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Ritual Observance for Reciting the Deeds of Śatrughna
Remembrance of the Slaying of Lavaṇa
हर्षस्तु सुमहान्जातो रामस्याक्लिष्टकर्मणः ॥ अयोध्यायाः समायातो रामः सबलवाहनः ॥
harṣas tu sumahāñ jāto rāmasyākliṣṭakarmaṇaḥ || ayodhyāyāḥ samāyāto rāmaḥ sabalavāhanaḥ ||
राम को बहुत खुशी हुई। वो कभी थकते नहीं हैं, काम करते रहते हैं। अयोध्या से आए थे अपने पूरे फौजन और सवारियों के साथ।
Varāha (default narrative frame)
It evidences the Purāṇic reuse of epic characters and epithets, contributing to the study of how Rāma’s image is stabilized across Sanskrit traditions.
Ayodhyā—widely identified with modern Ayodhya in Uttar Pradesh, a major locus in North Indian cultural memory.
The depiction of an ‘unwearied’ ruler models steadiness and duty as admired qualities in leadership narratives.
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