THE RAMAYANA

AYODHYA KANDA

SARGA 21 : SLOKAS 31 TO 40

ipt&vaKypirpalnàit}a   -   PROMISE   TO   OBEY   HIS   FATHER'S   WORDS
 
 
naiSt   zi­>   iptuvaRKy<   smit³imtu<   mm   ,
àsadye   Tva<   izrsa   gNtuimCDaMyh<   vnm!   .31.
 
n AiSt  do not have
zi­>  power
iptu>  father's
vaKy<  orders
smit³imtu<  to disobey
mm in me
àsadye  bless me
Tva<  you
izrsa  pay my respects by bowing my head
gNtu<  to go
#CDaim  desire
Ah<  I
vnm!  forest

 
31.Rama   says   he   does   not   have   the   power   to   dis   obey   his   father's   orders   and   requests Kausalya   to   bless   him   as   he   desires   to   go   to   the   forest.
 
\i;[a   c   iptuvaRKy<   k…vRta   ìtcair[a   ,
gaEhRta   janta   xmR<   k{funaip   ivpiíta   .32.
 
\i;[a  an ascetic
c also
iptu>  father's
vaKy<  order
k…vRta  obeying
ìtcair[a  taking it as the ultimate dharma
gaE>  a cow
hta killed
janta  knowing
xmR<  dharma
k{funa  Kandu named
Aip also
ivpiíta  a well learned

 
32.Rama   narrates   the   instance   of   a   rishi   named   Kandu   killing   a   cow   on   the
word   of   his   father.
 
ASmak<   c   k…le   puvR<   sgrSya}ya   iptu>   ,
oniÑ>   sagrE-URimmvaÝSsumhaNvx>   .33.
 
ASmak< c k…le  in our dynasty
puvR<  long ago
sgrSy  Sagara's
Aa}ya  by orders
iptu>  father
oniÑ>  dug
sagrE>  by his sons
-Uimm!  the earth
AvaÝ>  attained
sumhan!  no one could come out alive
vx> death

 
33.Rama   also   qoutes   the   death   of   Sagara's   sons   when   they   were   ordered
by   thier   father   to   dig   the   earth.
 
jamdGNyen   rame[   re[uka   jnnI   Svym!   ,
k«Äa   przuna=r{ye   iptuvRcnkair[a   .34.
 
jamdGNyen  Jamadagni's son
rame[  Parasurama
re[uka  Renuka
jnnI  mother
Svym!  own
k«Äa  was beheaded
przuna  by an axe
Ar{ye  in the forest
iptu>  father's
vcnkair[a  obeying orders

 
34.Parasurama   killed   his   own   mother,   Renuka,   on   the   orders   of   his   father,   Jamadagni.
 
@tErNyEí   b÷i-rœdeiv   devsmE>   k«tm!   ,
iptuvRcnm¬Ib<   kir:yaim   iptuihRtm!   .35.
 
@tE>  by all of them
ANyE> c  others also
b÷i->  many
deiv  mother
devsmE>  equal to devas
k«tm!  done
iptu> vcn<  father's orders
A¬Ib<  not disobeyed
kir:yaim  will do
iptu>  father's
ihtm!  wishes

 
35.Rama,   after   quoting   these   instances   of   sons   obeying   their   father's   orders,   says
he   will   fulfill   his   father's   wishes.
 
n   oLvetNmyEken   i³yte   ipt&zasnm!   ,
@tErip   k«t<   deiv   ye   mya   tv   kIitRta>   .36.
 
n not
olu do not think
@tt!  this
mya by me
@ken  alone
i³yte  being followed
ipt&zasnm!  father's orders
@tE>  by these
Aip only
k«t<  was followed
deiv  mother
ye who
mya by me
tv you
kIitRta>  were mentioned earlier

 
36.Rama   tells   his   mother   that   he   is   not   alone   in   obeying   his   father's   orders.   He
says   that   all   those   mentioned   by   him   have   done   the   same   thing.
 
nah<   xmRmpUvR<   te   àitkªl<   àvtRye   ,
pUv‰Rrymi-àetae   gtae   magaˆR=nugMyte   .37.
 
n not
Ah<  I
xmRm!  dharma
ApUvR<  not followed by others
te your
àitkªl<  not acceptable to you
àvtRye  started a new thing
pUv‰R>  by my forefathers
Aym!  this
Ai-àet>  over every thing
gt> accepted
magR>  path of dharma
AnugMyte  is being followed

 
37.Rama   says   that   he   is   only   following   the   path   of   dharma   shown   by   his   forefathers.
 
tdetÄu   mya   kayR<   i³yte   -uiv   naNywa   ,
iptuihR   vcn<   k…vRÚ   kiíÚam   hIyte   .38.
 
tt! thus
@tt!  this
tu in this
mya by me
kayR<  to follow dharma
i³yte  being done
-uiv  on the earth
n not
ANywa  otherwise anytime
iptu>  father's
ih surely
vcn<  orders
k…vRn!  obeying
n not
kiít!  one
nam who will believe that the rules of dharma sasthra are useless
hIyte  loses

 
38.Rama   tells   that   those   who   follows   their   father's   orders,   never   loses.
 
tamevmu®va   jnnI<   lúm[<   punrävIt!   ,
vaKy<   vaKyivda<   ïeó>   ïeó>   svRxnu:mtam!   .39.
 
ta<  that
@v<  as above
%®va  spoken
jnnI<  to mother
lúm[<  to Lakshmana
pun>  again
AävIt!  spoke
vaKy<  the following words
vaKyivda<  among those who know the rules of dharma
ïeó>  the best
ïeó>  the best
svRxnu:mtam!  among all the archers

 
39.Rama,   after   speaking   to   his   mother,   addressed   Lakshmana   as   follows.
 
tv   lúm[   janaim   miy   õehmnuÄmm!   ,
iv³m<   cEv   sTv<   c   tejíEv   Êrasdm!   .40.
 
tv your
lúm[  Lakshmana
janaim  I know
miy in me
õehm!  affection
AnuÄmm!  unequalled
iv³m<  valour
c also
@v only
sTv<  to complete a mission as planned
c also
tej> c  natural character also
@v only
Êrasdm!  difficult to find in others

 
40.Rama   tells   Lakshmana   that   knows   his   affection   for   Rama   and   also   his   strength
and   nature.                                         
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