Canto 9: LiberationChapter 10: The Pastimes of the Supreme Lord, Ramacandra

Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Srimad Bhagavatam 9.10.32

aropyaruruhe yanam

bhratribhyam hanumad-yutah

vibhishanaya bhagavan

dattva raksho-ganesatam

lankam ayus ca kalpantam

yayau cirna-vratah purim

SYNONYMS

aropya -- keeping or placing; aruruhe -- got up; yanam -- on the airplane; bhratribhyam -- with His brother Lakshmana and the commander Sugriva; hanumat-yutah -- accompanied by Hanuman; vibhishanaya -- unto Vibhishana, the brother of Ravana; bhagavan -- the Lord; dattva -- gave charge; rakshah-gana-isatam -- the power to rule over the Rakshasa population of Lanka; lankam -- the state of Lanka; ayuh ca -- and the duration of life; kalpa-antam -- for many, many years, until the end of one kalpa; yayau -- returned home; cirna-vratah -- finishing the duration of time living in the forest; purim -- to Ayodhya-puri.

TRANSLATION

After giving Vibhishana the power to rule the Rakshasa population of Lanka for the duration of one kalpa, Lord Ramacandra, the Supreme Personality of Godhead [Bhagavan], placed Sitadevi on an airplane decorated with flowers and then got on the plane Himself. The period for His living in the forest having ended, the Lord returned to Ayodhya, accompanied by Hanuman, Sugriva and His brother Lakshmana.

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