Dasharatha Gives Four Hundred Thousand Cows
Bala Kanda, Chaupai 327
Doha 330 · Movement 1 of 2
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Fresh auspiciousness arrives each day, and time passes like a blink. At dawn Dasharatha wakes to bards' praise and beholds the four princes with their brides, joy beyond description rising again.
After morning rites, he bows before his guru and declares that Vasishtha's grace has fulfilled every purpose. Let the Brahmins be summoned and fully adorned cows given in charity.
The guru praises the king and calls the sages. Dasharatha's first movement after receiving family abundance is to give. Gratitude seeks circulation rather than possession, and the wedding's blessing begins to spread through sacred generosity before departure is even considered.
At the first dawn after fulfilment, Dasharatha turns the happiness of his house into charity.
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नित नूतन मंगल पुर माहीं। निमिष सरिस दिन जामिनि जाहीं।। बड़े भोर भूपतिमनि जागे। जाचक गुन गन गावन लागे।। देखि कुअँर बर बधुन्ह समेता। किमि कहि जात मोदु मन जेता।। प्रातक्रिया करि गे गुरु पाहीं। महाप्रमोदु प्रेमु मन माहीं।। करि प्रनाम पूजा कर जोरी। बोले गिरा अमिअँ जनु बोरी।। तुम्हरी कृपाँ सुनहु मुनिराजा। भयउँ आजु मैं पूरनकाजा।। अब सब बिप्र बोलाइ गोसाईं। देहु धेनु सब भाँति बनाई।। सुनि गुर करि महिपाल बड़ाई। पुनि पठए मुनि बृंद बोलाई।।
Each day brought fresh auspiciousness to the city. Days and nights flew past as if they were mere moments. Very early in the morning, the jewel among kings awoke. Bards and minstrels began singing his praises and virtues. Seeing the noble princes together with their brides, how could one express the joy that filled his heart? After completing his morning devotions, he went to his guru, his heart brimming with great delight and love. Bowing reverently with folded hands, he spoke words that seemed dipped in nectar. "By your grace, O king among sages, hear me. Today all my purposes stand fulfilled. Now, O master, please summon all the learned ones and give them cows, fully adorned and prepared." Hearing this, the guru praised the king warmly, then sent word to call all the assembled sages.