Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa · Sarga 1.35
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1.35.1
उपास्य रात्रिशेषं तु शोणाकूले महर्षिभिः ।
निशायां सुप्रभातायां विश्वामित्रोऽभ्यभाषत ॥ १.३५.१ ॥
Having performed his worship in the remaining part of the night on the bank of the Śoṇa, together with the great sages, Viśvāmitra spoke when the night had become a fair dawn.
1.35.2
सुप्रभाता निशा राम पूर्वा संध्या प्रवर्तते ।
उत्तिष्ठोत्तिष्ठ भद्रं ते गमनायाभिरोचय ॥ १.३५.२ ॥
O Rāma, the night has become a fair dawn; the eastern twilight has begun. Rise, rise, may good fortune be yours; make up your mind to depart.
1.35.3
तच्छ्रुत्वा वचनं तस्य कृतपूर्वाह्णिकक्रियः ।
गमनं रोचयामास वाक्यं चेदमुवाच ह ॥ १.३५.३ ॥
Having heard his words and performed the morning rites, he agreed to depart and spoke these words.
1.35.4
अयं शोणः शुभजलोऽगाधः पुलिनमण्डितः ।
कतरेण पथा ब्रह्मन् संतरिष्यामहे वयम् ॥ १.३५.४ ॥
This is the Śoṇa, with its fair waters, deep and adorned with sandbanks. O brahmin, by which path shall we cross it?
1.35.5
एवमुक्तस्तु रामेण विश्वामित्रोऽब्रवीदिदम् ।
एष पन्था मयोद्दिष्टो येन यान्ति महर्षयः ॥ १.३५.५ ॥
When Rāma had thus spoken, Viśvāmitra replied: This is the path I have pointed out, by which the great sages go.
1.35.6
एवमुक्ता महर्षयो विश्वामित्रेण धीमता ।
पश्यन्तस्ते प्रयाता वै वनानि विविधानि च ॥ १.३५.६ ॥
Thus addressed by the wise Viśvāmitra, the great sages set out, looking upon the various forests.
1.35.7
ते गत्वा दूरमध्वानं गतेऽर्धदिवसे तदा ।
जाह्नवीं सरितां श्रेष्ठां ददृशुर्मुनिसेविताम् ॥ १.३५.७ ॥
Having gone a long way, when midday had passed, they saw the Jāhnavī, the best of rivers, frequented by sages.
1.35.8
तां दृष्ट्वा पुण्यसलिलां हंससारससेविताम् ।
बभूवुर्मुनयः सर्वे मुदिताः सहराघवाः ॥ १.३५.८ ॥
Seeing her, with holy waters, frequented by swans and cranes, all the sages, together with the Rāghavas, were delighted.
1.35.9
तस्यास्तीरे तदा सर्वे चक्रुर्वासपरिग्रहम् ।
ततः स्नात्वा यथान्यायं संतर्प्य पितृदेवताः ॥ १.३५.९ ॥
Then they all made their dwelling on her bank. Then, having bathed according to rule and offered libations to the ancestors and the deities,
1.35.10
हुत्वा चैवाग्निहोत्राणि प्राश्य चामृतवद्धविः ।
विविशुर्जाह्नवीतीरे शुभा मुदितमानसाः ॥ १.३५.१० ॥
Having offered the agnihotra oblations and partaken of the oblation, which was like nectar, they, auspicious and with glad hearts, entered the bank of the Jāhnavī.
1.35.11
विश्वामित्रं महात्मानं परिवार्य समन्ततः ।
विष्ठिताश्च यथान्यायं राघवौ च यथार्हतः ।
संप्रहृष्टमना रामो विश्वामित्रमथाब्रवीत् ॥ १.३५.११ ॥
Surrounding the great-souled Viśvāmitra on all sides, they sat down in due order, and the two Rāghavas sat as was fitting. Then Rāma, with a greatly delighted mind, spoke to Viśvāmitra.
1.35.12
भगवञ्छ्रोतुमिच्छामि गङ्गां त्रिपथगां नदीम् ।
त्रैलोक्यं कथमाक्रम्य गता नदनदीपतिम् ॥ १.३५.१२ ॥
Revered sir, I wish to hear about the Gaṅgā, the river flowing through three paths: how, having crossed the three worlds, she went to the lord of rivers and streams.
1.35.13
चोदितो रामवाक्येन विश्वामित्रो महामुनिः ।
वृद्धिं जन्म च गङ्गाया वक्तुमेवोपचक्रमे ॥ १.३५.१३ ॥
Urged by Rāma's words, the great sage Viśvāmitra began to tell of the growth and birth of the Gaṅgā.
1.35.14
शैलेन्द्रो हिमवान् राम धातूनामाकरो महान् ।
तस्य कन्याद्वयं राम रूपेणाप्रतिमं भुवि ॥ १.३५.१४ ॥
O Rāma, the lord of mountains Himavān, a great mine of minerals, has two daughters whose beauty is unmatched on earth.
1.35.15
या मेरुदुहिता राम तयोर्माता सुमध्यमा ।
नाम्ना मेना मनोज्ञा वै पत्नी हिमवतः प्रिया ॥ १.३५.१५ ॥
O Rāma, she who is the daughter of Meru, the slender-waisted, charming Menā by name, beloved wife of Himavat, is the mother of those two.
1.35.16
तस्यां गङ्गेयमभवज्ज्येष्ठा हिमवतः सुता ।
उमा नाम द्वितीयाभूत् कन्या तस्यैव राघव ॥ १.३५.१६ ॥
From her was born this Gaṅgā, the elder daughter of Himavat; and the second daughter of that same couple was named Umā, O descendant of Raghu.
1.35.17
अथ ज्येष्ठां सुराः सर्वे देवकार्यचिकीर्षया ।
शैलेन्द्रं वरयामासुर्गङ्गां त्रिपथगां नदीम् ॥ १.३५.१७ ॥
Then all the gods, desiring to accomplish the work of the gods, asked the lord of mountains for his elder daughter, the river Gaṅgā who flows along three paths.
1.35.18
ददौ धर्मेण हिमवांस्तनयां लोकपावनीम् ।
स्वच्छन्दपथगां गङ्गां त्रैलोक्यहितकाम्यया ॥ १.३५.१८ ॥
Himavat, in accordance with dharma, gave his daughter Gaṅgā, the purifier of the worlds who flows at her own will, out of desire for the welfare of the three worlds.
1.35.19
प्रतिगृह्य त्रिलोकार्थं त्रिलोकहितकांक्षिणः ।
गङ्गामादाय तेऽगच्छन् कृतार्थेनान्तरात्मना ॥ १.३५.१९ ॥
Having received it for the sake of the three worlds, they who desired the welfare of the three worlds departed with Gaṅgā, their inner selves fulfilled.
1.35.20
या चान्या शैलदुहिता कन्याऽसीद् रघुनन्दन ।
उग्रं सुव्रतमास्थाय तपस्तेपे तपोधना ॥ १.३५.२० ॥
O delight of the Raghus, there was another maiden, daughter of the mountain king, whose wealth was austerity; she took up a strict vow and performed fierce penance.
1.35.21
उग्रेण तपसा युक्तां ददौ शैलवरः सुताम् ।
रुद्रायाप्रतिरूपाय उमां लोकनमस्कृताम् ॥ १.३५.२१ ॥
The best of mountains gave that daughter, endowed with fierce austerity, to the incomparable Rudra; that Umā is revered by the worlds.
1.35.22
एते ते शैलराजस्य सुते लोकनमस्कृते ।
गङ्गा च सरितां श्रेष्ठा उमादेवी च राघव ॥ १.३५.२२ ॥
O descendant of Raghu, these two daughters of the mountain king are revered by the worlds: Gaṅgā, best of rivers, and Goddess Umā.
1.35.23
एतत् ते सर्वमाख्यातं यथा त्रिपथगामिनी ।
खं गता प्रथमं तात गतिं गतिमतां वर ॥ १.३५.२३ ॥
All this has been told to you, how Gaṅgā, the one flowing along three paths, first went up into the sky. O dear one, best of those who move!
1.35.24
सैषा सुरनदी रम्या शैलेन्द्रतनया तदा ।
सुरलोकं समारूढा विपापा जलवाहिनी ॥ १.३५.२४ ॥
This delightful river of the gods, daughter of the lord of mountains, then ascended to the world of the gods, sinless and carrying water.