जो मुनीस जेहि आयसु दीन्हा । सो तेहिं काज प्रथम जनु कीन्हा ॥
बिप्र साधु सुर पूजत राजा । करत राम हित मङ्गल-काजा ॥
jo munīsa jehi āyasu dīnhā | so tehiṃ kāja prathama janu kīnhā ||
bipra sādhu sura pūjata rājā | karata rāma hita maṅgala-kājā ||
Ayodhya Kanda
Chapter 7: Ayodhya celebrates; Rama and Sita feel omens
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What happens in this chapter
Ayodhya celebrates; Rama and Sita feel omens
Each task the muni sets is done as if finished before it was given. The king worships brahmanas, sadhus and devas for Rama's good. As word of the consecration spreads, festive drums sound across Ayodhya. Auspicious limbs throb on the bodies of Rama and Sita, and thrilled with love they tell each other these omens must mean Bharata is coming. They have waited many days; the signs promise a dear meeting. Who in the world is as dear as Bharata? This alone can be the fruit of the omens. Rama thinks of his brother day and night, as a tortoise keeps its heart on its eggs. Hearing the news, the queens' apartments swell with joy like sea waves when the moon is waxing.
सुनत राम अभिषेक सुहावा । बाज गहागह अवध बधावा ॥
राम-सीय-तन सगुन जनाये । फरकहिँ मङ्गल अङ्ग सुहाये ॥
sunata rāma abhiṣeka suhāvā | bāja gahāgaha avadha badhāvā ||
rāma-sīya-tana saguna janāye | pharakahim̐ maṅgala aṅga suhāye ||
पुलकि सप्रेम परसपर कहहीँ । भरत आगमन सूचक अहहीँ ॥
भये बहुत दिन अति अवसेरी । सगुन प्रतीति भेँट प्रिय केरी ॥
pulaki saprema parasapara kahahīm̐ | bharata āgamana sūcaka ahahīm̐ ||
bhaye bahuta dina ati avaserī | saguna pratīti bhem̐ṭa priya kerī ||
भरत सरिस प्रिय को जग माहीं । इहइ सगुन-फल दूसर नाहीँ ॥
रामहिँ बन्धु सोच दिन राती । अंडन्हि कमठ ह्रदउ जेहि भाँती ॥
bharata sarisa priya ko jaga māhīṃ | ihai saguna-phala dūsara nāhīm̐ ||
rāmahim̐ bandhu soca dina rātī | aṃḍanhi kamaṭha hradau jehi bhām̐tī ||
एहि अवसर मङ्गल परम, सुनि रहँसेउ रनिवास ।
सोभत लखि बिधु बढ़त जनु, बारिधि बीचि बिलास ॥
ehi avasara maṅgala parama, suni raham̐seu ranivāsa |
sobhata lakhi bidhu bar̤hata janu, bāridhi bīci bilāsa ||
Text source: Wikisource · Public domain (Tulsidas, 16th c.; 1925 edition, Wikisource PD-1996 tag); transcription CC BY-SA 4.0