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title: "Uttar Kand Doha 9b"
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# Uttar Kand · Doha 9b

**चौ०** 
> कंचन कलस बिचित्र सँवारे। सबहिं धरे सजि निज निज द्वारे॥  
> बंदनवार पताका केतू। सबन्हि बनाए मंगल हेतू॥१॥

**चौ०** 
> बीथीं सकल सुगंध सिंचाईं। गजमनि रचि बहु चौक पुराईं॥  
> नाना भाँति सुमंगल साजे। हरषि नगर निसान बहु बाजे॥२॥

**चौ०** 
> जहँ तहँ नारि निछावरि करहीं। देहिं असीस हरष उर भरहीं॥  
> कंचन थार आरतीं नाना। जुबतीं सजें करहिं सुभ गाना॥३॥

**चौ०** 
> करहिं आरती आरतिहर कें। रघुकुल कमल बिपिन दिनकर कें॥  
> पुर सोभा संपति कल्याना। निगम सेष सारदा बखाना॥४॥

**चौ०** 
> तेउ यह चरित देखि ठगि रहहीं। उमा तासु गुन नर किमि कहहीं॥५॥

Meaning: All the people placed at their door vases of gold picturesquely decorated and equipped with necessary articles. Everyone prepared and set festoons, flags and buntings, all to make a joyous show. (1)

All the streets were sprinkled with perfumes and scented water and a number of mystic squares were drawn and filled in with pearls found in the projections of elephants’ forehead. Every kind of festive preparation was taken in hand; the city was en fete and a large number of kettle-drums sounded all at once. (2)

Ladies showered their offerings about the Lord wherever He went, and invoked blessings on Him with their hearts full of joy. Bevies of young women sang festal songs, with gold plates and lighted wick-lamps for Āratī (in their hands). (3)

Gold plates provided with Āratī (wick-lamps) were ready at hand, which they waved about the Lord, who is the Reliever of all agony and brought delight to Raghu’s race even as the sun delights a bed of lotuses. The splendour, the wealth and the good fortune of the city have been extolled by the Vedas, Śeṣa (the serpent-god) and Sarasvatī, the goddess of speech and learning. (4)

But they too were dazed to see this spectacle. Umā, (continues Lord Śiva,) how, then, can any mortal recount His virtues? (5)

**दो०** 
> नारि कुमुदिनीं अवध सर रघुपति बिरह दिनेस।  
> अस्त भएँ बिगसत भईं निरखि राम राकेस॥९ (क)॥

**दो०** 
> होहिं सगुन सुभ बिबिध बिधि बाजहिं गगन निसान।  
> पुर नर नारि सनाथ करि भवन चले भगवान॥९ (ख)॥

Meaning: The women, who were like water-lilies growing in the lake of Ayodhyā and had been withered by the sun in the form of separation from the Lord of the Raghus, blossomed again at the sight of Śrī Rāma, who resembled the full moon, the sun of separation having now set. (9 A)

Auspicious omens of numerous descriptions occurred and kettle-drums sounded in the sky as the Lord proceeded to the palace after blessing the men and women of the city with His sight. (9 B)

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