prakriti-sundari vihans rahi thi chandranan tha damak raha.
param-divy ban kant-aank mean tarak-chay tha chamak raha॥
pahan shvet-satika sita ki vah lasita dikhalati thi.
le le sudha-sudha-kar-kar se vasudha par barasati thi॥1॥
nil-nabho mandal ban-ban kar vividh-alaukik-drishy nilay.
karata tha utphull hriday ko tatha drigoan ko kautukamay॥
nili pili lal baiangani rang birangi u du avali.
bani dikhati thi manojn tam chhata-puanj ki keli-thali॥2॥
kar phulajh di kriya ulkayean divi ko divy banati thian.
bharati thian digant mean abha jagati-jyoti jagati thian॥
kise nahian mohati, dekhane ko kab use n ruchi lalaki.
unaki kanak-kanti likoan se lasi nilima nabh-tal ki॥3॥
jo jyotirmay bootoan se bahu sajjit ho tha kant bana.
akhil kalamay kul lokoan ka ati kamaniy vitan tana॥
dikha alaukikatam-vibhootiyaan chakit chitt ko karata tha.
lilamay ki lokottarata lok-uroan mean bharata tha॥4॥
raka-rajani anuranjit ho jan-man-ranjan mean rat thi.
priyatam-ras se satat sikt ho pulakit lalakit tadgat thi॥
os-bindu se vilas avani ko mukta mal pinhati thi.
virach kiriti giri ko taru-dal ko rajatabh banati thi॥5॥
raj-bhavan ki divy-ata par kh di janakaja mugdh bani.
dekh rahi thian gagan-divyata sita-vilasita-sit avani॥
mand-mand marut bahata tha rat do gh di biti thi.
chhat par baithi chakit-chakori sudha chav se piti thi॥6॥
thi sab or shanti dikhalati niyati-nati nartanarat thi.
phooli phirati thi praphullata utsukatati tarangit thi॥
isi samay badh gaya vayu ka veg, kshitij par dikhalaya.
ek laghu-jalad-khand poorv mean jo badh varid ban paya॥7॥
pahale chhote-chhote ghan ke khand ghoomate dikhalae.
phir chhayamay kar kshiti-tal ko sare nabhatal mean chhae॥
tarapati chhip gaya avarit huee tarakavali sari.
sita bani asita, chhinati dikhalaee usaki chhavi-nyari॥8॥
divi-divyata adivy bani ab nahian digvadhoo hansati thi.
nisha-sundari ki sundarata ab n drigoan mean basati thi॥
kabhi ghan-patal ke ghere mean jhalak kaladhar jata tha.
kabhi chandrika badan dikhati kabhi timir ghir ata tha॥9॥
yah parivartan dekh achanak janak-nandini akulaeean.
chal gayand-gati se apane kamaniyatam ayan mean aeean॥
usi samay samane unhean ati-kant vidhu-badan dikhalaya.
jis par unako p di mili chirakalik-chinta ki chhaya॥10॥
priyatam ko aya vilok adar kar unako baithala.
itani hueean praphull sudha ka mano unhean mila pyala॥
bolian kyoan in dinoan ap itane chintit dikhalate haian.
vaise khile saroj-nayan kisalie n pae jate haian॥11॥
vah trilok-mohini-vikachata vah pravritti-amodamayi.
vah vinod ki vritti sada jo asamanjas par huee jayi॥
vah manas ki maha-sarasata jo ras barasati rahati.
vah snigdhata sudha-dhara si jo vasudha par thi bahati॥12॥
kyoan rah gayi n vaisi ab kyoan kuchh badali dikhalati hai.
kya raka ki sita mean n poori sitata mil pati hai॥
b de-b de sankat-samayoan mean jo mukh malin n dikhalaya.
ahah kis lie aj dekhati hooan maian usako kumhalaya॥13॥
p de balaoan mean jis peshani par kabhi n bal aya.
use siku data bar-bar kyoan dekh mam drigoan ne paya॥
kyoan udvejak-bhav apake anan par dikhalate haian.
kyoan mujhako avalok apake drig sakarun ho jate haian॥14॥
kuchh vichalit ho ati-avichal-mati kyoan balavatta khoti hai.
kyoan akulata maha-dhir-gambhir hriday mean hoti hai॥
kaise tej:-puanj samane kis bal se vah a dati hai.
kaise raghukul-ravi anan par chinta chhaya p dati hai॥15॥
dekh janak-tanaya ka anan sun unaki batean sari.
bol sake kuchh kal tak nahian akhil-lok ke hitakari॥
phir bole gambhir bhav se ahah priye kya batalaooan.
hai samane kathor samasya kaise bhala n ghabaraooan॥16॥
itana kah lokapavad ki sari batean batalaeean.
gurutayean anubhoot ulajhanoan ki bhi unako jatalaeean॥
gandharvoan ke maha-nash se praja-vrind ka kanp jana.
lavanasur ka gupt bhav se pray: unako ukasana॥17॥
lokaradhan mean badhayean kh di kar raha hai kaisi.
yah batala phir kaha unhoanne shanti-avastha hai jaisi॥
taduparant ban sanyat raghukul-puangav ne yah bat kahi.
jo jan-rav hai vah nindit hai, hai vah nahian kadapi sahi॥18॥
yah apavad lagaya jata hai mujhako uttojit kar.
droh-vivash danujoan ka nash karane mean tum ho tatpar॥
isi sootr se katipay-kutsaoan ki hai kalpana huee.
aviveki janata ke mukh se nindaniy jalpana huee॥19॥
daman nahian mujhako vaanchhit hai tumhean bhi n vah pyara hai.
samaniti hi jan ashanti-patita ki sur-sari-dhara hai॥
lokaradhan ke bal se lokapavad ko dal dooanga.
kalushit-manas ko pavan kar maian man vaanchhit phal looanga॥20॥
ichchha hai kuchh kal ke lie tumako sthanantarit karooan.
is prakar upaja pratiti maian praja-puanj ki bhranti harooan॥
kyoan doosare pisean, sankat mean p d, bahu du:kh bhogate rahean.
kyoan n lok-hit ke nimitt jo sah paean ham svayan sahean॥21॥
janak-nandini ne drig mean ate aauansoo ko rok kaha.
prananath sab to sah looangi kyoan jaega virah saha॥
sada apaka chandranan avaloke hi maian jiti hooan.
roop-madhuri-sudha trishit ban chakorika sam piti hooan॥22॥
badan viloke bina bavale yugal-nayan ban jaeange.
tar baandh bahate aauansoo ka bar-bar ghabaraeange॥
muanh johate bitate basar ratean seva mean katatian.
hit-vrittiyaan sajag rah pal-pal kabhi n thian pichhe hatatian॥23॥
mile bina aisa avasar kaise maian samay bitaooangi.
ahah! apako bina khilaye maian kaise kuchh khaooangi॥
chitt-vikal ho gaye vikalata ko kyoan door bhagaooangi.
tham kaleja bar-bar kaise man ko samajhaooangi॥24॥
kshama kijie akulata mean kya kahate kya kaha gaya.
nahian upasthit kar sakati hooan maian koee prastav naya॥
apane du:kh ki jitani batean maianne ho udvign kahian.
apako prabhavit karane ka tha unaka uddeshy nahian॥25॥
vah to svabhavik-pravah tha jo muanh se bahar aya.
ah! kaleja hile kalapata kaun nahian kab dikhalaya॥
kintu ap ke dharm ka n jo paripalan kar paooangi.
sahadharmini nath ki to maian kaise bhala kahaooangi॥26॥
vahi karooangi jo kuchh karane ki mujhako ajna hogi.
tyag, karooangi, isht sidhdi ke lie bana man ko yogi॥
sukh-vasana svarth ki chinta donoan se muanh modooangi.
lokaradhan ya prabhu-aradhan nimitt sab chho dooangi॥27॥
bhavahit-path mean kleshit hota jo prabhu-pad ko paooangi.
to sare kantakit-marg mean apana hriday bichhaooangi॥
anuragini lok-hit ki ban sachchi-shanti-rata hooangi.
kar apavarg-mantr ka sadhan tuchchh svarg ko samajhooangi॥28॥
yadi kalankita huee kirti to muanh kaise dikhalaooangi.
jivanadhan par utsargit ho jivan dhany banaooangi॥
hai lokottar tyag apaka lokaradhan hai nyara.
kaise sambhav hai ki vah n ho shirodhary mere dvara॥29॥
virah-vedanaoan se jalati dipak sam dikhalaooangi.
par alok-dan kar kitane ur ka timir bhagaooangi॥
bina badan avaloke aauankhean aauansoo sada bahaeangi.
par mere utpt chitt ko saras sadaiv banaeangi॥30॥
akulataean bar-bar a mujhako bahut sataeangi.
kintu dharm-path mean dhriti-dharan ka sandesh sunaeangi॥
antastal ki vividh-vrittiyaan bahudha vyathit banaeangi.
kintu vandyata vibudh-vrind-vandit ki batala jaeangi॥31॥
lagi lalasaean lalayit ho ho kar kalapaeangi.
kintu kalpanatit lok-hit avaloke bali jaeangi॥
ap jise hit samajhean us hit se hi mera nata hai.
haian jivan-sarvasv ap hi mere ap vidhata haian॥32॥
kaha ram ne priye, ab 'priye' kahate kunthit hota hooan.
apane sukh-path mean apane hathoan maian kaante bota hooan॥
maian du:kh bhogooan vyatha sahooan isaki mujhako paravah nahian.
padooan sankatoan mean kitane nikalegi muanh se ah nahian॥33॥
kintu sochakar kasht tumara tham kaleja leta hooan.
kaise kya samajhaooan jab maian hi tum ko du:kh deta hooan॥
to vichitrata bhala kaun hai jo pray: ghabarata hooan.
apane hriday-vallabha ko maian van-vasini banata hooan॥34॥
dharm-parayanata par-dukh katarata vidit tumari hai.
bhavahit-sadhan-salil-minata tumako atishay pyari hai॥
tum ho moortimati dayaluta din par dravit hoti ho.
sansriti ke kamaniy kshetra mean karm-bij tum boti ho॥35॥
isilie yah nishchit tha avalok paristhiti hit hoga.
sthanantarit vichar tumare dvara anumodit hoga॥
vahi hua, par virah-vedana bhay se maian bahu chintit tha.
dekh tumari prem pravanata ati adhir tha shankit tha॥36॥
kintu bat sun pratikriya ki sahridayata se bhari huee.
us pravritti ko shanti mil gayi jo thi ayatha dari huee॥
tum vishal-hridaya hoan manavata hai tum se chhabi pati.
isilie tumamean lokottar tyag-vritti hai dikhalati॥37॥
hai prachin punit pratha yah mangal ki akaanksha se.
sab prakar ki shrey drishti se balak hit ki vaanchha se॥
garbhavati-mahila kulapati-ashram mean bheji jati hai.
yatha-kal sanskaradik hone par vapas ati hai॥38॥
isi sootr se valmikashram mean tumako maian bhejooanga.
kisi ko n kutsit vichar karane ka avasar maian dooanga॥
sab vichar se vah uttam hai, hai ativ upayukt vahi.
yahi vasishth dev anumati hai shantimayi hai niti yahi॥39॥
tapo-bhoomi ka shant-avaran param-shanti tumako dega.
virah-janit-vedana adi ki atishayata ko har lega॥
tapasvini nariyaan rrishiganoan ki patniyaan samadar de.
tumako sukhit banaeangi paritap shaman ka avasar de॥40॥
param-nirapad jivan hoga rah maharshi ki chhaya mean.
dhara satat rahegi bahati satpravritti ki kaya mean॥
vidyalay ki sudhi deviyaan hoangi sahanubhootimayi.
jisase hoti sada rahegi vichalit-chit par shanti jayi॥41॥
jis din tumako kisi lal ka chandr-badan dikhalaega.
jis din aank tumara ravi-kul-ranjan se bhar jaega॥
jis din bhagy khulega mera putr ratn tum paogi.
us din ur virahaandhakar mean kuchh prakash pa jaogi॥42॥
praja-puanj ki bhranti door ho, ho ashanti ka unmoolan.
buri dharana ka vinash ho, ho n anyatha utpi dan॥
sthanantarit-vidhan isi uddeshy se kiya jata hai.
at: agaman mera ashram mean sangat n dikhata hai॥43॥
priye isalie jab tak poori shanti nahian ho javegi.
lokaradhan-niti n jab tak poorn-saphalata pavegi॥
rahogi vahaan tum jab tak maian tab tak vahaan n aooanga.
yah asahy hai, sahan-shakti par maian tum se hi paooanga॥44॥
aj ki ruchir raka-rajani param-divy dikhalati thi.
vihans raha tha vidhu pa usako sita mand musakati thi॥
kintu bat-ki-bat mean gagan-tal mean varid ghir aya.
jo tha sundar sama samane us par p di malin-chhaya॥45॥
par ab to maian dekh raha hooan bhag rahi hai ghan-mala.
badale hava samay ne akar rajani ka sankat tala॥
yatha samay asha hai yoan hi door dharm-sankat hoga.
mile atmabal, atap mean samane kh da var-vat hoga॥46॥
chhand : chaupade
jisase apakirti n hove.
lokapavad se chhootean॥
jisase sadbhav-virodhi.
kitane hi bandhan tootean॥47॥
jisase ashanti ki jvala.
prajvalit n hone pave॥
jisase suniti-ghan-mala.
ghir shanti-vari barasave॥48॥
jisase ki apaki garima.
bahu gariyasi kahalave॥
jisase gauravita bhoo ho.
bhav mean bhavahit bhar jave॥49॥
janaki ne kaha prabhu maian.
us path ki pathika hooangi॥
ubhare kaantoan mean se hi.
ati-sundar-suman chunooangi॥50॥
pad-pankaj-pot sahare.
sansar-samudr tarooangi॥
vah kyoan n ho garalavala.
maian saras sudha hi looangi॥51॥
shubh-chintakata ke bal se.
kyoan chinta chita banegi॥
ur-nidhi-akulata sipi.
hit-moti sada janegi॥52॥
prabhu-chitt-vimalata soche.
dhul jaega mal sara॥
surasarita ban jaegi.
aauansoo ki bahati dhara॥53॥
kar yad dayanidhita ki.
bhoolooangi batean du:kh ki॥
ur-timir door kar degi.
rati chand-vinindak mukh ki॥54॥
maian nahian banooangi vyathita.
kar sudhi karunamayata ki॥
mam hriday n hoga vichalit.
avagati se sahridayata ki॥55॥
hogi n vritti vah jisase.
khoooan pratiti janata ki॥
dhriti-hin n hooangi samajhe.
gati dharm-dhurandharata ki॥56॥
kar bhav-hit sachche ji se.
mujhamean nirbhayata hogi॥
jivan-dhan ke jivan mean.
meri tanmayata hogi॥57॥
doha
pati ka sara kathan sun, kah batean kathaniy.
ramachandr-mukh-chandr ki, banian chakori siy॥58॥
