THE RAMAYANA

AYODHYA KANDA

SARGA 64 : SLOKAS 41 TO 50

 
dzrwSvgRit>   -   DASARATHA'S   DEATH
 
Apapae=is   yda   puÇ   inht>   papkmR[a   ,
ten   sTyen   gCDazu   ye   laeka>   zôyaeixnam!   .41.
Apap>  cleansed of all sins
Ais you are
yda when
puÇ  son
inht>  killed
papkmR[a  by one who has sinned
ten by that
sTyen  theory
gCD go
Aazu  straight
ye those
laeka>  worlds
zôyaeixnam!  for warriors

 
41.The   rishi   told   his   son   that   he   is   cleansed   of   all   sins   since   he   was   killed   by   deceit.   The   rishi also   told   his   son   that   he   will   go   to   the   heavens   reserved   for   warriors.
 
yaiNt   zUra   git<   ya<   c   s<¢ame:vinvitRn>   ,
htaSTvi-muoa>   puÇ   git<   ta<   prma<   ìj   .42.
yaiNt  attains
zUra>  braves
git<  the position
ya<  which
c also
s<¢ame;u  in wars
AinvitRn>  donot retreat
hta>  killed
tu in this
Ai-muoa>  meeting face to face
puÇ  son
git<  the same position
ta<  that
prma<  the blessed
ìj  may you attain

 
42.The   rishi   told   his   son   that   he   will   go   to   the   place   where   brave   soldiers   go   when   they   get killed   in   wars.
 
ya<   git<   sgr>   zEByae   idlIpae   jnmejy>   ,
n÷;ae   xuNxumarí   àaÝaSta<   gCD   puÇk   .43.
ya<  which
git<  position
sgr>  Sagara
zEBy>  Saibya
idlIp>  Dilipa
jnmejy>  Janamejaya
n÷;>  Nahusha
xuNxumar> c  Dhundumara also
àaÝa>  attained
ta<  that
gCD may you attain
puÇk  child

 
43.The   rishi   told   his   son   that   he   will   reach   the   same   position   as   Sagara,   Saibya,   Dilipa, Janamejaya,   Nahusha   and   Dhundumara.
 
ya   git>   svRsaxUna<   SvaXyayaÄpsí   ya   ,
-UimdSyaihta¶eí   @kpÆIìtSy   c   .44.
gaeshöàdat&[a<   ya   ya   gué-&tamip   ,
dehNyask«ta<   ya   c   ta<   git<   gCD   puÇk   .45.
ya which
git>  position
svRsaxUna<  for all good souls
SvaXyayat!  by studying veda
tps> c  by penance also
ya which
-UimdSy  one who donates his land
Aihta¶e>  one who performs havan
c also
@kpÆIìtSy c  one who lives with one wife only
gaeshöàdat&[a<  one who gives away a number of cows
ya which
ya which
gué-&tam!  one who serves his parents
Aip also
dehNyask«ta<  one who donates organs to devas
ya which
c ta< git<  the same position
gCD may you attain
puÇk  child

 
44,45.The   rishi   told   his   son   that   he   will   attain   the   same   position   as   ascetics,   donors   of   land, performers   of   havan,   one   who   has   only   one   wife,   donors   of   cows,   one   who   serves   his   parents etc.
 
n   ih   TviSmNk…le   jatae   gCDTyk…zla<   gitm!   ,
s   tu   yaSyit   yen   Tv<   inhtae   mm   baNxv>   .46.
n not
ih surely
tu now
AiSmn!  this
k…le  caste
jat>  born
gCDit  attains
Ak…zla<  due to a sin
gitm!  a position
s> tu  he in this
yaSyit  will attain
yen by whom
Tv<  you
inht>  were killed
mm my
baNxv>  son

 
46.The   rishi   told   his   son   that   none   in   this   caste   had   benefited   by   commiting   a   crime.   The   rishi further   tols   that   he   who   killed   the   rishi's   son   will   get   what   he   deserves.
 
@v<   s   k«p[<   tÇ   pyRdevytaskt!   ,
s   tSmE   ktuRmudk<   àv&Ä>   sh   -ayRya   .47.
@v<  like this
s> that
k«p[<  pitiably
tÇ  then
pyRdevyt  wailed
Askt!  without a break
s> he
tSmE  to him
ktuR<<  to perform
%dk<  last rites
àv&Ä>  started
sh -ayRya  together with his wife

 
47.Dasaratha   tols   Kausalya   that   the   rishi   rambling   as   above,   performed   his   son's   last   rites along   with   his   wife.
 
ddaE   itlaedk<   tSmE   s   puÇay   ywaivix   .48.
ddaE  performed
itlaedk<  a ritual with til
tSmE  for him
s> he
puÇay  for son
ywaivix  as per sashtras

 
48.Dasaratha   told   Kausalya   that   the   rishi   performed   rituals   connected   with   the   last   rites.
 
s   tu   idVyen   êpe[   muinpuÇ>   SvkmRi->   ,
SvgRmXyaéhiT]à<   z³e[   sh   xmRivt!   .49.
s> that
tu in this
idVyen êpe[  with a celestial body
muinpuÇ>  son of the rishi
SvkmRi->  because of his good deeds
SvgRm!  to the heavens
AXyaéht!  climbed
i]à<  quickly
z³e[ sh  along with Indra
xmRivt!  the follower of dharma

 
49.Dasaratha   told   Kausalya   that   the   rishi's   son   rose   to   the   heanens   with   a   celestial   body together   with   Indra.
 
Aab-a;e   c   taE   v&ÏaE   sh   z³e[   taps>   ,
AañaSy   c   muøtR<   taE   iptraE   vaKymävIt!   .50.
Aab-a;e  blessed
c also
taE the two
v&ÏaE  aged
sh z³e[  along with Indra
taps>  rishi's son
AañaSy c  consoling also
muøtR<  for a short time
taE the two
iptraE  parents
vaKym!  the following words
AävIt!  spoke

 
50.The   rishi's   son   and   Indra   blessed   the   two   aged   people.   The   son   consoled   his   parents   and spoke   as   follows.            
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