Doha 321
बहुरि कीन्हि कोसलपति पूजा। जानि ईस सम भाउ न दूजा॥ कीन्हि जोरि कर बिनय बड़ाई। कहि निज भाग्य बिभव बहुताई॥१॥
पूजे भूपति सकल बराती। समधी सम सादर सब भाँती॥ आसन उचित दिए सब काहू। कहौं काह मुख एक उछाहू॥२॥
सकल बरात जनक सनमानी। दान मान बिनती बर बानी॥ बिधि हरि हरु दिसिपति दिनराऊ। जे जानहिं रघुबीर प्रभाऊ॥३॥
कपट बिप्र बर बेष बनाएँ। कौतुक देखहिं अति सचु पाएँ॥ पूजे जनक देव सम जानें। दिए सुआसन बिनु पहिचानें॥४॥
Meaning
Again he paid divine honours to the King of Ayodhyā, Daśaratha, taking him to be the peer of Śiva and with no other feeling; and mentioning how his fortune and renown had been exalted through relation with King Daśaratha, he made humble supplication to the latter and extolled him with folded hands. (1) King Janaka worshipped all the members of the marriage party with the same honour in every respect as he had paid to Daśaratha, and assigned appropriate seats to all of them. How am I to describe with my one tongue the warmth of his feelings? (2) Janaka honoured the whole marriage party with gifts, polite bearing, supplication and sweet words. Brahmā, Hari, Hara, the guardians of the eight quarters of the world,* and the sun-god, all of whom were aware of Śrī Rāma’s glory, (3) * The guardians of the eight quarters of the world are: (1) Indra (the lord of celestials), of the east; (2) Agni (fire-god), of the south-east; (3) Yama (the god dispensing the fruit of one’s good or evil actions), of the south; (4) Nirṛti (the god of death), of the south-west; (5) Varuṇa (the god of water), of the west; (6) Vāyu (the wind-god), of the north-west; (7) Kubera (the god of riches), of the north; and (8) Iśāna (Śiva), of the north-east. disguised themselves as noble Brāhmaṇas and witnessed the spectacle with great delight. Janaka worshipped them as equal to gods and, though he recognized them not, assigned them exalted seats. (4)
पहिचान को केहि जान सबहि अपान सुधि भोरी भई। आनंद कंदु बिलोकि दूलहु उभय दिसि आनँदमई॥ सुर लखे राम सुजान पूजे मानसिक आसन दए। अवलोकि सीलु सुभाउ प्रभु को बिबुध मन प्रमुदित भए॥
Meaning
Who should recognize and whom should one know, when everyone was oblivious of one’s own self? As they gazed on the bridegroom, who was Bliss-personified, joy was diffused on both sides (in the bridegroom’s party as well as in the court of Janaka). The all-wise Śrī Rāma recognized the gods, worshipped them mentally and assigned them seats of His own fancy. And the immortals were delighted at heart to perceive the gentle disposition of the Lord.
रामचंद्र मुख चंद्र छबि लोचन चारु चकोर। करत पान सादर सकल प्रेमु प्रमोदु न थोर॥३२१॥
Meaning
The graceful eyes of all fondly drank in the beauty of Śrī Rāmacandra’s countenance with utmost love and rapture even as the Cakora bird feeds on the moon’s rays. (321)
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