Sri Rama Charita Manasa - Shri Sita Ram Foundation, USA

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Do.: næpa asa kaheu gosåiÚ jasa kahai karau° bali soi,
kari binat∂ påyanha pareu d∂nha båla jimi roi.94.
ìThe king has commanded me thus; I shall, however, do as my lord bids me, I
assure you.î Having supplicated in this way Sumantra fell at the Lordís feet and wept like
a child. (94)
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Cau.: tåta kæpå kari k∂jia so∂, jåte° avadha anåtha na ho∂.
ma≈trihi råma u¢håi prabodhå, tåta dharama matu tumha sabu sodhå.1.
sibi dadh∂ca harica≈da nareså, sahe dharama hita ko¢i kaleså.
ra≈tideva bali bhµupa sujånå, dharamu dhareu sahi sa≈ka¢a nånå.2.
dharamu na dµusara satya samånå, ågama nigama puråna bakhånå.
maiÚ soi dharamu sulabha kari påvå, taje° tihµu° pura apajasu chåvå.3.
sa≈bhåvita kahu° apajasa låhµu, marana ko¢i sama dåruna dåhµu.
tumha sana tåta bahuta kå kahaµu°, die° utaru phiri påtaku lahaµu°.4.
ìHave compassion, my darling, and take steps to see that Ayodhyå is not left
without a master.î ›r∂ Råma raised the minister and thus admonished him; ìDear father,
you have investigated the truths of religion in their entirety. ›ibi, Dadh∂ci and King
Hari‹candra suffered untold hardships for the sake of virtue. The wise kings Rantideva*
and Bali upheld virtue even through many trials. There is no virtue equal to truthfulness:
so declare the Ågamas (Tantras), Vedas and Puråƒas. That virtue I have found by an
easy road; by abandoning it I shall be reviled in all the three worlds. To a man who is
* King Rantideva was a most generous-hearted ruler. He gave away his riches every now and then.
Having parted with all that he possessed, he and his family had to remain without food and water for full fortyeight
days on one occasion. He did nothing to earn his livelihood and depended on whatever he got unasked.
Prolonged starvation had reduced him to a skeleton and he was lying in a semi-conscious state with his wife
and children, counting his days. On the 49th day he got some rice boiled in milk, another sweet dish and water.
He was just going to share it with his family when a stranger, who was a Bråhmaƒa by caste, appeared before
him. The king gladly and devoutly gave away what was served before him to the Bråhmaƒa, and dividing the
rest among themselves was about to partake of his own share when another newcomer, who happened to be
a ›µudra, turned up. The king entertained the ›µudra as well out of the stock he had in hand. In the meantime
a low-born man came with his dogs and asked food for himself and his dogs. The king gave away the remaining
food to these strangers. He had now left with him water barely sufficient to slake the thirst of a single soul. As
the king was about to quench his thirst thereby a pariah made his appearance and piteously begged for water.
Moved by his entreaties King Rantideva parted even with his water and went without it himself.