मोद प्रमोद बिबस सब माता । चलहिँ न चरन सिथिल भए गाता ॥
राम-दरस हित अति अनुरागीँ । परिछनि साज सजन सब लागीँ ॥
moda pramoda bibasa saba mātā | calahim̐ na carana sithila bhae gātā ||
rāma-darasa hita ati anurāgīm̐ | parichani sāja sajana saba lāgīm̐ ||
Bala Kanda
Chapter 346: The mothers prepare the welcome
5 verses · 346 of 361
What happens in this chapter
The mothers prepare the welcome
Overcome with joy, the mothers can hardly walk; their limbs have gone weak. Longing to see Rama, they set about preparing the welcoming rite. Music of every kind sounds, and Sumitra gladly arranges the auspicious things: turmeric, durva grass, curd, fresh leaves and flowers, betel and areca nut, unbroken rice, sprouts, gorochana and parched grain, with lovely sprigs of tulsi. Golden pitchers, painted with designs, look like nests built by Kamadeva's birds. The fragrance of the auspicious articles cannot be told. All the queens make ready, prepare many lamps for arati, and sing sweet songs. Holding golden plates full of auspicious things in their lotus hands, the mothers set out for the parachhan, their bodies thrilling with joy.
बिबिध बिधान बाजने बाजे । मङ्गल मुदित सुमित्राँ साजे ॥
हरद दूब दधि पल्लव फूला । पान पूगफल मङ्गल-मूला ॥
bibidha bidhāna bājane bāje | maṅgala mudita sumitrām̐ sāje ||
harada dūba dadhi pallava phūlā | pāna pūgaphala maṅgala-mūlā ||
अच्छत अङ्कुर लोचन लाजा । मञ्जुल मञ्जरि तुलसि बिराजा ॥
छुहे पुरट-घट सहज सुहाये । मदन-सकुन जनु नीड़ बनाये ॥
acchata aṅkura locana lājā | mañjula mañjari tulasi birājā ||
chuhe puraṭa-ghaṭa sahaja suhāye | madana-sakuna janu nīr̤a banāye ||
सगुन सुंगध न जाइ बखानी । मङ्गल सकल सजहिँ सब रानी ॥
रचीं आरतीं बहुत विधाना । मुदित करहिँ कल मङ्गल गाना ॥
saguna suṃgadha na jāi bakhānī | maṅgala sakala sajahim̐ saba rānī ||
racīṃ āratīṃ bahuta vidhānā | mudita karahim̐ kala maṅgala gānā ||
कनक थार भरि मङ्गलन्हि, कमल-करन्हि लिएँ मातु ।
चलीँ मुदित परिछनि करन, पुलक पल्लवित गात ॥
kanaka thāra bhari maṅgalanhi, kamala-karanhi liem̐ mātu |
calīm̐ mudita parichani karana, pulaka pallavita gāta ||
Text source: Wikisource · Public domain (Tulsidas, 16th c.; 1925 edition, Wikisource PD-1996 tag); transcription CC BY-SA 4.0