Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa · Sarga 1.33
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1.33.1
तस्य तद्वचनं श्रुत्वा कुशनाभस्य धीमतः ।
शिरोभिश्चरणौ स्पृष्ट्वा कन्याशतमभाषत ॥ १.३३.१ ॥
Having heard those words of the wise Kuśanābha, the hundred maidens touched his feet with their heads and spoke.
1.33.2
वायुः सर्वात्मको राजन् प्रधर्षयितुमिच्छति ।
अशुभं मार्गमास्थाय न धर्मं प्रत्यवेक्षते ॥ १.३३.२ ॥
O king, Vāyu, the soul of all, desires to violate us. Taking up an inauspicious path, he does not regard dharma.
1.33.3
पितृमत्यः स्म भद्रं ते स्वच्छन्दे न वयं स्थिताः ।
पितरं नो वृणीष्व त्वं यदि नो दास्यते तव ॥ १.३३.३ ॥
May good befall you. We are under our father's authority; we are not free to choose. Choose our father, if he will give us to you.
1.33.4
तेन पापानुबन्धेन वचनं न प्रतीच्छता ।
एवं ब्रुवन्त्यः सर्वाः स्म वायुनाभिहता भृशम् ॥ १.३३.४ ॥
Because they did not accept that wicked one's words, all of them, speaking thus, were greatly afflicted by the wind.
1.33.5
तासां तु वचनं श्रुत्वा राजा परमधार्मिकः ।
प्रत्युवाच महातेजाः कन्याशतमनुत्तमम् ॥ १.३३.५ ॥
Having heard their words, the most righteous and greatly splendid king replied to the hundred supreme maidens.
1.33.6
क्षान्तं क्षमावतां पुत्र्यः कर्तव्यं सुमहत् कृतम् ।
ऐकमत्यमुपागम्य कुलं चावेक्षितं मम ॥ १.३३.६ ॥
O daughters, forbearance is the duty of the patient. You have done a very great thing; having reached unanimity, you have also regarded my family.
1.33.7
अलङ्कारो हि नारीणां क्षमा तु पुरुषस्य वा ।
दुष्करं तच्च वै क्षान्तं त्रिदशेषु विशेषतः ॥ १.३३.७ ॥
Forbearance is the ornament of women, and of men as well. Yet it is very hard to practise, even among the gods; forbearance is truly difficult to maintain.
1.33.8
यादृशी वः क्षमा पुत्र्यः सर्वासामविशेषतः ।
क्षमा दानं क्षमा सत्यं क्षमा यज्ञाश्च पुत्रिकाः ॥ १.३३.८ ॥
Daughters, whatever forbearance you have, all of you possess it alike without distinction. Forbearance is giving, forbearance is truth; forbearance, daughters, is the sacrifices.
1.33.9
क्षमा यशः क्षमा धर्मः क्षमायां विष्ठितं जगत् ।
विसृज्य कन्याः काकुत्स्थ राजा त्रिदशविक्रमः ॥ १.३३.९ ॥
Forbearance is fame, forbearance is dharma; in forbearance this world stands firm. O Kākutstha, having sent the daughters away, the king, whose valour was like that of the gods...
1.33.10
मन्त्रज्ञो मन्त्रयामास प्रदानं सह मन्त्रिभिः ।
देशे काले च कर्तव्यं सदृशे प्रतिपादनम् ॥ १.३३.१० ॥
The king, knower of counsel, deliberated with his ministers: the giving away should be made in a fitting place and at a fitting time, to a suitable bridegroom.
1.33.11
एतस्मिन्नेव काले तु चूली नाम महाद्युतिः
ऊर्ध्वरेताः शुभाचारो ब्राह्मं तप उपागमत् ॥ १.३३.११ ॥
At this very time, the sage named Cūlī, greatly radiant, with seed directed upward and of good conduct, undertook the Brahman austerity.
1.33.12
तपस्यन्तमृषिं तत्र गन्धर्वी पर्युपासते ।
सोमदा नाम भद्रं ते ऊर्मिलातनया तदा ॥ १.३३.१२ ॥
There, a Gandharva woman named Somadā attended upon the sage who was performing austerity; she was the daughter of Ūrmilā. May good befall you.
1.33.13
सा च तं प्रणता भूत्वा शुश्रूषणपरायणा ।
उवास काले धर्मिष्ठा तस्यास्तुष्टोऽभवद् गुरुः ॥ १.३३.१३ ॥
Bowing to him and devoted to his service, she stayed there; in due time the teacher was pleased with that righteous woman.
1.33.14
स च तां कालयोगेन प्रोवाच रघुनन्दन ।
परितुष्टोऽस्मि भद्रं ते किं करोमि तव प्रियम् ॥ १.३३.१४ ॥
In due course he said to her, "O delight of the Raghus, I am greatly pleased. May good befall you. What dear thing shall I do for you?"
1.33.15
परितुष्टं मुनिं ज्ञात्वा गन्धर्वी मधुरस्वरम् ।
उवाच परमप्रीता वाक्यज्ञा वाक्यकोविदम् ॥ १.३३.१५ ॥
Knowing the sage to be pleased, the gandharva woman, greatly delighted and skilled in speech, spoke with a sweet voice to the sage, master of words.
1.33.16
लक्ष्म्या समुदितो ब्राह्म्या ब्रह्मभूतो महातपाः ।
ब्राह्मेण तपसा युक्तं पुत्रमिच्छामि धार्मिकम् ॥ १.३३.१६ ॥
"Endowed with prosperity and brahminical radiance, a brahman embodied, great in austerity, I desire a righteous son endowed with the austerity of a brahmin."
1.33.17
अपतिश्चास्मि भद्रं ते भार्या चास्मि न कस्यचित् ।
ब्राह्मेणोपगतायाश्च दातुमर्हसि मे सुतम् ॥ १.३३.१७ ॥
"I have no husband, and I am no one's wife. May good befall you. Having approached you in the brahminical manner, you ought to give me a son."
1.33.18
तस्याः प्रसन्नो ब्रह्मर्षिर्ददौ ब्राह्ममनुत्तमम् ।
ब्रह्मदत्त इति ख्यातं मानसं चूलिनः सुतम् ॥ १.३३.१८ ॥
Pleased with her, the brahmarishi granted her a supreme brahminical son, renowned as Brahmadatta, the mind-born son of Cūlin.
1.33.19
स राजा ब्रह्मदत्तस्तु पुरीमध्यवसत् तदा ।
काम्पिल्यां परया लक्ष्म्या देवराजो यथा दिवम् ॥ १.३३.१९ ॥
That king Brahmadatta then dwelt in the city of Kāmpilya, as the king of the gods dwells in heaven, endowed with supreme splendour.
1.33.20
स बुद्धिं कृतवान् राजा कुशनाभः सुधार्मिकः ।
ब्रह्मदत्ताय काकुत्स्थ दातुं कन्याशतं तदा ॥ १.३३.२० ॥
O descendant of Kakutstha, the most righteous King Kuśanābha then resolved to give a hundred daughters to Brahmadatta.
1.33.21
तमाहूय महातेजा ब्रह्मदत्तं महीपतिः ।
ददौ कन्याशतं राजा सुप्रीतेनान्तरात्मना ॥ १.३३.२१ ॥
Having summoned Brahmadatta, the mighty and radiant lord of the earth gave him a hundred daughters, his heart greatly pleased.
1.33.22
यथाक्रमं तदा पाणिं जग्राह रघुनन्दन ।
ब्रह्मदत्तो महीपालस्तासां देवपतिर्यथा ॥ १.३३.२२ ॥
O delight of the Raghus, then the protector of the earth Brahmadatta took the hand of each of them in due order, as the lord of the gods does.
1.33.23
स्पृष्टमात्रे तदा पाणौ विकुब्जा विगतज्वराः ।
युक्तं परमया लक्ष्म्या बभौ कन्याशतं तदा ॥ १.३३.२३ ॥
The moment their hands were touched, those crooked maidens were freed from their fever, and then the hundred daughters shone, endowed with supreme splendour.
1.33.24
स दृष्ट्वा वायुना मुक्ताः कुशनाभो महीपतिः ।
बभूव परमप्रीतो हर्षं लेभे पुनः पुनः ॥ १.३३.२४ ॥
Seeing those daughters freed by the wind, the lord of the earth Kuśanābha was supremely delighted, and again and again he felt joy.
1.33.25
कृतोद्वाहं तु राजानं ब्रह्मदत्तं महीपतिम् ।
सदारं प्रेषयामास सोपाध्यायगणं तदा ॥ १.३३.२५ ॥
When the marriage had been arranged, King Kuśanābha sent off King Brahmadatta, with his wife and the company of priests.
1.33.26
सोमदापि सुतं दृष्ट्वा पुत्रस्य सदृशीं क्रियाम् ।
यथान्यायं च गन्धर्वी स्नुषास्ताः प्रत्यनन्दत ।
स्पृष्ट्वा स्पृष्ट्वा च ताः कन्याः कुशनाभं प्रशस्य च ॥ १.३३.२६ ॥
Somadā, seeing the rite fitting for her son, and the Gandharva woman, welcomed her daughters-in-law as is proper. Touching those maidens again and again, and praising Kuśanābha, she rejoiced.