सकल सौच करि जाइ नहाये । नित्य निबाहि मुनिहि सिर नाये ॥
समय जानि गुरु आयसु पाई । लेन प्रसून चले दोउ भाई ॥
sakala sauca kari jāi nahāye | nitya nibāhi munihi sira nāye ||
samaya jāni guru āyasu pāī | lena prasūna cale dou bhāī ||
Bala Kanda
Chapter 227: Gathering flowers in King Janaka's garden
5 verses · 227 of 361
What happens in this chapter
Gathering flowers in King Janaka's garden
Shri Rama and Lakshmana finish their morning cleansing, bathe, complete their daily rites and bow to the muni. Knowing the hour, the guru sends them to fetch flowers for worship. They reach the king's fine garden, where spring seems to have lingered out of sheer delight. Trees of every kind stand there, with creepers spread like canopies in many colours. New leaves, fruit and blossom are so lovely that even the trees of Svarga feel ashamed of their wealth. Chatakas, koels, parrots and chakoras call, and peacocks dance. In the middle lies a beautiful lake with steps of gems, clear water and lotuses of many hues, where water birds call and bees hum. Seeing garden and lake, the Lord and his brother are glad.
भूप बाग बर देखेउ जाई । जहँ बसन्त-रितु रही लोभाई ॥
लागे बिटप मनोहर नाना । बरन बरन बर बेलि बिताना ॥
bhūpa bāga bara dekheu jāī | jaham̐ basanta-ritu rahī lobhāī ||
lāge biṭapa manohara nānā | barana barana bara beli bitānā ||
नव-पल्लव फल सुमान सुहाये । निज-सम्पति सुर-रूख लजाये ॥
चातक कोकिल कीर चकोरा । कूजत बिहँग नटत कल मोरा ॥
nava-pallava phala sumāna suhāye | nija-sampati sura-rūkha lajāye ||
cātaka kokila kīra cakorā | kūjata biham̐ga naṭata kala morā ||
मध्य बाग सर सोह सुहावा । मनि-सोपान बिचित्र बनावा ॥
बिमल सलिल सरसिज बहु रङ्गा । जल-खग-कूजत गुञ्जत भृङ्गा ॥
madhya bāga sara soha suhāvā | mani-sopāna bicitra banāvā ||
bimala salila sarasija bahu raṅgā | jala-khaga-kūjata guñjata bhṛṅgā ||
बाग तड़ाग विलोकि प्रभु, हरषे बन्धु समेत ।
परम-रम्य आराम यह, जो रामहिँ सुख देत ॥
bāga tar̤āga viloki prabhu, haraṣe bandhu sameta |
parama-ramya ārāma yaha, jo rāmahim̐ sukha deta ||
Text source: Wikisource · Public domain (Tulsidas, 16th c.; 1925 edition, Wikisource PD-1996 tag); transcription CC BY-SA 4.0