unmarried for life. Obviously this was bad news for all, and a thick pall of gloom and
despair descended upon the city of Janakpur. Then as it happened, Lord Ram broke
the bow, and as as soon as the bow broke the city erupted in a thunder of cheer and
joy. These developments have been elaborately narrated in Ram Charit Manas, Baal
Kand, from Doha no. 249—to Chaupai line no. 7 that precedes Doha no. 265.]÷Ê°Áà •Ÿ∑§ ÷ß ̧ ¡flŸÊ⁄UÊ – ‚ͬ‚Êï ¡‚ ∑§¿È Cÿfl„UÊ⁄UÊH 4H
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bhām̐ti anēka bha'ī jēvanārā. sūpasāstra jasa kachu byavahārā. 4.
sō jēvanāra ki jā'i bakhānī. basahiṁ bhavana jēhiṁ mātu bhavānī. 5.
On this occasion, a grand feast was organised for the marriage party in which
delectable food of so many different varieties and having all hues of tastes were
served that no one could count them. (4)
How can one be able to describe the variety and taste of the dishes that were
served at this feast at a place where Mother goddess known as “Bhavaani” herself
lived? (5)
[Note—A similar grand feast was organised for the marriage party of Lord Ram at
Janakpur—refer: Ram Charit Manas, Baal Kand, Doha no. 328 along with Chaupai
line no. 8 that precedes it, and Chaupai line nos. 1-8 that follow it.]
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sādara bōlē sakala barātī. biṣnu biran̄ci dēva saba jātī. 6.
bibidha pām̐ti baiṭhī jēvanārā. lāgē parusana nipuna su'ārā. 7.
nāribṛnda sura jēvam̐ta jānī. lagīṁ dēna gārīṁ mṛdu bānī. 8.
When the meal was ready, Himwaan respectfully invited for all the members of the
marriage party to come and partake of the meal^1. He invited everyone, such as Lord
Vishnu, Biranchi (the creator Brahma), and all other gods of all denominations. (6)
All of them sat down in many rows to eat the meal which was then served by
rows and rows of cooks and their helpers^2. (7)
When the women-folk came to know that the guests have starting eating their
meals, they began singing melodious songs befitting the occasion. These songs were
full of jest and contained taunting or teasing lyrics. [This was done to entertain the
guests as they ate their meals.]^3. (8)
[Note—^1 Ram Charit Manas, Baal Kand, Chaupai line no. 1 that precedes Doha no.
328 which tells us that king Janak, the father of Sita, had invited the members of the
marriage party of Lord Ram at the time when a feast was held to celebrate the Lord’s
marriage at Janakpur.
(^2) Ram Charit Manas, Baal Kand, Chaupai line nos. 3 and 7 that precede Doha no.
328 which tell us that every guest was given an appropriate seat by Janak when they
came to partake of the meal served during the feast organised to celebrate the
marriage of Lord Ram with Sita.