suKdw CMd ]

sukhadhaa chha(n)dh ||

SUKHDA STANZA

irK Agsq Dwm ]

rikh agasat dhaam ||

gey rwj rwm ]

ge raaj raam ||

Duj Drm Dwm ]

dhuj dharam dhaam ||

sIAw sihq bwm ]324]

seeaa sahit baam ||324||

The king Ram went to the went to the hermitage of the sage Agastya and Sita was with him, who is the abode of Dharma.324.

liK rwm bIr ]

lakh raam beer ||

irK dyn qIr ]

rikh dhen teer ||

irp srb cIr ]

rip sarab cheer ||

hir srb pIr ]325]

har sarab peer ||325||

Seeing the great hero Ram, the sage advised him to kill all the enemies and remove the anguish of all the people.325.

irK ibdw kIn ]

rikh bidhaa keen ||

AwisKw dIn ]

aasikhaa dheen ||

du~q rwm cIn ]

dhu't raam cheen ||

mun mn pRbIn ]326]

mun man prabeen ||326||

In this way giving his blessing, the sage recognizing the beauty and power of Ram dexterously in his mind, bade him farewell.326.

pRBu BRwq sMig ]

prabh bhraat sa(n)g ||

sIA sMg surMg ]

seea sa(n)g sura(n)g ||

qij icMq AMg ]

taj chi(n)t a(n)g ||

Ds bn insMg ]327]

dhas ban nisa(n)g ||327||

Ram, alongwith his winsome wife Sita and his brother moved fearlessly in the dense forest, forsaking all his anxieties.327.

Dr bwn pwn ]

dhar baan paan ||

kit kis ikRpwn ]

kat kas kirapaan ||

Buj br Ajwnu ]

bhuj bar ajaan ||

cl qIrQ nwn ]328]

chal teerath naan ||328||

With his sword tied by the waist and holding the arrows in him hand, the long-armed heroes started for the bath at pilgrim-stations.328.

godwvr qIr ]

godhaavar teer ||

gey sihq bIr ]

ge sahit beer ||

qj rwm cIr ]

taj raam cheer ||

kIA suc srIr ]329]

keea such sareer ||329||

He reached on the bank of Godavari alongwith his heroic brother and there Ram put off his clothes and took a bath, thus cleansing his body.329.­

lK rwm rUp ]

lakh raam roop ||

ADBuq AnUp ]

adhabhut anoop ||

jh` huqI sUp ]

jaha' hutee soop ||

qh` gey BUp ]330]

taha' ge bhoop ||330||

Ram had a marvellous body, when he came out after bath, on seeing his beauty the official of the place went to the royal lady Surapanakha.330.

khI qwih Dwiq ]

kahee taeh dhaat ||

suin sUp bwiq ]

sun soop baat ||

duAY AiQq nwq ]

dhuaai athit naat ||

lhy AnUp gwq ]331]

lahe anoop gaat ||331||

They said to her, “Please listen to us O royal lady! two strangers of unique bodies have come to our kingeom.”331.