Doha 231
तात जनकतनया यह सोई। धनुषजग्य जेहि कारन होई॥ पूजन गौरि सखीं लै आईं। करत प्रकासु फिरइ फुलवाईं॥१॥
जासु बिलोकि अलौकिक सोभा। सहज पुनीत मोर मनु छोभा॥ सो सबु कारन जान बिधाता। फरकहिं सुभद अंग सुनु भ्राता॥२॥
रघुबंसिन्ह कर सहज सुभाऊ। मनु कुपंथ पगु धरइ न काऊ॥ मोहि अतिसय प्रतीति मन केरी। जेहिं सपनेहुँ परनारि न हेरी॥३॥
जिन्ह कै लहहिं न रिपु रन पीठी। नहिं पावहिं परतिय मनु डीठी॥ मंगन लहहिं न जिन्ह कै नाहीं। ते नरबर थोरे जग माहीं॥४॥
Meaning
“Brother, she is no other than the daughter of King Janaka, for whom the bow-stringing performance (धनुषयज्ञ) is being arranged. She has been escorted by her girl-companions to worship Goddess Gaurī and is moving about in the garden diffusing effulgence all about her. (1) “My heart, which is naturally pure, is drawn by the sight of Her transcendent beauty. The reason of all this is known to God alone; but I tell you, brother, my right limbs are throbbing. (2) “It is a natural trait with the race of Raghus that they never set their heart on evil course. As for Myself, I am fully confident of My mind, which has never cast a glance at another’s wife even in a dream. (3) “Rare in this world are those noble men who never turn their back on the foe in battle, nor give their heart to or cast an amorous glance on another’s wife, and from whom no beggar meets with a refusal.” (4)
करत बतकही अनुज सन मन सिय रूप लोभान। मुख सरोज मकरंद छबि करइ मधुप इव पान॥२३१॥
Meaning
While Śrī Rāma was talking to His younger brother in this strain, His mind, which was enamoured of Sītā’s beauty, was all the time drinking in the loveliness of Her countenance, like a bee sucking the nectar from a lotus. (231)
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