Doha 131
देखि रूप मुनि बिरति बिसारी। बड़ी बार लगि रहे निहारी॥ लच्छन तासु बिलोकि भुलाने। हृदयँ हरष नहिं प्रगट बखाने॥१॥
जो एहि बरइ अमर सोइ होई। समरभूमि तेहि जीत न कोई॥ सेवहिं सकल चराचर ताही। बरइ सीलनिधि कन्या जाही॥२॥
लच्छन सब बिचारि उर राखे। कछुक बनाइ भूप सन भाषे॥ सुता सुलच्छन कहि नृप पाहीं। नारद चले सोच मन माहीं॥३॥
करौं जाइ सोइ जतन बिचारी। जेहि प्रकार मोहि बरै कुमारी॥ जप तप कछु न होइ तेहि काला। हे बिधि मिलइ कवन बिधि बाला॥४॥
Meaning
Seeing her beauty the sage forgot all about his dispassion and remained gazing on her for a long time. When he read the auspicious marks on her body, he was lost in reverie. He was gladdened at heart, but he did not openly mention her superb characteristics. (1) ‘He who weds this girl,’ he said to himself, ‘shall become immortal; and no one shall be able to conquer him in battle. He whom Śīlanidhī’s daughter selects for her lord shall be adored by the entire creation, both animate and inanimate.’ (2) Having read these characteristics, the sage kept them to himself and mentioned a few concocted ones to the king. Telling the king that his daughter was of good promise, Nārada left. He thought within himself: (3) ‘Let me devise and try some means whereby the princess may choose me for her husband.’ He thought that Japa (muttering of sacred formulas) or penance (तप) would not avail at this time. ‘Good God, how am I to get the girl?’ he said to himself. (4)
एहि अवसर चाहिअ परम सोभा रूप बिसाल। जो बिलोकि रीझै कुअँरि तब मेलै जयमाल॥१३१॥
Meaning
‘What is needed on this occasion is great personal charm and surpassing beauty, whereby the princess may be enamoured of me and place the wreath of victory round my neck,’ he continued. (131)
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