कहत चले पहिरें पट नाना । हरषि हने गहगहे निसाना ॥
समाचार सब लोगन्ह पाये । लागे घर घर होने बधाये ॥
kahata cale pahireṃ paṭa nānā | haraṣi hane gahagahe nisānā ||
samācāra saba loganha pāye | lāge ghara ghara hone badhāye ||
Bala Kanda
Chapter 296: Ayodhya adorns itself for the wedding
5 verses · 296 of 361
What happens in this chapter
Ayodhya adorns itself for the wedding
The beggars leave in fine new clothes, praising as they go, and the drums thunder with joy. The fourteen worlds fill with delight at the marriage of Janaka's daughter and the hero of the Raghus. Hearing the happy tidings, people set to adorning roads, homes and lanes. Avadh is always lovely, the holy and auspicious city of Shri Rama, yet love has its own ways, and fresh decorations are made. The markets are hung with flags, banners, cloths and fine whisks; golden pitchers, arches and nets of gems are set up, with turmeric, durva grass, curd, rice and garlands. Each family makes its own home auspicious, the streets are sprinkled with fragrant water and the squares are filled with lovely patterns.
भुवन चारि-दस भरा उछाहू । जनकसुता-रघुबीर बिआहू ॥
सुनि सुभ कथा लोग अनुरागे । मग-गृह-गलीं सँवारन लागे ॥
bhuvana cāri-dasa bharā uchāhū | janakasutā-raghubīra biāhū ||
suni subha kathā loga anurāge | maga-gṛha-galīṃ sam̐vārana lāge ||
जद्यपि अवध सदैव सुहावनि । रामपुरी मङ्गल-मय पावनि ॥
तदपि प्रीति कै रीति सुहाई । मङ्गल-रचना रची बनाई ॥
jadyapi avadha sadaiva suhāvani | rāmapurī maṅgala-maya pāvani ||
tadapi prīti kai rīti suhāī | maṅgala-racanā racī banāī ||
ध्वज पताक पट चामर चारु । छावा परम-विचित्र बजारू ॥
कनक कलस तोरन मनि-जाला । हरद दूब दधि अच्छत माला ॥
dhvaja patāka paṭa cāmara cāru | chāvā parama-vicitra bajārū ||
kanaka kalasa torana mani-jālā | harada dūba dadhi acchata mālā ||
मङ्गल भय निज निज भवन, लोगन्ह रचे बनाइ ।
बीथीं साँची चतुरसम, चौकें चारु पुराइ ॥
maṅgala bhaya nija nija bhavana, loganha race banāi |
bīthīṃ sām̐cī caturasama, caukeṃ cāru purāi ||
Text source: Wikisource · Public domain (Tulsidas, 16th c.; 1925 edition, Wikisource PD-1996 tag); transcription CC BY-SA 4.0