Sri Rama Charita Manasa - Shri Sita Ram Foundation, USA

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Both were embodiments of natural grace; even millions of Cupids were a poor
match for them. Their charming faces mocked the autumnal moon, and their lotus-like
eyes were soul-ravishing. Their winning glances captivated the heart of even Cupid;
they were so unspeakably endearing. With beautiful cheeks, ears adorned with
swinging pendants, a charming chin and lips and a sweet voice, their smile ridiculed
the moonbeams. With arched eyebrows and a beautiful nose, the sacred mark shone
on their broad forehead, and their locks of hair put to shame a swarm of bees. Yellow
caps of a rectangular shape, which were embroidered here and there with figures of
flower-buds, adorned their heads. Their necks, which vied in their spiral form with a
conch-shell bore a triple line, which constituted as it were the high watermark of beauty
in all the three worlds. (1ó4)
ŒÙ0ó∑È¢§¡⁄U ◊ÁŸ ∑¢§∆UÊ ∑§Á‹Ã ©U⁄UÁã„U ÃÈ‹Á‚∑§Ê ◊Ê‹–
’η÷ ∑¢§œ ∑apple§„UÁ⁄U ∆UflÁŸ ’‹ ÁŸÁœ ’Ê„ÈU Á’‚Ê‹H 243H
Do.: ku≈jara mani ka≈¢hå kalita uranhi tulasikå måla,
bæabha ka≈dha kehari ¢havani bala nidhi båhu bisåla.243.
Their breast was adorned with necklace of pearls found in an elephantís forehead
and wreaths of Tulas∂ (basil) leaves. With shoulders resembling the lump of a bull they
stood like lions and had mighty long arms. (243)
øı0ó∑§Á≈U ÃÍŸË⁄U ¬Ëà ¬≈U ’Ê°œapple¥ – ∑§⁄U ‚⁄U œŸÈ· ’Ê◊ ’⁄U ∑§Ê°œapple¥H
¬Ëà ¡Çÿ ©U¬’Ëà ‚È„UÊ∞ – Ÿπ Á‚π ◊¢¡È ◊„UÊ¿UÁ’ ¿UÊ∞H 1H
ŒappleÁπ ‹Ùª ‚’ ÷∞ ‚ÈπÊ⁄appleU – ∞∑§≈U∑§ ‹ÙøŸ ø‹Ã Ÿ ÃÊ⁄appleUH
„U⁄U·appleapple ¡Ÿ∑ȧ ŒappleÁπ ŒÙ©U ÷Ê߸ – ◊ÈÁŸ ¬Œ ∑§◊‹ ª„appleU Ã’ ¡Ê߸H 2H
∑§Á⁄U Á’ŸÃË ÁŸ¡ ∑§ÕÊ ‚ÈŸÊ߸ – ⁄¢Uª •flÁŸ ‚’ ◊ÈÁŸÁ„U ŒappleπÊ߸H
¡„°U ¡„°U ¡Ê®„U ∑ȧ•°⁄U ’⁄U ŒÙ§ – Ä°U Ä°U øÁ∑§Ã ÁøÃfl ‚’È ∑§Ù§H 3H
ÁŸ¡ ÁŸ¡ L§π ⁄UÊ◊Á„U ‚’È ŒappleπÊ – ∑§Ù©U Ÿ ¡ÊŸ ∑§¿ÈU ◊⁄U◊È Á’‚apple·ÊH
÷Á‹ ⁄UøŸÊ ◊ÈÁŸ ŸÎ¬ ‚Ÿ ∑§„appleU§ – ⁄UÊ¡Ê° ◊ÈÁŒÃ ◊„UÊ‚Èπ ‹„appleU§H 4H
Cau.: ka¢i tµun∂ra p∂ta pa¢a bå° dhe°, kara sara dhanua båma bara kå° dhe°.
p∂ta jagya upab∂ta suhåe, nakha sikha ma≈ju mahåchabi chåe.1.
dekhi loga saba bhae sukhåre, eka¢aka locana calata na tåre.
harae janaku dekhi dou bhå∂, muni pada kamala gahe taba jå∂.2.
kari binat∂ nija kathå sunå∂, ra≈ga avani saba munihi dekhå∂.
jaha° jaha° jåhiÚ kua°ra bara doµu, taha° taha° cakita citava sabu koµu.3.
nija nija rukha råmahi sabu dekhå, kou na jåna kachu maramu biseå.
bhali racanå muni næpa sana kaheµu, råjå° mudita mahåsukha laheµu.4.
They bore at their back a quiver secured with a yellow cloth wrapped round their
waist, and held an arrow in their right hand; while a bow and a charming sacred thread,
also of yellow tint, were slung across their left shoulder. In short, the two princes were
lovely from head to foot and were the very embodiments of great charm. Everyone who
saw them felt delighted; people gazed at them with unwinking eyes and their pupils too did
not move. King Janaka himself rejoiced to behold the two brothers; presently he went and