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Padma Purana — Srishti Khanda — Chapter 38

PdP 1 38.1

भीष्म उवाच। कथं रामेण विप्रर्षे कान्यकुब्जे तु वामनः। स्थापितः क्व च लब्धोसौ विस्तरान्मम कीर्तय

bhīṣma uvāca| kathaṃ rāmeṇa viprarṣe kānyakubje tu vāmanaḥ| sthāpitaḥ kva ca labdhosau vistarānmama kīrtaya

Bhīṣma said: How, O seer among brahmins, was Vāmana installed at Kānyakubja by Rāma, and where was he obtained? Tell me in detail.

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PdP 1 38.2

तथा हि मधुरा चैषा या वाणी रामकीर्तने। कीर्तिता भगवन्मह्यं हृता कर्णसुखावह

tathā hi madhurā caiṣā yā vāṇī rāmakīrtane| kīrtitā bhagavanmahyaṃ hṛtā karṇasukhāvaha

For so sweet is this speech which, in the praise of Rāma, has been recited to me, O lord—it captivates and brings pleasure to the ear.

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PdP 1 38.3

अनुरागेण तं लोकाः स्नेहात्पश्यंति राघवम्। धर्मज्ञश्च कृतज्ञश्च बुद्ध्या च परिनिष्ठितः

anurāgeṇa taṃ lokāḥ snehātpaśyaṃti rāghavam| dharmajñaśca kṛtajñaśca buddhyā ca pariniṣṭhitaḥ

The people look upon that descendant of Raghu with affection, out of love; and he is a knower of dharma, grateful, and firmly established in understanding.

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PdP 1 38.4

प्रशास्ति पृथिवीं सर्वां धर्मेण सुसमाहितः। तस्मिन्शासति वै राज्यं सर्वकामफलाद्रुमाः

praśāsti pṛthivīṃ sarvāṃ dharmeṇa susamāhitaḥ| tasminśāsati vai rājyaṃ sarvakāmaphalādrumāḥ

Well-composed, he rules the whole earth by dharma. Indeed, while he governs the kingdom, the trees yield the fruit of every desire,

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PdP 1 38.5

रसवंतः प्रभूताश्च वासांसि विविधानि च। अकृष्टपच्या पृथिवी निःसपत्ना महात्मनः

rasavaṃtaḥ prabhūtāśca vāsāṃsi vividhāni ca| akṛṣṭapacyā pṛthivī niḥsapatnā mahātmanaḥ

full of sap and abundant, and (there are) garments of many kinds; for the great-souled one the earth ripens (its crops) without ploughing and is without rivals.

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PdP 1 38.6

देवकार्यं कृतं तेन रावणो लोककंटकः। सपुत्रोमात्यसहितो लीलयैव निपातितः

devakāryaṃ kṛtaṃ tena rāvaṇo lokakaṃṭakaḥ| saputromātyasahito līlayaiva nipātitaḥ

By him the gods' task was accomplished: Rāvaṇa, the thorn of the world, together with his sons and ministers, was struck down as if in play.

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PdP 1 38.7

तस्यबुद्धिस्समुत्पन्ना पूर्णे धर्मे द्विजोत्तम। तस्याहं चरितं सर्वं श्रोतुमिच्छामि वै मुने

tasyabuddhissamutpannā pūrṇe dharme dvijottama| tasyāhaṃ caritaṃ sarvaṃ śrotumicchāmi vai mune

A thought arose in him when dharma was complete, O best of the twice-born; I wish to hear all of his deeds, O sage.

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PdP 1 38.8

पुलस्त्य उवाच। कस्यचित्त्वथ कालस्य रामो धर्मपथे स्थितः। यच्चकार महाबाहो शृणुष्वैकमना नृप

pulastya uvāca| kasyacittvatha kālasya rāmo dharmapathe sthitaḥ| yaccakāra mahābāho śṛṇuṣvaikamanā nṛpa

Pulastya said: Now hear with a single mind, O king, what Rāma, mighty-armed and standing on the path of dharma, did after some time.

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PdP 1 38.9

सस्मार राक्षसेंद्रं तं कथं राजा विभीषणः। लंकायां संस्थितो राज्यं करिष्यति च राक्षसः

sasmāra rākṣaseṃdraṃ taṃ kathaṃ rājā vibhīṣaṇaḥ| laṃkāyāṃ saṃsthito rājyaṃ kariṣyati ca rākṣasaḥ

He recalled that lord of rākṣasas: how will king Vibhīṣaṇa, a rākṣasa established in Laṅkā, rule the kingdom?

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PdP 1 38.10

गीर्वाणेषु प्रातिकूल्यं विनाशस्य तु लक्षणम्। मया तस्य तु तद्दत्तं राज्यं चंद्रार्ककालिकम्

gīrvāṇeṣu prātikūlyaṃ vināśasya tu lakṣaṇam| mayā tasya tu taddattaṃ rājyaṃ caṃdrārkakālikam

Hostility toward the gods is the mark of (coming) destruction; yet by me that kingdom was given to him for as long as the moon and sun endure.

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PdP 1 38.11

तस्याविनाशतः कीर्तिः स्थिरा मे शाश्वती भवेत्। रावणेन तपस्तप्तं विनाशायात्मनस्त्विह

tasyāvināśataḥ kīrtiḥ sthirā me śāśvatī bhavet| rāvaṇena tapastaptaṃ vināśāyātmanastviha

If he is not destroyed, my fame would be firm and everlasting. Rāvaṇa performed austerities here that led to his own destruction,

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PdP 1 38.12

विध्वस्तः स च पापिष्ठो देवकार्ये मयाधुना। तदिदानीं मयान्वेष्यः स्वयं गत्वा विभीषणः

vidhvastaḥ sa ca pāpiṣṭho devakārye mayādhunā| tadidānīṃ mayānveṣyaḥ svayaṃ gatvā vibhīṣaṇaḥ

and that most wicked one has now been destroyed by me for the gods' sake. So now I myself must go and seek out Vibhīṣaṇa.

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PdP 1 38.13

संदेष्टव्यं हितं तस्य येन तिष्ठेत्स शाश्वतम्। एवं चिंतयतस्तस्य रामस्यामिततेजसः

saṃdeṣṭavyaṃ hitaṃ tasya yena tiṣṭhetsa śāśvatam| evaṃ ciṃtayatastasya rāmasyāmitatejasaḥ

Beneficial counsel must be given to him, by which he may endure forever. As he was thinking thus—Rāma of measureless splendour—

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PdP 1 38.14

आजगामाथ भरतो रामं दृष्ट्वाब्रवीदिदम्। किं त्वं चिंतयसे देव न रहस्यं वदस्व मे

ājagāmātha bharato rāmaṃ dṛṣṭvābravīdidam| kiṃ tvaṃ ciṃtayase deva na rahasyaṃ vadasva me

then Bharata came, and seeing Rāma said this: What are you pondering, lord? If it is not a secret, tell me—

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PdP 1 38.15

देवकार्ये धरायां वा स्वकार्ये वा नरोत्तम। एवं ब्रुवंतं भरतं ध्यायमानमवस्थितम्

devakārye dharāyāṃ vā svakārye vā narottama| evaṃ bruvaṃtaṃ bharataṃ dhyāyamānamavasthitam

(is it) about the gods' business, or the earth, or your own business, O best of men? To Bharata, who spoke thus and stood waiting as (Rāma) meditated,

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PdP 1 38.16

अब्रवीद्राघवो वाक्यं रहस्यं तु न वै तव। भवान्बहिश्चरः प्राणो लक्ष्मणश्च महायशाः

abravīdrāghavo vākyaṃ rahasyaṃ tu na vai tava| bhavānbahiścaraḥ prāṇo lakṣmaṇaśca mahāyaśāḥ

the descendant of Raghu spoke these words: There is indeed no secret from you. You are my life-breath moving outside me, and so is the greatly renowned Lakṣmaṇa.

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PdP 1 38.17

अवेद्यं भवतो नास्ति मम सत्यं विधारय। एषा मे महती चिंता कथं देवैर्विभीषणः

avedyaṃ bhavato nāsti mama satyaṃ vidhāraya| eṣā me mahatī ciṃtā kathaṃ devairvibhīṣaṇaḥ

There is nothing of mine that you should not know—hold this as truth. This is my great concern: how does Vibhīṣaṇa stand with the gods,

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PdP 1 38.18

वर्तते यद्धितार्थं वै दशग्रीवो निपातितः। गमिष्ये तदहं लंकां यत्र चासौ विभीषणः

vartate yaddhitārthaṃ vai daśagrīvo nipātitaḥ| gamiṣye tadahaṃ laṃkāṃ yatra cāsau vibhīṣaṇaḥ

for whose benefit the ten-necked one was struck down? Therefore I shall go to Laṅkā, where that Vibhīṣaṇa is,

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PdP 1 38.19

तं च दृष्ट्वा पुरीं तां तु कार्यमुक्त्वा च राक्षसम्। आलोक्य सर्ववसुधां सुग्रीवं वानरेश्वरम्

taṃ ca dṛṣṭvā purīṃ tāṃ tu kāryamuktvā ca rākṣasam| ālokya sarvavasudhāṃ sugrīvaṃ vānareśvaram

and having seen him and that city, and having told the rākṣasa the matter, and having surveyed the whole earth, (and seen) Sugrīva the lord of monkeys,

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PdP 1 38.20

महाराजं च शत्रुघ्नं भातृपुत्रांश्च सर्वशः। एवं वदति काकुत्स्थे भरतः पुरतः स्थितः

mahārājaṃ ca śatrughnaṃ bhātṛputrāṃśca sarvaśaḥ| evaṃ vadati kākutsthe bharataḥ purataḥ sthitaḥ

and the great king, and Śatrughna, and all the sons of my brothers—as the descendant of Kakutstha was speaking thus, Bharata, standing before him,

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PdP 1 38.21

उवाच राघवं वाक्यं गमिष्ये भवता सह। एवं कुरु महाबाहो सौमित्रिरिह तिष्ठतु

uvāca rāghavaṃ vākyaṃ gamiṣye bhavatā saha| evaṃ kuru mahābāho saumitririha tiṣṭhatu

spoke these words to the Rāghava: I will go with you. Do so, O mighty-armed one; let the son of Sumitrā remain here.

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PdP 1 38.22

इत्युक्त्वा भरतं रामः सौमित्रं चाह वै पुरे। रक्षाकार्या त्वया वीर यावदागमनं हि नौ

ityuktvā bharataṃ rāmaḥ saumitraṃ cāha vai pure| rakṣākāryā tvayā vīra yāvadāgamanaṃ hi nau

Having said this to Bharata, Rāma spoke to the son of Sumitrā about the city: The protection (of it) must be undertaken by you, O hero, until the two of us return.

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PdP 1 38.23

एवं लक्ष्मणमादिश्य ध्यात्वा वै पुष्पकं नृप। आरुरोह स वै यानं कौसल्यानंदवर्धनः

evaṃ lakṣmaṇamādiśya dhyātvā vai puṣpakaṃ nṛpa| āruroha sa vai yānaṃ kausalyānaṃdavardhanaḥ

Having thus instructed Lakṣmaṇa, O king, and having meditated upon (i.e. summoned) the Puṣpaka, he, the increaser of Kausalyā's joy, mounted that vehicle.

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PdP 1 38.24

पुष्पकं तु ततः प्राप्तं गांधारविषयो यतः। भरतस्य सुतौ दृष्ट्वा जगन्नीतिं निरीक्ष्य च

puṣpakaṃ tu tataḥ prāptaṃ gāṃdhāraviṣayo yataḥ| bharatasya sutau dṛṣṭvā jagannītiṃ nirīkṣya ca

Then the Puṣpaka reached the region of Gāndhāra; and (there) they saw the two sons of Bharata and inspected the government of the realm.

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PdP 1 38.25

पूर्वां दिशं ततो गत्वा लक्ष्मणस्य सुतौ यतः। पुरेषु तेषु षड्रात्रमुषित्वा रघुनंदनौ

pūrvāṃ diśaṃ tato gatvā lakṣmaṇasya sutau yataḥ| pureṣu teṣu ṣaḍrātramuṣitvā raghunaṃdanau

Then, going to the eastern quarter, where the two sons of Lakṣmaṇa were, the two descendants of Raghu stayed six nights in those cities,

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PdP 1 38.26

गतौ तेन विमानेन दक्षिणामभितो दिशम्। गंगायामुनसंभेदं प्रयागमृषिसेवितम्

gatau tena vimānena dakṣiṇāmabhito diśam| gaṃgāyāmunasaṃbhedaṃ prayāgamṛṣisevitam

and went by that aerial car toward the southern quarter, to the confluence of the Gaṅgā and the Yamunā, to Prayāga frequented by seers.

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PdP 1 38.27

अभिवाद्य भरद्वाजमत्रेराश्रममीयतुः। संभाष्य च मुनींस्तत्र जनस्थानमुपागतौ

abhivādya bharadvājamatrerāśramamīyatuḥ| saṃbhāṣya ca munīṃstatra janasthānamupāgatau

Having saluted Bharadvāja, the two went to the hermitage of Atri; and having conversed with the sages there, they came to Janasthāna.

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PdP 1 38.28

राम उवाच। अत्र पूर्वं हृता सीता रावणेन दुरात्मना। हत्वा जटायुषं गृध्रं योसौ पितृसखो हि नौ

rāma uvāca| atra pūrvaṃ hṛtā sītā rāvaṇena durātmanā| hatvā jaṭāyuṣaṃ gṛdhraṃ yosau pitṛsakho hi nau

Rāma said: Here, formerly, Sītā was carried off by the evil-souled Rāvaṇa, after he had killed the vulture Jaṭāyus, who was indeed our father's friend.

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PdP 1 38.29

अत्रास्माकं महद्युद्धं कबंधेन कुबुद्धिना। हतेन तेन दग्धेन सीतास्ते रावणालये

atrāsmākaṃ mahadyuddhaṃ kabaṃdhena kubuddhinā| hatena tena dagdhena sītāste rāvaṇālaye

Here we had a great battle with the ill-minded Kabandha; when he had been slain and burnt, (he said,) "Your Sītā is in Rāvaṇa's dwelling."

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PdP 1 38.30

ॠष्यमूके गिरिवरे सुग्रीवो नाम वानरः। स ते करिष्यते साह्यं पंपां व्रज सहानुजः

ṝṣyamūke girivare sugrīvo nāma vānaraḥ| sa te kariṣyate sāhyaṃ paṃpāṃ vraja sahānujaḥ

"On Ṛṣyamūka, best of mountains, there is a monkey named Sugrīva; he will give you help — go to Pampā together with your younger brother.

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PdP 1 38.31

पंपासरः समासाद्य शबरीं गच्छ तापसीम्। इत्युक्तो दुःखितो वीर निराशो जीविते स्थितः

paṃpāsaraḥ samāsādya śabarīṃ gaccha tāpasīm| ityukto duḥkhito vīra nirāśo jīvite sthitaḥ

Having reached the Pampā lake, go to the ascetic woman Śabarī." Thus addressed, O hero, I remained sorrowful, without hope of life.

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PdP 1 38.32

इयं सा नलिनी वीर यस्यां वै लक्ष्मणोवदत्। मा कृथाः पुरुषव्याघ्र शोकं शत्रुविनाशन

iyaṃ sā nalinī vīra yasyāṃ vai lakṣmaṇovadat| mā kṛthāḥ puruṣavyāghra śokaṃ śatruvināśana

This, hero, is that lotus pond, at which indeed Lakṣmaṇa said: "Do not grieve, tiger among men, destroyer of foes!

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PdP 1 38.33

आज्ञाकारिणि भृत्ये च मयि प्राप्स्यसि मैथिलीम्। अत्र मे वार्षिका मासा गता वर्षशतोपमाः

ājñākāriṇi bhṛtye ca mayi prāpsyasi maithilīm| atra me vārṣikā māsā gatā varṣaśatopamāḥ

With me as your obedient servant you shall regain the Maithilī." Here the months of the rains passed for me, seeming like a hundred years.

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PdP 1 38.34

अत्रैव निहतो वाली सुग्रीवार्थे परंतप। एषा सा दृश्यते नूनं किष्किंधा वालिपालिता

atraiva nihato vālī sugrīvārthe paraṃtapa| eṣā sā dṛśyate nūnaṃ kiṣkiṃdhā vālipālitā

Just here Vālin was slain for Sugrīva's sake, O scorcher of foes; and surely this is that Kiṣkindhā, which was ruled by Vālin, that is seen (before us),

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PdP 1 38.35

यस्यां वै स हि धर्मात्मा सुग्रीवो वानरेश्वरः। वानरैः सहितो वीर तावदास्ते समाः शतम्

yasyāṃ vai sa hi dharmātmā sugrīvo vānareśvaraḥ| vānaraiḥ sahito vīra tāvadāste samāḥ śatam

in which that righteous-souled Sugrīva, lord of the monkeys, together with the monkeys, O hero, has dwelt for a hundred years.

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PdP 1 38.36

वानरैस्सह सुग्रीवो यावदास्ते सभां गतः। तावत्तत्रागतौ वीरौ पुर्यां भरतराघवौ

vānaraissaha sugrīvo yāvadāste sabhāṃ gataḥ| tāvattatrāgatau vīrau puryāṃ bharatarāghavau

While Sugrīva, gone to the assembly hall, was sitting with the monkeys, meanwhile the two heroes, Bharata and the Rāghava, arrived there in the city.

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PdP 1 38.37

दृष्ट्वा स भ्रातरौ प्राप्तौ प्रणिपत्याब्रवीदिदम्। क्व युवां प्रस्थितौ वीरौ कार्यं किं नु करिष्यथः

dṛṣṭvā sa bhrātarau prāptau praṇipatyābravīdidam| kva yuvāṃ prasthitau vīrau kāryaṃ kiṃ nu kariṣyathaḥ

Seeing the two brothers arrived, he bowed down and said this: "Where are you two setting out, heroes? What business will you do?"

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PdP 1 38.38

विनिवेश्यासने तौ च ददावर्घ्ये स्वयं तदा। एवं सभास्थिते तत्र धर्मिष्टे रघुनंदने

viniveśyāsane tau ca dadāvarghye svayaṃ tadā| evaṃ sabhāsthite tatra dharmiṣṭe raghunaṃdane

And having seated the two on a seat, he himself then offered them the guest-water. While the righteous descendant of Raghu was thus seated in the assembly there,

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PdP 1 38.39

अंगदोथ हनूमांश्च नलो नीलश्च पाटलः। गजो गवाक्षो गवयः पनसश्च महायशाः

aṃgadotha hanūmāṃśca nalo nīlaśca pāṭalaḥ| gajo gavākṣo gavayaḥ panasaśca mahāyaśāḥ

Aṅgada and Hanūmān, Nala and Nīla and Pāṭala, Gaja, Gavākṣa, Gavaya, and the greatly renowned Panasa,

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

PdP 1 38.40

पुरोधसो मंत्रिणश्च दैवज्ञो दधिवक्रकः। नीलश्शतबलिर्मैन्दो द्विविदो गंधमादनः

purodhaso maṃtriṇaśca daivajño dadhivakrakaḥ| nīlaśśatabalirmaindo dvivido gaṃdhamādanaḥ

the chaplains and the counsellors, the astrologer, Dadhivakraka, Nīla, Śatabali, Mainda, Dvivida, Gandhamādana,

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

PdP 1 38.41

वीरबाहुस्सुबाहुश्च वीरसेनो विनायकः। सूर्याभः कुमुदश्चैव सुषेणो हरियूथपः

vīrabāhussubāhuśca vīraseno vināyakaḥ| sūryābhaḥ kumudaścaiva suṣeṇo hariyūthapaḥ

Vīrabāhu and Subāhu, Vīrasena, Vināyaka, Sūryābha and Kumuda, Suṣeṇa the leader of monkey troops,

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PdP 1 38.42

ॠषभो विनतश्चैव गवाख्यो भीमविक्रमः। ॠक्षराजश्च धूम्रश्च सहसैन्यैरुपागताः

ṝṣabho vinataścaiva gavākhyo bhīmavikramaḥ| ṝkṣarājaśca dhūmraśca sahasainyairupāgatāḥ

Ṛṣabha and Vinata, and the one called Gava of terrible valour, and Ṛkṣarāja and Dhūmra — (all these) approached with their armies.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

PdP 1 38.43

अंतःपुराणि सर्वाणि रुमा तारा तथैव च। अवरोधोंगदस्यापि तथान्याः परिचारिकाः

aṃtaḥpurāṇi sarvāṇi rumā tārā tathaiva ca| avarodhoṃgadasyāpi tathānyāḥ paricārikāḥ

— tr. refused: cyber

PdP 1 38.44

प्रहर्षमतुलं प्राप्य साधुसाध्विति चाब्रुवन्। वानराश्च महात्मानः सुग्रीवसहितास्तदा

praharṣamatulaṃ prāpya sādhusādhviti cābruvan| vānarāśca mahātmānaḥ sugrīvasahitāstadā

Attaining incomparable delight, they said, "Well done, well done!" — and so too the great-souled monkeys, together with Sugrīva, at that time.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

PdP 1 38.45

वानर्यश्च महाभागास्ताराद्यास्तत्र राघवम्। अभिप्रेक्ष्याश्रुकंठ्यश्च प्रणिपत्येदमब्रुवन्

vānaryaśca mahābhāgāstārādyāstatra rāghavam| abhiprekṣyāśrukaṃṭhyaśca praṇipatyedamabruvan

And the greatly fortunate monkey-women, Tārā and the rest, having looked upon Rāghava there, their throats choked with tears, bowed down and said this:

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PdP 1 38.46

क्व सा देवी त्वया देव या विनिर्जित्यरावणम्। शुद्धिं कृत्वा हि ते वह्नौ पितुरग्र उमापतेः

kva sā devī tvayā deva yā vinirjityarāvaṇam| śuddhiṃ kṛtvā hi te vahnau pituragra umāpateḥ

"Where is that Lady, O Lord, whom you, having conquered Rāvaṇa — she having made her purification in the fire before your father and before Umā's lord —

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PdP 1 38.47

त्वयानीता पुरीं राम न तां पश्यामि तेग्रतः। न विना त्वं तया देव शोभसे रघुनंदन

tvayānītā purīṃ rāma na tāṃ paśyāmi tegrataḥ| na vinā tvaṃ tayā deva śobhase raghunaṃdana

(She who was) brought by you to the city, Rāma — I do not see her before you. Without her, O lord, you do not shine, O delight of the Raghus.

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PdP 1 38.48

त्वया विनापि साध्वी सा क्व नु तिष्ठति जानकी। अन्यां भार्यां न ते वेद्मि भार्याहीनो न शोभसे

tvayā vināpi sādhvī sā kva nu tiṣṭhati jānakī| anyāṃ bhāryāṃ na te vedmi bhāryāhīno na śobhase

And where indeed does she, the virtuous Jānakī, abide, apart from you? I know of no other wife of yours; bereft of a wife, you do not look well.

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PdP 1 38.49

क्रौंचयुग्मं मिथो यद्वच्चक्रवाकयुगं यथा। एवं वदंतीं तां तारां ताराधिपसमाननाम्

krauṃcayugmaṃ mitho yadvaccakravākayugaṃ yathā| evaṃ vadaṃtīṃ tāṃ tārāṃ tārādhipasamānanām

Like a pair of krauñca birds (calling) to each other, as a pair of cakravāka birds (do) — (to) Tārā, whose face was like the moon, lord of the stars, as she spoke thus,

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PdP 1 38.50

प्राह प्रवचसां श्रेष्ठो रामो राजीवलोचनः। चारुदंष्ट्रे विशालाक्षि कालो हि दुरतिक्रमः1.38.

prāha pravacasāṃ śreṣṭho rāmo rājīvalocanaḥ| cārudaṃṣṭre viśālākṣi kālo hi duratikramaḥ1.38.

— tr. refused: cyber

PdP 1 38.51

सर्वं कालकृतं विद्धि जगदेतच्चराचरम्। विसृज्यताः स्त्रियः सर्वाः सुग्रीवोभिमुखः स्थितः

sarvaṃ kālakṛtaṃ viddhi jagadetaccarācaram| visṛjyatāḥ striyaḥ sarvāḥ sugrīvobhimukhaḥ sthitaḥ

Know that all this world, moving and unmoving, is made by Time. All the women were dismissed, and Sugrīva stood facing (them).

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PdP 1 38.52

सुग्रीव उवाच। भवंतौ येन कार्येण इहायातौ नरेश्वरौ। तच्चापि कथ्यतां शीघ्रं कृत्यकालो हि वर्तते

sugrīva uvāca| bhavaṃtau yena kāryeṇa ihāyātau nareśvarau| taccāpi kathyatāṃ śīghraṃ kṛtyakālo hi vartate

Sugrīva said: "For whatever business you two lords of men have come here, let that also be told quickly, for the time for action is (now) upon us."

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PdP 1 38.53

ब्रुवाणमेवं सुग्रीवं भरतो रामचोदितः। आचचक्षे च गमनं लंकायां राघवस्य तु। तौ चाब्रवीच्च सुग्रीवो भवद्भ्यां सहितः पुरीम्

bruvāṇamevaṃ sugrīvaṃ bharato rāmacoditaḥ| ācacakṣe ca gamanaṃ laṃkāyāṃ rāghavasya tu| tau cābravīcca sugrīvo bhavadbhyāṃ sahitaḥ purīm

To Sugrīva speaking thus, Bharata, urged on by Rāma, declared the journey of the Rāghava to Laṅkā; and Sugrīva said to the two of them: "Together with you two (I shall go to) the city—

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PdP 1 38.54

गमिष्ये राक्षसं देव द्रष्टुं तत्र विभीषणम्। सुग्रीवेणैवमुक्ते तु गच्छस्वेत्याह राघवः

gamiṣye rākṣasaṃ deva draṣṭuṃ tatra vibhīṣaṇam| sugrīveṇaivamukte tu gacchasvetyāha rāghavaḥ

— tr. refused: cyber

PdP 1 38.55

सुग्रीवो राघवौ तौ च पुष्पके तु स्थितास्त्रयः। तावत्प्राप्तं विमानं तु समुद्रस्योत्तरं तटम्

sugrīvo rāghavau tau ca puṣpake tu sthitāstrayaḥ| tāvatprāptaṃ vimānaṃ tu samudrasyottaraṃ taṭam

Sugrīva and the two Rāghavas — those three were seated in the Puṣpaka; and meanwhile the flying chariot reached the northern shore of the ocean.

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PdP 1 38.56

अब्रवीद्भरतं रामो ह्यत्र मे राक्षसेश्वरः। चतुर्भिः सचिवैः सार्धं जीवितार्थे विभीषणः

abravīdbharataṃ rāmo hyatra me rākṣaseśvaraḥ| caturbhiḥ sacivaiḥ sārdhaṃ jīvitārthe vibhīṣaṇaḥ

— tr. refused: cyber

PdP 1 38.57

प्राप्तस्ततो लक्ष्मणेन लंकाराज्येभिषेचितः। अत्र चाहं समुद्रस्य परेपारे स्थितस्त्र्यहम्

prāptastato lakṣmaṇena laṃkārājyebhiṣecitaḥ| atra cāhaṃ samudrasya parepāre sthitastryaham

— tr. refused: cyber

PdP 1 38.58

दर्शनं दास्यते मेऽसौ ज्ञातिकार्यं भविष्यति। तावन्न दर्शनं मह्यं दत्तमेतेन शत्रुहन्

darśanaṃ dāsyate me'sau jñātikāryaṃ bhaviṣyati| tāvanna darśanaṃ mahyaṃ dattametena śatruhan

"He will grant me a sight of him; the business of kinsmen will be settled" — (so I thought), but for all that he gave me no audience, O slayer of foes.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain

PdP 1 38.59

ततः कोपः सुमद्भूतश्चतुर्थेहनि राघव। धनुरायम्य वेगेन दिव्यमस्त्रं करे धृतम्

tataḥ kopaḥ sumadbhūtaścaturthehani rāghava| dhanurāyamya vegena divyamastraṃ kare dhṛtam

Then, on the fourth day, anger arose in me, Rāghava; drawing the bow with force, I held a divine missile in my hand.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain

PdP 1 38.60

दृष्ट्वा मां शरणान्वेषी भीतो लक्ष्मणमाश्रितः। सुग्रीवेणानुनीतोऽस्मि क्षम्यतां राघव त्वया

dṛṣṭvā māṃ śaraṇānveṣī bhīto lakṣmaṇamāśritaḥ| sugrīveṇānunīto'smi kṣamyatāṃ rāghava tvayā

Seeing me, he (the ocean), frightened and seeking refuge, took shelter with Lakṣmaṇa: "I have been reconciled by Sugrīva; let it be forgiven by you, Rāghava."

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain

PdP 1 38.61

ततो मयोत्क्षिप्तशरो मरुदेशे ह्यपाकृतः। ततस्समुद्रराजेन भृशं विनयशालिना

tato mayotkṣiptaśaro marudeśe hyapākṛtaḥ| tatassamudrarājena bhṛśaṃ vinayaśālinā

— tr. refused: cyber

PdP 1 38.62

उक्तोहं सेतुबंधेन लंकां त्वं व्रज राघव। लंघयित्वा नरव्याघ्र वारिपूर्णं महोदधिम्

uktohaṃ setubaṃdhena laṃkāṃ tvaṃ vraja rāghava| laṃghayitvā naravyāghra vāripūrṇaṃ mahodadhim

— tr. refused: cyber

PdP 1 38.63

एष सेतुर्मया बद्धः समुद्रे वरुणालये।

eṣa seturmayā baddhaḥ samudre varuṇālaye|

This is the causeway built by me across the ocean, the abode of Varuṇa.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

PdP 1 38.64

प्रथमे दिवसे बद्धो योजनानि चतुर्दश। द्वितीयेहनि षट्त्रिंशत्तृतीयेर्धशतं तथा

prathame divase baddho yojanāni caturdaśa| dvitīyehani ṣaṭtriṃśattṛtīyerdhaśataṃ tathā

On the first day fourteen yojanas were built, on the second day thirty-six, and on the third likewise a hundred and fifty (?).

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PdP 1 38.65

इयं सा दृश्यते लंका स्वर्णप्राकारतोरणा। अवरोधो महानत्र कृतो वानरसत्तमैः

iyaṃ sā dṛśyate laṃkā svarṇaprākāratoraṇā| avarodho mahānatra kṛto vānarasattamaiḥ

That is Laṅkā, seen (yonder), with golden ramparts and archways; here a great siege was laid by the best of the monkeys.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

PdP 1 38.66

अत्र युद्धं महद्वृत्तं चैत्राशुक्लचतुर्दशि। अष्टचत्वारिंशद्दिनं यत्रासौ रावणो हतः

atra yuddhaṃ mahadvṛttaṃ caitrāśuklacaturdaśi| aṣṭacatvāriṃśaddinaṃ yatrāsau rāvaṇo hataḥ

Here a great battle took place, (ending) on the fourteenth of the bright half of Caitra, on the forty-eighth day, when that Rāvaṇa was slain.

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PdP 1 38.67

अत्र प्रहस्तो नीलेन हतो राक्षसपुंगवः। हनूमता च धूम्राक्षो ह्यत्रैव विनिपातितः

atra prahasto nīlena hato rākṣasapuṃgavaḥ| hanūmatā ca dhūmrākṣo hyatraiva vinipātitaḥ

Here Prahasta, that bull among rākṣasas, was slain by Nīla, and here too Dhūmrākṣa was struck down by Hanūmān.

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PdP 1 38.68

महोदरातिकायौ च सुग्रीवेण महात्मना। अत्रैव मे कुंभकर्णो लक्ष्मणेनेंद्रजित्तथा

mahodarātikāyau ca sugrīveṇa mahātmanā| atraiva me kuṃbhakarṇo lakṣmaṇeneṃdrajittathā

And Mahodara and Atikāya (were slain) by the great-souled Sugrīva; here too Kumbhakarṇa (was slain) by me, and Indrajit by Lakṣmaṇa.

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PdP 1 38.69

मया चात्र दशग्रीवो हतो राक्षसपुंगवः। अत्र संभाषितुं प्राप्तो ब्रह्मा लोकपितामहः

mayā cātra daśagrīvo hato rākṣasapuṃgavaḥ| atra saṃbhāṣituṃ prāpto brahmā lokapitāmahaḥ

And here the ten-necked one, that bull among rākṣasas, was slain by me; here Brahmā, the grandfather of the worlds, came to converse (with me).

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PdP 1 38.70

पार्वत्या सहितो देवः शूलपाणिर्वृषध्वजः। महेंद्राद्याः सुरगणाः सगंधर्वास्स किंनराः

pārvatyā sahito devaḥ śūlapāṇirvṛṣadhvajaḥ| maheṃdrādyāḥ suragaṇāḥ sagaṃdharvāssa kiṃnarāḥ

(And) the god who bears the trident and has the bull as his banner, together with Pārvatī; and the hosts of gods headed by great Indra, with the gandharvas and with the kinnaras.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

PdP 1 38.71

पिता मे च समायातो महाराजस्त्रिविष्टपात्। वृतश्चाप्सरसां संघैर्विद्याधरगणैस्तथा

pitā me ca samāyāto mahārājastriviṣṭapāt| vṛtaścāpsarasāṃ saṃghairvidyādharagaṇaistathā

And my father, the great king, came from heaven, surrounded by throngs of apsarases and by hosts of vidyādharas.

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PdP 1 38.72

तेषां समक्षं सर्वेषां जानकी शुद्धिमिच्छता। उक्ता सीता हव्यवाहं प्रविष्टा शुद्धिमागता

teṣāṃ samakṣaṃ sarveṣāṃ jānakī śuddhimicchatā| uktā sītā havyavāhaṃ praviṣṭā śuddhimāgatā

In the presence of all of them, Jānakī was told (to prove herself) by (me) who desired (proof of) her purity; Sītā entered the fire and came forth pure.

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PdP 1 38.73

लंकाधिपैः सुरैर्दृष्टा गृहीता पितृशासनात्। अथाप्युक्तोथ राज्ञाहमयोध्यां गच्छ पुत्रकम्

laṃkādhipaiḥ surairdṛṣṭā gṛhītā pitṛśāsanāt| athāpyuktotha rājñāhamayodhyāṃ gaccha putrakam

She was seen by the lords of Laṅkā and by the gods, and taken (back by me) at my father's command. Then I was addressed by the king: "Go to Ayodhyā, dear son."

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PdP 1 38.74

न मे स्वर्गो बहुमतस्त्वया हीनस्य राघव। तारितोहं त्वया पुत्र प्राप्तोऽस्मीन्द्रसलोकताम्

na me svargo bahumatastvayā hīnasya rāghava| tāritohaṃ tvayā putra prāpto'smīndrasalokatām

"Heaven was not much valued by me, bereft of you, Rāghava; I have been carried across by you, son, and have attained fellowship with Indra."

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PdP 1 38.75

लक्ष्मणं चाब्रवीद्राजा पुत्र पुण्यं त्वयार्जितम्। भ्रात्रासममथो दिव्यांल्लोकान्प्राप्स्यसि चोत्तमान्

lakṣmaṇaṃ cābravīdrājā putra puṇyaṃ tvayārjitam| bhrātrāsamamatho divyāṃllokānprāpsyasi cottamān

And the king said to Lakṣmaṇa: "Son, merit has been earned by you equal to your brother's; and you shall attain the divine and highest worlds."

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PdP 1 38.76

आहूय जानकीं राजा वाक्यं चेदमुवाच ह। न च मन्युस्त्वया कार्यो भर्तारं प्रति सुव्रते

āhūya jānakīṃ rājā vākyaṃ cedamuvāca ha| na ca manyustvayā kāryo bhartāraṃ prati suvrate

And the king, summoning Jānakī, spoke this word: "No anger is to be harboured by you toward your husband, O you of good vows."

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

PdP 1 38.77

ख्यातिर्भविष्यत्येवाग्र्या भर्तुस्ते शुभलोचने। एवं वदति रामे तु पुष्पके च व्यवस्थिते

khyātirbhaviṣyatyevāgryā bhartuste śubhalocane| evaṃ vadati rāme tu puṣpake ca vyavasthite

"Foremost fame indeed will be your husband's, O fair-eyed one." But while Rāma was speaking thus, and while the Puṣpaka stood (poised),

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

PdP 1 38.78

तत्र ये राक्षसवरास्ते गत्वाशु विभीषणं। प्राप्तो रामः ससुग्रीवश्चारा इत्थं तदाऽवदन्

tatra ye rākṣasavarāste gatvāśu vibhīṣaṇaṃ| prāpto rāmaḥ sasugrīvaścārā itthaṃ tadā'vadan

those who were the chief rākṣasas there, going swiftly to Vibhīṣaṇa — the spies then spoke thus: "Rāma has arrived, together with Sugrīva."

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PdP 1 38.79

विभीषणस्तु तच्छ्रुत्वा रामागमनमंतिके। चारांस्तान्पूजयामास सर्वकामधनादिभिः

vibhīṣaṇastu tacchrutvā rāmāgamanamaṃtike| cārāṃstānpūjayāmāsa sarvakāmadhanādibhiḥ

But Vibhīṣaṇa, hearing that Rāma's arrival was near, honoured those spies with wealth and all they could desire, and the rest.

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PdP 1 38.80

अलंकृत्य पुरीं तां तु निष्क्रान्तः सचिवैः सह। दृष्ट्वा रामं विमानस्थं मेराविव दिवाकरं

alaṃkṛtya purīṃ tāṃ tu niṣkrāntaḥ sacivaiḥ saha| dṛṣṭvā rāmaṃ vimānasthaṃ merāviva divākaraṃ

And having adorned that city, he went out together with his ministers; seeing Rāma seated in the aerial car like the sun upon Meru,

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PdP 1 38.81

अष्टांगप्रणिपातेन नत्वा राघवमब्रवीत्। अद्य मे सफलं जन्म प्राप्ताः सर्वे मनोरथाः

aṣṭāṃgapraṇipātena natvā rāghavamabravīt| adya me saphalaṃ janma prāptāḥ sarve manorathāḥ

bowing to Rāghava with a prostration of the eight limbs, he said: "Today my birth has borne fruit, all my wishes are fulfilled,

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PdP 1 38.82

यद्दृष्टौ देवचरणौ जगद्वंद्यावनिंदितौ। कृतः श्लाघ्योस्म्यहं देव शक्रादीनां दिवौकसां

yaddṛṣṭau devacaraṇau jagadvaṃdyāvaniṃditau| kṛtaḥ ślāghyosmyahaṃ deva śakrādīnāṃ divaukasāṃ

in that I have seen the god's feet, worshipped by the world and beyond reproach. I have been made praiseworthy, O god, among the sky-dwellers headed by Śakra.

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PdP 1 38.83

आत्मानमधिकं मन्ये त्रिदशेशात्पुरंदरात्। रावणस्य गृहे दीप्ते सर्वरत्नोपशोभिते

ātmānamadhikaṃ manye tridaśeśātpuraṃdarāt| rāvaṇasya gṛhe dīpte sarvaratnopaśobhite

"I consider myself greater than Purandara, the lord of the thirty (gods)." In Rāvaṇa's shining palace, adorned with all manner of jewels—

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PdP 1 38.84

उपविष्टे तु काकुत्स्थे अर्घं दत्वा विभीषणः। उवाच प्रांजलिर्भूत्वा सुग्रीवं भरतं तथा

upaviṣṭe tu kākutsthe arghaṃ datvā vibhīṣaṇaḥ| uvāca prāṃjalirbhūtvā sugrīvaṃ bharataṃ tathā

—when the descendant of Kakutstha had taken his seat, Vibhīṣaṇa, having offered the guest-water, spoke with joined palms to Sugrīva and to Bharata as well:

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PdP 1 38.85

इहागतस्य रामस्य यद्दास्ये न तदस्ति मे। इयं च लंका रामेण रिपुं त्रैलोक्यकंटकम्

ihāgatasya rāmasya yaddāsye na tadasti me| iyaṃ ca laṃkā rāmeṇa ripuṃ trailokyakaṃṭakam

"There is nothing of mine that I could give to Rāma, who has come here; for this Laṅkā (was already given) by Rāma, (when he slew) the enemy who was a thorn to the three worlds—

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PdP 1 38.86

हत्वा तु पापकर्माणं दत्ता पूर्वं पुरी मम। इयं पुरी इमे दारा अमी पुत्रास्तथा ह्यहं

hatvā tu pāpakarmāṇaṃ dattā pūrvaṃ purī mama| iyaṃ purī ime dārā amī putrāstathā hyahaṃ

—having slain that doer of evil deeds, the city was earlier given to me. This city, these wives, these sons, and I myself too—

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PdP 1 38.87

सर्वमेतन्मया दत्तं सर्वमक्षयमस्तु ते। ततः प्रकृतयः सर्वा लंकावासिजनाश्च ये

sarvametanmayā dattaṃ sarvamakṣayamastu te| tataḥ prakṛtayaḥ sarvā laṃkāvāsijanāśca ye

—all this is given by me; may it all be imperishable for you." Then all the officials and whatever people dwelt in Laṅkā

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PdP 1 38.88

आजग्मू राघवं द्रष्टुं कौतूहलसमन्विताः। उक्तो विभीषणस्तैस्तु रामं दर्शय नः प्रभो

ājagmū rāghavaṃ draṣṭuṃ kautūhalasamanvitāḥ| ukto vibhīṣaṇastaistu rāmaṃ darśaya naḥ prabho

came to see the descendant of Raghu, filled with curiosity. Vibhīṣaṇa was told by them, "Show us Rāma, O lord!"

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PdP 1 38.89

विभीषणेन कथिता राघवाय महात्मने। तेषामुपायनं सर्वं भरतो रामचोदितः

vibhīṣaṇena kathitā rāghavāya mahātmane| teṣāmupāyanaṃ sarvaṃ bharato rāmacoditaḥ

(These things) were reported by Vibhīṣaṇa to the great-souled descendant of Raghu; and all their gifts of homage Bharata, urged by Rāma,

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PdP 1 38.90

जग्राह वानरेन्द्रश्च धनरत्नौघसंचयं। एवं तत्र त्र्यहं रामो ह्यवसद्राक्षसालये

jagrāha vānarendraśca dhanaratnaughasaṃcayaṃ| evaṃ tatra tryahaṃ rāmo hyavasadrākṣasālaye

took, as did the lord of the monkeys—that heap of masses of wealth and jewels. Thus Rāma dwelt there three days in the dwelling of the rākṣasas.

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PdP 1 38.91

चतुर्थेहनि संप्राप्ते रामे चापि सभास्थिते। केकसी पुत्रमाहेदं रामं द्रक्ष्यामि पुत्रक

caturthehani saṃprāpte rāme cāpi sabhāsthite| kekasī putramāhedaṃ rāmaṃ drakṣyāmi putraka

When the fourth day had come, and while Rāma was seated in the assembly, Kekasī said this to her son: "I shall behold Rāma, my little son.

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PdP 1 38.92

दृष्टे तस्मिन्महत्पुण्यं प्राप्यते मुनिसत्तमैः। विष्णुरेष महाभागश्चतुर्मूर्तिस्सनातनः

dṛṣṭe tasminmahatpuṇyaṃ prāpyate munisattamaiḥ| viṣṇureṣa mahābhāgaścaturmūrtissanātanaḥ

When he is seen, great merit is obtained by the best of sages. He is Viṣṇu, the greatly blessed, of four forms, the everlasting one;

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PdP 1 38.93

सीता लक्ष्मीर्महाभाग न बुद्धा साग्रजेन ते। पित्रा ते पूर्वमाख्यातं देवानां दिविसंगमे

sītā lakṣmīrmahābhāga na buddhā sāgrajena te| pitrā te pūrvamākhyātaṃ devānāṃ divisaṃgame

Sītā is Lakṣmī, O greatly blessed one—she has not been recognized by your elder brother. It was told before by your father, at the gathering of the gods in heaven,

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PdP 1 38.94

कुले रघूणां वै विष्णुः पुत्रो दशरथस्य तु। भविष्यति विनाशाय दशग्रीवस्य रक्षसः

kule raghūṇāṃ vai viṣṇuḥ putro daśarathasya tu| bhaviṣyati vināśāya daśagrīvasya rakṣasaḥ

that in the line of the Raghus Viṣṇu would indeed become the son of Daśaratha, for the destruction of the ten-necked rākṣasa."

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PdP 1 38.95

विभीषण उवाच। एवं कुरुष्व वै मातर्गृहाण नवमं वरम्। पात्रं चंदनसंयुक्तं दधिक्षौद्राक्षतैः सह

vibhīṣaṇa uvāca| evaṃ kuruṣva vai mātargṛhāṇa navamaṃ varam| pātraṃ caṃdanasaṃyuktaṃ dadhikṣaudrākṣataiḥ saha

Vibhīṣaṇa said: "Do so then, mother; take up the fresh (offering) boon—a vessel furnished with sandal paste, together with curds, honey and unhusked grains,

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PdP 1 38.96

दूर्वयार्घं सह कुरु राजपुत्रस्य दर्शनम्। सरमामग्रतः कृत्वा याश्चान्या देवकन्यकाः

dūrvayārghaṃ saha kuru rājaputrasya darśanam| saramāmagrataḥ kṛtvā yāścānyā devakanyakāḥ

and with dūrvā grass make the guest-offering together (with it), and (obtain) the sight of the prince. Putting Saramā in front, and whatever other divine maidens (there are),

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PdP 1 38.97

व्रजस्व राघवाभ्याशं तस्मादग्रे व्रजाम्यहम्। एवमुक्त्वा गतं रक्षो यत्र रामो व्यवस्थितः

vrajasva rāghavābhyāśaṃ tasmādagre vrajāmyaham| evamuktvā gataṃ rakṣo yatra rāmo vyavasthitaḥ

go into the presence of the descendant of Raghu; therefore I shall go ahead." Having spoken thus, the rākṣasa went to where Rāma was staying,

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PdP 1 38.98

उत्सार्य दानवान्सर्वान्रामं द्रष्टुं समागतान्। सभां तां विमलां कृत्वा रामं स्वाभिमुखे स्थितम्

utsārya dānavānsarvānrāmaṃ draṣṭuṃ samāgatān| sabhāṃ tāṃ vimalāṃ kṛtvā rāmaṃ svābhimukhe sthitam

and having driven away all the demons who had assembled to see Rāma, having cleared that assembly hall, (he saw) Rāma seated facing him.

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PdP 1 38.99

विभीषण उवाच। विज्ञाप्यं शृणु मे देव वदतश्च विशांपते। दशग्रीवं कुंभकर्णं या च मां चाप्यजीजनत्

vibhīṣaṇa uvāca| vijñāpyaṃ śṛṇu me deva vadataśca viśāṃpate| daśagrīvaṃ kuṃbhakarṇaṃ yā ca māṃ cāpyajījanat

Vibhīṣaṇa said: "Hear my request, O god, as I speak, O lord of peoples: she who gave birth to the ten-necked one, to Kumbhakarṇa, and to me as well—

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PdP 1 38.100

इयं सा देवमाता नः पादौ ते द्रष्टुमिच्छति। तस्यास्तु त्वं कृपां कृत्वा दर्शनं दातु मर्हसि1.38.

iyaṃ sā devamātā naḥ pādau te draṣṭumicchati| tasyāstu tvaṃ kṛpāṃ kṛtvā darśanaṃ dātu marhasi1.38.

—this is she, our divine mother; she wishes to behold your feet. Showing her your grace, you should grant her the sight (of yourself)."

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PdP 1 38.101

राम उवाच। अहं तस्याः समीपं तु मातृदर्शनकांक्षया। गमिष्ये राक्षसेंद्र त्वं शीघ्रं याहि ममाग्रतः

rāma uvāca| ahaṃ tasyāḥ samīpaṃ tu mātṛdarśanakāṃkṣayā| gamiṣye rākṣaseṃdra tvaṃ śīghraṃ yāhi mamāgrataḥ

Rāma said: "But I, out of longing to see a mother, shall go into her presence, O lord of the rākṣasas; go you quickly ahead of me."

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PdP 1 38.102

प्रतिज्ञाय तु तं वाक्यमुत्तस्थौ च वरासनात्। मूर्ध्नि चांजलिमाधाय प्रणाममकरोद्विभुः

pratijñāya tu taṃ vākyamuttasthau ca varāsanāt| mūrdhni cāṃjalimādhāya praṇāmamakarodvibhuḥ

Having promised that word, he rose from his excellent seat, and placing his joined palms on his head the mighty one made obeisance.

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PdP 1 38.103

अभिवादयेहं भवतीं माता भवसि धर्मतः। महता तपसा चापि पुण्येन विविधेन च

abhivādayehaṃ bhavatīṃ mātā bhavasi dharmataḥ| mahatā tapasā cāpi puṇyena vividhena ca

"I salute you, lady; by dharma you are (my) mother — through great austerity too, and through manifold merit."

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PdP 1 38.104

इमौ ते चरणौ देवि मानवो यदि पश्यति। पूर्णस्स्यात्तदहं प्रीतो दृष्ट्वेमौ पुत्रवत्सले

imau te caraṇau devi mānavo yadi paśyati| pūrṇassyāttadahaṃ prīto dṛṣṭvemau putravatsale

"These two feet of yours, O goddess — if a mortal but sees them, he would become fulfilled; so I, having seen these two, am pleased, O you who are fond of (your) son."

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PdP 1 38.105

कौसल्या मे यथा माता भवती च तथा मम। केकसी चाब्रवीद्रामं चिरं जीव सुखी भव

kausalyā me yathā mātā bhavatī ca tathā mama| kekasī cābravīdrāmaṃ ciraṃ jīva sukhī bhava

"As Kausalyā is my mother, so too are you to me." And Kekasī said to Rāma, "Live long, be happy."

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PdP 1 38.106

भर्त्रा मे कथितं वीर विष्णुर्मानुषरूपधृत्। अवतीर्णो रघुकुले हितार्थेत्र दिवौकसाम्

bhartrā me kathitaṃ vīra viṣṇurmānuṣarūpadhṛt| avatīrṇo raghukule hitārthetra divaukasām

"It was told me by my husband, O hero: Viṣṇu, taking a human form, has descended here into the Raghu line for the benefit of the dwellers in heaven,

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PdP 1 38.107

दशग्रीव विनाशाय भूतिं दातुं विभीषणे। वालिनो निधनं चैव सेतुबंधं च सागरे

daśagrīva vināśāya bhūtiṃ dātuṃ vibhīṣaṇe| vālino nidhanaṃ caiva setubaṃdhaṃ ca sāgare

for the destruction of the ten-necked one, to bestow prosperity on Vibhīṣaṇa, and (for) the slaying of Vālin and the building of the bridge over the ocean.

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PdP 1 38.108

पुत्रो दशरथस्यैव सर्वं स च करिष्यति। इदानीं त्वं मया ज्ञातः स्मृत्वा तद्भर्तृभाषितम्

putro daśarathasyaiva sarvaṃ sa ca kariṣyati| idānīṃ tvaṃ mayā jñātaḥ smṛtvā tadbhartṛbhāṣitam

He will be the son of Daśaratha alone, and he will do all this. Now, recalling that speech of my husband's, you are known by me:

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PdP 1 38.109

सीता लक्ष्मीर्भवान्विष्णुर्देवा वै वानरास्तथा। गृहं पुत्र गमिष्यामि स्थिरकीर्तिमवाप्नुहि

sītā lakṣmīrbhavānviṣṇurdevā vai vānarāstathā| gṛhaṃ putra gamiṣyāmi sthirakīrtimavāpnuhi

Sītā is Lakṣmī, you are Viṣṇu, and the monkeys are indeed the gods. I shall go home, my son; may you attain lasting fame."

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PdP 1 38.110

सरमोवाच। इहैव वत्सरं पूर्णमशोकवनिकास्थिता। सेविता जानकी देव सुखं तिष्ठति ते प्रिया

saramovāca| ihaiva vatsaraṃ pūrṇamaśokavanikāsthitā| sevitā jānakī deva sukhaṃ tiṣṭhati te priyā

Saramā said: "Right here for a full year, staying in the aśoka grove, Jānakī was attended (by me); your beloved is well, O god.

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PdP 1 38.111

नित्यं स्मरामि वै पादौ सीतायास्तु परंतप। कदा द्रक्ष्यामि तां देवीं चिंतयाना त्वहर्निशम्

nityaṃ smarāmi vai pādau sītāyāstu paraṃtapa| kadā drakṣyāmi tāṃ devīṃ ciṃtayānā tvaharniśam

I constantly remember the feet of Sītā, O scorcher of foes, thinking day and night, 'When shall I see that lady?'

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PdP 1 38.112

किमर्थं देवदेवेन नानीता जानकी त्विह। एकाकी नैव शोभेथा योषिता च तया विना

kimarthaṃ devadevena nānītā jānakī tviha| ekākī naiva śobhethā yoṣitā ca tayā vinā

Why has Jānakī not been brought here by the God of gods? Alone you would not shine at all, without that woman.

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PdP 1 38.113

समीपे शोभते सीता त्वं च तस्याः परंतप। एवं ब्रुवन्त्यां भरतः केयमित्यब्रवीद्वचः

samīpe śobhate sītā tvaṃ ca tasyāḥ paraṃtapa| evaṃ bruvantyāṃ bharataḥ keyamityabravīdvacaḥ

Sītā shines beside (you), and you beside her, O scorcher of foes." While she was speaking thus, Bharata said these words: "Who is this?"

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PdP 1 38.114

ततश्चेंगितविद्रामो भरतं प्राह सत्वरम्। विभीषणस्य भार्या वै सरमा नाम नामतः

tataśceṃgitavidrāmo bharataṃ prāha satvaram| vibhīṣaṇasya bhāryā vai saramā nāma nāmataḥ

Then Rāma, who knew (her) intent, quickly said to Bharata: "She is Vibhīṣaṇa's wife, Saramā by name,

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PdP 1 38.115

प्रिया सखी महाभागा सीतायास्सुदृढं मता। सर्वंकालकृतं पश्य न जाने किं करिष्यति

priyā sakhī mahābhāgā sītāyāssudṛḍhaṃ matā| sarvaṃkālakṛtaṃ paśya na jāne kiṃ kariṣyati

the dear, greatly blessed friend of Sītā, held (by her) most steadfastly. See — everything is done by Time; I do not know what it will do.

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PdP 1 38.116

गच्छ त्वं सुभगे भर्तृगेहं पालय शोभने। मां त्यक्त्वा हि गता देवी भाग्यहीनं गतिर्यथा

gaccha tvaṃ subhage bhartṛgehaṃ pālaya śobhane| māṃ tyaktvā hi gatā devī bhāgyahīnaṃ gatiryathā

Go, good lady, and tend your husband's house, O lovely one. For the goddess, abandoning me, has gone — as fortune goes from the luckless.

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PdP 1 38.117

तया विरहितः सुभ्रु रतिं विंदे न कर्हिचित्। शून्या एव दिशः सर्वाः पश्यामीह पुनर्भ्रमन्

tayā virahitaḥ subhru ratiṃ viṃde na karhicit| śūnyā eva diśaḥ sarvāḥ paśyāmīha punarbhraman

Parted from her, O fair-browed one, I never find delight; wandering here again, I see all the directions as simply empty.

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PdP 1 38.118

विसृज्यतां च सरमां सीतायास्तु प्रियां सखीम्। गतायामथ केकस्यां रामः प्राह विभीषणम्

visṛjyatāṃ ca saramāṃ sītāyāstu priyāṃ sakhīm| gatāyāmatha kekasyāṃ rāmaḥ prāha vibhīṣaṇam

And let Saramā, Sītā's dear friend, be dismissed." Then, when Kekasī had gone, Rāma said to Vibhīṣaṇa:

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PdP 1 38.119

दैवतेभ्यः प्रियं कार्यं नापराध्यास्त्वया सुराः। आज्ञया राजराजस्य वर्तितव्यं त्वयानघ

daivatebhyaḥ priyaṃ kāryaṃ nāparādhyāstvayā surāḥ| ājñayā rājarājasya vartitavyaṃ tvayānagha

"What is dear to the gods must be done; the gods are not to be offended by you. By the command of the king of kings you must conduct yourself, O sinless one.

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PdP 1 38.120

लंकायां मानुषो यो वै समागच्छेत्कथंचन। राक्षसैर्न च हंतव्यो द्रष्टव्योसौ यथा त्वहम्

laṃkāyāṃ mānuṣo yo vai samāgacchetkathaṃcana| rākṣasairna ca haṃtavyo draṣṭavyosau yathā tvaham

Whatever human being should come to Laṅkā in any way, he is not to be killed by the rākṣasas; he is to be regarded as I myself am."

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PdP 1 38.121

विभीषण उवाच। आज्ञयाहं नरव्याघ्र करिष्ये सर्वमेव तु। विभीषणे हि वदति वायू राममुवाच ह

vibhīṣaṇa uvāca| ājñayāhaṃ naravyāghra kariṣye sarvameva tu| vibhīṣaṇe hi vadati vāyū rāmamuvāca ha

Vibhīṣaṇa said: "At your command, O tiger among men, I shall do all this indeed." While Vibhīṣaṇa was speaking, the Wind-god said to Rāma:

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PdP 1 38.122

इहास्तिवैष्णवी मूर्तिः पूर्वं बद्धो बलिर्यया। तां नयस्व महाभाग कान्यकुब्जे प्रतिष्ठय

ihāstivaiṣṇavī mūrtiḥ pūrvaṃ baddho baliryayā| tāṃ nayasva mahābhāga kānyakubje pratiṣṭhaya

"Here there is an image of Viṣṇu, by which Bali was formerly bound. Take it, O greatly blessed one, and install it in Kānyakubja."

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PdP 1 38.123

विदित्वा तदभिप्रायं वायुना समुदाहृतम्। विभीषणस्त्वलंकृत्य रत्नैः सर्वैश्च वामनम्

viditvā tadabhiprāyaṃ vāyunā samudāhṛtam| vibhīṣaṇastvalaṃkṛtya ratnaiḥ sarvaiśca vāmanam

Knowing that intention, which had been announced by Vāyu, Vibhīṣaṇa adorned the Vāmana (image) with all manner of jewels,

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PdP 1 38.124

आनीय चार्पयद्रामे वाक्यं चेदमुवाच ह। यदा वै निर्जितः शक्रो मेघनादेन राघव

ānīya cārpayadrāme vākyaṃ cedamuvāca ha| yadā vai nirjitaḥ śakro meghanādena rāghava

and having brought (it) he presented (it) to Rāma, and spoke these words: "When indeed Śakra was defeated by Meghanāda, O Rāghava,

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PdP 1 38.125

तदा वै वामनस्त्वेष आनीतो जलजेक्षण। नयस्व तमिमं देव देवदेवं प्रतिष्ठय

tadā vai vāmanastveṣa ānīto jalajekṣaṇa| nayasva tamimaṃ deva devadevaṃ pratiṣṭhaya

then indeed this Vāmana was brought (here), O lotus-eyed one. Take him, this one, O god, and install the God of gods."

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PdP 1 38.126

तथेति राघवः कृत्वा पुष्पकं च समारुहत्। धनं रत्नमसंख्येयं वामनं च सुरोत्तमम्

tatheti rāghavaḥ kṛtvā puṣpakaṃ ca samāruhat| dhanaṃ ratnamasaṃkhyeyaṃ vāmanaṃ ca surottamam

Saying "So be it," Rāghava mounted the Puṣpaka (chariot), (taking) wealth, countless jewels, and Vāmana, the best of the gods—

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PdP 1 38.127

गृह्य सुग्रीवभरतावारूढौ वामनादनु। व्रजन्नेवांबरे रामस्तिष्ठेत्याह विभीषणम्

gṛhya sugrīvabharatāvārūḍhau vāmanādanu| vrajannevāṃbare rāmastiṣṭhetyāha vibhīṣaṇam

having taken (these), with Sugrīva and Bharata mounted after Vāmana, Rāma, even as he went through the sky, said to Vibhīṣaṇa, "Stop!"

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PdP 1 38.128

राघवस्य वचः श्रुत्वा भूयोप्याह स राघवम्। करिष्ये सर्वमेतद्धि यदाज्ञप्तं विभो त्वया

rāghavasya vacaḥ śrutvā bhūyopyāha sa rāghavam| kariṣye sarvametaddhi yadājñaptaṃ vibho tvayā

Having heard Rāghava's words, he again said to Rāghava: "I shall do all this that has been commanded by you, O lord.

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PdP 1 38.129

सेतुनानेन राजेंद्र पृथिव्यां सर्वमानवाः। आगत्य प्रतिबाधेरन्नाज्ञाभंगो भवेत्तव

setunānena rājeṃdra pṛthivyāṃ sarvamānavāḥ| āgatya pratibādherannājñābhaṃgo bhavettava

By this causeway, O chief of kings, all men on earth might come and cause trouble; there would be a breach of your command.

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PdP 1 38.130

कोत्र मे नियमो देव किन्नु कार्यं मया विभो। श्रुत्वैतद्राघवो वाक्यं राक्षसोत्तमभाषितम्

kotra me niyamo deva kinnu kāryaṃ mayā vibho| śrutvaitadrāghavo vākyaṃ rākṣasottamabhāṣitam

What is my rule in this matter, O god? What indeed is to be done by me, O lord?" Hearing these words spoken by the best of the Rākṣasas, Rāghava,

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PdP 1 38.131

कार्मुकं गृह्य हस्तेन रामः सेतुं द्विधाच्छिनत्। त्रिर्विभज्य च वेगेन मध्ये वै दशयोजनम्

kārmukaṃ gṛhya hastena rāmaḥ setuṃ dvidhācchinat| trirvibhajya ca vegena madhye vai daśayojanam

taking his bow in his hand, Rāma cut the causeway in two—and dividing it in three, swiftly, in the middle indeed ten yojanas,

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PdP 1 38.132

छित्वा तु योजनं चैकमेकं खंडत्रयं कृतम्। वेलावनं समासाद्य रामः पूजां रमापतेः

chitvā tu yojanaṃ caikamekaṃ khaṃḍatrayaṃ kṛtam| velāvanaṃ samāsādya rāmaḥ pūjāṃ ramāpateḥ

having cut off one yojana each, three pieces were made. Reaching the grove on the shore, Rāma (performed) the worship of the Lord of Ramā,

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PdP 1 38.133

कृत्वा रामेश्वरं नाम्ना देवदेवं जनार्दनं। अभिषिच्याथ संगृह्य वामनं रघुनंदनः

kṛtvā rāmeśvaraṃ nāmnā devadevaṃ janārdanaṃ| abhiṣicyātha saṃgṛhya vāmanaṃ raghunaṃdanaḥ

and having made the God of gods, Janārdana, (known) by the name Rāmeśvara, and having consecrated (him), then Raghu's delight took up Vāmana

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PdP 1 38.134

दक्षिणादुदधेश्चैव निर्जगाम त्वरान्वितः। अंतरिक्षादभूद्वाणी मेघगंभीरनिःस्वना

dakṣiṇādudadheścaiva nirjagāma tvarānvitaḥ| aṃtarikṣādabhūdvāṇī meghagaṃbhīraniḥsvanā

and, filled with haste, departed from the southern ocean. From the sky came a voice, deep-sounding like a cloud:

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PdP 1 38.135

रुद्र उवाच। भो भो रामास्तु भद्रं ते स्थितोऽहमिह सांप्रतम्। यावज्जगदिदं राम यावदेषा धरा स्थिता

rudra uvāca| bho bho rāmāstu bhadraṃ te sthito'hamiha sāṃpratam| yāvajjagadidaṃ rāma yāvadeṣā dharā sthitā

Rudra said: "Ho, ho, Rāma! May there be welfare for you. I stand here now. As long as this world (endures), O Rāma, as long as this earth stands,

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PdP 1 38.136

तावदेव च ते सेतु तीर्थं स्थास्यति राघव। श्रुत्वैवं देवदेवस्य गिरं ताममृतोपमाम्

tāvadeva ca te setu tīrthaṃ sthāsyati rāghava| śrutvaivaṃ devadevasya giraṃ tāmamṛtopamām

just so long, O Rāghava, will your causeway-tīrtha stand." Hearing thus that speech of the God of gods, like nectar,

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PdP 1 38.137

राम उवाच। नमस्ते देवदेवेश भक्तानामभयंकर। गौरीकांत नमस्तुभ्यं दक्षयज्ञविनाशन

rāma uvāca| namaste devadeveśa bhaktānāmabhayaṃkara| gaurīkāṃta namastubhyaṃ dakṣayajñavināśana

Rāma said: "Homage to you, Lord of the gods of gods, giver of fearlessness to devotees; homage to you, beloved of Gaurī, destroyer of Dakṣa's sacrifice.

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PdP 1 38.138

नमो भवाय शर्वाय रुद्राय वरदाय च। पशूनांपतये नित्यं चोग्राय च कपर्दिने

namo bhavāya śarvāya rudrāya varadāya ca| paśūnāṃpataye nityaṃ cogrāya ca kapardine

Homage to Bhava, to Śarva, to Rudra, and to the granter of boons, ever to the Lord of creatures, and to Ugra, and to the one with matted braids.

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PdP 1 38.139

महादेवाय भीमाय त्र्यंबकाय दिशांपते। ईशानाय भगघ्नाय नमोस्त्वंधकघातिने

mahādevāya bhīmāya tryaṃbakāya diśāṃpate| īśānāya bhagaghnāya namostvaṃdhakaghātine

To Mahādeva, to Bhīma, to Tryambaka, to the lord of the directions, to Īśāna, to the slayer of Bhaga—homage be to the killer of Andhaka.

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PdP 1 38.140

नीलग्रीवाय घोराय वेधसे वेधसा स्तुत। कुमारशत्रुनिघ्नाय कुमारजननाय च

nīlagrīvāya ghorāya vedhase vedhasā stuta| kumāraśatrunighnāya kumārajananāya ca

To the blue-necked one, to the terrible one, to the creator, praised by the Creator; to the slayer of Kumāra's enemy and to the begetter of Kumāra,

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PdP 1 38.141

विलोहिताय धूम्राय शिवाय क्रथनाय च। नमो नीलशिखंडाय शूलिने दैत्यनाशिने

vilohitāya dhūmrāya śivāya krathanāya ca| namo nīlaśikhaṃḍāya śūline daityanāśine

to the blood-red one, to the smoke-coloured one, to Śiva, and to the slayer; homage to the one with the blue crest, to the bearer of the trident, to the destroyer of the Daityas.

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PdP 1 38.142

उग्राय च त्रिनेत्राय हिरण्यवसुरेतसे। अनिंद्यायांबिकाभर्त्रे सर्वदेवस्तुताय च

ugrāya ca trinetrāya hiraṇyavasuretase| aniṃdyāyāṃbikābhartre sarvadevastutāya ca

And to Ugra, to the three-eyed one, to him whose seed is golden wealth, to the blameless one, to Ambikā's husband, and to him praised by all the gods.

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PdP 1 38.143

अभिगम्याय काम्याय सद्योजाताय वै नमः। वृषध्वजाय मुंडाय जटिने ब्रह्मचारिणे

abhigamyāya kāmyāya sadyojātāya vai namaḥ| vṛṣadhvajāya muṃḍāya jaṭine brahmacāriṇe

Homage to him who is to be approached, who is desirable, and to Sadyojāta; to him whose banner is the bull, to the shaven-headed one, to the matted-haired one, to the celibate,

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PdP 1 38.144

तप्यमानाय तप्याय ब्रह्मण्याय जयाय च। विश्वात्मने विश्वसृजे विश्वमावृत्य तिष्ठते

tapyamānāya tapyāya brahmaṇyāya jayāya ca| viśvātmane viśvasṛje viśvamāvṛtya tiṣṭhate

to him who practises austerity, to him who is to be heated (or who burns), to the one devoted to brahman, to Victory; to the Self of all, to the maker of all, to him who stands enveloping the whole world.

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PdP 1 38.145

नमो नमोस्तु दिव्याय प्रपन्नार्तिहराय च। भक्तानुकंपिने देव विश्वतेजो मनोगते

namo namostu divyāya prapannārtiharāya ca| bhaktānukaṃpine deva viśvatejo manogate

Homage, homage be to the divine one, and to the remover of the distress of those who take refuge; O god who has compassion on his devotees, O light of the universe, O you who dwell in the mind!

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PdP 1 38.146

पुलस्त्य उवाच। एवं संस्तूयमानस्तु देवदेवो हरो नृप। उवाच राघवं वाक्यं भक्तिनम्रं पुरास्थितम्

pulastya uvāca| evaṃ saṃstūyamānastu devadevo haro nṛpa| uvāca rāghavaṃ vākyaṃ bhaktinamraṃ purāsthitam

Pulastya said: Thus being praised, O king, Hara, the god of gods, spoke a word to the descendant of Raghu, who stood before him bowed with devotion.

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PdP 1 38.147

रुद्र उवाच। भो भो राघव भद्रं ते ब्रूहि यत्ते मनोगतम्। भवान्नारायणो नूनं गूढो मानुषयोनिषु

rudra uvāca| bho bho rāghava bhadraṃ te brūhi yatte manogatam| bhavānnārāyaṇo nūnaṃ gūḍho mānuṣayoniṣu

Rudra said: Ho, ho, Rāghava, good fortune to you! Say what is in your mind. You are surely Nārāyaṇa, hidden among human births,

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PdP 1 38.148

अवतीर्णो देवकार्यं कृतं तच्चानघ त्वया। इदानीं स्वं व्रजस्थानं कृतकार्योसि शत्रुहन्

avatīrṇo devakāryaṃ kṛtaṃ taccānagha tvayā| idānīṃ svaṃ vrajasthānaṃ kṛtakāryosi śatruhan

descended (here); and that task of the gods has been accomplished by you, O sinless one. Now go to your own abode, O slayer of foes, since your work is done.

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PdP 1 38.149

त्वया कृतं परं तीर्थं सेत्वाख्यं रघुनंदन। आगत्य मानवा राजन्पश्येयुरिह सागरे

tvayā kṛtaṃ paraṃ tīrthaṃ setvākhyaṃ raghunaṃdana| āgatya mānavā rājanpaśyeyuriha sāgare

A supreme sacred place has been made by you, called the Bridge (Setu), O delight of the Raghus; men, O king, may come and behold it here in the ocean.

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PdP 1 38.150

महापातकयुक्ता ये तेषां पापं विलीयते। ब्रह्मवध्यादिपापानि यानि कष्टानि कानिचित्1.38.

mahāpātakayuktā ye teṣāṃ pāpaṃ vilīyate| brahmavadhyādipāpāni yāni kaṣṭāni kānicit1.38.

Those who are involved in the great sins — their sin dissolves away; whatever sins, such as the killing of a brahmin, are hard (to expiate),

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PdP 1 38.151

दर्शनादेव नश्यंति नात्र कार्या विचारणा। गच्छ त्वं वामनं स्थाप्य गंगातीरे रघूत्तम

darśanādeva naśyaṃti nātra kāryā vicāraṇā| gaccha tvaṃ vāmanaṃ sthāpya gaṃgātīre raghūttama

they perish by the mere sight (of it); no deliberation is to be made on this. Go, having installed Vāmana on the bank of the Gaṅgā, O best of the Raghus;

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PdP 1 38.152

पृथिव्यां सर्वशः कृत्वा भागानष्टौ परंतप। श्वेतद्वीपं स्वकं स्थानं व्रज देव नमोस्तु ते

pṛthivyāṃ sarvaśaḥ kṛtvā bhāgānaṣṭau paraṃtapa| śvetadvīpaṃ svakaṃ sthānaṃ vraja deva namostu te

having made eight portions everywhere on the earth, O scorcher of foes, go to Śvetadvīpa, your own abode, O god; homage be to you.

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PdP 1 38.153

प्रणिपत्य ततो रामस्तीर्थं प्राप्तश्च पुष्करम्। विमानं तु न यात्यूर्ध्वं वेष्टितं तत्तु राघवः

praṇipatya tato rāmastīrthaṃ prāptaśca puṣkaram| vimānaṃ tu na yātyūrdhvaṃ veṣṭitaṃ tattu rāghavaḥ

Then Rāma, having bowed down, reached the Puṣkara sacred place; but the aerial car did not go upward, being obstructed — and Rāghava (said):

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PdP 1 38.154

किमिदं वेष्टितं यानं निरालंबेऽम्बरे स्थितम्। भवितव्यं कारणेन पश्येत्याह स्म वानरम्

kimidaṃ veṣṭitaṃ yānaṃ nirālaṃbe'mbare sthitam| bhavitavyaṃ kāraṇena paśyetyāha sma vānaram

"Why is this vehicle held fast, standing in the unsupported sky? There must be some cause — look!" So he spoke to the monkey.

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PdP 1 38.155

सुग्रीवो रामवचनादवतीर्य धरातले। स च पश्यति ब्रह्माणं सुरसिद्धसमन्वितम्

sugrīvo rāmavacanādavatīrya dharātale| sa ca paśyati brahmāṇaṃ surasiddhasamanvitam

Sugrīva, at Rāma's word, descended to the surface of the earth, and he sees Brahmā accompanied by gods and siddhas,

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PdP 1 38.156

ब्रह्मर्षिसङ्घसहितं चतुर्वेदसमन्वितम्। दृष्ट्वाऽऽगत्याब्रवीद्रामं सर्वलोकपितामहः

brahmarṣisaṅghasahitaṃ caturvedasamanvitam| dṛṣṭvā''gatyābravīdrāmaṃ sarvalokapitāmahaḥ

together with a host of brahmin sages and attended by the four Vedas. Having seen (him), the grandfather of all the worlds came and spoke to Rāma,

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PdP 1 38.157

सहितो लोकपालैश्च वस्वादित्यमरुद्गणैः। तं देवं पुष्पकं नैव लंघयेद्धि पितामहम्

sahito lokapālaiśca vasvādityamarudgaṇaiḥ| taṃ devaṃ puṣpakaṃ naiva laṃghayeddhi pitāmaham

together with the world-guardians and the hosts of Vasus, Ādityas and Maruts. The Puṣpaka could not pass over that god, the Grandfather.

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PdP 1 38.158

अवतीर्य ततो रामः पुष्पकाद्धेमभूषितात्। नत्वा विरिंचनं देवं गायत्र्या सह संस्थितम्

avatīrya tato rāmaḥ puṣpakāddhemabhūṣitāt| natvā viriṃcanaṃ devaṃ gāyatryā saha saṃsthitam

Then Rāma, having descended from the gold-adorned Puṣpaka, having bowed to the god Viriñcana, who was seated together with Gāyatrī,

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PdP 1 38.159

अष्टांगप्रणिपातेन पंचांगालिंगितावनिः। तुष्टाव प्रणतो भूत्वा देवदेवं विरिंचनम्

aṣṭāṃgapraṇipātena paṃcāṃgāliṃgitāvaniḥ| tuṣṭāva praṇato bhūtvā devadevaṃ viriṃcanam

with a prostration of the eight limbs, his five limbs embracing the ground, praised, having become humble, Viriñcana, the god of gods.

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PdP 1 38.160

राम उवाच। नमामि लोककर्तारं प्रजापतिसुरार्चितम्। देवनाथं लोकनाथं प्रजानाथं जगत्पतिम्

rāma uvāca| namāmi lokakartāraṃ prajāpatisurārcitam| devanāthaṃ lokanāthaṃ prajānāthaṃ jagatpatim

Rāma said: I bow to the maker of the worlds, worshipped by the Prajāpatis and the gods, lord of the gods, lord of the worlds, lord of creatures, master of the universe.

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PdP 1 38.161

नमस्ते देवदेवेश सुरासुरनमस्कृत। भूतभव्यभवन्नाथ हरिपिंगललोचन

namaste devadeveśa surāsuranamaskṛta| bhūtabhavyabhavannātha haripiṃgalalocana

Homage to you, O lord of the gods of gods, saluted by gods and demons, O lord of past, future and present, O you with tawny-yellow eyes.

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PdP 1 38.162

बालस्त्वं वृद्धरूपी च मृगचर्मासनांबरः। तारणश्चासि देवस्त्वं त्रैलोक्यप्रभुरीश्वरः

bālastvaṃ vṛddharūpī ca mṛgacarmāsanāṃbaraḥ| tāraṇaścāsi devastvaṃ trailokyaprabhurīśvaraḥ

You are a child and also have the form of an old man, with a deerskin as your seat and garment; you are the one who carries across, you are a god, the master and lord of the three worlds.

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PdP 1 38.163

हिरण्यगर्भः पद्मगर्भः वेदगर्भः स्मृतिप्रदः। महासिद्धो महापद्मी महादंडी च मेखली

hiraṇyagarbhaḥ padmagarbhaḥ vedagarbhaḥ smṛtipradaḥ| mahāsiddho mahāpadmī mahādaṃḍī ca mekhalī

(He is) Hiraṇyagarbha, he whose womb is the lotus, he whose womb is the Veda, the giver of the sacred codes; the great adept, the great lotus-bearer, the great staff-bearer, and the wearer of the girdle.

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PdP 1 38.164

कालश्च कालरूपी च नीलग्रीवो विदांवरः। वेदकर्तार्भको नित्यः पशूनां पतिरव्ययः

kālaśca kālarūpī ca nīlagrīvo vidāṃvaraḥ| vedakartārbhako nityaḥ paśūnāṃ patiravyayaḥ

He is Time and has the form of Time, the blue-throated one, the best of the knowing; the maker of the Veda, the child, the eternal one, the imperishable lord of creatures.

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PdP 1 38.165

दर्भपाणिर्हंसकेतुः कर्ता हर्ता हरो हरिः। जटी मुंडी शिखी दंडी लगुडी च महायशाः

darbhapāṇirhaṃsaketuḥ kartā hartā haro hariḥ| jaṭī muṃḍī śikhī daṃḍī laguḍī ca mahāyaśāḥ

He holds darbha grass in his hand, has the goose for his banner; he is the maker, the taker away, Hara, Hari; matted-haired, shaven-headed, wearing a topknot, staff-bearing, club-bearing, and of great glory.

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PdP 1 38.166

भूतेश्वरः सुराध्यक्षः सर्वात्मा सर्वभावनः। सर्वगः सर्वहारी च स्रष्टा च गुरुरव्ययः

bhūteśvaraḥ surādhyakṣaḥ sarvātmā sarvabhāvanaḥ| sarvagaḥ sarvahārī ca sraṣṭā ca gururavyayaḥ

Lord of beings, overseer of the gods, self of all, the producer of all; going everywhere, carrying off everything, the creator, and the imperishable teacher.

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PdP 1 38.167

कमंडलुधरो देवः स्रुक्स्रुवादिधरस्तथा। हवनीयोऽर्चनीयश्च ॐकारो ज्येष्ठसामगः

kamaṃḍaludharo devaḥ sruksruvādidharastathā| havanīyo'rcanīyaśca oṃkāro jyeṣṭhasāmagaḥ

The god who bears the water-pot, likewise the bearer of the sacrificial ladle, the spoon and the rest; he who is to be offered oblation and to be worshipped, the syllable Oṃ, the chanter of the eldest Sāman.

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PdP 1 38.168

मृत्युश्चैवामृतश्चैव पारियात्रश्च सुव्रतः। ब्रह्मचारी व्रतधरो गुहावासी सुपङ्कजः

mṛtyuścaivāmṛtaścaiva pāriyātraśca suvrataḥ| brahmacārī vratadharo guhāvāsī supaṅkajaḥ

He is death and also the deathless, he is Pāriyātra and of good vows; a celibate student, keeper of vows, dweller in the cave, having beautiful lotuses.

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PdP 1 38.169

अमरो दर्शनीयश्च बालसूर्यनिभस्तथा। दक्षिणे वामतश्चापि पत्नीभ्यामुपसेवितः

amaro darśanīyaśca bālasūryanibhastathā| dakṣiṇe vāmataścāpi patnībhyāmupasevitaḥ

Immortal and fair to look upon, and like the newly risen sun; attended on the right and on the left by his two wives.

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PdP 1 38.170

भिक्षुश्च भिक्षुरूपश्च त्रिजटी लब्धनिश्चयः। चित्तवृत्तिकरः कामो मधुर्मधुकरस्तथा

bhikṣuśca bhikṣurūpaśca trijaṭī labdhaniścayaḥ| cittavṛttikaraḥ kāmo madhurmadhukarastathā

A mendicant and having the form of a mendicant, wearing three braids, one who has attained certainty; the causer of the mind's activity, he is desire, he is spring and likewise the honey-maker (bee).

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PdP 1 38.171

वानप्रस्थो वनगत आश्रमी पूजितस्तथा। जगद्धाता च कर्त्ता च पुरुषः शाश्वतो ध्रुवः

vānaprastho vanagata āśramī pūjitastathā| jagaddhātā ca karttā ca puruṣaḥ śāśvato dhruvaḥ

A forest-dweller, gone to the forest, an observer of the stages of life, and one who is worshipped; the upholder of the world and its maker, the Person, the everlasting, the fixed.

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PdP 1 38.172

धर्माध्यक्षो विरूपाक्षस्त्रिधर्मो भूतभावनः। त्रिवेदो बहुरूपश्च सूर्यायुतसमप्रभः

dharmādhyakṣo virūpākṣastridharmo bhūtabhāvanaḥ| trivedo bahurūpaśca sūryāyutasamaprabhaḥ

Overseer of dharma, of misshapen eyes, having threefold dharma, the producer of beings; consisting of the three Vedas, of many forms, of splendour equal to ten thousand suns.

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PdP 1 38.173

मोहकोवंधकश्चैवदानवानांविशेषतः। देवदेवश्च पद्माङ्कस्त्रिनेत्रोऽब्जजटस्तथा

mohakovaṃdhakaścaivadānavānāṃviśeṣataḥ| devadevaśca padmāṅkastrinetro'bjajaṭastathā

The deluder and the binder, especially of the Dānavas; god of gods, marked with a lotus, three-eyed, and having matted hair (like) a lotus.

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PdP 1 38.174

हरिश्मश्रुर्धनुर्धारी भीमो धर्मपराक्रमः। एवं स्तुतस्तु रामेण ब्रह्मा ब्रह्मविदांवरः

hariśmaśrurdhanurdhārī bhīmo dharmaparākramaḥ| evaṃ stutastu rāmeṇa brahmā brahmavidāṃvaraḥ

Tawny-bearded, bearer of the bow, terrible, whose valour is dharma. Thus praised by Rāma, Brahmā, the best of the knowers of Brahman,

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PdP 1 38.175

उवाच प्रणतं रामं करे गृह्य पितामहः। विष्णुस्त्वं मानुषे देहेऽवतीर्णो वसुधातले

uvāca praṇataṃ rāmaṃ kare gṛhya pitāmahaḥ| viṣṇustvaṃ mānuṣe dehe'vatīrṇo vasudhātale

the Grandfather took the bowing Rāma by the hand and said: "You are Viṣṇu, descended in a human body upon the surface of the earth.

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PdP 1 38.176

कृतं तद्भवता सर्वं देवकार्यं महाविभो। संस्थाप्य वामनं देवं जाह्नव्या दक्षिणे तटे

kṛtaṃ tadbhavatā sarvaṃ devakāryaṃ mahāvibho| saṃsthāpya vāmanaṃ devaṃ jāhnavyā dakṣiṇe taṭe

All that work of the gods has been accomplished by you, O greatly mighty one. Having installed the god Vāmana on the southern bank of the Jāhnavī (Gaṅgā),

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PdP 1 38.177

अयोध्यां स्वपुरीं गत्वा सुरलोकं व्रजस्व च। विसृष्टो ब्रह्मणा रामः प्रणिपत्य पितामहं

ayodhyāṃ svapurīṃ gatvā suralokaṃ vrajasva ca| visṛṣṭo brahmaṇā rāmaḥ praṇipatya pitāmahaṃ

go to Ayodhyā, your own city, and then proceed to the world of the gods." Dismissed by Brahmā, Rāma bowed down to the Grandfather,

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PdP 1 38.178

आरूढः पुष्पकं यानं संप्राप्तो मधुरां पुरीम्। समीक्ष्य पुत्रसहितं शत्रुघ्नं शत्रुघातिनं

ārūḍhaḥ puṣpakaṃ yānaṃ saṃprāpto madhurāṃ purīm| samīkṣya putrasahitaṃ śatrughnaṃ śatrughātinaṃ

mounted the Puṣpaka vehicle and reached the city of Madhurā (Mathurā); and seeing Śatrughna, the slayer of foes, together with his son,

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PdP 1 38.179

तुतोष राघवः श्रीमान्भरतः स हरीश्वरः। शत्रुघ्नो भ्रातरौ प्राप्तौ शक्रोपेन्द्राविवागतौ

tutoṣa rāghavaḥ śrīmānbharataḥ sa harīśvaraḥ| śatrughno bhrātarau prāptau śakropendrāvivāgatau

the glorious Rāghava was pleased — and so was Bharata, that lord of the monkeys. Śatrughna (saw) the two brothers arrived, as if Śakra and Upendra had come.

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PdP 1 38.180

प्रणिपत्य ततो मूर्ध्ना पंचांगालिंगितावनिः। उत्थाप्य चांकमारोप्य रामो भ्रातरमंजसा

praṇipatya tato mūrdhnā paṃcāṃgāliṃgitāvaniḥ| utthāpya cāṃkamāropya rāmo bhrātaramaṃjasā

Then, having bowed with his head, his body touching the ground with its five limbs — Rāma at once raised his brother up and set him on his lap.

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PdP 1 38.181

भरतश्च ततः पश्चात्सुग्रीवस्तदनंतरं। उपविष्टोऽथ रामाय सोऽर्घमादाय सत्वरं

bharataśca tataḥ paścātsugrīvastadanaṃtaraṃ| upaviṣṭo'tha rāmāya so'rghamādāya satvaraṃ

And then Bharata after him, and Sugrīva next after that; then he sat down and, quickly taking the offering-water for Rāma,

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PdP 1 38.182

राज्यं निवेदयामास चाष्टांगं राघवे तदा। श्रुत्वा प्राप्तं ततो रामं सर्वो वै माथुरो जनः

rājyaṃ nivedayāmāsa cāṣṭāṃgaṃ rāghave tadā| śrutvā prāptaṃ tato rāmaṃ sarvo vai māthuro janaḥ

he then presented the kingdom, with its eight parts, to Rāghava. Then, hearing that Rāma had arrived, all the people of Mathurā —

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PdP 1 38.183

वर्णा ब्राह्मणभूयिष्ठा द्रष्टुमेनं समागताः। संभाष्य प्रकृतीः सर्वा नैगमान्ब्राह्मणैः सह

varṇā brāhmaṇabhūyiṣṭhā draṣṭumenaṃ samāgatāḥ| saṃbhāṣya prakṛtīḥ sarvā naigamānbrāhmaṇaiḥ saha

The (four) classes, mostly brahmins, came together to see him; and having conversed with all the subjects, the townsmen along with the brahmins —

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PdP 1 38.184

दिनानि पंचोषित्वाऽत्र रामो गंतुं मनो दधे। शत्रुघ्नश्च ततो रामे वाजिनोथ गजांस्तथा

dināni paṃcoṣitvā'tra rāmo gaṃtuṃ mano dadhe| śatrughnaśca tato rāme vājinotha gajāṃstathā

having stayed there five days, Rāma set his mind on going. And then Śatrughna (presented) to Rāma horses and likewise elephants,

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PdP 1 38.185

कृताकृतं च कनकं तत्रोपायनमाहरत्। रामस्त्वाह ततः प्रीतः सर्वमेतन्मया तव

kṛtākṛtaṃ ca kanakaṃ tatropāyanamāharat| rāmastvāha tataḥ prītaḥ sarvametanmayā tava

and gold both wrought and unwrought — this he brought there as a gift. But Rāma, pleased, then said: "All this is by me

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PdP 1 38.186

दत्तं पुत्रौ तेऽभिषिञ्च राजानौ माथुरे जने। एवमुक्त्वा ततो रामः प्राप्तो मध्यंदिने रवौ

dattaṃ putrau te'bhiṣiñca rājānau māthure jane| evamuktvā tato rāmaḥ prāpto madhyaṃdine ravau

given (back to you); consecrate your two sons as kings over the people of Mathurā." Having spoken thus, Rāma then arrived, the sun being at midday,

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PdP 1 38.187

महोदयं समासाद्य गंगातीरे स वामनं। प्रतिष्ठाप्य द्विजानाह भाविनः पार्थिवांस्तथा

mahodayaṃ samāsādya gaṃgātīre sa vāmanaṃ| pratiṣṭhāpya dvijānāha bhāvinaḥ pārthivāṃstathā

and having reached Mahodaya, on the bank of the Gaṅgā he installed Vāmana; then he spoke to the twice-born and likewise to the kings who were to come:

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PdP 1 38.188

मया कृतोऽयं धर्मस्य सेतुर्भूतिविवर्धनः। प्राप्ते काले पालनीयो न च लोप्यः कथंचन

mayā kṛto'yaṃ dharmasya seturbhūtivivardhanaḥ| prāpte kāle pālanīyo na ca lopyaḥ kathaṃcana

"This dyke of dharma, increasing prosperity, has been made by me; when the (proper) time comes it is to be maintained, and by no means to be let lapse.

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PdP 1 38.189

प्रसारितकरेणैवं प्रार्थनैषा मया कृता। नृपाः कृते मयार्थित्वे यत्क्षेमं क्रियतामिह

prasāritakareṇaivaṃ prārthanaiṣā mayā kṛtā| nṛpāḥ kṛte mayārthitve yatkṣemaṃ kriyatāmiha

With outstretched hand this request has been made by me thus: O kings, since the asking has been done by me, let whatever is for (its) welfare be done here.

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PdP 1 38.190

नित्यं दैनंदिनीपूजा कार्या सर्वैरतंद्रितैः। ग्रामान्दत्वा धनं तच्च लंकाया आहृतं च यत्

nityaṃ dainaṃdinīpūjā kāryā sarvairataṃdritaiḥ| grāmāndatvā dhanaṃ tacca laṃkāyā āhṛtaṃ ca yat

The daily worship is always to be performed by all without negligence." Having given villages, and that wealth which had been brought from Laṅkā,

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PdP 1 38.191

प्रेषयित्वा च किष्किंधां सुग्रीवं वानरेश्वरं। अयोध्यामागतो रामः पुष्पकं तमथाब्रवीत्

preṣayitvā ca kiṣkiṃdhāṃ sugrīvaṃ vānareśvaraṃ| ayodhyāmāgato rāmaḥ puṣpakaṃ tamathābravīt

and having sent Sugrīva, the lord of the monkeys, to Kiṣkindhā, Rāma came to Ayodhyā, and then said to that Puṣpaka (chariot):

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PdP 1 38.192

नागंतव्यं त्वया भूयस्तिष्ठ यत्र धनेश्वरः। कृतकृत्यस्ततो रामः कर्तव्यं नाप्यमन्यत

nāgaṃtavyaṃ tvayā bhūyastiṣṭha yatra dhaneśvaraḥ| kṛtakṛtyastato rāmaḥ kartavyaṃ nāpyamanyata

"You are not to come again; stay where the lord of wealth (Kubera) is." Then Rāma, having accomplished what was to be done, considered that there was nothing (more) to be done.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

PdP 1 38.193

पुलस्त्य उवाच। एवन्ते भीष्म रामस्य कथायोगेन पार्थिव। उत्पत्तिर्वामनस्योक्ता किं भूयः श्रोतुमिच्छसि

pulastya uvāca| evante bhīṣma rāmasya kathāyogena pārthiva| utpattirvāmanasyoktā kiṃ bhūyaḥ śrotumicchasi

Pulastya said: Thus, Bhīṣma, O king, in the course of the story of Rāma, the origin of Vāmana has been told to you. What further do you wish to hear?

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

PdP 1 38.194

कथयामि तु तत्सर्वं यत्र कौतूहलं नृप। सर्वं ते कीर्त्तयिष्यामि येनार्थी नृपनंदन

kathayāmi tu tatsarvaṃ yatra kautūhalaṃ nṛpa| sarvaṃ te kīrttayiṣyāmi yenārthī nṛpanaṃdana

But I shall relate all that about which there is curiosity, O king; I shall recount to you everything for which you ask, O son of a king.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition