THE RAMAYANA

THE RAMAYANA

AYODHYA KANDA

SARGA 4 : SLOKAS 21 TO 30

 
 Ai-;ekidninxaRr[m!   -   DECIDING   THE   DAY   OF   CROWNING
 
AXy   cNÔae=_yupgt>   pu:yaTpUvR<   punvRsum!     ,
ñ>   pu:yyaeg<   inyt<   vúyNte   dEvicNtk>         .21.  
AXy today
cNÔ>  moon
A_yupgt>  is in
pu:yat!  star pushya's
pUvR<  before
punvRsum!  star punarvasu
ñ>  tomorrow
pu:yyaeg<  with star pushya
inyt<  suitable
vúyNte  say
dEvicNtk>  astrologers
 
21.Tomorrow   the   moon   moves   into   star   pushya,   which   according   to   astrologers
is   an   auspicious   day.  
   pu:ye=i-i;­STv<   mnSTvrytIv   mam!       ,
ñSTva=hmi-;eúyaim   yaEvraJye   prNtp             .22.  
  there
pu:ye  in star pushya
Ai-i;­>  crowned
Tv<  you
mn> mind
Tvryit  looks ahead
#v like
mam!  my
ñ>  tomorrow
Tva you
Ah<  I
Ai-;eúyaim  will crown
yaEvraJye  as a crown prince
prNtp  Brave Prince
 
22.My   mind   races   ahead   to   tomorrow   to   see   you   crowned.  
tSmat!Tvya=Xy   ìitna   inzey<   inytaTmna       ,
sh   vXvaepvStVya   d-RàStrzaiyna                       .23.  
tSmat!  therefore
Tvya  bu you
AXy today's
ìitna  as one observing vratha
inza  night
#y<  this
inytaTmna  chanting God's name always
sh with
vXva  wife
%pvStVya  observe fast
d-RàStrzaiyna  sleep on a mat of sacrificial grass
 
23.Therefore,   you   with   your   wife   must   observe   fast   and   sleep   on   a   mat   of   grass.  
suùdíaàmÄaSTva<   r]NTvXy   smNtt>             ,
-viNt   b÷iv¹ain   kayaR{yev<ivxain   ih           .24.  
suùd>  well wishers
c also
AàmÄa>  being careful
Tva<  you
r]Ntu  be protected
AXy this time
smNtt>  by all means
-viNt  happens
b÷iv¹ain  a number of obstacles
kayaRi[  in these activities
@v<ivxain  like this
ih surely
 
24.There   always   some   impediments   in   these   activities.   Therefore   let   your   well   wishers
protect   you.  
ivàaei;tí   -rtae   yavdev   puraidt>       ,
tavdevai-;ekSte   àaÝkalae   mtae   mm     .25.  
ivàaei;t>  in another city
c also
-rt>  Bharatha
yavt!  this day
@v only
purat!  from this city
#t> for this reason
tavt!  even then
@v only
Ai-;ek>  crowning
te your
àaÝkal>  suitable time
mt> selection
mm  my
 
25.Even though Bharatha   is  away   from   the   city   I have selected  tomorrow as  the   day for your crowning.  
kam<   olu   sta<   v&Äe   æata   te   -rt>   iSwt>           ,
JyeóanuvtI–   xmaRTma   sanu³aezae   ijteiNÔy>           .26.  
kam<  without doubt
olu the following reason also exists
sta<  great souls
v&Äe  teachings
æata  brother
te your
-rt>  Bharatha
iSwt>  with steady mind
JyeóanuvtI–  acts according to the wishes of elders
xmaRTma  steadfast in dharma
sanu³aez>  kind hearted
ijteiNÔy>  conquered his senses
 
26.Your   brother   Bharatha   is   steadfast   in   dharma,   acts   as   per   the   wishes   of
elders   and   controls   his   senses.  
ik<   tu   icÄ<   mnu:ya[aminTyimit   me   mit>         ,
sta<   c   xmRinTyana<   k«tzaei-   c   ra"v                 .27.  
ik<  why
tu even
icÄ<  mind
mnu:ya[a<  humanbeings'
AinTy<  is rare
#it thus
me my
mit>  thinking
sta<  good
c also
xmRinTyana<  always following the righteous path
k«tzaei-  being happy at other's good fortune
c also
ra"v  Raghava
 
27.O!   Rama,   I   know   well   that   it   is   rare   for   a   human   being   to   be   happy
at   the   good   fortune   of   others.  
#Tyu­>   sae=_yunu}at>   ñae   -aivNyi-;ecne               ,
ìjeit   ram>   iptrmi-vaXya_yya̯hm!                 .28.  
#it thus
%­>  being told
s> that
A_yunu}at>  taking leave
ñ>  tomorrow
-aivin  to take place
Ai-;ecne  crowning
ìj  you can go back
#it thus
ram>  Rama
iptr<  father
Ai-vaXy  paying respects
A_yyat!  returned
g&hm!  home
 
28.Being   tolld   about   the   next   day's   program,   Rama   respectfully   took   leave
of   his   father.  
àivZy   caTmnae   veZm   ra}aeiÎòe=i-;ecne             ,
tiSmn!   ][e   s   ingRMy   maturNt>pur<   yyaE         .29.  
àivZy  entering
c also
AaTmn>  his own
veZm  palace
ra}a  by the king
%iÎòe  being told all about
Ai-;ecne  crowning
tiSmn!  that
][e ceremony
s> he
ingRMy  coming out
matu>  mother's
ANt>pur<  harem
yyaE  went
 
29.Rama,   after   reaching   his   palace,   left   immediately   to   his   mother's   harem.  
   ta<   àv[amev   matr<   ]aEmvaisnIm!               ,
vaGyta<   devtagare   ddzaRyaictI<   iïym!             .30.  
  there
ta<  that
àv[a<  with piety
@v only
matr<  mother
]aEmvaisnIm!  wearing pure silk clothes
vaGyta<  saying prayers to Gods
devtagare  in the puja room
ddzR  saw
AayaictI<  praying
iïym!  to Goddess Lakshmi
 
30.He   saw   his   mother   in   the   puja   room,   praying   to   Goddess   Lakshmi.          
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