हने निसान पनव बर बाजे । भेरि सङ्ख धुनि हय गय गाजे ॥
झाँझि बिरव डिंडमीं सुहाई । सरस-राग बाजहिं सहनाई ॥
hane nisāna panava bara bāje | bheri saṅkha dhuni haya gaya gāje ||
jhām̐jhi birava ḍiṃḍamīṃ suhāī | sarasa-rāga bājahiṃ sahanāī ||
Bala Kanda
Chapter 344: Ayodhya adorns itself for the return
5 verses · 344 of 361
What happens in this chapter
Ayodhya adorns itself for the return
Drums and tabors beat, kettle-drums and conches sound, horses neigh and elephants trumpet, cymbals and small drums ring, and the shehnai plays sweet ragas. Hearing that the wedding party is coming, the people of Ayodhya thrill with joy. Everyone decorates his own house, and the markets, roads, crossings and city gates are adorned. Every lane is sprinkled with fragrant paste and lovely squares of auspicious designs are drawn here and there. The bazaar, hung with arches, banners, flags and canopies, is beyond description. Fruiting areca, banana and mango trees are planted, with bakula, kadamba and tamala, so laden they touch the ground, set in jewelled basins finely made. Auspicious pitchers are arranged in every house, and Brahma and the devas envy Raghubar's city when they see it.
पुर जन आवत अकनि बराता । मुदित सकल पुलकावलि गाता ॥
निज निज सुन्दर सदन सँवारे । हाट बाट चौहट पुर द्वारे ॥
pura jana āvata akani barātā | mudita sakala pulakāvali gātā ||
nija nija sundara sadana sam̐vāre | hāṭa bāṭa cauhaṭa pura dvāre ||
गलीं सकल अरगजाँ सिंचाई । जहँ तहँ चौकें चारु पुराई ॥
बना बजार न जाइ बखाना । तोरन केतु पताक बिताना ॥
galīṃ sakala aragajām̐ siṃcāī | jaham̐ taham̐ caukeṃ cāru purāī ||
banā bajāra na jāi bakhānā | torana ketu patāka bitānā ||
सफल पूगफल कदलि रसाला । रोपे बकुल कदम्ब तमाला ॥
लगे सुभग तरु परसत धरनी । मनि-मयं आलबाल कल करनी ॥
saphala pūgaphala kadali rasālā | rope bakula kadamba tamālā ||
lage subhaga taru parasata dharanī | mani-mayaṃ ālabāla kala karanī ||
बिबिध भाँति मङ्गल कलस, गृह गृह रचे सँवारि ।
सुर ब्रह्मादि सिहाहिं सब, रघुबर-पुरी निहारि ॥
bibidha bhām̐ti maṅgala kalasa, gṛha gṛha race sam̐vāri |
sura brahmādi sihāhiṃ saba, raghubara-purī nihāri ||
Text source: Wikisource · Public domain (Tulsidas, 16th c.; 1925 edition, Wikisource PD-1996 tag); transcription CC BY-SA 4.0