बन प्रदेस मुनि-बास घनेरे । जनु पुर नगर गाउँ-गन खेरे ॥
बिपुल बिचित्र बिहग मृग नाना । प्रजा समाजु न जाइ बखाना ॥
bana pradesa muni-bāsa ghanere | janu pura nagara gāum̐-gana khere ||
bipula bicitra bihaga mṛga nānā | prajā samāju na jāi bakhānā ||
Ayodhya Kanda
Chapter 236: Beasts and birds of Rama's hill
5 verses · 236 of 326
What happens in this chapter
Beasts and birds of Rama's hill
The kingdom picture goes on. The many hermitages of sages in the forest are like towns, cities, villages and hamlets. Birds and beasts of every kind are its countless subjects. Rhinoceros, elephant, lion, tiger, boar, buffalo and bull, seeing such splendour one praises it; they leave enmity and graze together, like a fourfold army here and there. Waterfalls splash and rutting elephants trumpet like drums of many kinds. Chakravaka, chakora, chataka, parrot, cuckoo and swan call happily. Bees hum and peacocks dance, as if good rule spread joy on all sides. Creepers, trees and grass bear fruit and flower. Seeing the beauty of Rama's hill, Bharata's heart fills with love, like an ascetic who has reached the fruit of tapas and rests content from his vows.
खगहा करि हरि बाघ बराहा । देखि महिष वृष साज सराहा ॥
बयर बिहाइ चरहिं एक सङ्गा । जहँ तहँ मनहुँ सेन चतुरङ्गा ॥
khagahā kari hari bāgha barāhā | dekhi mahiṣa vṛṣa sāja sarāhā ||
bayara bihāi carahiṃ eka saṅgā | jaham̐ taham̐ manahum̐ sena caturaṅgā ||
झरना झरहिं मत्त गज गाजहिं । मनहुँ निसान विविध विधि बाजहिं ॥
चक चकोर चातक सुक पिक गन । कूजत मज्जु मराल मुदित मन ॥
jharanā jharahiṃ matta gaja gājahiṃ | manahum̐ nisāna vividha vidhi bājahiṃ ||
caka cakora cātaka suka pika gana | kūjata majju marāla mudita mana ||
मलि-गन गावत नाचत मोरा । जनु सुराज मङ्गल चहुँ ओरा ॥
बेलि बिटप तृन सफल सफूला । सब समाज मुद-मङ्गल-मूला ॥
mali-gana gāvata nācata morā | janu surāja maṅgala cahum̐ orā ||
beli biṭapa tṛna saphala saphūlā | saba samāja muda-maṅgala-mūlā ||
राम-सैल सोभा निरखि, भरत हृदयँ अति पेमु ।
तापस तप-फल पाइ जिमि, सुखी सिरानें नेम ॥
rāma-saila sobhā nirakhi, bharata hṛdayam̐ ati pemu |
tāpasa tapa-phala pāi jimi, sukhī sirāneṃ nema ||
Text source: Wikisource · Public domain (Tulsidas, 16th c.; 1925 edition, Wikisource PD-1996 tag); transcription CC BY-SA 4.0