THE VALMIKI RAMAYANA

BALA KANDA

¢¹sçO¢ttm:   sgI:      Canto  72(Contd)
gaEdanmÄñlkrNm¯      Performing the auspicious  gifting of the  cow (Godana) and the vow (Samavartana) denoting the conclusion of the first stage (Brahmacharya) of life.
s   gÏva   ¢nly|   raja   ½aÑ¯D|   k]Ïva   ¢vDant: .
p#BatE   kaÚym¤ÏTay   c@E   gaEdanm¤äOmm¯           ¡ 21¡

gÏva

having gone

¢nly|

(to his) abode

raja

the king

½aÑ¯D|

the preliminary rites for pleasing the manes

k]Ïva

having performed

¢vDant:

as per injunctions

p#BatE

in the morning

kaÚy|

the one that enhances prosperity

uÏTay

having risen

c@E

performed

gaEdan|

the gifting of the cows (Samavartana)

uäOmm¯

superior

That   king,   having   gone   to   his   halting   place,   and   having
completed   all   the   preliminary   rituals   also,   as   laid
down   in   the   manuals,   on   the   next   morning,   performed
at   sunrise,   the   superb   and   benefit-bestowing
samavartana   (21).

gva|   Stsh*a¢N   b#a'NE×yaE   nra¢Dp:   .
ekWkSaE   ddaW   raja   p¤æOan¤¢êÜy   DmIt: ¡ 22¡

gva|

of the cows

Stsh*a¢N

a hundred thousand

b#a'NE×y:

to the learned

nra¢Dp:

the king

ekWkS:

severally and individually

ddaW

gifted

raja

the king

p¤æOan¯

sons

u¢êÜy

for the sake of

DmIt:

following the code of conduct

That   king   ,   ruler   of   men,   for   the   sake   (of   the   welfare)   of   his
sons,   gifted   to   each   of   the   learned   men   a   hundred   thousand   cows, as   laid   down   in   the   ritualistic   codes   (22).

s¤vNI½¦Äña:   s|p°a:   svÏsa:   ka|ÞydaEhna: .
gva|   Stsh*a¢N   cÏva¢r   p¤âxxIB:        ¡ 23¡

s¤vNI½¦Äña:

their horns decorated with gold

s|p°a:

faultless

svÏsa:

having calves

ka|ÞydaEhna:

milking to the desired extent

gva|

of cows

Stsh*a¢N

a hundred thousand

cÏva¢r

four

p¤âxxIB:

bull among men

¢väOmÓyÅc s¤bh^ ¢¹jE×yaE rG¤nÓdn: .
ddaW gaEdanm¤¢êÜy p¤æOaNa| p¤æOvÏsl: ¡ 24¡

¢väO|

wealth

AÓyt¯

apart from

and

s¤bh^

plenty

¢¹jE×y:

to the learned

rG¤nÓdn:

the delight of the Raghu race

ddaW

gifted

gaEdan|

the gift of cows

u¢êÜy

as representative

p¤æOaNa|

for the (welfare of the) sons

p¤æOvÏsl:

the one attached to his sons

That   delight   of   the   Raghu   race,   the   bull   among   men   and   one
attached   to   his   sons,   as   a   part   of   the   preliminary   rituals,
gifted   away   to   the   learned   on   behalf   of   his   sons   four   hundred
thousand   cows   which   would   milk   as   desired,   which   had   faultless
calves   and   (which)   were   decked   with   horns   covered   in   gold;
he   also   gifted   wealth   which   would   defy   description   (23-24).

s   s¤tW:   k]tgaEdanWv¦ItÞt¤   n¦p¢tÞtda      .
laEkpalW¢rvaBa¢t   v¦t:   saWØy:   p#jap¢t: ¡ 25¡

s¤tW:

in the company of the sons

k]tgaEdanW:

who had completed their vows (Samavartana and Godana)

v¦t:

surrounded

t¤

verily

n¦p¢t:

the king

tda

then

laEkpalW:

by the guardians of the world

AaBa¢t

shone

v¦t:

surrounded

saWØy:

the pleasant looking

p#jap¢t:

Lord Brahma, the creator

That   king   who   was   surrounded   by   his   (four)   sons   who   had   completed their   ritual   routine,   at   that   moment   shone   like   the   Grandsire, with   a   pleasant   countenance   and   surrounded   by   the   guardians of   the   world   (25)

iÏyaxI   ½£md#amayNE   vaÚm£k£yE   Aa¢dkaÛyE    balkaÎfE   ¢¹sçO¢ttm:   sgI:¡72¡
Thus   ends   Canto   72   of   the   Bala   Kanda     of   the   first   and   ancient   poetical   work   Srimad   Ramayana   of   Valmiki

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