tÅC®¤Ïva    raGvENaE³|    raXs:    p#¢½t|    vc:    ,
id|    p#aEvac    kak[t¯ÞT|    ¢vraD:    p¤âxxIBm¯    .11.

tt¯

that

½¤Ïva

hearing

raGvEN

by Rama

u³|

said

raXs:

demon

p#¢½t|

politely

vc:

words

id|	the following

p#aEvac

said

kak[t¯ÞT|

to Rama

¢vraD:

Viradha

p¤âxxIBm¯

noblest among men

11.Then   the   demon   Virada   hearing   the   words   of   Rama   ,   said   to   him
politely   the   following   words.

htaE{¢Þm    p¤âxÛyaG#    S?t¤ÚyblEn    vW    ,
mya    t¤    p¥vI|    Ïv|    maEha°    åOat:    p¤âxxIB:    .12.

ht:

killed

A¢Þm

I am

p¤âxÛyaG#

tiger among men

S?t¤ÚyblEn   vW

with the strength equal to that of Indra

mya   t¤

by me only

p¥vI|

previously

Ïv|

you

maEhat¯

due to delusion

n   åOat:

was not recognised

p¤âxxIB:

noblest among men

12.Viradha   told   Rama   that   he   has   been   killed   by   Rama   equal   in   strength
to   Indra.   He   did   not   recognise   Rama   previously   due   to   delusion.

kaWsÚyas¤p#ja    ram    tat    Ïv|    ¢v¢dtaE    mya    ,
vWdEh£    c    mhaBaga    lßmNà    mhabl:    .13.

kaWsÚyas¤p#ja:

son of Kausalya

ram

Rama

tat

O dear

Ïv|

you

¢v¢dt:

known as

mya

by me

vWdEh£

Vaidehi

c	was similarly known

mhaBaga

very fortunate

lßmN:

Lakshmana

c	was similarly known

mhabl:

very strong

13.Viradha   told   Rama   that   he   knew   him   as   Kausalya's   son,   very
fortunate   Vaidehi   and   the   very   strong   Lakshmana.

A¢p    Sapadh|    GaEra|    p#¢v¾aE    raXs£|    tn¤m¯    ,
t¤Øb¤ânaIm    gÓDvIÜSçOaE    vW½vEN    h    .14.

A¢p   Sapat¯

because of a curse

Ah|

I

GaEra||

terrible

p#¢v¾:

have entered

raXs£|

a demon's

tn¤m¯

form

t¤Øb¤â:

Thumburu

nam

by name

gÓDvI:

a gandharva

SçO:	was cursed

vW½vEN

by Kubera

h

see

14.Viradha   told   Rama   that   he   was   a   gandharva   named   Thumburu   and
being   cursed   by   Kubera   he   entered   the   fierce   form   of   a   demon.

p#saïmanà    mya    saE{b#v£Óma|    mhaySa:    ,
yda    daSrT£    ramÞÏva|    v¢DÝy¢t    s|y¤gE    .
tda    p#k]t¤map°aE    Bvan¯    ÞvgI|    g¢mÝy¢t    .15.

p#saïman:

requested pardon

c

also

mya

by me

s:

he

Ab#v£t¯

said

ma|

to me

mhaySa:

famous

yda

when

daSr¢T:

son of Dasartha

ram:

Rama

Ïva|

you

v¢DÝy¢t

will kill

s|y¤gE

in battle

tda

then

p#k]t¤m¯

pristine state

Aap°:

regaining

Bvan¯

you

ÞvgI|

to heaven

g¢mÝy¢t

will go

15.Viradha   told   Rama   that   when   he   requested   pardon   from   Kubera,   he
was   told   that   when   Dasaratha's   son   Rama   will   kill   him   in   fight,   then   he   will
regain   his   pristine   state   and   go   to   heaven.

i¢t    vW½vNaE    raja    rØBas³|    p¤ra{nG    ,
An¤pÞT£ymanaE    ma|    s|@[¼aE    Ûyjhar    h    .16.

i¢t

thus

vW½vN:

Kubera

raja

king

rØBas³|

attached to Rambha

p¤ra

earlier

AnG	blemishless one

An¤pÞT£yman:

not being attended on

ma|

me

s|@[¼:

angrily

Ûyjhar   h

cursed

16.Viradha   told   Rama   that   earlier   king   Kubera   when   attached   to
Rambha   was   not   attended   on   by   me   and   thus   angrily   cursed   me   as   above.

tv    p#sadaÓm¤³aE{hm¢BSapaÏs¤daâNat¯    ,
Bvn|    Þv|    g¢mÝya¢m    Þv¢Þt    vaE{Þt¤    prÓtp    .17.

tv

your

p#sadat¯

by grace

m¤³:

freed

Ahm¯

I

A¢BSapat¯

from the curse

s¤daâNat¯

very terrible

Bvn|

realm

Þv|

my

g¢mÝya¢m

will go

Þv¢Þt

good luck

v:	with you all

AÞt¤

be

prÓtp

tormentor of foes

17.Viradha   told   Rama   that   with   Rama's   blessings   he   has   been   freed   from
the   terrible   curse   and   will   go   to   his   realm.   He   wished   them   well.

AÒyDIyaEjnE    tat    mh¢xIÞs¥yIs¢°B:    ,
itaE    vs¢t    DmaIÏma    SrBHqg:    p#tapvan¯    .18.

AÒyDIyaEjnE

one and a half yojanas

tat

lord

mh¢xI:

great sage

s¥yIs¢°B:

like the sun

it:

from here

vs¢t

lives

DmaIÏma

righteous

SrBHqg:

Sarabhanga

p#tapvan¯

powerful

18.Viradha   told   Rama   that   a   righteous   and   powerful   sage,   Sarabhanga,
like   the   sun,   lives   one   and   a   half   yojanas   from   that   place.

t|    ¢Xp#m¢BgÅC    Ïv|    s    tE    ½EyaE    ¢vDaÞy¢t    ,
AvzE    ca¢p    ma|    ram    p#¢XÔy    k[Sl£    v#j    .19.

t|

him

¢Xp#m¯

quickly

A¢BgÅC

go and see him

Ïv|

you

s:

he

tE

to you

½Ey:	good advice

¢vDaÞy¢t

will give

AvzE	in the pit

c

also

A¢p

and

ma|

me

ram:

Rama

p#¢XÔy

throwing

k[Sl£

happily

v#j

go

19.Viradha   told   Rama   to   quickly   go   and   see   him;   he   will   give   good   advice
to   you.   He   asked   them   to   throw   him   in   the   pit   and   go   happily.

rXsa|    gtsÏvanamEx    DmI:    snatn:    ,
AvzE    yE    ¢nD£yÓtE    tExa|    laEkaÞsnatna:    .20.

rXsa|

for the demons

gtsÏvana|

the dead

ex:

this

DmI:

practice

snatn:

timehonoured

AvzE	in the pit

yE

those who

¢nD£yÓtE

are burried

tExa|

for them

laEka:

eternal worlds

snatna:

exist

20.Viradha   told   Rama   that   this   is   the   time-honoured   practice   for   the   dead
demons.   Those   who   are   buried   in   the   pit,   have   eternal   worlds.