पुर पूरब-दिसि गे दोउ भाई । जहँ धनु-मख हित भूमि बनाई ॥
अति विस्तार चारु गच ढारी । बिमल-बेदिका रुचिर सँवारी ॥
pura pūraba-disi ge dou bhāī | jaham̐ dhanu-makha hita bhūmi banāī ||
ati vistāra cāru gaca ḍhārī | bimala-bedikā rucira sam̐vārī ||
Bala Kanda
Chapter 224: The boys show them the bow-yajna arena
5 verses · 224 of 361
What happens in this chapter
The boys show them the bow-yajna arena
The brothers go to the east of the city, where the ground has been prepared for the bow-yajna. It is a vast paved arena with a fine altar. On all four sides stand large golden platforms where the kings will sit. Behind them, close around, is another ring of platforms a little higher where the townspeople will sit. Near these are large white galleries, from which the women will watch, each according to her family's station. The boys of the city, chattering sweetly, respectfully show the Lord all the arrangements. On this pretext the children, overcome with love, touch His lovely body; they thrill all over, and their hearts swell with joy as they gaze again and again at the two brothers.
चहुँ दिसि कञ्चन मञ्च बिसाला । रचे जहाँ बेठहिं महिपाला ॥
तेहि पाछें समीप चहुँ पासा । अपर मञ्च मंडली बिलासा ॥
cahum̐ disi kañcana mañca bisālā | race jahām̐ beṭhahiṃ mahipālā ||
tehi pācheṃ samīpa cahum̐ pāsā | apara mañca maṃḍalī bilāsā ||
कछुक ऊँचि सब भाँति सुहाई । बैठहिँ नगर लोग जहँ जाई ॥
तिन्ह के निकट बिसाल सुहाये । धवल धाम बहु बरन बनाये ॥
kachuka ūm̐ci saba bhām̐ti suhāī | baiṭhahim̐ nagara loga jaham̐ jāī ||
tinha ke nikaṭa bisāla suhāye | dhavala dhāma bahu barana banāye ||
जहँ बैठे देखहिँ सब नारी । जथा जोगु निज-कुल अनुहारी ॥
पुर-बालक कहि कहि मृदु बचना । सादर प्रभुहि देखावहिँ रचना ॥
jaham̐ baiṭhe dekhahim̐ saba nārī | jathā jogu nija-kula anuhārī ||
pura-bālaka kahi kahi mṛdu bacanā | sādara prabhuhi dekhāvahim̐ racanā ||
सब सिसु एहि मिस प्रेम-बस, परसि मनोहर गात ।
तन पुलकहिँ अति हरष हियँ, देखि देखि दोउ भ्रात ॥
saba sisu ehi misa prema-basa, parasi manohara gāta |
tana pulakahim̐ ati haraṣa hiyam̐, dekhi dekhi dou bhrāta ||
Text source: Wikisource · Public domain (Tulsidas, 16th c.; 1925 edition, Wikisource PD-1996 tag); transcription CC BY-SA 4.0