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THE RAMAYANA
 
ऊषुस्तां रजनीं तीरे सरय्वास्सुसुखं त्रयः ।
प्रभातायां तु शर्वर्या विश्वामित्रो महामुनिः ।
अभ्यभाषत काकुत्स्थौ शयानौ पर्णसंस्तरे ॥
 
The three rested that night most happily
on the bank of the
bank of the Sarayu. In the
early morning, Visvamitra the great ascetic
spoke thus to the two, Rama and Lakshmana,
who were lying on the bed of leaves.
 
कौसल्यासुप्रजा राम पूर्वा सन्ध्या प्रवर्तते ।
उत्तिष्ठ नरशार्दूल कर्तव्यं दैवमाह्निकम् ॥
 
" O Rama ! blessed son of Kausalya,
Rise up,
 
the early dawn is approaching.
O best of men ! Observe the daily
divine worship."
 
तस्यर्षेः परमोदारं वचः श्रुत्वा नृपात्मजौ ।
स्नात्वा कृतोदकौ वीरौ गमनायाभितस्थतुः ॥
 
The royal and heroic sons, hearing
the profound speech of the sage, bathed,
made the offerings of water, and prepared
 
to start.