ब्रह्माण्डागारसंभूता राक्षसा बहुरूपिणः ब्रह्माणं खादितुं प्राप्ता बलोन्मत्ता धृतायुधाः
Rakshasas of many forms, born from the storehouse of the cosmic egg, came, intoxicated with power and armed, to devour Brahma.
तदाहम् अब्रवं विष्णुं रक्षणाय जगद्गुरुम् स विष्णुस् तानि रक्षांसि हन्तुं चक्रेण चोद्यतः
Then I spoke to Vishnu, the teacher of the world, for protection. That Vishnu, to destroy those Rakshasas, became ready with his discus.
छित्त्वा चक्रेण रक्षांसि शङ्खम् आपूरयत् तदा निष्कण्टकं तलं कृत्वा स्वर्गं निर्वैरम् एव च
Having cut down the Rakshasas with his discus, he filled the conch. Then, making the earth free of thorns and heaven free of enmity—
ततो हर्षप्रकर्षेण शङ्खम् आपूरयद् धरिः ततो रक्षांसि सर्वाणि ह्य् अनीनशुर् अशेषतः
Then, in great joy, Hari filled the conch. After that, all the Rakshasas were completely destroyed.
यत्रैतद् वृत्तम् अखिलं विष्णुशङ्खप्रभावतः शङ्खतीर्थं तु तत् प्रोक्तं सर्वक्षेमकरं नृणाम्
Where all this took place, by the power of Vishnu's conch, that is called Shankhatirtha, which brings all welfare to people.
सर्वाभीष्टप्रदं पुण्यं स्मरणान् मङ्गलप्रदम् आयुरारोग्यजननं लक्ष्मीपुत्रप्रवर्धनम्
It grants all desired things, is meritorious, auspicious when remembered, bestows long life and health, and increases wealth and sons.
स्मरणात् पठनाद् वापि सर्वकामान् अवाप्नुयात् तीर्थानाम् अयुतं तत्र सर्वपापनुदं मुने
By remembering or reciting it, one attains all desires; there, O sage, it is equal to ten thousand sacred places and removes all sins.
तीर्थान्य् अयुतसंख्यानि सर्वपापहराणि च येषां प्रभावं जानाति वक्तुं देवो महेश्वरः
The sacred places, numbering ten thousand, are destroyers of all sins; their power is known and spoken of by the god Maheśvara.
पापक्षयप्रतिनिधिर् नैतेभ्यो ऽस्त्य् अपरः क्वचित्
There is truly no other representative of the destruction of sin equal to these anywhere.
किष्किन्धातीर्थम् आख्यातं सर्वकामप्रदं नृणाम् सर्वपापप्रशमनं यत्र संनिहितो भवः
The holy place called Kiṣkindhā is said to grant all desires to people; it brings about the pacification of all sins, for there Bhava is present.
तस्य स्वरूपं वक्ष्यामि यत्नेन शृणु नारद पुरा दाशरथी रामो रावणं लोकरावणम्
I will describe its true nature with care—listen, O Nārada. Long ago, Rāma, son of Daśaratha, killed Rāvaṇa, the terror of the worlds.
किष्किन्धावासिभिः सार्धं जघान रणमूर्धनि सपुत्रं सबलं हत्वा सीताम् आदाय शत्रुहा
Together with the dwellers of Kiṣkindhā, he slew Rāvaṇa on the battlefield, along with his sons and army; having slain his enemy, he retrieved Sītā.
भ्रात्रा सौमित्रिणा सार्धं वानरैश् च महाबलैः विभीषणेन बलिना देवैः प्रत्यागतो नृपः
With his brother Saumitri, the mighty monkeys, and the powerful Vibhīṣaṇa, the king returned, accompanied by the gods.
कृतस्वस्त्ययनः श्रीमान् पुष्पकेण विराजितः यद् आसीद् धनराजस्य कामगेनाशुगामिना
Having performed auspicious rites, glorious Rāma shone in the celestial Puṣpaka chariot, which once belonged to the lord of wealth and moved at will with great speed.
अयोध्याम् अगमन् सर्वे गच्छन् गङ्गाम् अपश्यत रामो विरामः शत्रूणां शरण्यः शरणार्थिनाम्
They all journeyed to Ayodhyā; as they went, Rāma, the refuge of those seeking shelter and destroyer of enemies, beheld the Gaṅgā.
गौतमीं तु जगत्पुण्यां सर्वकामप्रदायिनीम् मनोनयनसंतापनिवारणपरायणाम्
He saw the Gautamī, purifier of the world, bestower of all desires, devoted to removing the sorrows of mind and eyes.
तां दृष्ट्वा नृपतिः श्रीमान् गङ्गातीरम् अथाविशत् तां दृष्ट्वा प्राह नृपतिर् हर्षगद्गदया गिरा हरीन् सर्वान् अथामन्त्र्य हनुमत्प्रमुखान् मुने
Seeing her, the glorious king entered the bank of the Gaṅgā; beholding her, the king spoke with a voice choked with joy, addressing all the monkeys, led by Hanumān, O sage.
अस्याः प्रभावाद् धरयो यो ऽसौ मम पिता प्रभुः सर्वपापविनिर्मुक्तस् ततो यातस् त्रिविष्टपम्
By her power, O monkeys, my father, the lord, was freed from all sins and then attained heaven.
इयं जनित्री सकलस्य जन्तोर् भुक्तिप्रदा मुक्तिम् अथापि दद्यात् पापानि हन्याद् अपि दारुणानि कान्यानयास्त्य् अत्र नदी समाना
She is the mother of all beings, giver of enjoyment, and even grants liberation; she destroys even the most terrible sins. There is no other river here equal to her.
हतानि शश्वद् दुरितानि चैव अस्याः प्रभावाद् अरयः सखायः विभीषणो मैत्रम् उपैति नित्यं सीता च लब्धा हनुमांश् च बन्धुः
By her power, enemies and misfortunes are always destroyed; Vibhīṣaṇa attains constant friendship, Sītā was recovered, and Hanumān became a kinsman.
लङ्का च भग्ना सगणं हि रक्षो हतं हि यस्याः परिसेवनेन यां गौतमो देववरं प्रपूज्य शिवं शरण्यं सजटाम् अवाप
Lankā was destroyed, the hosts of demons slain, by serving her. Gautama, having worshipped the best of gods, attained Śiva, the refuge, with matted locks.
सेयं जनित्री सकलेप्सितानाम् अमङ्गलानाम् अपि संनिहन्त्री जगत्पवित्रीकरणैकदक्षा दृष्टाद्य साक्षात् सरितां सवित्री
She is the mother who grants all desired things, the destroyer even of inauspiciousness, the sole expert in purifying the world, the manifest source of all rivers, the Savitrī.
एतत् समाकर्ण्य वचो नृपस्य तत्राप्लवन् हरयः सर्व एव पूजां चक्रुर् विधिवत् ते पृथक् च पुष्पैर् अनेकैः सर्वलोकोपहारैः
Hearing these words of the king, all the monkeys at once plunged in there and performed worship according to rule, each with many flowers and offerings from all the worlds.
संपूज्य शर्वं नृपतिर् यथावत् स्तुत्वा वाक्यैः सर्वभावोपयुक्तैः ते वानरा मुदिताः सर्व एव नृत्यं च गीतं च तथैव चक्रुः
Having duly worshipped Śarva, the king praised him with words suited to every feeling; all the monkeys, delighted, then danced and sang as well.
सुखोषितस् तां रजनीं महात्मा प्रियानुयुक्तः संवृतः प्रेमवद्भिः दुःखं जहौ सर्वम् अमित्रसंभवं किं नाप्यते गौतमीसेवनेन
That great soul, surrounded by loving companions filled with affection, spent that night in happiness; all sorrow arising from enemies vanished—what suffering remains for one who serves the Gautamī?
सविस्मयः पश्यति भृत्यवर्गं गोदावरीं स्तौति च संप्रहृष्टः संमानयन् भृत्यगणं समग्रम् अवाप रामः कमपि प्रमोदम्
With wonder, he gazed upon his assembly of attendants and joyfully praised the Godāvarī; honoring his entire group of servants, Rāma attained a happiness beyond compare.
नाद्यापि तृप्तास् तु भवाम तीर्थे कंचिच् च कालं निवसाम चात्र वत्स्याम चात्रैव पराश् चतस्रो रात्रीर् अथो याम वृतास् त्व् अयोध्याम्
Still unsatisfied at this holy place, let us remain here for some time; let us stay here itself for another four nights, then afterwards we shall return to Ayodhyā.
तस्याथ वाक्यं हरयो ऽनुमेनिरे तथैव रात्रीर् अपराश् चतस्रः संपूज्य देवं सकलेश्वरं तं भ्रातृप्रियं तीर्थम् अथो जगाम
The monkeys agreed to his words, and likewise, after worshipping the Lord, the ruler of all, for four more nights, they went to the sacred place dear to his brother.
सिद्धेश्वरं नाम जगत्प्रसिद्धं यस्य प्रभावात् प्रबलो दशास्यः एवं तु पञ्चाहम् अथोषिरे ते स्वं स्वं प्रतिष्ठापितलिङ्गम् अर्च्य
There is the renowned Siddheśvara, famous in the world, by whose power the mighty ten-headed one was subdued; thus, they spent five days there, each worshipping the liṅga they had established.
शुश्रूषणं तत्र करोति वायोः सुतो ऽनुगामी हनुमान् नृपस्य गच्छन् नृपेन्द्रो हनुमन्तम् आह लिङ्गानि सर्वाणि विसर्जयस्व
There, Hanumān, son of the wind, followed the king, performing service; as they departed, the king said to Hanumān: 'Remove all the liṅgas.'