Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa · Sarga 1.25
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1.25.1
अथ तस्याप्रमेयस्य मुनेर्वचनमुत्तमम्।
श्रुत्वा पुरुषशार्दूलः प्रत्युवाच शुभां गिरम् ॥ १.२५.१ ॥
Then, hearing the excellent words of that immeasurable sage, Rāma, tiger among men, replied in auspicious speech.
1.25.2
अल्पवीर्या यदा यक्षी श्रूयते मुनिपुङ्गव ।
कथं नागसहस्रस्य धारयत्यबला बलम् ॥ १.२५.२ ॥
Best of sages, it is heard that a yakṣī is of little power; how does this weak woman bear the strength of a thousand elephants?
1.25.3
इत्युक्तं वचनं श्रुत्वा राघवस्यामितौजसः ।
हर्षयञ्श्लक्ष्णया वाचा सलक्ष्मणमरिन्दमम् ॥ १.२५.३ ॥
Hearing these words of Rāghava of boundless splendor, and gladdening him and Lakṣmaṇa with gentle speech, the subduer of foes…
1.25.4
विश्वामित्रोऽब्रवीद् वाक्यं शृणु येन बलोत्कटा ।
वरदानकृतं वीर्यं धारयत्यबला बलम् ॥ १.२५.४ ॥
Viśvāmitra said: Listen, by the power granted through a boon, this weak woman bears immense strength.
1.25.5
पूर्वमासीन्महायक्षः सुकेतुर्नाम वीर्यवान् ।
अनपत्यः शुभाचारः स च तेपे महत्तपः ॥ १.२५.५ ॥
Long ago there was a great and mighty yakṣa named Sukētu. He was childless, of good conduct, and he performed great austerity.
1.25.6
पितामहस्तु सुप्रीतस्तस्य यक्षपतेस्तदा ।
कन्यारत्नं ददौ राम ताटकां नाम नामतः ॥ १.२५.६ ॥
Then the grandfather (Brahmā), greatly pleased with that lord of yakṣas, gave him a jewel among daughters named Tāṭakā, O Rāma.
1.25.7
ददौ नागसहस्रस्य बलं चास्याः पितामहः ।
न त्वेव पुत्रं यक्षाय ददौ चासौ महायशाः ॥ १.२५.७ ॥
The grandfather gave her the strength of a thousand elephants, but that greatly famed one did not give a son to the yaksa.
1.25.8
तां तु बालां विवर्धन्तीं रूपयौवनशालिनीम् ।
जम्भपुत्राय सुन्दाय ददौ भार्यां यशस्विनीम् ॥ १.२५.८ ॥
That girl, growing up and adorned with beauty and youth, he gave as wife to Sunda, son of Jambha; she was illustrious.
1.25.9
कस्यचित्त्वथ कालस्य यक्षी पुत्रं व्यजायत ।
मारीचं नाम दुर्धर्षं यः शापाद् राक्षसोऽभवत् ॥ १.२५.९ ॥
After some time the yaksī bore a son named Mārīca, invincible, who became a rākṣasa through a curse.
1.25.10
सुन्दे तु निहते राम अगस्त्यमृषिसत्तमम् ।
ताटका सहपुत्रेण प्रधर्षयितुमिच्छति ॥ १.२५.१० ॥
Rāma, when Sunda had been slain, Tāṭakā with her son wished to assail the best of sages, Agastya.
1.25.11
भक्षार्थं जातसंरम्भा गर्जन्ती साभ्यधावत ।
आपतन्तीं तु तां दृष्ट्वा अगस्त्यो भगवानृषिः ॥ १.२५.११ ॥
Filled with fury for food, she rushed forward roaring; seeing her charging upon him, the venerable sage Agastya...
1.25.12
राक्षसत्वं भजस्वेति मारीचं व्याजहार सः ।
अगस्त्यः परमामर्षस्ताटकामपि शप्तवान् ॥ १.२५.१२ ॥
He spoke to Mārīca: 'Take on the state of a rākṣasa'; and in greatest anger he cursed Tāṭakā too.
1.25.13
पुरुषादी महायक्षी विकृता विकृतानना ।
इदं रूपम् विहायाशु दारुणं रूपमस्तु ते ॥ १.२५.१३ ॥
Man-eating great yakṣī, deformed in form and distorted of face, abandon this form; let a terrible form be yours at once.
1.25.14
सैषा शापकृतामर्षा ताटका क्रोधमूर्छिता ।
देशमुत्सादयत्येनमगस्त्याचरितं शुभम् ॥ १.२५.१४ ॥
This Tāṭakā, enraged by the curse and stupefied with wrath, is laying waste this auspicious land that Agastya has tended.
1.25.15
एनां राघव दुर्वृत्तां यक्षीं परमदारुणाम् ।
गोब्राह्मणहितार्थाय जहि दुष्टपराक्रमाम् ॥ १.२५.१५ ॥
O Rāghava, for the welfare of cows and brāhmaṇas, slay this yakṣī of evil conduct, most terrible, whose prowess is wicked.
1.25.16
नह्येनां शापसंसृष्टां कश्चिदुत्सहते पुमान् ।
निहन्तुं त्रिषु लोकेषु त्वामृते रघुनन्दन ॥ १.२५.१६ ॥
Bound by the curse, she is one whom no man in the three worlds would dare to slay, save you alone, O delight of the Raghus.
1.25.17
नहि ते स्त्रीवधकृते घृणा कार्या नरोत्तम ।
चातुर्वर्ण्यहितार्थं कर्तव्यं राजसूनुना ॥ १.२५.१७ ॥
O best of men, you should not show compassion merely because the target is a woman. For the welfare of the four social orders, this is the duty of the king's son.
1.25.18
नृशंसमनृशंसं वा प्रजारक्षणकारणात् ।
पातकं वा सदोषं वा कर्तव्यं रक्षता सदा ॥ १.२५.१८ ॥
For the protection of the people, the protector must always do what must be done, whether it is cruel or not cruel, a sin or faulty.
1.25.19
राज्यभारनियुक्तानामेष धर्मः सनातनः ।
अधर्म्यां जहि काकुत्स्थ धर्मो ह्यस्यां न विद्यते ॥ १.२५.१९ ॥
This is the eternal duty of those appointed to bear the burden of kingship. O Kākutstha, slay this unrighteous woman, for in her there is no dharma.
1.25.20
श्रूयते हि पुरा शक्रो विरोचनसुतां नृप ।
पृथिवीं हन्तुमिच्छन्तीं मन्थरामभ्यसूदयत् ॥ १.२५.२० ॥
It is told that in former times Indra struck down Mantharā, the daughter of Virocana, who desired to destroy the earth.
1.25.21
विष्णुना च पुरा राम भृगुपत्नी पतिव्रता ।
अनिन्द्रं लोकमिच्छन्ती काव्यमाता निषूदिता ॥ १.२५.२१ ॥
And, O Rāma, in former times Viṣṇu slew the devoted wife of Bhṛgu, who desired a world without Indra; she was the mother of Kāvya (Uśanas).
1.25.22
एतैश्चान्यैश्च बहुभी राजपुत्रैर्महात्मभिः ।
अधर्मसहिता नार्यो हताः पुरुषसत्तमैः ।
तस्मादेनां घृणां त्यक्त्वा जहि मच्छासनान्नृप ॥ १.२५.२२ ॥
By these and many other great-souled royal princes, the best of men, unrighteous women have been slain. Therefore, abandon pity for her, and by my command, slay her, O king.