करहिँ आरती बारहिँ बारा । प्रेम प्रमोद कहइ को पारा ॥
भूषन मनि पट नाना जाती । करही निछावरि अगनित भाँती ॥
karahim̐ āratī bārahim̐ bārā | prema pramoda kahai ko pārā ||
bhūṣana mani paṭa nānā jātī | karahī nichāvari aganita bhām̐tī ||
Bala Kanda
Chapter 349: The mothers gaze and lead them home
5 verses · 349 of 361
What happens in this chapter
The mothers gaze and lead them home
The mothers wave the lamps again and again; who could describe their love and delight? They scatter ornaments, gems and cloth of every kind in countless offerings. Seeing their four sons with their brides, they are sunk in supreme bliss. Looking again and again at the beauty of Sita and Rama, they count their lives in the world fulfilled. The companions gaze at Sita's face and sing, praising their own merit. Devas rain flowers moment by moment and dance, sing and serve. Seeing the four lovely couples, Sharada searches through every comparison and finds each one too small, and simply stares, enchanted. Following the Veda, sound conduct and family custom, offering water and spreading cloths, the mothers complete the welcome and lead their sons and brides into the palace.
बधुन्ह समेत देखि सुत चारी । परमानन्द मगन महतारी ॥
पुनि पुनि सीय-राम छवि देखी । मुदित सफल जग जीवन लेखी ॥
badhunha sameta dekhi suta cārī | paramānanda magana mahatārī ||
puni puni sīya-rāma chavi dekhī | mudita saphala jaga jīvana lekhī ||
सखीं सीय-मुख पुनि पुनि चाही । गान करहिं निज-सुकृत सराही ॥
बरषहिँ सुमन छनहिँ छन देवा । नाचहिँ गावहिँ लावहिं सेवा ॥
sakhīṃ sīya-mukha puni puni cāhī | gāna karahiṃ nija-sukṛta sarāhī ||
baraṣahim̐ sumana chanahim̐ chana devā | nācahim̐ gāvahim̐ lāvahiṃ sevā ||
देखि मनोहर चारिउ जोरीं । सारद उपमा सकल ढँढोरीं ॥
देत न बनइ निपट लघु लागी । एकटक रहीं रूप अनुरागीँ ॥
dekhi manohara cāriu jorīṃ | sārada upamā sakala ḍham̐ḍhorīṃ ||
deta na banai nipaṭa laghu lāgī | ekaṭaka rahīṃ rūpa anurāgīm̐ ||
निगम-नीति-कुल रीति करि, अरघ पाँवड़े देत ।
बधुन्ह सहित सुत परिछि सब, चलीँ लवाइ निकेत ॥
nigama-nīti-kula rīti kari, aragha pām̐var̤e deta |
badhunha sahita suta parichi saba, calīm̐ lavāi niketa ||
Text source: Wikisource · Public domain (Tulsidas, 16th c.; 1925 edition, Wikisource PD-1996 tag); transcription CC BY-SA 4.0