Sri Rama Charita Manasa - Shri Sita Ram Foundation, USA

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Cau.: jåneu° maramu råu ha° si kaha∂, tumhahi kohåba parama priya aha∂.
thåt∂ råkhi na mågihu kåµu, bisari gayau mohi bhora subhåµu.1.
jhµu¢hehu° hamahi dou jani dehµu, dui kai cåri mågi maku lehµu.
raghukula r∂ti sadå cali å∂, pråna jåhu° baru bacanu na jå∂.2.
nahiÚ asatya sama påtaka pu≈jå, giri sama hohiÚ ki ko¢ika gu≈jå.
satyamµula saba sukæta suhåe, beda puråna bidita manu gåe.3.
tehi para råma sapatha kari å∂, sukæta saneha avadhi raghurå∂.
båta dæRhåi kumati ha° si bol∂, kumata kubihaga kulaha janu khol∂.4.
ìI have now understood the whole mystery,î said the king with a smile; ìYou are
extremely fond of being angry. You kept the boons in reserve and never asked for
them; as for myself, I forgot all about them, being oblivious by nature. Pray do not level
a false charge against me; you might as well ask four boons instead of two. It has
always been the rule with the race of Raghu that oneís plighted word must be
redeemed even at the cost of oneís life. Even a multitude of sins cannot be matched
with a lie. Can millions of tiny Gu¤jå seeds ever stand comparison with a mountain?
Veracity is the root of all noble virtues, as is well-known in the Vedas and Puråƒas and
has been declared by Manu (the first law-giver of the world, the author of Manusmæti).
Over and above this I have unwittingly sworn by Råma, the Lord of Raghus, who is
the very perfection of virtue and the highest embodiment of affection.î Having thus
bound him to his word the evil-minded queen smilingly said, removing as it were the
cap from the eyes of her hawk-like plot.* (1ó4)
ŒÙ0ó÷ͬ ◊ŸÙ⁄UÕ ‚È÷ª ’ŸÈ ‚Èπ ‚ÈÁ’„¢Uª ‚◊Ê¡È–
Á÷ÁÀ‹ÁŸ Á¡Á◊ ¿UÊ«∏UŸ ø„UÁà ’øŸÈ ÷ÿ¢∑§L§ ’Ê¡ÈH 28H
Do.: bhµupa manoratha subhaga banu sukha subiha≈ga samåju,
bhillini jimi chåRana cahati bacanu bhaya≈karu båju.28.
The kingís desire (to see Råma installed as the prince-regent of Ayodhyå)
represented a lovely grove and the joy (that prevailed everywhere) stood for a host of
charming birds. Queen Kaikey∂, who resembled a Bh∂la woman, sought to release a
fierce falcon in the form of her piercing words. (28)
[PAUSE 13 FOR A THIRTY-DAY RECITATION]
* Fowlers who maintain a hawk with them generally keep its eyes covered by a leather cap so that it
may not attack any and every bird it sees indiscriminately, and uncover its eyes only when they intend it to
attack its prey.