bhāvayāmi raghurāmam - continued
vitatadaṇḍakāraṇyagatavirādhadaḽanam
sucaritaghaṭajadattānupamitavaiṣṇavāstram
patagavarajaṭāyunutaṃ pañcavaṭīvihitāvāsaṁ
atighoraśūrpaṇakhāvacanāgatakharādiharam ||
kanakamṛgarūpadharakhalamārīcaharam iha
sujanavimatadaśāsyahṛtajanakajānvĕṣaṇam
anaghapaṃpātīrasaṅgatāñjaneyanabhomaṇi-
tanujasakhyakaraṃ vālitanudaḽanam īsham ||
Re-ordered word-by-word meaning
gata vitata daṇḍakāraṇya - (I bow down to Rama, who), having gone to the expansive and dense Dandakaranya forest,
virādhadaḽanam - killed Viradha,
datta anupamita vaiṣṇavāstram sucarita ghaṭaja - was given the incomparable divine weapon Vashinavastra, by the famous Rishi, Agastya (called here as one born in a mud pot),
nutaṃ pataga vara jaṭāyu - bowed down to (Dasharatha's old friend) the noble bird=skytraveller Jatayu,
vihita āvāsaṁ pañcavaṭī - settled down to live in a lovely hermitage (built by Lakshmana) in Panchavati grove,
haram kharādi āgata vacana atighora śūrpaṇakhā - killed the demons Khara and others, who were wickedly counselled into battle by the extremely ugly Shurpanakha (after she failed to entice Rama and Lakshmana),
haram khalamārīca rūpadhara kanaka mṛga - killed the villainous Mareecha, who came assuming the form of a golden deer (to tempt Sita)
iha - whereas at this juncture,
janakajā hṛta daśāsya sujana vimata - Sita, abducted by the ten-headed Ravana, disregarding wise counsel,
anveṣaṇam - (as a result of which Rama) went searching desperately for her;
anagha paṃpātīra saṅgata āñjaneya - at the pristine river Pampa's banks, came into contact with Anjaneya=Hanuman, (and)
sakhyakaraṃ tanuja nabhomaṇi - made a friendly alliance with Sugreeva, son of Surya =sun=gem in the sky,
vālitanudaḽanam - laid low the body of Vali
īsham - ( I meditate on) the Divinity called Rama.
continues.... tomorrow is the first day of Navaratri!
(photo taken in Prambanan temple, Java, 2005)
