||Sri Ram Jayram Jaya Jaya Ram||

Chapter -74 – Dhoha -73

The celebration in the city of Ayodhya

Tulsidas Maharaj speaks “Whoever listens to the birth of the supreme Lord Hari as the child of Devi Kausalya, would attain the Param Dhama, they will not fall in the dangerous well of worldly existence.”

The Supreme Lord who is beyond Maya, not perceivable through the sense, beyond the Triguna, incarnated on the Earth, for the welfare of  Vipras, Go and deities, Saintly men and ascetic. Listening to the cries of the child all the queens rushed to the chamber of Devi Kausalya. The royal attendants ran here and there in extreme bliss. The people of Ayodhya were in a state of ecstasy. The news of the birth of the child arrived in the ears of Dhasharatha made him drench in Bhramanandha, he was soaked in extreme affection, and enthusiasm got out of that bliss “That compassionate Lord whose name provides extreme bliss has born as a child in my home.” He immediately invited the musicians to the palace, invited the preceptor, and all the Vipravrinda reverentially.  The guests arrived went to have a look at the new-born who is the storehouse of virtues was beyond comparison, they could not withdraw their eyes from the beauty of the child.

King Dhasharatha performed Nandhi, Mukhashradhdha, and Jathakarma, like the religious rites of the child, donated an abundance of wealth, gold, cows, clothes, and ornaments to the twice-born. The city of Ayodhya was in a festive mood, fortresses and houses were decorated with flags and decorative and flowers, it was beyond description. The sky showered flowers on the Earth. The people were drenched in Bhramananda, beautiful women adorned in magnificent clothes and ornaments rushed to the palace to see the child, they were holding auspicious ingredients, and Mangalakalasha, and arrived at the doors of the palace. They were singing melodiously, they have kept Mangaladhravya and Deepa on the head side of the infant to remove evil eyes on the child, they prostrated before the child again and again. Magadha – sutha –Vandhigana – Gayakas were sung in praise of Lord Raghunayaka. They have offered various gifts to the newborn according to their capacity and forgot to take any gifts back to their homes. All the pathways of the city of Ayodhya were soaked in  Kasthuri, Chandana, Kumkum.  The houses were filled in joy, music, and dances, and they have celebrated the birth of the divine child.

Devi Kaikeyi delivered a beautiful male child and Devi Sumithra gave birth to two attractive infants. The splendor of the birth of these children and the wealth and happiness of the city of Ayodhya was impossible to describe even for Devi Sharadha or the thousand hooded Anantha. The city of Ayodhya sunk in festivities, the smoke of incenses filled in the air, the sunset gave out the appearance of vermilion on the sky, numerous stars shone like gems, and the huge fortress of Ayodhya gave out marvelous appearance, that auspicious day did not fade, extended up to several months, none could realize the truth, Lord Surya was not willing to move out of Ayodhya, none could trace out the difference. Finally Lord Surya sang in praise of endless virtues of Lord Rama and resumed his function. The deities, saintly men and ascetic, Nagas took great pleasure in the festivities and considered themselves are fortunate ones and returned to their abodes.