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YUDDHAKANDA
 
409
 
इति प्रतिसमादिश्य पुत्रौ सीतां तथा स्नुषाम् ।
इन्द्रलोकं विमानेन ययौ दशरथो ज्वलन् ॥
 
Sita,
 
the
 
Having thus spoken to both his sons as
well as
his daughter-in-law
effulgeht Dasaratha went to Indraloka in
his vimana.
 
.
 
प्रतिप्रयाते काकुत्स्थे महेन्द्र पाकशासनः ।
अब्रवीत् परमप्रीतो राघवं प्राञ्जलिं स्थितम् ॥
 
When Dasaratha had gone away, Mahendra,
greatly pleased, said to Raghava, who was
standing near with folded hands:
 
अमोघं दर्शन राम तवास्माकं परन्तप ।
प्रीतियुक्ताः स्म तेन त्वं ब्रूहि यन्मनसेच्छसि ॥
 
" O Rama, vanquisher of foes, the fact of
your seeing us all can never go in vain.
We are all delighted. Tell us
us then what
you desire most in your heart."
 
एवमुक्तस्तु काकुत्स्थः प्रत्युवाच कृताञ्जलिः ॥
 
When told thus, Rama replied with
folded hands :