सीता-लखन-सहित रघुराई । गाँव निकट जब निकसहिं जाई ॥
सुनि सब बाल बृद्ध नर-नारी । चलहिँ तुरत गृह-काज बिसारी ॥
sītā-lakhana-sahita raghurāī | gām̐va nikaṭa jaba nikasahiṃ jāī ||
suni saba bāla bṛddha nara-nārī | calahim̐ turata gṛha-kāja bisārī ||
Ayodhya Kanda
Chapter 114: Villagers run to see and lose themselves
5 verses · 114 of 326
What happens in this chapter
Villagers run to see and lose themselves
Whenever Raghurai passes near a village with Sita and Lakshmana, people come at once, forgetting their housework. Seeing the beauty of Rama, Lakshmana and Sita, they gain the reward of their eyes and are happy. All are lost in the sight, eyes brimming. Their state cannot be described; it is as if paupers had found a heap of wish-fulfilling gems. Some, filled with love, keep walking along with Rama, gazing at him. Others take his image into their hearts through their eyes and grow still in body and mind. Some find good shade under a banyan, spread soft grass and leaves, and say: rest a while, then go on now or in the morning.
राम-लखन-सिय रूप निहारी । पाइ नयनफलु होहिँ सुखारी ॥
सजल-बिलोचन पुलक-सरीरा । सब भये मगन देखि दोउ बीरा ॥
rāma-lakhana-siya rūpa nihārī | pāi nayanaphalu hohim̐ sukhārī ||
sajala-bilocana pulaka-sarīrā | saba bhaye magana dekhi dou bīrā ||
बरनि न जाइ दसा तिन्ह केरी । लहि जनु रङ्कन्ह सुरमनि-ढेरी ॥
एकन्ह एक बोलि सिख देहीं । लोचन लाहु लेहु छन एहीँ ॥
barani na jāi dasā tinha kerī | lahi janu raṅkanha suramani-ḍherī ||
ekanha eka boli sikha dehīṃ | locana lāhu lehu chana ehīm̐ ||
रामहिँ देखि एक अनुरागे । चितवत चले जाहिँ सँग लागे ॥
एक नयन-मग छबि उर आनी । होहिँ सिथिल-तन-मन-बर-मानी ॥
rāmahim̐ dekhi eka anurāge | citavata cale jāhim̐ sam̐ga lāge ||
eka nayana-maga chabi ura ānī | hohim̐ sithila-tana-mana-bara-mānī ||
एक देखिं बट-छाँह भलि, डासि मृदुल तृन पात ।
कहहिँ गवाँइअ छिनुकु सम, गवनब अबहिँ कि प्रात ॥
eka dekhiṃ baṭa-chām̐ha bhali, ḍāsi mṛdula tṛna pāta |
kahahim̐ gavām̐ia chinuku sama, gavanaba abahim̐ ki prāta ||
Text source: Wikisource · Public domain (Tulsidas, 16th c.; 1925 edition, Wikisource PD-1996 tag); transcription CC BY-SA 4.0