THE RAMAYANA

AYODHYA KANDA

SARGA 21 : SLOKAS 61 TO 65

ipt&vaKypirpalnàit}a   -   PROMISE   TO   OBEY   HIS   FATHER'S   WORDS
 
 
s   vE   n   z²aeim   iptu>   àit}aimmamktuR<   skla<   ywavt!   ,
s   ýavyaeStat   guéinRyaege   deVyaí   -taR   s   git>   s   xmR>   .61.
 
s> that I
vE our
n z²aeim  not agree
iptu>  father's
àit}a< #mam!  this promise
AktuR<  not to fulfill
skla<  to completely carry out
ywavt!  with out any part leftout
s> he
ih surely
Aavyae>  for the two of us
tat child
gué>  has full rights
inyaege  to order
deVya> c  for mother also
-taR  as husband
s> he
git>  can order
s> he
xmR>  embodiment of dharma

 
61.Rama   tells   Lakshmana   that   their   father   is   the   embodiment   of   dharma   and
has   full   rights   to   order   them.   He   also   says   that   he   will   fulfill   his   promise.
 
tiSmn!   punjI–vit   xmRraje   ivze;t>   Sve   piw   vtRmane   ,
devI   mya   saxRimtae=pgCDet!   kw<iSvdNya   ivxvev   narI   .62.
 
tiSmn!  he
pun>  that only matters
jIvit  is alive
xmRraje  the king who upholds dharma
ivze;t>  specially
Sve as his duty
piw in dharma
vtRmane  steadfast
devI  the queen
mya saxR<  with me
#t> from here
ApgCDet!  can you leave
kw<iSvt!  how
ANya ivxva #v narI  like a widow

 
62.Rama   says   it   is   important   that   his   father's   promise   is   fulfilled.   He   tells   Kausalya   that
being   a   Queen,   how   can   she   leave   with   him?
 
sa   ma=numNvSv   vn<   ìjNt<   k…é:v   n>   svSTyynain   deiv   ,
ywa   smaÝe   punraìjey<   ywa   ih   sTyen   punyRyait>   .63.
 
sa that you
ma to me
AnumNvSv  please give leave
vn<  forest
ìjNt<  to go
k…é:v  please do
n> to us
SvSTyynain  your blessings
deiv  mother
ywa like
smaÝe  completing
pun>  again
Aaìjey<  I will come
ywa like
ih surely
sTyen  keeping my word
pun>  again
yyait>  Yayati

 
63.Rama   again   requests   his   to   bless   them   and   give   leave   for   him   to   go   to   the
forest.   He   promises   to   come   back   after   completion   of   his   stay   in   forest.
 
yzae   ýh<   kevlraJykar[aÚ   p&ót>   ktuRml<   mhaedym!   ,
AdI"Rkale   n   tu   deiv   jIivte   v&[e=vram*   mhImxmRt>   .64.
 
yz> fame
ih surely
Ah<  I
kevlraJykar[at!  thinking only of kingdom
n not
p&ót> ktuR<  to ignore
Al<  agree
mhaedym!  that which gives dharma and moksha
AdI"Rkale  in the short time
n not
tu but
deiv  mother
jIivte  to live
v&[e  accept
Avram! giving small pleasure
A* now
mhIm!  earth
AxmRt>  against dharma

 
64.Rama   tells   Kausalya   that   following   the   path   of   dharma   is   more   important   to   him
than   ruling   the   kingdom.
 
àsadyÚrv&;->   Svmatr<   pra³mai¾gim;urev   d{fkan!   ,
Awanuj<   -&zmnuzaSy   dzRn<   ckar   ta<   ùid   jnnI<   àdi][m!   .65.
 
àsadyn!  consoling
nrv&;->  best among men
Svmatr<  own mother
pra³mat!  bravely
ijgim;u>  courageously deciding to go
@v thus
d{fkan!  to Dandakaranya
Aw now
Anuj<  to younger brother
-&zm!  very enlightening
AnuzaSy  explaining
dzRn<  about following dharma
ckar  did
ta<  her
ùid  mentally
jnnI<  mother
àdi][m!  circumambulated

 
65.Rama,   after   explaining   the   greatness   of   following   the   path   of   dharma   to   Lakshmana
and   his   mother,   mentally   paid   his   respects   to   his   mother.
 
 
#Tya;ˆR   ïImÔamay[e   vaLmIikye   AaidkaVye   AyaeXyaka{fe   @kiv<z>   sgR>   .21.
 
           
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