Trishasti Shalaka Purusa Caritra Part 4

Author(s): Hemchandracharya, Helen M Johnson
Publisher: Oriental Research Institute Vadodra

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RAMA'S EMANCIPATION
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Rama, angry with them for saying this, his lips trembling, said: "My brother lives, certainly. What speech is this of yours, villains? The funeral rites together with burning in a fire of you all with your brothers must be made. Let my younger brother be long-lived. Brother, brother, speak quickly, Lakṣmaṇa dear. Surely this is an intrusion of wicked people. Why do you disturb me so long? Or yet, anger on your part before base people is not suitable, friend.' With these words Raghava put him on his shoulder and went elsewhere.
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Răma sometimes took him to the bath-house and bathed him himself and then anointed him with ointments with his own hand. Sometimes he had divine food brought and a dish filled and he himself set it before him. Sometimes he set him on his own lap, kissing his head repeatedly; and sometimes he put him to sleep on a couch covered with bed-clothes. At times he talked to him and answered himself. Sometimes he became a masseur and rubbed him himself. Six months passed as Rāma, all duties forgotten, performed such confused acts, crazed from affection.
Hearing that he was thus crazed, the sons of Indrajit and Sunda, and other hostile Vidyadharas came, wishing to conquer Rama. They besieged with soldiers Ayodhya, whose chief Raghu was crazed, like hunters, strong in trickery, besieging a mountain-cave whose lion was asleep. Råma took Lakṣmaṇa on his lap and twanged his bow, Vajrävarta, the cause of the end of the world unseasonably.
Then at the trembling of his throne Jaṭāyus came to Rama with gods from Mähendra because of his strong friendship from a former birth. Saying, "Even now the gods are on Rama's side," the Vidyadharas, the sons of Indrajit and others, fled quickly. "Rama, a friend of the gods, who has Bibhişana in front of him, will kill us here, "terrified and ashamed, they reached a strong desire for emancipation. They, feeling the desire for