चहुँ दिसि चितइ पूँछि मालिगन । लगे लेन दल फूल मुदित मन ॥
तेहि अवसर सीता तहँ आई । गिरिजा पूजन जननि पठाई ॥
cahum̐ disi citai pūm̐chi māligana | lage lena dala phūla mudita mana ||
tehi avasara sītā taham̐ āī | girijā pūjana janani paṭhāī ||
Bala Kanda
Chapter 228: Sita comes to worship Girija
5 verses · 228 of 361
What happens in this chapter
Sita comes to worship Girija
The brothers look around, ask the gardeners' leave and gladly begin picking leaves and flowers. At that very time Sita arrives, sent by her mother to worship Girija, Mata Parvati. Her wise companions come with her singing sweet songs. Near the lake stands Girija's shrine, too lovely to describe. Sita bathes in the lake with her friends and goes joyfully to Gauri's temple, where she worships with deep love and asks for a fitting, handsome husband. One companion had wandered off to see the garden. She sees the two brothers and returns to Sita overwhelmed with love. The others notice her state, her body thrilling and her eyes wet, and gently ask her the reason for her joy.
सङ्ग सखीं सब सुभग सयानी । गावहिँ गीत मनोहर बानी ॥
सर समीप गिरिजा गृह सोहा । बरनि न जाइ देखि मन मोहा ॥
saṅga sakhīṃ saba subhaga sayānī | gāvahim̐ gīta manohara bānī ||
sara samīpa girijā gṛha sohā | barani na jāi dekhi mana mohā ||
मज्जन करि सर सखिन्ह समेता । गई मुदित मन गौरि निकेता ॥
पूजा कीन्हि अधिक अनुरागा । निज-अनुरूप सुभग बर माँगा ॥
majjana kari sara sakhinha sametā | gaī mudita mana gauri niketā ||
pūjā kīnhi adhika anurāgā | nija-anurūpa subhaga bara mām̐gā ||
एक सखी सिय सङ्ग बिहाई । गई रही देखन फुलवाई ॥
तेहि दोउ बन्धु बिलोके जाई । प्रेम-बिबस सीता पहिँ आई ॥
eka sakhī siya saṅga bihāī | gaī rahī dekhana phulavāī ||
tehi dou bandhu biloke jāī | prema-bibasa sītā pahim̐ āī ||
तासु दसा देखी सखिन्ह, पुलक-गात जल-नैन ।
कहु कारन निज हरष कर, पूछहिँ सब मृदु बैन ॥
tāsu dasā dekhī sakhinha, pulaka-gāta jala-naina |
kahu kārana nija haraṣa kara, pūchahim̐ saba mṛdu baina ||
Text source: Wikisource · Public domain (Tulsidas, 16th c.; 1925 edition, Wikisource PD-1996 tag); transcription CC BY-SA 4.0