मुनि-पद-कमल बन्दि दोउ भ्राता । चले लोक-लोचन सुख-दाता ॥
बालक-वृन्द देखि अति सोभा । लगे सङ्ग लोचन मन लोभा ॥
muni-pada-kamala bandi dou bhrātā | cale loka-locana sukha-dātā ||
bālaka-vṛnda dekhi ati sobhā | lage saṅga locana mana lobhā ||
Bala Kanda
Chapter 219: The two brothers walk into Janakpur
5 verses · 219 of 361
What happens in this chapter
The two brothers walk into Janakpur
Bowing at the muni's lotus feet, the brothers set out, a joy to the eyes of the world. Crowds of boys, struck by their beauty, follow along. They wear yellow cloth with sashes at the waist, fine bows and arrows in their hands, sandal paste on bodies dark and fair. Shoulders like a lion's, long arms, a lovely necklace of gems on the chest; lotus eyes, faces like the moon that cool the three kinds of suffering. Golden flowers in their ears, a glance that steals the heart, gracefully curved brows and a tilak mark of rare beauty. Handsome caps on their heads over dark curling hair, the two brothers are lovely from toe to crown, every limb in perfect proportion.
पीत-बसन परिकर कटि भाथा । चारु चाप सर सोहत हाथा ॥
तन अनुहरत सुचन्दन खोरी । स्यामल गौर मनोहर जोरी ॥
pīta-basana parikara kaṭi bhāthā | cāru cāpa sara sohata hāthā ||
tana anuharata sucandana khorī | syāmala gaura manohara jorī ||
केहरि-कन्धर बाहु बिसाला । उर अति रुचिर नाग-मनि-माला ॥
सुभग सोन सरसीरुह लोचन । बदन-मयङ्क ताप त्रय मोचन ॥
kehari-kandhara bāhu bisālā | ura ati rucira nāga-mani-mālā ||
subhaga sona sarasīruha locana | badana-mayaṅka tāpa traya mocana ||
कानन्हि कनक-फूल छबि देहीँ । चितवत चितहि चोरि जनु लेहीँ ॥
चितवनि चारु भृकुटि बर बाँकी । तिलक रेखा सोभा जनु चाँकी ॥
kānanhi kanaka-phūla chabi dehīm̐ | citavata citahi cori janu lehīm̐ ||
citavani cāru bhṛkuṭi bara bām̐kī | tilaka rekhā sobhā janu cām̐kī ||
रुचिर चौतनीं सुभग सिर, मेचक कुञ्चित केस ।
नख-सिख सुन्दर बन्धु दोउ, सोभा सकल सुदेस ॥
rucira cautanīṃ subhaga sira, mecaka kuñcita kesa |
nakha-sikha sundara bandhu dou, sobhā sakala sudesa ||
Text source: Wikisource · Public domain (Tulsidas, 16th c.; 1925 edition, Wikisource PD-1996 tag); transcription CC BY-SA 4.0