THE VALMIKI RAMAYANA

BALA KANDA

x¢¾tm:   sgI:      Canto  60
¢æOSÄðÞvgI¢t:      Sending  Trisanku   to   heaven
tpaEblhtan¯   k]Ïva   va¢s¿an¯   smhaEdyan¯   .
§¢xmÒyE   mhatEja   ¢váa¢mæOaE{×yBaxt   ¡ 1¡

tpaEblhtan¯

destroyed due to the power of penance

k]Ïva

having rendered

va¢s¿an¯

the sons of Vasishta

smhaEdyan¯

in the company of Mahodaya

§¢xmÒyE

in the midst of the sages

mhatEja:

that one of geat splendour

¢váa¢mæO:

Viswamitra

A×yBaxt

spoke

Viswamitra   of   great   effulgence,   having   destroyed   the   sons   of
Vasishta   along   with   Mahodaya,   through   his   power   of   penance,
spoke   as   follows   amidst   the   sages   (1).
Ay¢mßvak¤dayad¢ÞæOSH¯k¤¢r¢t ¢v½¤t:           .
D¢mI¿à   vdaÓyà   ma|   cWv   SrN|   gt:   .
ÞvEnanEn   Sr£rEN   dEvlaEk¢jg£xya       ¡ 2¡

Ay|

this

ißvak¤dayad:

born of Ikshvaku race

¢æOSH¯k¤:

Trisanku

i¢t

thus

¢v½¤t:

famed

D¢mI¿:

exceedingly righteous

and

vdaÓy:

munificent

and

ma|

and

also

SrN|

refuge

gt:

has sought

ÞvEn

his

AnEn

this

Sr£rEN

physical body

dEvlaEk¢jg£xya

with a desire to go to the world of the gods

This one is   born   in   the   Ikshvaku   clan   and   is   the   famous Trisanku.   He   is   righteous   and   benevolent   and   has   taken   refuge in   me,   with   the   desire   of   ascending   to   the   world   of   the   celestials, with   this   very   physical   body   of   his   (2).
yTa{y|   ÞvSr£rEN   ÞvgIlaEk|   g¢mÝy¢t       .
tTa   p#vÏyIta|   yMaE   Bv¢ìà   mya   sh   ¡ 3¡

yTa

in what manner

Ay|

this one

ÞvSr£rEN

with his physical body

ÞvgIlaEk|

to the heavens

g¢mÝy¢t

will go

tTa

in that manner

p#vÏyIta|

may you put in efforts

yM:

sacrifice

Bv¢ì:

by your goodselves

and

mya

with me

along

May   you   engage   in   the   performance   of   the   sacrifice,   along with   me,   in   that   manner   by   which   this   one   would   be   able   to ascend   the   world   of   the   gods,   with   this   body   of   his'   (3).
¢váa¢mæOvc:   ½¤Ïva   svI   ev   mhxIy:      .
Uc¤:   smEÏy   s¢hta   DmaITIs¢ht|   vc:   ¡ 4¡

¢váa¢mæOvc:

the words of Viswamitra

½¤Ïva

having heard

svI

all

also

mhxIy:

the great sages

Uc¤:

spoke

smEÏy

among themselves

s¢hta:

collecting together

DmaITIs¢ht|

based on the tenets of righteousness and correct conduct

vc:

expression

All   those   great   sages,   upon   hearing   those   words   of   Viswamitra,
collecting   themselves   together,   patiently   spoke   to   each   other the   following   words   full   of   right   conduct,   and   which   were   pithy   (4).
Ay|   k¤¢SkdayadaE   m¤¢n:   prmkaEpn:          .
ydah   vcn|   sï:   ktIÛy|   naæO   s|Sy:   ¡ 5¡

Ay|

this

k¤¢Skdayad:

born of Kusika family

m¤¢n:

sage

prmkaEpn:

is given to extreme anger

yt¯

whatever

Aah

(he has) said

vcn|

words

sï:

at once

ktIÛy|

is to be done

AæO

in this matter

s|Sy:

need for doubt

This   sage   born   in   the   Kusika   clan   is   given   to   extreme   fits of   fury.   Whatever   has   been   uttered   by   him   will   have   to   be carried   out   at   once,   there   is   no   doubt   about   it   (5).

A¢g"kÚpaE   ¢h   BgvaM¯ÅCap|   daÞy¢t   raE¢xt:     .
tÞmat¯   p#vÏyIta|   yåO:   sSr£raE   yTa   ¢dvm¯   ¡ 6¡

A¢g"kÚp:

equal to blazing fire

¢h	indeed (is)

Bgvan¯

Lord (Viswamitra)

Sap|

curse

daÞy¢t

will utter

raE¢xt:

when furious

tÞmat¯

therefore

p#vÏyIta|

may we engage in activity for

yåO:

sacrifice

sSr£r:

along with his physical body

yTa

in what manner

¢dvm¯

(Trisanku will go to) the celestial regions

gÅCE¢dßvakdayadaE ¢váa¢mæOÞy tEjsa .
tt: p#vÏyIta| yåO: svI sm¢D¢t¿t ¡ 7¡

gÅCEt¯

will go

ißvakdayad:

the descendant of Ikshvaku

¢váa¢mæOÞy

of Viswamitra

tEjsa

prowess

tt:

therefore

p#vÏyIta|

may we engage in

yåO:

sacrifice

svI

all

sm¢D¢t¿t

may you commence

This   great   one   is   comparable   to   raging   fire,   indeed.   He   will utter   curses   if   he   got   angry.   Therefore,   may   we   engage   in   the conduct   of   the   sacrifice.   May   the   sacrifice   be   commenced   by   all and   performed   in   that   manner,   by   which   the   scion   of   the Ikshvaku   clan   will   ascend   to   heaven   with   his   physical   body due   to   the   prowess   of   the   penance   of   Viswamitra   (6-7).
evm¤ÀÏva   mhxIy:   s|c@Þta:   ¢@yaÞtda     .
yajkà   mhatEja   ¢váa¢mæOaE{Bvt¯   @taW   ¡ 8¡

ev|

like this

uÀÏva

having spoken

mhxIy:

the great sages

s|c@:

commenced

ta:

those

¢@ya:

acrivities

tda

there (then)

yajk:

the performer

and

mhatEja:

the greatly effulgent

¢váa¢mæO:

Viswamitra

ABvt¯

was

@taW

at the sacrifice

Having   discussed   those   great   sages   performed   that   sacrifice thereafter.   At that sacrifice, that greatly effulgent Viswamitra was the chief priest (8).
§¢Ïvjàan¤p¥rÛyEN   mÓæOvÓmÓæOkaE¢vda:            .
c@:   svaI¢N   kmaI¢N   yTakÚp|   yTa¢v¢D   ¡ 9¡

§¢Ïvj:

the priests at the sacrifice

and

Aan¤p¥rÛyEN

as per protocol

mÓæOvt¯

correctly as per the injunctions

mÓæOkaE¢vda:

adepts in chanting the scriptures

c@:

performed

svaI¢N

all

kmaI¢N

activities

yTakÚp|

as laid down in the manuals

yTa¢v¢D

and as injuncted

The   priests   officiating   in   the   sacrifice,   who   knew   all   the procedures   well   performed   all   the   limbs   of   the   sacrifice in   proper   order,   as   laid   down   in   the   Kalpa   Sutras   and   the other   injunctory   texts,   with   proper   utterances   of   the   sacred formulae   (9).
tt:   kalEn   mhta   ¢váa¢mæOaE   mhatpa:    .
ckaravahn|   tæO   BagaTI|   svIdEvta:       ¡ 10¡

tt:

then

kalEn

in due course

mhta

of a long time interval

¢váa¢mæO:

Viswamitra

mhatpa:

of great penance

ckar

performed

Aavahn|

invocation

tæO

there (at the sacrifice)

BagaTI|

for offering of the due share of the sacrificial oblation

svIdEvta:

to all the gods

Thereafter, at the expiry of a long interval of time, Viswamitra of great penance performed the invocation of all the gods for their receiving their dues of the oblations offered (10).
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