Courteous Cooks Serve Fragrant Rice and Ghee
Bala Kanda, Doha 328
Doha 328 · Movement 2 of 2
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Fragrant rice, pure ghee, and beautiful sacred dishes arrive before the seated wedding guests. Steam and aroma move through the ordered rows.
Skilled cooks serve everyone in a moment, yet speed never disturbs courtesy. Each vessel reaches the proper place with the grace expected in Janaka's household.
The brief doha honours competence within abundance. Magnificent ingredients alone cannot create hospitality; they require hands able to distribute them attentively. Nourishment becomes auspicious when prepared purely, offered beautifully, and served without making the guest wait. The great royal feast rests upon this quiet mastery moving between kitchen and assembly.
Fragrance fills the hall as practiced hands turn abundance into immediate care.
Read the passage from the Manas
सूपोदन सुरभी सरपि सुंदर स्वादु पुनीत। छन महुँ सब कें परुसि गे चतुर सुआर बिनीत।।328।।
Fragrant rice, pure ghee, beautiful and delicious sacred dishes; in a moment the skillful and courteous cooks served them all.