`Having   earlier   promised,   now   you   are   desirous   of   breaking   that   promise. This   contradictory   behaviour   ill-behoves   the   descendants   of   Raghu's dynasty   (2).
 
yd£d|   tE   Xm|   rajn¯   g¢mÝya¢m   yTa{{gtm¯   .
¢mÐyap#¢tM:   kakt¯ÞT   s¤K£   Bv   sbaÓslKkav:  ¡3¡

y¢d

if

id|

this

tE

to you

Xm|

is meet

rajn¯

O! King!

g¢mÝya¢m

(I) will go

yTa

as

Aagtm¯

I have came

¢mÐyap#¢tM:

as one who has broken his word

kakt¯ÞT

O! Kakutstha!

s¤K£

happily

Bv	may you live

sbaÓslKkav:

along with your kith and kin

O!   King!   If   this   is   all   right   with   you,   I   shall   go   away,   as   I   have   come. O!One   of   Kakutsta   clan!   May   you   live   happily   with   your   relatives,   as one   with   false   promises   (3).
    
tÞy   raExpr£tÞy   ¢váa¢mæOÞy   slKka£mt:   .
ccal   vs¤slKkaa   k]Ïs"a   ¢vvES   c   By|   s¤ran¯   ¡4¡

tÞy

that

raExpr£tÞy

flared up in anger

¢váa¢mæOÞy

of Viswamitra

slKka£mt:

the wise

ccal

shook

vs¤slKkaa

the earth

k]Ïs"a

entirely

¢vvES

consumed in

c

and

By|

fear

s¤ran¯

devas

On   account   of   (these   words)   of   that   wise   Viswmitra,   who   was   ovewrwhelmed with   ire,   the   entire   earth   shook   and   fear   overcame   the   celestials   (4).
 
æOÞtãp|   t¤   ¢vMay   jgÏsvI|   mhan¦¢x:   .
n¦p¢t|   s¤v#taE   slKka£raE   v¢s¿aE   vaÀymb#v£t¯   ¡5¡

æOÞtãp|

the terrified

t¤

indeed

¢vMay

having noticed

jgt¯

the world

svI|

all

mhan¯

the great

§¢x:

sage

n¦p¢t|

to the king

s¤v#t:

of auspicious observances

slKka£r:

the wise

v¢s¿:

Vasishta

vaÀy|

words (interlaid with the rules of dharma)

Ab#v£t¯

instructed

Noticing   the   entire   world   in   turmoil,   that   one   of   great   austerities,   that high-souled   and   wise   sage   Vasishta,   addressed   the   king   in   the   following words   (5).
 
ißvak\Na|   klE   jat:   saXaÑGmI   ivapr:.
slKka¦¢tman¯   s¤v#t:   ½£ma°   slKkamI|   hat¤mhI¢s  ¡6¡

ißvak\Na|

of the Ikshvakus

klE

lineage

jat:

born in

saXat¯

the very personification of

slKkamI:

Lord of righteousness

iv

like

Apr:

second

slKka¦¢tman¯

determined

s¤v#t:

one of eslokacellent practices

½£man¯

illustrious

n

not

slKkamI|

righteousness

hat¤|

to harm

AhI¢s

deserve

`Being   born   in   the   Ikshvaku   clan,   personified   as   (another)   righteousness, of   firm   mind,   of   auspicious   observances   and   possessing   all   good   attributes, you   do   not   deserve   to   harm   righteous   conduct   (6).
 
¢æOx¤   laEkEx¤   ¢vÁyataE   slKkamaIÏma   i¢t   raGv:   .
ÞvslKkamI|   p#¢tpïÞv   naslKkamI|   vaEF¤mhI¢s   ¡7¡

¢æOx¤

in three

laEkEx¤

worlds

¢vÁyat:

greatly renowned

slKkamaIÏma

soul of righteousness

i¢t

thus

raGv:

you, who belong to the Raghu dynasty

ÞvslKkamI|

your duty

p#¢tpïÞv

practise

n

not

AslKkamI|

unrighteous conduct

vaEF¤|

resort to

AhI¢s

deserve

Belonging   to   the   Raghu   dynasty,   you   have   attained   the   reputation   of   `the very   soul   of   righteousness'   in   the   three   worlds.   May   you   observe   your right   conduct   and   may   you   not   give   yourself   to   unrighteousness   (7).
 
Aa½¤ÏyWv|   k¢rÝyam£Ïy¤?va   vaÀymkvIt:   .
i¾ap¥tIXyaE   B¥yaäOÞmad#am|   ¢vsjIy   ¡8¡

Aa½¤Ïy

having made a promise

ev|	in this way

k¢rÝya¢m

I shall do

i¢t

so

u?va

saying

vaÀy|

the word given

AkvIt:

not keeping

i¾ap¥tIXy:

decimation of the merits arising out of meritorious deeds

B¥yat¯

may result

tÞmat¯

therefore

ram|

Sri Rama

¢vsjIy

give leave to go

Having   given   word   that   `I   shall   do   this',   if   one   goes   back   on   his   promise, all   the   meritorious   acts   done   by   him   will   go   to   nought.   Hence,   may   you send   Rama   (8).
 
k]taÞæOmk]taÞæO|   va   nWn|   Sßy¢Ót   raXsa:   .
g¤çO|   k¢Skp¤æOEN   ÇvlnEnam¦t|   yTa   ¡9¡  

k]taÞæO|

skilled in using astras (arrows and weapons)

Ak]taÞæO|

not proficient in handling astras

va

or

n

not

en|

he

Sßy¢Ót

adversely affect

raXsa:

demons

g¤çO|

protected

k¢Skp¤æOEN

by the son of Kusika

ÇvlnEn

by the god of fire

Am¦t|

nectar

yTa	in what manner, likewise

 
The   demons   can   do   no   harm   to   this   one   (Rama)   whether   he   is   well-versed in   weaponry   or   not,   as   he   will   be   under   the   protection   of   the   son   of Kusika,   just   as   elixir   being   protected   by   the   Fire   God   (9).
 
ex   ¢vg#hvaÓDmI   ex   v£yIvta|   vr:   .
ex   b¤Dya{¢DkaE   laEkE   tpsà   prayNm¯   ¡10¡

ex:	this person (Viswamitra)

¢vg#hvan¯

personification

DmI:	of right conduct

ex:	this person

v£yIvta|

of the valiant

vr:

greatest

ex:	this person

b¤Dya

because of his intellect

A¢Dk:

mighty

laEkE

in the world

tps:

penance

c

and

prayNm¯

the repository, monument, storehouse

This   one   (Viswamitra)   is   the   personification   of   righteous   conduct,   he   is the   best   among   the   valiant,   he   is   the   wisest   among   the   wise   and   the resting   place   of   all   austerities   (10).