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title: "Bal Kand Doha 342"
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# Bal Kand · Doha 342

Return of the marriage procession to Ayodhyā and rejoicing in the city

**चौ०** 
> सबहि भाँति मोहि दीन्हि बड़ाई। निज जन जानि लीन्ह अपनाई॥  
> होहिं सहस दस सारद सेषा। करहिं कलप कोटिक भरि लेखा॥१॥

**चौ०** 
> मोर भाग्य राउर गुन गाथा। कहि न सिराहिं सुनहु रघुनाथा॥  
> मैं कछु कहउँ एक बल मोरें। तुम्ह रीझहु सनेह सुठि थोरें॥२॥

**चौ०** 
> बार बार मागउँ कर जोरें। मनु परिहरै चरन जनि भोरें॥  
> सुनि बर बचन प्रेम जनु पोषे। पूरनकाम रामु परितोषे॥३॥

**चौ०** 
> करि बर बिनय ससुर सनमाने। पितु कौसिक बसिष्ठ सम जाने॥  
> बिनती बहुरि भरत सन कीन्ही। मिलि सप्रेम पुनि आसिष दीन्ही॥४॥

Meaning: “You have exalted me in every way and accepted me as Your own servant. If there were ten thousand Sarasvatīs and Śeṣas, and if they were to count for millions of Kalpas, (1)

“the tale of my good fortune, I tell You, and the record of Your virtues would not be exhausted, O Raghunātha. I make bold to say something on the strength of my conviction that You are gratified with the slightest devotion. (2)

“I repeatedly beseech You with folded hands that my mind may never be deluded into deserting Your feet.” On hearing these polite words of Janaka, saturated with love, Śrī Rāma, who was fully accomplished, felt happy. (3)

With great courtesy the latter honoured His father-in-law, Janaka, treating him on a par with His own father, sage Viśvāmitra or Guru Vasiṣṭha. The king then humbly approached Bharata and embracing him with affection gave him his blessings. (4)

**दो०** 
> मिले लखन रिपुसूदनहि दीन्हि असीस महीस।  
> भए परसपर प्रेमबस फिरि फिरि नावहिं सीस॥३४२॥

Meaning: Next the king embraced and blessed Lakṣmaṇa and Śatrughana; overpowered by emotion, they bowed their heads to one another again and again. (342)

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