राजा सब रनिवास बोलाई । जनक-पत्रिका बाचि सुनाई ॥
सुनि सन्देस सकल हरषानीं । अपर कथा सब भूप बखानीं ॥
rājā saba ranivāsa bolāī | janaka-patrikā bāci sunāī ||
suni sandesa sakala haraṣānīṃ | apara kathā saba bhūpa bakhānīṃ ||
Bala Kanda
Chapter 295: The queens hear the news
5 verses · 295 of 361
What happens in this chapter
The queens hear the news
The king calls the whole inner palace and reads out Janaka's letter. The queens rejoice at the message, and the king tells them the rest of the account. They bloom with love like peahens at the sound of rain clouds. The guru's wife and the elder ladies give blessings, and the mothers are lost in bliss. They press the dear letter to their hearts. Again and again the king describes the fame and deeds of Rama and Lakshmana. Saying it is all the muni's grace, he goes out. The queens then call the Brahmins and gladly give gifts, and the Brahmins leave blessing them. Beggars are summoned and given offerings in countless ways, and they cry: long live the four sons of Emperor Dasharatha.
प्रेम-प्रफुल्लित राजहिँ रानी । मनहुँ सिखिनि सुनि बारिद बनी ॥
मुदित असीस देहिँ गुरु नारीं । अति आनन्द मगन महतारीं ॥
prema-praphullita rājahim̐ rānī | manahum̐ sikhini suni bārida banī ||
mudita asīsa dehim̐ guru nārīṃ | ati ānanda magana mahatārīṃ ||
लेहिँ परसपर अति प्रिय पाती । हृदयँ लगाइ जुड़ावहिँ छाती ॥
राम लखन के कीरति करनी । बारहिँ बार भूप-बर बरनी ॥
lehim̐ parasapara ati priya pātī | hṛdayam̐ lagāi jur̤āvahim̐ chātī ||
rāma lakhana ke kīrati karanī | bārahim̐ bāra bhūpa-bara baranī ||
मुनि प्रसाद कहि द्वार सिधाये । रानिन्ह तब महिदेव बोलाये ॥
दिये दान आनन्द समेता । चले विप्र-बर आसिष देता ॥
muni prasāda kahi dvāra sidhāye | rāninha taba mahideva bolāye ||
diye dāna ānanda sametā | cale vipra-bara āsiṣa detā ||
जाचक लिये हँकारि, दीन्हि निछावरि कोटि बिधि ।
चिरजीवहु सुत चारि, चक्रबर्ति दसरत्थ के ॥
jācaka liye ham̐kāri, dīnhi nichāvari koṭi bidhi |
cirajīvahu suta cāri, cakrabarti dasarattha ke ||
Text source: Wikisource · Public domain (Tulsidas, 16th c.; 1925 edition, Wikisource PD-1996 tag); transcription CC BY-SA 4.0