shrii raamabhujangaprayaata-18

[Raghavendra]

prachaNDaprataapaprabhaavaabhibhuuta-
      prabhuutaariviira prabho raamachandra |
bala.m te katha.m varNyate.atiiva baalye
      yato.akhaNDi chaNDiishakodaNDadaNDaH || 18 ||

prabho raamachandra : O Lord raamachandra,
prachaNDa-prataapa-prabhaava : With most ferocious valor
abhibhuuta-prabhuuta-ari : having defeated all the enemies
viira : the brave one,
atiiva balam te : Your tremendous might,
katham : How
varNyate : (can it be) described,
yataH : Because
baalye : in Your childhood
akhaNDi : broken into pieces,
chaNDiisha-kodaNDa-daNDaH : the bow of Lord shiva.

O Lord raama, who stand as the bravest one, You have
defeated all Your enemies with ferocious valor.
How can your tremendous might be described ?
Because, You have broken the bow of Lord shiva in
Your childhood itself !

The bow of Lord shiva was worshipped by King Janaka, father
of siitaa maataa. During the svayamvara of siitaa-maataa, when
all others struggled to even lift that bow, Lord raama, while
attempting to string the bow, broke it.

Corrections are welcome.

Raghavendra.

--
bhava shankara deshikame sharaNam

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