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राम

Worship, lineage, and completion

Offerings of adornment, fragrance, food, and light

Page unit 48 of 51 · printed page 48

Original · Devanagari

—मणि कंचन भूषण विविध धारिय सीताराम॥१०॥ इति वस्त्रभूषणादिकम्॥ केसर आदि सुगंधियुत चन्दन तन रघुनन्द। चन्द्रानन धारन करिय प्रद जन नयनानन्द॥११॥ इति चन्दनार्पणम्॥ फूल माल तुलसी सुदल अमल सुगंध रसाल। लीजिय प्रभु अर्पण करौं जय जय सिय रघुवर लाल॥१२॥ इति पुष्पतुलसीदलञ्च॥ धूप सुगंधिती वधू सिय सहित करिय आघ्राण। करिय त्राण रसरंगमणि हिय प्रसन्न प्रिय प्राण॥१३॥ इति धूपम्॥ रघुकुल दीप सुदीप मैं करौं कृपाकी आस। सिय रघुवर लखनादि मम मानस करिय निवास॥१४॥ इति दीपम्॥ अन्न इक्षुरस पाक पय फल नाना नैवेद। रामासिया भोजन करिय प्रभु प्रसाद हरि खेद॥१५॥ इति नैवेद्यम्॥ सरयूजल प्रिय पान करि पुनि प्रक्षालिय पानि। दीजिय मणिरसरंग कहूँ जूठन जानकि जानि॥१६॥ इति जल कर मुख प्रक्षालनम्॥ भरत लखन रिपुहन सखा परिकर हनुमत आदि। लीजिय राम प्रसाद रसरंगमणी अहलादि॥१७॥ इति भरतादि प्रसादान्नप्रदानम्॥ खदिर पूग एला सुधा युत सुगंधि ताम्बूल। ग्रहण करिय सीतारमण दीजिय मोहिं शुभ मूल॥१८॥ इति ताम्बूलार्पणम्॥ नीराजन चामर व्यजन वादन मंगल नाद। सीतापति आरति हरण लीजिय प्रभु अहलाद॥१९॥ इति नीराजनम्॥ जल पट वारन आरती करि आरतिहर अंग। करौं कुदृष्टि निवारि पुनि पुष्पांजलि रसरंग॥२०॥ इति पुष्पांजलिः॥ पूर्व कृत युग पंच के पद पद पातक गंज। चारि प्रदक्षिण—

Fresh English translation

—put on various jewelled and golden ornaments, Sītā-Rāma. (10: clothes, ornaments, and the rest) Raghunandana, let sandal paste perfumed with saffron and other scents be placed upon your body. Moon-faced one, bear it and give delight to your servant's eyes. (11: sandal paste) Flowers, a garland, excellent tulasī leaves—pure, fragrant, and full of rasa—accept them, Lord, as I offer them. Victory, victory to Sītā and dear Raghubara! (12: flowers and tulasī leaves) Together with the bride Sītā, inhale this fragrant incense. Protect Rasarangamaṇi, beloved life of his joyful heart. (13: incense) Lamp of Raghu's line, I offer this excellent lamp in hope of grace. Sītā, Raghubara, Lakṣmaṇa, and the others: dwell in my mind. (14: lamp) Rice, sugar-cane juice, cooked dishes, milk, and many fruits form the food-offering. Rāma and Sītā, eat; Lord, your grace removes sorrow. (15: food offering) Beloved, drink the water of Sarayū, then wash your hands again. Beloved of Jānakī, give a remnant of your food to Maṇi Rasaranga. (16: water for washing hands and mouth) Bharata, Lakṣmaṇa, Śatrughna, the friends, retinue, Hanumān, and the others: receive Rāma's joyful grace, says Rasarangamaṇi. (17: distributing consecrated food to Bharata and the others) Accept this fragrant betel with catechu, areca nut, cardamom, and nectar, O delight of Sītā, and give me the auspicious root. (18: betel offering) With lamp-circling, fly-whisk, fan, instruments, and auspicious sound, accept this joyful ārati, Lord of Sītā and remover of distress. (19: lamp-circling) After warding with water and cloth and performing ārati upon the limbs of the remover of distress, I avert the evil eye and then offer a handful of flowers in rasa. (20: flower offering) Four circumambulations crush at every step the sins committed through the two sets of five in the past—