जनक सनेह सील करतूती । नृपु सब राति सराहत बीती ॥
दिन उठि बिदा अवधपति माँगा । राखहिँ जनक सहित अनुरागा ॥
janaka saneha sīla karatūtī | nṛpu saba rāti sarāhata bītī ||
dina uṭhi bidā avadhapati mām̐gā | rākhahim̐ janaka sahita anurāgā ||
Bala Kanda
Chapter 332: Days of hospitality, the request to leave
5 verses · 332 of 361
What happens in this chapter
Days of hospitality, the request to leave
Dasharatha spends whole nights praising Janaka's love, courtesy and deeds. Each morning he asks leave to go, and each day Janaka lovingly keeps him back. The honour grows daily, the hospitality takes a thousand new forms, the city rejoices afresh, and no one wants Dasharatha to leave. Many days pass this way, the wedding party bound as if by a rope of affection. At last Vishvamitra and Shatananda go to Janaka and gently tell him that, though he cannot let go of his love, he must now give Dasharatha leave. Janaka agrees and calls his ministers, who bow with blessings. He tells them the lord of Avadh wishes to depart and asks them to inform the inner palace. Hearing it, the ministers, Brahmanas and courtiers are overcome with love.
नित नूतन आदर अधिकाई । दिन प्रति सहस-भाँति पहुनाई ॥
नित नव नगर अनन्द उछाहू । दसरथ गवन सोहाइ न काहू ॥
nita nūtana ādara adhikāī | dina prati sahasa-bhām̐ti pahunāī ||
nita nava nagara ananda uchāhū | dasaratha gavana sohāi na kāhū ||
बहुत दिवस बीते एहि भाँती । जनु सनेह रजु बँधे बराती ॥
कौसिक सतानन्द तब जाई । कहा बिदेह नृपहि समुझाई ॥
bahuta divasa bīte ehi bhām̐tī | janu saneha raju bam̐dhe barātī ||
kausika satānanda taba jāī | kahā bideha nṛpahi samujhāī ||
अब दसरथ कहँ आयसु देहू । जद्यपि छाड़ि न सकहु सनेहू ॥
भलेहिं नाथ कहि सचिव बोलाये । कहि जय जीव सीस तिन्ह नाये ॥
aba dasaratha kaham̐ āyasu dehū | jadyapi chār̤i na sakahu sanehū ||
bhalehiṃ nātha kahi saciva bolāye | kahi jaya jīva sīsa tinha nāye ||
अवधनाथ चाहत चलन, भीतर करहु जनाउ ।
भये प्रेम-बस सचिव सुनि, विप्र सभासद राउ ॥
avadhanātha cāhata calana, bhītara karahu janāu |
bhaye prema-basa saciva suni, vipra sabhāsada rāu ||
Text source: Wikisource · Public domain (Tulsidas, 16th c.; 1925 edition, Wikisource PD-1996 tag); transcription CC BY-SA 4.0