Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa · Sarga 1.9
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1.9.1
एतच्छ्रुत्वा रहः सूतो राजानमिदमब्रवीत् ।
श्रूयतां तत् पुरावृत्तं पुराणे च मया श्रुतम् ॥ १.९.१ ॥
Hearing this, the bard spoke to the king in private: "Listen to that ancient account, which I have heard in the Purāṇas."
1.9.2
ऋत्विग्भिरुपदिष्टोऽयं पुरावृत्तो मया श्रुतः ।
सनत्कुमारो भगवान् पूर्वं कथितवान् कथाम् ॥ १.९.२ ॥
Instructed by the priests, I have heard this ancient account. Formerly the venerable Sanatkumāra related this story.
1.9.3
ऋषीणां संनिधौ राजंस्तव पुत्रागमं प्रति ।
काश्यपस्य च पुत्रोऽस्ति विभाण्डक इति श्रुतः ॥ १.९.३ ॥
O king, in the presence of the sages, concerning the coming of your sons, it was said: Kāśyapa has a son known as Vibhāṇḍaka.
1.9.4
ऋश्यशृङ्ग इति ख्यातस्तस्य पुत्रो भविष्यति ।
स वने नित्यसंवृद्धो मुनिर्वनचरः सदा ॥ १.९.४ ॥
His son will become renowned as Ṛṣyaśṛṅga. Raised always in the forest, he will be a sage who ever roams the woods.
1.9.5
नान्यं जानाति विप्रेन्द्रो नित्यं पित्रनुवर्तनात् ।
द्वैविध्यं ब्रह्मचर्यस्य भविष्यति महात्मनः ॥ १.९.५ ॥
That foremost of brahmins, ever obedient to his father, will know nothing else; and in the great-souled one's celibacy there will be a duality.
1.9.6
लोकेषु प्रथितं राजन् विप्रैश्च कथितं सदा ।
तस्यैवं वर्तमानस्य कालः समभिवर्तत ॥ १.९.६ ॥
O king, renowned among the worlds and always told by the brahmins — as he lived thus, time passed on.
1.9.7
अग्निं शुश्रूषमाणस्य पितरं च यशस्विनम् ।
एतस्मिन्नेव काले तु रोमपादः प्रतापवान् ॥ १.९.७ ॥
In that very time, while he attended the sacred fire and his renowned father, the mighty Romapāda (ruled).
1.9.8
अङ्गेषु प्रथितो राजा भविष्यति महाबलः ।
तस्य व्यतिक्रमाद् राज्ञो भविष्यति सुदारुणा ॥ १.९.८ ॥
A mighty king, renowned in the land of Aṅga, will come to be; through that king's transgression a most terrible calamity will arise.
1.9.9
अनावृष्टिः सुघोरा वै सर्वलोकभयावहा ।
अनावृष्ट्यां तु वृत्तायां राजा दुःखसमन्वितः ॥ १.९.९ ॥
A drought will come, most dreadful and bringing fear to all the worlds; when that drought has come to pass, the king will be filled with sorrow.
1.9.10
ब्राह्मणाञ्छ्रुतसंवृद्धान् समानीय प्रवक्ष्यति व ।
भवन्तः श्रुतकर्माणो लोकचारित्रवेदिनः ॥ १.९.१० ॥
Having summoned the brahmins grown in sacred learning, the king will say: "You are learned in the sacred rites and know the ways of the world."
1.9.11
समादिशन्तु नियमं प्रायश्चित्तं यथा भवेत् ।
इत्युक्तास्ते ततो राज्ञा सर्वे ब्राह्मणसत्तमाः ॥ १.९.११ ॥
"Prescribe a rule and an expiation, so that this may be set right." Thus addressed by the king, all those foremost brahmins (will answer).
1.9.12
वक्ष्यन्ति ते महीपालं ब्राह्मणा वेदपारगाः ।
विभाण्डकसुतं राजन् सर्वोपायैरिहानय ॥ १.९.१२ ॥
Those brahmins, masters of the Vedas, will say to the king: "O king, bring here the son of Vibhāṇḍaka by every means."
1.9.13
आनाय्य तु महीपाल ऋष्यशृङ्गं सुसत्कृतम् ।
विभाण्डकसुतं राजन् ब्राह्मणं वेदपारगम् ।
प्रयच्छ कन्यां शान्तां वै विधिना सुसमाहितः ॥ १.९.१३ ॥
O protector of the earth, having brought Ṛṣyaśṛṅga, well honored, O king, give the maiden Śāntā, according to rite and with full attention, to the brahmin, the son of Vibhāṇḍaka, master of the Vedas.
1.9.14
तेषां तु वचनं श्रुत्वा राजा चिन्तां प्रपत्स्यते ।
केनोपायेन वै शक्यमिहानेतुं स वीर्यवान् ॥ १.९.१४ ॥
Having heard their words, the king will fall into anxiety: by what means could it be possible to bring that mighty one here?
1.9.15
ततो राजा विनिश्चित्य सह मन्त्रिभिरात्मवान् ।
पुरोहितममात्यांश्च प्रेषयिष्यति सत्कृतान् ॥ १.९.१५ ॥
Then the self-controlled king, having resolved with his ministers, will send the honored household priest and the counselors.
1.9.16
ते तु राज्ञो वचः श्रुत्वा व्यथिता विनताननाः ।
न गच्छेम ऋषेर्भीता अनुनेष्यन्ति तं नृपम् ॥ १.९.१६ ॥
Having heard the king's words, they, distressed and with downcast faces, will say, "We will not go, afraid of the sage," and they will entreat that king.
1.9.17
वक्ष्यन्ति चिन्तयित्वा ते तस्योपायांश्च तान्क्षमान् ।
आनेष्यामो वयं विप्रं न च दोषो भविष्यति ॥ १.९.१७ ॥
Having reflected, they will tell of suitable means for that: "We shall bring that brahmin, and there will be no fault in it."
1.9.18
एवमङ्गाधिपेनैव गणिकाभिर्ऋषेः सुतः ।
आनीतोऽवर्षयद् देवः शान्ता चास्मै प्रदीयते ॥ १.९.१८ ॥
Thus the son of the sage was brought by the lord of Aṅga, by means of courtesans; the god caused rain to fall, and Śāntā was given to him.
1.9.19
ऋश्यशृङ्गस्तु जामाता पुत्रांस्तव विधास्यति ।
सनत्कुमारकथितमेतावद् व्याहृतं मया ॥ १.९.१९ ॥
Ṛśyaśṛṅga will be your son-in-law, and he will bring about sons for you. This much is what I have related, as told by Sanatkumāra.
1.9.20
अथ हृष्टो दशरथः सुमन्त्रं प्रत्यभाषत।
यथर्ष्यशृङ्गस्त्वानीतो येनोपायेन सोच्यताम् ॥ १.९.२० ॥
Then Daśaratha, delighted, replied to Sumantra: "Tell me by what means Ṛśyaśṛṅga was brought here."