Parashurama Meets Rama and Loses His Splendour

Verse 1 (3.98.1)

युधिष्ठिर निबोधेदं त्रिषु लोकेषु विश्रुतम् । भृगोस्तीर्थं महाराज महर्षिगणसेवितम् ॥

yudhiṣṭhira nibodhedaṃ triṣu lokeṣu viśrutam | bhṛgostīrthaṃ mahārāja maharṣigaṇasevitam

Yudhishthira, learn of this ford of Bhrigu, great king, famed in the three worlds and frequented by hosts of great seers.

Note on the text: Removed the speaker heading '[लोमश उवाच ।' that had slipped into the verse text (Wikisource prints it with an opening bracket); Lomasha is set as speaker. Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); it appears in the critical edition's Appendix I, No. 14 (inserted after 3.97.27), lines 7–8.

Verse 2 (3.98.2)

यत्रोपस्पृष्टवान्रामो हृतंतेजस्तदाप्तवान् । अत्र त्वंभ्रातृभिः सार्धं कृष्णया चैव पाण्डव ॥

yatropaspṛṣṭavānrāmo hṛtaṃtejastadāptavān | atra tvaṃbhrātṛbhiḥ sārdhaṃ kṛṣṇayā caiva pāṇḍava

Here Rama bathed and won back the splendour that had been taken from him. Here, son of Pandu, with your brothers and with Krishna,

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); it appears in the critical edition's Appendix I, No. 14 (inserted after 3.97.27), lines 9–10.

Verse 3 (3.98.3)

दुर्योधनहृतंतेजः पुनरादातुमर्हसि । कृतवैरेण रामेण यथा चोपहृतं पुनः ॥

duryodhanahṛtaṃtejaḥ punarādātumarhasi | kṛtavaireṇa rāmeṇa yathā copahṛtaṃ punaḥ

can take back the splendour that Duryodhana has taken from you, just as Rama recovered his after the enmity he had provoked.

Note on the text: Corrected कचोपहृतं → चोपहृतं (misprint in Wikisource; a stray akshara; the critical edition's appendix reads yathā copahṛtaṃ). Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); it appears in the critical edition's Appendix I, No. 14 (inserted after 3.97.27), lines 11–12.

Verse 4 (3.98.4)

स तत्रभ्रातृभिश्चैव कृष्णया चैव पाण्डवः । स्नात्वा देवान्पितॄंश्चैव तर्पयामास भारत ॥

sa tatrabhrātṛbhiścaiva kṛṣṇayā caiva pāṇḍavaḥ | snātvā devānpitṝṃścaiva tarpayāmāsa bhārata

There the Pandava bathed with his brothers and with Krishna, and offered water to the gods and the ancestors, O Bharata.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); it appears in the critical edition's Appendix I, No. 14 (inserted after 3.97.27), lines 13–14.

Verse 5 (3.98.5)

तस्य तीर्थस्य रूपं वै दीप्ताद्दीप्ततरं बभौ । अप्रधृष्यतरश्चासीच्छात्रवाणां नरर्षभ ॥

tasya tīrthasya rūpaṃ vai dīptāddīptataraṃ babhau | apradhṛṣyataraścāsīcchātravāṇāṃ nararṣabha

Having bathed at that ford, he shone with a form more radiant than ever, bull among men, and became still harder for his enemies to overcome.

Note on the text: Corrected अप्रवृष्यतरश्चासीत् → अप्रधृष्यतरश्चासीत् (misprint in Wikisource; व for ध; the critical edition's appendix reads apradhṛṣyataraś). Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); it appears in the critical edition's Appendix I, No. 14 (inserted after 3.97.27), lines 15–16.

Verse 6 (3.98.6)

अपृच्छच्चैव राजेन्द्र लोमशं पाण्डुनन्दनः । भगवन्किमर्थं रामस्य हृतमासीद्वपुः प्रभो । कथं प्रत्याहृतंचैव एतदाचक्ष्व पृच्छतः ॥

apṛcchaccaiva rājendra lomaśaṃ pāṇḍunandanaḥ | bhagavankimarthaṃ rāmasya hṛtamāsīdvapuḥ prabho | kathaṃ pratyāhṛtaṃcaiva etadācakṣva pṛcchataḥ

Then, king of kings, the son of Pandu asked Lomasha: "Holy one, lord, why was Rama's splendour taken from him? And how was it won back? Tell me, for I ask."

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); it appears in the critical edition's Appendix I, No. 14 (inserted after 3.97.27), lines 17–19.

Verse 7 (3.98.7)

शृणु रामस्य राजेन्द्र भार्गवस्य च धीमतः । जातो दशरथस्यासीत्पुत्रो रामो महात्मनः ॥

śṛṇu rāmasya rājendra bhārgavasya ca dhīmataḥ | jāto daśarathasyāsītputro rāmo mahātmanaḥ

Hear, king of kings, about Rama and about the wise Bhargava. To the great-souled Dasharatha a son was born, Rama,

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); it appears in the critical edition's Appendix I, No. 14 (inserted after 3.97.27), lines 20–21.

Verse 8 (3.98.8)

विष्णुः स्वेन शरीरेण रावणस्य वधाय वै । पश्यामस्तमयोध्यायां जातं दाशरथिं ततः ॥

viṣṇuḥ svena śarīreṇa rāvaṇasya vadhāya vai | paśyāmastamayodhyāyāṃ jātaṃ dāśarathiṃ tataḥ

who was Vishnu himself in his own body, come for the slaying of Ravana. We saw him then, the son of Dasharatha, born in Ayodhya.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); it appears in the critical edition's Appendix I, No. 14 (inserted after 3.97.27), lines 22–23.

Verse 9 (3.98.9)

ऋचीकनन्दनो रामो भार्गवो रेणुकासुतः । तस्य दाशरथेः श्रुत्वा रामस्याक्लिष्टकर्मणः ॥

ṛcīkanandano rāmo bhārgavo reṇukāsutaḥ | tasya dāśaratheḥ śrutvā rāmasyākliṣṭakarmaṇaḥ

Rama the Bhargava, descendant of Richika and son of Renuka, heard of Rama son of Dasharatha, whose deeds came without effort,

Note on the text: Corrected राभो → रामो, तस् → तस्य and ररामस्य → रामस्य (misprints in Wikisource; a wrong letter, a dropped akshara and a doubled one; the critical edition's appendix reads rāmo, tasya, rāmasya). Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); it appears in the critical edition's Appendix I, No. 14 (inserted after 3.97.27), lines 24–25.

Verse 10 (3.98.10)

कौतूहलान्वितो रामस्त्वयोध्यामगमत्पुनः । जिज्ञासमानो रामस्य वीर्यं दाशरथेस्तदा ॥

kautūhalānvito rāmastvayodhyāmagamatpunaḥ | jijñāsamāno rāmasya vīryaṃ dāśarathestadā

and, full of curiosity, he went to Ayodhya, wishing to test the prowess of Rama, son of Dasharatha.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); it appears in the critical edition's Appendix I, No. 14 (inserted after 3.97.27), lines 26 and 28. The appendix has one more line between these two (dhanur ādāya tad divyaṃ kṣatriyāṇāṃ nibarhaṇam, 'taking that divine bow, destroyer of Kshatriyas'), which Wikisource lacks.

Verse 11 (3.98.11)

तं वै दशरथः श्रुत्वा विषयान्तमुपागतम् । प्रेषयामास रामस्य रामं पुत्रं पुरस्कृतम् ॥

taṃ vai daśarathaḥ śrutvā viṣayāntamupāgatam | preṣayāmāsa rāmasya rāmaṃ putraṃ puraskṛtam

When Dasharatha heard that he had come to the border of the realm, he sent his son Rama out to meet him, at the head of his people.

Note on the text: Corrected वियान्तम् → विषयान्तम् (misprint in Wikisource; a dropped akshara; the critical edition's appendix reads viṣayāntam). Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); it appears in the critical edition's Appendix I, No. 14 (inserted after 3.97.27), lines 29–30.

Verse 12 (3.98.12)

स तमभ्यागतं दृष्ट्वा उद्यतास्त्रमवस्थितम् । प्रहसन्निव कौन्तेय रामो वचनमब्रवीत् ॥

sa tamabhyāgataṃ dṛṣṭvā udyatāstramavasthitam | prahasanniva kaunteya rāmo vacanamabravīt

Seeing him arrive and stand there with his weapons ready, Rama the Bhargava said, as if smiling, son of Kunti:

Note on the text: Corrected कोन्तेय → कौन्तेय (misprint in Wikisource; ो for ौ; the critical edition's appendix reads kaunteya). Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); it appears in the critical edition's Appendix I, No. 14 (inserted after 3.97.27), lines 31–32.

Verse 13 (3.98.13)

कृतकालं हि राजेन्द्र धनुरेतन्मया विभो । समारोपय यत्नेन यदि शक्नोषि पार्थिव ॥

kṛtakālaṃ hi rājendra dhanuretanmayā vibho | samāropaya yatnena yadi śaknoṣi pārthiva

"King of kings, mighty one, this bow of mine is Death itself. String it with all your strength, prince, if you can."

Note on the text: Corrected पार्तिव → पार्थिव (misprint in Wikisource; त for थ; the critical edition's appendix reads pārthiva). Given to Parashurama: the whole verse is his challenge, which has no printed heading. Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); it appears in the critical edition's Appendix I, No. 14 (inserted after 3.97.27), lines 33–34.

Verse 14 (3.98.14)

इत्युक्तस्त्वाह भगवंस्त्वं नाधिक्षेप्तुमर्हसि । नाहमप्यधमो धर्मे क्षत्रियाणां द्विजातिषु । इक्ष्वाकूणां विशेषेण बाहुवीर्ये न कत्थनम् ॥

ityuktastvāha bhagavaṃstvaṃ nādhikṣeptumarhasi | nāhamapyadhamo dharme kṣatriyāṇāṃ dvijātiṣu | ikṣvākūṇāṃ viśeṣeṇa bāhuvīrye na katthanam

So addressed, he replied: "Holy one, you should not taunt me. Among Kshatriyas I am not the least in my duty toward the twice-born; and the Ikshvakus above all do not boast of the strength of their arms."

Note on the text: Corrected इश्र्वाकूणां → इक्ष्वाकूणां (misprint in Wikisource; a broken conjunct; the critical edition's appendix reads ikṣvākūṇāṃ). Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); it appears in the critical edition's Appendix I, No. 14 (inserted after 3.97.27), lines 35–37.

Verse 15 (3.98.15)

तमेवं वादिनं तत्र रामो वचनमब्रवीत् । अलं वै व्यपदेशेन धनुरायच्छ राघव ॥

tamevaṃ vādinaṃ tatra rāmo vacanamabravīt | alaṃ vai vyapadeśena dhanurāyaccha rāghava

As he spoke so, Rama the Bhargava said to him: "Enough of words. Draw the bow, descendant of Raghu."

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); it appears in the critical edition's Appendix I, No. 14 (inserted after 3.97.27), lines 38–39.

Verse 16 (3.98.16)

ततो जग्राह रोषेण क्षत्रियर्षभसूदनम् । रामो दाशरथिर्दिव्यं हस्ताद्रामस्य कार्मुकम् ॥

tato jagrāha roṣeṇa kṣatriyarṣabhasūdanam | rāmo dāśarathirdivyaṃ hastādrāmasya kārmukam

Then Rama son of Dasharatha, in anger, took from the Bhargava's hand that divine bow, the slayer of the foremost Kshatriyas.

Note on the text: Corrected क्षत्रियर्षभमूदनम् → क्षत्रियर्षभसूदनम् (misprint in Wikisource; म for स; the critical edition's appendix reads kṣatriyarṣabhasūdanam). Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); it appears in the critical edition's Appendix I, No. 14 (inserted after 3.97.27), lines 40–41.

Verse 17 (3.98.17)

धनुरारोपयामास सलील इव भारत । ज्याशब्दमकरोच्चैव स्मयमानः स वीर्यवान् । तस्य शब्दस्य भूतानि वित्रसन्त्यशनेरिव ॥

dhanurāropayāmāsa salīla iva bhārata | jyāśabdamakaroccaiva smayamānaḥ sa vīryavān | tasya śabdasya bhūtāni vitrasantyaśaneriva

He strung the bow as if in play, O Bharata, and the mighty one, smiling, twanged its string; at the sound all creatures trembled as at a thunderbolt.

Note on the text: Corrected शब्दस् → शब्दस्य (misprint in Wikisource; a dropped akshara; the critical edition's appendix reads śabdasya). Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); it appears in the critical edition's Appendix I, No. 14 (inserted after 3.97.27), lines 42–44.

Verse 18 (3.98.18)

अथाब्रवीत्तदा रामो रामं दाशरथिस्तदा । इदमारोपितं ब्रह्मन्किमन्यत्करवाणि ते ॥

athābravīttadā rāmo rāmaṃ dāśarathistadā | idamāropitaṃ brahmankimanyatkaravāṇi te

Then Rama son of Dasharatha said to Rama the Bhargava: "Here, brahmin, it is strung. What else shall I do for you?"

Note on the text: Corrected ब्र्हमन् → ब्रह्मन् (misprint in Wikisource; a broken conjunct; the critical edition's appendix reads brahman). Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); it appears in the critical edition's Appendix I, No. 14 (inserted after 3.97.27), lines 45–46.

Verse 19 (3.98.19)

तस्य रामो ददौ दिव्यं जामदग्न्यो महात्मनः । शरमाकर्णदेशान्तमयमाकृष्यतामिति ॥

tasya rāmo dadau divyaṃ jāmadagnyo mahātmanaḥ | śaramākarṇadeśāntamayamākṛṣyatāmiti

Then Rama, the great-souled son of Jamadagni, handed him a divine arrow, saying, "Draw this back to your ear."

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); it appears in the critical edition's Appendix I, No. 14 (inserted after 3.97.27), lines 47–48.

Verse 20 (3.98.20)

एतच्छ्रुत्वाऽब्रवीद्रामः प्रदीप्त इव मन्युना । श्रूयते क्षम्यते चैव दर्पपूर्णोऽसि भार्गव ॥

etacchrutvā'bravīdrāmaḥ pradīpta iva manyunā | śrūyate kṣamyate caiva darpapūrṇo'si bhārgava

Hearing this, Rama spoke, blazing as it were with wrath: "I hear it, and I bear it. You are full of pride, Bhargava.

Note on the text: Corrected दर्पपूर्णोसि → दर्पपूर्णोऽसि (missing avagraha in Wikisource; the critical edition's appendix reads darpapūrṇo 'si). Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); it appears in the critical edition's Appendix I, No. 14 (inserted after 3.97.27), lines 49–50.

Verse 21 (3.98.21)

त्वया ह्यधिगतं तेजः क्षत्रियेभ्यो विशेषतः । पितामहप्रसादेन तेन मां क्षिपसि ध्रुवम् । पश्य मां स्वेन रूपेण चक्षुस्ते वितराम्यहम् ॥

tvayā hyadhigataṃ tejaḥ kṣatriyebhyo viśeṣataḥ | pitāmahaprasādena tena māṃ kṣipasi dhruvam | paśya māṃ svena rūpeṇa cakṣuste vitarāmyaham

By the grace of the Grandfather you have gained a splendour surpassing the Kshatriyas, and that is surely why you taunt me. See me in my own form: I grant you the eyes to see it."

Note on the text: Given to Rama son of Dasharatha: the verse continues the speech begun in the previous verse. Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); it appears in the critical edition's Appendix I, No. 14 (inserted after 3.97.27), lines 51–53.

Verse 22 (3.98.22)

ततो रामशरीरे वै रामः पश्यति भार्गवः । आदित्यान्सवसून्रुद्रान्साध्यांश्च समरुद्गणान् ॥

tato rāmaśarīre vai rāmaḥ paśyati bhārgavaḥ | ādityānsavasūnrudrānsādhyāṃśca samarudgaṇān

Then Rama the Bhargava saw within the body of Rama the Adityas with the Vasus, the Rudras, and the Sadhyas with the hosts of Maruts;

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); it appears in the critical edition's Appendix I, No. 14 (inserted after 3.97.27), lines 54–55.

Verse 23 (3.98.23)

पितरो हुताशनश्चैव नक्षत्राणि ग्रहास्तथा । गन्धर्वा राक्षसा यक्षा नद्यस्तीर्थानि यानि च ॥

pitaro hutāśanaścaiva nakṣatrāṇi grahāstathā | gandharvā rākṣasā yakṣā nadyastīrthāni yāni ca

the Ancestors, the Fire-god, the stars and the planets; Gandharvas, Rakshasas and Yakshas, the rivers and all the sacred fords;

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); it appears in the critical edition's Appendix I, No. 14 (inserted after 3.97.27), lines 56–57.

Verse 24 (3.98.24)

ऋषयो वालखिल्याश्च ब्रह्मभूताः सनातनाः । देवर्षयश्च कार्त्स्न्येन समुद्राः पर्वतास्तथा ॥

ṛṣayo vālakhilyāśca brahmabhūtāḥ sanātanāḥ | devarṣayaśca kārtsnyena samudrāḥ parvatāstathā

the seers, and the Valakhilyas, eternal ones who have become Brahman; the divine seers in their entirety, the oceans and the mountains;

Note on the text: Corrected ब्र्हमभूताः → ब्रह्मभूताः (misprint in Wikisource; a broken conjunct; the critical edition's appendix reads brahmabhūtāḥ). Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); it appears in the critical edition's Appendix I, No. 14 (inserted after 3.97.27), lines 58–59.

Verse 25 (3.98.25)

वेदाश्च सोपनिषदो वषट्कारैः सहाध्वरैः । चेतोमन्ति च सामानि धनुर्वेदश्च भारत । मेघवृन्दानि वर्षाणि विद्युतश्च युधिष्ठिर ॥

vedāśca sopaniṣado vaṣaṭkāraiḥ sahādhvaraiḥ | cetomanti ca sāmāni dhanurvedaśca bhārata | meghavṛndāni varṣāṇi vidyutaśca yudhiṣṭhira

the Vedas with the Upanishads, the sacrifices with their Vashat-calls, the Saman chants in living form, and the science of archery, O Bharata; the masses of cloud, the rains and the lightnings, Yudhishthira.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); it appears in the critical edition's Appendix I, No. 14 (inserted after 3.97.27), lines 60–62.

Verse 26 (3.98.26)

ततः स भगवान्विष्णुस्तं वै बाणं मुमोच ह । शुष्काशनिसमाकीर्णं महोल्काभिश्च भारत ॥

tataḥ sa bhagavānviṣṇustaṃ vai bāṇaṃ mumoca ha | śuṣkāśanisamākīrṇaṃ maholkābhiśca bhārata

Then the blessed Vishnu loosed that arrow, O Bharata, amid dry thunderbolts and great meteors;

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); it appears in the critical edition's Appendix I, No. 14 (inserted after 3.97.27), lines 63–64.

Verse 27 (3.98.27)

पांसुवर्षेण महता मेघवर्षैश्च भूतलम् । भूमिकम्पैश्च निर्घातैर्नादैश्च विपुलैरपि ॥

pāṃsuvarṣeṇa mahatā meghavarṣaiśca bhūtalam | bhūmikampaiśca nirghātairnādaiśca vipulairapi

a great rain of dust and downpours from the clouds fell on the earth, with earthquakes, thunderclaps and mighty roarings.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); it appears in the critical edition's Appendix I, No. 14 (inserted after 3.97.27), lines 65–66.

Verse 28 (3.98.28)

स रामं विह्वलं कृत्वा तेजश्चाक्षिप्य केवलम् । आगच्छज्ज्वलितो बाणो रामबाहुप्रचोदितः ॥

sa rāmaṃ vihvalaṃ kṛtvā tejaścākṣipya kevalam | āgacchajjvalito bāṇo rāmabāhupracoditaḥ

The blazing arrow, sped by Rama's arm, left the Bhargava reeling, took away all his splendour, and came back.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); it appears in the critical edition's Appendix I, No. 14 (inserted after 3.97.27), lines 67–68.

Verse 29 (3.98.29)

स तु विह्वलतां गत्वा प्रतिलभ्य च चेतनाम् । रामः प्रत्यागतप्राणः प्राणमद्विष्णुतेजसम् ॥

sa tu vihvalatāṃ gatvā pratilabhya ca cetanām | rāmaḥ pratyāgataprāṇaḥ prāṇamadviṣṇutejasam

Rama the Bhargava swooned; then, regaining consciousness, his life returned to him, he bowed to the splendour of Vishnu.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); it appears in the critical edition's Appendix I, No. 14 (inserted after 3.97.27), lines 69–70.

Verse 30 (3.98.30)

विष्णुना सोऽभ्यनुज्ञातो महेन्द्रमगमत्पुनः । भीतस्तु तत्रन्यवसद्ब्रीडितस्तु महातपाः ॥

viṣṇunā so'bhyanujñāto mahendramagamatpunaḥ | bhītastu tatranyavasadbrīḍitastu mahātapāḥ

Given leave by Vishnu, he went back to Mount Mahendra, and there the great ascetic lived, afraid and ashamed.

Note on the text: Corrected सोभ्यनुज्ञातो → सोऽभ्यनुज्ञातो (missing avagraha in Wikisource; the critical edition's appendix reads so 'bhyanujñāto). Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); it appears in the critical edition's Appendix I, No. 14 (inserted after 3.97.27), lines 71–72.

Verse 31 (3.98.31)

ततः संवत्सरेऽतीते हृतौजसमवस्थितम् । निर्मदं दुःखितं दृष्ट्वा पितरो राममब्रुवन् ॥

tataḥ saṃvatsare'tīte hṛtaujasamavasthitam | nirmadaṃ duḥkhitaṃ dṛṣṭvā pitaro rāmamabruvan

When a year had passed, the Ancestors saw Rama stripped of his vigour, his pride gone and full of sorrow, and they said to him:

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); it appears in the critical edition's Appendix I, No. 14 (inserted after 3.97.27), lines 73–74.

Verse 32 (3.98.32)

न वै सम्यगिदं पुत्र विष्णुमासाद्य वैकृतम् । स हि पूज्यश्च मान्यश्च त्रिषु लोकेषु सर्वदा ॥

na vai samyagidaṃ putra viṣṇumāsādya vaikṛtam | sa hi pūjyaśca mānyaśca triṣu lokeṣu sarvadā

"Son, it was not right, this wrong you did when you came up against Vishnu. For he is always to be worshipped and honoured in the three worlds.

Note on the text: Given to the Ancestors: the whole verse is their speech, which has no printed heading (so also the next two verses). Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); it appears in the critical edition's Appendix I, No. 14 (inserted after 3.97.27), lines 75–76. Where the appendix reads vai kṛtam, Wikisource has वैकृतम् (a wrong act), a variant.

Verse 33 (3.98.33)

गच्छ पुत्रनदीं पुण्यां वधूसरकृताह्वयाम् । तत्रोपस्पृश्य तीर्थेषु पुनर्वपुरवाप्स्यसि ॥

gaccha putranadīṃ puṇyāṃ vadhūsarakṛtāhvayām | tatropaspṛśya tīrtheṣu punarvapuravāpsyasi

Go, son, to the holy river called Vadhusara. Bathe at its fords, and you will regain your splendour.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); it appears in the critical edition's Appendix I, No. 14 (inserted after 3.97.27), lines 77–78.

Verse 34 (3.98.34)

दीप्तोदं नाम तत्तीर्थं यत्रते प्रपितामहः । भृगुर्देवयुगे राम तप्तवानुत्तमं तपः ॥

dīptodaṃ nāma tattīrthaṃ yatrate prapitāmahaḥ | bhṛgurdevayuge rāma taptavānuttamaṃ tapaḥ

That ford is called Diptoda, Rama, where your great-grandfather Bhrigu practised supreme austerity in the age of the gods."

Note on the text: Corrected प्रतितामहः → प्रपितामहः (misprint in Wikisource; त for प; the critical edition's appendix reads prapitāmahaḥ). Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); it appears in the critical edition's Appendix I, No. 14 (inserted after 3.97.27), lines 79–80.

Verse 35 (3.98.35)

तत्तथा कृतवान्रामः कौन्तेय वचनात्पितुः । प्राप्तवांश्च पुनस्तेजस्तीर्थेऽस्मिन्पाण्डुनन्दन ॥

tattathā kṛtavānrāmaḥ kaunteya vacanātpituḥ | prāptavāṃśca punastejastīrthe'sminpāṇḍunandana

Rama did so at his father's word, son of Kunti, and here at this ford, son of Pandu, he regained his splendour.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); it appears in the critical edition's Appendix I, No. 14 (inserted after 3.97.27), lines 81–82.

Verse 36 (3.98.36)

एतदीदृशकं तात रामेणाक्लिष्टकर्मणा । प्राप्तमासीन्महाराज विष्णुमासाद्य वै पुरा ॥

etadīdṛśakaṃ tāta rāmeṇākliṣṭakarmaṇā | prāptamāsīnmahārāja viṣṇumāsādya vai purā

This, dear son, great king, is what befell Rama of tireless deeds long ago, when he came up against Vishnu.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); it appears in the critical edition's Appendix I, No. 14 (inserted after 3.97.27), lines 83–84.