tasya tat vacanam shrutvaa vishvaamitrasya dhiimataH |
hR^iSTa romaa mahaatejaaH shataaanando mahaatapaaH || 1-51-1
gautamasya suto jyeSThaH tapasaa dyotita prabhaH |
raama sa.ndarshanaat eva param vismayam aagataH || 1-51-2
1. dhiimataH= intellectual one; tasya vishvaamitrasya tat vacanam shrutvaa= his, of Vishvamitra, that, sentence, on hearing; mahaatejaaH mahaatapaaH= highly refulgent, great-ascetic; gautamasya jyeSThaH sutaH= Sage Gautama’s, eldest, son; tapasaa dyotita prabhaH= by ascesis, brightened, radiance – who has it; such a; shataaanandaH = sage Shataananda; hR^iSTa romaa = rejoiced, hair [hair-raising, overjoyed]; raama sandarshanaat eva= Rama, on seeing at, just by; param vismayam aagataH= great, amazement, he obtained.
On hearing that sentence of that intellectual sage Vishvamitra, the highly refulgent and the great ascetic Shataananda is overjoyed, and Sage Shataananda, the eldest son of Sage Gautama, and whose radiance is brightened by his own ascesis is highly amazed just on seeing Rama. [1-51-1, 2]
api me guruNaa raamaH puujitaH kushikaatmaja |
iha aagato mahaatejaaH puujaam praapya mahaatmanaH || 1-51-8
8. kushikaatmaja= oh, Kushi’s, son [Kaushika, Vishvamitra]; raamaH= Rama; me guruNaa api puujitaH= by my, father, even, is he worshipped; iha aagataH mahaatejaaH= here [to Ahalya’s place,] one who came, great-resplendent one [Gautama, Shataananda’s father]; mahaatmanaH= from great-souled one [from Rama]; puujaam api praapya= worship, even, has he [Rama] got.
“Oh, Kaushika, my father came to my mother’s place from Himalayas! Has the great resplendent father of mine worshipped Rama because the redemption of my mother is per the kindness of Rama! Has this great-souled Rama reverenced that great resplendent father of mine by according a redemption,ahalyaa daana, the endowment of Ahalya to her husband. [1-51-8]svaagatam te narashreSTha diSTyaa praapto asi raaghava |
vishvaamitram puraskR^itya maharSim aparaajitam || 1-51-13
acintya karmaa tapasaa brahmarSiH amita prabhaH |
vishvaamitro mahaatejaa – vedmya – vetsi enam paramaam gatim || 1-51-14
14. mahaatejaa vishvaamitraH= highly resplendent, Vishvamitra; a + cintya karmaa= is of un, imaginable, exploits; tapasaa brahmarSiH= by ascesis, Brahma-sage; a + mita prabhaH= of ill, imitable, resplendence; enam paramaam gatim= him, as ultimate, course; [vedmya= you have to know] vetsi = you [already] know.
“This highly resplendent Vishvamitra’s exploits are unimaginable. He attained the highest order of Brahma-sage by his ascesis, thus illimitable is his ascetic resplendence, and you have to know him as an ultimate course, not only to you alone, but also to one and all. [1-51-14]
raajaa abhuut eSa dharmaatmaa diirgha kaalam arindamaH |
dharmaj~naH kR^ita vidyaH ca prajaanaam ca hite rataH || 1-51-17
17. eSa= he; dharmaatmaa= probity-souled one Vishvamitra; dharma j~naH= in rectitude, well-versed [proficient] one; kR^ita vidyaH ca= made [perfected,] education [perfectionist in kingcraft,] also; prajaanaam ca hite rataH= for people, also, in welfare, proponent of; arin damaH= enemies, persecutor of; diirgha kaalam raajaa abhuut= for long, time, king, was there, he was.
“This probity-souled Vishvamitra, being a proficient in rectitude, a perfectionist in kingcraft, a proponent of people’s welfare, more so a persecutor of enemies, was there as a king for a long time. [1-51-17]
prajaapati sutaH tu aasiit kusho naama mahiipatiH |
kushasya putro balavaan kushanaabhaH sudhaarmikaH || 1-51-18
18. prajaapati sutaH= Prajapati’s, brainchild; kushaH naama mahii patiH= Kusha, named, earth, lord [king]; aasiit= was there; balavaan= powerful one; su dhaarmikaH= verily, righteous one; kushanaabhaH= Kushanaabha is; kushasya putraH= Kusha’s, son.
“There was a king named Kusha, a brainchild of Prjaapati, and Kusha’s son was the powerful and verily righteous Kushanaabha. [1-51-18]
kushanaabha sutaH tu aasiit gaadhiH iti eva vishrutaH |
gaadheH putro mahaatejaa vishvaamitro mahaamuniH || 1-51-19
19. gaadhiH iti eva vi shrutaH= Gaadhi, thus, only, verily heard [of highly renowned]; kushanaabha sutaH tu= Kushanaabha’s, son, but; aasiit= was there; mahaatejaaH mahaa muniH vishvaamitraH = great resplendence, great-saint, Vishvamitra; gaadheH putraH= Gaadhi’s, son.
“One who is highly renowned by the name Gaadhi was the son of Kushanaabha, and Gaadhi’s son is this great-saint of great resplendence, Vishvamitra. [1-51-19]
kadaacit tu mahaatejaa yojayitvaa varuuthiniim |
akSauhiNii parivR^itaH paricakraama mediniim || 1-51-21
21. mahaatejaaH= great-resplendent king Vishvamitra; kadaacit= at one time; varuuthiniim yojayitvaa = armies, combining [marshalling]; akSauhiNii parivR^itaH= with Akshauhini unit of army, encircled by – along with; mediniim paricakraama = earth, he circulated – gone round.
“At one time the great-resplendent king Vishvamitra went round the earth marshalling a unit of akshauhini army. [1-51-21]
The army unit called akshauhini consists of 21,870 elephants, as many chariots, 65,610 cavalry, and 1,09,350 foot soldiers.
nagaraaNi ca raaSTraani saritaH ca tathaa giriin |
aashramaan kramasho raajaa vicaran aajagaama ha || 1-51-22
vasiSThasya aashrama padam naanaa puSpa lataa drumam |
naanaa mR^iga gaNa aakiirNam siddha caaraNa sevitam || 1-51-23
deva daanava gandharvaiH kinnaraiH upashobhitam |
prashaa.nta hariNa aakiirNam dvija sa.ngha niSevitam || 1-51-24
brahma R^iSi gaNa sa.nkiirNam deva R^iSi gaNa sevitam |
tapaH caraNa sa.nsiddhaiH agni kalpaiH mahaatmabhiH || 1-51-25
satatam sa.nkulam shriimat brahma kalpaiH mahaatmabhiH |
ab bhakSaiH vaayu bhakSaiH ca shiirNa parNa ashanaiH tathaa || 1-51-26
phalamuulaashanairdaantairjitadoSairjitendriyaiH – yadvaa –
phala muula ashanaiH daantaiH jita doSaiH jita indriyaiH |
R^iSibhiH vaalakhilyaiH ca japa homa paraayaNaiH || 1-51-27
anyaiH vaikhaanasaiH caiva sama.ntaat upashobhitam |
22, 23, 24, 2125, 26, 27, 28a. nagaraaNi raaSTraani ca = cities, provinces, also; saritaH tathaa giriin = rivers, like that, mountains; aashramaan ca = hermitages, also; kramashaH= sequentially; vicaran= while moving about; naanaa puSpa lataa drumam= numerous, flowered, climbers, trees – which has; naanaa mR^iga gaNa aakiirNam= very many, animals, herds of, overspread – which is; siddha caaraNa sevitam= by siddha-s, caaranaa-s, adored by; at such a hermitage; deva daanava gandharvaiH kinnaraiH upashobhitam= gods, demons, gandharva-s, kinnaraa-s, [frequented and] embellished with; prashaanta hariNaa aakiirNam= equable, deer, spread out; dvija sangha niSevitam= birds, flights of, adored by; brahma R^iSi gaNa sankiirNam= Brahma, sage’s, assemblages, compacted with; deva R^iSi gaNa sevitam= godly, sages, assemblages, adored by; satatam sankulam = always, bustling with; tapaH caraNa sam siddhaiH= ascesis, practising, well, accomplished ones – with them; agni kalpaiH = Ritual-fire, similar; mahaatmabhiH= with great-souled ones; brahma kalpaiH = to Brahma, comparable ones; mahaa aatmabhiH= with great-souled ones; ab bhakSaiH= water, eaters [some subsisting on] ; vaayu bhakSaiH ca= [some subsist on,] air, eaters, also; shiirNa parNa ashanaiH tathaa= dried, leaves, eaters, likewise [some subsisting on them]; phala muula ashanaiH= fruits, tubers, eaters [some subsisting on]; daantaiH= self-controlled ones; jita doSaiH= overcame, peccabilites; jita indriyaiH= overpowered, senses; R^iSibhiH vaalakhilyaiH ca= with sages, Vaalakhilyaa-s, also; japa homa paraayaNaiH= meditations, oblations in Ritual-fire, who are occupied with; anyaiH vaikhaanasaiH caiva= with others, Vaikhaanasa-s, also thus; sam antaat = well, up to end – whole of perimeter; upashobhitam brightened with; shriimat= magnificent one [to such a hermitage of]; vasiSThasya aashrama padam= Vashishta’s, hermitage’s, threshold of; raajaa aajagaama ha= king Vishvamitra, arrived, indeed.
“Moving sequentially about the provinces, cities, rivers likewise mountains, king Vishvamitra arrived at the threshold of a hermitage which is with numerous flowered trees and climbers, overspread with very many herds of animals, adored by the celestials like siddha-s and caarana-s, frequented and embellished with gods, demons, gandharva-s, and kinnara-s, spread out with equable deer, adored by flights of birds, compacted with the assemblages of Brahma-sages, and also with the assemblages of godly-sages who are fully accomplished in their ascesis, where the personal resplendence of each of the great-souled sage is similar to each of the Ritual-fire available in each of the Ritual Fire Altar before which he is sitting, and which hermitage is bustling with the activity of great-souled sages who are comparable to Brahma, among whom some subsist on water alone, and some on air alone, likewise some more on dry leaves, while some on fruits, tubers, and with such of those sages and also with particular sages like Vaalakhilyaa-s, also with others like Vaikhaanasa-s, who are all self-controlled, who have overcame their peccabilites, who have overpowered their senses that hermitage is occupied, and while everyone of the inmates is engaged in meditations and oblations into Ritual-fire, and with such sages and their activity whole of the perimeter of that hermitage is brightened and rendered splendent, and king Vishvamitra arrived at such a magnificent hermitage of Sage Vashishta. [1-51-22, 23, 24, 2125, 26, 27, 28a]
svaagatam tava ca iti ukto vasiSThena mahaatmanaa |
aasanam ca asya bhagavaan vasiSTho vyaadidesha ha || 1-52-2
2. tava svaagatam= to thee, welcome; iti mahaa aatmanaa vasiSThena uktaH= thus, by great-souled, Vashishta, is spoken to [Vishvamitra]; bhagavaan vasiSThaH= godly, Vashishta; asya aasanam ca vyaadidesha ha= to him [to Vishvamitra, ] seat, also, ordering [showing,] indeed.
The great-souled Vashishta spoke, “you are welcome,” and that godly sage has indeed shown a high seat to Vishvamitra. [1-52-2]
kaccit bale ca koshe ca mitreSu ca para.ntapa |
kushalam te nara vyaaghra putra pautre tathaa anagha || 1-52-9
9. parantapa= oh, enemy-inflamer; anagha= oh, impeccable one; nara vyaaghra= oh, man, tigerly; bale ca koshe ca mitreSu ca= in forces, and, in exchequer, and, among friends [confederates,] also; tathaa= likewise; te putra pautre= your, in sons, in grandsons; kushalam kaccit= well-being, I hope.
” ‘For you are an impeccable one and an emery-inflamer, oh, tigerly-man, I hope that your forces, exchequer and confederates are fine, and all is well with your sons and grandsons.” Thus Vashishta asked the well-being of Vishvamitra. [1-52-9]
aatithyam kartum icChaami balasya asya mahaabala |
tava ca eva aprameyasya yathaa arham sa.mpratiicCha me || 1-52-13
13. mahaabalaH= oh, great-forceful one – Vishvamitra; asya balasya= to this, military force; a + prameyasya= without, a match [matchless one]; tava ca eva= to you, also, as well; yathaa arham= as, befitting – to your status; aatithyam kartum icChaami= guestship, to do [to offer,] I wish to[ me= from me; sampratiicCha [sam prati icCha= well, in turn, you accede]= kindly accede to it.
” ‘I wish to offer guestship befitting to your status, oh, great-forceful king Vishvamitra, to a matchless one like you and to this military force of yours, kindly accept it from me. [1-52-13]
phala muulena bhagavan vidyate yat tava aashrame |
paadyena aacamaniiyena bhagavad dar.hshanena ca || 1-52-16
sarvathaa ca mahaapraaj~na puujaa arheNa supuujitaH |
namaste astu gamiSyaami maitreNa iikSasva cakSuSaa || 1-52-17
16. bhagavan= oh, godly sage; yat tava aashrame vidyate= what, in your, hermitage, obtains; with such; phala muulena= with fruits, tubers; paadyena aacamaniiyena= by water for feet-wash, by water for wetting mouth; bhagavat darshanena ca= godlike [you,] by [the very] visualisation, also; puujaa arheNa= [by you who are] for reverence, worthy; su puujitaH= [I am] well, reverenced; mahaa praaj~naH= oh, highly, noetic sage; gamiSyaami= I wish to go; te namaH astu= to you, obeisance, let there be [ le it be accepted]; sarvathaa= always; maitreNa cakSuSaa iikSasva= with a friendly, eye [regard,] you look upon [us.]
” ‘I am entertained with whatever item that obtains in your hermitage, say fruits, tubers and water for feet-wash and to wet mouth. Why those petty items, I regaled just by seeing you, a godly sage like. Oh, highly noetic sage, by yourself you are a sage worthy to be reverenced by one and all, such as you are you alone have reverenced me. Now I wish to take leave, please accept my obeisance to you, and please look upon us with a friendlily regard. [1-52-16, 17]
evam uktaH tathaa tena vasiSTho japataam varaH |
aajuhaava tataH priitaH kalmaaSiim dhuuta kalmaSaH || 1-52-20
20. tathaa tena evam uktaH= thus, that way, by him [Vishvamitra,] who is said; japataam varaH= among meditators, the best; dhuuta kalmaSaH= one who is laved, of blemishes; vasiSThaH= Vashishta; priitaH= is gladdened; tataH= then; kalmaaSiim= speckled cow [namely Shabala]; aa juhaava= to come, called – started calling.
“When Vishvamitra said that way then Vashishta, the best one among meditators, and one whose blemishes are laved is gladdened, and started calling his speckled cow, namely Shabala, yclept Kaamadhenu. [1-52-20]
yasya yasya yathaa kaamam SaD raseSu abhipuujitam |
tat sarvam kaama dhuk divye abhivarSa kR^ite mama || 1-52-22
22. divye kaama dhuk= oh, divine, desires, milker [cow]; yasya yasya= whose, whose; [yadyad= yat yat= what, what – whatever]; abhipuujitam= cherished – savoured; SaD raseSu= from among – six, savours; tat sarvam= that, in entirety p- plentifully; yathaa kaamam= as, [he] wishes [as per his piquancy]; kR^ite mama= owing to, me – for my sake; abhivarSa= now shower.
“Oh, Kaamadhenu, the Divine Cow, the Milker of All-Desires, for my sake you shower whatsoever foodstuff is savoured by whosoever according to one’s own piquancy from each of the six savour, that too plentifully. [1-52-22]
The six tastes that shall comprise an Indian meal are: 1] caustic, 2] acidic, 3] sweetish, 4] salty, 5] un-sweetish [bitter,] and 6] alkaline.
rasena annena paanena lehya coSyeNa sa.myutam |
annaanaam nicayam sarvam sR^ijasva shabale tvara || 1-52-23
23. shabale= oh, Shabala; rasena annena paanena= with savourily, masticable, drinkables; lehya= [with dishes that can be] licked; coSyeNa= [that can be] sucked; samyutam= comprised of; sarvam anaanaam nicayam= every kind of, foodstuffs, heaps of; sR^ijasva= you create; tvara= be quick.
” ‘Oh, Shabala, you create heaps of savourily foodstuffs comprised of masticable items like crunchy foods, drinkable items like soft-drinks, tasteable items like honey-like viscous dishes, squeezable items like pulpy fruits, and be quick.’ ” So said Sage Vashishta to that Sacred Cow, Kaamadhenu, and Vishvamitra continued his narration. [1-52-23]
ikSuun madhuun tathaa laajaan maireyaan ca vara aasavaan |
paanaani ca mahaaar.hhaaNi bhakSyaan ca ucca avacaan tathaa || 1-53-2
2. ikSuun madhuun tathaa laajaan= sugar-cane [and its dishes,] honey [and its dishes,] like that, cornflakes, [rice-flakes etc.,]; vara aasavaan [aasanaan]= best, liquors [or, with best wineglasses]; maireyaan ca= arracks [Arabic ‘arak ‘sweat’, ‘arak al-tamr ‘alcoholic spirit from dates in Arabia, and from sugar-cane and rice in India,] also; mahaa arhaaNi paanaani ca= highly [very,] apposite to [royalties and army-men,] drinks, further; tathaa= like that; ucca avacaan= verily, diverse; bhakSyaan ca= foodstuffs, also; [shabala vidadhe= Shabala, bestowed.]
Shabala bestowed dishes of sugar cane and honey, and flakes of all sorts, like cornflakes, rice-flakes, also best arracks and liquors in best wineglasses, further, the drinks and foodstuffs that are very diverse and verily apposite to royalties and army-men. [1-53-2]
uSNa aaDhyasya odanasya api raashayaH parvatopamaaH |
mR^iSTa annaani ca suupaaH ca dadhi kulyaaH tathaiva ca || 1-53-3
naanaa svaadu rasaanaam ca khaaNDavanaam – SaaDabaanaam – tathaiva ca |
bhaajanaani -bhojanaani – supuur.hNaani gauDaani ca sahasrashaH || 1-53-4
3. [atra= there]; uSNa aaDhyasya odanasya api= heat, rich in [steamy,] foods, even; parvata upamaaH raashayaH= mountain, similar, stacks – have come up; mR^iSTa annaani ca= palatable, foodstuffs [side dishes, desserts of rice,] also; suupaaH ca= cooked pulse’s dumplings, also; tathaiva= like that; dadhi kulyaaH ca= curds, cascades of, also; naanaa svaadu rasaanaam ca= varied, daintily, soft-drinks, also; khaaNDavanaam= sugar-candies, [or, SaaDabaanaam= juices with six kinds of tastes]; tathaiva ca= like that, also; su puurNaani= fully, replete with; bhaajanaani= dishes, [silver hollowware; or, bhojanaani= delectable foodstuffs;] gauDaani ca= [foodstuffs made from the] treacly dumplings of cane sugar, also; sahasrashaH= in thousands; in no time they have come up.
There emerged mountainous stacks of steamy foodstuffs, palatable side-dishes and desserts of rice etc., also the dumplings of cooked pulses, like that the cascades of curds and the other milk products likes butter, ghee, cheese etc. Thousands of silver dishes and hollowware fully replete with daintily soft drinks, like that full with sugar-candy preparations, and with preparations that comprise all the six tastes have come up together with delectable foodstuffs made out of treacly dumplings of cane sugar. [1-53-3, 4]
gavaam shata sahasreNa diiyataam shabalaa mama |
ratnam hi bhagavan etat ratna haarii ca paarthivaH || 1-53-9
tasmaat me shabalaam dehi mama eSaa dharmato dvija |
9, 10a. bhagavan= oh, godly sage; gavaam shata sahasreNa= cows, by [barter of] hundred, thousands; mama shabalaa diiyataam= to me, Shabala [do-all cow,] may be given; etat= this [cow]; ratnam hi= gemstone [treasure,] indeed; paarthivaH ratna haarii ca= king, gemstones [treasures,] stealer [gatherer]; dvija= oh, Brahman; tasmaat= therefore; shabalaam me dehi= Shabala, to me, be bestowed; eSaa dharmataH mama= this [cow,] as a rule, mine – belongs to me.
” ‘Oh, godly sage, this Shabala may be given to me for a barter of a lakh, a hundred thousand, cows. Indeed this do-all cow is a treasure, and the kings are the gatherers of treasures. Therefore bestow this cow to me. As rule this cow also belongs to me.’ Thus Vishvamitra said to Vashishta. [1-53-9, 10a]
na aham shata sahasreNa na api koTi shataiH gavaam || 1-53-11
raajan daasyaami shabalaam raashibhii rajatasya vaa |
11b, 12a. raajan= oh, king; aham= I; gavaam shata sahasreNa= cows, by hundred, thousand; shabalaam na daasyaami= Shabala, not, I will afford; koTi shataiH api= by millions, hundreds of [of cows,] even; na= I do not give; rajatasya raashibhiH= of silver, lots; vaa= either – I do not give.
” ‘I cannot afford Shabala, neither by the barter of a hundred thousand cows, nor by hundreds of millions of cows, nor by lots and lots of silver, either. [1-53-11b, 12a]
asyaam havyam ca kavyam ca praaNa yaatraa tathaiva ca || 1-53-13
aayattam agni hotram ca baliH homaH tathaiva ca |
13b, 14a. havyam ca= oblations [for gods,] also; kavyam ca= oblations [for manes,] also; tathaiva ca= like that, also; praaNa yaatraa= [my] life’s, journey – cow which makes the journey of my life possible; agni hotram ca= for Ritual-fire, enkindler of, also; baliH= sacrifices – which accords material for sacrifices; tathaiva ca= like that, also; homaH= conducting sacred rituals of homa-s [Oxford: hom, n. (also homa ) 1 the soma plant, 2 the juice of this plant as a sacred drink of the Parsees, [Persian hom, hum, Avestan haoma]; asyaam aayattam= in her [in cow,] take basis – dependant on her.
“This cow makes the journey of my life possible. Oblations to gods or manes, enkindling of Ritual-fire, religious sacrifices, homa-s, the sacred rituals conducted as darsha, paurNa maasi, all are dependent on her. [1-53-13b, 14a]
sarvasvam etat satyena mama tuSTi karii tathaa || 1-53-15
kaaraNaiH bahubhii raajan na daasye shabalaam tava |
15b, 16a. etat= this one – cow; satyena mama sarvasvam= in truth, to me, everything; [sadaa= always]; tuSTi karii= gratification, doer [ever-gratifier]; raajan= oh, king; tathaa= in that way; bahubhii kaaraNaiH= by so many, reasons; shabalaam tava na daasye= Shabala, to you, not, I afford.
” “In truth, this cow is everything to me and ever-gratifier, that way by so many reasons, oh, king, I cannot afford Shabala to you or to anyone.” So said Vashishta to Vishvamitra. [1-53-15b, 16a]
yaavat icChasi ratnaani hiraNyam vaa dvijottama |
taavat dadaami te sarvam diiyataam shabalaa mama || 1-53-21
21. dvija uttama= oh, Brahman, the eminent; ratnaani vaa hiraNyam vaa= gemstones, either, gold, or; yaavat icChasi= how much, you yearn; [tat] sarvam= [all,] everything; taavat= that much; te dadaami= I gift; shabalaa mama diiyataam= Shabala, to me, be given.
” ‘Or, oh, eminent Brahman, if you yearn either for gems or gold, I gift that much of everything as much as you can yearn, let Shabala be given to me.” Thus Vishvamitra entreated again. [1-53-21]
ato muulaaH kriyaaH sarvaa mama raajan na sa.nshayaH |
bahuunaa kim pralaapena na daasye kaama dohiniim || 1-53-25
25. raajan= oh, king; mama sarvaaH kriyaaH= my, all, for activities; ataH muulaaH= in it [in cow,] instated; sanshayaH na= doubt, there is no; bahuunaa pralaapena kim [prayojanam]= by a lot of, palavering, what is [the us]; kaama dohiniim= wishes, milker; na daasye= not, I give away.
” ‘Oh, king, all of my activities are instated in this cow, then wherefore a lot of palavering a bargain or barter? I do not give away this milker any wish.” So said VashishtaT to Vishvamitra, and thus Sage Shataananda continued his narration of the legend of Sacred Cow. [1-53-25]
niiyamaanaa tu shabalaa raama raaj~naa mahaatmanaa |
duHkhitaa cintayaamaasa ruda.ntii shoka karshitaa || 1-54-2
2. raama= oh, Rama; mahaa aatmanaa= by great-soul – a determined one; raaj~naa = by king – Vishvamitra; niiyamaanaa= being led away – dragged her away; shabalaa duHkhitaa= Shabala, saddened; shoka karshitaa= by anguish, stung; rudantii = while wailing; cintayaamaasa= mulled over.
“While the determined king Vishvamitra dragged her away from Vashishta, oh, Rama, Shabala is saddened and tearfully mulled over stung by the anguish of her secession from the sage. [1-54-2]
iti sa.ncintayitvaa tu niHshvasya ca punaH punaH |
jagaama vegena tadaa vasiSTham parama ojasam || 1-54-5
nirdhuuya taam tadaa bhR^ityaan shatashaH shatrusuudana |
jagaama anila vegena paada muulam mahaatmanaH || 1-54-6
5. shatru suudana= oh, enemy-subjugator, Rama; [saa= she, the cow]; iti sam cintayitvaa = thus, on well, thinking; punaH punaH niHshvasya ca = again, again, on suspiring, also; tadaa= then; taam shatashaH bhR^ityaan= them, hundreds of, attendants [of king]; nir dhuuya= utterly, shoving off; tadaa = thenl anila vegena= gust, with speed of; parama ojasam vasiSTham= towards highly energetic one, to Vashishta; vegena jagaama = hastily, went [rushed to]; mahaatmanaH= of great-souled one; paada muulam jagaama = to foot, base, she went to.
“On thinking thus and suspiring repeatedly, oh, enemy-subjugator, Rama, then she that Sacred Cow hastily rushed with the speed a gust and went to that highly energetic Vashishta on utterly shoving off hundreds of attendants of the king who are roping her, and then she straight went to the base of the feet of the great-souled Vashishta. [1-54-5, 6]
na tvaam tyajaami shabale na api me apakR^itam tvayaa |
eSa tvaam nayate raajaa balaat mat.htaH mahaabalaH || 1-54-10
10. shabale= oh, Shabala; tvaam na tyajaami= you, not, I am forswearing; tvayaa me na apakR^itam api = by you, to me, not, misdeed done, even – you too have not fouled me; mahaabalaH= great-mighty one; eSa raajaa= this, king is; mattaH [mat taH= from me; or, matta= ecstatic by his own might – king]; balaat= forcibly; tvaam nayate = you, weaning away.
” ‘Neither I forswear you nor you fouled me, oh, Shabala, this king is forcibly weaning you away from me as he is beside himself with kingly arrogance. [1-54-10]
na balam kSatriyasya aahuH braahmaNo balavattaraH |
brahman brahma balam divyam kSatraat tu balavattaram || 1-54-14
14. brahman= oh, Brahman; kSatriyasya balam= Kshatriya’s [sovereignty’s,] might; na aahuH = not, speak of [unstated as ‘balavat taraH’ mighty, more= mightier than a Brahman’s, i.e., than the might of a sage]; braahmaNaH balavattaraH = a Brahman [sagacity is,] mightier; kSatraat tu= of Kshatriya’s [of sovereignty’s might,] but; brahma balam divyam balavat taram= Brahman’s [Sage’s] might, divine [angelic,] mighty, than [mightier.]
” ‘Oh, Brahman, unstated is that the might of sovereignty as mightier than the might of sagacity. A sage is mightier than a sovereign. A sage’s might is mightiest than the mightier sovereign, for a sage’s might is angelic.’ So Shabala started talking to the sage. [1-54-14]
niyu~NkSva maam mahaatejaH tvat brahma bala sa.mbhR^itaam |
tasya darpam balam yat.hnam naashayaami duraatmanaH || 1-54-16
16. mahaatejaH= oh, highly resplendent one; tvat brahma bala sam bhR^itaam= with your, Brahma’s [sagacity’s] power, replete with [i.e., me]; maam= me; niyu~NkSva= you ordain; duraatmanaH= of bad minded [injudicious king]; tasya darpam balam yatnam= his [Vishvamitra’s,] vanity, valour, venture [to wean me from you]; naashayaami = I destroy [I disprove.]
” ‘Ordain me, oh, highly resplendent sage, who am replete with the power of your sagacity, and I will disprove the vanity, valour, and venture of that injudicious king for this injudicious seizure.’ Thus Shabala implored the sage Vashishta. [1-54-16]
tasya tat vacanam shrutvaa surabhiH saa asR^ijat tadaa |
tasyaa hu.mbhaa rava ut.hsR^iSTaaH pahlavaaH shatasho nR^ipa || 1-54-18
naashayanti balam sarvam vishvaamitrasya pashyataH |
18, 19a. tasya tat vacanam shrutvaa= his, that, sentence, on hearing; saa surabhiH= she, that hope fulfilling cow; tadaa= then; asR^ijat = created [army]; nR^ipa= oh, king – Rama; tasyaaH= of her; humbhaa rava utsR^iSTaaH= hum, mooing, sprang forth; pahlavaaH= Pahlava-s; shatashaH= in hundreds; vishvaamitrasya pashyataH= of Vishvamitra, while witnessing; sarvam balam naashayanti = in entirety, army [of Vishvamitra,] annihilated.
“On hearing his sentence, oh, Rama, that Sacred Cow Shabala then created Pahlava kings, sprang forth from her mooing ‘hums’, and hundreds of them annihilated the army of Vishvamitra in its entirety just while Vishvamitra is witnessing it. [1-54-18, 19a]
vishvaamitra arditaan dR^iSTvaa pahlavaan shatashaH tadaa || 1-54-20
bhuuya eva asR^ijat ghoraan shakaan yavana mishritaan |
20b, 21a. vishvaamitra arditaan= by Vishvamitra, subdued by; shatashaH pahlavaan dR^iSTvaa= hundreds, of Pahlava-s, on seeing; tadaa= then; bhuuya eva= again, thus; yavana mishritaan= with Yavana-s, mingled with; ghoraan= deadly; shakaan= Shaka-s; asR^ijat= she generated.
“On seeing the subdual of hundreds of Pahlava-s by Vishvamitra, then the Sacred Cow again generated deadly Shaka-s hobnobbed with Yavana-s through her mooing ‘hums’. [1-54-20b, 21a]
Sri Sita Rama Jeyam.
Aalvaar Emberumaanaar Jeeyar Thiruvadikale Saranam .
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