`O!   Rama!   Thereafter,   abandoning   the   Himalayan   regions,   that
great   sage,   reaching   the   easterly   regions,   engaged   in   extremely
arduous   penance   (1).  
maWn|   vxIsh*Þy   k]Ïva   v#tmn¤äOmm¯  .
ckarap#¢tm|   ram   tp:   prmѤÝkrm¯    ¡ 2¡

maWn|

silence

vxIsh*Þy

for a thousand years

k]Ïva

maintaining

v#t|

vow

An¤äOmm¯

unparalleled

ckar

performed

Ap#¢tm|

unique

ram

O! Rama!

tp:

penance

prmѤÝkrm¯

difficult of achievement by any other

O!   Rama!   Maintaining   silence   for   a   thousand   years   and   thus
observing   a   vow   without   parallel,   (he)   performed   penance   of   an
extremely   difficult   nature,   which   was   without   a   second   (2).
 
p¥NEI   vxIsh*E   t¤   ka¿B¥t|   mham¤¢nm¯  .
¢vG"WbIh^¢BraD¥t|   @aEDaE   naÓtrma¢vSt¯    ¡ 3¡

p¥NEI

on the completion

vxIsh*E

a thousand years

t¤

verily

ka¿B¥t|

having become like a log of wood

mham¤¢nm¯

the great sage

¢vG"W:

impediments

bh^¢B:

of many varieties

AaD¥t|

dogged by

@aED:

anger

n

not

AaÓtr|

in the mind

Aa¢vSt¯

enter

Till   the   completion   of   a   thousand   years,   that   great   sage   who
had   become   like   a   log   of   wood,   did   not   let   anger   enter   his
inner-self,though   he   was   dogged   by   difficulties,
many   in   number   (3).
 
s   k]Ïva   ¢này|   ram   tp   Aa¢t¿dÛyym¯  ¡ 4¡

s:

he

k]Ïva

having decided

¢này|

resolve (objective)

ram

O!Rama!

tp:

penance

Aa¢t¿t¯

completed

AÛyym¯

without any deficiencies

O!   Rama!   He   completed   the   penance   successfully,   with   mind
steadfast   on   his   objective   to   do   so   (4).
 
tÞy   vxIsh*Þy   v#tE   p¥NEI   mhav#t:   .
BaE³¤marÖDvan°|   t¢ÞmÓkalE   rG¥äOm      ¡
iÓd#aE   ¢¹ja¢tB¥IÏva   t|   ¢sѯDm°myact   ¡ 5¡

tÞy

his

vxIsh*Þy

thousand years

v#tE

penance

p¥NEI

completing

mhav#t:

one who had engaged in severe austerities

BaE³¤|

eating

AarÖDvan¯

commenced

A°|

food

t¢Þmn¯

at that

kalE

time

rG¥äOm

O! Best of Raghus!

iÓd#:

Lord Indra

¢¹ja¢t:

in the form of a twiceborn (Brahmin)

B¥Ïva

assuming

t|	approached him

¢sÑG|

which had been served

A°|

food

Ayact

begged

 
O!   Best   among   the   Raghu   race!   Having   completed   the   severe
austerities   and   at   the   end   of   a   thousand   years   when   his   observances were   over,   (Viswamitra)   was   all   set   to   partake   food;
at   which   moment Indra,assuming   the   guise   of   a   twice-born   (Brahmin),   begged   for   that food   which   had   been   served   (5).  
tÞmW   dÏva   tda   ¢sÑG|   svI| ¢vp#ay ¢n¢àt:   .
¢n:SE¢xtE{°E   BgvanB¤ÀÏvWv   mhatpa:          ¡ 
n   ¢k¢·dvd¢¹p#|   maWnv#tmTa¢ÞTt:             ¡ 6¡

tÞmW

to him

dÏva	giving away

tda

then

¢sÑG|

which had been served

svI|

all

¢vp#ay

to the Brahmin

¢n¢àt:

intent on his objective

¢n:SE¢xtE

nothing left over

A°E

food

Bgvan¯

that renowned one

AB¤ÀÏva

not taking food

ev

also

mhatpa:

one of great penance

n

not

¢k¢·t¯

even a little

Avdt¯

spoke

¢vp#|

to the Brahmin

maWnv#t|

the vow of silence

AT

then

Aa¢ÞTt:

observing

 
That   great   one   of   great   penance,   with   mind   set   on   his
objective,   having   given   all   that   food   to   that   Brahmin,   with
none   left   over,   without   himself   taking   food,   did   not   utter
anything   to   that   Brahmin,   as   he   was   then   observing   the
vow of   silence   (6).
 
tTWvas£t¯   p¤nmaInmn¤ÅCvas|   ckar   h   .
AT   vxIsh*|   vW   naEÅCvsÓm¤¢np¤Äñv:    ¡ 7¡

tTa

then

ev

also

Aas£t¯

remained

p¤n:

again

maWn|

silent

An¤ÅCvas|

without breathing

ckar

did

h	what a wonder!

AT

then

vxIsh*|

a thousand years

vW

inded

naEÅCvsn¯

without deficiency to his vow

m¤¢np¤Äñv:

the best among sages

 
Again,   in   the   same   manner,   he   observed   for   another   thousand
years,   the   vow   of   silence   and   not   breathing,   when the foremost
among   sages   remained   with   no   deficiencies   in     his
observances   (7).
 
tÞyan¤ÅCvsmanÞy   m¥¢D"I   D¥maE   Ûyjayt   .
æOWlaEÀy|   yEn   s|B#aÓtmad£¢pt¢mvaBvt¯   ¡8¡

tÞy

his

An¤ÅCvsmanÞy

holding his breath

m¥¢D"I

on his head

D¥m:

smoke

Ûyjayt

issued forth

æOWlaEÀy|

the three worlds

yEn	due to that

s|B#aÓt|

was confounded

Aad£¢pt|

ablaze

iv

like

ABvt¯

became

 
When   he   had   completed   the   observances   without   any   let   or
hindrance,   there   arose   smoke   from   his   head,   due   to   which
all   the   three   worlds   became   non-plussed   and   felt   as   if
ablaze   (8).
 
ttaE   dEv¢xIgÓDvaI:   p°gaErgraXsa:         .
maE¢htaÞtEjsa   tÞy   tpsa   mÓdrÜmy:   ¡ 9¡

tt:

then

dEv¢xIgÓDvaI:

the gods, the sages and the Gandharvas

p°gaErgraXsa:

the great snakes with and without hoods and the demons

maE¢hta:

lost consciousness

tEjsa

by the coruscating brilliance of

tÞy

his

tpsa

penance

mÓdrÜmy:

diminished in brightness

 
Then,   the   gods,   the   sages,   the   Gandharvas,   the   great   snakes
with and   without   hoods   and   the   demons   were  rendered deluded
and   diminished   in   brightness   due   to   that   brilliance   (9).
 
kÜmlaEphta:   svI   ¢ptamhmTab#¤vn¯   ¡ 10¡

kÜmlaEphta:

afflicted with deficiency

svI	all of them

¢ptamh|

the Grandsire (Brahma)

AT

thus

Ab#¤vn¯

beseeched

 
Thus   afflicted   with   deficiency,   all   of   them   (went   and)   prayed
to   the   Grandsire   (10).