बिकसे सरसिज नाना रङ्गा । मधुर मुखर गुञ्जत बहु भृङ्गा ॥
बोलत जलकुक्कुट कलहंसा । प्रभु बिलोकि जनु करत प्रसंसा ॥
bikase sarasija nānā raṅgā | madhura mukhara guñjata bahu bhṛṅgā ||
bolata jalakukkuṭa kalahaṃsā | prabhu biloki janu karata prasaṃsā ||
Aranya Kanda
Chapter 40: Beauty around the Pampa lake
6 verses · 40 of 46
What happens in this chapter
Beauty around the Pampa lake
Lotuses of many colours open on the Pampa, and swarms of bees hum sweetly over them. Waterfowl and kalahamsa swans call out as though praising the Lord at the sight of him. Birds of every kind call, and their sweet cries seem to invite every passing traveller. By the lake stand the huts of munis, and all around grow lovely trees: champak, bakul, kadamba, tamala, patala, jackfruit, palash and mango. The trees are full of fresh leaves and flowers and a cool, gentle, fragrant breeze blows always. The cuckoos call kuhu kuhu, so sweetly that munis lose their meditation. Bent with the weight of fruit, every tree leans close to the ground, as a generous man bows lower on gaining wealth.
चक्रवाक बक खग समुदाई । देखत बनइ बरनि नहिं जाई ॥
सुन्दर खग-गन गिरा सुहाई । जात पथिक जनु लेत बोलाई ॥
cakravāka baka khaga samudāī | dekhata banai barani nahiṃ jāī ||
sundara khaga-gana girā suhāī | jāta pathika janu leta bolāī ||
ताल समीप मुनिन्ह गृह छाये । चहुँ दिसि कानन बिटप सुहाये ॥
चम्पक बकुल कदंब तमाला । पाटल पनस परास रसाला ॥
tāla samīpa muninha gṛha chāye | cahum̐ disi kānana biṭapa suhāye ||
campaka bakula kadaṃba tamālā | pāṭala panasa parāsa rasālā ||
नव पल्लव कुसुमित तरु नाना । चंचरीक-पटली कर गाना ॥
सीतल मन्द सुगन्ध सुभाऊ । सन्तत बहइ मनोहर बाऊ ॥
nava pallava kusumita taru nānā | caṃcarīka-paṭalī kara gānā ||
sītala manda sugandha subhāū | santata bahai manohara bāū ||
कुहू कुहू कोकिल धुनि करहीँ । सुनि रव सरस ध्यान मुनि टरहीं ॥
kuhū kuhū kokila dhuni karahīm̐ | suni rava sarasa dhyāna muni ṭarahīṃ ||
फल भारन नमि बिटप सब, रहे भूमि निअराइ ।
पर-उपकारी-पुरुष जिमि, नवहिं सुसम्पति पाई ॥
phala bhārana nami biṭapa saba, rahe bhūmi niarāi |
para-upakārī-puruṣa jimi, navahiṃ susampati pāī ||
Text source: Wikisource · Public domain (Tulsidas, 16th c.; 1925 edition, Wikisource PD-1996 tag); transcription CC BY-SA 4.0