chhe, kaikeyInA vachanathI bharatane rAjya Apyun chhe, rAm ane lakShmaN paradesh javA nIkaLyA
chhe tyAre tenA pitAe kanyA indranagaranA rAjAnA putra bAlamitrane ApavAno vichAr
karyo. A vAt vanamAlAe sAmbhaLI. tenA hRudayamAn to lakShmaN birAje chhe. teNe manamAn
vichAryun ke bhale gaLe phAnso de, maravun sArun, paN anya puruShano sambandh shubh nathI. te A
vichAr jANe ke sUryane sambhaLAvatI hatI ke he sUrya! tame asta thaI jAv, shIghra rAtrine
mokalo. have divasanI ek kShaN mane varSha samAn lAge chhe. jANe ke enA chintavanathI ja
sUrya asta thaI gayo. kanyAe upavAs karyo chhe, sandhyAsamaye te mAtApitAnI AgnA laI
shreShTha rathamAn besI, vanayAtrAnun bahAnun kADhI rAtre jyAn rAm-lakShmaN rahyA hatA te vanamAn
AvIne jAgaraN karyun. jyAre badhA loko sUI gayA tyAre te mand pagale chAlatI, vananI
mRugalInI jem tambUmAnthI bahAr nIkaLI vanamAn chAlI. te mahAsatI padminI hatI, tenA
sharIranI sugandhathI van sugandhit banI gayun. lakShmaN vichAravA lAgyA ke A koI shreShTha
rAjakumArI jANe ke prakAshanI mUrti chhe, tenun man atyant shokanA bhArathI piDAy chhe ane
e ApaghAt karIne maravA jatI jaNAy chhe. hun chhupAIne enI cheShTA joIsh. Am
vichArIne chhUpAIne te vaDanA vRukSha nIche beThA, jANe ke kautukayukta dev kalpavRukSha nIche beThA
hoy. hans jevI chAlavALI, chandramA jevA vadanavALI, komalAngI vanamAlA te ja vaD nIche
AvI, vastra jaLamAn bhInjavIne phAnsI banAvI ane madhur vANImAn kahevA lAgI. he A
vRukShanA nivAsI dev! kRupA karIne mArI vAt sAmbhaLo. kadAch vanamAn vicharatA lakShmaN
Ave to tame ene em kahejo ke tamArA virahathI atyant dukhI vanamAlA tamArAmAn
potAnun chitta joDIne vaDanA vRukSha par vastranI phAnsI lagAvIne maraN pAmI chhe, ame ene
joI chhe ane tamane A sandesho kahyo chhe ke A bhavamAn to tamAro sanyog mane na thayo,
have parabhavamAn tame ja mArA pati thajo. Am bolIne vRukShanI DALI sAthe gALiyo
nAkhIne pote gaLe phAnso khAvA jAy chhe te ja vakhate lakShmaN kahevA lAgyo he mugdhe!
mArI bhujAmAn Alingan levA yogya tArA gaLAmAn phAnsI shA mATe nAkhe chhe? he
sundaravadanI, paramasundarI! hun lakShmaN chhun. je tArA sAmbhaLavAmAn Avyun chhe te jo ane
pratIti na Ave to nishchay karI le. Am kahIne hAth vaDe phAnsI laI lIdhI. tyAre te
lajjAyukta premanI draShTithI lakShmaNane joIne mohit thaI. lakShmaNanun rUp jagatanA netrane
haranArun chhe. te khUb Ashcharya pAmIne manamAn vichAravA lAgI ke A mArA upar koI deve
upakAr karyo, mArI avasthA joIne dayALu banyA, jevun men sAmbhaLyun hatun te pramANe
daivayogathI A nAth maLyA, jemaNe mArA prAN bachAvyA. Am vichAratI vanamAlA
lakShmaNanA meLApathI atyant anurAg pAmI.
mATe puShpa ane pallavonI komaL shayyA banAvIne pote ahIn ja beThA hatA te atyAre
dekhAtA nathI.