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स्याम सरीरु सुभायँ सुहावन। सोभा कोटि मनोज लजावन॥ जावक जुत पद कमल सुहाए। मुनि मन मधुप रहत जिन्ह छाए॥ १ ॥
पीत पुनीत मनोहर धोती। हरति बाल रबि दामिनि जोती॥ कल किंकिनि कटि सूत्र मनोहर। बाहु बिसाल बिभूषन सुंदर॥ २ ॥
पीत जनेउ महाछबि देई। कर मुद्रिका चोरि चितु लेई॥ सोहत ब्याह साज सब साजे। उर आयत उरभूषन राजे॥ ३ ॥
पिअर उपरना काखासोती। दुहुँ आँचरन्हि लगे मनि मोती॥ नयन कमल कल कुंडल काना। बदनु सकल सौंदर्ज निधाना॥ ४ ॥
सुंदर भृकुटि मनोहर नासा। भाल तिलकु रुचिरता निवासा॥ सोहत मौरु मनोहर माथे। मंगलमय मुकुता मनि गाथे॥ ५ ॥
Meaning
Śrī Rāma’s swarthy form was naturally graceful; His beauty put to shame millions of Cupids. Dyed with red lac, His lotus-feet, which ever attracted the bee-like minds of sages, looked most lovely. (1) His sacred and charming yellow Dhotī, tied at the waist, outshone the rising sun as well as lightning. The girdle (कटिसूत्र) round His waist together with the sweet-sounding small bells were soul-enchanting; His long arms were adorned with beautiful ornaments. (2) The yellow sacred thread looked excellent and lovely; while the ring on His finger would ravish all hearts. Beautified with all sorts of wedding embellishments He looked most charming; His broad chest was adorned with appropriate ornaments. (3) He had a yellow scarf with fringes of pearls and gems slung partly under His right armpit and partly across His left shoulder. He had a pair of lotus-like eyes and beautiful pendants dangling from the lobes of his ears; while His countenance was a repository of all comeliness. (4) He had lovely eyebrows and a charming nose, while the sacred Tilaka on His forehead shone in all its loveliness. And His head was adorned with a beautiful wedding crown, which had auspicious pearls and gems strung together and woven into it. (5)
गाथे महामनि मौर मंजुल अंग सब चित चोरहीं। पुर नारि सुर सुंदरीं बरहि बिलोकि सब तिन तोरहीं॥ मनि बसन भूषन वारि आरति करहिं मंगल गावहीं। सुर सुमन बरिसहिं सूत मागध बंदि सुजसु सुनावहीं॥ १ ॥
कोहबरहिं आने कुअँर कुअँरि सुआसिनिन्ह सुख पाइ कै। अति प्रीति लौकिक रीति लागीं करन मंगल गाइ कै॥ लहकौरि गौरि सिखाव रामहि सीय सन सारद कहैं। रनिवासु हास बिलास रस बस जन्म को फलु सब लहैं॥ २ ॥
निज पानि मनि महुँ देखिअति मूरति सुरूपनिधान की। चालति न भुजबल्ली बिलोकनि बिरह भय बस जानकी॥ कौतुक बिनोद प्रमोदु प्रेमु न जाइ कहि जानहिं अलीं। बर कुअँरि सुंदर सकल सखीं लवाइ जनवासेहि चलीं॥ ३ ॥
तेहि समय सुनिअ असीस जहँ तहँ नगर नभ आनँदु महा। चिरु जिअहुँ जोरीं चारु चार्यो मुदित मन सबहीं कहा॥ जोगींद्र सिद्ध मुनीस देव बिलोकि प्रभु दुंदुभि हनी। चले हरषि बरषि प्रसून निज निज लोक जय जय जय भनी॥ ४ ॥
Meaning
Precious gems had been strung together and woven into the lovely wedding crown and each of His limbs ravished the heart. At the sight of the bridegroom (Śrī Rāma) the women of the city as well as pretty celestial ladies all tore blades of grass (in order to avert the evil eye). After scattering about Him gems, raiment and ornaments, they performed His Āratī (आरती) and sang festal songs. The gods rained down flowers, while bards, panegyrists and rhapsodists articulated His glories. (1) ‘Suhāgina’ women happily brought the brides and bridegrooms to the apartment reserved for the tutelary deities, and with festal songs they most lovingly began to perform customary rites. Goddess Pārvatī Herself taught Śrī Rāma how to offer a morsel of food to Sītā; while Sarasvatī urged Sītā to do likewise with Śrī Rāma. The whole gynaeceum was absorbed in the delight of merry-making; everyone looking on Śrī Rāma and Sītā was enjoying the fruit of her birth. (2) In the gems on Her hand Jānakī saw the reflection of Śrī Rāma, the repository of beauty; hence She did not move Her arm or eyes for fear of losing the sight of Him. The rapture and love that characterized the gaiety and mirth of the occasion surpassed all narration; Sītā’s companions alone knew them. They escorted all the four charming couples to the palace assigned to King Daśaratha and his retinue. (3) At that moment blessings were heard on all sides and there was great exultation in the city as well as in the heavens. Everyone exclaimed with a delighted heart, “Long live the four lovely couples!” Great Yogīs, Siddhas, eminent sages and divinities beat their kettledrums on beholding the Lord; and raining down flowers and acclaiming “Victory! victory!! victory!!!” they gladly returned, each to his own realm. (4)
सहित बधूटिन्ह कुअँर सब तब आए पितु पास। सोभा मंगल मोद भरि उमगेउ जनु जनवास॥ ३२७ ॥
Meaning
Then all the four princes with their brides approached their father. It appeared as if the lodgings of the marriage-party overflowed with beauty, felicity and joy. (327)
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