Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 120

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Daśaratha (a former scion of Kakutstha) having returned to heaven, the mighty Indra, the tamer of the demon Pāka, who felt supremely rejoiced, spoke as follows to Śrī Rāma (a scion of Raghu), standing before him with joined palms: (1)

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“Your sight of us, O Rāma, a jewel among human beings, must not go in vain. We are pleased with you. Therefore, you speak out, what is sought after by your mind.” (2)

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Highly gratified at heart when told thus by the mighty and high-souled Indra, who was pleased with him, Śrī Rāma, a scion of Raghu, joyfully submitted as follows: (3)

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“If goodwill towards me has arisen in you, O ruler of gods, I shall speak out my mind to you. Pray, grant my prayer, O jewel among the eloquent. (4)

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“Gaining a fresh lease of life, may all those monkeys who, having exhibited their prowess in my cause, have reached the abode of Death, duly rise again. (5)

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“I desire to see all those monkeys delighted at heart, who have been torn for good from their sons and wife for my sake, O bestower of honour on others! (6)

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“Nay, they were all valiant and heroic too and held death of no account. Utmost exertion was put forth by them to regain my honour, yet they fell dead on the battlefield. Pray, bring them back to life, O destroyer of citadels! (7)

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“By your grace may those monkeys, who were fond of doing kindly acts to me and counted death as nothing, get reunited with their near and dear ones! I seek this boon of you. (8)

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“I wish to see all those long-tailed monkeys and bears whole and healed of their wounds and their former strength and energy fully restored, O bestower of honour on others. (9)

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“Nay, let there be flowers and edible roots and fruits even out of season and let rivers with limpid waters flow wherever the aforesaid monkeys live.” (10)

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Hearing the foregoing prayer of that high-souled scion of Raghu, the mighty Indra for his part made the following affectionate reply: (11)

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“This boon, which has been sought by you, O jewel among the Raghus, is indeed hard to grant. No offer has, however, been revised by me in the past. Hence this will come to be. (12)

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“Let all those monkeys as well as bears, alongwith long-tailed monkeys, who have been killed in combat by the ogres, and whose heads and arms have been severed, duly rise again. (13)

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“The monkeys will duly rise whole and healed of their wounds, their strength and energy fully restored, even as those fallen asleep would do on the termination of their sleep. (14)

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“Full of excessive joy, all will undoubtedly get reunited with their friends and relatives, kinsfolk and those who are their own. (15)

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“The trees in the region inhabited by the monkeys and bears will remain spotted with blossom and laden with fruit even out of season and the rivers will remain constantly supplied with water, O wielder of a mighty bow!” (16)

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With all their limbs now completely healed of wounds, though formerly covered with wounds, all the dead monkeys who were the foremost of their race thereupon duly rose as though they had slept soundly. (17)

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All the onlooking monkeys felt amazed, saying to one another: “What miracle is this?” Seeing Śrī Rāma, a scion of Kakutstha, fully accomplished of purpose, nay, extolling Śrī Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa, all the jewels among the gods present on the occasion spoke to him as follows, supremely delighted as they were: “Return to Ayodhyā from this place, O monarch, and disband the monkeys. (18-19)

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Reassure this devoted and illustrious princess of Mithilā and see your younger brother, Bharata, who is practising austerities through grief caused by separation from you, the lofty-minded Śatrughna as well as all your mothers, O scourge of your enemies! Reaching Ayodhyā, bring excessive delight to the citizens and get yourself consecrated on the throne.” (20-21)

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Having spoken as aforesaid to Śrī Rāma, who was accompanied by Lakṣmaṇa (son of Sumitrā), Indra (the thousand-eyed god) joyfully returned to heaven with the other gods in their aerial cars blazing like the sun. (22)

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Nay, greeting all the aforesaid jewels among the gods, Śrī Rāma with his younger brother, Lakṣmaṇa, then ordered the encampment of the army. (23)

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Thereupon that illustrious and mighty army of happy troops for its part, which was protected by Lakṣmaṇa and Śrī Rāma and was blazing with splendour on all sides, shone brightly indeed like a night illumined by the moon. (24)