joy of absorption into Brahma

Jai Sri Ram,
It is that Brahma-the absolute, whom the Vedas describe in many terms, Has appeared in a dual form,

My mind, which is dispassion itself in its natural form, is enraptured at their sight as Cakora bird is transported with joy at the sight of the Moon,

Therefore sir, i earnestly inquire of you, tell me the truth_

Please hide nothing from me my lord, my mind has perforce the joy of absorption into Brahma,

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bulwarks of some Royal dynasty

Jai sri Ram,
They were all delighted to see the two brothers; tears rush to the eyes and the hair on their body bristled with joy,

Beholding Sri Rama's lovely and charming form, King Janaka was particularly beside himself with joy,

Finding his heart overwhelmed with love the king recovered himself by recourse to reason and bowing his head at the sage's feet, spoke the following pregnant words in a voice chocked with emotion_

Tell me, my lord; are these two pretty boys the ornament of a sage's family or the bulwarks of some Royal dynasty

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The delight of all eyes

Jai sri Ram,
Inquiring again and again about his welfare, Visvamitra led the king to a seat,

At the very time arrived the two half brothers who had gone to see the garden,

One a bit dark but beautiful another fair the glory of beauty in self, the two lads were yet tender of age,

The delight of all eyes, they stole the heart of the whole world, all those present there rose when the lord Rama came and Vishvamitra seated him by his side,

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Placing his head on the sage's feet

Jai sri Ram,
When the king of Mithila got news that the great sage Vishvamitra had come,

He took with him his faithful ministers, a number of warriors, noble Brahmans, his family preceptor-Satananada, the chief of kinsmen and thus went rejoicing to meet the prince of sages,

Placing his head on the sage's feet the king obeisance to him, while the lord of sages Vishvamitra gladly gave him his blessings,

The King then respectfully saluted the Brahmans and congratulated himself on his good fortune in being able to receive them,

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lakes and rivers

Jai Sri Ram,
In the outskirts in the city by the side of lakes and rivers numerous princes had encamped here and there,

On seeing a fine mango-groove, which was comfortable and agreeable in every-way,

Sage Vishvamitra said, O Sri Ram, i like this orchard; let us stay here,

Very Well, My Lord-answered the gracious Rama, and encamped there with all the hermits train,

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feudatory princes

Jai sri Ram,
The entrance to the palace were all beautiful and protected with doors of diamond,

They were always throned with feudatory princes, dancers, panegyric and bards,

There were spacious stables and stalls foe elephants, which were crowded at all times with steeds, elephants and chariots,

The king had a number of brave ministers and generals, they all owned mansions that vied with the royal palace,

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exquisite palace where Sri Sita ji lived

Jai sri Ram,
The people of the city were good looking, pious, saintly, virtues, wise and accomplished.

The palace of the King Janaka was marvellous, the sight of whose splendour astound  even gods,

Even the fortification wall filled the mind with wonder, it seemed as if it had enclosed within its limits the beauty of the whole world,

White Palaces were screened here and there by bejewelled gold tapestries of various beautiful designs, while the exquisite palace where Sri Sita ji lived was far too lovely for worlds to describe,

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abodes of bliss

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There was a lovely Bazar and gorgeous balconies made of jewels, fashioned as it were by the creator with his own hands,

Wealthy and good merchants, who vied with kubera-the god of wealth- sat with all their various goods,

Beautiful crossings of Road and charming streets were constantly sprinkled with scented water,

The houses of all were abodes of bliss and contained beautiful wall paintings portrayed, as it were by Rati's Lord-cupid-himself,

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beauty of the city surpassed description

Jai sri Ram,
Bees drunk with honey, made a sweet humming sound and birds of various hues softly cooed,

Lotuses of different colours opened their petals, while a cool, soft and fragrant breeze ever delighted the soul,

The city was adorned on all sides with flower-gardens, orchards and grooves, the haunt of innumerable birds, full of blossoms, fruits and charming leaves,

The beauty of the city surpassed description, every inch of it was soul-captivating,


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Lord perform oblation

Jai Sri Ram,
The Lord then perform his oblation with all the sages,

Accompanied by the troops of hermits the lord gladly proceeded further and quickly drew near to the capital of Vedehas, Mithila,

When Sri Ram beheld the beauty of city He and his brother delighted

There were many big and small wells, rivers and tanks with water as sweet as nectar, and reached by flights of steps made of jewel,

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compassionate Beyond one's deserts,

Jai Sri Ram,
The Lord Sri Hari is such a great friend of the humble and the compassionate Beyond one's deserts,

O Manasa, adore him, giving up all deceit and wily wrangling,

Sri Rama and Laksmana accomplished the sage and reached the bank of Ganga,

Sri Ganga-the celestial stream of which the purifies the whole universe, the son of Gadhi, Vishvamitra, related the whole legend how the pious stream had come down upon earth,

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she went to her husband's abode

Jai sri Ram,
The merciful Lord Sri Hari placed on my head the same lotus feet from which issued the most holy Ganga-the heavenly river

Which is borne by Lord Shiva on his head,

Which is adored by Brahma-the creator,

Having thus praised Sri Hari and falling again and again at the feet Ahilya took leave of Lord and securing a boon, which she held most dear to her heart, she went to her husband's abode full of Joy,

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feasted my eyes on sri Hari

Jai sri Ram,
My consort Gautama did well in pronouncing a curse on me and i have deemed it the greatest favour,

I have feasted my eyes on sri Hari-yourself-who liberated from the bondage of worldly existence,

Lord Shiva deems your sight as the only blessing worth of the name,

Lord, i am very innocent of heart, i have only one request to make, i seek no other boon from you, my master, i only crave that my mind may ever continue to enjoy the love of your feet-dust even as the bee sucks the honey from lotus,

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Pray-Save me, save me

Jai sri Ram,
In the guileless speech she began to praise the Lord_

Glory to Lord of Raghus-who is accessible through spiritual knowledge,

I am impure woman, while Lord is able to sanctify the whole world and is the delight of his servants,

O Lotus eyed enemy of Ravana, you rid your devotees of great fear of rebirth; therefore, i have taken refuge in you, Pray-Save me, save me

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she was unable to utter a word

Jai sri Ram,
At the very touch of his holy feet, which may drive away sorrows, emerged Ahilya,

Ahilya, a true embodiment of austerity, beholding the lotus feet of Sri Rama, the delight of his servants,

She stood before him with joined palm, her heart being overwhelmed with love, the hair of her body stood on their end and she was unable to utter a word,

The most blessed Ahilya cleaved to his feet, tear streamed from both eyes, recovering herself she recognised the lord and by the grace of sri Rama attained devotion to his feet,

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show mercy to her, O Lord Rama

Jai sri Ram,
The sage then politely said to him in a pleading tone_Lord, let us go and witness a performance,

Hearing of a bow sacrifice, Lord gladly accompanied the noble sage, On  the way they saw a hermitage without bird, beast or any other living creature,

Observing a slab of stone lying there the lord enquired of the sage about it, and latter in reply told him in details the whole history behind it,

Gautama's consort, having assumed the form of a stone under a curse, seek with patience the dust of your lotus feet; show mercy to her, O Lord Rama

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Lord rid the Brahmanas of their fear,

Jai sri Ram,
The Lord next despatched Subahu with an arrow of fire, while his younger brother exterminated the demon host,

Having killed the demons in this way the Lord rid the Brahmanas of their fear,

The whole company of gods and sages offered praises to Him,

The Lord stayed there a few days more and showed his graced to the Brahamanas, Though the lord knew everything, brahmanas out of their devotion repeated to him many legends from the Puranas,

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eight hundred miles beyond the sea shore,

Jai Sri Ram,
At daybreak the Lord of Ragus said to the sage, you may now go and perform your sacrifice without any fear of molestation,

All the sages then started offering oblations into the scared fire, while Rama himself guarded the sacrifice,

On hearing the furious demon Marica, a great enemy to hermits, rushed with his army,

Sri Rama struck him with a headless shaft and he fell at a distance of eight hundred miles beyond the sea shore,

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Sri Sita Naomi

Jai sri Ram,
It is very auspicious day of sacred Baisakh, Sri Sri Sita Naomi-the Appearance day of Mother Sita, I bow to Mother Sita, the beloved consort of Sri Rama,

I bow to the lotus feet of Mother, who is ocean of Mercy, whose blessings are sunbeams as it were for dispersing the mass of darkness in the form of gross ignorance,

I greet the pollen like dust of the lotus feet of Mother, the Mystic help, caring truth, saviour, teacher, refulgent, fragrant and flavoured with Love,

Obeisance to Mother Sita, the mother of the universe and the fountain of mercy, the legend of compassion, i seek to propitiate the pair of her lotus feet so that by her grace i may be blessed with a refined intellect,

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his greatest friend,

Jai sri Ram,
Then the seer Vishvamitra, while recognizing his lord as the fountain of knowledge,

IMPARTED TO HIM A SACRED FORMULA WHICH ARMED HIM AGAINST HUNGER AND THIRST

And Endowed him with unequalled strength of body and a glow of vigour,

Making over to him every kind of weapon the sage took the lord to his own hermitage and devoutly gave him bulbs, roots and fruits to eat, perceiving in him his greatest friend,

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BESTOWED HIS OWN STATE ON HER

Jai Sri Ram,
In the two pretty boys, one of whom was beautiful dark and other glorious fair, Vishvamitra secured a great treasure,

He said to himself that now i have realized, the Lord is votary of the Brahmanas, on my account he has left his father,

WHILE ON WAY THE SAGE POINTED OUT THE DEMONESS TADAKA, who on hearing their voice rushed up in a fury,

With a single shaft  the lord took her life and RECOGNIZING HER AS DESERVING COMPASSION BESTOWED HIS OWN STATE ON HER,

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broad chest and long arms

Jai sri Ram,
The two heroes, lion among men, oceans of compassion, resolute of purpose and the ultimate cause of the universe, gladly proceeded to rid the sage of his fear,

The Lord had reddish eyes, a broad chest and long arms,

His body was dark as the blue lotus or the Tamala tree,

With a beautiful quiver fastened at his back with a yellow piece of cloth wrapped round his waist, he held in his two hands a lovely bow and the arrow respectively,

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bowing their head at her feet departed

Jai sri Ram,
Most politely he sent for the two boys and pressing them to his bosom admonished them in many ways,

Turning to the sage he then said, My Lord-the two boys are my life, you are their only father now,

Holy sir, there is no one to look after them,

Invoking various blessings on the boys the king committed them to the care of sage, then they called at the mother's apartment and bowing their head at her feet departed,

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steeped as it was in the nectar of love,

Jai sri Ram,
King Said to sage that all my sons are dear to me as life, but in no can can i afford to spare Rama-My Lord,

My lovely boys, who are yet too young, are no match for the hideous and relentless demons,

The enlighten hermit felt delighted at heart to hear the king's reply, steeped as it was in the nectar of love,

Then Sage Vashista pleased with the king in manifold ways and all doubts were gone,

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Sri Akshaya tithi- the appearance day of Bhagwan Parshurama,

Jai Sri Ram,
It is very auspicious day of the Sacred Baisakh, Sri Akshaya tithi- the appearance day of Bhagwan Parshurama, Rama with the axe that for a cause,

Bhagwan Parshurama, fully evolved truth with compassionate heart for helpless and meek but a fire for evil doers,

Great true preceptor of enlighten souls that visited planet on Krishna age,

Indeed a great devotee of Lord Shiva, his truth of austerity and penance in the lotus feet of Lord Shiva was beyond words, Obeisance to Bhagwan Parshurama, a great incarnation of Lord Sri Hari Vishnu,

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my old age,

Jai sri Ram,
Kind Said----i have been blessed with these four sons in my old age,

You have made your demand without due consideration

Holy sir, Ask of me land, cattle, goods and treasure,

I will gladly give all i have without delay, nothing is dearer than one's body and life, even these i would part with you in second,

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brightness of his countenance faded,

Jai Sri Ram,
Entrust them to me---O King, with a cheerful heart,

Let no infatuation or ignorance stand in your way,

You will earn religious merits and fair renown thereby and your sons will be highly blessed,

Hearing this most unwelcome demand the king's heart quivered and the brightness of his countenance faded,

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hosts of demons molest me,

jai Sri Ram,
Sage said to King, O king-hosts of demons molest me,

I have therefore come to ask something to you,

Let me have Lord of Raghus, Sri Rama, with his younger brother Laxmana,

With the extermination of the demons I will feel Secure

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i will carry out your order without delay,

Jai Sri Ganesha,
King then placed his four sons on the sage's feet,

AS THE SIGHT OF SRI RAMA THE SAGE FORGET ALL ABOUT HIMSELF.

He was enraptured as he gazed on the beauty of Sri Rama's countenance even as the cakora bird is enamoured of the full Moon,

Gladdened at the heart, the king then addressed the following words to him, Revered sir, you have never shown such grace on me before-Tell me what brings you here, i will carry out your order without delay,

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king reverently brought him

Jai sri Ram,
When the king heard of the sage's visit he went out to meet him with a party of Brahmans,

Prostrating himself on the ground the king reverently brought him in and sated him on his own throne,

Then, washing the sage's feet, he paid him great honours and said, no one else is so blessed as i am today,

The king next entertained him with various kinds of food and the great sage was much delighted at heart,

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Bathing in the stream of Saryu

Jai sri Ram,
The great sage then said to himself, the lord has taken birth in order to relieve the Earth of its burden,

Let me make the outrage of the demons an excuse of seeing his feet and after due entreaty being the two brothers here,

I will regale my eyes with sight of him who is the abode of knowledge, dispassion and all virtues,

Indulging in expectation of various kinds took no time in reaching, Bathing in the stream of Saryu he proceeded to the royal court,

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could not be disposed of without Sri Hari,

Jai sri Ram,
The Lord, who is all-pervading, indivisible, unbegotten, attribute-less and without name or Form, performed marvellous acts of various kinds for the sake of his devotees,

The great enlighten hermit Vishvamitra lived in the forest knowing to be the sacred spot,

There he practice mystic formulas of truth and contemplation and performed sacred sacrifices,

But much afraid of demons like Marica and Subahu-for as soon as they saw a sacrifice they would hasten to discrete it to the great chagrin of the sage, who feel disturbed in his mind and thought that the wicked demons could not be disposed of without Sri Hari,

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noble acts

Jai sri Ram,
Sri Ram ever contrive means to delight the people of the city,

He would listen to the Vedas and Puranas with rapt attention and would himself expound the truths contained therein to his younger brothers,

Rising at break of the day the Lord of Raghus would bow his head to his parents and preceptor

And obtaining their permission, busied himself with affairs of he city, King was glad at heart to see his noble acts,

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Sri Rama ever obeyed the order of his parents,

Jai sri Ram,
The people of Ayodhya, men and women, elderly men as well as children, all held the gracious Rama dearer than life,

Calling his half brother and playmates sri Rama would take them with him and go out to the forest for hunting,

He deliberately liberate few from bondage of extremely old age, brought and showed the daily bag to king,

The beasts that were killed by Rama's shaft went straight to heaven after death, Sri Rama ever obeyed the order of his parents,

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in pursuit of their sport

Jai sri Ram,
Proficient in learning and perfect in politeness, virtues and decorum, they played all the games imitating the role of a king,

With an arrow and bow in the hands of each they appeared most charming,

Their beauty enraptured the whole creation, both animate and inanimate,

  Though whichever street the four brothers passed in pursuit of their sport, all the men and women there stood motionless on perceiving them,

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Sri Rama then proceeded to his preceptor's residence for study

Jai Sri Ram,
Those who mind does not take delight in these have been depraved by providence of a great good fortune,

When all the four brothers attained of boyhood, the preceptor as well as their parents invested them with sacred thread,

Sri Rama then proceeded to his preceptor's residence for study and in short time mastered all the branches of knowledge,

What a great fun that Sri Hari, whose natural breath stands crystallized in the form of four Vedas, should go to school.

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ran away hither and thither with a scream of delight,

Jai sri Ram,
He whom the Vedas declare in negative terms and whose end could not find, the mother ran to catch him by force,

With his body besmirched all over with dust, he came and the king smilingly took him in his arms,

Even while the Lord sat at dinner, his mind restless, so that the moment he got a chance he would ran away hither and thither with a scream of delight,

His mouth daubed with curds and rice, His charming and most innocent sports have been sung by Vedas,

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when Kaushalya went to call him, the Lord would run away toddling

Jai sri Ram,
After some time all the four brothers passed the stage of infancy, gladdening the inmates of the house,

The preceptor then came and performed the ceremony of tonsure and the Brahmans received handsome presents for officiating at the same,

All the four noble princes moved about indulging in numerous plays which were most delightful to look at,

The Lord who cannot be comprehended through mind and speech or action, sported in the courtyard of Dasaratha, when the king, while at dinner-called him, he would not turn up, loth as he was to leave the company of his playmates, when Kaushalya went to call him, the Lord would run away toddling

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Joining her palms Kaushalya prayed again and again

Jai sri Ram,
She was unable to utter praises and trembled as the thought that she had looked upon the father of the universe as her own child,

Sri Hari Comforted his mother in many ways and said_

Listen, My Mother: do not reveal this fact anywhere,

Joining her palms Kaushalya prayed again and again, See, my lord that your Maya no longer casts her spell on me-Sri Hari indulged in many kinds of childish sports to the great delight of his servants,

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assumed the form of a child again,

Jai sri Ram,
She further perceived Maya, who is powerful in every respect, stricken with terror and standing with joined palm,

The Mother also beheld the embodied soul, who is made to dance by Maya,

And even so the spirit of devotion, which liberate the soul,

The hair of mother's body bristled and she stood speechless, closing her eyes she bowed her head at the lotus feet of lord-seeing the Mother struck with with wonder the slayer of Khar assumed the form of a child again,

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contained millions of universes,

Jai sri Ram,
When Sri Rama saw his mother perplexed, the lord gently smiled,

The Lord then revealed to his mother his marvellous infinite form, every pore of whose skin contained millions of universes,

She saw therein suns and moons, Shivas and Brahmas and number of mountains, rivers, oceans, plains and woods, as well as the spirit of time,

The principle of action, the modes of Nature, the spirit of knowledge and many more things of which she had never heard before,

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unusual phenomenon

Jai sri Ram,
Sri Kaushalya frightened at this, she went to her boy and found him sleeping in the nursery,

Coming back once more to the temple she still saw the boy there,

She now tumbled with fear and her mind found no rest,

She saw the two boys, one in the temple and other in the nursery-she said to herself, is it my mental illusion or some other unusual phenomenon,

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worship the patron deity of her family

Jai sri Ram,
One day, Mother kaushalya washed and adorned her boy and put him to sleep in the cradle,

Thereafter she bathed herself in order to worship the patron deity of her family,

having worshipped the deity she offered him food and them returned to the kitchen,

When she came back to the place of worship, she beheld her boy eating the food that had been offered to the Lord,

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sings lay of his childhood

Jai sri Ram,
In this way the lord sported as a child to delight of all people of this city,

The Mother would now dandle him in her arms and now put him down and rock him in the cradle,

Kaushalya remained so rapt in love that days and nights passed unnoticed,

Out of affection for boy she would sings lay of his childhood,

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can liberate from the bondage of wordily existence

Jai Sri Ram,
On the other hand, no one can liberate from the bondage of wordily existence him who is averse to the lord of Raghus, however he may struggle,

Even Maya which has held under her sway all living beings, both animate and inanimate, trembles before the Lord,

Who makes her dance to the play of his eye brows,

Lord of Raghus will compassionate to those, who betakes themselves to him in thought, word and deed, giving up all cleverness,

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delighted the people of Ayodhya

Jai sri Ram,
The truth unto the beautiful form of Sri Rama is known to him alone who has beheld it even in a dream,

The all blissful Lord, who is above delusion and transcends knowledge, speech and all sensual perception, sported like an innocent child, yielded to the supreme love of royal couple King Dasarath and Queen Kaushalya,

In this way Sri Rama, the father and mother of the universe, delighted the people of Ayodhya,

This demonstrate how those  have conceived devotion to the feet of the lord of Raghus are repaid by him,

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even the Vedas could not describe,

Jai Sri Ram,
Pair of small teeth were veiled by rosy lips and his beautiful nose and the sectarian mark on his brow defied description,

With charming ears and most lovely cheeks his sweet lisping prattle was most delightful to hear,

The smooth and curly hair that had never been trimmed since his birth had been beautifully dressed in manifold ways by the mother,

A yellow frock covered his body and his crawling on knees and hands was most pleasing-the elegance of his form was something which even the Vedas could not describe,

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Lunar Eclipse

Jai sri Ram,
Today it is Lunar eclipse, it is a total lunar eclipse, which last for a short but its indication will remains for long like the waves of sound in the ether, and pitch matters both but for eclipse it reflects directly unto spirit and for long which influence the pitch of fate and karma both-ways,

Lunar eclipse falls on full Moon and solar eclipse falls on new Moon and shadow cause it when it transit through in same meridian,

All cosmic events directly or indirectly influence the planet and life here and this even too have its version for life and truth,

Truth behind the life and nature is spirit and events in all the three sphere influence the pace of spirit to swing it either way, they who lead life of faith and reverence-this event can help them to trace the veils in between,

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possessed an exquisite beauty

Jai Sri Ram,
His long arms were adorned with a number of ornaments and the tiger claw hanging on his breast possessed an exquisite beauty,

The elegance of the necklace of gems with a diamond at the lowest end and a print on Brahma's  foot fascinated one's mind,

His neck resembled a conch-shell in its spiral shape and the chin looked most beautiful,

While his face flushed with the beauty of countless cupids,

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A string of tinny bells

Jai sri Ram,
The nails glistered on his red lotus like feet as if pearls had been set on the petals of rosy lotus,

Marks of thunderbolt, a flag and a good shone on his soles and tinkling of his anklets enraptured the heart of sages,

A string of tinny bells girdled his waist and there were three folds in his belly,

The depth of his naval is known to him alone who has perceived it,

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The unborn and all pervading Brahma

Jai sri Ram
The unborn and all pervading Brahma, who is untrained by Maya,

The one without attributes and devoid of play, has sought shelter in the arms of kaushalya,

Conquered by her Love and Devotion,

His dark form which resembles a blue lotus and a heavy rain cloud, possessed the beauty of millions of cupids,

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ocean of bliss par excellence,

Jai Sri Ram,
Although all the brothers were embodiments of amiability, beauty, and goodness,

Yet Sri Rama was ocean of bliss par excellence,

In his heart shown the moon of grace and his captivating smile represented its rays,

 Now on her Lap and now in the beautiful cradle, the mother fondled him calling him her own_

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to avert the evil eye

Jai Sri Ram,
He takes delight at present in the rapture of sports,

From his earliest days Laxmana came to look upon sri Rama as the benefactor and master and conceived devotion to his feet,

The love that existed between the two half brothers, Bharata and shatrughan, was as glorious as that which obtains between a master an a servant,

As Mother gazed on the beauty of the two lovely pairs, one of them was dark and other fair-they would break a blade of a grass in order to avert the evil eye,

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O King

Jai sri Ram,
The preceptor assigned these names after careful thought and then said_

O King-your sons are the essence of Vedas itself,

O King-Sri Rama is sages treasure and devotee's all in,

O king-Sri Rama is great all the way, Sri Rama is truth of virtues

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ecstasy of absorption in Brahma,

Jai Sri Ram,
On hearing the most pleasing sound of the baby's cries all the queens came in furry,

Maid servants ran helter-shelter in great delight and all the people of the city were transported with joy,

When Dasarath hear the news he was drowned as it were in ecstasy of absorption in Brahma,

King asked Sage Vasishist to assign kids with name that you have fixed in mind, sage said i will declare according to my own lights-the eldest boy of yours, who is an ocean of felicity and embodiment of joy, particle of which fills the the three world with delight, has for his name Rama,  home of bliss and comforter of all the world, Second Son will be Bharata and the next will be shatrughan and Laxmana,

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