proceeded to witness sri Rama's wedding

Jai Sri Ram,
Lord Shiva, Brahma and hosts of other gods mounted aerial car in several groups,

Their frames thrilling over the emotion and their hearts overflowing with joy,

They proceeded to witness sri Rama's wedding,

The gods felt so enraptured to see janaka's capital that their own realms appeared to them as of small account,

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beat their drums

Jai sri Ram,
Witnessing King Dasaratha's good fortune and glory and believing their birth as fruitless,

Brahma and the other gods began to extol him with a thousand tongues,

The gods perceive that it was a fit occasion for happy rejoicings,

Hence they rained down flowers and beat their drums,

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host of sages and holy men

Jai sri Ram,
In this manner they proceeded to invite the bridegroom's party with due honour and called at the latters lodgings,

When they witnessed King Dasaratha Glory, Indra-the lord of celestial looked very small to them,

The hour has has come-be good enough to start now, they submitted,

At this the drums gave a thundering beat, after consulting this preceptor and going the family rites King Dasaratha sallied forth with a host of sages and holy men,

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cause of delay

Jai sri Ram,
The King asked the family priest-what is the cause of delay now,

Family priest summoned the ministers, who came equipped with all auspicious articles,

A number of conchs, drums and tabors sounded, festal vases and articles of good oman were displayed,

Graceful women sang songs and holy Brahmans murmured Vedic texts,

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Brahmanas appraised king Janaka

Jai sri Ram,
When all the people heard of this, they observed_

Astrologers of this place are so many creators as it were,

The most auspicious and scared hour sunset, which is the time when cow generally return home from posture, is consequently marked by clouds of dusts raised by their hoofs, arrived

Perceiving propitious omens, the Brahmanas appraised king Janaka of its approach,

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astrologers had already determined,

Jai sri Ram,
Having carefully examined and determined the propitious nature of planets, date, asterism,

The conjunction of stars , the day of the week and hour of the wedding,

The creator despatched the note concerning the hour of the the wedding through Narada,

It was just the same that Janaka's astrologers had already determined,

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blessed day of wedding arrived

jai sri Ram,
The princes who had come as Sita's suitors rejoiced to see the four brothers and,

Returned each to his own home extolling Sri Rama's widespread and spotless fame,

Thus a few days elapsed to the delight alike of the citizens and all members of the bridegroom's party,

At the length the blessed day of wedding arrived, it was month of Margasisha and the beginning of the cold,

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flood of joy

Jai sri Ram,
Said the damsels to one another, with tears in their eyes The hair on their body standing erect,

Friends, the slayer of demons Tripura will accomplish everything,

The two kings of such bound boundless merit,

This way they all prayed and a flood of joy inundated their heart,

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Spreading out the skirt

Jai sri Ram,
Ocean of strength, modesty, learning, amiability and beauty,

They are their own compeers,

Spreading out the skirt of their garments all the women of the city made entreaties to the creator

May all the four brothers be married in this city and may we sing charming nuptial songs

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Says Tulsidasa

Jai sri Ram,
The four Brothers attracts the mind but cannot be described in words,

For they have no match in all the three worlds,

Says Tulsidasa, they have no comparison anywhere,

So declare the holy men wise and the poet,

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first sight,

Jai Sri Ram,
One said, I saw them today, it appeared to me as though the creator had fashioned them with his own hands,

Bharata is an exact copy of sri Rama,

No man or woman could distinguish them at first sight,

Laxmana and Shatrughana are indistinguishable from each other, peerless in every limb from head to foot,

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behold sri Rama and Laxmana,

Jai Sri Ram
Time after time out of affection Janaka will send for Sita and the two brothers , charming as millions of cupids put together, will come back to take her,

There will be hospitality of every kind, who would not love to say,

 On each such occasion all the people of the city will be happy to behold sri Rama and Laxmana,

One dark and other fair but both charming of every limb,

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providence has ordained this well

Jai Sri Ram,
Damsels with voice as sweet as the notes of cuckoo whispered to one another,

O bright eyed friends, we shall gain much by this union,

By our great good luck providence has ordained this well,

The two brothers shall often delight our eyes,

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Rama and Sri Sita

Jai sri Ram,
Rama and Sri Sita are the perfection of beauty

The two Kings Dasaratha and Janaka are perfection of virtue

Thus would observe the men and women of the city whatever they happened to meet,

Sri Sita is incarnation of Janaka's merits, and Sri Rama is Dasaratha Virtues personified,

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enjoyed transcendent bliss

jai sri Ram,
And his Party returned with permission,

The Bridegroom's party had arrived earlier than the day fixed for the wedding,

There was great rejoicing in the city on this account,

Everyone enjoyed transcendent bliss and prayed to the creator that the days and night be lengthened,

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people of city

Jai Sri Ram
The people of city were delighted beyond measure to see King Dasaratha with his sons,

The gods rained down flowers and beat their drums,

the nymphs of heaven danced and sang,

Satananda, the preceptor of King Janaka and other Brahmans and Minsters of state, as well as the genealogists, paid due honours to king,

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Wishing all a Very Very Happy New Year-2016

Jai sri Ganesha-
I bow to the lotus feet of Lord Ganesha, who is ocean of mercy and ever act as a sunbeams as it were for dispersing the mass of darkness in the form of ignorance,

Obeisance to sri Hanuman, the true servant of lord Rama

Obeisance to lord Rama, my Lord and the limit of greatness,

Obeisance to Devi Sita, the inner ruler of sri Rama,

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The Sight of sri Rama

Jai sri Ram,
The most gracious and unassuming Lord greeted everyone else including the citizens, attendants, kinsmen, beggars, ministers and friends in a manner befitting the rank of each,

The Sight of sri Rama was so soothing to the guests,

The ways of Love are beyond description,

Beside the king his four sons looked like incarnations as it were of the four ends of human endeavour,

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embraced them

Jai Sri Ram,
The two brothers next saluted all the Brahmans and in turn received their welcome blessings,

Bharata and his Younger Brother greeted Sri Rama,

Sri Rama lifted and embraced them,

Laxmana rejoiced to see brothers and he embraced them his limbs were throbbing with emotion,

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ecstasy of love,

Jai sri Ram,
Pressing the boys to his bosom he allayed the unbearable pangs of separation and

Looked like a dead body restored to Life,

Sri Rama and laxmana then bowed their head at Sage Vashista feet,

The great sage embraced them in the ecstasy of love,

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could not contain himself for joy

Jai Sri Ram,
When the king saw the sage coming with two princes, he rose in joy and advanced to meet them like a man who feels his footing in ocean of bliss,

The King prostrated himself before the sage, placing the dust of sage's feet on his head again and again,

Kausika pressed the king to his bosom, Blessed him and inquired after his welfare,

When king Saw the two brothers prostrating themselves, he could not contain himself for joy,

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a lake sought to visit a thirsty soul,

Jai Sri Ram,
Sage Visvamitra felt much gratified at heart to perceive this great humanity,

In this joy he pressed the two brothers to his bosom,

A thrill ran through his limbs, while tears rushed to his eyes,

They proceeded to the guest apartment's where King Dasaratha was, as though a lake sought to visit a thirsty soul,

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longed to see their sire

Jai Sri Ram,
Sri Rama along recognized the Sita's influence and was glad at heart to discern her Love,

When two brothers heard of their father's arrival, they could not contain themselves for joy,

But were too modest to speak to their Guru,

Though their heart longed to see their sire,

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mystery behind this untold splendours

Jai Sri Ram,
Hearing sri Sita's command the repaired to the guests' apartments,

Taking with them every kind of riches, comforts as well as the enjoyment and luxuries of heaven,

Each member of the bridegroom's party found in his apartment all the enjoyments of heaven ready at hand,

No one had an inkling of the mystery behind this untold splendours,

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Siddhis

Jai Sri Ram,
When Sri Sita learnt that the bridegroom's party had arrived in the city,

She manifested her glory to certain extent,

By her very thought, she summoned all the Siddhis that miraculous powers personified

And Dispatched them to visit upon the king and his party,

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every kind of comfort

Jai sri Ram,
The member of deputation placed all the offerings before King Dasaratha and supplicated him with an affectionate address,

The King longevity accepted everywhere and distributed the offerings as presents among his own people,

After due homage reverence and courtesy the deputation conducted the bridegroom's party to the lodgings set for,

That provided every kind of comfort for each guest,

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articles of good omen

Jai Sri Ram,
Various articles of good omen and a train of porters marched with their load of curds, perched rice,

When the deputation saw the bridegroom's party, their mind was filled with rapture and a thrill ran through their frame,

Seeing the deputation equipped in every-way the members of bridegroom's party had their drums beaten in great way,

Celestial damsels rained down flowers and sang, while glad gods sounded kettledrums,

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auspicious nature

Jai Sri Ram,
When it was learnt that the procession of the bridegroom's party was approaching,

The clash of kettledrums was heard, a deputation went on to receive it,

Jars of gold that filled with many delighted articles were sent as an offering by King Janaka in his joy,

The king also sent ornaments, valuable gems and decent apparels with charming aromatic substances of an auspicious nature,

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procession set forth

Jai sri Ram,
In this way the procession set forth amidst the neighing of horses, trumpeting of elephants and clash of kettledrums,

Learning that the king Dasarath was already on way, Janaka had rivers bridged and got beautiful rest-houses erected at different stages,

That vied in magnificent with city of immortal and in which members of the bridegroom's party were supplied with excellent food, bed and cloths according to his own taste,

Finding ever new pleasures agreeable to themselves all members of the bridegroom's party forget their own home,

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All kind of blessed and auspicious omens

jai Sri Ram,
All kind of blessed and auspicious omens and those conductive of desired results occurred at once as if to fulfil themselves,

Auspicious omens easily occur to him who has God with form as his own son,

In the Marriage which was going to take place, the bridegroom was no other than sri Rama and Sri Sita herself was the Bride,

While the pious Dasaratha and Janaka the parents of the Bridegroom and the bride respectively,

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good omens

Jai Sri Ram,
A herd deer came round to the right, as if good omens appeared in visible form,

A Brahman-kite promised great blessings,

And a Shyama bird was observed on an auspicious tree to the left,

A man bearing curds and fish and two learned  Brahmans each with a book in his hand came from the opposite direction,

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again and again,

Jai Sri Ram,
A Soft cool and fragrant breeze was blowing in a favourable direction,

A blessed woman appeared with a pitcher and a child in her arm,

A fox turned round and showed himself again and again,

And a Cow suckled its calf in front of the procession,

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a mongoose was seen by all

Jai Sri Ram,
The blue necked jay picked up food on the left_

And announced as it were all good fortune,

On a fair field in the right appeared a crow_

And a mongoose was seen by all,

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Fair and auspicious omens occurred,

Jai sri Ram,
Gallants princes made their steeds cruet to the measured beat of tabors and kettledrums

Accomplished dancers noted with surprise that they made a step out of time,

The splendour of the marriage procession was more than one could describe,

Fair and auspicious omens occurred,

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Praised all kinds of buffoonery,

Jai Sri Ram,
There was an indescribable clamour of bells, both large and small.

The footmen leaped and danced, displaying exercises of various kinds,

Jesters, proficient in pleasantry and expert in singing melodies songs,

Praised all kinds of buffoonery,

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sweet accord,

Jai Sri Ram
There was a confused din of horses neighing, elephants trumpeting

Music playing both in the heaven and in the procession,

Human and celestial dames alike sang festal melodies,

While clarionets played in sweet accord,

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The immortals rejoiced

Jai sri Ram,
After performing all the rites sanctioned by family usage or prescribed by the Vedas

Seeing everyone fully equipped for the journey,sailed forth to the blast of conch,

After receiving the permission of his preceptor  and his thought fixed on sri Rama,

The immortals rejoiced to see the marriage procession and rained down flowers full of auspicious blessings,

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Guru Brahaspatacharya

Jai Sri Ram
 One of them was equipped with the royal paraphernalia while the other was a mass of splendour and shone brightly,

This magnificent chariot the king joyfully caused Vasistha to mount and then himself ascended the other,

With his thoughts fixed on Lord Hara, his preceptor, goddess gauri and the god Ganesha,

In the company of Vashistha the king shone forth as Indra by the side of Guru Brahaspatacharya,

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Carolled melodious strains

Jai Sri Ram,
At the entrance of King's palace, there was such an enormous crowd that a stone thrown would there would be trodden into dust,

Women viewed the sight from house-tops, carrying festal lights in slavers used on auspicious occasions,

Carolled melodious strains of various kinds in an ecstasy of joy beyond description,

Then sumantra got ready a pair chariots and yoked them with steeds that would outrun even the horses of the sun-god,

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one's own words

Jai Sri Ram,
The elephants trumpeted and their bells changed with a terrific din,

On all sides there was a creaking of wheels and a neighing of horses

The clash of kettledrums would drown the peal of thunder.

No one could hear one's own words, much less of others,

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Rama and Laxmana

Jai Sri Ram,
Crowd of servants also proceeded on the journey equipping themselves in their own way and forming  batches of their own,

Each had boundless joy in heart and a thrill ran through the bodies of all,

They worshipped to one another_

When shall we feast our eyes on the two heroes, Rama and Laxmana,

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Hare Rama

Jai Sri Ram,
Genealogist, bards, panegyrics and rhapsodists too rode on vehicles appropriate to their respective ranks,

While mules, camels and oxen of various breeds carried on their backs commodities of innumerable kinds,

Millions of porters marched with burdens slung across their shoulders,

Who could enumerate the varieties of goods they carried,

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hymns of the Vedas

Jai Sri Ram,
On whatever errand one went, each was greeted by auspicious omens,

On magnificent elephants were mounted splendid seats with canopies wrought in manner beyond all description,

Elephants in rut, adorned with changing bells, headed like beautiful rumbling clouds in the rainy month of Saawan,

There was various kinds of other vehicles, such as charming palanquins, sedans etc, on which rode companies of noble Brahmans, incarnations, as it were, of all the hymns of the Vedas,

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Hare Rama

Jai Sri Ram
The charioteers had made their cars equally gorgeous with flags and banners, gems and ornaments,

They were all beautiful and looked so charming with their ornaments that even sages would be enraptured at the sight,

Having provided the chariots with missiles and weapons and every other equipment the charioteers called their masters,

Mounting the chariots the processionists began to collect outside the city,

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well equipped quiver

Jai Sri Ram,
They belonged to the different breeds, which were more than one could tell,

They would fly in the air, as it were, outstripping the wind itself,

Gallant princes, who were all handsome and adored with jewels and had a bow and arrow in their hands,

And a well equipped quiver fastened at their side,

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red-hot iron,

Jai sri Ganesha,
They equipped the horses with gorgeous saddles,

And with gallant steeds of different colours stood there in their majesty,

 They were all beautiful and surpassingly swift footed,

They trod the ground as lightly as thought it were red-hot iron,


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go and prepare

Jai Sri Ganesha,
The king next called Bharata and said, go and prepare the horses, elephants, and chariots  and at once in procession for Rama's marriage,

The two brothers were thrilled to hear this command,

Bharata sent for the officers in-charge of the stables and issued necessary instructions

The latter rose in joy and hastened to execute the orders,

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the crest jewel of all divinities

Jai Sri Ram,
There was an excess of joy all round, while the palace was too small to contain that,

It seemed therefore, as if it overflowed on all sides,

No one can describe the splendour of King's Palace,

Place-in which Sri Rama, the crest jewel of all divinities had taken birth,

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panegyrics singing

Jai Sri Ram,
Collected here and there troops of ladies, all brilliant as the lightning, with moon like face and eyes resembling those of a fawn and beauty enough to rob love's  consort of her pride,

And who had practised all the sixteen kinds of female adornment sang auspicious stains with voice so melodiously that female cuckoo was put to shame on hearing the sweet sound,

How is the king;s palace be described, various articles of good omen and charming in appearance were displayed and a number of kettledrums were sounded,

Here were panegyrics singing the family glory and here were Brahmans chanting the Vedas, while pretty women carolled festive songs, many times repeating the names of Sri Rama and Sita,

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netted gems, turmeric, durva grass, curd, broken rice and wrath of flowers

Jai Sri Ram,
Flags and banners, curtains and graceful cowries canopies arches, festoons of netted gems, turmeric, blades of durva grass, curd, broken rice and wrath of flowers,

The people decorated their respective houses, which were full of blessings,

The lanes were sprinkled over with water, mixed with the fourfold pastes of sandal, saffron, musk and camphor,

Squares in front of their houses were filled in with tasteful designs,

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Sri Ram Vivaha Utsav today_

Jai Sri Ganesha,
It is Sri Ram Vivaha Mahotsav  today_ Sri Margshish Shukla Panchami is celebrated in the name of Sri Ram Vivaha Mahotsav

Indeed it is a marriage anniversary of Lord Rama, A day to celebrate in divine spirit, a day to recall the glorious truth of the day,

Indeed a very auspicious day for devotees of Lord Rama, Indeed a day to revere the lotus feet of Devi Sita

Revere the lotus feet of Lord Rama on this auspicious  occasion,

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embodiment of Love

Ja Sri Ram,
When the news spread among the people, festivities were started in every house,

All the fourteen spheres were filled with joy at the news of the forthcoming wedding of sri Sita ji with Lord Rama,

The citizens were enraptured to hear the glad tidings and began to decorate the streets, houses and the lanes,

Although the city Ayodhya is ever charming, being the blessed and the scared abode of Sri Rama, it was adorned with beautiful festal decorations because of the love the people bore towards the very embodiment of Love,

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jubilant

Jai Sri Ram,
Next they call the beggars and lavished innumerable kinds of gifts on them,

Long live the four sons of emperor Dasaratha,

Thus they shouted as they left, attired in raiment of various kinds,

There was a jubilant tempestuous clash of kettledrums,

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joyfully bestowed gifts

Jai Sri Ram,
The great king recounted again and again the glory and exploits of Rama and Laxmana,

Saying that it was due to the sage's grace he went out of doors,

The queens then sent for the brahmanas and joyfully bestowed gifts on them,

The Brahmans returned to their home uttering blessings,

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rumbling of cloud

Jai Sri Ram,
Bursting with emotion the queen shone like pea-hens rejoicing at the rumbling of clouds,

 The preceptor's wife and the wives of other elders in their joy invoked the blessings of heaven,

The mothers of the four brothers were overwhelmed with ecstasy,

They took the most beloved letter from each other and pressing it to their bosom cooled their burning heart,

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