राम-लखन-सिय रूप निहारी । कहहिँ सप्रेम ग्राम नर-नारी ॥
ते पितु मातु कहहु सखि कैसे । जिन्ह पठये बन बालक ऐसे ॥
rāma-lakhana-siya rūpa nihārī | kahahim̐ saprema grāma nara-nārī ||
te pitu mātu kahahu sakhi kaise | jinha paṭhaye bana bālaka aise ||
Ayodhya Kanda
Chapter 89: Villagers marvel; a bed beneath the shinshapa
5 verses · 89 of 326
What happens in this chapter
Villagers marvel; a bed beneath the shinshapa
Gazing at the beauty of Rama, Lakshmana and Sita, the village men and women talk lovingly among themselves. What kind of father and mother, friend, could send such children into the forest? Others say the king has done well, for the Creator has given their eyes this reward. Then the Nishada chief thinks of a lovely shinshapa tree and leads Raghunatha to the spot; Rama finds it pleasing in every way. The townsfolk pay their respects and go home, and Raghubara goes to perform his evening sandhya. Guha prepares a soft bed of kusha grass and tender leaves, and fills leaf cups with clean, sweet, soft fruits and roots. Together with Sita, Sumantra and his brother, Rama eats and lies down, while Lakshmana presses his feet.
एक कहहिँ भल भूपति कीन्हा । लोचन लाहु हमहि बिधि दीन्हा ॥
तब निषाद-पति उर अनुमाना । तरु सिंसुपा मनोहर जाना ॥
eka kahahim̐ bhala bhūpati kīnhā | locana lāhu hamahi bidhi dīnhā ||
taba niṣāda-pati ura anumānā | taru siṃsupā manohara jānā ||
लेइ रघुनाथहि ठाउँ देखावा । कहेउ राम सब भाँति सुहावा ॥
पुरजन करि जोहार घर आये । रघुबर सन्ध्या करन सिधाये ॥
lei raghunāthahi ṭhāum̐ dekhāvā | kaheu rāma saba bhām̐ti suhāvā ||
purajana kari johāra ghara āye | raghubara sandhyā karana sidhāye ||
गुहँ सँवारि साँथरी डसाई । कुस-किसलयमय-मृदुल सुहाई ॥
सुचि फल मूल मधुर मृदु जानी । दोना अरि भरि राखेसि आनी ॥
guham̐ sam̐vāri sām̐tharī ḍasāī | kusa-kisalayamaya-mṛdula suhāī ||
suci phala mūla madhura mṛdu jānī | donā ari bhari rākhesi ānī ||
सिय सुमन्त्र भ्राता सहित, कन्द मूल फल खाइ ।
सयन कीन्ह रघुबंसमनि, पाय पलोटत भाइ ॥
siya sumantra bhrātā sahita, kanda mūla phala khāi |
sayana kīnha raghubaṃsamani, pāya paloṭata bhāi ||
Text source: Wikisource · Public domain (Tulsidas, 16th c.; 1925 edition, Wikisource PD-1996 tag); transcription CC BY-SA 4.0