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pµuraba disi giriguhŒ nivŒsī, parama pratŒpa teja bala rŒsī. matta nŒga tama kumbha bidŒrī, sasi kesarī gagana bana cŒrī.1. bithure nabha mukutŒhala tŒrŒ, nisi sundarī kera siṅgŒrŒ. kaha prabhu sasi mahu¡ mecakatŒī, kahahu kŒha nija nija mati bhŒī.2. kaha sugrīva sunahu raghurŒī, sasi mahu ¡ praga¢a bhµumi kai jhŒ ¡ ī. mŒreu rŒhu sasihi kaha koī, ura maha ¡ parī syŒmatŒ soī.3. kou kaha jaba bidhi rati mukha kīnhŒ, sŒra bhŒga sasi kara hari līnhŒ. chidra so praga¢a indu ura mŒhī ¡, tehi maga dekhia nabha parichŒhī ¡.4. prabhu kaha garala bandhu sasi kerŒ, ati priya nija ura dīnha baserŒ. biṣa sañjuta kara nikara pasŒrī, jŒrata birahavanta nara nŒrī.5.
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“Dwelling in the eastern quarter, which may be compared to a mountain-cave, this lion of a moon, an embodiment of supreme grandeur, glory and strength, struts through the forest of the sky having rent asunder the crown of a mad elephant in the form of the 818 * ÝR” RMACARITAMNASA* darkness. The stars appear like so many pearls strewn all over the sky, which serve to adorn the lovely dame of night.” “Now tell me, brethren,” continued the Lord, “What you think, each of you, of the dark spot in the moon.” Said Sugr¶va, “Listen, O Lord of the Raghus: it is only the shadow of the earth that is seen in the moon.” “The demon RŒhu struck the moon,” said another; “and the spot is nothing but a scar left on the latter’s bosom.” A third suggested: “When BrahmŒ (the Creator) fashioned the face of Rati (consort of the god of love), he took out the essence of the moon (thus leaving a hole in the orb thereof). The hole is still visible in the heart of the moon and through it can be seen the shade of the blue.” The Lord said, “Poison is the moon’s most beloved brother; that is why he has lodged it in his heart and, diffusing his envenomed rays, torments parted lovers.” (1—5)
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