One who protects those who take refuge in him and is ever-mindful of the good of those dependent on him true to his promises,īenevolent to his subjects, omniscient, renowned for his good deeds, pure, and ever responsive to devotion meditating on his own essence. Proportioned limbs and skin of bluish tint, one renowned for his virtue of prominent eyes, deep-chested, bearing auspicious marks Wise, conversant with the ethical code, eloquent, fortunate, a slayer of his foes, broad-shouldered, long-armed, possessing a conch-shaped neck and prominent chin,Įminent in archery, with a muscular body, arms extending to the knees, and a noble head and brow of mighty prowess “Rare indeed are those, endowed with the qualities thou hast enumerated, yet I can tell thee of such a one.īorn in the family of Ikshwaku, he is named Rama one renowned, fully self-controlled, valorous, and illustrious, the Lord of All. Narada, acquainted with the past, the present, and the future, pleased with the words of the sage Valmiki, answered him saying : Who is free from envy and when excited to wrath can strike terror into the hearts of celestial beings? O Sage, I would hear of such a man from thee, who art able to describe him to me.”
Truthful, firm in his vows, an actor of many parts, benevolent to all beings, learned, eloquent, handsome, patient, slow to anger, one who is truly great “Who is there in the world today, endowed with excellent and heroic qualities, who is versed in all the duties of life, grateful, The Sage Valmiki, chief among the munis and the most eloquent of men, constantly engaged in the practice of self-control and the study of the holy scriptures, enquired of Shri Narada: The Ramayana Translated By Hari Prasad Shastri
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