Shri Rama Gita

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सौमित्रिणा पृष्ट उदारबुद्धिना रामः कथाः प्राह पुरातनीः शुभाः । राज्ञः प्रमत्तस्य नृगस्य शापतो द्विजस्य तिर्यक्त्वमथाह राघवः ॥ २॥

sanskrit

At the request of the large-hearted Laksmana, son of Sumitra, Rama told him many gracious and ancient stories, such as the story of the inadvertant King Nrga, who, when cursed by a brahmin, became a chameleon.

english translation

saumitriNA pRSTa udArabuddhinA rAmaH kathAH prAha purAtanIH zubhAH | rAjJaH pramattasya nRgasya zApato dvijasya tiryaktvamathAha rAghavaH || 2||

hk transliteration by Sanscript