Adhyay 2 • Shlok 268

चौ0—रघायबर कगेU'U ल„न भल घांŒU । करगयU किगय¡U ुब ˘UागUर ˘UांŒU॥ ल„न दी„ पय 'Uिर करारा । चगय¡U दिसि ¨िररेU'U ˇनया `िमि नारा॥ .1॥ नदी पनच सर सम दम दाना । सकल कलया कलि सा'U` नाना॥ चि˜ाकŒरंU `नय ुचल ुगेUरी । चयक§ न घाि मार मय˘Uभेरी॥ .2॥ ुस कगिU ल„न ˘Uा'¡U दे„रावा । थलय बिलôकि रघायबर सय„य पावा॥ रमे'U राम मनय देव‹गU `ाना। चले सगिUि सयर थपिि पýˇाना॥ .3॥ कôल किराि बेा सब ुा० । रचे परन िहन सदन सयगUा०॥ बरनि न `ा¤गU मं`य दय§ साला । ०क ललिि लघाय ०क बिसाला॥ .4॥

Roman Transliteration (IAST)

raghubara kaheu lakhana bhala ghŒ¢µu, karahu katahu ¡ aba ¢hŒhara ¢hŒ¢µu. lakhana dīkha paya utara karŒrŒ, cahu¡ disi phireu dhanuṣa jimi nŒrŒ.1. nadī panaca sara sama dama dŒnŒ, sakala kaluṣa kali sŒuja nŒnŒ. citrakµu¢a janu acala aherī, cukai na ghŒta mŒra mu¢habherī.2. asa kahi lakhana ¢hŒu¡ dekharŒvŒ, thalu biloki raghubara sukhu pŒvŒ. rameu rŒma manu devanha jŒnŒ, cale sahita sura thapati pradhŒnŒ.3. kola kirŒta beṣa saba Œe, race parana tṛna sadana suhŒe. barani na jŒhi ò mañju dui sŒlŒ, eka lalita laghu eka bisŒlŒ.4.

Translations

English Translations 1
Gita Press English

Ýr¶ RŒma (the Chief of Raghu’s line) said, “Lakƒma˜a, here is a good descent into the river; now make arrangements for our stay somewhere.” Lakƒma˜a presently surveyed the north bank of the Payaswin¶ river and said, “Lo! a rivulet bends round this bank like a bow with the river itself for its string, control of the mind and senses and charity for its arrows, and all the sins of the Kali age for its many quarries. Armed with this bow Mount Citrakµu¢a looks like an immovable huntsman who takes unerring aim and makes a frontal attack.” With these words Lakƒma˜a showed the spot and Ýr¶ RŒma was delighted to see the site. When the gods learnt that the site had captivated Ýr¶ RŒma’s mind, they proceeded to Citrakµu¢a with ViÜvakarmŒ, the chief of heavenly architects. They all came in the guise of Kolas and Bh¶las and put up beautiful dwellings of leaves and grass. They made a pair of huts which were lovely beyond words, the one a fine little cottage and the other larger in size. (1—4)

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