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Shloka 2 · Aranya Kand

Shloka Text

सान्द्रानन्दपयोदसौभगतनुं पीताम्बरं सुन्दरं पाणौ बाणशरासनं कटिलसत्तूणीरभारं वरम्‌। राजीवायतलोचनं धृतजटाजूटेन संशोभितं सीतालक्ष्मणसंयुतं पथिगतं रामाभिरामं भजे॥ २ ॥

Transliteration (IAST)

sāndrānandapayodasaubhagatanuṃ pītāmbaraṃ sundaraṃ pāṇau bāṇaśarāsanaṃ kaṭilasattūṇīrabhāraṃ varam‌। rājīvāyatalocanaṃ dhṛtajatājūṭena saṃśobhitaṃ sītālakṣmaṇasaṃyutaṃ pathigataṃ rāmābhirāmaṃ bhaje॥ 2 ॥

Meaning

I worship Shri Rama, delight of all, whose body is beautiful and blissful like a cloud laden with condensed delight, who wears a lovely yellow robe, whose hands hold arrows and a bow, whose waist is adorned with a splendid quiver, whose eyes are large like lotuses, whose matted locks beautify Him, and who is accompanied by Sita and Lakshmana as He travels along the path.

Context

This is Shloka 2 from Aranya Kand, in the episode “Auspicious Invocation”. The episode describes the reverent opening invocation to Shiva, Rama, Sita, and the Guru beginning Aranya Kand.

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