Verse 17·VR 3.71.17

अवश्यम् ग्रहणम् रामो मन्ये अहम् समुपैष्यति || ३-७१-१७ इमाम् बुद्धिम् पुरस्कृत्य देह न्यास कृत श्रमः |

avashyam grahaNam raamo manye aham samupaiShyati || 3-71-17 imaam buddhim puraskR^itya deha nyaasa kR^ita shramaH |

Translation

"I believed that Rama will certainly come nigh of my captivity, and confiding myself in this kind of determination, presaged by sage Sthuulashira, as well... I have been toiling to dislodge this body... [3-71-17b, 18a]

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