Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa · Sarga 7.58
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7.58.1
एवं ब्रुवति रामे तु लक्ष्मणः परवीरहा ।
प्रत्युवाच महात्मानं ज्वलन्तमिव तेजसा ॥ ७.५८.१ ॥
When Rāma had spoken thus, Lakṣmaṇa, slayer of enemy heroes, replied to the great-souled one, who blazed with splendor.
7.58.2
महदद्भुतमाश्चर्यं विदेहस्य पुरातनम् ।
निर्वृत्तं राजशार्दूल वसिष्ठस्य निमेस्सह ॥ ७.५८.२ ॥
O tiger among kings, there occurred long ago a great and wondrous marvel between the Videha king (Nimi) and Vasiṣṭha.
7.58.3
निमिस्तु क्षत्रियः शूरो विशेषेण च दीक्षितः ।
न क्षमां कृतवान्राजा वसिष्ठस्य महात्मनः ॥ ७.५८.३ ॥
Nimi was a kṣatriya, valiant, and especially consecrated for sacrifice; yet the king showed no forbearance toward the great-souled Vasiṣṭha.
7.58.4
एवमुक्तस्तु तेनायं श्रीमान् क्षत्रियपुङ्गवः ।
उवाच लक्ष्मणं वाक्यं सर्वशास्त्रविशारदम् ॥ ७.५८.४ ॥
When Lakṣmaṇa had spoken thus, the glorious Rāma, best of kṣatriyas, said these words to Lakṣmaṇa, who was skilled in all the scriptures.
7.58.5
रामो रमयतां श्रेष्ठो भ्रातरं दीप्ततेजसम् ।
न सर्वत्र क्षमा वीर पुरुषेषु प्रदृश्यते ॥ ७.५८.५ ॥
Rāma, best of those who delight others, said to his brother blazing with splendor: O hero, forbearance is not seen everywhere among men.
7.58.6
सौमित्रे दुःसहो रोषो यथा क्षान्तो ययातिना ।
सत्त्वानुगं पुरस्कृत्य तन्निबोध समाहितः ॥ ७.५८.६ ॥
O son of Sumitrā, just as Yayāti bore an unbearable anger, keep your inner nature before you and listen to this attentively.
7.58.7
नहुषस्य सुतो राजा ययातिः पौरवर्धनः ।
तस्य भार्याद्वयं सौम्य रूपेणाप्रतिमं भुवि ॥ ७.५८.७ ॥
Nahuṣa's son, King Yayāti, the increaser of the Pūru line, had two wives, O gentle one, incomparable in beauty on earth.
7.58.8
एका तु तस्य राजर्षेर्नाहुषस्य पुरस्कृता ।
शर्मिष्ठा नाम दैतेयी दुहिता वृषपर्वणः ॥ ७.५८.८ ॥
Of that royal sage, Nahuṣa's son, one wife was honored above the rest: Śarmiṣṭhā by name, the Daitya maiden, daughter of Vṛṣaparvan.
7.58.9
अन्या तूशनसः पत्नी ययातेः पुरुषर्षभ ।
न तु सा दयिता राज्ञो देवयानी सुमध्यमा ॥ ७.५८.९ ॥
The other was the wife of Uśanas, O bull among men; yet she was not the king's beloved—Devayānī, the slender-waisted.
7.58.10
तयोः पुत्रौ तु सम्भूतौ रूपवन्तौ समाहितौ ।
शर्मिष्ठा ऽजनयत्पूरुं देवयानी यदुं तदा ॥ ७.५८.१० ॥
Two sons were born to them, handsome and self-controlled: Śarmiṣṭhā then bore Pūru, and Devayānī bore Yadu.
7.58.11
पूरुस्तु दयितो राज्ञो गुणैर्मातृकृतेन च ।
ततो दुःखसमाविष्टो यदुर्मातरमब्रवीत् ॥ ७.५८.११ ॥
Pūru was dear to the king, by his virtues and through his mother's favor. Then Yadu, overcome with grief, spoke to his mother.
7.58.12
भार्गवस्य कुले जाता देवस्याक्लिष्टकर्मणः ।
सहसे हृद्गतं दुःखमवमानं च दुःसहम् ॥ ७.५८.१२ ॥
Born into the Bhṛgu lineage, mother, of the god of untiring deeds: I endure the grief lodged in my heart, and an insult that is unbearable.
7.58.13
आवां च सहितौ देवि प्रविशाव हुताशनम् ।
राजा तु रमतां सार्धं दैत्यपुत्र्या बहुक्षपाः ॥ ७.५८.१३ ॥
O goddess, let the two of us together enter the fire; but let the king delight with the daughter of the Daityas through many nights.
7.58.14
यदि वा सहनीयं ते मामनुज्ञातुमर्हसि ।
क्षम त्वं न क्षमिष्ये ऽहं मरिष्यामि न संशयः ॥ ७.५८.१४ ॥
If it is bearable for you, you should permit me; you endure, but I will not endure—I shall certainly die.
7.58.15
पुत्रस्य भाषितं श्रुत्वा परमार्तस्य रोदतः ।
देवयानी तु सङ्क्रुद्धा सस्मार पितरं तदा ॥ ७.५८.१५ ॥
Having heard the words of the one who was greatly distressed and weeping, the enraged Devayānī then remembered her father.
7.58.16
इङ्गितं तदभिज्ञाय दुहितुर्भार्गवस्तदा ।
आगतस्त्वरितं तत्र देवयानी तु यत्र सा ॥ ७.५८.१६ ॥
Having understood that sign of his daughter, Bhārgava (Śukra) then came quickly to the place where Devayānī was.
7.58.17
दृष्ट्वा चाप्रकृतिस्थां तामप्रहृष्टामचेतनाम् ।
पिता दुहितरं वाक्यं किमेतदिति चाब्रवीत् ॥ ७.५८.१७ ॥
Seeing her not in her normal state, not joyful, dazed, the father spoke to his daughter: "What is this?"
7.58.18
पृच्छन्तमसकृत्तं वै भार्गवं दीप्ततेजसम् ।
देवयानी तु सङ्क्रुद्धा पितरं वाक्यमब्रवीत् ॥ ७.५८.१८ ॥
To the radiant Bhārgava (Śukra), who was asking again and again, the enraged Devayānī spoke these words to her father.
7.58.19
अहमग्निं विषं तीक्ष्णमपो वा मुनिसत्तम ।
भक्षयिष्ये प्रवेक्ष्यामि न तु शक्ष्यामि जीवितुम् ॥ ७.५८.१९ ॥
Best of sages, I will consume fire, sharp poison, or water, or I will enter it; but I shall not be able to live.
7.58.20
न मां त्वमवजानीषे दुःखितामवमानिताम् ।
वृक्षस्यावज्ञया ब्रह्मंश्छिद्यन्ते वृक्षजीविनः ॥ ७.५८.२० ॥
Do you not disregard me, afflicted and humiliated? O brahmin, by disdaining a tree, those who live by the tree are cut down.
7.58.21
अवज्ञया च राजर्षिः परिभूय च भार्गव ।
मय्यवज्ञां प्रयुङ्क्ते हि न च मां बहु मन्यते ॥ ७.५८.२१ ॥
O Bhārgava, that royal sage, by disdain and by humiliation, shows contempt toward me; he does not hold me in much regard.
7.58.22
तस्यास्तद्वचनं श्रुत्वा कोपेनाभिपरिप्लुतः ।
व्याहर्तुमुपचक्राम भार्गवो नहुषात्मजम् ॥ ७.५८.२२ ॥
Having heard her words, Bhārgava, overcome with anger, began to speak to the son of Nahuṣa.
7.58.23
यस्मान्मामवजानीषे नाहुष त्वं दुरात्मवान् ।
जरया परया जीर्णः शैथिल्यमुपयास्यसि ॥ ७.५८.२३ ॥
Son of Nahuṣa, since you disregard me, wicked-minded one, worn out by extreme old age, you shall come to feebleness.
7.58.24
एवमुक्त्वा दुहितरं समाश्वास्य च भार्गवः ।
पुनर्जगाम ब्रह्मर्षिर्भवनं स्वं महायशाः ॥ ७.५८.२४ ॥
Having spoken thus and consoled his daughter, the great-famed brahmin sage Bhārgava went back to his own abode.
7.58.25
स एवमुक्त्वा द्विजपुङ्गवाग्र्यः सुतां समाश्वास्य च देवयानीम् ।
पुनर्ययौ सूर्यसमानतेजा दत्त्वा च शापं नहुषात्मजाय ॥ ७.५८.२५ ॥
Having spoken thus, the foremost of the best of twice-born sages comforted his daughter Devayānī; and then, equal in brilliance to the sun, he pronounced a curse upon the son of Nahuṣa and went away again.