हृदयँ सराहत सीय लोनाई । गुरु समीप गवने दोउ भाई ॥
राम कहा सब कौसिक पाहीँ । सरल सुभाउ छुअत छल नाहीँ ॥
hṛdayam̐ sarāhata sīya lonāī | guru samīpa gavane dou bhāī ||
rāma kahā saba kausika pāhīm̐ | sarala subhāu chuata chala nāhīm̐ ||
Bala Kanda
Chapter 237: The moon cannot equal Sita's face
5 verses · 237 of 361
What happens in this chapter
The moon cannot equal Sita's face
Praising Sita's grace in their hearts, the two brothers return to the guru. Shri Rama tells Vishvamitra everything, for his nature is simple and untouched by guile. The muni takes the flowers, does his worship and blesses both brothers: may your wishes bear fruit. Rama and Lakshmana are glad to hear it. After the meal the wise muni tells old kathas, and when the day ends the brothers go for sandhya. A lovely moon rises in the east, and seeing it like Sita's face, Shri Rama feels joy. Then he thinks again: the moon is no match for her face. It was born from the ocean, poison is its brother, it is dim by day and carries a stain. How could that poor beggar of a moon equal Sita's face?
सुमन पाइ मुनि पूजा कीन्ही । पुनि असीस दुहुँ भाइन्ह दीन्ही ॥
सुफल मनोरथ होहु तुम्हारे । राम लखन सुनि भये सुखारे ॥
sumana pāi muni pūjā kīnhī | puni asīsa duhum̐ bhāinha dīnhī ||
suphala manoratha hohu tumhāre | rāma lakhana suni bhaye sukhāre ||
करि भोजनु मुनिबर बिज्ञानी । लगे कहन कछु कथा पुरानी ॥
बिगत-दिवस गुरु आयसु पाई । सन्ध्या करन चले दोउ भाई ॥
kari bhojanu munibara bijñānī | lage kahana kachu kathā purānī ||
bigata-divasa guru āyasu pāī | sandhyā karana cale dou bhāī ||
प्राची दिसि ससि उयउ सुहावा । सिय-मुख सरिस देखि सुख पावा ॥
बहुरि बिचार कीन्ह मन माहीँ । सीय बदन सम हिमकर नाहीँ ॥
prācī disi sasi uyau suhāvā | siya-mukha sarisa dekhi sukha pāvā ||
bahuri bicāra kīnha mana māhīm̐ | sīya badana sama himakara nāhīm̐ ||
जनम-सिन्धु पुनि बन्धु-बिष, दिन-मलीन सकलङ्क ।
सिय-मुख समता पाव किमि, चंदु बापुरो रङ्क ॥
janama-sindhu puni bandhu-biṣa, dina-malīna sakalaṅka |
siya-mukha samatā pāva kimi, caṃdu bāpuro raṅka ||
Text source: Wikisource · Public domain (Tulsidas, 16th c.; 1925 edition, Wikisource PD-1996 tag); transcription CC BY-SA 4.0