v¦Xg¤Úmltah£n|    tapsWr¢Bv¢jItm¯    ,
kaÓtarmBväOat    GaEr|    prmdaâNm¯    .
yaEjnaDIsh*Ót¤    ¢vÓÒypadÞt¤    d¢XN:    .21.

v¦Xg¤Úmltah£n|

bereft of trees, shrubs and creepers

tapsW:

by sages

A¢Bv¢jItm¯

abandoned

kaÓtarm¯

as a forest

ABvt¯

became

tat

child

GaEr|

cruel

prmdaâNm¯

very frightening

yaEjnaDIsh*|   t¤

for a distance of hundred yojanas

¢vÓÒypad:   t¤

the lower regions of vindhyas

d¢XN:

southern

21.Agastya   told   Rama   that   bereft   of   trees,   shrubs   and   creepers   and
abandoned   by   sages,   the   sothern   portion   of   the   lower   regions   of   vindhyas
became   a   very   frightening   and   cruel   forest.

nan¤vxI¢t    pjIÓyaE    nan¤va¢t    s¤KaE{¢nl:    ,
rX:p#¢tBy|    GaErmas£ÏprmdaâNm¯    .22.

n   An¤vxI¢t

does not rain

pjIÓy:

clouds

n   An¤va¢t

does not blow

s¤K:

soothing

A¢nl:

wind

rX:p#¢tBy|

fear of demons

GaEr|

cruel

Aas£t¯

became

prmdaâNm¯

very frightening

22.Agastya   told   Rama   that   there   were   no   rains   nor   cool   breeze.   The   fear
of   demons   was   very   grave.

bh\ÓyÖdsh*a¢N    /Etdas£dman¤xm¯    ,
gÓDv©Irq§¢xsHqGWà    dEvWà    p¢rv¢jItm¯    .23.

bh\¢n

many

AÖdsh*a¢N

thousands of years

¢h

surely

ett¯

this

Aas£t¯

became

Aman¤xm¯

uninhabited

gÓDv©I:

by gandharvas

§¢xsHqGW:   c

by hosts of sages also

dEvW:   c

by gods also

p¢rv¢jItm¯

abandoned

23.Agastya   told   Rama   that   being   abandoned   by   gandharvas,   sages   and
gods,   this   forest   was   uninhabited   for   thousands   of   years.

kÞy¢ct¯ÏvT    kalÞy    dWvyaEgadh|    n¦p    ,
¢hmv¢ÅCKraêESa¢dh    p#açOaE{¢Þm    mand    .24.

kÞy¢ct¯

some

t¤   AT

had passed

kalÞy

time

dWvyaEgat¯

by god's grace

Ah|

I

n¦p

king

¢hmvt¯

himalayas

¢SKrat¯

mountains

dESat¯

regions

ih

here

p#açO:   A¢Þm

arrived

mand	respected one

24.Agastya   told   Rama   that   he   reached   that   place   by   god's   grace   from   the
himalayan   mountauns.

ttaE    mya    smah\t:    pjIÓyaE    jldWÞsh    ,
ÞvÅCÓdvxIà    k]t:    k¢·Ïkalm¢rÓdm    .25.

tt:

then

mya

by me

smah\t:

was brought

pjIÓy:

rain

jldW:   sh

with clouds

ÞvÅCÓdvxI:   c

to pour in large amounts

k]t:

was done

k¢·t¯   kalm¯

for sometime

A¢rÓdm

destroyer of enemies

25.Agastya   told   Rama   that   he   brought   rain   bearing   clouds   and   made   them
rain   in   large   amounts   for   some   time.

ymÞy    cWv    caraÞt¤    bh\ÓyÖdSta¢n    vW    ,
tEjsa    m¦Ïy¤B¥taà    ÛyaDyà    ¢nrak]ta:    .26.

ymÞy

Yama's

c

also

ev

only

cara:

retinue

t¤

in this

bh\¢n

many

AÖdSta¢n   vW

for hundreds of years

tEjsa

by power of penance

m¦Ïy¤B¥ta:

in the form of diseases

c

also

ÛyaDy:   c

those diseases also

¢nrak]ta:

were wiped out

26.Agastya   told   Rama   that   with   the   power   of   his   penance,   he   wiped   out
the   diseases   being   spread   by   Yama's   retinue   for   hundreds   of   years.

¢hmvÏpadja    v¦Xa¢à¢Ótta    mnsa{{gta:    ,
p#v¦äOaà    p¤nnIï:    P[ÚlpHqkjm¢Îfta:    .27.

¢hmvÏpadja:

from the lower regions of himalayas

v¦Xa:

trees

¢c¢Ótta:

by thought

mnsa

with mind

Aagta:

came

p#v¦äOa:

started flowing

c

also

p¤n:

again

nï:

rivers

P[ÚlpHqkjm¢Îfta:

with blossomed lotus flowers

27.Agastya   told   Rama   that   he   brought   through   the   power   of   thinking
trees   from   the   himalayas   and   made   rivers   flow   again.

tzaka¢n    c    rØya¢N    s¢rtà    sra|¢s    c    .28.

tzaka¢n   c

lakes also

rØya¢N

appeared lovely

s¢rt:   c

rivers also

sra|¢s   c

streams also

28.Agastya   told   Rama   that   the   lakes,   rivers   and   streams   appeared
beautiful.

p#v¦¼vnxÎfÓt¤    ÞP£tsÞyvnak[lm¯    ,
A¢crENa{Bvd#Øy|    s¢xIsHqGan¤sE¢vtm¯    .29.

p#v¦¼vnxÎf

with plenty of hermitages

t¤

therefore

ÞP£tsÞyvnak[lm¯

with plenty of vegetation and trees

A¢crEN

in a short time

ABvt¯

became

rØy|

beautiful

s¢xIsHqGan¤sE¢vtm¯

filled with hosts of sages living

29.Agastya   told   Rama   that   with   the   hosts   of   sages   living   in   the   hermitages
and   with   plenty   of   greenery   and   trees,   the   place   became   beautiful.

kEvl|    Ïv¢BSapEn    tÞyWv    rG¤nÓdn    ,
saEpd#[t¢mvaÔyEtd#aXsWâg#kmI¢B:    .30.

kEvl|

still remains

t¤

even now

A¢BSapEn

by the curse

tÞy

his

ev

only

rG¤nÓdn

Rama

saEpd#[t|

being molested

iv

fully

A¢p

and

ett¯

this

raXsW:

demons

ug#kmI¢B:

with cruel deeds

30.Agastya   told   Rama   that   due   to   the   curse     of   Bhargava,   the   place   is
still   infested   with   demons   of   cruel   deeds.