Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa · Sarga 7.55
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7.55.1
एष ते नृगशापस्य विस्तरो ऽभिहितो मया ।
यद्यस्ति श्रवणे श्रद्धा शृणुष्वेहापरां कथाम् ॥ ७.५५.१ ॥
I have told you the full account of Nṛga's curse. If you have faith in listening, hear another story now.
7.55.2
एवमुक्तस्तु रामेण सौमित्रिः पुनरब्रवीत् ।
तृप्तिराश्चर्यभूतानां कथानां नास्ति मे नृप ॥ ७.५५.२ ॥
Thus addressed by Rāma, Saumitri Lakṣmaṇa spoke again: O king, I am never satisfied with wondrous stories.
7.55.3
लक्ष्मणेनैवमुक्तस्तु राम इक्ष्वाकुनन्दनः ।
कथां परमधर्मिष्ठां व्याहर्तुमुपचक्रमे ॥ ७.५५.३ ॥
Thus addressed by Lakṣmaṇa, Rāma, delight of the Ikṣvāku line, began to relate a story most rich in supreme dharma.
7.55.4
आसीद्राजा निमिर्नाम इक्ष्वाकूणां महात्मनाम् ।
पुत्रो द्वादशमो वीर्ये धर्मे च परिनिष्ठितः ॥ ७.५५.४ ॥
Among the great-souled Ikṣvākus there was a king named Nimi, the twelfth son, firmly established in valour and dharma.
7.55.5
स राजा वीर्यसम्पन्नः पुरं देवपुरोपमम् ।
निवेशयामास तदा अभ्याशे गौतमस्य तु ॥ ७.५५.५ ॥
That king, endowed with valour, then founded a city like the city of the gods, near the dwelling of Gautama.
7.55.6
पुरस्य सुकृतं नाम वैजयन्तमिति श्रुतम् ।
निवेशं यत्र राजर्षिर्निमिश्चक्रे महायशाः ॥ ७.५५.६ ॥
The well-made city was known by the name Vaijayanta, where the royal sage Nimi, of great fame, established his abode.
7.55.7
तस्य बुद्धिः समुत्पन्ना निवेश्य सुमहापुरम् ।
यजेयं दीर्घसत्रेण पितुः प्रह्लादयन्मनः ॥ ७.५५.७ ॥
Having established a very great city, a resolve arose in him: "I shall perform a sacrifice with a long satra, which will gladden my father's mind."
7.55.8
ततः पितरमामन्त्र्य इक्ष्वाकुं हि मनोः सुतम् ।
वसिष्ठं वरयामास पूर्वं ब्रह्मर्षिसत्तमम् ॥ ७.५५.८ ॥
Then, having addressed his father Ikṣvāku, son of Manu, he first chose Vasiṣṭha, best of the brahmarṣis, as his priest.
7.55.9
अनन्तरं स राजर्षिर्निमिरिक्ष्वाकुनन्दनः ।
अत्रिमङ्गिरसं चैव भृगुं चैव तपोधनम् ॥ ७.५५.९ ॥
Afterwards that royal sage Nimi, delight of Ikṣvāku's line, chose Atri, Aṅgiras, and Bhṛgu, whose wealth is austerity.
7.55.10
तमुवाच वसिष्ठस्तु निमिं राजर्षिसत्तमम् ।
वृतो ऽहं पूर्वमिन्द्रेण अन्तरं प्रतिपालय ॥ ७.५५.१० ॥
Then Vasiṣṭha said to Nimi, best of royal sages: "I have already been chosen by Indra; wait for an interval."
7.55.11
अनन्तरं महाविप्रो गौतमः प्रत्यपूरयत् ।
वसिष्ठो ऽपि महातेजा इन्द्रयज्ञमथाकरोत् ॥ ७.५५.११ ॥
Afterwards the great brahmin Gautama fulfilled the task in turn, and the splendid Vasiṣṭha too performed Indra's sacrifice.
7.55.12
निमिस्तु राजा विप्रांस्तान्समानीय नराधिपः ।
अयजद्धिमवत्पार्श्वे स्वपुरस्य समीपतः ।
पञ्चवर्षसहस्राणि राजा दीक्षामुपागमत् ॥ ७.५५.१२ ॥
But King Nimi, lord of men, gathered those brahmins and performed the sacrifice on the slope of the Himavat, near his own city. The king entered upon the consecration for five thousand years.
7.55.13
इन्द्रयज्ञावसाने तु वसिष्ठो भगवनृषिः ।
सकाशमागतो राज्ञो हौत्रं कर्तुमनिन्दितः ॥ ७.५५.१३ ॥
When the Indra sacrifice was finished, the blessed sage Vasiṣṭha, blameless, came to the king to perform the office of hotṛ priest.
7.55.14
तदन्तरमथापश्यद्गौतमेनाभिपूरितम् ।
कोपेन महताविष्टो वसिष्ठो ब्रह्मणः सुतः ॥ ७.५५.१४ ॥
Then he saw that it had been occupied by Gautama. Vasiṣṭha, son of Brahmā, seized by great anger, saw this.
7.55.15
स राज्ञो दर्शनाकाङ्क्षी मुहूर्तं समुपाविशत् ।
तस्मिन्नहनि राजर्षिर्निद्रया ऽपहृतो भृशम् ॥ ७.५५.१५ ॥
Desiring to see the king, he sat down for a moment. On that day the royal sage was greatly overcome by sleep.
7.55.16
ततो मन्युर्वसिष्ठस्य प्रादुरासीन्महात्मनः ।
अदर्शनेन राजर्षेर्व्याहर्तुमुपचक्रमे ॥ ७.५५.१६ ॥
Then anger arose in the great-souled Vasiṣṭha. Because the royal sage was not seen, he began to speak.
7.55.17
यस्मात्त्वमन्यं वृतवान्मामवज्ञाय पार्थिव ।
चेतनेन विनाभूतो देहस्तव भविष्यति ॥ ७.५५.१७ ॥
Because you disregarded me and chose another, O king, your body will become without consciousness.
7.55.18
ततः प्रबुद्धो राजर्षिः श्रुत्वा शापमुदाहृतम् ।
ब्रह्मयोनिमथोवाच संरम्भात् क्रोधमूर्च्छितः ॥ ७.५५.१८ ॥
Then the royal sage, awakened and having heard the curse pronounced, spoke to Vasiṣṭha, the Brahmā-born, in agitation, stupefied with anger.
7.55.19
अजानतः शयानस्य क्रोधेन कलुषीकृतः ।
मुक्तवान्मयि शापाग्निं यमदण्डमिवापरम् ॥ ७.५५.१९ ॥
Upon me, who was sleeping unaware, you, clouded by anger, have released another fire of curse, like the rod of Yama.
7.55.20
तस्मात्तवापि ब्रह्मर्षे चेतनेन विना कृतः ।
देहः सुरुचिरप्रख्यो भविष्यति न संशयः ॥ ७.५५.२० ॥
Therefore, O sage, your body too will be made without consciousness; yet it will be as beautiful as the gods, there is no doubt.
7.55.21
सहसैव बभूवतुर्विदेहौ तत्तुल्याधिगतप्रभाववन्तौ ॥ ७.५५.२१ ॥
At once the two of them became bodiless, and attained a power equal to that.