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The towns and villages on Rama's road are envied by the cities of the nagas and devas: what meritorious soul founded them, and in what blessed hour? Wherever Rama's feet go, not even Amaravati equals that place. The dwellers of heaven praise the people who live near the road, and those who gaze their fill at the dark-hued Lord with Sita and Lakshmana. The lakes and rivers Rama bathes in are praised by the lakes and rivers of the devas. The kalpavriksha extols any tree under which the Lord sits, and the earth counts herself fortunate to touch the dust of his lotus feet. Clouds give him shade, the devas shower flowers in envy, and Rama walks on, looking at the hills, forests, birds and deer.
जे पुर गाँव बसहिँ मग माहीं । तिन्हहिँ नाग-सुर नगर सिहाहीं ॥
केहि सुकृतीं केहि घरीं बसाये । धन्य पुन्य मय परम सुहाये ॥
je pura gām̐va basahim̐ maga māhīṃ | tinhahim̐ nāga-sura nagara sihāhīṃ ||
kehi sukṛtīṃ kehi gharīṃ basāye | dhanya punya maya parama suhāye ||
जहँ जहँ राम चरन चलि जाहीँ । तिन्ह समान अमरावति नाहीँ ॥
पुन्य पुज्ज मग निकट निवासी । तिन्हहिँ सराहहिँ सुरपुरबासी ॥
jaham̐ jaham̐ rāma carana cali jāhīm̐ | tinha samāna amarāvati nāhīm̐ ||
punya pujja maga nikaṭa nivāsī | tinhahim̐ sarāhahim̐ surapurabāsī ||
जे भरि नयन बिलोकहिँ रामहि । सीला लखन सहित घनस्यामहि ॥
जे सर सरित राम अवगाहहिं । तिन्हहिं देव सर सरित सराहहिँ ॥
je bhari nayana bilokahim̐ rāmahi | sīlā lakhana sahita ghanasyāmahi ||
je sara sarita rāma avagāhahiṃ | tinhahiṃ deva sara sarita sarāhahim̐ ||
जेहि तरु तर प्रभु बैठहिँ जाई । करहिँ, कलपतरु तासु बड़ाई ॥
परसि राम-पद-पदुम परागा । मानति भूमि भूरि निज भागा ॥
jehi taru tara prabhu baiṭhahim̐ jāī | karahim̐, kalapataru tāsu bar̤āī ||
parasi rāma-pada-paduma parāgā | mānati bhūmi bhūri nija bhāgā ||
छाँह करहिँ घन बिबुधगन, बरषहिँ सुमन सिहाहिँ ।
देखत गिरि बन बिहँग मृग, राम चले मग जाहिँ ॥
chām̐ha karahim̐ ghana bibudhagana, baraṣahim̐ sumana sihāhim̐ |
dekhata giri bana biham̐ga mṛga, rāma cale maga jāhim̐ ||
Text source: Wikisource · Public domain (Tulsidas, 16th c.; 1925 edition, Wikisource PD-1996 tag); transcription CC BY-SA 4.0
