Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa · Sarga 7.66
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7.66.1
यामेव रात्रिं शत्रुघ्नः पर्णशालामुपाविशत् ।
तामेव रात्रिं सीतापि प्रसूता दारकद्वयम् ॥ ७.६६.१ ॥
On the very night that Śatrughna entered the leaf-hut, Sītā also gave birth to two sons.
7.66.2
ततो ऽर्धरात्रसमये बालका मुनिदारकाः ।
वाल्मीकेः प्रियमाचख्युः सीतायाः प्रसवं शुभम् ॥ ७.६६.२ ॥
Then at midnight the young sons of the sages gave Vālmīki the joyful news of Sītā's auspicious delivery.
7.66.3
भगवन्रामपत्नी सा प्रसूता दारकद्वयम् ।
ततो रक्षां महातेजः कुरु भूतविनाशिनीम् ॥ ७.६६.३ ॥
O venerable one, Rāma's wife Sītā has given birth to two sons; therefore, O greatly radiant one, perform a protection that destroys evil spirits.
7.66.4
तेषां तद्वचनं श्रुत्वा महर्षिः समुपागमत् ।
बालचन्द्रप्रतीकाशौ देवपुत्रौ महौजसौ ॥ ७.६६.४ ॥
Hearing their words, the great sage came there and saw the two divine sons, resembling young moons and greatly mighty.
7.66.5
जगाम तत्र हृष्टात्मा ददर्श च कुमारकौ ।
भूतघ्नीं चाकरोत्ताभ्यां रक्षां रक्षोविनाशिनीम् ॥ ७.६६.५ ॥
Gladdened in heart, he went there, saw the two boys, and made for them a protection that destroys evil spirits and demons.
7.66.6
कुशमुष्टिमुपादाय लवं चैव तु स द्विजः ।
वाल्मीकिः प्रददौ ताभ्यां रक्षां भूतविनाशिनीम् ॥ ७.६६.६ ॥
Taking a handful of kuśa grass, the twice-born Vālmīki gave Kuśa and Lava the protection that destroys evil spirits.
7.66.7
यस्तयोः पूर्वजो जातः स कुशैर्मन्त्रसत्कृतैः ।
निर्मार्जनीयस्तु तदा कुश इत्यस्य नाम तत् ॥ ७.६६.७ ॥
Of the two, the elder who was born is to be purified with kuśa grass honored by mantras; therefore his name became 'Kuśa'.
7.66.8
यश्चावरो भवेत्ताभ्यां लवेन स समाहितः ।
निर्मार्जनीयो वृद्धाभिर्लव इत्येव नामतः ॥ ७.६६.८ ॥
And the younger of the two is to be purified by the elders, with composed mind, using lava grass; thus indeed his name became 'Lava'.
7.66.9
एवं कुशलवौ नाम्ना तावुभौ यमजातकौ ।
मत्कृताभ्यां च नामभ्यां ख्यातियुक्तौ भविष्यतः ॥ ७.६६.९ ॥
Thus those twin-born two, Kuśa and Lava by name, will become renowned under the names I have given them.
7.66.10
तां रक्षां जगृहुस्ताश्च मुनिहस्तात्समाहिताः ।
अकुर्वंश्च ततो रक्षां तयोर्विगतकल्मषाः ॥ ७.६६.१० ॥
Those women received that protective rite from the sage's hand and, composed and free from stain, performed the protection for the two boys.
7.66.11
तथा तां क्रियमाणां च वृद्धाभिर्जन्म नाम च ।
सङ्कीर्तनं च रामस्य सीतायाः प्रसवौ शुभौ ॥ ७.६६.११ ॥
While that rite was being performed thus by the elders, the births and names were recounted, and the two auspicious births of Rāma and Sītā were proclaimed.
7.66.12
अर्धरात्रे तु शत्रुघ्नः शुश्राव सुमहत्प्रियम् ।
पर्णशालां ततो गत्वा मातर्दिष्ट्येति चाब्रवीत् ॥ ७.६६.१२ ॥
At midnight Śatrughna heard very joyful news; then, going to the leaf-hut, he said, 'Mother, by good fortune!'
7.66.13
तथा तस्य प्रहृष्टस्य शत्रुघ्नस्य महात्मनः ।
व्यतीता वार्षिकी रात्रिः श्रावणी लघुविक्रमः ॥ ७.६६.१३ ॥
Thus, for the joyful great-souled Śatrughna, the swift-valiant one, the rainy-season night of Śrāvaṇa passed.
7.66.14
प्रभाते सुमहावीर्यः कृत्वा पौर्वाह्णिकीं क्रियाम् ।
मुनिं प्राञ्जलिरामन्त्र्य ययौ पश्चान्मुखः पुनः ॥ ७.६६.१४ ॥
At dawn, the one of great valour performed the forenoon rite, took leave of the sage with folded hands, and went on again, facing backward.
7.66.15
स गत्वा यमुनातीरं सप्तरात्रोषितः पथि ।
ऋषीणां पुण्यकीर्तीनामाश्रमे वासमभ्ययात् ॥ ७.६६.१५ ॥
Having reached the bank of the Yamunā and stayed seven nights on the road, he came to dwell in the hermitage of the sages of sacred renown.
7.66.16
स तत्र मुनिभिः सार्धं भार्गवप्रमुखैर्नृपः ।
कथाभिरभिरूपाभिर्वासं चक्रे महायशाः ॥ ७.६६.१६ ॥
There the king of great fame dwelt with the sages, led by Bhārgava, passing the time in fitting tales.
7.66.17
स काञ्चनाद्यैर्मुनिभिः समेतो रघुप्रवीरो रजनीं तदानीम् ।
कथाप्रकारैर्बहुभिर्महात्मा विरामयामास नरेन्द्रसूनुः ॥ ७.६६.१७ ॥
Joined by the sages led by Kāñcana, the foremost hero of the Raghus, the great-souled prince, passed that night with many kinds of stories.