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Kamadeva reached the ashrama and by his own power made spring appear. Trees of many colours burst into flower, cuckoos called and bees hummed. A cool, slow, fragrant breeze blew, fanning the fire of desire. Rambha and other young apsaras, skilled in every art of love, sang in waves of melody and played with balls in their hands. Pleased with his helpers, Kama spread many more snares. Yet none of his arts touched the muni, and the sinful god grew afraid for himself. Who can press on the boundary of one whose great guard is the Lord of Lakshmi? Admitting defeat, Kama with all his company fell at Narada's feet in fear and spoke humbly.
तेहि आश्रमहिं मदन जब गयऊ । निज मायाँ बसन्त निरमयऊ ॥
कुसुमित बिबिध बिटप बहु रङ्गा । कूजहिँ कोकिल गुञ्जहिँ भृङ्गा ॥
tehi āśramahiṃ madana jaba gayaū | nija māyām̐ basanta niramayaū ||
kusumita bibidha biṭapa bahu raṅgā | kūjahim̐ kokila guñjahim̐ bhṛṅgā ||
चली सुहावनि त्रिबिध बयारी । काम-कृसानु बढ़ावनि हारी ॥
रम्भादिक सुर-नारि नबीना । सकल असमसर-कला-प्रबीना ॥
calī suhāvani tribidha bayārī | kāma-kṛsānu bar̤hāvani hārī ||
rambhādika sura-nāri nabīnā | sakala asamasara-kalā-prabīnā ||
करहिँ गान बहु तान तरङ्गा । बहु बिधि क्रीड़हिँ पानि-पतङ्गा ॥
देखि सहाय मदन हरषाना । कीन्हेसि पुनि प्रपञ्च विधि नाना ॥
karahim̐ gāna bahu tāna taraṅgā | bahu bidhi krīr̤ahim̐ pāni-pataṅgā ||
dekhi sahāya madana haraṣānā | kīnhesi puni prapañca vidhi nānā ||
काम-कला कछु मुनिहिँ न ब्यापी । निज-भयं डरेउ मनोभव पापी ॥
सीम कि चाँपि सकइ कोउ तासु । बड़ रखवार रमापति जासू ॥
kāma-kalā kachu munihim̐ na byāpī | nija-bhayaṃ ḍareu manobhava pāpī ||
sīma ki cām̐pi sakai kou tāsu | bar̤a rakhavāra ramāpati jāsū ||
सहित सहाय सभीत अति, मानि हारि मन मैन ।
गहेसि जाइ मुनि चरन तब, कहिं सुठि आरत बैन ॥
sahita sahāya sabhīta ati, māni hāri mana maina |
gahesi jāi muni carana taba, kahiṃ suṭhi ārata baina ||
Text source: Wikisource · Public domain (Tulsidas, 16th c.; 1925 edition, Wikisource PD-1996 tag); transcription CC BY-SA 4.0
