Sri Rama Charita Manasa - Shri Sita Ram Foundation, USA

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joyfully applauded the beauty of each pair, while the gods rained down flowers. All the
lovely brides with their handsome bridegrooms shone forth in the same pavilion as though
the four states of consciousness (viz., waking, dream, sound sleep and absorption into
Brahma) with the phase of the soul presiding over each gleamed all at once of the heart
of an individual. (1ó4)
ŒÙ0ó◊ÈÁŒÃ •flœ¬Áà ‚∑§‹ ‚Èà ’œÈã„U ‚◊appleà ÁŸ„UÊÁ⁄U–
¡ŸÈ ¬Ê∞ ◊Á„U¬Ê‹ ◊ÁŸ Á∑˝§ÿã„U ‚Á„Uà »§‹ øÊÁ⁄UH 325H
Do.: mudita avadhapati sakala suta badhunha sameta nihåri,
janu påe mahipåla mani kriyanha sahita phala cåri.325.
The king of Ayodhyå was delighted to see his four sons with their brides, as
though that jewel of monarchs had realized the four ends of life, (viz., worldly
riches, religious merit, sensuous enjoyment and Liberation) alongwith the four processes
of their realization (viz., sacrificial performances, piety, practice of Yoga and spiritual
exercise). (325)
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∑§Á„U Ÿ ¡Êß ∑§¿ÈU ŒÊß¡ ÷Í⁄UË – ⁄U„UÊ ∑§Ÿ∑§ ◊ÁŸ ◊¢«U¬È ¬Í⁄UËH 1H
∑¢§’‹ ’‚Ÿ Á’ÁøòÊ ¬≈UÙ⁄appleU – ÷Ê°Áà ÷Ê°Áà ’„ÈU ◊Ù‹ Ÿ ÕÙ⁄appleUH
ª¡ ⁄UÕ ÃÈ⁄Uª ŒÊ‚ •L§ ŒÊ‚Ë – œappleŸÈ •‹¢∑Χà ∑§Ê◊ŒÈ„UÊ ‚ËH 2H
’SÃÈ •Ÿapple∑§ ∑§Á⁄U• Á∑§Á◊ ‹appleπÊ – ∑§Á„U Ÿ ¡Êß ¡ÊŸ®„U Á¡ã„U ŒappleπÊH
‹Ù∑§¬Ê‹ •fl‹ÙÁ∑§ Á‚„UÊŸapple – ‹Ëã„U •flœ¬Áà ‚’È ‚ÈπÈ ◊ÊŸappleH 3H
ŒËã„U ¡Êø∑§Áã„U ¡Ù ¡appleÁ„U ÷ÊflÊ– ©U’⁄UÊ ‚Ù ¡ŸflÊ‚apple®„U •ÊflÊH
Ã’ ∑§⁄U ¡ÙÁ⁄U ¡Ÿ∑ȧ ◊ÎŒÈ ’ÊŸË – ’Ù‹apple ‚’ ’⁄UÊà ‚Ÿ◊ÊŸËH 4H
Cau.: jasi raghub∂ra byåha bidhi baran∂, sakala kua° ra byåhe tehiÚ karan∂.
kahi na jåi kachu dåija bhµur∂, rahå kanaka mani ma≈Œapu pµur∂.1.
ka≈bala basana bicitra pa¢ore, bhå°ti bhå°ti bahu mola na thore.
gaja ratha turaga dåsa aru dås∂, dhenu ala≈kæta kåmaduhå s∂.2.
bastu aneka karia kimi lekhå, kahi na jåi jånahiÚ jinha dekhå.
lokapåla avaloki sihåne, l∂nha avadhapati sabu sukhu måne.3.
d∂nha jåcakanhi jo jehi bhåvå, ubarå so janavåsehiÚ åvå.
taba kara jori janaku mædu bån∂, bole saba baråta sanamån∂.4.
All the other princes were married according to the same rites as have been
described in the case of ›r∂ Råmaís marriage. The richness of the dowry was beyond
description; the whole pavilion was packed with gold and jewels. There were a number
of shawls, linen and silk of various colours and designs and of immense value,
elephants, chariots, horses, men-servants and maid-servants and cows adorned with
ornaments and vying with the cow of plenty and many other things which were more than
one could count and defied description. They alone who saw the dowry could have some
idea of it; even the guardians of the different realms regarded it with envy. The king of
Ayodhyå gladly accepted it all and gave to the beggars whatever they liked; only that
which was left was taken to the lodgings of the bridegroom's party. Then with joined palms
Janaka honoured the whole bridegroom's party and spoke in gentle tones. (1ó4)