Sun Sut Ek Katha Kahu Pyari · सुन सुत एक कथा कहूं प्यारी
MEANING
सुन सुत एक कथा कहूं प्यारी ॥ नंदनंदन मन आनंद उपज्यो रसिकशिरोमणि देत हुंकारी ॥Listen, my son, I shall tell You a lovely story. Joy arose in Nandanandan’s heart, and the crown-jewel of rasikas kept responding with sounds of assent.दशरथ नृप जो हते रघुवंशी तिनके प्रकटभये सुत चारी ॥ तिनमे राम एक व्रत धारी जनकसुता ताके घर नारी ॥२॥There was King Dasharatha of the Raghu lineage, and four sons were born to him. Among them was Rama, steadfast in His vow, and Janaka’s daughter was His wife. ॥२॥तात वचनसुन राज तज्योहै भ्रातासहित चले बनवारी ॥ धावत कनकमुगाके पाछें राजीवलोचन केलिविहारी ॥३॥Hearing His father’s command, He gave up the kingdom and went to the forest with His brother. The lotus-eyed Lord ran after the golden deer. ॥३॥रावण हरण कियो सीताको सुन नंदनंदन नींद निवारी ॥ परमानंदप्रभु रटत चांपकर लछमनदै जननी भ्रम भारी ॥४॥Hearing that Ravana had carried Sita away, Nandanandan’s sleep vanished. Parmanand says: Prabhu repeatedly called, “Lakshman, give me the bow!” and His mother became greatly bewildered. ॥४॥
ORIGINAL
सुन सुत एक कथा कहूं प्यारी ॥ नंदनंदन मन आनंद उपज्यो रसिकशिरोमणि देत हुंकारी ॥ दशरथ नृप जो हते रघुवंशी तिनके प्रकटभये सुत चारी ॥ तिनमे राम एक व्रत धारी जनकसुता ताके घर नारी ॥२॥ तात वचनसुन राज तज्योहै भ्रातासहित चले बनवारी ॥ धावत कनकमुगाके पाछें राजीवलोचन केलिविहारी ॥३॥ रावण हरण कियो सीताको सुन नंदनंदन नींद निवारी ॥ परमानंदप्रभु रटत चांपकर लछमनदै जननी भ्रम भारी ॥४॥
TRANSLITERATION
sun sut ek kathaa kahoon pyaaree · Nand-nandan man aanand upajyo rasikashiromani det hunkaaree · dasharath nrip jo hate raghuvanshee tinake prakatabhaye sut chaaree · tiname raam ek vrat dhaaree janakasutaa taake ghar naaree (2) taat vachanasun raaj tajyohai bhraataasahit chale Banwaaree · dhaavat kanakamugaake paachhen raajeevalochan kelivihaaree (3) raavan haran kiyo seetaako sun Nand-nandan neend nivaaree · paramaanandaprabhu ratat chaampakar lachhamanadai jananee bhram bhaaree (4)