अस्मत्प्रसादसुमुख: कलया कलेश इक्ष्वाकुवंश अवतीर्य गुरोर्निदेशे । तिष्ठन् वनं सदयितानुज आविवेश यस्मिन् विरुध्य दशकन्धर आर्तिमार्च्छत् ॥ २३ ॥
asmat-prasada-sumukhah kalaya kalesa iksvaku-vamsa avatirya guror nidese tisthan vanam sa-dayitanuja avivesa yasmin virudhya dasa-kandhara artim arcchat
- asmat
- unto us, beginning from Brahma down to the insignificant ant
- prasada
- causeless mercy
- sumukhah
- so inclined
- kalaya
- with His plenary extensions
- kalesah
- the Lord of all potencies
- iksvaku
- Maharaja Iksvaku, in the dynasty of the sun
- vamse
- family
- avatirya
- by descending in
- guroh
- of the father or spiritual master
- nidese
- under the order of
- tisthan
- being situated in
- vanam
- in the forest
- sa-dayita-anujah
- along with His wife and younger brother
- avivesa
- entered
- yasmin
- unto whom
- virudhya
- being rebellious
- dasa-kandharah
- Ravana, who had ten heads
- artim
- great distress
- arcchat
- achieved
Due to His causeless mercy upon all living entities within the universe, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, along with His plenary extensions, appeared in the family of Maharaja Iksvaku as the Lord of His internal potency, Sita. Under the order of His father, Maharaja Dasaratha, He entered the forest and lived there for considerable years with His wife and younger brother. Ravana, who was very materially powerful, with ten heads on his shoulders, committed a great offense against Him and was thus ultimately vanquished.