Doha 296
कहत चले पहिरें पट नाना। हरषि हने गहगहे निसाना॥ समाचार सब लोगन्ह पाए। लागे घर घर होन बधाए॥१॥
भुवन चारि दस भरा उछाहू। जनकसुता रघुबीर बिआहू॥ सुनि सुभ कथा लोग अनुरागे। मग गृह गलीं सँवारन लागे॥२॥
जद्यपि अवध सदैव सुहावनि। राम पुरी मंगलमय पावनि॥ तदपि प्रीति कै प्रीति सुहाई। मंगल रचना रची बनाई॥३॥
ध्वज पताक पट चामर चारू। छावा परम बिचित्र बजारू॥ कनक कलस तोरन मनि जाला। हरद दूब दधि अच्छत माला॥४॥
Meaning
Thus they shouted as they left, attired in raiment of various kinds; there was jubilant and tempestuous beating of kettledrums. When the news spread among all the people, festivities started in every home. (1) All the fourteen spheres were filled with joy at the news of the forthcoming wedding of Jānakī with Śrī Raghunātha. The citizens were enraptured to hear the glad tidings and began to decorate the streets, houses and lanes. (2) Although the city of Ayodhyā is ever charming, being the blessed and sacred abode of Śrī Rāma, it was adorned with beautiful festal decorations because of love the people bore towards the very embodiment of love, Śrī Rāma. (3) Flags and banners, curtains and graceful chowries canopied the bazars in a most marvellous fashion. With vases of gold, festal arches, festoons of netted gems, turmeric, blades of Dūrvā grass, curds, unbroken rice and wreaths of flowers, (4)
मंगलमय निज निज भवन लोगन्ह रचे बनाइ। बीथीं सींचीं चतुरसम चौकें चारु पुराइ॥२९६॥
Meaning
the people decorated their respective homes, making these full of blessings; the lanes were sprinkled over with water, mixed with the fourfold pastes of sandal, saffron, musk and camphor and the squares in front of their houses were drawn in tasteful designs. (296)
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