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THE RAMAYANA
 
people
 
Verily, the saying of the
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 ।
कौसल्यां प्रमुखे कृत्वा नन्दिग्राममुपागमन् !
 
Hearing the extremely delightful news,
all the women-folk of Dasaratha, with
Kausalaya at their head, came
Nandigrama.
 
to
 
कृत्स्नं च तत्तु नगरं नन्दिग्राममुपागम ।
ततो हर्षसमुद्भूतो निस्वनो दिवमस्पृशत् ॥
 
The entire city also came to Nandigrama.
Then the noise that arose out of their
joy touched the very heavens.
 
दहशुस्तं विमानस्थं नराः सोममि म्बरे ॥
 
The men then saw Rama who was
seated in the vimana (shining) like the
moon in the sky.
 
प्राञ्जलिर्भरतो भूत्वा प्रदृष्टो राघवोन्मुखः ।
स्वागतेन यथार्थेन ततो राममपूजयः ॥