Rāmāyaṇa · Sanskrit Story
The Birth of Rāma
रामजन्म
वाल्मीकि रामायण (c. 500 BCE) · Beginner Sanskrit
Moral · नीतिः
जन्म पुण्यकर्मणां फलम्।
janma puṇyakarmaṇāṃ phalam.
“Birth is the fruit of righteous deeds”
King Dasharatha's Prayer
अयोध्यायाम् एकः महान् राजा आसीत्। तस्य नाम दशरथः। दशरथः बहु पुत्रम् इच्छति स्म। सः देवान् प्रति प्रार्थयत् — "पुत्रं देहि।" देवाः तस्य प्रार्थनां श्रुत्वा प्रसन्नाः अभवन्।
In Ayodhyā there was a great king. His name was Dasharatha. Dasharatha greatly wished for a son. He prayed to the gods — "Give me a son." The gods, hearing his prayer, were pleased.
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