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Elephants trumpet, bells clang, chariots rumble and horses neigh on every side. The drums drown even the thunder, and no one can hear his own voice or another's. The crowd at the king's gate is so great that stones are ground to dust. Women on the balconies watch with lamps for arati on auspicious trays, singing lovely songs in joy beyond telling. Then Sumantra prepares two chariots, yoking horses that put the Sun's steeds to shame, and brings them to the king; not even Sharada could describe them. One is fitted with royal gear, the other blazes with radiance. Into that fine chariot the king gladly seats Vasishtha, then mounts his own, remembering Hara, his guru, Gauri and Ganesha.
गरजहिँ गज घंटा धुनि घोरा । रथ-रव बाजि हिंस चहुँ ओरा ॥
निदरि घनहि घुर्म्मरहिं निसाना । निज पराइ कछु सुनिय न काना ॥
garajahim̐ gaja ghaṃṭā dhuni ghorā | ratha-rava bāji hiṃsa cahum̐ orā ||
nidari ghanahi ghurmmarahiṃ nisānā | nija parāi kachu suniya na kānā ||
महा भीर भूपति के द्वारें । रज होइ जाइ पषान पबारें ॥
चढ़ी अटारिन्ह देखहिँ नारीं । लिये आरती मङ्गल थारी ॥
mahā bhīra bhūpati ke dvāreṃ | raja hoi jāi paṣāna pabāreṃ ||
car̤hī aṭārinha dekhahim̐ nārīṃ | liye āratī maṅgala thārī ||
गावहिँ गीत मनोहर नाना । अति आनन्द न जाइ बखाना ॥
तब सुमन्त्र दुइ स्यन्दन साजी । जोते रबि-हय-निन्दक बाजी ॥
gāvahim̐ gīta manohara nānā | ati ānanda na jāi bakhānā ||
taba sumantra dui syandana sājī | jote rabi-haya-nindaka bājī ||
दोउ रथ रुचिर भूप पहिँ आने । नहिँ सारद पहिँ जाहिँ बखाने ॥
राज-समाज एक रथ साजा । दूसर तेज-पुञ्ज अति भ्राजा ॥
dou ratha rucira bhūpa pahim̐ āne | nahim̐ sārada pahim̐ jāhim̐ bakhāne ||
rāja-samāja eka ratha sājā | dūsara teja-puñja ati bhrājā ||
तेहिं रथ रुचिर बसिष्ठ कह, हरषि चढ़ाइ नरेस ।
आपु चढ़ेउ स्यन्दन सुमिरि, हर गुरु गौरि गनेस ॥
tehiṃ ratha rucira basiṣṭha kaha, haraṣi car̤hāi naresa |
āpu car̤heu syandana sumiri, hara guru gauri ganesa ||
Text source: Wikisource · Public domain (Tulsidas, 16th c.; 1925 edition, Wikisource PD-1996 tag); transcription CC BY-SA 4.0
