THE RAMAYANA

AYODHYA KANDA

SARGA 56 : SLOKAS 21 TO 30

 
icÇkªqgmnm!   -   GOING   TO   CHITRAKUTA   MOUNTAIN
 
ttae=ävINmhaba÷lRúm[<   lúm[a¢j>   ,
s<inveXy   ywaNyaymaTmanm&;ye   à-u>   .21.
tt> then
AävIt!  spoke
mhaba÷>  long armed
lúm[<  to Lakshmana
lúm[a¢j>  Lakshmana's elder brother
s<inveXy  informing
ywaNyay<  accepting the above suggestion
AaTman<  for himself
\;ye  to the rishi
à-u>  lord

 
21.Rama   after   accepting   Valmiki's   suggestion,   told   Lakshmana   as   follows.
 
lúm[any   daêi[   †Fain   c   vrai[   c   ,
k…é:vavsw<   saEMy   vase   me=i-rt<   mn>   .22.
lúm[  Lakshmana
Aany  please bring
daêi[  logs of trees
†Fain c  strong also
vrai[ c  that are acceptable in the scriptures
k…é:v  you please build
Aavsw<  a hermitage
saEMy  blessed
vase  to live here
me my
Ai-rt<  is attracted
mn> mind

 
22.Rama   told   Lakshmana   that   his   mind   is   attracted   to   live   there   and   thus   ordered   Lakshmana to   bring   logs   for   building   a   hermitage.
 
tSy   tÖcn<   ïuTva   saEimiÇivRivxaNÔ‚man!   ,
Aajhar   ttí³e   p[Rzalamir<dm>   .23.
tSy his
tt! vcn<  those words
ïuTva  hearing
saEimiÇ>  Lakshmana
ivivxan!  various
Ô‚man!  trees
Aajhar  brought
tt> then
c³e  built
p[Rzalam!  an hermitage
Air<dm>  unconquerable

 
23.Lakshmana,   on   hearing   Rama's   words,   brought   various   trees   and   built   an   hermitage.
 
ta<   inióta<   bÏkqa<   †òœva   ram>   sudzRnam!   ,
zuïU;ma[meka¢imd<   vcnmävIt!   .24.
ta<  that
inióta<  being sturdy
bÏkqa<  woven with hay, leaves etc
†òœva  seeing
ram>  Rama
sudzRnam!  with a good appearance
zuïU;ma[<  to him who is carrying out the work
@ka¢<  with determination
#d<  the following
vcnm!  words
AävIt!  spoke

 
24.Rama,   seeing   the   well   constructed   hermitage,   spoke   to   Lakshmana   as   follows.
 
@e[ey<   ma<smaùTy   zala<   yúyamhe   vym!   ,
ktRVy<   vaStuzmn<   saEimÇe   icrjIivi->   .25.
@e[ey< ma<s<  deer's meat
AaùTy  bringing
zala<  for the hermitage
yúyamhe  will perform vastuhomam
vym!  we
ktRVy<  has to be done
vaStuzmn<  performing the rituals before entering a new home
saEimÇe  Sumitra's son
icrjIivi->  by those who live for a long time

 
25.Rama   told   Lakshmana   to   bring   deer's   meat   to   perform   vastuhomam.
 
m&g<   hTva==ny   i]à<   lúm[eh   zu-e][   ,
ktRVy>   zaô†òae   ih   ivixxRmRmnuSmr   .26.
m&g<  a deer
hTva  killing
Aany  please bring
i]à<  now
lúm[  Lakshmana
#h here
zu-e][  one who has faith in rituals
ktRVy>  has to be observed
zaô†ò>  as laid down in shastras
ih therefore
ivix>  a rule
xmRm!  the rules of dharma
AnuSmr  remember

 
26.Rama   told   Lakshmana   that   this   is   laid   down   in   the   scriptures   and   hence   asked   him   to   kill a   deer   and   bring   it.
 
æatuvRcnma}ay   lúm[>   prvIrha   ,
ckar   c   ywae­<   s   t<   ram>   punrävIt!   .27.
æatu>  brother's
vcn< orders
Aa}ay  carrying out
lúm[>  Lakshmana
prvIrha  to kill any thing which has great courage
ckar  did
c ywae­<  as told
s> that
t<  to him
ram>  Rama
pun>  again
AävIt!  ordered

 
27.Lakshmana   carried   out   Rama's   orders.   After   that   Rama   again   ordered   Lakshmana   as follows.
 
@e[ey<   ïpySvEtCDala<   yúyamhe   vym!   ,
Tvr   saEMymuøtaˆR=y<   Øuví   idvsae   ýym!   .28.
@e[ey<  the deer's meat
ïpySv  cut into pieces
@tt!  this
zala<  for the hermitage
yúyamhe  will perform vastuhomam now itself
vym!  we
Tvr please do quickly
saEMymuøtR>  is the auspicious time
Ay<  this
Øuv>  will give long life
c also
idvs>  day
ih therefore
Aym!  this

 
28.Rama   told   Lakshmana   that   that   day   was   an   auspicious   day   and   the   tome   was   also auspicious.   Therefore   he   told   Lakshmana   to   cut   the   meat   into   pieces   to   perform   vastuhomam.
 
s   lúm[>   k«:[m&g<   hTva   meXy<   àtapvan!   ,
Aw   ic]ep   saEimiÇ>   simÏe   jatvedis   .29.
s> that
lúm[>  Lakshmana
k«:[m&g<  dark deer
hTva  brought after killing
meXy<  fit for scrifice
àtapvan!  very capable
Aw then
ic]ep  threw
saEimiÇ>  Sumitra's son
simÏe  burning with flames
jatvedis  in the fire

 
29.Lakshmana   cut   the   deer   into   pieces   and   offered   as   a   sacrificial   offering   to   the   sacred   fire.
 
t<   tu   pKv<   sma}ay   inòÝ<   iDÚzaei[tm!   ,
lúm[>   pué;Vyaºmw   ra"vmävIt!   .30.
t<  that
tu pKv<  having been cooked properly
sma}ay  observing
inòÝ<  well roasted
iDÚzaei[tm!  drained of blood
lúm[>  Lakshmana
pué;Vyaºm!  noblest among men
Aw then
ra"vm!  to Rama
AävIt!  said the following

 
30.Lakshmana   observing   that   the   meat   is   cooked   properly,   spoke   to   Rama   as   follows.            
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