n    ta¢n    k¢àÓmaÚya¢n      tæOaraEp¢yta    nr:    ,
n    c    vW    Ølanta|    ya¢Ót    n    c    S£yI¢Ót    raGva    .22.

n

is not

ta¢n

those

k¢àt¯

anyone

maÚya¢n

flowers

tæO

there

AaraEp¢yta

pluck and wear

nr:

man

n

not

c

also

vW

may be

Ølanta|

faded

ya¢Ót

become

n   c   S£yI¢Ót

nor does it decay

raGva

Rama

22.Kabandha   told   Rama   that   there   are   no   one   who   will   pluck   and   wear   the
flowers   and   the   flowers   neither   fade   nor   decay.

mtHqg¢SÝyaÞtæOas°¦xyÞs¤sma¢hta:    ,
tExam¯    Bara¢BtçOanam¯    vÓymaharta|    g¤raE:    .23.
yE    p#pEt¤mI¢h|    t¥NI|    Sr£rat¯ÞvEd¢vÓdv:    ,
ta¢n    maÚya¢n    jata¢n    m¤n£na|    tpsa    tda    .
ÞvEd¢bÓѤsm¤ÏTa¢n    n    ¢vnÜy¢Ót    raGv    .24.

mtHqg¢SÝya:

disciples of sage Matanga

tæO

there

Aasn¯

lived

§xy:

risis

s¤sma¢hta:

highly pious

tExam¯

they

Bara¢BtçOana|

when oppressed by the load

vÓy|	produce of the forest

Aaharta|

bringing

g¤raE:

for the teacher

yE

which

p#pEt¤:

fell

mh£|	on the earth

t¥NI|

quickly

Sr£rat¯

from body

ÞvEd¢bÓdv:

drops of sweat

ta¢n

those

maÚya¢n

as flowers

jata¢n

became

m¤n£na|

of the sages

tpsa	by power of austerities

tda

then

ÞvEd¢vÓѤsmyÏTa¢n

as they sprung from drops of sweat

n   ¢vnÜy¢Ót

they do not decay

raGv

Rama

23,24.Kabandha   told   Rama   that   there   the   disciples   of   sage   Matanga   lived
and   while   they   brought   the   produce   of   the   forest   for   their   teacher   they   felt
oppressed   and   drops   of   sweat   fell   on   the   earth   which   became   flowers   due
to   the   power   of   austerities   of   the   risis   and   hence   they   do   not   fade.

tExamïa¢p    tæOWv    èÜytE    p¢rca¢rN£    ,
½mN£    Sbr£    nam    kak[Ïs¯T    ¢crj£¢vn£    .25.

tExa|

for them

Aï   A¢p

even now

tæO   ev

there itself

èÜytE

is still seen

p¢rca¢rN£

their female attendant

½mN£	an ascetic woman

Sbr£   nam

Sabari by name

kak[Ïs¯T

Rama

¢crj£¢vn£

with long life

25.Kabandha   told   Rama   that   even   now   there   itself   their   female   attendant
an   ascetic   woman,   Sabari   by   name   with   long   life,   is   still   seen.

Ïva|    t¤    Dm©I    ¢ÞTta    ¢nÏy|    svIB¥tnmÞk]t|    ,
è¾qva    dEvaEpm|    ram    ÞvgIlaEk|    g¢mÝy¢t    .26.

Ïva|

you

t¤

in this

Dm©I

to virtue

¢ÞTta

devoted

¢nÏy|

always

svIB¥tnmÞk]t|

revered by all living beings

è¾qva

after seeing

dEvaEpm|

like a god

ram

Rama

ÞvgIlaEk|

to the heavens

g¢mÝy¢t

will ascend

26.Kabandha   told   Rama   that   Sabari   is   always   devoted   to   virtue   and   she
will   ascend   to   the   heavens   after   seeing   him   who   is   revered   by   all   living
beings   and   like   a   god.

ttÞtd#am    pØpayaÞt£rmasaï    p¢àmm¯    ,
Aa½mÞTanmt¤l|    g¤/|    kak[ÞT    pÜy¢s    .27.

tt:

there

tt¯

therefore

ram

Rama

pØpaya:

of pampa

t£r|

bank

Aasaï

reaching

p¢àmm¯

western

Aa½mÞTan|

site of the hermitage

At¤l|

incomparable

g¤/|	hidden from view

kak[ÞT

Rama

pÜy¢s

you will see

27.Kabandha   told   Rama   that   he   will   see   the   incomparable   and   hidden   site
of   the   hermitage   on   reaching   the   western   bank   of   pampa.

n    tæOa@¢mt¤|    naga:    S;[v¢Ót    tma½mm¯    ,
¢v¢vDaÞtæO    vW    naga    vnE    t¢Þm|à    pvItE    .28.

n

not

tæO

that

Aa@¢mt¤|

to enter

naga:

elephants

S;[v¢Ót

able to

t|

that

Aa½mm¯

hermitage

¢v¢vDa:

are various

tæO

even then

vW

may be

naga:

elephants

vnE	in the forest

t¢Þmn¯

that

c   pvItE

on the mountain also

28.Kabandha   told   Rama   that   in   the   forest   and   the   mountains   varities   of
elephants   live   but   they   are   not   able   to   enter   the   site   of   the   hermitage.

§xEÞtÞy    mtHqgÞy    ¢vDanaäOÅc    kannm¯    ,
mtHqgvn¢mÏyEv    ¢v½¤t|    rG¤nÓdn    .29.

§xE:

of risi

tÞy

that

mtHqgÞy

Matanga's

¢vDanat¯

being created

tt¯

that

c

also

kannm¯

forest

mtHqgvn|

matanga forest

i¢t   ev

by the name of

¢v½¤t|

is well known

rG¤nÓdn

Rama

29.Kabandha   told   Rama   that   the   forest   was   the   creation   of   risi   Matanga
and   hence   is   well   known   as   matanga   forest.

t¢Þm°Ódns|kaSE    dEvarÎyaEpmE    vnE    ,
nana¢vhgs|k£N©I    r|ÞysE    ram    ¢nrqv¦t:    .30.

t¢Þmn¯

in that

nÓdns|kaSE

resembling nandana grove

dEvarÎyaEpmE

resembling a celestial forest

vnE

forest

nana¢vhgs|k£N©I

inhabited by varities of birds

r|ÞysE

you will enjoy

ram

Rama

¢nrqv¦t:

without worry

30.Kabandha   told   Rama   that   the   forest   resembles   the   nandana   grove   and
celestial   forest   and   is   inhabited   by   varities   of   birds,   thus   he   will   enjoy   life
there   without   worry.