बोली अपर कहेहु सखि नीका । एहिं बिबाह अति हित सबहीं का ॥
कोउ कह सङ्कर चाप कठोरा । ये स्यामल मृदुगात किसोरा ॥
bolī apara kahehu sakhi nīkā | ehiṃ bibāha ati hita sabahīṃ kā ||
kou kaha saṅkara cāpa kaṭhorā | ye syāmala mṛdugāta kisorā ||
Bala Kanda
Chapter 223: Will the tender prince lift Shiva's bow
5 verses · 223 of 361
What happens in this chapter
Will the tender prince lift Shiva's bow
Another says: you have spoken well, friend; this marriage would be good for everyone. But one objects: Shankara's bow is hard and heavy, and this dark boy is tender of body. Another answers softly: friend, some say of Him that He looks small but His power is great. Ahalya, laden with sin, was saved by touching the dust of His lotus feet. Will such a one stay without breaking Shiva's bow? Do not give up this trust, even by mistake. The Creator who fashioned Sita with care has thought this out and made the dark groom for her. Hearing her, all rejoice and say softly, so be it. The women shower flowers, and wherever the two brothers go, there is supreme joy.
सब असमञ्जस अहइ सयानी । यह सुनि अपर कहइ मृदु बानी ॥
सखि इन्ह कहँ कोउ कोउ अस कहहीँ । बड़ प्रभाउ देखत लघु अहहीँ ॥
saba asamañjasa ahai sayānī | yaha suni apara kahai mṛdu bānī ||
sakhi inha kaham̐ kou kou asa kahahīm̐ | bar̤a prabhāu dekhata laghu ahahīm̐ ||
परसि जासु पद-पङ्कज धूरी । तरी अहल्या कृत-अघ-भूरी ॥
से कि रहिहि बिनु सिव-धनु तोरें । यह प्रतीति परिहरिअ न भोरें ॥
parasi jāsu pada-paṅkaja dhūrī | tarī ahalyā kṛta-agha-bhūrī ||
se ki rahihi binu siva-dhanu toreṃ | yaha pratīti pariharia na bhoreṃ ||
जेहिं बिरज्चि रचि सीय सँवारी । तेहिं स्यामल बर रचेउ बिचारी ॥
तासु बचन सुनि सब हरषानीं । ऐसइ होउ कहहिँ मृदु बानी ॥
jehiṃ birajci raci sīya sam̐vārī | tehiṃ syāmala bara raceu bicārī ||
tāsu bacana suni saba haraṣānīṃ | aisai hou kahahim̐ mṛdu bānī ||
हियँ हरषहिँ बरषहिँ सुमन, सुमुखि सुलोचनि-वृन्द ।
जाहिँ जहाँ जहँ बन्धु दोउ, तहँ तहँ परमानन्द ॥
hiyam̐ haraṣahim̐ baraṣahim̐ sumana, sumukhi sulocani-vṛnda |
jāhim̐ jahām̐ jaham̐ bandhu dou, taham̐ taham̐ paramānanda ||
Text source: Wikisource · Public domain (Tulsidas, 16th c.; 1925 edition, Wikisource PD-1996 tag); transcription CC BY-SA 4.0