Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa · Sarga 7.4
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7.4.1
श्रुत्वागस्त्येरितं वाक्यं रामो विस्मयमागतः ।
कथमासीत्तु लङ्कायां सम्भवो रक्षसां पुरा ॥ ७.४.१ ॥
Having heard the words spoken by Agastya, Rāma was filled with wonder: how, in the past, did the origin of the rākṣasas arise in Laṅkā?
7.4.2
ततः शिरः कम्पयित्वा त्रेताग्निसमविग्रहम् ।
तमगस्त्यं मुहुर्दृष्ट्वा स्मयमानो ऽभ्यभाषत ॥ ७.४.२ ॥
Then, shaking his head and looking again and again at Agastya, whose form was like the threefold sacred fire, Rāma spoke, smiling.
7.4.3
भगवन्पूर्वमप्येषा लङ्कासीत्पिशिताशिनाम् ।
श्रुत्वेदं भगवद्वाक्यं जातो मे विस्मयः परः ॥ ७.४.३ ॥
Venerable one, formerly too this Laṅkā belonged to the flesh-eating rākṣasas. Having heard your words, I am filled with great wonder.
7.4.4
पुलस्त्यवंशादुद्भूता राक्षसा इति नः श्रुतम् ।
इदानीमन्यतश्चापि सम्भवः कीर्तितस्त्वया ॥ ७.४.४ ॥
We have heard that the rākṣasas sprang from the lineage of Pulastya; now you have declared their origin from another source as well.
7.4.5
रावणात्कुम्भकर्णाच्च प्रहस्ताद्विकटादपि ।
रावणस्य च पुत्रेभ्यः किं नु ते बलवत्तराः ॥ ७.४.५ ॥
Were they mightier even than Rāvaṇa, Kumbhakarṇa, Prahasta and Vikaṭa, and even than Rāvaṇa's sons?
7.4.6
क एषां पूर्वको ब्रह्मन्किन्नामा च बलोत्कटः ।
अपराधं च कं प्राप्य विष्णुना द्राविताः कथम् ॥ ७.४.६ ॥
O Brahmin, who was the first of them, and what was the name of the exceedingly mighty one? For what offense, and how, did Viṣṇu drive them away?
7.4.7
एतद्विस्तरतः सर्वं कथयस्व ममानघ ।
कुतूहलमिदं मह्यं नुद भानुर्यथा तमः ॥ ७.४.७ ॥
O sinless one, tell me all of this in detail. As the sun dispels darkness, so dispel this curiosity of mine.
7.4.8
राघवस्य वचः श्रुत्वा संस्कारालङ्कृतं शुभम् ।
ईषद्विस्मयमानस्तमगस्त्यः प्राह राघवम् ॥ ७.४.८ ॥
Having heard the refined and auspicious words of Rāghava, Agastya, somewhat astonished, spoke to Rāghava.
7.4.9
प्रजापतिः पुरा सृष्ट्वा ह्यपः सलिलसम्भवः ।
तासां गोपायने सत्त्वानसृजत्पद्मसम्भवः ॥ ७.४.९ ॥
Long ago, Prajāpati, born from the waters, having created the waters, created beings to guard them, being lotus-born.
7.4.10
ते सत्त्वाः सत्त्वकर्तारं विनीतवदुपस्थिताः ।
किं कुर्म इति भाषन्तः क्षुत्पिपासाभयार्दिताः ॥ ७.४.१० ॥
Those beings, afflicted by hunger, thirst and fear, approached the creator of beings humbly, saying, "What shall we do?"
7.4.11
प्रजापतिस्तु तान्याह सत्वानि प्रहसन्निव ।
आभाष्य वाचा यत्नेन रक्षध्वमिति मानदः ॥ ७.४.११ ॥
But Prajāpati, the bestower of honor, as if smiling, addressed those beings in speech: "Protect yourselves with effort."
7.4.12
रक्षामेति च तत्रान्ये जक्षाम इति चापरे ।
भुक्षिताभुक्षितैरुक्तस्ततस्तानाह भूतकृत् ॥ ७.४.१२ ॥
Some of them said, "We will protect," and others said, "We will eat." When the hungry and the not-hungry had spoken thus, the creator of beings then addressed them.
7.4.13
रक्षामेति च यैरुक्तं राक्षसास्ते भवन्तु वः ।
जक्षाम इति यैरुक्तं यक्षा एव भवन्तु वः ॥ ७.४.१३ ॥
Those who said, 'We will protect,' shall be your rākṣasas; and those who said, 'We will eat,' shall be yakṣas indeed.
7.4.14
तत्र हेतिः प्रहेतिश्च भ्रातरौ राक्षसाधिपौ ।
मधुकैटभसङ्काशौ बभूवतुररिन्दमौ ॥ ७.४.१४ ॥
There were two brothers, Heti and Praheti, lords of the rākṣasas, like Madhu and Kaiṭabha, subduers of enemies.
7.4.15
प्रहेतिर्धार्मिकस्तत्र तपोवनगतस्तदा ।
हेतिर्दारक्रियार्थे तु परं यत्नमथाकरोत् ॥ ७.४.१५ ॥
Praheti, being righteous, had by then gone to the forest of penance; but Heti made great effort toward finding a wife.
7.4.16
स कालभगिनीं कन्यां भयां नाम भयावहाम् ।
उदावहदमेयात्मा स्वयमेव महामतिः ॥ ७.४.१६ ॥
That immeasurable-souled, great-minded one himself took in marriage the maiden Bhayā, sister of Kāla, who brings fear.
7.4.17
स तस्यां जनयामास हेती राक्षसपुङ्गवः ।
पुत्रं पुत्रवतां श्रेष्ठो विद्युत्केश इति श्रुतम् ॥ ७.४.१७ ॥
That best of rākṣasas, Heti, begot on her a son, foremost among those who have sons, known as Vidyutkeśa.
7.4.18
विद्युत्केशो हेतिपुत्रः स दीप्तार्कसमप्रभः ।
व्यवर्धत महातेजास्तोयमध्य इवाम्बुदः ॥ ७.४.१८ ॥
Vidyutkeśa, son of Heti, with radiance equal to a blazing sun, of great splendour, grew like a cloud in the midst of water.
7.4.19
स यदा यौवनं भद्रमनुप्राप्तो निशाचरः ।
ततो दारक्रियां तस्य कर्तुं व्यवसितः पिता ॥ ७.४.१९ ॥
When that night-wanderer attained auspicious youth, his father resolved to arrange his marriage.
7.4.20
सन्ध्यायास्तनयां सो ऽथ सन्ध्यातुल्यां प्रभावतः ।
वरयामास पुत्रार्थं हेती राक्षसपुङ्गवः ॥ ७.४.२० ॥
Then Heti, best of rākṣasas, asked for Sandhyā's daughter, who was equal to Sandhyā in splendour, for the sake of a son.
7.4.21
अवश्यमेव दातव्या परस्मै सेति सन्ध्यया ।
चिन्तयित्वा सुता दत्ता विद्युत्केशाय राघव ॥ ७.४.२१ ॥
Reflecting, 'She must certainly be given to another,' Sandhyā gave her daughter to Vidyutkeśa, O Rāghava.
7.4.22
सन्ध्यायास्तनयां लब्ध्वा विद्युत्केशो निशाचरः ।
रमते स्म तया सार्धं पौलोम्या मघवानिव ॥ ७.४.२२ ॥
Having obtained Sandhyā's daughter, the night-wanderer Vidyutkeśa rejoiced with her as Indra rejoices with Paulomī.
7.4.23
केनचित्त्वथ कालेन राम सालकटङ्कटा ।
विद्युत्केशाद्गर्भमाप घनराजिरिवार्णवात् ॥ ७.४.२३ ॥
But after some time, O Rāma, Sālakaṭaṅkaṭā conceived a child by Vidyutkeśa, as a line of clouds rises from the ocean.
7.4.24
ततः सा राक्षसी गर्भं घनगर्भसमप्रभम् ।
प्रसूता मन्दरं गत्वा गङ्गा गर्भमिवाग्निजम् ॥ ७.४.२४ ॥
Then that rākṣasī went to Mount Mandara and gave birth to the child, radiant as the womb of a cloud, as Gaṅgā bore the fire-born.
7.4.25
समुत्सृज्य तु सा गर्भं विद्युत्केशरतार्थिनी ।
रेमे तु सार्धं पतिना विस्मृत्य सुतमात्मजम् ॥ ७.४.२५ ॥
Having abandoned the child, she, desiring a lightning-like beauty, delighted together with her husband, forgetting her own son.
7.4.26
उत्सृष्टस्तु तदा गर्भो घनशब्दसमस्वनः ।
तयोत्सृष्टः स तु शिशुः शरदर्कसमद्युतिः ।
निधायास्ये स्वयं मुष्टिं रुरोद शनकैस्तदा ॥ ७.४.२६ ॥
Then the embryo, whose voice was like the sound of a thundercloud, was abandoned by her. The infant abandoned by her, radiant like the autumn sun, placed his fist in his mouth and softly began to weep.
7.4.27
ततो वृषभमास्थाय पार्वत्या सहितः शिवः ।
वायुमार्गेण गच्छन्वै शुश्राव रुदितस्वनम् ॥ ७.४.२७ ॥
Then Shiva, mounting the bull and accompanied by Pārvatī, going along the path of the wind, heard the sound of weeping.
7.4.28
अपश्यदुमया सार्धं रुदन्तं राक्षसात्मजम् ।
कारुण्यभावात्पार्वत्या भवस्त्रिपुरसूदनः ॥ ७.४.२८ ॥
With Umā he saw the rākṣasa's son weeping. Out of Pārvatī's compassion, Bhava, slayer of Tripura, looked upon him.
7.4.29
तं राक्षसात्मजं चक्रे मातुरेव वयःसमम् ।
अमरं चैव तं कृत्वा महादेवो ऽक्षरो ऽव्ययः ॥ ७.४.२९ ॥
Mahādeva, the imperishable and undecaying, made that rākṣasa's son of the same age as his mother, and made him immortal.
7.4.30
पुरमाकाशगं प्रादात्पार्वत्याः प्रियकाम्यया ।
उमयापि वरो दत्तो राक्षसानां नृपात्मज ॥ ७.४.३० ॥
Out of desire to please Pārvatī, he gave the sky-moving city. And Umā, O prince, also granted a boon to the rākṣasas.
7.4.31
सद्योपलब्धिर्गर्भस्य प्रसूतिः सद्य एव च ।
सद्य एव वयःप्राप्तिर्मातुरेव वयस्समम् ॥ ७.४.३१ ॥
Conception came at once, and birth came at once; at once they reached the age of their mother.
7.4.32
ततः सुकेशो वरदानगर्वितः श्रियं प्रभोः प्राप्य हरस्य पार्श्वतः ।
चचार सर्वत्र महान्महामतिः खगं पुरं प्राप्य पुरन्दरो यथा ॥ ७.४.३२ ॥
Then Sukeśa, great and of great intellect, proud of the boon granted to him, obtained splendour from the side of the lord Hara and roamed everywhere, as Purandara (Indra), having obtained a city in the sky, roams.