How can one describe the grandeur, the majesty, the charm and the splendour of the
city where the Mother of the World (i.e. Parvati, the cosmic Mother) has chosen to
reveal herself (literally, has “taken birth” as the daughter of Himwaan named Parvati).
All the Riddhis and Siddhis (prosperities, successes and well-beings) as well
as all sorts of wealth, happiness and joy overflowed in that city with renewed vigour
and colour with the dawn of ever new day.^1 [That is, each day appeared to be better
than its previous one. Happiness, joy, prosperity and wealth increased day-by-day in
the city of Himwaan. There is no surprise in it—because the Goddess of the World,
the Mother of the World, who controls all such virtues that grant happiness, joy, well-
being, prosperity and successes in all spheres of life, had herself decided to come and
take up a residence at that place.]^2 (Doha no. 94)
[Note—^1 When Lord Ram’s marriage procession arrived at Janakpur, Sita had
summoned all the Siddhis and Riddhis and had ordered them to serve the marriage
party. Her orders were carried out immediately and the marriage party was hosted to
the grandness that put to shame even the comfort and pleasure of heaven—refer: Ram
Charit Manas, Baal Kand, Doha no. 306 along with Chaupai line nos. 7-8 that
precede it, and Chaupai line nos. 1-2 that follow it.^
(^2) Refer also to Ram Charit Manas—(i) Baal Kand, Doha no. 289 along with its
preceding Chaupai line nos. 6-8 that describe the city of Janakpur, the capital city of
Janak, the father of Sita, and (ii) Baal Kand, Doha no. 297 along with its preceding
Chaupai line no. 8 that asserts that it is not possible to describe the beauty and
grandeur of Ayodhya where the supreme Lord of creation has himself revealed in a
human form as Lord Ram.
The idea of happiness and cheer spreading everywhere, in all the directions, and
increasing day-by-day in the context of the birth of Lord Ram at Ayodhya—refer:
Ram Charit Manas, Baal Kand, Doha no. 195 along with Chaupai line nos. 2-8 that
precede it and Chaupai line nos. 1-2 that follow it.
In Ram Charit Manas, Uttar Kand, Doha no. 26, and Chaupai line no. 7 that
precedes Doha no. 29 it is stated that the beauty and grandeur of Ayodhya was so
great that it defied description even by experts.
The central idea in these narrations is that not only skilled humans like bards,
poets and sages who were experts in narrating events as they happened, but even
super-humans such as gods and celestial bards such as Narad were not able to
describe the magical effect of the supreme Lord’s sport in this world.
Firstly, there are not enough words that can truly describe the grandeur of the
Lord’s creation, and secondly, even if there were sufficient words to do so, those who
think themselves to be experts in this job fail miserably in this endeavour because the
greatness, the grandness and the magnificence of the Lord’s creation is so huge and
unimaginable that their mind and its faculty simply cannot grasp it let, alone describe
it.]
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nagara nikaṭa barāta suni ā'ī. pura kharabharu sōbhā adhikā'ī. 1.
kari banāva saji bāhana nānā. calē lēna sādara agavānā. 2.
When the news arrived that the marriage procession (of Lord Shiva) has arrived, there
was a cheerful commotion in the city as it erupted in spontaneous joy that added to its
charms^1. (1)