नौमी तिथि मधु मास पुनीता । सुकल पच्छ अभिजित हरि-प्रीता ॥
मध्य दिवस अति सीत न घामा । पावन-काल लोक-बिश्रामा ॥
naumī tithi madhu māsa punītā | sukala paccha abhijita hari-prītā ||
madhya divasa ati sīta na ghāmā | pāvana-kāla loka-biśrāmā ||
Bala Kanda
Chapter 191: The holy hour of Rama Navami
5 verses · 191 of 361
What happens in this chapter
The holy hour of Rama Navami
It is the ninth tithi of the bright half of holy Chaitra, in the Abhijit muhurta dear to Hari. Midday, neither cold nor hot, a sacred hour that rests the worlds. A cool, gentle, fragrant breeze blows. Forests flower, mountains glitter with gems, and every river runs with nectar. Knowing the moment, Brahma and all the devas set out in their vimanas. The clear sky fills with them; gandharvas sing, flowers fall from cupped hands and drums thunder above. Nagas, munis and devas offer praise and service. Their prayer made, they return home, and the Lord who is the abode and rest of all the worlds appears.
सीतल मन्द सुरभि बह बाऊ । हरषित सुर संतन मन चाऊ ॥
बन कुसुमित गिरि-गन-मनिआरा । स्त्रवहिं सकल सरिताऽमृतधारा ॥
sītala manda surabhi baha bāū | haraṣita sura saṃtana mana cāū ||
bana kusumita giri-gana-maniārā | stravahiṃ sakala saritā'mṛtadhārā ||
सो अवसर बिरज्चि जब जाना । चले सकल सुर साजि विमाना ॥
गगन बिमल सकुल-सुर-जूथा । गावहिँ गुन गन्धर्व-बरूथा ॥
so avasara birajci jaba jānā | cale sakala sura sāji vimānā ||
gagana bimala sakula-sura-jūthā | gāvahim̐ guna gandharva-barūthā ||
बरषहिँ सुमन सुअञ्जलि साजी । गहगहि गगन दुन्दुभी बाजी ॥
अस्तुति करहिँ नाग-मुनि-देवा । बहु बिधि लावहिँ निज निज सेवा ॥
baraṣahim̐ sumana suañjali sājī | gahagahi gagana dundubhī bājī ||
astuti karahim̐ nāga-muni-devā | bahu bidhi lāvahim̐ nija nija sevā ||
सुर-समूह बिनती करि, पहुँचे निज निज धाम ।
जगनिवास प्रभु प्रगटे, अखिल-लोक-बिस्राम ॥
sura-samūha binatī kari, pahum̐ce nija nija dhāma |
jaganivāsa prabhu pragaṭe, akhila-loka-bisrāma ||
Text source: Wikisource · Public domain (Tulsidas, 16th c.; 1925 edition, Wikisource PD-1996 tag); transcription CC BY-SA 4.0