Padma Purana — Uttara Khanda — Chapter 242
PdP 6 242.1
रुद्र उवाच- स्वायम्भुवो मनुः पूर्वं द्वाशार्णं महामनुम् । जजाप गोमतीतीरे नैमिषे विमले शुभे
rudra uvāca- svāyambhuvo manuḥ pūrvaṃ dvāśārṇaṃ mahāmanum | jajāpa gomatītīre naimiṣe vimale śubhe
Rudra said: Long ago Manu, the son of Svayambhū, recited the great mantra of twelve syllables on the bank of the Gomatī, in the pure and auspicious Naimiṣa (forest).
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PdP 6 242.2
तेन वर्षसहस्रेण पूजितः कमलापतिः । मत्तो वरं वृणीष्वेति तं प्राह भगवान्हरिः
tena varṣasahasreṇa pūjitaḥ kamalāpatiḥ | matto varaṃ vṛṇīṣveti taṃ prāha bhagavānhariḥ
Worshipped by him for a thousand years, the husband of Kamalā, the Lord Hari, said to him: "Choose a boon from me."
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PdP 6 242.3
ततः प्रोवाच हर्षेण मनुः स्वायम्भुवो हरिम् । मनुरुवाच- पुत्रत्वं भज देवेश त्रीणि जन्मानि चाच्युत
tataḥ provāca harṣeṇa manuḥ svāyambhuvo harim | manuruvāca- putratvaṃ bhaja deveśa trīṇi janmāni cācyuta
Then Manu, the son of Svayambhū, spoke joyfully to Hari. Manu said: Take on sonship to me, O lord of the gods, for three births, O Acyuta;
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PdP 6 242.4
त्वां पुत्रलालसत्वेन भजामि पुरुषोत्तमम् । रुद्र उवाच- इत्युक्तस्तेन लक्ष्मीशः प्रोवाच सुमहागिरा
tvāṃ putralālasatvena bhajāmi puruṣottamam | rudra uvāca- ityuktastena lakṣmīśaḥ provāca sumahāgirā
I worship you, the highest Person, with a longing for a son. Rudra said: Thus addressed by him, the husband of Lakṣmī spoke in a very great voice:
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PdP 6 242.5
विष्णुरुवाच- भविष्यति नृपश्रेष्ठ यत्ते मनसि कांक्षितम् । ममैव च महत्प्रीतिस्तव पुत्रत्वहेतवे
viṣṇuruvāca- bhaviṣyati nṛpaśreṣṭha yatte manasi kāṃkṣitam | mamaiva ca mahatprītistava putratvahetave
Viṣṇu said: It shall come about, best of kings, what is desired in your mind; and I too have great delight in becoming your son.
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PdP 6 242.6
स्थितिप्रयोजने काले तत्र तत्र नृपोत्तम । त्वयि जाते त्वहमपि जातोस्मि तव सुव्रत
sthitiprayojane kāle tatra tatra nṛpottama | tvayi jāte tvahamapi jātosmi tava suvrata
At whatever times there is need for the maintenance (of the world), O best of kings, when you are born, then I too am born as yours, O man of good vows.
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PdP 6 242.7
परित्राणाय साधूनां विनाशाय च दुष्कृताम् । धर्म्मसंस्थापनार्थाय संभवामि तवानघ
paritrāṇāya sādhūnāṃ vināśāya ca duṣkṛtām | dharmmasaṃsthāpanārthāya saṃbhavāmi tavānagha
For the deliverance of the good and for the destruction of evildoers, for the sake of establishing dharma, I shall be born as yours, O sinless one.
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PdP 6 242.8
रुद्र उवाच- एवं दत्वा वरं तस्मै तत्रैवांतर्दधे हरिः । अस्याभूत्प्रथमं जन्म मनोः स्वायंभुवस्य च
rudra uvāca- evaṃ datvā varaṃ tasmai tatraivāṃtardadhe hariḥ | asyābhūtprathamaṃ janma manoḥ svāyaṃbhuvasya ca
Rudra said: Having thus granted him the boon, Hari vanished there itself. This was the first birth of him and of Manu, the son of Svayambhū.
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PdP 6 242.9
रघूणामन्वये पूर्वं राजा दशरथो ह्यभूत् । द्वितीयो वसुदेवोऽभूद्वृष्णीनामन्वये विभुः
raghūṇāmanvaye pūrvaṃ rājā daśaratho hyabhūt | dvitīyo vasudevo'bhūdvṛṣṇīnāmanvaye vibhuḥ
In the lineage of the Raghus he first became King Daśaratha; second, the mighty one became Vasudeva in the lineage of the Vṛṣṇis.
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PdP 6 242.10
कलेर्दिव्यसहस्राब्दप्रमाणस्यांत्यपादयोः । शंभलग्रामकं प्राप्य ब्राह्मणः संजनिष्यति
kalerdivyasahasrābdapramāṇasyāṃtyapādayoḥ | śaṃbhalagrāmakaṃ prāpya brāhmaṇaḥ saṃjaniṣyati
In the last quarters of the Kali (age), whose measure is a thousand divine years, he will be born as a brahmin, having reached the village of Śambhala.
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PdP 6 242.11
कौशल्या समभूत्पत्नी राज्ञो दशरथस्य हि । यदोर्वंशस्य सेवार्थं देवकी नाम विश्रुता
kauśalyā samabhūtpatnī rājño daśarathasya hi | yadorvaṃśasya sevārthaṃ devakī nāma viśrutā
She became Kausalyā, the wife of King Daśaratha; and for the service of Yadu's lineage she was renowned by the name Devakī;
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PdP 6 242.12
हरिव्रतस्य विप्रस्य भार्य्या देवप्रभा पुनः । एवं मातृत्वमापन्ना त्रीणि जन्मानि शार्ङ्गिणः
harivratasya viprasya bhāryyā devaprabhā punaḥ | evaṃ mātṛtvamāpannā trīṇi janmāni śārṅgiṇaḥ
and again, Devaprabhā, the wife of the brahmin Harivrata. Thus she attained motherhood of the bearer of the bow through three births.
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PdP 6 242.13
पूर्वं रामस्य चरितं वक्ष्यामि तव सुव्रते । यस्य स्मरणमात्रेण विमुक्तिः पापिनामपि
pūrvaṃ rāmasya caritaṃ vakṣyāmi tava suvrate | yasya smaraṇamātreṇa vimuktiḥ pāpināmapi
First I shall tell you, O you of good vows, the deeds of Rāma, by the mere remembering of which there is release even for sinners.
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PdP 6 242.14
हिरण्यकहिरण्याक्षौ द्वितीयं जन्मसंश्रितौ । कुंभकर्ण दशग्रीवावजायेतां महाबलौ
hiraṇyakahiraṇyākṣau dvitīyaṃ janmasaṃśritau | kuṃbhakarṇa daśagrīvāvajāyetāṃ mahābalau
Hiraṇyaka (Hiraṇyakaśipu) and Hiraṇyākṣa, having entered upon a second birth, were born as Kumbhakarṇa and the ten-necked one (Rāvaṇa), the two of great strength.
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PdP 6 242.15
पुलस्त्यस्य सुतो विप्रो विश्रवानाम धार्मिकः । तस्य पत्नी विशालाक्षी राक्षसेंद्र सुताऽनघे
pulastyasya suto vipro viśravānāma dhārmikaḥ | tasya patnī viśālākṣī rākṣaseṃdra sutā'naghe
Pulastya's son was a brahmin named Viśravas, a righteous man; his wife was large-eyed, the daughter of the lord of the rākṣasas, O sinless one.
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PdP 6 242.16
सुकेशितनया सा स्यात्सुमाली दानवस्य च । केकसी नाम कन्यासीत्तस्य भार्या दृढव्रता
sukeśitanayā sā syātsumālī dānavasya ca | kekasī nāma kanyāsīttasya bhāryā dṛḍhavratā
She was the daughter of Sukeśin and of the dānava Sumālin; she was a maiden named Kekasī, his wife, firm in her vows.
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PdP 6 242.17
कामोद्रिक्ता तु सा देवी संध्याकाले महामुनिम् । रमयामास तन्वंगी यथेष्टं शुभदर्शना
kāmodriktā tu sā devī saṃdhyākāle mahāmunim | ramayāmāsa tanvaṃgī yatheṣṭaṃ śubhadarśanā
But that lady, overcome with desire, slender-limbed and fair to look upon, made love with the great sage at the twilight hour as she pleased.
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PdP 6 242.18
कामात्संध्याभवाद्यत्वात्तस्यां जातौ महाबलौ । रावणः कुंभकर्णश्च राक्षसौ लोकविश्रुतौ
kāmātsaṃdhyābhavādyatvāttasyāṃ jātau mahābalau | rāvaṇaḥ kuṃbhakarṇaśca rākṣasau lokaviśrutau
Because (the union) arose from desire and occurred at twilight, there were born of her two rākṣasas of great strength, famed in the world: Rāvaṇa and Kumbhakarṇa.
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PdP 6 242.19
कन्या शूर्पणखा नाम जातातिविकृतानना । कस्यचित्त्वथ कालस्य तस्यां जातो विभीषणः
kanyā śūrpaṇakhā nāma jātātivikṛtānanā | kasyacittvatha kālasya tasyāṃ jāto vibhīṣaṇaḥ
A daughter named Śūrpaṇakhā was born, with an exceedingly deformed face; and then after some time Vibhīṣaṇa was born of her,
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PdP 6 242.20
सुशीलो भगवद्भक्तः सत्यवाग्धर्म्मवाञ्शुचिः । रावणः कुंभकर्णश्च हिमवत्पर्वतोत्तमे
suśīlo bhagavadbhaktaḥ satyavāgdharmmavāñśuciḥ | rāvaṇaḥ kuṃbhakarṇaśca himavatparvatottame
of good character, devoted to the Lord, truthful in speech, righteous, pure. And Rāvaṇa and Kumbhakarṇa, on Himavat, best of mountains,
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PdP 6 242.21
महोग्रतपसा मां वै पूजयामासतुर्भृशम् । रावणस्त्वथ दुष्टात्मा स्वशिरःकमलैः शुभैः
mahogratapasā māṃ vai pūjayāmāsaturbhṛśam | rāvaṇastvatha duṣṭātmā svaśiraḥkamalaiḥ śubhaiḥ
worshipped me intensely with fiercely severe austerity; and Rāvaṇa, the evil-souled, with the fair lotuses of his own heads
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PdP 6 242.22
पूजयामास मां देवि दारुणेनैव कर्म्मणा । ततस्तमब्रुवं सुभ्रूः प्रहृष्टेनांतरात्मना
pūjayāmāsa māṃ devi dāruṇenaiva karmmaṇā | tatastamabruvaṃ subhrūḥ prahṛṣṭenāṃtarātmanā
worshipped me, O goddess, by that very cruel deed. Then, O fair-browed one, with delighted inner self I said to him:
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PdP 6 242.23
वरं वृणीष्व मे वत्स यत्ते मनसि वर्त्तते । ततः प्रोवाच दुष्टात्मा देवदानव रक्षसाम्
varaṃ vṛṇīṣva me vatsa yatte manasi varttate | tataḥ provāca duṣṭātmā devadānava rakṣasām
"Choose from me a boon, my child, whatever is in your mind." Then the evil-souled one said: "Grant me unslayability by gods, dānavas and rākṣasas" —
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PdP 6 242.24
अवध्यत्वं प्रदेहीति सर्वलोकजिगीषया । ततोऽहं दत्तवांस्तस्मै राक्षसाय दुरात्मने
avadhyatvaṃ pradehīti sarvalokajigīṣayā | tato'haṃ dattavāṃstasmai rākṣasāya durātmane
"grant unslayability," he said, out of a wish to conquer all the worlds. Then I gave to that evil-minded rākṣasa
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PdP 6 242.25
देवदानवयक्षाणामवध्यत्वं वरानने । राक्षसोऽसौ महावीर्यो वरदानात्तु गर्वितः
devadānavayakṣāṇāmavadhyatvaṃ varānane | rākṣaso'sau mahāvīryo varadānāttu garvitaḥ
unslayability by gods, dānavas and yakṣas, O fair-faced one. That rākṣasa of great might, made proud by the granting of the boon,
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PdP 6 242.26
त्रींल्लोकान्पीडयामास देवदानवमानुषान् । तेन संबाध्यमानाश्च देवा ब्रह्मपुरोगमाः
trīṃllokānpīḍayāmāsa devadānavamānuṣān | tena saṃbādhyamānāśca devā brahmapurogamāḥ
oppressed the three worlds — gods, dānavas and men. And the gods, harassed by him, led by Brahmā,
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PdP 6 242.27
भयार्त्ताः शरणं जग्मुरीश्वरं कमलापतिम् । ज्ञात्वाथ वेदनां तेषामभयाय सनातनः
bhayārttāḥ śaraṇaṃ jagmurīśvaraṃ kamalāpatim | jñātvātha vedanāṃ teṣāmabhayāya sanātanaḥ
afflicted with fear, went for refuge to the Lord, the husband of Kamalā. Then the eternal one, knowing their pain, for (their) safety
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PdP 6 242.28
उवाच त्रिदशान्सर्वान्ब्रह्मरुद्रपुरोगमान् । श्रीभगवानुवाच- राज्ञो दशरथस्याहमुत्पत्स्यामि रघोः कुले
uvāca tridaśānsarvānbrahmarudrapurogamān | śrībhagavānuvāca- rājño daśarathasyāhamutpatsyāmi raghoḥ kule
spoke to all the thirty gods led by Brahmā and Rudra. The blessed Lord said: I shall be born in the line of Raghu, of King Daśaratha;
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PdP 6 242.29
वधिष्यामि दुरात्मानं रावणं सह बांधवम् । मानुषं वपुरास्थाय हन्मि दैवतकंटकम्
vadhiṣyāmi durātmānaṃ rāvaṇaṃ saha bāṃdhavam | mānuṣaṃ vapurāsthāya hanmi daivatakaṃṭakam
I shall slay the evil-souled Rāvaṇa together with his kinsmen; taking on a human body I shall kill that thorn of the gods.
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PdP 6 242.30
नंदिशापाद्भवंतोऽपि वानरत्वमुपागताः । कुरुध्वं मम साहाय्यं गंधर्वाप्सरसोत्तमाः
naṃdiśāpādbhavaṃto'pi vānaratvamupāgatāḥ | kurudhvaṃ mama sāhāyyaṃ gaṃdharvāpsarasottamāḥ
You too, by Nandin's curse, have come to the state of monkeys: render me your aid, you best of gandharvas and apsarases.
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PdP 6 242.31
रुद्र उवाच- इत्युक्ता देवतास्सर्वा देवदेवेन विष्णुना । वानरत्वमुपागम्य जज्ञिरे पृथिवीतले
rudra uvāca- ityuktā devatāssarvā devadevena viṣṇunā | vānaratvamupāgamya jajñire pṛthivītale
Rudra said: Thus addressed by Viṣṇu, the god of gods, all the deities, coming to the condition of monkeys, were born on the surface of the earth.
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PdP 6 242.32
भार्गवेण प्रदत्ता तु महीसागरमेखला । दत्ता महर्षिभिः पूर्वं रघूणां सुमहात्मनाम्
bhārgaveṇa pradattā tu mahīsāgaramekhalā | dattā maharṣibhiḥ pūrvaṃ raghūṇāṃ sumahātmanām
And the earth, girdled by the ocean, was bestowed by the Bhārgava (Paraśurāma) — given formerly by the great sages to the greatly noble Raghus.
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PdP 6 242.33
वैवस्वतमनोः पुत्रो राज्ञां श्रेष्ठो महाबलः । इक्ष्वाकुरिति विख्यातस्सर्वधर्म्मविदांवरः
vaivasvatamanoḥ putro rājñāṃ śreṣṭho mahābalaḥ | ikṣvākuriti vikhyātassarvadharmmavidāṃvaraḥ
The son of Vaivasvata Manu, best of kings, of great strength, renowned as Ikṣvāku, foremost among all who know dharma.
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PdP 6 242.34
तदन्वये महातेजा राजा दशरथो बली । अजस्य नृपतेः पुत्रः सत्यवान्शीलवान्शुचिः
tadanvaye mahātejā rājā daśaratho balī | ajasya nṛpateḥ putraḥ satyavānśīlavānśuciḥ
In his line (was) the mighty king Daśaratha of great splendour, the son of king Aja, truthful, of good character, pure.
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PdP 6 242.35
स राजा पृथिवीं सर्वां पालयामास वीर्य्यतः । राज्येषु स्थापयामास सर्वान्पार्थिवसत्तमान्
sa rājā pṛthivīṃ sarvāṃ pālayāmāsa vīryyataḥ | rājyeṣu sthāpayāmāsa sarvānpārthivasattamān
That king protected the whole earth by his valour, and established all the best of princes in their kingdoms.
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PdP 6 242.36
कोशलस्य नृपस्याथ पुत्री सर्वांगशोभना । कौशल्या नाम तां कन्यामुपयेमे स पार्थिवः
kośalasya nṛpasyātha putrī sarvāṃgaśobhanā | kauśalyā nāma tāṃ kanyāmupayeme sa pārthivaḥ
Then the king of Kośala had a daughter, lovely in every limb, Kauśalyā by name; that prince married that maiden.
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PdP 6 242.37
मागधस्य नृपस्याथ तनया च शुचिस्मिता । सुमित्रा नाम नाम्ना च द्वितीया तस्य भामिनी
māgadhasya nṛpasyātha tanayā ca śucismitā | sumitrā nāma nāmnā ca dvitīyā tasya bhāminī
And the daughter of the king of Magadha, of pure smile, Sumitrā by name — she was his second lady.
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PdP 6 242.38
तृतीया केकयस्याथ नृपतेर्दुहिता तथा । भार्य्याभूत्पद्मपत्राक्षी केकयी नाम नामतः
tṛtīyā kekayasyātha nṛpaterduhitā tathā | bhāryyābhūtpadmapatrākṣī kekayī nāma nāmataḥ
And the third was the daughter of the Kekaya king; she became his wife, lotus-petal-eyed, Kekayī by name.
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PdP 6 242.39
ताभिः स्म राजा भार्याभिस्तिसृभिर्धर्मसंयुतः । रमयामास काकुत्स्थः पृथिवीं चानुपालयन्
tābhiḥ sma rājā bhāryābhistisṛbhirdharmasaṃyutaḥ | ramayāmāsa kākutsthaḥ pṛthivīṃ cānupālayan
With those three wives the king, joined to dharma, the descendant of Kakutstha, took his pleasure, while also guarding the earth.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 242.40
अयोध्यानाम नगरी सरयूतीर संस्थिता । सर्वरत्नसुसंपूर्णा धनधान्यसमाकुला
ayodhyānāma nagarī sarayūtīra saṃsthitā | sarvaratnasusaṃpūrṇā dhanadhānyasamākulā
The city named Ayodhyā stood on the bank of the Sarayū, well filled with all jewels, teeming with wealth and grain,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 242.41
प्राकारगोपुरैर्जुष्टा हेमप्राकारसंकुला । उत्तमैर्नागतुरगैर्महेंद्रस्य यथा पुरी
prākāragopurairjuṣṭā hemaprākārasaṃkulā | uttamairnāgaturagairmaheṃdrasya yathā purī
Furnished with ramparts and gate-towers, thick with golden walls, (rich) with excellent elephants and horses, like the city of great Indra.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 242.42
तस्यां राजा स धर्मात्मा उवास मुनिसत्तमैः । पुरोहितेन विप्रेण वसिष्ठेन महात्मना
tasyāṃ rājā sa dharmātmā uvāsa munisattamaiḥ | purohitena vipreṇa vasiṣṭhena mahātmanā
In it that righteous-souled king dwelt with the best of sages, with his priest, the brahmin, the great-souled Vasiṣṭha.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 242.43
राज्यं चकारयामास सर्वं निहतकंटकम् । यस्मादुत्पत्स्यते तस्यां भगवान्पुरुषोत्तमः
rājyaṃ cakārayāmāsa sarvaṃ nihatakaṃṭakam | yasmādutpatsyate tasyāṃ bhagavānpuruṣottamaḥ
He made his whole kingdom one with its thorns struck down — since in it the Lord, the Supreme Person, was to be born.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 242.44
तस्मात्तु नगरी पुण्या साप्ययोध्येति कीर्तिता । नगरस्य परं धाम्नो नाम तस्याप्यभूच्छुभे
tasmāttu nagarī puṇyā sāpyayodhyeti kīrtitā | nagarasya paraṃ dhāmno nāma tasyāpyabhūcchubhe
Therefore that holy city too is famed as "Ayodhyā" (unassailable); and, O fair one, it also had the name of the supreme abode of the city.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 6 242.45
यत्रास्ते भगवान्विष्णुस्तदेव परमं पदम् । तत्र सद्यो भवेन्मोक्षः सर्वकर्म्मनिकृंतनः
yatrāste bhagavānviṣṇustadeva paramaṃ padam | tatra sadyo bhavenmokṣaḥ sarvakarmmanikṛṃtanaḥ
Where the Lord Viṣṇu abides, that very place is the highest station; there liberation, which cuts off all karma, comes at once.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 242.46
जाते तत्र महाविष्णौ नराः सर्वे मुदं ययुः । स राजा पृथिवीं सर्वां पालयित्वा शुभानने
jāte tatra mahāviṣṇau narāḥ sarve mudaṃ yayuḥ | sa rājā pṛthivīṃ sarvāṃ pālayitvā śubhānane
When the great Viṣṇu was born there, all men attained joy. That king, O fair-faced one, having protected the whole earth,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 242.47
अयजद्वैष्णवेष्ट्या च पुत्रार्थी हरिमच्युतम् । तेन संपूजितः श्रीशो राजा सर्वगतो हरिः
ayajadvaiṣṇaveṣṭyā ca putrārthī harimacyutam | tena saṃpūjitaḥ śrīśo rājā sarvagato hariḥ
Desiring a son, worshipped Hari, the imperishable, with the Vaiṣṇava sacrifice; worshipped by him, the lord of Śrī, Hari the all-pervading king,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 242.48
वैष्णवेन तु यज्ञेन वरदः प्राह केशवः । तस्मिन्नाविरभूदग्नौ यज्ञरूपो हरिस्तदा
vaiṣṇavena tu yajñena varadaḥ prāha keśavaḥ | tasminnāvirabhūdagnau yajñarūpo haristadā
Keśava, the giver of boons, spoke on account of that Vaiṣṇava sacrifice; then Hari appeared in that fire in the form of the sacrifice,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 242.49
शुद्धजाम्बूनदप्रख्यः शंखचक्रगदाधरः । शुक्लांबरधरः श्रीमान्सर्वभूषणभूषितः
śuddhajāmbūnadaprakhyaḥ śaṃkhacakragadādharaḥ | śuklāṃbaradharaḥ śrīmānsarvabhūṣaṇabhūṣitaḥ
Resembling pure refined gold, bearing conch, discus and mace, wearing white garments, glorious, adorned with every ornament,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 242.50
श्रीवत्सकौस्तुभोरस्को वनमालाविभूषितः । पद्मपत्रविशालाक्षश्चतुर्बाहुरुदारधीः
śrīvatsakaustubhorasko vanamālāvibhūṣitaḥ | padmapatraviśālākṣaścaturbāhurudāradhīḥ
With the Śrīvatsa and the Kaustubha on his chest, decked with a forest garland, wide-eyed as lotus petals, four-armed, of noble mind.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 242.51
सव्यांकस्थ श्रिया सार्द्धमाविरासीद्रमेश्वरः । वरदोस्मीति तं प्राह राजानं भक्तवत्सलः
savyāṃkastha śriyā sārddhamāvirāsīdrameśvaraḥ | varadosmīti taṃ prāha rājānaṃ bhaktavatsalaḥ
The lord of Ramā appeared together with Śrī seated on his left lap; fond of his devotees, he said to that king, "I am the giver of boons."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 242.52
तं दृष्ट्वा सर्वलोकेशं राजा हर्षसमाकुलः । ववंदे भार्य्यया सार्द्धं प्रहृष्टेनांतरात्मना
taṃ dṛṣṭvā sarvalokeśaṃ rājā harṣasamākulaḥ | vavaṃde bhāryyayā sārddhaṃ prahṛṣṭenāṃtarātmanā
Seeing him, the lord of all worlds, the king, overwhelmed with joy, bowed together with his wife, with a delighted inner self.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 242.53
प्रांजलिः प्रणतो भूत्वा हर्षगद्गदया गिरा । पुत्रत्वं मे भजेत्याह देवदेवं जनार्दनम्
prāṃjaliḥ praṇato bhūtvā harṣagadgadayā girā | putratvaṃ me bhajetyāha devadevaṃ janārdanam
With palms joined and bowed low, in a voice choked with joy, he said to Janārdana, god of gods: "Become a son to me."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 242.54
ततः प्रसन्नो भगवान्प्राह राजानमच्युतः । विष्णुरुवाच- उत्पत्स्येऽहं नृपश्रेष्ठ देवलोकहिताय वै
tataḥ prasanno bhagavānprāha rājānamacyutaḥ | viṣṇuruvāca- utpatsye'haṃ nṛpaśreṣṭha devalokahitāya vai
Then the gracious Lord Acyuta said to the king. Viṣṇu said: "I shall be born, best of kings, for the good of the world of the gods,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 242.55
परित्राणाय साधूनां राक्षसानां वधाय च । मुक्तिं प्रदातुं लोकानां धर्म्मसंस्थापनाय च
paritrāṇāya sādhūnāṃ rākṣasānāṃ vadhāya ca | muktiṃ pradātuṃ lokānāṃ dharmmasaṃsthāpanāya ca
to rescue the good and to slay the demons, to grant liberation to the worlds and to establish dharma."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 242.56
महादेव उवाच- इत्युक्त्वा पायसं दिव्यं हेमपात्रस्थितं शृतम् । लक्ष्म्याहस्तस्थितं शुभ्रं पार्थिवाय ददौ हरिः
mahādeva uvāca- ityuktvā pāyasaṃ divyaṃ hemapātrasthitaṃ śṛtam | lakṣmyāhastasthitaṃ śubhraṃ pārthivāya dadau hariḥ
Mahādeva said: Having said this, Hari gave to the king the divine milk-rice, cooked and set in a golden vessel, white, held in Lakṣmī's hand.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 242.57
विष्णुरुवाच- इदं वै पायसं राजन्पत्नीभ्यस्तव सुव्रत । देहि ते तनयास्तासु उत्पत्स्यन्ते मदंगजाः
viṣṇuruvāca- idaṃ vai pāyasaṃ rājanpatnībhyastava suvrata | dehi te tanayāstāsu utpatsyante madaṃgajāḥ
Viṣṇu said: "This milk-rice, O king of good vows, give to your wives; sons will be born to them, (sons) like intoxicated elephants (in might)."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 242.58
महादेव उवाच- इत्युक्त्वा मुनिभिः सर्वैः स्तूयमानो जनार्दनः । स्वात्मानं दर्शयित्वाथ तथैवांतरधीयत
mahādeva uvāca- ityuktvā munibhiḥ sarvaiḥ stūyamāno janārdanaḥ | svātmānaṃ darśayitvātha tathaivāṃtaradhīyata
Mahādeva said: Having said this, Janārdana, praised by all the sages, having shown his own self, then vanished just as (he had come).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 242.59
स राजा तत्र दृष्ट्वा च पत्नीं ज्येष्ठां कनीयसीम् । विभज्य पायसं दिव्यं प्रददौ सुसमाहितः
sa rājā tatra dṛṣṭvā ca patnīṃ jyeṣṭhāṃ kanīyasīm | vibhajya pāyasaṃ divyaṃ pradadau susamāhitaḥ
And the king, seeing there his eldest wife and the youngest, divided the divine milk-rice and gave it (to them) with full attention.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 242.60
एतस्मिन्नन्तरे पत्नी सुमित्रा तस्य मध्यमा । तत्समीपं प्रयाता सा पुत्रकामा सुलोचना
etasminnantare patnī sumitrā tasya madhyamā | tatsamīpaṃ prayātā sā putrakāmā sulocanā
In the meantime his middle wife Sumitrā, fair-eyed and desiring a son, came near to that (place).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 242.61
तां दृष्ट्वा तत्र कौशल्या कैकेयी च सुमध्यमा । अर्द्धमर्द्धं प्रददतुस्ते तस्यै पायसं स्वकम्
tāṃ dṛṣṭvā tatra kauśalyā kaikeyī ca sumadhyamā | arddhamarddhaṃ pradadatuste tasyai pāyasaṃ svakam
Seeing her there, Kausalyā and fair-waisted Kaikeyī each gave her half of her own portion of the milk-rice.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 242.62
तत्प्राश्य पायसं दिव्यं राजपत्न्यः सुमध्यमाः । संपन्नगर्भाः सर्वास्ता विरेजुः शुभ्रवर्च्चसः
tatprāśya pāyasaṃ divyaṃ rājapatnyaḥ sumadhyamāḥ | saṃpannagarbhāḥ sarvāstā virejuḥ śubhravarccasaḥ
Having eaten that divine milk-rice, the fair-waisted wives of the king all became pregnant and shone with a bright radiance.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 242.63
तासां स्वप्नेषु देवेशः पीतवासा जनार्दनः । शंखचक्रगदापाणिराविर्भूतस्तदा हरिः
tāsāṃ svapneṣu deveśaḥ pītavāsā janārdanaḥ | śaṃkhacakragadāpāṇirāvirbhūtastadā hariḥ
Then in their dreams the lord of gods Janārdana, yellow-robed, Hari, with conch, discus and mace in hand, appeared.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 242.64
अस्मिन्काले मनोरम्ये मधुमासि शुचिस्मिते । शुक्ले नवम्यां विमले नक्षत्रेऽदितिदैवते
asminkāle manoramye madhumāsi śucismite | śukle navamyāṃ vimale nakṣatre'ditidaivate
At this delightful time, in the bright fortnight of the month of Madhu with its pure smile, on the ninth day, the star being spotless, with Aditi as its deity,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 242.65
मध्याह्नसमये लग्ने सर्वग्रहशुभान्विते । कौसल्या जनयामास पुत्रं लोकेश्वरं हरिम्
madhyāhnasamaye lagne sarvagrahaśubhānvite | kausalyā janayāmāsa putraṃ lokeśvaraṃ harim
at midday, the ascendant being attended by all the planets auspiciously, Kausalyā brought forth as her son Hari, the lord of the worlds:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 242.66
इंदीवरदलश्यामं कोटिकंदर्प्पसन्निभम् । पद्मपत्रविशालाक्षं सर्वाभरणशोभितम्
iṃdīvaradalaśyāmaṃ koṭikaṃdarppasannibham | padmapatraviśālākṣaṃ sarvābharaṇaśobhitam
dark as the petal of a blue lotus, resembling ten million Kāmas, with eyes wide as lotus petals, adorned with every ornament,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 242.67
श्रीवत्सकौस्तुभोरस्कं सर्वाभरणभूषितम् । उद्यद्दिनकरप्रख्यकुण्डलाभ्यां विराजितम्
śrīvatsakaustubhoraskaṃ sarvābharaṇabhūṣitam | udyaddinakaraprakhyakuṇḍalābhyāṃ virājitam
with the Śrīvatsa and the Kaustubha on his chest, decked with all ornaments, shining with two earrings like the rising sun,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 242.68
अनेकसूर्य्यसंकाशं तेजसा महता वृतम् । परेशस्य तनो रम्यं दीपादुत्पन्नदीपवत्
anekasūryyasaṃkāśaṃ tejasā mahatā vṛtam | pareśasya tano ramyaṃ dīpādutpannadīpavat
resembling many suns, encompassed by great splendour, lovely, (arisen) from the body of the Supreme Lord as a lamp arises from a lamp,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 6 242.69
ईशानं सर्वलोकानां योगिध्येयं सनातनम् । सर्वोपनिषदामर्थमनंतं परमेश्वरम्
īśānaṃ sarvalokānāṃ yogidhyeyaṃ sanātanam | sarvopaniṣadāmarthamanaṃtaṃ parameśvaram
the ruler of all the worlds, eternal, to be meditated on by yogins, the meaning of all the Upaniṣads, infinite, the highest lord,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 242.70
जगत्सर्गस्थितिलये हेतुभूतमनामयम् । शरण्यं सर्वभूतानां सर्वभूतमयं विभुम्
jagatsargasthitilaye hetubhūtamanāmayam | śaraṇyaṃ sarvabhūtānāṃ sarvabhūtamayaṃ vibhum
the cause of the creation, maintenance and dissolution of the world, free of affliction, the refuge of all beings, consisting of all beings, all-pervading.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 242.71
समुत्पन्ने जगन्नाथे देवदुंदुभयो दिवि । विनेदुः पुष्पवर्षाणि ववर्षुः सुरसत्तमाः
samutpanne jagannāthe devaduṃdubhayo divi | vineduḥ puṣpavarṣāṇi vavarṣuḥ surasattamāḥ
When the lord of the world was born, the drums of the gods sounded in heaven, and the best of the gods rained down showers of flowers.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 242.72
प्रजापतिमुखा देवा विमानस्था नभस्तले । तुष्टुवुर्मुनिभिः सार्द्धं हर्षपूर्णांगविह्वलाः
prajāpatimukhā devā vimānasthā nabhastale | tuṣṭuvurmunibhiḥ sārddhaṃ harṣapūrṇāṃgavihvalāḥ
The gods headed by Prajāpati, standing in their aerial cars in the sky, praised (him) together with the sages, their limbs filled and overcome with joy.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 242.73
जगुर्गंधर्वपतयो ननृतुश्चाप्सरोगणाः । ववुः पुण्यशिवा वाताः सुप्रभोभूद्दिवाकरः
jagurgaṃdharvapatayo nanṛtuścāpsarogaṇāḥ | vavuḥ puṇyaśivā vātāḥ suprabhobhūddivākaraḥ
The lords of the gandharvas sang and the hosts of apsarases danced; auspicious, holy winds blew, and the sun had a fair radiance.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 242.74
जज्वलुश्चाग्नयः शांता विमलाश्च दिशोदश । ततस्स राजा हर्षेण पुत्रं दृष्ट्वा सनातनम्
jajvaluścāgnayaḥ śāṃtā vimalāśca diśodaśa | tatassa rājā harṣeṇa putraṃ dṛṣṭvā sanātanam
The fires blazed up, and the ten directions were calm and clear. Then that king, with joy, seeing his eternal son—
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 242.75
पुरोधसा वसिष्ठेन जातकर्म्मतदाऽकरोत् । नाम चास्मै ददौ रम्यं वसिष्ठो भगवांस्तदा
purodhasā vasiṣṭhena jātakarmmatadā'karot | nāma cāsmai dadau ramyaṃ vasiṣṭho bhagavāṃstadā
—had the birth rite performed then by the household priest Vasiṣṭha; and the lord Vasiṣṭha then gave him a delightful name.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 242.76
श्रियः कमलवासिन्या रमणोऽयं महान्प्रभुः । तस्माच्छ्रीराम इत्यस्य नाम सिद्धं पुरातनम्
śriyaḥ kamalavāsinyā ramaṇo'yaṃ mahānprabhuḥ | tasmācchrīrāma ityasya nāma siddhaṃ purātanam
"This great lord is the delighter (ramaṇa) of Śrī who dwells in the lotus; therefore his ancient established name is Śrīrāma.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 242.77
सहस्रनाम्नां श्रीशस्य तुल्यं मुक्तिप्रदं नृणाम् । विष्णुमासि समुत्पन्नो विष्णुरित्यभिधीयते
sahasranāmnāṃ śrīśasya tulyaṃ muktipradaṃ nṛṇām | viṣṇumāsi samutpanno viṣṇurityabhidhīyate
It equals the thousand names of Śrī's lord and grants liberation to men. Since (he) was born in the month of Viṣṇu, he is called Viṣṇu."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 6 242.78
एवं नामास्य दत्वाथ वसिष्ठो भगवानृषिः । परिणीय नमस्कृत्य स्तुत्वा स्तुतिभिरेव च
evaṃ nāmāsya datvātha vasiṣṭho bhagavānṛṣiḥ | pariṇīya namaskṛtya stutvā stutibhireva ca
Having thus given him a name, the lord, the seer Vasiṣṭha, circumambulated (him), bowed, and praised (him) with hymns of praise,
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PdP 6 242.79
संकीर्त्य नामसाहस्रं मंगलार्थं महात्मनः । विनिर्ययौ महातेजास्तस्मात्पुण्यतमाद्गृहात्
saṃkīrtya nāmasāhasraṃ maṃgalārthaṃ mahātmanaḥ | viniryayau mahātejāstasmātpuṇyatamādgṛhāt
and having recited the thousand names for the great one's welfare, the greatly splendid (sage) went out from that most holy house.
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PdP 6 242.80
राजाथ विप्रमुख्येभ्यो ददौ बहुधनं मुदा । गवामयुतदानं च कारयामास धर्म्मतः
rājātha vipramukhyebhyo dadau bahudhanaṃ mudā | gavāmayutadānaṃ ca kārayāmāsa dharmmataḥ
Then the king gladly gave much wealth to the foremost brahmins, and had a gift of ten thousand cows made according to dharma.
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PdP 6 242.81
ग्रामाणां शतसाहस्रं ददौ रघुकुलोत्तमः । वस्त्रैराभरणैर्दिव्यैरसंख्येयैर्धनैरपि
grāmāṇāṃ śatasāhasraṃ dadau raghukulottamaḥ | vastrairābharaṇairdivyairasaṃkhyeyairdhanairapi
The best of Raghu's line gave a hundred thousand villages, and also with garments, divine ornaments and countless riches
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PdP 6 242.82
विष्णोस्संतुष्टये तत्र तर्प्पयामास भूसुरान् । कौसल्या च सुतं दृष्ट्वा रामं राजीवलोचनम्
viṣṇossaṃtuṣṭaye tatra tarppayāmāsa bhūsurān | kausalyā ca sutaṃ dṛṣṭvā rāmaṃ rājīvalocanam
he there gratified the brahmins for the satisfaction of Viṣṇu. And Kausalyā, seeing her son Rāma, whose eyes were like blue lotuses,
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PdP 6 242.83
फुल्लहस्तारविंदाभं पद्महस्ताम्बुजान्वितम् । तस्य श्रीपादकमले पद्माब्जे च वरानने
phullahastāraviṃdābhaṃ padmahastāmbujānvitam | tasya śrīpādakamale padmābje ca varānane
shining like a full-blown lotus in the hand, holding lotus-hands like lotuses—on his glorious lotus feet, and on the lotus (of his hand), O lovely-faced one,
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PdP 6 242.84
शंखचक्रगदापद्मध्वजवस्त्रादिचिह्निते । दृष्ट्वा वक्षसि श्रीवत्सं कौस्तुभं वनमालया
śaṃkhacakragadāpadmadhvajavastrādicihnite | dṛṣṭvā vakṣasi śrīvatsaṃ kaustubhaṃ vanamālayā
marked with conch, discus, mace, lotus, banner, cloth and the rest—seeing on his chest the Śrīvatsa and the Kaustubha with the forest-garland,
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PdP 6 242.85
तस्यांगे सा जगत्सर्वं सदेवासुरमानुषम् । स्मितवक्त्रे विशालाक्षी भुवनानि चतुर्दश
tasyāṃge sā jagatsarvaṃ sadevāsuramānuṣam | smitavaktre viśālākṣī bhuvanāni caturdaśa
(she saw) in his body the whole world with its gods, demons and men; the wide-eyed woman (saw) the fourteen worlds in his smiling face,
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PdP 6 242.86
निश्वासे तस्य वेदांश्च सेतिहासान्महात्मनः । द्वीपानब्धीन्गिरींस्तस्य जघने वरवर्णिनि
niśvāse tasya vedāṃśca setihāsānmahātmanaḥ | dvīpānabdhīngirīṃstasya jaghane varavarṇini
and in the great one's breath the Vedas together with the epic tales, and in his loins the continents, oceans and mountains, O fair-complexioned one,
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PdP 6 242.87
नाभ्यां ब्रह्मशिवौ तस्य कर्णयोश्च दिशः शुभाः । नेत्रयोर्वह्निसूर्यौ च घ्राणे वायुं महाजवम्
nābhyāṃ brahmaśivau tasya karṇayośca diśaḥ śubhāḥ | netrayorvahnisūryau ca ghrāṇe vāyuṃ mahājavam
in his navel Brahmā and Śiva, and in his ears the auspicious directions, in his eyes fire and the sun, and in his nose the swift-moving wind,
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PdP 6 242.88
सर्वोपनिषदामर्थं दृष्ट्वा तस्य विभूतयः । कृत्स्ना भीता वरारोहा प्रणम्य च पुनः पुनः। हर्षाश्रुपूर्णनयना प्रांजलिर्वाक्यमब्रवीत्
sarvopaniṣadāmarthaṃ dṛṣṭvā tasya vibhūtayaḥ | kṛtsnā bhītā varārohā praṇamya ca punaḥ punaḥ| harṣāśrupūrṇanayanā prāṃjalirvākyamabravīt
(and) the meaning of all the Upaniṣads. Seeing all his manifestations, the fair-hipped woman, afraid, bowing again and again, her eyes filled with tears of joy, spoke these words with folded hands:
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PdP 6 242.89
कौशल्योवाच- धन्यास्मि देवदेवेश लब्ध्वा त्वां तनयं प्रभो । प्रसीद मे जगन्नाथ पुत्रस्नेहं प्रदर्शय
kauśalyovāca- dhanyāsmi devadeveśa labdhvā tvāṃ tanayaṃ prabho | prasīda me jagannātha putrasnehaṃ pradarśaya
Kausalyā said: "I am blessed, O lord of the gods of gods, having obtained you as my son, O master. Be gracious to me, O lord of the world; show me a son's affection."
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PdP 6 242.90
ईश्वर उवाच- एवमुक्तो हृषीकेशो मात्रा सर्वगतो हरिः । मायामानुषतां प्राप्य शिशुभावाद्रुरोद सः
īśvara uvāca- evamukto hṛṣīkeśo mātrā sarvagato hariḥ | māyāmānuṣatāṃ prāpya śiśubhāvādruroda saḥ
Īśvara said: Thus addressed by his mother, Hṛṣīkeśa, Hari, the all-pervading, taking on illusory human nature, cried like an infant.
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PdP 6 242.91
अथ प्रमुदिता देवी कौशल्या शुभलक्षणा । पुत्रमालिंग्य हर्षेण स्तन्यं प्रादात्सुमध्यमा
atha pramuditā devī kauśalyā śubhalakṣaṇā | putramāliṃgya harṣeṇa stanyaṃ prādātsumadhyamā
Then the delighted queen Kausalyā of auspicious marks, embracing her son with joy, the fair-waisted one gave him her breast.
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PdP 6 242.92
तस्याः स्तन्यं पपौ देवो बालभावात्सनातनः । उवास मातुरुत्संगे जगद्भर्ता महाविभुः
tasyāḥ stanyaṃ papau devo bālabhāvātsanātanaḥ | uvāsa māturutsaṃge jagadbhartā mahāvibhuḥ
The eternal god drank her milk, in his childlike state; the sustainer of the world, the great all-pervading one, sat in his mother's lap.
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PdP 6 242.93
देशे तस्मिञ्छुशुभे रम्ये सर्वकामप्रदे नृणाम् । उत्सवं चक्रिरे पौरा हृष्टा जनपदा नराः
deśe tasmiñchuśubhe ramye sarvakāmaprade nṛṇām | utsavaṃ cakrire paurā hṛṣṭā janapadā narāḥ
In that country, lovely and granting men all their desires, (all) shone; the townspeople held a festival, and the country folk were delighted.
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PdP 6 242.94
कैकेय्यां भरतो जज्ञे पांचजन्यांशचोदितः । सुमित्रा जनयामास लक्ष्मणं शुभलक्षणम्
kaikeyyāṃ bharato jajñe pāṃcajanyāṃśacoditaḥ | sumitrā janayāmāsa lakṣmaṇaṃ śubhalakṣaṇam
To Kaikeyī was born Bharata, impelled by a portion of Pāñcajanya; and Sumitrā bore Lakṣmaṇa of auspicious marks,
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PdP 6 242.95
शत्रुघ्नं च महाभागा देवशत्रुप्रतापनम् । अनंतांशेन संभूतो लक्ष्मणः परवीरहा
śatrughnaṃ ca mahābhāgā devaśatrupratāpanam | anaṃtāṃśena saṃbhūto lakṣmaṇaḥ paravīrahā
and the greatly blessed (Sumitrā bore) Śatrughna, scorcher of the gods' enemies. Lakṣmaṇa, slayer of enemy heroes, came into being from a portion of Ananta.
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PdP 6 242.96
सुदर्शनांशाच्छत्रुघ्नः संजज्ञेऽमितविक्रमः । ते सर्वे ववृधुस्तत्र वैवस्वतमनोः कुले
sudarśanāṃśācchatrughnaḥ saṃjajñe'mitavikramaḥ | te sarve vavṛdhustatra vaivasvatamanoḥ kule
From a portion of Sudarśana was born Śatrughna of measureless valor. All of them grew up there in the lineage of Vaivasvata Manu.
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PdP 6 242.97
संस्कृतास्ते सुताः सम्यग्वसिष्ठेन महौजसा । अधीतवेदास्ते सर्वे श्रुतवंतस्तथा नृपाः
saṃskṛtāste sutāḥ samyagvasiṣṭhena mahaujasā | adhītavedāste sarve śrutavaṃtastathā nṛpāḥ
Those sons were duly consecrated by Vasiṣṭha of great vigor; all those princes had studied the Vedas and were learned in scripture.
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PdP 6 242.98
सर्वशास्त्रार्थतत्वज्ञा धनुर्वेदे च निष्ठिताः । बभूवुः परमोदारा लोकानां हर्षवर्द्धनाः
sarvaśāstrārthatatvajñā dhanurvede ca niṣṭhitāḥ | babhūvuḥ paramodārā lokānāṃ harṣavarddhanāḥ
Knowing the truth of the meaning of all the treatises, and established in the science of archery, they became supremely noble, increasing the joy of the worlds.
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PdP 6 242.99
युग्मं बभूवतुस्तत्र राजानौ रामलक्ष्मणौ । तथा भरतशत्रुघ्नौ तयोर्युग्मं बभूव ह
yugmaṃ babhūvatustatra rājānau rāmalakṣmaṇau | tathā bharataśatrughnau tayoryugmaṃ babhūva ha
There the two princes Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa became a pair; and so too Bharata and Śatrughna—of those two there was a pair.
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PdP 6 242.100
अथ लोकेश्वरी लक्ष्मीर्जनकस्य निवेशने । शुभक्षेत्रे हलोद्धाते सुनासीरे शुभेक्षणे
atha lokeśvarī lakṣmīrjanakasya niveśane | śubhakṣetre haloddhāte sunāsīre śubhekṣaṇe
Then Lakṣmī, mistress of the worlds, in Janaka's dwelling, in an auspicious field turned up by the plow, at the sunāsīra (plowing) rite, fair-eyed—
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PdP 6 242.101
बालार्ककोटिसंकाशा रक्तोत्पलकराम्बुजा । सर्वलक्षणसंपन्ना सर्वाभरणभूषिता
bālārkakoṭisaṃkāśā raktotpalakarāmbujā | sarvalakṣaṇasaṃpannā sarvābharaṇabhūṣitā
resembling ten million young suns, her lotus-hands like red water-lilies, endowed with every auspicious mark, adorned with all ornaments,
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PdP 6 242.102
धृत्वा वक्षसि चार्वङ्गी मालामम्लानपङ्कजाम् । सीतामुखे समुत्पन्ना बालभावेन सुंदरी
dhṛtvā vakṣasi cārvaṅgī mālāmamlānapaṅkajām | sītāmukhe samutpannā bālabhāvena suṃdarī
wearing on her breast, the fair-limbed one, a garland of unwithering lotuses—she, the beautiful one, arose in a furrow in the form of a child.
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PdP 6 242.103
तां दृष्ट्वा जनको राजा कन्यां वेदमयीं शुभाम् । उद्धृत्यापत्यभावेन पुपोष मिथिलापतिः
tāṃ dṛṣṭvā janako rājā kanyāṃ vedamayīṃ śubhām | uddhṛtyāpatyabhāvena pupoṣa mithilāpatiḥ
Seeing her, King Janaka, lord of Mithilā, took up that auspicious girl made of the Veda and reared her as his own child.
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PdP 6 242.104
जनकस्य गृहे रम्ये सर्वलोकेश्वरप्रिया । ववृधे सर्वलोकस्य रक्षणार्थं सुरेश्वरी
janakasya gṛhe ramye sarvalokeśvarapriyā | vavṛdhe sarvalokasya rakṣaṇārthaṃ sureśvarī
In Janaka's lovely house the beloved of the lord of all worlds, the mistress of the gods, grew up for the protection of all the world.
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PdP 6 242.105
एतस्मिन्नंतरे देवि कौशिको लोकविश्रुतः । सिद्धाश्रमे महापुण्ये भागीरथ्यास्तटे शुभे
etasminnaṃtare devi kauśiko lokaviśrutaḥ | siddhāśrame mahāpuṇye bhāgīrathyāstaṭe śubhe
Meanwhile, O goddess, Kauśika, renowned in the world, in the highly holy Siddhāśrama on the auspicious bank of the Bhāgīrathī,
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PdP 6 242.106
क्रतुप्रवरमारेभे यष्टुं तत्र महामुनिः । वर्त्तमानस्य तस्यास्य यज्ञस्याथ द्विजन्मनः
kratupravaramārebhe yaṣṭuṃ tatra mahāmuniḥ | varttamānasya tasyāsya yajñasyātha dvijanmanaḥ
that great sage undertook to perform there a most excellent sacrifice. And while that sacrifice of this twice-born was in progress,
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PdP 6 242.107
क्रतुविध्वंसिनोऽभूवन्रावणस्य निशाचराः । कौशिकश्चिंतयित्वाथ रघुवंशोद्भवं हरिम्
kratuvidhvaṃsino'bhūvanrāvaṇasya niśācarāḥ | kauśikaściṃtayitvātha raghuvaṃśodbhavaṃ harim
Rāvaṇa's night-roamers became wreckers of the rite. Then Kauśika, having thought of Hari born in the Raghu line,
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PdP 6 242.108
आनेतुमैच्छद्धर्मात्मा लोकानां हितकाम्यया । स गत्वा नगरीं रम्यामयोध्यां रघुपालिताम्
ānetumaicchaddharmātmā lokānāṃ hitakāmyayā | sa gatvā nagarīṃ ramyāmayodhyāṃ raghupālitām
that righteous one wished to bring him, out of a desire for the good of the worlds. He went to the lovely city Ayodhyā, guarded by the Raghus,
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PdP 6 242.109
नृपश्रेष्ठं दशरथं ददर्श मुनिसत्तमः । राजापि कौशिकं दृष्ट्वा प्रत्युत्थाय कृतांजलिः
nṛpaśreṣṭhaṃ daśarathaṃ dadarśa munisattamaḥ | rājāpi kauśikaṃ dṛṣṭvā pratyutthāya kṛtāṃjaliḥ
and that best of sages saw Daśaratha, best of kings. The king too, seeing Kauśika, rose up with folded hands
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PdP 6 242.110
पुत्रैः सह महातेजा ववंदे मुनिसत्तमम् । धन्योऽहमस्मीति वदन्हर्षेण रघुनंदनं
putraiḥ saha mahātejā vavaṃde munisattamam | dhanyo'hamasmīti vadanharṣeṇa raghunaṃdanaṃ
and, of great splendor, together with his sons paid homage to the best of sages, saying "I am blessed!" — with joy (the sage looked upon) the delight of the Raghus.
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PdP 6 242.111
अर्चयामास विधिना निवेश्य परमासने । परिणीय नमस्कृत्य किं करोमीत्युवाच तम्
arcayāmāsa vidhinā niveśya paramāsane | pariṇīya namaskṛtya kiṃ karomītyuvāca tam
He worshipped (him) according to rule, seating him on the highest seat; having led him about and bowed to him, he said to him, "What shall I do?"
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PdP 6 242.112
ततः प्रोवाच हृष्टात्मा विश्वामित्रो महातपाः । विश्वामित्र उवाच- देहि मे राघवं राजन्रक्षणार्थं क्रतोर्मम
tataḥ provāca hṛṣṭātmā viśvāmitro mahātapāḥ | viśvāmitra uvāca- dehi me rāghavaṃ rājanrakṣaṇārthaṃ kratormama
Then, glad at heart, Viśvāmitra of great austerity spoke. Viśvāmitra said: Give me Rāghava, O king, for the protection of my sacrifice.
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PdP 6 242.113
साफल्यमस्तु मे यज्ञे राघवस्य समीपतः । तस्माद्रामं रक्षणार्थं दातुमर्हसि भूपते
sāphalyamastu me yajñe rāghavasya samīpataḥ | tasmādrāmaṃ rakṣaṇārthaṃ dātumarhasi bhūpate
May my sacrifice attain success through Rāghava's presence; therefore, O lord of the earth, you should give Rāma for (its) protection.
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PdP 6 242.114
ईश्वर उवाच- तच्छ्रुत्वा मुनिवर्य्यस्य वाक्यं सर्वविदां वरः । प्रददौ मुनिवर्य्याय राघवं सह लक्ष्मणम्
īśvara uvāca- tacchrutvā munivaryyasya vākyaṃ sarvavidāṃ varaḥ | pradadau munivaryyāya rāghavaṃ saha lakṣmaṇam
The Lord said: Hearing that speech of the best of sages, he, the foremost of all who know, gave Rāghava together with Lakṣmaṇa to the best of sages.
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PdP 6 242.115
आदाय राघवं तत्र विश्वामित्रो महातपाः । स्वमाश्रममभिप्रीतः प्रययौ द्विजसत्तमः
ādāya rāghavaṃ tatra viśvāmitro mahātapāḥ | svamāśramamabhiprītaḥ prayayau dvijasattamaḥ
Taking Rāghava there, Viśvāmitra of great austerity, the best of twice-born, well pleased, went to his own hermitage.
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PdP 6 242.116
ततः प्रहृष्टास्त्रिदशाः प्रयाते रघुसत्तमे । ववृषुः पुष्पवर्षाणि तुष्टुवुश्च महौजसः
tataḥ prahṛṣṭāstridaśāḥ prayāte raghusattame | vavṛṣuḥ puṣpavarṣāṇi tuṣṭuvuśca mahaujasaḥ
Then, when the best of the Raghus had set out, the gods, greatly delighted and of great might, rained showers of flowers and sang (his) praises.
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PdP 6 242.117
अथाजगाम हृष्टात्मा वैनतेयो महाबलः । अदृश्यभूतो भूतानां संप्राप्य रघुसत्तमम्
athājagāma hṛṣṭātmā vainateyo mahābalaḥ | adṛśyabhūto bhūtānāṃ saṃprāpya raghusattamam
Then Vinatā's son (Garuḍa) of great strength came, glad at heart, invisible to (all) beings, having reached the best of the Raghus.
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PdP 6 242.118
ताभ्यां दिव्ये च धनुषी तूणौ चाक्षयसायकौ । दिव्यान्यस्त्राणि शस्त्राणि दत्वा च प्रययौ द्विजः
tābhyāṃ divye ca dhanuṣī tūṇau cākṣayasāyakau | divyānyastrāṇi śastrāṇi datvā ca prayayau dvijaḥ
And having given to those two divine bows, two quivers with inexhaustible arrows, and divine missiles and weapons, the twice-born one departed.
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PdP 6 242.119
तौ रामलक्ष्मणौ वीरौ कौशिकेन महात्मना । गच्छंती ज्ञापितारण्ये राक्षसी घोरदर्शना
tau rāmalakṣmaṇau vīrau kauśikena mahātmanā | gacchaṃtī jñāpitāraṇye rākṣasī ghoradarśanā
Those two heroes, Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa, as they were going, were informed by the great-souled Kauśika of a rākṣasī of dreadful appearance in the forest.
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PdP 6 242.120
नाम्ना तु ताडका देवि भार्या सुंदस्य रक्षसः । जघ्नतुस्तां महावीरौ बाणैर्दिव्यधनुश्च्युतैः
nāmnā tu tāḍakā devi bhāryā suṃdasya rakṣasaḥ | jaghnatustāṃ mahāvīrau bāṇairdivyadhanuścyutaiḥ
Tāḍakā by name, O goddess, the wife of the rākṣasa Sunda — the two great heroes slew her with arrows loosed from their divine bows.
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PdP 6 242.121
निहता राघवेणाथ राक्षसी घोरदर्शना । त्यक्त्वा तनुं घोररूपां दिव्यरूपा बभूव सा
nihatā rāghaveṇātha rākṣasī ghoradarśanā | tyaktvā tanuṃ ghorarūpāṃ divyarūpā babhūva sā
Then, slain by Rāghava, that rākṣasī of dreadful appearance abandoned her body of horrid form and became one of divine form.
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PdP 6 242.122
जाज्वल्यमानावपुषा सर्वाभरणविभूषिता । प्रययौ वैष्णवं लोकं प्रणम्य च रघूत्तमौ
jājvalyamānāvapuṣā sarvābharaṇavibhūṣitā | prayayau vaiṣṇavaṃ lokaṃ praṇamya ca raghūttamau
Blazing with her body, adorned with all ornaments, she bowed to the two best of Raghus and went to the world of Viṣṇu.
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PdP 6 242.123
तां हत्वा राघवः श्रीमान्कौशिकस्याश्रमं शुभम् । प्रविवेश महातेजा लक्ष्मणेन महात्मना
tāṃ hatvā rāghavaḥ śrīmānkauśikasyāśramaṃ śubham | praviveśa mahātejā lakṣmaṇena mahātmanā
Having killed her, the illustrious Rāghava of great splendour entered Kauśika's auspicious hermitage with the great-souled Lakṣmaṇa.
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PdP 6 242.124
ततः प्रहृष्टा मुनयः प्रत्युद्गम्य रघूत्तमम् । निवेश्य पूजयामासुरर्घाद्यैः परमात्मने
tataḥ prahṛṣṭā munayaḥ pratyudgamya raghūttamam | niveśya pūjayāmāsurarghādyaiḥ paramātmane
Then the delighted sages went forth to meet the best of the Raghus, and having seated (him), worshipped (him) with water-offerings and the rest, as the Supreme Self.
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PdP 6 242.125
कौशिकः कृतदीक्षस्तु यंष्टुं यज्ञमनुत्तमम् । आरेभे मुनिभिः सार्द्धं विधिना मुनिसत्तमः
kauśikaḥ kṛtadīkṣastu yaṃṣṭuṃ yajñamanuttamam | ārebhe munibhiḥ sārddhaṃ vidhinā munisattamaḥ
Kauśika, the best of sages, having undergone consecration, began together with the sages, according to the rule, to offer the unsurpassed sacrifice.
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PdP 6 242.126
वर्त्तमाने महायज्ञे मारीचो नाम राक्षसः । भ्रात्रा सुबाहुना तत्र विघ्नं कर्तुमवस्थितः
varttamāne mahāyajñe mārīco nāma rākṣasaḥ | bhrātrā subāhunā tatra vighnaṃ kartumavasthitaḥ
While the great sacrifice was proceeding, a rākṣasa named Mārīca, together with his brother Subāhu, stood ready there to make an obstruction.
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PdP 6 242.127
दृष्ट्वा तौ राक्षसौ घोरौ राघवः परवीरहा । जघानैकेन बाणेन सुबाहुं राक्षसेश्वरम्
dṛṣṭvā tau rākṣasau ghorau rāghavaḥ paravīrahā | jaghānaikena bāṇena subāhuṃ rākṣaseśvaram
Seeing those two dreadful rākṣasas, Rāghava, slayer of enemy heroes, killed with a single arrow Subāhu, the lord of rākṣasas.
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PdP 6 242.128
पवनास्त्रेण महता मारीचं स निशाचरम् । सागरे पातयामास शुष्कपर्णमिवानिलः
pavanāstreṇa mahatā mārīcaṃ sa niśācaram | sāgare pātayāmāsa śuṣkaparṇamivānilaḥ
With a mighty wind-missile he made Mārīca the night-roamer fall into the ocean, as the wind (blows down) a dry leaf.
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PdP 6 242.129
स रामस्य महावीर्य्यं दृष्ट्वा राक्षससत्तमः । न्यस्तशस्त्रस्तपस्तप्तुं प्रययौ महादाश्रमम्
sa rāmasya mahāvīryyaṃ dṛṣṭvā rākṣasasattamaḥ | nyastaśastrastapastaptuṃ prayayau mahādāśramam
That best of rākṣasas, having seen Rāma's great valour, laid down his weapons and went to a great hermitage to practise austerity.
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PdP 6 242.130
प्रहृष्टमनसा तत्र पूजयामास राघवम्
prahṛṣṭamanasā tatra pūjayāmāsa rāghavam
With a greatly delighted mind he worshipped Rāghava there.
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PdP 6 242.131
समाश्लिष्य महात्मानं काकपक्षधरं हरिम् । नीलोत्पलदलश्यामं पद्मपत्रायतेक्षणम्
samāśliṣya mahātmānaṃ kākapakṣadharaṃ harim | nīlotpaladalaśyāmaṃ padmapatrāyatekṣaṇam
Embracing the great-souled Hari, wearing the side-locks (of a boy), dark as the petal of a blue lotus, with eyes long as lotus leaves —
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PdP 6 242.132
उपाघ्राय तदा मूर्ध्नि तुष्टाव मुनिसत्तमः । एतस्मिन्नंतरे राजा मिथिलाया अधीश्वरः
upāghrāya tadā mūrdhni tuṣṭāva munisattamaḥ | etasminnaṃtare rājā mithilāyā adhīśvaraḥ
Then the best of sages, kissing (him) on the head, praised (him). Meanwhile the king, the sovereign of Mithilā,
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PdP 6 242.133
वाजपेयं क्रतुं यष्टुमारेभे मुनिसत्तमैः । तं द्रष्टुं प्रययुस्सर्वे विश्वामित्रपुरोगमाः
vājapeyaṃ kratuṃ yaṣṭumārebhe munisattamaiḥ | taṃ draṣṭuṃ prayayussarve viśvāmitrapurogamāḥ
(He) began to perform the Vājapeya sacrifice together with the best of sages; to see it all (the sages), with Viśvāmitra at their head, set out.
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PdP 6 242.134
मुनयो रघुशार्दूल सहिताः पुण्यचेतसः । गच्छतस्तस्य रामस्य पदाब्जेन महात्मनः
munayo raghuśārdūla sahitāḥ puṇyacetasaḥ | gacchatastasya rāmasya padābjena mahātmanaḥ
The sages, O tiger of the Raghus, went together, pure of mind; and by the lotus-foot of that great-souled Rāma as he walked,
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PdP 6 242.135
अभूत्सा पावनी भूमिः समाक्रांता महाशिला । सापि शप्ता पुरा भर्त्रा गौतमेन द्विजन्मना
abhūtsā pāvanī bhūmiḥ samākrāṃtā mahāśilā | sāpi śaptā purā bhartrā gautamena dvijanmanā
that ground became purified, (and) the great rock (he) trod upon — she too who had formerly been cursed by her husband, the twice-born Gautama:
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PdP 6 242.136
अहल्या रघुनाथस्य पादस्पर्शाच्छुभाऽभवत् । अथ संप्राप्य नगरीं मिथिलां मुनिसत्तमाः
ahalyā raghunāthasya pādasparśācchubhā'bhavat | atha saṃprāpya nagarīṃ mithilāṃ munisattamāḥ
Ahalyā became auspicious through the touch of Raghunātha's foot. Then, having reached the city of Mithilā, the best of sages,
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PdP 6 242.137
राघवाभ्यां तु सहिता बभूवुः प्रीतमानसाः । समागतान्महाभागान्दृष्ट्वा राजा महाबलः
rāghavābhyāṃ tu sahitā babhūvuḥ prītamānasāḥ | samāgatānmahābhāgāndṛṣṭvā rājā mahābalaḥ
together with the two Rāghavas, became glad at heart. Seeing the greatly blessed ones arrived, the king of great strength,
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PdP 6 242.138
प्रत्युद्गम्य प्रणम्याथ पूजयामास मैथिलः । रामं पद्मविशालाक्षमिंदीवरदलप्रभम्
pratyudgamya praṇamyātha pūjayāmāsa maithilaḥ | rāmaṃ padmaviśālākṣamiṃdīvaradalaprabham
the lord of Mithilā, going forth to meet (them) and bowing, then honoured (them) — (and) Rāma, whose eyes were wide as lotuses, with the sheen of a blue lotus petal,
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PdP 6 242.139
पीताम्बरधरं श्लक्ष्णं कोमलावयवोज्ज्वलम् । अवधीरित कंदर्प्पकोटिलावण्यमुत्तमम्
pītāmbaradharaṃ ślakṣṇaṃ komalāvayavojjvalam | avadhīrita kaṃdarppakoṭilāvaṇyamuttamam
wearing a yellow garment, smooth, radiant with tender limbs, supreme, whose loveliness surpassed ten million Kāmadevas,
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PdP 6 242.140
सर्वलक्षणसम्पन्नं सर्वाभरणभूषितम् । स्वस्य हृत्पद्ममध्ये यः परेशस्य तनुर्हरिः
sarvalakṣaṇasampannaṃ sarvābharaṇabhūṣitam | svasya hṛtpadmamadhye yaḥ pareśasya tanurhariḥ
endowed with all (auspicious) marks, adorned with every ornament — he who is Hari, the body of the Supreme Lord, (dwelling) in the midst of one's own heart-lotus,
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PdP 6 242.141
उत्पन्नो दीपवद्दीपात्सौशील्यादिगुणैः परैः । तं दृष्ट्वा रघुनाथं स जनको हृष्टमानसः
utpanno dīpavaddīpātsauśīlyādiguṇaiḥ paraiḥ | taṃ dṛṣṭvā raghunāthaṃ sa janako hṛṣṭamānasaḥ
arisen as a lamp from a lamp, with supreme qualities such as good character. Seeing that Raghunātha, Janaka, delighted in mind,
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PdP 6 242.142
परेशमेव तं मेने रामं दशरथात्मजम् । पूजयामास काकुत्स्थं धन्योस्मीति ब्रुवन्नृपः
pareśameva taṃ mene rāmaṃ daśarathātmajam | pūjayāmāsa kākutsthaṃ dhanyosmīti bruvannṛpaḥ
considered that Rāma, the son of Daśaratha, to be the Supreme Lord himself; the king honoured the descendant of Kakutstha, saying "I am blessed."
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PdP 6 242.143
प्रसादं वासुदेवस्य विष्णोर्मेने नरेश्वरः । प्रदातुं दुहितां तस्मै मनसा चिंतयन्प्रभुः
prasādaṃ vāsudevasya viṣṇormene nareśvaraḥ | pradātuṃ duhitāṃ tasmai manasā ciṃtayanprabhuḥ
The lord of men considered (it) the grace of Vāsudeva, of Viṣṇu, that mighty one pondering in his mind to give his daughter to him.
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PdP 6 242.144
आत्मजौ रघुवंशस्य ज्ञात्वा तत्र नृपोत्तमः । पूजयामास धर्मेण वस्त्रैराभरणैः शुभैः
ātmajau raghuvaṃśasya jñātvā tatra nṛpottamaḥ | pūjayāmāsa dharmeṇa vastrairābharaṇaiḥ śubhaiḥ
Recognising the two sons of the Raghu line there, the best of kings honoured (them) according to dharma with garments and fine ornaments;
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PdP 6 242.145
ऋषीन्समर्चयामास मधुपर्कादिपूजनैः । ततोऽवसाने यज्ञस्य रामो राजीवलोचनः
ṛṣīnsamarcayāmāsa madhuparkādipūjanaiḥ | tato'vasāne yajñasya rāmo rājīvalocanaḥ
he worshipped the sages with honours such as the madhuparka. Then, at the conclusion of the sacrifice, lotus-eyed Rāma,
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PdP 6 242.146
भंक्त्वा शैवं धनुर्दिव्यं जितवान्जनकात्मजाम् । अथासौ वीर्यशुल्केन महता परितोषितः
bhaṃktvā śaivaṃ dhanurdivyaṃ jitavānjanakātmajām | athāsau vīryaśulkena mahatā paritoṣitaḥ
having broken the divine bow of Śiva, won the daughter of Janaka. Then he (Janaka), well pleased by that great bride-price of valour,
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PdP 6 242.147
मुदा धरणिजां तस्मै प्रददौ मिथिलाधिपः । केशवाय श्रियमिव यथापूर्वं महार्णवः
mudā dharaṇijāṃ tasmai pradadau mithilādhipaḥ | keśavāya śriyamiva yathāpūrvaṃ mahārṇavaḥ
the lord of Mithilā gave the earth-born (Sītā) to him with joy, as of old the great ocean (gave) Śrī to Keśava.
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PdP 6 242.148
स दूतं प्रेषयामास राघवं मिथिलाधिपः । पुत्राभ्यां सह धर्मात्मा मिथिलायां विवेश ह
sa dūtaṃ preṣayāmāsa rāghavaṃ mithilādhipaḥ | putrābhyāṃ saha dharmātmā mithilāyāṃ viveśa ha
He, the lord of Mithilā, sent a messenger to Rāghava (Daśaratha); and the righteous one, together with his (two other) sons, entered Mithilā.
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PdP 6 242.149
वसिष्ठवामदेवाद्यैः प्रीतैः सह महीपतिः । उवास नगरे रम्ये जनकस्य रघूत्तमः
vasiṣṭhavāmadevādyaiḥ prītaiḥ saha mahīpatiḥ | uvāsa nagare ramye janakasya raghūttamaḥ
With Vasiṣṭha, Vāmadeva and the others, pleased, the lord of the earth, best of the Raghus, dwelt in the lovely city of Janaka.
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PdP 6 242.150
तस्मिन्नेव शुभे काले रामस्य धरणीसुताम् । विवाहमकरोद्राजा मिथिलेन समर्चितः
tasminneva śubhe kāle rāmasya dharaṇīsutām | vivāhamakarodrājā mithilena samarcitaḥ
At that very auspicious time the king, honoured by the Mithilā (king), performed the marriage of Rāma with the daughter of the earth,
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PdP 6 242.151
लक्ष्मणस्योर्मिलां नाम कन्यां जनकसंभवाम् । जनकस्यानुजस्याथ तनये शुभवर्चसी
lakṣmaṇasyormilāṃ nāma kanyāṃ janakasaṃbhavām | janakasyānujasyātha tanaye śubhavarcasī
and of Lakṣmaṇa with the maiden named Ūrmilā, born of Janaka. Then the two daughters of Janaka's younger brother, of auspicious splendour,
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PdP 6 242.152
मांडवी श्रुतकीर्त्तिश्च सर्वलक्षणलक्षिते । भरतस्य च सौमित्रेर्विवाहमकरोन्नृपः
māṃḍavī śrutakīrttiśca sarvalakṣaṇalakṣite | bharatasya ca saumitrervivāhamakaronnṛpaḥ
Māṇḍavī and Śrutakīrti, marked with all (auspicious) signs — the king performed the marriage of Bharata and of Sumitrā's son (Śatrughna) (with them).
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PdP 6 242.153
निर्वर्त्यौद्वाहिकं तत्र राजा दशरथो बली । अयोध्यां प्रस्थितः श्रीमान्पौरैर्जनपदैर्वृतः
nirvartyaudvāhikaṃ tatra rājā daśaratho balī | ayodhyāṃ prasthitaḥ śrīmānpaurairjanapadairvṛtaḥ
When the wedding rites had been completed there, the mighty king Daśaratha, the illustrious one, set out for Ayodhyā, surrounded by the townsfolk and the country people.
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PdP 6 242.154
पारिबर्हं समादाय मैथिलेन च पूजितः । ससुतः सस्नुषः साश्वः सगजः सबलानुगः
pāribarhaṃ samādāya maithilena ca pūjitaḥ | sasutaḥ sasnuṣaḥ sāśvaḥ sagajaḥ sabalānugaḥ
Having received the wedding gifts and been honoured by the king of Mithilā, (he went) together with his sons, his daughters-in-law, his horses, his elephants, and his army following after.
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PdP 6 242.155
तदध्वनि महावीर्य्यो जामदग्निः प्रतापवान् । गृहीत्वा परशुं चापं संक्रुद्ध इव केसरी
tadadhvani mahāvīryyo jāmadagniḥ pratāpavān | gṛhītvā paraśuṃ cāpaṃ saṃkruddha iva kesarī
On that road (came) the son of Jamadagni, of great might and blazing power, holding an axe and a bow, like a lion enraged.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 242.156
अभ्यधावच्च काकुत्स्थं योद्धुकामो नृपांतकः । संप्राप्य राघवं दृष्ट्वा वचनं प्राह भार्गवः
abhyadhāvacca kākutsthaṃ yoddhukāmo nṛpāṃtakaḥ | saṃprāpya rāghavaṃ dṛṣṭvā vacanaṃ prāha bhārgavaḥ
And that slayer of kings, wishing to fight, rushed at the descendant of Kakutstha; having come up to the Rāghava and seen him, the Bhārgava spoke these words.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 242.157
परशुराम उवाच- रामराम महाबाहो शृणुष्व वचनं मम । बहुशः पार्थिवान्हत्वा संयुगे भूरिविक्रमान्
paraśurāma uvāca- rāmarāma mahābāho śṛṇuṣva vacanaṃ mama | bahuśaḥ pārthivānhatvā saṃyuge bhūrivikramān
Paraśurāma said: Rāma, Rāma, mighty-armed one, hear my word. Having slain many times over kings of abundant valour in battle,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 242.158
ब्राह्मणेभ्यो महीं दत्वा तपस्तप्तुमहं गतः । तव वीर्यबलं श्रुत्वा त्वया योद्धुमिहागतः
brāhmaṇebhyo mahīṃ datvā tapastaptumahaṃ gataḥ | tava vīryabalaṃ śrutvā tvayā yoddhumihāgataḥ
and having given the earth to the brahmins, I went to perform austerities; hearing of your valour and strength, I have come here to fight with you.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 242.159
इक्ष्वाकवो न वध्या मे मातामहकुलोद्भवाः । वीर्य्यं क्षत्रबलं श्रुत्वा न शक्यं सहितुं मम
ikṣvākavo na vadhyā me mātāmahakulodbhavāḥ | vīryyaṃ kṣatrabalaṃ śrutvā na śakyaṃ sahituṃ mama
The Ikṣvākus are not to be slain by me, since they sprang from my maternal grandfather's line; (yet) hearing of the valour and the strength of the kṣatriyas, I cannot endure it.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 242.160
रौद्रं चापं दुराधर्षं भज्यमानां त्वया नृप । तस्माद्वदान्य युद्धं मे दीयतां रघुसत्तम
raudraṃ cāpaṃ durādharṣaṃ bhajyamānāṃ tvayā nṛpa | tasmādvadānya yuddhaṃ me dīyatāṃ raghusattama
The bow of Rudra, hard to assail, was broken by you, O king; therefore, O generous one, grant me a fight, best of the Raghus.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 242.161
इदं तु वैष्णवं चापं तेन तुल्यमरिंदम । आरोपय स्ववीर्येण निर्जितोस्मि त्वयैव हि
idaṃ tu vaiṣṇavaṃ cāpaṃ tena tulyamariṃdama | āropaya svavīryeṇa nirjitosmi tvayaiva hi
But this is the bow of Viṣṇu, equal to that one, O subduer of foes: string it by your own valour — indeed I am vanquished by you alone.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 242.162
अथवा त्यज शस्त्राणि पुरस्ताद्बलिनो मम । शरणं भज काकुत्स्थ कातरोस्यथ चेतसी
athavā tyaja śastrāṇi purastādbalino mama | śaraṇaṃ bhaja kākutstha kātarosyatha cetasī
Or else lay down your weapons before me, the strong one; take refuge, O Kākutstha, if you are faint of heart.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 242.163
ईश्वर उवाच- एवमुक्तस्तु काकुत्स्थो भार्गवेण प्रतापवान् । तच्चापं तस्य जग्राह तच्छक्तिं वैष्णवीमपि
īśvara uvāca- evamuktastu kākutstho bhārgaveṇa pratāpavān | taccāpaṃ tasya jagrāha tacchaktiṃ vaiṣṇavīmapi
Īśvara said: Thus addressed by the Bhārgava, the glorious Kākutstha took from him that bow and also that power of Viṣṇu that was his.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 242.164
शक्त्या वियुक्तस्स तदा जामदग्निः प्रतापवान् । निर्वीर्यो नष्टतेजाभूत्कर्म्महीनो यथा द्विजः
śaktyā viyuktassa tadā jāmadagniḥ pratāpavān | nirvīryo naṣṭatejābhūtkarmmahīno yathā dvijaḥ
Then that glorious son of Jamadagni, parted from his power, became devoid of valour and bereft of splendour, like a brahmin who has lost his rites.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 242.165
विनष्टतेज संदृष्ट्वा भार्गवं नृपसत्तमाः । साधुसध्विति काकुत्स्थं प्रशशंसुर्मुहुर्मुहुः
vinaṣṭateja saṃdṛṣṭvā bhārgavaṃ nṛpasattamāḥ | sādhusadhviti kākutsthaṃ praśaśaṃsurmuhurmuhuḥ
Seeing the Bhārgava with his splendour destroyed, the best of kings praised Kākutstha again and again, crying "Well done, well done!"
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 242.166
काकुत्स्थस्तन्महच्चापं गृहीत्वारोप्य लीलया । संधाय बाणं तच्चापे भार्गवं प्राह विस्मितम्
kākutsthastanmahaccāpaṃ gṛhītvāropya līlayā | saṃdhāya bāṇaṃ taccāpe bhārgavaṃ prāha vismitam
Kākutstha, taking that great bow and stringing it in play, fitted an arrow to that bow and spoke to the astonished Bhārgava.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 242.167
राम उवाच- अनेन शरमुख्येन किं कर्त्तव्यं तव द्विज । छेद्मि लोकमिमं चाधः स्वर्गं वा हन्मि ते तपः
rāma uvāca- anena śaramukhyena kiṃ karttavyaṃ tava dvija | chedmi lokamimaṃ cādhaḥ svargaṃ vā hanmi te tapaḥ
Rāma said: What is to be done for you with this chief of arrows, O brahmin? Shall I cleave this world below, or heaven — or shall I destroy your austerity?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 242.168
ईश्वर उवाच- तन्दृष्ट्वा घोरसंकाशं बाणं रामस्य भार्गवः । ज्ञात्वा तं परमात्मानं प्रहृष्टो राममब्रवीत्
īśvara uvāca- tandṛṣṭvā ghorasaṃkāśaṃ bāṇaṃ rāmasya bhārgavaḥ | jñātvā taṃ paramātmānaṃ prahṛṣṭo rāmamabravīt
Īśvara said: Seeing that dreadful-looking arrow of Rāma, the Bhārgava, knowing him to be the Supreme Self, greatly delighted, said to Rāma:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 242.169
परशुराम उवाच- रामराम महाबाहो न वेद्मि त्वां सनातनम् । जानाम्यद्यैव काकुत्स्थ तव वीर्य्यगुणादिभिः
paraśurāma uvāca- rāmarāma mahābāho na vedmi tvāṃ sanātanam | jānāmyadyaiva kākutstha tava vīryyaguṇādibhiḥ
Paraśurāma said: Rāma, Rāma, mighty-armed one, I did not know you to be the eternal one; this very day, O Kākutstha, I know (you) by your valour, qualities, and the rest.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 242.170
त्वमादिपुरुषः साक्षात्परब्रह्मपरोऽव्ययः । त्वमनंतो महाविष्णुर्वासुदेवः परात्परः
tvamādipuruṣaḥ sākṣātparabrahmaparo'vyayaḥ | tvamanaṃto mahāviṣṇurvāsudevaḥ parātparaḥ
You are the primal Person, the supreme Brahman itself, highest, imperishable; you are the endless one, the great Viṣṇu, Vāsudeva, higher than the highest.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 242.171
नारायणस्त्वं श्रीशस्त्वमीश्वरस्त्वं त्रयीमयः । त्वं कालस्त्वं जगत्सर्वमकाराख्यस्त्वमेव च
nārāyaṇastvaṃ śrīśastvamīśvarastvaṃ trayīmayaḥ | tvaṃ kālastvaṃ jagatsarvamakārākhyastvameva ca
You are Nārāyaṇa, you are the lord of Śrī, you are the Lord, you consist of the three Vedas; you are time, you are the whole world, and you alone are called by the syllable A.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 242.172
स्रष्टा धाता च संहर्त्ता त्वमेव परमेश्वरः । त्वमचिंत्यो महद्भूतरूपस्त्वं तु मनुर्महान्
sraṣṭā dhātā ca saṃharttā tvameva parameśvaraḥ | tvamaciṃtyo mahadbhūtarūpastvaṃ tu manurmahān
You alone, Supreme Lord, are the creator, the sustainer, and the destroyer; you are the inconceivable one, whose form is the great elements, and you are the great Manu.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 242.173
चतुःषट्पंचगुणवांस्त्वमेव पुरुषोत्तमः । त्वं यज्ञस्त्वं वषट्कारस्त्वमोंकारस्त्रयीमयः
catuḥṣaṭpaṃcaguṇavāṃstvameva puruṣottamaḥ | tvaṃ yajñastvaṃ vaṣaṭkārastvamoṃkārastrayīmayaḥ
You yourself are the Supreme Person, possessed of the four, the six, the five qualities; you are the sacrifice, you are the utterance "vaṣaṭ," you are the syllable Oṃ, consisting of the threefold (Veda).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 6 242.174
व्यक्ताव्यक्तस्वरूपस्त्वं गुणभृन्निर्ग्गुणः परः । स्तोतुं त्वाहमशक्तश्च वेदानामप्यगोचरम्
vyaktāvyaktasvarūpastvaṃ guṇabhṛnnirgguṇaḥ paraḥ | stotuṃ tvāhamaśaktaśca vedānāmapyagocaram
You are of manifest and unmanifest form, bearer of the qualities, yet beyond, without qualities; and I am unable to praise you, who are beyond the reach even of the Vedas.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 242.175
यच्चापलत्वं कृतवांस्त्वां युयुत्सुतया प्रभो । तत्क्षंतव्यं त्वया नाथ कृपया केवलेन तु
yaccāpalatvaṃ kṛtavāṃstvāṃ yuyutsutayā prabho | tatkṣaṃtavyaṃ tvayā nātha kṛpayā kevalena tu
And the rashness I committed, O Lord, in my desire to fight you — that must be forgiven by you, O master, out of mere compassion.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 242.176
तव शक्त्या नृपान्सर्वाञ्जित्वा दत्वा महीं द्विजान् । त्वत्प्रसादवशादेव शांतिमाप्नोति नैष्ठिकीम्
tava śaktyā nṛpānsarvāñjitvā datvā mahīṃ dvijān | tvatprasādavaśādeva śāṃtimāpnoti naiṣṭhikīm
By your power, having conquered all kings and given the earth to the twice-born, by the force of your grace alone (a man) attains the final peace.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 242.177
ईश्वर उवाच- एवमुक्त्वा तु काकुत्स्थं जामदग्निर्महातपाः । परिणीय नमस्कृत्वा राघवं लोकरक्षकम्
īśvara uvāca- evamuktvā tu kākutsthaṃ jāmadagnirmahātapāḥ | pariṇīya namaskṛtvā rāghavaṃ lokarakṣakam
Īśvara said: Having spoken thus to the descendant of Kakutstha, Jāmadagnya of great austerity, having circled around and made obeisance to Rāghava, the protector of the world,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 6 242.178
शतक्रतुकृतं स्वर्गं तदस्त्राय न्यवेदयत् । राघवोऽथ महातेजा ववंदे तं महामुनिम्
śatakratukṛtaṃ svargaṃ tadastrāya nyavedayat | rāghavo'tha mahātejā vavaṃde taṃ mahāmunim
presented to that weapon the heaven made by Śatakratu (Indra). Then Rāghava of great splendour saluted that great sage,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 6 242.179
विधिवत्पूजयामास पाद्यार्घाचमनादिभिः । तेन संपूजितस्तत्र जामदग्निर्महातपाः
vidhivatpūjayāmāsa pādyārghācamanādibhiḥ | tena saṃpūjitastatra jāmadagnirmahātapāḥ
and honoured him duly with water for the feet, the guest-offering, water for rinsing the mouth, and the rest. Thus fully honoured by him there, Jāmadagnya of great austerity
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 242.180
तपस्तप्तुं ययौ रम्यं नरनारायणाश्रमम् । राजा दशरथः सोऽथ पुत्रैर्दारसमन्वितैः
tapastaptuṃ yayau ramyaṃ naranārāyaṇāśramam | rājā daśarathaḥ so'tha putrairdārasamanvitaiḥ
went to the lovely hermitage of Nara and Nārāyaṇa to perform austerity. Then that king Daśaratha, together with his sons and their wives,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 242.181
स्वां पुरीं सुमुहूर्त्तेन प्रविवेश महाबलः । राघवो लक्ष्मणश्चैव शत्रुघ्नो भरतस्तथा
svāṃ purīṃ sumuhūrttena praviveśa mahābalaḥ | rāghavo lakṣmaṇaścaiva śatrughno bharatastathā
the mighty one, entered his own city at an auspicious moment. Rāghava, and Lakṣmaṇa, and Śatrughna, and Bharata likewise,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 242.182
स्वान्स्वान्दारानुपागम्य रेमिरे हृष्टमानसाः । तत्र द्वादश वर्षाणि सीतया सह राघवः
svānsvāndārānupāgamya remire hṛṣṭamānasāḥ | tatra dvādaśa varṣāṇi sītayā saha rāghavaḥ
each having come to his own wife, took their pleasure with joyful hearts. There for twelve years Rāghava, together with Sītā,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 242.183
रमयामास धर्मात्मा नारायण इव श्रिया । तस्मिन्नेव तु राजाथ काले दशरथः सुतम्
ramayāmāsa dharmātmā nārāyaṇa iva śriyā | tasminneva tu rājātha kāle daśarathaḥ sutam
the righteous one, gave (her) delight, as Nārāyaṇa does with Śrī. Then at that very time king Daśaratha (wished to install) his son,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 242.184
ज्येष्ठं राज्येन संयोक्तुमैच्छत्प्रीत्या महीपतिः । तस्य भार्याथ कैकेयी पुरा दत्तवरा प्रिया
jyeṣṭhaṃ rājyena saṃyoktumaicchatprītyā mahīpatiḥ | tasya bhāryātha kaikeyī purā dattavarā priyā
the eldest, in the kingdom — the lord of the earth wished it out of affection. But then his beloved wife Kaikeyī, to whom a boon had been granted long before,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 242.185
अयाचत नृपश्रेष्ठं भरतस्याभिषेचनम् । विवासनं च रामस्य वत्सराणि चतुर्दश
ayācata nṛpaśreṣṭhaṃ bharatasyābhiṣecanam | vivāsanaṃ ca rāmasya vatsarāṇi caturdaśa
asked the best of kings for the consecration of Bharata, and the banishment of Rāma for fourteen years.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 242.186
स राजा सत्यवचनाद्रामं राज्यादथोः सुतम् । विवासयामास तदा दुःखेन हतचेतनः
sa rājā satyavacanādrāmaṃ rājyādathoḥ sutam | vivāsayāmāsa tadā duḥkhena hatacetanaḥ
That king, because of his truthful word, then banished his son Rāma from the kingdom, his mind shattered by grief.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 242.187
शक्तोऽपि राघवस्तस्मिन्राज्यं संत्यज्य धर्मतः । दशग्रीववधार्थाय पितुर्वचनहेतुना
śakto'pi rāghavastasminrājyaṃ saṃtyajya dharmataḥ | daśagrīvavadhārthāya piturvacanahetunā
Though he was capable (of resisting), Rāghava, rightfully renouncing the kingdom in that matter, for the sake of slaying the Ten-necked one and by reason of his father's word,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 242.188
वनं जगाम काकुत्स्थो लक्ष्मणेन च सीतया । राजा पुत्रवियोगार्त्तः शोकेन च ममार सः
vanaṃ jagāma kākutstho lakṣmaṇena ca sītayā | rājā putraviyogārttaḥ śokena ca mamāra saḥ
the descendant of Kakutstha went to the forest with Lakṣmaṇa and Sītā; and the king, afflicted by separation from his son, died of sorrow.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 242.189
नियुज्यमानो भरतस्तस्मिन्राज्ये समंत्रिभिः । नैच्छद्राज्यं स धर्म्मात्मा सौभ्रात्रमनुदर्शयन्
niyujyamāno bharatastasminrājye samaṃtribhiḥ | naicchadrājyaṃ sa dharmmātmā saubhrātramanudarśayan
Bharata, though appointed to that kingdom by the ministers, did not want the kingdom — that righteous one, showing brotherly love,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 242.190
वनमागम्य काकुत्स्थमयाचद्भ्रातरं ततः । रामस्तु पितुरादेशान्नैच्छद्राज्यमरिंदमः
vanamāgamya kākutsthamayācadbhrātaraṃ tataḥ | rāmastu piturādeśānnaicchadrājyamariṃdamaḥ
came to the forest and then begged his brother, the descendant of Kakutstha; but Rāma, the subduer of foes, because of his father's command, did not want the kingdom.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 242.191
स्वपादुके ददौ तस्मै भक्त्या सोऽप्यग्रहीत्तथा । रामस्य पादुके राज्यमवाप्य भरतः शुभे
svapāduke dadau tasmai bhaktyā so'pyagrahīttathā | rāmasya pāduke rājyamavāpya bharataḥ śubhe
He gave him his own two sandals, and he too accepted them thus. Having obtained the kingdom in the form of Rāma's auspicious sandals, Bharata,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 242.192
प्रत्यहं गंधपुष्पैश्च पूजयन्कैकयीसुतः । तपश्चरणयुक्तेन तस्मिंस्तस्थौ नृपोत्तमः
pratyahaṃ gaṃdhapuṣpaiśca pūjayankaikayīsutaḥ | tapaścaraṇayuktena tasmiṃstasthau nṛpottamaḥ
the son of Kaikeyī, worshipping them day by day with perfumes and flowers, that best of kings remained in that (state), engaged in the practice of austerity,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 242.193
यावदागमनं तस्य राघवस्य महात्मनः । तावद्व्रतपराः सर्वे बभूवुः पुरवासिनः
yāvadāgamanaṃ tasya rāghavasya mahātmanaḥ | tāvadvrataparāḥ sarve babhūvuḥ puravāsinaḥ
Until the return of that great-souled descendant of Raghu, all the city-dwellers remained devoted to vows.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 242.194
राघवश्चित्रकूटाद्रौ भरद्वाजाश्रमे शुभे । रमयामास वैदेह्या मन्दाकिन्या जले शुभे
rāghavaścitrakūṭādrau bharadvājāśrame śubhe | ramayāmāsa vaidehyā mandākinyā jale śubhe
On the Citrakūṭa mountain, in Bharadvāja's auspicious hermitage, Rāghava took his pleasure with Vaidehī in the lovely water of the Mandākinī.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 242.195
कदाचिदंके वैदेह्याः शेते रामो महामनाः । ऐंद्रिः काकस्समागम्य तस्मिन्नेव चचार ह
kadācidaṃke vaidehyāḥ śete rāmo mahāmanāḥ | aiṃdriḥ kākassamāgamya tasminneva cacāra ha
Once, high-minded Rāma lay asleep in Vaidehī's lap; a crow, son of Indra, came and moved about right there.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 242.196
स दृष्ट्वा जानकीं तत्र कंदर्प्पशरपीडितः । विददार नखैस्तीक्ष्णैः पीनोन्नतपयोधरम्
sa dṛṣṭvā jānakīṃ tatra kaṃdarppaśarapīḍitaḥ | vidadāra nakhaistīkṣṇaiḥ pīnonnatapayodharam
Seeing Jānakī there, tormented by the arrow of Kāma, he tore her full, uplifted breast with his sharp claws.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 242.197
तं दृष्ट्वा वायसं रामः कुशं जग्राह पाणिना । ब्रह्मणास्त्रेण संयोज्य चिक्षेप धरणीधरः
taṃ dṛṣṭvā vāyasaṃ rāmaḥ kuśaṃ jagrāha pāṇinā | brahmaṇāstreṇa saṃyojya cikṣepa dharaṇīdharaḥ
Seeing that crow, Rāma took a blade of kuśa grass in his hand, and, charging it with the weapon of Brahmā, the upholder of the earth hurled it.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 242.198
तं तृणं घोरसंकाशं ज्वालारचितविग्रहम् । दृष्ट्वा काकः प्रदुद्राव विमुंचन्कातरं स्वरम्
taṃ tṛṇaṃ ghorasaṃkāśaṃ jvālāracitavigraham | dṛṣṭvā kākaḥ pradudrāva vimuṃcankātaraṃ svaram
Seeing that blade of grass, terrible in appearance, its body wrought of flame, the crow fled, uttering a piteous cry.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 242.199
तं काकं प्रत्यनुययौ रामस्यास्त्रं सुदारुणम् । वायसस्त्रिषुलोकेषु बभ्राम भयपीडितः
taṃ kākaṃ pratyanuyayau rāmasyāstraṃ sudāruṇam | vāyasastriṣulokeṣu babhrāma bhayapīḍitaḥ
Rāma's most dreadful weapon pursued that crow, and the crow, afflicted with fear, wandered through the three worlds.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 242.200
यत्र यत्र ययौ काकः शरणार्थी स वायसः । तत्र तत्र तदस्त्रं तु प्रविवेश भयावहम्
yatra yatra yayau kākaḥ śaraṇārthī sa vāyasaḥ | tatra tatra tadastraṃ tu praviveśa bhayāvaham
Wherever that crow went seeking refuge, there that terrifying weapon entered too.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 242.201
ब्रह्माणमिंद्रं रुद्रं च यमं वरुणमेव च । शरणार्थी जगामाशु वायसः शस्त्रपीडितः
brahmāṇamiṃdraṃ rudraṃ ca yamaṃ varuṇameva ca | śaraṇārthī jagāmāśu vāyasaḥ śastrapīḍitaḥ
Tormented by the missile, the crow went swiftly, seeking refuge, to Brahmā, to Indra, to Rudra, to Yama and to Varuṇa.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 242.202
तं दृष्ट्वा वायसं सर्वे रुद्राद्या देव दानवाः । न शक्ताः स्म वयं त्रातुमिति प्राहुर्मनीषिणः । अथ प्रोवाच भगवान्ब्रह्मा त्रिभुवनेश्वरः
taṃ dṛṣṭvā vāyasaṃ sarve rudrādyā deva dānavāḥ | na śaktāḥ sma vayaṃ trātumiti prāhurmanīṣiṇaḥ | atha provāca bhagavānbrahmā tribhuvaneśvaraḥ
Seeing that crow, all of them, Rudra and the rest, gods and demons, wise as they were, said, "We are not able to save (you)." Then the Lord Brahmā, ruler of the three worlds, spoke.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 242.203
ब्रह्मोवाच- भो भो बलिभुजां श्रेष्ठ तमेव शरणं व्रज । स एव रक्षकः श्रीमान्सर्वेषां करुणानिधिः
brahmovāca- bho bho balibhujāṃ śreṣṭha tameva śaraṇaṃ vraja | sa eva rakṣakaḥ śrīmānsarveṣāṃ karuṇānidhiḥ
Brahmā said: Ho, ho, best of those who feed on offerings, go for refuge to him alone; he alone is the protector, the glorious one, the treasury of compassion for all.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 242.204
रक्षत्येव क्षमासारो वत्सलं शरणागतान् । ईश्वरः सर्वभूतानां सौशील्यादिगुणान्वितः
rakṣatyeva kṣamāsāro vatsalaṃ śaraṇāgatān | īśvaraḥ sarvabhūtānāṃ sauśīlyādiguṇānvitaḥ
Whose very substance is forbearance, he indeed protects, affectionate (toward) those who have come for refuge—the Lord of all beings, endowed with good character and other virtues.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 6 242.205
रक्षिता जीवलोकस्य पिता माता सखा सुहृत् । शरणं व्रज देवेशं नान्यत्र शरणं द्विज
rakṣitā jīvalokasya pitā mātā sakhā suhṛt | śaraṇaṃ vraja deveśaṃ nānyatra śaraṇaṃ dvija
He is the protector of the world of living beings, father, mother, friend, well-wisher; go for refuge to the Lord of the gods—there is no refuge elsewhere, O bird.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 242.206
महादेव उवाच- इत्युक्तस्तेन बलिभुग्ब्रह्मणा रघुनंदनम् । उपेत्य सहसा भूमौ निपपात भयातुरः
mahādeva uvāca- ityuktastena balibhugbrahmaṇā raghunaṃdanam | upetya sahasā bhūmau nipapāta bhayāturaḥ
Mahādeva said: Thus addressed by Brahmā, the crow approached the delight of the Raghus and at once, stricken with fear, fell to the ground.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 242.207
प्राणसंशयमापन्नं दृष्ट्वा सीताथ वायसम् । त्राहित्राहीति भर्तारमुवाच विनयाद्विभुम्
prāṇasaṃśayamāpannaṃ dṛṣṭvā sītātha vāyasam | trāhitrāhīti bhartāramuvāca vinayādvibhum
Then Sītā, seeing the crow fallen into peril of its life, said to her husband, the mighty lord, out of humility, "Save him, save him!"
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 242.208
पुरतः पतितं देवी धरण्यां वायसं तदा । तच्छिरः पादयोस्तस्य योजयामास जानकी
purataḥ patitaṃ devī dharaṇyāṃ vāyasaṃ tadā | tacchiraḥ pādayostasya yojayāmāsa jānakī
Then the goddess Jānakī set the head of that crow, fallen on the ground before (them), at his feet.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 242.209
समुत्थाप्य करेणाथ कृपापीयूषसागरः । ररक्ष रामो गुणवान् वायसं दययार्दितः
samutthāpya kareṇātha kṛpāpīyūṣasāgaraḥ | rarakṣa rāmo guṇavān vāyasaṃ dayayārditaḥ
Then raising him up with his hand, Rāma, the ocean of the nectar of grace, the virtuous one, moved by pity, protected the crow.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 242.210
तमाह वायसं रामो मा भैरिति दयानिधिः । अभयं ते प्रदास्यामि गच्छ गच्छ यथासुखम्
tamāha vāyasaṃ rāmo mā bhairiti dayānidhiḥ | abhayaṃ te pradāsyāmi gaccha gaccha yathāsukham
Rāma, the treasury of compassion, said to that crow, "Do not fear; I shall grant you safety. Go, go as you please."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 242.211
प्रणम्य राघवायाथ सीतायै च मुहुर्मुहुः । स्वर्ल्लोकं प्रययावाशु राघवेण च रक्षितः
praṇamya rāghavāyātha sītāyai ca muhurmuhuḥ | svarllokaṃ prayayāvāśu rāghaveṇa ca rakṣitaḥ
Then, bowing again and again to Rāghava and to Sītā, he went swiftly to heaven, protected by Rāghava.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 242.212
ततो रामस्तु वैदेह्या लक्ष्मणेन च धीमता । उवास चित्रकूटाद्रौ स्तूयमानो महर्षिभिः
tato rāmastu vaidehyā lakṣmaṇena ca dhīmatā | uvāsa citrakūṭādrau stūyamāno maharṣibhiḥ
Then Rāma dwelt on the Citrakūṭa mountain with Vaidehī and with wise Lakṣmaṇa, praised by the great sages.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 242.213
तस्मिन्संपूज्यमानस्तु भरद्वाजेन राघवः । जगामात्रेस्सुविपुलमाश्रमं रघुसत्तमः
tasminsaṃpūjyamānastu bharadvājena rāghavaḥ | jagāmātressuvipulamāśramaṃ raghusattamaḥ
Being honored there by Bharadvāja, Rāghava, the best of the Raghus, went to Atri's very spacious hermitage.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 242.214
समागतं रघुवरं दृष्ट्वा मुनिवरोत्तमः । भार्यया सह धर्म्मात्मा प्रत्युद्गम्य मुदा युतः
samāgataṃ raghuvaraṃ dṛṣṭvā munivarottamaḥ | bhāryayā saha dharmmātmā pratyudgamya mudā yutaḥ
Seeing the best of the Raghus arrived, that most excellent of sages, righteous of soul, together with his wife, came forth to meet (him), filled with joy.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 242.215
आसने सुशुभे मुख्ये निवेश्य सह सीतया । अर्घ्यपाद्याचमनीयं च वस्त्राणि विविधानि च
āsane suśubhe mukhye niveśya saha sītayā | arghyapādyācamanīyaṃ ca vastrāṇi vividhāni ca
Having seated (him) with Sītā on a fine, foremost seat, (he offered) water for greeting, water for the feet, water for rinsing the mouth, and garments of many kinds,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 242.216
मधुपर्कन्ददौ प्रीत्या भूषणं चानुलेपनम् । तस्य पत्न्यनसूया तु दिव्यांबरमनुत्तमम्
madhuparkandadau prītyā bhūṣaṇaṃ cānulepanam | tasya patnyanasūyā tu divyāṃbaramanuttamam
and with affection he gave the honey-mixture, an ornament, and unguent; and his wife Anasūyā (gave) a divine, unsurpassed garment
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 242.217
सीतायै प्रददौ प्रीत्या भूषणानि द्युमंति च । दिव्यान्नपानभक्षाद्यैर्भोजयामास राघवम्
sītāyai pradadau prītyā bhūṣaṇāni dyumaṃti ca | divyānnapānabhakṣādyairbhojayāmāsa rāghavam
and gave with affection to Sītā shining ornaments; and she fed Rāghava with divine food, drink, delicacies and the rest.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 242.218
तेन संपूजितस्तत्र भक्त्या परमया नृपः । उवास दिवसं तत्र प्रीत्या रामस्सलक्ष्मणः
tena saṃpūjitastatra bhaktyā paramayā nṛpaḥ | uvāsa divasaṃ tatra prītyā rāmassalakṣmaṇaḥ
Honored there by him with the highest devotion, the king Rāma, with Lakṣmaṇa, dwelt there gladly for a day.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 242.219
प्रभाते विमले रामः समुत्थाय महामुनिम्। परिणीय प्रणम्याथ गमनायोपचक्रमे
prabhāte vimale rāmaḥ samutthāya mahāmunim| pariṇīya praṇamyātha gamanāyopacakrame
At clear dawn Rāma arose and, having circled the great sage and bowed to him, then set out to depart.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 6 242.220
अनुज्ञातस्ततस्तेन रामो राजीवलोचनः । प्रययौ दंडकारण्यं महर्षिकुलसंकुलम्
anujñātastatastena rāmo rājīvalocanaḥ | prayayau daṃḍakāraṇyaṃ maharṣikulasaṃkulam
Then, permitted by him, lotus-eyed Rāma went on to the Daṇḍaka forest, thronged with the families of great sages.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 242.221
तत्रातिभीषणं घोरं विराधं नाम राक्षसम् । हत्वाथ शरभंगस्य प्रविवेशाश्रमं शुभम्
tatrātibhīṣaṇaṃ ghoraṃ virādhaṃ nāma rākṣasam | hatvātha śarabhaṃgasya praviveśāśramaṃ śubham
There, having killed the most terrifying, dreadful demon named Virādha, he then entered the auspicious hermitage of Śarabhaṅga.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 242.222
स तु दृष्ट्वाथ काकुत्स्थं सद्यः संक्षीणकल्मषः । प्रययौ ब्रह्मलोकं तु गंधर्वाप्सरसान्वितम्
sa tu dṛṣṭvātha kākutsthaṃ sadyaḥ saṃkṣīṇakalmaṣaḥ | prayayau brahmalokaṃ tu gaṃdharvāpsarasānvitam
And he (Śarabhaṅga), on seeing the descendant of Kakutstha, his sins at once worn away, went to the world of Brahmā, attended by gandharvas and apsarases.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 242.223
सुतीक्ष्णस्याप्यगस्त्यस्य ह्यगस्त्यभ्रातुरेव च । क्रमेण प्रययौ रामस्तैश्च संपूजितस्तथा
sutīkṣṇasyāpyagastyasya hyagastyabhrātureva ca | krameṇa prayayau rāmastaiśca saṃpūjitastathā
In turn Rāma went to Sutīkṣṇa's and to Agastya's, and indeed to Agastya's brother's (hermitage), and was likewise honored by them.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 242.224
पंचवट्यां ततो रामो गोदावर्यास्तटे शुभे । उवास सुचिरं कालं सुखेन परमेण च
paṃcavaṭyāṃ tato rāmo godāvaryāstaṭe śubhe | uvāsa suciraṃ kālaṃ sukhena parameṇa ca
Then Rāma dwelt at Pañcavaṭī on the lovely bank of the Godāvarī for a very long time, in the greatest comfort.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 242.225
तत्र गत्वा मुनिश्रेष्ठास्तापसा धर्मचारिणः । पूजयामासुरात्मेशं रामं राजीवलोचनम्
tatra gatvā muniśreṣṭhāstāpasā dharmacāriṇaḥ | pūjayāmāsurātmeśaṃ rāmaṃ rājīvalocanam
Going there, the best of sages, ascetics who practiced dharma, worshipped the lotus-eyed Rāma, the lord of the self.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 242.226
भयं विज्ञापयामासुस्तं च रक्षोगणेरितम् । तानाश्वास्य तु काकुस्थो ददौ चाभयदक्षिणाम्
bhayaṃ vijñāpayāmāsustaṃ ca rakṣogaṇeritam | tānāśvāsya tu kākustho dadau cābhayadakṣiṇām
They made known (to him) the fear caused by the host of demons; and the descendant of Kakutstha, reassuring them, gave (them) the gift of fearlessness.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 242.227
ते तु संपूजितास्तेन स्वाश्रमान्संप्रपेदिरे । तस्मिंस्त्रयोदशाब्दानि रामस्य परिनिर्य्ययुः
te tu saṃpūjitāstena svāśramānsaṃprapedire | tasmiṃstrayodaśābdāni rāmasya pariniryyayuḥ
And they, honored by him, went back to their own hermitages. There thirteen years of Rāma's (exile) passed away,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 242.228
गोदावर्य्यास्तटे रम्ये पंचवट्यां मनोरमे । कस्यचित्त्वथ कालस्य राक्षसी घोररूपिणी
godāvaryyāstaṭe ramye paṃcavaṭyāṃ manorame | kasyacittvatha kālasya rākṣasī ghorarūpiṇī
on the pleasant bank of the Godāvarī, at delightful Pañcavaṭī. Then at a certain time a demoness of dreadful form,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 242.229
रावणस्य स्वसा तत्र प्रविवेश दुरासदा । सा तु दृष्ट्वा रघुवरं कोटिकंदर्प्पसन्निभम्
rāvaṇasya svasā tatra praviveśa durāsadā | sā tu dṛṣṭvā raghuvaraṃ koṭikaṃdarppasannibham
Rāvaṇa's sister, hard to withstand, entered there. And she, seeing the best of the Raghus, resembling ten million Kandarpas,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 242.230
इंदीवरदलश्यामं पद्मपत्रायतेक्षणम् । प्रोन्नतांसं महाबाहुं कम्बुग्रीवं महाहनुम्
iṃdīvaradalaśyāmaṃ padmapatrāyatekṣaṇam | pronnatāṃsaṃ mahābāhuṃ kambugrīvaṃ mahāhanum
dark as a blue-lotus petal, with eyes long as lotus leaves, with high shoulders, mighty arms, a conch-like neck and a large jaw,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 242.231
संपूर्णचंद्रसदृशं सस्मिताननपंकजम् । भृंगावलिनिभैः स्निग्धैः कुटिलैः शीर्षजैर्वृतम्
saṃpūrṇacaṃdrasadṛśaṃ sasmitānanapaṃkajam | bhṛṃgāvalinibhaiḥ snigdhaiḥ kuṭilaiḥ śīrṣajairvṛtam
his lotus-face smiling and like the full moon, covered with curling, glossy locks of hair like a row of bees,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 242.232
रक्तारविंदसदृशं पद्महस्ततलांकितम् । निष्कलंकेन्दुसदृशं नखपंक्तिविराजितम्
raktāraviṃdasadṛśaṃ padmahastatalāṃkitam | niṣkalaṃkendusadṛśaṃ nakhapaṃktivirājitam
like a red lotus, marked with lotuses on the palms of his hands, like a spotless moon, resplendent with the row of his nails,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 242.233
स्निग्धकोमलदूर्वाभं सौकुमार्य्यनिधिं शुभम् । पीतकौशेयवसनं सर्वाभरणभूषितम्
snigdhakomaladūrvābhaṃ saukumāryyanidhiṃ śubham | pītakauśeyavasanaṃ sarvābharaṇabhūṣitam
(He was) like glossy, tender dūrvā grass, a treasury of delicacy, auspicious, clad in yellow silk, adorned with every ornament.
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PdP 6 242.234
युवाकुमारवयसं जगन्मोहनविग्रहम् । दृष्ट्वा तं राक्षसी रामं कंदर्प्पशरपीडिता
yuvākumāravayasaṃ jaganmohanavigraham | dṛṣṭvā taṃ rākṣasī rāmaṃ kaṃdarppaśarapīḍitā
Seeing that Rāma, whose age was that of a youthful prince, whose form enchants the world, the demoness was tormented by Kāmadeva's arrow.
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PdP 6 242.235
अब्रवीत्समुपेत्याथ रामं कमललोचनम् । राक्षस्युवाच- कस्त्वं तापसवेषेण वर्त्तसे दंडके वने
abravītsamupetyātha rāmaṃ kamalalocanam | rākṣasyuvāca- kastvaṃ tāpasaveṣeṇa varttase daṃḍake vane
Then, drawing near, she spoke to the lotus-eyed Rāma. The demoness said: Who are you, who dwell in the Daṇḍaka forest in the garb of an ascetic?
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PdP 6 242.236
आगतोऽसि किमर्थं च राक्षसानां दुरासदे । शीघ्रमाचक्ष्व तत्त्वेन नानृतं वक्तुमर्हसि
āgato'si kimarthaṃ ca rākṣasānāṃ durāsade | śīghramācakṣva tattvena nānṛtaṃ vaktumarhasi
And for what purpose have you come into (this place) hard of access, (which belongs) to the rākṣasas? Tell (me) quickly and truly; you ought not to speak falsehood.
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PdP 6 242.237
महेश्वर उवाच- इत्युक्तः स तदा रामः संप्रहस्याब्रवीद्वचः । राम उवाच-। राज्ञो दशरथस्याहं पुत्रो राम इतीरितः । असौ ममानुजो धन्वी लक्ष्मणो नाम चानघः
maheśvara uvāca- ityuktaḥ sa tadā rāmaḥ saṃprahasyābravīdvacaḥ | rāma uvāca-| rājño daśarathasyāhaṃ putro rāma itīritaḥ | asau mamānujo dhanvī lakṣmaṇo nāma cānaghaḥ
Maheśvara said: Thus addressed, Rāma then laughed and spoke these words. Rāma said: I am the son of King Daśaratha, called Rāma; this bow-bearing man is my younger brother, faultless, named Lakṣmaṇa.
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PdP 6 242.238
पत्नी चेयं च मे सीता जनकस्यात्मजा प्रिया । पितुर्वचननिर्देशादहं वनमिहागतः
patnī ceyaṃ ca me sītā janakasyātmajā priyā | piturvacananirdeśādahaṃ vanamihāgataḥ
And this is my wife Sītā, the beloved daughter of Janaka. By my father's command and direction I have come here to the forest.
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PdP 6 242.239
विचरामो महारण्यमृषीणां हितकाम्यया । आगतासि किमर्थं त्वमाश्रमं मम सुंदरि
vicarāmo mahāraṇyamṛṣīṇāṃ hitakāmyayā | āgatāsi kimarthaṃ tvamāśramaṃ mama suṃdari
We roam the great forest out of a wish for the welfare of the sages. For what purpose have you come to my hermitage, fair lady?
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PdP 6 242.240
का त्वं कस्य कुले जाता सर्वं सत्यं वदस्व मे । महेश्वर उवाच- इत्युक्ता सा तु रामेण प्राह वाक्यमशंकिता
kā tvaṃ kasya kule jātā sarvaṃ satyaṃ vadasva me | maheśvara uvāca- ityuktā sā tu rāmeṇa prāha vākyamaśaṃkitā
Who are you, in whose family were you born? Tell me all this truly. Maheśvara said: Thus addressed by Rāma, she spoke, unhesitating, these words.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 242.241
राक्षस्युवाच- अहं विश्रवसः पुत्री रावणस्य स्वसा नृप । नाम्ना शूर्पणखा नाम त्रिषु लोकेषु विश्रुता
rākṣasyuvāca- ahaṃ viśravasaḥ putrī rāvaṇasya svasā nṛpa | nāmnā śūrpaṇakhā nāma triṣu lokeṣu viśrutā
The demoness said: I am the daughter of Viśravas, the sister of Rāvaṇa, O king; by name Śūrpaṇakhā, renowned in the three worlds.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 242.242
इदं च दंडकारण्यं भ्रात्रा दत्तं मम प्रभो । भक्षयन्नृषिसंघान्वै विचरामि महावने
idaṃ ca daṃḍakāraṇyaṃ bhrātrā dattaṃ mama prabho | bhakṣayannṛṣisaṃghānvai vicarāmi mahāvane
And this Daṇḍaka forest was given to me by my brother, O lord; devouring the throngs of sages, I roam in the great forest.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 242.243
त्वां तु दृष्ट्वा मुनिवरं कंदर्पशरपीडिता । रंतुकामा त्वया सार्द्धमागतास्मि सुनिर्भया
tvāṃ tu dṛṣṭvā munivaraṃ kaṃdarpaśarapīḍitā | raṃtukāmā tvayā sārddhamāgatāsmi sunirbhayā
But having seen you, best of sages, tormented by Kāmadeva's arrow and desiring to make love, I have come to you quite without fear.
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PdP 6 242.244
मम त्वं नृपशार्दूल भर्ता भवितुमर्हसि । इमां तव सतीं सीतां ग्रसितुं भूप कामये
mama tvaṃ nṛpaśārdūla bhartā bhavitumarhasi | imāṃ tava satīṃ sītāṃ grasituṃ bhūpa kāmaye
You, O tiger among kings, ought to become my husband; and this chaste Sītā of yours I wish to devour, O king.
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PdP 6 242.245
वनेषु गिरिमुख्येषु रमयामि त्वया सह । महेश्वर उवाच-। इत्युक्त्वा राक्षसी सीतां ग्रसितुं वीक्ष्य चोद्यताम्
vaneṣu girimukhyeṣu ramayāmi tvayā saha | maheśvara uvāca-| ityuktvā rākṣasī sītāṃ grasituṃ vīkṣya codyatām
In the forests and on the chief mountains I shall take pleasure with you. Maheśvara said: Having spoken thus, the demoness (rushed) — and (Rāma) seeing her risen up to devour Sītā,
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PdP 6 242.246
श्रीरामः खड्गमुद्यम्य नासाकर्णौ प्रचिच्छिदे
śrīrāmaḥ khaḍgamudyamya nāsākarṇau pracicchide
Śrī Rāma, raising his sword, cut off her nose and ears.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 242.247
रुदंती सभयं शीघ्रं राक्षसी विकृतानना । खरालयं प्रविश्याह तस्य रामस्य चेष्टितम्
rudaṃtī sabhayaṃ śīghraṃ rākṣasī vikṛtānanā | kharālayaṃ praviśyāha tasya rāmasya ceṣṭitam
Weeping in fear, the demoness with her disfigured face quickly entered Khara's dwelling and told (him) what Rāma had done.
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PdP 6 242.248
स तु राक्षससाहस्रैर्दूषणत्रिशिरो वृतः । आजगाम भृशं योद्धुं राघवं शत्रुसूदनः
sa tu rākṣasasāhasrairdūṣaṇatriśiro vṛtaḥ | ājagāma bhṛśaṃ yoddhuṃ rāghavaṃ śatrusūdanaḥ
And he, surrounded by thousands of rākṣasas, with Dūṣaṇa and Triśiras, the slayer of foes, came fiercely to fight with Rāghava.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 242.249
तान्रामः कानने घोरे बाणः कालांतकोपमैः । निजघान महाकायान्राक्षसांस्तत्र लीलया
tānrāmaḥ kānane ghore bāṇaḥ kālāṃtakopamaiḥ | nijaghāna mahākāyānrākṣasāṃstatra līlayā
Rāma, in that terrible forest, slew those huge-bodied rākṣasas there with ease, with arrows like Death the ender.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 242.250
खरं त्रिशिरसं चैव दूषणं तु महाबलम् । रणे निपातयामास बाणैराशीविषोपमैः
kharaṃ triśirasaṃ caiva dūṣaṇaṃ tu mahābalam | raṇe nipātayāmāsa bāṇairāśīviṣopamaiḥ
Khara and Triśiras, and the mighty Dūṣaṇa, he laid low in battle with arrows like venomous serpents.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 242.251
निहत्य राक्षसान्सर्वान्दंडकारण्यवासिनः । पूजितः सुरसंघैश्च स्तूयमानो महर्षिभिः
nihatya rākṣasānsarvāndaṃḍakāraṇyavāsinaḥ | pūjitaḥ surasaṃghaiśca stūyamāno maharṣibhiḥ
Having slain all the rākṣasas dwelling in the Daṇḍaka forest, honoured by the hosts of gods and praised by the great sages,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 242.252
उवास दंडकारण्ये सीतया लक्ष्मणेन च । राक्षसानां वधं श्रुत्वा रावणः क्रोधमूर्च्छितः
uvāsa daṃḍakāraṇye sītayā lakṣmaṇena ca | rākṣasānāṃ vadhaṃ śrutvā rāvaṇaḥ krodhamūrcchitaḥ
he dwelt in the Daṇḍaka forest with Sītā and Lakṣmaṇa. Hearing of the slaying of the rākṣasas, Rāvaṇa was stupefied with rage.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 242.253
आजगाम जनस्थानं मारीचेन दुरात्मना । संप्राप्य पंचवट्यां तु दशग्रीवः स राक्षसः
ājagāma janasthānaṃ mārīcena durātmanā | saṃprāpya paṃcavaṭyāṃ tu daśagrīvaḥ sa rākṣasaḥ
(Rāvaṇa) came to Janasthāna with the evil-natured Mārīca; and when that demon, the Ten-necked one, had reached Pañcavaṭī,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 242.254
मायाविना मरीचेन मृगरूपेण रक्षसः । अपहृत्याश्रमाद्दूरे तौ तु दशरथात्मजौ
māyāvinā marīcena mṛgarūpeṇa rakṣasaḥ | apahṛtyāśramāddūre tau tu daśarathātmajau
by means of the deceitful demon Marīca in the form of a deer, having drawn the two sons of Daśaratha far away from the hermitage,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 242.255
जहार सीतां रामस्य भार्यां स्ववधकांक्षया । ह्रियमाणां तु तां दृष्ट्वा जटायुर्गृध्रराड्बली
jahāra sītāṃ rāmasya bhāryāṃ svavadhakāṃkṣayā | hriyamāṇāṃ tu tāṃ dṛṣṭvā jaṭāyurgṛdhrarāḍbalī
he carried off Sītā, Rāma's wife, out of a longing for his own destruction. But seeing her being carried off, Jaṭāyu, the mighty king of vultures,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 242.256
रामस्य सौहृदात्तत्र युयुधे तेन रक्षसा । तं हत्वा बाहुवीर्येण रावणं शत्रुवारणः
rāmasya sauhṛdāttatra yuyudhe tena rakṣasā | taṃ hatvā bāhuvīryeṇa rāvaṇaṃ śatruvāraṇaḥ
out of friendship for Rāma fought there with that demon; and having struck him down by the strength of his arms, Rāvaṇa, who repels his foes,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 242.257
प्रविवेश पुरीं लंकां राक्षसैर्बहुभिर्वृताम् । अशोकवनिकामध्ये निःक्षिप्य जनकात्मजाम्
praviveśa purīṃ laṃkāṃ rākṣasairbahubhirvṛtām | aśokavanikāmadhye niḥkṣipya janakātmajām
entered the city Laṅkā, thronged with many demons, and having set Janaka's daughter down in the midst of the Aśoka grove,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 242.258
निधनं रामबाणेन कांक्षयन्स्वगृहं विशत् । रामस्तु राक्षसं हत्वा मारीचं मृगरूपिणम्
nidhanaṃ rāmabāṇena kāṃkṣayansvagṛhaṃ viśat | rāmastu rākṣasaṃ hatvā mārīcaṃ mṛgarūpiṇam
desiring death by Rāma's arrow, he went into his own house. But Rāma, having killed the demon Mārīca who bore the form of a deer,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 242.259
पुनराविश्य तत्राथ भ्रात्रा सौमित्रिणा ततः । राक्षसापहृतां भार्यां ज्ञात्वा दशरथात्मजः
punarāviśya tatrātha bhrātrā saumitriṇā tataḥ | rākṣasāpahṛtāṃ bhāryāṃ jñātvā daśarathātmajaḥ
then entering there again with his brother, the son of Sumitrā, and learning that his wife had been carried off by a demon, the son of Daśaratha,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 242.260
प्रभूतशोकसंतप्तो विललाप महामतिः । मार्गमाणो वने सीतां पथि गृध्रं महाबलम्
prabhūtaśokasaṃtapto vilalāpa mahāmatiḥ | mārgamāṇo vane sītāṃ pathi gṛdhraṃ mahābalam
scorched by abundant grief, the great-minded one lamented. While searching for Sītā in the forest, (he saw) on the path the vulture of great strength,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 242.261
विच्छिन्नपादपक्षं च पतितं धरणीतले । रुधिरापूर्णसर्वांगं दृष्ट्वा विस्मयमागतः
vicchinnapādapakṣaṃ ca patitaṃ dharaṇītale | rudhirāpūrṇasarvāṃgaṃ dṛṣṭvā vismayamāgataḥ
with his feet and wings cut off, fallen on the surface of the earth, all his limbs filled with blood; seeing (him), he was struck with amazement.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 242.262
पप्रच्छ राघवं श्रीमान्केन किं त्वं जिघांसितः । गृध्रस्तु राघवं दृष्ट्वा मंदमंदमुवाच ह
papraccha rāghavaṃ śrīmānkena kiṃ tvaṃ jighāṃsitaḥ | gṛdhrastu rāghavaṃ dṛṣṭvā maṃdamaṃdamuvāca ha
The illustrious one asked—(no,) the Rāghava asked (him): "By whom and why were you sought to be slain?" And the vulture, seeing the Rāghava, spoke very slowly:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 242.263
गृध्र उवाच- रावणेन हृता राम तव भार्यां बलीयसा । तेन राक्षसमुख्येन संग्रामे निहतोस्म्यहम्
gṛdhra uvāca- rāvaṇena hṛtā rāma tava bhāryāṃ balīyasā | tena rākṣasamukhyena saṃgrāme nihatosmyaham
The vulture said: "Your wife has been carried off, Rāma, by the mighty Rāvaṇa; by that chief of demons I have been struck down in battle."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 242.264
महेश्वर उवाच- इत्युक्त्वा राघवस्याग्रे सहसा त्यक्तजीवितः । संस्कारमकरोद्रामस्तस्य ब्रह्मविधानतः
maheśvara uvāca- ityuktvā rāghavasyāgre sahasā tyaktajīvitaḥ | saṃskāramakarodrāmastasya brahmavidhānataḥ
Maheśvara said: Having said this, he suddenly gave up his life before the Rāghava; and Rāma performed his funeral rite according to the brahmanical ordinance,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 242.265
स्वपदं च ददौ तस्मै योगिगम्यं सनातनम् । राघवस्य प्रसादेन स गृध्रः परमं पदम्
svapadaṃ ca dadau tasmai yogigamyaṃ sanātanam | rāghavasya prasādena sa gṛdhraḥ paramaṃ padam
and gave him his own eternal abode, attainable by yogins. By the Rāghava's grace that vulture (attained) the supreme state:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 242.266
हरेः सामान्यरूपेण मुक्तिं प्राप खगोत्तमः । माल्यवंतं ततो गत्वा मतंगस्याश्रमे शुभे
hareḥ sāmānyarūpeṇa muktiṃ prāpa khagottamaḥ | mālyavaṃtaṃ tato gatvā mataṃgasyāśrame śubhe
that best of birds attained liberation in a form like Hari's. Then, going to Mālyavān, in the auspicious hermitage of Mataṅga,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 242.267
अभिगम्य महाभागां शबरीं धर्मचारिणीम् । सा तु भागवतश्रेष्ठा दृष्ट्वा तौ रामलक्ष्मणौ
abhigamya mahābhāgāṃ śabarīṃ dharmacāriṇīm | sā tu bhāgavataśreṣṭhā dṛṣṭvā tau rāmalakṣmaṇau
having approached the greatly blessed Śabarī, who lived by dharma—and she, foremost of the Lord's devotees, seeing the two, Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 242.268
प्रत्युद्गम्य नमस्कृत्वा निवेश्य कुशविष्टरे । पादप्रक्षालनं कृत्वा वन्यैः पुष्पैः सुगंधिभिः ऋक्षवानररक्षोभिर्निषादवरसैनिकैः । प्रविवेश महातेजाः साकेतं पुरमव्ययम्
pratyudgamya namaskṛtvā niveśya kuśaviṣṭare | pādaprakṣālanaṃ kṛtvā vanyaiḥ puṣpaiḥ sugaṃdhibhiḥ ṛkṣavānararakṣobhirniṣādavarasainikaiḥ | praviveśa mahātejāḥ sāketaṃ puramavyayam
going forth to meet them, bowing, seating them on a seat of kuśa grass, washing their feet, with fragrant forest flowers— / with bears, monkeys, demons, and troops of Niṣāda chiefs, the greatly splendid one entered the imperishable city of Sāketa (Ayodhyā).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 6 242.269
अर्चयामास भक्त्या वै हर्षनिर्भरमानसा । फलानि च सुगंधीनि मूलानि मधुराणि च
arcayāmāsa bhaktyā vai harṣanirbharamānasā | phalāni ca sugaṃdhīni mūlāni madhurāṇi ca
she worshipped (them) with devotion, her mind overflowing with joy; and fragrant fruits and sweet roots
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 242.270
निवेदयामास तदा राघवाभ्यां दृढव्रता । फलान्यास्वाद्य काकुत्स्थस्तस्यै मुक्तिं ददौ पराम्
nivedayāmāsa tadā rāghavābhyāṃ dṛḍhavratā | phalānyāsvādya kākutsthastasyai muktiṃ dadau parām
she then, firm in her vows, offered to the two Rāghavas. Having tasted the fruits, the descendant of Kakutstha gave her the highest liberation.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 242.271
ततः पंपासरो गत्वा राघवः शत्रुसूदनः । जघान राक्षसं तत्र कबंधं घोररूपिणम्
tataḥ paṃpāsaro gatvā rāghavaḥ śatrusūdanaḥ | jaghāna rākṣasaṃ tatra kabaṃdhaṃ ghorarūpiṇam
Then, going to the lake Pampā, the Rāghava, slayer of foes, killed there the demon Kabandha of dreadful form.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 242.272
तं निहत्य महावीर्यो ददाह स्वर्गतश्च सः । ततो गोदावरीं गत्वा रामो राजीवलोचनः
taṃ nihatya mahāvīryo dadāha svargataśca saḥ | tato godāvarīṃ gatvā rāmo rājīvalocanaḥ
Having slain him, the greatly valorous one burned (his body), and he went to heaven. Then, going to the Godāvarī, Rāma of lotus eyes
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 242.273
पप्रच्छ सीतां गंगे त्वं किं तां जानासि मे प्रियाम् । न शशंस तदा तस्मै सा गंगा तमसावृता
papraccha sītāṃ gaṃge tvaṃ kiṃ tāṃ jānāsi me priyām | na śaśaṃsa tadā tasmai sā gaṃgā tamasāvṛtā
— tr. refused: cyber
PdP 6 242.274
शशाप राघवः क्रोधाद्रक्ततोया भवेति ताम् । ततो भयात्समुद्विग्ना पुरस्कृत्य महामुनीन्
śaśāpa rāghavaḥ krodhādraktatoyā bhaveti tām | tato bhayātsamudvignā puraskṛtya mahāmunīn
Rāghava cursed her in anger: "Let your waters become blood-red!" Then, greatly agitated out of fear, putting the great sages in front (of her),
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 242.275
कृतांजलिपुटा दीना राघवं शरणं गता । ततो महर्षयस्सर्वे रामं प्राहुस्सनातनम्
kṛtāṃjalipuṭā dīnā rāghavaṃ śaraṇaṃ gatā | tato maharṣayassarve rāmaṃ prāhussanātanam
With hands folded in supplication, wretched, she took refuge in Rāghava; then all the great seers spoke to Rāma, the eternal one:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 242.276
ऋषय ऊचुः- त्वत्पादकमलोद्भूता गंगा त्रैलोक्यपावनी । त्वमेव हि जगन्नाथ तां शापान्मोक्तुमर्हसि
ṛṣaya ūcuḥ- tvatpādakamalodbhūtā gaṃgā trailokyapāvanī | tvameva hi jagannātha tāṃ śāpānmoktumarhasi
The sages said: The Gangā, purifier of the three worlds, arose from the lotus of your foot; you alone, O Lord of the world, are fit to release her from the curse.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 242.277
महेश्वर उवाच- ततः प्रोवाच धर्मात्मा रामः शरणवत्सलः । राम उवाच- शबर्याः स्नानमात्रेण संगता शुभवारिणा । मुक्ता भवतु मच्छापाद्गंगेयं पापनाशिनी
maheśvara uvāca- tataḥ provāca dharmātmā rāmaḥ śaraṇavatsalaḥ | rāma uvāca- śabaryāḥ snānamātreṇa saṃgatā śubhavāriṇā | muktā bhavatu macchāpādgaṃgeyaṃ pāpanāśinī
Maheśvara said: Then the righteous Rāma, fond of those who seek refuge, spoke. Rāma said: By the mere bathing of Śabarī, joined with (her) auspicious water, let this Gaṅgā, destroyer of sins, be freed from my curse.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 242.278
एवमुक्त्वा तु काकुत्स्थः शबरीतीर्थमुत्तमम् । गंगा गयासमं चक्रे शार्ङ्गकोट्या महाबलः
evamuktvā tu kākutsthaḥ śabarītīrthamuttamam | gaṃgā gayāsamaṃ cakre śārṅgakoṭyā mahābalaḥ
Having spoken thus, the mighty descendant of Kakutstha made, with the tip of his bow, the excellent Śabarī-tīrtha on the Gaṅgā equal to Gayā.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 242.279
महाभागवतानां च तीर्थं यस्योदकेऽभवत् । तच्छरीरं जगद्वंद्यं भविष्यति न संशयः
mahābhāgavatānāṃ ca tīrthaṃ yasyodake'bhavat | taccharīraṃ jagadvaṃdyaṃ bhaviṣyati na saṃśayaḥ
And he in whose water the bathing-place of the great devotees came to be — that body of his will be worthy of the world's homage, there is no doubt.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 6 242.280
एवमुक्त्वा तु काकुत्स्थ ऋष्यमूकं गिरिं ययौ । ततः पंपासरस्तीरे वानरेण हनूमता
evamuktvā tu kākutstha ṛṣyamūkaṃ giriṃ yayau | tataḥ paṃpāsarastīre vānareṇa hanūmatā
Having spoken thus, the descendant of Kakutstha went to Mount Ṛṣyamūka; then on the shore of Lake Pampā (he met) with the monkey Hanūmat,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 242.281
संगतस्तस्य वचनात्सुग्रीवेण समागतः । सुग्रीववचनाद्धत्वा वालिनं वानरेश्वरम्
saṃgatastasya vacanātsugrīveṇa samāgataḥ | sugrīvavacanāddhatvā vālinaṃ vānareśvaram
(He) met (him), and by his word came together with Sugrīva; at Sugrīva's word he slew Vālin, the lord of the monkeys.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 242.282
सुग्रीवमेव तद्राज्ये रामोसावभ्यषेचयत् । स तु संप्रेषयामास दिदृक्षुर्जनकात्मजाम्
sugrīvameva tadrājye rāmosāvabhyaṣecayat | sa tu saṃpreṣayāmāsa didṛkṣurjanakātmajām
Rāma consecrated Sugrīva himself in that kingdom; and he (Rāma), wishing to see Janaka's daughter, sent forth
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 242.283
हनुमत्प्रमुखान्वीरान्वानरान्वानराधिपः । स लंघयित्वा जलधिं हनूमान्मारुतात्मजः
hanumatpramukhānvīrānvānarānvānarādhipaḥ | sa laṃghayitvā jaladhiṃ hanūmānmārutātmajaḥ
— tr. refused: cyber
PdP 6 242.284
प्रविश्य नगरीं लंकां दृष्ट्वा सीतां दृढव्रताम् । उपवासकृशां दीनां भृशं शोकपरायणाम्
praviśya nagarīṃ laṃkāṃ dṛṣṭvā sītāṃ dṛḍhavratām | upavāsakṛśāṃ dīnāṃ bhṛśaṃ śokaparāyaṇām
Having entered the city of Laṅkā, (he) saw Sītā, firm in her vow, emaciated by fasting, wretched, utterly given over to grief,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 242.285
मलपंकेन दिग्धांगीं मलिनाम्बरधारिणीम् । निवेदयित्वाऽभिज्ञानं प्रवृत्तिं च निवेद्य ताम्
malapaṃkena digdhāṃgīṃ malināmbaradhāriṇīm | nivedayitvā'bhijñānaṃ pravṛttiṃ ca nivedya tām
(her) limbs smeared with the mire of filth, wearing soiled garments — having presented the token (of recognition) and having reported to her the news (of Rāma),
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 242.286
सप्तमंत्रिसुतांस्तत्र रावणस्य सुतं तथा । तोरणस्तंभमुत्पाट्य निजघान स्वयं कपिः
saptamaṃtrisutāṃstatra rāvaṇasya sutaṃ tathā | toraṇastaṃbhamutpāṭya nijaghāna svayaṃ kapiḥ
— tr. refused: cyber
PdP 6 242.287
समाश्वास्य च वैदेहीं बभंजोपवनं तदा । वनपालान्किंकरांश्च पंचसेनाग्रनायकान्
samāśvāsya ca vaidehīṃ babhaṃjopavanaṃ tadā | vanapālānkiṃkarāṃśca paṃcasenāgranāyakān
— tr. refused: cyber
PdP 6 242.288
रावणस्य सुतेनाथ निगृहीतो यदृच्छया । दृष्ट्वा च राक्षसेंद्रं तु संभाषित्वा तथैव च
rāvaṇasya sutenātha nigṛhīto yadṛcchayā | dṛṣṭvā ca rākṣaseṃdraṃ tu saṃbhāṣitvā tathaiva ca
— tr. refused: cyber
PdP 6 242.289
ददाह नगरीं लंकां स्वलांगूलाग्निना कपिः । तया दत्तमभिज्ञानं गृहीत्वा पुनरागमत्
dadāha nagarīṃ laṃkāṃ svalāṃgūlāgninā kapiḥ | tayā dattamabhijñānaṃ gṛhītvā punarāgamat
The monkey burned the city of Laṅkā with the fire of his own tail; and taking the token given by her, he came back again.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 242.290
सोऽभिगम्य महातेजा रामं कमललोचनम् । न्यवेदयद्वानरेंद्रो दृष्टा सीतेति तत्वतः
so'bhigamya mahātejā rāmaṃ kamalalocanam | nyavedayadvānareṃdro dṛṣṭā sīteti tatvataḥ
Approaching Rāma of the lotus eyes, that greatly radiant lord of the monkeys reported truthfully: "Sītā has been seen."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 242.291
सुग्रीवसहितो रामो वानरैर्बहुभिर्वृतः । महोदधेस्तटं गत्वा तत्रानीकं न्यवेशयत्
sugrīvasahito rāmo vānarairbahubhirvṛtaḥ | mahodadhestaṭaṃ gatvā tatrānīkaṃ nyaveśayat
Rāma, together with Sugrīva and surrounded by many monkeys, having gone to the shore of the great ocean, encamped his army there.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 242.292
रावणस्यानुजो भ्राता विभीषण इतीरितः । धर्मात्मा सत्यसंधश्च महाभागवतोत्तमः
rāvaṇasyānujo bhrātā vibhīṣaṇa itīritaḥ | dharmātmā satyasaṃdhaśca mahābhāgavatottamaḥ
Rāvaṇa's younger brother, called Vibhīṣaṇa, righteous in nature, true to his word, and the foremost of the great devotees (of the Lord) —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 242.293
ज्ञात्वा समागतं रामं परित्यज्य स्वपूर्वजम् । राज्यं सुतांश्च दारांश्च राघवं शरणं ययौ
jñātvā samāgataṃ rāmaṃ parityajya svapūrvajam | rājyaṃ sutāṃśca dārāṃśca rāghavaṃ śaraṇaṃ yayau
Learning that Rāma had come, he abandoned his own elder brother, his kingdom, his sons and his wives, and went to Rāghava for refuge.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 242.294
परिगृह्य च तं रामो मारुतेर्वचनात्प्रभुः । तस्मै दत्वाऽभयं सौम्यं रक्षो राज्येऽभ्यषेचयत्
parigṛhya ca taṃ rāmo mārutervacanātprabhuḥ | tasmai datvā'bhayaṃ saumyaṃ rakṣo rājye'bhyaṣecayat
And Rāma the lord, accepting him at the word of Māruti (Hanumān), granted him gentle assurance of safety and consecrated that rākṣasa in the kingship.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 242.295
ततस्समुद्रं काकुत्स्थस्तर्तुकामः प्रपद्य वै । सुप्रसन्नजलं तं तु दृष्ट्वा रामो महाबलः
tatassamudraṃ kākutsthastartukāmaḥ prapadya vai | suprasannajalaṃ taṃ tu dṛṣṭvā rāmo mahābalaḥ
Then Kākutstha, wishing to cross, approached the ocean; but Rāma of great strength, seeing it with its wholly untroubled waters—
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 242.296
शार्ङ्गमादाय बाणौघैः शोषयामास वारिधिम् । ततस्तु सरितामीशः काकुत्स्थं करुणानिधिम्
śārṅgamādāya bāṇaughaiḥ śoṣayāmāsa vāridhim | tatastu saritāmīśaḥ kākutsthaṃ karuṇānidhim
—taking up the Śārṅga bow, dried up the sea with floods of arrows. Then the lord of the rivers (approached) Kākutstha, the treasury of compassion,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 242.297
प्रपद्य शरणं देवमर्चयामास वारिधिः । पुनरापूर्य जलधिं वरुणास्त्रेण राघवः
prapadya śaraṇaṃ devamarcayāmāsa vāridhiḥ | punarāpūrya jaladhiṃ varuṇāstreṇa rāghavaḥ
and taking refuge, the ocean worshipped the god; and Rāghava filled the sea up again with the Varuṇa weapon.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 242.298
उदधेर्वचनात्सेतुं सागरे मकरालये । गिरिभिर्वानरानीतैर्नलः सेतुमकारयत्
udadhervacanātsetuṃ sāgare makarālaye | giribhirvānarānītairnalaḥ setumakārayat
At the ocean's word, Nala had a causeway built across the sea, the abode of sea-monsters, with mountains brought by the monkeys.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 242.299
ततो गत्वा पुरीं लंकां सन्निवेश्य महाबलम् । सम्यगायोधनं चक्रे वानराणां च रक्षसाम्
tato gatvā purīṃ laṃkāṃ sanniveśya mahābalam | samyagāyodhanaṃ cakre vānarāṇāṃ ca rakṣasām
Then, having gone to the city Laṅkā and encamped the great army, he duly made battle array of the monkeys and the rākṣasas.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 242.300
ततो दशास्यतनयः शक्रजिद्राक्षसो बली । बबंध नागपाशैश्च तावुभौ रामलक्ष्मणौ
tato daśāsyatanayaḥ śakrajidrākṣaso balī | babaṃdha nāgapāśaiśca tāvubhau rāmalakṣmaṇau
Then the son of the ten-faced one, the mighty rākṣasa who conquered Indra, bound both of them, Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa, with serpent-nooses.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 242.301
वैनतेयः समागत्य तान्यस्त्राणि प्रमोचयत् । राक्षसा निहतास्सर्वे वानरैश्च महाबलैः
vainateyaḥ samāgatya tānyastrāṇi pramocayat | rākṣasā nihatāssarve vānaraiśca mahābalaiḥ
Vainateya (Garuḍa) came and released those weapons; and all the rākṣasas were slain by the mighty monkeys.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 242.302
रावणस्यानुजं वीरं कुंभकर्णं महाबलम् । निजघान रणे रामो बाणैरग्निशिखोपमैः
rāvaṇasyānujaṃ vīraṃ kuṃbhakarṇaṃ mahābalam | nijaghāna raṇe rāmo bāṇairagniśikhopamaiḥ
Rāma slew in battle Rāvaṇa's younger brother, the hero Kumbhakarṇa of great strength, with arrows like flames of fire.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 242.303
ब्रह्मास्त्रेणेन्द्रजित्क्रुद्धः पातयामास वानरान् । हनूमता समानीतो महौषधि महीधरः
brahmāstreṇendrajitkruddhaḥ pātayāmāsa vānarān | hanūmatā samānīto mahauṣadhi mahīdharaḥ
Indrajit, enraged, felled the monkeys with the Brahmā-weapon; then the great mountain of healing herbs was brought by Hanūmān.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 242.304
तस्यानीतस्य च स्पर्शात्सर्व एव समुत्थिताः । ततो रामानुजो वीरः शक्रजेतारमाहवे
tasyānītasya ca sparśātsarva eva samutthitāḥ | tato rāmānujo vīraḥ śakrajetāramāhave
And by the touch of it, once brought, all of them rose up again. Then Rāma's younger brother, the hero, (struck down) the conqueror of Indra in battle,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 242.305
निपातयामास शरैर्वृत्रं वज्रधरो यथा । निर्ययावथ पौलस्त्यो योद्धुं रामेण संयुगे
nipātayāmāsa śarairvṛtraṃ vajradharo yathā | niryayāvatha paulastyo yoddhuṃ rāmeṇa saṃyuge
felling him with arrows, as the wielder of the thunderbolt felled Vṛtra. Then the descendant of Pulastya went forth to fight with Rāma in combat,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 242.306
चतुरंगबलैः सार्द्धं मंत्रिभिश्च महाबलः । समंततोभवद्युद्धं वानराणां च रक्षसाम्
caturaṃgabalaiḥ sārddhaṃ maṃtribhiśca mahābalaḥ | samaṃtatobhavadyuddhaṃ vānarāṇāṃ ca rakṣasām
the mighty one, together with his fourfold forces and his counsellors; and on every side there was battle between the monkeys and the rākṣasas,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 242.307
रामरावणयोश्चैव तथा सौमित्रिणा सह । शक्त्या निपातयामास लक्ष्मणं राक्षसेश्वरः
rāmarāvaṇayoścaiva tathā saumitriṇā saha | śaktyā nipātayāmāsa lakṣmaṇaṃ rākṣaseśvaraḥ
and between Rāma and Rāvaṇa, and likewise with Saumitri; the lord of the rākṣasas struck down Lakṣmaṇa with his spear.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 242.308
ततः क्रुद्धो महातेजा राघवो राक्षसांतकः । जघान राक्षसान्वीराञ्शरैः कालांतकोपमैः
tataḥ kruddho mahātejā rāghavo rākṣasāṃtakaḥ | jaghāna rākṣasānvīrāñśaraiḥ kālāṃtakopamaiḥ
Then Rāghava of great splendour, enraged, the ender of the rākṣasas, slew the rākṣasa heroes with arrows like the destroying Death.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 242.309
प्रदीप्तैर्बाणसाहस्रैः कालदंडोपमैर्भृशम् । छादयामास काकुत्स्थो दशग्रीवं च राक्षसम्
pradīptairbāṇasāhasraiḥ kāladaṃḍopamairbhṛśam | chādayāmāsa kākutstho daśagrīvaṃ ca rākṣasam
With thousands of blazing arrows like the rod of Death, Kākutstha covered over the ten-necked rākṣasa utterly.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 242.310
स तु निर्भिन्नसर्वांगो राघवास्त्रैर्निशाचरः । भयात्प्रदुद्राव रणाल्लंकां प्रति निशाचरः
sa tu nirbhinnasarvāṃgo rāghavāstrairniśācaraḥ | bhayātpradudrāva raṇāllaṃkāṃ prati niśācaraḥ
But that night-roamer, all his limbs pierced through by Rāghava's weapons, fled from the battle in fear toward Laṅkā, that night-roamer.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 242.311
जगद्राममयं पश्यन्निर्वेदाद्गृहमाविशत् । ततो हनूमता नीतो महौषधिमहागिरिः
jagadrāmamayaṃ paśyannirvedādgṛhamāviśat | tato hanūmatā nīto mahauṣadhimahāgiriḥ
Seeing the world as consisting of Rāma, in despondency he entered his house. Then the great mountain of healing herbs was brought by Hanūmān.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 242.312
तेन रामानुजस्तूर्णं लब्धसंज्ञोऽभवत्तदा । दशग्रीवस्ततो होममारेभे जयकांक्षया
tena rāmānujastūrṇaṃ labdhasaṃjño'bhavattadā | daśagrīvastato homamārebhe jayakāṃkṣayā
By it Rāma's younger brother at once regained consciousness then; thereupon the ten-necked one began a fire-oblation out of desire for victory.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 242.313
ध्वंसितं वानरेंद्रैस्तदभिचारात्मकं रिपोः । पुनर्युद्धाय पौलस्त्यो रामेण सह निर्ययौ
dhvaṃsitaṃ vānareṃdraistadabhicārātmakaṃ ripoḥ | punaryuddhāya paulastyo rāmeṇa saha niryayau
That witchcraft-rite of the enemy was wrecked by the monkey chiefs; so Paulastya (Rāvaṇa) marched out again to do battle with Rāma,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 242.314
दिव्यस्यन्दनमारुह्य राक्षसैर्बहुभिर्युतः । ततः शतमखो दिव्यं रथं हर्यश्वसंयुतम्
divyasyandanamāruhya rākṣasairbahubhiryutaḥ | tataḥ śatamakho divyaṃ rathaṃ haryaśvasaṃyutam
having mounted his divine chariot, surrounded by many rākṣasas. Then the god of a hundred sacrifices (Indra), the wise one, sent to Rāghava a divine chariot yoked with tawny horses,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 242.315
राघवाय ससूतं हि प्रेषयामास बुद्धिमान् । रथं मातलिना नीतं समारुह्य रघूत्तमः
rāghavāya sasūtaṃ hi preṣayāmāsa buddhimān | rathaṃ mātalinā nītaṃ samāruhya raghūttamaḥ
complete with its charioteer. Mounting that chariot, brought by Mātali, the best of the Raghus,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 242.316
स्तूयमानं सुरगणैर्युयुधे तेन रक्षसा । ततो युद्धमभूद्धोरं रामरावणयोर्महत्
stūyamānaṃ suragaṇairyuyudhe tena rakṣasā | tato yuddhamabhūddhoraṃ rāmarāvaṇayormahat
while being praised by the hosts of gods, fought with that rākṣasa. Then there was a dreadful, mighty battle between Rāma and Rāvaṇa,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 242.317
सप्ताह्निकमहोरात्रं शस्त्रास्त्रैरतिभीषणम् । विमानस्थाः सुरास्सर्वे ददृशुस्तत्र संयुगम्
saptāhnikamahorātraṃ śastrāstrairatibhīṣaṇam | vimānasthāḥ surāssarve dadṛśustatra saṃyugam
lasting seven days and nights, most terrifying with weapons and missiles. All the gods, stationed in their aerial cars, watched that combat there.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 242.318
दशग्रीवस्य चिच्छेद शिरांसि रघुसत्तमः । समुत्थितानि बहुशो वरदानात्कपर्दिनः
daśagrīvasya ciccheda śirāṃsi raghusattamaḥ | samutthitāni bahuśo varadānātkapardinaḥ
The best of the Raghus cut off the ten-necked one's heads, which rose up again and again because of the boon granted by the wearer of the matted hair (Śiva).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 242.319
ब्राह्ममस्त्रं महारौद्रं वधायास्य दुरात्मनः । ससर्ज राघवस्तूर्णं कालाग्निसदृशप्रभम्
brāhmamastraṃ mahāraudraṃ vadhāyāsya durātmanaḥ | sasarja rāghavastūrṇaṃ kālāgnisadṛśaprabham
For the killing of that evil-souled one, Rāghava swiftly discharged the Brahmā-missile, most terrible, with a radiance like the fire of world's end.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 242.320
तदस्त्रं राघवोत्सृष्टं रावणस्य स्तनांतरम् । विदार्य धरणीं भित्त्वा रसातलतले गतम्
tadastraṃ rāghavotsṛṣṭaṃ rāvaṇasya stanāṃtaram | vidārya dharaṇīṃ bhittvā rasātalatale gatam
That missile, released by Rāghava, tore open Rāvaṇa's chest, split the earth, and went to the floor of Rasātala;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 242.321
संपूज्यमानं भुजगै राघवस्य करं ययौ । स गतासुर्महादैत्यः पपात च ममार च
saṃpūjyamānaṃ bhujagai rāghavasya karaṃ yayau | sa gatāsurmahādaityaḥ papāta ca mamāra ca
honoured by the serpents, it returned to Rāghava's hand. That great demon, his life gone, fell and died.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 242.322
ततो देवगणास्सर्वे हर्षनिर्भरमानसाः । ववृषुः पुष्पवर्षाणि महात्मनि जगद्गुरौ
tato devagaṇāssarve harṣanirbharamānasāḥ | vavṛṣuḥ puṣpavarṣāṇi mahātmani jagadgurau
Then all the hosts of gods, their minds brimming with joy, rained showers of flowers upon the great-souled one, the teacher of the world.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 242.323
जगुर्गंधर्वपतयो ननृतुश्चाप्सरोगणाः । ववुः पुण्यास्तथा वाताः सुप्रभोऽभूद्दिवाकरः
jagurgaṃdharvapatayo nanṛtuścāpsarogaṇāḥ | vavuḥ puṇyāstathā vātāḥ suprabho'bhūddivākaraḥ
The lords of the gandharvas sang and the throngs of apsarases danced; auspicious breezes blew, and the sun grew bright.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 242.324
तुष्टुवुर्मुनयः सिद्धा देवगंधर्वकिन्नराः । लंकायां राक्षसश्रेष्ठमभिषिच्य विभीषणम्
tuṣṭuvurmunayaḥ siddhā devagaṃdharvakinnarāḥ | laṃkāyāṃ rākṣasaśreṣṭhamabhiṣicya vibhīṣaṇam
The sages, the siddhas, the gods, gandharvas and kinnaras sang praises. Having consecrated Vibhīṣaṇa, best of rākṣasas, in Laṅkā,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 242.325
कृतकृत्यमिवात्मानं मेने रघुकुलोत्तमः । रामस्तत्राब्रवीद्वाक्यमभिषिच्य विभीषणम्
kṛtakṛtyamivātmānaṃ mene raghukulottamaḥ | rāmastatrābravīdvākyamabhiṣicya vibhīṣaṇam
the best of Raghu's line considered himself as though his task were accomplished. Having consecrated Vibhīṣaṇa, Rāma there spoke these words:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 242.326
राम उवाच- यावच्चंद्रश्च सूर्यश्च यावत्तिष्ठति मेदिनी । यावन्ममकथालोके तावद्राज्यं विभीषणे
rāma uvāca- yāvaccaṃdraśca sūryaśca yāvattiṣṭhati medinī | yāvanmamakathāloke tāvadrājyaṃ vibhīṣaṇe
Rāma said: As long as the moon and the sun (endure), as long as the earth stands, as long as my story (lives) in the world, so long shall the kingship rest with Vibhīṣaṇa.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 242.327
गत्वा मम पदं दिव्यं योगिगम्यं सनातनम् । सपुत्रपौत्रः सगणः संप्राप्नुहि महाबलः
gatvā mama padaṃ divyaṃ yogigamyaṃ sanātanam | saputrapautraḥ sagaṇaḥ saṃprāpnuhi mahābalaḥ
Then, going to my divine, eternal abode, attainable by yogins, do you attain it, mighty one, together with your sons and grandsons and your retinue.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 242.328
ईश्वर उवाच- एवं दत्वा वरं तस्मै राक्षसाय महाबलः । संप्राप्य मैथिलीं तत्र परुषं जनसंसदि
īśvara uvāca- evaṃ datvā varaṃ tasmai rākṣasāya mahābalaḥ | saṃprāpya maithilīṃ tatra paruṣaṃ janasaṃsadi
Īśvara said: Having thus granted a boon to that rākṣasa, the mighty one, obtaining Maithilī there, harshly, in the assembly of people,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 242.329
उवाच राघवः सीतां गर्हितं वचनं बहु । सा तेन गर्हिता साध्वी विवेश चानलं महत्
uvāca rāghavaḥ sītāṃ garhitaṃ vacanaṃ bahu | sā tena garhitā sādhvī viveśa cānalaṃ mahat
Rāghava spoke to Sītā much blameful speech. Blamed by him, that virtuous woman entered the great fire.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 242.330
ततो देवगणास्सर्वे शिवब्रह्मपुरोगमाः । दृष्ट्वा तु मातरं वह्नौ प्रविशंतीं भयातुराः । समागम्य रघुश्रेष्ठं सर्वे प्रांजलयोऽब्रुवन्
tato devagaṇāssarve śivabrahmapurogamāḥ | dṛṣṭvā tu mātaraṃ vahnau praviśaṃtīṃ bhayāturāḥ | samāgamya raghuśreṣṭhaṃ sarve prāṃjalayo'bruvan
Then all the hosts of gods, led by Śiva and Brahmā, seeing the Mother entering the fire, stricken with fear, all came up to the best of the Raghus and, with palms joined, said:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 242.331
देवा ऊचुः- रामराम महाबाहो शृणु त्वं चातिविक्रम । सीतातिविमला साध्वी तव नीत्यानपायिनी
devā ūcuḥ- rāmarāma mahābāho śṛṇu tvaṃ cātivikrama | sītātivimalā sādhvī tava nītyānapāyinī
The gods said: Rāma, Rāma, mighty-armed one, listen, you of surpassing valour: Sītā is utterly pure, virtuous, inseparable from you by (the very) law (of things).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 242.332
अत्याज्या तु वृथा सा हि भास्करेण प्रभा यथा । सेयं लोकहितार्थाय समुत्पन्ना महीतले
atyājyā tu vṛthā sā hi bhāskareṇa prabhā yathā | seyaṃ lokahitārthāya samutpannā mahītale
She is not to be abandoned in vain, for (she is to you) as radiance is to the sun. She has been born on the earth's surface for the welfare of the world,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 242.333
माता सर्वस्य जगतः समस्तजगदाश्रया । रावणः कुंभकर्णश्च भृत्यौ पूर्वपरायणौ
mātā sarvasya jagataḥ samastajagadāśrayā | rāvaṇaḥ kuṃbhakarṇaśca bhṛtyau pūrvaparāyaṇau
(She is) the mother of the whole world, the support of the entire universe. Rāvaṇa and Kumbhakarṇa were (your) two servants, formerly devoted (to you).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 242.334
शापात्तौ सनकादीनां समुत्पन्नौ महीतले । तयोर्विमुक्त्यै वैदेही गृहीता दण्डके वने
śāpāttau sanakādīnāṃ samutpannau mahītale | tayorvimuktyai vaidehī gṛhītā daṇḍake vane
By the curse of Sanaka and the others those two were born on the earth; for the release of those two, Vaidehī was seized in the Daṇḍaka forest.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 242.335
तावुभौ वै वधं प्राप्तौ त्वया राक्षसपुंगवौ । तौ विमुक्तौ दिवं यातौ पुत्रपौत्रसहानुगौ
tāvubhau vai vadhaṃ prāptau tvayā rākṣasapuṃgavau | tau vimuktau divaṃ yātau putrapautrasahānugau
Both those two bulls among rākṣasas met death at your hands; freed, they went to heaven together with their sons, grandsons and followers.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 242.336
त्वं विष्णुस्त्वं परं ब्रह्म योगिध्येयः सनातनः । त्वमेव सर्वदेवानामनादिनिधनोऽव्ययः
tvaṃ viṣṇustvaṃ paraṃ brahma yogidhyeyaḥ sanātanaḥ | tvameva sarvadevānāmanādinidhano'vyayaḥ
You are Viṣṇu, you are the supreme Brahman, the eternal one to be meditated on by yogins; you alone, of all the gods, are without beginning or end, imperishable.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 242.337
त्वं हि नारायणः श्रीमान्सीता लक्ष्मीः सनातनी । माता सा सर्वलोकानां पिता त्वं परमेश्वर
tvaṃ hi nārāyaṇaḥ śrīmānsītā lakṣmīḥ sanātanī | mātā sā sarvalokānāṃ pitā tvaṃ parameśvara
You indeed are Nārāyaṇa, the glorious one; Sītā is the eternal Lakṣmī. She is the mother of all the worlds, and you, supreme Lord, the father.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 242.338
नित्यैवैष जगन्माता तव नित्यानपायिनी । यथा सर्वगतस्त्वं हि तथा चेयं रघूत्तम
nityaivaiṣa jaganmātā tava nityānapāyinī | yathā sarvagatastvaṃ hi tathā ceyaṃ raghūttama
This mother of the world is eternal, never departing from you; for as you are present everywhere, so too is she, best of the Raghus.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 242.339
तस्माच्छुद्धसमाचारां सीतां साध्वीं दृढव्रताम् । गृहाण सौम्य काकुत्स्थ क्षीराब्धेरिव मा चिरम्
tasmācchuddhasamācārāṃ sītāṃ sādhvīṃ dṛḍhavratām | gṛhāṇa saumya kākutstha kṣīrābdheriva mā ciram
Therefore, gentle Kākutstha, take back Sītā, of pure conduct, virtuous, firm in her vow, without delay, as (Viṣṇu took Lakṣmī) from the ocean of milk.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 242.340
ईश्वर उवाच- एतस्मिन्नंतरे तत्र लोकसाक्षी स पावकः । आदाय सीतां रामाय प्रददौ सुरसन्निधौ । अब्रवीत्तत्र काकुत्स्थं वह्निः सर्वशरीरगः
īśvara uvāca- etasminnaṃtare tatra lokasākṣī sa pāvakaḥ | ādāya sītāṃ rāmāya pradadau surasannidhau | abravīttatra kākutsthaṃ vahniḥ sarvaśarīragaḥ
Īśvara said: Meanwhile, there that Fire, the witness of the worlds, taking Sītā, gave her to Rāma in the presence of the gods; and there the Fire, who moves in all bodies, spoke to Kākutstha.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 242.341
वह्निरुवाच- इयं शुद्धसमाचारा सीता निष्कल्मषा विभो । गृहाण मा चिरं राम सत्यं सत्यं तवाब्रुवन्
vahniruvāca- iyaṃ śuddhasamācārā sītā niṣkalmaṣā vibho | gṛhāṇa mā ciraṃ rāma satyaṃ satyaṃ tavābruvan
Fire said: This Sītā is of pure conduct, spotless, O mighty one. Take her without delay, Rāma; what I have told you is true, true.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 242.342
ईश्वर उवाच- ततोऽग्निवचनात्सीतां परिगृह्य रघूद्वहः । बभूव रामः संहृष्टः पूज्यमानः सुरोत्तमैः
īśvara uvāca- tato'gnivacanātsītāṃ parigṛhya raghūdvahaḥ | babhūva rāmaḥ saṃhṛṣṭaḥ pūjyamānaḥ surottamaiḥ
Īśvara said: Then, at Fire's word, the foremost of the Raghus took Sītā back, and Rāma became greatly delighted, honoured by the best of the gods.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 242.343
राक्षसैर्निहता ये तु संग्रामे वानरोत्तमाः । पितामहवरात्तूर्णं जीवमानाः समुत्थिताः
rākṣasairnihatā ye tu saṃgrāme vānarottamāḥ | pitāmahavarāttūrṇaṃ jīvamānāḥ samutthitāḥ
And those best of monkeys who had been slain by the rākṣasas in battle rose up at once, alive, by the boon of the Grandfather.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 242.344
ततस्तु पुष्पकं नाम विमानं सूर्यसन्निभम् । भ्रात्रा गृहीतं संग्रामे कौबेरं राक्षसेश्वरः
tatastu puṣpakaṃ nāma vimānaṃ sūryasannibham | bhrātrā gṛhītaṃ saṃgrāme kauberaṃ rākṣaseśvaraḥ
Then the aerial car named Puṣpaka, resembling the sun, belonging to Kubera, which the lord of the rākṣasas had taken from his brother in battle—
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 242.345
तद्राघवाय प्रददौ वस्त्राण्याभरणानि च । तेन संपूजितः श्रीमान्रामचंद्रः प्रतापवान्
tadrāghavāya pradadau vastrāṇyābharaṇāni ca | tena saṃpūjitaḥ śrīmānrāmacaṃdraḥ pratāpavān
—that he (Vibhīṣaṇa) gave to the Rāghava, together with garments and ornaments. Honoured by him, the glorious and mighty Rāmacandra
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 242.346
आरुरोह विमानाग्र्यं वैदेह्या भार्यया सह । लक्ष्मणेन च शूरेण भ्रात्रा दशरथात्मजः
āruroha vimānāgryaṃ vaidehyā bhāryayā saha | lakṣmaṇena ca śūreṇa bhrātrā daśarathātmajaḥ
mounted that finest of aerial cars along with his wife Vaidehī, and with his valiant brother Lakṣmaṇa—the son of Daśaratha,
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PdP 6 242.347
ऋक्षवानरसंघातैः सुग्रीवेण महात्मना । विभीषणेन शूरेण राक्षसैश्च महाबलैः
ṛkṣavānarasaṃghātaiḥ sugrīveṇa mahātmanā | vibhīṣaṇena śūreṇa rākṣasaiśca mahābalaiḥ
with the throngs of bears and monkeys, with the great-souled Sugrīva, with the valiant Vibhīṣaṇa and the rākṣasas of great strength.
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PdP 6 242.348
यथाविमाने वैकुंठे नित्यमुक्तैर्महात्मभिः । तथा सर्वे समारुह्य ऋक्षवानरराक्षसाः
yathāvimāne vaikuṃṭhe nityamuktairmahātmabhiḥ | tathā sarve samāruhya ṛkṣavānararākṣasāḥ
As in the aerial car in Vaikuṇṭha with the eternally liberated great souls, so all the bears, monkeys and rākṣasas mounted together.
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PdP 6 242.349
अयोध्यां प्रस्थितो रामः स्तूयमानः सुरोत्तमैः । भरद्वाजाश्रमं गत्वा रामः सत्यपराक्रमः
ayodhyāṃ prasthito rāmaḥ stūyamānaḥ surottamaiḥ | bharadvājāśramaṃ gatvā rāmaḥ satyaparākramaḥ
Rāma set out for Ayodhyā, praised by the best of the gods; and Rāma, whose valour is truth, having gone to Bharadvāja's hermitage,
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PdP 6 242.350
भरतस्यांतिके तत्र हनूमंतं व्यसर्जयत् । स निषादालयं गत्वा गुहं दृष्ट्वाऽथ वैष्णवम्
bharatasyāṃtike tatra hanūmaṃtaṃ vyasarjayat | sa niṣādālayaṃ gatvā guhaṃ dṛṣṭvā'tha vaiṣṇavam
sent Hanumān there into Bharata's presence. He, going to the dwelling of the Niṣāda, and seeing Guha the Vaiṣṇava,
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PdP 6 242.351
राघवागमनं तस्मै प्राह वानरपुंगवः । नंदिग्रामं ततो गत्वा दृष्ट्वा तं राघवानुजम्
rāghavāgamanaṃ tasmai prāha vānarapuṃgavaḥ | naṃdigrāmaṃ tato gatvā dṛṣṭvā taṃ rāghavānujam
that bull among monkeys told him of the Rāghava's coming; then, going to Nandigrāma and seeing that younger brother of the Rāghava,
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PdP 6 242.352
न्यवेदयत्तथा तस्मै रामस्यागमनोत्सवम् । भरतश्चागतं श्रुत्वा वानरेण रघूत्तमम्
nyavedayattathā tasmai rāmasyāgamanotsavam | bharataścāgataṃ śrutvā vānareṇa raghūttamam
he announced to him likewise the joyous news of Rāma's arrival. And Bharata, hearing from the monkey that the best of the Raghus had come,
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PdP 6 242.353
प्रर्हर्षमतुलं लेभे सानुजः ससुहृज्जनः । पुनरागत्य काकुत्स्थं हनूमान्मारुतात्मजः
prarharṣamatulaṃ lebhe sānujaḥ sasuhṛjjanaḥ | punarāgatya kākutsthaṃ hanūmānmārutātmajaḥ
he, together with his younger brother and his friends, felt matchless delight. And Hanumān, the son of the Wind, coming back again to the descendant of Kakutstha,
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PdP 6 242.354
सर्वं शशंस रामाय भरतस्य च वर्तितम् । राघवस्तु विमानाग्र्यादवरुह्य सहानुजः
sarvaṃ śaśaṃsa rāmāya bharatasya ca vartitam | rāghavastu vimānāgryādavaruhya sahānujaḥ
reported everything to Rāma, and how Bharata was faring. But the Rāghava, together with his younger brother, descended from the excellent aerial car
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PdP 6 242.355
ववंदे भार्यया सार्द्धं भारद्वाजं तपोनिधिम् । स तु संपूजयामास काकुत्स्थं सानुजं मुनिः
vavaṃde bhāryayā sārddhaṃ bhāradvājaṃ taponidhim | sa tu saṃpūjayāmāsa kākutsthaṃ sānujaṃ muniḥ
and, along with his wife, paid homage to Bharadvāja, that treasury of austerity. And that sage honoured the descendant of Kakutstha together with his younger brother
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PdP 6 242.356
पक्वान्नैः फलमूलाद्यैर्वस्त्रैराभरणैरपि । तेन संपूजितस्तत्र प्रणम्य मुनिसत्तमम्
pakvānnaiḥ phalamūlādyairvastrairābharaṇairapi | tena saṃpūjitastatra praṇamya munisattamam
with cooked food, with fruits and roots and the rest, with garments and with ornaments too. Being thus honoured by him there, and having bowed to the best of sages,
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PdP 6 242.357
अनुज्ञातः समारुह्य पुष्पकं सानुगस्तदा । नंदिग्रामं ययौ रामः पुष्पकेण सुहृद्वृतः
anujñātaḥ samāruhya puṣpakaṃ sānugastadā | naṃdigrāmaṃ yayau rāmaḥ puṣpakeṇa suhṛdvṛtaḥ
then, with his leave, mounting the Puṣpaka along with his followers, Rāma went to Nandigrāma by the Puṣpaka, surrounded by his friends.
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PdP 6 242.358
मंत्रिभिः पौरमुख्यैश्च सानुजः केकयीसुतः । प्रत्युद्ययौ नृपवरैः सबलैः पूर्वजं मुदा
maṃtribhiḥ pauramukhyaiśca sānujaḥ kekayīsutaḥ | pratyudyayau nṛpavaraiḥ sabalaiḥ pūrvajaṃ mudā
With his ministers and the chief citizens, together with his younger brother, the son of Kaikeyī went forth joyfully to meet his elder brother, along with the foremost kings and their forces.
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PdP 6 242.359
संप्राप्य रघुशार्दूलं ववंदे सानुगैर्वृतः । पुष्पकादवरुह्याथ राघवः शत्रुतापनः
saṃprāpya raghuśārdūlaṃ vavaṃde sānugairvṛtaḥ | puṣpakādavaruhyātha rāghavaḥ śatrutāpanaḥ
Having reached the tiger of the Raghus, surrounded by his followers, he paid homage (to him). Then the Rāghava, the scorcher of foes, descending from the Puṣpaka,
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PdP 6 242.360
भरतं चैव शत्रुघ्नमुपसंपरिषस्वजे । पुरोहितं वसिष्ठं च मातृवृद्धांश्च बांधवान्
bharataṃ caiva śatrughnamupasaṃpariṣasvaje | purohitaṃ vasiṣṭhaṃ ca mātṛvṛddhāṃśca bāṃdhavān
embraced Bharata and Śatrughna closely; and to the family priest Vasiṣṭha, and to his mothers, the elders, and his kinsmen,
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PdP 6 242.361
प्रणनाम महातेजाः सीतया लक्ष्मणेन च । विभीषणं च सुग्रीवं जाम्बवंतं तथांगदम्
praṇanāma mahātejāḥ sītayā lakṣmaṇena ca | vibhīṣaṇaṃ ca sugrīvaṃ jāmbavaṃtaṃ tathāṃgadam
the greatly splendid one bowed, together with Sītā and Lakṣmaṇa. And Vibhīṣaṇa, Sugrīva, Jāmbavān, and Aṅgada,
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PdP 6 242.362
हनुमंतं सुषेणं च भरतः परिषस्वजे । भ्रातृभिः सानुगैस्तत्र मंगलस्नानपूर्वकम्
hanumaṃtaṃ suṣeṇaṃ ca bharataḥ pariṣasvaje | bhrātṛbhiḥ sānugaistatra maṃgalasnānapūrvakam
Hanumān and Suṣeṇa — Bharata embraced. There, with his brothers and their followers, after the auspicious bath first of all,
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PdP 6 242.363
दिव्यमाल्यांबरधरो दिव्यगंधानुलेपनः । आरुरोह रथं दिव्यं सुमंत्राधिष्ठितं शुभम्
divyamālyāṃbaradharo divyagaṃdhānulepanaḥ | āruroha rathaṃ divyaṃ sumaṃtrādhiṣṭhitaṃ śubham
wearing divine garlands and garments, anointed with divine perfumes, he mounted the divine, splendid chariot driven by Sumantra,
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PdP 6 242.364
संस्तूयमानस्त्रिदशैर्वैदेह्या लक्ष्मणेन च । भरतश्चैव सुग्रीवः शत्रुघ्नश्च विभीषणः
saṃstūyamānastridaśairvaidehyā lakṣmaṇena ca | bharataścaiva sugrīvaḥ śatrughnaśca vibhīṣaṇaḥ
being praised by the gods, together with the daughter of Videha and with Lakṣmaṇa. And Bharata, Sugrīva, Śatrughna, and Vibhīṣaṇa,
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PdP 6 242.365
अङ्गदश्च सुषेणश्च जाम्बवान्मारुतात्मजः । नीलो नलश्च सुभगः शरभो गंधमादनः
aṅgadaśca suṣeṇaśca jāmbavānmārutātmajaḥ | nīlo nalaśca subhagaḥ śarabho gaṃdhamādanaḥ
and Aṅgada and Suṣeṇa, Jāmbavān, the son of the Wind, Nīla and Nala the fortunate, Śarabha, Gandhamādana,
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PdP 6 242.366
अन्ये च कपयः शूरा निषादाधिपतिर्गुहः । राक्षसाश्च महावीर्याः पार्थिवेंद्रा महाबलाः
anye ca kapayaḥ śūrā niṣādādhipatirguhaḥ | rākṣasāśca mahāvīryāḥ pārthiveṃdrā mahābalāḥ
and other heroic monkeys, and Guha the lord of the Niṣādas, and the rākṣasas of great valour, and the mighty lords of the earth,
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PdP 6 242.367
गजानश्वानथो सम्यगारुह्य बहुशः शुभान् । नानामंगलवादित्रैः स्तुतिभिः पुष्कलैस्तथा
gajānaśvānatho samyagāruhya bahuśaḥ śubhān | nānāmaṃgalavāditraiḥ stutibhiḥ puṣkalaistathā
having duly mounted, in great numbers, fine elephants and horses — with various auspicious musical instruments and with abundant hymns of praise,
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PdP 6 242.369
आलोक्य राजनगरीं पथि राजपुत्रो राजानमेव पितरं परिचिंतयानः । सुग्रीवमारुतिविभीषणपुण्यपादसंचारपूतभवनं प्रविवेश रामः
ālokya rājanagarīṃ pathi rājaputro rājānameva pitaraṃ pariciṃtayānaḥ | sugrīvamārutivibhīṣaṇapuṇyapādasaṃcārapūtabhavanaṃ praviveśa rāmaḥ
gazing on the royal city along the way, the prince, thinking all the while of his father the king, entered the palace made pure by the treading of the holy feet of Sugrīva, Hanumān and Vibhīṣaṇa — Rāma entered.
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