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Sriramodantam - Story of Srirama

(Sanskrit text with English Translation)

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 ॥ीरामोदं॥
Story of Sri Rama
(Sanskrit text and English Translation)

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Table of Content

FOREWORD ................................................................................................... 3

अथ बालकाण्डः ........................................................................................ 5

अथ अयोध्याकाण्ड............................................................................... 19

अथ आरण्यकाण्ड ................................................................................. 26

अथ �क�ष्कन्धाकाण्........................................................................... 36

अथ सुन्दरकाण्ड ................................................................................... 43

अथ यु�काण्डः........................................................................................ 48

अथ उ�रकाण्डः ...................................................................................... 70

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Foreword
The term 'Sriramodantam' is composed of the
words 'Srirama' and 'udantam' meaning 'the story
of Srirama'. Sriramodantam is a 'laghukavyam'
(minor poetical composition) that has been in use
as the first text in old Sanskrit Curriculum of
Kerala for last five centuries. As per this
curriculum the students were taught this text along
with Amarakosa and Siddharoopam immediately
after they had learnt the Sanskrit alphabets
(Varnamala). This Kavya, which is a highly abridged
version of “Valmiki Ramayana”, was used as a tool
to teach effectively Vibhakti, Sandhi, Samasa1, etc to
young pupils.

There will hardly be a Sanskrit knowing person

from Kerala who does not know by-heart at least a
few verses of this work, which begins with the
verse "ीपितं िणपाहं ीवाितवसं ीरामोदमााे
ीवाीिककीितम".् Though the traditional style of
teaching Sanskrit exists no more in Kerala, the
'balakanda' of Sriramodantam found a place in the

1 Case endings, conjunction of words and compound of words

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Sanskrit text books prepared by the State board till

a few decades back. This shows how significant a
role this work had played in imparting basic
lessons of Sanskrit to the young minds.

It is a great pity that the author of Sriramodantam

is unknown. The author, in his inimitable and
simple style, has narrated, in just 200 verses, the
seven kandas of Ramayana that was expounded by
Valmiki in 24000 verses.

Any suggestion for improving this translation is

welcome.
- Translator

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॥ीरामोदं॥
(Story of Sri Rama)

अथ बालकाडः॥

The Chapter on Childhood

ीपितं िणपाहं ीवाितवसं।

्
ीरामोदमााे ीवाीिक कीिततम ॥१॥

Bowing to Lakshmi’s consort, Vishnu, who has a

mark, Srivatsa, on his chest, I shall relate the story
of Sri Rama, as narrated by Valmiki.

ु िववसः पो,
परा ु रावणो नाम रासः।
ु चाां कं ु भकणिवभीषणौ ॥२॥
आसीदानजौ

Long ago there was a Rakshasa2 named Ravana

who was the son of sage Visravas. Ravana’s

2
A particular sect of asuras, demonical beings
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younger brothers were Kumbhakarna and

Vibheeshana.

ते त ु तीेण तपसा ीकृ  वेधसं।

्
विरे च वरािनानादाितवलात॥३॥

By their severe penance, they made Brahma appear

before them and asked for desired boons from
Brahma who is affectionate towards his devotees.

ु
रावणो मानषाद ु
ैः अवं तथानजाः।
िनदवेया िनां कं ु भकण वृणीत च ॥४॥

Ravana chose not to be killed by anyone except

humans. Kumbhakarna wanted to surpass all devas,
instead asked for constant sleep, by slip of tongue3.

िवभीषणो िवभु िं वे सगणाितः।

ु

ते एता वरा दा त ैवा दध े भःु ॥५॥

Kumbhakarna actually desired for िनदवम ् (surpassing gods), but

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्
ended up asking for िनावम (long sleep) instead.
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Vibheeshana, who was endowed with noble

qualities, asked for devotion to Vishnu. Giving
them these boons, Brahma disappeared.
रावण ु ततो गा रणे िजा धनािधपं।
ु पकं
लापर ु ् खं
च ा तावसत स ु ॥६॥

Ravana then won a battle against the Lord of

riches, Kubera, took from him the city of Lanka and
the Pushpaka4 and lived there happily.

ु
यातधानातः सव रसातलिनवािसनः।
ु
दशाननं समाि लां च सखमावसन ्
॥७॥

Then, all the Rakshasas who were living in Rasatala5

took refuge in ten-headed Ravana and lived
happily in Lanka.

ु पिरणीय दशाननः।
मोदर मयसतां
ु
तामादयामास मेघनादायं सतंु ॥८॥

4
A divine aerial chariot
5
One of the seven lower worlds
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Ravana married Mandodari, daughter of Maya, and

begot a son in her called, Meghanada.

रसां रसातलं च ैव िविज स त ु रावणः।

् न जहार
लोकामाामयन सवा ् च िवलािसनीः ॥९॥

Ravana conquered the earth and Rasatala,

tormented all the worlds and carried away the
beautiful women.

् िदकं कम िजान अद

षयन वै ् यित  सः।
्
ु वासवं चापीडयत ॥१०॥
आजेनाितो ये

Dishonoring the Vedic rituals, Ravana oppressed

the twice-born6. Accompanied by his son, he
defeated Devendra7 in battle.

ु
तदीयतरािन पनराना िकरैः।
ापिया त ु लायामवस िचराय सः ॥११॥

6
The Brahmins
7
The chief of the gods
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Fetching the wish- yielding trees (from Heaven)

through his servants, Ravana planted them in
Lanka and lived there for a long time.

ततिवसरे िवधातारं िदवौकसः।

उपगोिचरे सव रावण िवचेितं ॥१२॥

Devas 8, then, approached Brahma and related to

him all the misdeeds of Ravana.

तदाकय सरैु ाकं ा धोदधेटं ।

ु च षीके शं िवधाता िविवध ैः वैः॥१३॥
ताव

Having heard their woes, Brahma went with devas

to the shores of the ocean of milk 9, propitiated
Vishnu by various hymns.


आिवभूयाथ दैािरः प च िपतामहं।
िकमथमागतोऽिस ं साकं देवगण ैिरित ॥१४॥

8
Gods or deities
9

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Then Vishnu, the enemy of Asuras, appeared before

them and asked Brahma why he had come there
with devas.

्
ततो दशाननात पीडामज ै वेदयत।्
्
तुोवाच धातारं हष यन िवरवाः ॥१५॥
अलं भयेनायोने ग देवगण ैह।
 हिनािम दशाननं ॥१६॥
अहं दाशरिथभूा
ु
आांश ै सराव भूमौ वानरिपणः।
जायेरशम साहां कत ु रावणिनहे ॥१७॥

Then Brahma told Vishnu about the troubles caused

by Ravana. Hearing that, Vishnu cheered up
Brahma and said:

“Enough of the fears, Oh Brahma, go back along

with devas. I will take birth as son of King Dasaratha
and will kill the ten-headed Ravana.”

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“Let all devas, through part of their souls10, take

birth as monkeys11 on the earth to help me in
slaying Ravana.”

ु िवधातारं तैवाएदधे भः।

एवमा ु
्
पयोिन ु गीवाण ैमं ायात धीः ॥१८॥

Having spoken thus to Brahma, Vishnu

disappeared. Brahma gladly went back along with
devas.

अजीजनतो शो वािलनं नाम वानरम।्

ु
सीवमिप ु
माताडो हनमं च मातः ॥१९॥

Devendra created a monkey named Vali, Sun

created Sugreeva and Vayu created Hanuman.

परैु व जनयामास जावं च पजः।

10
Puranas describe many such instances where a deva takes birth, with
a specific mission on Earth, out of only a part of his soul; he continues
to exist in Heaven too.
11 Vanaras were not ordinary monkeys, but ape-like humanoids.

Especially those Vanaras, who assisted Rama in his battle with Ravana,
were partial incarnations of gods.
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्
ु कपीनजनयन बन
एवमे च िवबधाः ्
॥२०॥

Brahma had created Jambavan long ago. Similarly all

other devas created numerous monkeys.

ततो वानरसंघानां बािलः पिरवृडोऽभवत।्

ु
अमीिभरिखलैाकं िकिामवास च ॥२१॥

Vali became the leader of those monkeys and with

all of them inhabited Kishkindha 12.

आसीशरथो नाम सूयव श

ं ऽे थ पािथवः।
्
भायािोिप लासौ तास ु लेभ े न सितम ॥२२॥

There was a king called Dasaratha who belonged to

the clan of the sun. Though he had three wives, he
had no sons.

ु
ततः समवचनाद ् ऋंग ं स भूपितः।
ु ु
िं आरेभ े सपरोिहतः
आनीय पकामे ॥२३॥

12 An ancient kingdom of the monkeys in South India

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Then, on the advice of Sumantra 13, he brought sage

Rishyasringa and got Putrakameshti 14 conducted
with Rishyasringa as the priest.

अथाेितः किद ् गृहीा पायसं चम ।्

ु
एताशय पीं इाऽदाृ
पाय सः ॥२४॥

From the fire arose a divine being, holding in his

hand a cup of milk porridge and gave it to the king
saying “Feed this to your wives.”

तहीा
ृ ु
तदैवासौ पीः ाशयकः।
्
ता ततः ाशनादेव नृपाभमधारयन ॥२५॥

He took it and fed his wives the porridge

immediately. As a result, the queens became
pregnant through the king.

पूण  कालेऽथ कौसा सनांभोजभारम।्

अजीजनामचं कै केयी भरतं तथा ॥२६॥

13
Chief minister of king Dasaratha
14
A Yajna (Vedic ritual) conducted with a desire to get a son.
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In due course, Kausalya gave birth to Ramachandra,

who was a source of joy to virtuous men like Sun
to lotus. Kaikeyi gave birth to Bharata.

ु सिमाजीजनत
ततो लणशौ ु ् तौ।
स ु

अकारयिता तेषां जातकमािदकं िज ैः ॥२७॥

Then, Sumitra gave birth to twins, Lakshmana and

Satrughna. The king got their birth-ceremonies and
other rituals performed by the priests.
ततो ववृिधरेऽों िधाार एव ते।
सकलास ु च िवास ु न ैपयमिभले
ु िभरे ॥२८॥

The four princes grew up and were affectionate

with one another. They gained mastery in all
branches of learning.

ु
ततः कदािचदाग िवािमो महामिनः।
्
ययाचे यराथ रामं शिधरोपमम ॥२९॥

Then, one day the great sage Viswamitra visited the

king and desiring protection (from the Rakshasas)

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of his Yajnas he sought the help of Rama who was

equal to Kartikeya15 in valour.

विसवचनाामं लणेन समितम।्

कृ े ण नृपित कौिशक करे ददौ ॥३०॥

As advised by Vasishtha the king, with great

sorrow, entrusted Rama and Lakshmana to
Kausika16.

्
तौ गृहीा ततो गन बलमितबलां तथा।
ु
अािण च समािण ताामपिददे
श सः ॥३१॥

Taking them with him, he taught them the chants

of Bala and Atibala17 as well as all the divine
astras18.

्
गन सहान ु रामः कौिशके न चोिदतः।
जो

15 Son of Siva; He was commander-in-chief of devas

16 Another name for Viswamitra
17
Two chants that prevent hunger and sleep.
18
According Hindu Puranas, an astra is a supernatural weapon,
presided over by a specific deity. Use of an astra requires knowledge of
its specific mantra.
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्
ताटकामवधीीमान लोकपीडनतरां ॥३२॥
While proceeding along with his brother, Rama, at
the behest of Kausika, killed Tadaka who was
harassing people.

ततः िसामं ा कौिशकह राघवः।

्
अरं च समारेभ े रासा समागमन ॥३३॥

Then, Kausika along with Rama reached

Siddhasrama. As the Yajna started the Rakshasas
appeared.

राघव ु ततोेण िा मारीचमणव।े

ु
सबाम ु
खान ्
हा यं चापालयनु ःे ॥३४॥

With an astra Rama hurled Maricha 19 into the

ocean, killed the Rakshasas led by Subahu and
protected the Yajna of the sage.

ु
कौिशके न ततो रामो नीयमानः सहानजः।
्
अहाशापिनमं कृ ा संाप मैिथलम ॥३५॥

19 A Rakshasa who was Ravana’s maternal uncle.

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Then, led by Kausika, Rama along with his brother,

after redeeming Ahalya 20 of her curse, went to the
king of Mithila.

जनके नािचतो रामः कौिशके न चोिदतः।

्
सीतािनिममानीतं बभ धनरैु रम ॥३६॥

There, Rama was received with respect by Janaka21.

At the behest of Kausika Rama broke the bow of Siva
kept in connection with the marriage of Sita 22.

ततो दशरथं त ैराना िमिथलािधपः।

ु ः सीतााः ककाः ददौ ॥३७॥
रामाते

Then, the King of Mithila invited Dasaratha through

his messengers and gave away Sita and her cousins
(in marriage) to Rama and his brothers.

ु
ततो गिनयोगे ु
न कृ तोाहः सहानजः।

20 Wife of the sage Gautama; she turned into a stone due to a curse.
21
The king of Mithila and father of Sita
22
King Janaka had made a proclamation that only one, who handled
the bow of Siva, could marry Sita.
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राघवो िनययौ तेन जनके नोमािनतः ॥३८॥

Having married, at the bidding of his elders, Rama

and his brothers returned (to Ayodhya) after being
greatly honoured by Janaka.

तदाकय धनभु ग ं आयां रोषभीषणम।्

िविज भागवं रामं अयोां ाप राघवः ॥३९॥

After defeating the furious Bhargavarama23 who

came to Rama upon hearing about the breaking of
the bow of Siva, Rama returned to Ayodhya.

ततः सवजनानं कुवाणेित ैः कै ः।

ताम ु
ु वास काकुीतया सिहतख ्
ु म ॥४०॥

Then Rama, the prince of the Kakutstha clan, who

brought happiness to everyone by his actions, lived
in Ayodhya happily with Sita.
॥ इित ीरामोदे बालकाडः समाः ॥
Thus ends the chapter on childhood of Rama

23
An incarnation of Vishnu; son of sage Jamadagni in the clan of sage
Bhrigu; he is also known as Parasu Rama.
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अथ अयोाकाडः॥

The Chapter on Ayodhya

ु
एतिरे गेहं मातल ु
यधािजतः।
ु
ययौ भरतः ीतः शसमितः ॥१॥

Meanwhile Bharata along with Satrughna went to

the house of his uncle Yudhajit.

ततः कृ ितिभः साकं मिया स भूपितः।

ु
अिभषेकाय राम समारेभ े मदाऽितः ॥२॥

Then the king, after consulting with his ministers,

started with joy preparations for coronation of
Rama.

कै केयी त ु महीपालं मरािषताशया।

ु दं ययाचे ससंगरं ॥३॥
वरयं परा

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Her mind being corrupted by Manthara, Kaikeyi

requested the honest king for two boons formerly
promised to her by him.

वनवासाय राम राा ै भरत च।

ु महीपितः ॥४॥
ता वरयं कृ मनजे

The king gave her the two vicious boons of Rama’s

remaining in the forest and Bharata’s getting the
kingdom.

रामं तदैव कै केयी वनवासाय चािदशत।्

ु
अना गन ् न िनय
ु सवा ् यौ च वनाय सः ॥५॥

Kaikeyi immediately ordered Rama to go to the

forest. Rama took leave of all the elders and
proceeded to the forest.

ु
ा तं िनगत ं सीता लणानजमत ु
ः।
् पौराानयय
सं गृहान सव ु ु ु त ्
 म ॥६॥

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 ीरामोदम ् Story of Sri Rama

Seeing him leaving, Sita and Lakshmana followed

him. Leaving their houses at once, all the citizens
(of Ayodhya) also followed Rama.

्
विया कृ शान पौरान ्
िनाणान ्
िनिश राघवः।
्
ु ण रथमा चागमत ॥७॥
वामानं समे

Deceiving the dejected citizens sleeping at night,

Raghava24 departed in a chariot driven by Sumantra.

ंिगबेरपरंु गा गंगाकू लेऽथ राघवः।

गहेु न सृ त िनशामेकामवास
ु च ॥८॥

Reaching Sringiberapuram on the banks of Ganges,

Rama stayed there for overnight accepting the
hospitality of Guha25.

ु
सारिथं सिमासौ सीतालणसंयतः।
्
गहेु नानीतया नावा संततार च जावीम ॥९॥

24
Rama
25
The chieftain of Nishadas, a tribe of hunters and fishermen
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 ीरामोदम ् Story of Sri Rama

Taking leave of the charioteer26 Rama, along with

Sita and Lakshmana, crossed the river Ganges in a
boat rowed by Guha.

ु ा तं ना तेन सृ तः।

भराजमिनं
्
राघव िनदशात िचकू ् खम
टे ऽवसत स ्
ु ॥१०॥

On reaching (the hermitage of) sage Bharadwaja,

Rama paid obeisance to the sage and was
welcomed by the sage. As advised by him, Rama
lived happily in Chitrakoota27.

अयोां त ु ततो गा समः

ु शोकिवलः।
्
राे वेदयव राघव िवचेितम ॥११॥

Then Sumantra, grief-stricken, went back to

Ayodhya and told the king all details about Raghava.

ु
तदाकय समों राजा ःखिवमूढधीः।
रामरामेित िवलपन दे् हं ा िदवं ययौ ॥१२॥

26 Sumantra, the chief minister of king Dasaratha

27
A mountain on the banks of the river Mandakini
22
 ीरामोदम ् Story of Sri Rama

Hearing Sumantra’s words, the king’s mind was

drowned in great sorrow. Crying “Rama, Rama”,
the king left his body and went to heaven.

मिण ु विसोा देहं संर भूपतेः।

त ैरानाययामासःु भरतं मातलालयात
ु ्
॥१३॥

At the instance of Vasishtha, the ministers

preserved the body of the king and sent
messengers and brought Bharata from his uncle’s
house.

भरत ु मृत ं 
ु ा िपतरं कै कयीिगरा।
ु ॥१४॥
संारािद चकारा यथािविध सहानजः

Hearing of the death of his father from Kaikeyi,

Bharata, along with his younger brother, duly
performed the king’s cremation and funeral
ceremonies.

अमा ैः चोमानोिप रााय भरतथा।

वनाय ैव ययौ राममानेत ं ु नागरैह ॥१५॥

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 ीरामोदम ् Story of Sri Rama

In spite of persuasion by the ministers, Bharata,

along with the citizens, went to the forest to bring
Rama back.

स गा िचकू टं रामं चीरजटाधरं।

ययाचे रित ं ु रां विसा ैः िज ैह ॥१६॥

After reaching Rama who was staying in

Chitrakoota wearing bark and matted hair, Bharata
requested him to rule the kingdom assisted by
Vasishtha and other Brahmins.

चतदु श समा नीा पनरै ु ।्

ु ाहं परीम
्
ु पाके दा तं रामं यापयत ॥१७॥
इा

Rama assured Bharata that he would return to the

city after staying in the forest for fourteen years,
gave his sandals and sent him back.

्
गृहीा पाके तात भरतो दीनमानसः।
ु
निामे िताां रर च वसरां ॥१८॥

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 ीरामोदम ् Story of Sri Rama

Taking the sandals from Rama with a dejected

heart, Bharata ruled the country living in
Nandigrama.

्
राघव ु िगरेात गािं समवत।
्
ति ु तदा सीतां भूषण ैः ैरभूषयत ॥१९॥

Rama then went from the mountain (Chitrakoota) to

the sage Atri and paid respects to him. The sage’s
wife then adorned Sita with her own ornaments.

उिषा त ु िनशामेकां आमे त राघवः।

ु ॥२०॥
िववेश दडकारयं सीतालणसंयतः

After spending a night in the hermitage (of the

sage Atri), Rama, with Sita and Lakshmana,
entered the Dandaka 28 forest.

॥ इित ीरामोदे अयोाकाडः समाः॥

Thus ends the Chapter on Ayodhya of Sri Ramodantam.

28
A forest in the Indo-Gangetic Valley
25
 ीरामोदम ् Story of Sri Rama

अथ आरयकाडः॥

The Chapter of the Forest

् न काकुो िवराधं िविधचोिदतम।्

जन वने
ु
सदारानजमाानं ् ॥१॥
हरमवधीत तदा

While travelling in the forest, Rama killed ill-fated

Viradha 29 who (after attacking them) was carrying
Rama along with Lakshmana and Sita.

शरभंगामं ा गितं त वी सः।

ु
ितजे रासानां वधं मिनिभरिथतः ॥२॥

He then went the hermitage of Sarabhanga,

witnessed his departure to the heaven and vowed
to kill the Rakshasas at the request of sages.

्
तात गा ु
सतीं च णानने पूिजतः।
अगामं ा तं नमाम रघूमः ॥३॥

29 A fierce Rakshasa who was an incarnation of a Gandharva

26
 ीरामोदम ् Story of Sri Rama

From there Rama went to the sage Suteekshna,

saluted him and was honoured by him. Thereafter
he reached the hermitage of the sage Agastya and
saluted him.

ु तथा।
रामाय वैवं चापं ऐं तूणीयगं
ां चां च खं च ददौ कं ु भसंभवः ॥४॥

The sage, who was born from a pot, gave Rama the
bow of Lord Vishnu, pair of quivers of Indra and
the arrow and sword of Brahma.

् ु ः समाग जटायषम
ततः स गन काक ु ।्

े ाः पालनाय ैनं धे िपतृवलं ॥५॥

वैद

Then Rama went and met Jatayu, a friend of his

father, and entrusted him with the protection of
Sita.

ततः पवट ा त लणिनिमताम।्

ु
पणशालामवास ्
ु ॥६॥
सीतया सिहतं सखम

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 ीरामोदम ् Story of Sri Rama

Then he reached Panchavati 30 and lived happily

with Sita, in a leaf-hut built by Lakshmana.

ताे ैकदा रामं वे शूप णखाऽिभका।

्
तिरा लणं च वे सोऽिप िनराकरोत ॥७॥

There Rama was once approached by the lustful

Soorpanakha31. On being rejected by him, she chose
Lakshmana who too rejected her.

राममेव ततो वे कामाता कामसिभम।्

ु िधृ ता तेन सीतामवुषा ॥८॥
पन

Thereupon, the lustful rakshasi again chose Rama

who was handsome like Manmatha 32 and upon
being rejected again the rakshasi attacked Sita in
anger.

्
लणेन ततो रोषात वणनािसका।
्
सा त ु गा जनानं खराय ैतवेदयत ॥९॥

30
A sacred place on the southern bank of the river Godavari
31
Step-sister of Ravana
32
God of love
28
 ीरामोदम ् Story of Sri Rama

Then her (Soorpanakha) nose and ears were cut off

by Lakshmana in anger. She went to Janasthana33
and narrated the incidents to Khara34.

तदाकय खरः ुो राघवं हमाययौ।

ु

ु ैयातधान
षणििशरैम ु ैः समितः॥।१०॥

Upon hearing this, wrathful Khara, along with an

army of Rakshasas led by Dhooshana and Trisira35,
came to kill Raghava.

ु
तणं लणे सीतां िनधाय रघननः।
ु सं े जघान लघिवमः
खरं सहानगं ु ॥११॥

Immediately entrusting Sita to the care of

Lakshmana, Rama, embodiment of easy valour,
killed Khara along with his followers.

ततः शूप णखा गा लां शोकसमिता।

वेदयावणाय वृां सवमािदतः ॥१२॥

33
A part of the forest Dandaka which lies in the basin of Godavari
34
Step-brother of Ravana and brother of Soorpanakha
35
Brothers of Khara
29
 ीरामोदम ् Story of Sri Rama

Then Soorpanakha, full or sorrow, went to Lanka and

recounted all the happenings to Ravana.

तुा रावणः सीतां हत ु कृ तमितदा।

्
मारीचामं ा साहाे तमचोदयत ॥१३॥

Hearing this Ravana made up his mind to abduct

Sita. Reaching the hermitage of Maricha36 Ravana
demanded his help.

सोऽिप णमग ु ऽचरत।्

ृ ो भूा सीताया मखे
सा त ु तं मृगमाहत ु भतारं समयाचत ॥१४॥

Taking the form of a golden deer, he roamed in

front of Sita and she urged her husband to get her
that deer.

ु लणं सीतां रित ं ु रघननः।

िनय ु
् ग ं तूण वं काननारे॥।१५॥
अगत मृ

36
The uncle of Ravana
30
 ीरामोदम ् Story of Sri Rama

Entrusting Sita to Lakshmana’s care, Rama chased

the deer which was running fast deep into the
forest.

िवाध च मृग ं रामः स िनजपमाितः।

्
हा सीते लणेवे ं दन ाणान ्
समजत ्
॥१६॥

Rama killed the deer and Maricha assumed his true

form and gave up his life screaming, “Oh Sita, Oh
Lakshmana”37.

े ा लणोिदतौ भृशम।्
एतदाकय वैद
तां देवताः ा ययौ राघवािकं ॥१७॥

Upon being repeatedly pressed by Sita on hearing

this cry, Lakshmana prayed to the Devas for her
safety and went in search of Rama.

तदरं समासा रावणो यितपधृत।्

ु
सीतां गृहीा ययौ गगनेन मदाितः ॥१८॥

37 Maricha imitated Rama in his cry to mislead Sita

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 ीरामोदम ् Story of Sri Rama

Taking this opportunity, Ravana, assuming the

form of an ascetic, went to Sita, caught hold of her
and happily took her by air38.

ु
ततो जटायरालो नीयमानां त ु जानकीम।्
ु
ाहरावणं ा तडपनख  ॥१९॥
ैभृशं

Then, seeing Janaki 39 being taken away, Jatayu

fought Ravana ferociously with his beak, wings
and nails.

िछैन ं चहासेन पातिया च भूतले।

गृहीा रावणः सीतां ािवशि जमिरं ॥२०॥

Ravana maimed him (Jatayu) with his sword

Chandrahasa, felled him on the earth and took Sita
to his palace.

अशोकविनकामे संा जनकाजाम।्

ु
रावणो रित ं ु च ैनां िनययोज िनशाचरीः ॥२१॥

38
In the aerial vehicle named Pushpaka
39
Sita, the daughter of King Janaka
32
 ीरामोदम ् Story of Sri Rama

Having seated Sita in Asoka grove, Ravana bid

Rakshasis40 to take care of her.

ु िरताम।्
हा राम ु मारीचं आगदनजे
ु
वातामकय ःखातः पणशालामपागमत ्
॥२२॥

After slaying Maricha and hearing the happenings

from Lakshmana whom he met on his way back,
Rama returned to the hut grief stricken.

अा त वैदहे  िविचानो वनारे।

ु गृराजं िछपं ददश सः ॥२३॥
सहानजो

Not seeing Sita in the hut, Rama and Lakshmana,

while searching for Sita in the forest, saw Jatayu,
the king of eagles, with his wings cut off.

ु ा पाृत ं च तम।्
तेनोां जानकीवाता 
ु रामः चे तोदकियां ॥२४॥
दा सहानजो

40
Female demons
33
 ीरामोदम ् Story of Sri Rama

Rama heard from him the news of Sita. Later,

when Jatayu died, Rama and Lakshmana cremated
his body and performed the obsequies.

् ु वत पिथ लणः।

आनोऽिभभवं पात क
ु चकाराश ु वणनािसकां ॥२५॥
अयोमख

Later, Lakshmana swiftly cut off the ear and nose

of Ayomukhi 41 who insulted him on the way.

ु त कृ ताम।्
गृहीतौ तौ कबेन भजौ
तत ु यािचतौ तेन तेहं देहत
ु तौ ॥२६॥

Rama and Lakshmana cut off the hands of the

demon Kabandha who had grabbed them and then,
cremated his body at his request.

स त ु िदाकृ ितभूा
 रामं सीतोपलये।
ु
सीवमृ ु िदवं ययौ ॥२७॥
मूकं याहीा

41
A Rakshasi who had iron face
34
 ीरामोदम ् Story of Sri Rama

Assuming divine form he (Kabandha) departed for

Heaven after telling Rama, in order to trace Sita, to
go to Sugreeva, who was in Rishyamooka Mountain.

ु ः शबयाममयात।्
ततः ीतो रघे
्
तयाऽिभपूिजतो पात पां ाप सलणः ॥२८॥

Then, Rama, comforted (by Kabandha’s words),

went to the hermitage of Sabari. After being
worshipped by her, Rama with Lakshmana
reached Pampa.

॥ इित ीरामोदे आरयकाडः समाः ॥

Thus ends the Chapter on “Forest” of Sri Ramodantam.

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 ीरामोदम ् Story of Sri Rama

अथ िकिाकाडः॥

Chapter on Kishkindha

ु
हनूमानथ सीविनिद
ो रामलणौ।
्
ु ा त ु वृां तेन तौ समयोजयत ॥१॥
ा 

Then, as ordered by Sugreeva, Hanuman came to

Rama and Lakshmana and hearing their story he
brought them to Sugreeva.

ु
ततो राम वृां सीवाय िनवे सः।
सं च कारयामास तयोः पावकसिधौ ॥२॥

He, then, told Rama’s story to Sugreeva and made

Rama and Sugreeva form a treaty in front of Fire 42.

ितजे तदा रामो हिनामीित वािलनम।्

दशियािम वैदहे  इेन च संतु ं ॥३॥

42It is a tradition to make rituals, pledges, etc in front of sacred fire

seeing it as the Universal witness, the Fire God Agni.
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 ीरामोदम ् Story of Sri Rama

Then, Rama vowed, “I will kill Vali “and Sugreeva

promised, “I will trace out Vaidehi 43”.

ु णाथ रामाय ातृवरै  कारणम।्

सीवे
्
िनवेिदतमशेष ं च बलािधं च त तत ॥४॥

Then, Sugreeva told Rama the reason for his enmity

with Vali and about the enormity of Vali’s strength.

ु ण दिशतम।्
तणं भेः कायं सीवे
ु ेषयामास पादांगेु न राघवः ॥५॥
सरं

Sugreeva immediately showed him the body

(skeleton) of Dundubhi44 and Rama kicked it with
his toe to a great distance.

् रघूमः।
ु दिशतांने सालान स
पन
ु
बाणेन ैके न िचछेद साध तानशया ॥६॥

43Another name of Sita

44A demon in the form of a very huge buffalo that was demon slain by
Vali; when Sugreeva showed to Rama the skeleton of this demon to
show him how powerful Vali was, Rama kicked it with but a gentle
force, and threw it many miles away.
37
 ीरामोदम ् Story of Sri Rama

He then showed seven Sala45 trees to Rama who

pierced all of them with a single arrow and thus
removed Sugreeva’s doubt (regarding Rama’s
prowess).

ु
िकिां ा सीवतो रामसमितः।
्
जगजातीवसंः कोपयन वानरािधपं ॥७॥

Having reached Kishkindha along with Rama,

Sugreeva roared with great joy provoking the king
of monkeys.

् शम।्
ु समरेऽपीडयत भृ
वाली िन सीवं
सोऽिप संभसवागः धावाघवािकं ॥८॥

Vali came out and heavily injured Sugreeva in the

duel. Wounded all over the body, Sugreeva ran to
Rama.

ु व स वािलनम।्
कृ तिच ु रामेण पनरे
रणायायत िं तौ रामिरोिहतः ॥९॥

45
A very tall and stately tree; Its botanical name is Shorea Robusta
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 ीरामोदम ् Story of Sri Rama

Being given an identification mark46 by Rama,

Sugreeva, before long, invited Vali to fight again
while Rama stood in hiding.

हेममाली ततो वाली तारयािभिहतं िहतम।्

िनर कुिपतो ाा रणं चे सदाणम
ु ्
॥१०॥

Then, wrathful Vali, who was wearing a golden

neck-lace, ignored the advice of Tara47 and fought a
very fierce battle with his brother.

बाणेन वािलनं रामो िवा भूमौपातयत।्

सोऽिप राम इित ाा देहं ा िदवं ययौ ॥११॥

Rama hit Vali with an arrow and felled him to the

ground. Recognizing that it was Rama (who had
struck him) Vali left the body and went to Heaven.

ु समाा रघूमः।
पापं सीवं

46
Rama could not kill Vali since he was not able to distinguish between
Bali and Sugreeva. So, he put a flower garland around the neck of
Sugreeva to distinguish him from Vali.
47 Wife of Vali

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 ीरामोदम ् Story of Sri Rama

वानराणामिधपितं चकाराितवलः ॥१२॥

Rama, who is affectionate towards those who take

refuge in him, consoled Sugreeva who was in
remorse and made him the king of monkeys.

ु
ततो मावतः पृ े रामो लणसंयतः।
उवास चतरो ्
ु मासान सीतिवरहःिखतः ॥१३॥

Thereafter, Rama lived on the Malyavat 48 Mountain

along with Lakshmana for four months saddened
by the separation of Sita.

्
अथ राम िनदशात लणो वानरािधपम।्
्
आनयत वग ्
ु ैिगिरम ॥१४॥
ैः साध हनूममख

Then, as directed by Rama, Lakshmana brought

Sugreeva along with the monkeys led by leaders
like Hanuman (to Malyavat).

ु
सीवो राघवं ा वचना वानरान ।्
48
This is a mountain range in the east coast of India (Eastern Ghats),
that falls in the northern Tamilnadu and southern Andhra Pradesh
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 ीरामोदम ् Story of Sri Rama

ु सीतामेु ं आशास ु चतसृिप ॥१५॥

यः

Sugreeva met Rama and, at his behest, commanded

the monkeys to search in four directions for Sita.

ु
ततो हनूमतः पाणौ दधौ रामगलीयकम ।्
िवासाय त ु वैद
े ा तहीा
ृ स िनययौ ॥१६॥

Then Rama handed Hanuman a ring to win Sita’s

trust. He took it and went (in search of Sita).

ु वानरा दिणां िदशम।्

ततो हनूममखा
्
ु ॥१७॥
गा सीतां िविचः पवत ं िवमावन

Searching for Sita, the monkeys led by Hanuman

went southwards and reached the Vindhya
Mountain.

समयाितमा चुः ायोपवेशनम।्

ु वु ःु ॥१८॥
तेऽ साितना ोां सीतावाता च स

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 ीरामोदम ् Story of Sri Rama

At the lapse of the time allotted to them (to find

Sita) they decided to give up their lives by fasting.
At that moment, they heard the news about Sita
from Sampati 49.

ु
ततः ापदं अंगदााः वंगमाः।
्
तां िवलं घियत ं ु तेषां न किदभवत मः ॥१९॥

The monkeys lead by Angada reached the sea

shore. None of them was capable of crossing the
sea.

भावशंसािभदा जांबवििभः।
संविधतो महेािं आरोहािनलाजः ॥२०॥

Roused by the words of praise about his power by

Jambavan, Hanuman climbed the Mahendra
Mountain.

॥ इित ीरामोदे िकिाकाडः समाः॥

Thus ends the Chapter on Kishkindha of Sri Ramodantam.

49
Elder brother of Jatayu
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 ीरामोदम ् Story of Sri Rama

ु
अथ सरकाडः॥

The Chapter on “Exploits of Hanuman”

्
अिभवााथ सकलानमरान पवनाजः।
् घियतमण
पु ुव े च िगरेात िवलं ु वं ॥१॥

Saluting all devas, the son of Vayu 50 leapt from

Mahendra Mountain to cross the ocean.

ु  मैनाकं सरसामिभवा
स समं ु च।
िनह िसंिहकां नीा परं ाप महोदधेः ॥२॥

After crossing the Mainaka 51 Mountain, saluting

Surasa52 and tactfully killing Simhika53, he reached
the other side of the ocean.

लािधदेवतां िजा तां िवयािनलाजः।

50 Hanuman is said to be a partial incarnation of the god Vayu

51
A mountain which stands immersed in the ocean.
52 Mother of serpents; she was sent by celestial beings to test Hanuman;

he convinced her of his strength and got her blessings.

53 A giantess who tried to kill Hanuman by swallowing him

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 ीरामोदम ् Story of Sri Rama

्
सीतां िविचाीत िनाणं ्
िनिश रावणम ॥३॥

After subduing the deity 54 presiding over Lanka,

Hanuman entered the city and while searching for
Sita, saw Ravana asleep at night.

अपयं वैदीह िविचानततः।

अशोकविनकां गा सीतां िखां ददश सः ॥४॥

Not seeing Sita there (Ravana’s palace), while

looking for her here and there Hanuman reached
Asoka grove where he saw grieving Sita.

ु वत
पादपं किदा तलाश ैः ससं ृ ः।
्
आे  माित सीतेयिमित तक यन ॥५॥

Climbing a tree, Hanuman hid himself completely

among its leaves and sat there wondering whether
or not she is Sita.

54
A goddess who was cursed by Brahma to become the watch-girl of
the palace-gate tower of Ravana; she was relieved of her curse by
Hanuman.
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 ीरामोदम ् Story of Sri Rama

रावण ु तदाऽे मैिथल मदनािदतः।

भाया भव ममेवे ं बधा समयाचत ॥६॥

Then, Ravana came to Sita love-stricken and

repeatedly implored to her to become his wife.

ु न ां इेषा तं िनराकरोत।्

अहं दनगा
ु
काममपरीताा रावणोऽथ गृहं ययौ ॥७॥

Sita rejected him saying that she would not become

his wife. Then, Ravana, lustful and angry, went
back to his house.

गते त ु रावणे सीतां लप स माितः।

ु
उा राम वृां ददौ चांगलीयकं ॥८॥

After Ravana left, Hanuman told news about Rama

to wailing Sita and gave her Rama’s ring.

ु
तमादाय वैदहे ी िवल च भृश ं पनः।
्
चूडामिणं ददौ त करे सा मातेः ियम ॥९॥

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 ीरामोदम ् Story of Sri Rama

Vaidehi took the ring and cried again bitterly and

placed her favorite crest-jewel in Hanuman’s
hands.

मा िवषादं कृ था देिव राघवो रावणं रणे।

े तीेनां आ स िविनययौ ॥१०॥
हा ां न

Hanuman consoled her saying, “Devi! Do not

grieve. Rama would wage battle against Ravana,
slay him and take you back” and left (Asoka grove).

्
नीितमान सोऽिप संिच बभोपवनं च तत।्
्
अादीिन च रांिस बिन समरेऽवधीत ॥११॥

Being a diplomat, Hanuman after due

consideration, destroyed that garden and killed
Akshakumara55 and numerous other Rakshasas in
fight.

ु बः पवनननः।
ततः शिजता ये
ु
तापं रघनाथ ्
रावणाय वेदयत ॥१२॥

55 Younger son of Ravana born to Mandodari

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 ीरामोदम ् Story of Sri Rama

Then, Hanuman, who was bound by Indrajit 56 in

battle, apprised Ravana of Rama’s valour.

ू ः स त ु लामशेषतः।
रोदीिपतलांगल
् पागमत
दा सागरमूीय वानरान सम ु ्
॥१३॥

With his tail set on fire by the Rakshasas, Hanuman

burnt whole Lanka and crossing the ocean joined
the monkeys.

स गा वानरैः साकं राघवायाना कृ तम।्

िनवेदिया सकलं ददौ चूडामिणं च तं ॥१४॥

Accompanied by the monkeys, Hanuman went to

Rama, narrated all his deeds (in Lanka) and gave
Rama Sita’s crest-jewel.

ु
॥ इित ीरामोदे सरकाडः समाः॥
Thus ends the Chapter on “Exploits of Hanuman”
Of Sri Ramodantam

56 He who had defeated Indra, the chief of devas

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 ीरामोदम ् Story of Sri Rama

अथ यु काडः॥

The Chapter on “Battle”

ु
अथासं ैः किपगण ैः सीवम ु ैः सह।
ख
िनययौ राघवूण तीरं ाप महोदधेः ॥१॥

Thereafter, Rama departed along with countless

batches of monkeys led by Sugreeva and reached
the shores of the ocean.

ु
तदा िवभीषणो ाा ो राममपागमत।्
् रामोऽिरमदनः ॥२॥
लािधपेऽिषत एनं

Then, Vibheeshana, expelled by his brother,

approached Rama and was crowned as the king of
Lanka by Rama, the destroyer of enemies.

उमागः समेु ण त सेत ं ु नळे न सः।

्
कारिया तेन गा सवेु लां ाप पवतम॥।३॥

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 ीरामोदम ् Story of Sri Rama

Shown the way to cross the ocean by Varuna57,

Rama got the bridge built through Nala58 and
passing through that bridge, reached Suvela
Mountain (in Lanka).

ु
ततो राघविनिदाः नीलमाः वंगमाः।
धःु सवतो लां वृपाषाणपाणयः ॥४॥

As per the direction of Rama, the monkeys led by

Neela laid siege to Lanka from all directions,
holding trees and stones in their hands.

रावण िनयोगेन िनगतान य् िध

ु रासान।्
ु
हमखान ्
हा नेे िसंहिवमाः ॥५॥

The monkeys, who were like lions in valor, roared

after killing in battle the Rakshasas led by Prahasta
as they came out as ordered by Ravana.

ु
सीव हनूमां तथा राघवलणौ।
् बन
रासान स ु य् े
ु जभमपरामाः
ु ॥६॥
57 The lord of oceans
58 This monkey was the son of Visvakarma, the architect of devas
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 ीरामोदम ् Story of Sri Rama

Highly courageous Sugreeva, Hanuman, Rama and

Lakshmana, killed numerous Rakshasas in the
battle.

राविण ु ततोऽे समरे रामलणौ।

्
ननाह नागपाशेन नागािरौ मोचयत ॥७॥

Then, the son of Ravana, in the ensuing battle, tied

Rama and Lakshmana by the Serpent Astra and
they were set free by Garuda, the enemy of
serpents.

ु राघवेन परािजतः।
रावणोऽिप ततो ये
ु च ॥८॥
कं ु भकण बोाश ु रामं ह ं ु य

Thereafter, Ravana too was defeated by Rama in

the battle. Ravana woke up Kumbhakarna at once
and bid him to kill Rama.

ततो वानरसंघां भयं िनशाचरं।

्
इेणाेण रामोऽिप िनजघान रणे भृशम ॥९॥

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 ीरामोदम ् Story of Sri Rama

Then, in a fierce battle, Rama used the Indra Astra

and killed Kumbhakarna who was devouring
hoards of monkeys.

ततो रावणसिौ देवाकनराकौ।

हनूमदंगदाां त ु िनहौ रणमूध िन ॥१०॥

Then, Devantaka and Narantaka 59, sent by Ravana,

were killed by Hanuman and Angada in the peak
hour of battle.

अथाऽितकायमायां रथमा वािहनीम।्

अदयं महाकायं लणाऽवधीरैः॥।११॥

Then, Lakshmana killed with arrows Atikaya60, a

huge bodied Rakshasa, who, coming in a chariot,
wreaked havoc on the army.

्
ततो रावणसिः शिजत राघवौ रणे।
ाेण च तौ बा वानरांाऽवधीरैः ॥१२॥

59
Sons of Ravana born to a Gandharva woman; Gandharva is a class of
demigods regarded as the singers or musicians of devas.
60 Son of Ravana born to a Rakshasi called Dhanyamalini

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 ीरामोदम ् Story of Sri Rama

Then, Indrajit, under the orders of Ravana, tied61

Rama and Lakshmana using the Brahma Astra in
the battle and killed the monkeys with arrows.

्
अथ जांबवतो वाात गा चौषिधपवतम।्
माितचौषधीाऽा कोपं चकार सः ॥१३॥

Then, Hanuman went to the mountain of herbs, as

per the advice of Jambavan, and not seeing the
herbs on the mountain, became angry.

ु
भूधरं तं समा ु
गृहीा पनरागतः।
्
तासां गेन वै सवान राघवादीनजीवयत ्
॥१४॥

He uprooted and carried back the mountain itself

(to Lanka) and brought back to life Rama and all
others with the smell of the herbs.

ु वी षाऽितः।
रावणः किपिभदधां पर
ु कं ु भकण पौ
य ु ह ं ु च राघवौ ॥१५॥

61 Rama and Lakshmana lay unconscious due to impact of Brahma

Astra. Jambavan, then, advised Hanuman to get the herbs which would
bring them back to life.
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 ीरामोदम ् Story of Sri Rama

Seeing his city, burnt by the monkeys, Ravana, out

of fury, deputed two sons of Kumbhakarna to kill
Rama and Lakshmana.

अथादयौ तै ं वी तौ बलशािलनौ।

कं ु भं रामोऽवधीाण ैः िनकं ु भं चाजो रवेः ॥१६॥

Then, seeing the two mighty Rakshasas destroying

the armies, Rama killed Kumbha with arrows and
Sugreeva killed Nikumbha62.

ततः खराजं तेन रावणेन चोिदतम।्

् ैजघानाेण राघवः ॥१७॥
पीडयं कपीन बाण

Then Rama killed with arrows the Khara‘s son,

who, sent by Ravana and was tormenting the
monkeys with his arrows.

ु दम।्
ततः सदयो रावणो यम
ु ह ं ु स राघवौ ॥१८॥
चोदयामास सतंु ये

62 Kumbha and Nikumbha are the sons of Kumbhakarna

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 ीरामोदम ् Story of Sri Rama

Ravana, with a sorrowful heart, commanded his

son Indrajit, who was unconquerable, to kill
Raghava in battle.

्
नगरािययौ तूण इिजत सिमितयः।
मायासीतां िविनि सवषां मोहनाय वै ॥१९॥

Indrajit, the winner of battles, left the city at once

carrying a fake Sita in order to perplex everyone.

वानरेिप पय ु हनूममखे

ु ष ु च।

जघान सीतां खेन िशतेन सिमितयः ॥२०॥

As the monkeys led by Hanuman watched, Indrajit,

the winner of battles, slew Sita with a sharp sword.

ु ा ततः सववानरैः स परीवृतः।

यं
ःिखतो हनूमां य रामोऽजघ ु ॥२१॥

Then, surrounded by all the monkeys, grieving

Hanuman left the battle field and went to where
Rama was.

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 ीरामोदम ् Story of Sri Rama

उपगाऽवीामं हनूमाििखलं तदा।

ु ा वृामिखलं रामो मोहमवाप सः ॥२२॥


After going close to Rama, Hanuman told him

entire incidents. Hearing all these Rama collapsed.

िवभीषणोऽथ संा ा रामं च मूितम।्

्
िवषणान वानरान ्
वाचा ्
सायिदमवीत २३

At that time, Vibheeshana came there, saw Rama

unconscious and after consoling the grieving
monkeys, told the following words (to Rama).

िमा िवषादं स जगायक हे भो।

ण ु मेऽिभिहतं वां ाा राविणमानसं ॥२४॥
राना कृ ता माया रासेसतेु न वै।
ु िकल ॥२५॥
िनकं ु िभलायां होमं त ु कृ तं तेनाधना
लणं ेषया ैव मया सह समिणा।
्
ु यो भवित वु म ॥२६॥
कृ ते होमे त िरपरजे

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 ीरामोदम ् Story of Sri Rama

“Oh Lord of the Universe! Give up false sorrow

and listen to my words spoken in your interest and
knowing Indrajit’s mind.

This is only a delusion created by the evil minded

son of the Rakshasa king. A Homa 63 is being
performed by Indrajit now at Nikumbhila 64.

Send today itself Lakshmana and some ministers

along with me (to Nikumbhila), for if the enemy
completes the Homa, he will surely become
invincible.”

उवाच रामः सौिमिं रासेसतंु जिह।

ु रावणानजे
गेित शीं सदा ु न सह ॥२७॥

Rama told Lakshmana, “Go there immediately

along with your friend Vibheeshana and kill the son
of the Rakshasa king.”

लण ु तदा रामं आम सिवभीषणः।

63 A fire ritual in which oblations are offered to gods by pouring ghee

into the consecrated fire, often performed, for fulfillment of a particular

desire.
64 A particular spot in the forest outside the city of Lanka

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 ीरामोदम ् Story of Sri Rama

िनकं ु िभलां ाप तूण इिज वतत े ॥२८॥

Taking leave of Rama, Lakshmana and Vibheeshana,

hurried to Nikumbhila where Indrajit was camped.

अदशयद ् ातृपंु धमाा स िवभीषणः।

लणो भेदयामास रासारसय ैः ॥२९॥

Vibheeshana, who was a righteous soul, pointed out

his nephew to Lakshmana who struck the
Rakshasas with heaps of arrows.

ु ऐेणाेण वै षा।
कृ ा िचरं त यं
ु
िशरिेद सौिमिः दशाननसत िह ॥३०॥

After battling for a long time, Lakshmana, using

the Indra astra, cut off the head of the Ravana’s son
in wrath.

ु
स सत ु ा रावणः शोककिशतः।
वधं 
नध ैय िवलांगो िवललापाकुलेियः ॥३१॥

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Hearing about the murder of his son, Ravana

became crestfallen, feeble hearted, his limbs turned
weak and his senses agitated. He lamented (as
follows).

िनरथकं त ु म जितं च िनरथकम।्

येनाहम पयािम हतिमिजतं रणे ॥३२॥

“Seeing today Indrajit killed in battle, my life has

become a waste and my words devoid of meaning.

 गतोिस हतः शूर! मानषेु ण पदाितना।

्
रााद ् ेन दीनेन ा मां पु जीिवतम ॥३३॥

“O my brave son! Getting killed by a human, who

is an insignificant foot soldier, banished from his
own country, where have you gone leaving me
alive?

इं िजा त ु तं बा लमानीय वै बलात।्

अकरों तापेन काराहिनवािसनं ॥३४॥

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“Conquering Indra, you forcibly bound him,

brought him to Lanka and held him captive by your
valour.

मोचयामास ा ां साियामरािधपम।्

तां कु मां ा गतोऽ सरासदः
ु ॥३५॥

“Brahma had to pacify you and got the king of devas

released. Where have you, so unassailable, gone
today leaving me?

ु
ु  गािम वदाधना।
िकं किराहं प!
नय मां य गािस त ते न िवलं बनं ॥३६॥

“O son! Tell me now. What shall I do? Where shall

I go? Without delay take me also to where you
have gone.

लोके ष ु मो नाि ताश िपताऽहम।्

इाशया ितं पु गिवतने मयाऽ िह ॥३७॥

“O son! There is no one equal to you in this world.

I was proud that I am the father of such a son.
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धूाो वदं कं ु भकणः तापवान।्

ु अिप ॥३८॥
रासा िनहताः सव हमखा
् न रासा
अना त ु तान सवा ् तानिप।
अव बलं पु सखे
ु नावितं तव ॥३९॥

“Valorous Rakshasa leaders like Kumbhakarna,

Dhoomraksha, Vajradamshtra and Prahasta have all
been killed.

“O my son! I didn’t take to heart the loss of all

these great Rakshasas and was not worried as I
relied on your strength.”

इेवं बधा त िवल स त ु रावणः।

ु
अिन य ःखािन कोपं चे सदाणम ्
॥४०॥

After lamenting thus in a prolonged manner,

Ravana overcame his grief and became livid with
anger.

रथं सूत! मयाे ं िं कु जय ैिषणः।

्
रामं सलणं ह ं ु िनगिमाहं गृहात ॥४१॥
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“O Charioteer! Bring the chariot at once in front of

me who am eager to win. I am proceeding from my
home to slay Rama and Lakshmana.”

ु रथमा शीं सारिथवािहतम।्

इा
ु चे सदाणं
रामेण सह संग यं ु ॥४२॥

Saying thus, Ravana went in the charioteer-driven

chariot and engaged in a fierce battle with Rama.

ततो मातिलनाऽनीतं रथमैं समाहन।्

ु
रराज रामो धमाा दयो यथा रिवः ॥४३॥

Then, Rama, the embodiment of righteousness,

seated in Indra‘s chariot brought by Matali, glowed
like the rising Sun.

ु तमु लं
चकार यं ु देववृ े च पयित।
्
सीताहरणजात कोपाामो धमभतृ ां वरः ॥४४॥

As the assembly of devas watched, Rama, the best

among the virtuous, enraged by the abduction of
Sita, fought a tumultuous battle (with Ravana).
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्
अथाग वचनात रावणं लोककटकम।्
जघान रामो लीवा ेणाेण तं रणे ॥४५॥

Then, on the words of counsel by Agastya, the

victorious Rama, using Brahmastra, slew Ravana,
the enemy of all worlds.

ु ा भतःु ियतर च।
मोदरी वधं 
िवललाप रणं गा कुररीव भृशातरा
ु ॥४६॥

On hearing about the death of her dearest

husband, Mandodari, much afflicted with grief,
went to the battle field and cried like an osprey.

िवभीषणोऽथ रामेण सिः सह रास ैः।

ु ॥४७॥
चकार दहनं त रावण गतायषः

As directed by Rama, Vibheeshana and other

rakshasas cremated Ravana, whose life had come to
an end.

्
अथािवचनात सीतां ु लाम।्
रामो वी सिनम

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सिो देववृ
ै जाह िपतृसिधौ ॥४८॥

Then, as attested by god Agni, Rama found Sita

very chaste and on the advice of devas, took Sita to
his father65.

ु कमतवलोकभयरम।्
तवैव यं
् ः ॥४९॥
े ा कृ ते राम! सा त ु लीभवान भू
तैद

“O Rama! This act of yours, which is fearful to all

beings and which was performed by you for the
sake of Sita, is appropriate indeed. She is Lakshmi
and you are Vishnu.” 66

ु
इेवं देवसंघ ै मिनिभािभपू
िजतः।
ु
लण ततोषाथ रामो िवासमाययौ ॥५०॥

Becoming honoured by devas and sages with the

above words, Lakshmana was pleased and Rama
believed it.

65 Dasaratha had come along with devas to watch the battle between
Rama and Ravana
66 These are words of the sages and devas to Rama

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 ीरामोदम ् Story of Sri Rama

िवभीषण धमाा सस उदारधीः।

् जे
कारयामास लीवान अन ु नािभषेचनं ॥५१॥

Then, Rama, who was righteous, honest, generous

and victorious, got the coronation of Vibheeshana
performed by Lakshmana.

ु
तथा पकमा सहिमैजगितः।
ु
भायानजाां सिहतः िकिां ाप राघवः ॥५२॥

Thereafter, Rama, the lord of the Universe,

boarded the Pushpaka along with his wife, brother,
friends and reached.

िकिािनलयाः सवाः कपीनां योिषताः ियाः।

सीता कुतूहलां ्
ु िवमानं ताः समाहन ॥५३॥

Curious to see Sita, all the female monkeys

residing in Kishkindha entered the Pushpaka
Vimana67.

67 Aerial chariot named Pushpaka

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 ीरामोदम ् Story of Sri Rama

्
अथ दाशरिथः ीमान भरतं िु मया ।
भराजामं ाः त तेन िनवािरतः ॥५४॥

Then, Rama, wishing to see Bharata, reached the

hermitage of Bharadwaja (on his way) and was
detained there by the sage.

भरतािकं रामः ेषयामास माितम।्

रामादशतािवेश ं कांतो भृश ं ॥५५॥

Then, Rama sent Hanuman to Bharata who, not

seeing Rama, wanted very much to end his by
entering into the fire.

ु
त तेन मनीे ु स सणः।
ण सानजः ु

सोषिववशेनाथ रामोऽिप िविधपूिजतः ॥५६॥

There, Rama, his brother and friends were received

with due respect by the great sage (Bharadwaja)
who was overcome with joy.

रामोऽथ सह संग भरतेनािरघाितना।

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अयोां ािवशूण मातृिभािभनितः ॥५७॥

Thereafter, Rama went to Bharata, the destroyer of

enemies, entered Ayodhya with him at once and
was greeted by the mothers.

अथायोािनवासाे जनावऽिप तोिषताः।

् धा वयिमित ुत ं ॥५८॥
अिभगावु न रामं

Then, all the residents of Ayodhya joyfully went to

Rama and told him, “We all feel blessed”.

् मयूरा यथा िशशून।्

चातक ु घनान ा
ु ना भिव
आसा मातरोषं तथा ापज ु ॥५९॥

Just as the Chataka 68 birds and the peacocks seeing

the clouds or the mothers seeing their babies, all
the citizens felt great joy (upon Rama’s arrival).

ु
अथािभषेकं राम विसाा मदािताः।
सिहता मििभुः वसवो वासवं यथा ॥६०॥

68 Name of a bird which is supposed to live only on rain drops

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Then, Vasishtha and other priests along with the

ministers joyfully performed Rama’s coronation
just as the eight Vasus performed the coronation of
Indra.

ु
अिभषेकोवे सव सीवााः कपीराः।
् गांबरभूषण ैः ॥६१॥
यथाह पूिजताासन सृ

During the coronation celebration Sugreeva and

other the monkey chieftains were suitably
honoured with garlands, scents, cloths and
ornaments.

ु
िविश माहारे ् दम
ण सीतया हनूमान म ु ।्

पूिजत तथा लेभ े यथा सीतावलोकने ॥६२॥

Honoured specially with a pearl garland by Sita,

Hanuman felt as happy as he was by looking at
Sita.

ु
सवासां वानरीणां च कौसा पवला।

भूषण ैभूषयामास वचनकुमःै ॥६३॥

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Kausalya, who was very affectionate towards her

son, adorned all the female monkeys with
ornaments, cloth, sandal and saffron.

ु
रामायाथ सवऽिप सीवािद वंगमाः।
्
िकिां लेिभरे कृ ात ीरामिवरहात ु ॥६४॥
राः

As bid by Rama Sugreeva and all the monkeys left

for Kishkindha, saddened at separation from Rama.

अितभो दीघ जीवी लासमरसाधकः।

ु
अनातः ्
स रामेण लां ायात िवभीषणः ॥६५॥

Taking permission from Rama, Vibheeshana, who

was very pious and eternally living 69 and was
instrumental for the victory of Lanka battle, left for
Lanka.

िपतःु िसंहासनं ा ातृिभः सिहतोऽनघः।

िवरराज तथा रामो यथा िवःु ििवपे ॥६६॥

69Vibheeshana one among the seven Chiranjeevis i.e. those said to live
forever.
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Rama, the sinless, after ascending the throne of his

father, with his brothers in attendance, shone like
Vishnu in heaven.

ु रामो यौवरां त ु दवान।्

लणानमते
्
भरतायामेयाय ाणात ियतराय सः ॥६७॥

With the consent of Lakshmana, Rama gave the

position of crown prince to Bharata, the
immeasurably great and dearer to Rama than his
life.

ु
चारे महाानः सभायाः रघसमाः।
खे सतारो यथा चः तथा रेजःु पने ॥६८॥

Those four great men, who were the best among

the descendants of Raghu70, along with their
spouses, shone in their city like moon among stars
in the sky.

ु
॥ इित ीरामोदे यकाडः समाः॥
Thus ends the Chapter on “Battle” of Sri Ramodantam.

70 An renowned ancestor of Rama

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 ीरामोदम ् Story of Sri Rama

अथ उरकाडः॥

The Chapter on Rama’s later life

राजा पयहीदेव भाया रावणिषताम।्

्
इजनवादेन रामाज मैिथलीम ॥१॥

Rama forsook Sita on account of the scandal by

ignorant people that the king (Rama) took back his
wife who was blemished by Ravana.

तििदाथ वाीmिकः आनीय ैनां िनजामम।्

् खम
अव समाा त ैवावासयत स ्
ु ॥२॥

Then, knowing this, Valmiki brought pregnant Sita

to his hermitage, consoled her and let her live there
happily.

ऋिषिभः ािथताथ राघव िनयोगतः।

ु लवणं ये
शो ्
ु िनह ैनानपालयत ॥३॥

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Then, at the request of the sages and on the orders

of Rama, Satrughna killed Lavanasura 71 in a battle
and protected the sages.

रामे हेममय प कृ ा यं िवतित।

ु सीतां त ै ाचेतसो ददौ ॥४॥
आनीय ससतां

While Rama was performing a Yajna72, after

installing a golden statue73 in Sita’s place, Valmiki
brought Sita and her sons and turned them over to
Rama.

ु ैवं रामेण जनकाजा।

शमाना पन
भूा ािथतया दं िववरं ािववेश सा ॥५॥

Being suspected again by Rama, Sita entered the

fissure created by goddess Earth to whom Sita had
prayed.

71
Grandson of sage Visravas
72 Aswamedha, a horse-sacrifice usually performed by emperors.
73
A householder is required to have his wife by his side while
performing a Yajna. In the absence of Sita, Rama seated a golden statue
in her place.
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् ः सह वनौकसः।
अथ राम िनदशात पौरै
िनम सरयूतीथ देहं ा िदवं ययौ ॥६॥

Then, as bid by Rama, the citizens of Ayodhya and

the monkeys drowned in the holy waters of Sarayu,
left their bodied and went to heaven.

ु िनजं पमवापतः।
ततो भरतशौ ु
्
रामोऽिप मानषंु देहं ा धामािवशत कं ॥७॥

Then, Bharata and Satrughna obtained their

original form. Rama too left his mortal body and
entered his abode 74.

ीरामोदमाातं इदं मिधया मया।

ु ैसिः संशो पिरगृतां ॥८॥
समी िनपण

This story of Rama is narrated by me, a dim wit.

The virtuous and learned men may carefully
examine and rectify (where necessary) and accept
this work.

74 Vaikuntha
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 ीरामोदम ् Story of Sri Rama

 रणे हा च रावणम।्

य ु दाशरिथभूा
् कुठः स मां रत ु िचयः ॥९॥
रर लोकान वै

Let the supreme spirit Vishnu, who incarnated as

Dasarathi 75, killed Ravana in battle and protected
the worlds, protect me.

॥ इित ीरामोदे उरकाडः समाः॥

Thus ends the Chapter on “Rama’s later life” of Sri
Ramodantam.

॥इित ीरामोदं समां॥

Thus ends the Sri Ramodantam, the story of Rama.

75 Son of king Dasaratha i.e. Rama

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