कनक-रतनमय पालनो रच्यो मनहुँ मार-सुतहार। बिबिध खेलौना, किंकिनी, लागे मंजुल मुकुताहार॥ रघुकुल-मंडन राम लला॥ १ ॥ जननि उबटि, अन्हवाइकै, मनिभूषन सजि लिये गोद। पौढ़ाए पटु पालने, सिसु निरखि मगन मन मोद॥ दसरथनंदन राम लला॥ २ ॥ मदन, मोरकै चंदकी झलकनि, निदरति तनु जोति। नील कमल, मनि, जलदकी उपमा कहे लघु मति होति॥ मातु-सुकृत-फल राम लला॥ ३ ॥ लघु, लघु लोहित ललित हैं पद, पानि, अधर एक रंग। को कबि जो छबि कहि सकै नखसिख सुंदर सब अंग॥ परिजन-रंजन राम लला॥ ४ ॥ पग नूपुर कटि किंकिनी, कर-कंजनि पहुँची मंजु। हिय हरि नख अद्भुत बन्यो मानो मनसिज मनि-गन-गंजु॥ पुरजन-सिरमनि राम लला॥ ५ ॥ लोयन नील सरोजसे, भ्रूपर मसिबिंदु बिराज। जनु बिधु-मुख-छबि-अमियको रच्छक राखै रसराज॥ सोभासागर राम लला॥ ६ ॥ गभुआरी अलकावली लसै, लटकन ललित ललाट। जनु उडुगन बिधु मिलनको चले तम बिदारि करि बाट॥ सहज सोहावनो राम लला॥ ७ ॥ देखि खेलौना किलकहीं, पद पानि बिलोचन लोल। बिचित्र बिहँग अलि-जलज ज्यों सुखमा-सर करत कलोल॥ भगत-कलपतरु राम लला॥ ८ ॥ बाल-बोल बिनु अरथके सुनि देत पदारथ चारि। जनु इन्ह बचनन्हितें भए सुरतरु तापस त्रिपुरारि॥ नाम-कामधुक राम लला॥ ९ ॥ सखी सुमित्रा वारहीं मनि भूषन बसन बिभाग। मधुर झुलाइ मल्हावहीं गावैं उमँगि उमँगि अनुराग॥ हैं जग-मंगल राम लला॥ १० ॥ मोती जायो सीपमें अरु अदिति जन्यो जग-भानु। रघुपति जायो कौसिला गुन-मंगल-रूप-निधान॥ भुवन-बिभूषन राम लला॥ ११ ॥ राम प्रगट जबतें भए गए सकल अमंगल-मूल। मीत मुदित, हित उदित हैं, नित बैरिनके चित सूल॥ भव-भय-भंजन राम लला॥ १२ ॥ अनुज-सखा-सिसु संग लै खेलन जैहै चौगान। लंका खरभर परैगी, सुरपुर बाजिहैं निसान॥ रिपुगन-गंजन राम लला॥ १३ ॥ राम अहेरे चलहिंगे जब गज रथ बाजि सँवारि। दसकंधर उर धुकधुकी अब जनि धावै धनु-धारि॥ अरि-करि-केहरि राम लला॥ १४ ॥ गीत सुमित्रा सखिन्हकै सुनि सुनि सुर मुनि अनुकूल। दै असीस जय जय कहैं हरषैं बरषैं फूल॥ सुर-सुखदायक राम लला॥ १५ ॥ बालचरितमय चंद्रमा यह सोरह-कला-निधान। चित-चकोर तुलसी कियो कर प्रेम-अमिय-रसपान॥ तुलसीको जीवन राम लला॥ १६ ॥
A cradle of gold and jewels has been fashioned, as though by Love, the master craftsman; various toys, little bells, and lovely pearl garlands are fastened to it— Rāma the darling child, adornment of Raghu's line. (1) His mother anoints and bathes him, decks him with jeweled ornaments, and takes him in her lap. She lays him in the handsome cradle; gazing on the child, her mind is absorbed in delight— Rāma the darling child, Daśaratha's son. (2) The radiance of his body puts to shame Love and the shimmer of the moonlike eye in a peacock's plume. To compare it with a blue lotus, sapphire, or rain cloud would only reveal a meager mind— Rāma the darling child, fruit of his mother's merit. (3) Tiny, tiny, lovely, and red—his feet, hands, and lips are all one color. What poet could tell that beauty, every limb lovely from nail to crown? Rāma the darling child, delight of his family. (4) Anklets on his feet, little bells at his waist, lovely bracelets upon his lotus-hands; and upon his breast an astonishing tiger-claw charm, like a treasury of Love's jewels— Rāma the darling child, crest-jewel of the townspeople. (5) His eyes are like blue lotuses, and a black dot shines above his brow, as though the king of aesthetic delight had stationed a guard over the nectar of his moon-face's beauty— Rāma the darling child, ocean of splendor. (6) His infant curls shine, and a lovely pendant hangs upon his forehead, as though the stars, cleaving darkness to make a road, had set out to meet the moon— Rāma the darling child, lovely by nature. (7) Seeing the toys, he crows; his feet, hands, and eyes dance restlessly, like variegated birds, bees, and lotuses sporting in a lake of beauty— Rāma the darling child, wish-granting tree of devotees. (8) When heard, his infant utterances, though without meaning, bestow all four aims of life. It is as though the celestial wish-tree and Tripurāri became ascetics through fear of those words— Rāma the darling child, whose name is the wish-granting cow. (9) His companions and Sumitrā offer up jewels, ornaments, and portions of cloth. Sweetly rocking and fondling him, they sing, surging again and again with love— Rāma the darling child, auspiciousness of the world. (10) A pearl was born from an oyster, and Aditi gave birth to the sun of the world; Kausalyā gave birth to Raghu's lord, the treasury of virtue, auspiciousness, and beauty— Rāma the darling child, adornment of the worlds. (11) Since Rāma appeared, every root of ill omen has vanished. Friends rejoice, well-wishers flourish, and each day he is a thorn in his enemies' hearts— Rāma the darling child, breaker of the fear of becoming. (12) When he goes to the playing field with his younger brothers and child-friends to play ball, Laṅkā will be thrown into turmoil and drums will sound in the city of the gods— Rāma the darling child, crusher of enemy hosts. (13) When Rāma sets out to hunt, arrayed with elephants, chariots, and horses, ten-headed Rāvaṇa's heart will pound: “May the bow-bearer not come charging now!”— Rāma the darling child, lion against the elephant of the foe. (14) Hearing again and again the songs of Sumitrā and her companions, gods and sages grow gracious. Giving blessings and crying “Victory! Victory!” they rejoice and shower flowers— Rāma the darling child, giver of joy to the gods. (15) This moon made of childhood deeds is the repository of all sixteen phases. Tulsī has made his heart the cakora bird and given it the nectar of love to drink— Rāma the darling child, Tulsī's very life. (16)