Verse 19·VR 1.15.19

त्वां नियोक्ष्यामहे विष्णो लोकानां हितकाम्यया | राज्ञो दशरथस्य त्वमयोध्याधिपतेः विभोः || १-१५-१९ धर्मज्ञस्य वदान्यस्य महर्षिसमतेजसः | अस्य भार्यासु तिसृषु ह्रीश्रीकीर्त्युपमासु च || १-१५-२० विष्णो पुत्रत्वमागच्छ कृत्वात्मानं चतुर्विधम् |

tatra tvam maanuSho bhuutvaa pravR^iddham loka kaNTakam || 1-15-21 avadhyam daivataiH viShNo samare jahi raavaNam |

Translation

"Oh! Vishnu, desiring prosperity in all the worlds we nominate you to become the son of the ruler and lord of Ayodhya, namely Dasharatha, who is a virtuous one, renowned one and one whose resplendence equals that of the sages, and oh, Vishnu, through the wives of such a king Dasharatha, who are in similitude with the hrii, the virtue, shrii, the affluence, and kiirti, the glory, you have a fourfold transformation and take birth as their son. [1-15-19, 20, 21a]

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, 20, 21a. viSNo

oh Vishnu

lokaanaam hitakaamyayaa

desiring prosperity in all worlds

tvaam niyokShyaamahe

we nominate you

viSNo

oh Vishnu

tvam ayodhyaadhipatiH vibhoH

you are lord of Ayodhya's ruler

dharmaj~nasya vadaanyasya

of that virtuous one, renowned one

maharSisamatejasaH

equalling sage in resplendence

asya dasharathasya raaj~naH

such a, king Dasharatha's

hriiisriikiirtyupamaasu

having similitude with virtue affluence glory

trisR^iSu

in three of them

bhaaryaasu

in his wives

aatmaanam chaturvidham kR^itvaa

on making [on transforming] yourself, four fold

putratvam aagacCha

you get childhood [take birth].

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Rishyasringa officiates Putrakameshti ritual for Dasharatha

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