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title: "Ayodhya Kand Doha 117"
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# Ayodhya Kand · Doha 117

**चौ०** 
> कोटि मनोज लजावनिहारे। सुमुखि कहहु को आहिं तुम्हारे॥  
> सुनि सनेहमय मंजुल बानी। सकुची सिय मन महुँ मुसुकानी॥१॥

**चौ०** 
> तिन्हहि बिलोकि बिलोकति धरनी। दुहुँ सकोच सकुचति बरबरनी॥  
> सकुचि सप्रेम बाल मृग नयनी। बोली मधुर बचन पिकबयनी॥२॥

**चौ०** 
> सहज सुभाय सुभग तन गोरे। नामु लखनु लघु देवर मोरे॥  
> बहुरि बदनु बिधु अंचल ढाँकी। पिय तन चितइ भौंह करि बाँकी॥३॥

**चौ०** 
> खंजन मंजु तिरीछे नयननि। निज पति कहेउ तिन्हहि सियँ सयननि॥  
> भईं मुदित सब ग्रामबधूटीं। रंकन्ह राय रासि जनु लूटीं॥४॥

Meaning: “putting to shame by their comeliness millions of Cupids, tell us, O fair lady, how stand they to you?” Hearing their loving and sweet words Sītā became shy and smiled within Herself. (1)

Looking at them in the first instance, She then cast Her eyes towards the earth; the fair-complexioned lady felt a twofold delicacy. With a voice sweet as the notes of a cuckoo, the fawn-eyed princess bashfully replied in loving and sweet accents: (2)

“The one who is natural in manners and has a fair and graceful form is called Lakṣmaṇa and is my younger brother-in-law.” Again veiling Her moon-like face with an end of Her sari, She looked at Her beloved lord and then bending Her eyebrows and casting a sidelong glance with Her beautiful eyes, (3)

that resembled the Khañjana bird (a species of wagtail) in their quick movements, She indicated to them by signs, that He was Her husband. All the village women were as delighted as paupers that had been allowed free access to hoards of riches. (4)

**दो०** 
> अति सप्रेम सिय पायँ परि बहुबिधि देहिं असीस।  
> सदा सोहागिनि होहु तुम्ह जब लगि महि अहि सीस॥११७॥

Meaning: Falling at Sītā’s feet in their great love they invoked upon Her many a blessing and said, “May you ever enjoy a happy married life so long as the earth rests on the head of the serpent-god, Śeṣa. (117)

Previous: https://ramayana.com/ramcharitmanas/ayodhya-kand/doha-116  
Kand: https://ramayana.com/ramcharitmanas/ayodhya-kand  
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