Verse 21·VR 1.15.21

तत्र त्वं मानुषो भूत्वा प्रवृद्धं लोककण्टकम् || १-१५-२१ अवध्यं दैवतैर्विष्णो समरे जहि रावणम् |

R^iShayaH ca tataH tena gandharvaa apsarasaH tathaa || 1-15-23 kriiDayanto nandana vane raiudreNa vinipaatitaaH |

Translation

"Oh! Vishnu, on your taking birth as human through the wives of Dasharatha you eliminate Ravana in war, who has become exacerbating and thorny to all worlds, and who is otherwise not eliminable for gods. [1-15-21b, 22a]

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b, 22a. viSNo

oh Vishnu

tvam

you

tatra

in them [the wombs of queens]

maanuSaH bhuutva

on becoming [taking birth] as human

pravR^iddham

who is exacerbating

lokakanTakam

one who is thorny to worlds

daivataiH avadhyam

not killable by gods

raavaNam samare jahi

Ravana be killed in war.

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Rishyasringa officiates Putrakameshti ritual for Dasharatha

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