Text 20] Birth of Emperor Pariksit 633
After His marriage He accepted exile in the forest fourteen years by the
order of His father, Maharaja Dagaratka. To help the administration of the
demigods, He killed fourteen thousand demons, and by the intrigues of the
demons, His wife Sitadevi was kidnapped by Ravana. He made friendship
with Sugriva, who was helped by the Lord to kill Vali, brother of
Sugriva. By the help of Lord Rama, Sugriva became the king of the
Vanaras (a race of gorillas). He built a floating bridge of stones on the
Indian Ocean and reached Lanka, the kingdom of Ravana, who kidnapped
Sita. Later on Ravana was killed by Him, and Ravana’s brother Vibhisana
was installed on the throne of Lanka. Vibhisana was one of the brothers
of Ravana, a demon, but Lord Rama made him immortal by His blessings.
On the expiry of fourteen years, after settling the affairs at Lanka, He
came back to His kingdom Ayodhya by flower plane. He instructed His
brother Satrughna to attack Lavanasura, who reigned at Mathura, and the
demon was killed. He performed ten Asvamedha sacrifices, and later on
He disappeared while taking a bath in the Sarayu River. The great epic
Ramayana is the history of Lord Rama’s activities in the world, and the
authoritative Ramayana is written by the great poet Valmiki.
TEXT 20
Oy STN TTT TAT AAR: Fafa:
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wal rafrarearatatateata TrAPIRo II
esa data saranyas ca
yatha hy ausinarah sibih
yaso vitanita svanam
dausyantir iva yajvanam
esah—this child; data—donor in charity; saranyah—protector of the
surrendered; ca—and; yatha—as; hi—certainly ; ausinarah—the country named
Usinara; sibih—Sibi; yasah—fame; vitanita—disseminator; svanam—of the
kinsmen; dausyantih iva—like Bharata, the son of Dusyanta; yajvanam—of
those who have performed many sacrifices.
TRANSLATION
This child will be a munificent donor of charity and protector of the
surrendered, like the famous King Sibi of the Usinara country. And he will
