Uttara Kanda, Sarga 106

Meaning

‘Hear, O King of great prowess, the purpose for which I have come, O powerful one, I have been sent by the god Brahmā. (1)

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‘In the primeval form, O brave one, destroyer of the forts of enemies, at the time of creation I was your son, in the form of Time brought forth by your Māyā (the illusory power), and the destroyer of all. (2)

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‘Our lord, the master of all worlds, the venerable Brahmā has said: ‘O gracious one, you have promised formerly for the protection of the worlds and that has been fulfilled. (3)

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‘Prior to creation, you yourself by your Māyā having merged all the worlds in you reposing on the great ocean, had created me (Brahmā) first. (4)

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‘Then having created by your Māyā the thousand-hooded Ananta (serpent) lying on the waters, you created the two powerful beings, Madhu and Kaiṭabha by the heaps of bones of whom this earth was crowded and covered with mountains, and then became the earth, Medinī, (having fatness-fertility). (5-6)

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‘Creating from Your navel, two divine lotus, having the lustre of the sun, and from it myself, the work ordained for Prajāpati (creator) was entrusted to me. (7)

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‘So I, having been entrusted with the task of creation, by worshipping you, I request you: Lord! protect all creatures as you only bestow power upon me. (8)

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‘Due to that prayer for the protection of the beings on earth, you took the form of Viṣṇu, from that ethereal eternal form. (9)

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‘From Aditi (the mother of the gods), you were born as the brave son, Vāmana, the Divine Dwarf adding to the valour of your brothers (the gods) and extended help to them whenever the occasion demanded. (10)

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‘O best in the world, You had set your mind on having a human form, desirous to kill Rāvaṇa, when the human beings were being extirpated, you yourself fixed the span of your stay among the mortals for ten thousand and ten hundred years formerly. (11-12)

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‘You were thus a mind-born son of Daśaratha. The span of your stay on earth as human being is complete and now it is time for you to come back to us. (13)

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‘If, O brave one, you desire again to serve men, then dwell as you wish, may welfare be with Thee, thus Brahmā said.’ (14)

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‘If, however, O descendant of Raghu, there is the desire in you to protect the gods, then let the gods have Viṣṇu as their Lord.’ (15)

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Having heard, the words of Brahmā spoken by Death, Śrī Rāma said laughingly to the destroyer of all, the Death: (16)

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‘Hearing the words so full of wonder, of the god of gods (Brahmā), fills me with great pleasure born out of your visit. (17)

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‘To carry out the work of the three worlds is the purpose of my birth as human being, may welfare be with you; I will go now to heaven, wherefrom I came. (18)

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‘You have come as my heart desired, so there is nothing for me to ponder over. O destroyer of all, I have to stay at will of gods for performing all their deeds as Brahmā has said.’ (19)