भानोः स मण्डलं शुभ्रं ततो यातो महेश्वरम्
From there, he went to the radiant circle of the sun, to the Great Lord.
सर्वपापविनिर्मुक्तो ब्रह्मलोके महीयते
Freed from all sins, he is honored in the world of Brahma.
तस्य पुत्रो ऽभवद् विद्वांस्त्रय्यारुण इति स्मृतः
His son was the learned one, known as Trayyaruṇa.
भार्या सत्यधना नाम हरिश्चन्द्रमजीजनत्
His wife, named Satyadhanā, gave birth to Hariścandra.
हरितो रोहितस्याथ धुन्धुस्तस्य सुतो ऽभवत्
Harita was the son of Rohita, and Dhundhu was his son.
विजयस्याभवत् पुत्रः कारुको नाम वीर्यवान्
To Vijaya was born a son named Kāruka, a man of great strength.
सगरस्तस्य पुत्रौऽभूद् राजा परमधार्मिकः
Sagara was his son, a king of supreme righteousness.
ताभ्यामाराधितः प्रादादौर्वाग्निर्वरमुत्तमम्
By their worship, the sage Aurva granted them an excellent boon.
प्रभा षष्टिसहस्त्रं तु पुत्राणां जगृहे शुभा
Prabhā, the auspicious one, bore sixty thousand sons.
तस्य पुत्रो दिलीपस्तु दिलीपात् तु भगीरथः
His son was Dilīpa, and from Dilīpa came Bhagīratha.
प्रसादाद् देवदेवस्य महादेवस्य धीमतः
By the grace of the wise Lord of gods, the great god—
बभार शिरसा गङ्गां सोमान्ते सोमभूषणः
He bore Gaṅgā upon his head, adorned with the crescent moon.
नाभागस्तस्य दायादः सिन्धुद्वीपस्ततो ऽभवत्
Nābhāga's heir was Sindhudvīpa.
सौदासस्तस्य तनयः ख्यातः कल्माषपादकः
His son was Saudāsa, renowned as Kalmāṣapāda.
अश्मकं जनयामसा तमिक्ष्वाकुकुलध्वजम्
He begot Aśmaka, the banner of the Ikṣvāku line.
स हि रामभयाद् राजा वनं प्राप सुदुः खितः
That king, greatly distressed, entered the forest out of fear of Rāma.
तस्माद् बिलिबिलिः श्रीमान्वृद्धशर्माचतत्सुतः
From him was born the illustrious Bilibili, whose son was Vṛddhaśarmā.
दीर्घबाहुः सुतस्तस्य रघुस्तस्मादजायत
His son was Dīrghabāhu; from him was born Raghu.
रामो दाशरथिर्वोरो धर्मज्ञो लोकविश्रुतः
Rāma, son of Daśaratha, famed in the world, knower of righteousness, was born.
जज्ञे रावणनाशार्थं विष्णुरंशेन विश्वकृत्
Viṣṇu, the creator of the universe, was born in part for the destruction of Rāvaṇa.
सीता त्रिलोकविख्याता शीलौदार्यगुणान्विता
Sītā, renowned throughout the three worlds, was endowed with virtue and generosity.
प्रायच्छज्जानकीं सीतां राममेवाश्रिता पतिम्
Janaka gave Sītā, who had taken Rāma as her husband, to him.
प्रददौ शत्रुनाशार्थं जनकायाद्भुतं धनुः
For the destruction of enemies, Janaka gave the wondrous bow.
अघोषयदमित्रघ्नो लोके ऽस्मिन् द्विजपुङ्गवाः
O best of twice-born, the destroyer of foes proclaimed in this world:
देवो वा दानवो वापि स सीतां लब्धुमर्हति
Whether god or demon, he who wins Sītā is worthy.
भञ्जयामास चादाय गत्वासौ लीलयैव हि
He went and, with ease, broke it and took it up.
रामः परमधर्मात्मा सेनामिव च षण्मुखः
Rāma, supremely righteous, was like Kārttikeya with his army.
रामं ज्येष्ठं सुतं वीरं राजानं कर्तुमारभत्
He began to install Rāma, his eldest heroic son, as king.
निवारयामास पतिं प्राह संभ्रान्तमानसा
She restrained her husband and, her mind agitated, spoke.
पूर्वमेव वरो यस्माद् दत्तो मे भवता यतः
Because you had previously granted me a boon—