Uttar Kaanda Sri Rama's Reception; meeting with Bharata; universal rejoicing on meeting Sri Rama - Chaupais
Ramcharitmanas · Uttar Kaanda Sri Rama's Reception; meeting with Bharata; universal rejoicing on meeting Sri Rama · Verse Chaupais 1959
Sanskrit Original
सासुन्ह सबनि मिली बैदेही। चरनन्हि लागि हरषु अति तेही।। देहिं असीस बूझि कुसलाता। होइ अचल तुम्हार अहिवाता।। सब रघुपति मुख कमल बिलोकहिं। मंगल जानि नयन जल रोकहिं।। कनक थार आरति उतारहिं। बार बार प्रभु गात निहारहिं।। नाना भाँति निछावरि करहीं। परमानंद हरष उर भरहीं।। कौसल्या पुनि पुनि रघुबीरहि। चितवति कृपासिंधु रनधीरहि।। हृदयँ बिचारति बारहिं बारा। कवन भाँति लंकापति मारा।। अति सुकुमार जुगल मेरे बारे। निसिचर सुभट महाबल भारे।।
sāsunha sabani milī baidēhī. carananhi lāgi haraṣu ati tēhī.. dēhiṃ asīsa būjhi kusalātā. hōi acala tumhāra ahivātā.. saba raghupati mukha kamala bilōkahiṃ. maṃgala jāni nayana jala rōkahiṃ.. kanaka thāra ārati utārahiṃ. bāra bāra prabhu gāta nihārahiṃ.. nānā bhāomti nichāvari karahīṃ. paramānaṃda haraṣa ura bharahīṃ.. kausalyā puni puni raghubīrahi. citavati kṛpāsiṃdhu ranadhīrahi.. hṛdayaom bicārati bārahiṃ bārā. kavana bhāomti laṃkāpati mārā.. ati sukumāra jugala mērē bārē. nisicara subhaṭa mahābala bhārē..
Videha's Daughter (Sita) greeted all Her mothers-in-law and was transported with joy as She clasped their feet. They enquired after Her welfare and blessed Her : "May your married life be happy forever." All gazed upon the lotus face of Sri Rama (the Lord of the Raghus) and, remembering that it was an occasion for rejoicing, checked the tears that rose in their eyes. Burning festal lights in gold plates they waved them above Sri Rama's head (in order to ward off evil forces) and again and again contemplated the Lord's person. They scattered every kind of offering about Him (in order to avert an evil eye), their heart full of supreme felicity and jubilation. Again and again did Kausalya gaze upon the Hero of Raghu's line, who was an ocean of compassion and an irresistible warrior, each time pondering within herself : "How can he have killed the lord of Lanka? Too delicate of body are my two boys, while the demons were great champions of extraordinary might !"