Ram Crawls in Yellow Silk
Bala Kanda, Chaupai 197
Doha 199 · Movement 1 of 2
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Ram's dark body holds the beauty of millions of Cupids, deep as blue lotus and rain cloud. Reddish feet shine with bright nails like pearls upon lotus petals. Thunderbolt, banner, sprout, and sacred lines mark the soles, while anklets enchant the minds of sages.
Tiny bells circle his waist above three lines and a deep navel. Ornaments brighten mighty arms, divine marks shine upon the chest, and sacred thread and necklace awaken longing in learned hearts. Conch like neck, lovely chin, red lips, first teeth, sweet cheeks, and lisping speech make description helpless.
His mother arranges smooth dark curls in many styles. Clothed in yellow silk, the Lord crawls upon knees and hands. Veda and Shesha cannot exhaust this beauty. Only one granted even a dream of the sight can know what the words approach.
Yellow silk brushes the palace floor as the rain dark Lord crawls toward his mother.
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काम कोटि छबि स्याम सरीरा। नील कंज बारिद गंभीरा।। अरुन चरन पकंज नख जोती। कमल दलन्हि बैठे जनु मोती।। रेख कुलिस धवज अंकुर सोहे। नूपुर धुनि सुनि मुनि मन मोहे।। कटि किंकिनी उदर त्रय रेखा। नाभि गभीर जान जेहि देखा।। भुज बिसाल भूषन जुत भूरी। हियँ हरि नख अति सोभा रूरी।। उर मनिहार पदिक की सोभा। बिप्र चरन देखत मन लोभा।। कंबु कंठ अति चिबुक सुहाई। आनन अमित मदन छबि छाई।। दुइ दुइ दसन अधर अरुनारे। नासा तिलक को बरनै पारे।। सुंदर श्रवन सुचारु कपोला। अति प्रिय मधुर तोतरे बोला।। चिक्कन कच कुंचित गभुआरे। बहु प्रकार रचि मातु सँवारे।। पीत झगुलिआ तनु पहिराई। जानु पानि बिचरनि मोहि भाई।। रूप सकहिं नहिं कहि श्रुति सेषा। सो जानइ सपनेहुँ जेहि देखा।।
His dark form holds the beauty of a crore of Kamadevas. Deep as a blue lotus, solemn as a gathering rain-cloud. His reddish lotus-feet glow softly; the light of His tiny toenails casts a radiance like the shimmer of lotus petals in abundance.