maayaa vidaH ca shuuraam ca vaayu vega samaan jave |
nayaj~naan buddhi sa.mpannaan viSNu tulya paraakramaan || 1-17-3
asa.mhaaryaan upaayaj~naan divya sa.mhanana anvitaan |
sarva astra guNa sa.mpannaanan amR^ita praashanaan iva || 1-17-4
apsarassu ca mukhyaasu gandharvaaNaam tanuuSu ca |
yaksha pannaga kanyaasu R^iksha vidyaadhariiSu cha || 1-17-5
ki.mnariiNaam cha gaatreSu vaanariinaam tanuusu cha |
sR^ijadhvam hari ruupeNa putraan tulya paraakramaan || 1-17-6
3. maayaa vidaH ca= miracle, knowing [wizards] also; shuraan cha= audacious ones, too; jave vaayu vega samaan= in travel, air’s, speed, equivalent to; naya j~naan= morals, knowing; buddhi sampannaan= intellectual, bestowed with; viSNnu tulya paraakramaan= Vishnu, equalling, in valour; a + samhaaryaan= in, destructible ones � ineliminable ones; upaaya j~naanaan= ideation, knowers of; divya samhanana anvitaan= divine, bodies, along with; sarva astra guNa sampannaanaam= all, missiles’, [assaultive] aspects, endowed with; amR^ita praashanaan iva= ambrosia, drinkers, like tulya paraakramaan= equalling, [your] valour [godly, like you hunger-less thirst-less gods]; putraan= sons; mukhyaasu apsarassu= in prominent, apsara-s, in celestial courtesans; gandharvaaNaam= in gandharva ladies, celestial scholars; tanuuSu cha= from their bodies; from yaksha; pannaga; kanyaasu= girls; R^iksha; vidyaadhariiSu; cha= also; ki.mnariiNaam cha gaatreSu= from kinnaraa-s, also, bodies of; vaanariinaam tanuusu cha= from she-monkey’s, bodies, also; hari ruupeNa= monkey, shaped; sR^ijadhvam= be procreated.”Let monkey-shaped progeny equalling Vishnu’s valour be procreated from the physiques of prominent apsara-s and gandharva-s, from the girls of yaksha-s and pannaga-s, and also thus from the bodies of kinnaraa-s, she-vidyaadharaa-s, she-riksha-s and she-monkeys, and they shall be wizards of miracles and audacious ones, in travel they shall have air’s speed, bestowed with intellect they shall be the knowers of ideation, and with their divine physique they shall be ineliminable, they shall be endowed with all the assaultive aspects of all missiles, and they shall be untiring in their efforts, like you who thrive on amrita, the ambrosia, unmindful of thirst and hunger. [1-17-3, 4, 5, 6]
pUrvam eva mayaa sR^iSTo jaa.mbavaan R^ixa pu~NgavaH |
jR^i.mbhamaaNasya sahasaa mama vakraat ajaayata || 1-17-7
7. jaambavaan R^iksha pungava= Jambavanta, bear, the eminent; puurvam eva mayaa sR^iSTaH= in earlier times, only, by me, created; jR^imbhamaaNasya= while yawing; mama= from my; vakraat= face; sahasaa= suddenly; ajaayata= came forth.
“I have already created the eminent bear Jambavanta in earlier times, as he suddenly came forth from my yawning face. [1-17-7]
This is to say that Brahma has already created such a typical being, namely Jambavanta, prior to all the gods, as a role model in creation.
vaanarendram mahendra aabham indraH vaalinam aatmajam |
sugriivam janayaamaasa tapanaH tapataam varaH || 1-17-10
10. IndraH janayaamaasa= Indra, procreated; mahendra aabham= Mt. Mahendra, in sheen of body; vaanara indram= vanara-s, lord; vaalinam= to Vali is; tapataam varaH tapanaH= among the humidifiers, the great, humidifier [the Sun]; sugriivam= to Sugreeva.
Indra procreated the lord of vanara-s, namely Vali, who by his physique is like Mt. Mahendra, and the highest humidifier among all the humidifiers, namely the Sun, procreated Sugreeva. [1-17-10]
bR^ihaspatiH tu ajanayat taaram naama mahaa kapim |
sarva vaanara mukhyaanaam buddhimantam anuttamam || 1-17-11
11. bR^ihaspatiH tu= Brihaspati, the Jupiter, but; sarva vaanara mukhyaanaam= among all, Vaanaras, the important one; an+uttamam= none, better than him � excellent one; buddhimantam= intelligent one; taaram naama= Tara, named; maha kapim ajanayat= to great, monkey, gave rise.
Brihaspati, the Jupiter, gave rise to a great monkey named Tara, who is the most important one among all vanara-s, and who excels all by his intelligence. [1-17-11]
”ததஸ்ச த்வாதஸே மாஸே சைத்ரே நாவமி கெதிதெள !
நக்ஷத்ரெ அதிதி தைவத்யே ஸ்வோச்ச ஸம்ஸ் தேஷு பஞ்சஸு|
க்ரஹேஷ- கர்க்கடெலக்நே வாக்பதாவிந்து நாஸஹ
ப்ரோத்யமாநெ ஜகன்னாதம் ஸர்வலோக நமஸ்கிருதம்|
கௌஸல்யாஜநயத்ராமம் ஸர்வலக்ஷண ஸம்யுதம்
விஷ்ணொரர்த்தம் மஹாபாகம் புத்ரமைக்ஷவாக வர்த்தநம்|| ”– சரு. 18 சுலோகம் 9, 10, 11.
(இ-ள்) ” பின்பு பன்னிரண்டாவது மாஸமான சித்திரை மாஸத்தில் நவமி திதி புநர்வஸு நக்ஷத்திரம்
கூடின தினத்தில் ஐந்து க்ரஹங்கள் உச்சமாயிருந்தவளவில், கர்கட லக்நத்தில், குரு சந்திரனோடு கூடியிருந்தவளவில்,
கௌஸல்யாதேவி, ஸகல ஜகத்துக்கும் நாயகராய், ஸமஸ்த பிராணிகளுக்கும் வந்தநீயராய்,
ஸாமுத்ரிக சாஸ்திரத்திற் சொல்லிய ஸமஸ்தமான உத்தம புருஷலக்ஷணங்களோடு கூடினவராய்,
விஷ்ணுவினுடைய பேர்பாதி பாகத்தினா லுண்டான வராய், மஹாபாக்யவானாய்,
பித்ருக்களை நரகத்தில்நின்று முத்தரிப்பிக்குமவராய், தசரத மஹாராஜனுடைய மனோல்லாசத்தை
வ்ருத்தி பண்ணுபவரான ஸ்ரீ ராமபிரானைப் பெற்றனள்,
dhanadasya sutaH shriimaan vaanaro gandhamaadanaH |
vishvakarmaa tu ajanayan nalam naama mahaa kapim || 1-17-12
12. shriimaan= brilliant one; gandhamaadanaH= [named] Gandhamaadana; vanaraH= Vaanara is; dhana dasya sutaH= wealth, giver’s � Kubera’s, son; Viswakarma tu= divine architect, Vishvakarma, has but [gave rise to]; Nala naama= Nala named; mahaa kapim= great, monkey; ajanayan= procreated.
The brilliant Gandhamaadana is the son of Kubera, while the divine architect Vishvakarma procreated the great monkey called Nala. [1-17-12]
paavakasya sutaH shriimaan niilaH agni sadR^isha prabhaH |
tejasaa yashasaa viiryaat atyaricyata viiryavaan || 1-17-13
13. paavakasya sutaH= of Fire, son; shriimaan= bright one; agni sadR^isha prabhaH= fire, like, in blaze; niila= Neela is; tejasaa= with resplendence; yashasaa= renown; viiryaat= in courage; vaanaraan= than the other monkey; atyarichyata= excels [others.]
The bright son of Fire is Neela whose blaze is like that of fire and who excels other monkeys by his in resplendence, renown and courage. [1-17-13]
rUpa draviNa sa.mpannau ashvinau rUpasa.mmatau |
maindam ca dvividam cha eva janayaamaasatuH svayam || 1-17-14
14. ruupa draviNa sampannau= beautifulness, called wealth, having [beauty being their wealth, property]; ashvinau= Ashvini gods [two of them]; svayam= personally [procreated]; ruupa sammatau= beauty, blessed with; maindam= Mainda named; dvividam cha= Dvivida named, also; eva= thus; janayaamaasatuH= have procreated.
The Ashwin twin gods whose wealth is their beautiful appearance have personally procreated two vanara-s namely Mainda and Dvivida, blessing them with beautiful appearance.[1-17-14]
maarutasya aurasaH shriimaan hanumaan naama vaanaraH |
vajra sa.mhananopeto vainateya samaH jave || 1-17-16
sarva vaanara mukhyeSu buddhimaan balavaan api |
16, 17a. shriimaan= marvellous one; viiryavaaan= adventurous being; vajra samhanana upeta= diamond, like body, having [indestructible bodied]; jave= in swiftness; vainateya= lady Vinata’s son, [Garuda, the divine eagle vehicle of Vishnu]; samaH= identical one; [such a] hanumaan naama= Hanuma, named; maarutasya aurasaH= of Air-god, own [direct] son; [he is] sarva vaanara mukhyeSu= among all, monkey, chiefs; buddhimaan= intelligent one; balavaan api= indefatigable one, too.
The direct son of Air-god is the marvellous and adventurous Hanuma with an indestructible body, and one identical in the speed of lady Vinata’s son, namely Garuda, the divine eagle vehicle of Vishnu, and among all monkey chiefs he is the intelligent and the indefatigable one too. [1-17-16, 17a]
idR^ishaanaam prasuutaani hariiNaam kaama ruupiNaam || 1-17-29
shatam shata sahasraaNi yuuthapaanaam mahaatmanaam |
29b, 30a. kaama ruupinaam= at wish, guise changers; yuuthapaanaam= chiefs of warriors; mahaatmaanaam= noble souled ones; iidR^iSaanaam= this kind of; hariiNaam= monkeys; shatam shata sahasraani= hundred, hundred, thousand � millions of; [te= they, gods et al;] prasuutaani= have procreated.
Thus the gods and others have procreated millions of such noble souled Vaanaras as the chiefs of warriors who can change their guise at their wish. [1-17-29b, 30a]
taiH megha bR^indaacala kUTa sa.mnibhaiH
mahaabalaiH vaanara yuuthapa adhipaiH |
babhuuva bhuuH bhiima shariira ruupaiH
samaavR^itaa raama sahaaya hetoH || 1-17-37
37. megha bR^iinda= could, clusters; achala kuuTa sannibhau= mountains, peaks, like [resembling]; mahaa balaiH= very, mighty; bhiima shariira ruupaiH= awesome, body, forms; taiH= by them; vaanara yuutha adhipaiH= with Vaanara, army, generals; bhuuH= earth; raama sahaaya hetoH= Rama, helping, reason of; samaaavR^itaa= spread over; babhuuva= became.
The earth is thus suffused with those mighty army generals of Vanara race whose physiques resembled the clusters of clouds and peaks of mountains, and who have emerged for the reason of helping Rama. [1-17-37]
shaa.ntayaa prayayau saardham R^iSyashR^i~NgaH supuujitaH |
anugamyamaano raaj~naa cha saanuyaatreNa dhiimataa || 1-18-6
6. R^iSyashR^i~NgaH= Rishyasringa; su puujita= well, adored; sa anu yaatreNa= with, co-travellers [entourage of Romapada]; dhiimataa raajnaa= with virtuous one, king [Romapaada]; anugamyamaanaH cha= followed by, king also; shantayaa saartham prayayau= with Shanta, along with, travelled.
Well adored by king Dasharatha sage Rishyasringa also travelled along with his wife Shanta, followed by his father-in-law King Romapada, and along with other co-travellers, namely the entourage of Romapada. [1-18-6]
tato yaj~ne samaapte tu R^itUnaam SaT samatyayuH |
tataH ca dvaadashe maase chaitre naavamike tithau || 1-18-8
nakxatre aditi daivatye sva ucCha sa.nstheShu pa.nchasu |
graheShu kar.hkaTe lagne vaakpataa i.ndunaa saha || 1-18-9
prodyamaane jagannaatham sarva loka namaskR^itam |
kausalyaa ajanayat raamam sarva lakSaNa sa.myutam || 1-18-10
viSNoH ardham mahaabhaagam putram aixvaaku na.ndanam |
lohitaaksham mahaabaahum rak{}ta oSTam du.ndubhi svanam || 1-18-11
8, 9, 10, 11. tataH yaj~ne samaapte= then, ritual, on completion; R^ituuNaam SaT sam atyayuH= seasons, six, well, passed by; tataH= then; dvaadashe maase= in twelfth, month; chaitre naavamike tithau= chaitra month [April-May], ninth, day; nakshatre aditi daivatye= star of the day [punarvasu,] [whose presiding is] Aditi; panchasu graheSu swa uccha samstheshu= of five, planets, in their own, highest, positing; karkaTe lagne= in Cancer [of Zodiac]; vaak patiH indunaa saha= when Speech’s, Lord [Jupiter,] is [with] Moon, along with; pra udyamane= when raising � ascending, advancing daytime � abhijit lagna; kausalyaa= Queen Kausalya; jagat naatham= worlds’, lord [Vishnu]; sarva loka namaskR^itam= by all, worlds, adored; divya lakshana samyutam= divine, attributes, along with; viSNoH= Vishnu’s; artham= epitome of [not half of Vishnu]; mahaa bhaagam= greatly blessed one; ikshwaaku nandanam= Ikshvaaku dynasty, delight of; lohita aksham= lotus-red, eyes; mahaa baahum= lengthy, armed; rakta oSTam= roseate, lips; dundubhi svanam= drumbeat, voiced; raamam= Rama as; putram= the son; ajanayat= gave birth.
On completion of the ritual six seasons have passed by and then in the twelfth month, on the ninth day of chaitra month [April-May,] when the presiding deity of ruling star of the day is Aditi, where the ruling star of day is punarvasu, the asterism is in the ascendant, and when five of the nine planets viz., Sun, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, and Venus are at their highest position, when Jupiter with Moon is ascendant in Cancer, and when day is advancing, then Queen Kausalya gave birth to a son with all the divine attributes like lotus-red eyes, lengthy arms, roseate lips, voice like drumbeat, and who took birth to delight the Ikshwaku dynasty, who is adored by all the worlds, and who is the greatly blessed epitome of Vishnu, namely Rama. [1-18-8, 9, 10, 11]
யாகம் முடிந்து ஆறு ருதுக்கள் ஆனதும் விஷ்ணு பகவானுடைய
பாதி அம்சமான மகா பாக்கியசாலியான, இக்க்ஷுவாகு மரபைக்
களிப்பிக்கின்ற இராமராகிய, குழந்தையைக் கோசலை பெற்றாள்: (1.18:8,11)
kausalyaa shushubhe tena putreNa amita tejasaa |
yathaa vareNa devaanaam aditiH vajra paaNinaa || 1-18-12
12. Kausalya; a+mita tejasaa= one with unlimited resplendence; tena putreNa= by that, son; devaanaam vareNa= among gods, the best one; vajra paaNinaa= by Thunderbolt, in hand [wielder – Indra]; adithiH yathaa shushubhe= Lady Aditi, as with, shone forth.
Kausalya shone forth with such a son whose resplendence is unlimited, as with lady Aditi who once stood out with her son Indra, the best one among gods. [1-18-12]
bharato naama kaikeyyaam jaj~ne satya paraakramaH |
saakSaat viSNoH caturtha bhaagaH sarvaiH samudito guNaiH || 1-18-13
13. satya paraakramaH= truthfulness, as his valour; saakshaat viSNoH= manifest, Vishnu’s; chatur bhaagaH= fourth, component; sarvaiH guNaiH samuditaH= with all, merits, embodied with ; Bharata; naama kaikeyyaam jaj~ne= named, to Queen Kaikeyi, born to.
Queen Kaikeyi gave birth to Bharata, one embodied with all merits, and whose truthfulness itself is his valour and who is fourth component of manifest Vishnu, namely Rama. [1-18-13]
atha laxmaNa shatrughnau sumitraa ajanayat sutau |
viirau sarva astra kushalau viSNoH ardha samanvitau | 1-18-14
14. atha= then; Queen Sumitra; viiraau= valiant ones; sarva astra kushalau= all, weaponry, experts; viSNoH= Vishnu’s; artha= essence, epitome; samanvitou= those that are embodied with; Lakshmana; Shatrughna; sutou ajanayat= to sons, gave birth.
Queen Sumitra then gave birth to two sons who are the embodied epitomes of Vishnu, namely Lakshmana, and Shatrughna, who are valiant ones and experts in all kinds of weaponry. [1-18-14]
சாட்சாத் விஷ்ணுவினுடைய நாலில் ஒரு அம்சமுள்ள பரதர்
என்று பேருள்ள பராக்ரமமுடையவர் கைகேயினிடத்தில் பிறந்தார்.
விஷ்ணு பகவானுடைய அம்சத்தோடு கூடின வீரர்களான லட்சுமணர்,
சத்ருக்கனர் என்ற இரண்டு புதல்வர்களைச் சுமித்திரை பெற்றாள்.
(1:18:13,14)
puShye jaataH tu bharato mIna lagne prasanna dhIH |
saarpe jaatau tu saumitrI kuLIre abhyudite ravau || 1-18-15
15. prasanna dhiiH= level, headed one � guileless, fair-minded; Bharata; pushye miina lagne jaataH= under Pushyami star, in Pisces [of Zodiac,] born; saumitrii= sons of Sumitra [Lakshmana, Shatrughna]; saarpe kuliire= under star presided by serpent [aaSreSa,] in Cancer [of Zodiac]; abhyudite ravau= when rising, of Sun- when sun is rising, i.e., on next day of Rama’s birth, tenth of Chaitra; jaatau= they are born.
The fair-minded Bharata is born under Pisces where puSyami is the star of day, and the sons of Sumitra, namely Lakshmana and Shatrughna are born under Cancer, where aaSreSa is the star of the day and when sun is rising. [1-18-15]
raaj~naH putraa mahaatmaanaH catvaaro jaj~nire pR^ithak |
guNava.ntaH anuruupaaH ca rucyaa proSTha padopamaaH || 1-18-16
16. guNavantaH anuruupaaH cha= virtuous ones, charming, also; ruchyaa= by brilliance; proSTapada upamaaH= [like puurva bhaadra, uttara bhaadra] stars, in simile; mahaatmaanaH= great souls; such; raajnaH putraa= kings’, sons; chatvaaraH= four of them; jaj~nire pR^ithak= born, separately.
Thus there are four great-souled sons of Dasharatha, born on separate instances, who are virtuous, charming, and by brilliance they are in similitude with two stars of each of the asterisms called puurva bhadra and uttara bhaadra. [1-18-16]
The word proSTa is cow; pada feet; the feet of a cow. It is also the name for the asterisms puurvaa bhaadra, uttara baadra , containing stars in the wing of Pegasus, each of which will have two stars, and all the four stars make a perfect square. Like the pairs of stars the brother also move in pairs � Rama, Lakshmana � Bharata, Shatrughna.
The epithet mahaa aatmanaH high-souled ones is though negligible for peripheral reading, it is explained as: Rama is one such, as he undertakes sva dharma anuSThaana ; Lakshmana by his sheSatva j~naana ; Bharata by his bhagavat paara tantrya ; and Shatrughna by his bhaagavata paaratantrya.
atiitya ekaadasha aaham tu naama karma tathaa akarot |
jyeSTham raamam mahaatmaanam bharatam kaikayii sutam || 1-18-21
saumitrim lakSmaNam iti shatrughnam aparam tathaa |
vasiSThaH parama priito naamaani kurute tadaa || 1-18-22
21, 22. tataH= then; eka dasha aaham atiitya= one, ten, days, [eleven days,] when elapsed; naama karma akarot= naming, ceremony, performed; mahaa aatmaanaam jyeSTam raamam= high souled, elder one, as Rama; kaikeyi sutam bharatam= Kaikeyi’s, son, as Bharata; soumitrim= Sumitra’s [to one son]; lakshmanam iti= as Lakshmana, thus; aparam= other [son]; shatrughnam= as Shatrughna; parama priitaH vashishta tadaa= highly, gladdened, Vashishta, then; naamaani kurute= names, [made] gave.
Elapsed are eleven days and the naming ceremony is performed, then Vashishta, the chief priest, named the high-souled elder one as Rama, Kaikeyi’s son as Bharata, and one son of Sumitra as Lakshmana and the other as Shatrughna [1-18-21, 22]
The word ‘Rama’ is defined as ramante sarve jan�� gunai� asmin iti r�ma� ‘in whom all the people take delight for his virtuousness, thus he is Rama.’ The name Rama is very old, so says padma puraaNa : �riya� kamala v�siny� r�me�a aham mah�prabhu� | tasm�t �r� r�ma iti asya n�ma siddhi pur�tanam || padma pur��a
Bharata is defined as: bharata r�jya bharan�t – bibharti iti bharata Bharata is because he bears the burden of the kingdom of Rama during Rama’s exile.
Lakshmana is lk�mano aksmi sampanna� or lak�mi asya ast�ti lak�ma�a Lakshmana is the favoured flourisher. The wealth of selfless dedication is in him, hence Lakshmana. One who is endowed with favoured dedication, kainkarya lakshana lakshita Lakshmana is a hearty dedication to Rama and he always wishes to reside by the side of his brother.
Shatrughna is �atr�n hanta iti �atrughna or �atrughno nitya �atru ghna� Shatrughna is always an enemy destroyer.
The naming ceremony acquires a particular significance, because Vashishta, the purohita [ puraa future; hitaH well-wisher of; well wishing advisor about the future of the kingdom, named these princes with a vision into the future.
braahmaNaan bhojayaamaasa pauraan jaanapadaan api |
udadad braahmaNaanaam cha ratnaugham amalam bahu || 1-18-23
teSaam janma kriya aadIni sarva karmaaNi akaarayat |
23, 24a. brahmaNaan pauraan jaanapadaan api= Brahmans, urbanites, villagers, also; bhojayaamaasa= are fed well by king; brahaahmaNaanaam bahu ratna ogham udadat= to Brahmans, many, valuable gems, he gave – gifted; a + mitam= un, limited; teSaam janma kriya aadiini= them – the princes, birth, rites, ceremonies sequel to it; sarva karmaaNi akaarayat= all, rituals, performed.
The king feasted Brahmans, urbanites and villagers and he gifted many valuable gems to Brahmans in an unlimited way, and all the rituals of birth and ceremonies sequel to it like naming ceremony, first-food-feeding ceremony, first-hair-removal ceremony, and sacred thread ceremony are performed in respect of the princes. [1-18-23, 24a]
teSaam ketuH iva jyeSTho raamo ratikaraH pituH |1-18-24
babhuuva bhuuyo bhuutaanaam svayam bhuuH iva sammataH |
24b, 25a. tesSam jyeSThaH raamaH= among them the princes, eldest one, Rama is; ketuH iva= flagstaff like; pituH bhuyaH rati kara= to his father, very much, delightful one; svayam bhuu iva bhuutaanaam sammata babhuuva= self-emerged [god, Brahma,] like, to all beings, acceptable, he became.
Among those princes the eldest one Rama is like a flagstaff and a delight of his father Dasharatha, and he became acceptable to all beings like the self-created Brahma. [1-18-24b, 25a]
gaja skandhe ashwa pR^iSTe cha ratha charyaasu sammataH || 1-18-27
dhanur.hvede cha nirataH pituH shushR^ISaNe rataH |
27b, 28a. [saH raamaH= he that Rama is]; gaja skandhe= on [riding] elephant’s, shoulders; ashva pR^iSTte= on [riding] horse’s, on back; cha= also; ratha charyaasu= in chariots’, manoeuvring of [tactical charioting]; sammataH= admitted to be [the champion]; dhanuH vede cha nirataH= in archery, Veda, also, rejoices in; pituH shushruushaNe rataH= father’s, in service, absorbed in.
Rama is admittedly a champion of riding elephants and horses, also in tactical charioting, and he rejoices in the art of archery, and absorbed in the obedient service of his father. [1-18-27b, 28a]
baalyaat prabhR^iti susnigdho lakSmaNo lakSmi vardhanaH || 1-18-28
raamasya lokaraamasya bhraatuH jyeSThasya nityashaH |
28b, 29a. lakshmi vardhana lakshmana= prosperity, enhancer of, Lakshmana; baalyaat prabhR^iti= childhood, since; loka raamasya= for world, charming Rama; jyeSTasya bhraatuH= towards elder, brother; raamasya= in respect of Rama; nityasaH su snigdhaH= always, he is very amiable.
Right from childhood Lakshmana, the enhancer of prosperity, is always amiable towards his world-charming elder brother Rama. [1-18-28b, 29a]
rva priya karaH tasya raamasya api shariirataH || 1-18-29
lakSmaNo lakSmi sa.mpanno bahiH praaNa iva aparaH |
29b, 30a. lakshmi sampannaH lakshmanaH= wealth [of dedication], one endowed with, Lakshmana s, even; shariirataH api= bodily, even [dedicated to Rama]; sarva priya karaH= all, agreeable deeds, while peforming; tasya raamasya= to that, Rama; bahiH praana iva= external, entity, like; a+paraH= bahiH praaNa= outer, life – alter ego, [he behaved like alter ego,].
Lakshmana who is endowed with the wealth of dedication dedicated himself to Rama with bodily service, and while performing all agreeable deeds in respect of Rama, he behaved like Rama’s alter ego. [1-18-29b, 30a]
na ca tena vinaa nidraam labhate puruSottamaH || 1-18-30
mR^iSTam annam upaaniitam ashnaati na hi tam vinaa |
30b, 31a. puruSa uttamaH= of men, best Rama; tena vinaaa= him � Lakshmana, without; nidraam na labhate= sleep, he does not, get; upaaniitam mR^iSTam annam ca= brought [for him,] delicious, food, also; tam vinaa= him [Lakshmana,] without; na ashnaati will not, eat.
That best one among the men Rama does not get his sleep without Lakshmana and he would not eat food brought for him, however delicious it may be, without Lakshmana. [1-18-30b, 31a]
bharatasya api shatrughno lakSmaNa avarajo hi saH || 1-18-32
praaNaiH priyataro nityam tasya ca aasiit tathaa priyaH |
32b, 33a. lakshamaNaa varajaH= Lakshmana’s, born along with � younger brother; saH shatrughnaH= he that, Shatrughna; bharatasya api= to Bharata, even; nityam praanaiH priyataraH= always, by lives, dear one; [Bharata also]; tasya cha= to him [to Shatrughna,] even; tathaa aasiit priyaH= like that, he is, a dear one.
Lakshmana’s younger brother Shatrughna is a dear one to Bharata, like that Bharata too held Shatrughna dearer than his own lives. [1-18-32b, 33a]
atha raajaa dasharathaH teSaam daara kriyaam prati || 1-18-37
ci.ntayaamaasa dharmaatmaa saha upaadhyaayaH sa baandhavaH |
37b, 38a. tataH= then; dharmaatmaa raajaa= noble souled, king Dasharatha; saH upaadhyaayaH sa baandhavaa= along with, teachers, with, relatives; teSaam daara kriyaam prati= of their, matrimonial, works [alliances,] about; chintayaamaasa= contemplated.
Then the noble souled Dasharatha contemplated along with his priestly teachers and relatives about the matrimonial alliances of his sons. [1-18-37b, 38a]
tasya ci.ntayamaanasya ma.ntri madhye mahaatmanaH || 1-18-38
abhyaagacChat mahaatejaa vishvaamitro mahaamuniH |
38b, 39a. maha aatmanaH tasya= great, souled one, his Dasharatha; chintayaa maanasya= while he is thinking so [discussing so]; mantri madhye= ministers, among, mahaa tejaa= great resplendent one � highly powerful; visvaamitraH mahaa muniH= Vishvamitra great sage; abhyaagacChat [abhi aa gacChat]= arrived.
While the great souled Dasharatha is discussing the marriages of princes among his ministers, the highly powerful sage Vishvamitra arrived. [1-18-38b, 39a]
sa raaj~no darshana aakaa.nkSii dvaara adhyakSaan uvaaca ha || 1-18-39
shiighram aakhyaata maam praaptam kaushikam gaadhinaH sutam |
39b, 40a. saH= he, Vishvamitra; raaj~naH darshana aakaankshii= king, to see, desirous to; dvaara adhyakshaan uvaacha ha= to the door, keeper, said to; gaadhinaH sutaH= Gadhi’s son; kaushikam= belonging to Kushi’s dynasty; maam praaptam= me, as arrived; shiighram aakhyaata= quickly, inform [to king.]
Desirous to have an audience with king Vishvamitra said to the doorkeeper, “Let the king be informed quickly that I, the son of Gadhi from the dynasty of Kushi, have come” [1-18-39b, 40a]
tam dR^iSTvaa jvalitam diiptyaa tapasam sa.mshita vratam || 1-18-43
prahR^iSTa vadano raajaa tataH arghyam upahaarayat |
43b, 44a. tataH= then; raajaa= king Dasharatha; jwalitam= who is resplendent � Vishvamitra; diiptyaa tapasam= one who is radiant, by ascesis; samshita vratam= one who severe, self-discipline; tam dR^iSTva= him [Vishvamitra,] on seeing; pra hR^iSTa vadanaH= well, gladsome, face [expression, aspect]; arghyam upahaarayat= water, offered.
Then on seeing the resplendent sage Vishvamitra, whose radiance is by his own ascesis and who has severe self-discipline, the king offered water with a gladsome aspect, as first customary hospitality in receiving unexpected guest. [1-18-43b, 44a]
yathaa amR^itasya sa.mpraaptiH yathaa varSam anuudake || 1-18-50
yathaa sadR^isha daareSu putra janma aprajasya vai |
praNaSTasya yathaa laabho yathaa harSo mahodaye || 1-18-51
tathaa eva aagamanam manye svaagatam te mahaamune |
50b, 51, 52b. mahaa mune= oh, great saint Vishvamitra; amR^itasya sampraapti yathaa= ambrosia, attaining, as with; an + udake= without, water [in droughty land]; varSam yathaa= rain, as with a + prajasya= without, progeny [for childless ones]; sadR^isha daareSu= in deserving, wife; putra janma yathaa= son’s, birth, as with; pra naSTasya laabhaH yathaa= long lost [treasures,] regaining, as with; mahaa udaye harSaH yathaa= at great happening, rejoice, as with; te aagamanam thaa eva= your, arrival, like that, only; manye= is deemed; swaagatam [te]= welcome, to you.
“I deem your arrival is in the vein of mortals attaining ambrosia, rainfall in a droughty land, a barren father begetting a son through his deserving wife, a regain of long lost treasures, and the gladness at a great happening, oh, great saint, welcome to you.” [1-18-50b, 51, 52a]
iti hR^idaya sukham nishamya vaakyam
shruti sukham aatmavataa viniitam uk{}tam |
prathita guNa yashaa guNaiH vishiSTaH
parama R^iSiH paramam jagaama harSam || 1-18-59
59. aatmavataa= by high-minded Dasharatha; iti= this way; viniitam uktam= humbly, when said; hR^idaya sukham shruti sukham= for heart, pleasing, for ears, pleasing; vaakyam nishamya= words, on hearing; prathita guna yashaa= one who is renowned, [for his personal] attributes, and reputation; gunaiH vishiSTaH= by his qualities, exceptional one; parama R^iSiH= the sublime, sage [Vishvamitra]; paramam harSam jagaama= high, rejoice, he obtained.
On hearing the words of high-minded Dasharatha, said that way in all his humbleness, and those that are pleasant to ears as well to heart, he who is a renowned for his personal attributes and a reputed one by his exceptional qualities, that sublime sage Vishvamitra obtained high rejoice. [1-18-59]
Sri Sita Rama Jeyam .
AAlvaar Emberumanaar Jeeyar Thiruvadikale Saranam..
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