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title: "Ayodhya Kand Doha 116"
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# Ayodhya Kand · Doha 116

**चौ०** 
> बरनि न जाइ मनोहर जोरी। सोभा बहुत थोरि मति मोरी॥  
> राम लखन सिय सुंदरताई। सब चितवहिं चित मन मति लाई॥१॥

**चौ०** 
> थके नारि नर प्रेम पिआसे। मनहुँ मृगी मृग देखि दिआ से॥  
> सीय समीप ग्रामतिय जाहीं। पूँछत अति सनेहँ सकुचाहीं॥२॥

**चौ०** 
> बार बार सब लागहिं पाएँ। कहहिं बचन मृदु सरल सुभाएँ॥  
> राजकुमारि बिनय हम करहीं। तिय सुभायँ कछु पूँछत डरहीं॥३॥

**चौ०** 
> स्वामिनि अबिनय छमबि हमारी। बिलगु न मानब जानि गवाँरी॥  
> राजकुअँर दोउ सहज सलोने। इन्ह तें लही दुति मरकत सोने॥४॥

Meaning: The pair was charming beyond words; their loveliness was unbounded and my wits are too poor. Everyone gazed on the beauty of Śrī Rāma, Lakṣmaṇa and Sītā with their mind, intellect and reason fully absorbed in them. (1)

Thirsting for love the villagers, both men and women, stood motionless even as deers and does are dazed seeing a lamp’s flame. The village women approached Sītā; in their extreme love they would put questions to Her but hesitated to do so. (2)

Again and again they threw themselves at Her feet and addressed to Her soft and guileless words which came straight from their heart: “Princess, we have a request to make to you, but due to our feminine modesty we are hesitant to ask you. (3)

“Forgive our incivility, O Princess, and be not offended, knowing that we are after all rustic women. Both these princes are naturally graceful in form; it is from them that emerald and gold have borrowed their green and yellow lustre, respectively. (4)

**दो०** 
> स्यामल गौर किसोर बर सुंदर सुषमा ऐन।  
> सरद सर्बरीनाथ मुखु सरद सरोरुह नैन॥११६॥

Meaning: “The one dark and the other fair, both of tender age, handsome and all-beauteous, they have faces resembling the autumnal moon and eyes like the autumnal lotus, (116)

[PAUSE 16 FOR A THIRTY-DAY RECITATION]

[PAUSE 4 FOR A NINE-DAY RECITATION]

Previous: https://ramayana.com/ramcharitmanas/ayodhya-kand/doha-115  
Kand: https://ramayana.com/ramcharitmanas/ayodhya-kand  
Next: https://ramayana.com/ramcharitmanas/ayodhya-kand/doha-117

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