to Lord Shiva,

 Jai Sri Ram,

Putting away all doubts in this way and placing on my head the dust from the lotus feet of my preceptor,

I supplicate all with joined palms once more,

So that no blame may attach to the telling of the story,

Reverently bowing my head to Lord Shiva, now I proceed to recount the virtues of Sri Rama,

May Lord bless all,

Thanks, please 

immeasurable,

 Jai Sri Ram,

Rama is infinite, infinite are his virtues,

And the dimensions of his story are also immeasurable,

Those whose thoughts are pure will,

Therefore, feel no surprise when they hear it, 

May Lord bless all,

Thanks, please 

stories of Sri Hari

 Jai Sri Ram,

The great sages have diversely sung the charming stories of Sri Hari,

Relating as they do to different Kalpas or cycles,

Bearing this in mind the reader should not entertain any doubt,

And should hear this narrative reverently and with devotion,

May Lord bless all,

Thanks, please 

thousand million verses, is yet infinite

 Jai Sri Ram,

Let no one who should happen not to have heard this antidote before the surprised to hear it,

Wise men who hear this uncommon, legend marvel not,,

For they know there is no limit to the stories of Sri Rama in this world,

Ther are convinced in their heart that Sri Rama has bodied Himself forth in diverse ways and that the Ramayana, though consisting of a thousand million verses, is yet infinite,

May Lord bless all,

Thanks, please 

Goddess Parvati questioned Lord Sankara,

 Jai Sri Ram,

I shall now relate at some length the seed of the story,

How Goddess Parvati questioned Lord Sankara,

And how the latter answered her questions, 

Weaving a strange narrative around this episode,

May Lord bless all,

Thanks, please 

Exploits of Sri Rama

 Jai Sri Ram,

The hosts of virtues possessed by Sri Rama are like a blazing fire to consume the dry wood of evil ways, fallacious reasoning, mischievous practices, deceit, hypocrisy, and heresy prevailing in Kali,

The exploits of Sri Rama are delightful to one and all even as the rays of the full moon,

They are particularly agreeable and highly beneficial to the mind of the virtuous,

Who can be compared to the white water lily and the Cakora bird,

May Lord bless all,

Thanks, please 

A rich harvest

 Jai Sri Ram,

They are spells and valuables gems as it were for counteracting the venom of serpents in the form of sensuous enjoyments and efface the deep marks of evil destiny contained on the forehead,

They are sunbeams, as it were, dispelling the darkness of ignorance, and clouds nourishing the paddy crop in the form of devotees, trees of the paradise, as it were, yielding the objects of one's desire, easily available for service 

And gratifying like Vishnu and Shiva stars as it was adoring the autumnal sky in the shape of the poet's mind, and very life's treasure for the devotees of Sri Rama, 

A rich harvest of enjoyments as it, was yielded by the totality of one's meritorious deeds and sincerely devoted to the good of the world like holy men, sporting in the mind of the devotees as swans in the Manasarovar lake and purifying the waves of the holy Ganga,

May Lord bless all,

Thanks, please