lucky limbs

Jai sri Ram,
Their graceful lucky limbs began to throb,

Experiencing a thrill of joy they lovingly said to one another,

The omens prognosticate Bharata's return,

Many days have passed and our heart longs to meet him,

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Sri Rama and Sita

Jai sri Ram,
The King adorned Brahmans, holy men and gods, and performed auspicious rites for the sake of sri Rama's welfare,

As soon as the delightful news of sri Rama's installation reached the ears of the people,

The whole of the Ayodhya resounded with festal music,

Good omens manifested themselves in the person of Sri Rama and Sri sri Sita,

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All concerned applied themselves

Jai sri Ram,
Perhaps flags and banners, festal arches and vases as well as horses, chariots and elephants,

Bowing to these orders of the great sage Vashista,

All concerned applied themselves to their own work,

With whatever duty the great sage charged ant man, the latter accomplished it so promptly as if it had been done by him beforehand,

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The very gods on earth

Jai sri Ram,
Worship Lord Ganesha,

Worship your preceptor as well as the tutelary deity,

Render service in every form to the Brahmans

Brahmans, the very gods on Earth,

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decorate bazaars promptly,

Jai Sri Ram,
Detailing all the procedure laid down in the Vedas,

He said-erect canopies of all sorts,

Transplant in the streets on al sides tree of mango, areca-nut, plantain with fruits,

Plant beautiful designs on the floors filling them with costly jewels and tell the people to decorate bazaars promptly,

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coronation of the king

Jai Sri Ram,
King Said, whatever orders the great sage Vashista may be pleased to give in connection with sri Rama's coronation should be promptly carried out,

The Great Sage Vashista gladly said in soft accents,

Fetch water from all principal places,

And then he enumerated by name a number of auspicious objects such as herbs roots, flowers, fruits, leaves, chowries, draperies of various kinds including countless varieties of woollen and silken textile, jewels and numerous other articles of good omen which were considered useful in the world for the coronation of the king,

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support of a strong bough,

jai sri Ram,
You have thought out a good plan which is source of happiness to the whole world,

Therefore, lord, make haste and lose no time,

The king was pleases to hear the encouraging words of the ministers,

It looked as if a growing creeper had obtained the support of a strong bough,

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O sovereign of the world,

Jai sri Ram,
The counsellors were glad to hear these agreeable words,

Which fell like a shower on the young plant of their desire,

The Ministers prayed with joined palms.

May you continue to live for millions of years, O sovereign of the world,

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install Sri Rama on the throne

Jai sri Ram,
The king returned to his palace and summoned his servants and counsellors,

They bowed their heads saying-Victory to you, May you live long,

The King placed before them the most auspicious proposal,

If this proposal finds favour with you all, install Sri Rama on the throne with a cheerful heart,

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WHEN RAMA IS PROCLAIMED REGENT,

Jai sri Ram,
He follows like a shadow where there is unadulterated love,

The Same Sri Rama has been born as a son to you,

O king, let there be no delay and make every preparation quickly,

THE DAY ITSELF IS AUSPICIOUS AND FULL OF BLESSINGS,  WHEN RAMA IS PROCLAIMED REGENT,

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soothing the agony of one's heart,

Jai Sri Ram,
Then i will not mind whether this body survives or not,

So that, i may not have to repent afterwards,

The sage was pleased to hear these agreeable words of Dasaratha, which were fountain of felicity and joy,

He said, O King, aversion of Sri Rama makes one repent, while his adoration is the mean of soothing the agony of one's heart,

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i have in my mind,

Jai sri Ram,
Pray, command me so that necessary preparations may be set on foot,

Let this happy even take place in my life time,

Let all people may attain the reward of their eyesight,

By the Lord's blessings Shiva has allowed everything to pass smoothly, this is the only longing that i have in my mind,

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Regal powers

Jai sri Ram,
O King, your very name and glory grant all one's desires.

The object of your heart's desire, O jewel of Monarchs, is accomplished even before you entertain the desire,

When the king assured in his heart of the Guru being so favourably disposed in everyway,

He cheerfully said in gentle tones, my Lord, let Rama be invested with regal powers,

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one longing in my heart

Jai sri Ram,
No one has realized it as i have done,

I have obtained everything by adoring the holy dust from your feet,

Now there remains only one longing in my heart

That too will be realized by your grace, My Lord-the sage was delighted to perceive his artless devotion and said-O King, Give Me Your Commands,

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your benediction

Jai sri Ram,
Servants and ministers, all the people and others who are either my enemies or friends or neutrals hold Rama as dear as I do,

It seems your benediction itself has incarnated in his lovely form,

What more, my lord, all the Brahmans and their families cherish the same love for him as you do,

Those who place on their head the dust from the guru's feet acquire mastery as it were over all fortune,

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Wishing a Very Very Happy,

Jai Sri Ram,
It is very auspicious day today, the Grand Holi,

A day to celebrate with love and harmony,

Indeed a day rejoice eternally in colours of divine truth,

Wishing a Very Very Happy,

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Rama is now accomplished in everyway

Jai sri Ram,
Entertaining the idea in his mind and finding an auspicious day,

A suable opportunity the king communicated to his Guru,

That with his body thrilling over emotion and his Mind filled with rapture,

Said the King, O Chief of sages, Rama is now accomplished in everyway,

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realize the object of your life

Jai sri Ram,
The hair beside his ears had turned grey,

It seemed as if old age were whispering into his ears,

O King, Make Rama your regent,

Thereby realize the object of your life and birth in the world,

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Set his crown straight,

Jai Sri Ram
In all the three spheres of the universe and in all time, past-present and future, none could be found so abundantly blessed as Dasaratha,

On him who had for his son Rama, the root of all bliss,

Whatever might be said would fall short of the face,

The king causally took a mirror in hand and looking his face, Set his crown straight,

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solicited his favour

Jai sri Ram,
Himself the embodiment of all virtues,

The King was overjoyed to hear of sri Rama's fair renown,

Every Monarch solicited his favour,

The very guardians of the world cultivated his friendship while respecting his wishes,

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common desire

Jai Sri Ram,
Al cherished in their heart a common desire,

They said, in their prayer to the great Shiva,

Would that king in his own life time appointed Sri Rama as his regent,

One day-the chief of Raghu Race sat with all his his court in the state assembly hall,

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amiability and genial disposition

Jai sri Ram,
Gazing on the moon like face of Sri Ramachandra the citizens were all happy in everyway,

All the Mothers with their companions and maids were delighted to see the creeper of their heart's desire bear fruit,

The King was particularly enraptured when he saw or heard of sri Rama,

The Beauty, goodness, amiability and genial disposition.

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The splendour of the capital

Jai Sri Ram,
The Success and prosperity, that rose in spate and flowed into the ocean of Ayodhya,

Men and women of the city were like jewels of a fine quality,

That bright priceless and charming all the way,

The splendour of the capital was beyond description, it seemed as if the creator's workmanship had been exhausted there,

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gorgeous rivers

Jai sri Ram,
From the day Sri Rama returned home duly married,

There was new festivity and jubilant music everyday,

The fourteen spheres were like huge mountains on which clouds in the shape of meritorious deeds poured showers of Joy,

The water thus discharged formed into gorgeous rivers of affluence,

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Sri Rama

Jai sri Ram,
Sri Rama is a truth to adore,

Sri Rama is a path to reach at self,

Sri Rama is a journey and the guide both,

Sri Rama is a tangible support at both ends,

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I adore Sri Rama

Jai Sri Ram,
May the splendour of Sri Rama's lotus like face, Which neither grew brighter at the prospect of his being installed on the throne  of Ayodhya nor was dimmed by the painful experience of exile in the woods, ever sweet felicity to me,

I adore Sri Rama, The lord of Ragu's race,

Whose limbs are as dark and soft as a blue lotus,

Who has Sita enthroned in his left side and who holds in his hands a mighty arrow and a graceful bow,

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Shiva

Jai Sri Ram,
May he in whose lap shines forth the daughter of mountain king,

The one that carries the celestial stream on his head,

On whose brow rest the crescent Moon, whose throat holds poison and whose breast is support of a huge serpent,

Who adorned by the ashes on his body, may that chief of gods, the lord of all that omnipresent Shiva, the Moon like Shankar. ever protect us,

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compensation and care

Jai sri Ram,
Sri Rama is a truth of compensation and care,

Those who lovingly sing or hear the story of Sita and Sri Rama Shall ever rejoice;

Sri Sita ji and Sri Rama is an abode of felicity,

Obeisance to Sri Rama and  Goddess Sita

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Indeed a mine of Blessings

Jai sri Ram,
Glory of Sri Sita and Rama is very life and sanctifier of the race of poets,

Indeed a mine of Blessings,

Sage Sri Sri Tulsidas sung the glory of lord Rama for a cause,

Those men who reverently hear or sing the sacred thread and marriage shall ever be happy by the grace of Sri Sita ji and Lord Rama,

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His holy fame

Jai Sri Ram,
Everywhere the people sang the story of Sri Rama's marriage,

His holy fame was defused through all the three spheres,

From the day Rama came home duly married.

Every kind of joy took its abode in Ayodhya,

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value of his stock

Jai Sri Ram,
The delighter of Gadhi's race gladly went on his way praising by himself Sri Ram's beauty, King Dasaratha's piety, the wedding of sri Rama and Sita and the festivities and rejoicings connected other with,

Vamadeva and Vashista once more narrated the story of Vishvamitra,

On hearing the sage's bright glory the king praised to himself the value of his stock of merits,

At Royal command the people dispersed, while king with his sons returned to his place,

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invoked upon him every kind of blessing

Jai sri Ram,
So saying, the king with his sons and queens fell at his feet, and speech failed his tongue,

The Vishvamitra invoked upon him every kind of blessing,

And Departed amidst a scene of love that defied all description,

Sri Rama and all His brothers lovingly escorted him and returned only when they were allowed to go back,

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Be ever gracious

Jai sri Ram,
Seeing the Kings devotion to him grow a hundredfold day after day the great sage Vishvamitra was full of praise for him,

At last when he asked permission to go, the king was greatly moved and with his sons stood before him saying_

My lord, all that i have is yours; while i and my sons and wives are your servants,

Be ever gracious to these boys and condescend from time to time to bless me with your sight,

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warding off evil spirit

Jai Sri Ram,
After fixing on auspicious day the sacred string tied round the wrist of brides and bridegrooms before the marriage for warding off evil spirit were untied with little felicity, joy and merriment,

The gods were filled with envy to see new rejoicings,

They begged the creator that they might be born in Ayodhya,

Sage Visvamitra indented leaving everyday but was detained by sri Rama's affectionate entreaties,

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felicity, joy and rejoicing

Jai Sri Ram,
Everyone rejoiced to hear that, while sri Rama and Laxmana were all the more delighted at heart,

There was constant felicity, joy and rejoicing,

The days rolled on in this way,

The City of Ayodhya was inundated with a total wave of delight, swelling higher and still higher,

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Maha Shivratri

Jai Sri Ram,
It is Sri Shivratri that Maha Shivratri today,

I adore the lotus feet of Lord Shiva, who has elaborated the truth of Sri Vishnu Pad Puja,

I Revere the Lotus feet of lord Shiva, Who has elaborated the glory of sri Rama in the form of Sri Ramayana,

I Greet the lotus feet of Lord Shiva, who is known for being saviour of suppliant,

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pervaded all the three spheres,

Jai sri Ram,
The sage, Vashista narrated scared legends, while the king and the ladies of the gynaeceum listened,

In the course of his narration the sage gladly recounted in diverse ways the doings of Visvamitra,

That surpassed the imagination even of hermits,

Vamadeva observed that whatever Vashista said was true and that Visvamitra fair renown had pervaded all the three spheres,

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enraptured to behold Sri Rama

Jai sri Ram,
The whole court was gratified to see Sri Rama and accounted their eyes supremely blest,

Then came the sage Vashista and Visvamitra and were seated on the splendid seats,

The father and sons adorned the sages and clasped their feet,

The two preceptors were enraptured to behold Sri Rama,

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bathed in the holy river Sarayu

Jai sri Ram,
They bathed in the holy river Sarayu,

Having gone through their morning routine of prayer, return to their sire,

The king on seeing them, clasped them to his bosom,

The four brothers gladly sat down on receiving his permission,

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justificatory acts

Jai sri Ram
The four brothers saluted the Brahmans and gods as well as their preceptor and parents,

They were glad to receive their benedictions,

The mothers reverently gazed on their countenance as the princes repaired to the gate with the king,

Though pure in themselves, the four brothers performed all the justificatory acts

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At the holy hour

Jai sri Ram,
At the holy hour before dawn the Lord awake,

The cocks commenced their beautiful crowing,

The rhapsodists and genealogists sang his praise,

While citizens flocked to the gate to make their obeisance,

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clasp to their bosom

Jai Sri Ram,
In every house women kept vigil and railed at one another in auspicious strains,

The queens said to one another_

See friends, how resplendent the city is,How splendid the night,

The Mother-in-laws then slept with the lovely brides enfolded to their arms even as serpents would clasp to their bosom and gems from their hood,

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half closed at eventide

Jai Sri Ram,
Our prayer is that the number of days that have been spent without seeing you, May not be reckoned by the creator at all,

Sri Rama gratified all his mothers by addressing sweet and polite words to them,

Fixing his  preceptors Vashista and Visvamitra and the Brahmans in general, he closed his eyes in order to seep,

Even during sleep his most charming countenance gleamed as a red lotus, half closed at eventide,

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triumphed over the world

Jai sri Ram,
You gain the glory of having triumphed over the world

You won the hand of Janaka's daughter and then returned home after marrying all your brother's,

All your actions have been super human and were accomplished by the grace of sage Kaushika,

Our Birth into this world has borne fruit today as we now, behold, dear child, your moon like face,

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adamant rock,

Jai sri Ram,
At mere touch of the dust from your feet,

The hermits wife Ahilya attained salvation,

Your glory fulfilled the whole universe,

In the assembly of princes you broke Shiva's Bow, hard though it was as a tortoise shell or adamant rock,

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sacrifice

Jai sri Ram,
I offer myself, dear child, as a sacrifice for your sake,

It was through the goodwill of the sage Vishvamitra alone,

That God kept away a number of calamities from you,

Even while you and your brother guarded the sacrifice, you were initiated into all secret lore,

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Hare Rama

Jai sri Ram,
As the mothers gazed on the swarthy limbs of Sri Rama,

So soft and attractive, they all exclaimed in loving accents,

How did you manage, dear child, to kill the most dreadful demoness Tadaka on your way to the forest,

How were you able to slay those monstrous giants, the wicked Marica and Subahu and their followers, who were formidable warriors and counted none before them in battle,

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Lovingly laid him down

Jai Sri Ram,
He alone who saw it could know what it was like,

Having thus prepared a number of fine beds the queens took up Sri Rama

Lovingly laid him down upon one of them,

On being repeatedly asked by sri Rama, his brothers too retired each to his own bed,

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Hare Rama

Jai Sri Ram,
The boys are tired and feeling drowsy, go and put them to bed,

So saying he retire to his own bedroom with hand fixed on sri Rama's feet,

Hearing the sweet and loving words of the king, queens made ready bejewelled beds of golds and furnished them with many a rich covering, soft and white as the froth of cow's milk and pillows more charming than words can tell,

The bed chamber made of precious stones was checked with garlands and supplied with perfumes lamps consisting of bright gems and a canopy lovely beyond words,

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take care of them as eyelids protect the eyes,

Jai Sri Ram,
Looking once more at Sri Rama and having perceived his permission they proceeded each to his own house, bowing their head to him,

The love and rapture, merriments and magnanimity, prosperity, splendour and loveliness that manifested there were more than could be told by anyone,

The king then summoned the queens and showing every honour to them all, admonished them in gentle tones,

The brides are yet damsels and have come to a strange house, therefore, take care of them as eyelids protect the eyes,

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Night Passed

Jai Sri Ganesha,
After Bathing with his sons the king called Brahmans, the preceptor and his own kinsmen,

Having entertained them at meal, feasted himself on a variety of dishes till a couple of hours of the night passed,

Lovely women sang joyous songs and the night became a source of delight and soul Enchanting,

After rinsing their mouth the king and his party were all given betel leaves and adorned with garlands and sandal paste,

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He gladly took the boys in his arms

Jai sri Ram,
He gladly took the boys in his arms and experienced a thrill of joy which nobody could tell,

The ladies of the gymnasium were delighted to behold this spectacle,

The heart of everyone became an abode of joy, the king related how the wedding had taken place and everyone was delighted to hear the account,

The goodness, amiability, nobility, loving nature and the variety of ways even as a rhapsodise would do, and the queens were entrapped to hear the record of his doings,

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heart overflowing with love

Jai sri Ram,
With beat of drum the celestials gladly proceeded each to his abode,

Talking to one another of Sri Rama's glory with their heart overflowing with love,

Having shown everyone all possible honour the king, whose heart was over brimming with joy,

Visited the private apartments and beheld the princes with their brides,

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applauding the jubilations

Jai sri Ram,
All those who were entitled to receive gifts and presents on ceremonial occasions received their dues from the jewel of king,

Who Rewarded them according to their choice,

The King duly honoured those guest whom he regarded as worthy of affection and adoration,

The gods who witnessed Sri Rama's wedding rained down flowers, while applauding the jubilations,

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The King then summoned all Brahmans

Jai Sri Ram,
The great sage asked for ceremonial occasion and blessed him in profusion,

And with the image of Sita and Rama installed in his heart he gladly proceeded to his own residences,

The King then summoned all Brahmans dames and invested them with beautiful robes and ornaments,

He next sent for the married women of the city though born in Ayodhya but married elsewhere, and presented them with garments of their liking,

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