THE RAMAYANA

ARANYA KANDA

SARGA 74 : SLOKAS 11 TO 20


Sbr£ÞvgIg¢t:    -   SABARI   GOES   TO   HEAVEN

ramEN    taps£    p¦¾a    sa    ¢s¼a    ¢s¼sØmta    ,
SS|s    Sbr£    v¦¼a    ramay    p#Ïy¤p¢ÞTta    .11.

ramEN    by Rama
taps£    ascetic woman
p¦¾a    when asked
sa    that
¢s¼a    attained perfection
¢s¼sØmta    revered by siddhas
SS|s    submitted
Sbr£    Sabari
v¦¼a    aged
ramay    to Rama
p#Ïy¤p¢ÞTta    standing in front

11.The   aged   acsetic   Sabari   who   has   attained   perfection   and   revered   by
siddhas   submitted   as   follows   to   Rama   standing   in   front   of   him.

   p#açOa    tp:¢s¢¼Þtv    sÓdSInaÓmya    ,
   mE    sPl|    tçO|    g¤rvà    s¤p¥¢jta:    .12.

    now
p#açOa    has attained
tp:¢s¢¼:    fruits of austerities
tv    your
sÓdSInat¯    blessed sight
mya    by me
    now
mE    my
sPl|    is fruitful
tçO|    austerity
g¤rv:    preceptors
c   s¤p¥¢jta:    have been well adored

12.Sabari   told   Rama   that   her   austerities   have   brone   fruit   by   his   blessed
sight,   her   austerity   is   fruitful   and   her   preceptors   have   been   well   adored.

   mE    sPl|    jÓm    ÞvgIàWv    B¢vÝy¢t    ,
Ïv¢y    dEvvrE    ram    p¥¢jtE    p¤âxxIB    .13.

    today
mE    my
sPl|    borne fruit
jÓm    birth
ÞvgI:    heaven
c    also
ev    only
B¢vÝy¢t    will be attained
Ïv¢y    you
dEvvrE    foremost of gods
ram    Rama
p¥¢jtE    when worshipped
p¤âxxIB    noblest among men

13.Sabari   told   Rama   that   her   birth   had   borne   fruit   when   she   worshipped
him   and   she   will   get   to   heaven.

cX¤xa    tv    saWØyEn    p¥ta{¢Þm    rG¤nÓdn    ,
g¢mÝyaØyXyan¯    laEkan¯    Ïvt¯p#sadad¢rÓdm    .14.

cX¤xa    by look
tv    your
saWØyEn    gracious
p¥ta    hallowed
A¢Þm    am
rG¤nÓdn    Rama
g¢mÝya¢m    will ascend
AXyan¯    without decay
laEkan¯    to worlds
Ïvt¯p#sadat¯    by your grace
A¢rÓdm    victor over foes

14.Sabari   told   Rama   that   by   his   gracious   look   she   had   been   hallowed   and
by   his   grace   she   will   ascend   to   the   worlds   without   decay.

¢cæOk\z|    Ïv¢y    p#açOE    ¢vmanWrt¤lp#BW:    ,
itÞtE    ¢dvmaãFa    yanh|    pyIca¢rxm¯    .15.

¢cæOk\z|    chitrakuta
Ïv¢y    you
p#açOE    when reached
¢vmanW:    in aerial cars
At¤lp#BW:    of incomparable splendour
it:    from here
tE    they
¢dv|    heaven
AaãFa:    ascended
yan¯    whom
Ah|    I
pyIca¢rxm¯    served

15.Sabari   told   Rama   that   when   he   reached   chitrakuta   those   whom   she
served   ascended   to   the   heaven   in   aerial   cars   of   incomparable   splendour.

tWàahm¤³a    DmIåOWmIhaBagWmIh¢xI¢B:    ,
Aag¢mÝy¢t    tE    ram:    s¤p¤Îy¢mmma½mm¯    .16.

tW:   c    by them only
Ah|    I
u³a    was told
DmIåOW:    by them who knew what is right
mhaBagW:    highly blessed
mh¢xI¢B:    by the eminent sages
Aag¢mÝy¢t    will come
tE    your
ram:    Rama
s¤p¤Îy|    highly sacrosanct
im|    this
Aa½mm¯    to hermitage

16.Sabari   told   Rama   that   the   higly   blessed   and   eminent   sages   had   told   her
that   Rama   will   come   to   the   highly   sacrosanct   hermitage.

s    tE    p#¢tg¦h£tÛy:    saW¢mæO£s¢htaE{¢t¢T:    ,
t|    c    è¾qva    vran¯    laEkanXya|ÞÏv|    g¢mÝy¢s    .17.

s:    he
tE    your
p#¢tg¦h£tÛy:    received
saW¢mæO£s¢ht:    along with Lakshmana
A¢t¢T:    as a guest
t|    him
c    also
è¾qva    seeing
vran¯    the best
laEkan¯    worlds
AXyan¯    without decay
Ïv|    you
g¢mÝy¢s    will ascend

17.Sabari   told   Rama   that   the   sages   adviced   her   to   receive   him   and
Lakshmana   as   a   guest   and   having   seen   him   she   will   ascend   to   worlds
without   decay.

mya       ¢v¢vT|    vÓy|    s|¢ct|    p¤âxxIB    ,
tvaT©I    p¤âxÛyaG#    pØpayaÞt£rs|Bvm¯    .18.

mya    by me
    in this
¢v¢vT|    various
vÓy|    produce of forest
s|¢ct|    has been gathered
p¤âxxIB    jewel among men
tv   AT©I    for your sake
p¤âxÛyaG#    tiger among men
pØpaya:    of pampa
t£rs|Bvm¯    growing on the bank

18.Sabari   told   Rama   that   she   had   gathered   the   various   produce   of   the
forest   on   the   bank   of   pampa   for   his   sake   only.

evm¤³Þt¤    DmaIÏma    SbyaI    Sbr£¢mdm¯    ,
raGv:    p#ah    ¢våOanE    ta|    ¢nÏymb¢hÝk]tam¯    .19.
dnaE:    skaSaäOt¯ÏvEn    p#Bav|    tE    mhaÏmn:    ,
½¤t|    p#ÏyX¢mÅCa¢m    s|d#[¾¤|    y¢d    mÓysE    .20.

ev|    as above
u³:    when told
    in this
DmaIÏma    mind set on virtue
SbyaI    by Sabari
Sbr£|    to Sabari
idm¯    the following
raGv:    Rama
p#ah    spoke
¢våOanE    who had acquired divine wisdom
ta|    that
¢nÏy|    eternally
Ab¢hÝk]tam¯    not kept out even though low born
dnaE:   skaSat¯    from Kabandha
tt¯ÏvEn    truely
p#Bav|    power of austerities
tE    your
mhaÏmn:    high souled
½¤t|    was heard
p#ÏyX|    in person
iÅCa¢m    I desire
s|d#[¾¤|    to see
y¢d   mÓysE    if you desire

19,20.Rama   on   being   told   as   above   by   Sabari   with   divine   wisdom,   told   her
that   if   she   desires   he   would   like   to   see   with   his   own   eyes   the   power   of   her
austerities   which   he   had   heard   from   Kabandha.  

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