THE VALMIKI RAMAYANA

BALA KANDA

p#Tm:    sgI:   Canto1(contd)
kTas|XEp:   -   STORY   IN   BRIEF  

n    ca¢g"j|    By|    ¢k¢·°aÔs¤    mÇj¢Ót    jÓtv: ,
n    vatj|    By|    ¢k¢·°a¢p    Çvrk]t|    tTa    .91.
n    never
c    and
A¢g"j|    arising from fire
By|    fear
¢k¢·t¯    even a little
n    never
AÔs¤    in waters
mÇj¢Ót    drowned
jÓtv:    living beings
n    never
vatj|    arising out of wind
By|    fear
¢k¢·t¯    even a little
n    never
A¢p    also
Çvrk]t|    arising out of fever (illness)
tTa    in the same manner
 
There   was   no   fear   due   to   fire   and   no   living   being   met   with
a   watery   grave. There   was   no   apprehension   from   damage   through   winds   nor   diseases   (91).  
n    ca¢p    X¤ëy|    tæO    n    tÞkrBy|    tTa    .92.   
n        never
c    and
A¢p    also
X¤ëy|    fear of hunger
tæO    there
n    never
tÞkr    thieves
By|    fear of
tTa    in the same way
 
There   was   no   hunger   nor   fear   of   criminals   (92).  
ngra¢N    c    ra¾®a¢N    DnDaÓyy¤ta¢n    c ,
¢nÏy|    p#m¤¢dta:    svI    yTa    k]ty¤gE    tTa    .93.
ngra¢N    in the town
c    and
ra¾®a¢N    in the countryside
DnDaÓyy¤ta¢n    full of wealth and foodgrains
c    and
¢nÏy|              always
p#m¤¢dta:    in a state of exalted happiness
svI    all
yTa    as in
k]ty¤gE    the first of the four aeons (Krita Yuga)
tTa               in the same state
 
Regions   and   towns   had   grains   aplenty   and   all   the   people   were   joyous   at all   times,   as   in   the   Krita   Yuga   (93).
 
AámEDStW¢r¾va    tTa    bh^s¤vNIkW: ,
gva|    kaEzYy¤t|    dÏva    b#'laEk|    p#yaÞy¢t    .94   .
AámEDStW:    hundreds of horse-sacrifices
i¾va    having performed
tTa    likewise
bh^s¤vNIkW:    with profusion of gold and other substances
gva|    cows
kaEzYy¤t|    several crores
dÏva    having gifted
b#'laEk|    the world of Brahma
p#yaÞy¢t    will attain
 
As|ÁyEy|    Dn|    dÏva    b#a'NE×yaE    mhaySa:    .95.
As|ÁyEy|    countless
Dn|    wealth
dÏva    having gifted
b#a'NE×y:    to the learned
mhaySa:    (that one) of great repute
 
Rama   was   poised   to   attain   the   world   of   Lord   Brahma   through   performance of   hundreds   of   horse-sacrifices,   gifts   of   innumerable   measures   of   gold at   other   sacrifices,   several   crores   of   cows
having   been   gifted   away, countless   wealth   gifted   to   the   learned
and   thus,   acquiring   great   merit and   fame   (94-95).  
rajv|SaÉCtg¤Nan¯    ÞTap¢yÝy¢t    raGv: ,
cat¤vIÎyI    c    laEkE{¢Þmn¯    ÞvE    ÞvE    DmI    ¢nyaEßy¢t    .96.
rajv|San¯    royal dynasties
Stg¤Nan¯    a hundredfold
ÞTap¢yÝy¢t    will establish
raGv:    Sri Raghava
cat¤vIÎyI|    the four classes of society
c    and
laEkE    in the world
A¢Þmn¯    this
ÞvE    their own
ÞvE              their own
DmI    in their allotted sphere of duties
¢nyaEßy¢t    will establish

Rama   is   going   to   firmly   establish   the   rule   of   (good)   kings   in   a   manifold  measure   and   set   up   in   this   world   the   four   divisions   of   society   engaged in   performing   their   duties   (96).  
dSvxIshÞæOa¢N    dSvxISta¢n    c ,
ramaE    raÇym¤pa¢sÏva    b#'laEk|    p#yaÞy¢t    .97.
dSvxIshÞæOa¢N    ten thousand years
dSvxISta¢n    ten hundred years (a thousand)
c    and
ram:    Sri Rama
raÇy|    the kingdom
upa¢sÏva    having administered
b#'laEk|    the world of Brahma
p#yaÞy¢t    will attain
 
Having   ruled   for   tens   of   hundred   and   tens   of   thousands   of
years,   Rama   will  leave   for   the   abode   of   Lord   Brahma   (97).
 
id|    p¢væO|    papG"|    p¤Îy|    vWdEà    s|¢mtm¯ ,
y:    pZEd#amc¢rt|    svIpapW:    p#m¤ÅytE    .98   .
id|    this
p¢væO|    holy
papG"|    destroyer of sins
Îy|    meritorious
vEdW:    with the sacred scriptures
c    and
s|¢mtm¯    on par
y:    whoever
pZEt¯    studies
ramc¢rt|    the story of Rama
svIpapW:    from all the sins
p#m¤ÅytE    is absolved

Whoever   will   devote   himself   to   this   episode   of   Rama,   which
is   purifying, auspicious,   a   destroyer   of   sins   and   on   par   with
the   sacred   scriptures,  will   be   cleansed   of   all   his   sins   (98).  
etdaÁyanmay¤Ýy|    pZn¯    ramayN|    nr: ,
sp¤æOpaWæO:    sgN:    p#EÏy    ÞvgI    mh£ytE    .99.
ett¯    this
AaÁyan|    narration
Aay¤Ýy|    bestower of long life
pZn¯    studying
ramayN|    the Ramayana
nr:    man
sp¤æOpaWæO:    be blessed with sons and grandsons
sgN:    with his kith and kin
p#EÏy    on discarding his physical body
ÞvgI    in the heavens
mh£ytE    is adored
 
He   who   devotes   himself   to   this   Ramayana,   which   is
capable   of   bestowing  long   life,   lives   here   happily   with
children,   grandchildren,   and   people around   him,   and   on
departing hence,  is   worshipped   (by   the   celestials)   in
the   heavens   (99).  
pZn¯    ¢¹jaE    vag¦xBÏvm£yat¯    Þyat¯    X¢æOyaE     B¥¢mp¢tÏvm£yat¯ ,
v¢NÂjn:    pÎyPlÏvm£yaÇjnà    S¥d#aE{¢p    mhÏvm£yat¯    .100.
pZn¯    by (reverential) study of
¢¹j:    the twice-born (Brahmin)
vag¦xBÏv|    gift of speech
iIyat¯          will attain
Þyat¯    there shall be
X¢æOy:    the (ruler) Kshatriya
B¥¢mp¢tÏv|    suzerainty over lands
iIyat¯    will attain
v¢NÂjn:    the trader (Vaisya)
pÎyPlÏv|     gains and profit in business and agriculture
iIyat¯    will attain
jn:    the people
c    and
S¥d#:    the Sudra (servant class)
A¢p    also
mhÏv|    greatness
iIyat¯    will attain
 
The   devotee,   if   he   is   a   brahmin,   will   attain   the   power   of   speech;   if   a kshatriya,   he   will   become   an   emperor,   if   a   vaisya,
he   will   amass   wealth  and   riches   and   if   a   sudra,   will   attain
glory   (100).  
iÏyaxI    ½£md#amayNE    vaÚm£k£yE Aa¢dkaÛyE    balkaÎfE    p#Tm:    sgI:   .1.
Thus   ends   Canto   one   of   the   Bala   Kanda   of the   first   and   ancient   poetical   work    Srimad   Ramayana   of   Valmiki  
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