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Every Servant of the Wedding Receives Ram's Gift

Bala Kanda, Doha 319

Doha 319 · Movement 3 of 3

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Barbers, water-bearers, bards, and dancers come forward after serving the wedding company. Their work has moved through preparation, welcome, praise, refreshment, and celebration.

Ram gives generous gifts to each. The splendour of the mandap flows outward toward those whose hands and voices helped create it.

They bow their heads and return joyful blessings. Happiness exceeds what their hearts can contain, not only because wealth has been received but because the bridegroom has personally acknowledged their service. In Ram's presence, necessary labour is neither invisible nor merely hired. It becomes seva recognized by grace, and every humble role finds honour within the sacred whole.

Ram's gifts reach the hands behind the festival, and service returns to him as overflowing blessing.

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A joyful recipient bows after receiving ceremonial nichhavar associated with Rama.

AI-created devotional illustration · Doha 319

Complete sourceDOHA319verseandHindiPDF303 selectedoneanonymousgiftrecipient among4namedclasses no inferredspecificoccupation.

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Gita Press code81 undated · PDF pages 303 · printed pages 301. Reader passage: bala-kanda-doha-320. Printed numbering may differ.

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  • OnechosenCLOTHBUNDLE contextualCH029clothes notsourceD320GOLD or Ramapersonalgiver; no carrierwaterpottoinventBari gloss.

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नाऊ बारी भाट नट राम निछावरि पाइ। मुदित असीसहिं नाइ सिर हरषु न हृदयँ समाइ।।319।।

Barbers, water-bearers, bards, and dancers all received generous gifts from Shri Rama. Bowing their heads in gratitude, they offered joyful blessings; their hearts overflowed with a happiness beyond all measure.