The reception party assigned the task of welcoming the guests adorned itself in
all its finery and assembled all the paraphernalia needed to usher-in the honourable
guests with all the grandeur and majesty suitable for the occasion^2. (2)
[Note—^1 Refer: Ram Charit Manas, Baal Kand, Chaupai line nos. 5-7 that precede
Doha no. 302 and Doha no. 304 that describe the cheerful commotion at the time of
the departure of the marriage part of Lord Ram from Ayodhya and its arrival at
Janakpur respectively.
The “commotion and tumult” can be due to a pleasant news as in the present case,
or it can be due to some mischief created by a powerful force as was the case when
Kaamdeo created a huge tumult in the world as specifically mentioned in Ram Charit
Manas, Baal Kand, Chanda line no. 3 that precedes Doha no. 84. The reason for this
tumult has been described in the verses that precede and follow this Chanda.
Another reason for a huge commotion in a city is when dark clouds of war hover
over the horizon and a powerful army is poised for attack. This will be evident upon
reading Ram Charit Manas, Sundar Kand, Chaupai line nos. 8-10 and Chanda line
nos. 1-8 that precede Doha no. 35 that describe the assembly of the huge army of
monkeys and bears that Lord Ram gathered together to launch an assault on Lanka,
and when the Lord’s army actually attacked Lanka as described in Lanka Kand,
Chaupai line no. 1 that precedes Doha no. 40.
We also read that when Lord Ram sent Angad as his emissary to Ravana in a last-
minute attempt to avoid the war, there was a huge tumult in Lanka as soon as Angad
arrived there—refer: Refer: Ram Charit Manas, Lanka Kand, Chaupai line no. 8 that
precedes Doha no. 18.
Yet another reason when there is a tumult and commotion in any city is when
some bad news breaks—as was the case in Ayodhya when the citizens learnt that
their beloved prince, Lord Ram, was being sent to forest exile due to some whim of
his step-mother Kaikeyi. Refer: Ram Charit Manas, Ayodhya Kand, Chaupai line no.
2 that precedes Doha no. 49.
(^2) Refer: Ram Charit Manas, Baal Kand, from Doha no. 304—to Doha no. 305 that
describe how the reception party went out to welcome the marriage procession of
Lord Ram at Janakpur. ]
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hiyam̐ haraṣē sura sēna nihārī. harihi dēkhi ati bha'ē sukhārī. 3.
siva samāja jaba dēkhana lāgē. biḍari calē bāhana saba bhāgē. 4.
When the members of the reception team saw that section of the marriage party which
consisted of the gods and their accompanying retinue, all of them felt delighted in
their hearts. When they saw Lord Hari (Vishnu), their joy increased manifold and they
felt very happy^1. (3)
But their enthusiasm ebbed and was replaced by horror when they saw Lord
Shiva and his companions^2. Virtually all of them^3 were so scared and terrified that
they fled from there along with their vehicles. [That is, the majority of the members of
the reception party sent by king Himwaan to receive the incoming guests were
horrified at the sight of ghosts and phantoms who accompanied Lord Shiva as part of
the marriage procession that they mounted their vehicles and fled from the site.] (4)
[Note—^1 Lord Vishnu or Hari was the most charming in the entire procession.
The stunning beauty and fabulous charm of the Lord has been narrated in Ram Charit
Manas, Baal Kand, from Doha no. 146—to Chaupai line no. 4 that precedes Doha no.
148 when the Lord had revealed himself before Manu and Satrupa to bless them upon