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<ignore lang="en">HAMSASANDESAM
 
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<p lang="sa">that celestial drink of immor<fix>t</fix>ality) that is capable of

being tasted (appreciated) by the ear acting as the tongue,

(that thou, who art such a one) art the royal vehicle of

(Brahma) Him whose habitation is the lotus.
 
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<p lang="sa">7. Friend, we are but somebodies here in this

middle world of mere ordinary human beings; (while)

thou art the Lord of the movers in the heavens (birds, or,

Gods), and your fame is easily evident in the mighty

upper world.
 
Even when it is so, it is appropriate that

you should take up the role of a messenger, for the

reason that you will be saving those who crave your

protection; for the (same) reason that even the Ordainer

(Brahma), the Creator of the Universes, stood as a

charioteer.
 
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<p lang="sa">8. Having witnessed the hard times that have come

upon the race of Ikshvakus, a race mighty by nature and
one that, by a mere wish, change the face of the world,

one that, by a mere wish, change the face of the world,
it befits you to go to Lanka, the capital of the Rakshasas,

(the city) that is well situted on Trikuta (mountain)

which is (at times) visible and (at other times) invisible

by reason of the waters of the ocean.
 
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<p lang="sa">9. Friend, while journeying towards the south, a

direction which has the merit of having plenty of holy

places, of being pleasing to the eye on account of sandal-

wood forests, of giving birth to pearls, and of being the

mother of the Malaya breezes, please bear with the

trifling defect that it is the abode of the Rakshasas.
 
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