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सूत उवाच ॥ ॥ अतः परं प्रवक्ष्यामि लिंगं रामेश्वराभिधम् ॥ उत्पन्नं च यथा पूर्वमृषयश्शृणुतादरात् ॥ १ ॥
Sūta said:— Hereafter I shall explain how the phallic image Rāmeśvara originated formerly. O sages, listen to it respectfully.
english translation
पुरा विष्णुः पृथिव्यां चावततार सतां प्रियः ॥ २ ॥
Formerly, Viṣṇu the favourite of the good, took his incarnation as Rāma on the earth.
english translation
तत्र सीता हृता विप्रा रावणेनोरुमायिना ॥ प्रापिता स्वगृहं सा हि लंकायां जनकात्मजा ॥ ३ ॥
O brahmins, Rāma’s wife Sītā, the daughter of Janaka, was kidnapped by Rāvaṇa the wielder of great Māyā and taken to his abode in Laṅkā.
english translation
अन्वेषणपरस्तस्याः किष्किन्धाख्यां पुरीमगात् ॥ सुग्रीवहितकृद्भूत्वा वालिनं संजघान ह ॥ ४ ॥
Searching for her, Rāma went to the city called Kiṣkindhā. Having alliance with Sugrīva for his benefit he killed Bāli.
english translation
तत्र स्थित्वा कियत्कालं तदन्वेषणतत्परः ॥ सुग्रीवाद्यैर्लक्ष्मणेन विचारं कृतवान्स वै ॥ ५ ॥
After staying there for sometime, he held consultations with Lakṣmaṇa, Sugrīva and others eager to find her out.
english translation