Text 15] The Pastimes of Lord Ramacandra 65

sukha se agar hari bhaje
duhkha kathan se haya

When one is distressed he goes to the church or temple to worship the
Lord, but when opulent he forgets the Lord. Therefore, punishment by
the Lord through material nature is necessary in human society, for
without it men forget the supremacy of the Lord due to their dull, blunt
intelligence.

TEXT 15
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kamam prayahi jahi visravaso ’vamehara
trailokya-ravanam avapnuhi vira patnim

badhnihi setum iha te yasaso vitatyai
gayanti dig-vyayino yam upetya bhipah

kamam—as You like; prayahi—You may go over my water; jahi—
just conquer; visravasah—of Visrava Muni; avameham—pollution, like
urine; trailokya—for the three worlds; rdvanam—the person known as
Ravana, the cause of weeping; avdpnuhi—regain; vira—O great hero;
patnim—Your wife; badhnihi—just construct; setum—a bridge; iha—
here (on this water); te—of Your good self; yasasah—fame; vitatyai—to
expand; gdyanti—will glorify; dik-vijayinah—great heroes who have
conquered all directions; yam—which (bridge); upetya—coming near;
bhiipah—great kings.

TRANSLATION

My Lord, You may use my water as You like. Indeed, You may
cross it and go to the abode of Ravana, who is the great source of
disturbance and crying for the three worlds. He is the son of
Visrava, but is condemned like urine. Please go kill him and thus
