THE RAMAYANA

AYODHYA KANDA

SARGA 55 : SLOKAS 21 TO 30

 
ymunatr[m!   -   CROSSING   YAMUNA
 
yúye   Tva<   gaeshöe[   sura"qzten   c   ,
SviSt   àTyagte   rame   purIimúvak…pailtam!   .21.
yúye  worship
Tva<  you
gaeshöe[  with donation of a number of cows
sura"qzten c  with many vessels filled with sacred water
SviSt  without any hindrance
àTyagte  on returning
rame  Rama
purI<  city
#úvak…pailtam!  ruled by Ikshvaku dynasty

 
21.Sita   promised   that   she   will   worship   Goddess   yamuna   with   donations   of   cows   and sprinkling   sacred   water   when   Rama   returns   to   Ayodhya   after   keeping   his   promise.
 
kailNdImw   sIta   tu   yacmana   k«taÃil>   ,
tIrmevai-s<àaÝa   di][<   vrvi[RnI   .22.
kailNdIm!  yamuna
Aw even then
sIta  Sita
tu in this
yacmana  continued praying as above
k«taÃil>  with folded palms
tIr<  bank
@v only
Ai-s<àaÝa  nearing
di][<  the southern
vrvi[RnI  noblest lady

 
22.Sita   continued   her   prayers   even   as   the   boat   neared   the   south   bank   of   yamuna.
 
tt>   Plvena<zumtI<   zIºgamUimRmailnIm!   ,
tIrjErœb÷i-rœv&]E>   s<teyuyRmuna<   ndIm!   .23.
tt> then
Plven  with the boat
A<zumtI<  daughter of Sun God
zIºga<  with fast current
^imRmailnIm!  with breaking waves
tIrjE>  on the banks
b÷i->  many
v&]E>  with trees
s<teé>  crossed
ymuna<  yamuna
ndIm!  river

 
23.Rama,   Lakshmana   and   Sita   crossed   the   river   yamuna   by   the   boat.
 
te   tI[aR>   PlvmuTs&Jy   àSway   ymunavnat!   ,
Zyam<   Ny¢aexmaseÊ>   zItl<   hirtCDdm!   .24.
te they
tI[aR>  reaching the other bank
Plv<  the boat
%Ts&Jy  leaving
àSway  walked
ymunavnat!  through the forests of yamuna
Zyam<  named shyama
Ny¢aex<  banyan tree
AaseÊ>  reached
zItl<  cool place
hirtCDdm!  with green leaves

 
24.Rama,   Lakshmana   and   Sita,   having   reached   the   bank   left   the   boat   and   walked   through   the forest   of   yamuna   reaching   the   banyan   tree   called   shyama.
 
Ny¢aex<   tmupaSway   vEdehI   vaKymävIt!   ,
nmSte=Stu   mhav&]   paryeNme   pitrœìtm!   .25.
Ny¢aex<  the banyan tree
t<  that
%paSway  reaching
vEdehI  Vaidehi
vaKym!  the following words
AävIt!  spoke
nm> te AStu  I bow before you with respect
mhav&]  great tree
paryet!  fulfilled
me my
pit>  husband's
ìtm!  promise

 
25.On   reaching   the   banyan   tree,   Sita   bowed   before   the   tree   and   prayed   that   Rama's   promise should   be   fulfilled.
 
kaEsLya<   cEv   pZyey<   suimÇa<   c   yziSvnIm!   ,
#it   sIta=Ãil<   k«Tva   pyRgCDÖnSpitm!   .26.
kaEsLya< c  Kausalya also
@v only
pZyey<  I must see and serve them
suimÇa< c  Sumitra also
yziSvnIm!  famous
#it thus
sIta  Sita
AÃil< k«Tva  with folded palms
pyRgCDt!  went round
vnSpitm!  the tree

 
26.Sita   further   prayed   that   she   should   see   and   serve   Kausalya   and   Sumitra   and   went   round the   tree.
 
AvlaeKy   tt>   sItamayacNtIminiNdtam!   ,
diyta<   c   ivxeya<   c   ramae   lúm[mävIt!   .27.
AvlaeKy  observing
tt> then
sIta<  Sita
AayacNtIm!  praying
AiniNdtam!  faultless
diyta<  wife
c also
ivxeya<  always pleasing
c also
ram>  Rama
lúm[m!  to Lakshmana
AävIt!  spoke

 
27.Rama   observing   Sita   offering   prayers   to   the   tree,   spoke   to   Lakshmana.
 
sItamaday   gCD   Tvm¢tae   -rta¢j   ,
p&ótae=y<   gim:yaim   sayuxe   iÖpda<   vr   .28.
sIta<  Sita
Aaday  keeping behind
gCD walk
Tvm!  you
A¢t>  in front
-rta¢j  Bharata's elder brother
p&ót>  in the back
Ah<  I
gim:yaim  will walk
sayuxe  fully arned
iÖpda< vr  noblest among men

 
28.Rama   told   Lakshmana   to   go   in   front   of   Sita   and   he   will   come   behind   her   with   arms.
 
yXyt!)l<   àawRyte   pu:p<   va   jnkaTmja   ,
tÄt!àdXya   vEdeýa   yÇaSya   rmte   mn>   .29.
yt! yt!  whatever
)l<  fruit
àawRyte  desires
pu:p< va  or flower
jnkaTmja  Janaka's daughter
tt! tt!  all that
àdXya>  please bring and give
vEdeýa>  Vaidehi's
  in which
ASya>  this
rmte  attracts
mn> mind

 
29.Rama   told   Lakshmana   to   bring   any   fruit   or   flower   which   attracts   Sita.
 
gCDtaeStu   tyaemRXye   b-Uv   jnkaTmja   ,
mat¼yaemRXygta   zu-a   nagvxUirv   .30.
gCDtae>  walking
tu now
tyae>  the two
mXye  in between
b-Uv  appeared
jnkaTmja  Janaka's daughter
mat¼yae>  two he elephants
mXygta  walking in between
zu-a  chaste
nagvxU> #v  she elephant like

 
30.Sita   walking   between   Rama   and   Lakshmana,   looked   like   a   she   elephant   between   two   male elephants.            
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