THE VALMIKI RAMAYANA
BALA KANDA
t¦t£y:
sgI:
Canto
3(Contd)
ramc¢ræOapraEX£krNm¯
Gaining direct knowledge
of the life story of
Sri Rama
mar£cÞy
vD|
cWv
vWdE/a
hrN|
tTa
,
raGvÞy
¢vlap|
c
g¦D#raj¢nbhINm¯
.21.
raGvÞy
|
of Raghava (Sri Rama) |
g¦D#raj
|
the king of
vultures |
kbÓDdSIn|
cWv
p|payaàa¢p
dSInm¯
,
SbyaI
dSIn|
cWv
hn¥mÑGSIn|
tTa
.22.
kbÓDdSIn|
|
confronting Kabandha |
p|paya:
|
of the river
Pampa |
hn¥mÑGSIn|
|
coming in contact
with Hanuman |
¢vlap|
cWv
p|paya|
raGvÞy
mhaÏmn:
.23.
Further, coronation
to the sandals of Sri
Rama, Bharatha staying (in
the outskirts of Ayodhya) Nandigrama,
(Sri Rama) entering Dandakaranya, killing
(the demon) Viradha, paying
respects to Sarabhanga, meeting Sutikshna,
(Sri Rama, Sita and Lakshmana)
staying with Anasuya (wife of
sage Atri in their penance-grove),
their being offered unguents,
meeting Agasthya, seeing Jatayu, words addressed
by Surpanaka and her (subsequent)
disfigurement, killing Khara and
Trisiras and the efforts
of Ravana (to abduct Sita), the
killing of Maricha, abduction
of the daughter of Videha, i.e.Sita
(by Ravana), wailing of Rama,
the killing of the king
of vultures (Jatayu), seeing Kabandha,
arriving at Pampa, meeting Sabari
and then Hanuman
and the weeping of the
high-souled Sri Rama (due to
separationfrom
his wife Sita) at Pampa
(were similarly re-told) (17-23).
§Üym¥kÞy
gmn|
s¤g#£vEN
smagmm¯
,
p#ÏyyaEÏpadn|
sÁy|
va¢ls¤g#£v¢vg#hm¯
.24.
§Üym¥kÞy
|
to
Rishyamukha mountain |
smagm|
|
coming into association |
p#ÏyyaEÏpadn|
|
instilling faith |
va¢ls¤g#£v¢vg#hm¯
|
the battle between
Sugriva and Vali |
va¢lp#mTn|
cWv
s¤g#£vp#¢tpadnm¯
,
tara¢vlap|
smy|
vxIraæO¢nvasnm¯
.25.
va¢lp#mTnm¯
|
quelling Vali |
s¤g#£vp#¢tpadnm¯
|
offering (the kingdom
of Kishkinda) to Sugriva |
tara¢vlap|
|
the wailing of
Tara |
kaEp|
raGv¢s|hÞy
blanam¤ps|g#h|
,
¢dS:
p#ÞTapn|
cWv
p¦¢TÛyaà
¢nvEdnm¯
.26.
raGv¢s|hÞy
|
of the lion
of the Raghu race (Sri
Rama) |
¢dS:
|
pointing to the directions |
AÄñl£ykdan|
c
§XÞy
¢bldSInm¯
,
p#ayaEpvESn|
cWv
s|patEàa¢p
dSInm¯
.27.
AÄñl£ykdan|
|
entrustment of (Rama's)
ring |
§XÞy
|
of the Riksha mountain |
¢bldSInm¯
|
seeing the tunnel |
p#ayaEpvESn|
|
to engage in
fast waiting for death |
pvItaraEhN|
ca¢p
sagrÞy
c
lHGnm¯
,
sm¤d#vcnaÅcWv
mWnakÞy
c
dSInm¯
.28.
pvItaraEhN|
|
climbing the mountain |
sm¤d#vcnat¯
|
upon the words
of the ocean |
mWnakÞy
|
of the Mainaka mountain |
raXs£tjIn|
cWv
Cayag#ahÞy
dSIn|
,
¢s|¢hkayaà
¢nDn|
lÄðamlydSInm¯
.
raæOaW
lÄðap#vES|
c
ekÞya¢p
¢v¢cÓtnm¯
.29.
raXs£tjIn|
|
the threats of
the demonesses |
Cayag#ahÞy
|
of the one
capable of freezing the movements
of beings by |
seizing their shadows
dSIn|
|
the experience of being |
¢s|¢hkaya:
|
of Simhika (demoness) |
lÄðamlydSIn|
|
seeing one side
of the mountain Malaya in
Lanka |
lÄðap#vES|
|
entering Lanka |
¢v¢cÓtnm¯
|
engaged in anxious thought |
Going to Rishyamuka
mountain, joining Sugriva in
friendship,
instilling
confidence (about Rama's prowess)
in him and entering
into alliance
(with him), the battle between
Vali and Sugriva, the quelling
of Vali, offering the kingdom
(of Kishkindha) to Sugriva,
the wailing of Taara, entrusting
the insignia (ring of Rama
to Hanuman); residing there
(in Kishkinda) during the rainy
nights; the anger of the
lion of the Raghu race
(Rama) (in Sugriva not keeping
his word), marshalling of
all the forces (to be despatched
in search of Sita), their
undertaking fast unto death,
coming across Sampaati, climbing the
mountain (by Hanuman preparatory
to jumping across the ocean),
crossing the ocean; (Hanuman)
seeing
the Mainaka (mountain)
upon the words of the
god of the seas, threatening
by the demoness; coming upon
the (demoness Chayagraha) one capable
of seizing
the shadow of beings, killing
of the (demoness) Simhikaa;
seeing one side of the mountain
in Lanka, entering lanka during
the night (by Hanuman) were
all told in a similar
manner (24-29).
AapanB¥¢mgmnmvraEDÞy
dSInm¯
,
dSIn|
ravNÞya¢p
p¤ÝpkÞy
c
dSInm¯
.30.
AapanB¥¢mgmn|
|
going to the
place where drinks are purveyed |
p¤ÝpkÞy
|
the aerial chariot |
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