Ayodhya Kaanda King Janakaís arrival at Citrakuta; the Kolas and Kiratas offer presents to the visitors and all meet one another - Chaupais
Ramcharitmanas · Ayodhya Kaanda King Janakaís arrival at Citrakuta; the Kolas and Kiratas offer presents to the visitors and all meet one another · Verse Chaupais 2120
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एहि बिधि बासर बीते चारी। रामु निरखि नर नारि सुखारी।। दुहु समाज असि रुचि मन माहीं। बिनु सिय राम फिरब भल नाहीं।। सीता राम संग बनबासू। कोटि अमरपुर सरिस सुपासू।। परिहरि लखन रामु बैदेही। जेहि घरु भाव बाम बिधि तेही।। दाहिन दइउ होइ जब सबही। राम समीप बसिअ बन तबही।। मंदाकिनि मज्जनु तिहु काला। राम दरसु मुद मंगल माला।। अटनु राम गिरि बन तापस थल। असनु अमिअ सम कंद मूल फल।। सुख समेत संबत दुइ साता। पल सम होहिं न जनिअहिं जाता।।
ēhi bidhi bāsara bītē cārī. rāmu nirakhi nara nāri sukhārī.. duhu samāja asi ruci mana māhīṃ. binu siya rāma phiraba bhala nāhīṃ.. sītā rāma saṃga banabāsū. kōṭi amarapura sarisa supāsū.. parihari lakhana rāmu baidēhī. jēhi gharu bhāva bāma bidhi tēhī.. dāhina daiu hōi jaba sabahī. rāma samīpa basia bana tabahī.. maṃdākini majjanu tihu kālā. rāma darasu muda maṃgala mālā.. aṭanu rāma giri bana tāpasa thala. asanu amia sama kaṃda mūla phala.. sukha samēta saṃbata dui sātā. pala sama hōhiṃ na janiahiṃ jātā..
In this way four days rolled by; the people, both men and women, were gratified to see Sri Rama. In both camps the feeling uppermost in the heart of all was;"It is not good to return without Sita and Rama. Living in excile in the woods with Sita and Sri Rama one would be millions of times more happy than in Amaravati (the city of immortals) . Leaving the company of Laksmana, Sri Rama and Sita he who chooses to live at his home is not favoured by Providence. The privilege of living in close proximity to Sri Rama can be had only when God is propitious to us all. Bathing in the Mandakini thrice everyday, the sight of Sri Rama, which is a perennial source of joy and blessedness, roaming about on the hill (Kamadanatha) associated with the name of Sri Rama, in the forest adjoining the same and among the hermitages of ascetics situated thereabout, and living on bulbs, roots and fruits delicious like ambrosia! In this way four years and ten will be happily spent like a minute without our knowing it.