kaisalyā suprajā: O!Beloved son of Kausalya, (a son by whom Kausalya became a blessed mother), rāma O!Rama, pūrvā sandhyā the day-break, pravartatē is commencing ,naraśārdūla O!Best among men, uttiṣṭha awake (fromsleep), daivam oblations to gods, āhnikam religious rite to be performed every day at a fixed hour, kartavyam are required to be done.

mahāvīryau both(brothers)exceedingly powerful, kṛtāhnikau having performed daily rites, abhisaṅhṛṣṭau highly energetic, tapōdhanam a sage with asceticism as wealth, viśvāmitram Visvamitra, abhivādya having prostrated before him with reverence, gamanāya for their onward journey, abhitasthatu: both of them stood ready before him.

tatra there, bahuvarṣasahasrāṇi for many thousands of years, paramam utmost, tapa: austerities, tapyatām while performing austerities, agyratējasām sages of topmost vital power, ṛṣīṇām of the anchorites, puṇyam sacred, āśramapadam hermitage.

bhagavan O! Worshipful one, ayam this, puṇya:āśrama: sacred hermitage, kasya whose, asmin in this, ka: nu who indeed, pumān man, vasatē lives, śrōtum to hear, icchāva: we both are desirous, nau for both of us, param keenly, kautūhalaṅ hi curiosity.

kandarpa: Kandarpa also known as Manmatha, mūrtimān incarnated in human form, āsīt lived, budhai: by the learned, kāma: iti ucyatē is called Kama, durmēdhā: foolish minded, iha here, tapasyantam while doing penance, niyamēna in accordance with rules, samāhitam absorbed in meditation, kṛtōdvāham with his newly wedded wife, samarudgagaṇam accompanied by maruts, gacchantam wending his way, dēvēśam lord of deities, sthāṇum Siva, dharṣayāmāsa opposed him, mahātmanā by Lord Siva, huṅkṛtaśca roared in menacing sound.

mahātmanā by that lord Siva, nirdagthasya having burnt down totally, tasya his, gātram body, tatra there, hatam disappeared, dēvēśvarēṇa by the lord of devatas, krōdhāt because of wrath, kāma: Kama, aśarīra: disembodied, kṛta: had been made.

ayam this, tasya his, puṇya: holy, āśrama: hermitage, purā formerly, tasya his, śiṣyā: disciples, imē munaya: these ascetics, nityam always, dharmaparā: righteous, tēṣām for them, pāpam sin, na vidyatē does not accrue.

narōttama O! Chief of men, sarvē all of us, snātāśca have taken bath, kṛtajapyāśca have performed Japa (muttering god's sacred name severally), hutahavyā: offered oblations in fire, śucaya: pure, puṇyam pious, āśramam hermitage, abhigacchāmahē we will enter.

arghyam respectable offerings, pādyam water for washing feet, tathā and, ātithyam hospitality, kuśikātmajē to Visvamitra, nivēdya having offered, paścāt thereafter, rāmalakṣmaṇayō: for Rama and Lakshmana, atithikriyām acts of hospitality, akurvan performed.

tatra there, vāsibhi: by the residents, suvratai: by those faithful to their vows, munibhi: ascetics, saha along with them, ānītā: having been brought, tadā then, tatra there, kāmāśramapadē in Kama's hermitage, susukham happily, nyavasan dwelt .