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BALAKANDA
 
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मुनेर्वचनमक्लीवं श्रुत्वा नरवरात्मजः ।
वचनं कौशिकस्येति कर्तव्यमविशङ्कया ॥
अनुशिष्टोऽऽस्म्ययोध्यायां गुरुमध्ये महात्मना ।
पित्रा दशरथेनाहं नावज्ञेयं हि तद्वचः ॥
तव चैवाप्रमेयस्य वचनं कर्तुमुद्यतः ॥
 
Hearing the manly words of the ascetic
Visvamitra, Rama, the son of the best
of men, said : - " This must be done with-
out hesitation, because it is the order of
Visvamitra. Thus have I been enjoined in
Ayodhya by my high-souled father Dasaratha,
in the midst of my elders. His words
cannot be disregarded. I am ready to do
your bidding, for you are of immeasurable
worth."
 
एवमुक्ता धनुर्मध्ये बध्वा मुष्टिमरिन्दमः ।
ज्याघोषमकरोत्तीवं दिशश्शब्देन नादयन् ॥
 
Saying thus and placing firmly his grip
in the middle of the bow, Rama, the
vanquisher of foes, twanged the bow with
terrible noise, causing the spaces to resound.