Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa · Sarga 1.53
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1.53.1
एवमुक्ता वसिष्ठेन शबला शत्रुसूदन।
विदधे कामधुक् कामान् यस्य यस्येप्सितं यथा ॥ १.५३.१ ॥
Thus addressed by Vasiṣṭha, O destroyer of foes, the wish-fulfilling cow Śabalā provided each one with whatever he desired.
1.53.2
इक्षून् मधूंस्तथा लाजान् मैरेयांश्च वरासवान्।
पानानि च महार्हाणि भक्ष्यांश्चोच्चावचानपि ॥ १.५३.२ ॥
Sugarcane, honey, parched grains, maireya liquor and excellent fermented drinks, costly beverages, and foods of every kind, high and low.
1.53.3
उष्णाढ्यस्यौदनस्यात्र राशयः पर्वतोपमाः।
मृष्टान्यन्नानि सूपांश्च दधिकुल्यास्तथैव च ॥ १.५३.३ ॥
Here were mountain-like heaps of hot, rich rice, savory foods and dal soups, and likewise rivers of curd.
1.53.4
नानास्वादुरसानां च खाण्डवानां तथैव च।
भोजनानि सुपूर्णानि गौडानि च सहस्रशः ॥ १.५३.४ ॥
Likewise there were sweets of many tasty flavors, khāṇḍava confections, full meals, and gauḍa sweets by the thousand.
1.53.5
सर्वमासीत् सुसंतुष्टं हृष्टपुष्टजनायुतम्।
विश्वामित्रबलं राम वसिष्ठेन सुतर्पितम् ॥ १.५३.५ ॥
O Rāma, the whole host of Viśvāmitra, thoroughly satisfied by Vasiṣṭha, was very content and full of joyful, well-nourished people.
1.53.6
विश्वामित्रो हि राजर्षिर्हृष्टपुष्टस्तदाभवत्।
सान्तःपुरवरो राजा सब्राह्मणपुरोहितः ॥ १.५३.६ ॥
Indeed, the royal sage Viśvāmitra then became joyful and well-nourished, and the king, together with his inner palace, the brahmins and his household priest, was pleased.
1.53.7
सामात्यो मन्त्रिसहितः सभृत्यः पूजितस्तदा।
युक्तः परमहर्षेण वसिष्ठमिदमब्रवीत् ॥ १.५३.७ ॥
Honored together with his ministers, counselors and servants, the king, filled with supreme joy, then spoke these words to Vasiṣṭha.
1.53.8
पूजितोऽहं त्वया ब्रह्मन् पूजार्हेण सुसत्कृतः।
श्रूयतामभिधास्यामि वाक्यं वाक्यविशारद ॥ १.५३.८ ॥
O brahmin, worthy of honor, you have honored me well with due reverence. O skilled in speech, listen, I shall declare my words.
1.53.9
गवां शतसहस्रेण दीयतां शबला मम।
रत्नं हि भगवन्नेतद् रत्नहारी च पार्थिवः ॥ १.५३.९ ॥
O revered one, let my spotted cow be given in exchange for a hundred thousand cows. This is a jewel, and the king is the taker of jewels.
1.53.10
तस्मान्मे शबलां देहि ममैषा धर्मतो द्विज।
एवमुक्तस्तु भगवान् वसिष्ठो मुनिपुंगवः ॥ १.५३.१० ॥
Therefore, O twice-born, this spotted cow is rightfully mine; give her to me. When thus addressed, the revered Vasiṣṭha, best of sages,
1.53.11
विश्वामित्रेण धर्मात्मा प्रत्युवाच महीपतिम्।
नाहं शतसहस्रेण नापि कोटिशतैर्गवाम् ॥ १.५३.११ ॥
When Viśvāmitra had spoken thus, the righteous Vasiṣṭha answered the king: I will not give her for a hundred thousand cows, nor even for hundreds of millions of cows.
1.53.12
राजन् दास्यामि शबलां राशिभी रजतस्य वा।
न परित्यागमर्हेयं मत्सकाशादरिंदम ॥ १.५३.१२ ॥
O king, I will not give the spotted cow even for heaps of silver. O subduer of foes, she is not fit to be parted from me.
1.53.13
शाश्वती शबला मह्यं कीर्तिरात्मवतो यथा।
अस्यां हव्यं च कव्यं च प्राणयात्रा तथैव च ॥ १.५३.१३ ॥
Eternal is the dappled cow to me, as the fame of the self-controlled is eternal. In her lie the oblation to the gods and the offering to the ancestors, and by her the sustenance of life itself proceeds.
1.53.14
आयत्तमग्निहोत्रं च बलिर्होमस्तथैव च।
स्वाहाकारवषट्कारौ विद्याश्च विविधास्तथा ॥ १.५३.१४ ॥
The fire-offering, the bali-offering and the oblation depend upon her, as do the exclamations svāhā and vaṣaṭ, and the many kinds of sacred knowledge.
1.53.15
आयत्तमत्र राजर्षे सर्वमेतन्न संशयः।
सर्वस्वमेतत् सत्येन मम तुष्टिकरी तथा ॥ १.५३.१५ ॥
O royal sage, all of this rests upon her, of that there is no doubt. In truth I tell you, she is my all, and she is the one who brings me contentment.
1.53.16
कारणैर्बहुभी राजन् न दास्ये शबलां तव।
वसिष्ठेनैवमुक्तस्तु विश्वामित्रोऽब्रवीत् तदा ॥ १.५३.१६ ॥
O king, for many reasons I will not give you the dappled cow. When Vasiṣṭha had spoken thus, Viśvāmitra then replied.
1.53.17
संरब्धतरमत्यर्थं वाक्यं वाक्यविशारदः।
हैरण्यकक्षग्रैवेयान् सुवर्णाङ्कुशभूषितान् ॥ १.५३.१७ ॥
Viśvāmitra, skilled in speech, far more enraged, spoke these words, of elephants with golden girths and necklaces, adorned with golden goads.
1.53.18
ददामि कुञ्जराणां ते सहस्राणि चतुर्दश।
हैरण्यानां रथानां च श्वेताश्वानां चतुर्युजाम् ॥ १.५३.१८ ॥
I give you fourteen thousand elephants; and golden chariots, and chariots yoked with four white horses.
1.53.19
ददामि ते शतान्यष्टौ किंकिणीकविभूषितान्।
हयानां देशजातानां कुलजानां महौजसाम्।
सहस्रमेकं दश च ददामि तव सुव्रत ॥ १.५३.१९ ॥
I give you eight hundred horses adorned with tinkling bells, born in fine lands, of noble lineage, of great vigour. O one of good vows, I shall give you eleven thousand more.
1.53.20
नानावर्णविभक्तानां वयःस्थानां तथैव च।
ददाम्येकां गवां कोटिं शबला दीयतां मम ॥ १.५३.२० ॥
Of cows of many colours and of various ages I give you one crore; let my spotted cow be given to me.
1.53.21
यावदिच्छसि रत्नानि हिरण्यं वा द्विजोत्तम।
तावद् ददामि ते सर्वं दीयतां शबला मम ॥ १.५३.२१ ॥
O best of the twice-born, as many jewels or as much gold as you desire, all that I shall give you; let my spotted cow be given to me.
1.53.22
एवमुक्तस्तु भगवान् विश्वामित्रेण धीमता।
न दास्यामीति शबलां प्राह राजन् कथंचन ॥ १.५३.२२ ॥
When the wise Viśvāmitra had spoken thus, the venerable one (Vasiṣṭha) said, O king, that he would in no way give the spotted cow.
1.53.23
एतदेव हि मे रत्नमेतदेव हि मे धनम्।
एतदेव हि सर्वस्वमेतदेव हि जीवितम् ॥ १.५३.२३ ॥
This alone is my jewel, this alone is my wealth, this alone is my all, this alone is my life.
1.53.24
दर्शश्च पौर्णमासश्च यज्ञाश्चैवाप्तदक्षिणाः।
एतदेव हि मे राजन् विविधाश्च क्रियास्तथा ॥ १.५३.२४ ॥
The new-moon and full-moon rites, sacrifices with their fees paid, and the various rites besides — these alone are mine, O king.
1.53.25
अतोमूलाः क्रियाः सर्वा मम राजन् न संशयः।
बहुना किं प्रलापेन न दास्ये कामदोहिनीम् ॥ १.५३.२५ ॥
O king, all my sacred rites are rooted in her; of this there is no doubt. What use is much lamentation? I will not give up the wish-fulfilling cow.