ते वनेन वनं गत्वा नदीस्तीर्त्वा बहूदकाः || १-१-३० चित्रकूटमनुप्राप्य भरद्वाजस्य शासनात् | रम्यमावसथं कृत्वा रममाणा वने त्रयः || १-१-३१ देवगन्धर्वसंकाशास्तत्र ते न्यवसन् सुखम् |
paaduke ca asya raajyaaya nyaasam dattvaa punaH punaH || 1-1-37 nivartayaamaasa tato bharatam bharata agrajaH |
Translation
"That trio of Seetha, Rama and Lakshmana after going from forest to forest and crossing many a river with much waters, by the ordainment of Bharadwaja, arrived at Chitrakuta, and building a handsome cottage there, they lived happily and delightfully in the woods there, like gods and gandharvas... [1-1-30b, 31, 32a]
Audio Recitation
Word by word
b, 31, 32a. te
they
vanena vanam gatvaa
going from forest to forest
bahuudakaaH nadiiH tiirtva
crossed rivers with much waters
bharadvaajasya shaasanaat
by ordainment of sage Bharadwaja
chitrakuuTam anupraapya
arriving at Chitrakuta
ramyam aavasatham kR^itvaa
building (lit. manufacturing) a handsome habitation
te trayaH
they the trio
sukham nyavasan
happily lived
tatra
there [at Chitrakuta]
vane ramamaaNaaH
in the woods delightfully
devagandharvasaMkaashaaH
like gods and gandharvas.
Chapter context
Narada briefs Valmiki about Rama and Ramayana in a nutshell
86 verses · Verse 30 of 86
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