Chapter 7: The
Descendants of King Mândhâtâ
(8) He was very morose
because of
having no successor and took upon the advise of Nârada shelter
with
Varuna whom he asked: 'O lord, let there be a son born from me.'
Chapter 8:
The Sons of
Sagara Meet Lord Kapiladeva
(12) It is not the
opinion of the saintly to say that the sons of the emperor were thus
burned to ashes by the anger of the muni, for how could with
him [Him]
as the abode of goodness by whose grace the entire universe is
purified, the mode of ignorance dominate and anger rise - how can
earthly dust pollute the ether?
Chapter 9: The
Dynasty of Ams'umân
(3) Unto him the goddess
[of mother Ganga] appeared who said: 'Very pleased as I am I
will answer your prayers',
and thus addressed seeing his wishes granted
[that the Ganges would wash away the ashes, see 9.8:28]
that
ruler of man bowed
respectfully.
(9) 'So be it', Lord
S'iva ever auspicious to all, said after having been addressed by the king,
and with great attention he sustained the Ganges that was pure because
of
washing from Vishnu's toes [see also 5.17].
Chapter 10: The
Pastimes
of
Lord
Râmacandra
(4) Faithful to the
teachings [answering to a promise his father made] He abandoned the
royal position and wandered, accompanied by His loved ones
[Sîtâ and Lakshmana] who relieved Him of His fatigue on the
path, from forest to forest on His bare lotus feet that were as tender
to the touch as a hand palm. He was [by Râvana] separated from
His sweetheart Sîtâ because of disfiguring
S'ûrpanakhâ [the sister of Râvana who got her nose
cut off] and found support with the king of the monkeys
[Hanumân]. Over the ocean, that was afraid of His eyebrows raised
in anger, a bridge was constructed
[to Lankâ, the residence of
Râvana]. And so He became, like a forest fire burning the envious
ones, the king of Ayodhyâ. May His mercy be upon us.
(19) All the râkshasa soldiers with hard
to defeat swords, lances, bows, barbed missiles and spears, firebrands,
javelins and scimitars [a curved sword] came in front of Him who was
surrounded by Sugrîva, Lakshmana, Hanumân,
Gandhamâda, Nîla, Angada, Riksha, Panasa and others.
(45-46) Properly
welcomed by His brother he was thereafter festively received in the
city of Ayodhyâ. Upon entering the royal palace He paid mother
Kaikeyî, His other stepmothers and His own mother
[Kaus'alyâ] His respects. The spiritual teachers, friends of
their age and the younger ones were all of worship and befittingly
their welcome was returned by Him, the princess of the Videhas
[Sîtâ] and Lakshmana.
