सहित बसिष्ठ सोह नृप कैसें । सुर गुर सङ्ग पुरन्दर जैसें ॥
करि कुल-रीति बेद-बिधि राऊ । देखि सबहि सब भाँति बनाऊ ॥
sahita basiṣṭha soha nṛpa kaiseṃ | sura gura saṅga purandara jaiseṃ ||
kari kula-rīti beda-bidhi rāū | dekhi sabahi saba bhām̐ti banāū ||
Bala Kanda
Chapter 302: The procession sets out with music
5 verses · 302 of 361
What happens in this chapter
The procession sets out with music
Beside Vasishtha the king shines like Indra with Brihaspati, the guru of the Devas. Following family custom and Vedic rite, and seeing everyone fully ready, he remembers Shri Rama, takes his guru's leave and sets off to the sound of conches. The Devas rejoice to see the procession and shower flowers that bring good fortune. A great clamour rises as horses and elephants roar; drums sound both in the procession and in the sky. Women of Devas and men sing blessings, and shehnais play in sweet ragas. The ringing of bells large and small is beyond words. Jesters play many pranks and sing well. Princes make their horses dance to drum and mridanga, and skilled dancers watch amazed that the steeds never break the rhythm.
सुमिरि राम गुरु आयसु पाई । चले महीपति सङ्ख बजाई ॥
हरषे बिबुध बिलोकि बराता । बरषहिँ सुमन सुमङ्गल दाता ॥
sumiri rāma guru āyasu pāī | cale mahīpati saṅkha bajāī ||
haraṣe bibudha biloki barātā | baraṣahim̐ sumana sumaṅgala dātā ||
भयउ कोलाहल हय गय गाजे । ब्योम बरात बाजने बाजे ॥
सुर-नर-नारि सुमङ्गल गाई । सरस राग बाजहिँ सहनाई ॥
bhayau kolāhala haya gaya gāje | byoma barāta bājane bāje ||
sura-nara-nāri sumaṅgala gāī | sarasa rāga bājahim̐ sahanāī ||
घंट घंटि धुनि बरनि न जाहीँ । सरव करहिँ पाइक फहराहीं ॥
करहिँ बिदूषक कौतुक नाना । हास-कुसल कल गान सुजाना ॥
ghaṃṭa ghaṃṭi dhuni barani na jāhīm̐ | sarava karahim̐ pāika phaharāhīṃ ||
karahim̐ bidūṣaka kautuka nānā | hāsa-kusala kala gāna sujānā ||
तुरग नचावहिं कुँअर बर, अकनि मृदङ्ग निसान ।
नागर नट चितवहिँ चकित, डगहिं न ताल बँधान ॥
turaga nacāvahiṃ kum̐ara bara, akani mṛdaṅga nisāna |
nāgara naṭa citavahim̐ cakita, ḍagahiṃ na tāla bam̐dhāna ||
Text source: Wikisource · Public domain (Tulsidas, 16th c.; 1925 edition, Wikisource PD-1996 tag); transcription CC BY-SA 4.0