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Dohā 46 / 60

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अस कहि करत दंडवत देखा। तुरत उठे प्रभु हरष बिसेषा॥ दीन बचन सुनि प्रभु मन भावा। भुज बिसाल गहि हृदयँ लगावा॥ अनुज सहित मिलि ढिग बैठारी। बोले बचन भगत भयहारी॥ कहु लंकेस सहित परिवारा। कुसल कुठाहर बास तुम्हारा॥ खल मंडलीं बसहु दिनु राती। सखा धरम निबहइ केहि भाँती॥ मैं जानउँ तुम्हारि सब रीती। अति नय निपुन भाव अनीती॥ बरु भल बास नरक कर ताता। दुष्ट संग जनि देइ बिधाता॥ अब पद देखि कुसल रघुराया। जौं तुम्ह कीन्ह जानि जन दाया॥

asa kahi karata daṃḍavata dekhā turata uṭhe prabhu haraṣa biseṣā dīna bacana suni prabhu mana bhāvā bhuja bisāla gahi hṛdaya~ lagāvā anuja sahita mili ḍhiga baiṭhārī bole bacana bhagata bhayahārī kahu laṃkesa sahita parivārā kusala kuṭhāhara bāsa tumhārā khala maṃḍalīṃ basahu dinu rātī sakhā dharama nibahai kehi bhā~tī maiṃ jānau~ tumhāri saba rītī ati naya nipuna na bhāva anītī baru bhala bāsa naraka kara tātā duṣṭa saṃga jani dei bidhātā aba pada dekhi kusala raghurāyā jauṃ tumha kīnha jāni jana dāyā

Dohā

तब लगि कुसल जीव कहुँ सपनेहुँ मन बिश्राम। जब लगि भजत राम कहुँ सोक धाम तजि काम॥46॥

taba lagi kusala na jīva kahu~ sapanehu~ mana biśrāma jaba lagi bhajata na rāma kahu~ soka dhāma taji kāma 46

MeaningSo saying, as (Vibhishana) made the prostration, the Lord rose at once with special joy. Hearing the humble words the Lord's mind was pleased; with his broad arms he grasped and clasped him to his heart. With his brother he met him and seated him by his side, and spoke words that dispel the devotees' fear: "Tell, lord of Lanka, with your family — is your dwelling well, in (so) ill a place? You dwell day and night amid a wicked company, friend; how can dharma be kept up? I know all your ways — you are most skilled in policy and like not unrighteousness. Better to dwell even in hell, son — but may the Creator never give the company of the wicked. Now, beholding (my) feet, all is well, Raghuraja, since you have shown grace, knowing me your servant." Till then there is no welfare for a soul, nor even in dream rest of mind, so long as it worships not Rama, giving up desire — the abode of sorrow.
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What is the meaning of Sundarkand Dohā 46?
So saying, as (Vibhishana) made the prostration, the Lord rose at once with special joy. Hearing the humble words the Lord's mind was pleased; with his broad arms he grasped and clasped him to his heart. With his brother he met him and seated him by his side, and spoke words that dispel the devotees' fear: "Tell, lord of Lanka, with your family — is your dwelling well, in (so) ill a place? You dwell day and night amid a wicked company, friend; how can dharma be kept up? I know all your ways — you are most skilled in policy and like not unrighteousness. Better to dwell even in hell, son — but may the Creator never give the company of the wicked. Now, beholding (my) feet, all is well, Raghuraja, since you have shown grace, knowing me your servant." Till then there is no welfare for a soul, nor even in dream rest of mind, so long as it worships not Rama, giving up desire — the abode of sorrow.