Chapter 96 — Uttara Kanda, Sarga 96

Valmiki Ramayana — Uttara Kanda

Verse 96.1

तस्यां रजन्यां व्युष्टायां यज्ञवाटं गतो नृपः। ऋषीन्सर्वान्महातेजाः शब्दापयति राघवः॥ वसिष्ठो वामदेवश्च जाबालिरथ काश्यप। विश्वामित्रो दीर्घतमा दुर्वासाश्च महातपाः॥ पुलस्त्योऽपि तथा शक्तिर्भार्गश्चैव वामनः। मार्कण्डेयश्च दीर्घायुमौद्गल्यश्च महायशाः॥ गर्गश्च च्यवनश्चैव शतानन्दश्च धर्मवित्। भवद्वाजश्च तेजस्वी अग्निपुत्रश्च सुप्रभः॥ नारदः पर्वतश्चैव गौतमश्च महायशाः। एते चान्ये च बहवो मुनयः संशितव्रताः॥ कौतूहलसमाविष्टाः सर्व एव समागताः। राक्षसाश्च महावीर्या वानराश्च महाबलाः॥ सर्व एव समाजग्मुर्महात्मानः कुतूहलात्। क्षत्रिया ये च शूद्राश्च वैश्याश्चैव सहस्रशः।७।।

tasyāṃ rajanyāṃ vyuṣṭāyāṃ yajñavāṭaṃ gato nṛpaḥ| ṛṣīnsarvānmahātejāḥ śabdāpayati rāghavaḥ|| vasiṣṭho vāmadevaśca jābāliratha kāśyapa| viśvāmitro dīrghatamā durvāsāśca mahātapāḥ|| pulastyo'pi tathā śaktirbhārgaścaiva vāmanaḥ| mārkaṇḍeyaśca dīrghāyumaudgalyaśca mahāyaśāḥ|| gargaśca cyavanaścaiva śatānandaśca dharmavit| bhavadvājaśca tejasvī agniputraśca suprabhaḥ|| nāradaḥ parvataścaiva gautamaśca mahāyaśāḥ| ete cānye ca bahavo munayaḥ saṃśitavratāḥ|| kautūhalasamāviṣṭāḥ sarva eva samāgatāḥ| rākṣasāśca mahāvīryā vānarāśca mahābalāḥ|| sarva eva samājagmurmahātmānaḥ kutūhalāt| kṣatriyā ye ca śūdrāśca vaiśyāścaiva sahasraśaḥ|7||

English Meaning

Next morning Råma, being present in the sacrificial ground and having sent for the Rşis, Vasiştha,-Vamadeva Jābāli, Kasyapa, Visvämitra, carrying on penances for a long time, Durvāsā, Pulastya of hard austerities, Śakti, Bhargava, Markandeya living long, the highly illustrious Maudgalya, Gargya, Gargya, Cyavana, Śatānanda, conversant with religions, effulgent Bharadvaja, Agni's son Vasuprava, Narada, Parvata, the great Gautama and other ascetics of firm vows, assembled with minds possessed by curiosity. The highly powerful Räkșasas and monkeys also came there out of curiosity.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)