“Staring at Rama’s divine beauty made Sita’s mother so happy in the heart. She says, ‘This bow is heavy and this youth is tender, so the Creator desires the wrong outcome.’” (Janaki Mangala, Chand 9.2) siya mātu haraṣī nirakhi suṣamā… Read More ›
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I Will Write You a Song
“Today Rama will definitely lift the bow, and the three worlds will sing of the supreme auspiciousness of the marriage with excitement.” (Janaki Mangala, 71) ajahum̐ avasi raghunandana cāpa caḍhāuba | byāha uchāha sumangala gāuba || If you really want… Read More ›
Strange Are His Ways
“If he now abandons his oath, after having announced it to the people, his infamy would spread throughout the world. No one knows the ways of the creator.” (Janaki Mangala, 70) aba kari paija panca maham̐ jo pana tyāgai |… Read More ›
King’s Oath
“If the king had first heard of Rama’s wonderful qualities and beauty, he would have called for Sita to marry Him, and nobody would have faulted him for it.” (Janaki Mangala, 69) prathama sunata jo rāu rāma guna-rūpahiṃ | boli… Read More ›
Sukriti
“Just as good deeds give people whatever their mind desires, so God will deliver to the people through the king’s protecting his vow.” (Janaki Mangala, 68) asa sukṛtī naranāhu jo mana abhilāṣihi | so puraihiṃ jagadīsa paraja pana rākhihi ||… Read More ›
A Good Deed
“I know that the king, the lord of the people, has done a very good thing, for his vow has brought the pleasing vision, the fruit of the eyes, to everyone here.” (Janaki Mangala, 67) hamareṃ jāna janesa bahuta bhala… Read More ›
Complementary Objects
“One group is saying: ‘The king is good and shouldn’t be spoken of poorly. Just as a nose does not look good without a ring, so the king does not look good when his word has no meaning.’” (Janaki Mangala,… Read More ›
Shooting Daggers
“The men and women of the city are staring at the lamp of Raghu’s family with love, while they give a bad look to the king of Videha.” (Janaki Mangala, 65) pura nara nāri nihārahiṃ raghukula dīpahiṃ | doṣu nehabasa… Read More ›
When The Night Has Fallen
“Having given that advice, the saintly kings started to look at that unique picture of the moon of the lily-like Raghu dynasty, making their eyes like a Chakora bird looking at the moon.” (Janaki Mangala, Chand 8.2) siṣa dei bhūpati… Read More ›
Good Embarrassment
“Those sweet forms melt your heart and steal your mind, so why don’t you respect it? Without accomplishing your work you come to this royal assembly, and renouncing shame you seek to ruin yourself.” (Janaki Mangala, Chand 8.1) manasija manohara… Read More ›