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श्रीशिवओवाच
अथ यूथ सहस्राणि स्त्रीणामादाय चत्वरे । रामः प्रवर्तयामास रासं नामविलासकम् ॥ १॥
IAST
atha yūtha sahasrāṇi strīṇāmādāya catvare | rāmaḥ pravartayāmāsa rāsaṃ nāmavilāsakam || 1||
English
Then, gathering thousands of companies of women in the open courtyard, Rāma began the delightful play called rāsa.