Bazar ruchir na banai barnat bastu
Chhand, Under Doha 28 · Uttar Kand
Chhand Text
बाजार रुचिर न बनइ बरनत बस्तु बिनु गथ पाइए। जहँ भूप रमानिवास तहँ की संपदा किमि गाइए॥ बैठे बजाज सराफ बनिक अनेक मनहुँ कुबेर ते। सब सुखी सब सच्चरित सुंदर नारि नर सिसु जरठ जे॥
Transliteration (IAST)
bājāra rucira na banai baranata bastu binu gatha pāīe। jahaṃ bhūpa ramānivāsa tahaṃ kī saṃpadā kimi gāīe॥ baiṭhe bajāja sarāpha banika aneka manahuṃ kubera te। saba sukhī saba saccarita sundara nāri nara sisu jaṛaṭha je॥
Meaning
The market is so lovely it cannot be described; goods are available without bargaining. How can one sing of the wealth where the king, the abode of Lakshmi, resides? Sitting there are many merchants—cloth dealers, money-changers, and traders—who seem like many Kuberas. All are happy, virtuous, and beautiful: women, men, children, and the aged.
Context
This is Chhand, Under Doha 28 from Uttar Kand, in the episode “Sons Born, Sanakadi's Visit”. The episode describes the birth of sons to the four brothers, Ayodhya's splendor, and Sanakadi's sacred dialogue with Rama on the highest truth.