मङ्गल सगुन सुगम सब ताकें । सगुन-ब्रह्म सुन्दर सुत जा के ॥
राम सरिस बर दुलहिनि सीता । समधी दसरथ जनक पुनीता ॥
maṅgala saguna sugama saba tākeṃ | saguna-brahma sundara suta jā ke ||
rāma sarisa bara dulahini sītā | samadhī dasaratha janaka punītā ||
Bala Kanda
Chapter 304: The omens dance; Janaka welcomes on the road
5 verses · 304 of 361
What happens in this chapter
The omens dance; Janaka welcomes on the road
Good omens come easily to one whose son is the Saguna Brahman himself. With a groom like Rama, a bride like Sita, and fathers-in-law as pure as Dasharatha and Janaka, the omens, hearing of such a marriage, dance and say: now Brahma has made us true. So the procession moves on. Knowing the banner of the Solar line is coming, Janaka has bridges built over the rivers and fine resting places made along the way, filled with wealth like the city of the Devas. Everyone finds food, beds and clothes to his liking, and the joy is so fresh each day that the travellers forget their own homes. Hearing the drums of the approaching procession, a welcoming party sets out with elephants, chariots, foot soldiers and horses.
सुनि अस ब्याह सगुन सब नाचे । अब कीन्हे बिरञ्चि हम साँचे ॥
एहि बिधि कीन्ह बरात पयाना । हय गय गाजहिं हने निसाना ॥
suni asa byāha saguna saba nāce | aba kīnhe birañci hama sām̐ce ||
ehi bidhi kīnha barāta payānā | haya gaya gājahiṃ hane nisānā ||
आवत जानि भानुकुल-केतू । सरितन्हि जनक बँधाये सेतू ॥
बीच बीच बर बास बनाये । सुरपुर-सरिस सम्पदा छाये ॥
āvata jāni bhānukula-ketū | saritanhi janaka bam̐dhāye setū ||
bīca bīca bara bāsa banāye | surapura-sarisa sampadā chāye ||
असन सयन बर बसन सुहाए । पावहिँ सब निज निज मन भाये ॥
नित नूतन सुख लखि अनुकूले । सकल बरातिन्ह मन्दिर भूले ॥
asana sayana bara basana suhāe | pāvahim̐ saba nija nija mana bhāye ||
nita nūtana sukha lakhi anukūle | sakala barātinha mandira bhūle ||
आवत जानि बरात बर, सुनि गहगहे निसान ।
सजि गज रथ पदचर तुरग, लेन चले अगवान ॥
āvata jāni barāta bara, suni gahagahe nisāna |
saji gaja ratha padacara turaga, lena cale agavāna ||
Text source: Wikisource · Public domain (Tulsidas, 16th c.; 1925 edition, Wikisource PD-1996 tag); transcription CC BY-SA 4.0