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Valmiki Ramayana — Bala Kanda · Chapter 47

Bala Kanda, Sarga 47

बालकाण्डः सर्गः 47

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सप्तधा तु कृते गर्भे दितिः परमदुःखिता। सहस्राक्षं दुराधर्षं वाक्यं सानुनयाब्रवीत्॥

saptadhā tu kṛte garbhe ditiḥ paramaduḥkhitā| sahasrākṣaṃ durādharṣaṃ vākyaṃ sānunayābravīt||

When the embryo had been sundered is seven, Díti exceedingly aggrieved humbly spoke to the irrepressible thousand-eyed deity, saying, as

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ममापराधाद् गर्भोऽयं सप्तधा शकलीकृतः। नापराधो हि देवेश तवात्र बलसूदन॥

mamāparādhād garbho'yaṃ saptadhā śakalīkṛtaḥ| nāparādho hi deveśa tavātra balasūdana||

By my fault it is that the embryo has been sundered in seven. O chief of the celestials, herein you are guilty of no transgression, o destroyer of Bala.

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प्रियं त्वत्कृतमिच्छामि मम गर्भविपर्यये। मरुतां सप्त सप्तानां स्थानपाला भवन्तु ते॥

priyaṃ tvatkṛtamicchāmi mama garbhaviparyaye| marutāṃ sapta saptānāṃ sthānapālā bhavantu te||

And since calamity has befallen the embryo, I wish to do you a good turn. Let the seven parts become the guardians of the seven Maruts.

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वातस्कन्धा इमे सप्त चरन्तु दिवि पुत्रक। मारुता इति विख्याता दिव्यरूपा ममात्मजाः॥

vātaskandhā ime sapta carantu divi putraka| mārutā iti vikhyātā divyarūpā mamātmajāḥ||

O son, let my sons having noble forms, becoming famous Marutas range the Vātaskandha regions in heaven.

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ब्रह्मलोकं चरत्वेक इन्द्रलोकं तथापरः। दिव्यवायुरिति ख्यातस्तृतीयोऽपि महायशाः॥

brahmalokaṃ caratveka indralokaṃ tathāparaḥ| divyavāyuriti khyātastṛtīyo'pi mahāyaśāḥ||

Let one range Brahmā's regions, and another Indra's, and the highly illustrious third also range around, being known as Divya Vāyu. (Ether).

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चत्वारस्तु सुरश्रेष्ठ दिशो वै तव शासनात्। संचरिष्यन्ति भद्रं ते कालेन हि ममात्मजाः॥ त्वत्कृतेनैव नाम्ना वै मारुता इति विश्रुताः।

catvārastu suraśreṣṭha diśo vai tava śāsanāt| saṃcariṣyanti bhadraṃ te kālena hi mamātmajāḥ|| tvatkṛtenaiva nāmnā vai mārutā iti viśrutāḥ|

O best of celestials, by they command, let the four remaining sons of mine, known by the name which you have mentioned, range about in appointed periods.'

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तस्यास्तद् वचनं श्रुत्वा सहस्राक्षः पुरंदरः॥ उवाच प्राञ्जलिर्वाक्यमितीदं बलसूदनः।

tasyāstad vacanaṃ śrutvā sahasrākṣaḥ puraṃdaraḥ|| uvāca prāñjalirvākyamitīdaṃ balasūdanaḥ|

Hearing her words, that destroyer of Vala; the thousand-eyed Purandara, with clasped palms said.

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सर्वमेतद् यथोक्तं ते भविष्यति न संशयः॥ विचरिष्यन्ति भद्रं ते देवरूपास्तवात्मजाः।

sarvametad yathoktaṃ te bhaviṣyati na saṃśayaḥ|| vicariṣyanti bhadraṃ te devarūpāstavātmajāḥ|

All this that you have said must come to pass; there is no doubt about it. Good betide you, your sons endowed with celestial forms, shall range about.

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एवं तौ निश्चयं कृत्वा मातापुत्रौ तपोवने॥ जग्मतुस्त्रिदिवं राम कृतार्थाविति नः श्रुतम्।

evaṃ tau niścayaṃ kṛtvā mātāputrau tapovane|| jagmatustridivaṃ rāma kṛtārthāviti naḥ śrutam|

And it has been heard by us that having thus ascertained in that hermitage, the mother and the son, O Rama, went to heaven, their desire obtained.

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एष देशः स काकुत्स्थ महेन्द्राध्युषितः पुरा ॥ दितिं यत्र तपःसिद्धामेवं परिचचार सः।

eṣa deśaḥ sa kākutstha mahendrādhyuṣitaḥ purā || ditiṃ yatra tapaḥsiddhāmevaṃ paricacāra saḥ|

Even this O Kākutstha, is the place where formerly the mighty Indra sojourned, and where he attended upon Diti of accomplished ascetic success.

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इक्ष्वाकोस्तु नरव्याघ्र पुत्रः परमधार्मिकः॥ अलम्बुषायामुत्पन्नो विशाल इति विश्रुतः। तेन चासीदिह स्थाने विशालेति पुरी कृता॥

ikṣvākostu naravyāghra putraḥ paramadhārmikaḥ|| alambuṣāyāmutpanno viśāla iti viśrutaḥ| tena cāsīdiha sthāne viśāleti purī kṛtā||

O most powerful of men, Ikşvāku had an exceedingly righteous son born to him of Alambusa, known by the name of Viśāla. And here stood a palace, built by him, called Viśālā.

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विशालस्य सुतो राम हेमचन्द्रो महाबलः। सुचन्द्र इति विख्यातो हेमचन्द्रादनन्तरः॥

viśālasya suto rāma hemacandro mahābalaḥ| sucandra iti vikhyāto hemacandrādanantaraḥ||

Viśāla's son, O Rāma, was the mighty Hemacandra. And after Hemacandra comes the celebrated Sucandra.

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सुचन्द्रतनयो राम धूम्राश्व इति विश्रुतः। धूम्राश्वतनयश्चापि सृञ्जयः समपद्यत ॥

sucandratanayo rāma dhūmrāśva iti viśrutaḥ| dhūmrāśvatanayaścāpi sṛñjayaḥ samapadyata ||

O Rāma, the son of Sucandra was Dhumrāśva, and then was born Sšñjaya son to Dhumrāśva.

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सृञ्जयस्य सुतः श्रीमान् सहदेवः प्रतापवान्। कुशाश्वः सहदेवस्य पुत्रः परमधार्मिकः॥

sṛñjayasya sutaḥ śrīmān sahadevaḥ pratāpavān| kuśāśvaḥ sahadevasya putraḥ paramadhārmikaḥ||

Srinjaya's son was the powerful Sahadeva, And Sahadeva's son was the pre-eminently pious Kuśāśva.

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कुशाश्वस्य महातेजाः सोमदत्तः प्रतापवान्। सोमदत्तस्य पुत्रस्तु काकुत्स्थ इति विश्रुतः॥ तस्य पुत्रो महातेजाः सम्प्रत्येष पुरीमिमाम्। आवसत् परमप्रख्यः सुमति म दुर्जयः॥

kuśāśvasya mahātejāḥ somadattaḥ pratāpavān| somadattasya putrastu kākutstha iti viśrutaḥ|| tasya putro mahātejāḥ sampratyeṣa purīmimām| āvasat paramaprakhyaḥ sumati ma durjayaḥ||

Kuśāśva's son was the puissant Somadatta. And now, O Kākutstha, Somadatta's son, the effulgent and invincible and renowned Sumati reside in this mansion.

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इक्ष्वाकोस्तु प्रसादेन सर्वे वैशालिका नृपाः। दीर्घायुषो महात्मानो वार्यवन्तः सुधार्मिकाः॥

ikṣvākostu prasādena sarve vaiśālikā nṛpāḥ| dīrghāyuṣo mahātmāno vāryavantaḥ sudhārmikāḥ||

And by the grace of Ikşvāku, all the sovereigns of Viśālā are long-loved, and highsouled, and puissant, and pious.

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इहाद्य रजनीमेकां सुखं स्वप्स्यामहे वयम्। श्वः प्रभाते नरश्रेष्ठ जनकं द्रष्टुमर्हसि॥

ihādya rajanīmekāṃ sukhaṃ svapsyāmahe vayam| śvaḥ prabhāte naraśreṣṭha janakaṃ draṣṭumarhasi||

And here will we happily spend a night; an on the morning of the morrow you will, O foremost of men, behold Janaka.'

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सुमतिस्तु महातेजा विश्वामित्रमुपागतम्। श्रुत्वा नरवरश्रेष्ठः प्रत्यागच्छन्महायशाः॥

sumatistu mahātejā viśvāmitramupāgatam| śrutvā naravaraśreṣṭhaḥ pratyāgacchanmahāyaśāḥ||

And having heard that the illustrious Viśvāmitra had come, that best of kings, the effulgent Sumati, appeared before him.

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पूजां च परमां कृत्वा सोपाध्यायः सबान्धवः। प्राञ्जलिः कुशलं पृष्ट्वा विश्वामित्रमथाब्रवीत्॥

pūjāṃ ca paramāṃ kṛtvā sopādhyāyaḥ sabāndhavaḥ| prāñjaliḥ kuśalaṃ pṛṣṭvā viśvāmitramathābravīt||

And having paid Viśvāmitra high homage together with his priests and friends, and with clasped hands enquired after the former's welfare, he addressed Viśvāmitra, saying.

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धन्योऽस्म्यनुगृहीतोऽस्मि यस्य मे विषयं मुने। सम्प्राप्तो दर्शनं चैव नास्ति धन्यतरो मम ॥

dhanyo'smyanugṛhīto'smi yasya me viṣayaṃ mune| samprāpto darśanaṃ caiva nāsti dhanyataro mama ||

Blessed are we, and obliged are we, whose domains, O ascetic, have been graced with your presence. Surely none is more blessed than I am.

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