Paumacariya 91
English (machine translation) 91
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Other Vidyādhara warriors dwelling on the southern range of Mount Vaitāḍhya / were also all conquered in battle by Lakṣmaṇa.
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Hear, O Śreṇika, the names of the capital cities / of those Vidyādhara kings of great majesty who submitted to Padma's rule:
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The city of Bhāgicāha, and likewise Śrīmandira, preeminent in virtues, / Kāyaṇapura, and thereafter delightful Śivamandira is declared;
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Gandharva, Amṛtapura, and likewise Lakṣmīdhara should be known, / Meghapura, Rathaghoṣa, Cātura, and Nūpura;
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Śrībahurava is proclaimed, Śrīmalaya, Śrīguha, Cāruviṁśa, / and that named Haridhvaja, Jyotiḥpura, [and] Śrīchāya;
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Gandhārapura, Malaya, Siṁhapura, and Śrīvijaya, / Narakhapura, Tilakapura, and many others likewise.
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These cities crowded with Vidyādharas were conquered by Lakṣmaṇa, / and the earth, together with its seven treasures, was brought under his control.
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The wheel, the umbrella, the bow, the spear, the elephant, the jewel, and the sword— / these divine treasures did the abode of fortune acquire.
91.9
Once again the ruler of Magadha, having bowed down, asked the leader of the gaṇas: / "O Blessed One, narrate to me the birth of Lava and Kuśa!
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How many sons did Lakṣmaṇa have, and how many wives [and] chief queens?" / Being thus questioned, the sage began to speak:
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"Listen, O lord of Magadha! While those preeminent men / were enjoying their excellent kingdom, many months and years passed by.
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The wives of the younger brother of Padma, noble maidens endowed with excellent virtues, beauty, and youth, / numbered sixteen thousand.
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Among all of them, eight were chief queens endowed with excellent virtues; / hear them, O king, as they are recounted by their names:
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The daughter of Droṇaghana, named Viśalyā, was the first; / the second was Rūpavatī, and the third Kalyāṇamālā;
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Vanamālā was the fourth, and the fifth was Ratimālā; / Jitapadmā was the sixth, and Abhayamati is declared the seventh;
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and finally Manoramā was the eighth chief queen; / she was beloved to Lakṣmaṇa, pleasing in her beauty.
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Padma had eight thousand wives endowed with all [virtues]; / and preeminent among them were four with these names:
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The first was Queen Sītā, the second was named Prabhāvatī, / the third was Ratinibhā, and the last was Śrīdāmā.
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Now, of the hundreds of sons of Lakṣmaṇa of great virtue, / I shall proclaim the names of several among them:
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Akṣadha, Dharaṇa, Candra, Śarabha, Makaradamana should be known, / Hariṇātha, Śrīdhara, and the excellent prince Madana;
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Now among them the best were the eight personal attendants of Śrīdhara, / toward whose qualities people naturally felt affection and felt delight.
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The heroic son of Droṇadhātu’s daughter was named Śrīdhara; / the son of Rūpavatī was Pṛthvītilaka, preeminent among tilakas;
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To Kalyāṇamālinī was born a son of supreme beauty, Mālanilaya; / the son of Padmāvatī was named Vimalaprabha;
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The son of Vanamālā was renowned by the name Arjunavṛkṣa; / the son born of the daughter of Ativīrya was Śrīkeśin;
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The hero born of Abhayamati was Sarvakīrti by name; / the other, Supārśvakīrti, was born from the womb of Manoramā.
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All these sons of Lakṣmaṇa were self-disciplined, / endowed with strength, heroism, and might, [and] renowned on the face of the earth.
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Like divine princes, obedient to one another and full of deep affection, / they resided in the supreme city of Sāketa, experiencing happiness.
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Now, the sons of kings [allied to them] numbered four and a half crores, / and the crown-wearing kings numbered sixteen thousand.
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Having attained lordship over the three divisions [of Bhārata] and the praised bliss of great kingship, / served by women of pure luster, they passed their time among the best of beautiful ladies.
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Thus ends the ninety-first chapter of the Paümacariya, entitled "The Revelation of the Splendor of Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa".
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