Doha 40
Dialogue between the sage Nārada and Śrī Rāma
बिकसे सरसिज नाना रंगा। मधुर मुखर गुंजत बहु भृंगा॥ बोलत जलकुक्कुट कलहंसा। प्रभु बिलोकि जनु करत प्रसंसा॥१॥
चक्रबाक बक खग समुदाई। देखत बनइ बरनि नहिं जाई॥ सुंदर खग गन गिरा सुहाई। जात पथिक जनु लेत बोलाई॥२॥
ताल समीप मुनिन्ह गृह छाए। चहु दिसि कानन बिटप सुहाए॥ चंपक बकुल कदंब तमाला। पाटल पनस परास रसाला॥३॥
नव पल्लव कुसुमित तरु नाना। चंचरीक पटली कर गाना॥ सीतल मंद सुगंध सुभाऊ। संतत बहइ मनोहर बाऊ॥४॥
कुहू कुहू कोकिल धुनि करहीं। सुनि रव सरस ध्यान मुनि टरहीं॥५॥
Meaning
Lotuses of different colours had opened their petals and swarms of bees sweetly hummed. Swans and waterfowls made such a noise as though they had burst into the Lord’s praises the moment they saw Him. (1) Birds like the Cakrawāka and the heron were lovely beyond words; one could form an idea of their beauty only after seeing them. The voice of the beautiful birds was so captivating that it seemed they invited the wayfarers who passed by them. (2) By the side of the lake hermits had erected their thatched cottages; there were charming forest trees all around. The Caṁpaka, the Bakula, the Kadamba, the Tamāla, the Pātala, the Panasa, the Palāśa, the mango, (3) and many other varieties of trees had put forth new leaves and blossoms, and swarms of bees hummed on them. A delightful breeze, which was naturally cool, gentle and fragrant, ever blew over there. (4) The cuckoos cooed so sweetly that their melody disturbed the hermits in their meditation. (5)
फल भारन नमि बिटप सब रहे भूमि निअराइ। पर उपकारी पुरुष जिमि नवहिं सुसंपति पाइ॥४०॥
Meaning
Weighed down with the load of their fruits, all the fruit trees well-nigh touched the ground, even as benevolent persons grow all the more humble on getting a large fortune.(40)
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