Padma Purana — Patala Khanda — Chapter 29
PdP 5 29.1
शेष उवाच। ते तु तातवचः श्रुत्वा हर्षिताः संप्रहारिणः । तथेत्यूचुर्महाराजं रामदर्शनलालसम्
śeṣa uvāca| te tu tātavacaḥ śrutvā harṣitāḥ saṃprahāriṇaḥ | tathetyūcurmahārājaṃ rāmadarśanalālasam
Śeṣa said: But they, the warriors, having heard their father's words, were delighted, and said "So be it" to the great king, who longed for the sight of Rāma.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 5 29.2
पुत्रा ऊचुः। राजन्भवत्पदांभोजान्नान्यं जानीमहे वयम् । यत्तव स्वांततो जातं तद्भवत्वद्य वेगतः
putrā ūcuḥ| rājanbhavatpadāṃbhojānnānyaṃ jānīmahe vayam | yattava svāṃtato jātaṃ tadbhavatvadya vegataḥ
The sons said: "O king, we know nothing other than your lotus-feet. Whatever has arisen from your own heart, let that come to pass this very day, swiftly."
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PdP 5 29.3
अश्वोऽयं नीयतां तत्र सितचामरभूषितः । रत्नमालातिशोभाढ्यश्चंदनादिकचर्चितः
aśvo'yaṃ nīyatāṃ tatra sitacāmarabhūṣitaḥ | ratnamālātiśobhāḍhyaścaṃdanādikacarcitaḥ
"Let this horse be led there, adorned with white yak-tail whisks, richly resplendent with jewelled garlands, smeared with sandal and the rest."
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PdP 5 29.4
राज्यमाज्ञाफलं स्वामिन्कोशा बहुसमृद्धयः । वासांसि सुमहार्हाणि सूक्ष्माणि सुगुणानि च
rājyamājñāphalaṃ svāminkośā bahusamṛddhayaḥ | vāsāṃsi sumahārhāṇi sūkṣmāṇi suguṇāni ca
"The kingdom, which is the fruit of (your) command, O lord, treasuries of abundant riches, garments most costly, fine and of excellent quality,"
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PdP 5 29.5
चंदनं चंद्रकं चैव वाजिनः सुमनोहराः । हस्तिनस्तु मदोद्धूता रथाः कांचनकूबराः
caṃdanaṃ caṃdrakaṃ caiva vājinaḥ sumanoharāḥ | hastinastu madoddhūtā rathāḥ kāṃcanakūbarāḥ
"sandalwood and camphor, and horses most delightful, elephants excited with rut, chariots with golden poles,"
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PdP 5 29.6
विचित्रतरवर्णादि नानाभूषणभूषिताः । दास्यः शतसहस्रं च दासाश्च सुमनोरमाः
vicitrataravarṇādi nānābhūṣaṇabhūṣitāḥ | dāsyaḥ śatasahasraṃ ca dāsāśca sumanoramāḥ
"(things) of most varied colours and the like, adorned with manifold ornaments, and a hundred thousand maidservants and menservants most pleasing,"
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PdP 5 29.7
मणयः सूर्यसंकाशा रत्नानि विविधानि च । मुक्ताफलानि शुभ्राणि गजकुंभभवानि च
maṇayaḥ sūryasaṃkāśā ratnāni vividhāni ca | muktāphalāni śubhrāṇi gajakuṃbhabhavāni ca
"gems resembling the sun, and jewels of many kinds, and bright pearls, (even) those born in elephants' frontal globes,"
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PdP 5 29.8
विद्रुमाः शतसाहस्रा यद्यद्वस्तुमहोदयम् । तत्सर्वं रामचंद्राय देहि राजन्महामते
vidrumāḥ śatasāhasrā yadyadvastumahodayam | tatsarvaṃ rāmacaṃdrāya dehi rājanmahāmate
"corals by the hundred thousand — whatever object is of great value, give all that to Rāmacandra, O king of great mind."
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PdP 5 29.9
सुतानस्मान्किंकरान्नः सर्वानर्पय भूपते । कथं न कुरुषेराजंस्तदधीनं नृपासनम्
sutānasmānkiṃkarānnaḥ sarvānarpaya bhūpate | kathaṃ na kuruṣerājaṃstadadhīnaṃ nṛpāsanam
"Present us, your sons, as his servants, all of us, O lord of the earth; why, O king, would you not make the royal throne subject to him?"
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PdP 5 29.10
शेष उवाच। इति पुत्रवचः श्रुत्वा हर्षितोऽभून्महीपतिः । उवाच च सुतान्वीरान्स्ववाक्यकरणोद्यतान्
śeṣa uvāca| iti putravacaḥ śrutvā harṣito'bhūnmahīpatiḥ | uvāca ca sutānvīrānsvavākyakaraṇodyatān
Śeṣa said: Having heard these words of his sons, the lord of the earth was delighted, and he spoke to his heroic sons, who were eager to carry out his word.
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PdP 5 29.11
राजोवाच। आनयंतु हयं सर्वे सन्नद्धाः शस्त्रपाणयः । नानारथपरीवारास्ततो यास्ये नृपं प्रति
rājovāca| ānayaṃtu hayaṃ sarve sannaddhāḥ śastrapāṇayaḥ | nānārathaparīvārāstato yāsye nṛpaṃ prati
The king said: "Let them all bring the horse, armed, weapons in hand; then, escorted by many chariots, I shall go to the king."
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PdP 5 29.12
शेष उवाच। इति राज्ञोवचः श्रुत्वा विचित्रो दमनस्तथा । सुकेतुः समरे शूरा जग्मुस्तस्याज्ञयोद्यताः
śeṣa uvāca| iti rājñovacaḥ śrutvā vicitro damanastathā | suketuḥ samare śūrā jagmustasyājñayodyatāḥ
Śeṣa said: Having heard these words of the king, Vicitra and Damana, and Suketu — heroes in battle — went forth, roused by his command.
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PdP 5 29.13
ते गत्वाथ पुरीं शूरा वाजिनं सुमनोरमम् । सितचामरसंयुक्तं स्वर्णपत्राद्यलंकृतम्
te gatvātha purīṃ śūrā vājinaṃ sumanoramam | sitacāmarasaṃyuktaṃ svarṇapatrādyalaṃkṛtam
Then those heroes, going to the city, (took) the most delightful horse, fitted with white whisks, adorned with gold leaf-work and the rest,
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PdP 5 29.14
रत्नमालाविभूषाढ्यं चित्रपत्रेणशोभितम् । विचित्रमणिभूषाढ्यं मुक्ताजालस्वलंकृतम्
ratnamālāvibhūṣāḍhyaṃ citrapatreṇaśobhitam | vicitramaṇibhūṣāḍhyaṃ muktājālasvalaṃkṛtam
richly ornamented with jewelled garlands, resplendent with variegated leaf-work, richly ornamented with many-coloured gems, well decked with nets of pearls,
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PdP 5 29.15
रज्ज्वा धृतं महावीरैः पूर्वतः पृष्ठतो भटैः । महाशस्त्रास्त्रसंयुक्तैः सर्वशोभासमन्वितैः
rajjvā dhṛtaṃ mahāvīraiḥ pūrvataḥ pṛṣṭhato bhaṭaiḥ | mahāśastrāstrasaṃyuktaiḥ sarvaśobhāsamanvitaiḥ
held by a rope by great heroes, with soldiers in front and behind, furnished with great weapons and missiles, endowed with every splendour,
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PdP 5 29.16
सितातपत्रमस्योच्चैर्भाति मूर्धनि वाजिनः । सुचामरद्वयं यस्य ध्रियते पुरतो मुहुः
sitātapatramasyoccairbhāti mūrdhani vājinaḥ | sucāmaradvayaṃ yasya dhriyate purato muhuḥ
— a white parasol shines high above on the head of this horse, and a fine pair of whisks is held before it again and again —
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PdP 5 29.17
कृष्णागर्वादिधूपैश्च धूपितं वायुवेगिनम् । राज्ञः पुरो निनायाश्वं हयमेधस्य सत्क्रतोः
kṛṣṇāgarvādidhūpaiśca dhūpitaṃ vāyuveginam | rājñaḥ puro nināyāśvaṃ hayamedhasya satkratoḥ
and fumigated with incense of black aloe-wood and the rest, swift as the wind: they led the horse of the horse-sacrifice, that excellent rite, before the king.
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PdP 5 29.18
तमानीतं हयं दृष्ट्वा रत्नमालाविभूषितम् । मनोजवं कामरूपं जहर्ष मतिमान्नृपः
tamānītaṃ hayaṃ dṛṣṭvā ratnamālāvibhūṣitam | manojavaṃ kāmarūpaṃ jaharṣa matimānnṛpaḥ
Seeing that horse brought forward, adorned with garlands of jewels, swift as thought and able to take any form at will, the wise king rejoiced.
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PdP 5 29.19
जगाम पद्भ्यां शत्रुघ्नं राजचिह्नाद्यलंकृतः । स्वपुत्रपौत्रैः संयुक्तो राजा परमधार्मिकः
jagāma padbhyāṃ śatrughnaṃ rājacihnādyalaṃkṛtaḥ | svaputrapautraiḥ saṃyukto rājā paramadhārmikaḥ
Adorned with the royal insignia and the rest, the most righteous king went on foot to Śatrughna, together with his own sons and grandsons.
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PdP 5 29.20
ययौ कर्तुं धनानां स सद्व्ययं चलगामिनाम् । एतद्विनश्वरं मत्वा दुःखदं सक्तचेतसाम्
yayau kartuṃ dhanānāṃ sa sadvyayaṃ calagāminām | etadvinaśvaraṃ matvā duḥkhadaṃ saktacetasām
He went to make a good expenditure of his wealth, which is of a fleeting nature, considering it perishable and a giver of sorrow to those whose minds are attached (to it).
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PdP 5 29.21
शत्रुघ्नं स ददर्शाथ सितच्छत्रेण शोभितम् । चामरैर्वीज्यमानञ्च सेवकैः पुरतः स्थितैः
śatrughnaṃ sa dadarśātha sitacchatreṇa śobhitam | cāmarairvījyamānañca sevakaiḥ purataḥ sthitaiḥ
Then he saw Śatrughna, resplendent with a white parasol, being fanned with yak-tail whisks, with attendants standing before him,
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PdP 5 29.22
सुमतिं परिपृच्छंतं रामचंद्रकथानकम् । भयवार्ताविनिर्मुक्तं वीरशोभास्वलंकृतम्
sumatiṃ paripṛcchaṃtaṃ rāmacaṃdrakathānakam | bhayavārtāvinirmuktaṃ vīraśobhāsvalaṃkṛtam
questioning Sumati about the story of Rāmacandra, wholly free from fear and distress, well adorned with a hero's splendour,
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PdP 5 29.23
वीरैः कोटिभिराकीर्णं वाजिपालनकांक्षिभिः । वानराणां सहस्रैश्च समंतात्परिवारितम्
vīraiḥ koṭibhirākīrṇaṃ vājipālanakāṃkṣibhiḥ | vānarāṇāṃ sahasraiśca samaṃtātparivāritam
thronged by crores of heroes eager to guard the horse, and surrounded on every side by thousands of monkeys.
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PdP 5 29.24
दृष्ट्वा शत्रुघ्नचरणौ प्रणनाम सपुत्रकः । धन्योऽहमिति संहृष्टो वदन्रामैकमानसः
dṛṣṭvā śatrughnacaraṇau praṇanāma saputrakaḥ | dhanyo'hamiti saṃhṛṣṭo vadanrāmaikamānasaḥ
Seeing (him), he together with his sons bowed to Śatrughna's feet, and, delighted, saying "I am blessed," with his mind fixed on Rāma alone.
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PdP 5 29.25
शत्रुघ्नस्तं प्रणयिनं दृष्ट्वा राजानमुद्भटम् । उत्थायासनतः सर्वैर्भटैर्दोर्भ्यां स सस्वजे
śatrughnastaṃ praṇayinaṃ dṛṣṭvā rājānamudbhaṭam | utthāyāsanataḥ sarvairbhaṭairdorbhyāṃ sa sasvaje
Śatrughna, seeing that lofty king so affectionate, rose from his seat and embraced him with both arms, before all the soldiers.
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PdP 5 29.26
दृढं संपूज्य राजा तं शत्रुघ्नं परवीरहा । उवाच हर्षमापन्नो गद्गदस्वरया गिरा
dṛḍhaṃ saṃpūjya rājā taṃ śatrughnaṃ paravīrahā | uvāca harṣamāpanno gadgadasvarayā girā
Having firmly honoured that Śatrughna, the slayer of enemy heroes, the king, filled with joy, spoke with a voice choked (with emotion):
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PdP 5 29.27
सुबाहुरुवाच। अद्य धन्योस्मि ससुतः सकुटुंबः सवाहनः । यद्युष्मच्चरणौ द्रक्ष्ये नृपकोटिभिरीडितौ
subāhuruvāca| adya dhanyosmi sasutaḥ sakuṭuṃbaḥ savāhanaḥ | yadyuṣmaccaraṇau drakṣye nṛpakoṭibhirīḍitau
Subāhu said: Today I am blessed, with my sons, with my family, with my mounts, if I shall see your feet, praised by crores of kings.
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PdP 5 29.28
अज्ञानिना सुतेनायं गृहीतो वाजिनां वरः । दमनेनानयं त्वस्य क्षमस्व करुणानिधे
ajñāninā sutenāyaṃ gṛhīto vājināṃ varaḥ | damanenānayaṃ tvasya kṣamasva karuṇānidhe
This best of horses was seized by my ignorant son Damana; forgive him this misconduct, O treasury of compassion.
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PdP 5 29.29
न जानाति रघूत्तंसं सर्वदेवाधिदैवतम् । लीलया विश्वस्रष्टारं हंतारमपि पालकम्
na jānāti raghūttaṃsaṃ sarvadevādhidaivatam | līlayā viśvasraṣṭāraṃ haṃtāramapi pālakam
He does not know the crest-jewel of the Raghus, the supreme deity of all gods, who in play is the creator of the universe, and its destroyer and also its protector.
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PdP 5 29.30
इदं राज्यं समृद्धांगं समृद्धबलवाहनम् । इमे कोशा धनैः पूर्णा इमे पुत्रा इमे वयम्
idaṃ rājyaṃ samṛddhāṃgaṃ samṛddhabalavāhanam | ime kośā dhanaiḥ pūrṇā ime putrā ime vayam
This kingdom with its prosperous parts, with its prosperous army and mounts; these treasuries full of riches; these sons; and we ourselves—
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PdP 5 29.31
सर्वे वयं रामनाथास्त्वदाज्ञा प्रतिपालकाः । गृहाण सर्वं सफलं न मेऽस्ति क्वचिदुन्मतम्
sarve vayaṃ rāmanāthāstvadājñā pratipālakāḥ | gṛhāṇa sarvaṃ saphalaṃ na me'sti kvacidunmatam
all of us have Rāma as our lord and are obedient to your command. Take it all, fruitfully; I have nothing anywhere that is held back.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 5 29.32
क्वासौ हनूमान्रामस्य चरणांभोजषट्पदः । यत्प्रसादादहं प्राप्स्ये राजराजस्य दर्शनम्
kvāsau hanūmānrāmasya caraṇāṃbhojaṣaṭpadaḥ | yatprasādādahaṃ prāpsye rājarājasya darśanam
Where is that Hanūmān, the bee at Rāma's lotus feet, by whose grace I shall obtain the sight of the king of kings?
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PdP 5 29.33
साधूनां संगमे किं किं प्राप्यते न महीतले । यत्प्रसादादहं मूढो ब्रह्मशापमतीतरम्
sādhūnāṃ saṃgame kiṃ kiṃ prāpyate na mahītale | yatprasādādahaṃ mūḍho brahmaśāpamatītaram
What is there on the face of the earth that is not obtained in the company of the good?—by whose grace I, a fool, passed beyond Brahmā's curse.
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PdP 5 29.34
दृष्ट्वा त्वद्य महाराजं पद्मपत्रनिभेक्षणम् । प्राप्स्यामि जन्मनः सर्वं फलं दुर्लभमत्र च
dṛṣṭvā tvadya mahārājaṃ padmapatranibhekṣaṇam | prāpsyāmi janmanaḥ sarvaṃ phalaṃ durlabhamatra ca
But today, seeing the great king whose eyes are like lotus petals, I shall obtain the whole fruit of my birth, hard to win in this world.
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PdP 5 29.35
मम तावद्गतं चायुर्बहुरामवियोगिनः । स्वल्पमुर्वरितं तत्र कथं द्रक्ष्ये रघूत्तमम्
mama tāvadgataṃ cāyurbahurāmaviyoginaḥ | svalpamurvaritaṃ tatra kathaṃ drakṣye raghūttamam
So much of my life has passed, long separated from Rāma; little of it remains—how then shall I see the best of the Raghus?
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PdP 5 29.36
मह्यं दर्शयतं रामं यज्ञकर्मविचक्षणम् । यदंघ्रिरजसापूता शिलाभूता मुनिप्रिया
mahyaṃ darśayataṃ rāmaṃ yajñakarmavicakṣaṇam | yadaṃghrirajasāpūtā śilābhūtā munipriyā
Show me Rāma, who is skilled in the rite of sacrifice, by the dust of whose feet she who had become a stone, the sage's beloved, was purified;
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PdP 5 29.37
काकः परं पदं प्राप्तो यद्बाणस्पर्शनात्खगः । अनेके यस्य वक्त्राब्जं वीक्ष्य संख्ये पदं गताः
kākaḥ paraṃ padaṃ prāpto yadbāṇasparśanātkhagaḥ | aneke yasya vaktrābjaṃ vīkṣya saṃkhye padaṃ gatāḥ
the crow, that bird, attained the supreme state by the touch of whose arrow; many, beholding whose lotus face in battle, went to that state.
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PdP 5 29.38
ये त्वस्य रघुनाथस्य नाम गृह्णंति सादराः । ते यांति परमं स्थानं योगिभिर्यद्विचिंत्यते
ye tvasya raghunāthasya nāma gṛhṇaṃti sādarāḥ | te yāṃti paramaṃ sthānaṃ yogibhiryadviciṃtyate
But those who reverently take up the name of this lord of the Raghus go to that supreme abode which is meditated upon by yogins.
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PdP 5 29.39
धन्यायोध्याभवा लोका ये राममुखपंजम् । स्वलोचनपुटैः पीत्वा सुखं यांति महोदयम्
dhanyāyodhyābhavā lokā ye rāmamukhapaṃjam | svalocanapuṭaiḥ pītvā sukhaṃ yāṃti mahodayam
Blessed are the people born in Ayodhyā, who, having drunk in the lotus of Rāma's face with the cups of their own eyes, go happily to great prosperity.
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PdP 5 29.40
इति संभाष्य नृपतिं वाहं राज्यं धनानि च । सर्वं समर्प्य चावोचत्किंकरोस्मि महीपते
iti saṃbhāṣya nṛpatiṃ vāhaṃ rājyaṃ dhanāni ca | sarvaṃ samarpya cāvocatkiṃkarosmi mahīpate
Having spoken thus to the king, and having handed over everything — the horse, the kingdom and the wealth — he said: "I am (your) servant, O lord of the earth."
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PdP 5 29.41
इति वाक्यं समाकर्ण्य राज्ञः परपुरंजयः । प्रत्युवाचेति तं भूपं वाग्मी वाक्यविशारदः
iti vākyaṃ samākarṇya rājñaḥ parapuraṃjayaḥ | pratyuvāceti taṃ bhūpaṃ vāgmī vākyaviśāradaḥ
Hearing this speech of the king, the conqueror of enemy cities, eloquent and skilled in speech, replied thus to that ruler of the earth:
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PdP 5 29.42
शत्रुघ्न उवाच। कथं राजन्निदं ब्रूषे त्वं वृद्धो मम पूजितः । सर्वं त्वदीयं त्वद्राज्यं दमनो विदधात्वयम्
śatrughna uvāca| kathaṃ rājannidaṃ brūṣe tvaṃ vṛddho mama pūjitaḥ | sarvaṃ tvadīyaṃ tvadrājyaṃ damano vidadhātvayam
Śatrughna said: How, O king, do you say this? You are aged and honoured by me. All is yours; let this Damana govern your kingdom.
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PdP 5 29.43
क्षत्त्रियाणामिदं कृत्यं यत्संग्रामविधायकम् । सर्वं राज्यं धनं चेदं प्रतियातु ममाज्ञया
kṣattriyāṇāmidaṃ kṛtyaṃ yatsaṃgrāmavidhāyakam | sarvaṃ rājyaṃ dhanaṃ cedaṃ pratiyātu mamājñayā
This is the duty of kṣatriyas, that which brings about battle. Let this whole kingdom and wealth go back (to you) by my command.
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PdP 5 29.44
यथा मे रघुनाथस्तु पूज्यो वाङ्मनसा सदा । तथा त्वमपि मत्पूज्यो भविष्यसि महीपते
yathā me raghunāthastu pūjyo vāṅmanasā sadā | tathā tvamapi matpūjyo bhaviṣyasi mahīpate
Just as the lord of the Raghus is ever to be honoured by me in word and mind, so you too, O lord of the earth, shall be one to be honoured by me.
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PdP 5 29.45
भवान्सज्जो भवत्वद्य हयस्यानुगमं प्रति । सन्नद्धः कवची खड्गी गजाश्वरथसंयुतः
bhavānsajjo bhavatvadya hayasyānugamaṃ prati | sannaddhaḥ kavacī khaḍgī gajāśvarathasaṃyutaḥ
Let you be ready today to follow the horse — armed, wearing armour, bearing a sword, accompanied by elephants, horses and chariots.
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PdP 5 29.46
इति वाक्यं समाकर्ण्य शत्रुघ्नस्य महीपतिः । पुत्रं राज्येऽभिषेच्यैव शत्रुघ्नेन सुपूजितः
iti vākyaṃ samākarṇya śatrughnasya mahīpatiḥ | putraṃ rājye'bhiṣecyaiva śatrughnena supūjitaḥ
Hearing this speech of Śatrughna, the lord of the earth, having consecrated his son in the kingdom, was well honoured by Śatrughna,
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PdP 5 29.47
महारथैः परिवृतो निजं पुत्रं रणांगणे । पुष्कलेन हतं भूपः संस्कृत्य विधिपूर्वकम्
mahārathaiḥ parivṛto nijaṃ putraṃ raṇāṃgaṇe | puṣkalena hataṃ bhūpaḥ saṃskṛtya vidhipūrvakam
and surrounded by great charioteers, the king, having performed the funeral rites according to precept for his own son, slain on the battlefield by Puṣkala,
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PdP 5 29.48
क्षणं शुशोच तत्त्वज्ञो लोकदृष्ट्या महारथः । ज्ञानेनानाशयच्छोकं रघुनाथमनुस्मरन्
kṣaṇaṃ śuśoca tattvajño lokadṛṣṭyā mahārathaḥ | jñānenānāśayacchokaṃ raghunāthamanusmaran
the great warrior who knew the truth grieved for a moment, in the world's view; by knowledge he made the grief disappear, calling the lord of the Raghus to mind.
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PdP 5 29.49
सज्जीभूतो रथे तिष्ठन्महासैन्यसमावृतः । आजगाम स शत्रुघ्नं महारथिपुरस्कृतः
sajjībhūto rathe tiṣṭhanmahāsainyasamāvṛtaḥ | ājagāma sa śatrughnaṃ mahārathipuraskṛtaḥ
Made ready, standing on his chariot, surrounded by a great army, he came to Śatrughna, with the great chariot-warriors placed before him.
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PdP 5 29.50
राजा तमागतं दृष्ट्वा सर्वसैन्यसमन्वितम् । गंतुं चकार धिषणां हयवर्यस्य पालने
rājā tamāgataṃ dṛṣṭvā sarvasainyasamanvitam | gaṃtuṃ cakāra dhiṣaṇāṃ hayavaryasya pālane
Seeing him arrived together with his whole army, the king made the resolve to go for the guarding of the excellent horse.
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PdP 5 29.51
सोऽश्वो विमोचितस्तेन भाले पत्रेण चिह्नितः । वामावर्तं भ्रमन्प्रायात्पौर्वाञ्जनपदान्बहून्
so'śvo vimocitastena bhāle patreṇa cihnitaḥ | vāmāvartaṃ bhramanprāyātpaurvāñjanapadānbahūn
That horse, released by him, marked on the forehead with a written plate, wandering leftward, went on to many eastern regions.
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PdP 5 29.52
तत्रतत्रत्य भूपालैर्महाशूराभिपूजितैः । प्रणतिः क्रियते तस्य न कोपि तमगृह्णत
tatratatratya bhūpālairmahāśūrābhipūjitaiḥ | praṇatiḥ kriyate tasya na kopi tamagṛhṇata
By the kings of each place there, honoured as great heroes, obeisance is made to it; no one seized it.
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PdP 5 29.53
केचिद्वासांसि चित्राणि केचिद्राज्यं स्वकं महत् । केचिद्धनं जनं केचिदानीय प्रणमंति तम्
kecidvāsāṃsi citrāṇi kecidrājyaṃ svakaṃ mahat | keciddhanaṃ janaṃ kecidānīya praṇamaṃti tam
Some, bringing variegated garments, some their own great kingdom, some wealth, some people, bow down to it.
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