Sri Rama Charita Manasa - Shri Sita Ram Foundation, USA

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and the Bråhmaƒas received handsome presents for officiating at the same. All the four
noble princes moved about indulging in numerous plays, which were most delightful to
look at. The Lord, who cannot be comprehended through mind, speech or action, sported
in the courtyard of Da‹aratha. When the king, while at dinner, called Him, He would not
turn up, loth as he was to leave the company of His playmates. When Kausalyå went
to call Him, the Lord would run away toddling. He whom the Vedas declare in negative
terms and whose end even ›iva could not find, the mother ran to catch Him by force.
With His body besmirched all over with dust, He came and the king smilingly took Him
in his arms. (1ó5)
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Do.: bhojana karata capala cita ita uta avasaru påi,
bhåji cale kilakata mukha dadhi odana lapa¢åi.203.
Even while the Lord sat at dinner, His mind was restless, so that the moment He
got a chance He would run away hither and thither with a scream of delight, His mouth
daubed with curds and rice. (203)
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¡Ê∑§Ë ‚„U¡ SflÊ‚ üÊÈÁà øÊ⁄UË – ‚Ù „UÁ⁄U ¬…∏U ÿ„U ∑§ıÃÈ∑§ ÷Ê⁄UËH
Á’lÊ Á’Ÿÿ ÁŸ¬ÈŸ ªÈŸ ‚Ë‹Ê – πapple‹®„U πapple‹ ‚∑§‹ ŸÎ¬‹Ë‹ÊH 3H
∑§⁄UË ’ÊŸ œŸÈ· •Áà ‚Ù„UÊ – Œappleπà M§¬ ø⁄UÊø⁄U ◊Ù„UÊH
Á¡ã„U ’ËÁÕã„U Á’„U⁄U®„U ‚’ ÷Ê߸ – ÕÁ∑§Ã „UÙ®„U ‚’ ‹Ùª ‹ÈªÊ߸H 4H
Cau.: bålacarita ati sarala suhåe, sårada sea sa≈bhu ‹ruti gåe.
jinha kara mana inha sana nahiÚ råtå, te jana ba≈cita kie bidhåtå.1.
bhae kumåra jabahiÚ saba bhråtå, d∂nha janeµu guru pitu måtå.
guragæha° gae paRhana raghurå∂, alapa kåla bidyå saba å∂.2.
jåk∂ sahaja svåsa ‹ruti cår∂, so hari paRha yaha kautuka bhår∂.
bidyå binaya nipuna guna s∂lå, khelahiÚ khela sakala næpal∂lå.3.
karatala båna dhanua ati sohå, dekhata rµupa caråcara mohå.
jinha b∂thinha biharahiÚ saba bhå∂, thakita hohiÚ saba loga lugå∂.4.
His charming and most innocent childish sports have been sung by ›åradå, ›ea,
›ambhu and the Vedas. Those whose mind does not take delight in these have been
deprived by Providence of a great good fortune. When all the four brothers attained of
boyhood, the preceptor as well as their parents invested them with the sacred thread. The
Lord of Raghus then proceeded to His preceptor's residence for study and in a short time
mastered all the branches of knowledge. What a great fun that ›r∂ Hari, whose natural
breath stands crystallized in the form of the four Vedas, should go to school. Proficient
in learning and perfect in politeness, virtues and decorum, they played all the games
imitating the role of a king. With an arrow and bow in the hands of each they appeared