केकि-कंठ-दुति स्यामल अङ्गा । तड़ित बिनिन्दक बसन सुरङ्गा ॥
ब्याह बिभूषन बिबिध बनाये । मङ्गल सब सब भाँति सुहाये ॥
keki-kaṃṭha-duti syāmala aṅgā | tar̤ita binindaka basana suraṅgā ||
byāha bibhūṣana bibidha banāye | maṅgala saba saba bhām̐ti suhāye ||
Bala Kanda
Chapter 316: The bridegroom rides out on his horse
6 verses · 316 of 361
What happens in this chapter
The bridegroom rides out on his horse
Shri Rama sets out as the bridegroom. His body has the dark sheen of a peacock's throat, his garments outshine lightning, and his face is like the clear autumn moon with eyes like fresh lotuses. His brothers ride beside him, making their spirited horses dance, while bards sing the praises of the Raghu line. The horse Rama sits on moves so finely that Garuda himself feels shamed. Tulsidas says it is as if Kamadeva had taken the form of a horse to serve Rama, its jewelled saddle and bells dazzling devas, men and munis. The doha pictures the horse dancing under its rider like a peacock before a cloud lit with stars and lightning.
सरद-बिमल-बिधु बदन सुहावन । नयन नवल-राजीव ल जावन ॥
सकल अलौकिक सुन्दरताई । कहि न जाइ मनहीं मन भाई ॥
sarada-bimala-bidhu badana suhāvana | nayana navala-rājīva la jāvana ||
sakala alaukika sundaratāī | kahi na jāi manahīṃ mana bhāī ||
बन्धु मनोहर सोहहिं सङ्गा । जात नचावत चपल तुरंगा ॥
राजकुअँर बर बाजि देखावहिं । बंस-प्रसंसक बिरिद सुनावहिं ॥
bandhu manohara sohahiṃ saṅgā | jāta nacāvata capala turaṃgā ||
rājakuam̐ra bara bāji dekhāvahiṃ | baṃsa-prasaṃsaka birida sunāvahiṃ ||
जेहि तुरङ्ग पर राम बिराजे । गति बिलोकि खगनायक लाजे ॥
कहि न जाइ सब भाँति सुहावा । बाजि बेष जनु काम बनावा ॥
jehi turaṅga para rāma birāje | gati biloki khaganāyaka lāje ||
kahi na jāi saba bhām̐ti suhāvā | bāji beṣa janu kāma banāvā ||
जनु बाजि-बेष बनाइ मनसिज, राम-हित अति-सोहई ।
आपनें बय-बल-रूप-गुन-गति, सकल भुवन बिमोहई ॥
जगमगत जीन जराव जोति सुमोति मनि मानिक लगे ।
किङ्किनि ललाम लगाम-ललित बिलोकि सुर-नर-मुनि ठगे ॥
janu bāji-beṣa banāi manasija, rāma-hita ati-sohaī |
āpaneṃ baya-bala-rūpa-guna-gati, sakala bhuvana bimohaī ||
jagamagata jīna jarāva joti sumoti mani mānika lage |
kiṅkini lalāma lagāma-lalita biloki sura-nara-muni ṭhage ||
प्रभु मनसहिं लयलीन मन, चलत बाजि छबि पाव ।
भूषित उड़गन तड़ित घनु, जनु बर बरहि नचाव ॥
prabhu manasahiṃ layalīna mana, calata bāji chabi pāva |
bhūṣita ur̤agana tar̤ita ghanu, janu bara barahi nacāva ||
Text source: Wikisource · Public domain (Tulsidas, 16th c.; 1925 edition, Wikisource PD-1996 tag); transcription CC BY-SA 4.0