पुर अरु ब्योम बाजने बाजे । खल भये मलिन साधु सब राजे ॥
सुर किन्नर नर नाग मुनीसा । जय जय जय कहि देहिँ असीसा ॥
pura aru byoma bājane bāje | khala bhaye malina sādhu saba rāje ||
sura kinnara nara nāga munīsā | jaya jaya jaya kahi dehim̐ asīsā ||
Bala Kanda
Chapter 265: Sita will not touch the Lord's feet
5 verses · 265 of 361
What happens in this chapter
Sita will not touch the Lord's feet
Music sounds in the city and the sky; the wicked grow gloomy and the good shine. Devas, kinnaras, men, nagas and munis cry victory and give blessings. Wives of the devas dance and sing, and handfuls of flowers fall again and again. Brahmins chant the Vedas and heralds recite praises. The fame spreads over earth and the underworld: Rama has broken the bow and won Sita. Townsfolk wave lamps in arati and give away wealth without a thought. Sita and Rama together look as if beauty and love had met in one place. The friends tell Sita to clasp the Lord's feet, but she will not touch them, remembering what befell Gautama's wife. The jewel of the Raghus smiles inwardly, knowing her love is beyond this world.
नाचहिँ गावहिँ बिबुध-बधूटीं । बार बार कुसुमाञ्जलि छूटीं ॥
जहँ तहँ बिन बेद धुनि करहीँ । बन्दी बिरदावलि उच्चरहीं ॥
nācahim̐ gāvahim̐ bibudha-badhūṭīṃ | bāra bāra kusumāñjali chūṭīṃ ||
jaham̐ taham̐ bina beda dhuni karahīm̐ | bandī biradāvali uccarahīṃ ||
महि पाताल नाक जस ब्यापा । राम बरी सिय भञ्जेउ चापा ॥
करहिँ आरती पुर-नर-नारी । देहिँ निछावरि बित्त बिसारी ॥
mahi pātāla nāka jasa byāpā | rāma barī siya bhañjeu cāpā ||
karahim̐ āratī pura-nara-nārī | dehim̐ nichāvari bitta bisārī ||
सोहति सीय राम कै जोरी । छबि सिङ्गार मनहुँ एक ठोरी ॥
सखीं कहहिँ प्रभु-पद गहु सीता । करति न चरन परस अति भीता ॥
sohati sīya rāma kai jorī | chabi siṅgāra manahum̐ eka ṭhorī ||
sakhīṃ kahahim̐ prabhu-pada gahu sītā | karati na carana parasa ati bhītā ||
गौतम-तिय गति सुरति करि, नहिँ परसति पग पानि ।
मन बिहँसे रघुबंस मनि, प्रीति अलौकिक जानि ॥
gautama-tiya gati surati kari, nahim̐ parasati paga pāni |
mana biham̐se raghubaṃsa mani, prīti alaukika jāni ||
Text source: Wikisource · Public domain (Tulsidas, 16th c.; 1925 edition, Wikisource PD-1996 tag); transcription CC BY-SA 4.0