evm¤ÀÏva   m¤¢n½E¿mâd|   Ѥ:¢KtaE   B¦Sm¯   .
AT   ÒyaÏva   m¤h¥tI|   t¤   Bgva¢ndmb#v£t¯   =1=

evm¯

as above

uÀÏva

having said

m¤¢n½E¿|

to the foremost of sages

Aâd|

I wept

Ѥ:¢Kt:

distressed

B¦Sm¯

very much

AT

then

ÒyaÏva

reflecting

m¤h¥tI|

for a while

t¤   Bgvan¯

the venerable sage

id|	as follows

Ab#v£t¯

spoke

1.Having   said   as   above   to   the   foremost   of   sages,   he   wept   being   very   much
distressed.   The   venerable   sage   reflecting   for   a   while   spoke   as   follows.

pX¬   c   tE   p#pX¬   c   p¤nrÓy¬   B¢vÝyt:   .
p#aNaà   cX¤x£   cWv   ¢v@mà   bl|   c   tE   =2=

pX¬   c

wings also

tE

for you

p#pX¬   c

supproting pairs of wings also

p¤n:

again

AÓy¬

new

B¢vÝyt:

would grow

p#aNa:   c

life also

cX¤x£   c

eyes also

ev

only

¢v@m:   c

valour also

bl|   c

strength also

tE

your

2.According   to   Sampati   the   sage   told   him   that   his   life,   vision,   valour   and
strength   will   come   back   to   him   and   new   wings   and   supporting   pair   of   wings
will   also   grow.

p¤raNE   s¤mhÏkayI|   B¢vÝy¢t   mya   ½¤tm¯   .
d#^¾|   mE   tpsa   cWv   ½¤Ïva   c   ¢v¢dt|   mm   =3=

p¤raNE

in old traditional history

s¤mht¯

an extremely great

kayI|

event

B¢vÝy¢t

is going to occur

mya

by me

½¤tm¯

has been heard

d#^¾|

foreseen

mE

my

tpsa	virtue of asceticism

c

also

ev

only

½¤Ïva   c

having heard also

¢v¢dt|

well known

mm

by me

3.According   to   Samapti   the   sage   told   him   that   the   sage   has   heard   that   an
extremely   great   event   is   going   to   occur   and   in   addition   to   hearing   it,   it   has   also   been   foreseen   by   virtue   of   his   asceticism.

raja   dSrTaE   nam   k¢à¢dßvak[nÓdn:   .
tÞy   p¤æOaE   mhatEja   ramaE   nam   B¢vÝy¢t   =4=

raja

king

dSrT:   nam

Dasaratha by name

k¢àt¯

one

ißvak[nÓdn:

the delight of the Ikshvaku race

tÞy

his

p¤æO:

son

mhatEja:

with great energy

ram:

Rama

nam

by name

B¢vÝy¢t

will be born

4.According   to   Sampati   the   sage   told   him   that   a   son,   Rama   by   name,   will   be   born   to   one   king   by   name   Dasaratha,   the   delight   of   ikshvaku   race.

ArÎy|   c   sh   B#aæOa   lßmNEn   g¢mÝy¢t   .
A¢Þm°T©I   ¢ny¤³:   sn¯   ¢pæOa   sÏypra@m:   =5=

ArÎy|

to the forest

c

thus

sh	along with

B#aæOa

brother

lßmNEn

with Lakshmana

g¢mÝy¢t

will go

A¢Þm°T©I

for this purpose

¢ny¤³:   sn¯

being called upon

¢pæOa

by his father

sÏypra@m:

of unfailing prowess

5.According   to   Sampati   the   sage   told   him   that   being   called   upon   by   his   father   Rama   will   go   to   the   forest,   along   with   his   brother   Lakshmana.

nW}§taE   ravNaE   nam   tÞy   BayaI|   h¢rÝy¢t   .
raXsEÓd#aE   jnÞTanadvÒy:   s¤rdanvW:   =6=

nWrq§t:

the ogre

ravN:

Ravana

nam

by name

tÞy

his

BayaI|

wife

h¢rÝy¢t

will abduct

raXsEÓd#:

the king of ogres

jnÞTanat¯

from Janasthana

AvÒy:

cannot be killed

s¤rdanvW:

by gods and demons

6.According   to   Sampati   the   sage   told   him   an   ogre   Ravana   by   name,   the   ruler   of   ogres   and   cannot   be   killed   by   gods   and   demons   will   abduct   Rama's   wife   from  Janasthana.

sa   c   kamW:   p#laE×yÓt£   BßyWBa©IÇyWà   mW¢Tl£   .
n   BaEßy¢t   mhaBaga   Ѥ:KE   mg"a   yS¢Þvn£   =7=

sa

that

c

even then

kamW:

worth coveting

p#laE×yÓt£

even though tempted

BßyW:

dishes requiring mastication

BaEÇyW:

which can be swallowed

c

also

mW¢Tl£

the princess of Mithila, Sita

n   BaEßy¢t

will not eat

mhaBaga

highly blessed

Ѥ:KE

in sorrow

mg"a

submerged

yS¢Þvn£

the illustrious

7.According   to   Sampati   the   sage   told   him   that   submerged   in   sorrow   the   highly
blessed   Sita   will   not   eat   anything   even   though   tempted   with   dishes   requiring
mastication   and   those   which   can   be   swallowed.

prma°|   t¤   vWdE/a   åOaÏva   daÞy¢t   vasv:   .
yd°mm¦tp#Áy|   s¤raNam¢p   ѤlIBm¯   =8=

prma°|

rice boiled in milk and sugar

t¤

in this

vWdE/a:

to the princess of the Videha, Sita

åOaÏva

learning

daÞy¢t

will offer

vasv:

Indra

yt¯

which

A°|

food

Am¦tp#Áy|

on par with ambrosia

s¤raNa|   A¢p

even for gods

ѤlIBm¯

difficult to get

8.According   to   Sampati   the   sage   told   him   that   Indra,   learning   of   this,   will   offer   to   Sita   rice   boiled   in   milk   and   sugar,   a   food   on   par   with   ambrosia   and   difficult   to   get   even   for   gods   and   demons.

td°|   mW¢Tl£   p#aÔy   ¢våOayEÓd#a¢dd|   ¢Ïv¢t   .
Ag#m¤dqD¦Ïy   ramay   B¥tlE   ¢nvI¢pÝy¢t   =9=
y¢d   j£v¢t   mE   BtaI   lßmNEn   sh   p#B¤:   .
dEvÏv|   gÅCtaEvaI¢p   tyaEr°¢md|   ¢Ïv¢t   =10=

tt¯

that

A°|

dish

mW¢Tl£

the princess of Mithilas, Sita

p#aÔy

receiving

¢våOay

knowing

iÓd#at¯

from Indra

id|

this

t¤

in this

i¢t

thus

Ag#|	the best part

udqD¦Ïy

as an offeringd

ramay

to Rama

B¥tlE

on the ground

¢nvI¢pÝy¢t

will pour

y¢d

if

j£v¢t

is alive

mE

my

BtaI

husband

lßmNEn   sh

alongwith Lakshmana

p#B¤:

Lord

dEvÏv|

celestial state

gÅCtaE:

have attained

va

or

A¢p

also

tyaE:

for them

A°|

food

id|

this

t¤

in this

i¢t

thus

9,10.According   to   Sampati   the   sage   told   him   that   receiving   that   dish   and
knowing   that   it   is   from   Indra,   Sita   will   pour   the   best   part   on   the   ground   as   an   offering   to   Rama   saying   that   this   food   is   for   Rama   and   Lakshmana   whether   alive   or   has   attained   celestial   state.