चले राम लछिमन मुनि सङ्गा । गये जहाँ जग-पावनि गङ्गा ॥
गाधि-सूनु सब कथा सुनाई । जेहि प्रकार सुरसरि महि आई ॥
cale rāma lachimana muni saṅgā | gaye jahām̐ jaga-pāvani gaṅgā ||
gādhi-sūnu saba kathā sunāī | jehi prakāra surasari mahi āī ||
Bala Kanda
Chapter 212: At the Ganga and on to Mithila
5 verses · 212 of 361
What happens in this chapter
At the Ganga and on to Mithila
Rama and Lakshmana go on with the muni to the Ganga, and Vishvamitra tells them how the heavenly river came down to earth. The Lord bathes with the rishis and the Brahmanas receive gifts. Walking on, they soon draw near the city of Videha, and the brothers delight in its beauty: wells, streams and lakes with water sweet as nectar and steps of gems. Bees hum drunk on honey, birds of every colour call, lotuses bloom and a cool, fragrant breeze blows. Gardens, orchards and groves full of birds, in flower and fruit, surround the city.
तब प्रभु रिषिन्ह समेत नहाये । बिबिध दान महिदेवन्हि पाये ॥
हरषि चले मुनि-वृन्द-सहाया । बेगि विदेह-नगर निअराया ॥
taba prabhu riṣinha sameta nahāye | bibidha dāna mahidevanhi pāye ||
haraṣi cale muni-vṛnda-sahāyā | begi videha-nagara niarāyā ||
पुर रम्यता राम जब देखी । हरषे अनुज समेत बिसेखी ॥
बापीं कूप सरित सर नाना । सलिल सुधा-सम मनि-सोपाना ॥
pura ramyatā rāma jaba dekhī | haraṣe anuja sameta bisekhī ||
bāpīṃ kūpa sarita sara nānā | salila sudhā-sama mani-sopānā ||
गुञ्जत मज्जु मत्त-रस भृङ्गा । कूजत कल बहु बरन बिहङ्गा ॥
बरन बरन बिकसे बन जाता । त्रिविधि समीर सदा सुख-दाता ॥
guñjata majju matta-rasa bhṛṅgā | kūjata kala bahu barana bihaṅgā ||
barana barana bikase bana jātā | trividhi samīra sadā sukha-dātā ||
सुमन बाटिका बाग बन, बिपुल बिहँग निवास ।
फूलत फलत सुपल्लवत, सोहत पुर चहुँ पास ॥
sumana bāṭikā bāga bana, bipula biham̐ga nivāsa |
phūlata phalata supallavata, sohata pura cahum̐ pāsa ||
Text source: Wikisource · Public domain (Tulsidas, 16th c.; 1925 edition, Wikisource PD-1996 tag); transcription CC BY-SA 4.0