Text 46] The Pastimes of Lord Ramacandra 91

rajan—O King Pariksit; grahaih—among the planets; candrah—the

moon; iva—like; uditah—risen.

TRANSLATION

O King Pariksit, 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

aa hrataa: asa aaa TAA TT |
waa asad Ted SANA Bul
TST TATA Tea: ITA |
aa aeNAT TIT AMI: vel

bhratrabhinanditah so ’tha
sotsavam pravisat purim

pravisya rdja-bhavanan
guru-patnih sva-mataram

guriin vayasydvarajan
puyitah pratyapijayat

vaidehi laksmanas caiva
yathdvat samupeyatuh

bhrétra—by His brother (Bharata); abhinanditah—being welcomed
properly; sah—He, Lord Ramacandra; atha—thereafter; sa-utsavam—
in the midst of a festival; prdavisat—entered; purim—the city of
Ayodhya; pravisya—after entering; raja-bhavanam—the royal palace;
guru-patnih—Kaikeyi and other stepmothers; sva-mdtaram—His own
mother (Kauéalya); gurin—the spiritual masters (Sri Vasistha and
others); vayasya—unto friends of the same age; avara-jan—and those
who were younger than He; pijitah—being worshiped by them;
pratyapijayat—He returned the obeisances; vaidehi—mother Sita;
