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THE RAMAYANA
 
तामागतामुपश्रुत्य रक्षोगृहचिरोबिताम् ।
हर्षो दैन्यं च रोषश्च त्र्यं राघवमाविशत् ॥
 
On hearing of the arrival of Sita who
had spent a long time in the mansion of
a Rakshasa, joy, sadness and anger-all
three took possession of Raghava.
 
लज्जया त्ववलीयन्ती स्वेषु गात्रेषु मैथिली ।
विभीषणेनानुगता भर्तारं साऽभ्यवर्तत ।
 
As if hiding herself in her own limbs
through bashfulness, Maithili, followed
by Vibhishana, approached her husband.
 
विस्मयाच्च प्रहर्षाश्च स्नेहाच पतिदेवता ।
उदैक्षत मुखं भर्तुः सौम्य सौम्यतरानना ॥
 
She, of highly beautiful countenance
and looking on her husband as her god,
looked at the beautiful face of her
husband with surprise, joy and love.
 
तां तु पार्श्वस्थितां प्रहां रामः संप्रेक्ष्य मैथिलीम् ।
हृदयान्तर्गतक्रोधो व्याहतुमुपचक्रमे ॥
 
Looking full at Maithili who was
standing modestly by his side, Rama with
resentment at heart began to address
her thus :