Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa · Sarga 7.16
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7.16.1
स जित्वा धनदं राम भ्रातरं राक्षसाधिपः ।
महासेनप्रसूतिं तद्ययौ शरवणं महत् ॥ ७.१६.१ ॥
Having conquered his brother Dhanada, the lord of the rākṣasas went to the great reed-thicket, the birthplace of Mahāsena.
7.16.2
अथापश्यदृशग्रीवो रौक्मं शरवणं महत् ।
गभस्तिजालसंवीतं द्वितीयमिव भास्करम् ॥ ७.१६.२ ॥
Then Daśagrīva saw the great golden reed-thicket, enveloped in a net of radiance, like a second sun.
7.16.3
स पर्वतं समारुह्य कञ्चिद्रम्यवनान्तरम् ।
अपश्यत् पुष्पकं तत्र रामविष्टम्भितं तदा ॥ ७.१६.३ ॥
Having climbed the mountain, he saw within a delightful forest the Puṣpaka chariot, then held back by Rāma.
7.16.4
विष्टब्धं पुष्पकं दृष्ट्वा ह्यगमं कामागं कृतम् ।
अचिन्तयद्राक्षसेन्द्रः सचिवैस्तैः समावृतः ॥ ७.१६.४ ॥
Seeing the Puṣpaka, made to move at will, stopped in its course, the lord of the rākṣasas, surrounded by his ministers, began to ponder.
7.16.5
किन्निमित्तं चेच्छया मे नेदं गच्छति पुष्पकम् ।
पर्वतस्योपरिष्ठस्य कर्मेदं कस्यचिद्भवेत् ॥ ७.१६.५ ॥
For what reason does this Puṣpaka, which moves at my will, not go on? This must be someone's doing on the top of the mountain.
7.16.6
ततो ऽब्रवीत्तदा राम मारीचो बुद्धिकोविदः ।
नेदं निष्कारणं राजन्पुष्पकं यन्न गच्छति ॥ ७.१६.६ ॥
Then Mārīca, skilled in judgment, spoke: O king, it is not without cause that this Puṣpaka does not go on.
7.16.7
अथवा पुष्पकमिदं धनदान्नान्यवाहनम् ।
अतो निष्पन्दमभवद्धनाध्यक्षविनाकृतम् ॥ ७.१६.७ ॥
Or else, this Puṣpaka is no vehicle but that of Kubera, giver of wealth; therefore, deprived of the lord of wealth, it became motionless.
7.16.8
वामनो विकटो मुण्डी नन्दी प्रह्वभुजो बली ॥ ७.१६.८ ॥
Vāmana, the grotesque Vikaṭa, the shaven-headed Muṇḍī, Nandī with bowed arms, the strong one.
7.16.9
ततः पार्श्वमुपागम्य भवस्यानुचरो ऽब्रवीत् ।
नन्दीश्वरो वचश्चेदं राक्षसेन्द्रमशङ्कितः ॥ ७.१६.९ ॥
Then Nandīśvara, the attendant of Bhava, approached the lord of the rākṣasas and fearlessly spoke these words.
7.16.10
निवर्तस्व दशग्रीव शैले क्रीडति शङ्करः ।
सुपर्णनागयक्षाणां देवगन्धर्वरक्षसाम् ॥ ७.१६.१० ॥
Turn back, O ten-necked one! Śaṅkara is at play on this mountain, and it is unreachable to the garuḍas, nāgas, yakṣas, gods, gandharvas and rākṣasas alike.
7.16.12
सर्वेषामेव भूतानामगम्यः पर्वतः कृतः ।
रोषात्तु ताम्रनयनः पुष्पकादवरुह्य सः ।
को ऽयं शङ्कर इत्युक्त्वा शैलमूलमुपागतः ॥ ७.१६.१२ ॥
This mountain was made unreachable to all beings. Red-eyed with rage, he descended from the Puṣpaka, saying, 'Who is this Śaṅkara?', and reached the foot of the mountain.
7.16.13
सो ऽपश्यन्नन्दिनं तत्र देवस्यादूरतः स्थितम् ।
दीप्तं शूलमवष्टभ्य द्वितीयमिव शङ्करम् ॥ ७.१६.१३ ॥
There he saw Nandī standing near the god, holding a blazing trident, as though he were a second Śaṅkara.
7.16.14
तं दृष्ट्वा वानरमुखमवज्ञाय स राक्षसः ।
प्रहासं मुमुचे तत्र सतोय इव तोयदः ॥ ७.१६.१४ ॥
Seeing him with a monkey's face, the demon scorned him and burst into laughter there, like a rain cloud full of water.
7.16.15
तं क्रुद्धो भगवान्नन्दी शङ्करस्यापरा तनुः ।
अब्रवीत्तत्र तद्रक्षो दशाननमुपस्थितम् ॥ ७.१६.१५ ॥
Bhagavān Nandin, another form of Śaṅkara, angered, spoke to that demon, the ten-faced one, who stood there.
7.16.16
यस्माद्वानररूपं मामवज्ञाय दशानन ।
अशनीपातसङ्काशमपहासं प्रमुक्तवान् ॥ ७.१६.१६ ॥
O ten-faced one, because you scorned me in my monkey form and let out a mocking laugh like a thunderbolt falling,
7.16.17
तस्मान्मद्रूपसम्पन्ना मद्वीर्यसमतेजसः ।
उत्पत्स्यन्ति वधार्थं हि कुलस्य तव वानराः ॥ ७.१६.१७ ॥
Therefore, monkeys endowed with my form and equal to me in valor and splendor will surely be born for the destruction of your lineage.
7.16.18
नखदंष्ट्रायुधाः क्रूरा मनःसम्पातरंहसः ।
युद्धोन्मत्ता बलोद्रिक्ताः शैला इव विसर्पिणः ॥ ७.१६.१८ ॥
Their weapons are claws and fangs; they are fierce, swift as the flight of thought, mad with battle, swollen with pride in their strength, and roaming like mountains.
7.16.19
ते तव प्रबलं दर्पमुत्सेधं च पृथग्विधम् ।
व्यपनेष्यन्ति सम्भूय सहामात्यसुतस्य च ॥ ७.१६.१९ ॥
Together they will strip away your mighty pride and your manifold arrogance, along with that of the minister's son.
7.16.20
किं त्विदानीं मया शक्यं हन्तुं त्वां हे निशाचर ।
न हन्तव्यो हतस्त्वं हि पूर्वमेव स्वकर्मभिः ॥ ७.१६.२० ॥
O night-roamer, how can I now kill you? You are not to be slain; you were already slain before, by your own deeds.
7.16.21
इत्युदीरितवाक्ये तु देवे तस्मिन्महात्मनि ।
देवदुन्दुभयो नेदुः पुष्पवृष्टिश्च खाच्च्युता ॥ ७.१६.२१ ॥
When that great-souled god had spoken these words, celestial drums resounded, and a shower of flowers fell from the sky.
7.16.22
अचिन्तयित्वा स तदा नन्दिवाक्यं महाबलः ।
पर्वतं तु समासाद्य वाक्यमाह दशाननः ॥ ७.१६.२२ ॥
Then the mighty Daśānana, giving no heed to Nandin's words, went up to the mountain and spoke these words.
7.16.23
पुष्पकस्य गतिश्छिन्ना यत्कृते मम गच्छतः ।
तमिमं शैलमुन्मूलं करोमि तव गोपते ॥ ७.१६.२३ ॥
Because of this mountain the course of my Puṣpaka chariot was cut off as I went; this mountain I will uproot, O lord of cattle.
7.16.24
केन प्रभावेण भवो नित्यं क्रीडति राजवत् ।
विज्ञातव्यं न जानीते भयस्थानमुपस्थितम् ॥ ७.१६.२४ ॥
By what power does Bhava (Śiva) always play like a king? He does not know that the place of danger has come before him.
7.16.25
एवमुक्त्वा ततो राम भुजान्विक्षिप्य पर्वते ।
तोलयामास तं शीघ्रं स शैलं समकम्पत ॥ ७.१६.२५ ॥
Having said this, O Rāma, he stretched out his arms over the mountain and swiftly shook it; the mountain trembled completely.
7.16.26
चालनात्पर्वतस्यैव गणा देवस्य कम्पिताः ।
चचाल पार्वती चापि तदा ऽ ऽश्लिष्टा महेश्वरम् ॥ ७.१६.२६ ॥
By the very shaking of the mountain, the attendants of the god were made to tremble; and then Pārvatī too, who was embracing Maheśvara, trembled.
7.16.27
ततो राम महादवो देवानां प्रवरो हरः ।
पादाङ्गुष्ठेन तं शैलं पीडयामास लीलया ॥ ७.१६.२७ ॥
Then, O Rāma, the great god Hara, best of the gods, pressed down that mountain with the big toe of his foot, playfully.
7.16.28
पीडितास्तु ततस्तस्य शैलस्याधोगता भुजाः ।
विस्मिताश्चाभवंस्तत्र सचिवास्तस्य रक्षसः ॥ ७.१६.२८ ॥
Then his arms, pressed down beneath the mountain, sank downward, and there the ministers of that demon were astonished.
7.16.29
रक्षसा तेन रोषाच्च भुजानां पीडनात्तदा ।
मुक्तो विरावः सहसा त्रैलोक्यं येन कम्पितम् ॥ ७.१६.२९ ॥
Then that demon, in rage and because his arms were crushed, suddenly let out a roar by which the three worlds were shaken.
7.16.30
मेनिरे वज्रनिष्पेषं तस्यामात्या युगक्षये ।
तदा वर्त्मस्थचलिता देवा इन्द्रपुरोगमाः ॥ ७.१६.३० ॥
His ministers took it for the crashing of thunderbolts at the end of an age; and then the gods, led by Indra, who stood upon their paths, were shaken.
7.16.31
समुद्राश्चापि सङ्क्षुब्धाश्चलिताश्चापि पर्वताः ।
यक्षा विद्याधराः सिद्धाः किमेतदिति चाब्रुवन् ॥ ७.१६.३१ ॥
The oceans were agitated and the mountains too were shaken; the yakṣas, vidyādharas and siddhas said, "What is this?"
7.16.32
अथ ते मन्त्रिणस्तस्य विक्रोशन्तमथाब्रुवन् ।
तोषयस्व महादेवं नीलकण्ठमुमापतिम् ॥ ७.१६.३२ ॥
Then his ministers, as he cried out, said to him: Please the great god, the blue-throated one, the lord of Umā.
7.16.33
तमृते शरणं नान्यं पश्यामो ऽत्र दशानन ।
स्तुतिभिः प्रणतो भूत्वा तमेव शरणं व्रज ॥ ७.१६.३३ ॥
O ten-faced one, we see no other refuge here but him. Bowed down with praises, go to him alone as your refuge.
7.16.34
कृपालुः शङ्करस्तुष्टः प्रसादं ते विधास्यति ।
एवमुक्तस्तदामात्यैस्तुष्टाव वृषभध्वजम् ॥ ७.१६.३४ ॥
Compassionate Śaṅkara, being pleased, will bestow grace upon you. Thus addressed by his ministers, he praised the bull-bannered one.
7.16.35
सामभिर्विविधैः स्तोत्रैः प्रणम्य स दशाननः ।
संवत्सरसहस्रं तु रुदतो रक्षसो गतम् ॥ ७.१६.३५ ॥
With various Sāma chants and hymns, bowing down, that ten-faced rākṣasa, weeping, passed a thousand years.
7.16.36
ततः प्रीतो महादेवः शैलाग्रे विष्ठितः प्रभुः ।
मुक्त्वा चास्य भुजान्राम प्राह वाक्यं दशाननम् ॥ ७.१६.३६ ॥
Then the great god, pleased, seated on the mountain-peak, O Rāma, freeing his arms, spoke words to the ten-faced one.
7.16.37
प्रीतो ऽस्मि तव वीर्यस्य शौण्डार्याच्च दशानन ।
शैलाक्रान्तेन यो मुक्तस्त्वया रावः सुदारुणः ॥ ७.१६.३७ ॥
O ten-faced one, I am pleased with your valour and your boldness. It was the most dreadful roar you let out when pressed beneath the mountain.
7.16.38
यस्माल्लोकत्रयं चैतद्रावितं भयमागतम् ।
तस्मात्त्वं रावणो नाम नाम्ना राजन्भविष्यसि ॥ ७.१६.३८ ॥
Because these three worlds have been made to cry out in fear, therefore, O king, you shall be called Rāvaṇa by name.
7.16.39
देवता मानुषा यक्षा ये चान्ये जगतीतले ।
एवं त्वामभिधास्यन्ति रावणं लोकरावणम् ॥ ७.१६.३९ ॥
Gods, humans, yakṣas, and others on the earth will call you thus: Rāvaṇa, the maker of the worlds cry out.
7.16.40
गच्छ पौलस्त्य विस्रब्धं पथा येन त्वमिच्छसि ।
मया चैवाभ्यनुज्ञातो राक्षसाधिप गम्यताम् ॥ ७.१६.४० ॥
Go, son of Pulastya, unafraid, by whatever path you wish. Go, lord of the rākṣasas, with my leave.
7.16.41
एवमुक्तस्तु लङ्केशः शम्भुना स्वयमब्रवीत् ।
प्रीतो यदि महादेव वरं मे देहि याचतः ॥ ७.१६.४१ ॥
When Śambhu had spoken thus, the lord of Laṅkā himself said: 'Great god, if you are pleased, grant me a boon, I who ask.'
7.16.42
अवध्यत्वं मया प्राप्तं देवगन्धर्वदानवैः ।
राक्षसैर्गुह्यकैर्नागैर्ये चान्ये बलवत्तराः ॥ ७.१६.४२ ॥
I have obtained invulnerability from gods, gandharvas, and dānavas, from rākṣasas, guhyakas, and nāgas, and from any others who are mightier.
7.16.43
मानुषान्न गणे देव स्वल्पास्ते मम सम्मताः ।
दीर्घमायुश्च मे प्राप्तं ब्रह्मणस्त्रिपुरान्तक ॥ ७.१६.४३ ॥
O god, I do not count humans; they are considered trifling by me. And, O destroyer of the three cities, I have obtained a long life from Brahmā.
7.16.44
वाञ्छितं चायुषः शेषं शस्त्रं त्वं च प्रयच्छ मे ।
एवमुक्तस्ततस्तेन रावणेन स शङ्करः ॥ ७.१६.४४ ॥
"Grant me the remaining span of life I desire, and a weapon as well." Thus addressed by Rāvaṇa, that Śaṅkara—
7.16.45
ददौ खड्गं महादीप्तं चन्द्रहासमिति श्रुतम् ।
आयुषश्चावशेषं च स्थित्वा भूतपतिस्तदा ॥ ७.१६.४५ ॥
He gave a very radiant sword, known as Candrahāsa, and then the lord of beings, having stood, granted the remaining span of life as well.
7.16.46
दत्त्वोवाच ततः शम्भुर्नावज्ञेयमिदं त्वया ।
अवज्ञातं यदि हि ते मामेवैष्यत्यसंशयः ॥ ७.१६.४६ ॥
Having given it, Śambhu then said: "This must not be treated with contempt by you. If you should despise it, it will certainly come back to me."
7.16.47
एवं महेश्वरेणैव कृतनामा स रावणः ।
अभिवाद्य महादेवमारुरोहाथ पुष्पकम् ॥ ७.१६.४७ ॥
Thus named by Maheśvara, Rāvaṇa saluted Mahādeva and then mounted the Puṣpaka chariot.
7.16.48
ततो महीतले राम पर्यक्रामत रावणः ।
क्षत्ऺित्रयान्सुमहावीर्यान्बाधमान इतस्ततः ॥ ७.१६.४८ ॥
Then, O Rāma, Rāvaṇa roamed over the surface of the earth, oppressing the very mighty kṣatriyas here and there.
7.16.49
केचित्तेजस्विनः शूराः क्षत्ऺित्रया युद्धदुर्मदाः ।
तच्छासनमकुर्वन्तो विनेशुः सपरिच्छदाः ॥ ७.१६.४९ ॥
Some radiant heroic kṣatriyas, proud in battle, did not obey his command and perished together with their retinues.
7.16.50
अपरे दुर्जयं रक्षो जानन्तः प्राज्ञसम्मताः ।
जिताः स्म इत्यभाषन्त राक्षसं बलदर्पितम् ॥ ७.१६.५० ॥
Others, who knew that rākṣasa to be invincible and were esteemed by the wise, said to the rākṣasa, proud of his strength, "We are conquered."