BrQ bwc rwm pRiq ]

bharath baach raam prat ||

Speech of Bharat addressed to Ram :

kMT ABUKn CMd ]

ka(n)th abhookhan chha(n)dh ||

KANTH AABHUSHAN STANZA

jwau khw pg Byt khau quh ]

jaau kahaa; pag bhet kahau tuh ||

lwj n lwgq rwm kho muh ]

laaj na laagata; raam kaho muh ||

“O Ram! where should I go now after touching your feet? Shall I not be ashmed?

mY Aq dIn mlIn ibnw gq ]

mai at dheen maleena; binaa gat ||

rwK lY rwj ibKY crnwmq ]287]

raakh lai raaja; bikhai charanaamat ||287||

“I am extremely low, dirty and motionless. O Ram! manage your kingdom and glorify it with your ambrosial feet.”287.

c~C ibhIn su p~C ijmMkr ]

cha'chh biheena; su pa'chh jima(n)kar ||

iqau pRB qIr igrÎo pg BrQr ]

tiau prabh teera; girayo pag bharathar ||

Just as a bird become sightless fells down, in the same way Bharat fell down before Ram.

AMk rhy gh rwm iqsY qb ]

a(n)k rahe gaha; raam tisai tab ||

roie imly lCnwd BXw sb ]288]

roi mile; lachhanaadh bhayaa sab ||288||

At the same time Ram hugged him to his bosom and there Lakshman and all the brother wept.288.

rwm bwc ]

raam baach ||

Speech of Ram

pwin pIAwie jgwie su bIrh ]

paan peeaai jagai su beereh ||

Pyir khÎo his sRI rGubIrh ]

fer kahayo hasi; sree raghubeereh ||

The brave Bharat was brought to his senses by giving water. Ram again said smilingly :

iqRXods brK gey iPir AYhYN ]

tirayodhas barakha; ge fir aaihai(n) ||

jwhu hmY kCu kwj ikvY hYN ]289]

jaahu; hamai kachh kaaj kivai hai(n) ||289||

“After the elapse of thirteen years we shall return, now you go back because I have to fulfil some tasks in the forest.”289.

cIn gey cqurw icq mo sb ]

cheen ge chaturaa; chit mo sab ||

sRI rGubIr khI As kY jb ]

sree raghubeer kahee as kai jab ||

When Ram said this, then all the people understood its substance (that he had to kill the demons in the forest).

mwq smoiD su pwvr lInI ]

maat samodh su paavar leenee ||

Aaur bsy pur AauD n cInI ]290]

aaur base pura; aaudh na cheenee ||290||

Submitting reverently to the instructions of Ram and with pleased mind Bharat took the sandals of Ram and forgetting the recognition of Ayodhya, he began to live out of its limits.290.

sIs jtwn ko jUt Dry br ]

sees jataan ko; joot dhare bar ||

rwj smwj dIXo paUvw pr ]

raaj samaaj dheeyo; puoovaa par ||

Wearing matted hair on his head he dedicated all the royal task to those sandals.

rwj kry idnu hoq auijAwrY ]

raaj kare dhinu; hot ujiaarai ||

rYin Bey rGurwj sMBwrY ]291]

rain bhe; raghuraaj sa(n)bhaarai ||291||

During the day he used to fulfil his royal duties with the support of those sandals and during the night he protected them.291.

j~jr BXo Juir JMJr ijauN qn ]

ja'jar bhayo jhuri; jha(n)jhar jiau(n) tan ||

rwKq sRI rGurwj ibKY mn ]

raakhat sree; raghuraaj bikhai man ||

The body of Bharat withered and become decrepit, but still he always kept the memory of Ram in his mind.

bYrn ky rn ibRMd inkMdq ]

bairan ke ran bira(n)dh nika(n)dhat ||

Bwsn kMiT ABUKn CMdq ]292]

bhaasan ka(n)th abhookhan chha(n)dhat ||292||

Alongwith this he destroyed the groups of enemies and instead of ornaments he wore rosaries as necklaces.292.