Padma Purana — Patala Khanda — Chapter 36
PdP 5 36.1
शेषउवाच। एतच्छ्रुत्वा तु विप्रेन्द्रो लोमशात्परमं महत् ।। पुनः पप्रच्छ तमृषिं सर्वज्ञं योगिनां वरम्
śeṣauvāca| etacchrutvā tu viprendro lomaśātparamaṃ mahat || punaḥ papraccha tamṛṣiṃ sarvajñaṃ yogināṃ varam
Śeṣa said: But having heard this supreme, great (teaching) from Lomaśa, the foremost of brahmins again asked that sage, the all-knowing, the best of yogins.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 5 36.2
आरण्यक उवाच। मुनिश्रेष्ठ वदैतन्मे पृच्छामि त्वां महामते ।। गुरवः कृपया युक्ता भाषंते सेवकेऽखिलम्
āraṇyaka uvāca| muniśreṣṭha vadaitanme pṛcchāmi tvāṃ mahāmate || guravaḥ kṛpayā yuktā bhāṣaṃte sevake'khilam
Āraṇyaka said: Best of sages, tell me this; I ask you, O great-minded one. Teachers, being filled with compassion, declare everything to a servant.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 5 36.3
कोऽसौ रामो महाभाग यो नित्यं ध्यायते त्वया ।। तस्य कानि चरित्राणि वदस्व त्वं द्विजर्षभ
ko'sau rāmo mahābhāga yo nityaṃ dhyāyate tvayā || tasya kāni caritrāṇi vadasva tvaṃ dvijarṣabha
Who is that Rāma, O greatly fortunate one, upon whom you constantly meditate? What are his deeds? Tell (me), O bull among the twice-born.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 5 36.4
किमर्थमवतीर्णोऽसौ कस्मान्मानुषतां गतः ।। तत्सर्वं कथयाशु त्वं मम संशयनुत्तये
kimarthamavatīrṇo'sau kasmānmānuṣatāṃ gataḥ || tatsarvaṃ kathayāśu tvaṃ mama saṃśayanuttaye
For what purpose did he descend? Why did he take on human form? Tell all that quickly, to remove my doubt.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 5 36.5
शेष उवाच। इति वाक्यं समाकर्ण्य मुनेः परमशोभनम् ।। लोमशः कथयामास रामचारित्रमद्भुतम्
śeṣa uvāca| iti vākyaṃ samākarṇya muneḥ paramaśobhanam || lomaśaḥ kathayāmāsa rāmacāritramadbhutam
Śeṣa said: Having heard this most excellent speech of the sage, Lomaśa related the wondrous deeds of Rāma.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 5 36.6
लोकान्निरयसंमग्नाञ्ज्ञात्वा योगेश्वरेश्वरः ।। कीर्तिं प्रथयितुं लोके यया घोरं तरिष्यति
lokānnirayasaṃmagnāñjñātvā yogeśvareśvaraḥ || kīrtiṃ prathayituṃ loke yayā ghoraṃ tariṣyati
Knowing the worlds to be sunk in hell, the lord of the lords of yoga (resolved) to spread abroad in the world that fame by which one will cross the dreadful (ocean of hell).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 5 36.7
एवं ज्ञात्वा दयावार्धिः परमेशो मनोहरः ।। अवतारं चकारात्र चतुर्धा सश्रियान्वितः
evaṃ jñātvā dayāvārdhiḥ parameśo manoharaḥ || avatāraṃ cakārātra caturdhā saśriyānvitaḥ
Knowing this, the ocean of compassion, the supreme lord, the charming one, made his descent here in fourfold form, accompanied by Śrī.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 5 36.8
पुरा त्रेतायुगे प्राप्ते पूर्णांशो रघुनन्दनः ।। सूर्यवंशे समुत्पन्नो रामो राजीवलोचनः
purā tretāyuge prāpte pūrṇāṃśo raghunandanaḥ || sūryavaṃśe samutpanno rāmo rājīvalocanaḥ
Formerly, when the Tretā age had come, the delight of the Raghus, the full portion (of the Lord), was born in the solar lineage as Rāma, the lotus-eyed.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 5 36.9
स रामो लक्ष्मणसखः काकपक्षधरो युवा ।। तातस्य वचनात्तौ तु विश्वामित्रमनुव्रतौ
sa rāmo lakṣmaṇasakhaḥ kākapakṣadharo yuvā || tātasya vacanāttau tu viśvāmitramanuvratau
That Rāma, with Lakṣmaṇa as companion, a youth still wearing side-locks—the two of them, by their father's word, were devoted followers of Viśvāmitra.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 5 36.10
यज्ञसंरक्षणार्थाय राज्ञा दत्तौ कुमारकौ ।। दांतौ धनुर्धरौ वीरौ विश्वामित्रमनुव्रतौ
yajñasaṃrakṣaṇārthāya rājñā dattau kumārakau || dāṃtau dhanurdharau vīrau viśvāmitramanuvratau
The two boys were given by the king for the sake of protecting the sacrifice — self-controlled, bearing bows, heroic, devoted to Viśvāmitra.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 5 36.11
पथि प्रव्रजतोस्तत्र ताटका नाम राक्षसी ।। संगता च वने घोरे तयोर्वै विघ्नकारणात्
pathi pravrajatostatra tāṭakā nāma rākṣasī || saṃgatā ca vane ghore tayorvai vighnakāraṇāt
As the two were journeying along the road, a demoness named Tāṭakā met them there in the dreadful forest, in order to obstruct them.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 5 36.12
ऋषेरनुज्ञया रामस्ताटकां यमयातनाम् ।। प्रावेशयद्धनुर्वेदविद्याभ्यासेन राघवः
ṛṣeranujñayā rāmastāṭakāṃ yamayātanām || prāveśayaddhanurvedavidyābhyāsena rāghavaḥ
By the sage's permission, Rāma the Rāghava sent Tāṭakā to the torment of Yama, by the exercise of his skill in archery.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 5 36.13
यस्य पादतलस्पर्शाच्छिला वासवयोगजा ।। अहल्या गौतमवधूः पुनर्जाता स्वरूपिणी
yasya pādatalasparśācchilā vāsavayogajā || ahalyā gautamavadhūḥ punarjātā svarūpiṇī
By the touch of whose sole of the foot the stone — born of union with Vāsava (Indra) — Ahalyā, Gautama's wife, was born again in her own form.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 5 36.14
विश्वामित्रस्य यज्ञे तु सुप्रवृत्ते रघूत्तमः ।। मारीचं च सुबाहुं च जघान परमेषुभिः
viśvāmitrasya yajñe tu supravṛtte raghūttamaḥ || mārīcaṃ ca subāhuṃ ca jaghāna parameṣubhiḥ
When Viśvāmitra's sacrifice was well under way, the best of the Raghus slew both Mārīca and Subāhu with his supreme arrows.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 5 36.15
ईश्वरस्य धनुर्भग्नं जनकस्य गृहे स्थितम् ।। रामः पंचदशे वर्षे षड्वर्षामथ मैथिलीम्
īśvarasya dhanurbhagnaṃ janakasya gṛhe sthitam || rāmaḥ paṃcadaśe varṣe ṣaḍvarṣāmatha maithilīm
The bow of Īśvara that stood in Janaka's house was broken; Rāma, in his fifteenth year, then (took) the Mithilā princess, six years old,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 5 36.16
उपयेमे विवाहेन रम्यां सीतामयोनिजाम् ।। कृतकृत्यस्तदा जातः सीतां संप्राप्य राघवः
upayeme vivāhena ramyāṃ sītāmayonijām || kṛtakṛtyastadā jātaḥ sītāṃ saṃprāpya rāghavaḥ
— he wed by marriage the lovely Sītā, not born of a womb; the Rāghava then became one whose purpose was accomplished, having obtained Sītā.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 5 36.17
ततो द्वादश वर्षाणि रेमे रामस्तया सह ।। सप्तविंशतिमे वर्षे यौवराज्यमकल्पयत्
tato dvādaśa varṣāṇi reme rāmastayā saha || saptaviṃśatime varṣe yauvarājyamakalpayat
Then for twelve years Rāma took delight together with her; in the twenty-seventh year he (the king) arranged the office of heir apparent.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 5 36.18
राजानमथ कैकेयी वरद्वयमयाचत ।। तयोरेकेन रामस्तु ससीतः सह लक्ष्मणः
rājānamatha kaikeyī varadvayamayācata || tayorekena rāmastu sasītaḥ saha lakṣmaṇaḥ
Then Kaikeyī asked the king for two boons: by one of them, that Rāma, with Sītā and together with Lakṣmaṇa,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 5 36.19
जटाधरः प्रव्रजतुवर्षाणीह चतुर्दश ।। भरतस्तु द्वितीयेन यौवराज्याधिपोऽस्तु मे
jaṭādharaḥ pravrajatuvarṣāṇīha caturdaśa || bharatastu dvitīyena yauvarājyādhipo'stu me
wearing matted hair, should go forth (into exile) here for fourteen years; and by the second, that Bharata should be my lord of the heir-apparency.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 5 36.20
जानकी लक्ष्मणसखं रामं प्राव्राजयन्नृपः ।। त्रिरात्रमुदकाहारश्चतुर्थेऽह्नि फलाशनः
jānakī lakṣmaṇasakhaṃ rāmaṃ prāvrājayannṛpaḥ || trirātramudakāhāraścaturthe'hni phalāśanaḥ
The king sent forth into exile Rāma, accompanied by Lakṣmaṇa, and Jānakī. For three nights he took water as his food; on the fourth day he ate fruit;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 5 36.21
पंचमे चित्रकूटे तु रामस्थानमकल्पयत् ।। अथ त्रयोदशे वर्षे पंचवट्यां महामुने
paṃcame citrakūṭe tu rāmasthānamakalpayat || atha trayodaśe varṣe paṃcavaṭyāṃ mahāmune
and on the fifth he made his abode on Citrakūṭa. Then in the thirteenth year, at Pañcavaṭī, O great sage,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 5 36.22
रामो विरूपयामास शूर्पणखां निशाचरीम् ।। वने विचरतस्तस्य जानक्या सहितस्य च
rāmo virūpayāmāsa śūrpaṇakhāṃ niśācarīm || vane vicaratastasya jānakyā sahitasya ca
Rāma disfigured Śūrpaṇakhā, the night-roaming demoness. And as he roamed in the forest together with Jānakī,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 5 36.23
आगतो राक्षसस्तां तु हर्तुं पापविपाकतः ।। ततो माघासिताष्टम्यां मुहूर्ते वृंदसंज्ञिते
āgato rākṣasastāṃ tu hartuṃ pāpavipākataḥ || tato māghāsitāṣṭamyāṃ muhūrte vṛṃdasaṃjñite
the demon came to carry her off, as a ripening of evil (karma). Then, on the dark eighth of Māgha, in the muhūrta called Vṛnda,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 5 36.24
राघवाभ्यां विना सीतां जहार दशकंधरः ।। तेनैवं ह्रियमाणा सा चक्रंद कुररी यथा
rāghavābhyāṃ vinā sītāṃ jahāra daśakaṃdharaḥ || tenaivaṃ hriyamāṇā sā cakraṃda kurarī yathā
the ten-necked one carried off Sītā when the two Rāghavas were absent; being thus carried off by him, she screamed like an osprey:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 5 36.25
रामरामेति मां रक्ष रक्ष मां रक्षसा हृताम् ।। यथा श्येनः क्षुधाक्रांतः क्रंदंतीं वर्तिकां नयेत्
rāmarāmeti māṃ rakṣa rakṣa māṃ rakṣasā hṛtām || yathā śyenaḥ kṣudhākrāṃtaḥ kraṃdaṃtīṃ vartikāṃ nayet
"Rāma, Rāma! Protect me, protect me, carried off by a demon!" As a hawk overcome by hunger would carry off a screaming quail,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 5 36.26
तथा कामवशं प्राप्तो रावणो जनकात्मजाम् ।। नयत्येवं जनकजां जटायुः पक्षिराट्तदा
tathā kāmavaśaṃ prāpto rāvaṇo janakātmajām || nayatyevaṃ janakajāṃ jaṭāyuḥ pakṣirāṭtadā
so Rāvaṇa, fallen under the power of desire, (carried off) Janaka's daughter. As he was thus carrying off Janaka's daughter, Jaṭāyus, the king of birds, then
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 5 36.27
युयुधे राक्षसेंद्रेण स रावणहतोऽपतत् ।। मार्गशुक्लनवम्यां तु वसंतीं रावणालये
yuyudhe rākṣaseṃdreṇa sa rāvaṇahato'patat || mārgaśuklanavamyāṃ tu vasaṃtīṃ rāvaṇālaye
fought with the lord of demons, and he fell, slain by Rāvaṇa. But as for her, dwelling in Rāvaṇa's abode, on the bright ninth of Mārgaśīrṣa,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 5 36.28
संपातिर्दशमे मास आचख्यौ वानरेषु ताम् ।। एकादश्यां महेंद्राद्रे पुःप्लुवे शतयोजनम्
saṃpātirdaśame māsa ācakhyau vānareṣu tām || ekādaśyāṃ maheṃdrādre puḥpluve śatayojanam
Sampāti, in the tenth month, told of her among the monkeys; and on the eleventh, from Mount Mahendra (Hanūmān) leaped a hundred yojanas.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 5 36.29
हनूमान्निशि तस्यां तु लंकायां पर्यकालयत् ।। तद्रात्रिशेषे सीताया दर्शनं हि हनूमतः
hanūmānniśi tasyāṃ tu laṃkāyāṃ paryakālayat || tadrātriśeṣe sītāyā darśanaṃ hi hanūmataḥ
On that night Hanūmān roamed about in Laṅkā; and in the remainder of that night came Hanūmān's sight of Sītā.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 5 36.30
द्वादश्यां शिंशपावृक्षे हनूमान्पर्यवस्थितः ।। तस्यां निशायां जानक्या विश्वासाय च संकथा
dvādaśyāṃ śiṃśapāvṛkṣe hanūmānparyavasthitaḥ || tasyāṃ niśāyāṃ jānakyā viśvāsāya ca saṃkathā
On the twelfth Hanumān was stationed in the śiṃśapā tree; on that night there was also the conversation (with Jānakī) to win Jānakī's trust.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 5 36.31
अक्षादिभिस्त्रयोदश्यां ततो युद्धमवर्तत ।। ब्रह्मास्त्रेण चतुर्दश्यां बद्धः शक्रजिता कपिः
akṣādibhistrayodaśyāṃ tato yuddhamavartata || brahmāstreṇa caturdaśyāṃ baddhaḥ śakrajitā kapiḥ
On the thirteenth the battle with Akṣa and the others took place; on the fourteenth the monkey was bound with the Brahmā-weapon by the conqueror of Śakra (Indrajit).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 5 36.32
वह्निना पुच्छयुक्तेन लंकाया दहनं कृतम् ।। पूर्णिमायां महेंद्राद्रौ पुनरागमनं कपेः
vahninā pucchayuktena laṃkāyā dahanaṃ kṛtam || pūrṇimāyāṃ maheṃdrādrau punarāgamanaṃ kapeḥ
With the fire attached to his tail the burning of Laṅkā was accomplished; on the full-moon day the monkey came back again to Mount Mahendra.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 5 36.33
मार्गासितप्रतिपदः पंचभिः पथिवासरैः ।। पुनरागत्य षष्ठेऽह्नि ध्वस्तं मधुवनं किल
mārgāsitapratipadaḥ paṃcabhiḥ pathivāsaraiḥ || punarāgatya ṣaṣṭhe'hni dhvastaṃ madhuvanaṃ kila
From the first day of the dark (fortnight) of Mārgaśīrṣa, with five days on the road, coming back on the sixth day the Madhu grove was destroyed, so it is said.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 5 36.34
सप्तम्यां प्रत्यभिज्ञानदानं सर्वनिवेदनम् ।। अष्टम्युत्तरफल्गुन्यां मुहूर्ते विजयाभिधे
saptamyāṃ pratyabhijñānadānaṃ sarvanivedanam || aṣṭamyuttaraphalgunyāṃ muhūrte vijayābhidhe
On the seventh the giving of the token of recognition and the reporting of everything; on the eighth, under (the asterism) Uttara-phalgunī, in the moment named Vijaya,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 5 36.35
मध्यं प्राप्ते सहस्रांशौ प्रस्थानं राघवस्य च ।। रामः कृत्वा प्रतिज्ञां तु प्रयातो दक्षिणां दिशम्
madhyaṃ prāpte sahasrāṃśau prasthānaṃ rāghavasya ca || rāmaḥ kṛtvā pratijñāṃ tu prayāto dakṣiṇāṃ diśam
when the thousand-rayed (sun) had reached the middle (of the sky), came the setting out of the Rāghava; and Rāma, having made his vow, marched to the southern quarter:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 5 36.36
तीर्त्वाहं सागरमपि हनिष्ये राक्षसेश्वरम् ।। दक्षिणाशां प्रयातस्य सुग्रीवोऽप्यभवत्सखा
tīrtvāhaṃ sāgaramapi haniṣye rākṣaseśvaram || dakṣiṇāśāṃ prayātasya sugrīvo'pyabhavatsakhā
"Crossing even the ocean, I shall kill the lord of the rākṣasas." And Sugrīva too became the companion of him who had set out for the southern region.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 5 36.37
वासरैः सप्तभिः सिंधोः स्कंधावारनिवेशनम् ।। पौषशुक्लप्रतिपदस्तृतीयायावदंबुधेः
vāsaraiḥ saptabhiḥ siṃdhoḥ skaṃdhāvāraniveśanam || pauṣaśuklapratipadastṛtīyāyāvadaṃbudheḥ
In seven days the encampment of the army was made at the sea; from the first day of the bright (fortnight) of Pauṣa up to the third, at the ocean
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 5 36.38
उपस्थानं ससैन्यस्य राघवस्य बभूव ह ।। बिभीषणश्चतुर्थ्यां तु रामेण सह संगतः
upasthānaṃ sasainyasya rāghavasya babhūva ha || bibhīṣaṇaścaturthyāṃ tu rāmeṇa saha saṃgataḥ
there took place the arrival of the Rāghava with his army; and on the fourth Vibhīṣaṇa joined with Rāma.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 5 36.39
समुद्रतरणार्थाय पंचम्यां मंत्र उद्यतः ।। प्रायोपवेशनं चक्रे रामो दिनचतुष्टयम्
samudrataraṇārthāya paṃcamyāṃ maṃtra udyataḥ || prāyopaveśanaṃ cakre rāmo dinacatuṣṭayam
On the fifth the deliberation for the sake of crossing the sea was undertaken; Rāma lay down in a fast unto death for four days.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 5 36.40
समुद्रवरलाभश्च सहोपायप्रदर्शनम् ।। ततो दशम्यामारंभस्त्रयोदश्यां समापनम्
samudravaralābhaśca sahopāyapradarśanam || tato daśamyāmāraṃbhastrayodaśyāṃ samāpanam
And (there was) the obtaining of the boon from the ocean together with the showing of the means; then on the tenth the beginning (of the causeway), on the thirteenth its completion.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 5 36.41
चतुर्दश्यां सुवेलाद्रौ रामः सैन्यं न्यवेशयत् ।। पौर्णमास्यां द्वितीयां तं त्रिदिनैः सैन्यतारणम्
caturdaśyāṃ suvelādrau rāmaḥ sainyaṃ nyaveśayat || paurṇamāsyāṃ dvitīyāṃ taṃ tridinaiḥ sainyatāraṇam
On the fourteenth Rāma settled the army on Mount Suvela; from the full-moon day to the second, in three days, the crossing over of the army.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 5 36.42
तीर्त्वा तोयनिधिं रामो वानरेश्वरसैन्यवान् ।। रुरोध च पुरीं लंकां सीतार्थं सह लक्ष्मणः
tīrtvā toyanidhiṃ rāmo vānareśvarasainyavān || rurodha ca purīṃ laṃkāṃ sītārthaṃ saha lakṣmaṇaḥ
Having crossed the ocean, Rāma, possessed of the army of the lord of the monkeys, together with Lakṣmaṇa, besieged the city of Laṅkā for Sītā's sake.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 5 36.43
तृतीयादि दशम्यंतं निवेशश्च दिनाष्टकम् ।। शुकसारणयोस्तत्र प्राप्तिरेकादशे दिने
tṛtīyādi daśamyaṃtaṃ niveśaśca dināṣṭakam || śukasāraṇayostatra prāptirekādaśe dine
And from the third to the tenth, eight days, was the encamping; there, on the eleventh day, the arrival of Śuka and Sāraṇa;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 5 36.44
पौषासिताख्यद्वादश्यां सैन्यसंख्यानमेव च ।। शार्दूलेन कपींद्राणां सहसारोपवर्णनम्
pauṣāsitākhyadvādaśyāṃ sainyasaṃkhyānameva ca || śārdūlena kapīṃdrāṇāṃ sahasāropavarṇanam
and on the twelfth of the dark (fortnight) of Pauṣa, the counting of the army, and Śārdūla's description of the monkey chiefs with hasty exaggeration.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 5 36.45
त्रयोदश्या अमावास्यां लंकायां दिवसैस्त्रिभिः ।। रावणः सैन्यसंख्यानं रणोत्साहं तदाकरोत्
trayodaśyā amāvāsyāṃ laṃkāyāṃ divasaistribhiḥ || rāvaṇaḥ sainyasaṃkhyānaṃ raṇotsāhaṃ tadākarot
From the thirteenth to the new-moon day, over three days, in Laṅkā Rāvaṇa then made the mustering of his army and (roused) its zeal for battle.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 5 36.46
प्रययावंगदो दौत्यं माघशुक्लाद्यवासरे ।। सीतायाश्च ततो भर्तुर्मायामूर्द्धादिदर्शनम्
prayayāvaṃgado dautyaṃ māghaśuklādyavāsare || sītāyāśca tato bharturmāyāmūrddhādidarśanam
Aṅgada went on the embassy on the first day of the bright (fortnight) of Māgha; then Sītā's seeing of the illusory head and the rest of her husband.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 5 36.47
माघद्वितीयादि दिनैः सप्तभिर्यावदष्टमी ।। रक्षसां वानराणां च युद्धमासीच्च संकुलम्
māghadvitīyādi dinaiḥ saptabhiryāvadaṣṭamī || rakṣasāṃ vānarāṇāṃ ca yuddhamāsīcca saṃkulam
From the second of Māgha onward, through seven days up to the eighth, there was confused battle between the rākṣasas and the monkeys.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 5 36.48
माघशुक्लनवम्यां तु रात्राविंद्रजिता रणे ।। रामलक्ष्मणयोर्नागपाशबंधः कृतः किल
māghaśuklanavamyāṃ tu rātrāviṃdrajitā raṇe || rāmalakṣmaṇayornāgapāśabaṃdhaḥ kṛtaḥ kila
But on the ninth of the bright (fortnight) of Māgha, at night, in the fight Indrajit made the binding of Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa with the serpent-noose, so it is said.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 5 36.49
आकुलेषु कपीशेषु निरुत्साहेषु सर्वशः ।। नागपाशविमोक्षार्थं दशम्यां पवनोऽजपत्
ākuleṣu kapīśeṣu nirutsāheṣu sarvaśaḥ || nāgapāśavimokṣārthaṃ daśamyāṃ pavano'japat
While the monkey chiefs were distraught and altogether without spirit, on the tenth the Wind (god) recited, for the sake of release from the serpent-noose,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 5 36.50
कर्णे स्वरूपं रामस्य गरुडागमनं ततः ।। एकादश्यां च द्वादश्यां धूम्राक्षस्य वधः कृतः
karṇe svarūpaṃ rāmasya garuḍāgamanaṃ tataḥ || ekādaśyāṃ ca dvādaśyāṃ dhūmrākṣasya vadhaḥ kṛtaḥ
(He whispered) into (his) ear the true nature of Rāma; then came Garuḍa. And on the eleventh, and on the twelfth, the slaying of Dhūmrākṣa was accomplished.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 5 36.51
त्रयोदश्यां तु तेनैव निहतः कंपनो रणे ।। माघशुक्लचतुर्दश्या यावत्कृष्णादिवासरम्
trayodaśyāṃ tu tenaiva nihataḥ kaṃpano raṇe || māghaśuklacaturdaśyā yāvatkṛṣṇādivāsaram
But on the thirteenth Kampana was slain by that same (one) in battle. From the bright fourteenth of Māgha up to the first day of the dark (fortnight),
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 5 36.52
त्रिदिनेन प्रहस्तस्य नीलेन विहितो वधः ।। माघकृष्णद्वितीयायाश्चतुर्थ्यं तं त्रिभिर्दिनैः
tridinena prahastasya nīlena vihito vadhaḥ || māghakṛṣṇadvitīyāyāścaturthyaṃ taṃ tribhirdinaiḥ
in three days the slaying of Prahasta was carried out by Nīla. From the second of the dark half of Māgha, ending with the fourth, in three days him—
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 5 36.53
रामेण तुमुले युद्धे रावणो द्रावितो रणात् ।। पंचम्या अष्टमीयावद्रावणेन प्रबोधितः
rāmeṇa tumule yuddhe rāvaṇo drāvito raṇāt || paṃcamyā aṣṭamīyāvadrāvaṇena prabodhitaḥ
Rāvaṇa was driven from the field by Rāma in a tumultuous fight. From the fifth up to the eighth, Kumbhakarṇa was awakened by Rāvaṇa.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 5 36.54
कुंभकर्णस्तदा चक्रेऽभ्यवहारं चतुर्दिनम् ।। कुंभकर्णो दिनैः षड्भिर्नवम्यास्तु चतुर्दशीम्
kuṃbhakarṇastadā cakre'bhyavahāraṃ caturdinam || kuṃbhakarṇo dinaiḥ ṣaḍbhirnavamyāstu caturdaśīm
Then Kumbhakarṇa made a suspension of hostilities for four days; and Kumbhakarṇa, in six days, from the ninth up to the fourteenth,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 5 36.55
रामेण निहतो युद्धे बहुवानरभक्षकः ।। अमावास्यादिने शोकादवहारो बभूव ह
rāmeṇa nihato yuddhe bahuvānarabhakṣakaḥ || amāvāsyādine śokādavahāro babhūva ha
the devourer of many monkeys, was slain in battle by Rāma. On the day of the new moon, out of grief, there was a suspension (of fighting).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 5 36.56
फाल्गुनादिप्रतिपदश्चतुर्थ्यंतं चतुर्दिनैः ।। बिसतंतुप्रभृतयो निहताः पंचराक्षसाः
phālgunādipratipadaścaturthyaṃtaṃ caturdinaiḥ || bisataṃtuprabhṛtayo nihatāḥ paṃcarākṣasāḥ
From the first day (of the bright half) of Phālguna, ending with the fourth, in four days, five rākṣasas headed by Bisatantu were slain.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 5 36.57
पंचम्याः सप्तमी यावदतिकायवधस्तथा ।। अष्टम्याद्वादशी यावन्निहतौ दिनपंचकात्
paṃcamyāḥ saptamī yāvadatikāyavadhastathā || aṣṭamyādvādaśī yāvannihatau dinapaṃcakāt
From the fifth up to the seventh, likewise the slaying of Atikāya; from the eighth up to the twelfth, in five days, the two were slain—
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 5 36.58
निकुंभकुंभावूर्ध्वं तु मकराक्षस्त्रिभिर्दिनैः ।। फाल्गुनासितद्वितीयायां दिने शक्रजिता जितम्
nikuṃbhakuṃbhāvūrdhvaṃ tu makarākṣastribhirdinaiḥ || phālgunāsitadvitīyāyāṃ dine śakrajitā jitam
Nikumbha and Kumbha; and thereafter Makarākṣa in three days. On the second day of the dark half of Phālguna, (the field) was won by Indrajit.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 5 36.59
तृतीयादिसप्तम्यंतं दिनपंचकमेव च ।। ओषध्यानयनव्यग्रादवहारो बभूव ह
tṛtīyādisaptamyaṃtaṃ dinapaṃcakameva ca || oṣadhyānayanavyagrādavahāro babhūva ha
And from the third, ending with the seventh, a full five days, there was a suspension (of fighting) because (he) was occupied with fetching the herbs.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 5 36.60
ततस्त्रयोदशीयावद्दिनैः पंचभिरिंद्रजित् ।। लक्ष्मणेन हतो युद्धे विख्यातबलपौरुषः
tatastrayodaśīyāvaddinaiḥ paṃcabhiriṃdrajit || lakṣmaṇena hato yuddhe vikhyātabalapauruṣaḥ
Then, in five days up to the thirteenth, Indrajit, of famed strength and prowess, was slain in battle by Lakṣmaṇa.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 5 36.61
चतुर्दश्यां दशग्रीवो दीक्षां प्रापावहारतः ।। अमावास्यादिने प्रायाद्युद्धाय दशकंधरः
caturdaśyāṃ daśagrīvo dīkṣāṃ prāpāvahārataḥ || amāvāsyādine prāyādyuddhāya daśakaṃdharaḥ
On the fourteenth the ten-necked one obtained consecration during the truce; on the day of the new moon the ten-necked one went forth to fight.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 5 36.62
चैत्रशुक्लप्रतिपदः पंचमीदिनपंचकैः ।। रावणे युद्ध्यमाने तु प्रचुरो रक्षसां वधः
caitraśuklapratipadaḥ paṃcamīdinapaṃcakaiḥ || rāvaṇe yuddhyamāne tu pracuro rakṣasāṃ vadhaḥ
From the first day of the bright half of Caitra, in the five days (ending with) the fifth, while Rāvaṇa was fighting, there was an abundant slaughter of the rākṣasas.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 5 36.63
चैत्रषष्ठ्याष्टमी यावन्महापार्श्वादि मारणम् ।। चैत्रशुक्लनवम्यां तु सौमित्रेः शक्तिभेदनम्
caitraṣaṣṭhyāṣṭamī yāvanmahāpārśvādi māraṇam || caitraśuklanavamyāṃ tu saumitreḥ śaktibhedanam
From the sixth of Caitra up to the eighth, the killing of Mahāpārśva and the rest; but on the ninth of the bright half of Caitra, the piercing of Sumitrā's son by the spear.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 5 36.64
कोपाविष्टेन रामेण द्रावितो दशकंधरः ।। द्रोणाद्रिरांजनेयेन लक्ष्मणार्थमुपाहृतः
kopāviṣṭena rāmeṇa drāvito daśakaṃdharaḥ || droṇādrirāṃjaneyena lakṣmaṇārthamupāhṛtaḥ
By Rāma, possessed by anger, the ten-necked one was put to flight; the mountain Droṇa was brought by Hanumān for Lakṣmaṇa's sake.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 5 36.65
दशम्यामवहारोभूद्रात्रौ युद्धे तु रक्षसाम् ।। एकादश्यां तु रामाय रथं मातलिसारथिः
daśamyāmavahārobhūdrātrau yuddhe tu rakṣasām || ekādaśyāṃ tu rāmāya rathaṃ mātalisārathiḥ
On the tenth there was a suspension (of fighting), but at night there was fighting on the part of the rākṣasas; and on the eleventh, for Rāma, the chariot with Mātali as charioteer,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 5 36.66
प्रेरितो वासवेनाजावर्पयामास भक्तितः ।। कोपवानथ द्वादश्या यावत्कृष्णचतुर्दशी
prerito vāsavenājāvarpayāmāsa bhaktitaḥ || kopavānatha dvādaśyā yāvatkṛṣṇacaturdaśī
sent by Vāsava, (Mātali) devotedly delivered in the battle. Then, filled with wrath, from the twelfth up to the dark fourteenth,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 5 36.67
अष्टादशदिनै रामो रावणं द्वैरथेऽवधीत् ।। संग्रामे तुमुले जाते रामो जयमवाप्तवान्
aṣṭādaśadinai rāmo rāvaṇaṃ dvairathe'vadhīt || saṃgrāme tumule jāte rāmo jayamavāptavān
in eighteen days Rāma slew Rāvaṇa in a duel of chariots; when the tumultuous battle had taken place, Rāma obtained the victory.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 5 36.68
माघशुक्लद्वितीयायाश्चैत्रकृष्ण चतुर्दशीम् ।। सप्ताशीतिदिनेष्वेव मध्यं पंचदशाहकम्
māghaśukladvitīyāyāścaitrakṛṣṇa caturdaśīm || saptāśītidineṣveva madhyaṃ paṃcadaśāhakam
From the second of the bright half of Māgha up to the fourteenth of the dark half of Caitra—in just eighty-seven days—the fifteen days in the middle
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 5 36.69
युद्धावहारः संग्रामो द्वासप्तति दिनान्यभूत् ।। संस्कारो रावणादीनाममावस्या दिनेऽभवत्
yuddhāvahāraḥ saṃgrāmo dvāsaptati dinānyabhūt || saṃskāro rāvaṇādīnāmamāvasyā dine'bhavat
were the suspension of fighting; the battle was seventy-two days. The funeral rites of Rāvaṇa and the others took place on the day of the new moon.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 5 36.70
वैशाखादि तिथौ राम उवास रणभूमिषु ।। अभिषिक्तो द्वितीयायां लंकाराज्ये विभीषणः
vaiśākhādi tithau rāma uvāsa raṇabhūmiṣu || abhiṣikto dvitīyāyāṃ laṃkārājye vibhīṣaṇaḥ
On the first lunar day of Vaiśākha Rāma remained on the battlefields; on the second Vibhīṣaṇa was consecrated in the kingship of Laṅkā.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 5 36.71
सीताशुद्धिस्तृतीयायां देवेभ्यो वरलंभनम् ।। हत्वा चिरेण लंकेशं लक्ष्मणाग्रज एव सः
sītāśuddhistṛtīyāyāṃ devebhyo varalaṃbhanam || hatvā cireṇa laṃkeśaṃ lakṣmaṇāgraja eva saḥ
On the third came Sītā's purification and the obtaining of boons from the gods; having at last slain the lord of Laṅkā, he, the elder brother of Lakṣmaṇa —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 5 36.72
गृहीत्वा जानकीं पुण्यां दुःखितां राक्षसेन तु ।। आदाय परया प्रीत्या जानकीं स न्यवर्तत
gṛhītvā jānakīṃ puṇyāṃ duḥkhitāṃ rākṣasena tu || ādāya parayā prītyā jānakīṃ sa nyavartata
— taking back the meritorious Jānakī, who had been made to suffer by the demon, and receiving Jānakī with the greatest joy, he turned back.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 5 36.73
वैशाखस्य चतुर्थ्यां तु रामः पुष्पकमाश्रितः ।। विहायसा निवृत्तस्तु भूयोऽयोध्यां पुरीं प्रति
vaiśākhasya caturthyāṃ tu rāmaḥ puṣpakamāśritaḥ || vihāyasā nivṛttastu bhūyo'yodhyāṃ purīṃ prati
On the fourth of Vaiśākha Rāma mounted the Puṣpaka and, having turned back, (travelled) through the air once more toward the city of Ayodhyā.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 5 36.74
पूर्णे चतुर्दशे वर्षे पंचम्यां माधवस्य तु ।। भरद्वाजाश्रमे रामः सगणः समुपाविशत्
pūrṇe caturdaśe varṣe paṃcamyāṃ mādhavasya tu || bharadvājāśrame rāmaḥ sagaṇaḥ samupāviśat
When the fourteenth year was complete, on the fifth of Mādhava (Vaiśākha), Rāma with his troop halted at Bharadvāja's hermitage.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 5 36.75
नंदिग्रामे तु षष्ठ्यां स भरतेन समागतः ।। सप्तम्यामभिषिक्तोऽसावयोध्यायां रघूद्वहः
naṃdigrāme tu ṣaṣṭhyāṃ sa bharatena samāgataḥ || saptamyāmabhiṣikto'sāvayodhyāyāṃ raghūdvahaḥ
On the sixth he met with Bharata at Nandigrāma; on the seventh this bearer-onward of the Raghus was consecrated in Ayodhyā.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 5 36.76
दशैकाधिकमासांस्तुचतुर्दशाहानि मैथिली ।। उवास राम रहिता रावणस्य निवेशने
daśaikādhikamāsāṃstucaturdaśāhāni maithilī || uvāsa rāma rahitā rāvaṇasya niveśane
For eleven months and fourteen days the Maithilī, bereft of Rāma, dwelt in Rāvaṇa's residence.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 5 36.77
द्विचत्वारिंशक वर्षे रामो राज्यमकारयत् ।। सीतायाश्च त्रयस्त्रिंशद्वत्सराश्च तदाभवन्
dvicatvāriṃśaka varṣe rāmo rājyamakārayat || sītāyāśca trayastriṃśadvatsarāśca tadābhavan
In his forty-second year Rāma exercised kingship; and Sītā's years were then thirty-three.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 5 36.78
स चतुर्दशवर्षांते प्रविश्य च पुरीं प्रभुः ।। अयोध्यां मुदितो रामो हत्वा रावणमाहवे
sa caturdaśavarṣāṃte praviśya ca purīṃ prabhuḥ || ayodhyāṃ mudito rāmo hatvā rāvaṇamāhave
At the end of the fourteenth year that lord, Rāma, having slain Rāvaṇa in battle, entered the city Ayodhyā, delighted.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 5 36.79
भ्रातृभिः सहितस्तत्र रामो राज्यमथाकरोत् ।। राज्यं प्रकुर्वतस्तस्य पुरोधा वदतां वरः
bhrātṛbhiḥ sahitastatra rāmo rājyamathākarot || rājyaṃ prakurvatastasya purodhā vadatāṃ varaḥ
There, together with his brothers, Rāma then exercised kingship; and while he was exercising kingship, his house-priest, the best of speakers —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 5 36.80
अगस्त्यः कुंभसंभूतिस्तमागंता रघोः पतिम् ।। तद्वाक्याद्रघुनाथोऽसौ करिष्यति हयक्रतुम्
agastyaḥ kuṃbhasaṃbhūtistamāgaṃtā raghoḥ patim || tadvākyādraghunātho'sau kariṣyati hayakratum
— Agastya, born from a jar, will come to that lord of Raghu('s line); and at his word this lord of the Raghus will perform the horse sacrifice.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 5 36.81
तस्यागमिष्यति हयो ह्याश्रमे तव सुव्रत ।। तस्य योधाः प्रमुदिता आयास्यंति तवाश्रमम्
tasyāgamiṣyati hayo hyāśrame tava suvrata || tasya yodhāḥ pramuditā āyāsyaṃti tavāśramam
His horse will indeed come to your hermitage, O you of good vows; his warriors, greatly delighted, will come to your hermitage.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 5 36.82
तेषामग्रे रामकथाः करिष्यसि मनोहराः ।। तैः साकं त्वमयोध्यायां गंतासि वै द्विजर्षभ
teṣāmagre rāmakathāḥ kariṣyasi manoharāḥ || taiḥ sākaṃ tvamayodhyāyāṃ gaṃtāsi vai dvijarṣabha
Before them you will recite the delightful tales of Rāma; together with them you will go to Ayodhyā, O bull among brahmins.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 5 36.83
दृष्ट्वा राममयोध्यायां पद्मपत्रनिभेक्षणम् ।। तत्क्षणादेव संसारवार्धिनिस्तारवान्भव
dṛṣṭvā rāmamayodhyāyāṃ padmapatranibhekṣaṇam || tatkṣaṇādeva saṃsāravārdhinistāravānbhava
Having seen Rāma in Ayodhyā, whose eyes are like lotus petals, from that very moment be one who has crossed the ocean of transmigration.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 5 36.84
इत्युक्त्वा मां मुनिवरो लोमशः सर्वबुद्धिमान् ।। उवाच ते किं प्रष्टव्यं तदाहमवदं हि तम्
ityuktvā māṃ munivaro lomaśaḥ sarvabuddhimān || uvāca te kiṃ praṣṭavyaṃ tadāhamavadaṃ hi tam
Having spoken thus to me, the best of sages, Lomaśa, all-wise, said: "What (else) is there for you to ask?" Then indeed I said to him:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 5 36.85
ज्ञातं त्वत्कृपया सर्वं रामचारित्रमद्भुतम् ।। त्वत्प्रसादादवाप्स्येऽहं रामस्य चरणांबुजम्
jñātaṃ tvatkṛpayā sarvaṃ rāmacāritramadbhutam || tvatprasādādavāpsye'haṃ rāmasya caraṇāṃbujam
"By your grace all the wondrous conduct of Rāma has been made known; by your favour I shall obtain the lotus feet of Rāma."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 5 36.86
मया नमस्कृतः पश्चाज्जगाम स मुनीश्वरः ।। तत्प्रसादान्मयावाप्तं रामस्य चरणार्चनम्
mayā namaskṛtaḥ paścājjagāma sa munīśvaraḥ || tatprasādānmayāvāptaṃ rāmasya caraṇārcanam
Afterwards, saluted by me, that lord of sages departed; by his favour the worship of Rāma's feet was obtained by me.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 5 36.87
सोऽहं स्मरामि रामस्य चरणावन्वहं मुहुः ।। गायामि तस्य चरितं मुहुर्मुहुरतंद्रितः
so'haṃ smarāmi rāmasya caraṇāvanvahaṃ muhuḥ || gāyāmi tasya caritaṃ muhurmuhurataṃdritaḥ
So it is that I remember Rāma's feet again and again, day after day; untiring, I sing his deeds over and over.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 5 36.88
पावयामि जनानन्यान्गानेन स्वांतहारिणा ।। हृष्यामि तन्मुनेर्वाक्यं स्मारंस्मारं तदीक्षया
pāvayāmi janānanyāngānena svāṃtahāriṇā || hṛṣyāmi tanmunervākyaṃ smāraṃsmāraṃ tadīkṣayā
I purify other people by this heart-stealing (song); I rejoice, remembering again and again that sage's words, through the sight of him.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 5 36.89
धन्योऽहं कृतकृत्योऽहं सभाग्योऽहं महीतले ।। रामचंद्र पदांभोज दिदृक्षा मे भविष्यति
dhanyo'haṃ kṛtakṛtyo'haṃ sabhāgyo'haṃ mahītale || rāmacaṃdra padāṃbhoja didṛkṣā me bhaviṣyati
I am fortunate, I have accomplished my purpose, I am blessed on the face of the earth: the sight of Rāmacandra's lotus feet will be mine.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 5 36.90
तस्मात्सर्वात्मना रामो भजनीयो मनोहरः ।। वंदनीयो हि सर्वेषां संसाराब्धितितीर्षया
tasmātsarvātmanā rāmo bhajanīyo manoharaḥ || vaṃdanīyo hi sarveṣāṃ saṃsārābdhititīrṣayā
Therefore Rāma, the enchanting one, is to be worshipped with one's whole being; indeed he is to be revered by all, out of the wish to cross over the ocean of worldly existence.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 5 36.91
तस्माद्यूयं किमर्थं वै प्राप्ताः को वानराधिपः ।। यागं करोति धर्मात्मा हयमेधं महाक्रतुम्
tasmādyūyaṃ kimarthaṃ vai prāptāḥ ko vānarādhipaḥ || yāgaṃ karoti dharmātmā hayamedhaṃ mahākratum
So then, for what purpose have you come here, and who is the lord of the monkeys? What righteous-souled (king) is performing the sacrifice, the horse-sacrifice, that great rite?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 5 36.92
तत्सर्वं कथयंत्वत्र यां तु वाहस्य पालने ।। स्मरंतु रघुनाथांघ्रिं स्मृत्वा स्मृत्वा पुनः पुनः
tatsarvaṃ kathayaṃtvatra yāṃ tu vāhasya pālane || smaraṃtu raghunāthāṃghriṃ smṛtvā smṛtvā punaḥ punaḥ
Let (you) all tell that here — and (tell) her/that which (is) in the guarding of the horse; and remember the feet of the Lord of the Raghus, remembering them again and again.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 5 36.93
इति वाक्यं समाकर्ण्य मुनेर्विस्मयमागताः ।। रघुनाथं स्मरंतस्ते प्रोचुरारण्यकं मुनिम्
iti vākyaṃ samākarṇya munervismayamāgatāḥ || raghunāthaṃ smaraṃtaste procurāraṇyakaṃ munim
Having heard this speech of the sage, they were struck with amazement; and, remembering the Lord of the Raghus, they spoke to the sage Āraṇyaka.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition