THE VALMIKI RAMAYANA

BALA KANDA

sçOsçO¢ttm:  sgI:      Canto  77
AyaEÒyap#vESm¯      Entry  into   Ayodhya
gtE   ramE   p#SaÓtaÏma   ramaE   daSr¢TDIn¤:   .
vâNayap#mEyay   ddaW   hÞtE   mhaySa:     ¡ 1¡

gtE

on the dparture of

ramE

(Parasu)rama

p#SaÓtaÏma

his anger having been appeased

ram:

Sri Rama

daSr¢T:

the son of Dasaratha

Dn¤:

bow

vâNay

to god Varuna

Ap#mEyay

incomprehensible

ddaW

gifted

hÞtE

in his hand

mhaySa:

of great renown

After the departure of (Parasu) rama,   Sri   Rama   the   son   of Dasaratha   and   of   great   repute,   in   a   mood   marked   by   quietitude, gave   away   that   bow   into   the   hands   of   that   inconceivably great   Varuna   (1).
A¢Bvaï   ttaE   ramaE   v¢s¿p#m¤Kan¦x£n¯      .
¢ptr|   ¢vºl|   è¾¯va   p#aEvac   rG¤nÓdn:   ¡ 2¡

A¢Bvaï

worshipping

tt:

then

ram:

Sri Rama

v¢s¿p#m¤Kan¯

Vasishta and others

§x£n¯

sages

¢ptr|

father

¢vºl|

sorrowful

è¾¯va

seeing

p#aEvac

pleaded as under

rG¤nÓdn:

the scion of the Raghu race (Rama)

p#Nyn¯ mnsaE v¦¢äO| ¢pt¤: s prmaÏmvan¯ ¡ 3¡

p#Nyn¯

realising

mns:

of the mind

v¦¢äO|

present condition

¢pt¤:

of the father

that

prmaÏmvan¯

of incisive intellect

Having   paid   respects   to   those   sages   with   Vasishta   at   their head,   thereafter,   Rama,     that   delight   of   the   Raghus   and   one   endowed
with   greatly   subtle   intellect,noticing   his   father   in   a   state   of confusion,   spoke   thus   (2-3).
jamdÂÓyaE   gtaE   ram:   p#yat¤   ct¤r¢ÄñN£         .
AyaEÒya¢Bm¤K£   sEna   Ïvya   naTEn   pa¢lta   ¡ 4¡

jamdÂÓy:

the son of Jamadaghni

gt:

has left

ram:

(Parasu)rama

p#yat¤

may it march

ct¤r¢ÄñN£

the fourfold

AyaEÒya¢Bm¤K£

towards Ayodhya

sEna

army

Ïvya

by you

naTEn

lord

pa¢lta

protected

`The   son   of   Jamadagni   (Parasu)rama     has   left.   May   the   four-
divisioned   army   march   forward,   protected   by   you   as   the   leader
and   towards   Ayodhya   (4).
s|¢dSÞv   mharaj   sEna|   ÏvÅCasnE   ¢ÞTtam¯   .
Sasn|   kaH¯XtE   sEna   catka¢ljIl|   yTa   ¡ 5¡

s|¢dSÞv

command

mharaj

O! King!

sEna|

the army

Ïvt¯

your

SasnE

under your command

¢ÞTtam¯

available

Sasn|

order

kaH¯XtE

is waiting for

sEna

army

catka¢l:

the Cataka bird

jl|

the water (from the clouds)

yTa

as so

O!   King!   The   army   is   awaiting   (your)   command,   just   as   the
water-bird   (Cataka)   awaits   the   rain   drops.   May   you   give
(marching)   orders   to   the   army   that   is   under   your   command'   (5).
ramÞy   vcn|   ½¤Ïva   raja  dSrT:   s¤tm¯        .
bah^×ya|   s|p¢rÝvÇy   m¥¢D"I   upaG#ay   raGvm¯   ¡ 6¡

ramÞy

of Sri Rama

vcn|

words

½¤Ïva

upon hearing

raja dSrT:

king Dasaratha

s¤tm¯

son

bah^×ya|

with both the hands

s|p¢rÝvÇy

embraced

m¥¢D"I

forehead

upaG#ay

planting a kiss

raGvm¯

Sri Raghava

gtaE ram i¢t ½¤Ïva ¶¾: p#m¤¢dtaE n¦p: .
p¤njaIt| tda mEnE p¤æOmaÏmanmEv c ¡ 7¡

gt:

has gone

ram:

(Parasu)rama

i¢t

thus

½¤Ïva

learning

¶¾:

filled with joy

p#m¤¢dt:

engulfed in happiness

n¦p:

king

p¤n:

again

jat|

born

tda

at that time

mEnE

thought

p¤æO|

son

AaÏman|

himself

also

and

The   king   Dasaratha,   upon   hearing   the   words   of   Rama,   embraced
Sri   Rama   with   his   arms   and   kissed   him   on   his   crown.   Having
heard   `(Parasu)rama   has   gone   away',   the   king   was   overwhelmed
with   joy   and   considered   himself   and   his   sons   as   having   gained
a   second   life   (6-7).
caEdyamas   ta|   sEna|   jgamaS¤   tt:   p¤r£m¯   ¡ 8¡

caEdyamas

prompted

ta|

that

sEna|

army

jgam

left for

AaS¤

immediately

tt:

thereafter

p¤r£m¯

to the city

ptakaÒv¢jn£| rØya| t¥yaEId¯G¤¾¢nna¢dtam¯ .
¢s³rajpTa| rØya| p#k£NIks¤maEÏkram¯ ¡ 9¡

ptakaÒv¢jn£|

decorated with banners and standards

rØya|

charming

t¥yaEId¯G¤¾¢nna¢dtam¯

reverberating with auspicious,sweet sounds of musical instruments

¢s³rajpTa|

the highways being moistened with water

rØya|

charming

p#k£NIks¤maEÏkram¯

heavily strewn with a carpet of flowers

rajp#vESs¤m¤KW: paWrWmIÄñlva¢d¢B: .
s|p¥NaI| p#a¢vSd#aja jnaWGW: sml|k]tam¯ ¡ 10¡

rajp#vESs¤m¤KW:

faces lit up with happiness due to the return of the king

paWrW:

by the citizens

mÄñlva¢d¢B:

who were raising auspicious eulogies (like `Hail, Victory to you' etc)

s|p¥NaI|

full

p#a¢vSt¯

entered

raja

king

jnaWGW:

with a massive concourse

sml|k]tam¯

tastefully decorated all round

Having   commanded   that   army   (to   march   forward),   he   (Dasaratha)
quickly   left   for   his   capital   city. That king then entered the city which   was   decorated   tastefully   with   flags   and   banners,   resounding with   the   auspicious   sounds   of   musical   instruments,   the   highways having   been   made   wet   by   sprinkling   water   (to   avoid   the   dust   rising), flowers   thickly   strewn   all   over,   citizens   in   large   concourses joyous with the   arrival   of   the   king   and   waiting   to   hail   and eulogise him and with   milling   crowds   decorating   the   whole   place   (8-10).
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