Original · Devanagari
—॥५३॥ आगे प्रेमपागे जस बन्दी बदें जागे, तिन पाछे प्रणवादि दुन्दुभी विशाल बाजहीं। ध्वजा फहरात घने, घंटा घहरात, करि सिंहनाद मोदित विख्यात वीर गाजहीं॥ भरत लखन रिपुशाल रसरङ्गलाल चालत, सुचामर सखा समाज आजहीं। सोहे तीस तेज त्यों छबीलो छत्र छाज, आज राम रघुराज गजराज पै विराजहीं॥५४॥ ॥ छन्द कुण्डलिया ॥ विनय ॥ प्यार कंजहिं भानु, जल-मीनहिं दीप-पतङ्ग। कुमुद चकोरहिं चन्द, जिमि चन्दन मणि भुजङ्ग॥ चन्दन मणि भुजङ्ग, कुरङ्गहिं गान वीणधुने। चातक मोरहिं मेघ, महालोभी को धन पुनि॥ कामिहिं कामिनि लगे, लोक परलोक बिसारे। तिमि लागहु रसरङ्गमणी मन सियवर प्यारे॥५५॥ प्यार अमलिन को अमल, कमल मधुव्रत काहिं। अजमाई ओषधि सु प्रिय ज्यों रोगी मनमाहिं॥ ज्यों रोगी मनमाहिं, छाहँ आतप व्यापितु को। जल तृषिताहिं प्रिय, अन्न-छुधित, सुत माता-पितु को॥ सुख जीवन ज्यों जड़हिं, जड़ानो घाम निहारे। तिमि लागहु रसरङ्गमणी मन सियवर प्यारे॥५६॥ प्यारे मित्रहिं मित्र जिमि, मानस हंस अधार। बालहिं खेल समेत, चक्र चकई भानु सकार॥ चकई भानु सकार, बहार चमन बुलबुल को। प्यार उनीदे काहिं, सोइबो जस गुल-गुल को॥ सतीहिं सुपति जिमि लगे, पगे दोउ लोक सुधारे। तिमि लागहु रसरङ्गमणी मन रघुवर प्यारे॥५७॥
Fresh English translation
The preceding description of Lakṣmaṇa concludes. Ahead march the bards, drunk with love, awake and chanting praise; behind them thunder great praṇava-noted drums. Many banners fly, bells reverberate, and renowned heroes roar like lions in delight. Bharata, Lakṣmaṇa, and Śatrughna proceed with dear Rasaraṅgamaṇi and a company of friends bearing lovely fly-whisks. Beneath a radiant, beautiful parasol, Raghurāja Rāma rides today upon the royal elephant. The poet then prays in kuṇḍaliyā stanzas: May my mind cling to beloved Sītā’s Lord as the lotus loves the sun, the fish water, and the moth the flame; as the night-lotus and cakor bird love the moon, and as the serpent loves the jewel and sandalwood. May it love him as the deer loves the sound of the vīṇā, the cātaka and peacock the cloud, the miser wealth, and the lover his beloved so intensely that both worlds are forgotten. May Rasaraṅgamaṇi’s mind cling to Sītā’s Lord as the pure love purity, as the bee loves the lotus, and as a tested medicine is dear within a sick person’s heart; as shade to one scorched by heat, water to the thirsty, food to the hungry, and a child to its parents; as life-giving comfort to a frozen creature beholding the sun. May it cling to Raghubīra as friend to friend, as the haṃsa depends upon Lake Mānasa, as a child loves its play, the cakravāka pair the returning sun, and a bulbul the spring garden; as sleep is dear to the drowsy and a noble husband to a faithful wife, whose attachment sets both worlds right.