Text 46]
The Pastimes of Lord Rāmacandra
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rājan —O King Parikṣit;  grahaiḥ —among the planets;  candraḥ —the moon;  iva —like;  uditaḥ —risen.
TRANSLATION
O King Parikṣit, as the Lord sat on His airplane of flowers, with women offering Him prayers and reciters chanting about His characteristics, He appeared like the moon with the stars and planets.
TEXTS 45–46
आत्राभिनन्दितः सोऽथ सोत्सवां प्राविशत् पुरीम् ।  
 प्रविश्य राजभवनं गुरुपत्नीः स्वमातरम् ॥४५॥  
 गुरून् वयस्यावरजान् पूजितः प्रत्यपूजयत् ।  
 वैदेही लक्ष्मणश्चैव यथावत् समुपेयतुः ॥४६॥
bhrātrābhinanditaḥ so 'tha 
    sotsavām prāviśat purīm 
    praviśya rāja-bhavanam 
    guru-patnīḥ sva-mātaram
gurūn vayasyāvarajān 
    pūjitaḥ pratyapūjayat 
    vaidehī lakṣmaṇaś caiva 
    yathāvat samupeyatuḥ
bhrātrā —by His brother (Bharata);  abhinanditaḥ —being welcomed properly;  saḥ —He, Lord Rāmacandra;  atha —thereafter;  sa-utsavām —in the midst of a festival;  prāviśat —entered;  purīm —the city of Ayodhyā;  praviśya —after entering;  rāja-bhavanam —the royal palace;  guru-patnīḥ —Kaikeyī and other stepmothers;  sva-mātaram —His own mother (Kauśalyā);  gurūn —the spiritual masters (Śrī Vasiṣṭha and others);  vayasya —unto friends of the same age;  avara-jān —and those who were younger than He;  pūjitaḥ —being worshiped by them;  pratyapūjayat —He returned the obeisances;  vaidehī —mother Śītā;