Today's Beautiful Gem: yuddha kANDa (the episode of battle) from nAmarAmAyaNa,
author unknown, translated by me.
| "rAvaNanidhana prasthita rAm vAnarasainya samAvRta rAm s'oSita s'aradhIs'Arthita rAm vibhISanAbhayadAyaka rAm parvatasetu nibandhaka rAm kumbhakarNa s'iracchedaka rAm rAkSasasangha nimardaka rAm ahimahirAvaNa cAraNa rAm saMhRta das'amukha rAvaNA rAm vidhibhavamukhasura saMstuta rAm khastitha das'aratha vIkSita rAm sItAdars'ana modita rAm abhiSikta vibhISaNA nata rAm puSpakayAnArohaNa rAm bharadvAjAbhiniSevaNa rAm bharataprAna priyakara rAm sAketapurIbhUSaNa rAm sakalasvIyasamAnata rAm ratna lasatpIThastitha rAm paTTAbhiSekAlaMkRta rAm pArthivakula sammAnita rAm vibhISaNArcita rangaka rAm kIs'akulAnugrahakara rAm sakalajIva saMrakSaka rAm samastalokoddhAraka rAm" |
| "O Rama! hastening
the departure of Ravana, | O Rama! surrounded by the army of monkeys, | O Rama! begged by the dried Sea-Lord, | O Rama! granting refuge to Vibhishana, | O Rama! overseer of the rock-bridge, | O Rama! severing the head of Kumbhakarna, | O Rama! destroying the clan of demons, | O Rama! with Ahi and Mahi Ravana falling at your feet, | O Rama! killing the ten-headed Ravana, | O Rama! praised by Brahma, Shiva and other gods, | O Rama! seen by your father Dasaratha from the heavens, | O Rama! buoyed up by the sight of Sita, | O Rama! accepting the obeisance of the crowned Vibhishana, | O Rama! riding in the celestial car Pushpaka, | O Rama! received by the sage Bharadvaja, | O Rama! gladdening the soul of Bharata, | O Rama! becoming the jewel of Ayodhya, | O Rama! bidden by all the relatives, | O Rama! sitting on the stone-studded throne, | O Rama! adorned for crowning, | O Rama! greeted by all kings, | O Rama! worshipped by Vibhishana, | O Rama! giving your blessings to all, | O Rama! protector of the lives of all, | O Rama! protector of the whole world, | Salutations to you!" |
Om s'aantih: Peace! - J. K. Mohana Rao
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