura gṛha basahu rāmu taji gēhū. nṛpa sana asa baru dūsara lēhū.. jauṃ nahiṃ lagihahu kahēṃ hamārē. nahiṃ lāgihi kachu hātha tumhārē.. jauṃ parihāsa kīnhi kachu hōī. tau kahi pragaṭa janāvahu sōī.. rāma sarisa suta kānana jōgū. kāha kahihi suni tumha kahu lōgū.. uṭhahu bēgi sōi karahu upāī. jēhi bidhi sōku kalaṃku nasāī..
"Pondering thus banish anger from your breast nor make yourself a storehouse of grief and infamy. By all means instal Bharata as the Prince-Regent; but what need is there for exiling Rama to the forest? Rama is not covetous of sovereignty; he is a champion of righteousness and has no relish for sensuous pleasures. Let Rama abandon his home and live with his preceptor; ask this of the king as your second boon. In case you do not follow our advice, you will gain nothing. If you have only played some joke, let us know by openly declaring it. Does a son like Rama deserve to be exiled to the woods? What will the world say about you when they hear of it? Up quickly and devise some means to avert grief and obloquy."