The Oracle of Rama's Command

The deities are pleased and are showering flowers, auspicious songs are being sung, and kettledrums are beating. Victory, victory to Lord Rama, the treasury of joy and auspiciousness, who is like the sun to the lotus of the Solar Dynasty The Solar Dynasty or 'Suryavansha' is the royal lineage of Rama; just as the sun makes a lotus bloom, Rama brings prosperity to his clan! || 5 ||
(The result of this omen is excellent.)

Shatananda was sent by Janaka to Dasharatha and his assembly.
They arrived in Tirhut with auspicious omens; all tasks were accomplished. || 6 ||

King Janaka sent his family priest, Shatananda, to invite King Dasharatha from Ayodhya. King Dasharatha arrived in Janakpur with the wedding procession. All his objectives were fulfilled. This is a favorable omen. || 6 ||

Dasharatha is the perfect full moon, rising at this opportune time.
In the lake of Janaka’s city, the people are like lilies, says Tulsidas, blooming with joy. || 7 ||

Tulsidas says that due to the coincidence of this auspicious time (the wedding of Rama), King Dasharatha has risen like a full moon in Janakpur. Because of this, all the townspeople have blossomed with joy, like water-lilies in the lake of Janakpur. || 7 || (This omen indicates a meeting with beloved ones.)

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Septet—5

The minds of the arrogant kings became dull like the ruddy goose and the lotus.
The hearts of the assembly of friends, like chakora birds, were delighted with supreme bliss. || 1 ||

Upon the breaking of the bow by Rama, the minds of the arrogant kings became dejected, similar to how the ruddy goose Chakravaka: a bird said to be distressed at night and the lotus fade when the sun sets. Conversely, the hearts of King Janaka’s loved ones were filled with joy, like the chakora bird A mythical bird said to live only on moonbeams delighting in the moonlight. || 1 ||

(This omen indicates victory over the opposition.)

At that moment, in Ravana’s city, there were countless inauspicious omens.
They repeatedly signaled loss, fear, death, and sorrow. || 2 ||

At that time, in Ravana’s city of Lanka, many terrible and inauspicious omens occurred. These repeatedly signaled that loss, fear, death, and suffering were imminent. || 2 || (This omen indicates misfortune for the subject.)

Madhu and Madhava are Dasharatha and Janaka; their meeting is the King of Seasons.
The omens are new leaves on a fine tree, flowering and fruiting into successful deeds. || 3 ||

King Dasharatha and King Janaka are like the months of Chaitra and Vaishakha The two months of the Indian spring; their meeting is the Spring season itself. The omens of this time are like new buds sprouting from a grand tree, which eventually produce the flowers and fruits of successful endeavors. || 3 || (The result of a query regarding auspicious work is happiness.)

Humility is the pollen, great love is the nectar, and their beautiful conversation is the flower.
The blossoming task is the mango tree, and the omens are the sound of the beautiful cuckoo. || 4 ||

The mutual humility between King Dasharatha and King Janaka is like flower pollen; their deep love for one another is the sweet nectar, and their conversation is the flower itself. The current task (the marriage of Sita and Rama) is the flowering of a mango tree, where the omens are as sweet as the song of a cuckoo. || 4 || (The result of the query is excellent.)

Seeing the Sun of the Solar Dynasty rise, the owl-like kings hid.
Their pride was lost; under the pretext of the bow, the Great Lord struck them down. || 5 ||

Seeing the Sun of the Solar Dynasty (Rama) rise, the kings who were like owls Owls hide from the light of the sun; here, the arrogant kings cannot face Rama's glory...