The queen-mothers

Jai Sri Ram,
Offering water to them as a mark of respect and spreading carpets along the way,

There were four exquisitely beautiful thrones, which had been fashioned by cupids with his own hands as it were;

The queen-mothers seated the brides and bridegrooms on them and reverently laved their holy feet,

They then worshipped the blessed couples in accordance with the Vedic ritual by offering them incense, light and oblations,

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Sri Basant Panchami

Jai sri Ram,
It is most awaited great day of sacred Magh that Sri sri Basant Panchami-the appearance day of Mother Saraswati, indeed a day to revere the lotus feet of mother-to revere mother it needs simplicity and sanctity at its most, Manasa puja too may help the man to adore the truth of Sri Basant Panchami,

Mother Saraswati that Elegant stream of compassion-truth of divine light and pristine source of spirituality, Mother that non-existent for ignorants and ever existent that along with for devotees,

Mother Saraswati is caring beyond words, is helping truth for man and a tangible support to cross the ocean of mundane existence, Mother is a deity that resides within the temple of fair heart, is a celestial patroness for man,  

Today it is a day to revere the lotus feet of Mother with all faith and submission, is a day to celebrate in divine spirit by performing suitable oblation that to reach at the truth alone, most favourable day to perform charity-indeed to recall the glory of mother through varying available means, Obeisance to you Mother-Revere your lotus feet on the occasion,

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In worship of Mother Saraswati

Jai Sri Ram,
In worship of Mother Saraswati, purity is the prime subject for devotees,

Oblations in the form of study materials, yellow decorated clothes, dry fruits along with seasonal sweets is offered with recitation of define verses in glory of Mother,

Indeed curd, butter, butter oil, honey, saffron and turmeric is to offered along with yellow prepared sweet rice, lighted lamps are offered, special Charnamrit is offered that without holy basil, in Both Pradosh Kaal Puja is performed to mark the truth of self in the lotus feet of Mother,

Infinite is the glory of mother is the truth of her self for devotees and followers, Obeisance to you Mother, Revere your Lotus feet again and again,

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Sri Basant Panchami

Jai Sri Ram,
Tomorrow it is Sri Basant Panchami, a great festival of eternal light,

A festival to adore the lotus feet of Mother Saraswati, once a great Sage Yajnavalkya  lost his sense of recollection under the curse of his preceptor, he worshipped Surya, Surya preached him Saraswati Strotra, by recitation and meditation unto lotus feet of mother he regain his lost skill,

When Great Sage Balmiki was unable to answer Sage Vyasa's searching questions about Puranas, he p[rayed mother Saraswati and got enlighten by her grace,

Worshipped deity for Dev Guru Brahaspatacharya and Rahu is goddess Saraswati, Obeisance to Mother-revere your lotus feet again and again on the occasion,

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Mother Saraswati

jai sri Ram,
Day after tomorrow-it is a great festival of divine light-Sri Sri Basant Panchami,

It is Appearance day of Mother Saraswati-Mother that great Goddess,

Indeed a day of benign Mother that truth of purity and wisdom,

Indeed a day to recall the memories of Mother Saraswati, a day to take refuge in gracious truth of Benign Mother

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they gazed again and again

Jai Sri Ram,
As they gazed again and again on the beauty of Sita and Rama they felt delighted and regarded the object of their life in this world realized,

The Queen mothers companions, as they gazed on Sita's countenance over and over again, sang and extolled their good fortune,

Moment after moment the gods rained down flowers, danced and sang and offered homage,

After performing rights prescribed by the Vedas or family usage the queen mother waved lights over all the princes and their brides and conducted them to the Palace,

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Sri Somvati Amavsya

Jai Sri Ram,
It is a unique festival of eternal light on the dark day of Sri Amavasya, it is Sri Somvati Amavasya today,

Indeed a day that bestower of wealth both-ways,

Indeed a day that giver of essential truth to spirit for the cause,

It is a very auspicious chapter that falls rarely to bless the life and man on the planet,

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enraptured to behold

Jai Sri Ram,
They waved lights again and again;

The love and rapture which they felt in their heart was beyond all words,

They scattered about their sons and daughter in laws ornaments, jewels and costumes of various kinds and numberless other articles,

The queen mothers were enraptured to behold their four sons along-with their brides,

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delighted mothers waved lights over the princes and their brides,

Jai Sri Ram,
Carrying in their hands of gold laden with articles of good omen,

The queen mothers proceeded joyfully to greet their son,

Good omens manifested themselves and the gods rained down flowers to the beat of drums,

Thus gladdened the heart of all they arrived at the entrance of the royal palace; the delighted mothers waved lights over the princes and their brides,

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intense longing for a sight of sri Rama

Jai Sri Ram,
The citizens were delighted to hear the procession coming, they all decorate their houses, market, palaces, squires and the gates of the city,

All the lanes were watered and perfumes, here and there festal squares were filled in elegant devices,

 The King's Palace Looked very charming, its decoration captivated the hearts of even cupids,

After worshipping Lord Ganesha and the slayer of demon Tripura, they bestowed gifts upon Brahmans, all the mothers were so overcome with joy and rapture that their feet refused to walk and all their limbs began to droop as it were full of intense longing for a sight of sri Rama they began to get everything ready for reception of their sons,

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marriage procession approached AYODHYA

Jai sri Ram,
Paying his respectful compliments to Janaka again and again the Lord along with his three brothers set out his journey,

The Bridegroom party started on its return journey to the sound of kettledrums party, all sections were transformed with joy,

Men and women of the villages, as they gazed on sri Rama, felt gratified on realizing the object of their eyes,

Halting at convenient stages in course of the journey and gladdening the people on the roadside the marriage procession approached AYODHYA on a sacred Day,

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How can i extol you

Jai Sri Ram,
Dasaratha said, you have already advanced too far, At Last King Dasaratha got down of his chariot and remain standing while his eyes overflowed with torrent of love,

The King Dasratha showed every respect to the father of the bride and relatives,

King Janaka bowed his head to the throng of sages and received blessings from them all, then Next he reverently embraced his sons-in-laws, each a mine of beauty, amiability and goodness and joining his graceful lotus hands he spoke in accents begotten of love as it were,

How can i extol you, O Rama, sporting as you do in the hearts of sages as well as of the great Lord Shiva like swan in the Manasarovara lake, You exalted me in everyway and accepted me as your servant,

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i beg you turn back

Jai Sri Ram,
When it was found that the time od departure had come, music began to play and members of the bridegroom party made ready their chariots, elephants, horses,

The King Dasaratha summoned all the Brahmans and sated them with gifts and courtesy-the placed the dust of their feet on his head, and was glad to receive their benediction,

Invoking the Lord Ganesha, he set out his journey, when many good omens, which were the root of felicity, occurred,

The gods gladly rained down flowers and heavenly nymphs sang, as the lord of Ayodhya joyfully set forth for his capital amidst the clash of kettledrums, King Dasratha impounded King Janaka over and over again but out of affection for his relative the latter would not turn back, once more King Dasratha addressed him in polite terms-i beg you turn back,

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to escort them

Jai Sri Ganesha,
The whole family was overwhelmed with emotions, yet-perceiving that the auspicious moment had arrived, the king invoked Lord Ganesha and his consort, Siddhi and helped the princesses to ascend the palanquins,

King Janaka Bestowed upon Sita a good many men servants and maid servants  who had been trusted the favoured attendants,

As She proceeded on her journey the citizens felt miserable; while good omens, which were all fountains of blessings, appeared, accompanied by a crowd of Brahmans and his counsellors the king followed his daughters to escort them,

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the great embankment of wisdom toppled down,

Jai Sri Ram,
Then came Janaka with his younger brother with excessive emotion in tears, though he was reputed as man of superior dispassion, his strength of mind took leave of him the moment he gazed Sita,

The King clasped Janaki's to his bosom and the great embankment of wisdom toppled down,

All his wise counsellors astonished him and realizing that it was no occasion for wailing the king recovered himself,

Again and again he pressed his daughters to his bosom and ordered beautiful and well equipped palanquins to be brought,

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Where is Vedeha's daughter

Jai Sri Ram,
all men women including the companions of the princesses and the ladies of the gynaeceum were overpowered by emotion,

It seemed as if pathos and the parting of lovers had taken up their abode in the capital of Janaka,

The parrots and Mainas who had been caged reared by princes Janaki and having been kept in cages of gold had been taught to speak and cried distress,

Where is Vedeha's daughter-on hearing their wail who would have the patience to stand the sight, the birds and beasts were distressed in this way-how can one depict the feelings of the human breast,

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embraced them once again

Jai Sri Ram,
While seeking her permission with joined palms he made obeisance to her again and again,

Having received her blessings the lord Rama bowed his head once again and then departed with his brothers

Recalling themselves they called their daughters and embraced them again and again,

They escorted them to some distance, and embraced them once again, the love of both side swelled considerable extent, while meeting their daughters again and again they were parted by the companions of the princess even as a cow who just brought forth a calf may be a parted from the later,

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quicksands of love,

Jai Sri Ram,
You have your desire ever fulfilled, you are the crest jewel of the wise, and it is love alone that attracts you,

You perceive only good points of your devotees, you eradicate their weakness and are an abode of mercy, Rama,

So saying, the queen clinging to his feet; it seemed as if her speech had been lost in the quicksands of love,

On hearing her fine speech, which was full of affection, sri Rama honoured his Mother-in-law in ways more than one,

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Queen Sunayana committed Sita to Rama

Jai sri Ram,
The ladies of the gynaeceum were distressed to hear these words, the mother-in-law were too overwhelmed with emotions to speak word,

They clasped all the princesses to their bosom and while giving them to their lords made humble submission to them,

Queen Sunayana committed Sita to Rama and with joined palms prayed again and again,

I offer myself as sacrifice to you, my all wise darling-you know what passes in the mind of all, May you know the Sita is dear as life itself to the whole family-nay-to the entire population of the city, much nore to me and her royal father, therefore, considering her meekness and affection, O Lord of Tulasi, treat her as your maid servant,

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ever regard us with affection as your own child,

Jai sri Ram,
That very moment dis Rama, the chief of the solar race gladly proceeded along with brothers to Janaka palace,

People of the city ran to see-even as if dying man stumble on nectar or he who has been starving all his life should be able to discover a wish yielding tree,

 The ladies of the gynaeceum were transported with joy to uphold the four brothers, who were oceans of beauty as t were, and the mothers-in-law in their ecstatic mood scattered gifts and waved lights bout the bridegroom,

 Finding it suitable opportunity Sri Rama spoke in accents full of amiability, affection and modesty, our royal fathers intends leaving for Ayodhya and has sent us here yo take leave of you-therefore mothers, grant us permission with a cheerful mind and ever regard us with affection as your own child,

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Again and again they took Sita to their lap

Jai sri Ram,
In this way king Janaka once again gave dowry which was immeasurable and beyond telling,

When Queen heard that the bridegrooms' party was about to start, they all felt miserable even as fish when faced with shortage of water,

Again and again they took Sita to their lap and blessed and exhorted her in words-may you ever be beloved of your lord,

In their excessive of love Sita's cleaver companions too taught her the duties of a housewife in soft accents,

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Provisions were sent

Jai sri Ram,
with this words, the ministers, Brahmanas, courtiers as well as the king himself were overwhelmed with emotion,

When the people of the city heard that the bridegrooms party was leaving, they anxiously asked one another if it were a fact,

When they learnt the departure of the guest was certain, they were all sad in the same way as lotuses get shrivelled up in the evening,

Provisions were sent to all those places where the bridegrooms party had halted while coming from Ayodhya, all kind of articles of food too numerous to be mentioned were sent by Janaka on the back of oxen,

Live Long

Jai sri Ram,
In this way a number of days passed, as though members of the bridegrooms party were tied by cords of lord,

The sages called the king Janaka and advised him saying,

Saying now you must let dasaratha go, even though you may not be able to part with him out of love,

Very well, my lord, replied the king and sent his ministers, who came and bowed their heads saying, may you be victorious, may you live long,

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no one liked Dasaratha's departure

Jai sri Ram,
King Dasratha extolled in everyway Janaka's affection, amiability affluence and doing,

Every morning King Dasaratha asked leave to return home, but each time Janaka would lovingly detain him,

The Royal guest received greater and enhanced attention from day to day and was entertained in a thousand ways each day,

The city witnessed a new rejoicing and festivity everyday, no one liked Dasaratha's departure,

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delight of the solar race

Jai sri Ram,
The delight of the solar race was glad yo receive their blessings and then sent for beggars and bestowed on them according to their liking,

Gold, wearing apparel, jewel, horses, elephants and chariots,

Singing the praise of king, saying, Glory-Glory-Glory-all glory to the lord of solar race, they all went away,

In this way rejoicing in connection with Sri Rama's wedding was more than thousand mouthed serpent king could not tell,

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fruit of my existence,

Jai Sri Rama,
Then came Vamadeva, the celestial sage Narada, Valmiki, Jabali, Vishvamitra and hosts of other great sages given austerities,

The King threw himself upon the ground before them all,

Worshipping them with love offered them seats of honour,

Next he sent four lakh cows, all as gentle and beautiful as the cow of plenty and adorned them all in every possible way he gladly bestowed them upon Brahmans, the king supplicated them in many ways and said-it is today that i have attained the fruit of my existence,

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preceptor applauded the king

Jai Sri Ram,
Making obeisance to him and paying him his homage the king with joined palms addressed him in a voice steeped as it were in Nectar,

Listen, O chief of sages, by your grace i have realized all my ambitions today,

Now summoning all the Brahmans, O Holy Sir,

Present them with cows adorned in everyway, On hearing these words  the preceptor applauded the king and then sent for the troops of sages,

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exultation and love

Jai sri Ganesha,
Offering betel leaves in due form, Janaka paid homage to king Dasaratha and his company,

The crown of all monarchs, Dasaratha, retired to his own apartment with a cheerful heart,

Everyday there was a new festival in the city; days and nights passed like a moment,

King Dasaratha woke-up at very early hour, mendicants began to sing his praises, having finished morning routine he called on his guru with heart full of exultation and love,

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Women railed in melodies

Jai Sri Ram,
Clever and polite cooks passed round and in a thrice they served all with curry and boiled rice mixed with clarified butter,

Confections of various, kinds sweet as ambrosia and more delicious than one could describe, were served to them,

Season dishes of variety were served, having six different flavours, each flavoured being exhibited in numberless varieties,

Women railed in melodies strains at men and women both, mentioning each my name,

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gold pins,

Jai sri Ram,
Similarly he washed the feet of other three brothers also,

Treated then at par with sri Rama,

King Janaka assigned an appropriate an appropriate seat to each guest and sent for all the cooks for service,

Leaves joined together so as to serve plates were set before the guest with due reverence, leaves which were made of precious stones and had been joined with gold pins,

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Janaka laved the feet of Dasaratha

Jai Sri Ram,
Then there was a banquet with a rich variety of dishes, to which Janaka invited all the members of the bridegroom's family,

Carpet of incomparable beauty were spread on the way as kind dasaratha sailed forth with his sons,

The feet of all were reverently washed and then they were seated on wooden seats according to their rank,

Janaka laved the feet of Dasaratha, king of Ayodhya, his courtesy and affection were past telling, he then bathed Sri Rama's lotus feet that are enshrined in the lotus like heart of Shiva,

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Live Long

Jai sri Ram,
They escorted all the four charming couples to the palace assigned to king Dasaratha and his party,

At that moment blessings might be heard on all sides and there was exultation in the city as well as in the heavens,

Everyone exclaimed with a delighted heart_

Live long the four lovely couples, great yogies, Siddhas, eminent sages and divinities sounded their kettledrums on beholding the Lord and raining flowers and crying Victory Victory Victory

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The whole gymnasium

Jai Sri Ram,
The whole gymnasium was absorbed in the delight of merry-making,

Everyone enjoyed the fruit of her birth,  in the gems on her hand Janaki saw the reflection of sri Rama, the repository of beauty, hence She dared not move her arm or eyes for fear of losing sight on him,

The rapture and love that characterized the gaiety and mirth of the occasion surpassed all telling,

Sri Sita's companions alone knew them,

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Goddess Gauri herself taught Rama

Jai Sri Ram,
At the sight of Sri Rama, the women of the city and celestial ladies all tore blade of grass,

After scattering about him gems raiment and ornaments-they waved lights around him,

Married women with husband alive sang festal songs in glory of the event,

Goddess Gauri herself taught Rama how to offer a morsel of food to Sita,

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storehouse of all comeliness,

jai sri Ram,
His broad chest was adorned with appropriate ornaments he had a yellow scarf and fringes pearls and gems slung partly under his right armpit and partly acrossed his left shoulder,

He has a par of lotus like eyes and beautiful pendants dangling from lobes of his ears,

While his countenance was a storehouse of all comeliness,

He had lovely eyebrows and a charming nose; while the scared mark on his forehead was an abode of loveliness, his head was adorned with a beautiful wedding crown which had auspicious pearls and gems strung together and woven into it,

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most charming,

Jai Sri Ram,
His long arms were adorned with beautiful ornaments,

The yellow sacred thread greatly enhanced his charm,

While the ring on his finger would ravish all hearts,

Beautified with all sorts of wedding adornments he looked most charming,

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soul enchanting

Jai sri Ram,
Rama's swarthy form was naturally graceful, His Beauty put to shame millions of cupids,

Dyed with red lac, his lotus-feet, which attracted the bee like mind of sages, looked most lovely,

His Sacred and Charming yellow loin-cloth outshone the rising sun as well as the lighting,

The girdle round his waist together with the sweet sounding small bells was soul enchanting,

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shrink out of modesty

Jai sri Ram,
Host of gods rained down flowers and king Dasaratha proceeded to the palace where he and his party had been lodged amidst the crash of kettledrums,

Shouts of victory and the chanting of Vedic texts, there was much rejoicing both in heavens and in the city,

Then, received orders from the chief of sages, Vashista, the lovely companions of the brides conducted them along bride-grooms to the apartment where the guardian deities of the family had been installed for worship during the wedding days,

Again and again did Sita  gaze on sri Rama and shrink out of modesty, her heart, however, refused to shrink, her charming eyes athirst with love, outshone the fish,

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their heart overflowed with love

Jai sri Ram,
Taking these girls as your hand maidens foster them with your unremitting kindness,

Pardon me my offence, it was too presumptuous on my part to have called you here,

The ornament of the solar race, King Dasaratha, in his turn flooded the brides father with all kind of honour,

The courtesy they showed to each other was past all telling; for their heart overflowed with love,

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slaves purchased without any consideration

Jai Sri Ram,
Bowing his head and invoking the gods he addressed them all with joined palms,

Gods and holy men seek one's love alone, can the ocean be propitiated by offering as much water as can be held within one's palms.

Again with joined palms Janaka and his younger brother Kusaketa submitted to Dasratha in winning words full of affection, courtesy and sincerity,

By our connection with you, O King- we have been exalted in every respect; along with his kingdom and all that we possess pray look upon us both as your slaves purchased without any consideration, 

Mother India

Ji Sri Ram,
Today, it is great festival of India that Republic Day,

Indeed a day to celebrate in Love with, that to rejoice eternally in the service of Mother India,

Mother India, a comprehensive truth that care and serve one and all that in true spirit irrespective of all odds,

Obeisance to Mother, My loving Mother-Revere your lotus feet again and again,

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The king of Ayodhya

Jai sri Ram,
The king of Ayodhya gladly accepted all and gave beggars whatever they liked,

Only that which was left was taken to the lodgings of the bridegroom's party,

Then with joined palms Janaka honoured the whole bridegroom's party and spoke in gentle tones,

Having honoured the whole bridegroom's party with courtesy, gifts, supplication and compliments, King Janaka joyfully paid his homage to and greeted the great sages after bestowing his loving attention on them,

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Four

Jai sri Ram,
Four ends of Life_Worldly riches, Religious merits, Sensual enjoyments, and Liberation,

Along with four processes of their realization,  sacrificial performances, piety, practice of yoga and spiritual exercises,

All the other princes were married according to the same rites as have been described in the case of Sri Ram's Marriage,

The richness of the dowry was beyond description, the whole pavilion was packed with gold and jewels,

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four states of conciousness

Jai sri Ram,
All the lovely brides with their handsome bridegrooms shone forth in the same pavilion as though the four states of conciousness_

Walking-Dream-Sound Sleep and Absorption into Brahma,

With the phase of the soul presiding over each gleamed all at once of the heart of an individual,

The King of Ayodhya was delighted to see his four sons with their brides, as though that jewel of monarchs had realized the four ends of life,

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Mandavi, Srutakriti and Urmila,

Jai Sri Ram,
Sri Rama and Princess Sita sat together on a costly seat and king Dasaratha was glad of heart to see them,

Joy thrilled along his veins again and again as he perceived the wish yielding tree of his meritorious deeds bear new fruits, There was rejoice all over the universe, everyone proclaimed that Sri Rama's wedding had been accomplished,

Then, receiving Vashista order, Janaka sent for the other three princess, Mandavi, Srutakriti and Urmila, each clad in bride's attire, the eldest daughter of his younger brother Kusaketu, who was an embodiment of goodness, virtue, joy and beauty, he gave in marriage to Bharata, after performing every rite with love .

Sita's younger sister Urmila, whom he knew to be the crest jewel of charming girls, Janaka gave in marriage to Laxmana with all honour, Finally the bright eyed and fair faced princess Srutakriti, who was mine of all virtues and was well known for her beauty and amiability, the king gave to Ripusudan, When each pair of bride and bridegroom saw that they were well matched with each other, they felt shy but rejoiced in their heart of hearts; everyone joyfully applauded the beauty of each other, while gods rained down flowers,

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sri Rama applied the vermilion to Sita's forehead

Jai sri Ram,
The lovely couple was beyond description, whatever comparison might be suggested would fall short of the reality,

Lovely images of Sri Rama and Sita were reflected on the pillars of jewels and shone as f love and his consort, Rati, witnessed Sri Rama's matchless wedding appearing in numerous forms,

Joyously the sages bade the bride and bridegroom pace round the fire and accomplished all the rites including the ceremonial gifts, sri Rama applied the vermilion to Sita's forehead, a sight the charm of which was altogether beyond description,

Then Vashista gave the direction and the bride and the bridegroom sat together on the same seat,

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circumambulation with charming paces

Jai sri Ram,
King Janaka was unable to make supplication, since that prince Rama of swarthy complexion had justified his name, by making him forget everything about the body,

When oblations had been offered to the sacred fire with due rites, the ends of garments of the bride and the bridegroom were tied together as a token of their indissolute union and the couple began to circumambulate the fire in order to show that the two had been united in the presence of the fire god as a witness,

At the sound of Huzzas, the praises sung by the bards, the recitation of the Vedic texts, the din of the festal songs and the beating of kettledrums the wise immortals rejoiced and rained down flowers from the trees of paradise,

The bride and the bridegroom performed the circumambulation with charming paces; while all present feasted their admiring gaze on the spectacle,

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Janaka give Sita to Rama,

Jai Sri Ram,
It is those very feet that the most lucky Janaka washed amidst shouts of victory from all corners,

Joining the palms of both family priest recited the genealogy of the two families and perceiving that bridegroom has accepted the bride's hand, Brahma and other divinities as well as men and sages were filled with delights,

As the King and the queen gazed on the bridegroom who was the very fountain of joy, the hair of their body stood erect, while their heart filled with rapture,

Having gone through all the rites Janaka gave his daughter to the bridegroom, Janaka give Sita to Rama,

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thrilled with emotions

Jai sri Ram,
The sages recited the Vedas in joyous tones and at the proper time flowers rained down from heavens,

The royal couple were enraptured to behold the bridegroom and began to wash his holy feet,

The whole frame was thrilled with emotions, the sound of kettledrums and shouts of victory in the heavens as well as in the city overflowed in all directions,

The lotus feet that ever sparkle in the lake of purified and all the impurities of Kali age are driven away, by whose touch Sage Gautama's wife attained salvation, whose nectar in the form of Ganga Adorn by Shiva Head and restoring to which with their bee like minds sages and mystics attain goal of their likings,

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The King and Queen joyfully brought

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What words can describe the world renowned queen-consort of Janaka and Mother of Sita, The creator has exhausted in fashioning her all the bright glory, virtue, joy, and beauty,

Perceiving the appropriate time, the great sages sent for her and in response to their call married women whose husbands were alive brought her with due honour,

Queen Sunayana shone forth to Janaka's left even as Mena beside Himvan,

The King and Queen joyfully brought and placed with their hands gold vases and beautiful trays of jewels filled with holy, scented and auspicious water before Sri Rama,

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nuptial ceremony

Jai sri Ram,
Whatever auspicious articles such as mixture of honey ect., the sages mentally sought at any particular moment attendants stood over ready with gold trays and pitcher full of that substance,

The Sun-god himself lovingly pointed out the family usage, which were scrupulously observed, having thus Sita to worship gods, the sages assigned her a beautiful throne,

The mutual love with which Sita and Rama regarded each other could not be perceived but anyone, it was beyond the reach of the best mind, intellect and speech,

While oblations were offered to the scared fire, the fire god in person accepted the offerings with great delight and the Vedas in guise of Brahmanas directed the procedure of the nuptial ceremony,

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directed the Brahmans to worship Goddess Gauri and her son Ganesha

Jai Sri Ram,
The gods made obeisance and rained down flowers; while the sages uttered their benedictions which were the source of all blessings,

In this manner Sri Sita entered the pavilion, while great sages recited propitiated texts in great joy,

The two family preceptors performed all the religious rites and ceremonies and observed the family customs,

Having observed the family customs the gurus in great joy directed the Brahmans to worship Goddess Gauri and her son Ganesha, the gods accepted the homage in visible form and gave their blessings with great delight,

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Rama had his heart's desire fulfilled

Jai Sri Ram,
At the sound of their melodies strains the sages felt obliged to give up their meditation,

Sri Sita in her native loveliness shone forth among the bevy of ladies as a charming personification of beauty in the midst of the graces,

Sri Sita's elegant form baffle all description,  When members of the bridegroom party saw Sri Sita approach, a variable storehouse of beauty and spotless in everyway, all greeted her from the core of their heart,

At the sight of Janaki Rama had his heart's desire fulfilled, King Dasaratha with all his other sons was filled with delight, the joy of their heart could not be expressed,

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elephant in rut

Jai sri Ram,

The queen honoured them again and again treating them on a par with Uma Rama and Sarada,

After adorning Sita and forming a circle about her they joyously conducted her to pavilion,

Equipping themselves with auspicious materials Sita's companions and other ladies conducted her to the pavilion with due honour,

Each of them was lovely if form and had practised all the sixteen forms of adornment and moved with grace of an elephant in rut,

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mortal women

Jai Sri Ram,
Perceiving that time of wedding had arrived, Vashista sent for Satananda with all honour due to him and on hearing the call the latter came with all reverence,

Kindly go and bring the bride quickly mow, receiving the sage's order he gladly left, the wise queen with her associates was highly pleased to hear the priest's message,

She sent for a few Brahman ladies and elder ladies of the family, who performed the family rites and sang charming festal songs,

The consort of the principal gods, who were disguised as mortal women, were naturally lovely and in the prime of their youth,

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