THE VALMIKI RAMAYANA

BALA KANDA

¢¹t£y:      sgI:     Canto 2(Contd)

b#'agmnm¯    The   arrival  of   Brahma
tm¤vac    ttaE    b#'a    p#hsn¯    m¤¢np¤Äñvm¯    ,
ÜlaEk    ev    Ïvya    bÑGaE    naæO    kayaI    ¢vcarNa    .31.
t|   to him (Valmiki)
uvac   told
tt:   then
b#'a   Lord Brahma
p#hsn¯   smilingly
m¤¢np¤Äñvm¯   the best of the sages
ÜlaEk:   this metrical composition
ev   alone
Ïvya   by you
bÑG:   was composed
n   there is no need
AæO   in this matter
kayaI   to do
¢vcarNa   any enquiry
 
Then,   smilingly,   Lord   Brahma   spoke   to   that   best   among   sages:   `It   is   not  meet   that   you   worry   about   all   this;   only   the   verse   was   composed by   you   (31).    
mÅCÓdadEv    tE    b#'n¯    p#v¦äOEy|    srÞvt£    ,
ramÞy    c¢rt|    svI|    kâ    Ïvm¦¢xsäOm    .32.
mt¯   mine
CÓdat¯   desire
ev   on account of which only
tE   your
b#'n¯   Oh! Realised one!
p#v¦äOa   came into being
iy|   this
srÞvt£   poetry
ramÞy   of Sri Rama
c¢rt|   lifestory
svI|   entire
kâ   composed
Ïv|   you
§¢xsäOm   Oh! Best among sages!

Oh!   Realised   one!   These   words   of   yours   have   emerged   due   to   my   will. Oh!   Best   among   sages!   May   you   compose   the   entire   life-story   of   Rama   (32).
 
DmaIÏmnaE    g¤NvtaE    laEkE    ramÞy    D£mt:    ,
v¦äO|    kTy    D£rÞy    yTa    tE    nardaÅC®¤tm¯    .33.
DmaIÏmn:   of the righteous person
g¤Nvt:   of the noble
laEkE   in the world
ramÞy   of Sri Rama
D£mt:   the wise
v¦äO|   history
kTy   narrate in detail
D£rÞy   possessing discriminative power
yTa   as it was so
tE   by you
nardat¯   from Narada
½¤tm¯   was heard
 
May   you   narrate   the   life-history   of   Rama,   in   this   world,   (Rama)   who   is high-souled,   endowed   with   all   good   attributes,   capable   of   discriminating the   good   from   the   bad   and   (who   is)   wise,   in   the   same   manner   as   you   had heard   from   Narada   (33).    
rhÞy|    c    p#kaS|    c    y¹¦äO|    tÞy    D£mt:    ,
ramÞy    shsaW¢mæOE    raXsana|    c    svIS:    .34.
rhÞy|   secret
c   and
p#kaS|   open
c   and
yt¯   which
v¦äO|   history
tÞy   that
D£mt:   wise
ramÞy   of Sri Rama
shsaW¢mæOE:   along with Lakshmana
raXsana|   of the demons
c   and
svIS:   completely
 
vWdE/aàWv    y¹¦äO|    p#kaS|    y¢d    va    rh:.
tÅcaÔy¢v¢dt|    svI|    ¢v¢dt|    tE    B¢vÝy¢t    .35.
vWdE/a:   of the daughter of Videha (Sita)
c   and
ev   as it was
yt¯   which
v¦äO|   history
p#kaS|   open
y¢d   either
va   or
rh:   secret
tt¯   that
c   and
A¢p   also
A¢v¢dt|   unknown
svI|   all
¢v¢dt|   known
tE   to you
B¢vÝy¢t   will become
 
Details   of   all   happenings   relating   to   the   demons   and   in   respect   of   Rama, along   with   Lakshmana,   whether   they   are   matters   of   public   knowledge   or secret,   will   be   clear   to   you. Similarly,   all   matters   relating   to   the daughter   of   the   Videha   king   (Sita)   will   also   be   known   to   you,  whether they   be   secret   or   hitherto   unknown  or  wellknown   (34-35).
 
n    tE    vagn¦ta    kaÛyE    ka¢cdæO    B¢vÝy¢t    ,
kâ    ramkTa|    p¤Îya|    ÜlaEkbÑGa|    mnaErmam¯    .36.
n   not
tE   your
vak   words
An¦ta   untrue
kaÛyE   in this poem
ka¢ct¯   even a little
AæO   this
B¢vÝy¢t   will become
kâ   may you compose
ramkTa|   the life story of Sri Rama
Îya|   holy
ÜlaEkbÑGa|   in the form of verses
mnaErmam¯   captivating the mind

In   this   poetical   work   of   yours,   your   words   will   not   be   even   a   bit   untrue and   therefore   may   you   compose   the   sacred   life-story   of   Rama,   which  pleases   the   mind,  in   the   form   of   verses   (36).
   
yavt¯    ÞTaÞy¢Ót    ¢gry:    s¢rtà    mh£tlE    ,
tavd#amayNkTa    laEkEx¤    p#c¢rÝy¢t    .37.
yavt¯   till such time
ÞTaÞy¢Ót   will exist
¢gry:   mountains
s¢rt:   rivers
c   and
mh£tlE   on the face of this world
tavt¯   till that time
ramayNkTa   the story of Ramayana
l£kEx¤   in the worlds
p#c¢rÝy¢t   will be in circulation

As   long   as   there   will   exist   mountains   and   rivers   in   this   world,   so   long  will   the   life-story   of   Rama   be   current   in   the   world   (37).    
yavd#amÞy    c    kTa    ÏvÏk]ta    p#c¢rÝy¢t    ,
tavÑ¥ÒvImDà    Ïv|    mÚlaEkEx¤    ¢nvÏÞy¢s    .38.
yavt¯   till such time
ramÞy   of Sri Rama
c   and
kTa   story
ÏvÏk]ta   composed by you
p#c¢rÝy¢t   endures
tavt¯   till that time
UÒvI|   above
AD:   below
c   and
Ïv|   you
mÚlaEkEx¤   in my worlds
¢nvÏÞy¢s   will reside
 
Also,   so   long   as   the   history   of   Rama   composed   by   you   is   circulating   in this   world,   till   then   you   will   reside   permanently   in   all   my   worlds,   in,  above   and   below   my   own   world   (38).    
iÏy¤?va    Bgvan¯    b#'a    tæOWvaÓtrD£yt    ,
tt:    s¢SÝyaE    Bgvan¯    m¤¢n¢vIÞmymayyaW    .39.  
i¢t   like this
u?va   saying
Bgvan¯   the Lord
b#'a   Brahma
tæO   there
ev   itself
AÓtrD£yt   disappeared
tt:   then
s¢SÝy:   along with his disciple
Bgvan¯   lord (Valmiki)
m¤¢n:   sage
¢vÞmy|   astonishment
AayyaW   struck with
 
So   saying,   Lord   Brahma   disappeared   then   and   there,   leaving   the   high   souled sage,  in   the  company of  his disciples , struck   with   wonder   (39).  
tÞy    ¢SÝyaÞtt:    svI    jg¤:    ÜlaEk¢mm|    p¤n:    ,
m¤h^m¤Ih^:    p#£ymaNa:    p#ah^à    B¦S¢v¢Þmta:    .40.
tÞy   his
¢SÝya:   the disciples
tt:   moreover
svI   all of them
jg¤:   also sang
ÜlaEk|   verse
im|   this
n:   even more
m¤h^:   m¤h^:   again and again
p#£ymaNa:   happy
p#ah^:   said
c   and
B¦S¢v¢Þmta:   extremely astonished
 
Thereafter,   all   his   disciples,   in   a   state   of   wonder,   uttered   again   andagain   this   verse   and   in   a   state   of   ecstasy   also   rendered   it   musically   (40).
   
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