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Rama-caritabdhi-ratna of Nityananda Shastri

by Satya Vrat Shastri | 2005 | 75,230 words

This is the English translation of the Rama-caritabdhi-ratna by Pandit Nityananda Shastri. It is a distinguished Sanskrit Mahakavya (epic poem) that chronicles Lord Rama’s life in fourteen cantos, symbolic of the jewels yielded from the Milk Ocean when churned. His work showcases an extraordinary command of grammar, vocabulary, and rare poetic tech...

Contents (of the Rama-caritabdhi-ratna)

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visayah visaya-suci ganesa- sarasvati-surya-visnu siva-dadhimathi - maruti- valmikinamastanamatrastake mangalam prsthankah slokankah 1 1-8 kramasah stutayah prathamah sargah kosaladesanirupanam 6 1-2 ayodhyavarnanam 6-10 3-10. dasarathavarnanam 10-12 11-18 dasarathasya vasistham prati svakiyanisputrata''dhi-prakatanam 12-14 19-22 vasisthasya dasaratham prati putrestikaranadyupadesanam 14-16 23-25 vasisthavacanasravanadrajnah santih 16 26 rajna rsyasrnganayanam 16 27 visnoravataranam 16 28 divyasya purusasya yajnatpradurbhavo rajanam prati kathanam ca 18 29 divyasya purusasyantardhanam 18 31 yajnante satkrtanam muninam svastivadah 18 32 dasarathadvara payasasya vibhajanam 20 33

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Invocation Pages Verses 1 1-8 The octavo comprising hymns in praise of Ganesa, Sarasvati, Surya, Visnu, Siva, Dadhimathi, Maruti, Valmiki. Canto I Description of Kosala country 7 1-2 Description of Ayodhya 7-11 3-10 Description of Dasaratha 11-13 11-18 Dasaratha's reporting to Vasistha of his mental anguish at lack of progeny. 13-15 19-22 Vasistha ask Dasaratha to T perform the Putresti sacrifice 15-12 23-25 The king (Dasaratha) regaining his composure on listening to Vasistha's words 17 26 He brings in Rsyasrnga 17 27 The descent of Visnu 17 28 The appearance of a divine being from the sacrifice and his words to Dasaratha 19 29 The disappearance of the divine being 19 31 22 The blessings by the honoured 19 32 sages at the end of the sacrifice The division by Dasaratha of the Payasa (rice cooked in milk) 21 33

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kausalyadinam garbhavasthitivarnanam kausalyaditah putranam janma 220 visaya-suci 34 35-36 vasisthakrtam rajno'bhinandanam 20-22 37-38 rajno vinayaprakatanam 22 39 rajno dhanadanena daridyanasah 22 40 prajanamanandotkarsah 22 41 indragamanam 24 42 ubhayalokotsavah 24 43 vasisthakrta namakaranatvara 24 44 namakaranartham vasistham pratyevanurodhah 24-26 45-47 vasisthakrtam namakaranam 26-28 48-51 namakaranena tirascamapi pramoda- 28 52 upanayanam vidyarjanam ca 28 53 ramalaksmanayorbharatasatrughnayosca sahavasah 28-30 54-55 rajno vatsalyadarsanam 30 99 56 dvitiyah sargah visvamitragamanam tatkrtam rajabhinandanam ca sriramasya visistata 32 1-2 32 3 sriramasyavatarakaranakathanam 32 4 ramajanmana rajno dhanyata 34 5 tatra rajno vinitivadah 34 6 rajakrtam munisammananam putrahvanam ca 34 7 dasarathakrtam visvamitragunavarnanam 34-36 8-13 rajakumaranam visvamitrabhivadanam 38 14 visvamitrasvastivadah 38 15

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Contents Sriramacaritabdhiratna Pregnancy of Kausalya etc 21 34 Kausalya and others give birth to sons 21 35-36 Vasistha's felicitation to the king 21-23 37-38 The show of humility by the king 23. 39 The removal of poverty by the gifts of the king 23 40 The happiness of the subjects 23 41 The arrival of Indra 25 42 The festivities in both the worlds 25 43 Vasistha's urgency in naming the children 25 44 The king's request to Vasistha to name the children himself 25-27 45-47 Vasistha's naming them 27-29 48-51 The happiness of even the birds and animals with the naming ceremony 29 52 The performance of the sacred thread ceremony and the acquisition of learning 29 53 The companionship of Rama, Laksmana, Bharata and Satrughna 29-31 54-55 The affection of the king for the children 31 56 Canto II The arrival of Visvamitra and his welcome by the king 33 1-2 The special qualities of Rama 33 3 The reason for Rama's incarnation 33 4 The king feeling blessed with the birth of Rama 35 5 The humility of the king 35 6 The king honours the sage and calls for the sons 35 7 He describes the qualities of Visvamitra The princes bow to Visvamitra Blessing by Visvamitra 35-37 8-13 39 14 39 15

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visaya-suci visvamitrasya raksasopadravakathanam rajakartavyaprakasanam ca 38 16-18 visvamitroktasya rajna hrdi grahanam 40 19 rajnah svakartavyavicarah 40 dasarathasya rame visvamitrajnabhararopanam 40 220 21 dasarathasya ramam prati kartavyasiksavabodhanam 40-42 22-24 ramakrtah svikarah 42 25 saramalaksmanasya munestatah prasthanam 42 26 visvamitrasya vidya-pradanam 42 27 margagamanatisayah 42-44 28-29 tadakadarsanam 44 30 tadakavadhopadesah 44 31-32 strivadhe ramasya papasankah 44 33 sankanirakaranam tadakavadhasca 46 34 tadakaya vaikunthagamanam 46 35 munijananam samtih 46 36 punarasramam prati prasthanam 46 37 yatravarnanam 48 38-40 asramapraptanam sammanah 48 41 ramakrtam vandanam 48 42 yagarambhartham ramavijnaptih 50 43 ramakrto raksasasamharah 50 44-47 raksasasamharaparinamah 52 48-50 prakrto - (yajno ) pasamharah 52 51-52 trtiyah sargah mithilaprasthanavarnanam gangadarsanam gangavarnanam 54 1-4 56 219 5 56-60 6-18 (xviii)

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Contents Sriramacaritabdhiratna Visvamitra tells the havoc the demons create and points as to what the king needs to do under the circumstances 39 16-18 The king takes to heart the words of Visvamitra 41 19 The king ponders over his duty 41 20 He places on Rama the burden of following the command of Visvamitra 41 21 Dasaratha instructs Rama in his duty 41-43 22-24 Rama accepts it 43 25 Departure of Visvamitra from Ayodhya along with Rama and Laksmana 43 26 Visvamitra giving them the Vidyas 43 27 The long journey 43-45 28-29 Appearance of Tadaka 45 30 Visvamitra calling for her killing 45 31-32 Rama's apprehension in incurring sin in killing a woman 45 33 Visvamitra removes the apprehension and Rama kills Tadaka 47 34 Tadaka departs to Vaikuntha 47 35 The relief of the sages with this 47 36 Resuming the journey to the hermitage (of Visvamitra) 47 37 The description of the journey 49 38-40 The honour on the arrival at the hermitage 49 41 Rama's bowing to sages 49 42 Rama's request for the start of the sacrifice 51 43 The destruction of the demons by Rama 51 44-47 The result of their destruction 53 48-50 The conclusion of the sacrifice 53 51-52 Canto III The description of the departure for Mithila 55 1-4 The sight of the Ganga 57 5 Description of the Ganga 57-61 6-18 (xix)

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gangatatasthasramadidarsanam visaya-suci 60-62 19-22 agre prasthanam 62 23 visalagamanam 62 24 gautamasramadarsanapurvakamahalyoddhavarnanam 64-70 25-42 ramasvarupavarnanam 72 43-46 ahalyakrta stutih 72-74 47-48 gautamasyagamanam 74 49 pranamadikam 74 50 gautamasya'halyasvikarah ahalyayah paticchandanuvartitvam 74 51 76 52 gautamakrta ramastutih 76 53-54 ramasya vinayaprakatanapurvakam mithilagamanam 78 55 janakakrtam mithilapravesanam 78 56 caturthah sargah nagaradarsanarthamanumatih 80 1 viharanaprakarah 80 2-4 mithilapurivarnanam kelivanivarnanam 82 5-6 82 7-8 gaurivandanam 82 9 rajakumariparijanadarsanam 84 10 sitavarnanam 84-86 11-16 ramasitayormitho darsanenanuragah 86 17-18 ramasya navinataya sitadarsane dosanirakaranam 86 19 ramasya sitanuranjane vicarah 88 20 sitayah purvanuragavastha 88-90 21-29 ramasya kelivanito nivartanam .92 30 tadanintani ramasyavasthitih 92 31 (xx)

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Contents The visit to the hermitages on the bank of the Ganga Sriramacaritabdhiratna 61-63 19-22 The journey continued 63 23 Arrival at the Visala city 63 24 Visit to the hermitage of Gautama and the restoration of Ahalya to her original form 65-71 25-42 How Ahalya sees Rama 73 43-46 Eulogy of Rama by Ahalya 73-75 47-48 The arrival of Gautama 75 49 Exchange of courtesies 75 50 Gautama's acceptance of Ahalya 75 51 Ahalya following the wish of her husband 77 52 Gautama praises Rama 77 53-54 Rama shows his respect and leaves for Mithila 79 55 Janaka brings Visvamitra, Rama and Laksmana to Mithila 79 56 Canto IV The permission of Visvamitra to Rama and Laksmana to go round the city 81 1 Their movement in it 81 2-4 Description of Mithila 83 5-6 Description of pleasure grove 83 7-8 Worship of Gauri 83 9 Noticing the attendants of the princess (Sita) 85 10 The Description of Sita 85-87 11-16 The sprouting of love in Rama and Sita by looking at each other 87 17-18 Rama finding no impropriety in having the look at Sita the first time 87 19 He thinks of wooing her 89 20 Sita's lovelorn condition 89-91 21-29 Rama's return from the pleasure grove 93 30 Rama's condition at that time 93 31 Collection,

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visaya-suci visvamitraditrayasya dhanuryajne gamanamasanagrahanam ca 92 32-33 tatratya ramasobha 94 34-35 dhanurnamanaya bamdina udghosanam 94 36-38 dhanuryajne rajnam vyavasitam 96 39-41 vaiphalye janakasya vacanam 96-98 42-44 janakavacanasya vividhah parinamah 98 45 sarvesam maunadharanam 98 46 ramotthanaya visvamitravacanam 98 47 dhanurbhangaya ramotthanam 100 48 dhunarbhangodyate strinam sambhrantavacanam 100 49 tadanintanam sitakrtam devasrayanam 100 50 laksmanasyodghosana 100 51 dhanurutthapanam 100 52-53 jyatankarah 102 54 capabhangah laksmanavacanopasamharah indragamanam 102 55 104 56 104 57 dhanurbhangasya prabhavapradarsanam 104 58 sivagamanam 104 59 brahmagamanam 106 60 rangasthale sitaya agamanam 106 61 varanamalaparidhapanam 106 62 svayamvaramaladharaya ramakandharaya varnanam 106 63 sriramadarsanaprabhavah 108 04 pancamah sargah mithilatah saketam prati patrika - presanam 110 1 patrikaya harsah 110 2-3 vivahasambhararambhah 110-112 4-6 prag janakadutanam prasthanam 112 7

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Contents Sriramacaritabdhiratna The three, Visvamitra, Rama and Laksmana leave for the bow sacrifice and occupy their seats 93 32-33 Rama's shine at that time 95 34-35 The announcement by the bard for bending the bow 95 36-38 The attempt for the same by the kings 97 39-41 Janaka's words at their being unsuccessful 97-99 42-44 Different repercussions of Janaka's words 99 45 Everybody turning silent 99 46 Visvamitra asking Rama to get up 99 47 Rama gets up for breaking the bow 99-101 48 The women's words of worry as he proceeds for the breaking of the bow 101 49 Sita's prayers to gods 101 50 The declaration of Laksmana 101 51 The lifting of the bow by Rama 103 52-53 The twang of the bow string 103 54 The bow breaks 103 55 The words of Laksmana by way of conclusion 105 56 The arrival of Indra 105 57 The effect of the breaking of the bow 105 58 The arrival of Siva 105 59 The arrival of Bramha 107 60 The arrival of Sita at the site 107 61 Her garlanding of Rama with the Varamala 107 62 The description of the neck of Rama carrying the Varamala 107 63 The impact of Rama's sight 109 64 Canto V Dispatch of invitation to Dasaratha from Mithila to Saketa The invitation produces a wave of joy 111 1 111 2-3 Begin the arrangements for the marriage ceremony 111-113 4-6 First leave emissaries of Janaka 113 7

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visaya-suci janyaprayanam 112 8-9 sambandhinoh sammelah 114 10-11 visvamitradinam sammelah 114 12 janyavaleh purapravesah 114 13 varopacarah 116 14-15 sitaramayoh panigrahanam 116 16 sitasakhyormarmiko narmalapah 116-118 17-19 agnipradaksina 118 sukhamarutasancalanam 118 220 21 janyajemanam 118-120 22-24 yautukavarnanam 120 25-26 laksmanadinamurmiladibhih saha vivahah 122 27 sitayah prasthapanam 122 28-29 janyapratinivartanam 122-124 30-32 parasuramasamagamah 124 33-35 parasuramaprasangavarnanam 124-132 36-56 parasurame gate sriramasammanah 134 57 rathyanam gajanam ca varnanam 134 58 asvataravarnanam 134 59 ustravarnanam 134 60 margiyavrksakrtam sammananam 136 61 bhumikrtam sammananam 136 62 ayodhyavasinamabhyudgamanam 136 63 ayodhyapuripravesah 136 64 (xxiv)

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Contents Sriramacaritabdhiratna Leaves next the marriage party 113 8-9 The coming together of the relatives of the bride and the bridegroom 115 10-11 The coming together of the sages like Visvamitra and others 115 12 The marriage party enters the city (Mithila) 115 13 The ceremonies for the bridegroom 117 14-15 Marriage of Sita and Rama 117 16 The touching humorous conversation between Sita and her friend 117-119 17-19 Going round the fire 119 20 The pleasant breeze at the time 119 21 The marriage party takes food 119-121 22-24 121 25-26 The dowry The marriage of Laksmana with Urmila, Bharata with Mandavi and Satrughna with Surtakirti 123 27 The send off of Sita 123 28-29 The return of the marriage party 123-125 30-32 Appearance of Parasurama 125 33-35 The Parasurama episode 125-133 36-56 Rama is honoured as Parasurama leaves 135 57 Description of horses and elephants 135 58 Description of mules 135 59 Description of camels 135 60 The honour of the marriage party by the trees on the way 137 61 The honour of the same by the earth 137 62 The receiving of the same by the citizens of Ayodhya 137 63 Entry of the marriage party into the city of Ayodhya 137 64 (XXV)

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visaya-suci sasthah sargah vadhuvarapravesah 138 1-2 vaivahika uttara utsavah 138-140 3-6 sandhyavarnanam 140-412 7-10 sambhogavarnanam 142-146 11-20 ramasya nidradhinata 146 21 prabhatavarnanam 146 22-23 rajnah sabhapraveso vacanam ca 146-148 24-25 rajno vardhakyavarnanam 148 26-27 rajno rame rajyabhararpanasyecchaprakatanam 148 28 vasisthakrtam sriramagunavarnanam rajavacanasamarthanam ca 150-154 29-39 ramasya yauvarajyasambhararthamtvaranam 154 40 saptamah sargah purapathavarnanam 156 1-2 havanadina indrasya yauvarajyajnanam 156 3 indrasya sarasvatibodhanam 156 4 sarasvatya yuktisadhanam 158 5 mamtharakrtam kaikeyisiksanam 158 60 kaikeyya dasaratham prati vacanam 158 7-8 dasarathasya pratyuttaram 158 9 kaikeyya varayacanam 160 10 (xxvi)

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Contents Sriramacaritabdhiratna Canto VI Entry of the brides and the bridegrooms in the palace 139 1-2 The post-marriage festivities 139-141 3-6 The description of twilight 141-143 7-10 The description of the love sports of the newly-weds 143-147 11-20 Rama goes to bed 147 21 Description of morning 147 22-23 The king (Dasaratha) entering the court and his address to it 147-149 24-25 The description of the old age of the king 149 26-27 The king expressing the desire to transfer the burden of the kingdom to Rama 149 28 Vasistha's description of the qualities of Rama and his supporting the words of the king 151-155 29-39 Hurrying to make arrangements for anointing Rama as Heir Apparent 155 40 Canto VII Description of the city path 157 1-2 Indra's coming to know of Rama's anoinment as Heir Apparent through sacrifices and other activities 157 3 Indra asking Sarasvati to think of the way for the realisation of the objective of the gods 157 4 Sarasvati finding the way and applying it 159 5 Manthara turning the mind of Kaikeyi 159 6 Kaikeyi's words to Dasaratha 159 7-8 Dasaratha's answer 159 9 Kaikeyi begs of him of two boons 161 10

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dasarathasya sokavegah visaya-suci 160 11 dasarathasya kaikeyya anunayah 160 12 kaikeyya dasarathavacane upeksa 160 13 rajno murccha 160 14 ramasyagamanam, pitrsambodhanam ca 160-162 15-16 kausalyato'numatiyacanam 162 17 vanavasavrttasya prakhyapanam 162 18 vanagamanaya sitayah prarthanam 162 19 laksmanasya prarthanam 162 20 ramasya vanagamanartham sita-laksmanau pratyanujnanam 164 21 sriramasya vanagamanaprasangavarnanam 164-170 22-36 dasarathasya maranasannadasa 170 37 dasarathasya svargagamanam lokanam sokagrastata dasarathasavaraksanam 170 38 170 39 170 40 bharatasya matulagrhadagamanam 172 41 tadanintani bharatadasa 172 42-43 vasisthadinam bharatasya dhairyadanam 172 44 dasarathasyantimamagnisamskaradikam 172-174 45-48 bharatasya kaikeyigarhanam 174 49 bharatam prati vasisthopadesah 174-176 50-55 bharatasya ramadarsanartham niscayah 178 56 astamah sargah bharataprasthanavarnanam guhasya sangah gangayamunasangavarnanam bharadvajadarsanam 180-182 1-5 182 6 182-184 7-10 184 11 (xxviii)

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Contents Sriramacaritabdhiratna Sorrow overtakes Dasaratha He tries to bring round Kaikeyi Kaikeyi ignores his words He (Dasaratha) falls into swoon Rama comes and speaks to him 161 11 161 12 161 13 161 14 161-163 15-16 He seeks permission from Kausalya (to go to forest) 163 17 The description of the (likely) life in the forest 163 18 Sita's request to accompany Rama to the forest 163 19 Similar request of Laksmana 163 20 Rama's consent to both (Sita and Laksmana) Rama's dparture for the forest 165 21 165-171 22-36 Dasaratha is inching towards death 171 37 His leaving for the heavenly abode 171 38 The sorrow envelops the citizens 171 The keeping of his dead body 171 99 39 40 Coming of Bharata from his maternal uncle's house 173 41 The condition of Bharata at that time 173 42-43 The consoling of him by Vasistha and others 173 44 The funeral of Dasaratha 173-175 45-48 The reproach of Kaikeyi by Bharata 175 49 The advice of Vasistha to Bharata 175177 50-55 Bharata makes up his mind to see Rama 179 56, Canto VIII Bharata leaves He meets Guha 181-183 1-5 183 6 Description of the confluence of Ganga and Yamuna He meets the sage Bharadvaja (xxix) 183-185 7-10 185 11

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visaya-suci bharadvajasramasya santivarnanam 184 12-13 bharadvajakrtam bharatasyatithyam 184-186 14-16 bharataguhayormitho bhaktiprasamsanam 186-188 17-20 bharatasya citrakutapraptih 188 21 tatratyanam ramadinam sthitivarnanam 188-190 22-28 ramasya bharatadarsanam 190 29 sriramabharatayoh sangah 192 30 rajamaranavrttenakrandah 192 31 vasisthasya dhairyopadesah 192-194 32-36 ramasya apasnanadikam 196 38-42 ramasya bharatam prati kartavyopadesasucana 196 38-42 ramasya bharatam prati rajanitinirupanam 198-202 43-52 laksmanakrtam ramoktisamarthanam 202 53 bharatasya asrayayacanam 202 54 bharatasya sriramatah padukapraptih 202 55 bharatasya pratinivrttirnandigrame rajyasasanam ca 204 50 56 navamah sargah sriramasya citrakutaviharasucanam 206 - nadi (mandakini ) varnanam 206 2-3 sahacaramrganugata mrgi 206 4 kusramanah susramanah 208 5 208 6 sramanatvavivecana jivanmuktimargah muktihetubhuta carya puspavativarnanam 208 7-8 210 9 210 10 210 11-12 ( xxx)

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Contents The peacefulness of his hermitage Sriramacaritabdhiratna The hospitality that sage extends to Bharata 185 12-13 185-187 14-16 Bharata and Guha have words of praise for each other for their devotion (to Rama) 187-189 17-20 Bharata arrives at Citrakuta 189 21 The condition of Rama and others there 189-191 22-28 Rama notices Bharata 191 29 The union of Rama and Bharata 193 30 The lamentations at the news of the death of the king (Dasaratha) 193 31 Vasistha's advice to control emotions 193-195 32-36 Rama performs the bath consequent upon the performance of the obsequies 197 38-42 Rama instructs Bharata in his duties 197 38-42 He tells him of the polity 199-203 43-52 Laksmana supports Rama 203 53 Bharata asks Rama for something to fall back upon 203 54 He gets from Rama his sandals 203 55 Bharata returns and starts ruling over the kingdom from Nandigrama 205 56 Canto IX Rama's recreation in Citrakuta 207 1 The description of the river Mandakini 207 2-3 The doe following the deer, her companion 207 4 The delineation of a bad mendicant 209 5 The delineation of a good mendicant 209 .6 The analysis of what being a mendicant is 209 7-8 The path to salvation even when alive 211 9 The life style that can lead to salvation 211 10 The description of flower garden 211 11-12 (xxxi)

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visaya-suci 212 tiryakcestitam 13-14 212 15-16 gramavasah 212-214 krsisthitivarnanam 17-20 214 sailaviharanirdesah 21 214 22 padmakaravarnanam 216 23-25 munivrttiprasamsa venuvarnanam sirnah kusumaprakarah khaniratnanikarasca 218 26-27 218 28 nirjharaprapatah 218 29 abhisarikavinodah 220 30 sannam rtunam saha samagamah 220 31 vasantavarnanam 220-222 32-35 grismavarnanam 222-224 36-39 varsavarnanam 224 40-43 saradvarnanam 226 44-47 hemantavarnanam 226-228 48-51 sisiravarnanam 228-230 52-55 sitaramayo rahahkelinirupanam 230 56 dasamah sargah sriramasya dandakaranyaprasthanam 232 1 atridarsanam 232 2-3 margagamanam 232-234 5 dandakaptirmunimelasca 234 5 munikrta raksonasarthana tatsvikrtisca ] 234 viradhahananam 234 67 xxxii)

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Contents The actions of animals Life in a village Sriramacaritabdhiratna 213 13-14 213 15-16 The description of the farming 213-215 17-20 The diversions in the mountain 215 21 The description of the lake with lotuses 215 22 The praise of the sage life 217 23-25 The description of the bamboos 219 26-27 The description of the withering flowers and the jewels in the mines 219 28 The description of the waterfall 219 29 29 The recreations of the women going out to meet their lovers 221 30 The appearance of the six seasons simultaneously The description of spring The description of summer 221 31 221-223 32-35 223-225 36-39 The description of rains 225 40-43 The description of autumn 227 44-47 The description of cold weather 227-229 48-51 The description of winter 229-231 52-55 The description of secret love sports of Sita and Rama 231 56 Canto X Rama leaves for Dandaka forest 231 1 Meets Atri 233 2-3 Proceeds on the path to it 233-235 4 235 Reaches Dandaka and meets the sages They request him to destroy the demons and he agrees to do so He kills Viradha (xxxiii) 235 235 55 67 7

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sarabhangadarsanam alemine to visaya-suci 236 8 sutiksnadarsanam agastyadarsanam agastyabhraturdarsanam 236 9-10 236 29 amol di 11 238 12 agastyasramatah prasthanikah samvadah (pancavativarnanam ) 238-240 13-16 ob T dampatyormargavisramavinodah 240 17-19 jatayurdarsanam pancavatigamanam ca 242 20 20 surpanakhagamanam 242 21 surpanakhato bhitiprabhavah annassa xie sdt 242 24 22 surpanakhaprasangavarnanam olute. 242-248 23-33 kharasya ramasya ca yuddhabhigamanam 250 34 asmine to ravanasya maricopagamanam maricasya tadanintani paristhitih ravanamaricayoh sammelah samvadasca ramasya kharadibhiryuddham laksmanena surpanakhayah punah prahasakalpanam kruddhayah surpanakhaya ravanam prati gamanam Holite vol.29254 anist to 250 35-37 252 38-40 now bloo le roig mo 254 41 42 254 43 256 44-46 mrgibhutasya maricasya ramakutiragamanam 256-258 svarnamrgadarsanatsitaya anayanaya hathavidhanam 047 258 48 or of dasa onli sitaravanayorhathavidhane kaveh kalpanah ramakrtam svarnamrgalaksikaranam sariratyagena maricasya paramapadagamanam sitahathakrtam laksmanapresanam 258 49 ash ban shahi vovaeborn 258 50 ob of 2951 260 ad hary 51 ellio 52 260 ( xxxiv)

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Contents He meets Sarabhanga Sutiksna Sriramacaritabdhiratna THE SHOT 237 8 237 9-10 Agastya 237 11 the brother of Agastya 237 12 The conversation before leaving the hermitage of Agastya 239-241 13-16 The diversions of the couple to remove the fatigue of the journey 241 17-19 Meeting Jatayu and leaving for Pancavati 243 20 Comes Surpanakha 243 21 The fear that she produced 243 22 The Surpanakha episode 243-249 23-33 Rama and Khara go out to fight 251 34 Description of their fight and the fight with others 251 35-37 Laksmana's light-hearted darts at Surpanakha 253 38-40 Agitated Surpanakha goes to Ravana 255. 41 Ravana approaches Marica 255 42 Marica's condition at that time 255 43 Ravana and Marica meet and talk to each other 257 44-46 Marica goes to the cottage of Rama in the form of (a golden) deer 257-259 In seeing it, Sita insists on having it 259 47 48 The poet's flight of fancy as to why Sita and Ravana were characterized by insistence (obstinacy) 259 49 Rama aims at the golden deer 259 50 Marica leaves the mortal frame and attains the final beatitude 261 51 Sita dispatches Laksmana and in spite of 2 his objections insists that he leave 261 52 (XXXV)

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sitaharanam jatayuso ravanena yuddham jatayusa dhikkrtasya ravanasya gamanam vilapena sitakrto ravanaprarthana - dhikkara indragamanam ca 262 indrasya havisyadanapurvakam sitasantvanam ramasya kutim prati nivrttih sitapagamena ramasya visadah ramasya jatayuh sanidhyam kabandhavidhvamsah sabarisaksatkarah sabarikrtam pampavarnanam ramasya tatah prasthanam pampadarsanam visaya-suci 260 53 260 54 262 55 56 262 57 262 58 264 59-60 264 61-62 266 63 266 64-65 266 66 268 67-68 ekadasah sargah sitaya indrasamagame ramasya ca hanumatsamagame kalpana 270 1 sriramahanumatormithah saksatkarah 270 2-3 hanumato ramapadabhivadanam 272 4-5 hanumato ramam prati prarthana 272 6 hanumatkrtah svaparicayah 274 7 hanumatkrtah sugrivaparicayah 274 8-9 hanumaddarsita ubhayoh karyasadhanayuktih 276 10-11 sriramasya hanumato'bhinandanam 276 12 hanumata ramalaksmanayoh skandharopanam 276 13 23 ( xxxvi)

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Contents Abduction of Sita Jatayu fights Ravana Sriramacaritabdhiratna 261 53 261 54 Ravana leaves with Jatayu reproaching him 263 55 The wailing Sita rejects the overtures of Ravana 263 56 Appears Indra 263 56 He consoles Sita by giving her sacrificial offering 263 57 Rama returns to his cottage 263 58 He is struck with sorrow in not finding Sita there 265 59-60 He meets Jatayu 265 61-62 He kills Kabandha 267 63 He meets Sabari 267 64-65 Sabari speakes of the Pampa lake 267 66 Rama leaves and arrives at Pampa 269 67-68 Canto XI The poet fancies the reason for Sita's coming into contact with Indra and Rama with Hanumat 271 Meeting of Rama and Hanumat 271 2-3 1 2 Hanumat bows at the feet of Rama 273 4-5 Hanumat's request to Rama 273 6 Hanumat introduces himself to him (Rama) 275 7 Hanumat tells him of Sugriva 275 8-9 Hanumat points to the means for the (Rama and Sugriva) achievement of the objectives of both Rama's appreciation of Hanumat 277 10-11 277 12 Hanumat takes Rama and Laksmana on his shoulders 277 13 (xxxvii)

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skandharopitaramalaksmanasya hanumato varnanam 278 hanumatkrtam ramasugrivayormaitri-vidhanam 278 visaya-suci 14-16 17 17 sugrivasya ramam prati vinitavacanam 280 18 sriramasya sugrivam prati sistavakyam 280 19 cano sugrivena sitapraksiptanam bhusananam pradarsanam 280 20 20 ramasya sitavirahasokodgarena dhairyatyagah 280-282 21-22 saumitrisugrivadikrtam ramasya samasvasanam 28223 salaam hanumata cintapanodapurvakam svakartavyasadhanartham sucana 282-284 24-27 ramam prati sugrivasya svaparisthitinivedanam 284-286 28-30 Rams valivadhodyatasya ramasya sugrivam prati vacanam 286 31-32 sugrivasya bhratrpradarsane trapatrasatah katarata 286 33 102551 9111 3900 ramena sugrivasya protsahanam tatprativacanam ca 288 34-35 sugrivasya svanirnayopayakathanam Jeannet 288 36 JunaH ba sugrivoktavisaye ramasya vikramadarsanam 73195288290 37-40 sugrivena ramasya kiskindhanayanam rid of Noamid 292 41 SB valino guhato nirgamanam whique to 292 49 42 valino hananam eg Ind adi tot atom erit or alnio allod to enviros do air to 292 aithus 43 asannamrtyorvalinastaram prati vacanam Ho 292 l (xxxvill) atsbloode 44

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Contents Sriramacaritabdhiratna The description of Hanumat in this condition (Rama and Laksmana mounted on his shoulders) Hanumat arranges for the friendship of Rama and Sugriva Sugriva's address to Rama in polite words Rama reciprocates the same Sugriva shows the ornaments strewn by Sita 279 14-16 279 17 281 18 281 19 281 P 20 Rama is disconsolate with the sorrow from Sita's separation 281-283 21-22 Consoling of Rama by Laksmana, Sugriva and others p 283 23 Hanumat asks for the achievement of the objectives by keeping away the worry 283-285 24-27 Sugriva tells Rama his condition 285-287 28-30 Rama's words to Sugriva as he gets ready to kill Valin 287 31-32 287 33 FFF 289 34-35 Sugriva's uneasiness in facing the brother for twin reasons of shame and fear Rama's words of encouragement to Sugriva and his response Sugriva points to Rama the means, which could help him in making up his mind [to throw away the mountain-like dead body of Dundubhi and the felling of the seven Tala trees simultaneously with arrows] Rama shows him prowess in carrying out the above Sugriva brings Rama to Kiskindha 289 36 289-291 37-40 293 41 Valin comes out of the cave Teng 293 42 The killing of Valin 293 43 Valin's words to Tara on his death bed 293 44 (xxxix)

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visaya-suci valikrto ramopalambhah 294 45 ramasya svopalambhavisaye uttaram 294 46-48 valino ramam prati antimam prarthanam 296 49 ramenasvasitasya valinah paramapadaprayanam 296 50 50 valino'ntyakriyante ramasya sugrivaya rajyadanam 296 51 sitopalabdhyai vanaranam prasthapanam hanumato visistasucanam ca 298 52 sriramasya hanumadasamsanam 298 53 nisphalesu vanaresu sampateh sitasthanapradarsanam 298 54 samudradarsanena kapinam visado hanumatstavanam ca angadadikrtam hanumatah protsahanam tasya ca karyayodyamanam 300 300 55 56 dvadasah sargah srihanumatah samudralanghanam 302-304 1-8 hanumatah paratirapraptih 306 9-11 lankapravesah 306 12 lankaraksasyascapetanam 306 13 lankapurivarnanam ravanantahpuravarnanam 308 14-15 308-310 16-23 asokavanikagamanam sitadarsanam sitadarsanena hanumato vicarana ravanasya sitaparsva agamanam tayoh samvadasca 312 24 312 25-26 312-314 27-30 314-316 31-37 ravanasya sitavadhayodyamanam palya grham prati nayanam ca 318 38 (x/ )

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Contents Sriramacaritabdhiratna Valin's taunt to Rama 295 45 Rama's answer to him 295 46-48 Valin's last wish 297 49 Rama assures him and he leaves for heavenly abode 297 50 His last rites and Rama's giving the kingdom to Sugriva 297 51 The dispatch of the monkeys for tracing Sita and Sugriva's confidence in Hanumat for the same 299 52 52 Rama's placing his hope in Hanumat [and handing him his ring] The monkeys not meeting with success Sampati shows the place where Sita could be The monkeys losing heart at the sight of the ocean and their eulogy of Hanumat Angada and others encourage Hanumat and he gets ready for the mission 299 53 59 299 54 54 301 55 301 56 99 Canto XII Hanumat flies over the ocean 303-305 1-8 He reaches its other shore 307 9-11 He enters Lanka 307 12 He slaps to death the demoness guarding Lanka [who had proposed to him] 307 13 Description of the city of Lanka 309 14-15 The description of Ravana's harem 309-311 16-23 Hanumat comes to the Asoka grove 313 24 He notices there Sita 313 25-26 Hanumat's feelings at her sight 313-315 27-30 Ravana coming to Sita and their conversation 315-317 31-37 Ravana gets ready to kill Sita but his wife prevents him and brings him to the palace 319 (xli) 38

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duhkhartayah sitaya maranavyavasayah hanumatam'guliyapatanapurvakam kusalakathanam visaya-suci 318 39 318 40 sitayah pramodah 318 41 aol zovesi or brts e sitahanumatoh ksemaprcchapranamau 320 shous 42 hanumantam prati sitavacanam gogy hanumatah sitam prati sasamasvasanam prativacanam sitayascudamanipradanam samdesoktisca A 320 si 43-44 320-322 45-47 biologain m philos 322 48-49 hanumato vanibhanjanam 322 50 brej serusHusqgories aksadinam hananam 324 bmed 51 Dsqm ezvous ditiw grusom ravanadarsanam ed biop 2 SO 324 52-53 108 hanumatah pucchaprajvalanam ravanahanumatoruktipratyukti aria to atigie at 38578294-296 ravanasya hanumadvadhajnapane vibhisanasammatih 800 32658 hanumato masilepane'gniprajvalane ca tarkah 208-802 lankadahanam YOU agninirvapanam prasthanam ca 8500328-330161-62 storle toilio 8 330 63 93 vanaraih sammelah prabhudarsanam ca busing aaoomsb bhr 33064 ortw: 54-57 gruns to volus at hon ans noteam odi of hee aag or 328 328 60 669 59 Imitl or booqon to visar to notqlestt. 118-202 trayodasah sargah senaprayanavarnanam somy aloes do 332 1-3 samudravarnanam 18 334 4 2018 algie to mast man hanumadgamananantaram lankavrttam vibhisanasvikare ramasya mantranam mobae at 334 imo 5-7 65-7 336 8-10 e 18 (xiii) egnfod has crud einerang

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Contents Sriramacaritabdhiratna Sita decides to take her life unable to bear her torment Hanumat drops the ring and tells that 319 39 Rama is all right 319 40 Sita's joy at this 319 41 Sita and Hanumat inquire of each other of well-being and exchange courtesies 321 42 Sita's words to Hanumat 321 43-44 Hanumat's response and his consolation of Sita 321-323 45-47 SPR Sita hands over to him Cudamani and gives him her message for Rama 323 48-49 Hanumat destroys the garden 323 50 He kills the demons Aksa and others 325 155 1551 He comes to Ravana 325 52-53 They exchange words 325-327 54-57 Vibhisana disagrees with Ravana when he orders Hanumat's execution 327 Hanumat's tail is set on fire 329 559 58 The poet fancies as to how Hanumat of great prowess could allow his tail to be besmeared with ink and set it to fire 329 60 The burning of Lanka 329-331 61-62 The extinguishing of fire and Hanumat's SPEPE departure from Lanka 331 63 His coming back to monkeys and meeting Rama 331 64 Canto XIII The description of the march of the army 333 1-3 The description of the ocean 335 4 The condition of Lanka after Hanumat had left it 335 Rama's views in accepting Vibhisana 5-7 337 8-10 nahari (xliii)

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duhkhartayah sitaya maranavyavasayah hanumatam'guliyapatanapurvakam kusalakathanam 318 visaya-suci 39 318 40 sitayah pramodah 318 41 101 297891 or be mid sitahanumatoh ksemaprcchapranamau 320 42 hanumantam prati sitavacanam sub grivig a'an AMAH 320 89 143-44 hanumatah sitam prati sasamasvasanam prativacanam sitayascudamanipradanam samdesoktisca apchines 320-322 45-47 322 48-49 hanumato vanibhanjanam 322 50 bns] anuttunshi aged a aksadinam hananam Conte 324 51 250 daw grasom ravanadarsanam 009 od blueb site solw 324 52-53 108 ravanahanumatoruktipratyukti itis To arigie atft 38 1762294420 ravanasya hanumadvadhajnapane vibhisanasammatih 287 hanumatah pucchaprajvalanam hanumato masilepane'gniprajvalane ca tarkah lankadahanam 324-326 54-57 munsil id golus Tribus os 00 326 58 328 59 328 60 6900 36 328-330 561-62 aroda vario SH agninirvapanam prasthanam ca 330 vanaraih sammelah prabhudarsanam ca busug asonomah od bol aque 330 64 [tail or boeoqor orive] 118-008 trayodasah sargah senaprayanavarnanam 332 mo 31-8 samudravarnanam 334 ailgie toil segoat ajammun 29 ion of 4 hanumadgamananantaram lankavrttam nadi bas 334 imoon 5-7 vibhisanasvikare ramasya mantranam 336

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Contents Sriramacaritabdhiratna 928 The mercifulness of Rama 365 57 The demonesses felicitate Sita 367 58 The fire ordeal of Sita 367 59 Rama meets Indra etc. and leaves for Ayodhya 367 60 Canto XIV The conversation between Rama and Sita in the course of the journey 369 1-2 369 3 The picking up of the wives of Sugriva and others from Kiskindha The meeting with the sage Bharadvaja Dispatch of Hanumat to inform Bharata of his (Rama's) arrival The meeting of Bharata and Hanumat Satrughna informs of the arrival of Rama 371 4 371 5 371-373 6-7 in Ayodhya 373 Ayodhya receives Rama Apay in 373 The excitement among the citizens to see Rama 375 10 They notice the aerial car 375 11 Rama meets Bharata and the subjects 375 12 8662 9 Rama's bowing to elders and their blessings to him 377 13 Rama appreciates Bharata and Satrughna and leaves for Ayodhya 377 14 The description of Ayodhya in front of Rama 377315-16 The female citizens have a look at Rama The shower of wealth under the orders of 379 17-18 Bharata 379 19 Vasistha's prayer to Ganesa 379 20 The request to Rama through the bards to accept kingdom 381 21-23 The preparations for Rama's coronation 381 24

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rajyatilakam sriramacaritabdhiratnam sriramasya rajyasanarohanam ramarajyabhisekotsavah 382 visaya-suci 25 382-384 26-29 bharatasya yauvarajyapadanam 384 30 sriramasya mangalasamsanam 386 31-32 sriramasya rajyacchatravarnanam 386 33 ramapujarthinam sarayusnanagamanam 388 34 sarayuvarnanam 388 35-36 jalakridavarnanam 390 37-39 sarayughattavarnanamudyanagamanam ca 392 40 puspavacayavarnanam 392-394 41-44 srisitaramapujanam 394 45 394 sriramasya bhasanam 46 sriramaprasadavarnanam 396 47 dampatisamlapah 396-398 48-49 bandivacasa vanaranam grhasmrtih 398 50 angadahanumatsamlapena bhaktisvarupanirupanam 400 51 sriramasya sukhapurvakam ratriyapanam 400 52 pratah sabhayam sitanugatasya sriramasya magadhakrtamabhinandanam 402 53 sriramasya danavarnanam sarvesam prasthananca 54 402 sriramacaritasvarupanirupanena prakrtopasamharah antimam nivedanam 402-404 55 404 parisistamsah 2. sivena kathitam sriramastavaratnam 1. brahmana kathitam brahma - (srirama ) stavaratnam 406-408 1-7 410-412 1-8 (xviii-De

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Contents Sriramacaritabdhiratna Rama's occupying the throne 383 25 The coronation festivities 383-385 26-29 The anointing of Bharata as Heir Apparent The praise of Rama 387 31-32 The description of the royal parasol of Rama 387 33 Going out to Sarayu for bath of those who want to worship Rama 389 34 The description of Sarayu 389 35-36 The description of water sports in it 391 37-39 The description of ghats of Sarayu and the visit to the garden 393 40 The description of the picking up of the flowers 393-395 41-44 The worship of Sita and Rama 395 45 Rama's address 395 46 Description of Rama's palace 397 47 The conversation of the couple 397-399 48-49 The words of the bard remind monkeys of their homes 399 50 The description of the nature of bhakti (devotion) through the conversation with Angada � and Hanumat 401 51 Rama's spending the night in happiness 401 52 The bards welcome him and Sita in the court the next morning 403 53 Rama gives gifts and depart all 403 54 The conclusion with the description of the nature of the life of Rama The final submission 403-405 55 405 Supplement The eulogy of Brahman (Rama) by Brahma 407-409 The eulogy of Rama by Siva 1-7 411-413 1-8 (xlix)

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Contents The eulogy of Rama by Hanumat Sriramacaritabdhiratna 415-417 The eulogy of Laksmi (Sita) by Hanumat 421-423 The eulogy of Siva by Rama 1-7 1-9 425-427 1-9 The eulogy of Surya by Rama 429-431 1-8 The eulogy of Ganapati by Vasistha 435-441 1-14 +2 (li).

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