Syam gaur mridu bayas kisora
Chaupai 3, Under Doha 215 · Bal Kand
Chaupai Text
स्याम गौर मृदु बयस किसोरा। लोचन सुखद बिस्व चित चोरा॥ उठे सकल जब रघुपति आए। बिस्वामित्र निकट बैठाए॥ ३ ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
syāma gaura mṛdu bayasa kisorā। locana sukhada bisva cita corā॥ uṭhe sakala jaba raghupati āe। bisvāmitra nikaṭa baiṭhāe॥ 3 ॥
Meaning
The two princes were tender youths, one dark-complexioned and the other fair, delighting the eyes and stealing the hearts of all the world. When Rama arrived, everyone rose to their feet, moved by His beauty and radiance. Vishvamitra seated Him close beside himself.
Context
This is Chaupai 3, Under Doha 215 from Bal Kand, in the episode “Janaka Enchanted by Ram and Lakshman”. The episode describes King Janaka's heart overwhelmed with love and wonder upon beholding Rama and Lakshmana's divine beauty.