THE RAMAYANA

THE RAMAYANA

AYODHYA KANDA

SARGA 21 : SLOKAS 21 TO 30

ipt&vaKypirpalnàit}a   -   PROMISE   TO   OBEY   HIS   FATHER'S   WORDS
 
 
 
@tÄu   vcn<   ïuTva   lúm[Sy   mhaTmn>   ,
%vac   ram<   kaEsLya   édNtI   zaeklalsa   .21.
 
@tt!  these
tu in this
vcn<  words
ïuTva  hearing
lúm[Sy  Lakshmana's
mhaTmn>  the great
%vac  spoke
ram<  to Rama
kaEsLya  Kausalya
édNtI  crying shedding tears
zaeklalsa  overcome with grief

 
21.Kausalya,   hearing   the   words   of   Lakshmana,   spoke   to   Rama   with   eyes   filled   with   tears.
 
æatuSte   vdt>   puÇ   lúm[Sy   ïut<   Tvya   ,
ydÇanNtr<   kayR<   k…é:v   yid   raecte   .22.
 
æatu> te  your brother
vdt>  when spoken
puÇ  son
lúm[Sy  Lakshmana's
ïut<  was heard
Tvya  by you
yt! which
  here
AnNtr<  immediately
kayR<  action
k…é:v  please take
yid raecte  if it is to your advantage

 
22.Kausalya   advises   Rama   to   act   as   he   desires   immediately   based   on   Lakshmana's   words.
 
n   caxrœMy<   vc>   ïuTva   spTNya   mm   -ai;tm!   ,
ivhay   zaeksNtÝa<   gNtumhRis   maimt>   .23.
 
n not
c also
AxrœMy<  against dharma
vc> words
ïuTva  hearing
spTNya mm  by my co-wife
-ai;tm!  spoken
ivhay  leaving
zaeksNtÝa<  mentally upset and overcome withgrief
gNtum!  to go
AhRis  agree
ma<  me
#t> here

 
23.Kausalya   tells   Rama   that   he   should   not   leave   her   in   this   state   and   go   on   the
words   of   Kaikeyi.
 
xmR}   yid   ximRó   xmR<   cirtuimCDis   ,
zuïU;   maimhSwTv<   cr   xmRmnuÄmm!   .24.
 
xmR}  well versed in dharma
yid in case
ximRó  steadfast in following dharma
xmR<  whatever is dharma
cirtu<  to follow
#CDis  desires
zuïU;  serve me
ma<  me
#hSw>  staying here
Tv<  you
cr follow
xmRm!  dharma
AnuÄmm!  which is above all things

 
24.Kausalya   reminds   Rama   that   the   best   dharma   is   to   serve   her   staying   in   the   palace.
 
zuïU;ujRnnI<   puÇ   Svg&he   inytae   vsn!   ,
pre[   tpsa   yu­>   kaZypiôidv¼t>   .25.
 
zuïU;u>  serving
jnnI<  his mother
puÇ  son
Svg&he  in his own palace
vsn!  staying
pre[ tpsa  with great penance
yu­>  along with
kaZyp>  Kasyapa
iÇidv<  to heavens
gt> went

 
25.Kausalya   says   that   Kasyapa   attained   heavenly   abode   by   serving   his   mother   in
his   palace   and   also   observing   penance.
 
ywEv   raja   pUjySte   gaErve[   twa   ýhm!   ,
Tva<   nahmnujanaim   n   gNtVyimtae   vnm!   .26.
 
ywa to what extent
@v only
raja  king
pUJy>  to be obeyed
te to you
gaErve[  because of respect
twa to that extent
ih surely
Ahm!  I
Tva<  you
n not
Ahm!  I
Anujanaim  will permit
n gNtVy<  need not go
#t> from here
vnm!  to forest

 
26.Kausalya   tells   Rama   that   she   also   desrves   the   same   respect   as   the   king   and   thus   she   will not   him   give   permission   to   go   to   the   forest.
 
TviÖyaegaÚ   me   kayR<   jIivten   suoen   va   ,
Tvya   sh   mm   ïeySt&[anamip   -][m!   .27.
 
TviÖyaegat!  separated from you
n not
me to me
kayR<  any use
jIivten  by living
suoen va  or by pleasures
Tvya sh  with you
mm for me
ïey>  most important
t&[anam! Aip -][<  even living on grass

 
27.Kausalya   tells   Rama   that   she   will   consider   it   fortunate   to   live   with   him   even   if   she
survives   on   grass   and   without   him   nothing   will   give   her   pleasure.
 
yid   Tv<   yaSyis   vn<   Ty®va   ma<   zaeklalsam!   ,
Ah<   àayimhais:ye   n   ih   zúyaim   jIivtum!   .28.
 
yid in case
Tv<  you
yaSyis  go away
vn<  to forest
Ty®va  leaving
ma<  me
zaeklalsam!  grief stricken
Ah<  I
àay<  sitting down fast unto death
#h here
Aais:ye  will observe
n not
ih surely
zúyaim  capable
jIivtum!  to live

 
28.Kausalya   says   that   in   case   Rama   goes   to   the   forest,   she   will   fast   unto   death.
 
ttSTv<   àap!Syse   puÇ   inry<   laekivïutm!   ,
brühTyaimvaxmaRTsmuÔSsirta<     pit>   .29.
 
tt> therefore
Tv<  you
àap!Syse  will reach
puÇ  son
inry<  hell
laekivïutm!  known the world over
brühTya<  the sin similar to the killing of a brahmin
#v like
AxmaRt!  not serving your mother as per dharma
smuÔ>  the Sea god
sirta< pit>  the king of rivers

 
29.Kausalya   warns   Rama   that   in   case   he   goes   to   forest   forsaking   her,   he   will   go   to   hell.
 
ivlpNtI<   twa   dIna<   kaEsLya<   jnnI<   tt>   ,
%vac   ramae   xmaRTma   vcn<   xmRs<ihtm!   .30.
 
ivlpNtI<  crying shedding tears
twa similarly
dIna<  in anguish
kaEsLya<  Kausalya
jnnI<  mother
tt> then
%vac  spoke
ram>  Rama
xmaRTma  who always follows dharma
vcn<  words
xmRs<ihtm!  following the rules of dharma

 
30.After   hearing   Kausalya's   words,   Rama   spoke   the   following   words   which
was   according   to   the   laid   down   dharma.            
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