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416
 
THE RAMAYANA
 
Verily, the saying of the people appears
to me to be true that, though after a
hundred years, joy comes to a man if he
but lives."
 
श्रुत्वा तु परमानदं सर्वा दशरथस्त्रियः ।
कौसल्या प्रमुखे कृत्वा नन्दिग्राममुपागमन् ॥
 
Hearing the extremely delightful news,
all the women-folk of Dasaratha, with
Kausalya at their head. came to Nandi-
grama.
 
कृत्स्नं च तत्तु नगरं नन्दिग्राममुपागमत् ।
ततो हर्षसमुद्रतो निखनो दिवमस्पृशत् ॥
 
The entire city also came to Nandi-
grama. Then the noise that arose out of
their joy touched the very heavens.
 
दहशुस्तं विमानस्थं नराः सोममिवाम्बरे ॥
 
The men then saw
seated in the vimana
moon in the sky.
 
Rama who was
(shining) like the
 
प्राञ्जलिर्भरतो भूत्वा प्रहृष्टो राघवोन्मुखः ।
स्वागतेन यथार्थेन ततो राममपूजयत् ॥