Mother and motherland
Let Lanka be made all of gold,
Still, O Lakshman, it leaves me cold.
Greater goes mother, motherland,
How so grand hails heaven’s dreamland.
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Translation | 21.10.2025 | gold, dreamland, heaven, mother, motherland
Note: Taken from Ramayana. The war is won, Lanka conquered, welcome are they as guests in this golden land. Yet, victorious Rama is eager to go back to his kingdom. Why? The verse explains here. The transliteration of the Sanskrit verse:
Api svarna-mayee lankaa na me lakshmana rochate |
Jananee janma-bhoomih cha svargaat api gareeyasee || Ramayana ||
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