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# Skandapurana 3.2.30

Skandapurāṇa 3.2.30

- **Language:** Sanskrit

### [3.2.30.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.30.1)

.. vyāsa uvāca .. ..

> Vyāsa said:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.30.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.30.2)

purā tretāyuge prāpte vaiṣṇavāṃśo raghūdvahaḥ ..

> Formerly, when the Tretāyuga arrived, an incarnation of Viṣṇu, the best of Raghu's line, / was born in the solar dynasty:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.30.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.30.3)

sūryavaṃśe samutpanno rāmo rājīvalocanaḥ .. 1 ..

> lotus-eyed Rāma.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.30.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.30.4)

sa rāmo lakṣmaṇaścaiva kākapakṣadharāvubhau ..

> That Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa, both wearing side-locks of hair,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.30.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.30.5)

tātasya vacanāttau tu viśvāmitramanuvratau .. 2 ..

> were devoted to Viśvāmitra in accordance with their father's command.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.30.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.30.6)

yajñasaṃrakṣaṇārthāya rājñā dattau kumārakau ..

> The two boys were given by the king to protect the sacrifice:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.30.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.30.7)

dhanuḥśaradharau vīrau piturvacanapālakau .. 3 ..

> heroic, bearing bow and arrows, obedient to their father's word.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.30.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.30.8)

pathi pravrajato yāvattāḍakānāma rākṣasī ..

> While they were traveling on the path, a rākṣasa woman named Tāḍakā  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.30.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.30.9)

tāvadāgamya puratastasthau vai vighnakāraṇāt .. .. 4 ..

> came and stood before them to cause an obstacle.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.30.10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.30.10)

ṛṣeranujñayā rāmastāḍakāṃ samaghātayat..

> With the seer's permission, Rāma slew Tāḍakā,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.30.11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.30.11)

prādiśacca dhanurvedavidyāṃ rāmāya gādhijaḥ ..5..

> and Gādhi's son imparted the science of the bow to Rāma.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.30.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.30.12)

tasya pādatalasparśācchilā vāsavayogataḥ ..

> From the touch of his sole, the stone \[that had been turned into one\] through Indra's agency—  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.30.13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.30.13)

ahalyā gautamavadhūḥ punarjātā svarūpiṇī .. 6 ..

> Ahalyā, the wife of Gautama—was born again in her own form.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.30.14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.30.14)

viśvāmitrasya yajñe tu saṃpravṛtte raghūttamaḥ ..

> When Viśvāmitra's sacrifice was underway, the best of Raghu's line  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.30.15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.30.15)

mārīcaṃ ca subāhuṃ ca jaghāna parameṣubhiḥ ..7..

> struck Mārīca and Subāhu with supreme arrows.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.30.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.30.16)

īśvarasya dhanurbhagnaṃ janakasya gṛhe sthitam ..

> The bow of Īśvara kept in the house of Janaka was broken;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.30.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.30.17)

rāmaḥ paṃcadaśe varṣe ṣaḍvarṣāṃ caiva maithilīm .. 8 ..

> Rāma, in his fifteenth year, \[and\] the princess of Mithilā, six years old,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.30.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.30.18)

upayeme tadā rājanramyāṃ sītāmayonijām ..

> then married, O king—the lovely Sītā, not born from a womb.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.30.19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.30.19)

kṛtakṛtyastadā jātaḥ sītāṃ saṃprāpya rāghavaḥ .. 9 ..

> Having obtained Sītā, the scion of Raghu was then fulfilled.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.30.20](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.30.20)

ayodhyāmagamanmārge jāmadagnyamavekṣya ca ..

> They set out for Ayodhyā, and seeing Jamadagni's son on the road,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.30.21](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.30.21)

saṃgrāmo'bhūttadā rājandevānāmapi duḥsahaḥ .. 3.2.30.10 ..

> there was a battle then, O king, unbearable even for the gods.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.30.22](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.30.22)

tato rāmaṃ parājitya sītayā gṛhamāgataḥ ..

> Then, having defeated Rāma \[Jāmadagnya\], he came home with Sītā.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.30.23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.30.23)

tato dvādaśavarṣāṇi reme rāmastayā saha .. 11 ..

> Then Rāma enjoyed delight with her for twelve years.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.30.24](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.30.24)

ekaviṃśatime varṣe yauvarājyapradāyakam ..

> In the twenty-first year, when he was to be granted the status of heir-apparent,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.30.25](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.30.25)

rājānamatha kaikeyī varadvayamayāca ta .. 12 ..

> Kaikeyī asked the king for two boons:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.30.26](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.30.26)

tayorekena rāmastu sasītaḥ sahalakṣmaṇaḥ ..

> "By one of them, let Rāma, with Sītā and accompanied by Lakṣmaṇa,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.30.27](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.30.27)

jaṭādharaḥ pravrajatāṃ varṣāṇīha caturdaśa .. 13 ..

> wear matted hair and wander into exile here for fourteen years.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.30.28](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.30.28)

bharatastu dvitīyena yauvarājyādhipostu me ..

> And by the second, let Bharata be my master of the heir-apparency."  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.30.29](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.30.29)

maṃtharāvacanānmūḍhā varametamayācata .. 14 ..

> Deluded by Mantharā's words, she asked for this boon.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.30.30](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.30.30)

jānakīlakṣmaṇasakhaṃ rāmaṃ prāvrājayannṛpaḥ ..

> The king sent Rāma into exile together with Janaka's daughter and Lakṣmaṇa.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.30.31](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.30.31)

trirātramudakāhāraścaturthehni phalāśanaḥ .. 15 ..

> Having only water for food for three nights, on the fourth day he ate fruits;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.30.32](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.30.32)

pañcame citrakūṭe tu rāmo vāsamakalpayat ..

> on the fifth, Rāma made his dwelling at Citrakūṭa.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.30.33](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.30.33)

tadā daśarathaḥ svargaṃ gato rāma iti bruvan .. 16 ..

> Then Daśaratha went to heaven, saying: "Rāma!"  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.30.34](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.30.34)

brahmaśāpaṃ tu saphalaṃ kṛtvā svargaṃ jagāma kim ..

> Indeed, having brought the curse of the brahmin to fruition, he went to heaven.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.30.35](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.30.35)

tato bharata śatrughnau citrakūṭe samāgatau .. 17 ..

> Then Bharata and Śatrughna arrived at Citrakūṭa.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.30.36](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.30.36)

svargataṃ pitaraṃ rājanrāmāya vinivedya ca ..

> Having informed Rāma that their father had gone to heaven, O king,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.30.37](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.30.37)

sāṃtvanaṃ bharatasyāsya kṛtvā nivartanaṃ prati .. 18 ..

> and having consoled Bharata concerning his turning back,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.30.38](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.30.38)

tato bharata śatrughnau naṃdigrāmaṃ samāgatau ..

> Bharata and Śatrughna then went to Nandigrāma.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.30.39](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.30.39)

pādukāpūjanaratau tatra rājyadharāvubhau .. 19 ..

> Devoted to worshiping the wooden sandals, both held the kingdom there.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.30.40](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.30.40)

atriṃ dṛṣṭvā mahātmānaṃ daṇḍakāraṇyamāgamata ..

> Having seen the great-souled Atri, \[Rāma\] went to the Daṇḍaka forest.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.30.41](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.30.41)

rakṣogaṇavadhārambhe virādhe vinipātite .. 3.2.30.20 ..

> At the beginning of the slaying of the hosts of demons, when Virādha was struck down,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.30.42](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.30.42)

arddhatrayodaśe varṣe paṃcavaṭyāmuvāsa ha ..

> in the twelfth and a half year, he lived at Pañcavaṭī.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.30.43](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.30.43)

tato virūpayāmāsa śūrpaṇakhāṃ niśācarīm ..

> Then he disfigured the night-roaming woman Śūrpaṇakhā.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.30.44](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.30.44)

vane vicarataratasya jānakīsahitasya ca .. 21 ..

> As he wandered in the forest accompanied by Janaka's daughter,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.30.45](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.30.45)

āgato rākṣaso ghoraḥ sītāpaharaṇāya saḥ ..

> that terrible rākṣasa came to abduct Sītā.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.30.46](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.30.46)

tato māghāsitāṣṭamyāṃ muhūrte vṛndasaṃjñake .. 22 ..

> Then, on the eighth day of the dark half of Māgha, during the muhūrta named Vṛnda,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.30.47](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.30.47)

rāghavābhyāṃ vinā sītāṃ jahāra daśa kandharaḥ ..

> the ten-necked one abducted Sītā in the absence of the two descendants of Raghu.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.30.48](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.30.48)

mārīcasyāśramaṃ gatvā mṛgarūpeṇa tena ca .. 23 ..

> Having gone to Mārīca's hermitage, and by him in the form of a deer  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.30.49](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.30.49)

nītvā dūraṃ rāghavaṃ ca lakṣmaṇena samanvitam ..

> having led the scion of Raghu far away along with Lakṣmaṇa,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.30.50](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.30.50)

tato rāmo jaghānāśu mārīcaṃ mṛgarū piṇam .. 24 ..

> Rāma then swiftly slew Mārīca in the form of a deer.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.30.51](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.30.51)

punaḥ prāpyāśramaṃ rāmo vinā sītāṃ dadarśa ha ..

> Reaching the hermitage again, Rāma indeed saw it without Sītā.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.30.52](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.30.52)

tatraiva hriyamāṇā sā cakraṃda kurarī yathā .. 25 ..

> Right there, being carried off, she wailed like an osprey:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.30.53](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.30.53)

rāmarāmeti māṃ rakṣa rakṣa māṃ rakṣasā hṛtām..

> "O Rāma, Rāma, protect me! Protect me, who am carried off by a rākṣasa!"  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.30.54](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.30.54)

yathā śyenaḥ kṣudhāyuktaḥ krandaṃtīṃ vartikāṃ nayet .. 26 ..

> Just as a hungry hawk might carry off a crying quail,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.30.55](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.30.55)

tathā kāmavaśaṃ prāpto rākṣaso janakātmajām ..

> so the rākṣasa, overwhelmed by passion,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.30.56](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.30.56)

nayatyeṣa janakajāṃ tacchrutvā pakṣirāṭ tadā .. 27 ..

> was carrying off Janaka's daughter. Hearing that then, the king of birds  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.30.57](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.30.57)

yuyudhe rākṣaseṃdreṇa rāvaṇena hato'patat ..

> fought with the lord of rākṣasas; struck down by Rāvaṇa, he fell.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.30.58](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.30.58)

māghāsitanavamyāṃ tu vasaṃtīṃ rāvaṇālaye .. 28 ..

> \[Sītā\] dwelling in Rāvaṇa's abode on the ninth day of the dark fortnight of Māgha.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.30.59](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.30.59)

mārgamāṇau tadā tau tu bhrātarau rāmalakṣmaṇau .. 29 ..

> Searching for her at that time, the two brothers, Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.30.60](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.30.60)

jaṭāyuṣaṃ tu dṛṣṭvaiva jñātvā rākṣasasaṃhṛtām ..

> saw Jaṭāyus and understood that she had been carried off by the rākṣasa.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.30.61](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.30.61)

sītāṃ jñātvā tataḥ pakṣī saṃskṛtastena bhaktitaḥ .. 3.2.30.30 ..

> Having learned of Sītā, the bird was then cremated by \[Rāma\] with devotion.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.30.62](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.30.62)

agrataḥ prayayau rāmo lakṣmaṇastatpadānugaḥ ..

> Rāma marched ahead, and Lakṣmaṇa followed in his footsteps.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.30.63](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.30.63)

paṃpābhyāśamanuprāpya śabarīmanugṛhya ca ..31..

> Arriving near Pampā and showing grace to Śabarī,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.30.64](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.30.64)

tajjalaṃ samupaspṛśya hanumaddarśanaṃ kṛtam ..

> he touched its water, and a meeting with Hanumān took place.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.30.65](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.30.65)

tato rāmo hanumatā saha sakhyaṃ cakāra ha .. 32 ..

> Then Rāma formed an alliance with Hanumān.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.30.66](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.30.66)

tataḥ sugrīvamabhyetya ahanadvālivānaram ..

> Then, approaching Sugrīva, he killed the monkey Vālin.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.30.67](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.30.67)

preṣitā rāmadevena hanumatpramukhāḥ priyām .. 33 ..

> Dispatched by Lord Rāma, \[monkeys\] headed by Hanumān \[went to find\] his beloved.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.30.68](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.30.68)

aṃgulīyakamādāya vāyusūnustadāgataḥ ..

> Taking the ring, the son of the wind-god then set out.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.30.69](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.30.69)

saṃpātirdaśame māsi ācakhyau vānarāya tām ..34..

> In the tenth month, Sampāti told the monkey about her.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.30.70](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.30.70)

tatastadvacanādabdhiṃ pupluve śatayojanam ..

> Then, at his word, \[Hanumān\] leapt across the ocean of one hundred yojanas.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.30.71](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.30.71)

hanumānniśi tasyāṃ tu laṃkāyāṃ parito'cinot..35..

> On that night, Hanumān searched all around in Laṅkā.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.30.72](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.30.72)

tadrātriśeṣe sītāyā darśanaṃ tu hanūmataḥ ..

> At the remainder of that night, Hanumān obtained the sight of Sītā.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.30.73](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.30.73)

dvādaśyāṃ śiṃśapāvṛkṣe hanumānparyavasthitaḥ .. 36 ..

> On the twelfth day, Hanumān stationed himself in a śiṃśapā tree.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.30.74](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.30.74)

tasyāṃ niśāyāṃ jānakyā viśvāsāyāha saṃkathām ..

> On that night, he held a conversation with Jānakī to gain her trust.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.30.75](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.30.75)

akṣādibhistrayodaśyāṃ tato yuddhamavarttata .. 37 ..

> Then on the thirteenth day, battle commenced with Akṣa and the others.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.30.76](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.30.76)

brahmāstreṇa trayodaśyāṃ baddhaḥ śakrajitā kapiḥ ..

> On the thirteenth day, the monkey was bound with the weapon of Brahmā by Śakrajit.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.30.77](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.30.77)

dāruṇāni ca rūkṣāṇi vākyāni rākṣasādhipam .. .. 38 ..

> Harsh and rough words to the king of the rākṣasas  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.30.78](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.30.78)

abravīdvāyusūnustaṃ baddho brahmāstrasaṃyutaḥ ..

> the son of the wind-god spoke, bound and encompassed by the Brahmā-weapon.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.30.79](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.30.79)

vahninā pucchayuktena laṃkāyā dahanaṃ kṛtam .. 39 ..

> The burning of Laṅkā was carried out by the fire attached to his tail.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.30.80](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.30.80)

pūrṇimāyāṃ maheṃdrādrau punarāgamanaṃ kapeḥ ..

> On the full moon day, the monkey's return to Mount Mahendra occurred.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.30.81](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.30.81)

mārgaśīrṣapratipadaḥ paṃcabhiḥ pathi vāsaraiḥ .. 3.2.30.40 ..

> With five days on the road from the first day of the fortnight of Mārgaśīrṣa,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.30.82](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.30.82)

punarāgatya varṣehni dhvastaṃ madhuvanaṃ kila ..

> returning on the \[sixth\] day of the year, the Madhuvana was indeed laid waste.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.30.83](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.30.83)

saptamyāṃ pratyabhijñānadānaṃ sarvanivedanam .. 41 ..

> On the seventh day occurred the delivery of the token of recognition and the recounting of everything;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.30.84](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.30.84)

maṇipradānaṃ sītāyāḥ sarvaṃ rāmāya śaṃsayat ..

> he reported everything to Rāma, presenting Sītā's jewel.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.30.85](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.30.85)

aṣṭamyuttaraphālgunyāṃ muhūrte vijayābhidhe .. 42 ..

> On the eighth day, under Uttaraphālgunī, at the muhūrta named Vijaya,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.30.86](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.30.86)

madhyaṃ prāpte sahasrāṃśau prasthānaṃ rāghavasya ca ..

> when the thousand-rayed \[sun\] had reached the meridian, occurred Rāghava's departure,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.30.87](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.30.87)

rāmaḥ kṛtvā pratijñāṃ hi prayātuṃ dakṣiṇāṃ diśam.. 43 ..

> Rāma having indeed made a vow to march toward the southern quarter:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.30.88](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.30.88)

tīrtvāhaṃ sāgaramapi haniṣye rākṣaseśvaram ..

> "Crossing even the ocean, I will slay the king of the rākṣasas."  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.30.89](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.30.89)

dakṣiṇāśāṃ prayātasya sugrīvo'thābhava tsakhā .. 44 ..

> As he set forth toward the southern direction, Sugrīva was then his ally.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.30.90](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.30.90)

vāsaraiḥ saptabhiḥ siṃdhostīre sainyaniveśanam ..

> In seven days the encamping of the army on the shore of the ocean took place;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.30.91](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.30.91)

pauṣaśuklapratipadastṛtīyāṃ yāvadaṃbudhau ..

> from the first day of the bright fortnight of Pauṣa until the third,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.30.92](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.30.92)

upasthānaṃ sasainyasya rāghavasya babhūva ha..45..

> Rāghava along with his army indeed stood at the ocean.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.30.93](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.30.93)

vibhīṣaṇaścaturthyāṃ tu rāmeṇa saha saṃgataḥ ..

> On the fourth day, Vibhīṣaṇa united with Rāma.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.30.94](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.30.94)

samudrataraṇārthāya paṃcamyāṃ maṃtra udyateḥ .. 46 ..

> On the fifth, counsel was undertaken in order to cross the ocean.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.30.95](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.30.95)

prāyopaveśanaṃ cakre rāmo dinacatuṣṭayam ..

> Rāma undertook fasting while seated for four days.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.30.96](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.30.96)

samudrādvaralābhaśca sahopāyapradarśanaḥ .. 47 ..

> There was the obtaining of a boon from the ocean, along with the revelation of the means.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.30.97](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.30.97)

setordaśamyāmāraṃbhastrayodaśyāṃ samāpanam ..

> The bridge was begun on the tenth day, and finished on the thirteenth.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.30.98](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.30.98)

caturdaśyāṃ suvelādrau rāmaḥ senāṃ nyave śayat .. 48 ..

> On the fourteenth day, Rāma encamped the army on Mount Suvela.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.30.99](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.30.99)

pūrṇimāsyā dvitīyāyāṃ tridinaiḥ sainyatāraṇam ..

> From the full moon day to the second, crossing of the army took three days.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.30.100](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.30.100)

tīrtvā toyanidhiṃ rāmaḥ śūravānarasainyavān .. 49 ..

> Having crossed the ocean, Rāma, accompanied by the army of heroic monkeys,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.30.101](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.30.101)

rurodha ca purīṃ laṃkāṃ sītārthaṃ śubhalakṣaṇaḥ ..

> he of auspicious marks, besieged the city of Laṅkā for Sītā's sake.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.30.102](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.30.102)

tṛtīyādidaśamyaṃtaṃ niveśaśca dināṣṭakaḥ .. 3.2.30.50 ..

> From the third up to the tenth day, the encampment lasted eight days.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.30.103](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.30.103)

śukasāraṇayostatra prāptirekādaśīdine ..

> The arrival of Śuka and Sāraṇa occurred there on the eleventh day.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.30.104](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.30.104)

pauṣāsite ca dvādaśyāṃ sainyasaṃkhyānameva ca .. 51 ..

> And on the twelfth of the dark fortnight of Pauṣa, the counting of the army took place,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.30.105](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.30.105)

śārdūlena kapīṃdrāṇāṃ sārāsāropavarṇanam ..

> along with the description by Śārdūla of the strengths and weaknesses of the monkey chiefs.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.30.106](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.30.106)

trayodaśyādyamāṃte ca laṃkāyāṃ divasaistribhiḥ .. 52 ..

> From the thirteenth to the end of the new moon day, in three days in Laṅkā,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.30.107](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.30.107)

rāvaṇaḥ sainyasaṃ khyānaṃ raṇotsāhaṃ tadā'karot ..

> Rāvaṇa then carried out the counting of the army and the rousing for battle.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.30.108](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.30.108)

prayayāvaṃgado dautye māghaśuklādyavāsare .. 53 ..

> Aṅgada set out on his embassy on the first day of the bright fortnight of Māgha.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.30.109](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.30.109)

sītāyāśca tadā bharturmāyāmūrdhādidarśanam ..

> And then Sītā saw the illusory severed head and other \[illusions\] of her husband.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.30.110](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.30.110)

māghaśukladvitīyā yāṃ dinaiḥ saptabhiraṣṭamīm .. 54 ..

> From the second day of the bright fortnight of Māgha through seven days to the eighth,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.30.111](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.30.111)

rakṣasāṃ vānarāṇāṃ ca yuddhamāsīcca saṃkulam ..

> there was a tumultuous battle between the rākṣasas and the monkeys.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.30.112](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.30.112)

māghaśuklanavamyāṃ tu rātrāviṃdrajitā raṇe .. 55 ..

> On the ninth day of the bright fortnight of Māgha, at night, in battle by Indrajit,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.30.113](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.30.113)

rāmalakṣmaṇayornā gapāśabaṃdhaḥ kṛtaḥ kila ..

> Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa were indeed bound in the snare of serpents.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.30.114](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.30.114)

ākuleṣu kapīśeṣu hatāśeṣu ca sarvaśaḥ .. 56 ..

> When the monkey leaders were distraught and completely despondent,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.30.115](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.30.115)

vāyūpadeśādgaruḍaṃ sasmāra rāghavastadā ..

> Rāghava then remembered Garuḍa upon the advice of Vāyu.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.30.116](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.30.116)

nāgapāśavimokṣārthaṃ daśamyāṃ garu ḍo'bhyagāt .. 57 ..

> To release \[them\] from the serpent-snare, Garuḍa arrived on the tenth day.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.30.117](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.30.117)

avahāro māghaśuklaisyaikādaśyāṃ dinadvayam ..

> A cessation \[of battle\] lasted two days, beginning with the eleventh of the bright fortnight of Māgha.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.30.118](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.30.118)

dvādaśyāmāṃjaneyena dhūmrākṣasya vadhaḥ kṛtaḥ .. 58 ..

> On the twelfth, the slaying of Dhūmrākṣa was carried out by Añjanā's son \[Hanumān\].  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.30.119](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.30.119)

trayodaśyāṃ tu tenaiva nihato'kaṃpano raṇe ..

> On the thirteenth, Akampana was slain in battle by him alone.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.30.120](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.30.120)

māyāsītāṃ darśayitvā rāmāya daśakaṃdharaḥ .. 59 ..

> Having displayed an illusory Sītā to Rāma, the ten-necked \[Rāvaṇa\]  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.30.121](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.30.121)

trāsayāmāsa ca tadā sarvānsainyagatānapi ..

> then terrified all those who were in the army as well.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.30.122](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.30.122)

māghaśuklacaturddaśyāṃ yāvatkṛṣṇādivāsaram .. 3.2.30.60 ..

> From the fourteenth day of the bright half of Māgha up to the first day of the dark half,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.30.123](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.30.123)

tridinena prahastasya nīlena vihito vadhaḥ ..

> over three days, the slaying of Prahasta was accomplished by Nīla.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.30.124](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.30.124)

māghakṛṣṇadvitīyāyāścaturthyaṃtaṃ tribhirdinaiḥ .. 61 ..

> From the second day of the dark half of Māgha until the fourth, over three days,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.30.125](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.30.125)

rāmeṇa tumule yuddhe rāvaṇo drāvito raṇāt ..

> Rāvaṇa was routed from the battle by Rāma in a tumultuous fight.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.30.126](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.30.126)

pañcamyā aṣṭamī yāvadrāvaṇena prabodhitaḥ .. 62 ..

> From the fifth until the eighth, awakened by Rāvaṇa,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.30.127](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.30.127)

kuṃbhakarṇastadā cakre'bhyavahāraṃ caturdinam ..

> Kumbhakarṇa then feasted for four days.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.30.128](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.30.128)

kumbhakarṇokarodyuddhaṃ navamyādicaturdinaiḥ .. 63 ..

> Kumbhakarṇa fought for four days beginning from the ninth;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.30.129](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.30.129)

rāmeṇa nihato yuddhe bahuvānarabhakṣakaḥ ..

> the devourer of many monkeys was slain in battle by Rāma.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.30.130](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.30.130)

amāvāsyādine śokā'bhyavahāro babhūva ha .. 64 ..

> On the new moon day, there was indeed cessation \[of battle\] due to grief.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.30.131](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.30.131)

phālgunapratipadādau caturthyaṃtaiścaturdinaiḥ ..

> Beginning on the first day of Phālguna until the fourth, during four days,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.30.132](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.30.132)

narāṃtakaprabhṛtayo nihatāḥ pañca rākṣasāḥ .. 65 ..

> the five rākṣasas headed by Narāntaka were slain.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.30.133](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.30.133)

paṃcamyāḥ saptamīṃ yāvadatikāyavadhastryahāt ..

> From the fifth until the seventh, the slaying of Atikāya took place over three days.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.30.134](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.30.134)

aṣṭamyā dvādaśīṃ yāvannihato dinapaṃcakāt .. 66 ..

> From the eighth until the twelfth, within five days, there were slain  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.30.135](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.30.135)

nikumbhakumbhau dvāvetau makarākṣaścaturdinaiḥ ..

> both Nikumbha and Kumbha, and Makarākṣa over four days.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.30.136](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.30.136)

phālgunāsitadvitīyāyā dine vai śakrajijjitaḥ .. 67 ..

> On the second day of the dark half of Phālguna, Śakrajit was indeed defeated.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.30.137](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.30.137)

tṛtīyādau saptamyaṃtadinapañcakameva ca ..

> Beginning on the third and ending on the seventh—for five days precisely—  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.30.138](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.30.138)

oṣadhyānayavaiyagryādavahāro babhūva ha .. 68 ..

> there was a pause \[in fighting\] due to the urgency of bringing the herbs.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.30.139](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.30.139)

aṣṭamyāṃ rāvaṇo māyāmaithilīṃ hatavānkudhīḥ..

> On the eighth, the evil-minded Rāvaṇa struck down the illusory Maithilī.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.30.140](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.30.140)

śokāvegāttadā rāmaścakre sainyāvadhāraṇam .. 69 ..

> From the rush of grief, Rāma then held a council with his army.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.30.141](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.30.141)

tatastrayodaśīṃ yāvaddinaiḥ paṃcabhiriṃdrajit ..

> Then, up to the thirteenth, over five days, Indrajit,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.30.142](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.30.142)

lakṣmaṇena hato yuddhe vikhyātabalapauruṣaḥ .. 3.2.30.70 ..

> renowned for his strength and valor, was slain in battle by Lakṣmaṇa.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.30.143](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.30.143)

caturddaśyāṃ daśagrīvo dīkṣāmāpāvahārataḥ ..

> On the fourteenth, the ten-necked \[Rāvaṇa\] took up initiation following the cessation \[of battle\].  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.30.144](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.30.144)

amāvāsyādine prāgādyuddhāya daśakaṃdharaḥ .. 71 ..

> On the new moon day, the ten-necked one went forth to battle.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.30.145](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.30.145)

caitraśuklapratipadaḥ paṃcamīdinapaṃcake ..

> From the first day of the bright half of Caitra, during the five days up to the fifth,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.30.146](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.30.146)

rāvaṇo yudhyamāno 'bhūtpracuro rakṣasāṃ vadhaḥ .. 72 ..

> Rāvaṇa continued to fight, and abundant was the slaughter of the rākṣasas.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.30.147](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.30.147)

caitraśuklāṣṭamīṃ yāvatsyaṃdanāśvādisūdanam ..

> Up to the eighth day of the bright half of Caitra was the destruction of chariots, horses, and the like.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.30.148](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.30.148)

caitraśuklanavamyāṃ tu saumitreḥ śaktibhedane .. 73 ..

> On the ninth day of the bright half of Caitra, when the spear struck Saumitri \[Lakṣmaṇa\],  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.30.149](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.30.149)

kopāviṣṭena rāmeṇa drāvito daśakaṃdharaḥ ..

> the ten-necked one was routed by Rāma, who was overcome with rage.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.30.150](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.30.150)

vibhīṣaṇopadeśena hanumadyuddhameva ca .. 74 ..

> On the advice of Vibhīṣaṇa, there was battle indeed by Hanumān;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.30.151](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.30.151)

droṇādreroṣadhīṃ netuṃ lakṣmaṇārthamupāgataḥ ..

> he went to Mount Droṇa to fetch the herb for Lakṣmaṇa's sake.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.30.152](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.30.152)

viśalyāṃ tu samādāya lakṣmaṇaṃ tāmapāyayat .. 75 ..

> Taking the Viśalyā \[herb\], he made Lakṣmaṇa drink it.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.30.153](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.30.153)

daśamyāmavahāro'bhūdrātrau yuddhaṃ tu rakṣasām ..

> On the tenth, there was a pause \[in battle\], but at night there was fighting by the rākṣasas.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.30.154](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.30.154)

ekādaśyāṃ tu rāmāya ratho mātalisārathiḥ .. 76 ..

> On the eleventh, a chariot with Mātali as charioteer arrived for Rāma.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.30.155](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.30.155)

prāpto yuddhāya dvādaśyāṃ yāvatkṛṣṇāṃ caturdaśīm ..

> Having arrived for battle on the twelfth, up to the fourteenth day of the dark half,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.30.156](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.30.156)

aṣṭādaśadine rāmo rāvaṇaṃ dvairathe'vadhīt .. 77 ..

> on the eighteenth day, Rāma slew Rāvaṇa in a duel of chariots.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.30.157](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.30.157)

saṃskārā rāvaṇādīnāmamāvā syādine'bhavan ..

> The funeral rites of Rāvaṇa and the others took place on the new moon day.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.30.158](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.30.158)

saṃgrāme tumule jāte rāmo jayamavāptavān .. 78 ..

> A tumultuous battle having occurred, Rāma attained victory.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.30.159](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.30.159)

māghaśukladvitīyādicaitrakṛṣṇacaturddaśīm ..

> From the second day of the bright half of Māgha to the fourteenth day of the dark half of Caitra,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.30.160](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.30.160)

saptāśītidinānyevaṃ madhye paṃvadaśā hakam .. 79 ..

> there were thus eighty-seven days; among them, for fifteen days,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.30.161](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.30.161)

yuddhāvahāraḥ saṃgrāmo dvāsaptatidinānyabhūt ..

> there was a pause in fighting, and the battle lasted for seventy-two days.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.30.162](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.30.162)

vaiśākhādi tithau rāma uvāsa raṇabhūmiṣu ..

> On the first lunar day of Vaiśākha, Rāma dwelt on the battlegrounds.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.30.163](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.30.163)

abhiṣikto dvitīyāyāṃ laṃkārājye vibhī ṣaṇaḥ .. 3.2.30.80 ..

> On the second, Vibhīṣaṇa was consecrated in the sovereignty of Laṅkā.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.30.164](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.30.164)

sītāśuddhistṛtīyāyāṃ devebhyo varalaṃbhanam ..

> On the third was the purification of Sītā and the receiving of boons from the gods,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.30.165](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.30.165)

daśarathasyāgamanaṃ tatra caivānumodanam .. 81 ..

> and the arrival of Daśaratha and his rejoicing right there.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.30.166](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.30.166)

hatvā tvareṇa laṃkeśaṃ lakṣmaṇasyāgrajo vibhuḥ...

> Having swiftly slain the lord of Laṅkā, the all-powerful elder brother of Lakṣmaṇa,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.30.167](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.30.167)

gṛhītvā jānakīṃ puṇyāṃ duḥkhitāṃ rākṣasena tu .. 82 ..

> taking holy Jānakī, who had been afflicted by the rākṣasa,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.30.168](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.30.168)

ādāya parayā prītyā jānakīṃ sa nyavartata ..

> taking Jānakī with supreme joy, he departed.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.30.169](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.30.169)

vaiśākhasya caturthyāṃ tu rāmaḥ puṣpakamā śritaḥ .. 83 ..

> On the fourth day of Vaiśākha, Rāma boarded the Puṣpaka \[chariot\].  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.30.170](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.30.170)

vihāyasā nivṛttastu bhūyo'yodhyāṃ purīṃ prati ..

> He returned through the sky once again toward the city of Ayodhyā.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.30.171](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.30.171)

pūrṇe caturdaśe varṣe paṃcamyāṃ mādhavasya ca .. 84 ..

> When the fourteenth year was complete, on the fifth day of Mādhava \[Vaiśākha\],  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.30.172](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.30.172)

bhāradvājāśrame rāmaḥ sagaṇaḥ samu pāviśat ..

> Rāma arrived at the hermitage of Bharadvāja with his troop.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.30.173](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.30.173)

naṃdigrāme tu ṣaṣṭhyāṃ sa puṣpakeṇa samāgataḥ .. 85 ..

> On the sixth, he arrived at Nandigrāma by means of the Puṣpaka.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.30.174](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.30.174)

saptamyāmabhiṣikto'sau bhūyo'yodhyāyāṃ raghūdvahaḥ ..

> On the seventh, that scion of Raghu was consecrated once again in Ayodhyā.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.30.175](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.30.175)

daśāhādhikamāsāṃśca caturdaśa hi maithilī .. 85 ..

> For fourteen months and ten additional days indeed, Maithilī  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.30.176](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.30.176)

uvāsa rāmarahitā rāvaṇasya niveśane ..

> dwelt deprived of Rāma in the residence of Rāvaṇa.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.30.177](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.30.177)

dvācatvāriṃśake varṣe rāmo rājyamakārayat .. 87 ..

> In his forty-second year, Rāma assumed the kingdom.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.30.178](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.30.178)

sītāyāstu trayastriṃśadvarṣāṇi tu tadā bhavan ..

> Sītā, on the other hand, was thirty-three years old at that time.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.30.179](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.30.179)

sa caturdaśavarṣāṃte praviṣṭaḥ svāṃ purīṃ prabhuḥ .. 88 ..

> At the end of the fourteen years, the lord entered his own city,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.30.180](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.30.180)

ayodhyāṃ nāma mudito rāmo rāvaṇadarpahā ..

> named Ayodhyā, joyful, Rāma the destroyer of Rāvaṇa's pride.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.30.181](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.30.181)

bhrātṛbhiḥ sahitastatra rāmo rājyamakāra yat .. 89 ..

> Together with his brothers, Rāma ruled the kingdom there.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.30.182](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.30.182)

daśavarṣasahasrāṇi daśavarṣaśatāni ca ..

> For ten thousand years and ten hundred years,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.30.183](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.30.183)

rāmo rājyaṃ pālayitvā jagāma tridivālayam .. 3.2.30.90 ..

> Rāma ruled the kingdom and then went to the abode of heaven.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.30.184](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.30.184)

rāmarājye tadā lokā harṣanirbharamā nasāḥ ..

> During the reign of Rāma, the people's minds were overflowing with joy;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.30.185](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.30.185)

babhūvurdhanadhānyāḍhyāḥ putrapautrayutā narāḥ .. 91 ..

> men were rich in wealth and grain, endowed with sons and grandsons.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.30.186](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.30.186)

kāmavarṣī ca parjanyaḥ sasyāni guṇavaṃti ca ..

> Parjanya rained at will, and crops were of high quality;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.30.187](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.30.187)

gāvastu ghaṭadohinyaḥ pādapāśca sadā phalāḥ .. 92 ..

> cows yielded milk by the pailful, and trees were ever-fruitful.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.30.188](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.30.188)

nādhayo vyādhayaścaiva rāmarājye narādhipa ..

> There were neither mental afflictions nor physical diseases in Rāma's kingdom, O ruler of men;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.30.189](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.30.189)

nāryaḥ pativratāścāsanpitṛbhaktiparā narāḥ .. 93 ..

> women were devoted to their husbands, and men were dedicated to devotion toward their fathers.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.30.190](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.30.190)

dvijā vedaparā nityaṃ kṣatriyā dvija sevinaḥ ..

> Twice-born were constantly devoted to the Veda; kṣatriyas served the twice-born;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.30.191](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.30.191)

kurvate vaiśyavarṇāśca bhaktiṃ dvijagavāṃ sadā .. 94 ..

> and the vaiśya class always offered devotion to the twice-born and cows.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.30.192](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.30.192)

na yonisaṃkaraścāsīttatra nācārasaṃkaraḥ ..

> There was no intermixture of castes there, nor corruption of conduct.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.30.193](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.30.193)

na vaṃdhyā durbhagā nārī kākavaṃdhyā mṛta prajā .. 95 ..

> No woman was barren, unfortunate, bearing but a single child, or having dead offspring;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.30.194](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.30.194)

vidhavā naiva kāpyāsītsabhartṛkā na lapyate ..

> none was a widow, nor did any woman with a husband lament.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.30.195](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.30.195)

nāvajñāṃ kurvate kepi mātāpitrorgurostathā .. 96 ..

> None showed disrespect toward mother, father, or teacher.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.30.196](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.30.196)

na ca vākyaṃ hi vṛddhānāmullaṃ ghayati puṇyakṛt ..

> No one who performed meritorious deeds transgressed the word of elders.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.30.197](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.30.197)

na bhūmiharaṇaṃ tatra paranārīparāṅmukhāḥ .. 97 ..

> There was no seizure of land there; men turned their faces away from other men's wives.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.30.198](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.30.198)

nāpavādaparo loko na daridro na rogabhāk ..

> People were not prone to slander, nor impoverished, nor afflicted by disease.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.30.199](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.30.199)

na steyo dyūtakārī ca maireyī pāpino nahi .. 98 ..

> There was no thief, no gambler, nor wine-drinker—no sinners at all.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.30.200](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.30.200)

na hemahārī brahmaghno na caiva gurutalpagaḥ ..

> There was no stealer of gold, no slayer of a brahmin, nor any who defiled a guru's bed,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

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