The Entire Royal Family Bows at the Guru's Feet
Bala Kanda, Doha 352
Doha 352 · Movement 2 of 2
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All four princes stand with their brides, while Dasharatha and the queens gather around them. The newly expanded royal family turns together toward the guru.
Again and again, sons, daughters, king, and mothers bow at Vasishtha's feet. The great sage raises blessings over the marriages and the household they have formed.
The doha arranges the whole family within one gesture of humility. Royal rank, youthful beauty, wealth, and celebration bend before wisdom. The couples begin married life not as isolated pairs but beneath a lineage of guidance, with blessing joining generations at the guru's feet.
Eight newly joined lives bow with the royal house beneath the shelter of the guru's blessing.
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बधुन्ह समेत कुमार सब रानिन्ह सहित महीसु। पुनि पुनि बंदत गुर चरन देत असीस मुनीसु।।352।।
All the princes with their brides, and the king with all his queens, bowed again and again at the guru's feet, while the great sage bestowed his blessings.