Sri Rama Charita Manasa - Shri Sita Ram Foundation, USA

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ìHark, O sage! the mind of him alone is susceptible to delusion, whose heart is
devoid of wisdom and dispassion. You are steadfast in your vow of celibacy and
resolute of mind; you can never be smitten with pangs of Love.î Nårada replied with
a feeling of pride, ìLord it is all due to Your grace.î The compassionate Lord pondered
and saw that a huge tree of pride had sprouted in his heart. ìI shall soon tear it up by
roots; for it is My vow to serve the best interest of My servants. I must contrive some
plan which may do good to the sage and serve as a diversion for Me.î Then, bowing
his head at the feet of ›r∂ Hari, Nårada departed. The pride in his heart had swelled.
The Lord of Lakm∂ (the goddess of prosperity) then set His Måyå into operation. Now
hear of her relentless doings. (1ó4)
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Do.: biraceu maga mahu° nagara tehiÚ sata jojana biståra,
‹r∂nivåsapura te° adhika racanå bibidha prakåra.129.
The Lordís Måyå (deluding potency) created on the way a city with an area of eight
hundred square miles. The manifold architectural beauties of that city excelled even
those of Viƒuís own capital (Vaikuƒ¢ha). (129)
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Cau.: basahiÚ nagara su≈dara nara når∂, janu bahu manasija rati tanudhår∂.
tehiÚ pura basai s∂lanidhi råjå, aganita haya gaya sena samåjå.1.
sata suresa sama bibhava bilåså, rµupa teja bala n∂ti nivåså.
bisvamohan∂ tåsu kumår∂, ‹r∂ bimoha jisu rµupu nihår∂.2.
soi harimåyå saba guna khån∂, sobhå tåsu ki jåi bakhån∂.
karai svaya≈bara so næpabålå, åe taha° aganita mahipålå.3.
muni kautuk∂ nagara tehiÚ gayaµu, purabåsinha saba pµuchata bhayaµu.
suni saba carita bhµupagæha° åe, kari pµujå næpa muni bai¢håe.4.
It was inhabited by graceful men and women, whom you would take to be so many
incarnations of the god of love and his wife Rati. A king, ›∂lanidhi by name, ruled over
that city; he owned numberless horses, elephants and troops. He possessed the
grandeur and luxury of a hundred Indras, and was a repository of grace, splendour, might
and wisdom. He had a daughter, Vi‹vamohin∂ by name, whose beauty enraptured even
Lakm∂. She was no other than ›r∂ Hariís own Måyå (enrapturing potency), the
fountainhead of all virtues; who can describe her charm? The princess was going to
marry by self-choice; hence kings beyond number arrived there as suitors. The sportive