Doha 223
बोली अपर कहेहु सखि नीका। एहिं बिआह अति हित सबही का॥ कोउ कह संकर चाप कठोरा। ए स्यामल मृदु गात किसोरा॥१॥
सबु असमंजस अहइ सयानी। यह सुनि अपर कहइ मृदु बानी॥ सखि इन्ह कहँ कोउ कोउ अस कहहीं। बड़ प्रभाउ देखत लघु अहहीं॥२॥
परसि जासु पद पंकज धूरी। तरी अहल्या कृत अघ भूरी॥ सो कि रहिहि बिनु सिव धनु तोरें। यह प्रतीति परिहरिअ न भोरें॥३॥
जेहिं बिरंचि रचि सीय सँवारी। तेहिं स्यामल बरु रचेउ बिचारी॥ तासु बचन सुनि सब हरषानीं। ऐसेइ होउ कहहिं मृदु बानीं॥४॥
Meaning
Someone else said, “Friend, you have spoken well. This union will be conducive to the best interests of all.” Still another said, “Śaṅkara’s bow is hard to bend, while this swarthy lad is of delicate frame. (1) “Everything, my dear, is uncertain.” Hearing this, another said in a soft voice, “Friend, with regard to this lad I have heard some people say that, though small in appearance, He wields enormous magnificence. (2) “Touched by the dust of His lotus-feet, Ahalyā, who had perpetrated a grave sin, attained salvation. He will, therefore, surely break Śiva’s bow; one should never commit the mistake of giving up this faith. (3) “The same Creator, who fashioned Sītā with great skill, has preordained for her this dark-complexioned bridegroom.” Everyone was pleased to hear the words of this lady and softly exclaimed: “May it be so!” (4)
हियँ हरषहिं बरषहिं सुमन सुमुखि सुलोचनि बृंद। जाहिं जहाँ जहँ बंधु दोउ तहँ तहँ परमानंद॥ २२३॥
Meaning
In their gladness of heart troops of fair-faced, bright-eyed dames showered flowers on the princes. Wherever the two brothers went, there was supreme joy. (223)
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