Baal Kaanda Siva's peculiar marriage procession and preparations for the wedding (undertaken by the other party) - Chhands
Ramcharitmanas · Baal Kaanda Siva's peculiar marriage procession and preparations for the wedding (undertaken by the other party) · Verse Chhands 1655
Sanskrit Original
तन छार ब्याल कपाल भूषन नगन जटिल भयंकरा। सँग भूत प्रेत पिसाच जोगिनि बिकट मुख रजनीचरा।। जो जिअत रहिहि बरात देखत पुन्य बड़ तेहि कर सही। देखिहि सो उमा बिबाहु घर घर बात असि लरिकन्ह कही।।
tana chāra byāla kapāla bhūṣana nagana jaṭila bhayaṃkarā. saomga bhūta prēta pisāca jōgini bikaṭa mukha rajanīcarā.. jō jiata rahihi barāta dēkhata punya baḍa tēhi kara sahī. dēkhihi sō umā bibāhu ghara ghara bāta asi larikanha kahī..
His body is smeared with ashes and adorned with serpents and skulls. He is naked, has matted hair on his head and is dreadful to look at. He is accompanied by ghosts and evil spirits, goblins and fairies and demons with a frightful countenance. He who survives on seeing the bridegrooms procession is a man of great luck indeed and he alone will witness the wedding of Um. These were the words uttered by the children from house to house.