बहुरि कीन्ह कोसलपति पूजा । जानि ईस सम भाव न दूजा ॥
कीन्ह जोरि कर बिनय बड़ाई । कहि निज-भाग्य विभव बहुताई ॥
bahuri kīnha kosalapati pūjā | jāni īsa sama bhāva na dūjā ||
kīnha jori kara binaya bar̤āī | kahi nija-bhāgya vibhava bahutāī ||
Bala Kanda
Chapter 321: Janaka honours Dasharatha and the hidden devas
6 verses · 321 of 361
What happens in this chapter
Janaka honours Dasharatha and the hidden devas
Next Janaka worships the lord of Kosala as he would Ishvara, with folded hands, praising him and calling his own fortune great. He honours every member of the wedding party as a samadhi, giving each a fitting seat, gifts and gentle words. Brahma, Vishnu, Shiva, the guardians of the quarters and the Sun, who know Rama's true glory, have come disguised as fine Brahmanas to watch. Janaka, taking them for devas without knowing who they are, worships them and gives them good seats. In the joy of seeing the bridegroom, everyone has forgotten himself. Rama alone recognises the devas and offers them seats in his mind, and they are delighted by his gentleness. All drink in the moonlight of Rama's face like chakor birds.
पूजे भूपति सकल बराती । समधी सम सादर सब भाँती ॥
आसन उचित दिये सब काहू । कहउँ कहा मुख एक उछाहू ॥
pūje bhūpati sakala barātī | samadhī sama sādara saba bhām̐tī ||
āsana ucita diye saba kāhū | kahaum̐ kahā mukha eka uchāhū ||
सकल बरात जनक सनमानी । दान मान बिनती बर बानी ॥
विधि-हरि-हर-दिसिपति-दिनराऊ । जे जानहिं रघुबीर प्रभाऊ ॥
sakala barāta janaka sanamānī | dāna māna binatī bara bānī ||
vidhi-hari-hara-disipati-dinarāū | je jānahiṃ raghubīra prabhāū ||
कपट विप्र-बर बेष बनाये । कौतुक देखहिँ अति सचु पाये ॥
पूजे जनक देव सम जानें । दिये सुआसन बिनु, पहिचानें ॥
kapaṭa vipra-bara beṣa banāye | kautuka dekhahim̐ ati sacu pāye ||
pūje janaka deva sama jāneṃ | diye suāsana binu, pahicāneṃ ||
पहिचान को केहि जान सबहिँ, अपान सुधि भोरी भई ।
आनन्द-कन्द बिलोकि दूलह, उभय-दिसि आनँद मई ॥
सुर लखे राम सुजान पूजे, मानसिक आसन दये ।
अवलोकि सील सुभाउ प्रभु को, बिबुध मन प्रमुदित भये ॥
pahicāna ko kehi jāna sabahim̐, apāna sudhi bhorī bhaī |
ānanda-kanda biloki dūlaha, ubhaya-disi ānam̐da maī ||
sura lakhe rāma sujāna pūje, mānasika āsana daye |
avaloki sīla subhāu prabhu ko, bibudha mana pramudita bhaye ||
रामचन्द्र मुख चन्द्र-छबि, लोचन चारु चकोर ।
करत पान सादर सकल, प्रेम प्रमोद न थोर ॥
rāmacandra mukha candra-chabi, locana cāru cakora |
karata pāna sādara sakala, prema pramoda na thora ||
Text source: Wikisource · Public domain (Tulsidas, 16th c.; 1925 edition, Wikisource PD-1996 tag); transcription CC BY-SA 4.0