108 Names of Lord Sri Rama
108 Names of Lord Sri Rama
Submitted by Payonidhi das
OM SHRI RAMAYA NAMAHA
Obeisances to Sri Rama, the Giver of happiness
OM RAMABHADRAYA NAMAHA
Obeisances to Sri Rama, the Auspicious One
OM RAMACHANDRAYA NAMAHA
Obeisances to Sri Rama, who is as lustrous as the moon
OM SHASHVATAYA NAMAHA
Obeisances to Sri Rama, to the ever-lasting one
OM RAJIVALOCHANAYA NAMAHA
Obeisances to Sri Rama, the Lotus-eyed
OM SHRIMATE NAMAHA
Obeisances to Sri Rama, the Abode of Lakshmi
OM RAJENDRAYA NAMAHA
Obeisances to Sri Rama, the King of kings
OM RAGHUPUNGAVAYA NAMAHA
Obeisances to Sri Rama, the Most Exalted of the Raghu dynasty
OM JANAKI VALLABHAYA NAMAHA
Obeisances to Sri Rama, the Beloved of Janaki
OM JAITRAYA NAMAHA
Obeisances to Sri Rama, the Triumphant
OM JITAMITRAYA NAMAHA
Obeisances to Sri Rama, the Conqueror of His enemies
OM JANARDHANAYA NAMAHA
Obeisances to Sri Rama, the Refuge of the people
OM VISHVAMITRA PRIYAYA NAMAHA
Obeisances to Sri Rama, the Beloved of Sage Vishvamitra
OM DANTAYA NAMAHA
Obeisances to Sri Rama, the well-controlled One
OM SHARANATRANA TATPARAYA NAMAHA
Obeisances to Sri Rama, the One who is keen to protect those who take refuge in Him
OM BALI PRAMATHANAYA NAMAHA
Obeisances to Sri Rama, the Vanquisher of Bali
OM VAGMINE NAMAHA
Obeisances to Sri Rama, the Eloquent
OM SATYAVACHE NAMAHA
Obeisances to Sri Rama, the One of truthful speech
OM SATYAVIKRAMAYA NAMAHA
Obeisances to Sri Rama, the One who is valiant in defending Truth
OM SATYAVRATAYA NAMAHA
Obeisances to Sri Rama, the One of truthful vows
OM VRATADHARAYA NAMAHA
Obeisances to Sri Rama, the One who faithfully keeps His vows
OM SADA HANUMADASHRITAYA NAMAHA
Obeisances to Sri Rama, the One who is always served by Hanuman
OM KAUSALEYAYA NAMAHA
Obeisances to Sri Rama, the Son of Kausalya
OM KHARADHVAMSINE NAMAHA
Obeisances to Sri Rama, the Annihilator of the demon Khara
OM VIRADHA VANAPANDITAYA NAMAHA
Obeisances to Sri Rama, the Expert in destroying the demon Viradha
OM VIBHISHANA PARITRATRE NAMAHA
Obeisances to Sri Rama, the Protector of Vibhishan
OM KODANDA KHANDANAYA NAMAHA
Obeisances to Sri Rama, the One who broke the mighty bow
OM SAPTATALA PRABHEDRE NAMAHA
Obeisances to Sri Rama, the One who permeates the seven planes of existence
OM DASHAGRIVA SHIROHARAYA NAMAHA
Obeisances to Sri Rama, the One who cut off Ravana’s heads
OM JAMADAGNYA MAHADARPPA DALANAYA NAMAHA
Obeisances to Sri Rama, the One who shattered the pride of Parasurama
OM TATAKANTAKAYA NAMAHA
Obeisances to Sri Rama, the Slayer of Tataka
OM VEDANTA SARAYA NAMAHA
Obeisances to Sri Rama, the Essence of Vedanta
OM VEDATMANE NAMAHA
Obeisances to Sri Rama, the Self of the Vedas
OM BHAVAROGASYA BHESHAJAYA NAMAHA
Obeisances to Sri Rama, the Healer of the disease of Becoming
OM DUSHANATRI SHIROHANTRE NAMAHA
Obeisances to Sri Rama, the One who cut off the head of Dushana
OM TRIMURTAYE NAMAHA
Obeisances to Sri Rama, the Embodiment of the Three Gods
OM TRIGUNATMAKAYA NAMAHA
Obeisances to Sri Rama, the Source of the three gunas
OM TRIVIKRAMAYA NAMAHA
Obeisances to Sri Rama, the Lord as Vamana
OM TRILOKATMANE NAMAHA
Obeisances to Sri Rama, the source of the three planetary systems
OM PUNYACHARITRA KIRTANAYA NAMAH
Obeisances to Sri Rama, the One whose story is a source of merit to those who sing it
OM TRILOKA RAKSHAKAYA NAMAHA
Obeisances to Sri Rama, the Protector of the three world systems
OM DHANVINE NAMAHA
Obeisances to Sri Rama, the wielder of the bow
OM DANDAKARANYA KARTANAYA NAMAHA
Obeisances to Sri Rama, the Dweller in the Dandaka forest
OM AHALYA SHAPASHAMANAYA NAMAHA
Obeisances to Sri Rama, the Remover of Ahalya’s curse
OM PITRU BHAKTAYA NAMAHA
Obeisances to Sri Rama, the Worshipper of His father Dasaratha
OM VARA PRADAYA NAMAHA
Obeisances to Sri Rama, the giver of boons
OM JITENDRIYAYA NAMAHA
Obeisances to Sri Rama, THE Conqueror of the senses
OM JITAKRODHAYA NAMAHA
Obeisances to Sri Rama, the Conqueror of anger
OM JITAMITRAYA NAMAHA
Obeisances to Sri Rama, the One who wins over friends
OM JAGAD GURAVE NAMAHA
Obeisances to Sri Rama, the Guru of the world
OM RIKSHA VANARA SANGHATINE NAMAHA
Obeisances to Sri Rama, the Lord who organized the hordes of monkeys
OM CHITRAKUTA SAMASHRAYAYA NAMAHA
Obeisances to Sri Rama, the Lord who took refuge at Chitrakuta Hill
OM JAYANTA TRANA VARADAYA NAMAHA
Obeisances to Sri Rama, the Lord who blessed Jayanta
OM SUMITRA PUTRA SEVITAYA NAMAHA
Obeisances to Sri Rama, the Lord who is served by Sumitra’s son (Lakshmana)
OM SARVA DEVADHI DEVAYA NAMAHA
Obeisances to Sri Rama, the Lord of all the gods
OM MRITAVANARA JIVANAYA NAMAHA
Obeisances to Sri Rama, the Lord who revived the dead monkeys (after the war)
OM MAYAMARICHA HANTRE NAMAHA
Obeisances to Sri Rama, the Destroyer of the demon Maricha who practiced illusion
OM MAHADEVAYA NAMAHA
Obeisances to Sri Rama, the Great Lord
OM MAHABHUJAYA NAMAHA
Obeisances to Sri Rama, the Lord of mighty arms
OM SARVADEVA STUTAYA NAMAHA
Obeisances to Sri Rama, the Lord who is praised by all the gods
OM SAUMYAYA NAMAHA
Obeisances to Sri Rama, the Calm One
OM BRAHMANYAYA NAMAHA
Obeisances to Sri Rama, the Absolute Reality
OM MUNI SAMSTUTAYA NAMAHA
Obeisances to Sri Rama, the Lord who is praised by sages
OM MAHAYOGINE NAMAHA
Obeisances to Sri Rama, the Great Yogin
OM MAHADARAYA NAMAHA
Obeisances to Sri Rama, the Noble One
OM SUGRIVEPSITA RAJYADAYE NAMAHA
Obeisances to Sri Rama, the Lord who returned the kingdom to Sugriva
OM SARVA PUNYADHI KAPHALAYA NAMAHA
Obeisances to Sri Rama, the Giver of fruits of pious work, good karmas
OM SMRITA SARVAGHA NASHANAYA NAMAHA
Obeisances to Sri Rama, the Remover of all afflictions
OM ADIPURUSHAYA NAMAHA
Obeisances to Sri Rama, the Primal Being
OM PARAMAPURUSHAYA NAMAHA
Obeisances to Sri Rama, the Supreme Being
OM MAHAPURUSHAYA NAMAHA
Obeisances to Sri Rama, the Great Being
OM PUNYODAYAYA NAMAHA
Obeisances to Sri Rama, the Source of all blessings
OM DAYASARAYA NAMAHA
Obeisances to Sri Rama, the Embodiment of compassion
OM PURANA PURUSHOTTAMAYA NAMAHA
Obeisances to Sri Rama, the Most Ancient Person
OM SMITA VAKTRAYA NAMAHA
Obeisances to Sri Rama, the One who smiling speaks
OM MITA BHASHINE NAMAHA
Obeisances to Sri Rama, the One of moderate speech
OM PURVA BHASHINE NAMAHA
Obeisances to Sri Rama, the One who rarely speaks
OM RAGHAVAYA NAMAHA
Obeisances to Sri Rama, the scion of the Raghu dynasty
OM ANANTA GUNAGAMBHIRAYA NAMAHA
Obeisances to Sri Rama, the Lord of infinite majestic qualities
OM DHIRODATTA GUNOTTAMAYA NAMAHA
Obeisances to Sri Rama, the Lord of Valorous qualities
OM MAYA MANUSHA CHARITRAYA NAMAHA
Obeisances to Sri Rama, the Lord who incarnated as a man through His maya
OM MAHADEVADI PUJITAYA NAMAHA
Obeisances to Sri Rama, the Lord who is worshiped by Lord Shiva
OM SETUKRITE NAMAHA
Obeisances to Sri Rama, The builder of the bridge (at Setubandha to Sri Lanka)
OM JITA VARASHAYE NAMAHA
Obeisances to Sri Rama, the Conqueror of desires
OM SARVA TIRTHAMAYAYA NAMAHA
Obeisances to Sri Rama, the Lord who is the sum of all holy places
OM HARAYE NAMAHA
Obeisances to Sri Rama, the Destroyer
OM SHYAMANGAYA NAMAHA
Obeisances to Sri Rama, the Dark-complexioned One
OM SUNDARAYA NAMAHA
Obeisances to Sri Rama, the Beautiful One
OM SURAYA NAMAHA
Obeisances to Sri Rama, the Lord
OM PITAVASASE NAMAHA
Obeisances to Sri Rama, the Lord clad in yellow raiment
OM DHANURDHARAYA NAMAHA
Obeisances to Sri Rama, the Bearer of the bow
OM SARVA YAJNADHIPAYA NAMAHA
Obeisances to Sri Rama, the Lord of sacrifice
OM YAJVINE NAMAHA
Obeisances to Sri Rama, the Sacrificer
OM JARAMARANA VARJITAYA NAMAHA
Obeisances to Sri Rama, the Conqueror of birth and death
OM VIBHISHANA PRATISHTHATRE NAMAHA
Obeisances to Sri Rama, the Lord who established Vibhishana on the throne
OM SARVABHARANA VARJITAYA NAMAHA
Obeisances to Sri Rama, the Lord who relinquished all adornment
OM PARAMATMANE NAMAHA
Obeisances to Sri Rama, the Supreme Self
OM PARABRAHMANE NAMAHA
Obeisances to Sri Rama, the Supreme Absolute
OM SACHIDANANDA VIGRAHAYA NAMAHA
Obeisances to Sri Rama, the Embodiment of Existence, Awareness and Bliss
OM PARASMAI JYOTISHE NAMAHA
Obeisances to Sri Rama, the Supreme Light
OM PARASMAI DHAMNE NAMAHA
Obeisances to Sri Rama, the Supreme Abode
OM PARAKASHAYA NAMAHA
Obeisances to Sri Rama, the Supreme Space
OM PARATPARAYA NAMAHA
Obeisances to Sri Rama, the Supreme beyond the highest
OM PARESHAYA NAMAHA
Obeisances to Sri Rama, the Supreme Lord
OM PARAKAYA NAMAHA
Obeisances to Sri Rama, the Lord who takes His devotees across (the ocean of
samsara–birth and death)
OM PARAYA NAMAHA
Obeisances to Sri Rama, the Supreme Being
OM SARVA DEVATMAKAYA NAMAHA
Obeisances to Sri Rama, the Lord who is the Source of all gods
OM PARASMAI NAMAHA
Obeisances to Sri Rama, the Supreme Lord
[These prayers are available at www.stephen-knapp.com]108 Names of Lord Sri Rama
I found this very interesting quote by Srila Prabhupada on how to fast on Rama navami
710407LE.BOM Lectures
So this process should be adopted, how to become sukrtina. Sukrti means yajna-dana-tapa-kriya. One must perform sacrifices as prescribed in the sastras, and they must give in charity their hard-earned money for Krsna’s cause. That is called dana. Yajna, dana, and tapasya. Tapasya. Just like tomorrow is Sri Rama-navami. The tapasya will be that all the devotees will observe fasting from morning till evening. This is called tapasya. Just like Ekadasi day–there is no eating sumptuously. Simply you take little fruits and flowers. Try to avoid that also. You don’t take even water. That is really ekadasi. But because we cannot do it–in the Kali-yuga the time is different–therefore we are allowed to take little fruit and milk, which is called anukalpa. These are different methods of tapasya. And yajna. This yajna, sankirtanaih prayair yajnaih, yajanti hi su-medhasah. In this age you cannot perform that big asvamedha yajna, gomedha yajna, rajasuya yajna, so many other yajnas. It is not possible. First of all, you have no means to perform such yajnas, hundreds and hundreds of tons ghee required for putting into the sacrificial fire. You have not even a drop of your ghee. So forget all those yajnas. In this age, yajnaih sankirtanaih prayaih.(end)
68-03-28.Letter: Mahapurusa
So far the Advent Day of Lord Rama Candra, it should be celebrated as Lord Caitanya’s Birthday was done. Fasting up to evening, and then take prasadam, and chant Hare Krishna whole day, and be engaged in reading and chanting off and on, chant for some time, then read for some time, then again have Kirtana and so on, throughout the day. If you have not got a Ramayana, then you can read Bhagavad-gita or Srimad-Bhagavatam, that is all right.
8-03-26.Letter: Mukunda
Please accept my blessings. I am sorry I am delayed to reply your letter dated March 14, 1968, which I received over a week ago. I am very glad that you are repentant even for some action which is not sanctioned by me. This attitude is very nice and improves one in progressing on the path of devotional service. The Rakhi Bandhan ceremony observed by you under instruction of Prasad isn’t approved by our Vaisnava rituals. Of course, such ceremony is observed among the Hindu community as a socio-religious convention. But in our Vaisnava community there is no such observance. Now, forget the incidence, and in future don’t be misled by some unauthorized person. Our next ceremony is Lord Ramacandra’s Birthday, on the 7th of April. It should be observed in the same way as Lord Caitanya’s Appearance Day, namely, fasting up to evening and then accept Prasadam, and all our ceremonies should be performed with continuous Kirtana, of Hare Krishna, Hare Rama. That will make all our functions successful.
68-03-28.Letter: Mahapurusa
So far the Advent Day of Lord Rama Candra, it should be celebrated as Lord Caitanya’s Birthday was done. Fasting up to evening, and then take prasadam, and chant Hare Krishna whole day, and be engaged in reading and chanting off and on, chant for some time, then read for some time, then again have Kirtana and so on, throughout the day. If you have not got a Ramayana, then you can read Bhagavad-gita or Srimad-Bhagavatam, that is all right.
770326r2.bom Conversations
Prabhupada: Rama-navami is upavasa up till the… Go to observe fasting up to the evening.
Tamala Krsna: So moon.
Prabhupada: Sunset.
Generally we observe fasting up till the time the Lord actually appeared, which in Rama’s case was midday. Any reason why the fast is till sunset? (apart of course for the excellent reason that Srila Prabhupada so requested - but why is it done?)
there is Valmikis Ramayana on line http://www.valmikiramayan.net/ramayana.shtml
HH Bhakti Vikas Maharaja has also done a very nice translation into english
Here are some prayers Lord Rama offered to Lord Narasimha in Ahovalam
Lord Ramacandra’s Nrisimha-Panchamrita
(These prayers are from the 47th chapter of the Harivamsa Purana which narrates the story of Lord Ramacandra’s visit to the holy place of Ahobalam to see the Deity of Nrisimha, where Lord Nrisimha appeared and saved His devotee Prahlada.)
ahobalam narasimham gatva ramah pratapavan
namaskutya sri nrisimham astaushit kamala patim
The glorious Rama once visited Ahobala where He saw the Deity of Lord Nrisimha. He offered His obeisances to Lord Kamalapati (husband of the Goddess of Fortune) and prayed as follows.
1. Govinda keshava janardana vasudeva
vishvesha-vishva madhusudana vishvarupa
shri padmanabha purushottama pushkaraksha
narayanachyuta nrisimho namo namaste
O Govinda, Keshava, Janardana, Vasudeva, Vishvesha (the controller of the universe), Vishva, Madhusudana, Vishvarupa, Sri Padmanabha, Purushottama, Pushkaraksha, Narayana, Achyuta. O Lord Narasimha I offer my respectful obeisances unto You again and again.
2. Devah samastah khalu gopi mukhyaha
gandharva vidyadhara kinnarash cha
yat pada-mulam satatam namanti
tam narasimham sharanam gato shmi
I have taken shelter of Lord Nrisimha unto whose lotus feet demigods, prominent yogis, gandharvas, vidyadharas and kinnaras are constantly offering their obeisances.
3. Vedan samastan khalu shastragarbhan
vidyam balam kirtimatim cha lakshmim
yasya prasadat purusha labhante
tam narasimham sharanam gato shmi
I have taken shelter of Lord Nrisimha by whose mercy people receive all the Vedas, the essence of all scriptures, knowledge, strength, reputation and wealth.
4. Brahma shivas tvam purushottamash cha
narayano ‘shau marutam patish cha
chandrarka vayvagni marud-ganash cha
tvam eva tam tvam shatatam nato’shmi
You are Lord Brahma, Lord Shiva and the best person Lord Narayana. You are the master of the Marutas and You are the sun, the moon, air and the fire as well as the Marut-ganas. I offer my obeisances unto You.
5. Snapne’pi nitya jagatam ashesam
srashta cha hanta vibhura prabheyaha
trata tvam eka strividho vibinnaha
tam tvam nrisimham satatam nato’smi
I offer my obeisances unto Lord Nrisimha who is the creator, the maintainer and the destroyer of the entire universe. Although You perform all of these three acts simultaneously, You are completely beyond these activities. You are the all-pervading, unlimited supreme spirit.
Iti stutva raghushreshthaha
pujayamasa tam harim
pushpa vrishtih papatashu
tasya devasya murdhani
Praying this way, the best of the Raghus, Lord Ramacandra worshipped Lord Hari. At that time the demigods showered a rain of flowers on the head of Lord Nrisimhadeva.
Raghavena kutam stotram
panchamrita manuktamam
pathanti ye dvijavaraha
tesham svargastu shashvataha
This is the best of prayers, called pancamrita or five nectars compiled by Lord Rama Himself. One who reads this will be liberated eternally.
Dear Krsna Dharma Prabhu
Please accept my humble obaisences
All glories to Srila Prabhupada
What I have heard is the Lord Rama appears in the Surya Vamsa, so fasting is not done untill the sun has set, I will try to find some sastric reference for it, In Ayodhya Dham I recall hearing this explanation too.Ayodhya is very much like Vrindavan, in the sense that there is so many temples of Lord Rama and places of His pastimes, it is worth to visit for those who have the fortune.The Lord Birth place is also there etc
My friend Madhavananda Prabhu send me a link of a famous Deity of Lord Rama that
was worshipped even before He appeared in the Surya Vamsa
http://new.photos.yahoo.com/ma.....7,Prabhuji mentioned that this Deity is mentioned in CC madhya lila 9.11
your servant
Payonidhi das
http://www.prapatti.com/slokas/mp3.html
there is some beautifull prayers offered to Lord Rama by Sri Hanuma in the 5th Canto of Srimad Bhagavatam,( I am just including the text Srila Prabhupada purports are very wonderfull )
SB 5.19.1: Śrīla Śukadeva Gosvāmī said: My dear King, in Kimpuruṣa-varṣa the great devotee Hanumān is always engaged with the inhabitants of that land in devotional service to Lord Rāmacandra, the elder brother of Lakṣmaṇa and dear husband of Sītādevī.
SB 5.19.2: A host of Gandharvas is always engaged in chanting the glories of Lord Rāmacandra. That chanting is always extremely auspicious. Hanumānjī and Arṣṭiṣeṇa, the chief person in Kimpuruṣa-varṣa, constantly hear those glories with complete attention. Hanumān chants the following mantras.
SB 5.19.3: Let me please Your Lordship by chanting the bīja-mantra oḿkāra. I wish to offer my respectful obeisances unto the Personality of Godhead, who is the best among the most highly elevated personalities. Your Lordship is the reservoir of all the good qualities of Āryans, people who are advanced. Your character and behavior are always consistent, and You always control Your senses and mind. Acting just like an ordinary human being, You exhibit exemplary character to teach others how to behave. There is a touchstone that can be used to examine the quality of gold, but You are like a touchstone that can verify all good qualities. You are worshiped by brāhmaṇas who are the foremost of all devotees. You, the Supreme Person, are the King of kings, and therefore I offer my respectful obeisances unto You.
SB 5.19.4: The Lord, whose pure form [sac-cid-ānanda-vigraha [Bs. 5.1]] is uncontaminated by the modes of material nature, can be perceived by pure consciousness. In the Vedānta He is described as being one without a second. Because of His spiritual potency, He is untouched by the contamination of material nature, and because He is not subjected to material vision, He is known as transcendental. He has no material activities, nor has He a material form or name. Only in pure consciousness, Kṛṣṇa consciousness, can one perceive the transcendental form of the Lord. Let us be firmly fixed at the lotus feet of Lord Rāmacandra, and let us offer our respectful obeisances unto those transcendental lotus feet.
SB 5.19.5: It was ordained that Rāvaṇa, chief of the Rākṣasas, could not be killed by anyone but a man, and for this reason Lord Rāmacandra, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, appeared in the form of a human being. Lord Rāmacandra’s mission, however, was not only to kill Rāvaṇa but also to teach mortal beings that material happiness centered around sex life or centered around one’s wife is the cause of many miseries. He is the self-sufficient Supreme Personality of Godhead, and nothing is lamentable for Him. Therefore why else could He be subjected to tribulations by the kidnapping of mother Sītā?
SB 5.19.6: Since Lord Śrī Rāmacandra is the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Vāsudeva, He is not attached to anything in this material world. He is the most beloved Supersoul of all self-realized souls, and He is their very intimate friend. He is full of all opulences. Therefore He could not possibly have suffered because of separation from His wife, nor could He have given up His wife and Lakṣmaṇa, His younger brother. To give up either would have been absolutely impossible.
SB 5.19.7: One cannot establish a friendship with the Supreme Lord Rāmacandra on the basis of material qualities such as one’s birth in an aristocratic family, one’s personal beauty, one’s eloquence, one’s sharp intelligence or one’s superior race or nation. None of these qualifications is actually a prerequisite for friendship with Lord Śrī Rāmacandra. Otherwise how is it possible that although we uncivilized inhabitants of the forest have not taken noble births, although we have no physical beauty and although we cannot speak like gentlemen, Lord Rāmacandra has nevertheless accepted us as friends?
SB 5.19.8: Therefore, whether one is a demigod or a demon, a man or a creature other than man, such as a beast or bird, everyone should worship Lord Rāmacandra, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, who appears on this earth just like a human being. There is no need of great austerities or penances to worship the Lord, for Me accepts even a small service offered by His devotee. Thus He is satisfied, and as soon as He is satisfied, the devotee is successful. Indeed, Lord Śrī Rāmacandra brought all the devotees of Ayodhyā back home, back to Godhead [Vaikuṇṭha].
Srila Sukadeva Goswami has given us some wonderfull Rama lila:
SB 9.10.1: Śukadeva Gosvāmī said: The son of Mahārāja Khaṭvāńga was Dīrghabāhu, and his son was the celebrated Mahārāja Raghu. From Mahārāja Raghu came Aja, and from Aja was born the great personality Mahārāja Daśaratha.
SB 9.10.2: Being prayed for by the demigods, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, the Absolute Truth Himself, directly appeared with His expansion and expansions of the expansion. Their holy names were Rāma, Lakṣmaṇa, Bharata and Śatrughna. These celebrated incarnations thus appeared in four forms as the sons of Mahārāja Daśaratha.
SB 9.10.3: O King Parīkṣit, the transcendental activities of Lord Rāmacandra have been described by great saintly persons who have seen the truth. Because you have heard again and again about Lord Rāmacandra, the husband of mother Sītā, I shall describe these activities only in brief. Please listen.
SB 9.10.4: To keep the promise of His father intact, Lord Rāmacandra immediately gave up the position of king and, accompanied by His wife, mother Sītā, wandered from one forest to another on His lotus feet, which were so delicate that they were unable to bear even the touch of Sītā’s palms. The Lord was also accompanied by Hanumān [or by another monkey, Sugrīva], king of the monkeys, and by His own younger brother Lord Lakṣmaṇa, both of whom gave Him relief from the fatigue of wandering in the forest. Having cut off the nose and ears of Śūrpaṇakhā, thus disfiguring her, the Lord was separated from mother Sītā. He therefore became angry, moving His eyebrows and thus frightening the ocean, who then allowed the Lord to construct a bridge to cross the ocean. Subsequently, the Lord entered the kingdom of Rāvaṇa to kill him, like a fire devouring a forest. May that Supreme Lord, Rāmacandra, give us all protection.
SB 9.10.5: In the arena of the sacrifice performed by Viśvāmitra, Lord Rāmacandra, the King of Ayodhyā, killed many demons, Rākṣasas and uncivilized men who wandered at night in the mode of darkness. May Lord Rāmacandra, who killed these demons in the presence of Lakṣmaṇa, be kind enough to give us protection.
SB 9.10.6-7: O King, the pastimes of Lord Rāmacandra were wonderful, like those of a baby elephant. In the assembly where mother Sītā was to choose her husband, in the midst of the heroes of this world, He broke the bow belonging to Lord Śiva. This bow was so heavy that it was carried by three hundred men, but Lord Rāmacandra bent and strung it and broke it in the middle, just as a baby elephant breaks a stick of sugarcane. Thus the Lord achieved the hand of mother Sītā, who was equally as endowed with transcendental qualities of form, beauty, behavior, age and nature. Indeed, she was the goddess of fortune who constantly rests on the chest of the Lord. While returning from Sītā’s home after gaining her at the assembly of competitors, Lord Rāmacandra met Paraśurāma. Although Paraśurāma was very proud, having rid the earth of the royal order twenty-one times, he was defeated by the Lord, who appeared to be a kṣatriya of the royal order.
SB 9.10.8: Carrying out the order of His father, who was bound by a promise to his wife, Lord Rāmacandra left behind His kingdom, opulence, friends, well-wishers, residence and everything else, just as a liberated soul gives up his life, and went to the forest with Sītā.
SB 9.10.9: While wandering in the forest, where He accepted a life of hardship, carrying His invincible bow and arrows in His hand, Lord Rāmacandra deformed Rāvaṇa’s sister, who was polluted with lusty desires, by cutting off her nose and ears. He also killed her fourteen thousand Rākṣasa friends, headed by Khara, Triśira and Dūṣaṇa.
SB 9.10.10: O King Parīkṣit, when Rāvaṇa, who had ten heads on his shoulders, heard about the beautiful and attractive features of Sītā, his mind was agitated by lusty desires, and he went to kidnap her. To distract Lord Rāmacandra from His āśrama, Rāvaṇa sent Mārīca in the form of a golden deer, and when Lord Rāmacandra saw that wonderful deer, He left His residence and followed it and finally killed it with a sharp arrow, just as Lord Śiva killed Dakṣa.
SB 9.10.11: When Rāmacandra entered the forest and Lakṣmaṇa was also absent, the worst of the Rākṣasas, Rāvaṇa, kidnapped Sītādevī, the daughter of the King of Videha, just as a tiger seizes unprotected sheep when the shepherd is absent. Then Lord Rāmacandra wandered in the forest with His brother Lakṣmaṇa as if very much distressed due to separation from His wife. Thus He showed by His personal example the condition of a person attached to women.
SB 9.10.12: Lord Rāmacandra, whose lotus feet are worshiped by Lord Brahmā and Lord Śiva, had assumed the form of a human being. Thus He performed the funeral ceremony of Jaṭāyu, who was killed by Rāvaṇa. The Lord then killed the demon named Kabandha, and after making friends with the monkey chiefs, killing Vāli and arranging for the deliverance of mother Sītā, He went to the beach of the ocean.
SB 9.10.13: After reaching the beach, Lord Rāmacandra fasted for three days, awaiting the arrival of the ocean personified. When the ocean did not come, the Lord exhibited His pastimes of anger, and simply by His glancing over the ocean, all the living entities within it, including the crocodiles and sharks, were agitated by fear. Then the personified ocean fearfully approached Lord Rāmacandra, taking all paraphernalia to worship Him. Falling at the Lord’s lotus feet, the personified ocean spoke as follows.
SB 9.10.14: O all-pervading Supreme Person, we are dull-minded and did not understand who You are, but now we understand that You are the Supreme Person, the master of the entire universe, the unchanging and original Personality of Godhead. The demigods are infatuated with the mode of goodness, the Prajāpatis with the mode of passion, and the lord of ghosts with the mode of ignorance, but You are the master of all these qualities.
SB 9.10.15: My Lord, You may use my water as You like. Indeed, You may cross it and go to the abode of Rāvaṇa, who is the great source of disturbance and crying for the three worlds. He is the son of Viśravā, but is condemned like urine. Please go kill him and thus regain Your wife, Sītādevī. O great hero, although my water presents no impediment to Your going to Lańkā, please construct a bridge over it to spread Your transcendental fame. Upon seeing this wonderfully uncommon deed of Your Lordship, all the great heroes and kings in the future will glorify You.
SB 9.10.16: Śukadeva Gosvāmī said: After constructing a bridge over the ocean by throwing into the water the peaks of mountains whose trees and other vegetation had been shaken by the hands of great monkeys, Lord Rāmacandra went to Lańkā to release Sītādevī from the clutches of Rāvaṇa. With the direction and help of Vibhīṣaṇa, Rāvaṇa’s brother, the Lord, along with the monkey soldiers, headed by Sugrīva, Nīla and Hanumān, entered Rāvaṇa’s kingdom, Lańkā, which had previously been burnt by Hanumān.
SB 9.10.17: After entering Lańkā, the monkey soldiers, led by chiefs like Sugrīva, Nīla and Hanumān, occupied all the sporting houses, granaries, treasuries, palace doorways, city gates, assembly houses, palace frontages and even the resting houses of the pigeons. When the city’s crossroads, platforms, flags and golden waterpots on its domes were all destroyed, the entire city of Lańkā appeared like a river disturbed by a herd of elephants.
SB 9.10.18: When Rāvaṇa, the master of the Rākṣasas, saw the disturbances created by the monkey soldiers, he called for Nikumbha, Kumbha, Dhūmrākṣa, Durmukha, Surāntaka, Narāntaka and other Rākṣasas and also his son Indrajit. Thereafter he called for Prahasta, Atikāya, Vikampana and finally Kumbhakarṇa. Then he induced all his followers to fight against the enemies.
SB 9.10.19: Lord Rāmacandra, surrounded by Lakṣmaṇa and monkey soldiers like Sugrīva, Hanumān, Gandhamāda, Nīla, Ańgada, Jāmbavān and Panasa, attacked the soldiers of the Rākṣasas, who were fully equipped with various invincible weapons like swords, lances, bows, prāsas, ṛṣṭis, śakti arrows, khaḍgas and tomaras.
SB 9.10.20: Ańgada and the other commanders of the soldiers of Rāmacandra faced the elephants, infantry, horses and chariots of the enemy and hurled against them big trees, mountain peaks, clubs and arrows. Thus the soldiers of Lord Rāmacandra killed Rāvaṇa’s soldiers, who had lost all good fortune because Rāvaṇa had been condemned by the anger of mother Sītā.
SB 9.10.21: Thereafter, when Rāvaṇa, the king of the Rākṣasas, observed that his soldiers had been lost, he was extremely angry. Thus he mounted his airplane, which was decorated with flowers, and proceeded toward Lord Rāmacandra, who sat on the effulgent chariot brought by Mātali, the chariot driver of Indra. Then Rāvaṇa struck Lord Rāmacandra with sharp arrows.
SB 9.10.22: Lord Rāmacandra said to Rāvaṇa: You are the most abominable of the man-eaters. Indeed, you are like their stool. You resemble a dog, for as a dog steals eatables from the kitchen in the absence of the householder, in My absence you kidnapped My wife, Sītādevī. Therefore as Yamarāja punishes sinful men, I shall also punish you. You are most abominable, sinful and shameless. Today, therefore, I, whose attempt never fails, shall punish you.
SB 9.10.23: After thus rebuking Rāvaṇa, Lord Rāmacandra fixed an arrow to His bow, aimed at Rāvaṇa, and released the arrow, which pierced Rāvaṇa’s heart like a thunderbolt. Upon seeing this, Rāvaṇa’s followers raised a tumultuous sound, crying, “Alas! Alas! What has happened? What has happened?” as Rāvaṇa, vomiting blood from his ten mouths, fell from his airplane, just as a pious man falls to earth from the heavenly planets when the results of his pious activities are exhausted.
SB 9.10.24: Thereafter, all the women whose husbands had fallen in the battle, headed by Mandodarī, the wife of Rāvaṇa, came out of Lańkā. Continuously crying, they approached the dead bodies of Rāvaṇa and the other Rākṣasas.
SB 9.10.25: Striking their breasts in affliction because their husbands had been killed by the arrows of Lakṣmaṇa, the women embraced their respective husbands and cried piteously in voices appealing to everyone.
SB 9.10.26: O my lord, O master! You epitomized trouble for others, and therefore you were called Rāvaṇa. But now that you have been defeated, we also are defeated, for without you the state of Lańkā has been conquered by the enemy. To whom will it go for shelter?
SB 9.10.27: O greatly fortunate one, you came under the influence of lusty desires, and therefore you could not understand the influence of mother Sītā. Now, because of her curse, you have been reduced to this state, having been killed by Lord Rāmacandra.
SB 9.10.28: O pleasure of the Rākṣasa dynasty, because of you the state of Lańkā and also we ourselves now have no protector. By your deeds you have made your body fit to be eaten by vultures and your soul fit to go to hell.
SB 9.10.29: Śrī Śukadeva Gosvāmī said: Vibhīṣaṇa, the pious brother of Rāvaṇa and devotee of Lord Rāmacandra, received approval from Lord Rāmacandra, the King of Kosala. Then he performed the prescribed funeral ceremonies for his family members to save them from the path to hell.
SB 9.10.30: Thereafter, Lord Rāmacandra found Sītādevī sitting in a small cottage beneath the tree named Siḿśapā in a forest of Aśoka trees. She was lean and thin, being aggrieved because of separation from Him.
SB 9.10.31: Seeing His wife in that condition, Lord Rāmacandra was very compassionate. When Rāmacandra came before her, she was exceedingly happy to see her beloved, and her lotuslike mouth showed her joy.
SB 9.10.32: After giving Vibhīṣaṇa the power to rule the Rākṣasa population of Lańkā for the duration of one kalpa, Lord Rāmacandra, the Supreme Personality of Godhead [Bhagavān], placed Sītādevī on an airplane decorated with flowers and then got on the plane Himself. The period for His living in the forest having ended, the Lord returned to Ayodhyā, accompanied by Hanumān, Sugrīva and His brother Lakṣmaṇa.
SB 9.10.33: When Lord Rāmacandra returned to His capital, Ayodhyā, He was greeted on the road by the princely order, who showered His body with beautiful, fragrant flowers, while great personalities like Lord Brahmā and other demigods glorified the activities of the Lord in great jubilation.
SB 9.10.34: Upon reaching Ayodhyā, Lord Rāmacandra heard that in His absence His brother Bharata was eating barley cooked in the urine of a cow, covering His body with the bark of trees, wearing matted locks of hair, and lying on a mattress of kuśa. The most merciful Lord very much lamented this.
SB 9.10.35-38: When Lord Bharata understood that Lord Rāmacandra was returning to the capital, Ayodhyā, He immediately took upon His own head Lord Rāmacandra’s wooden shoes and came out from His camp at Nandigrāma. Lord Bharata was accompanied by ministers, priests and other respectable citizens, by professional musicians vibrating pleasing musical sounds, and by learned brāhmaṇas loudly chanting Vedic hymns. Following in the procession were chariots drawn by beautiful horses with harnesses of golden rope. These chariots were decorated by flags with golden embroidery and by other flags of various sizes and patterns. There were soldiers bedecked with golden armor, servants bearing betel nut, and many well-known and beautiful prostitutes. Many servants followed on foot, bearing an umbrella, whisks, different grades of precious jewels, and other paraphernalia befitting a royal reception. Accompanied in this way, Lord Bharata, His heart softened in ecstasy and His eyes full of tears, approached Lord Rāmacandra and fell at His lotus feet with great ecstatic love.
SB 9.10.39-40: After offering the wooden shoes before Lord Rāmacandra, Lord Bharata stood with folded hands, His eyes full of tears, and Lord Rāmacandra bathed Bharata with tears while embracing Him with both arms for a long time. Accompanied by mother Sītā and Lakṣmaṇa, Lord Rāmacandra then offered His respectful obeisances unto the learned brāhmaṇas and the elderly persons in the family, and all the citizens of Ayodhyā offered their respectful obeisances unto the Lord.
SB 9.10.41: The citizens of Ayodhyā, upon seeing their King return after a long absence, offered Him flower garlands, waved their upper cloths, and danced in great jubilation.
SB 9.10.42-43: O King, Lord Bharata carried Lord Rāmacandra’s wooden shoes, Sugrīva and Vibhīṣaṇa carried a whisk and an excellent fan, Hanumān carried a white umbrella, Śatrughna carried a bow and two quivers, and Sītādevī carried a waterpot filled with water from holy places. Ańgada carried a sword, and Jāmbavān, King of the Ṛkṣas, carried a golden shield.
SB 9.10.44: O King Parīkṣit, as the Lord sat on His airplane of flowers, with women offering Him prayers and reciters chanting about His characteristics, He appeared like the moon with the stars and planets.
SB 9.10.45-46: Thereafter, having been welcomed by His brother Bharata, Lord Rāmacandra entered the city of Ayodhyā in the midst of a festival. When He entered the palace, He offered obeisances to all the mothers, including Kaikeyī and the other wives of Mahārāja Daśaratha, and especially His own mother, Kauśalyā. He also offered obeisances to the spiritual preceptors, such as Vasiṣṭha. Friends of His own age and younger friends worshiped Him, and He returned their respectful obeisances, as did Lakṣmaṇa and mother Sītā. In this way they all entered the palace.
SB 9.10.47: Upon seeing their sons, the mothers of Rāma, Lakṣmaṇa, Bharata and Śatrughna immediately arose, like unconscious bodies returning to consciousness. The mothers placed their sons on their laps and bathed Them with tears, thus relieving themselves of the grief of long separation.
SB 9.10.48: The family priest or spiritual master, Vasiṣṭha, had Lord Rāmacandra cleanly shaved, freeing Him from His matted locks of hair. Then, with the cooperation of the elderly members of the family, he performed the bathing ceremony [abhiṣeka] for Lord Rāmacandra with the water of the four seas and with other substances, just as it was performed for King Indra.
SB 9.10.49: Lord Rāmacandra, fully bathed and His head clean-shaven, dressed Himself very nicely and was decorated with a garland and ornaments. Thus He shone brightly, surrounded by His brothers and wife, who were similarly dressed and ornamented.
SB 9.10.50: Being pleased by the full surrender and submission of Lord Bharata, Lord Rāmacandra then accepted the throne of the state. He cared for the citizens exactly like a father, and the citizens, being fully engaged in their occupational duties of varṇa and āśrama, accepted Him as their father.
SB 9.10.51: Lord Rāmacandra became King during Tretā-yuga, but because of His good government, the age was like Satya-yuga. Everyone was religious and completely happy.
SB 9.10.52: O Mahārāja Parīkṣit, best of the Bharata dynasty, during the reign of Lord Rāmacandra the forests, the rivers, the hills and mountains, the states, the seven islands and the seven seas were all favorable in supplying the necessities of life for all living beings.
SB 9.10.53: When Lord Rāmacandra, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, was the King of this world, all bodily and mental suffering, disease, old age, bereavement, lamentation, distress, fear and fatigue were completely absent. There was even no death for those who did not want it.
SB 9.10.54: Lord Rāmacandra took a vow to accept only one wife and have no connection with any other women. He was a saintly king, and everything in His character was good, untinged by qualities like anger. He taught good behavior for everyone, especially for householders, in terms of varṇāśrama-dharma. Thus He taught the general public by His personal activities.
SB 9.10.55: Mother Sītā was very submissive, faithful, shy and chaste, always understanding the attitude of her husband. Thus by her character and her love and service she completely attracted the mind of the Lord.
SB 9.11.1: Śukadeva Gosvāmī said: Thereafter, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Lord Rāmacandra, accepted an ācārya and performed sacrifices [yajñas] with opulent paraphernalia. Thus He Himself worshiped Himself, for He is the Supreme Lord of all demigods.
SB 9.11.2: Lord Rāmacandra gave the entire east to the hotā priest, the entire south to the brahmā priest, the west to the adhvaryu priest, and the north to the udgātā priest, the reciter of the Sāma Veda. In this way, He donated His kingdom.
SB 9.11.3: Thereafter, thinking that because the brāhmaṇas have no material desires they should possess the entire world, Lord Rāmacandra delivered the land between the east, west, north and south to the ācārya.
SB 9.11.4: After thus giving everything in charity to the brāhmaṇas, Lord Rāmacandra retained only His personal garments and ornaments, and similarly the Queen, mother Sītā, was left with only her nose ring, and nothing else.
SB 9.11.5: All the brāhmaṇas who were engaged in the various activities of the sacrifice were very pleased with Lord Rāmacandra, who was greatly affectionate and favorable to the brāhmaṇas. Thus with melted hearts they returned all the property received from Him and spoke as follows.
SB 9.11.6: O Lord, You are the master of the entire universe. What have You not given to us? You have entered the core of our hearts and dissipated the darkness of our ignorance by Your effulgence. This is the supreme gift. We do not need a material donation.
SB 9.11.7: O Lord, You are the Supreme Personality of Godhead, who have accepted the brāhmaṇas as Your worshipable deity. Your knowledge and memory are never disturbed by anxiety. You are the chief of all famous persons within this world, and Your lotus feet are worshiped by sages who are beyond the jurisdiction of punishment. O Lord Rāmacandra, let us offer our respectful obeisances unto You.
SB 9.11.8: Śukadeva Gosvāmī continued: Once while Lord Rāmacandra was walking at night incognito, hiding Himself by a disguise to find out the people’s opinion of Himself, He heard a man speaking unfavorably about His wife, Sītādevī.
SB 9.11.9: [Speaking to his unchaste wife, the man said] You go to another man’s house, and therefore you are unchaste and polluted. I shall not maintain you any more. A henpecked husband like Lord Rāma may accept a wife like Sītā, who went to another man’s house, but I am not henpecked like Him, and therefore I shall not accept you again.
SB 9.11.10: Śukadeva Gosvāmī said: Men with a poor fund of knowledge and a heinous character speak nonsensically. Fearing such rascals, Lord Rāmacandra abandoned His wife, Sītādevī, although she was pregnant. Thus Sītādevī went to the āśrama of Vālmīki Muni.
SB 9.11.11: When the time came, the pregnant mother Sītādevī gave birth to twin sons, later celebrated as Lava and Kuśa. The ritualistic ceremonies for their birth were performed by Vālmīki Muni.
SB 9.11.12: O Mahārāja Parīkṣit, Lord Lakṣmaṇa had two sons, named Ańgada and Citraketu, and Lord Bharata also had two sons, named Takṣa and Puṣkala.
SB 9.11.13-14: Śatrughna had two sons, named Subāhu and Śrutasena. When Lord Bharata went to conquer all directions, He had to kill many millions of Gandharvas, who are generally pretenders. Taking all their wealth, He offered it to Lord Rāmacandra. Śatrughna also killed a Rākṣasa named Lavaṇa, who was the son of Madhu Rākṣasa. Thus He established in the great forest known as Madhuvana the town known as Mathurā.
SB 9.11.15: Being forsaken by her husband, Sītādevī entrusted her two sons to the care of Vālmīki Muni. Then, meditating upon the lotus feet of Lord Rāmacandra, she entered into the earth.
SB 9.11.16: After hearing the news of mother Sītā’s entering the earth, the Supreme Personality of Godhead was certainly aggrieved. Although He is the Supreme Personality of Godhead, upon remembering the exalted qualities of mother Sītā, He could not check His grief in transcendental love.
SB 9.11.17: The attraction between man and woman, or male and female, always exists everywhere, making everyone always fearful. Such feelings are present even among the controllers like Brahmā and Lord Śiva and is the cause of fear for them, what to speak of others who are attached to household life in this material world.
SB 9.11.18: After mother Sītā entered the earth, Lord Rāmacandra observed complete celibacy and performed an uninterrupted Agnihotra-yajña for thirteen thousand years.
SB 9.11.19: After completing the sacrifice, Lord Rāmacandra, whose lotus feet were sometimes pierced by thorns when He lived in Daṇḍakāraṇya, placed those lotus feet in the hearts of those who always think of Him. Then He entered His own abode, the Vaikuṇṭha planet beyond the brahmajyoti.
SB 9.11.20: Lord Rāmacandra’s reputation for having killed Rāvaṇa with showers of arrows at the request of the demigods and for having built a bridge over the ocean does not constitute the factual glory of the Supreme Personality of Godhead Lord Rāmacandra, whose spiritual body is always engaged in various pastimes. Lord Rāmacandra has no equal or superior, and therefore He had no need to take help from the monkeys to gain victory over Rāvaṇa.
SB 9.11.21: Lord Rāmacandra’s spotless name and fame, which vanquish all sinful reactions, are celebrated in all directions, like the ornamental cloth of the victorious elephant that conquers all directions. Great saintly persons like Mārkaṇḍeya Ṛṣi still glorify His characteristics in the assemblies of great emperors like Mahārāja Yudhiṣṭhira. Similarly, all the saintly kings and all the demigods, including Lord Śiva and Lord Brahmā, worship the Lord by bowing down with their helmets. Let me offer my obeisances unto His lotus feet.
SB 9.11.22: Lord Rāmacandra returned to His abode, to which bhakti-yogīs are promoted. This is the place to which all the inhabitants of Ayodhyā went after they served the Lord in His manifest pastimes by offering Him obeisances, touching His lotus feet, fully observing Him as a fatherlike King, sitting or lying down with Him like equals, or even just accompanying Him.
SB 9.11.23: O King Parīkṣit, anyone who aurally receives the narrations concerning the characteristics of Lord Rāmacandra’s pastimes will ultimately be freed from the disease of envy and thus be liberated from the bondage of fruitive activities.
SB 9.11.24: Mahārāja Parīkṣit inquired from Śukadeva Gosvāmī: How did the Lord conduct Himself, and how did He behave in relationship with His brothers, who were expansions of His own self? And how did His brothers and the inhabitants of Ayodhyā treat Him?
SB 9.11.25: Śukadeva Gosvāmī replied: After accepting the throne of the government by the fervent request of His younger brother Bharata, Lord Rāmacandra ordered His younger brothers to go out and conquer the entire world, while He personally remained in the capital to give audience to all the citizens and residents of the palace and supervise the governmental affairs with His other assistants.
SB 9.11.26: During the reign of Lord Rāmacandra, the streets of the capital, Ayodhyā, were sprinkled with perfumed water and drops of perfumed liquor, thrown about by elephants from their trunks. When the citizens saw the Lord personally supervising the affairs of the city in such opulence, they appreciated this opulence very much.
SB 9.11.27: The palaces, the palace gates, the assembly houses, the platforms for meeting places, the temples and all such places were decorated with golden waterpots and bedecked with various types of flags.
SB 9.11.28: Wherever Lord Rāmacandra visited, auspicious welcome gates were constructed, with banana trees and betel nut trees, full of flowers and fruits. The gates were decorated with various flags made of colorful cloth and with tapestries, mirrors and garlands.
SB 9.11.29: Wherever Lord Rāmacandra visited, the people approached Him with paraphernalia of worship and begged the Lord’s blessings. “O Lord,” they said, “as You rescued the earth from the bottom of the sea in Your incarnation as a boar, may You now maintain it. Thus we beg Your blessings.”
SB 9.11.30: Thereafter, not having seen the Lord for a long time, the citizens, both men and women, being very eager to see Him, left their homes and got up on the roofs of the palaces. Being incompletely satiated with seeing the face of the lotus-eyed Lord Rāmacandra, they showered flowers upon Him.
SB 9.11.31-34: Thereafter, Lord Rāmacandra entered the palace of His forefathers. Within the palace were various treasures and valuable wardrobes. The sitting places on the two sides of the entrance door were made of coral, the yards were surrounded by pillars of vaidūrya-maṇi, the floor was made of highly polished marakata-maṇi, and the foundation was made of marble. The entire palace was decorated with flags and garlands and bedecked with valuable stones, shining with a celestial effulgence. The palace was fully decorated with pearls and surrounded by lamps and incense. The men and women within the palace all resembled demigods and were decorated with various ornaments, which seemed beautiful because of being placed on their bodies.
SB 9.11.35: Lord Rāmacandra, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, chief of the best learned scholars, resided in that palace with His pleasure potency, mother Sītā, and enjoyed complete peace.
SB 9.11.36: Without transgressing the religious principles, Lord Rāmacandra, whose lotus feet are worshiped by devotees in meditation, enjoyed with all the paraphernalia of transcendental pleasure for as long as needed.
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in his Navadvipa bhava taranga, Bhaktivinoda Thakura explains his darshan of Lord Rama,Sita and Laksman at Modadruma:”
110 This island of Modadruma is non different from the forest of Sri Bhandiravan in Braja. All the animals and birds are fully spiritual entities having the nature of pure goodness. In the branches of the trees sit cuckoos who incessantly sing the glories of Lord Gauranga, Sita and Rama.
111 Countless banyan trees spread out their shade-giving branches splendrously here in Bhandiravan and block out the rays of the sun. When will this wonderfully shady place, where Balarama and Krsna displayed their pastimes to the world, ever be visible to my eyes?
112 Wandering and wandering about, observing the glory of the forest, I will suddenly behold the cottage of Lord Sri Rama. Then will I see Rama Himself, the colour of fresh durva grass, dressed like a brahmacari and sitting in one place along with Laksmana and Sita.
113 Seeing Lord Ramachandra’s beautiful form within that forest, I will swoon on the spot. My entire body overwhelmed with ecstatic love, I will remain stunned and speechless as I fill both my eyes that are heartily drinking the beauty of His form.
114 Being merciful, Laksmana will come forward slowly, set down some fruit and place his feet upon my hear. He will say, “My dear child, please eat this fruit. Since we are living here in the forest, this is all we have to offer our guests.
115 Just as he says this, the vision of this pastime will dissolve. Weeping and weeping, I will eat at the fruit. Oh, will I ever again see the figure of Rama, green as fresh durva grass? In my heart, I will meditate on that inconceivably beautiful form.
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