कीरति सरित छहूँ रितु रूरी । समय सुहावनि पावनि भूरी ॥
हिम हिमसैल-सुता सिव ब्याहू । सिसिर सुखद प्रभु-जनम-उछाहू ॥
kīrati sarita chahūm̐ ritu rūrī | samaya suhāvani pāvani bhūrī ||
hima himasaila-sutā siva byāhū | sisira sukhada prabhu-janama-uchāhū ||
Bala Kanda
Chapter 42: The river through six seasons
5 verses · 42 of 361
What happens in this chapter
The river through six seasons
The river of glory is lovely in all six seasons. Shiva's wedding to the mountain's daughter is its winter, the Lord's birth festival its cool season, and Rama's wedding party spring. Rama's going to the forest is harsh summer, the tales of the road its hot wind. The battle with the rakshasas is the rains, a blessing to the gods' paddy. The happiness and humility of Rama's reign is bright autumn. Sita's glory, crown of faithful wives, is the river's pure water, and Bharata's nature its coolness, ever steady. The doha: the brothers' glances, talk, meetings, love and laughter are the water's sweetness and fragrance.
बरनब राम विवाह समाजू । सो मुद-मङ्गल मय रितुराजू ॥
ग्रीषम दुसह राम-बन-गवनू । पन्थ-कथा खर-आतप-पवनू ॥
baranaba rāma vivāha samājū | so muda-maṅgala maya riturājū ||
grīṣama dusaha rāma-bana-gavanū | pantha-kathā khara-ātapa-pavanū ||
बरषा घोर निसाचर रारी । सुर-कुल-सालि सुमङ्गल-कारी ॥
राम-राज सुख बिनय बड़ाई । बिसद सुखद सोइ सरद सुहाई ॥
baraṣā ghora nisācara rārī | sura-kula-sāli sumaṅgala-kārī ||
rāma-rāja sukha binaya bar̤āī | bisada sukhada soi sarada suhāī ||
सती-सिरोमनि सिय-गुन-गाथा । सोइ गुन अमल अनूपम पाथा ॥
भरत सुभाउ सुसीतलताई । सदा एकरस बरनि न जाई ॥
satī-siromani siya-guna-gāthā | soi guna amala anūpama pāthā ||
bharata subhāu susītalatāī | sadā ekarasa barani na jāī ||
अवलोकनि बोलनि मिलनि, प्रीति परसपर हास ।
भायप भलि चहुँ बन्धु की, जल माधुरी सुबास ॥
avalokani bolani milani, prīti parasapara hāsa |
bhāyapa bhali cahum̐ bandhu kī, jala mādhurī subāsa ||
Text source: Wikisource · Public domain (Tulsidas, 16th c.; 1925 edition, Wikisource PD-1996 tag); transcription CC BY-SA 4.0