Text 16] The Pastimes of Lord Ramacandra 67

tyaktva deham punar janma
naiti mam eti so ’rjuna

“One who knows the transcendental nature of My appearance and ac-
tivities does not, upon leaving the body, take his birth again in this ma-
terial world, but attains My eternal abode, O Arjuna.” The activities of
the Lord are not common; they are all transcendentally wonderful and
not able to be performed by any other living being. The symptoms of the
Lord’s activities are all mentioned in the Sdstras, and after one under-
stands them one can accept the Lord as He is.

TEXT 16
RAH ITTRTS: |
aitrftacqaeamats
ag PteMaeIeTTT 128 I

baddhvodadhau raghu-patir vividhadri-kitaih
setum kapindra-kara-kampita-bhiruhdangaih
sugriva-nila-hanumat-pramukhair anikair

lankam vibhisana-drsdvisad agra-dagdham

baddhva—after constructing; udadhau—in the water of the ocean;
raghu-patih—Lord Ramacandra; vividha—varieties of; adri-kitaih—
with peaks of great mountains; setum—a bridge; kapi-indra—of power-
ful monkeys; kara-kampita—moved by the great hands; bhiruha-
angaih—with the trees and plants; sugriva—Sugriva; nila—Nila;
hanumat—Hanuman; pramukhaih—led by; anikaih—with such
soldiers; larikarna—Lanka, the kingdom of Ravana; vibhisana-drsa—by
the direction of Vibhisana, the brother of Ravana; dvisat—entered;
agra-dagdham—which was previously burnt (by the monkey soldier
Hanuman).

TRANSLATION

Sukadeva Gosvami said: After constructing a bridge over the
ocean by throwing into the water the peaks of mountains whose
