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title: "Bal Kand Doha 213"
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# Bal Kand · Doha 213

**चौ०** 
> बनइ न बरनत नगर निकाई। जहाँ जाइ मन तहँइँ लोभाई॥  
> चारु बजारु बिचित्र अँबारी। मनिमय बिधि जनु स्वकर सँवारी॥१॥

**चौ०** 
> धनिक बनिक बर धनद समाना। बैठे सकल बस्तु लै नाना॥  
> चौहट सुंदर गलीं सुहाई। संतत रहहिं सुगंध सिंचाई॥२॥

**चौ०** 
> मंगलमय मंदिर सब केरें। चित्रित जनु रतिनाथ चितेरें॥  
> पुर नर नारि सुभग सुचि संता। धरमसील ग्यानी गुनवंता॥३॥

**चौ०** 
> अति अनूप जहँ जनक निवासू। बिथकहिं बिबुध बिलोकि बिलासू॥  
> होत चकित चित कोट बिलोकी। सकल भुवन सोभा जनु रोकी॥४॥

Meaning: The beauty of the city surpassed description; each and every place was mind-captivating. There were lovely bazars and gorgeous balconies made of jewels, fashioned, as it were, by the Creator with his own hands. (1)

Wealthy and exalted merchants, who vied with Kubera (the god of wealth), sat with all their merchandise. Beautiful crossings of roads and charming streets were constantly sprinkled with scented waters. (2)

The houses of all were abodes of bliss and contained beautiful wall-paintings portrayed, as it were, by Rati’s lord (Cupid) himself. The people of the city, both men and women, were good-looking, pious, saintly, virtuous, wise and accomplished. (3)

The palace of King Janaka was most marvellous, the sight of whose splendour astounded even gods. Even the fortification wall filled the mind with wonder; it seemed as if it had enclosed within its bounds the beauty of the whole universe. (4)

**दो०** 
> धवल धाम मनि पुरट पट सुघटित नाना भाँति।  
> सिय निवास सुंदर सदन सोभा किमि कहि जाति॥२१३॥

Meaning: White palaces were screened here and there by bejewelled gold tapestries of various beautiful designs; while the exquisite palace where Sītā lived was far too lovely for words to describe. (213)

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