Greetings Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: AA BB CC DD E FF GG HH II JJ HH KK LL JJ HH LJ MM KK MM LL NN OO PP KK QR SS JJ TS| Message from returning Rama Vanars to Ayodhya brought | A |
| Righteous Bharat gave his mandate with a holy joy distraught | A |
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| 'Let our city shrines and chaityas with a lofty music shake | B |
| And ourpriests to bright Immortals grateful gifts and offerings make | B |
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| Bards reciters of Puranas minstrels versed in ancient song | C |
| Women with their tuneful voices lays of sacred love prolong | C |
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| Let our queens and stately courtiers step in splendour and in state | D |
| Chieftains with their marshalled forces range along the city gate | D |
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| And our white robed holy Brahmans hymn and sacred mantras sing | E |
| Offer greetings to our brother render homage to our king ' | - |
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| Brave Satrughna heard his elder and his mandate duly kept | F |
| 'Be our great and sacred city levelled cleansed and duly swept | F |
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| And the grateful earth be sprinkled with the water from the well | G |
| Strewn with parch d rice and offering and with flower of sweetest smell | G |
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| On each turret tower and temple let our flags and colours wave | H |
| On the gates of proud Ayodhya plant Ayodhya'a banners brave | H |
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| Gay festoons of flowering creeper home and street and dwelling line | I |
| And in gold and glittering garment let the gladdened city shine | I |
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| Elephants in golden trappings thousand chiefs and nobles bore | J |
| Chariots cars and gallant chargers speeding by Sarayu's shore | J |
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| And the serried troops of battle marched with colours rich and brave | H |
| Proudly o'er the gay procession did Ayodhya's banners wave | H |
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| In their stately gilded litters royal dames and damsels came | K |
| Queen Kausalya first and foremost Queen Sumitra rich in fame | K |
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| Pious priest and learned Brahman chief of guild from near and far | L |
| Noble chief and stately courtier with the wreath and water jar | L |
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| Girt by minstrel bard and herald chanting glorious deeds of yore | J |
| Bharat came his elder's sandals still the faithful younger bore | J |
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| Silver white his proud umbrella silver white his garland brave | H |
| Silver white the fan of chowri which his faithful henchmen wave | H |
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| Stately march of gallant chargers and the roll of battle car | L |
| Heavy tread of royal tuskers and the beat of drum of war | J |
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| Dundubhi and echoing sankha voice of nations gathered nigh | M |
| Shook the city's tower and temple and the pealing vault of sky | M |
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| Sailing o'er the cloudless ether Rama's Pushpa chariot came | K |
| And ten thousand jocund voices shouted Rama's joyous name | K |
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| Women with their loving greetings children with their joyous cry | M |
| Tottering age and lisping infant hailed the righteous chief and high | M |
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| Bharat lifted up his glances unto Rama from afar | L |
| Unto Sita unto Lakshman seated on the Pushpa car | L |
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| And he wafted high his greetings and he poured his pious lay | N |
| As one wafts the chaunted mantra to the rising God of Day | N |
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| Silver swans by Rama's bidding soft descended from the air | O |
| And on earth the chariot lighted car of flowers divinely fair | O |
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| Bharat mounting on the chariot sought his long lost elder's grace | P |
| Rama held his faithful younger in a brother's dear embrace | P |
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| With his greetings unto Lakshman unto Rama's faithful dame | K |
| To Bibhishan and Sugriva and each chief who thither came | K |
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| Bharat took the jewelled sandals with the rarest gems inlaid | Q |
| Placed them at the feet of Rama and in humble accents said | R |
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| 'Tokens of thy rule and empire these have filled thy royal throne | S |
| Faithful to his trust and duty Bharat renders back thine own | S |
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| Bharat's life is joy and gladness for returned from distant shore | J |
| Thou shalt rule thy spacious kingdom and thy loyal men once more | J |
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| Thou shalt hold thy rightful empire and assume thy royal crown | T |
| Faithful to his trust and duty Bharat renders back thine own | S |
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