The shrill cry pierced through Ráma's ears
And his sad eyes o'erflowed with tears,
When lo, transported through the sky
A glorious band of Gods was nigh.
Ancestral shades, 1 by men revered,
In venerable state appeared.
And he from whom all riches flow, 2
And Yama Lord who reigns below:
King Indra, thousand-eyed, and he
Who wields the sceptre of the sea. 3
The God who shows the blazoned, bull, 4
And Brahmá Lord most bountiful
By whose command the worlds were made
All these on radiant cars conveyed,
498:1 The Pitris or Manes, the spirits of the dead.
498:2 Kuvera, the God of Wealth.
498:3 Varun, God of the sea.
498:4 Máhadeva or S'iva whose ensign is a bull.
499:1 The Address to Ráma, both text and commentary, will be found literally translated in the Additional Notes. A paraphrase of a portion is all that I have attempted here.
