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—ढंग हीन जाति पाँति न बरी । सन्तसेवा करी मुनि रामभक्ति भरी प्रेमपथ अनुसरी भई प्रीतिरति शबरी ॥ आए रामहरी देखि लागी आँसु झरी आशा बेलि सुखफरी भूली तन मन खबरी । रसरङ्ग बदरी सुधाको स्वाद निदरी सो खाए राम अदरी औ माने मातु शबरी ॥२८॥ इत्यारण्यकाण्डं सम्पूर्णम् ॥ शबरी सद्गति दैके चले लछिमन राम हनुमान मिलिकै सुग्रीव सों मिलाए हैं । प्रभु बालि बधिके सुग्रीव को कपीश कियो तिन्ह सीता खोजिवे को कपिन पठाए हैं ॥ दक्षिण में हनुमान अङ्गदादि हेरि हारे सिया को संपाती गीध लंका में बताए हैं । सो सिंधु लंघन में भाखे कीस रसरङ्ग तवै जामवंत हनुमंत बल गाए हैं ॥२८॥ इति किष्किन्धाकाण्डम् ॥ अथ सुन्दरकाण्डारम्भः ॥ बैन जांबवानजू के सुने कीस कान उर अतिसे सोहान कियो रूप बेमान है । वीर बलवान बोल्यो वचन प्रमाण सिया देखिहौं निदान मेरो मन हरषान है ॥ यों करि बखान चढ़ि शैल पै सुजान कूदबो सिंधु आसमान रसराम सुखदान है । कियो घमसान गयो रावण मकान रामदूत हनुमान रामबान के समान है ॥२९॥ सुरसा सुधार्यो ‘हनू’ सिंहिका संहार्यो जाय जानकी निहार्यो अक्ष मारयो जाग्यो लंक को । चूड़ामणि पायो सिंधु कूदि फिरि आयो कपि मरत जिवायो धाय गायो गढ़ बंक को ॥ पद शिर नायो सुधि सीता की सुनायो—
Fresh English translation
—qualification, if she was without caste, rank, or refinement, she nevertheless served the saints and sages, filled herself with devotion to Rāma, followed love’s path, and became Śabarī whose attachment itself was love. Rāma-Hari came; beholding him, her tears began to fall, the vine of hope bore the fruit of joy, and she forgot all news of body and mind. Rejecting nectar’s taste beside the flavour of her berries, Rāma ate them with honour and regarded Śabarī as his mother, says Rasarangamaṇi. Thus the Araṇyakāṇḍa is complete. Having granted Śabarī the highest state, Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa departed. Hanumān met them and brought them to Sugrīva. The Lord slew Bāli and made Sugrīva king of the monkeys; Sugrīva sent the monkeys to search for Sītā. Hanumān, Aṅgada, and the others searched in the south and despaired, until Sampāti the vulture told them Sītā was in Laṅkā. When the monkeys spoke of crossing the ocean, Jāmbavān praised Hanumān’s strength, says Rasarangamaṇi. Thus ends the Kiṣkindhākāṇḍa. Now begins the Sundarakāṇḍa. Hearing Jāmbavān’s words with his monkey-ears, Hanumān took them deeply to heart and assumed an immeasurable form. The mighty hero declared with confidence, ‘I shall certainly see Sītā’; his heart rejoiced. Speaking thus, the wise one climbed the mountain and leapt through the sky over the ocean; Rasa-Rāma is the giver of joy. Rāma’s messenger Hanumān made a tremendous uproar and reached Rāvaṇa’s dwelling like Rāma’s own arrow. ‘Hanū’ disciplined Surasā, destroyed Siṃhikā, beheld Jānakī, slew Akṣa, and awakened Laṅkā. He obtained the crest-jewel, leapt back across the ocean, revived the dying monkeys, ran forth, and sang of crooked Laṅkā’s fortress. Bowing his head at the Lord’s feet, he related the news of Sītā—