सहज मनोहर मूरति दोऊ । कोटि-काम उपमा लघु सोऊ ॥
सरद-चन्द-निन्दक मुख नीके । नीरज-नयन भावते जी के ॥
sahaja manohara mūrati doū | koṭi-kāma upamā laghu soū ||
sarada-canda-nindaka mukha nīke | nīraja-nayana bhāvate jī ke ||
Bala Kanda
Chapter 243: The two brothers' faces, from brow to neck
5 verses · 243 of 361
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The two brothers' faces, from brow to neck
Tulsidas describes the two forms, lovely by nature, beside whom a crore of Kamadevas is a poor comparison. Their faces shame the autumn moon and their lotus eyes delight the heart; their glance takes away Kamadeva's pride. Earrings swing at the lovely cheeks, the lips are fine and the speech soft. Their smile outshines moonbeams, the brows are curved, and the tilak gleams on the broad forehead, while bees feel shy before their dark hair. Yellow caps sit on their heads with flower buds worked in, and their conch-lined necks seem the limit of the three worlds' beauty. They have shoulders like a bull's and a lion's bearing.
चितवनि चारु मार-मद-हरनी । भावति हृदय जाति नहिँ बरनी ॥
कल-कपोल-स्त्रुति-कुंडल-लोला । चिबुक अधर सुन्दर मृदु बोला ॥
citavani cāru māra-mada-haranī | bhāvati hṛdaya jāti nahim̐ baranī ||
kala-kapola-struti-kuṃḍala-lolā | cibuka adhara sundara mṛdu bolā ||
कुमुदबन्धु-कर-निन्दक हासा । भृकुटी बिकट मनोहर नासा ॥
भाल बिसाल तिलक झलकाहीँ । कच बिलोकि अलि अवलि लजाहीँ ॥
kumudabandhu-kara-nindaka hāsā | bhṛkuṭī bikaṭa manohara nāsā ||
bhāla bisāla tilaka jhalakāhīm̐ | kaca biloki ali avali lajāhīm̐ ||
पीत चौतनीं सिरन्हि सुहाई । कुसुम-कलीं बिच बीच बनाईं ॥
रेखा रुचिर कम्बु कल गीवाँ । जनु त्रिभुवन सुखमा की सीवाँ ॥
pīta cautanīṃ siranhi suhāī | kusuma-kalīṃ bica bīca banāīṃ ||
rekhā rucira kambu kala gīvām̐ | janu tribhuvana sukhamā kī sīvām̐ ||
कुञ्जर मनि कंठा कलित, उरन्हि तुलसिका माल ।
वृषभ-कन्ध केहरि-ठवनि, बल-निधि बाहु बिसाल ॥
kuñjara mani kaṃṭhā kalita, uranhi tulasikā māla |
vṛṣabha-kandha kehari-ṭhavani, bala-nidhi bāhu bisāla ||
Text source: Wikisource · Public domain (Tulsidas, 16th c.; 1925 edition, Wikisource PD-1996 tag); transcription CC BY-SA 4.0