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" THE RAMAYANA
 
his is the auspicious month of Chitra,
holy and with forests in flower.
Let
 
" This is the auspi

everything ne
cious month of Chitra,
holy and with forests in flower.
everything necessary for the installation
essary for the installation
of Rama as Yuvaraja be made ready."
 

 
ततस्सुमन्त्रं द्युतिमान् राजा / वचनमब्रवीत् ।

रामः कृतात्मा भवता शीघ्रमानीयतामिति ॥
 

Then, the resplendent king spoke these

words to Sumantra: " Let Rama, the

perfect soul, be brought quickly by you."
 

 
स राममानयाञ्चकेक्रे रथेन रथिनां वरम् ॥
 

And he brought in a chariot Rama, the

foremost of owners of chariots.
 

 
अलङ्कृतमिवात्मानमा दर्शतलसंस्थितम् ।

स तं सस्मितमाभाष्य पुत्रं पुत्रवतां वरः ।

उवाचेदं वचो राजा देवेन्द्रमिव काश्यपः ॥
 

The king, foremost of those possessing

sons, after greeting with a smile his son,

richly adorned and appearing like his

own self reflected in a mirror, uttered

these words, even as Kasyapa addressed

Devendra :
 

 
ज्येष्ठायामसि मे पत्न्यां सदृश्यां सदृशः सुतः ।

उत्पन्नस्त्वं गुणश्रेष्ठो मम रामात्मजः प्रियः ॥