AT   ramaE   mhap#aMaE   ¢váa¢mæO|   mham¤¢nm¯   .
pp#ÅC   p#a¸¢lB¥IÏva   ¢vSalam¤äOma|   p¤r£m¯     ¡ 11¡

AT

then

ram:

Rama

mhap#aåO:

the greatly wise

¢váa¢mæO|

to Viswamitra

mham¤¢nm¯

eminent sage

pp#ÅC

made reverential enquiries

p#a¸¢l:

with folded hands

B¥Ïva

becoming

¢vSala|

about Visala

uäOma|

that wonderful

p¤r£m¯

city

 
Thereafter,   the   extremely   wise   Rama,   with   folded   hands,
made   reverential   enquiry   about   that   great   city   Visala   to
the   great   sage   Viswamitra   (11).
 
ktraE   rajv|SaE{y|   ¢vSalaya|   mham¤nE     .
½aEt¤¢mÅCa¢m   Bd#|  tE   pr|   kaWt¥hl|  ¢h  mE ¡ 12¡

ktr:

which

rajv|S:

royal family

Ay|	this (rulng now)

¢vSalaya|

in Visala

mham¤nE

O! Great sage!

½aEt¤|

to hear about

iÅCa¢m

(I) desire

Bd#|

hail

tE

to you

pr|

great

kaWt¥hl|

curiosity

¢h

indeed

mE

(is) mine

`O!   Great   sage!   I   am   greatly   curious   to   hear   about   that
royalty   which   is   presently   (ruling)   in   the   city   of   Visala.
May   you   be   pleased   (to   enlighten   me)'   (12).
 
tÞy   t¹cn|   ½¤Ïva   ramÞy   m¤¢np¤Äñv:    .
AaÁyat¤|  tt¯  smarEBE  ¢vSalaya:  p¤ratnm¯  ¡13¡

tÞy

his

tt¯

those

vcn|

words

½¤Ïva

on hearing

ramÞy

of Rama

m¤¢np¤Äñv:

the eminent sage

AaÁyat¤|

to narrate

tt¯	that (episode)

smarEBE

commenced

¢vSalaya:

of Visala

p¤ratnm¯

ancient

Having   heard   those   words   of   that   Rama,   Viswamitra,   the   best
among   sages,   thereupon   commenced   to   narrate   that   ancient   history
of   Visala   (13).

½¥yta|   ram   S@Þy   kTa|   kTyt:   S¤Bam¯    .
A¢Þmn¯   ¢h   dESE   y¹¦äO|   tÏvEn   ½¦N¤   raGv   ¡ 14¡

½¥yta|

may you listen

ram

O! Rama!

S@Þy	of Lord Indra

kTa|

episode

kTyt:

(myself) narrating

S¤Bam¯

holy

A¢Þmn¯

this

¢h

indeed

dESE

territory

yt¯

which

v¦äO|

history

tÏvEn

as it is

½¦N¤	may you listen

raGv	O! Raghava

 
`O!   Scion   of   Raghus!   Rama!   May   you   listen   to   the   episode
about   this   place   and   also   the   auspicious   story   of   Indra,   being
retold   to   you   by   me,   as   it   had   transpired   (14).
 
p¥vI|k]ty¤gE   ram   ¢dtE:   p¤æOa   mhabla:    .
A¢dtEà   mhaBag   v£yIvÓt:   s¤Da¢mIka:  ¡15¡

p¥vI|

in the days of yore

k]ty¤gE

in the aeon of Krita

ram

O! Rama!

¢dtE:

of Diti

p¤æOa:

sons

mhabla:

of gret might

A¢dtE:

of Aditi

c

and

mhaBag

O! Highly fortunate !

v£yIvÓt:

valorous

s¤Da¢mIka:

extremely righteous

 
O!   Greatly   fortunate   one!   Rama!   In   olden   days,   in   the   Krita
yuga,   there   lived   the   sons   of   Diti   who   were   extremely
mighty.   The   sons   of   Aditi   were   valorous   and   highly
righteous   (15).  
ttÞtExa|   nrÛyaG#   b¤¢ÑGras£ÓmhaÏmnam¯     .
Amra   ¢vÇvraàWv   kT|   Þyam   ¢nramya: ¡ 16¡

tt:	thereafter

tExa|

for them

nrÛyaG#

O! Tiger among men!

b¤¢ÑG:

thought

Aas£t¯

occured

mhaÏmnam¯

for the highsouled ones

Amra:

deathless

¢vÇvra:

carefree

c

and

ev

also

kT|

how

Þyam	may we become

¢nramya:

disease free

O!   Tiger   among   men!   At   that   time,   in   the   minds   of   those
high-souled   ones,   there   arose   the   thought:   `How   can   we   become
deathlss,   carefree   and   disease   free   ?'   (16).
 
tExa|   ¢cÓtyta|   ram   b¤¢ÑGras£¢¹p¢àtam¯    .
X£raEdmTn|   k]Ïva   rs|   p#ap¯Þyam   tæO  vW  ¡ 17¡

tExa|

for them

¢cÓtyta|

thinking thus

ram

O! Rama!

b¤¢ÑG:

athought

Aas£t¯

occured

¢vp¢àtam¯

the wise ones

X£raEdmTn|

the churning of the milky ocean

k]Ïva

having done

rs|	the essence (nectar)

p#ap¯Þyam

may we obtain

tæO

therefrom

vW

indeed

O!   Rama!   For   those   of   great   intellect,   who   were   thinking
lije   this   there   occured   the   thought:   `Churning   the   milky
ocean   we   shall   (obtain   and)   consume   the   elixir   therefrom'   (17).
 
ttaE   ¢n¢àÏy   mTn|   yaEkæO|   k]Ïva   c   vas¤¢km¯   ¡
mn¯Tan|   mÓdr|   k]Ïva   mmn¯T¤r¢mtaWjs:               ¡ 18¡

tt:

therefter

¢n¢àÏy

having decided

mTn|

churning

yaEkæO|

the rope for churning

k]Ïva

having made

c

and

vas¤¢km¯

Vasuki (the great serpent)

mn¯Tan|

the churning rod

mÓdr|

Mandara (the great mountain)

k]Ïva

having adopted

mmn¯T¤:

churned vigorously

A¢mtaWjs:

those of illimitable strength

 
Deciding   upon   this   process   of   churning   (of   the   milky   ocean),
using   (the   great   snake)   Vasuki   as   the   rope   for   the   churning
and   employing   (the   mountain)   Manthara   as   the   churning   rod,
they   of   illimitable   strength   churned   (the   milky   ocean)   (18).
 
AT   d£GIN   kalEn   kala¢g"sS|   ¢vxm¯   .
ud¢t¾°r½E¿   halahl¢m¢t   ½¤tm¯            ¡ 19¡

AT

then

d£GIN

after a long

kalEn

interval of time

kala¢g"sS|

comparable to the conflagaration at the time of

the dissolution of the Universe

¢vxm¯

poison

ud¢t¾t¯

rose

nr½E¿

O! Best among men!

halahl|

`Halahala'

i¢t

thus

½¤tm¯

it is known

O!   Best   among   men!   After   a   long   time,   there   emerged   (from   the
ocean)   the   venom   called   `Halahala',   comparable   to   the   raging
fire   (that   arises)   at   the   time   of   the   dissolution   of   the
universe   (19).  
s¤ras¤raà   ¢væOÞta   dÂDaÞtEn   ¢vxa¢g"na  .
SrÎy|   SrN|   jÂm¤BIgvÓt|   mhEárm¯      ¡ 20¡

s¤ra:

the gods

As¤ra:

the demons

c

and

¢væOÞta:

terrified

dÂDa:

burnt

tEn

by that

¢vxa¢g"na

the flames of the poison

SrÎy|

the one fit to be the refuge

SrN|

refuge

jÂm¤:

went

BgvÓt|

Lord

mhEárm¯

Siva

 
Tormented   by   the   fiery   heat   of   the   poison,   terrified   and   trembling,
the   gods   and   the   demons   sought   refuge   in   Lord   Siva,   the   protector of   his   proteges   (20).