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]
Audio Recitation
Word by word
, 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].
Chapter context
Rishyasringa officiates Putrakameshti ritual for Dasharatha
30 verses · Verse 19 of 30
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