Spring Dwells in Janaka's Garden
Bala Kanda, Chaupai 224
Doha 227 · Movement 1 of 2
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After purification and bathing, the brothers complete their daily observance and bow to Vishwamitra. With permission, they set out to gather flowers at the proper hour.
Janaka's excellent garden appears as a dwelling chosen by spring itself. Trees of many kinds rise among coloured creepers, covered with tender leaves, fruit, and blossoms beautiful enough to humble celestial groves.
Chataka, cuckoo, parrot, and chakora sing while peacocks dance. At the centre lies a lake with jewel made steps and crystal water. Many coloured lotuses open across it, water birds call, and bees hum over the morning Ram is about to meet Sita.
Spring gathers every colour and song into the garden where two ancient lovers approach.
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AI-created devotional illustration · Chaupai 224
All8 source couplets read; selected central king-garden lake, jeweled steps, clearwater multicoloredlotuses waterbird and bee.
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Gita Press code81 undated · PDF pages 225 · printed pages 223. Reader passage: bala-kanda-chaupai-224. Printed numbering may differ.
Source facts
- Both brothers finish ALL ABLUTIONS, BATHE, complete DAILY DUTIES, bow HEAD to MUNI; knowing time and GURU PERMISSION go to gather FLOWERS.
- They see KING'S beautiful GARDEN where SPRING lingers, many lovely TREES and VARICOLORED VINE PAVILIONS, NEWLEAVES FRUITS FLOWERS whose bounty figuratively SHAMES CELESTIAL TREES. Primary सुमन vs snapshot सुमान retained unchanged.
- CHATAKA CUCKOO PARROT CHAKORA birds SING and PEACOCKS DANCE. CENTRAL beautiful LAKE with differently designed JEWELED STEPS, CLEAR WATER and MULTICOLORED LOTUSES; WATERBIRDS CALL and BEES HUM as distinct sounds, no bee omission.
- Selected environment from finaltwo sourceunits; brothers/Guru/otherbirds/peacocks offcrop not denied, all8 actions/sounds retained metadata. No Sita arrival or gathering scene invented for this selected landscape.
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- No human figures. Imagined kinggarden lotuspond adapted as venue interpretation from approvedD228 architecture only; no historical map/material certificate. Actual mutedtealclearwater pinkwhiteblue lotuses leafpads creamsteps with rubyemerald motifs bothleftforeground/rightrear, distantivorypavilion floweringvines and redyellow oblongfruits onleafybough. Exactplan/species/fruitshape/stepgemmaterial/counts/time artist.
- Actual ONE WHITE LONGNECK WATERBIRD floating atfar-right wateredge, onehead beak foldedwings legs submerged not visible; ONE SMALLBEE byfrontleft whitelotus with segmentedblackyellowbody pairedwings/tinylegs, freshmodestdetailcrop inspected. Species/census/exactwing-legcount not biologically authenticated; no extraheads/giantinsects. Calls/hum not audibleimagecertificate.
- E02 fine antique miniature agedpaper mutedwarm creamochreolive botanicaldetail narrowgoldfloralborder; no bathingcouple/glassstyle copied from references, no literalcelestialtree/seasondeity.
An imaginative interpretation, not a historical portrait or documentary evidence.
सकल सौच करि जाइ नहाए। नित्य निबाहि मुनिहि सिर नाए।। समय जानि गुर आयसु पाई। लेन प्रसून चले दोउ भाई।। भूप बागु बर देखेउ जाई। जहँ बसंत रितु रही लोभाई।। लागे बिटप मनोहर नाना। बरन बरन बर बेलि बिताना।। नव पल्लव फल सुमान सुहाए। निज संपति सुर रूख लजाए।। चातक कोकिल कीर चकोरा। कूजत बिहग नटत कल मोरा।। मध्य बाग सरु सोह सुहावा। मनि सोपान बिचित्र बनावा।। बिमल सलिलु सरसिज बहुरंगा। जलखग कूजत गुंजत भृंगा।।
Completing all purifications, they went and bathed. Fulfilling their daily observances, they bowed their heads before the sage. Knowing the proper hour and receiving the Guru's permission, both brothers set out to gather flowers. Going forth, they beheld the king's splendid garden, where the spring season lingered as if enchanted. Beautiful trees of every kind stood planted there, with creepers of many colours spreading like canopies. Fresh leaves, fruits, and lovely blossoms adorned them so richly that even the trees of heaven felt put to shame. Chataka birds, cuckoos, parrots, and chakora birds were singing, while graceful peacocks danced in delight. In the heart of the garden gleamed a beautiful lake, with steps of precious jewels wonderfully fashioned. Its waters were crystal clear, alive with lotuses of many colours. Water birds called softly, and bees hummed among the blossoms.