THE VALMIKI RAMAYANA

BALA KANDA

A¾p·aS:   sgI:      Canto 58(Contd)
¢æOSÄðSap:      The  curse   on   Trisanku
t|   è¾va   m¢ÓæON:   svI   ÏyÀÏva   cÎfalã¢pNm¯   .
p#ad#vn¯   s¢hta   ram   paWra   yEÞyan¤ga¢mn:      ¡ 11¡

t\|	him (king)

è¾va

noticing

m¢ÓæON:

the ministers

svI

all

ÏyÀÏva

abandoning

cÎfalã¢pNm¯

the one appearing as a Chandala

p#ad#vn¯

took to their heels

s¢hta:

who were along with him (king)

ram

O! Rama!

paWra:

citizens

whoever

AÞy

his

An¤ga¢mn:

followers and retinue

O!   Rama!   Upon   seeing   him   in   the   form   of   a   Chandala,   all   the
counsellors   and   citizens   who   had   come   with   him,   abandoning   him,
ran   away   (11).
ekaE   ¢h   raja   kak¤t¯ÞT   jgam   prmaÏmvan¯   .
d/manaE   ¢dvaraæO|   ¢váa¢mæO|   tpaEDnm¯           ¡ 12¡

ek:

all alone

¢h

indeed

raja

the king

kak¤t¯ÞT

O! Kakutstha!

jgam

went

prmaÏmvan¯

with even mind

d/man:

tormented (in mind)

¢dvaraæO|

day and night

¢váa¢mæO|

to Viswamitra

tpaEDnm¯

the one whose wealth consisted of penance

O!   Kakutstha!   With   even   mind,   that   king,   all   alone,   tormented in   mind   day   and   night,   went   to   the   presence   of   Viswamitra, whose   wealth   consisted   of   penance   (12).
¢váa¢mæOÞt¤   t|   è¾va   rajan|   ¢vPl£k]tm¯   .
cÎfalã¢pN|   ram   m¤¢n:   kaâÎymagt:   ¡ 13¡

¢váa¢mæO:

Viswamitra

t¤	on the other hand

him

è¾va

beholding

rajan|

the king

¢vPl£k]tm¯

rendered fruitless in his attempt

cÎfalã¢pN|

in the form of a Chandala

ram

O! Rama!

m¤¢n:

the sage

kaâÎy|

pity

Aagt:

was overcome

O!   Rama!   Having   seen   that   king   in   that   form   of   a   Chandala,
having   been   rendered   fruitless   in   his   attempt,   the   sage   Viswamitra
was   overcome   with   pity   (13).

kaâÎyat¯   s   mhatEja   vaÀy|   prmDa¢mIk:   .
id|   jgad   Bd#|   tE   rajan|   GaErdSInm¯   ¡ 14¡

kaâÎyat¯

arising from pity

s:	he (Viswamitra)

mhatEja:

possessing supreme splendour

vaÀy|

words

prmDa¢mIk:

deeply righteous

id|

like this

jgad

uttered

Bd#|

may all be well

with you

rajan|

to the king

GaErdSInm¯

of fearsome appearance

That   extremely   righteous   and   greatly   effulgent   sage   (Viswamitra), out   of   compassion,   spoke   the   words   to   the   king   of   fearsome   looks:    You   are   going   to   be   prosperous'   (14).
¢kmagmnkayI|   tE   rajp¤æO   mhayS:          .
AyaEÒya¢DptE   v£r   SapaÅcÎfalta|   gt:   ¡ 15¡

¢k|

what is

AagmnkayI|

purpose of visit here

of yours

rajp¤æO

O! Prince!

mhayS:

O! One of great reputation!

AyaEÒya¢DptE

O! The king of Ayodhya!

v£r

O! Valiant one!

Sapat¯

on account of the curse

cÎfalta|

the state of Chandalahood

gt:

you have attained

Born   as   a   prince,O!   King! O! Valiant one! O! Greatly   reputed ruler of   Ayodhya!   You   have   attained   this   state   of     Chandala due   to   a   curse. What is it that you are after,   since   you   have come here ?' (15).
AT   t¹aÀymakÎyI   raja   cÎfalta|   gt:       .
Ab#v£t¯   p#a¸¢lvaIÀy|   vaÀyåOaE   vaÀykaE¢vdm¯   ¡ 16¡

then

tt¯

those

vaÀy|

words

AakÎyI

having listened

raja

the king

cÎfalta|

the state of Chandala

gt:

having attained

Ab#v£t¯

replied

p#a¸¢l:

with folded palms

vaÀy|

the following words

vaÀyåO:

the knower of speech

vaÀykaE¢vdm¯

to the one who is an adept in articulation

Thereupon,   on   hearing   those   words,   the   king   who   had   attained the   state   of   a   Chandala,   with   folded   palms   talked   to   the   one who was   an   expert   in   the   art   of   conversation,   being   himself well   versed   in   the   appropriate   way   of   talking   (16).
p#ÏyaÁyataE{¢Þm   g¤âNa   g¤âp¤æOWÞtTWv   c        .
AnvaÔyWv   t|   kam|   mya   p#açOaE   ¢vpyIy:   ¡ 17¡

p#ÏyaÁyat:

declined

A¢Þm

am I

g¤âNa

by my preceptor

g¤âp¤æOW:

by the sons of my preceptor

tTa

in the same way

also

and

AnvaÔy

without attaining

alone

that

kam|

desire

mya

by me

p#açO:

gained

¢vpyIy:

disfavour

I   have   been   dissuaded   from   attaining   my   desire   by   my preceptor   as   also   the   sons   of   my   preceptor.   My   desire   being unfulfilled,   I   attained   adverse   results   (17).
sSr£raE   ¢dv|   yaya¢m¢t   mE   saWØydSIn       .
mya   cE¾|   @t¤St|   tÅc   navaÔytE   Plm¯   ¡ 18¡

sSr£r:

with this physical body

¢dv|

heaven

yaya|

I shall go

i¢t

thus

saWØydSIn

O! One of pleasing looks!

mya

by me

and

i¾|

performed

@t¤St|

a hundred sacrifices

tt¯

that

and

not

AvaÔytE

begotten

Plm¯

favourable results

O!   One   of   pleasing   looks!   A   hundred   sacrifices   were   performed
by   me   with   the   desire   of   going   to   the   world   of   the   gods   with
my   physical   body,   but   that   desire   has   not   fructified   (18).
An¦t|   naE³p¥vI|   mE   n   c   vßyE   kdacn      .
k]ÅC®EÝv¢p   gt:   saWØy   XæODmIN   tE   SpE   ¡ 19¡

An¦t|

falsehood

never

u³p¥vI|

has been uttered in the past

by me

not

and

vßyE

speak

kdacn

never

k]ÅC®Ex¤

in difficulties

A¢p

even

gt:

landed

saWØy

O! One of charming looks!

XæODmIN

following the righteous path of the warrior race

to you

SpE

I promise

I   have   never   spoken   falsehood   in   the   past   nor   will   I   do   so at   any   time.   O!   One   of   pleasant   looks!   I   swear   upon   the duty   of   the   warrior   class,   I   shall   never   utter   a   lie   even when   caught   in   trying,   adverse   circumstances   (19).
yåOWbIh^¢vDW¢r¾|   p#ja   DmIN   pa¢lta:         .
g¤rvà   mhaÏman:   S£lv¦äOEn   taE¢xta:   ¡ 20¡

yåOW:

by sacrifices

bh^¢vDW:

of various types

i¾|

was propitiated (the gods)

p#ja:

the citizens

DmIN

by righteous means

pa¢lta:

were protected

g¤rv:

elders and preceptors

and

mhaÏman:

the highsouled ones

S£lv¦äOEn

by observing proper conduct

taE¢xta:

were made happy

I   have   performed   various   types   of   sacrifices.   The   people   have been   protected   righteously.   The   high-souled   elders   (and   preceptors) have   been   propitiated   through   right   conduct   (20).
DmI   p#ytmanÞy   yåO|   caht¤I¢mÅCt:       .
p¢rtaEx|   n   gÅC¢Ót   g¤rvaE   m¤¢np¤Äñv   ¡ 21¡

DmI

in the righteous path

p#ytmanÞy

striving

yM|

the sacrifice

and

Aaht¤I|

to complete

iÅCt:

desiring

p¢rtaEx|

mental satisfaction

not

gÅC¢Ót

attain

g¤rv:

the preceptors

m¤¢np¤Äñv

O! The best among sages!

O!   Best   among   sages!   Having   my   mind   steadfast   in   performing one   sacrifice   in   the   right   manner,   my   preceptors   are   not   happy   to
fulfill   my   desire   (21)
dWvmEv   pr|   mÓyE   paWâx|   t¤   ¢nrTIkm¯        .
dWvEna@ØytE   svI|   dWv|   ¢h   prma   g¢t:   ¡ 22¡

dWv|

fate

alone

pr|

supreme

mÓyE

(I) think

paWâx|

human effort

t¤

however

¢nrTIkm¯

fruitless

dWvEn

by fate

Aa@ØytE

is overrun

svI|

all

dWv|

fate

¢h

indeed

prma

teh ultimate

g¢t:

resort

Everything   happens   as   pre-ordained.   For   everything   the   ultimate resort   is   fate. That alone is supreme.   I   think   human   effort   is fruitless   (22).
tÞy   mE   prmatIÞy   p#sadm¢Bka|Xt:    .
kt¤ImhI¢s   Bd#|   tE   dWvaEphtkmIN:     ¡ 23¡

tÞy

of that one

prmatIÞy

in dire distress

p#sad|

grace

A¢Bka|Xt:

anxiously awaiting

kt¤I|

to do

AhI¢s

you deserve

Bd#|

may you be pleased

your

dWvaEphtkmIN:

whose action has been struck by fate and rendered nought

For   me   who   is   tormented   greatly   and   who   is   hoping   to   receive
your   blessings,   you   deserve   to   help;   my   efforts   have   been shattered
by   fate.   May   you   be   prosperous   (23).
naÓya|   g¢t|   g¢mÝya¢m   naÓy:   SrNm¢Þt   mE   .
dWv|   p¤âxkarEN   ¢nvtI¢yt¤mhI¢s                   ¡ 24¡

not

AÓya|

another

g¢t|

resort

g¢mÝya¢m

shall I seek

not

AÓy:

another

SrN|

refuge

A¢Þt

is there

for me

dWv|

fate

p¤âxkarEN

by physical effort

¢nvtI¢yt¤|

to relieve

AhI¢s

you deserve

I   have   no   one   to   resort   to   and   I   do   not   intend   going   elsewhere.
You   deserve   to   change   my   ill-fate   by   your   efforts   (24).
iÏyaxI   ½£md#amayNE   vaÚm£k£yE   Aa¢dkaÛyE   balkaÎfE   A¾p·aS:   sgI:¡58¡
Thus   ends   Canto   58   of   the   Bala   Kanda   of  the   first   and   ancient   poetical   work  Srimad   Ramayana   of   Valmiki
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