Doha 237
तब केवट ऊँचें चढ़ि धाई। कहेउ भरत सन भुजा उठाई॥ नाथ देखिअहिं बिटप बिसाला। पाकरि जंबु रसाल तमाला॥१॥
जिन्ह तरुबरन्ह मध्य बटु सोहा। मंजु बिसाल देखि मनु मोहा॥ नील सघन पल्लव फल लाला। अबिरल छाहँ सुखद सब काला॥२॥
मानहुँ तिमिर अरुनमय रासी। बिरची बिधि सँकेलि सुषमा सी॥ ए तरु सरित समीप गोसाँई। रघुबर परनकुटी जहँ छाई॥३॥
तुलसी तरुबर बिबिध सुहाए। कहुँ कहुँ सियँ कहुँ लखन लगाए॥ बट छायाँ बेदिका बनाई। सियँ निज पानि सरोज सुहाई॥४॥
Meaning
In the meantime the Niṣāda chief ran and climbed up an eminence, and lifting his arm, exclaimed to Bharata; “My lord, look at those huge and noble trees of Pākara (the citron-leaved Indian fig tree), Jambu (the black plum), Mango and Tamāla, (1) “in the midst of which stands out a beautiful and stately banyan, which is so charming to behold with its dark and dense foliage, red fruit and unbroken shade, which is pleasant throughout the year, (2) “as if God had brought together all that was exquisitely beautiful and given it the shape of a dark and rosy mass. The trees in question, my lord, stand close to the riverside where Śrī Rāma has erected His hut of leaves. (3) “In front of it you will find a variety of charming Tulasī (basil) shrubs planted here by Sītā and there by Lakṣmaṇa. And in the shade of the banyan tree there is a lovely altar raised by Sītā with Her own lotus hands, (4)
जहाँ बैठि मुनिगन सहित नित सिय रामु सुजान। सुनहिं कथा इतिहास सब आगम निगम पुरान॥२३७॥
Meaning
“seated there the all-wise Sītā and Śrī Rāma listen every day, in the midst of an assemblage of hermits, to all kinds of stories and legends from the Āgamas (Tantras), Vedas and Purāṇas.” (237)
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