THE RAMAYANA

AYODHYA KANDA

SARGA 25 : SLOKAS 1 TO 10

maÇazI>pir¢h>   -   GETTING   BLESSINGS   FROM   MOTHER
 
sa=pnIy   tmayasmupSp&Zy   jl<   zuic>   ,
ckar   mata   ramSy   m¼lain   mniSvnI   .1.
sa she
ApnIy  overcoming
t<  that
Aayas<  grief
%pSp&Zy jl<  taking water
zuic>  becoming pure
ckar  spoke
mata  mother
ramSy  to Rama
m¼lain  blessed words
mniSvnI  great virtuous lady

 
1.Kausalya,   consoling   herself   adviced   Rama   as   follows.
 
n   zKyse   variytu<   gCDedanI<   r"UÄm   ,
zIº<   c   ivinvtRSv   vtRSv   c   sta<   piw   .2.
n zKyse  you are not agreeing
variytu<  to be disuaded
gCD go
#danI<  now itself
r"UÄm  scion of Raghau dynasty
zIº<  witout delay
c thus
ivinvtRSv  you may return safely
vtRSv  be steadfast
c therefore
sta<  blessed ones'
piw shown path

 
2.Kausalya   told   Rama   to   go   immediately   and   asked   him   to   follow   the   footsteps   of   his   fore-fathers.
 
y<   palyis   xmR<   Tv<   x&Tya   c   inymen   c   ,
s   vE   ra"vzaËRl   xmRSTvami-r]tu   .3.
y<  which
palyis  observing
xmR<  dharma
Tv<  you
x&Tya c  with determination also
inymen c  and as laid down
s> vE  that only
ra"vzaËRl  scion of Raghu dynasty
xmR>  dharma
Tvam!  you
Ai-r]tu  may it protect

 
3.Kausalya   told   Rama   that   the   dharma   which   he   is   following,   will   protect   him.
 
ye_y>   à[mse   puÇ   cETye:vaytne;u   c   ,
te   c   Tvami-r]Ntu   vne   sh   mhi;Ri->   .4.
ye_y>  for whom
à[mse  you pay respects
puÇ  son
cETye;u  in temples
Aaytne;u c  yagnashalas also
te c  all of them also
Tvam!  you
Ai-r]Ntu  will protect
vne in the forest
sh mhi;Ri->  along with the sages

 
4.Kausalya   said   that   all   the   Gods   to   whom   Rama   does   puja   will   protect   him   in   the   forest.
 
yain   dÄain   te=ôai[   ivñaimÇe[   xImta   ,
tain   Tvami-r]Ntu   gu[E>   smuidt<   sda   .5.
yain  which
dÄain  were given
te to you
Aôai[  arrows
ivñaimÇe[  by Vishwamitra
xImta  intelligent
tain  they
Tvam!  you
Ai-r]Ntu  protect
gu[E>  with virtues
smuidt<  shining
sda always

 
5.Kausalya   prays   that   the   arrows   given   by   Vishwamitra   may   protect   Rama   always.
 
ipt&zuïU;ya   puÇ   mat&zuïU;ya   twa   ,
sTyen   c   mhabahae   icr<   jIvai-ri]t>   .6.
ipt&zuïU;ya  serving father smilingly
puÇ  son
mat&zuïU;ya  serving mother smilingly
twa similarly
sTyen c  by truth also
mhabahae  one with broad shoulder
icr< jIv  may you live long
Ai-ri]t>  well protected

 
6.Kausalya   told   Rama   that   serving   his   father   and   mother   will   protect   and   give   him   long   life.
 
simTk…zpivÇai[   ve*íaytnain   c   ,
Swi{flain   pivÇai[   zEla   v&]a>   ]upa   ùda>   .
pt¼a>   pÚga<iSs<haSTva<   r]Ntu   nraeÄm   .7.
simTk…zpivÇai[  sacred twigs, sacred grass and pavitras
ve*>  dias for idols
c also
Aaytnain  temples
c Swi{flain  yagnashalas also
pivÇai[  sacred
zEla>  mountains
v&]a>  trees
]upa>  plants
ÿda>  hillocks
pt¼a>  birds
pÚga>  serpents
is<ha>  lions
Tva<  you
r]Ntu  may protect
nraeÄm  noblest among men

 
7.Kausalya   invokes   all   living   and   nonmoving   things   in   the   forest   to   protect   Rama.
 
SviSt   saXyaí   ivñe   c   métí   mh;Ry>   ,
sviSt   xata   ivxata   c   SviSt   pU;a   -gae=yRma   .8.
SviSt  may they protect you
saXya> c  sadhya devas also
ivñe  vishvedevas
c also
mét>  marutas
c mh;Ry>  sages also
sviSt  may protect you
xata  deva named Dhata
ivxata c  deva named Vidhata
SviSt  may protect you
pU;a  Pusha named deva
-g> Bhaga named deva
AyRma  Armya named deva

 
8.Kausalya   invokes   the   protection   of   all   deva   for   Rama.
 
laekpalaí   te   svˆR   vasvàmuoaStwa   ,
\tvíEv   p]aí   masaSs<vtsra   ]pa>   .9.
idnain   c   muøtaRí   SviSt   k…vRNtu   te   sda   ,
Sm&itx&Rití   xmRí   paNtu   Tva<   puÇ   svRt>   .10.
laekpala>  protectors of the world
c also
te to you
svˆR  all of them
vasvàmuoa>  Indra and others
twa similarly
\tv>  rhitus
c also
@v p]a>  seasons also
c masa>  months also
s<vtsra>  years
]pa>  nights
idnain c  daytimes also
muøtaR> c  good times also
SviSt  protect
k…vRNtu  may do
te to you
sda at all times
Sm&it>  prayers to God
x&it> c  determination also
xmR> c  dharma also
paNtu  protect
Tva<  you
puÇ  son
svRt>  always

 
9,10.Kausaya   prays   that   Indra   and   all   others   give   Rama   protection   in   the   forest.            
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