54 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 9, Ch. 10

night in the darkness of ignorance; pasyatah laksmanasya—being seen
by Laksmana; eva—indeed; hatah—were killed; nairrta-pungavah—
the great chiefs of the Raksasas.

TRANSLATION

In the arena of the sacrifice performed by Visvamitra, Lord
Ramacandra, the King of Ayodhya, killed many demons, Raksasas
and uncivilized men who wandered at night in the mode of dark-
ness. May Lord Ramacandra, who killed these demons in the pres-
ence of Laksmana, be kind enough to give us protection.

TEXTS 6-7

Tt aedkatiat satag

dareaae Paatiay |
We Aeasts seats

AAT HAT HT TH AT |G II
frarequaiaaaisyeat

drehrent Srracatreoraeny |
Ali aa BTA Tee

ay Read TaTITY 119 II

yo loka-vira-samitau dhanur aisam ugram
sitd-svayamvara-grhe trisatopanitam

adaya bdla-gaja-lila iveksu-yastim
sajjyi-krtarn nrpa vikrsya babhanja madhye

Jitvanuripa-guna-sila-vayo ‘iga-ripam
sitabhidham Sriyam urasy abhilabdhaménadm

marge vrajan bhrgupater vyanayat prariidham
darpam mahim akrta yas trir araja-bijam

yah—Lord Ramacandra who; loka-vira-samitau—in the society or in
the midst of many heroes of this world; dhanuh—the bow; aisam—of
