THE VALMIKI RAMAYANA

BALA KANDA

ekp·aS:   sgI:      Canto  51(Contd)
¢váa¢mæOc¢ræOkTnm¯      Narrating   the  life   story   of   Viswamitra
na¢t@aÓt|   m¤¢n½E¿   yt¯   ktIÛy|   k]t|   mya .
sÄñta   m¤¢nna   pÏn£   BagIvENEv   rEN¤ka        ¡ 11¡

not

A¢t@aÓt|

exceeding

m¤¢n½E¿

O! Best among sages!

yt¯

whatever

ktIÛy|

is to be done

k]t|

has been done

mya

by me

sÄñta

living together

m¤¢nna

with sage

pÏn£

wife

BagIvEN

with Bhargava (Jamadagni, father of Viswamitra)

as so

rEN¤ka

Renuka

`O!   Foremost   among   sages!   Whatever   was   to   have   been   done,
that   was   not   faulted.   Everything   has   been   done.   Like   Renuka
with   Bhargava   (Jamadagni),   with   this   seer(Gautama),   his
wife   (Ahalya)   was   joined'   (11).

tÅC®¤Ïva   vcn|   tÞy   ¢váa¢mæOÞy   D£mt: .
StanÓdaE   mhatEja   ram|   vcnmb#v£t¯         ¡ 12¡

tt¯

those

½¤Ïva

upon hearing

vcn|

words

tÞy

those

¢váa¢mæOÞy

of Viswamitra

D£mt:

of the wise

StanÓd:

Satananda

mhatEja:

of extreme brilliance

ram|

to Rama

vcn|

words

Ab#v£t¯

replied

Listening   to   those   words   of   that   wise   Viswamitra,   that
greatly   effulgent   Satananda   spoke   the   following   to   Rama   (12).

Þvagt|   tE   nr½E¿   ¢d¾ya   p#açOaE{¢s   raGv .
¢váa¢mæO|   p¤rÞk]Ïy   mh¢xImpra¢jtm¯           ¡ 13¡

Þvagt|

welcome

to you

nr½E¿

O! Best among men!

¢d¾ya

our fortune

p#açO: A¢s

you have come

raGv

O! Raghava!

¢váa¢mæO|

Viswamitra

p¤rÞk]Ïy

keeping as your chief

mh¢xI|

that great sage

Apra¢jtm¯

the unconquerable

`O!   Best   among   men!   A   hearty   welcome   to   you.   That   you
have   come   here   with   that   great   and   invincible   sage   Viswamitra
in   the   lead,   is   solely   due   to   our   good   fortune   (13).

A¢cÓÏykmaI   tpsa   b#'¢xIrt¤lp#B:          .
¢váa¢mæOaE   mhatEja   vEÏÞyEn|   prma|   g¢tm¯ ¡14¡

A¢cÓÏykmaI

one whose achievements are beyond the pale of conception

tpsa

by penance

b#'¢xI:

Brahminical sage

At¤lp#B:

of incomparable splendour

¢váa¢mæO:

Viswamitra

mhatEja:

of great resplendence

vE¢Ïs

knows as

en|

this one

prma|

supreme

g¢tm¯

refuge

Viswamitra   of   ilimitable   radiance,   is   one   whose   achievements
are   beyond   conception,   who   is   unparalleled   in   splendour,   is   equal   to a   Brahminical   sage   through   penance   and   whom   you   have   realised
as   the   supreme   refuge   (14).

na¢Þt   DÓytraE   ram   ÏväOaE{ÓyaE   B¤¢v   kàn   .
gaEçOa   k¤¢Skp¤æOÞtE   yEn   tçO|   mhäOp:             ¡ 15¡

none

A¢Þt

is there

DÓytr:

more fortunate

ram

O! Rama!

ÏväO:

than you

AÓy:

any other

B¤¢v

in this earth

kàn

no one

gaEçOa

is a protector (to you)

k¤¢Skp¤æO:

the son of Kusika (Viswamitra)

for you

yEn

by whom

tçO|

performed

mht¯

intense

tp:

penance

O!   Rama!   There   is   none   on   the   face   of   this   earth   who   is
more   fortunate   than   you.   Your   protector   is   the   son   of   Kusika,
by   whom   the   most   severe   penance   has   been   performed   (15).

½¥ytam¢BDaÞya¢m   kaW¢SkÞy   mhaÏmn:   .
yTabl|   yTatÏv|   tÓmE   ¢ngdt:   ½¤N¤   ¡ 16¡

½¥yta|

may you listen

A¢BDaÞya¢m

I shall narrate

kaW¢SkÞy

of Kausika

mhaÏmn:

highsouled

yTa

of what nature

bl|

power

yTa

of what nature

tÏv|

the reality (as it happened)

tt¯

that

to me

¢ngdt:

recalling

½¤N¤

may you lend your ears

I   shall   narrate   about   the   greatness   of   the   prowess   of   the
high-souled   Kausika   (Viswamitra),   may   you   listen.   How   that
came   to   be   known   also   I   shall   relate   to   which   may   you   be
pleased   to   lend   your   ears   (16).

raja{B¥dEx   DmaIÏma   d£GIkalm¢rÓdm:       .
DmIåO:   k]t¢vïà   p#jana|   c   ¢htE   rt: ¡17¡

raja

king

AB¥t¯

there was

ex:

this

DmaIÏma

righteous soul

d£GIkal|

for a long time

A¢rÓdm:

queller of foes

DmIåO:

knower of Dharma

k]t¢vï:

skilled in all arts and sciences

and

p#jana|

for the citizens

and

¢htE

welfare

rt:

deeply committed to

This   very   soul   of   righteousness   was   a   king   for   a   long   time,
suppressing   foes;was   well-versed   in   the   right   conduct   in   life;
had   mastered   all   the   arts   and   sciences   and   ever   intent   on   the
well-being   of   the   people   (17).

p#jap¢ts¤tàas£t¯   k¤SaE   nam   mh£p¢t:      .
k¤SÞy   p¤æOaE   blvan¯   kSnaB:   s¤Da¢mIk: ¡ 18¡

p#jap¢ts¤t:

the son of Brahma

and

Aas£t¯

was

k¤S:

Kusa

nam

named

mh£p¢t:

emperor

k¤SÞy

of Kusa

p¤æO:

son

blvan¯

of great strength

kSnaB:

Kusanabha

s¤Da¢mIk:

believing in righteous conduct

By   name   Kusa,   the   son   of   Prajapati   was   a   king.   The   son   of   Kusa was   the   mighty   Kusanabha,   an   extremely   righteous   person   (18).

k¤SnaBs¤tÞÏvas£éa¢D¢rÏyEv   ¢v½¤t:          .
gaDE:   p¤æOaE   mhatEja   ¢vSva¢mæOaE   mham¤¢n: ¡ 19¡

k¤SnaBs¤t:

the son of Kusanabha

t¤

verily

Aas£t¯

was

ga¢D:

Gadhi

i¢t

thus

also

¢v½¤t:

renowned (in all the three worlds)

gaDE:

of Gadhi

p¤æO:

son

mhatEja:

of great resplendence

¢vSva¢mæO:

Viswamitra

mham¤¢n:

eminent sage

The   son   of   Kusanabha   was   the   famed   Gadhi.   The   son   of   Gadhi
is   this   extremely   resplendent   and   great   sage   Viswamitra   (19).

¢váa¢mæOaE   mhatEja:   palyamas   mE¢dn£m¯ .
bh^vxIsh*a¢N   raja   raÇymkaryt¯        ¡ 20¡

¢váa¢mæO:

Viswamitra

mhatEja:

of immense radiance

palyamas

protected

mE¢dn£m¯

the earth

bh^vxIsh*a¢N

for several thousands of years

raja

the king

raÇym¯

the kingdom

Akaryt¯

reigned

This   Viswamitra   of   illimitable   radiance   was   protecting   this
earth.   As   king,   he   ruled   over   the   realm   for   many   thousands
of   years   (20).

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