THE RAMAYANA

AYODHYA KANDA

SARGA 25 : SLOKAS 31 TO 40

maÇazI>pir¢h>   -   GETTING   BLESSINGS   FROM   MOTHER
 
ttStSmE   iÖjeNÔay   rammata   yziSvnI   ,
di][a<   àddaE   ram<   vcn<   cedmävIt!   .31.
tt> then
tSmE  that
iÖjeNÔay  to the brahmin
rammata  Rama's mother
yziSvnI  the famous
di][a<  fees for the puja
àddaE  gave
ram<  to Rama
vcn<  words of blessing
c thereafter
#dm!  the following
AävIt!  spoke

 
31.Kausalya   after   paying   the   fees   to   the   brahmin,   blessed   Rama   as   follows.
 
yNm¼l<   shöa]e   svRdevnmSk«te   ,
v&Çnaze   sm-vÄÄe   -vtu   m¼lm!   .32.
yt! which
m¼l<  good things
shöa]e  Indra
svRdevnmSk«te  respected by all devas
v&Çnaze  in killing Vritrasura
sm-vt!  happened
tt! the same
te to you
-vtu  let it happen
m¼lm!  good things

 
32.Kausalya   wished   Rama   that   the   same   good   things   that   happened   to   Indra   should   happen to   him.
 
yNm¼l<   sup[RSy   ivnta=kLpyTpura   ,
Am&t<   àawRyanSy   tÄe   -vtu   m¼lm!   .33.
yt! which
m¼l<  blessings
sup[RSy  to Garuda
ivnta  Vinata
AkLpyt!  gave
pura  long ago
Am&t<  nectar
àawRyanSy  in search of
tt! that
te to you
-vtu  should happen
m¼lm!  blessings

 
33.Kausalya   wished   Rama   will   be   blessed   the   same   way   Garuda   was   blessed.
 
Am&taeTpadne   dETyan!¹tae   v¿xrSy   yt!   ,
AiditmR¼l<   àadaÄÄe   -vtu   m¼lm!   .34.
Am&taeTpadne  churning the ocean of milk for nectar
dETyan! ¹t>  killing asuras
v¿xrSy  to Indra
yt! which
Aidit>  Indra's mother Aditi
m¼l<  blessings
àadat!  gave
tt! the same
te to you
-vtu  happen
m¼lm!  blessings

 
34.Kausalya   wished   Rama   to   be   blessed   like   Indra.
 
ÇIiNv³maNà³mtae   iv:[aerimttejs>   ,
ydasINm¼l<   ram   tÄe   -vtu   m¼lm!   .35.
ÇIn! iv³man!  with three steps
à³mt>  measuring the threeworlds
iv:[ae>  to God Vishnu
Aimttejs>  with incomparable fame
yt! which
AasIt!  became
m¼l<  blessings
ram Rama
tt! the same
te to you
-vtu  let it be
m¼lm!  blessings

 
35.Kausalya   further   wished   that   Rama   should   be   blessed   like   God   Vishnu.
 
\tvSsagra   ÖIpa   veda   laeka   idzí   te   ,
m¼lain   mhabahae   idzNtu   tv   kanne   .36.
\tv>  seasons
sagra>  oceans
ÖIpa>  islands
veda>  vedas
laeka>  people
idz> c  directions
te those
m¼lain  blessings
mhabahae  one with broad shoulder
idzNtu  may shower
tv to you
kanne  in the forest

 
36.Kausalya   wishes   that   all   may   shower   their   blessings   on   Rama   in   the   forest.
 
m¼l<   -gvaiNv:[umR¼l<   mxusUdn>   ,
m¼l<   pu{frIka]ae   m¼l<   géfXvj>   .37.
m¼l<  may go with you always
-gvan!  God
iv:[u>  Vishnu
m¼l<  may go with you always
mxusUdn>  Madhusudana
m¼l<  may be with you always
pu{frIka]>  Pundarikaksha
m¼l<  may be with you always
géfXvj>  God Narayana who is carried by Garuda

 
37.Kausalya   wishes   that   the   protection   o   God   Vishnu   will   always   be   with   Rama.
 
#it   puÇSy   ze;a<í   k«Tva   izris   -aimnI   ,
%vacaitàùòev   sa   Ê>ovzvitRnI   .
gNxEíaip   smal_y   rammaytlaecna   .38.
Aae;xI<   caip   isÏawaR<   ivzLykr[I<   zu-am!   ,
ckar   r]a<   kaEsLya   mÙEri-jjap   c   .
va'œmaÇe[   n   -aven   vaca=s<s¾manya   .39.
#it as above
puÇSy  son's
ze;an!  the flowers remaining after puja
c also
k«Tva  dropping
izris  on the head
-aimnI  very affectionate
%vac  blessed
Aitàùòa #v  with a smile on the face
sa she
Ê>ovzvitRnI  with sorrow in heart
gNxE> c  with fragrant substances also
Aip and
smal_y  performing puja
ram<  to Rama
Aaytlaecna  with great foresight
Aae;xI<  herbs
c also
Aip and
isÏawaR<  capable of fulfilling desires
ivzLykr[I<  vishalyakarani named
zu-am!  which give beneficial effect
ckar  did
r]a<  for his protection
kaEsLya  Kausalya
mÙE>  with mantras
Ai-jjap  chanted
c also
va'œmaÇe[  words which came to mind
n not
-aven  with feeling
vaca  slokas
As<s¾manya  not showing her inner feelings

 
38,39.Kausalya   after   speaking   as   above,   performed   puja   and   blessed   Rama   with   the   remaining flowers   and   prayed   for   his   protection.
 
AanMy   mUrœi×   caºay   pir:vJy   yziSvnI   ,
AvdTpuÇ   isÏawaˆR   gCD   ram   ywasuom!   .40.
AanMy  embracing
mUrœi× c Aaºay  kissing him on the head
pir:vJy  taking him inhands
yziSvnI  with great fame
Avdt!  told as follows
puÇ  son
isÏawR>  without any thought in mind
gCD please go
ram Rama
ywasuom!  as you wish

 
40.Kausalya,   embracing   Rama,   gave   him   leave   to   go   as   he   desired.            
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