THE RÁMÁYAN OF VÁLMÍKI, VOL. III - Gujarat Knowledge Centre

56 THE RJlMATAN. Booh III.
And brought him in with reverence.
As nigh the royal Rama came
With Lakshman and the Maithil dame,
He viewed the herds of gentle deer
Roaming the garden free from fear.
As through the sacred grove he trod
He viewed the seat of many a God,
Brahma and Agni,' Sun and Moon,
And His who sends each golden boon f
Here Vishnu's stood, there Bhaga's' shrine,
And there Mahendra's, Lord divine
Here His who formed this earthly frame,*
His there from whom all beings came.'
V^yu's,* and His who loves to hold
The great noose, Varun' mighty-souled
Here was the Vasus" shrine to see,
Here that of sacred Gayatri,'
The King of serpents'" here had place,
And he who rules the feathered race."
Here Kartikeya,"' warrior lord,
And there was Justice' King adored.
Then with disciples girt about
The mighty saint himself came out
Through fierce devotion bright as flame
Before the rest the Master came
' The God of fire.
' Kuvera, the God of risUes,
? The Sun.
* Brahma, the creator.
P Siva.
* The Wind-God.
' The God of the sea.
* A class of demi-goda, eight in number.
« The holiest text of the Vedas, deified,
'o Visuki.
" Garud.
>» The War-God.