THE RAMAYANA

AYODHYA KANDA

SARGA 56 : SLOKAS 31 TO 41

 
icÇkªqgmnm!   -   GOING   TO   CHITRAKUTA   MOUNTAIN
 
Ay<   k«:[>   smaÝa¼>   z&t>   k«:[m&ge   ywa   ,
devta   devs»az   yjSv   k…zlae   ýis   .31.
Ay<  this
k«:[>  as black coloured
smaÝa¼>  with good limbs
z&t>  has been cooked
k«:[m&">  the black deer
ywa as before
devta>  the Gods
devs»az  equal to God
yjSv  please do worship
k…zl>  you know all
ih therefore
Ais are

 
31.Lakshmana   old   Rama   that   the   deer's   meat   has   been   well   cooked   and   therefore   requested Rama   to   start   worshipping   the   gods.
 
ram>   õaTva   tu   inytae   gu[vaÃPykaeivt>   ,
s'œ¢he[akraeTsvaRNmÙaNsÇavsainkan!   .32.
ram>  Rama
õaTva  taking bath
tu in this
inyt>  becoming cleansed
gu[van!  with all virtues
jPykaeivt>  best performing ritual recital
s'œ¢he[  very meticulously
Akraet!  performed
svaRn!  all
mÙan!  sacred verses
sÇavsainkan!  to complete vastuhomam

 
32.Rama,   after   the   cleansing   bath,   performed   the   vastuhomam   with   recitation   of   sacred verses.
 
#òœva   devg[aNsvaRiNvvezavsw<   zuic>   ,
b-Uv   c   mnaehœladae   ramSyaimttejs>   .33.
#òœva  after worshipping
devg[an!  devaganas
svaRn!  all
ivvez  entered
Aavsw<  the hermitage
zuic>  with a pure heart
b-Uv  resulted
c also
mnaehœlad>  in mental happiness
ramSy  Rama's
Aimttejs>  lustrous

 
33.Rama   entered   the   hermitage   after   worshipping   all   the   devaganas   and   felt   happy.
 
vEñdevbil<   k«Tva   raEÔ<   vE:[vmev   c   ,
vaStus<zmnIyain#   m¼lain   àvtRyn!   .34.
jp<   c   Nyayt>   k«Tva   õaTva   nXya<   ywaivix   ,
paps<zmn<   ramíkar   bilmuÄmm!   .35.
vEñdevbil<  sacrificial offerings to Vaishva deva
k«Tva  doing
raEÔ<  to God Rudra
vE:[v<  to God Vishnu
@v only
c alsoo
vaStus<zmnIyain  to dispel evil spirits from the house
m¼lain  sacred hymns
àvtRyn!  starting
jp< c  prayers also
Nyayt>  as laid down
k«Tva  doing
õaTva  bathing
nXya<  in the river
ywaivix  as per shastra
paps<zmn<  to ward off evils
ram>  Rama
ckar  did
bil<  sacrificial offering
%Ämm!  the best

 
34,35.Rama   gave   sacrificial   offerings   to   Rudra,   Vishnu   and   Vashvadeva.   Then   he   recited sacred   hymns   and   after   bath   in   the   river   gave   the   best   sacrificial   offering.
 
veidSwlivxanain   cETyaNyaytnain   c   ,
AaïmSyanuêpai[   Swapyamas   ra"v>   .36.
veidSwlivxanain  with dias for worship
cETyain  rooms for worship
Aaytnain c  rooms for resting also
AaïmSy  for the hermitage
Anuêpai[  as appropriate
Swapyamas  made
ra"v>  Rama

 
36.Rama   made   dias   for   the   gods,   rooms   for   worship,   rest   etc   in   the   hermitage.
 
vNyEmaRLyE>   )lEmURlE>   pKvEmaR<sEyRwaivix   ,
AiÑjRpEí   vedae­EdR-‰Rí   ssimTk«zE>   .37.
taE   tpRiyTva   -Utain   ra"vaE   sh   sItya   ,
tda   ivivztu>   zala<   suzu-a<   zu-l][aE   .38.
vNyE>  grown in the forest
maLyE>  with flowers
)lE>  with fruits
mUlE>  with roots
pKvE>  cooked
ma<sE>  meats
ywaivix  as laid down
AiÑ>  water
jpE> c  with sacred hymns also
vedae­E>  as per vedas
d-‰R> c  sacred grass also
ssimTk«zE>  with twigs for offerings tied with sacred grass
taE the two
tpRiyTva  satisfying
-Utain  all the spirits
ra"vaE  the scions of Raghu dynasty
sh along with
sItya  Sita
tda then
ivivztu>  entered
zala<  the hermitage
suzu-a<  looking lovely
zu-l][aE  with all virtues

 
37,38.Rama   and   Lakshmana   after   propitiating   all   the   spirits   with   fowers,   fruits,   roots   and cooked   meat   from   the   forest,   entered   the   hermitage   along   with   Sita.
 
ta<   v&]p[RCDdna<   mnae}a<   ywaàdez<   suk«ta<   invatam!   ,
vasay   svˆR   ivivzu>   smeta>   s-a<   ywa   devg[a>   suxmaRm!   .39.
ta<  that
v&]p[RCDdna<  covered with wood and leaves
mnae}a<  beautiful
ywaàdez<  with all amenities in right places
suk«ta<  well built
invatam!  with sufficient air
vasay  to live
svˆR  all
ivivzu>  entered
smeta>  together
s-a<  in the palace
ywa like
devg[a>  devaganas
suxmaRm!  named Sudharma

 
39.Rama,   Lakshmana   and   Sita   resided   in   the   hermitage   which   had   all   amenities,   beautiful, well   built   and   with   good   ventilation.
 
Aneknanam&gpi]s'œk…le   ivicÇpu:pStbkErœÔ‚mEyuRte   ,
vnaeÄme   Vyalm&ganunaidte   tda   ivj‘>   susuo<   ijteiNÔya>   .40.
Aneknanam&gpi]s'œk…le  with many different varities of animals and birds
ivicÇpu:pStbkE>  with bunches of flowers
Ô‚mE>  trees
yute  filled with
vnaeÄme in the best forest
Vyalm&ganunaidte  with roars of dreaded animals
tda then
ivj‘>  lived
susuo<  comfortably
ijteiNÔya>  conquering the senses

 
40.The   three   of   them   lived   comfortablyin   the   best   forest   surrounded   by   many   varities   of   birds and   animals,   trees   with   bunches   of   flowers   and   resounding   with   the   roars   of   beasts.
 
surMymasaXy   tu   icÇkªq<   ndI<   c   ta<   maLyvtI<   sutIwaRm!   ,
nnNd   ramae   m&gpi]juòa<   jhaE   c   Ê>o<   purivàvasat!   .41.
surMy<  very scenic
AasaXy  seeing
tu in this
icÇkªq<  chitrakuta mountain
ndI<  river
c also
ta< maLyvtI<  that malyavati
sutIwaRm!  with clear waters
nnNd  was happy
ram>  Rama
m&gpi]juòa<  with animals and birds
jhaE  did not allow
c Ê>o<  sorrow also
purivàvasat!  staying away from the city in the forest

 
41.Rama   was   happy   about   the   scenic   beauty   of   chitrakuta   mountain   and   the   clear   waters   of river   malyavati.   He   thus   did   not   allow   any   thought   of   having   been   forced   to   live   in   the   forest.
 
#Tya;ˆR  ïImÔamay[e  vaLmIkIye  AaidkaVye   AyaeXyaka{fe   ;qœpÂaz>   sgR>  .56.
           
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