Baal Kaanda
44 - A visit to the town by Rama and Laksmana
Chaupais
Description
When the citizens received the news that the two princes had come to see the town, they all left their business and ran out of their homes as if paupers were out to grab a valuable property. Beholding the natural grace of two brothers, they were glad at heart and attained the consummation of their eyes. Sticking to the air-holes of their houses young ladies lovingly scanned Sri Rama's beauty. They fondly spoke to one another in the following words: "O friend, He has surpassed in beauty millions of Cupids. Nowhere among gods, men, demons, Nagas or sages do we hear of such beauty. God Visnu is endowed with four arms, Brahma has four face, while Siva, the Slayer of Tripura, has a frightful garb and five faces. O friend, there is no other god who could stand comparison with this beauty.