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 ASaEkv¢nkayan|    s£tayaàa¢p    dSInm¯    ,
A¢BåOanp#dan|    c    ravNÞy    c    dSInm¯    ..31.

ASaEkv¢nka

the garden Asoka vana

yan|

visiting

s£taya:

of Sita

and

A¢p

also

dSInm¯

seeing

A¢BåOanp#dan|

narrating all details to learn the real state of affairs

and

ravNÞy

of Ravana

and

dSInm¯

sight

raXs£tjIn| cWv ¢æOjzaÞvp"dSInm¯ ,
A¢BåOanp#dan| c s£tayaàa¢BBaxNm¯ .32.

raXs£tjIn|

the terrorising by the demonesses

c ev

and also

¢æOjza

of Trijata (daughter of Vibhishana)

Þvp"dSInm¯

dreaming

A¢BåOanp#dan|

giving the ring as a symbol of recognition

and

s£taya:

of Sita

and

A¢BBaxNm¯

dialogue

m¢Np#dan| s£taya v¦XBÄñ| tTWv c ,
raXs£¢vd#v| cWv ¢kÄðraNa| ¢nbhINm¯ .33.

m¢Np#dan|

giving the Choodamani (to Hanuman)

s£taya:

of Sita

v¦XBÄñ|

destruction of the trees

tTa

likewise

again

and

raXs£¢vd#v|

the flight of the demonesses

and

similarly

¢kÄðraNa|

of the servants

¢nbhINm¯

the killing

g#hN| vay¤s¥naEà lÄðadaha¢BgjInm¯ .34.

g#hN|

the binding of

vay¤s¥naE:

of the son (Hanuman)of the wind god (Vayu)

and

lÄðadah

reducing Lanka to ashes

A¢BgjInm¯

roaring (after setting fire to Lanka)

p#¢tÔlvnmEvaT mD¥na| hrN| tTa ,
raGvaáasn| cWv bl¢nyaItn| tTa .35.

p#¢tÔlvn|

crossing back

also

then

mD¥na|

of the honey

hrN|

consuming

tTa

similarly (in the Yuddha kanda)

raGvaáasn|

comforting Raghava (Sri Rama)

and

also

bl¢nyaItnm¯

the armies marching

tTa

likewise

sÄñm|    c    sm¤d#EN    nlsEtaEà    bÓDnm¯    ,
¢vB£xNEn    s|sgI|    vDaEpay¢nvEdnm¯    .
p#tar|    c    sm¤d#Þy    raæOaW    lÄðavraEDnm¯    .36.

sÄñm|

friendship

and

sm¤d#EN

with the ocean

nlsEtaE:

of the bridge by Nala

and

bÓDnm¯

construction

¢vB£xNEn

with Vibhishana

s|sgI|

union

vD	for killing

upay

means

¢nvEdnm¯

informing

p#tar|

crossing

and

sm¤d#Þy

of the ocean

raæOaW

at night

lÄða

Lanka

AvraEDnm¯

the siege

Also were retold the visit to the place where drinking was on, seeing the harem (by Hanuman), interviewing Ravana and seeing the aerial chariot (Pushpaka), seeing Sita in the asoka vana (forest garden attached to Rama's palace), communicating Rama's message to Sita, seeing Ravana on his coming there, the threats of the (guarding) demonesses (towards Sita), the (welcome)dream of Trijata, making over the signet ring (of Rama to Sita), dialogue with Sita, entrusting of the crest jewel by Sita (to Hanuman), (his) destroying the trees (there), the running of the demonesses helter- skleter, the destruction of the servants there, Hanuman being bound (by Indrajeet), later his setting fire to Lanka and letting out war-cries, returning over the ocean, enjoying the honey (in the forest Madhuvana), comforting Sri Rama (about news of Sita), marshalling of the forces, reaching the ocean shore, putting up a dam across by Nala, securing the company of Vibhishana, being told about the methods for destroying(Ravana), crossing the ocean, laying seige of Lanka during the night (30-36).

kØBkNIÞy ¢nDn| mEGnad¢nbhINm¯ .37.

kØBkNIÞy

of Kumbhakarna

¢nDn|

killing

mEGnad¢nbhINm¯

the extinction of Meghanada

ravNÞy ¢vnaS| c s£tava¢çOmrE: p¤rE ,
¢vB£xNa¢BxEk| c p¤ÝpkaraEhN| tTa .38.

ravNÞy

of Ravana

¢vnaS|

destruction

and

s£tava¢çO|

union with Sita

ArE:

of the enemy

p¤rE

in the city

¢vB£xNa¢BxEk|

the coronation of Vibhishana

and

p¤Ýpk

the aerial chariot

AaraEhN|

ascending

tTa

in the same way

AyaEÒyayaà    gmn|    BrtEn    smagmm¯    ,
rama¢BxEka×y¤dy|    svIsWÓy¢vsjInm¯    .
Þvra¾®r¸n|    cWv    vWdE/aà    ¢vsjInm¯    .39.

AyaEÒyaya:

of Ayodhya

and

gmn|

reaching

BrtEn

with Bharatha

smagmm¯

meeting

ram

of Rama

A¢BxEk

coronation

A×y¤dy|

the festivities following

svI

all units

sWÓy

armies

¢vsjInm¯

discharge

Þvra¾®

his own people

r¸n|

making blissful

and

also

vWdE/a:

of Vaidehi (Sita)

and

¢vsjInm¯

abandonment

Similarly was retold the death of Kumbhakarna, the killing of Meghanada (Indrajit), destruction of Ravana, retrieving Sita in the city of the enemy, coronating Vibhishana (as king of Lanka), ascending the aerial chariot, returning to Ayodhya, meeting Bharatha, the excellence of the coronation of Sri Rama, discharging all the forces, keeping the people joyous and the abandonment of the princess of Videha,i.e. Sita (37-39).

Anagt|    c    y¢Ïk¢·d#amÞy    vs¤DatlE    ,
tÅckaraEäOrE    kaÛyE    vaÚm£¢kBIgvan¦¢x:    .40.
Anagt| what has not happened yet

c and

y¢Ïk¢·t¯ that which

ramÞy of Sri Rama (in the story)

vs¤DatlE on this earth

tt¯ that

ckar composed

uäOrE in the Uttara (kanda)

kaÛyE in the poem

vaÚm£¢k: Valmiki

Bgvan¯ lord

§¢x: sage

The   sage   Valmiki   also   composed   the   Uttara   kanda,   what   has   not   occured in   the   life-story   of   Rama   in   this   world,   in   full   measure   (40).
iÏyaxI    ½£md#amayNE    vaÚm£k£yE    Aa¢dkaÛyE   balkaÎfE    t¦t£y:    sgI:¡3¡    .
Thus   ends   canto   three   of   the   Bala   kanda   ofthe   first   and   ancient   poetical  work   Srimad   Ramayana   of   Valmiki

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