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ਪ੍ਰਭ ਭ੍ਰਾਤ ਸੰਗਿ ॥

prabh bhraat sa(n)g ||

ਸੀਅ ਸੰਗ ਸੁਰੰਗ ॥

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

ਤਜਿ ਚਿੰਤ ਅੰਗ ॥

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

ਧਸ ਬਨ ਨਿਸੰਗ ॥੩੨੭॥

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.

ਧਰਿ ਬਾਨ ਪਾਨ ॥

dhar baan paan ||

ਕਟਿ ਕਸਿ ਕ੍ਰਿਪਾਨ ॥

kaT kas kirapaan ||

ਭੁਜ ਬਰ ਅਜਾਨ ॥

bhuj bar ajaan ||

ਚਲ ਤੀਰਥ ਨਾਨ ॥੩੨੮॥

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.

ਗੋਦਾਵਰਿ ਤੀਰ ॥

godhaavar teer ||

ਗਏ ਸਹਿਤ ਬੀਰ ॥

ge sahit beer ||

ਤਜ ਰਾਮ ਚੀਰ ॥

taj raam cheer ||

ਕੀਅ ਸੁਚ ਸਰੀਰ ॥੩੨੯॥

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.­

ਲਖਿ ਰਾਮ ਰੂਪ ॥

lakh raam roop ||

ਅਤਿਭੁਤ ਅਨੂਪ ॥

atibhut anoop ||

ਜਹ ਹੁਤੀ ਸੂਪ ॥

jeh hutee soop ||

ਤਹ ਗਏ ਭੂਪ ॥੩੩੦॥

teh 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.

ਕਹੀ ਤਾਹਿ ਧਾਤਿ ॥

kahee taeh dhaat ||

ਸੁਨਿ ਸੂਪ ਬਾਤਿ ॥

sun soop baat ||

ਦੁਐ ਅਤਿਥ ਨਾਤ ॥

dhuaai atith naat ||

ਲਹਿ ਅਨੂਪ ਗਾਤ ॥੩੩੧॥

leh 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.

ਸੁੰਦਰੀ ਛੰਦ ॥

su(n)dharee chha(n)dh ||

SUNDARI STANZA

ਸੂਪਨਖਾ ਇਹ ਭਾਤਿ ਸੁਨੀ ਜਬ ॥

soopanakhaa ieh bhaat sunee jab ||

ਧਾਇ ਚਲੀ ਅਬਿਲੰਬ ਤ੍ਰਿਯਾ ਤਬ ॥

dhai chalee abila(n)b tirayaa tab ||

When Surapanakha heard these words, she immediately started and reaching there,

ਕਾਮ ਸਰੂਪ ਕਲੇਵਰ ਜਾਨੈ ॥

kaam saroop kalevar jaanai ||