Doha 212
चले राम लछिमन मुनि संगा। गए जहाँ जग पावनि गंगा॥ गाधिसूनु सब कथा सुनाई। जेहि प्रकार सुरसरि महि आई॥१॥
तब प्रभु रिषिन्ह समेत नहाए। बिबिध दान महिदेवन्हि पाए॥ हरषि चले मुनि बृंद सहाया। बेगि बिदेह नगर निअराया॥२॥
पुर रम्यता राम जब देखी। हरषे अनुज समेत बिसेषी॥ बापीं कूप सरित सर नाना। सलिल सुधासम मनि सोपाना॥३॥
गुंजत मंजु मत्त रस भृंगा। कूजत कल बहुबरन बिहंगा॥ बरन बरन बिकसे बनजाता। त्रिबिध समीर सदा सुखदाता॥४॥
Meaning
Śrī Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa accompanied the sage and reached the bank of the Gaṅgā, the stream which purifies the whole universe. The son of Gādhi, Viśvāmitra, related the whole legend how the celestial stream had come down upon earth. (1) The Lord then took His bath in the Gaṅgā with all the sages, and the Brāhmaṇas received gifts of various kinds. Accompanied by a troop of hermits, the Lord gladly proceeded further and quickly drew near to the capital of the ‘Videhas’, Janakpur. (2) When Śrī Rāma beheld the beauty of the city, He as well as His younger brother Lakṣmaṇa were very much delighted. There were many big and small wells, rivers and tanks with water as sweet as nectar and flights of steps made of jewels. (3) Bees, drunk with honey, made a sweet humming sound and birds of various hues softly cooed. Lotuses of different colours opened their petals, while a cool, soft and fragrant breeze ever delighted the soul. (4)
सुमन बाटिका बाग बन बिपुल बिहंग निवास। फूलत फलत सुपल्लवत सोहत पुर चहुँ पास॥२१२॥
Meaning
The city was adorned on all sides with flower-gardens, orchards and groves—the haunt of innumerable birds—full of blossoms, fruits and charming leaves. (212)
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