Chapter 107 — Uttara Kanda, Sarga 107

Valmiki Ramayana — Uttara Kanda

Verse 107.15

पौराणां दृढभक्तिं च बाढमित्येव सोऽब्रवीत्। स्वकृतान्तं चान्ववेक्ष्य तस्मिन्नहि राघवः॥ कोशलेषु कुशं वीरमुत्तरेषु तथा लवम्। अभिषिच्य महात्मानावुभौ रामः कुशीलवौ॥ अभिषिक्तौ सुतावङ्के प्रतिष्ठाप्य पुरे ततः। रथानां तु सहस्राणि नागानामयुतानि च। दश चाश्वसहस्राणि एकैकस्य धनं ददौ॥ बहुरत्नौ बहुधनौ हृष्टपुष्टजनाश्रयौ। स्वे पुरे प्रेषयामास भ्रातरौ तौ कुशीलवौ॥ अभिषिच्य ततो वीरौ प्रस्थाप्य स्वपुरे तदा। दूतान्संप्रेषयामास शत्रुघ्नाय महात्मने॥

paurāṇāṃ dṛḍhabhaktiṃ ca bāḍhamityeva so'bravīt| svakṛtāntaṃ cānvavekṣya tasminnahi rāghavaḥ|| kośaleṣu kuśaṃ vīramuttareṣu tathā lavam| abhiṣicya mahātmānāvubhau rāmaḥ kuśīlavau|| abhiṣiktau sutāvaṅke pratiṣṭhāpya pure tataḥ| rathānāṃ tu sahasrāṇi nāgānāmayutāni ca| daśa cāśvasahasrāṇi ekaikasya dhanaṃ dadau|| bahuratnau bahudhanau hṛṣṭapuṣṭajanāśrayau| sve pure preṣayāmāsa bhrātarau tau kuśīlavau|| abhiṣicya tato vīrau prasthāpya svapure tadā| dūtānsaṃpreṣayāmāsa śatrughnāya mahātmane||

English Meaning

Observing such a firm devotion of the citizens Rāma agreed to that. Thereupon having gone through his duties he installed Kuša in the kingdom of Kosala and Lava in the northern country. Lava and conferred open each of them thousand chariots, Ayuta Nagas, Ayuta horses and various jewels and riches he established them in their respective kingdoms. Having thus settled the princes he despatched an emissary to Śatrughna.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)