Canto 1: Bāla-kāṇḍa (Boyhood)Chapter 18: The Advent of Rāma, Lakṣmaṇa, Bharata and ŚatrughnaText 1.18.57
Canto 1 - Boyhood
Bāla-kāṇḍa
Chapter 18: The Advent of Rāma, Lakṣmaṇa, Bharata and Śatrughna
Text 1.18.57
तदद्भुतमिदं ब्रह्मन्पवित्रं परमं मम।
शुभक्षेत्रगतश्चाहं तव सन्दर्शनात्प्रभो॥
tad adbhutam idaṁ brahman pavitraṁ paramaṁ mama
śubha-kṣetra-gataś cāhaṁ tava sandarśanāt prabho
tat = therefore; adbhutam = and astonishing; idam = this arrival of yours; brahman = O brāhmaṇa; pavitram = purifying; paramam = is supremely; mama = to me; śubha-kṣetra-gataḥ ca aham = my place has become auspicious; tava = you; sandarśanāt = by meeting; prabho = O Lord.
O brāhmaṇa, therefore, this arrival of yours is supremely purifying and astonishing to me. O Lord, by meeting you, my place has become auspicious.