Ang 270

ਸੀਤਾ ਰਵਨ ਕਹਾ ਹੈ ॥੬੬੭॥

seetaa ravan kahaa hai ||667||

Where is he who mouth the air-vehicle Pushapak and accompanies Sita?667.

ਮਾਦਰ ਖੁਸਾਲ ਖਾਤਰ ॥

maadhar khusaal khaatar ||

ਕੀਨੇ ਹਜਾਰ ਛਾਵਰ ॥

keene hajaar chhaavar ||

ਮਾਤੁਰ ਸਿਤਾ ਬਧਾਈ ॥

maatur sitaa badhaiee ||

ਵਹ ਗੁਲ ਚਿਹਰ ਕਹਾ ਹੈ ॥੬੬੮॥

veh gul chihar kahaa hai ||668||

“He who sacrificed thousands of his joys in order to please his mother, where is he? The mother Sita may also be congratulate today, but someone may tell us where is that flower-faced Ram?”668.

ਇਤਿ ਸ੍ਰੀ ਰਾਮ ਅਵਤਾਰ ਸੀਤਾ ਅਯੁਧਿਆ ਆਗਮ ਨਾਮ ਧਿਆਇ ਸਮਾਪਤੰ ॥

eit sree raam avataar seetaa ayudhiaa aagam naam dhiaai samaapata(n) ||

End of the chapter entitled ‘The Entry of Sita in Ayodhya’ in Ramvatar.

ਅਥ ਮਾਤਾ ਮਿਲਣੰ ॥

ath maataa milana(n) ||

Now begins the description of the Meeting with the Mother :

ਰਸਾਵਲ ਛੰਦ ॥

rasaaval chha(n)dh ||

RASSVAL STANZA

ਸੁਨੇ ਰਾਮ ਆਏ ॥

sune raam aae ||

ਸਭੈ ਲੋਗ ਧਾਏ ॥

sabhai log dhaae ||

When the people heard that Ram had returned, then all the people ran and fell at his feet

ਲਗੇ ਆਨ ਪਾਯੰ ॥

lage aan paaya(n) ||

ਮਿਲੇ ਰਾਮ ਰਾਯੰ ॥੬੬੯॥

mile raam raaya(n) ||669||

Ram met all of them.669.

ਕੋਊ ਚਉਰ ਢਾਰੈਂ ॥

kouoo chaur ddaarai(n) ||

ਕੋਊ ਪਾਨ ਖੁਆਰੈਂ ॥

kouoo paan khuaarai(n) ||

Someone swung she fly-whisk, someone offered the betel

ਪਰੇ ਮਾਤ ਪਾਯੰ ॥

pare maat paaya(n) ||

ਲਏ ਕੰਠ ਲਾਯੰ ॥੬੭੦॥

le ka(n)Th laaya(n) ||670||

Ram fell at the feet of his mother and his mothers hugged him to their bosom.670.

ਮਿਲੈ ਕੰਠ ਰੋਵੈਂ ॥

milai ka(n)Th rovai(n) ||

ਮਨੋ ਸੋਕ ਧੋਵੈਂ ॥

mano sok dhovai(n) ||

On being hugged he was weeping in order to wash away all his suffering

ਕਰੈਂ ਬੀਰ ਬਾਤੈਂ ॥

karai(n) beer baatai(n) ||

ਸੁਨੇ ਸਰਬ ਮਾਤੈਂ ॥੬੭੧॥

sune sarab maatai(n) ||671||

The brave Ram began to talk and all the mothers listened.671.

ਮਿਲੈ ਲੱਛ ਮਾਤੰ ॥

milai la'chh maata(n) ||

ਪਰੇ ਪਾਇ ਭ੍ਰਾਤੰ ॥

pare pai bhraata(n) ||

ਕਰਿਯੋ ਦਾਨ ਏਤੋ ॥

kariyo dhaan eto ||

ਗਨੈ ਕਉਨ ਕੇਤੋ ॥੬੭੨॥

ganai kaun keto ||672||

Then he met the mother of Lakshman and the brother Bharat and Shatrughan touched his feet. On account of the joy of union, unaccountable charity was given.672.