“You four princes of Raghu’s line have spread your glory throughout the world. You never admit defeat and never bow your heads— then tell us, before whom will you bow today? Learn to fold your hands before darling Siya— untie this stubborn bracelet-knot!”
Kavitt
One woman says, “Listen, O wanderer of Ayodhya: if you do not seize and open this knot at once, I shall acknowledge that you are truly our connoisseur of love only when you have loosened the bracelet-knot.”
At this, another charming girl laughs and says, “Dark one, today all your courage and valor will drown! Darling, you will not escape from us until you fold your hands before Janaka’s daughter.”
Description of the Bride’s Beauty — Pada 162
The beauty of Janaka’s darling is immeasurable. Dark, curling locks glisten upon her moonlike face; two tresses rest on either side like serpents, and the bridegroom gazes upon them without blinking. Dasharatha’s darling looks again and again, his eager heart wholly absorbed.
Pada 163
Siya shines today, her body radiant and fair. Her bangles glitter, her sari shimmers, and henna richly colors her hands. Betel has reddened her lips; she smiles ever so softly. Kripanivasa says: seated among her companions, she is filled with beauty and carries herself proudly.