priyam tvat kR^itam icChaami mama garbha vipar.hyaye |
marutaam sapta saptaanaam sthaanapaalaa bhavantu te || 1-47-3
3. garbha viparyaye [mama garbha viSaye viparyaye sambhave san]= pregnancy, reversal, [in my, pregnancy, matter of, reversal, happened, though]; = from you; mama= to me; tvat kR^itam= by you, done; priyam icChaami= a courtesy, I wish to have; [ime= these]; sapta= seven [segments of foetus]; saptaanaam= as seven; marutaam= of Wind-gods; te= in your [ruler-ship]; sthaana paalaa= [Airy, Ethereal] places, as rulers; bhavantu= let them become.
” ‘Though a reversal has happened against my thinking in the matter of my pregnancy, let these seven segments become your seven Wind-gods, the rulers of seven ethereal-places, under your ruler-ship. [1-47-3]
brahma lokam caratu eka indra lokam tathaa aparaH |
divya vaayuH iti khyaataH tR^itiiyo api mahaayashaaH ||1-47-5
5. ekaH= one – of the seven; brahma lokam caratu= Brahma’s, abode, move in – permeate; tathaa aparaH = likewise, another one; indra lokam= in Indra’s, heaven; mahaa yashaaH tR^itiiyaH api= greatly, celebrated, third one, even; vaayuH iti khyaataH= Wind, thus, reputed as; divya [divi caratu]= Divine, – in Universe, let him circulate.
” ‘One from the seven may permeate Brahma’s abode, likewise another may permeate the heaven of Indra, and even the third one, let him become a greatly celebrated and reputed as Divine Wind, and he may circulate in entire universe. [1-47-5]
catvaaraH tu surashreSTha disho vai tava shaasanaat |
sa.mcariSyanti bhadram te kalena hi mama aatmajaaH ||1-47-6
tvat kR^itena eva naamnaa vai maarutaa iti vishrutaaH |
6, 7a. sura shreSTha= oh, god’s, chief; catvaaraH mama aatma jaaH= four, of my, soul, born ones – sons; tava shaasanaat vai= by your, command, indeed; tvat kR^itena eva naamnaa vai= by you, given, thus, by name, indeed; maarutaa iti vishrutaaH = Maaruta, thus, be renowned; kaalena dishaH sam cariSyanti hi = in time, in directions, verily, let them permeate, indeed; te bhadram = let safety betide you.
” ‘Oh, chief of gods, Indra, let four of my sons permeate four directions according to time and at your command, let safety betide you, and let them be renowned verily by the name given by you as ‘Marut,’ because you have coaxed the crying fragments of foetus saying, ‘maa ruda, maa ruda, ‘do not cry, do not cry…’ Thus Diti said to Indra. [1-47-6, 7a]
sarvam etat yathaa uktam te bhaviSyati na sa.mshayaH ||1-47-8
vicariSyanti bhadram te devaruupaaH tava aatmajaaH |
evam tau nishcayam kR^itvaa maataa putrau tapovane ||1-47-9
jagmatuH tridivam raama kR^itaarthau iti naH shrutam |
8b, 9, 10a. te= to you [by you]; yathaa uktam= as, said; etat sarvam bhaviSyati= this, all, will happen; samshayaH na = doubt, without; tava aatmajaaH= you, own offspring; deva ruupaaH = gods, in the form of; vicariSyanti= will be moving [pervading]; te bhadram = you be safe; so said Indra to Diti; raama= oh, Rama; tau= those two; maataa putrau= [Diti, the step] mother, [Indra the] son; tapaH vane= in ascetic, forest; evam nishcayam kR^itvaa = in this way, decision, on taking; kR^ita arthaau= fulfilling, their purposes; tridivam jagmatuH= to heaven, they departed; iti naH shrutam= thus, for us [by us, the legend is] heard.
” ‘All this will happen as you have said, undoubtedly, and your offspring, the Maaruta-s, would be pervading in the forms of gods, you be safe.’ Thus Indra assured Diti. Those two, the stepmother Diti and the stepson Indra, on arriving at a decision in that ascetic forest, departed to heaven fulfilling their purposes. Thus we heard the legend.” Thus Vishvamitra continued his narration. [1-47-8b, 9, 10a]
ikSvaakostu naravyaaghra putraH parama dhaarmikaH || 1-47-11
ala.mbuSaayaam utpanno vishaala iti vishrutaH |
tena ca aasiit iha sthaane vishaale iti purii kR^itaa || 1-47-12
11b, 12. naravyaaghra= oh, tigerly-man, Rama; ikSvaakoH tu = to King Ikshvaku, on his part; alambuSaayaam= throguh queen Alambusa; parama dhaarmikaH= most, righteous one [is born]; vishaala iti vishrutaH= Vishaala, as, renowned; putraH utpannaH= a son, is born; tena= by him – owing to him; iha sthaane= at this, place; vishaala iti purii kR^itaa= Vishaala, as known as,] city, constructed; aasiit= is there.
“To king Ikshvaku of Vishaala, oh, tigerly-man Rama, a highly righteous son was born through queen Alambusa, and he was renowned as Vishaala. There is a city in this place constructed by him and known by his own name, Vishaala. [1-47-11b, 12]
vishaalasya suto raama hemacandro mahaabalaH |
sucandra iti vikhyaato hemacandraat ana.ntaraH || 1-47-13
13. raama= oh, Rama; mahaabalaH hemacandraH = great-mighty one, Hemachandra; vishaalasya sutaH= Vishala’s, son; hemacandraat anantaraH= from Hemachandra, latter one – son of Hemacandra; sucandra iti vikhyaataH= Suchandra, as, highly renowned one.
“Oh, Rama, Vishaala’s son is the great-mighty Hemachandra, and Hemachandra’s son is highly renowned as Suchandra.. [1-47-13]
sucandra tanayo raama dhuumra ashva iti vishrutaH |
dhuumraashva tanayaH ca api sR^i.njayaH samapadyata || 1-47-14
14. raama= oh, Rama; sucandra tanayaH= Suchandra’s, son; dhuumraashva iti vishrutaH= Dhuumra ashva, as, renowned; dhuumraashva tanayaH ca api= Dhuumraashva, son, also, even; sR^injayaH samapadyata= Srinjaya, derived.
“The son of Suchandra became famous as Dhuumraashva, and oh, Rama, Dhuumraashva derived his son named Srinjaya. [1-47-14]
sR^i.njayasya sutaH shriimaan sahadevaH prataapavaan |
kushaashvaH sahadevasya putraH parama dhaarmikaH || 1-47-15
15. shriimaan prataapavaan= fortunate one, valorous one; sahadevaH = Sahadeva; sR^injayasya sutaH = is Srinjaya’s, son; parama dhaarmikaH kushaashvaH sahadevasya putraH= most righteous, Kushaashva is, Sahadeva’s, son.
“The fortunate and valorous son of Srinjaya is Sahadeva, and the son of Sahadeva is the most righteous Kushaashva. [1-47-15]
kushaashvasya mahaatejaaH somadattaH prataapavaan |
somadattasya putraH tu kaakutstha iti vishrutaH ||1-47-16
16. mahaatejaaH prataapavaan somadattaH = highly resplendent, dauntless, Somadatta is; kushaashvasya [putraH]= Kushaashva’s, [son]; somadattasya putraH tu= Somadatta’s, son, on his part; kaakutstha iti vishrutaH= Kakutstha, thus, highly reputed one.
“The highly resplendent and dauntless Somadatta is the son of Kushaashva and Somadatta’s son is highly reputed as Kakutstha. [1-47-16]
tasya putro mahaatejaaH samprati eSa puriim imaam |
aavasat parama prakhyaH sumatiH naama durjayaH || 1-47-17
17. samprati= presently; eSa imaam puriim = in this, city; tasya= his [Kakutstha’s]; putraH mahaa tejaaH= son [of Kakutstha,] great-resplendent one; parama [amara] prakhyaH= highly [godlike,] celebrated one; dur jayaH= un, conquerable one; sumatiH naama= Sumati named one; aavasat= is dwelling.
“Presently that Kakutstha’s son named Sumati, who is a great-resplendent one, an unconquerable one, and a highly celebrated one is dwelling in this city. [1-47-17]
iha adya rajaniim ekaam sukham svapsyaamahe vayam |
shvaH prabhaate narashreSTha janakam draSTum ar.hhasi || 1-47-19
19. nara shreSTha= oh, best among men – Rama; adya ekaam rajaniim= today, one, night; iha= here alone; vayam sukham svapsyaamahe = we, gladly, go to sleep; shvaH prabhaate= tomorrow, morning; janakam draSTum arhasi= Janaka [King of Mithila,] to see, will be apt of you.
“Today we may gladly go to sleep here for a night, and oh, best one among men, and it will be apt of you to see Janaka, the King of Mithila tomorrow morning.” Thus Sage Vishvamitra spoke to Rama and Lakshmana. [1-47-19]
dhanyo asmi anugR^ihiito asmi yasya me viSayam mune |
sa.mpraapto darshanam caiva na asti dhanyataro mama || 1-47-22
22. yasya me viSayam= to which, mine, province – to which province, that of mine; mune= oh, saint; sam praaptaH darshanam = well, chanced, your audience; such as I am I am; dhanyaH asmi= fortunate, I am; anugR^ihiitaH asmi= much obliged, I am; mama dhanya taraH= me, fortunate one, than, higher in degree; na asti= not, is there.
“To which province you have visited that happens to be mine, thereby I could get an audience of yours without stirring myself from my country, hence none will be more fortunate than me.” So said king Sumati to Vishvamitra. [1-47-22]
tataH parama satkaaram sumateH praapya raaghavau |
uSya tatra nishaam ekaam jagmatuH mithilaam tataH || 1-48-9
9. raaghavau= Raghava-s; tataH= then; sumateH parama satkaaram praapya= from Sumati, high, honour, on getting; tatra ekaam nishaam uSya= there, one, night, on staying; tataH mithilaam jagmatuH= then, to Mithila, they moved on.
On getting high honours from King Sumati, Raghava-s stayed there along with Vishvamitra and with the community of sages for one night, and then they all have moved on to Mithila. [1-48-9]
taam dR^iSTvaa munayaH sarve janakasya puriim shubhaam |
saadhu saadhu iti sha.msanto mithilaam samapuujayan || 1-48-10
10. sarve munayaH= all, saints; janakasya= Janaka’s; taam shubhaam puriim dR^iSTvaa= that, auspicious, city [Mithila,] on seeing; saadhu saadhu iti shamsantaH= splendid, splendid, thus, extolled; mithilaam sam apuujayan= at Mithila, well-worshipped.
On seeing Janaka’s auspicious city Mithila, all of the saints who are accompanying Vishvamitra, Rama, and Lakshmana, extolled it saying, “Splendid! Splendid!” and admired it highly. [1-48-10]
gautamasya narashreSTha puurvam aasiit mahaatmanaH |
aashramo divya sa.nkaashaH suraiH api supuujitaH || 1-48-15
15. narashreSTha= oh, best among men, Rama; divya sankaashaH= heavenly, glistening; suraiH api su puujitaH= by gods, even, highly hallowed; aashramaH= [this] hermitage; puurvam= once; maha aatmanaH gautamasya aasiit= of great-souled one, Gautama’s, was there – belonged to.
“Oh, the best one among men Rama, this hermitage with a heavenly glisten, and highly hallowed even by gods, once belonged to the great-souled sage Gautama. [1-48-15]
tasya antaram viditvaa tu sahasraakSaH shacii patiH |
muni veSa dharo bhuutvaa ahalyaam idam abraviit || 1-48-17
17. shacii patiH sahasraakSaH= Sachi Devi’s, husband, Thousand-eyed, Indra; tasya= his [Gautama’s]; antaram= meantime, gap period [from his stay with his wife in ascetics]; viditvaa= on knowing; muni veSa dharaH= sage’s [Gautama’s,] guise, wearing; bhuutvaa= on becoming [like Gautama]; ahalyaam idam abraviit= to Ahalya, this, said.
“On knowing the meantime of Gautama’s availability at hermitage, Indra, the husband of Shaci Devi and the Thousand-eyed god wearing the guise of sage Gautama and becoming such a sage, approached Ahalya and said this to her. [1-48-17]
muni veSam sahasraakSam vij~naaya raghuna.ndana |
matim cakaara durmedhaa deva raaja kutuuhalaat || 1-48-19
19. raghunandana= oh, Rahu’s, legatee; dur medhaa= ill, advisedly; muni veSam sahasraakSam vij~naaya= in sage’s, guise, of Thousand-eyed one, [though] knowing; deva raaja kutuuhalaat= for god’s, king’s, impassion; matim cakaara= mind, made – inclined to have intercourse.
“Oh, Rama, the legatee of Raghu, though knowing him as the Thousand-eyed Indra in the guise of her husband Gautama, she is inclined to have intercourse ill-advisedly, only to satisfy the impassion of the King of Gods. [1-48-19]
gautamam sa dadarsha atha pravisha.ntam mahaamunim || 1-48-23
deva daanava durdharSam tapo bala samanvitam |
tiirtha udaka pariklinnam diipyamaanam iva analam || 1-48-24
gR^ihiita samidham tatra sa kusham muni pu.ngavam |
23b, 24, 25a. atha= then; saH= he – Indra; deva daanava durdharSam= for gods, for demons, an unassailable one; tapaH bala samanvitam= with ascetic, prowess, possessing; tiirtha udaka pari klinnam= with pious-river’s, water, thoroughly, wetted; diipya maanam analam iva= luminous, ritual-fire, as with; gR^ihiita samidham= handling, ritual-firewood; sa kusham= with, sacred Darbha grass; such a; muni pungavam= among saints, the foremost one; gautamam mahaamunim= Gautama, great-saint; tatra= there – into hermitage; pravishantam= entering; dadarsha= has seen.
“Indra has then seen the great-saint Gautama, an unassailable sage either for gods or for demons owing to his ascetic prowess, though thoroughly wet with the water of pious river he is luminous like ritual fire, and a foremost saint among all saints who just entered the hermitage carrying ritual firewood and sacred grass. [1-48-23b, 24, 25a]
mama ruupam samaasthaaya kR^itavaan asi dur.hmate |
akartavyam idam yasmaat viphalaH tvam bhaviSyati || 1-48-27
27. dur mate= oh, dirty, minded one; mama ruupam samaasthaaya= my, form, taking hold of; idam= this; a + kartavyam= not, performable – unacceptable deed; kR^itavaan asi= effectuated, you have; yasmaat= whereby; tvam= you; vi + phalaH= devoid of, fruits – infecund; bhaviSyati= you will become.
” ‘Oh, dirty-minded Indra, taking hold of my form you have effectuated this unacceptable deed, whereby you shall become infecund.’ Thus, Gautama cursed Indra. [1-48-27]
tathaa shaptvaa ca vai shakram bhaaryaam api ca shaptavaan |
iha varSa sahasraaNi bahuuni nivaSisyasi || 1-48-29
vaayu bhakSaa niraahaaraa tapyantii bhasma shaayinii |
adR^ishyaa sarva bhuutaanaam aashrame asmin vaSisyasi || 1-48-30
29. shakram tathaa shaptvaa= Indra, thus, on cursing; bhaaryaam api ca shaptavaan= wife, even, also, he cursed; iha= here; bahuuni varSa sahasraaNi= many, years, thousands of; nivaSisyasi= you will live – tarry on; vaayu bhakSaa nir aahaaraa= air, consuming, without, food; bhasma shaayinii= on ashes – dust, recumbent; tapyantii= searing [contritely]; sarva bhuutaanaam= for all, by beings; a +dR^ishyaa= un, seen; asmin aashrame vaSisyasi= in this, hermitage, you live on.
“On cursing Indra thus the sage cursed even his wife saying, ‘you shall tarry here for many thousands of years to come without food and consuming air alone, and unseen by all beings you shall live on in this hermitage while contritely recumbent in dust. [1-48-29, 30]
yadaa tu etat vanam ghoram raamo dasharatha aatmajaH |
aagamiSyati durdharSaH tadaa puutaa bhaviSyasi || 1-48-31
31. dasharatha aatmajaH= Dasharatha’s, soul-born son; durdharSaH= unassailable one; raamaH= Rama; yadaa= when; ghoram etat vanam= sqalid, this, to forest; aagamiSyati= arrives; tadaa puutaa bhaviSyasi= then, purified, you will be.
” ‘When that unassailable son of Dasharatha, namely Rama, arrives at this squalid forest, for it will be henceforth rendered so along with you, then you will be purified. [1-48-31]
tasya aatithyena dur.hvR^itte lobha moha vivarjitaa |
mat sakaashe mudaa yuktaa svam vapuH dhaarayiSyasi || 1-48-32
32. dur vR^itte= oh, ill-behaved woman; tasya= to him – to Rama; aatithyena= by giving warm welcome; lobha moha vivarjitaa= greed, craze, divested of; mudaa yuktaa= rejoice, with; mat sakaashe= in my, proximity; svam vapuH dhaarayiSyasi= your own, body, you wear [assume.]
” ‘On your welcoming Rama, oh, ill-behaved woman, you will be divested of your greed and craze in which you lingered so far, and then you will assume your own body and then you can be in my proximity, rejoicingly.’ Thus, Sage Gautama cursed his wife Ahalya. [1-48-32]
evam uktvaa mahaatejaa gautamo duSTa caariNiim |
imam aashramam utsR^ijya siddha caaraNa sevite |
himavat shikhare ramye tapaH tepe mahaatapaaH || 1-48-33
33. mahaatejaa= great-resplendent one; mahaatapaaH= great-ascetic; gautamaH= Gautama; duSTa caariNiim= to bad, behaved one – to immodest Ahalya; evam uktvaa= thus, on saying [cursing]; imam aashramam utsR^ijya= this one, hermitage, shedding; siddha caaraNa sevite= by siddha-s, caarana-s, adored by; ramye himavat shikhare= pleasant ones, on Himalayas, peaks; tapaH tepe asceticism, practised.
“On cursing immodest Ahalya thus, that great-resplendent Sage Gautama shed this hermitage which was once adored by celestials like siddha-sand caarana-s, and that great-ascetic Gautama practised his asceticism on the pleasant peaks of Himalayas.” Thus, Vishvamitra continued his narration about the legend of Ahalya. [1-48-33]
kurvataa tapaso vighnam gautamasya mahaatmanaH |
krodham utpaadya hi mayaa sura kaaryam idam kR^itam || 1-49-2
2. mahaa aatmanaH gautamasya = noble-souled sage, for Gautama; krodham utpaadya= fury, on inciting; tapasaH vighnam kurvataa = to asceticism, hindrance, effectuated; mayaa= by me; idam sura kaaryam kR^itam= this, god’s, deed, done – I have accomplished a task of gods; hi= indeed.
” ‘I have Indeed incited fury in that noble-souled Sage Gautama by effectuating hindrance in his asceticism, but I have accomplished a task of gods. [1-49-2]
shatakratoH vacaH shrutvaa devaaH sa agni purogamaaH |
pitR^i devaan upetya aahuH saha sarvaiH marut gaNaiH || 1-49-5
5. sa agni purogamaaH devaaH = with, fire-god, going ahead [keeping in van,] gods; shatakratoH vacaH shrutvaa= Hundred-Vedic-rituals officiator – Indra’s, words, on hearing; sarvaiH marut gaNaiH saha = by all [gods,] Marut, groups, along with; pitR^i devaan upetya= at mane, gods, nearby coming; aahuH spoke – appealed.
“On hearing the words of the officiator for Hundred-Vedic-rituals, namely Indra, all of the gods and other assemblages of celestials, together with the groups of Marut-gods came to the godly manes keeping the Fire-god in van, and appealed. [1-49-5]
agneH tu vacanam shrutvaa pitR^i devaaH samaagataaH |
utpaaTya meSa vR^iSaNau sahasraakSe nyaveshayan || 1-49-8
8. sam aagataaH= who gathered [to collect their share of offering]; pitR^i devaaH = manes, godly ones; agneH vacanam shrutvaa= Agni – the Fire-god’s, words, on hearing; meSa vR^iSaNau= ram’s, both testes; ut paaTya= out, pulled [pulled out, extricated]; sahasraakSe nyaveshayan= to Thousand-eyed Indra, offered.
“On hearing the words of Agni, the Fire-god, the manes-gods who gathered to collect their share of offering have extricated that ram’s testes, which is not yet sacrificed but tethered to a sacrificial post, and offered them to the Thousand-eyed Indra. [1-49-8]
dadarsha ca mahaabhaagaam tapasaa dyotita prabhaam |
lokaiH api samaagamya dur.hniriikSyaam sura asuraiH || 1-49-13
prayatnaat nirmitaam dhaatraa divyaam maayaamayiim iva |
dhuumena abhipariita a.ngiim diiptaaam agni sikhaam iva || 1-49-14
sa tuSaara aavR^itaam sa abhraam puurNa candra prabhaam iva |
madhye a.mbhaso duraadharSaam diiptaam suurya prabhaam iva || 1-49-15
13. saH= he that Rama [has seen one who is]; mahaabhaagaam= at highly glorious – Ahalya; tapasaa dyotita prabhaam = by ascesis, brightened, splendour – one who has it; lokaiH api= by worldly beings, even; sura asuraiH= by gods, demons; samaagamya= on coming close; dur niriikSyaam= impossible, to stare at – one who cannot be stared at; dhaatraa pra yatnaat nirmitaam = by Creator, with careful, contemplation, crafted, contrived; divyaam= angelic; maayaa mayiim iva= phantasmal, completely [entity,] like; tuSaara aavR^itaam= by fog, overspread – befogged moonshine; sa abhraam= with, clouds – beclouded moonshine; puurNa candra prabhaam iva= full, moon’s, shine, as with; ambhasaH madhye= waters, in midst of; duraadharSaam= unwatchable; diiptaam suurya prabhaam iva= glowing, sun [mirrored sun,] shine, like – she who is lay waste hitherto; dhuumena abhi pariita angiim= by fumes, around, cloaked, limbed, as with; diiptaaam agni sikhaam iva= flaring, fire, tongue, as with; dadarsha= he has seen.
She whose splendour is brightened by her ascesis, at whom it is impossible to raise an eye for a stare either for gods, or for demons, or for the worldly beings on coming close to her, whom the Creator has contrived with careful contemplation as an angelic and a completely phantasmal entity, who is like the befogged and beclouded moonshine of a full moon as she is hitherto enshrouded by the dried up leaves and dust, who is like an unwatchable sunshine mirrored in and glowing from the midst of water, for she is hitherto in the midst of denounce, and whose limbs are like the tongues of a flaring fire around which fumes are cloaking, as she is hitherto practising an utmost ascesis subsisting on air alone, which ascesis alone made her like a flaring Ritual Fir, and Rama has seen such a highly glorious Ahalya. [1-49-13, 14, 15]
gautamo api mahaatejaa ahalyaa sahitaH sukhii |
raamam sampuujya vidhivat tapaH tepe mahaatapaaH || 1-49-21
21. mahaatapaaH= great ascetic – Gautama; mahaatejaa= great-resplendent one; gautamaH api= Gautama, even; ahalyaa sahitaH= Ahalya, reunited with; sukhii= heartened; raamam vidhivat sampuujya= at Rama, customarily, highly reverenced; tapaH tepe= ascesis, practised – continued his ascesis.
Even that great-resplendent Gautama is heartened when he reunited with Ahalya after a long, long a time, and that sage customarily reverenced Rama for actualising his solemn utterance, and that great-ascetic Gautama continued his ascesis together with Ahalya. [1-49-21]
raamaH tu muni shaarduulam uvaaca saha lakSmaNaH |
saadhvii yaj~na samR^iddhiH hi janakasya mahaatmanaH || 1-50-2
2. saha lakSmaNaH raamaH tu= with, Lakshmana, Rama, on his part; muni shaarduulam uvaaca= to saint, tigerly – Vishvamitra, spoke; mahaa aatmanaH janakasya= of noble-souled, Janaka; yaj~na samR^iddhiH= Vedic-ritual’s, bountifulness; saadhvii hi= is excellent, indeed.
Rama who is with Lakshmana spoke to the tigerly saint Vishvamitra, ” the Vedic-ritual of noble-souled Janaka is excellent, indeed with bountifully garnered paraphernalia of the ritual. [1-50-2]
vishvaamitram anupraaptam shrutvaa nR^ipavaraH tadaa |
shataana.ndam puraskR^itya purohitam aninditam || 1-50-6
prati ujjagaama sahasaa vinayena samanvitaH |
6, 7a. nR^ipa varaH= king, the best – Janaka; tadaa= then; vishvaamitram anupraaptam shrutvaa= Vishvamitra’s, one chanced [at Mithila,] on hearing; a ninditam= not, reprovable one; purohitam= priest; shataanandam= Shataananda; puraskR^itya= keeping afore; vinayena samanvitaH= with deference, embodied with [in deference to Vishvamitra]; sahasaa= instantly; prati ut jagaama= towards [Vishvamitra,] forged ahead.
On hearing that Vishvamitra has arrived in Mithila, then the best king Janaka instantly forged ahead towards Vishvamitra, keeping his unreprovable priest Shataananda afore of the team, in deference to Vishvamitra. [1-50-6, 7a]
atha raajaa muni shreSTham kR^ita a.njaliH abhaaSata || 1-50-10
aasane bhagavaan aastaam saha ebhiH muni sattamaiH |
10b, 11a. atha= then; raajaa kR^ita anjaliH= king, with palm-fold; muni shreSTham abhaaSata= to eminent-sage Vishvamitra, spoke; bhagavaan= oh, reverend sage – Vishvamitra; ebhiH muni sattamaiH saha= these, saint, eminent ones, along with; aasane aastaam= in seat, be seated – please be seated on a high seat.
The king Janaka adjoining his palms then spoke to that eminent-sage Vishvamitra, “oh, reverend sage, please be seated on this high seat, along with these eminent saints in their respective seats.” Thus Janaka spoke to Vishvamitra [1-50-10b, 11a]
adya yaj~na samR^iddhiH me saphalaa daivataiH kR^itaa || 1-50-13
adya yaj~na phalam praaptam bhagavad darshanaat mayaa |
13b, 14a. adya= today; me yaj~na samR^iddhiH= my, Vedic-ritual, is enriched; sa phalaa= with, fruit – as a fructified one; daivataiH kR^itaa= by gods, effectuated – gods fructified the ritual; adya= today; bhagavat darshanaat= at god [godlike you,] on viewing; mayaa yaj~na phalam praaptam= by me, fruit [outcome,] of Vedic-ritual, [deemed to have been] obtained.
“Today my Vedic ritual is enriched with your advent, whereby I deem that gods have fructified the ritual. Let the ritual be like that. I deem that I have obtained the fruit of the ritual just on seeing godlike you here today. [1-50-13b, 14a]
imau kumaarau bhadram te deva tulya paraakramau || 1-50-17
gaja tulya gatii viirau shaarduula vR^iSabha upamau |
padma patra vishaala akSau khaDga tuuNii dhanur dharau |
ashvinau iva ruupeNa samupasthita yauvanau || 1-50-18
yadR^icChayaa eva gaam praaptau deva lokaat iva amarau |
katham padbhyaam iha praaptau kim artham kasya vaa mune || 1-50-19
17b, 18, 19. mune= oh, saint; te bhadram= you, be safe; deva tulya paraakramau= with god Vishnu, matching, in valour; gaja simha gatii= [like audacious] elephant, [like arrogant] lion, with strides; viirau= two valrous ones; shaarduula vR^iSabha upamau [adventurous] tiger, [adamantine] Holy Bull, in similitude; padma patra vishaala akSau= lotus, petal, broad, eyed ones; khaDga tuuNii dhanuH dharau= sword, quiver, bow, wielding; ruupeNa ashvinau iva= by physique, Ashwin, the Twin-god brothers, like; sam upasthita yauvanau= in the offing, youthfulness is; deva lokaat= from gods’, abode; yadR^icChayaa iva== at their pleasure, as if; gaam praaptau= on earth, chanced; a + marau= not, dying ones [deathless, immortals]; iva= as if like; imau kumaarau= these, youngsters; iha= here, to this place; padbhyaam= with two feet � by footslogging; katham= how; kim artham= what, for; praaptau= how, they chanced; kasya vaa= whose [scions,] are they.
“These two youngsters, oh, sage, let safety betide you, striding like audacious elephants and arrogant lions, bearing a similitude to adventurous tigers and adamantine bulls, and wielding quivers, swords, and bows, are valorous with their valour matching that of Vishnu, and with their eyes broad like lotus-petals and with youthfulness in the offing they look like the exceptionally beautiful twin-gods, Ashwin-brothers, by their physique. How these two have footslogged and chanced here as though immortals have chanced on earth from the abode of gods at their pleasure? What for they have come here, and whose scions are they? [1-50-17b, 18, 19]
siddha aashrama nivaasam ca raakSasaanaam vadham tathaa |
tatra aagamanam avyagram vishaalaayaaH ca darshanam || 1-50-23
ahalyaa darshanam caiva gautamena samaagamam |
mahaadhanuSi jij~naasaam kartum aagamanam tathaa || 1-50-24
etat sarvam mahaatejaa janakaaya mahaatmane |
nivedya viraraama atha vishvaamitro mahaamuniH || 1-50-25
23. mahaatejaaH mahaamuniH vishvaamitraH= great-resplendent one, great-saint, Vishvamitra; siddha aashrama nivaasam ca= Accomplishment, Hermitage, stopover in, also; tathaa= like that; raakSasaanaam vadham= demons, elimination; avyagram tatra aagamanam= indefatigably, to there coming – travelling with him; vishaalaayaaH darshanam ca= City of Vishaala, beholding, also; ahalyaa darshanam caiva= Ahalya, seeing, also thus; gautamena samaagamam= with Gautama, [Ahalya’s] reuniting; tathaa== likewise; mahaa dhanuSi= of great, bow [of Shiva]; jij~naasaam kartum= to know about – to have a grasp of it; aagamanam= coming [hitherward]; etat sarvam= all this; mahaa aatmane janakaaya= to great-souled, Janaka; nivedya= on submitting – on informing; viraraama= then, [he Vishvamitra] paused.
The highly resplendent great-saint Vishvamitra has informed the high souled Janaka about the coming of Rama and Lakshmana to the Hermitage of Accomplishment, their stopping over there and elimination of demons at that place, their indefatigable travel along with him, beholding City of Vishaala, seeing Ahalya, her reuniting with Sage Gautama, likewise their coming hitherward to gain a grasp of great bow of Shiva. On informing all these incidents to Janaka as well as to Shataananda, who incidentally is the son of Ahalya, sage Vishvamitra paused. [1-50-23, 24, 25]
Sri Sita Rama Jeyam.
Aalvaar Emberumaanaar Jeeyar Thiruvadikale Saranam .
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