valiant sons of Dasaratha,

Jai Sri Ram,
At this other princes, who were pious and sensible and devoted to sri Hari Smiled and Said,

Sri Rama will certainly Marry Sita to the discomfiture of these arrogant princes

For who can conquer in battle the valiant sons of Dasaratha,

Do not thus brag and throw away lives in vein: hunger cannot be satisfied with imaginary sweets,

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for Sita's sake

Jai Sri Ram,
Other princes, who were blinded with ignorance and pride, laughed at this saying,

Union with princess is a far cry for Rama even if he succeeds in breaking the bow,

Who-Then, can wed her without breaking it, should death himself come-forth against us.

Even him we would conquer in battle for Sita's sake

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Ram

Jai sri Ram,
Ram is not a prince but a truth of hope of life,

Ram is not just crown prince but a truth of service and realization

Ram is not just a truth of beauty but a hidden fire of Karma Yogi,

Ram is not just a participant in Bow-yajna but a truth of Yajna in self,

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rising of the full moon,

Jai Sri Ram,
All the kings were disheartened at the sight of the Lord, just as stars fads away with the rising of the full moon,

For they all felt inwardly assured that Sri Rama would undoubtedly break the bow,

Or even if the huge bow of Shiva proved too strong for him, that Sri Sita would still place the garland of victory round the neck,

They therefore, said to one another, realizing this, Brothers, let us turn homewards, casting to the winds all glory, fame, strength and pride,

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great mystery

Jai sri Ram,
Every man found Sri Rama facing himself but none could perceive the great mystery behind it,

The Sage, told the king that the arrangements were splendid;

And the king was highly satisfied and pleased to hear this,

Of all the tiers of raised seats one was beautiful, bright and capacious above all the rest, the king seated the two brothers along with sage thereon,

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felt delighted

Jai Sri Ram,
Everyone who saw them felt delighted,

People gazed at them with unwinking eyes and their pupils too did not move,

King Janaka himself rejoiced to behold the two brothers, presently he went and clasped the Sage's feet,

Paying homage he related to him his story and showed him round the whole arena, whithersoever  the two elegant princes betook themselves, all regarded them with wonder,

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yellow tint

Jai sri Ram,
Their breast was adorned with necklaces of pearls found in an elephant's forehead and wreaths of Tulsi leaves,

With shoulders resembling the lump of a bull they stood like lions and had mighty long arms,

They bore of their back a quiver secured with a yellow cloth wrapped their waist and held an arrow in their right hand,

While a bow and a charming scared thread, also a yellow tint slung across their left shoulder, in short the two princes were lovely from head to foot and were the very embodiments of great charm,

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watermark of beauty

Jai Sri Ram,
with arched eyebrows and a beautiful nose, the scared mark shone on their broad forehead,

 And the locks of hair put shame a swarm of bees,

yellow cap of rectangular shape, which were embroidered here and there with figures of flower-buds, adorned their heads,

Their necks which vied in their spiral form with a conch-shell bore a triple line, which constituted as it were the high watermark of beauty in all the three worlds,

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ridiculed the moonlight

Jai Sri Ram
Their Wining glances captivated the heart of even cupids,

They were so unspeakably endearing,

With beautiful chicks, ears adorable with swinging pendants,

A charming chin and lips and a sweet voice, their smile ridiculed the moonbeams,

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soul ravishing

Jai Sri Ram,
Thus shone in the assembly of kings the two lovely princes of Ayodhya,

The one dark and the other fair of form-catching the eye of the Universe,

Both were embodiments of natural grace; even millions of cupids were a poor match for them,

Their charming faces mocked the autumnal moon and their lotus like eyes were soul ravishing,

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Sri Sita gazed on Sri Rama was ineffable

Jai Sri Ram,
The devotees of Sri Hari Vishnu Beheld the two brothers as their beloved deity, the fountain of all joy,

The emotion of love and the joy with which Sri Sita gazed on Sri Rama was ineffable,

She felt the emotion in her breast, but could not utter it, how, can it be describe,

In this way everyone regarded the Lord of Ayodhya according to the attitude of mind each had towards him,

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equipoised

Jai Sri Ram,
The wise saw the lord in his cosmic form, with many faces, hands, feet, eyes and heads,

And how did he appears to Janaka's kinsmen_Like one's own beloved relation,

The queen, no less than the king, regarded him with unspeakable love like a dear child,

To Yogi's-he shown forth is no other than the highest truth, placid, unsullied, equipoised by its very nature,

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incomparable form

Jai sri Ram,
The demons, who were cunningly disguised as prince, beheld the lord as death in visible form,

While the citizens regarded the two brothers as the ornament of humanity and delight of their eyes,

With joy in their heart the women saw him according to the attitude of mind each had towards him,

As if the erotic sentiment itself had appeared in an utterly incomparable form,

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heroic sentiment personified,

Jai sri Ram,
Shining bright in galaxy of princes, they looked like full Moon in the circle of stars,

Everyone looked on the lord's form according to their perception each had about him,

Those who were surpassing staunch in battle gazed on his form as though he was the heroic sentiment personified,

The wicked kings trembled at the sight of Lord as if he had a most terrible form,

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two princes

Jai sri Ram,
When Janaka saw that a huge crowed had collected there, he sent for all his trusted servants and said,

Go and see all the people at once seated them all, both men and women in their appropriate places, whether noble or middling, humble or low,

Meanwhile there arrived the two princes, the very abode of beauty as it were,

Both ocean of goodness, polished in manners and gallant heroes, charming of forms, the one dark and the other fair,

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all sailed forth

Jai Sri Ram,
The whole company of hermits rejoiced to hear these apt words and with a delighted heart they gave their blessing to him,

Accompanied by the whole throng of hermits the gracious lord then proceeded to visit the arena intended for the bow-sacrifice,

when the inhabitants of the town got the news that the two brothers had reached the arena,

They all sailed forth, Oblivious of their homes and duties, men women, young old, even children

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Come on, my son

Jai Sri Ram,
Sri Sadananda communicated to Vishvamitra Janaka's humble submission and Vishvamitra gladly sent for the two brothers,

Adoring Sadananada's feet the Lord went and sat down by his Guru,

The sage then said_Come on, my son, Janaka' has sent for us,

Let us go and see how Sita elects her husband; we have yet to see whom providence choose to honour-Laxmana said-he alone deserve glory, My lord-who enjoy your favour,

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daily acts of purification

Jai Sri Ram,
It is in order to reveal the might of your arms that the process of breaking the bow has been set into operation,

The Lord smiled at these remarks of his brother, he who is pure by his very nature then performed the daily acts of purification and bathed,

And after finishing the daily routine of prayer ect., called on his Guru,

And the two brothers bowed their graceful heads at his lotus-feet, meanwhile king Janaka summoned his preceptor Sadananda and sent him at once to the sage Kaushika,

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the glory of my lord,

Jai Sri Ram,
Just as lotuses and bees and the Cakravaka and various other birds rejoice over the termination of night, even so, my lord, all your devotees will be glad when the bow is broken,

The sun is up and the darkness has automatically disappeared,

The stars have vanished out of sight and light flashes upon the world,

Under pretence of its rising, O lord of Raghus, the sun has demonstrated to all the princes the glory of my lord,

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thick darkness of the bow,

Jai sri Ram,
At the close of night Sri Rama woke and looking upwards his brother began to speak thus,

Brother, the day has downed to the delight of lotus, the Cakravaka and the whole world, joining both palms laxmana gently spoke the following indicative of the Lord's glory,

The day having downed, the lily has faded and brightness of the stars is dimmed just as the news of your arrival all the princes have grown faint,

 Though rewinding like stars, all the princes put together are unable to lift the thick darkness of the bow,

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countenance of Sri Sita

Jai Sri Ram,
It causes anguish to ruddy goose and wither the lotus,

O Moon, there are numerous faults in you,

One would incur the blame of having done a highly improper act  by comparing you with countenance of Sri Sita,

Thus finding in Moon a pretext of extolling the beauty of Sita's countenance and perceiving the night had far advanced, sri Ram returned to his Guru and bowing at the sage's lotus feet and receiving his permission he retire to rest.

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damsels

Jai sri Ram,
Born of the ocean-with its salty water,

With poison of her brother, dim and obscure by the day and with a dark spot in her orb,

How can this be matched with Sri Sita's countenance,

Again, the Moon it waxes and the wanes, is curse of lovesick damsels and is devoured by Rahu when it crosses the latter's orbit,

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Perceiving that her orbs resembled Sita's face

Jai Sri Ram,
After finishing the meal his meals the great and illuminated hermit Sri Visvamitra, began to recite old legends,

The day thus spent and obtaining the Guru's permission the two brothers proceeded to say their evening prayers,

In the meantime the charming Moon rose in the eastern horizon,

Perceiving that her orbs resembled Sita's face Sri Rama felt happy, the lord them reasoned within self-the queen of night bears no resemblance to Sita,

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May Your Heart desire be accomplished

Jai Sri Ram,
Sri Rama related everything thing to Kaushika, he was innocent of heart and free from guile,

Having got the flowers the sage performed his devotion and then blessed the two brothers_

Saying______May Your Heart desire be accomplished_______,

Sri Rama and Laxmana were glad to hear  the benediction,

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good fortune,

Jai Sri Ram,
Finding Goddess Gauri favourable disposed towards her,

Sri Sita was more glad of heart than words can tell,

Her left limbs began to throb-indicating her good fortune,

Inwardly praising Sita's beauty, the two brothers returned to their Guru Sri Visvamitra,

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Lord is aware of your fidelity and love

Jai Sri Ram,
The dark-complexioned and naturally handsome suitor of whom you are enamoured Shall, indeed-be yours,

The gracious and omniscient Lord is aware of your fidelity and love,

Sri Sita and all her companions were delighted at heart to haer this blessing from Sri Gauri's lips,

Worshipping Mother Gauri again and again, Sri Sita returned to her abode, rejoicing in her heart,

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Indeed be yours

Jai Sri Ram,
Sri Gauri's heart was filled with delight while she spoke,

Hear-Sita, my infallible blessing_

Your heart's desire shall be accomplished,

Narada's words are ever faultless and true the suitor on whom your heart is set shall, Indeed be yours,

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Sri Sita reverently placed the divine gift on her head

Jai Sri Ram,
You Know well my heart's longing since you ever dwell in the town of every heart,

That is why i have refrained from openly declaring it,

With these words Sri Sita ji clasped the feet of the Mother Gauri,

Mother Gauri was overcome by the meekness and devotion, the wreath on the mother dropped and ideal smiled, Sri Sita reverently placed the divine gift on her head,

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adore their husband as a god

Jai Sri Ram,
Of all good women who adore their husband as a god, Mother, you rank foremost,

Your immeasurable greatness is more than anything in this universe that could tell,

The four fold rewards of life that religious merit, worldly riches, sensual enjoyment and libertion are easily attainable through your service,

O bestower of boons, beloved of Shiva, the slayer of Tripura-great demons, all who adore your lotus feet, O shining one, attain happiness, be the gods, men or sages,

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enchant the whole universe

Jai sri Ram,
You have no beginning, middle or end,

Your infinite glory is a mystery even to Vedas,

You are cause of birth, maintenance  and destruction of this universe,

You enchant the whole universe and carry on your sports independently of others,

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Glory to You, O mother

Jai Sri Ram,
Sri Sita ji then sought Bhavani's temple and adore her Lotus feet,

Prayed to her with joined palms, Glory-All Glory to you-O daughter of mountain King,

Glory to you, who gaze on the countenance of the great lord Shiva as a Cakora bird on the moon,

Glory to You, O mother of Great Ganesha and wonderful Swami Kartikey and mother of the universe with limbs shining as lighting,

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soft ink of supreme love,

Jai Sri Ram,
Under pretence of looking t dear, bird or tree, She turned again and again

And each time she gazed on the beauteous Hero of Raghu Race,

Her love waxed not little, Dropping at the thought of the yielding Bow of Shiva,

She proceeded with image of swarthy form in her heart, when the lord perceived that Sri Sita, the fountain of bliss, affection, grace, goodness was going, he sketched her on the sheet of his heart with soft ink of supreme love,

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returned home

Jai Sri Ram,
Sri Sita ji blushed at this pregnant remark,

She got afraid of her mother; for she felt it was already late,

Recovering herself with considerable effort she received sri Rama into her Heart

And Concious of her dependence on her sire returned home,

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remembering her father's vow she felt much perpetuated,

Jai Sri Ram,
Sri Sita ji then bashfully opened her eyes and saw the two lions of Raghu's Race opposite herself,

Surveying Sri Rama's beauty from head to foot in reverse order and remembering her father's vow she felt much perpetuated,

When Sita's companions saw her thus overcome with love, they all cried in alarm,

We are already late, let us come again at this very hour tomorrow-so saying one of them smiled within self,

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behold the picture

Jai Sri Ram,
Beholding the ornament of the solar race, who had a slender waist like that of a lion,

And was clad in yellow and who was the very embodiment of beauty and amiability,

Sita's companions forget their very existence, Recovering herself-one of her cleaver companions grasped Sita by her hand and said to her,

Meditate on Gauri afterwards, why not behold the picture of princes just now,

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is most charming,

Jai sri Ram,
The beauty of their countenances was more than any one can describe,

It would put a shame on cupids, they had string of jewels on their breast; their lovely neck resembled a conch shell in its spiral shape,

While their mighty arms vied with trunk of a young elephant, who was the very incarnation of cupid,

With a cup of leaves full of flowers in his left hand the dark hued prince, My dear, is most charming,

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soul-enthralling

Jai Sri Ram,
The Two Gallant hero's were the very perfection of beauty; their bodies resembled in hue and a yellow lotus respectively charming peacock feathers adorned their head,

Which had bunches of flowers buds struck here and there,

A sectarian mark and beads of perspiration glistered on their brow,

While graceful pendants shed their lustre on their ears, with arched eyebrows and curly locks, gracious smile was soul-enthralling,

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emerged from a bower

Jai Sri Ram,
Due to excess of love her body consciousness began to fall,

Receiving sri Rama into the heart through passage of eyes, she cleverly shut the eyes by closing the door of her eyelids,

When her girl companions found Sita overpowered with love, they were too much abashed to utter a world,

At very moment the two brothers emerged from a bower, it looked as if a pair of spotless moons had shone forth the well of cloud,

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discovered their long-lost treasure

Jai Sri Ram,
Her companions then pointed out to her the two lovely brothers,

One a bit dark and other fair of hue, standing behind the fence of creepers,

Beholding the beauty of the two princes her eyes were filled with greed,

They rejoiced as if they had discovered their long-lost treasure, the eyes become motionless at the site of Sri Rama's loveliness-the eyelid too forget to fall,

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like a bee sucking the nectar from Lotus

Jai sri Ram,
While Sri Rama was talking to his younger brother in this strain, his mins, which was enamoured of sri Sita's beauty, was all the time drinking in the loveliness of her countenance,

That like a bee sucking the nectar from Lotus,

Sri Sita looked timidly all round; her mind was a loss as to where the princes had gone,

Wherever the fawn eyed princes cast her glance, a continuous stream of white lotuses seemed to rain there,

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Rare in this world

Jai Sri Ram,
It is Natural trait with race of Raghu that they Never set their heart on evil courses,

As for myself i am fully confident of my mind, which has never sought another's wife even in dream,

Rare in this world are those noble men who never turn their back on the foe in battle nor give their heart to or cast an amorous glance on another's wife,

And whom no beggar meets with a rebuff,

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an index of coming good fortune

Jai sri Ram,
She has been escorted by her girl companions to worship Goddess Gauri

And is moving about in the garden diffusing light all about her,

My heart which is pure by nature-is agitated by the sight of Her Transcendent beauty,

The reason of all this is known to God alone, but i tell you my brother, my right limbs are throbbing, which is an index of coming good fortune,

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She lands charms to charm itself

Jai Sri Ram,
She lands charms to charm itself-he said to himself and looks as if a flame of light is burning in a house of beauty,

The smiles already employed by the poets are all stale and hackneyed, to whom shall i liken the daughter of Videha,

Thus describing to himself Sita's loveliness and reflecting on his own condition the lord innocently spoke to his younger brother in terms appropriate to the Occasion,

 Brother, She is no other than the daughter of king Janaka, for whom the bow-sacrifice is being arranged,

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put his whole creative skill in visible form

Jai Sri Ram,
His charming eyes became motionless, as if Nimi-the god of winking had left the eyelids out of shyness,

Sri Rama was filled with rapture to behold Sita's beauty,

He admired it in heart but utterance failed him,

He felt as if the creator had put his whole creative skill in visible form and demonstrated it to the world at large,

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his eyes feasted themselves on Sita's countenance

Jai Sri Ram,
Recollecting Narada's words she was filled with innocent love and with anxious eyes she gazed all round like a startled fawn,

Hearing the tinkling of bangles, the small bells tied round waist and anklets Sri Rama thought within himself and then Said_

Laxmana-it seems as if cupid has surrounded his kettledrum with intent to conquer the universe,

So saying he looked once again in the same direction whence the sound came and his eyes feasted themselves on Sita's countenance even as the Cakora bird gaze on the Moon,

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that hers was an old love

Jai Sri Ram,
The words of this damsel highly pleased Sita,

Her eyes was restless for the sight of princes,

with that kind friend to lead the way she followed,

No one knew that hers was an old love,

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they are worth seeing,

Jai sri Ram,
Perceinving the intense longing in sri Sita's bosom one of them said,

They must be the two princes, my dear, who, i was told arrived here yesterday with the sage Vishvamitra,

And who have captivated the heart of men and women of the city by casting the spell of their beauty,

All the talking of their loveliness here, there and everywhere, we must see them, for they are worth seeing,

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eyes are mute

Jai Sri Ram,
She said-two princes have come to see the garden,

Both of tender age and charming in every way,

One dark of hue and the other fair; how shall i describe them,

For speech in sightless, while the eyes are mute, all cleaver maidens were delighted to hear this,

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TELL US WHAT HAS GLADDENS YOUR HEART,

Jai Sri Ram,
Sri Sita ji offered worship with great devotion and begged of the goddess a handsome match worthy of her,

One of her companions had strayed away from her in order to have a look at the garden,

She changed to behold the two brothers and returned to sri Sita Ji overwhelmed with Love,

When her companions saw her condition, her body thrilling all over and her eyes full of tears, they all asked her in gentle tones_TELL US WHAT HAS GLADDENS YOUR HEART,

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Temple-Sacred To Girija

Jai Sri Ram,
Sri Sita was accompanied by her girl companions-who were all lovely and intelligent,

They sang melodies in an enchanting voice, close to the lake stood a Temple-Sacred To Girija,

This temple was limit of beauty, and captivated the mind of those who looked at it,

Having taken a dip into the lake with her companions, Sri Sita went with a glad heart to Girija's temple,

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On that very occasion Sri Sita too arrived there

Jai Sri Ram,
Both the brothers were delighted to behold the garden with its lake,

Most lovingly must have been that garden which delighted even sri Rama-the delighter of all,

After looking all about with the consent of the gardeners, the two brothers began in high glee to gather leaves and flower,

On that very occasion Sri Sita too arrived there, having been sent by her mother to worship Girija,

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they put to shame even celestial trees

Jai sri Ram,
Rich in fresh leaf, fruit and flower they put to shame even celestial trees by their wealth,

The feathered choir of the catakas, cuckoos, parrots and cakoras warbed and peacock beautifully danced,

In the centre of the garden a lovely lake shone bright with flights of steps made of many coloured gems,

Its limped water contained lotuses of various colours and was vocal with the cooing of aquatic birds and the humming of bees,

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Performed all the customary acts of purification

Jai Sri Ram,
Having Performed all the customary acts of purification, they went and finished their ablutions and having gone their daily routine of devotion ect.,

They bowed before the sage, when the time come the two brothers took leave of the preceptor and went out to gather flowers,

Having Gone out they saw the lovely royal garden, enamoured of whose beauty the verbal season had taken its permanent abode there,

It was planted with charming trees of various kinds and overhung with beautiful creepers of creepers of different colours,

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woke before his preceptor,

Jai sri Ganesha,
When the sage asked him again and again, Sri Rama and Laxmana went to bed only then,

Then Laxmana served the lotus feet of Rama, pressed the lord's feet to his bosom and caressed them with reverence and love deriving supreme joy from service,

It was only when the Lord repeatedly said, retire now, my brother, that he laid himself down cherishing his brothers lotus feet in his heart,

Towards the close of night, at the sound of coo-crow, got up laxmana, the lord of universe, the all wise Sri Rama, also woke before his preceptor,

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conquered as it were by his love,

Jai Sri Ram,
At the approach of night the sage Vishvamitra gave the word and all performed their their evening devotion,

While the sage recited old legends and narratives, the two watches of the beautiful night passed,

The Sage then retired to his bed and the two brothers began to service to the lotus feet of sage, rub his feet,

The couple whose lotus-feet are sought by men to rub of dispassion muttering various sacred formulae and practising different kind of yoga lovingly rubbing the feet of their preceptor , conquered as it were by his love,

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