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title: "Bal Kand Doha 249"
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# Bal Kand · Doha 249

**चौ०** 
> राम रूपु अरु सिय छबि देखें। नर नारिन्ह परिहरीं निमेषें॥  
> सोचहिं सकल कहत सकुचाहीं। बिधि सन बिनय करहिं मन माहीं॥१॥

**चौ०** 
> हरु बिधि बेगि जनक जड़ताई। मति हमारि असि देहि सुहाई॥  
> बिनु बिचार पनु तजि नरनाहू। सीय राम कर करै बिबाहू॥२॥

**चौ०** 
> जगु भल कहिहि भाव सब काहू। हठ कीन्हें अंतहुँ उर दाहू॥  
> एहिं लालसाँ मगन सब लोगू। बरु साँवरो जानकी जोगू॥३॥

**चौ०** 
> तब बंदीजन जनक बोलाए। बिरिदावली कहत चलि आए॥  
> कह नृपु जाइ कहहु पन मोरा। चले भाट हियँ हरषु न थोरा॥४॥

Meaning: Beholding Śrī Rāma’s beauty and Sītā’s loveliness, men and women alike stopped to blink their eyes. All of them felt anxious in their heart but hesitated to speak; they inwardly prayed to the Creator: (1)

“Quickly take away, O Creator, Janaka’s obstinacy and give him right understanding like ours, so that the king without the least scruple may relinquish his vow and give Sītā in marriage to Śrī Rāma. (2)

“The world will speak well of him and the idea will find favour with all. On the other hand, if he persists in his folly, he shall have to rue it in the end. Everyone is fully engrossed in the ardent feeling that the dark-complexioned youth is a suitable match for Jānakī.” (3)

Then Janaka summoned the heralds, and they came eulogizing his race. The king said, “Go round and proclaim my vow.” Forthwith they proceeded on their mission; there was not a little joy in their heart. (4)

**दो०** 
> बोले बंदी बचन बर सुनहु सकल महिपाल।  
> पन बिदेह कर कहहिं हम भुजा उठाइ बिसाल॥२४९॥

Meaning: The heralds then uttered these magnificent words: “Listen all princes, with our long arms uplifted we announce to you King Janaka’s vow: (249)

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