Having   heard   those   various   statements   of   that   lion   among   kings,   which were   wonderful,   that   greatly   effulgent   sage   Viswamitra,   with
horripulation   over   his   body   spoke   thus   (1).

sS|   rajSaÑ¥Il   tvWv   B¤¢v   naÓyt:   .
mhav|Sp#s¥tÞy   v¢s¿ÛypdE¢Sn:   ¡2¡

sS|

equal

rajSaѥIl

O! King of kings!

tv

to you

ev

alone

B¤¢v	in this world

n   AÓyt:

not otherwise

mha

great

v|S

dynasty

p#s¥tÞy

born of

v¢s¿	(noble sage) Vasishta

ÛypdE¢Sn:

fortunate to be guided by

`
O!   Tiger   among   kings!   Having   been   born   in   a   high-class   dynasty   and attained   Vasishta   as   the   family   preceptor   there   is   nothing   else   on   this earth   (than   our   words)   that   is   equal   to   yours   (2).
   
yäO¤   mE   ¶ét|   vaÀy|   tÞy   kayIÞy   ¢nàym¯   .
kâÝv   rajSaÑ¥Il   Bv   sÏyp#¢t½v:   ¡3¡

yt¯   t¤

that which

mE

my

¶t¯

mind

gt|

is in

vaÀy|

thought (will be made known)

tÞy

that

kayIÞy

request

¢nàym¯

honouring

kâÝv

may you

rajSaѥIl

O! Great king!

Bv

will be

sÏy

truth

p#¢t½v:

one who keeps his words

 
O!   Tiger   among   men!   Whatever   is   that   which   I   am   having   in   my   mind, that   is   being   expressed   now   itself.   May   you   comply   with   that. Also, may you remain one  who  is  true  to   his   promise   (3).
 
Ah|   ¢nymma¢t¿E   ¢sÑGYTI|   p¤âxxIB   .
tÞy   ¢vG"kraW   ¹aW   t¤   raXsaW   kamã¢pNaW   ¡4¡    

Ah|

I

¢nym|

observances

Aa¢t¿E

have begun

¢sÑGYTI|

for attaining the desired result

p¤âxxIB

O! King of noble words and deeds!

tÞy

for that

¢vG"kraW

interrupters

¹aW

two

t¤

now

raXsaW

demons

kamã¢pNaW

capable of assuming the desired form

 
O!   Bull   among   men!   I   have   commenced   my   (sacrificial)   austerities   to attain   fruition   of   my   efforts.Two   demons,   who   are   capable   of   assumingany   form   at   will,   are   now   bent   on   disturbing   it   (4).
 
mar£cà   s¤bah^à   v£yIvÓtaW   s¤¢S¢XtaW   .
taW   ma|sâ¢DraWGEN   vE¢d|   tam×yvxItam¯   ¡5¡

mar£c:

Marica

c

and

s¤bah^:

Subahu

c

and

v£yIvÓtaW

courageous

s¤¢S¢XtaW

welltrained

taW

those two

ma|sâ¢Dr

flesh and blood

AaEGEN

copiously

vE¢d|

on the altar where the holy fire is lit

ta|

that

A×yvxItam¯

rained

 
v#tE   mE   bh^Sà£NI   smaçya|   raXsa¢vmaW   ¡6¡

v#tE

penance

mE

mine

bh^S:

largely

c£NI	being observed

smaçya|

at the completion

raXsaW

demons

imaW

these two

 
When   my   observances   were   just   about   to   conclude,   the   well-trained   and mighty   demoniac   duo   Maricha   and   Subahu   rained   the   sacrificial   altar   with blood   and   pieces   of   flesh   (5-6).
 
AvD¥tE   tTaB¥tE   t¢Þm¢°ym¢nàyE   .
k]t½maE   ¢nâÏsahÞtÞmaêESadpa@mm¯   ¡7¡

AvD¥tE

being disturbed

tTaB¥tE

in that manner

t¢Þmn¯

in that

¢nym¢nàyE

the completion of the sacrifice

k]t½m:

with all my efforts (going waste)

¢nâÏsah:

dejected

tÞmat¯

from that

dESat¯

place

Apa@mm¯

have come

When   the   completion   of   that   sacrifice   was   interrupted   in   that   manner,   I came   away   from   that   place,   depressed   and   with   all   my   efforts   (having ended   in   nought)   (7).
 
n   c   mE   @aEDm¤t¯*¾¤|   b¤¢ÑGBIv¢t   pa¢TIv   .
tTaB¥ta   ¢h   sa   cyaI   n   SapÞtæO   m¤ÅytE   ¡8¡

n

not

c

and

mE

to me

@aED|

anger

ut¯*¾¤|

to give vent to

b¤¢ÑG:

mind

Bv¢t

arises

pa¢TIv

O! King!

tTaB¥ta

in that state

¢h

because

sa

that

cyaI	observances

n

not

Sap:

curse

tæO	since it is like that

m¤ÅytE

pronounced

 
O!   King!   I   do   not   get   into   a   disposition   mentally   to   project   my   anger, since   that   ritual   is   of   that   type.   Moreover,   that   being   the   case,   I   cannot utter   any   curse   also   (8).
    
Þvp¤æO|   rajSaÑ¥Il   ram|   sÏypra@mm¯   .
kakpXDr|   v£r|   ÇyE¿|   mE   dat¤mhI¢s   ¡9¡

Þv	your (own)

p¤æO|

son

rajSaѥIl

tiger among kings!

ram|

Rama

sÏypra@mm¯

of true valour

kakpXDr|

sporting sidelocks

v£r|

valour

ÇyE¿|

eldest born

mE

me

dat¤|

to give

AhI¢s

you deserve

 
O!   Tiger   among   kings!   May   you   place   in   my   care   (for   my   care),   your   eldest son   Rama,   who   sports   a   sidelock   (of   hairs),   who   is   of   true   valour   and   who is   valiant   (9).
 
S³aE   /Ex   mya   g¤çOaE   ¢dÛyEn   ÞvEn   tEjsa   .
raXsa   yE{pktaIrÞtExam¢p   ¢vnaSnE   ¡10¡

S³:

capable

¢h

indeed!

ex:

he

mya

by me

g¤çO:

protected

¢dÛyEn

divine

ÞvEn

his own

tEjsa

transcendental glory

raXsa:

the demons

yE

whoever

ApktaIr:

creating impediments

tExa|

those

A¢p

also

¢vnaSnE

destruction

 
May   you   also   know   that,   protected   by   me,   this   one   due   to   his   own   divine prowess   will   be   surely   capable   of   destroying   whoever   these   demons   are, who   are   intent   on   disturbing   my   sacrifice   (10).