Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa · Sarga 1.24
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1.24.1
ततः प्रभाते विमले कृताह्निकमरिन्दमौ ।
विश्वामित्रं पुरस्कृत्य नद्यास्तीरमुपागतौ ॥ १.२४.१ ॥
Then, at the clear dawn, the two subduers of foes, having performed their morning rites, went to the river's bank with Viśvāmitra leading them.
1.24.2
ते च सर्वे महात्मानो मुनयः संशितव्रताः ।
उपस्थाप्य शुभां नावं विश्वामित्रमथाब्रुवन् ॥ १.२४.२ ॥
And all those great-souled sages, firm in their vows, brought up an auspicious boat and spoke to Viśvāmitra.
1.24.3
आरोहतु भवान् नावं राजपुत्रपुरस्कृतः ।
अरिष्टं गच्छ पन्थानं मा भूत् कालस्य पर्ययः ॥ १.२४.३ ॥
Let your honour board the boat, with the royal princes placed before you; go by a safe path, and let there be no delay in time.
1.24.4
विश्वामित्रस्तथेत्युक्त्वा तानृषीन् प्रतिपूज्य च ।
ततार सहितस्ताभ्यां सरितं सागरङ्गमाम् ॥ १.२४.४ ॥
Viśvāmitra said, "So be it," honoured those sages, and with the two princes crossed the river that flows to the ocean.
1.24.5
तत्र शुश्राव वै शब्दं तोयसंरम्भवर्धितम् ।
मध्यमागम्य तोयस्य तस्य शब्दस्य निश्चयम् ॥ १.२४.५ ॥
There he heard a sound swelled by the surge of the water; reaching the middle of the river, he sought to be certain of the source of that sound.
1.24.6
ज्ञातुकामो महातेजाः सह रामः कनीयसा ।
अथ रामः सरिन्मध्ये पप्रच्छ मुनिपुङ्गवम् ॥ १.२४.६ ॥
Rāma, of great splendour, together with his younger brother, desiring to know, asked the best of sages in the middle of the river.
1.24.7
वारिणो भिद्यमानस्य किमयं तुमुलो ध्वनिः ।
राघवस्य वचः श्रुत्वा कौतूहलसमन्वितम् ॥ १.२४.७ ॥
"What is this tumultuous sound of water being split?" Hearing the words of the Rāghava, filled with curiosity.
1.24.8
कथयामास धर्मात्मा तस्य शब्दस्य निश्चयम् ।
कैलासपर्वते राम मनसा निर्मितं परम् ॥ १.२४.८ ॥
The righteous-souled one explained the certainty of that sound: "O Rāma, on Mount Kailāsa, the supreme lake created by the mind."
1.24.9
ब्रह्मणा नरशार्दूल तेनेदं मानसं सरः ।
तस्मात् सुस्राव सरसः सायोध्यामुपगूहते ॥ १.२४.९ ॥
By Brahmā this Mānasa lake was made. O tiger among men, from it flowing forth, it encircles Ayodhyā.
1.24.10
सरःप्रवृत्ता सरयूः पुण्या ब्रह्मसरश्च्युता ।
तस्यायमतुलः शब्दो जाह्नवीमभिवर्तते ॥ १.२४.१० ॥
The sacred Sarayū, issuing from the lake, fallen from the Brahmā-lake: its incomparable sound flows toward the Gaṅgā.
1.24.11
वारिसंक्षोभजो राम प्रणामं नियतः कुरु ।
ताभ्यां तु तावुभौ कृत्वा प्रणाममतिधार्मिकौ ॥ १.२४.११ ॥
O Rāma, this sound is born of the churning of the waters. Make obeisance to them with restraint. Having made obeisance to those two, the two most righteous ones...
1.24.12
तीरं दक्षिणमासाद्य जग्मतुर्लघुविक्रमौ ।
स वनं घोरसंकाशं दृष्ट्वा नरवरात्मजः ॥ १.२४.१२ ॥
Reaching the southern bank, the two swift of stride went on. The son of the best of men saw that forest, which resembled something dreadful.
1.24.13
अविप्रहतमैक्ष्वाकः पप्रच्छ मुनिपुङ्गवम् ।
अहो वनमिदं दुर्गं झिल्लिकागणसंयुतम् ॥ १.२४.१३ ॥
Unhindered, the scion of Ikṣvāku asked the best of sages: "Ah, how impassable is this forest, full of hosts of crickets!"
1.24.14
भैरवैः श्वापदैः कीर्णं शकुन्तैर्दारुणारवैः ।
नानाप्रकारैः शकुनैर्वाश्यद्भिर्भैरवस्वनैः ॥ १.२४.१४ ॥
Filled with terrifying beasts of prey, with birds of dreadful cries, and birds of many kinds crying out in terrible voices.
1.24.15
सिंहव्याघ्रवराहैश्च वारणैश्चापि शोभितम् ।
धवाश्वकर्णककुभैर्बिल्वतिन्दुकपाटलैः ॥ १.२४.१५ ॥
Adorned with lions, tigers, boars and elephants, with dhava, aśvakarṇa and kakubha trees, with bilva, tinduka and pāṭala trees.
1.24.16
संकीर्णं बदरीभिश्च किं न्विदं दारुणं वनम् ।
तमुवाच महातेजा विश्वामित्रो महामुनिः ॥ १.२४.१६ ॥
"Why, indeed, is this dreadful forest so thickly filled with jujube trees?" To him spoke Viśvāmitra, the great sage of great radiance.
1.24.17
श्रूयतां वत्स काकुत्स्थ यस्यैतद् दारुणं वनम् ।
एतौ जनपदौ स्फीतौ पूर्वमास्तां नरोत्तम ॥ १.२४.१७ ॥
"Listen, dear son of Kakutstha: the two realms to which this dreadful forest belonged were once flourishing, O best of men."
1.24.18
मलदाश्च करूषाश्च देवनिर्माणनिर्मितौ ।
पुरा वृत्रवधे राम मलेन समभिप्लुतम् ॥ १.२४.१८ ॥
The Malada and the Karūṣa, fashioned by the gods, O Rāma, were once wholly soaked in filth at the slaying of Vṛtra.
1.24.19
क्षुधा चैव सहस्राक्षं ब्रह्महत्या समाविशत् ।
तमिन्द्रं मलिनं देवा ऋषयश्च तपोधनाः ॥ १.२४.१९ ॥
Hunger and the sin of brahmin-slaying entered Indra, the thousand-eyed. The gods and the sages, whose wealth is austerity, saw Indra defiled.
1.24.20
कलशैः स्नापयामासुर्मलं चास्य प्रमोचयन् ।
इह भूम्यां मलं दत्त्वा देवाः कारूषमेव च ॥ १.२४.२० ॥
The gods bathed him with pots and washed away his defilement, giving the defilement and the Kārūṣa into the earth here.
1.24.21
शरीरजं महेन्द्रस्य ततो हर्षं प्रपेदिरे ।
निर्मलो निष्करूषश्च शुद्ध इन्द्रो यथाभवत् ॥ १.२४.२१ ॥
Then the gods rejoiced at the defilement born of Mahendra's body. Stainless and free of Kārūṣa, Indra became pure again as before.
1.24.22
ददौ देशस्य सुप्रीतो वरं प्रादातनुत्तमम् ।
इमौ जनपदौ स्फीतौ ख्यातिं लोके गमिष्यतः ॥ १.२४.२२ ॥
Greatly pleased, he granted that region a supreme boon: these two prosperous territories will attain fame in the world.
1.24.23
मलदाश्च करूषाश्च ममाङ्गमलधारिणौ ।
साधु साध्विति तं देवाः पाकशासनमब्रुवन् ॥ १.२४.२३ ॥
"The Malada and the Karūṣa, who bear the defilement of my body — well done, well done!" Thus the gods said to Indra, the punisher of Paka.
1.24.24
देशस्य पूजां तां दृष्ट्वा कृतां शक्रेण धीमता ।
एतौ जनपदौ स्फीतौ दीर्घकालमरिंदम ॥ १.२४.२४ ॥
Seeing the honor shown to that region by the wise Śakra, O subduer of foes, these two prosperous territories endured for a long time.
1.24.25
मलदाश्च करूषाश्च मुदिता धनधान्यतः ।
कस्यचित्त्वथ कालस्य यक्षिणी कामरूपिणी ॥ १.२४.२५ ॥
The Maladas and Karūṣas rejoiced in wealth and grain. After some time, a yakṣiṇī able to take any form at will came there.
1.24.26
बलं नागसहस्रस्य धारयन्ती तदा ह्यभूत् ।
ताटका नाम भद्रं ते भार्या सुन्दस्य धीमतः ॥ १.२४.२६ ॥
She, who bore the strength of a thousand elephants, was named Tāṭakā, wife of the wise Sunda. May good befall you.
1.24.27
मारीचो राक्षसः पुत्रो यस्याः शक्रपराक्रमः ।
वृत्तबाहुर्महाशीर्षो विपुलास्यतनुर्महान् ॥ १.२४.२७ ॥
Her son is the rākṣasa Mārīca, of Indra's valor, round-armed, great-headed, wide-mouthed and vast of body.
1.24.28
राक्षसो भैरवाकारो नित्यं त्रासयते प्रजाः ।
इमौ जनपदौ नित्यं विनाशयति राघव ॥ १.२४.२८ ॥
That rākṣasa of terrible form constantly terrifies the people. O Rāghava, he is ever laying waste these two lands.
1.24.29
मलदांश्च करूषांश्च ताटका दुष्टचारिणी ।
सेयं पन्थानमावृत्य वसत्यत्यर्धयोजने ॥ १.२४.२९ ॥
The wicked-acting Tāṭakā torments the Maladas and Karūṣas. She blocks this road and dwells barely half a yojana away.
1.24.30
अत एव च गन्तव्यं ताटकाया वनं यतः ।
स्वबाहुबलमाश्रित्य जहीमां दुष्टचारिणीम् ॥ १.२४.३० ॥
Therefore one must go to Tāṭakā's forest. Relying on the strength of your own arms, slay this wicked-acting woman.
1.24.31
मन्नियोगादिमं देशं कुरु निष्कण्टकं पुनः ।
नहि कश्चिदिमं देशं शक्तो ह्यागन्तुमीदृशम् ॥ १.२४.३१ ॥
By my command, make this region free of thorns again; for no one is able to come into such a region as this.
1.24.32
यक्षिण्या घोरया राम उत्सादितमसह्यया ।
एतत्ते सर्वमाख्यातं यथैतद् दारुणं वनम् ।
यक्ष्या चोत्सादितं सर्वमद्यापि न निवर्तते ॥ १.२४.३२ ॥
O Rāma, this terrible and unbearable yakṣiṇī has laid everything waste. I have told you everything about how this dreadful forest is. What the yakṣī has laid waste has not recovered even today.