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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 परमानन्दं सर्वा दशरथस्त्रियः ।

कौसल्यायां प्रमुखे कृत्वा नन्दिग्राममुपागमन् ॥
 

Hearing the extremely delightful news,

all the women-folk of Dasaratha, with

Kausalya at their head came to Nandi-
grama
. came to Nandi-
grama.
 

 
कृत्स्नं च तत्तु नगरं नन्दिग्राममुपागमत् ।

ततो हर्षसमुद्भूतो निस्वनो दिवमस्पृशत् ॥
 

The entire city also came to Nandi-

grama. Then the noise that arose out of

their joy touched the very heavens.
 

 
दृशुस्तं विमानस्थं नराः सोममिवाम्बरे ॥
 

The men then saw
Rama who was
seated in the vimana
moon in the sky.
 
Rama who was
(shining) like the
 

moon in the sky.
 
प्राञ्जलिर्भरतो भूत्वा प्रहृष्टो राघवोन्मुखः ।

स्वागतेन यथार्थेन ततो राममपूजयत् ॥