vaaramukhyaaH tu tat shrutvaa vanam pravivishuH mahat |
aashramasya aviduure asmin yatnam kurvanti da.rshane || 1-10-7
R^iSeH putrasya dhIrasya nityam aashrama vaasinaH |
7, 8a. tat shrutvaa vaara mukhyaaH tu= courtesans, best of them, that, hearing; mahat vanam pravivishuH= forests, entered, great [forest]; aashramasya asmin aviduure= of hermitage, not, very, far away; darshane= to catch a glance [to show themselves to sage]; dhiirsya= of that highly intelligent sage; nityam aashrama vaasinaH= always hermitage, dwelling in; R^isheH putrsya= Sage’, son; yatnam kurvanti= trials, they made.
“On hearing that order of the king those best courtesans have entered that great forest, and they camped not very far from that hermitage, making all the trials for showing themselves off to a glance of that sage. [1-10-7]
tataH taaH tam samaali.ngya sarvaa harSa samanvitaaH |
modakaan pradaduH tasmai bhakSyaam ca vividhaan shubhaan || 1-10-20
20. tataH taaH sarvaa tam sam aaliN^gya= then, they, all, him, on embracing; harSa samaanvitaaH= with mirthfulness, having; modakaan= sweet-balls [laddu-s]; bhakSyaam cha= other sweetmeats, also; vividhaan shubhaan= in variety, of best ones; pra dadu tasmai= well, presented, to him.
“Then all of the courtesans have embraced him and all of them with a kind of mirthfulness in the offing, presented sweet-balls and other varieties of best sweetmeats to him. [1-10-20]
gataasu taasu sarvaasu kaashyapasya aatmajo dvijaH |
asvastha hR^idayaH ca aasiit duHkhaat cha parivartate || 1-10-23
23. taasu sarvaasu gataasu satiiSu= their, all, going away, while becoming true; kaashyapasya aatmajaH dvijaH= of Sage Kashyapa’s, descendent [grandson,] Brahman; anvastha hR^idayaH cha aasiit= disturbed, at heart, also, became; duHkhaat cha parivartate sma= in sadness, even, he behaved, he is.
“After the departure of all them the courtesans, that Brahman Rishyasringa, the grandson of Sage Kaashyapa, is disturbed at heart and even behaved sadly… [1-10-23]
shrutvaa tu vacanam taasaam sarvaasaam hR^idayam gamam |
gamanaaya matim cakre tam ca ninyuH tathaa striyaH || 1-10-28
28. taasaam sarvaasaam= of them, all of their; hR^idaya.ngamam= heart pleasing; vachanam shrutvaa= words, on hearing; gamanaaya matim chakre= to go there, his mind, made up; tadaa striyaH tam ninyuH= then, those women him, took away.
“On hearing the heart-pleasing words of all those courtesans, Rishyasringa made up his mind to go over there, and then those women took him away [to their place in Anga Kingdom.] [1-10-28]
tatra ca aaniiyamaane tu vipre tasmin mahaatmani |
vavarSa sahasaa devo jagat prahlaadayan tadaa || 1-10-29
29. mahaatmani tasmin vipre= great-soul, that, Brahman; aaniiyamane tu= while being brought; tadaa devaH jagat prahlaadayan= them god [Rain-god,] world, to gladden; sahasaa tatra vavarSha= quickly, in there in Anga kingdom, showered rain.
“While that great soul ad Brahman Rishyasringa while being brought into Anga Kingdom, then the Rain-god quickly showered rain in Anga kingdom to the delight of the world. [1-10-29]
antaHpuram praveshya asmai kanyaam dattvaa yathaavidhi |
shaa.ntaam shaantena manasaa raajaa harSam avaapa saH || 1-10-32
32. saH raajaa= he that king; antaHpuram pravishyaa= palace [or, inside city,] on entering; kanyaam shantaam asmai yathaa vidhi datvaa= bride, Shanta, to him, customarily, on giving; shaantena manasaa harSam avaapa= with peaceful, heart, rejoice, he obtained.
“On entering the palace princess Shanta is given to Rishyasringa in customary marriage, and then that King Romapada obtained rejoice with a peaceful mind. [1-10-32]
anapatyo.asmi dharmaatman shaa.ntaa bhartaa mama kratum |
aahareta tvayaa aaj~naptaH sa.ntaanaartham kulasya ca || 1-11-5
5. dharmaatman= oh virtuous-soul; anapatyaH asmi= childless, I am; shantaa bhartaa tvaya aaj~nptaH= Shanta’s, husband, by you, instructed; mama kulasya santaana artham= for my, dynasty, for progeny, for the sake of; kratum aahareta= Vedic ritual, will preside over.
Then king Dasharatha says to king of Anga “oh, righteous one, I am childless and hence I intend to perform a Vedic ritual. Let the husband of your daughter Shanta, Sage Rishyasringa, preside over that Vedic ritual at you behest, for the sake of progeny in my dynasty. [1-11-5]
pratigR^ihyam ca tam vipram sa raajaa vigata jvaraH |
aahariSyati tam yaj~nam prahR^iSTena a.ntaraatmanaa || 1-11-7
7. saH raajaa= he, that king [Dasharatha]; pratigR^ihyam tam vipram= on receiving, him, Brahman [Rishyasringa]; vigata jwaraH=rid of, fever – uneasiness; pra hR^iSTena antaraatmana= very felicitousness, in depths of heart; tam yaj~nam= that, Vedic ritual; aahariSyati= will accomplish.
“On receiving that Brahman, Sage Rishyasringa, at the behest of his father-in-law, that king Dasharatha gets rid of his febrile condition and will accomplish that Vedic ritual, feeling very felicitous in the depths of his heart. [1-11-7]
shaa.ntaa tava sutaa raajan saha bhartraa vishaam pate || 1-11-19
madiiyam nagaram yaatu kaaryam hi mahadudyatam |
19b, 20a. vishaam pate= subjects, lord of; tava sutaa= your, daughter; shaantaa= Princess Shanta; saha bhartraa= along with, her husband; madiiya nagaram yaatu= my, city, she may go over; raajan= oh, king; mahat kaaryam udyatam hi= a great, deed – the ritual, is contemplated by me, indeed.
“Oh, lord of subjects, your daughter Princess Shanta may go over my city Ayodhya along with her husband Rishyasringa, as oh, king, I am contemplating to perform a great Vedic ritual, indeed.” So said Dasharatha to Romapada. [1-11-19b, 20a]
tataH pramuditaaH sarve dR^iSTvaa tam naagaraa dvijam || 1-11-27
praveshyamaanam satkR^itya narendreNa indra karmaNaa |
yathaa divi surendreNa sahasraaksheNa kaashyapam || 1-11-28
27b, 28. tataH sarve naagaraaH= then, all, citizens; indra karmaNaa= one who has exploits like that of Indra; nara indreNa= by people’s, lord � Dasharatha; satkritya praveshyamaanam= well honoured, and being entered; yathaa= as with; kaashyapam= sage Kashyapa’s son, namely Vamana, the dwarf boy incarnation of Vishnu; sahasra aksheNa surendreNa= by thousand eyed, lord of gods, namely Indra; divi= in heaven [while entered]; tam dvijam= him, at that Brahman; dR^iSTvaa pramuditaaH= on seeing, highly gladdened.
Then all the citizens are very happy on seeing that Brahman, Sage Rishyasringa, who is well honoured and being entered into the city by their king Dasharatha, as has been done once by Indra when he entered sage Kashyapa’s son Vamana, the dwarfish boy and the incarnation of Vishnu, into heavens, and thus those citizens felt that their human lord Dasharatha vies with divine lord Indra. [1-11-27b, 28]
The Four Era system, chaturyuga has the following components: satya yuga or krita yuga 17, 28, 000 years of duration. This is the era of Rama’s ancestors of Ikshvaku dynasty, or the Solar dynasty. treta yuga 12, 96, 000 years.[The era is of Rama’s near ancestors, again of Solar dynasty 3. dwapara yuga 8, 64, 000 years. This is the period of Epic Maha Bharata with an admixture of Solar and Lunar dynasties ruling. kali yuga 4, 32, 000 years. The present period obtaining from the ruination of Maha Bharata civilisation.
One cycle of the above four eras is called one mahaa yuga and seventy-one [71] of such of the Fourfold Eras mahaa yugaa-s will become one manvantara, Manu-Epoch, the time scale attributed to one Manu, the Supreme Ruler of Mankind. There are total fourteen such Manu-epochs and six of them over in the present manvantara , the time-scale.
The completed Manu cycles are 1.] svayambhu manu , 2.] svaarochiSa manu , 3.] auuttami manu , 4.] taamasa manu , 5.] raivata manu , 6.] chaaksha manu . Presently we are in the Seventh cycle called vaivasvata mnavantara , and there are seven more manvantara -s to come, starting with 8.] surya saavarni Manu, 9.] dharma saavani, 10.] daksha savarni, 11.] rudra saavarni, 12.] brahma saavrani, 13.] rouchya manu , 14.] bhoutya manu.
Such fourteen Manu time cycles will be said to be a Day of Brahma, the Absolute. Ramayana is said to have happened in kR^ita yuga, the second Manu time cycle. The earlier one is satya yuga , in which the ancestors of Rama, descendants of Raghu dynasty, like Saagara, Harishchandra et al, were the rulers, which is called Ikshvaku dynasty.
mama taatapya maanasya putraartham naasti vai sukham || 1-12-8
putraartham hayamedhena yakshayaami iti matirmama |
tat aham yaSTum icChaami hayamedhena karmaNaa || 1-12-9
R^iSiputra prabhaaveNa kaamaan praapsyaami ca api aham |
8, 9. mama= to my; laalasya= tumultuous; maanasya= mind; putra artham= for sons; na asti= not there; vai= verily; sukham= quietude; tat= hence; aham= I am; haya medhena= by Horse Ritual; yakshhyami= would like to worship; iti= thus; matiH mama= thinking, of mine; tat= therefore; shaastra dR^iSTena= scriptures, point of view; karmanaa= by strict observance; yashtum= to perform ritual; icChaami= I wish to; R^ishi putra= by Sage’s son – through Rishyasringa’s; prabhaaveNa= divine influence of; aham= I am; kaamam= my desire; praapyaami cha api aham = I get, even, I will.
“My mind is tumultuous without quietude for I have no sons… hence I am thinking of performing the Vedic Horse Ritual for progeny… I wish to perform the ritual as enshrined in the scriptures and by strict observances… I wish to get my desires fulfilled through the divine influence of the Sage’s son, Rishyasringa… [1-12-8, 9]
gurUNaam vachanaat shiighram sa.mbhaaraaH sa.mbhriyantu me |
samartha adhishhTitaH cha ashvaH saH upaadhyaayo vimuchyataam || 1-12-15
sarayavyaaH cha uttare tiire yaj~na bhUmiH vidhIyataam |
shaa.mtayaH cha abhivarthantaam yathaa kalpam yathaa vidhi || 1-12-16
shakyaH kartum ayam yaj~naH sarveNa api mahiikshitaa |
na aparaatho bhavet kashhTo yadya asmin kratu sattame || 1-12-17
chhidram hi mR^igayanta ete vidvaanso brahma raakshasaaH |
vidhihiinasya yaj~nasya sadyaH kartaa vinashyati || 1-12-18
tad yathaa vidhi puurvam kratuH eSa samaapyate |
tathaa vidhaanam kriyataam samarthaaH karaNeSu iha || 1-12-19
15,16,17,18, 19. guruuNaam= of teachers; vachanaat= by advise; shiighram= quickly; sambhaaraaH= paraphernalia; sambhriyantu= be procured; samartha adhishthitaH= well guarded by gallant men; saha upaadhyaayaH= also followed by teachers; me= my; asvaH= Ritual Horse; vimuchyataapm= be released; sarayavyaa= of Sarayu river; uttare tiire= on northern banks; yaj~na bhoomiH= ritual place; vidhiiyataam= be decided; shaantayaH cha= peace invocations; abhi varthantaam= be prevailing and prospering; yathaa kalpam= as per tradition; yathaa vidhi= as ordained in scriptures; shakya= if possible; praaptum= to perform; ayam yaj~naH= this, ritual; sarvena api= by all, even; mahii kshitaa= kings [would have been performed]; na= no; aparathaH= fault; bhavet= is made; kaSTaH= a difficult one; yadi= if; asmin= in that; kratu sattame= ritual, the great; Chidram= faults; hi= only; mrigayante= hunted; atra= there; vidvaamsaH= scholarly; brahma raakshasaaH= by the Brahma demons; nihatasya= killing the; cha= also; yaj~nasya= ritual’s; kartaa= performer; vinasyati= ruins; tat= that is; yathaa= why; vidhi puuvam= in adherence to texts; kratuH= ritual; eSa= this one; samaapyate= be concludes; tathaa= like that; vidhaanam= procedure; kriyataam= be done; samarthaaH= efficient ones; karaNeshu iha= in affairs, here; [so said the king to Vedic scholars]
The king said to his executives, “As advised by my Vedic teachers, let the paraphernalia for my ritual be procured… let the ritual-horse be released, guarded well by gallant men in its journey… and let religious teachers follow that horse as per tradition… let the ritual place be decided on the northern banks of Sarayu River… let the peace invocations be prevailing and prospering throughout as ordained in the scriptures and tradition… all the kings on this earth would have performed this Horse Ritual, if only they can perform this without a mistake… thus, this is a great and difficult ritual… the Brahma-demons will be hunting for the faults performed in the rituals whereat they can inteject themselves in to the proceedings of the ritual in order to ruin it… further, the performer of the ritual also gets ruined if there were be to be faults… that is why this ritual shall be conducted faultlessly till its conclusion, and with absolute adherence to the scriptures… since all of you assembled here are efficient ones in conducting such rituals without faults, I hope you all will organise carefully…. [1-12-15,16,17,18, 19]
punaH praapte vasante tu puurNaH sa.mvatsaro.abhavat |
prasavaartham gato yaSTum hayamedhena viiryavaan || 1-13-1
1.punaH praapte vasante tu= again, recurred, spring season, but in; puurNa samvatsaraH abhavat= full, year, over; viiryavaan= determined one; prasava artham= progeny, requiring; yaSTum haya medhena= to ritualize, with Horse ritual; gataH entered [ritual hall.]
On completion of one full year another springtime arrived, and then Dasharatha a determined one to beget progeny by performing Horse Ritual entered the ritual hall. [1-13-1]
tato.abraviit dvijaan vR^iddhaan yaj~na karmasu niSThitaan |
sthaapatye niSThitaam ca eva vR^iddhaan parama dhaarmikaan || 1-13-6
karma antikaan shilpakaaraan vardhakiin khanakaan api |
gaNakaan shilpinaH ca eva tathaa eva naTa nartakaan || 1-13-7
tathaa shuciin shaastra vidaH puruSaan su bahu shrutaan |
yaj~na karma samiihantaam bhavanto raaja shaasanaat || 1-13-8
iSTakaa bahu saahasrii shiighram aaniiyataam iti |
upakaaryaaH kriyantaam ca raaj~no bahu guNaanvitaaH || 1-13-9
6,7,8,9. tataH abraviit dwijaan vR^iddhaan= then [Sage Vashishta,] spoken to, to Brahmans, elderly scholars; yaj~na karmasu niSTitaan= in ritual performance, proficient persons; vR^iddhaan parama dhaarmikaan= elderly experts, very, virtuous ones; sthaapatye niSTitaam cha eva= to architects, proficient ones, thus; karma antikaan= supervisors; shilpakaraan= brick makers; vardhakiin= carpenters; khanakaan api= earth-diggers, too; gaNakaan= accountants; shilpinaH cha eva= sculptors, also, thus; tatha eva= like that only; naTa= actors; nartakaan= dancers; tathaa suchiin shaastra vidaH puruSaan= thus, flawless, scriptures, scholars, to those men; su bahu shrutaan= well, many, heard [well-read in Vedas]; bhavantaH= by you all; raaja shaasanaat= by king’s order; yaj~na karma= ritual, performance; samiihantaam= be organised; iSTakaa bahu sahasrii= bricks, many, thousands; shiighram aniiyataam iti= quickly, be brought, thus; raajaanaam= for kingly [guests]; bahu guNaanvitaa= very many, facilities included; upakaaryaH kriyantaam cha= royal palaces [guest houses,] be built, also.
Then Sage Vashishta then summoned and spoke to elderly Brahman scholars, and elderly architects who are all proficient and elderly experts in conducting the construction of the ritual hall etc. Then summoned are the construction supervisors, brick-makers, carpenters, earth-diggers, accountants, and sculptors. So also the actors and dancers are summoned. Thus flawless scholars in scriptures and those men who are well read in Veda-s, are called and he addressed them saying, “Performance of the ritual be organised by the order of the king. Bricks in many thousands be brought quickly and royal palaces as temporary guesthouses be built for the kingly guests, with very many facilities included in them. [1-13-6,7,8,9]
mithilaadhipatim shuuram janakam satya vaadinam || 1-13-21
tam aanaya mahaabhaagam svayam eva susatkR^itam |
puurva sa.mbandhinam j~naatvaa tataH puurvam braviimi te || 1-13-22
21b, 22. mithila patim shuuram janakam= Mithila kingdom’s, king, valiant one, King Janaka; satya vaadinam= truth, advocate of; tam aanaya mahaa bhaagam= him [Janaka,] invite, great, estimable one; svayameva eva= personally, thus [by you]; su satkR^itam= well honoured; puurva sambandhinam j~naatva= long-time, association, bearing in mind; puurvam braviimi te= firstly, I am telling, you.
“You personally invite Janaka the king of Mithila, a valiant one and an advocate of truth, honouring his well and duly bearing in mind that he is a long-time associate of our King Dasharatha, hence I am telling you in the first instance. [1-13-21,22]
tathaa kekaya raajaanam vR^iddham parama dhaarmikam |
shvashuram raaja si.mhasya saputram tvam iha aanaya || 1-13-24
24.tathaa likewise; vR^iddham parama dhaarmikam= elderly one, very, virtuous one; shvashuram= father-in-law; raaja simhasya= of king, the lion’s [Dasharatha’s]; kekaya raajaanam= Kekaya’s king; sa putram tvam iha aanaya= along with his sons, you, here, invited.
“Likewise, King of Kekaya, an elderly, very virtuous, and also the father-in-law of our Lion-King Dasharatha, you personally invite him along with his sons. [1-13-24]
tathaa vasiSTha vacanaat R^iSyashR^ingasya ca ubhayoH |
divase shubha nakshatre niryaato jagatiipatiH || 1-13-39
39. tathaa vashiSTa vachanaat= thus, by Vashishta’s word [advise]; R^iSyasR^ingasya cha= of Rishyasringa, also; ubhayoH= by [the word of] both; shubhe divasa= on a good, day; nakshatre= star [of that day matching]; niryaataH= came forth; jagatii patiH= world’s lord [King Dasharatha.]
Thus, on a good day while the ruling star of the day is favourable, King Dasharatha came forth towards the ritual hall according to the advice of both the sages Vashishta and Rishyasringa. [1-13-39]
atha sa.mvatsare puurNe tasmin praapte tura.ngame |
sarayvaaH ca uttare tiire raaj~no yaj~no abhyavartata || 1-14-1
1. atha samvatsare puurNe= then, one year, completing; tasmin praapte turangame= that, on regaining, ritual horse; sarayvaH uttare tiire= Sarayu river’s, northern banks; raaj~naH yaj~naH abhyavartata= emperor, ritual, commenced.
Then after completion of one year and on regaining the ritual horse, the Emperor Dasharatha commenced his Vedic Ritual on the northern banks of River Sarayu. [1-14-1]
R^iSyashR^i.ngam puraskR^itya karma cakruH dvijarSabhaaH |
ashvamedhe mahaayaj~ne raaj~no.asya sumahaatmanaH || 1-14-2
2. su maha atmanaH= of that well, noble-souled king; ashwamethe mahaa yaj~ne raajnaH asya= in Horse ritual, great ritual, of king; R^iSyasR^ingam puraskR^itya= Rishyasringa, keeping at helm of affairs; karma chakruH dvijarshabhaaH= works, commenced, Brahmans, eminent ones.
Keeping Rishyasringa at the helm of affairs those eminent Brahmans commenced, ashva medha , the Horse-ritual of that noble-souled Dasharatha. [1-14-2]
na aSaDa~Nga vit atra aasiit na avrato na abahushrutaH |
sadasyaH tasya vai raaj~no na avaada kushalaa dvijaaH || 1-14-21
21. atra= there; a + SaDanga vit= not, in six branches, knower; na asiit= is not, there; a + vrataH= non-vowed scholar; na= not there; a + bahu shrutaH= not, in many [scriptures,] one who heard; na= not there; tasya raaj~naH sadasyaaH= that, king’s, members of ritual; a + vaada kushalaaH [vaada + a + kushalaaH]= in debating, inexperts; na vai= not there, indeed.
There is no scholar without the knowledge of the six branches of Vedas, none who is an unavowed scholar, none who heard learnt less scriptures, and none among the members of the ritual of that king Dasharatha is an inexpert in debating, thus all are scholarly Brahmans. [1-14-21]
The six branches of Veda-s are: 1] sikSa – phonetics, 2] vyaakaraNa – grammar, 3] chandas – prosody, 4] nirukta – etymology, 5] jyotiS – astronomy, 6]kalapa – ritual acts.
aacChaaditaaH te vaasobhiH puSpaiH gandhaiH ca puujitaaH |
sapta R^iSayo diiptimanto viraajante yathaa divi || 1-14-27
27. vaasobhiH aacChaaditaaH = with cloths, draped; te= them; pushpaiH gandhaiH cha puujitaaH = with flowers, with perfumery, worshipped; te diiptimantaH= they, having irradiance; divi sapta R^iSayaH yathaa = in sky, Seven Sages, as with; viraajante= they shone forth.
Those posts draped in cloths and worshipped with flowers and perfumery are irradiant, and they shone forth like the constellation of Seven Sages in the sky. [1-14-27]
The Seven Sages is the constellation of stars in the Ursa Major – The Great Bear, and is called sapta R^ishi maNDala . The Indian names of the Seven Sages are 1] atri , 2] angiirasa , 3] pulastya , 4] pulaha , 5] kratu , 6] mariichi , 7] vashiSTha
iSTakaaH ca yathaa nyaayam kaaritaaH ca pramaaNataH |
cito.agniH braahmaNaiH tatra kushalaiH shiplakarmaNi || 1-14-28
28. tatra= in that ritual; yathaa nyaayam pramaaNataH cha= according to, rules, according to standard measurements, also; iSTakaaH kaaritaaH= bricks, are made; shilpa karmaNi= by architects [particular priest-architects of Vedic rituals; or sulba karmanai= by those that calculate the area of altar with a single-stranded thread called shulba ]; kushalaiH braahmaNaiH agniH chitaH=by expert, Brahmans, Altar of Fire, layered.
The bricks for Altar of Fire are well designed and made according to rules and standard measurements. The Brahmans who are experts in the architecture of laying Fire Altar, by calculating the ritual field with a one-ply rope and decide where and how the that shall be, the Altar of Fire is layered well with bricks in that ritual. [1-14-28]
kausalyaa tam hayam tatra paricarya sama.ntataH |
kR^ipaaNaiH vishashaasaH enam tribhiH paramayaa mudaa || 1-14-33
33. tatra= in that ritual; kausalyaa= Queen Kausalya; tam hayam= that, horse; samantataH paricharya= all around, on making circumambulations; paramayaa mudaa= with great, delight; tribhi kR^ipaaNaiH= with three, knives; vishashaasaH enam= killed, that one – the horse.
With great delight coming on her Queen Kausalya reverently made circumambulations to the horse, and symbolically killed the horse with three knives. [1-14-33]
hotaa adhvaryuH tatha udgaataa hastena samayojayan |
mahiSyaa parivR^ittyaa atha vaavaataam aparaam tathaa || 1-14-35
35. atha= then; hotaa adhvaryuH tathaa udgaataa= hotaa, adhwaryu, thus, udgaataa, [the three officiating priests of the ritual]; mahiSyaa parivR^ittyaa= crowned queen, neglected wife of king; vaavaataam cha= concubine of king, also; aparam tathaa= next, thus; hastena samyojayan= by hand, took.
Thus, the officiating priests of the ritual, namely hota, adhwaryu and udgaata have received in their hand the Crowned Queen, the neglected wife, and a concubine of the king, next as a symbolic donation in the ritual by the performer, the king. [1-14-35]
ukthyam dvitiiyam sa.mkhyaatam atiraatram tathottaram |
kaaritaaH tatra bahavo vihitaaH shaastra darshanaat || 1-14-41
41. dvitiiyam ukthyam= second one, is ukthyam; tatha uttaram atiraatram samkhyaatam = likewise, later one, is atiraatra, said to be as; tatra= in that ritual; shaashtra darshanaat= as scriptures, have envisaged; vihitaaH bahavaH kaaritaaH = as ordained, many, have been performed.
The ritual on the second day is called ukthyam, and the next one performed on third day is called atiraatra. These apart many of the preordained rituals are performed there in that ritual as envisaged in scriptures. [1-14-41]
yotiSToma aayuSii ca evam atiraatrau vinirmitau |
abhijit vishvajit ca evam aptoryaamo mahaakratuH || 1-14-42
42. jyothiSToma aayuSii= jyothiSToma, fire ritual, aayu yaaga, Longevity rituals; evam= like that; atiraatrou vinirmitou= atiraatri rituals, performed; abhijit vishwajit evam= abhijit ritual, vishwajit rituals, thus; aptoryaama mahaa kratuH= aptoryaama, great, ritual are conducted.
The rituals called jyothiSToma, aayuSi, and atiraatra rituals are performed. And also rituals of great kind like abhijit, vishwajit, aptoryaamaare performed. [1-14-42]
tataH prasarpakebhyastu hiraNyam susamaahitaH || 1-14-53
jaa.mbuunadam kooTi sa.mkhyam braahmaNebhyo dadau tadaa |
53b, 54a. tataH= thereafter; tada= then; susamaahitaH= sincerly [the king]; prasarpakebhyaH braahmaNebhyaH = to those who have come to see the ritual, to Brahmans; koti samkhyam= one crore [ten million,] in number; jaambuunadam= [the gold that has come out] of Jambu river; hiraNyam= coins; dadau = donated.
Then to the other Brahmans who arrived there to see the ritual, King Dasharatha sincerly donated ten million gold coins. [1-14-53b, 54a]
ato.abraviit R^ishyshR^i.ngam raajaa dasharathaH tadaa || 1-14-58
kulasya vardhanam tvam tu kartum arhasi suvrata |
58b, 59a. tataH= thereafter; raajaa dasharatha= king, Dasharatha; tadaa= then; R^iSyasR^ingam abraviit= to Rishyasringa, said; su vrata = oh, one with best vows; tvam tu= you, alone; kulasya vardhanam= dynasty’s, expansion [oriented ritual]; kartum arhasi= to perform, it is apt of you.
Thereafter king Dasharatha said to sage Rishyasringa thus, “oh, sage with best vows, you alone are eligible to perform the ritual for the expansion of my dynasty.” [1-14-58b, 59a]
tatheti ca sa raajaanam uvaaca dvijasattamaH |
bhaviShyanti sutaa raajan catvaaraH te kulodvahaaH || 1-14-59
59b, c. dwija sattamaH= Brahmin, the best; tathaa iti= like that only; raajaanam uvaacha= to king, said; raajan= oh, king; te kula udvahaH= your, dynasty, to ennoble; chatvaaraH sutaa bhaviSyanti= four, sons, there will be.
That best Brahman Rishyasringa saying yes to the proposal, said this to king Dasharatha, “oh, king, there will be four sons to you that ennoble your dynasty. [1-14-59b, c]
Sri Sita Rama Jayem.
AAlvaar Emberumaanaar Jeeyar Thiruvadikale Saranam.