author - "Valmiki"
glory undefiled, When Nandi(455) stands beside his lord, And King Himálaya's child.(456)Canto XVII. Súrpanakhá. The bathing and the prayer were o'er; He turned him from the grassy shore, And with his brother and his spouse Sought his fair home beneath the boughs. Sítá and Lakshman by his side, On to his cot the hero hied, And after rites at morning due Within the leafy shade withdrew. Then, honoured by the devotees, As royal Ráma sat at ease, With Sítá near him, o'er his head A canopy of green
glory undefiled, When Nandi(455) stands beside his lord, And King Himálaya's child.(456)Canto XVII. Súrpanakhá. The bathing and the prayer were o'er; He turned him from the grassy shore, And with his brother and his spouse Sought his fair home beneath the boughs. Sítá and Lakshman by his side, On to his cot the hero hied, And after rites at morning due Within the leafy shade withdrew. Then, honoured by the devotees, As royal Ráma sat at ease, With Sítá near him, o'er his head A canopy of green