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| Beholding Sri Rama, standing absorbed in thought on the battle-field, exhausted (as he was) by the fight, and Ravana facing him, duly prepared for an encounter, and approaching Sri Rama, the glorious Sage Agastya, who had come in the company of Gods to witness the (epoch-making) encounter (of Sri Rama with Ravana) now spoke as follows: |
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| "Rama, O mighty-armed Sri Rama, hearken to the following eternal secret, - in the form of a holy, eternal immortal and supremely blessed and excellent encomium, entitled the "Aditya Hrudayam" (which is intended to propiate Brahma, installed in the heart of the orb of the sun), the blessing of all blessings, by means of which, my child, you, will (be able to) conquer once for all your adversaries on the battle-field, and which is calculated to bring victory, root out all sins, allay all anxieties and grief once for all and prolong life. |
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""Kalyana-Kalpataru" published by Jagdish Prasad Jalan
for Gobind Bhawan Karyalaya, Gita Press, Gorakhpur 273 005. Website:
www.gitapress.org. Reprinted with permission. |
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