O!   Rama!   Best   among   men!   You   will   not   experience   hunger   or
thirst,  on  mastering   this   twin   knowledge  en  route,  O!  Raghava!   (16).
 
AhINa|   svIlaEkÞy   p#ap¯ÞysE   rG¤nÓdn   .
¢vïa¹ymD£yanaE   ySÞv£   c   BvEë¢v   ¡17¡

AhINa|

worshipful state

svIlaEkÞy

of all the worlds

p#ap¯ÞysE

you will attain

rG¤nÓdn

Delight of the Raghu race !

¢vïa¹y|

this twin knowledge

AD£yan:

chanting

ySÞv£

of great fame

c

and

BvEt¯

will become

B¤¢v	in this world

 
O!   Delight   of   the   Raghu   race!   Chanting   these   two   secret   formulae
you   will   attain   the   state   of   being   worshipped   by   all   the   worlds
and   will   achieve   great   fame   on   the   earth   (17).
 
¢ptamhs¤tE   /EtE   ¢vïE   tEjÞsm¢ÓvtE   .
p#dat¤|   tv   kakt¯ÞT   sSÞÏv|   ¢h   Da¢mIk   ¡18¡

¢ptamhs¤tE

daughters of the Grandsire

¢h

indeed

etE

these

¢vïE	twin knowledge

tEjÞsm¢ÓvtE

full of power

p#dat¤|

to bestow

tv

your

kakt¯ÞT

Oh! Kakutstha!

sS:

fit

Ïv|

you

¢h

alone

Da¢mIk

One of righteous conduct!

kam|   bh^g¤Na:   svI   ÏvÙyEtE   naæO   s|Sy:   .
tpsa   s|B¦tE   cWtE   bh^ãpE   B¢vÝyt:   ¡19¡

kam|	it is agreed on all hands

bh^g¤Na:

innumerable attributes

svI

all

Ïv¢y

in you

etE

these

n

not

AæO

here

s|Sy:

doubt

tpsa	through austerities

s|B¦tE

achieve

c

and

etE

these

bh^ãpE

of various types

B¢vÝyt:

will become

 
These   two   branches   of   knowledge   are   the   daughters   of Brahma,
shining   resplendently.   O!   Knower   of   righteousness!   Scion   of   Kakutstha dynasty!   You   are   the   repository   of   all desirable
attributes   and there   is   no   doubt   about   this.You   alone   are
worthy   of   being imparted   this   twin-knowledge,   which   has
been   acquired   throughpenance.   They   are   going   to   blossom
and   become   manifold'   (18-19).
 
Note:   The   idea   is   reminiscent   of   the   tremendous   energy   issuing
forth   when   an   atom   is   unlocked.In   scriptural   analogy,   the   tiny
seed   which   grows   into   a   gigantic   banyan   tree   is   worth   recalling,
in   this   context.
 

ttaE   ramaE   jl|   Þp¦¾va   p#¶¾vdn:   S¤¢c:   .
p#¢tjg#ah   tE   ¢vïE   mhxIBaI¢vtaÏmn:   ¡20¡

tt:

thereupon

ram:

Sri Rama

jl|

water

Þp¦¾va

having touched

p#¶¾vdn:

with a cheerful countenance

S¤¢c:

pure

p#¢tjg#ah

received

tE

those

¢vïE	twin knowledge

mhxI:

from the great sage

Ba¢vtaÏmn:

realised soul

 
Thereupon,   Rama,   with   a   joyous   heart,   having   cleansed   his   limbs,
touched   water   and   received   these   two   streams   of   knowledge   from
the   sage,   a   realised   soul   (20).
 

¢vïasm¤¢dtaE   ram:   S¤S¤BE   B¥¢r¢v@m:   .
sh*r¢ÜmBIgvan¯   Srd£v   ¢dvakr:   ¡21¡
  iv*asmuidt> having obtained the knowledge

ram:

Sri Rama

S¤S¤BE

shone

B¥¢r¢v@m:

of extreme valour

sh*r¢Üm:

the thousand-rayed (Sun)

Bgvan¯

Lord

Sr¢d	in the autumn

iv

like

¢dvakr:

the Sungod (the one causing the day)

Fortified   with   the   said   knowledge,   Rama   shone   with   limitless
valour   like   the   thousand-rayed   sun-god   in   the   autumn season (21).  
g¤âkayaI¢N   svaI¢N   ¢ny¤Çy   k¢SkaÏmjE
Ux¤Þta|   rjn£|   tæO   srÙva|   s¤s¤K|   æOy:   ¡22¡

g¤âkayaI¢N

the tasks entrusted by the preceptor

svaI¢N

all

¢ny¤Çy

having completed

k¢SkaÏmjE

for the son of Kusika

Ux¤:	stayed (spent)

ta||

that

rjn£|

night

tæO

there

srÙva|

of Sarayu (river)

 

s¤s¤K|

happily

æOy:

the three

Having   done   all   that   should   be   done   with   regard  to  the preceptor,
the   son   of   Kusika,   those   three   spent   that   night   happily   on
the   banks   of   river   Sarayu   (22).
 
dSrTn¦ps¥n¤säOma×ya|   t¦NSynE{n¤¢ctE   shaE¢xta×yam¯   .
k¢Sks¤tvcaE{n¤la¢lta×ya| s¤K¢mv sa ¢vbBaW ¢vBavr£ c¡23¡

dSrT	of Dasaratha

n¦p

king

s¥n¤

sons

säOma×ya|

the excellent

t¦NSynE

on the bed of grass

An¤¢ctE

inappropriate

sh

together

u¢xta×yam¯

staying

k¢Sks¤tvc:

the words of the son of Kusika

An¤la¢lta×ya|

being tenderly coaxed

s¤K|

happily

iv

like

sa

that

¢vbBaW

shone

¢vBavr£

night

c

and

 
Happy   at   the   words   spoken   by   the   son   of   Kusika,   resorting
to grass-root   bed   though   inappropriate,   that   night   shone   happily
for   those   excellent   sons   of   king   Dasaratha   (23).
 
iÏyaxI   ½£md#amayNE  vaÚm£k£yE  Aa¢dkaÛyE balkaÎfE   ¹a¢v|S:   sgI:¡22¡
Thus   ends   canto   22   of   the   Bala   Kanda   of  the   first   and   ancient   poetical  work   Srimad   Ramayana   of   Valmiki