नारदादि सनकादि मुनीसा । दरसन लागि कोसलाधीसा ॥
दिन प्रति सकल अजोध्या आवहिँ । देखि नगर बिराग बिसरावहिं ॥
nāradādi sanakādi munīsā | darasana lāgi kosalādhīsā ||
dina prati sakala ajodhyā āvahim̐ | dekhi nagara birāga bisarāvahiṃ ||
Uttara Kanda
Chapter 27: The splendour of Ayodhya's buildings
6 verses · 27 of 130
What happens in this chapter
The splendour of Ayodhya's buildings
Narada, Sanaka and the great munis come every day to see the lord of Kosala, and on seeing the city they forget their detachment. Balconies are of gold and gems. A wall rings the city with many-coloured battlements, as if the nine planets had come to besiege Amaravati. The ground is paved with coloured glass. White mansions touch the sky. Gem-lamps glow in every house; thresholds are of coral, pillars of gold and emerald, courtyards of crystal, and every door has golden panels set with diamonds. Each house has a painted gallery of Rama's deeds that captivates even the munis.
जातरूप मनि रचित अटारीं । नाना रङ्ग रुचिर गच ढारीं ॥
पुर चहुँ पास कोट अति सुन्दर । रचे कँगूरा रङ्ग रङ्ग बर ॥
jātarūpa mani racita aṭārīṃ | nānā raṅga rucira gaca ḍhārīṃ ||
pura cahum̐ pāsa koṭa ati sundara | race kam̐gūrā raṅga raṅga bara ||
नव ग्रह निकर अनीक बनाई । जनु घेरी अमरावति आई ॥
महि बहु रङ्ग रचित गच काँचा । जो बिलोकि मुनिबर मन नाचा ॥
nava graha nikara anīka banāī | janu gherī amarāvati āī ||
mahi bahu raṅga racita gaca kām̐cā | jo biloki munibara mana nācā ||
धवल धाम ऊपर नल चुंबत । कलस मनहुँ रबि ससि दुति निन्दत ॥
बहु मनि रचित झरोखा भ्राजहिं । गृह गृह प्रति मनि दीप बिराजहिं ॥
dhavala dhāma ūpara nala cuṃbata | kalasa manahum̐ rabi sasi duti nindata ||
bahu mani racita jharokhā bhrājahiṃ | gṛha gṛha prati mani dīpa birājahiṃ ||
मनि दीप राजहिँ भवन भ्राजहिं, देहरीं बिद्रुम रची ।
मनि खंभ भीति बिरञ्चि बिरची, कनक मनि मरकत खची ॥
सुन्दर मनोहर मन्दिरायत, अजिर रुचिर फटिक रचे ।
प्रति द्वार द्वार कपाट-पुरट बनाइ बहु बज्रन्हि खचे ॥
mani dīpa rājahim̐ bhavana bhrājahiṃ, deharīṃ bidruma racī |
mani khaṃbha bhīti birañci biracī, kanaka mani marakata khacī ||
sundara manohara mandirāyata, ajira rucira phaṭika race |
prati dvāra dvāra kapāṭa-puraṭa banāi bahu bajranhi khace ||
चारू चित्रसाला गृह, गृह प्रति लिखे बनाई ।
राम चरित जे निरख मुनि, ते मन लेहिँ चोराइ ॥
cārū citrasālā gṛha, gṛha prati likhe banāī |
rāma carita je nirakha muni, te mana lehim̐ corāi ||
Text source: Wikisource · Public domain (Tulsidas, 16th c.; 1925 edition, Wikisource PD-1996 tag); transcription CC BY-SA 4.0