Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa · Sarga 1.42
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1.42.1
कालधर्मं गते राम सगरे प्रकृतीजनाः ।
राजानं रोचयामासुरंशुमन्तं सुधार्मिकम् ॥ १.४२.१ ॥
When Rāma's forefather Sagara had gone to his fate, the subjects chose Aṃśumān, the most righteous, as king.
1.42.2
स राजा सुमहानासीदंशुमान् रघुनन्दन ।
तस्य पुत्रो महानासीद् दिलीप इति विश्रुतः ॥ १.४२.२ ॥
That Aṃśumān was a very great king, O delight of the Raghus. His son was the great one renowned as Dilīpa.
1.42.3
तस्मै राज्यं समादिश्य दिलीपे रघुनन्दन ।
हिमवच्छिखरे रम्ये तपस्तेपे सुदारुणम् ॥ १.४२.३ ॥
Having entrusted the kingdom to him, O delight of the Raghus, Dilīpa performed a most severe austerity on a lovely peak of the Himālaya.
1.42.4
द्वात्रिंशच्छतसाहस्रं वर्षाणि सुमहायशाः ।
तपोवनगतो राजा स्वर्गं लेभे तपोधनः ॥ १.४२.४ ॥
Dwelling for thirty-two thousand years in the penance-grove, the king of great fame, whose wealth was austerity, attained heaven.
1.42.5
दिलीपस्तु महातेजाः श्रुत्वा पैतामहं वधम् ।
दुःखोपहतया बुद्ध्या निश्चयं नाध्यगच्छत ॥ १.४२.५ ॥
But Dilīpa, of great splendour, having heard of the destruction of his forefathers, could not reach a decision, his mind afflicted by grief.
1.42.6
कथं गङ्गावतरणं कथं तेषां जलक्रिया ।
तारयेयं कथं चैतानिति चिन्तापरोऽभवत् ॥ १.४२.६ ॥
"How shall the Gaṅgā be brought down? How shall the water-offerings be made for them? How shall I deliver these?" Thus he became absorbed in thought.
1.42.7
तस्य चिन्तयतो नित्यं धर्मेण विदितात्मनः ।
पुत्रो भगीरथो नाम जज्ञे परमधार्मिकः ॥ १.४२.७ ॥
As he constantly brooded, a son was born to him, self-knowing through dharma, named Bhagīratha, most righteous.
1.42.8
दिलीपस्तु महातेजा यज्ञैर्बहुभिरिष्टवान् ।
त्रिंशद्वर्षसहस्राणि राजा राज्यमकारयत् ॥ १.४२.८ ॥
But Dilīpa, of great brilliance, worshipped with many sacrifices, and as king he ruled the realm for thirty thousand years.
1.42.9
अगत्वा निश्चयं राजा तेषामुद्धरणं प्रति ।
व्याधिना नरशार्दूल कालधर्ममुपेयिवान् ॥ १.४२.९ ॥
Without reaching any resolve for their deliverance, O tiger among men, the king met the law of time through disease.
1.42.10
इन्द्रलोकं गतो राजा स्वार्जितेनैव कर्मणा ।
राज्ये भगीरथं पुत्रमभिषिच्य नरर्षभः ॥ १.४२.१० ॥
The king, best of men, went to Indra's heaven by the deed he himself had earned, having anointed his son Bhagīratha as ruler of the realm.
1.42.11
भगीरथस्तु राजर्षिर्धार्मिको रघुनन्दन ।
अनपत्यो महाराजः प्रजाकामः स च प्रजाः ॥ १.४२.११ ॥
But Bhagīratha, the righteous royal sage, O delight of the Raghus, had no offspring; the great king desired children.
1.42.12
मन्त्रिष्वाधाय तद् राज्यं गङ्गावतरणे रतः ।
तपो दीर्घं समातिष्ठद् गोकर्णे रघुनन्दन ॥ १.४२.१२ ॥
Entrusting the kingdom to his ministers, intent upon the descent of the Gaṅgā, he undertook long austerity at Gokarṇa, O delight of the Raghus.
1.42.13
ऊर्ध्वबाहुः पञ्चतपा मासाहारो जितेन्द्रियः ।
तस्य वर्षसहस्राणि घोरे तपसि तिष्ठतः ॥ १.४२.१३ ॥
With arms raised upward, practising the five fires, eating only once a month, and having conquered his senses, thousands of years passed while he remained in terrible austerity.
1.42.14
अतीतानि महाबाहो तस्य राज्ञो महात्मनः ।
सुप्रीतो भगवान् ब्रह्मा प्रजानां प्रभुरीश्वरः ॥ १.४२.१४ ॥
O mighty-armed one, those years passed for that great-souled king; then the venerable Brahmā, lord and ruler of created beings, was greatly pleased.
1.42.15
ततः सुरगणैः सार्धमुपागम्य पितामहः ।
भगीरथं महात्मानं तप्यमानमथाब्रवीत् ॥ १.४२.१५ ॥
Then Brahmā, the grandfather, approached together with the hosts of gods and spoke to the great-souled Bhagīratha, who was performing austerities.
1.42.16
भगीरथ महाराज प्रीतस्तेऽहं जनाधिप ।
तपसा च सुतप्तेन वरं वरय सुव्रत ॥ १.४२.१६ ॥
O Bhagīratha, great king, lord of people, I am pleased with you, and with your austerity so well performed; O one of firm vows, choose a boon.
1.42.17
तमुवाच महातेजाः सर्वलोकपितामहम् ।
भगीरथो महाबाहुः कृताञ्जलिपुटः स्थितः ॥ १.४२.१७ ॥
Then Bhagīratha, of great radiance and mighty arms, stood with palms joined in reverence and spoke to Brahmā, the grandfather of all worlds.
1.42.18
यदि मे भगवान् प्रीतो यद्यस्ति तपसः फलम् ।
सगरस्यात्मजाः सर्वे मत्तः सलिलमाप्नुयुः ॥ १.४२.१८ ॥
O venerable one, if you are pleased with me, and if my austerity bears any fruit, may all the sons of Sagara obtain water from me.
1.42.19
गङ्गायाः सलिलक्लिन्ने भस्मन्येषां महात्मनाम् ।
स्वर्गं गच्छेयुरत्यन्तं सर्वे च प्रपितामहाः ॥ १.४२.१९ ॥
With the ashes of these great-souled men soaked in the water of the Gaṅgā, all the great-great-grandfathers would go entirely to heaven.
1.42.20
देव याचे ह संतत्यै नावसीदेत् कुलं च नः ।
इक्ष्वाकूणां कुले देव एष मेऽस्तु वरः परः ॥ १.४२.२० ॥
O lord, I beg for offspring, that our lineage not perish; in the Ikṣvāku family, O lord, let this be my supreme boon.
1.42.21
उक्तवाक्यं तु राजानं सर्वलोकपितामहः ।
प्रत्युवाच शुभां वाणीं मधुरां मधुराक्षराम् ॥ १.४२.२१ ॥
When the king had spoken these words, the grandfather of all worlds replied to him in a auspicious voice, sweet and sweet-syllabled.
1.42.22
मनोरथो महानेष भगीरथ महारथ ।
एवं भवतु भद्रं ते इक्ष्वाकुकुलवर्धन ॥ १.४२.२२ ॥
Bhagīratha, this is your great wish. O mighty charioteer, so be it. May good fortune be yours, O increaser of the Ikṣvāku line!
1.42.23
इयं हैमवती ज्येष्ठा गङ्गा हिमवतः सुता ।
तां वै धारयितुं राजन् हरस्तत्र नियुज्यताम् ॥ १.४२.२३ ॥
This is Gaṅgā, the eldest daughter of the Himālaya, born of the snowy mountain. O king, let Hara be appointed there to bear her.
1.42.24
गङ्गायाः पतनं राजन् पृथिवी न सहिष्यते ।
तां वै धारयितुं राजन् नान्यं पश्यामि शूलिनः ॥ १.४२.२४ ॥
O king, the earth will not endure the fall of the Gaṅgā. O king, I see no one other than the trident-bearer who could bear her.
1.42.25
तमेवमुक्त्वा राजानं गङ्गां चाभाष्य लोककृत् ।
जगाम त्रिदिवं देवैः सर्वैः सह मरुद्गणैः ॥ १.४२.२५ ॥
Having spoken thus to the king, and having addressed Gaṅgā as well, the creator of the worlds departed for the heaven of the three worlds, together with all the gods and the hosts of Maruts.