Book I : Bala Kanda - Book Of Youthful Majesties : Chapter 1(Continued)
एतत् आख्यानम् आयुष्यम् पठन् रामायणम् नरः |
स पुत्र पौत्रः स गणः प्रेत्य स्वर्गे महीयते || १-१-९९
स पुत्र पौत्रः स गणः प्रेत्य स्वर्गे महीयते || १-१-९९
99. aayuSyam = lifespan-enriching; aakhyaanam = narrative of actuality; etat = this; raama aayaNam = Rama's, peregrination; paThan = while reading - if read; naraH = a human; sa putraH pautraH = [will be] with, with sons, grandsons; sa gaNaH = with, groups [of kinfolk, servants etc]; on enjoying worldly comforts; pretya = after demise; svarge mahiiyate = in heaven, he will be adored.
"Any man who reads this lifespan-enriching narrative of actuality, Ramayana, the peregrination of Rama, he will be enjoying worldly pleasures with his sons and grand sons and with assemblages of kinfolks, servants et al., as long as he is in this mortal world and on his demise, he will be adored in heaven... [1-1-99]
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