रामहिँ देखि बरात जुड़ानी । प्रीति कि रीति न जाति बखानी ॥
नृप समीप सोहहिं सुत चारी । जनु धन-धरमादिक तनु-धारी ॥
rāmahim̐ dekhi barāta jur̤ānī | prīti ki rīti na jāti bakhānī ||
nṛpa samīpa sohahiṃ suta cārī | janu dhana-dharamādika tanu-dhārī ||
Bala Kanda
Chapter 309: The four sons beside their father
5 verses · 309 of 361
What happens in this chapter
The four sons beside their father
Seeing Shri Rama, the whole procession is soothed; such love cannot be described. The four sons shine beside the king like dharma, artha, kama and moksha in bodily form. The men and women of the city rejoice to see Dasharatha with his sons. Devas rain flowers and beat drums, and heavenly dancers sing and dance. Shatananda, the Brahmins, ministers, bards and singers honour the king and his party, then take leave and return. The procession has come before the appointed day, so the city's delight is all the greater. People taste the bliss of Brahman and pray to Brahma to make the days and nights longer. Everywhere the townsfolk say: Rama and Sita are the limit of beauty, and the two kings the limit of merit.
सुतन्ह समेत दसरथहि देखी । मुदित नगर-नर-नारि बिसेखी ॥
सुमन बरिसि सुर हनहिँ निसाना । नाक-नटी नाचहिँ करि गाना ॥
sutanha sameta dasarathahi dekhī | mudita nagara-nara-nāri bisekhī ||
sumana barisi sura hanahim̐ nisānā | nāka-naṭī nācahim̐ kari gānā ||
सतानन्द अरु बिप्र सचिव गन । मागध सूत बिदुष बन्दीजन ॥
सहित बरात राउ सनमाना । आयसु माँगि फिरे अगवाना ॥
satānanda aru bipra saciva gana | māgadha sūta biduṣa bandījana ||
sahita barāta rāu sanamānā | āyasu mām̐gi phire agavānā ||
प्रथम बरात लगन तेँ आई । ता ते पुर प्रमोद अधिकाई ॥
ब्रह्मानन्द लोग सब लहहीं । बढ़हुँ दिवस निसि विधि सन कहहीं ॥
prathama barāta lagana tem̐ āī | tā te pura pramoda adhikāī ||
brahmānanda loga saba lahahīṃ | bar̤hahum̐ divasa nisi vidhi sana kahahīṃ ||
राम सीय सोभा अवधि, सुकृत अवधि दोउ राज ।
जहँ तहँ पुरजन कहहिँ अस, मिलि नर-नारि-समाज ॥
rāma sīya sobhā avadhi, sukṛta avadhi dou rāja |
jaham̐ taham̐ purajana kahahim̐ asa, mili nara-nāri-samāja ||
Text source: Wikisource · Public domain (Tulsidas, 16th c.; 1925 edition, Wikisource PD-1996 tag); transcription CC BY-SA 4.0