ध्याननिरूपणम्
Six verses gather the Divine Couple’s form into a concise contemplative vision.
Verses 55–60
अथोच्यते महाप्राज्ञ ध्यानं ध्येयस्य चिन्तनम्। बुधैरात्मपरैर्नित्यं जितप्राणैर्जितेन्द्रियैः॥५५॥
Now, deeply wise one, meditation is explained. Those who are wholly given to the Supreme, who have mastered breath and senses, call meditation the unbroken contemplation of the one to be contemplated.
विकचपद्मदलायतवीक्षणं विधिभवादिमनोहरसुस्मितम्। जनकजादृगपाङ्गसमीक्षितं प्रणतसत्समनुग्रहकारिणम्॥५६॥
Contemplate him whose eyes stretch wide like the petals of a fully opened lotus; whose beautiful smile enchants Brahmā, Śiva, and all the gods; whom Janaka’s daughter beholds with a sidelong glance; and who pours grace upon the good who bow before him.
मुनिमनःसुमधुव्रतचुम्बितस्फुटलसन्मकरन्दपदाम्बुजम्। बलवदद्भुतदिव्यधनुःशरामहितजानुविलम्बिमहाभुजम्॥५७॥
His lotus feet overflow with visible nectar, kissed by the bee-like minds of sages. His mighty arms, reaching to his knees, bear the wondrous celestial bow and arrows of immeasurable power.
परार्ध्यहाराङ्गदचारुनूपुरं सुपद्मकिञ्जल्कपिशङ्गवाससम्। लसद्घनश्यामतनुं गुणाकरं कृपार्णवं सद्धृदयाम्बुजासनम्॥५८॥
He wears a priceless necklace, armlets, and beautiful anklets, with garments golden as the pollen of a lovely lotus. His body shines dark as a rain cloud. He is the treasury of virtues, an ocean of compassion, seated in the lotus hearts of the good.
प्रसन्नलावण्यसुभृन्मुखाम्बुजं जगच्छरण्यं शरणं नरोत्तमम्। दयापरं दाशरथिं महोत्सवं स्मरामि रामं सह सीतया सदा॥५९॥
I always remember Rāma together with Sītā: Daśaratha’s son, wholly compassionate, the supreme person and refuge of the world, a great festival of joy, whose lotus face bears serene and perfect beauty.
द्विभुजस्यैव रामस्य सर्वशक्तेः प्रियोत्तम। ध्यानमेवं विधातव्यं सदा रामपरायणैः॥६०॥
Dearest disciple, those forever devoted to Rāma should meditate in precisely this way upon Rāma in his two-armed form, the possessor of every power.