THE RAMAYANA

ARANYA KANDA

SARGA 11 : SLOKAS 82 TO 90


AgÞÏym¢hman¤vNInm¯    -   DESCRIBING   THE   GREATNESS   OF   AGASTYA

¢ng¦/    trsa    m¦Ïy¤|    laEkana|    ¢htkaØyya    ,
d¢XNa    ¢d±]ta    yEn    SrÎya    p¤ÎykmINa    .82.

¢ng¦/    controlling
trsa    by power of penance
m¦Ïy¤|    death
laEkana|    to the people
¢htkaØyya    with intent to do good
d¢XNa   ¢dkq    the southern quarter
k]ta    was made
yEn    by him
SrÎya    habitable
p¤ÎykmINa    by performing holy deeds

82.Rama   told   Lakshmana   that   by   him   the   southern   quarter   was   made
habitable   for   people   by   controlling   death   by   power   of   penance   and
performing   holy   deeds   with   intent   to   do   good.

tÞyEdma½mpd|    p#BavaïÞy    raXsW:    ,
¢d¢gy|    d¢XNa    æOasadqèÜytE    naEpB¤ÇytE    .83.

tÞy    his
id|    here is
Aa½mpd|    hermitage
p#Bavat¯    by powers
yÞy    whose
raXsW:    ogres
¢dkq    quarter
iy|    this
d¢XNa    southern
æOasat¯    due to fear
èÜytE    is seen
n   upB¤ÇytE    not approached

83.Rama   told   Lakshmana   that   by   whose   powers   the   southern   quarter   is
not   approached     by   ogres   due   fear,   his   hermitage   is   this.

yda    p#B¦¢t    ca@aÓta    ¢d¢gy|    p¤ÎykmINa    ,
tda    p#B¦¢t    ¢nv©Ira:    p#SaÓta    rjn£cra:    .84.

yda   p#B¦¢t    from when
c   Aa@aÓta    was occupied by
¢dkq    quarter
iy|    this
p¤ÎykmINa    of holy deed
tda   p#B¦¢t    from then on
¢nv©Ira:    without enemity
p#SaÓta:    became peaceful
rjn£cra:    the night wanderers

84.Rama   told   Lakshmana   that   from   the   time   Agastya   came   to   this   quarter,
the   night   wanderers   became   peaceful   and   without   enemity.

naØna    cEy|    BgvtaE    d¢XNa    ¢dkqp#d¢XNa    ,
p#¢Tta    ¢æOx¤    laEkEx¤    ѤDIxaI    @\rkmI¢B:    .85.

naØna    by the anme
c    also
iy|    this
Bgvt:    of the revered sage
d¢XNa    southern
¢dkq    quarter
p#d¢XNa    as most safe
p#¢Tta    is well known
¢æOx¤    in the three
laEkEx¤    worlds
ѤDIxaI    unassailable
@\rkmI¢B:    by people of cruel deeds

85.Rama   told   Lakshmana   that   the   southern   quarter   is   well   known   by   the
name   of   the   revered   sage   aa   msot   safe   and   unassailable   by   the   people   of
cruel   deeds.

magI|    ¢nraE¼[|    ¢nrtaE    BaÞkrÞyaclaEäOm:    ,
¢ndES|    palyn¯    yÞy    ¢vÓÒy:    SWlaE    n    vDItE    .86.

magI|    the path
¢nraE¼[|    to obstruct
¢nrt:    tried
BaÞkrÞy    sun's
AclaEäOm:    the foremost of mountains
¢ndES|    order
palyn¯    obeying
yÞy    his
¢vÓÒy:    vindhya
SWl:    mountain
n   vDItE    is not growing

86.Rama   told   Lakshmana   that   the   vindhya   mountain,   obeying   the   order   of
Agastya,   is   not   growing   so   as   not   to   obstruct   the   path   of   the   sun.

Ay|    d£rqGay¤xÞtÞy    laEkE    ¢v½¤tkmIN:    ,
AgÞÏyÞya½m:    ½£man¯    ¢vn£tjnsE¢vt:    .87.

Ay|    this is
d£rqGay¤x:    long lived
tÞy    that
laEkE    in the world
¢v½¤tkmIN:    whose famous deeds
AgÞÏyÞy    Agastya's
Aa½m:    hermitage
½£man¯    beautiful
¢vn£tjnsE¢vt:    the resort of gentle people

87.Rama   told   Lakshmana   that   that   was   the   beautiful   hermitage,   the   resort
of   gentle   people,   of   that   long   lived   Agastya   whose   deeds   are   well   known
in   the   world.

ex    laEka¢cIt:    saD¤rq¢htE    ¢nÏyrt:    stam¯    ,
AÞman¢BgtanEx    ½Eysa    yaEj¢yÝy¢t    .88.

ex:    he
laEka¢cIt:    adored by people
saD¤:    a saint
¢htE    to the good
¢nÏyrt:    devoted
stam¯    the virtuous
AÞman¯    us
A¢Bgtan¯    who have come to
ex:    him
½Eysa    with blesings
yaEj¢yÝy¢t    will endow

88.Rama   told   Lakshmana   that   he   was   a   saint   adored   by   people   and   ever
devoted   to   the   good   of   the   virtuous.   He   will   endow   them,   who   have   come
to   him,   with   his   blesseings.

AaraD¢yÝyaØyæOahmgÞÏy|    t|    mham¤¢n|    ,
SEx|    c    vnvasÞy    saWØy    vÏÞyaØyh|    s¤Km¯    .89.

AaraD¢yÝya¢m    will adore
AæO    here
Ahm¯    I
AgÞÏy|    Agastya
t|    that
mham¤¢n|    great sage
SEx|    rest of the period
c    also
vnvasÞy    of exile in forest
saWØy    blessed
vÏÞya¢m    will spend
Ah|    I
s¤Km¯    comfortably

89.Rama   told   Lakshmana   that   he   will   adore   Agastya   and   stay   for   the   rest
of   the   period   of   his   exile   in   the   forest   comfortably.

AæO    dEva:    sgÓDvaI:    ¢s¼aà    prmxIy:    ,
AgÞÏy|    ¢nytahar|    stt|    py¤IpastE    .90.

AæO    here
dEva:    gods
sgÓDvaI:    with gandharvas
¢s¼a:    siddhas
c    also
prmxIy:    great sages
AgÞÏy|    to Agastya
¢nytahar|    living on restricted diet
stt|    always
py¤IpastE    wait upon

90.Rama   told   Lakshmana   that   there   gods,   gandharvas,   siddhas   ane   the
greatest   sages   always   wait   upon   Agastya   living   on   restricted   diet.    

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