Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa · Sarga 7.87
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7.87.1
तच्छ्रुत्वा लक्ष्मणेनोक्तं वाक्यं वाक्यविशारदः ।
प्रत्युवाच महातेजाः प्रहसन्राघवो वचः ॥ ७.८७.१ ॥
Hearing these words spoken by Lakṣmaṇa, Rāghava, skilled in speech and of great splendor, replied with a smile.
7.87.2
एवमेव नरश्रेष्ठ यथा वदसि लक्ष्मण ।
वृत्रघातमशेषेण वाजिमेधफलं च यत् ॥ ७.८७.२ ॥
Just so, best of men, as you say, Lakṣmaṇa: the slaying of Vṛtra and the entire fruit of the horse sacrifice are exactly so.
7.87.3
श्रूयते हि पुरा सौम्य कर्दमस्य प्रजापतेः ।
पुत्रो बाह्लीश्वरः श्रीमानिलो नाम महाशयाः ॥ ७.८७.३ ॥
Gentle one, it is told that in former times there was Ila, the glorious lord of the Bāhlīkas, son of Prajāpati Kardama, a man of great resolve.
7.87.4
स राजा पृथिवीं सर्वां वशे कृत्वा सुधार्मिकः ।
राज्यं चैव नरव्याघ्र पुत्रवत्पर्यपालयत् ॥ ७.८७.४ ॥
That most righteous king, having brought the whole earth under his control, protected his kingdom well, as a father protects his sons, O tiger among men.
7.87.5
सुरैश्च परमोदारैर्दैतेयैश्च महाधनैः ।
नागराक्षसगन्धर्वैर्यक्षैश्च सुमहात्मभिः ॥ ७.८७.५ ॥
By the gods, the most magnanimous Daityas, the very wealthy nāgas, rākṣasas, gandharvas, and yakṣas, all great-souled beings.
7.87.6
पूज्यते नित्यशः सौम्य भयार्तै रघुनन्दन ।
अबिभ्यंश्च त्रयो लोकाः सरोषस्य महात्मनः ॥ ७.८७.६ ॥
Gentle one, delight of the Raghus, he was ever worshipped by those afflicted with fear; and the three worlds did not fear that great-souled one when he was wrathful.
7.87.7
स राजा तादृशो ह्यासीद्धर्मे वीर्ये च निष्ठितः ।
बुद्ध्या च परमोदारो बाह्लीकेशो महायशाः ॥ ७.८७.७ ॥
That king was indeed such: established in dharma and valor, most generous in intellect, lord of Bāhlīka, of great fame.
7.87.8
स प्रचक्रे महाबाहुर्मृगयां रुचिरे वने ।
चैत्रे मनोरमे मासि सभृत्यबलवाहनः ॥ ७.८७.८ ॥
The mighty-armed king set out to hunt in the lovely forest, in the pleasant month of Caitra, with his servants, army and mounts.
7.87.9
प्रजघ्ने च नृपो ऽरण्ये मृगाञ्छतसहस्रशः ।
हत्वैव तृप्तिर्नाभूच्च राज्ञस्तस्य महात्मनः ॥ ७.८७.९ ॥
In the forest the king slew deer by the hundreds of thousands, yet even after killing, that great-souled king found no satisfaction.
7.87.10
नानामृगाणामयुतं वध्यमानं महात्मना ।
यत्र जातो माहासेनस्तं देशमुपचक्रमे ॥ ७.८७.१० ॥
Ten thousands of deer of many kinds were being slain by the great-souled king; he then approached the region where Mahāsena (Skanda) was born.
7.87.11
तस्मिन्प्रदेशे देवेश शैलराजसुतां हरः ।
रमयामास दुर्धर्षः सर्वैरनुचरैः सह ॥ ७.८७.११ ॥
In that region the lord of gods, Hara, the invincible, with all his attendants, delighted the daughter of the mountain king.
7.87.12
कृत्वा स्त्रीरूपमात्मानमुमेशो गोपतिध्वजः ।
देव्याः प्रियचिकीर्षुः संस्तस्मिन्पर्वतनिर्झरे ॥ ७.८७.१२ ॥
Taking the form of a woman, Śiva, lord of Umā and bull-bannered, wishing to please the goddess, dwelt at that mountain waterfall.
7.87.13
ये तु तत्र वनोद्देशे सत्त्वाः पुरुषवादिनः ।
वृक्षाः पुरुषनामानस्ते ऽभवन् स्त्रीजनास्तदा ॥ ७.८७.१३ ॥
And in that forest region, the creatures named in the masculine, and the trees bearing masculine names, then all became women.
7.87.14
यच्च किञ्चन तत्सर्वं नारीसञ्ज्ञं बभूव ह ।
एतस्मिन्नन्तरे राजा स इलः कर्दमात्मजः ।
निघ्नन्मृगसहस्राणि तं देशमुपचक्रमे ॥ ७.८७.१४ ॥
Whatever was there all took feminine names. Meanwhile King Ila, son of Kardama, striking down thousands of deer, arrived in that region.
7.87.15
स दृष्ट्वा स्त्रीकृतं सर्वं सव्यालमृगपक्षकम् ।
आत्मनं स्त्रीकृतं चैव सानुगं रघुनन्दन ॥ ७.८७.१५ ॥
He saw everything made female, along with snakes, beasts and birds, O delight of the Raghus; and he saw himself and his followers too made female.
7.87.16
तस्य दुःखं महच्चासीद्दृष्ट्वा ऽ ऽत्मानं तथागतम् ।
उमापतेश्च तत्कर्म ज्ञात्वा त्रासमुपागमत् ॥ ७.८७.१६ ॥
Seeing himself so transformed, he felt great sorrow; and knowing that deed of the lord of Umā, he was seized with fear.
7.87.17
ततो देवं महात्मानं शितिकण्ठं कपर्दिनम् ।
जगाम शरणं राजा सभृत्यबलवाहनः ॥ ७.८७.१७ ॥
Then the king, with his servants, army and mounts, went for refuge to the great-souled god, the blue-throated, matted-haired one.
7.87.18
ततः प्रहस्य वरदः सह देव्या महेश्वरः ।
प्रजापतिसुतं वाक्यमुवाच वरदः स्वयम् ॥ ७.८७.१८ ॥
Then Maheśvara, the giver of boons, laughing together with the goddess, himself spoke these words to the son of Prajāpati.
7.87.19
उत्तिष्ठोत्तिष्ठ राजर्षे कार्दमेय महाबल ।
पुरुषत्वमृते सौम्य वरं वरय सुव्रत ॥ ७.८७.१९ ॥
Rise, rise, O royal sage, son of Kardama, O mighty one. O gentle one, O man of good vows, choose a boon other than manhood.
7.87.20
ततः स राजा दुःखार्तः प्रत्याख्यातो महात्मना ।
न च जग्राह स्त्रीभूतो वरमन्यं सुरोत्तमात् ॥ ७.८७.२० ॥
Then that king, tormented by grief, refused by the great-souled one, having become a woman, did not accept any other boon from the best of gods.
7.87.21
ततः शोकेन महता शैलराजसुतां नृपः ।
प्रणिपत्य ह्युमां देवीं सर्वेणैवान्तरात्मना ॥ ७.८७.२१ ॥
Then, in great grief, the king bowed to the goddess Umā, daughter of the king of mountains, with his whole inner self.
7.87.22
ईशे वराणां वरदे लोकानामसि भामिनी ।
अमोघदर्शने देवी भज सौम्येन चक्षुषा ॥ ७.८७.२२ ॥
You are the ruler of boons, O giver of boons; you are the ruler of the worlds. O radiant lady, O goddess whose gaze never fails, look upon me with a gentle glance.
7.87.23
हृद्गतं तस्य राजर्षेर्विज्ञाय हरसन्निधौ ।
प्रत्युवाच शुभं वाक्यं देवी रुद्रस्य संमता ॥ ७.८७.२३ ॥
Having understood what was in the heart of that royal sage in Hara's presence, the goddess dear to Rudra spoke auspicious words.
7.87.24
अर्धस्य देवो वरदो वरार्धस्य तव ह्यहम् ।
तस्मादर्धं गृहाण त्वं स्त्रीपुंसोर्यावदिच्छसि ॥ ७.८७.२४ ॥
The god of the half-boon is the giver of boons, Śiva; and for you, of the half of your boon, I am the giver. Therefore take the half, as much of woman and of man as you wish.
7.87.25
तदद्भुततरं श्रुत्वा देव्या वरमनुत्तमम् ।
सम्प्रहृष्टमना भूत्वा राजा वाक्यमथाब्रवीत् ॥ ७.८७.२५ ॥
Hearing the goddess's most wondrous and supreme boon, the king, his mind greatly delighted, then spoke these words.
7.87.26
यदि देवि प्रसन्ना मे रूपेणाप्रतिमा भुवि ।
मासं स्त्रीत्वमुपासित्वा मासं स्यां पुरुषः पुनः ॥ ७.८७.२६ ॥
O goddess, if you are pleased with me, let me, incomparable in beauty upon the earth, live a month in womanhood and then be a man again for a month.
7.87.27
ईप्सितं तस्य विज्ञाय देवी सुरुचिरानना ।
प्रत्युवाच शुभं वाक्यमेवमेव भविष्यति ॥ ७.८७.२७ ॥
Understanding his desire, the goddess of lovely face replied with auspicious words: "So it shall be."
7.87.28
राजन्पुरुषभूतस्त्वं स्त्रीभावं न स्मरिष्यसि ।
स्त्रीभूतश्च परं मासं न स्मरिष्यसि पौरुषम् ॥ ७.८७.२८ ॥
O king, when you are a man you will not remember womanhood, and when you are a woman, for a whole month you will not remember manhood.
7.87.29
एवं स राजा पुरुषो मासं भूत्वाथ कार्दमिः ।
त्रैलोक्यसुन्दरी नारी मासमेकमिला ऽभवत् ॥ ७.८७.२९ ॥
Thus that king was a man for a month; then the son of Kardama became a woman, Ilā, the fairest in the three worlds, for one month.