Text 5] Lord Ramacandra Rules the World 107

ity ayam tad-alankara-
vasobhydm avasesitah

tathd rdjriy api vaidehi
saumarigalydvasesita

iti—in this way (after giving everything to the bradhmanas); ayam—
Lord Ramacandra; tat—His; alankdra-vdsobhyam—with personal orna-
ments and garments; avasesitah—remained; tathi—as well as; rajni—
the Queen (mother Sita); api—also; vaidehi—the daughter of the King
of Videha; saumargalya—with only the nose ring; avasesita—
remained.

TRANSLATION

After thus giving everything in charity to the brahmanas, Lord
Ramacandra retained only His personal garments and ornaments,
and similarly the Queen, mother Sita, was left with only her nose
ring, and nothing else.

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te tu brdhmana-devasya
vatsalyam viksya sarhstutam

pritah klinna-dhiyas tasmai
pratyarpyedam babhdasire

te—the hota, brahma and other priests; tu—but; braéhmana-
devasya—of Lord Ramacandra, who loved the brahmanas so much;
vatsalyam—the paternal affection; viksya—after seeing; samstutam—
worshiped with prayers; pritah—being very pleased; klinna-dhiyah—
with melted hearts; tasmai—unto Him (Lord Ramacandra); pratyarpya
—returning; idam—this (all the land given to them); babhdsire—
spoke.

TRANSLATION

All the brahmanas who were engaged in the various activities of
the sacrifice were very pleased with Lord Ramacandra, who was
