रामहि केवल प्रेम पियारा । जानि लेउ जो जाननिहारा ॥
राम सकल बनचर तब तोषे । कहि मृदु बचन प्रेम परिपोषे ॥
rāmahi kevala prema piyārā | jāni leu jo jānanihārā ||
rāma sakala banacara taba toṣe | kahi mṛdu bacana prema paripoṣe ||
Ayodhya Kanda
Chapter 137: The forest blossoms with Shri Rama's presence
5 verses · 137 of 326
What happens in this chapter
The forest blossoms with Shri Rama's presence
Shri Rama loves only love, Tulsidas says; let whoever can understand, understand. Shri Rama satisfies the forest folk with soft words and sends them home, talking of his goodness. So the brothers live in the forest with Sita, a joy to devas and munis. From the day Raghunayaka came, the forest itself turned auspicious. Trees flower and fruit under canopies of creepers, fair as wish-fulfilling trees, as though the devas' gardens had come down to earth. Bees hum and a cool, gentle, fragrant breeze blows. In the doha peacocks, cuckoos, parrots, chatakas, chakravakas and chakoras sing in many voices, delighting the ear and stealing the heart.
बिदा किये सिर नाइ सिधाये । प्रभु गुन कहत सुनत घर आये ॥
एहि बिधि सिय समेत दोउ भाई । बसहिँ बिपिन सुर-मुनि-सुखदाई ॥
bidā kiye sira nāi sidhāye | prabhu guna kahata sunata ghara āye ||
ehi bidhi siya sameta dou bhāī | basahim̐ bipina sura-muni-sukhadāī ||
जब ते आइ रहे रघुनायक । तब तैं भयउ धन मङ्गल दायक ॥
फूलहिँ फलहिँ बिटप बिधि नाना । मञ्जु-बलित-बर-बेलि-बिताना ॥
jaba te āi rahe raghunāyaka | taba taiṃ bhayau dhana maṅgala dāyaka ||
phūlahim̐ phalahim̐ biṭapa bidhi nānā | mañju-balita-bara-beli-bitānā ||
सुरतरु सरिस सुभायँ सुहाये । मनहुँ बिबुध बन परिहरि आये ॥
गंज मंजुतर मधुकर-श्रेनी । त्रिबिधि बयारि बहइ सुख देनी ॥
surataru sarisa subhāyam̐ suhāye | manahum̐ bibudha bana parihari āye ||
gaṃja maṃjutara madhukara-śrenī | tribidhi bayāri bahai sukha denī ||
नीलकंठ कलकंठ सुक, चातक चक्क चकोर ।
भाँति भाँति बोलहिँ बिहग, श्रवन-सुखद चित-चोर ॥
nīlakaṃṭha kalakaṃṭha suka, cātaka cakka cakora |
bhām̐ti bhām̐ti bolahim̐ bihaga, śravana-sukhada cita-cora ||
Text source: Wikisource · Public domain (Tulsidas, 16th c.; 1925 edition, Wikisource PD-1996 tag); transcription CC BY-SA 4.0