5 verses · 347 of 361
Tulsidas pictures the entry as the rainy season. Incense smoke darkens the sky like the gathering clouds of Shravana. Devas rain garlands from the wish-granting tree, like rows of white cranes. Jewelled festoons arch like Indra's rainbow. Women on the balconies appear and vanish like flashes of lightning. The drums roll like thunder, and the seekers are the chataka birds, frogs and peacocks of the season. Devas shower pure fragrant water, and the people rejoice like crops in rain. Seeing the hour, the guru gives the word, and the jewel of the Raghus enters the city. Remembering Shambhu, Girija and Ganesha, the king goes in joyfully with his company. Good omens appear, devas drum and rain flowers, and the wives of the devas dance and sing.
धूप-धूम नभ मेचक भयऊ । सावन घन-घमंड जनु ठयऊ ॥
सुरतरु-सुमन-माल सुर बरषहिँ । मनहुँ बलाक-अवलि मन करषहिं ॥
dhūpa-dhūma nabha mecaka bhayaū | sāvana ghana-ghamaṃḍa janu ṭhayaū ||
surataru-sumana-māla sura baraṣahim̐ | manahum̐ balāka-avali mana karaṣahiṃ ||
मञ्जुल मनिमय बंदनिवारे । मनहुँ पाकरिपु-चाप सँवारे ॥
प्रगटहिँ दुरहिँ अटन्ह पर भामिनि । चारु चपल जनु दमकहिँ दामिनि ॥
mañjula manimaya baṃdanivāre | manahum̐ pākaripu-cāpa sam̐vāre ||
pragaṭahim̐ durahim̐ aṭanha para bhāmini | cāru capala janu damakahim̐ dāmini ||
दुन्दुभि-धुनि घन-गरजनि घोरा । जाचक चातक-दादुर-मोरा ॥
सुर सुगन्ध सुचि बरषहिँ बारी । सुखी सकल ससि पुर नर नारी ॥
dundubhi-dhuni ghana-garajani ghorā | jācaka cātaka-dādura-morā ||
sura sugandha suci baraṣahim̐ bārī | sukhī sakala sasi pura nara nārī ||
समय जानि गुरु आयसु दीन्हा । पुर प्रबेस रघुकुल-मनि कीन्हा ॥
सुमिरि सम्भु-गिरिजा-गनराजा । मुदित महीपति सहित समाजा ॥
samaya jāni guru āyasu dīnhā | pura prabesa raghukula-mani kīnhā ||
sumiri sambhu-girijā-ganarājā | mudita mahīpati sahita samājā ||
होहिँ सगुन बरषहिँ सुमन, सुर दुंदुभीं बजाइ ।
बिबुध-बधू नाचहिँ मुदित, मञ्जुल मङ्गल गाई ॥
hohim̐ saguna baraṣahim̐ sumana, sura duṃdubhīṃ bajāi |
bibudha-badhū nācahim̐ mudita, mañjula maṅgala gāī ||
Text source: Wikisource · Public domain (Tulsidas, 16th c.; 1925 edition, Wikisource PD-1996 tag); transcription CC BY-SA 4.0
