THE VALMIKI RAMAYANA

BALA KANDA

ekp·aS:   sgI:      Canto  51(Contd)
¢váa¢mæOc¢ræOkTnm¯      Narrating   the  life   story   of   Viswamitra
kda¢cäO¤   mhatEja   yaEj¢yÏva   vã¢Tn£m¯   .
AXaW¢hN£p¢rv¦t:   p¢rc@am   mE¢dn£m¯         ¡ 21¡

kda¢ct¯

once upon a time

t¤

indeed

mhatEja:

of immense radiance

yaEj¢yÏva

collecting together

vã¢Tn£m¯

army

AXaW¢hN£p¢rv¦t:

surrounded by an Akshauhini strength of army

p¢rc@am

went round

mE¢dn£m¯

the earth

Once,   this   extremely   effulgent   one,   having   marshalled   his
armed   forces   and   surrounded   by   one   Akshauhini,   went   on   a
conquest   round   the   earth   (21).
Note:   One   `Akshauhini'   is   a   battle   unit .

ngra¢N   c   ra¾®a¢N   s¢rtà   tTa   ¢gr£n¯   .
Aa½man¯   @mSaE   ram   ¢vcr°ajgam   h      ¡ 22¡

ngra¢N

cities

and

ra¾®a¢N

countries

s¢rt:

rivers

and

tTa

moreover

¢gr£n¯

mountains

Aa½man¯

hermitages

@mS:

one after another

ram

O! Rama!

¢vcrn¯

going round

Aajgam

arrived

h	it is said

v¢s¿Þya½mpd| nanap¤ÝpPld#mm¯
nanam¦ggNak£NI| ¢sÑ¯DcarNsE¢vtm¯ ¡ 23¡

v¢s¿Þy

of Vasishta

Aa½mpd|

hermitage

nanap¤ÝpPld#mm¯

consisting of a variety of flowerbearing plants and fruitbearing trees

nanam¦ggNak£NI|

full of hordes of a variety of animals

¢sÑ¯DcarNsE¢vtm¯

the refuge of Sidhas and Charanas

dEvdanvgÓDvI: ¢k°rWãpSaE¢Btm¯ .
p#SaÓth¢rNak£NI ¢¹jsH¯G¢nxE¢vtm¯ ¡ 24¡

dEvdanvgÓDvI:

with gods, demons and Gandharvas

¢k°rW:

with Kinnaras also

upSaE¢Btm¯

magnificent

p#SaÓth¢rNak£NI

replete with peaceloving deer

¢¹jsH¯G¢nxE¢vtm¯

resorted to by groups of Brahmins

b#'¢xIgNsÄð£NI| dEv¢xIgNsE¢vtm¯ .
p¤raNWÞtapsW: ¢sÑ¯DWr¢g"kÚpWmIhaÏm¢B: ¡ 25¡

b#'¢xIgNsÄð£NI|

teeming with Brahminical sages

dEv¢xIgNsE¢vtm¯

resorted to by groups of gods and seers

p¤raNW:

very old people

tapsW:

given to penance

¢sÑ¯DW:

those who have mastered the art of meditation

A¢g"kÚpW:

by those dazzling like fire in brilliance

mhaÏm¢B:

by the highsouled ones

AÖBXWvaIy¤BXWà S£NIpNaISnWÞtTa .
Plm¥laSnWdaIÓtW¢jItraExW¢jItE¢Ód#yW: ¡ 26¡

AÖBXW:

those who subsist on water

vay¤BXW:

those who subsist on air

and

S£NIpNaISnW:

those who subsist on leaves fallen of their own accord

tTa

likewise

Plm¥laSnW:

those who lived on fruits and roots

daÓtW:

those who had control over inner senses

¢jtraExW:

those who had conquered anger

¢jtE¢Ód#yW:

those who had mastery over their senses

§¢x¢BvaIl¢KÚyWà jphaEmprayNW: .
AÓyWvIKansWàWv smÓtaÑ¤pSaE¢Btm¯ ¡ 27¡

§¢x¢B:

by the sages

val¢KÚyW:

by seers known as Valakilyas

and

jphaEmprayNW:

always devoted to chanting of scriptures and performance of fire oblations

AÓyW:

others

vWKansW:

by sages named Vaikanasas

and

also

smÓtat¯

all around

upSaE¢Btm¯

shining

v¢s¿Þya½mpd| b#'laEk¢mvaprm¯ .
ddSI jyta| ½E¿aE ¢váa¢mæOaE mhabl: ¡28¡

v¢s¿Þy

of Vasishta

Aa½mpd|

hermitage

b#'laEk|

the world of the Creator

Apr|

another

ddSI

saw

jyta|

of the habitually successful

½E¿:

foremost

¢váa¢mæO:

Viswamitra

mhabl:

of great might

O!   Rama!   Travelling   from   one   to   another   of   cities,   regions,
rivers,   mountainous   tracts   and   hermitages,   that   one   who
was   the   foremost   among   those   whose   habit   it   was   to   be   victorious in   battle,   that   one   who   was   extremely   mighty,   that   Viswamitra
chanced   to   see   the   hermitage   of   Vasishta,   which   looked   like   the
world   of   another   creator   (Brahmaloka),   replete   with   various
flowering   and   fruit   bearing   plants   and   trees,   teeming   with
various   varieties   of   animals,   resorted   to   by   groups   of   Sidhas
and   Charanas,   gods,   demons,   Gandharvas   and   Kinnaras,   full   of
peace   loving   and   timid   deer,   resorted   to   by   those   ever   engaged   in
contemplative   meditation   about   the   ultimate   Reality,   full   of
Brahminical   sages,   inhabited   by   divine   sages   in   groups,   very   old
mendicants,   Sidhas   who   were   blazing   like   fire,   high-souled
Valakilya   sages,   Vaikhanasas   and   other   sages,   who   subsisted   on
pure   air,   pure   water   or   on   fallen,   dry   leaves   or   on   roots   and   fruits, having   total   control   over   their   minds,   having   conquered   their   anger, having   subdued   heir   senses,   always   immersed   in   chanting   the
scriptures   and   engaged   in   sacrifices;   that   hermitage   was   thus   shining
all   around   with   such   illustrious   personages   (22-28).
iÏyaxI   ½£md#amayNE   vaÚm£k£yE   Aa¢dkaÛyE   balkaÎfE   ekp·aS:   sgI:¡51¡
Thus   ends   Canto   51   of   the   Bala   Kanda   of  the   first   and   ancient   poetical   work  Srimad   Ramayana   of   Valmiki

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