चारि सिंहासन सहज सुहाये । जनु मनोज निज हाथ बनाये ॥
तिन्ह पर कुँअरि कुअँर बैठारे । सादर पाय पुनीत पखारे ॥
cāri siṃhāsana sahaja suhāye | janu manoja nija hātha banāye ||
tinha para kum̐ari kuam̐ra baiṭhāre | sādara pāya punīta pakhāre ||
Bala Kanda
Chapter 350: Four thrones and the mothers' boundless joy
6 verses · 350 of 361
What happens in this chapter
Four thrones and the mothers' boundless joy
Four lovely thrones, as if made by Kamadeva's own hand, are set out, and the princes and princesses are seated on them. The mothers wash their feet and worship the couples by Vedic rite, waving lamps while whisks sway overhead. Many things are given away in offering, and the mothers glow with joy, like a yogi who has reached the supreme truth, a chronic invalid who has found amrit, a born pauper who has found the philosopher's stone, a blind man given sight, or a warrior victorious in battle. Their joy is a hundred million times more, for the moon of the Raghus has come home wed, with his brothers. The brides are shy at the household customs, and Rama smiles inwardly.
धूप दीप नैवेद बेद-बिधि । पूजे बर-दुलहिनि मंगलनिधि ॥
बारहिं बार आरती करहीँ । व्यजन चारु चामर सिर ढरहीं ॥
dhūpa dīpa naiveda beda-bidhi | pūje bara-dulahini maṃgalanidhi ||
bārahiṃ bāra āratī karahīm̐ | vyajana cāru cāmara sira ḍharahīṃ ||
बस्तु अनेक निछावर होहीँ । भरीं प्रमोद मातु सब सोहीं ॥
पावा परम-तत्व जनु जोगीं । अमृत लहेउ जनु सन्तत रोगीं ॥
bastu aneka nichāvara hohīm̐ | bharīṃ pramoda mātu saba sohīṃ ||
pāvā parama-tatva janu jogīṃ | amṛta laheu janu santata rogīṃ ||
जनम-रङ्क जनु पारस पावा । अन्धहि लोचन लाभ सुहावा ॥
मूक-बदन जनु सारद छाई । मानहुँ, समर सूर जय पाई ॥
janama-raṅka janu pārasa pāvā | andhahi locana lābha suhāvā ||
mūka-badana janu sārada chāī | mānahum̐, samara sūra jaya pāī ||
एहि सुख त सतकोटि-गुन, पावहिं मातु अनन्द ।
भाइन्ह सहित बिआहि घर, आये रघुकुल-चन्द ॥
ehi sukha ta satakoṭi-guna, pāvahiṃ mātu ananda |
bhāinha sahita biāhi ghara, āye raghukula-canda ||
लोक-रीति जननी करहिँ, घर दुलहिनि सकुचाहिँ ।
मोद बिनोद बिलोकि बड़, राम मनहिँ मुसुकाहिँ ॥
loka-rīti jananī karahim̐, ghara dulahini sakucāhim̐ |
moda binoda biloki bar̤a, rāma manahim̐ musukāhim̐ ||
Text source: Wikisource · Public domain (Tulsidas, 16th c.; 1925 edition, Wikisource PD-1996 tag); transcription CC BY-SA 4.0