¢jtvÓt|   k]taTI|    c   d#¾a{hm¢cra¢dmm¯    ,
kmI   /nEn    ktIÛy|   mhdÓyWÞs¤Ñ¤Ýkrm¯    .
tavéÅCamhE   S£G#|    yavÓma|   na¢BBaxtE    .21.

¢jtvÓt|

as victorious

k]taTI

completing the task

c

also

d#¾a

will see

Ahm¯

I

A¢crat¯

soon

imm¯

him

kmI

task

¢h

because

AnEn

by him

ktIÛy|

must be done

mht¯

a great

AÓyW:

by others

s¤Ñ¤Ýkrm¯

very difficult to do

tavt¯

till then

gÅCamhE

let us go away

S£G#|

quickly

yavt¯

till when

mam¯

— to me

n   A¢BBaxtE

does not speak

21.Indra   told   the   gods   that   a   very   great   task   which   is   difficult   for   others   has
to   be   acheived   by   Rama.   He   wanted   to   see   Rama   victorious.   Before   Rama
can   speak   to   his   he   wanted   all   to   leave.

i¢t   vj#£    tmamÓæOqy   man¢yÏva    c   tapsm¯    ,
rTEn   h¢ry¤³En    yyaW   ¢dvm¢rÓdm:    .22.

i¢t

as above

vj#£

Indra

t|

that

AamÓæOqy

taking leave

man¢yÏva

having honoured

tapsm¯

the sage

rTEn	by chariot

h¢ry¤³En

drawn by horses

yyaW

went

¢dvm¯

to the heaven

A¢rÓdm:

killer of enemies

22.Indra,   the   killer   of   enemies,   taking   leave   and   honouring   the   sage,   rose
to   the   heaven   by   the   chariot   drawn   by   horses.

p#yatE   t¤    sh*aXE   raGvÞsp¢rÅCd:    ,
A¢g"haEæOm¤pas£n|   SrBÄñm¤pagmt¯    .23.

p#yatE   t¤

after left

sh*aXE

Indra

raGv:

Rama

sp¢rÅCd:

along with his followers

A¢g"haEæOm¯

in the altar worshipping the fire

upas£n|

sitting

SrBÄñ|

sage Sarabhanga

upagmt¯

approached

23.After   Indra   left,   Rama   along   with   his   followers,   approached   Sharabhanga,
who   was   sitting   in   the   altar   worshipping   the   fire.

tÞy   padaW    c   s|g¦/    ramÞs£ta   c    lßmN:    ,
¢nxEѤÞsmn¤åOata   lÖDvasa    ¢nm¢ÓæOta:    .24.

tÞy

his

padaW

two feet

c   s|g¦/

after touching

ram:

Rama

s£ta   c

Sita also

lßmN:

Lakshmana

¢nxEѤ:

sat down

smn¤åOata:

being invited

lÖDvasa:

being given seats

¢nm¢ÓæOta:

being welcomed

24.Rama,   Sita   and   Lakshmana   touching   his   feet,   being   welcomed   and
invited   sat   down   on   being   given   seats.

ttÜS?aEpyan|   t¤    pyIp¦ÅCÏs   raGv:    ,
SrBHqgà   tÏsvI|    raGvay   ÓyvEdyt¯    .25.

tt:

then

S?aEpyan|   t¤

about Indra's visit

pyIp¦ÅCt¯

asked

s:

that

raGv:

Rama

SrBHqg:   c

Sarabhanga also

tt¯   svI|

the whole thing

raGvay

to Rama

ÓyvEdyt¯

related

25.Rama   then   asked   Sarabhanga   about   Indar's   visit   and   Sharabhanga   then
related   the   whole   thing   to   Rama.

mamEx   vrdaE    ram   b#'laEk|    ¢nn£x¢t    ,
¢jtm¤g#EN   tpsa    ѤÝp#apmk]taÏm¢B:    .26.

mam¯

me

ex:

he

vrd:	bestower of boons

ram

Rama

b#'laEk|

to Brahma's abode

¢nn£x¢t

wishes to take

¢jtm¯

won

ug#EN

by severe

tpsa	by penance

ѤÝp#apm¯

difficult to obtain

Ak]taÏm¢B:

by those who are not selfcontrolled

26.Sarabhanga   told   Rama   that   the   bestower   of   boons   desires   to   take   him
to   the   Brahma's   world   which   has   been   won   through   severe   penance   and
which   is   diffcult   to   attain   by   those   who   are   not   self-controlled.

Ah|   åOaÏva    nrÛyaG#   vtImanmÑ¥rt:    ,
b#'laEk|   n    gÅCa¢m   Ïvamè¾qva    ¢p#ya¢tT£m¯    .27.

Ah|

I

åOaÏva

knowing

nrÛyaG#

tiger among men

vtImanm¯

to be present

AÑ¥rt:

nearby

b#'laEk|

Brahma's world

n   gÅCa¢m

will not go

Ïvam¯

you

Aè¾qva

without seeing

¢p#ya¢tT£m¯

beloved guest

27.Sage   Sarabhanga   told   Rama   that   knowing   Rama   was   nearby   he   will   not   go   to
Brahma's   world   without   seeing   him,   a   beloved   guest.

Ïvya{h|   p¤âxÛyaG#    Da¢mIkEN   mhaÏmna    ,
smagØy   g¢mÝya¢m    ¢æO¢dv|   dEvsE¢vtm¯    .28.

Ïvya

with you

Ah|

I

p¤âxÛyaG#

tiger among men

Da¢mIkEN

of righteous nature

mhaÏmna

highsouled

smagØy

having met

g¢mÝya¢m

will go

¢æO¢dv|

the heaven

dEvsE¢vtm¯

enjoyed by the gods

28.Sarabhanga   told   Rama   that   after   having   a   meeting   with   Rama,   he   will   go
to   the   heaven   enjoyed   by   the   devas.

AXya   nrSaÑ¥Il    mya   laEka    ¢jtaÜS¤Ba:    ,
b#ahqØyaà   nakp¦¾Yaà   p#¢tg¦hqN£Ýv    mamkan¯    .29.

AXya:

unending

nrSaѥIl

noblest among men

mya

by me

laEka:

worlds

¢jta:

won

S¤Ba:

auspicious

b#ahqØya:   c

those of Brahma's also

nakp¦¾Ya:   c

heavenly also

p#¢tg¦h£Ýv

you please accept

mamkan¯

all that is mine

29.Sage   Sarabhanga   told   Rama   that   he   had   won   auspicious   and   unending
worlds,   heavenly   and   those   of   Brahma   and   told   Rama   to   accept   all   of   them.

evm¤³aE   nrÛyaG#ÞsvISaÞæO¢vSard:    ,
§¢xNa   SrBÄñEN    raGvaE   vaÀymb#v£t¯    .30.

ev|

as above

u³:

spoken

nrÛyaG#:

tiger among men

svISaÞæO¢vSard:

well versed in all sciences

§¢xNa

by the sage

SrBÄñEN

by Sarabhanga

raGv:

Rama

vaÀym¯

the following words

Ab#v£t¯

said

30.Being   spoken   to   as   above   by   sage   Sharabhanga,   Rama   who   was   well
versed   in   all   sciences   replied   replied   as   follows.