THE RAMAYANA

AYODHYA KANDA

SARGA 52 : SLOKAS 81 TO 90

 
ïIramadIna<   g¼atr[m!   -   RAMA   AND   OTHERS   CROSS   GANGES
 
ttStEíaeidta   sa   naE>   k[Rxarsmaihta   ,
su-S)œyvegai-hta   g¼asillmTygat!   .81.
tt> then
tE> by them
caeidta>  encouraged
sa naE>  that boat
k[Rxarsmaihta  with dedicated rowers
su-S)œyvegai-hta  being driven fast with oars
g¼asillm!  the waters of ganges
ATygat!  crossed

 
81.The   boat,   powered   by   dedicated   rowers,   crossed   Ganges.
 
mXy<   tu   smnuàaPy   -agIrWyaSTviniNdta   ,
vEdehI   àaÃil-URTva   ta<   ndIimdmävIt!   .82.
mXy<  in the center
tu smnuàaPy  when reached
-agIrWya>  Ganges's
tu in this
AiniNdta  blemishless
vEdehI  Vaidehi
àaÃil>  with folded palms
-UTva  becoming
ta<  that
ndI<  to the river
#dm!  the following
AävIt!  spoke

 
82.When   the   boat   reached   the   center   of   the   river,   Sita   spoke   the   following   to   Ganges.
 
puÇae   dzrwSyay<   mharajSy   xImt>   ,
indez<   paryTve;   g¼e   Tvdi-ri]t>   .83.
puÇ>  the son
dzrwSy  of Dasaratha
Ay<  this
mharajSy  king's
xImt>  very intelligent
indez<  to other bank
parytu  let him cross
@;> he
g¼e  O! Ganges
Tvdi-ri]t>  with your blessings

 
83.Sita   prayed   to   Ganges   to   let   Rama   cross   over   to   the   other   bank   with   her   blessings.
 
ctudRz   ih   v;aRi[   sm¢a{yu:y   kanne   ,
æaÇa   sh   mya   cEv   pun>   àTyagim:yit   .84.
ctudRz  fourteen
ih surely
v;aRi[  years
sm¢ai[  completely
%:y having lived
kanne  in the forest
æaÇa  with brother
sh mya  with me
c also
@v pun>  once again
àTyagim:yit  he will come back

 
84.Sita   said   that   Rama   after   living   in   the   forest   for   fourteen   years   with   Lakshmana   and   herself will   return.
 
ttSTva<   deiv   su-ge   ]eme[   punragta   ,
yúye   àmuidta   g¼e   svRkamàsaixin   .85.
tt> therefore
Tva<  you
deiv  Goddess
su-ge  blessed
]eme[  safely
punragta  coming back
yúye  I will worship
àmuidta  happily
g¼e  Ganges
svRkamàsaixin  one who fulfills all the desires

 
85.Sita   told   Goddess   Ganges   that   she   will   offer   her   prayers   happily   on   her   return   journey.
 
Tv<   ih   iÇpwga   deiv   äülaek<   smI]se   ,
-ayaR   caedixrajSy   laeke=iSmNs<à†Zyse   .86.
Tv<  you
ih surely
iÇpwga  flowing in the worlds
deiv  Goddess
äülaek<  heavens also
smI]se  have seen
-ayaR  as wife
c also
%dixrajSy  of king of the oceans
laeke  world
AiSmn!  in this
s<à†Zyse  well known

 
86.Sita   told   Ganges   that   the   river   runs   through   the   three   worlds   and   has   seen   the   heavens. In   this   world   she   is   known   as   the   wife   of   the   king   of   the   oceans.
 
tt!Tva<   deiv   nmSyaim   àz~saim   c   zae-ne   ,
àaÝraJye   nrVyaºe   izven   punragte   .87.
gva<   ztshö<   c   vôa{yÚ<   c   pezlm!   ,
äa'œm[e_y>   àdaSyaim   tv   iàyickI;Rya   .88.
tt! then
Tva<  you
deiv  goddess
nmSyaim  I prostrate to pay respects
àz<saim  I praise
c also
zae-ne  chaste
àaÝraJye  in case coronated
nrVyaºe  best among men
izven  fortunately
punragte  on returning
gva<  cows
ztshö<  hundred thousand
c also
vôai[  clothes
AÚ< c  food also
pezlm!  the delicious
äa'œm[e_y>  to the brahmins
àdaSyaim  I will donate
tv to you
iàyickI;Rya  to please your heart

 
87,88.Sita   told   Ganges   that   in   case   Rama   becomes   the   king,   she   will   donate   clothes,   cows and   food   to   the   brahmins.
 
sura"qshöe[   ma<s-ItaEdnen   c   ,
yúye   Tva<   àyta   deiv   purI<   punépagta   .89.
sura"qshöe[  with thousand vessels filled with water
ma<s-UtaEdnen c  with milk, honey and varities of fruits mixed
yúye  I will worship
Tva<  you
àyta  chaste
deiv  goddess
purI<  to the city
pun>  again
%pagta  coming

 
89.Sita   told   Goddess   Ganges   that   she   will   worship   Ganges   on   returning   to   the   city.
 
yain   TvÄIrvasIin   dEvtain   vsiNt   ih   ,
tain   svaRi[   yúyaim   tIwaRNyaytnain   c   .90.
yain  which
TvÄIrvasIin  living on your banks
dEvtain  gods
vsiNt  living
ih surely
tain  those
svaRi[  all
yúyaim  will worship
tIwaRin  ghats
Aaytnain c  temples also

 
90.Sita   told   Ganges   that   she   worship   in   all   the   ghats,   temples   and   the   gods   on   the   river's banks.            
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