Sri Rama Charita Manasa - Shri Sita Ram Foundation, USA

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’„ÈU ◊ÁŸ ⁄UÁøà ¤Ê⁄UÙπÊ ÷˝Ê¡®„U – ªÎ„U ªÎ„U ¬˝Áà ◊ÁŸ ŒË¬ Á’⁄UÊ¡®„UH 4H
Cau.: nåradådi sanakådi mun∂så, darasana lågi kosalådh∂så.
dina prati sakala ajodhyå åvahiÚ, dekhi nagaru birågu bisaråvahiÚ.1.
jåtarµupa mani racita a¢år∂°, nånå ra≈ga rucira gaca Œhår∂°.
pura cahu° påsa ko¢a ati su≈dara, race ka°gµurå ra≈ga ra≈ga bara.2.
nava graha nikara an∂ka banå∂, janu gher∂ amaråvati å∂.
mahi bahu ra≈ga racita gaca kå° cå, jo biloki munibara mana nåcå.3.
dhavala dhåma µupara nabha cu≈bata, kalasa manahu° rabi sasi duti ni≈data.
bahu mani racita jharokhå bhråjahiÚ, gæha gæha prati mani d∂pa biråjahiÚ.4.
All great sages like Nårada, Sanaka and others came to Ayodhyå everyday to
have a sight of the Lord of Kosala, and forgot all their indifference to the world the
moment they saw the city, with its attics built of gold and jewels and having splendid
pavements laid in diverse colours. A most beautiful boundary wall with its battlements
painted in different colours enclosed the city on all sides, as though the nine planets had
mustered a large army and besieged Amaråvat∂ (Indraís capital). The ground (the streets
and squares etc.,) was so beautifully paved with crystals of various colours that the
mind of the greatest Sages would be enraptured at the sight. The white palaces were so
high as to reach the skies; their shining pinnacles put to shame as it were the effulgence
of the sun and the moon. Latticed windows made of diverse precious stones shone here
and there; while every house was lit up with jewels that served as lamps. (1ó4)
¿¢U0ó ◊ÁŸ ŒË¬ ⁄UÊ¡®„U ÷flŸ ÷˝Ê¡®„U Œapple„U⁄UË¥ Á’º˝È◊ ⁄UøË–
◊ÁŸ π¢÷ ÷ËÁà Á’⁄¢UÁø Á’⁄UøË ∑§Ÿ∑§ ◊ÁŸ ◊⁄U∑§Ã πøËH
‚¢ÈŒ⁄U ◊ŸÙ„U⁄U ◊¢ÁŒ⁄UÊÿà •Á¡⁄U L§Áø⁄U »§Á≈U∑§ ⁄Uøapple–
¬˝Áà mÊ⁄U mÊ⁄U ∑§¬Ê≈U ¬È⁄U≈U ’ŸÊß ’„ÈU ’ÖÊ˝Áã„U πøappleH
Cha≈.: mani d∂pa råjahiÚ bhavana bhråjahiÚ dehar∂° bidruma rac∂,
mani kha≈bha bh∂ti bira≈ci birac∂ kanaka mani marakata khac∂.
su≈dara manohara ma≈diråyata ajira rucira pha¢ika race,
prati dvåra dvåra kapå¢a pura¢a banåi bahu bajranhi khace.
The mansions were illumined by jewels that served as so many lamps and had
shining thresholds made of coral, pillars of jewels and walls of gold inlaid with emeralds,
which were as lovely as though they had been built by the Creator (Brahmå) himself.
Beautiful, charming and commodious as the palaces were, they had their courtyards