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ಸೀತಾಮಾತ್ಮಸುತಾಂ ಖಲೈರಪಹೃತಾಮಾನೇಷ್ಯತಃ ಸ್ವಾಂ ಪುರೀಂ

ಜಾಮಾತುರ್ಹಿತಕಾರಿಣೀವ ಧರಣೀ ವಾರ್ಧ್ಯಂಬುವೃದ್ದಾಕೃತಿಃ|

ಭೂಭಾರಕ್ಷಪಣೋದ್ಯತಸ್ಯ ಸಚಿವೀಭೂತಾ ಮಹೀಂದ್ರಾ ಇವ

ಶ್ರೀರಾಮಸ್ಯ ಭಟೈಃ ಕೃತೋ ವಿಜಯತೇ ಸೇತುರ್ವಿಜೇತುರ್ದ್ವಿಷಾಮ್||15||

SeethAmAtmasutAm KhalairapahrutAmAnEShyataha svAm pureem

jAmAturhitakAriNeeva DharaNee vArDhyambuvruddAkrutihi|

BhUBhArakShapaNOdyatasya sachiveeBhUtA maheendrA iva

SrirAmasya BhaTaihi krutO vijayatE sEturvijEturdwiShAm||15||

सीतामात्मसुतां खलैरपहृतामानॆष्यतः स्वां पुरीं

जामातुर्हितकारिणीव धरणी वार्ध्यम्बुवृद्दाकृतिः।

भूभारक्षपणॊद्यतस्य सचिवीभूता महीन्द्रा इव

श्रीरामस्य भटैः कृतॊ विजयतॆ सॆतुर्विजॆतुर्द्विषाम्॥१५॥

SUMMARY: Created by monkeys, the assistants of Srirama, who was accustomed to vanquish the enemies, the Bridge appears like the outstretched long arm of Mother Earth, who wanted to help her son-in-law Srirama in taking her daughter Seetha Devi back to Ayodhya, lying in the seawater; it (bridge) is shining like mountains on Earth that are helping Srirama, who was destined to kill the demons and reduce the weight on Earth.

This stanza conveys several messages in a nutshell — the monkeys wanted to serve Srirama by assisting him in destroying the demons. The remnants of the long bridge, presently lying sparsely under the seawater, appear like the arm of Mother Earth stretching for a long distance. Since Seetha Devi was ‘found’ on the track created by the plough that King Janaka was working with on a piece of land where he wanted to perform a sacrifice, she is popularly known as a daughter of Mother Earth. The reason for Mother Earth stretching her arm on or under the sea was that she wanted to help Srirama, her son-in-law, in getting her daughter Seetha Devi, in taking his wife back to Ayodhya. This means that Mother Earth was already aware that her son-in-law would kill Ravana and his friends and relatives and would return to Ayodhya along with Seetha Devi. In a way, this stanza explains the entire Yuddha Kanda.

ಪ್ರಗೀತಜಾನಕೀನಾಥಪ್ರತಾಪಸ್ವರ್ಣವೈಭವೇ|

ಪ್ರತ್ಯಯಾರ್ಥಮಯಂ ಸೇತುಃ ನಿಕಷಾಶ್ಮಾಯತೇ ನೃಣಾಮ್||16||

PrageetajAnakeenAThapratApaswarNavaiBhavE|

PratyayArThamayam sEtuhu nikaShAshmAyatE nruNAm||16||

प्रगीतजानकीनाथप्रतापस्वर्णवैभवॆ।

प्रत्ययार्थमयं सॆतुः निकषाश्मायतॆ नृणाम्॥

SUMMARY: Oreo is a type of stone on which the gold is rubbed to ascertain the purity of gold and assess the value. Similarly, Seethapati Srirama has attracted lot of praise from people for his valor, which is like gold and the bridge is like that Oreo to rub the golden valor of Srirama and value it and to instill faith in human minds in the bravery of Srirama. Ultimately, the people would conclude that the bravery of Srirama is incomparable and quite sublime.   

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