चली सङ्ग लै सखीं सयानी । गावत गीत मनोहर बानी ॥
सोह नवल-तनु सुन्दर सारी । जगत जननि अतुलित छबि भारी ॥
calī saṅga lai sakhīṃ sayānī | gāvata gīta manohara bānī ||
soha navala-tanu sundara sārī | jagata janani atulita chabi bhārī ||
Bala Kanda
Chapter 248: Sita enters the arena with the garland
5 verses · 248 of 361
What happens in this chapter
Sita enters the arena with the garland
Sita's wise companions take her along, singing sweet songs. A lovely sari adorns her young body, and every ornament has been set in place by her friends; the Mother of the world shines beyond compare. When she steps into the arena, every man and woman is enchanted. The devas beat their drums and rain flowers, and the apsaras sing. The victory garland shines in her lotus hands. She glances at the kings and they fall under a spell. Her startled heart searches for Shri Rama, and seeing him near the muni her eyes leap to him like one finding treasure. Shy before her elders, she keeps Raghuvira in her heart and looks toward her friends.
भूषन सकल सुदेस सुहाये । अङ्ग अङ्ग रचि सखिन्ह बनाये ॥
रङ्गभूमि जब सिय पग धारी । देखि रूप मोहे नर नारी ॥
bhūṣana sakala sudesa suhāye | aṅga aṅga raci sakhinha banāye ||
raṅgabhūmi jaba siya paga dhārī | dekhi rūpa mohe nara nārī ||
हरषि सुरन्ह दुंदुभीं बजाई । बरषि प्रसून अपछरा गाई ॥
पानि-सरोज सोह जयमाला । अवचट चितये सकल भुआला ॥
haraṣi suranha duṃdubhīṃ bajāī | baraṣi prasūna apacharā gāī ||
pāni-saroja soha jayamālā | avacaṭa citaye sakala bhuālā ||
सीय चकित चित रामहि चाहा । भये मोह-बस सब नरनाहा ॥
मुनि समीप देखे दोउ भाई । लगे ललकि लोचन निधि पाई ॥
sīya cakita cita rāmahi cāhā | bhaye moha-basa saba naranāhā ||
muni samīpa dekhe dou bhāī | lage lalaki locana nidhi pāī ||
गुरजन लाज समाज बड़, देखि सीय सकुचानि ।
लागि बिलोकन सखिन्ह तन, रघुबीरहि उर आनि ॥
gurajana lāja samāja bar̤a, dekhi sīya sakucāni |
lāgi bilokana sakhinha tana, raghubīrahi ura āni ||
Text source: Wikisource · Public domain (Tulsidas, 16th c.; 1925 edition, Wikisource PD-1996 tag); transcription CC BY-SA 4.0