सिय सुन्दरता बरनि न जाई । लघु मति बहुत मनोहरताई ॥
आवत दीखि बरातिन्ह सीता । रूप-रासि सब भाँति पुनीता ॥
siya sundaratā barani na jāī | laghu mati bahuta manoharatāī ||
āvata dīkhi barātinha sītā | rūpa-rāsi saba bhām̐ti punītā ||
Bala Kanda
Chapter 323: Sita enters, the rites begin
7 verses · 323 of 361
What happens in this chapter
Sita enters, the rites begin
Sita's beauty cannot be told; Tulsidas says his wit is small and her loveliness vast. As the wedding party sees her coming, each bows to her in his heart, and seeing Rama they feel their every wish fulfilled. Dasharatha and his sons rejoice beyond words. Devas rain flowers, munis bless, and men and women are lost in love. When Sita reaches the pavilion the sages chant shanti, and the two family gurus carry out the rites. Brahmanas have Gauri and Ganapati worshipped, and the devas appear in person to accept it. Whatever the sage wants is ready in golden vessels. Sita is seated, and the glances of Sita and Rama pass unseen by anyone. Agni takes form to receive the offerings, and the Vedas, as Brahmanas, recite the rite.
सबहि मनहिँ मन किये प्रनामा । देखि राम भये पूरनकामा ॥
हरषे दसरथ सुतन्ह समेता । कहि न जाइ उर आनँद जेता ॥
sabahi manahim̐ mana kiye pranāmā | dekhi rāma bhaye pūranakāmā ||
haraṣe dasaratha sutanha sametā | kahi na jāi ura ānam̐da jetā ||
सुर प्रनाम करि बरसहिं फूला । मुनि-असीस-धुनि मङ्गल-मूला ॥
गान-निसान-कोलाहल भारी । प्रेम-प्रमोद-मगन नर-नारी ॥
sura pranāma kari barasahiṃ phūlā | muni-asīsa-dhuni maṅgala-mūlā ||
gāna-nisāna-kolāhala bhārī | prema-pramoda-magana nara-nārī ||
एहि बिधि सीय मंडपहिं आई । प्रमुदित सान्ति पढ़हिँ मुनिराई ॥
तेहि अवसर कर विधि ब्यवहारू । दुहुँ कुलगुर सब कीन्ह अचारू ॥
ehi bidhi sīya maṃḍapahiṃ āī | pramudita sānti par̤hahim̐ munirāī ||
tehi avasara kara vidhi byavahārū | duhum̐ kulagura saba kīnha acārū ||
आचार करि गुरु-गौरि-गनपति, मुदित विप्र पुजावहीं ।
सुर प्रगटि पूजा लेहिँ देहिँ, असीस अति सुख पावहीं ॥
मधुपर्क मङ्गल-द्रव्य जो जेहि, समय मुनि मन महँ चहैं ।
भरे कनक-कोपर-कलस सो, सब लिएहिं परिचारक रहैं ॥
ācāra kari guru-gauri-ganapati, mudita vipra pujāvahīṃ |
sura pragaṭi pūjā lehim̐ dehim̐, asīsa ati sukha pāvahīṃ ||
madhuparka maṅgala-dravya jo jehi, samaya muni mana maham̐ cahaiṃ |
bhare kanaka-kopara-kalasa so, saba liehiṃ paricāraka rahaiṃ ||
कुल रीति प्रीति समेत रबि कहि,-देत सब सादर किये ।
एहि भाँति-देव पुजाइ सीतहि, सुभग सिंघासनु दिये ॥
सिय-राम अवलोकनि परसपर, प्रेम काहु न लखि परै ।
मन-बुद्धि-बर-बानी अगोचर, प्रगट कबि कैसें करै ॥
kula rīti prīti sameta rabi kahi,-deta saba sādara kiye |
ehi bhām̐ti-deva pujāi sītahi, subhaga siṃghāsanu diye ||
siya-rāma avalokani parasapara, prema kāhu na lakhi parai |
mana-buddhi-bara-bānī agocara, pragaṭa kabi kaiseṃ karai ||
होम समय तनु धरि अनल, अति सुख आहुति लेहिँ ।
विप्र बेष धरि बेद सब, कहि बिबाह विधि देहिँ ॥
homa samaya tanu dhari anala, ati sukha āhuti lehim̐ |
vipra beṣa dhari beda saba, kahi bibāha vidhi dehim̐ ||
Text source: Wikisource · Public domain (Tulsidas, 16th c.; 1925 edition, Wikisource PD-1996 tag); transcription CC BY-SA 4.0