Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa · Sarga 1.74
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1.74.1
अथ रात्र्यां व्यतीतायां विश्वामित्रो महामुनिः।
आपृष्ट्वा तौ च राजानौ जगामोत्तरपर्वतम् ॥ १.७४.१ ॥
Then, when the night had passed, the great sage Viśvāmitra took leave of the two kings and went to the northern mountain.
1.74.2
विश्वामित्रे गते राजा वैदेहं मिथिलाधिपम्।
आपृष्ट्वैव जगामाशु राजा दशरथः पुरीम् ॥ १.७४.२ ॥
When Viśvāmitra had gone, King Daśaratha took leave of the Videha king, lord of Mithilā, and quickly set out for his city.
1.74.3
अथ राजा विदेहानां ददौ कन्याधनं बहु।
गवां शतसहस्राणि बहूनि मिथिलेश्वरः ॥ १.७४.३ ॥
Then the king of the Videhas, the lord of Mithilā, gave a great bride-wealth: many hundreds of thousands of cows.
1.74.4
कम्बलानां च मुख्यानां क्षौमान् कोट्यम्बराणि च।
हस्त्यश्वरथपादातं दिव्यरूपं स्वलंकृतम् ॥ १.७४.४ ॥
He also gave the finest blankets, silk cloths, and crores of garments, together with elephants, horses, chariots and foot-soldiers, of divine appearance and richly adorned.
1.74.5
ददौ कन्याशतं तासां दासीदासमनुत्तमम्।
हिरण्यस्य सुवर्णस्य मुक्तानां विद्रुमस्य च ॥ १.७४.५ ॥
He gave a hundred maidens with them, incomparable male and female servants, and gold, fine gold, pearls and coral.
1.74.6
ददौ राजा सुसंहृष्टः कन्याधनमनुत्तमम्।
दत्त्वा बहुविधं राजा समनुज्ञाप्य पार्थिवम् ॥ १.७४.६ ॥
Greatly delighted, the king gave the unsurpassed bride-wealth; having given many kinds of gifts, he took leave of the other king.
1.74.7
प्रविवेश स्वनिलयं मिथिलां मिथिलेश्वरः।
राजाप्ययोध्याधिपतिः सह पुत्रैर्महात्मभिः ॥ १.७४.७ ॥
Janaka, lord of Mithilā, entered his own dwelling in Mithilā, and the king, lord of Ayodhyā, went with his great-souled sons.
1.74.8
ऋषीन् सर्वान् पुरस्कृत्य जगाम सबलानुगः।
गच्छन्तं तु नरव्याघ्रं सर्षिसङ्घं सराघवम् ॥ १.७४.८ ॥
Placing all the sages in front, he set out with his army and followers; and as the tiger among men, Rāghava, went with the company of sages.
1.74.9
घोरास्तु पक्षिणो वाचो व्याहरन्ति समन्ततः।
भौमाश्चैव मृगाः सर्वे गच्छन्ति स्म प्रदक्षिणम् ॥ १.७४.९ ॥
Terrible birds cried out on every side, and all the land-beasts moved keeping their right side toward the travellers.
1.74.10
तान् दृष्ट्वा राजशार्दूलो वसिष्ठं पर्यपृच्छत।
असौम्याः पक्षिणो घोरा मृगाश्चापि प्रदक्षिणाः ॥ १.७४.१० ॥
Seeing them, the tiger among kings asked Vasiṣṭha: "These birds are inauspicious and terrible, and the beasts too move keeping their right side toward us."
1.74.11
किमिदं हृदयोत्कम्पि मनो मम विषीदति।
राज्ञो दशरथस्यैतच्छ्रुत्वा वाक्यं महानृषिः ॥ १.७४.११ ॥
"What is this that makes my heart tremble, and my mind sink in despair?" Hearing these words of King Daśaratha, the great sage...
1.74.12
उवाच मधुरां वाणीं श्रूयतामस्य यत् फलम्।
उपस्थितं भयं घोरं दिव्यं पक्षिमुखाच्च्युतम् ॥ १.७४.१२ ॥
Speaking in a gentle voice, he said: "Listen to what this portends: a divine and terrible danger has arisen, issued from the mouths of the birds."
1.74.13
मृगाः प्रशमयन्त्येते संतापस्त्यज्यतामयम्।
तेषां संवदतां तत्र वायुः प्रादुर्बभूव ह ॥ १.७४.१३ ॥
These deer are calming him; let this distress be abandoned. As they were speaking there, a wind arose.
1.74.14
कम्पयन् मेदिनीं सर्वां पातयंश्च महाद्रुमान्।
तमसा संवृतः सूर्यः सर्वे नावेदिषुर्दिशः ॥ १.७४.१४ ॥
Shaking the whole earth and felling great trees, the wind blew. The sun was covered by darkness, and they could not perceive the directions.
1.74.15
भस्मना चावृतं सर्वं सम्मूढमिव तद्बलम्।
वसिष्ठ ऋषयश्चान्ये राजा च ससुतस्तदा ॥ १.७४.१५ ॥
Everything was covered with ash, and that army seemed bewildered. Then Vasiṣṭha, the other sages, and the king with his sons were there.
1.74.16
ससंज्ञा इव तत्रासन् सर्वमन्यद्विचेतनम्।
तस्मिंस्तमसि घोरे तु भस्मच्छन्नेव सा चमूः ॥ १.७४.१६ ॥
There some seemed to be conscious, while all the rest were unconscious. In that terrible darkness, that army seemed covered with ash.
1.74.17
ददर्श भीमसंकाशं जटामण्डलधारिणम्।
भार्गवं जामदग्न्येयं राजा राजविमर्दनम् ॥ १.७४.१७ ॥
He saw Bhārgava, son of Jamadagni, terrible in appearance, bearing a circle of matted locks, the crusher of kings.
1.74.18
कैलासमिव दुर्धर्षं कालाग्निमिव दुःसहम्।
ज्वलन्तमिव तेजोभिर्दुर्निरीक्ष्यं पृथग्जनैः ॥ १.७४.१८ ॥
Unassailable like Mount Kailāsa, unbearable like the fire of death, blazing as if with his splendor, hard for ordinary people to look upon.
1.74.19
स्कन्धे चासज्ज्य परशुं धनुर्विद्युद्गणोपमम्।
प्रगृह्य शरमुग्रं च त्रिपुरघ्नं यथा शिवम् ॥ १.७४.१९ ॥
With the axe slung on his shoulder, the bow like a host of lightning flashes, and a fierce arrow taken in hand, like Śiva, destroyer of Tripura.
1.74.20
तं दृष्ट्वा भीमसंकाशं ज्वलन्तमिव पावकम्।
वसिष्ठप्रमुखा विप्रा जपहोमपरायणाः ॥ १.७४.२० ॥
Seeing him, terrible and blazing like a fire, the brahmins headed by Vasiṣṭha, intent on recitation and fire offerings.
1.74.21
संगता मुनयः सर्वे संजजल्पुरथो मिथः।
कच्चित् पितृवधामर्षी क्षत्रं नोत्सादयिष्यति ॥ १.७४.२१ ॥
All the assembled sages spoke among themselves: will he, angered at his father's killing, not destroy the warrior class?
1.74.22
पूर्वं क्षत्रवधं कृत्वा गतमन्युर्गतज्वरः।
क्षत्रस्योत्सादनं भूयो न खल्वस्य चिकीर्षितम् ॥ १.७४.२२ ॥
Having earlier slain the warriors, his anger is spent and his fever gone; indeed, he does not intend again to destroy the warrior class.
1.74.23
एवमुक्त्वार्घ्यमादाय भार्गवं भीमदर्शनम्।
ऋषयो राम रामेति मधुरं वाक्यमब्रुवन् ॥ १.७४.२३ ॥
Having said this and taken the offering of honour, the sages addressed the terrible-looking descendant of Bhṛgu in sweet words: "O Rāma, Rāma!"
1.74.24
प्रतिगृह्य तु तां पूजामृषिदत्तां प्रतापवान्।
रामं दाशरथिं रामो जामदग्न्योऽभ्यभाषत ॥ १.७४.२४ ॥
Having accepted that honour offered by the sages, the mighty son of Jamadagni, Rāma, addressed Rāma, son of Daśaratha.