The RÁMÁYAN of VÁLMÍKI - Part 2 - 95

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95Canto XCV. Mandákiní.Then Ráma, like the lotus eyed, Descended from the mountain side, And to the Maithil lady showed The lovely stream that softly flowed. And thus Ayodhyá's lord addressed His bride, of dames the loveliest, Child of Videha's king, her face Bright with the fair moon's tender grace: “How sweetly glides, O darling, look, Mandákiní's delightful brook, Adorned with islets, blossoms gay, And sárases and swans at play! The trees with which her banks are lined Show flowers and fruit of every kind: The match in radiant sheen is she Of King Kuvera's Naliní. My heart exults with pleasure new