Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa · Sarga 1.34
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1.34.1
कृतोद्वाहे गते तस्मिन् ब्रह्मदत्ते च राघव ।
अपुत्रः पुत्रलाभाय पौत्रीमिष्टिमकल्पयत् ॥ १.३४.१ ॥
O Rāghava, after Brahmadatta's marriage had taken place, the sonless king arranged a sacrifice for obtaining a son, one that would grant a grandson.
1.34.2
इष्ट्यां तु वर्तमानायां कुशनाभं महीपतिम् ।
उवाच परमोदारः कुशो ब्रह्मसुतस्तदा ॥ १.३४.२ ॥
While the sacrifice was being performed, Kuśa, the magnanimous son of Brahmā, then spoke to the lord of the earth, Kuśanābha.
1.34.3
पुत्रस्ते सदृशः पुत्र भविष्यति सुधार्मिकः ।
गाधिं प्राप्स्यसि तेन त्वं कीर्तिं लोके च शाश्वतीम् ॥ १.३४.३ ॥
A son like you will be born to you, very righteous; through him you will obtain Gādhi, and you will gain everlasting fame in the world.
1.34.4
एवमुक्त्वा कुशो राम कुशनाभं महीपतिम् ।
जगामाकाशमाविश्य ब्रह्मलोकं सनातनम् ॥ १.३४.४ ॥
O Rāma, having spoken thus, Kuśa took leave of the lord of the earth Kuśanābha, entered the sky, and went to the eternal world of Brahmā.
1.34.5
कस्यचित् त्वथ कालस्य कुशनाभस्य धीमतः ।
जज्ञे परमधर्मिष्ठो गाधिरित्येव नामतः ॥ १.३४.५ ॥
After some time, there was born to the wise Kuśanābha a son of supreme righteousness, named Gādhi.
1.34.6
स पिता मम काकुत्स्थ गाधिः परमधार्मिकः ।
कुशवंशप्रसूतोऽस्मि कौशिको रघुनन्दन ॥ १.३४.६ ॥
O Kākutstha, that most righteous Gādhi was my father. O delight of the Raghus, I am Kauśika, born in the line of Kuśa.
1.34.7
पूर्वजा भगिनी चापि मम राघव सुव्रता ।
नाम्ना सत्यवती नाम ऋचीके प्रतिपादिता ॥ १.३४.७ ॥
O Rāghava, I had an elder sister too, faithful to good vows. Her name was Satyavatī, and she was given in marriage to Ṛcīka.
1.34.8
सशरीरा गता स्वर्गं भर्तारमनुवर्तिनी ।
कौशिकी परमोदारा सा प्रवृत्ता महानदी ॥ १.३४.८ ॥
Following her husband, she went to heaven in her very body. That most generous Kauśikī now flows on as the great river.
1.34.9
दिव्या पुण्योदका रम्या हिमवन्तमुपाश्रिता
लोकस्य हितकार्यार्थं प्रवृत्ता भगिनी मम ॥ १.३४.९ ॥
My divine, lovely sister with holy waters, having taken refuge in the Himālaya, flowed forth for the welfare of the world.
1.34.10
ततोऽहं हिमवत्पार्श्वे वसामि नियतः सुखम्
भगिन्यां स्नेहसंयुक्तः कौशिक्यां रघुनन्दन ॥ १.३४.१० ॥
Thereafter I dwell happily and self-controlled at the side of the Himālaya, O delight of the Raghus, bound by affection for my sister Kauśikī.
1.34.11
सा तु सत्यवती पुण्या सत्ये धर्मे प्रतिष्ठिता
पतिव्रता महाभागा कौशिकी सरितां वरा ॥ १.३४.११ ॥
That Satyavatī is pure, established in truth and dharma. Faithful to her husband and greatly fortunate, Kauśikī is the best of rivers.
1.34.12
अहं हि नियमाद्राम हित्वा तां समुपागतः
सिद्धाश्रममनुप्राप्तः सिद्धोऽस्मि तव तेजसा ॥ १.३४.१२ ॥
O Rāma, it was by my vow that I left her and came, and reaching the hermitage of the accomplished, I have become accomplished through your splendor.
1.34.13
एषा राम ममोत्पत्तिः स्वस्य वंशस्य कीर्तिता
देशस्य च महाबाहो यन्मां त्वं परिपृच्छसि ॥ १.३४.१३ ॥
O Rāma, O mighty-armed one, this is the account of my own birth, of my lineage and of the realm, which you asked me about.
1.34.14
गतोऽर्धरात्रः काकुत्स्थ कथाः कथयतो मम ।
निद्रामभ्येहि भद्रं ते मा भूद् विघ्नोऽध्वनीह नः ॥ १.३४.१४ ॥
O Kākutstha, midnight has passed while I was telling my stories. May good befall you; now go to sleep, so that no obstacle comes to us on the road here.
1.34.15
निष्पन्दास्तरवः सर्वे निलीना मृगपक्षिणः ।
नैशेन तमसा व्याप्ता दिशश्च रघुनन्दन ॥ १.३४.१५ ॥
O delight of the Raghus, all the trees have become motionless, the deer and birds have hidden themselves, and the directions are pervaded by the darkness of night.
1.34.16
शनैर्विसृज्यते संध्या नभो नेत्रैरिवावृतम् ।
नक्षत्रतारागहनं ज्योतिर्भिरवभासते ॥ १.३४.१६ ॥
Slowly the twilight is withdrawn, and the sky seems covered as with eyes; the sky, thick with constellations and stars, shines forth with its lights.
1.34.17
१-३४-१६॥
उत्तिष्ठते च शीतांशुः शशी लोकतमोनुदः ।
ह्लादयन् प्राणिनां लोके मनांसि प्रभया स्वया ॥ १.३४.१७ ॥
And the moon, cool-rayed, dispeller of the world's darkness, is rising, gladdening the minds of living beings in the world with its own light.
1.34.18
नैशानि सर्वभूतानि प्रचरन्ति ततस्ततः ।
यक्षराक्षससंघाश्च रौद्राश्च पिशिताशनाः ॥ १.३४.१८ ॥
All the creatures of the night roam here and there, and bands of yakṣas and rākṣasas, and fierce flesh-eating beings, also wander about.
1.34.19
एवमुक्त्वा महातेजा विरराम महामुनिः ।
साधुसाध्विति तं सर्वे मुनयो ह्यभ्यपूजयन् ॥ १.३४.१९ ॥
Having spoken thus, the great sage of immense splendour fell silent, and all the sages honoured him, saying, "Well done, well done!"
1.34.20
कुशिकानामयं वंशो महान् धर्मपरः सदा ।
ब्रह्मोपमा महात्मानः कुशवंश्या नरोत्तमाः ॥ १.३४.२० ॥
Great is this lineage of the Kuśikas, ever devoted to dharma. The high-souled ones born in the line of Kuśa are like Brahmā, the best of men.
1.34.21
विशेषेण भवानेव विश्वामित्र महायशः ।
कौशिकी सरितां श्रेष्ठा कुलोद्योतकरी तव ॥ १.३४.२१ ॥
Especially you, O Viśvāmitra of great fame! The Kauśikī, best of rivers, is the illuminator of your lineage.
1.34.22
मुदितैर्मुनिशार्दूलैः प्रशस्तः कुशिकात्मजः ।
निद्रामुपागमच्छ्रीमानस्तंगत इवांशुमान् ॥ १.३४.२२ ॥
Praised by the delighted tiger-among-sages, the son of Kuśika, radiant like the sun gone to set, went into sleep.
1.34.23
रामोऽपि सहसौमित्रिः किञ्चिदागतविस्मयः ।
प्रशस्य मुनिशार्दूलं निद्रां समुपसेवते ॥ १.३४.२३ ॥
Rāma too, together with Saumitri and somewhat astonished, having praised the tiger among sages, gave himself to sleep.