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Ganeshprasad
Pranam
On a different note, can anyone tell me if Ram is explicitly mentioned as an avtar of Vishnu in Valmiki Ramayan. I am more use to Tulsidas Ramayan the manas, although I have in my possession valmiki Ramayan, I have read it but I was not looking for that ref then, anyone with know shed some light on it please. Many thanks.
Jai Shree Krishna
I will only post a few references and not an exhaustive list:- ब्रह्मणा च समागम्य तत्र तस्थौ समाहित:। 1
तमब्रुवन्सुरास्सर्वे समभिष्टूय सन्नता:।।1.15.17।।
ब्रह्मणा by Brahma, समागम्य having met, तत्र there, समाहित: with composed mind, तस्थौ remained, सुरा: devatas, सर्वे all, सन्नता: prostrating, तम् him, समभिष्टूय paying homage with hymns, अब्रुवन् spoke.
Having met Brahma, lord Visnu stayed there with a composed mind. The devatas prostrated before him and after paying homage with hymns, spoke to him saying,
त्वान्नियोक्ष्यामहे विष्णो लोकानां हितकाम्यया। 1
राज्ञो दशरथस्य त्वमयोध्याधिपते: प्रभो:।।1.15.18।
धर्मज्ञस्य वदान्यस्य महर्षिसमतेजस: । 18
तस्य भार्यासु तिसृषु ह्रीश्रीकीर्त्युपमासु च।।1.15.19।।
विष्णो पुत्रत्वमागच्छ कृत्वाऽऽत्मानं चतुर्विधम्। 1
विष्णो O! Visnu, लोकानाम् for all the worlds, हितकाम्यया desirous of doing benefit, त्वाम् you, नियोक्ष्यामहे we are appointing, विष्णो O!Visnu, त्वम् you, अयोध्याधिपते: of the Sovereign of Ayodhya, प्रभो: of the king, धर्मज्ञस्य of the righteous, वदान्यस्य of the generous, महर्षिसमतेजस: of one equalling rishis in lusture, तस्य his, दशरथस्य राज्ञ: king Dasaratha's ह्री श्री कीर्त्युपमासु comparable to Hri (Modesty), Shree (auspiciousness), Kirti (fame) the daughters of Daksha, तिसृषु among the three, भार्यासु wives, आत्मानम् thy self, चतुर्विधम् in four ways, कृत्वा having divided, पुत्रत्वम् in the form of sons, आगच्छ come.
O! Visnu, desirous of doing benefit for all the worlds we are addressing you this prayer O! Visnu, Sovereign of Ayodhya, king Dasaratha is a righteous, virtuous and generous king equalling rishis in lusture. You form yourself into four ways and incarnate in the form of four sons among his three wives, resembling Hri (Modesty), Shree (Auspiciousness), Kirti (fame).
तत्र त्वं मानुषो भूत्वा प्रवृद्धं लोककण्टकम्।
अवध्यं दैवतैर्विष्णो! समरे जहि रावणम्।।1.15.20।।
विष्णो: O! Visnu, त्वम् you, तत्र there, मानुष: in the form of man, भूत्वा having been born, प्रवृद्धम् increasingly becoming arrogant, लोककण्टकम् source of vexation and terror to the worlds, दैवतै: by gods, अवध्यम् invincible, रावणम् Ravana, समरे in the battle, जहि slay.
O! Visnu, taking birth in the form of a man kill Ravana in the battle who has become a source of vexation and terror to the worlds and who is invincible for gods.
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