Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa · Sarga 7.56
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7.56.1
रामस्य भाषितं श्रुत्वा लक्ष्मणः परवीरहा ।
उवाच प्राञ्जलिर्वाक्यं राघवं दीप्ततेजसम् ॥ ७.५६.१ ॥
Hearing Rāma's words, Lakṣmaṇa, slayer of enemy heroes, with palms joined, spoke these words to Rāghava of blazing splendor.
7.56.2
निक्षिप्तदेहौ काकुत्स्य कथं तौ द्विजपार्थिवौ ।
पुनर्देहेन संयोगं जग्मतुर्देवसम्मतौ ॥ ७.५६.२ ॥
O descendant of Kakutstha, how did those two — the brahmin and the king, both approved by the gods — having cast off their bodies, join again with a body?
7.56.3
लक्ष्मणेनैवमुक्तस्तु रामश्चेक्ष्वाकुनन्दनः ।
प्रत्युवाच महातेजा लक्ष्मणं पुरुषर्षभः ॥ ७.५६.३ ॥
When Lakṣmaṇa had spoken thus, Rāma, delight of the Ikṣvākus, of great splendor, best of men, answered Lakṣmaṇa.
7.56.4
तौ परस्परशापेन देहावुत्सृज्य धार्मिकौ ।
अभूतां नृपविप्रर्षी वायुभूतौ तपोधनौ ॥ ७.५६.४ ॥
By mutual curse, those two righteous ones abandoned their bodies and became wind-forms: the king and the brahmin sage, whose wealth was austerity.
7.56.5
अशरीरः शरीरस्य कृते ऽन्यस्य महामुनिः ।
वसिष्ठः सुमहातेजा जगाम पितुरन्तिकम् ॥ ७.५६.५ ॥
The bodiless great sage Vasiṣṭha, of very great splendor, went to his father's presence for the sake of another's body.
7.56.6
सो ऽभिवाद्य ततः पादौ देवदेवस्य धर्मवित् ।
पितामहमथोवाच वायुभूत इदं वचः ॥ ७.५६.६ ॥
Then that knower of dharma, saluting the feet of the god of gods, spoke these words to the grandfather, in the form of wind.
7.56.7
भगवन्निमिशापेन विदेहत्वमुपागमम् ।
लोकनाथ महादेव अण्डजो ऽपि त्वमब्जजः ॥ ७.५६.७ ॥
O blessed lord, by Nimi's curse I have become bodiless. O lord of the worlds, great god, though you are egg-born, you are lotus-born.
7.56.8
सर्वेषां देहहीनानां महद्दुःखं भविष्यति ।
लुप्यन्ते सर्वकार्यणि हीनदेहस्य वै प्रभो ।
देहस्यान्यस्य सद्भावे प्रसादं कर्तुमर्हसि ॥ ७.५६.८ ॥
For all who are bodiless there will be great suffering; O lord, all the works of one without a body are destroyed. You ought to show favor, so that I may have another body.
7.56.9
तमुवाच ततो ब्रह्मा स्वयम्भूरमितप्रभः ।
मित्रावरुणजं तेज प्रविश त्वं महायशः ॥ ७.५६.९ ॥
Then Brahmā, the self-existent one of boundless splendor, said to him: O greatly famed one, enter the radiance born of Mitra and Varuṇa.
7.56.10
अयोनिजस्त्वं भविता तत्रापि द्विजसत्तम ।
धर्मेण महता युक्तः पुनरेष्यसि मे वशम् ॥ ७.५६.१० ॥
O best of the twice-born, there too you will be one not born from a womb. Endowed with great dharma, you will again come under my control.
7.56.11
एवमुक्तस्तु देवेन चाभिवाद्य प्रदक्षिणम् ।
कृत्वा पितामहं तूर्णं प्रययौ वरुणालयम् ॥ ७.५६.११ ॥
Thus addressed by the god, he saluted the grandfather, circumambulated him, and swiftly went to the abode of Varuṇa.
7.56.12
तमेव कालं मित्रो ऽपि वरुणत्वमकारयत् ।
क्षीरोदेन सहोपेतः पूज्यमानः सुरोत्तमैः ॥ ७.५६.१२ ॥
At that very time Mitra too attained the state of Varuṇa; joined with the ocean of milk, honored by the best of gods, he took on the office of Varuṇa.
7.56.13
एतस्मिन्नेव काले तु उर्वशी परमाप्सराः ।
यदृच्छया तमुद्देशमाययौ सखिभिर्वृता ॥ ७.५६.१३ ॥
At that very time, Urvaśī, the supreme celestial nymph, surrounded by her companions, came by chance to that place.
7.56.14
तां दृष्ट्वा रूपसम्पन्नां क्रीडन्तीं वरुणालये ।
आविशत्परमो हर्षो वरुणं चोर्वशीकृते ॥ ७.५६.१४ ॥
Seeing her, the beautiful one playing in Varuṇa's abode, supreme delight entered Varuṇa on Urvaśī's account.
7.56.15
स तां पद्मपलाशाक्षीं पूर्णचन्द्रनिभाननाम् ।
वरुणो वरयामास मैथुनायाप्सरोवराम् ॥ ७.५६.१५ ॥
Varuṇa asked that lotus-petal-eyed, full-moon-faced best of apsarās to be his for union.
7.56.16
प्रत्युवाच ततः सा तु वरुणं प्राञ्जलिः स्थिता ।
मित्रेणाहं वृता साक्षात्पूर्वमेव सुरेश्वर ॥ ७.५६.१६ ॥
Then she, standing with palms joined, replied to Varuṇa: "O lord of gods, I was already directly chosen by Mitra before."
7.56.17
वरुणस्त्वब्रवीद्वाक्यं कन्दर्पशरपीडितः ।
इदं तेजः समुत्स्रक्ष्ये कुम्भे ऽस्मिन्देवनिर्मिते ॥ ७.५६.१७ ॥
Then Varuṇa, tormented by Kandarpa's arrows, spoke these words: "I shall release this vital essence into this pot made by the gods."
7.56.18
एवमुत्सृज्य सुश्रोणि त्वय्यहं वरवर्णिनि ।
कृतकामो भविष्यामि यदि नेच्छसि सङ्गमम् ॥ ७.५६.१८ ॥
"O beautiful-hipped, excellent-complexioned one, having thus released this into you, I shall be fulfilled in desire, if you do not wish for union."
7.56.19
तस्य तल्लोकपालस्य वरुणस्य सुभाषितम् ।
उर्वशी परमप्रीता श्रुत्वा वाक्यमुवाच ह ॥ ७.५६.१९ ॥
Hearing that well-spoken word of Varuṇa, the guardian of the worlds, Urvaśī, greatly delighted, spoke these words.
7.56.20
काममेतद्भवत्वेवं हृदयं मे त्वयि स्थितम् ।
भावश्चाप्यधिकस्तुभ्यं देहो मित्रस्य तु प्रभो ॥ ७.५६.२० ॥
So be it. My heart rests in you, and my affection for you is even greater; but, lord, my body belongs to Mitra.
7.56.21
उर्वश्या एवमुक्तस्तु रेतस्तन्महदद्भुतम् ।
ज्वलदग्निशिखाप्रख्यं तस्मिन्कुम्भे ह्यपासृजत् ॥ ७.५६.२१ ॥
When Urvaśī had spoken thus, he released that great and wondrous seed, blazing like a tongue of fire, into that jar.
7.56.22
उर्वशी त्वगमत्तत्र मित्रो वै यत्र देवता ।
तां तु मित्रः सुसङ्क्रम्य उर्वशीमिदमब्रवीत् ॥ ७.५६.२२ ॥
Urvaśī went to where the god Mitra was. Then Mitra approached her and spoke these words to Urvaśī.
7.56.23
मया निमन्त्रिता पूर्वं कस्मात्त्वमवसर्जिता ।
पतिमन्यं वृतवती तस्मात्त्वं दुष्टचारिणी ॥ ७.५६.२३ ॥
I invited you before; why were you dismissed? You have chosen another husband, and therefore you are a woman of wicked conduct.
7.56.24
अनेन दुष्कृतेन त्वं मत्क्रोधकलुषीकृता ।
मनुष्यलोकमास्थाय कञ्चित्कालं निवत्स्यसि ॥ ७.५६.२४ ॥
Because of this wrongful deed, defiled by my anger, you shall dwell for some time in the world of men.
7.56.25
बुधस्य पुत्रो राजर्षिः काशीराजः पुरूरवाः ।
तमद्य गच्छ दुर्बुद्धे स ते भर्ता भविष्यति ॥ ७.५६.२५ ॥
The son of Budha is the royal sage Purūravas, king of Kāśī. O foolish one, go to him now; he will be your husband.
7.56.26
ततः सा शापदोषेण पुरूरवसमभ्यगात् ।
प्रतियाते पुरूरवं बुधस्यात्मजमौरसम् ॥ ७.५६.२६ ॥
Then, by the fault of the curse, she went to Purūravas, after Purūravas, the true son of Budha, had returned.
7.56.27
तस्य जज्ञे ततः श्रीमानायुः पुत्रो महाबलः ।
नहुषो यस्य पुत्रस्तु बभूवेन्द्रसमद्युतिः ॥ ७.५६.२७ ॥
From him was born the glorious, mighty son Āyu; and his son was Nahuṣa, whose splendour was equal to Indra's.
7.56.28
वज्रमुत्सृज्य वृत्राय भ्रान्ते ऽथ त्रिदिवेश्वरे ।
शतं वर्षसहस्राणि येनेन्द्रत्वं प्रशासितम् ॥ ७.५६.२८ ॥
When Indra, lord of the three heavens, had hurled his thunderbolt at Vṛtra and fallen into confusion, he who ruled the state of Indra for a hundred thousand years.
7.56.29
सा तेन शापेन जगाम भूमिं तदोर्वशी चारुदती सुनेत्रा ।
बहूनि वर्षाण्यवसच्च सुभ्रूः शापक्षयादिन्द्रसदो ययौ च ॥ ७.५६.२९ ॥
By that curse, Urvaśī of fair teeth and fair eyes then went to the earth; the fair-browed one dwelt there for many years, and when the curse was spent she went back to Indra's assembly.