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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇam • Kāṇḍa 1 (Bālakāṇḍa) • Sarga 59

Bālakāṇḍa Sarga 59

बालकाण्डम् • सर्गः 59

Bālakāṇḍa Sarga 59 of the classical Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa with 33 verses.

Total: 33 Verses • Citations: VR 1.59.1–33 • 175 Lexicon Terms
VR 1.59.1 अनुष्टुप्
तपोबलहतान्कृत्वा वासिष्ठान्समहोदयान् । ऋषिमध्ये महातेजा विश्वामित्रोऽभ्यभाषत ॥
tapobalahatānkṛtvā vāsiṣṭhānsamahodayān | ṛṣimadhye mahātejā viśvāmitro'bhyabhāṣata ||
English Translation
The most brilliant Viswamitra, having destroyed the sons of Vasishta including Mahodaya by his ascetic power, said this in the midst of saints:
VR 1.59.2 उपजातिः
अयमिक्ष्वाकुदायादस्त्रिशङ्कुरिति विश्रुतः । धर्मिष्ठश्च वदान्यश्च मां चैव शरणं गतः । स्वेनानेन शरीरेण देवलोकजिगीषया ॥
ayamikṣvākudāyādastriśaṅkuriti viśrutaḥ | dharmiṣṭhaśca vadānyaśca māṃ caiva śaraṇaṃ gataḥ | svenānena śarīreṇa devalokajigīṣayā ||
English Translation
"This religious and generous king born in the Ikshvaku race, wellknown as Trisanku sought my refuge to gain heaven with his physical body,
VR 1.59.3 अनुष्टुप्
यथायं स्वशरीरेण देवलोकं गमिष्यति । तथा प्रवर्त्यतां यज्ञो भवद्भिश्च मया सह ॥
yathāyaṃ svaśarīreṇa devalokaṃ gamiṣyati | tathā pravartyatāṃ yajño bhavadbhiśca mayā saha ||
English Translation
Join me in the performance of this sacrifice in a manner by which he (Trisanku) attains heaven with his physical body".
VR 1.59.4 अनुष्टुप्
विश्वामित्रवचः श्रुत्वा सर्व एव महर्षयः । ऊचुः समेत्य सहिता धर्मज्ञा धर्मसंहितम् ॥
viśvāmitravacaḥ śrutvā sarva eva maharṣayaḥ | ūcuḥ sametya sahitā dharmajñā dharmasaṃhitam ||
English Translation
Agreeing to these words of Viswamitra all the rishis, knowers of spiritual order and endowed with righteousness assembled there said:
VR 1.59.5 अनुष्टुप्
अयं कुशिकदायादो मुनिः परमकोपनः । यदाह वचनं सम्यगेतत्कार्यं न संशयः ॥
ayaṃ kuśikadāyādo muniḥ paramakopanaḥ | yadāha vacanaṃ samyagetatkāryaṃ na saṃśayaḥ ||
English Translation
"Born in the line of Kusika, this sage is extremely cholerictempered. Whatever he says must be properly carried out. There should be no resitation on this score. The venerable sage is like fire. He will curse us if angered.
VR 1.59.6 उपजातिः
अग्निकल्पो हि भगवाञ्शापं दास्यति रोषितः । तस्मात्प्रवर्त्यतां यज्ञः सशरीरो यथा दिवम् । गच्छेदिक्ष्वाकुदायादो विश्वामित्रस्य तेजसा ॥
agnikalpo hi bhagavāñśāpaṃ dāsyati roṣitaḥ | tasmātpravartyatāṃ yajñaḥ saśarīro yathā divam | gacchedikṣvākudāyādo viśvāmitrasya tejasā ||
English Translation
Hence let the sacrifice be performed in such a manner that the descendant of the Ikshvakus would attain heaven with his physical body through the spiritual power of Viswamitra. All of you commence the sacrifice".
VR 1.59.7 अनुष्टुप्
ततः प्रवर्त्यतां यज्ञः सर्वे समधितिष्ठते ॥
tataḥ pravartyatāṃ yajñaḥ sarve samadhitiṣṭhate ||
VR 1.59.8 अनुष्टुप्
एवमुक्त्वा महर्षयः संजह्रुस्ताः क्रियास्तदा । याजकाश्च महातेजा विश्वामित्रोऽभवत्क्रतौ ॥
evamuktvā maharṣayaḥ saṃjahrustāḥ kriyāstadā | yājakāśca mahātejā viśvāmitro'bhavatkratau ||
English Translation
The maharshis having resolved performed their respective activities relating to the sacrifice. The brilliant Viswamitra acted as the chief officiating priest.
VR 1.59.9 अनुष्टुप्
ऋत्विजश्चानुपूर्व्येण मन्त्रवन्मन्त्रकोविदाः । चक्रुः सर्वाणि कर्माणि यथाकल्पं यथाविधि ॥
ṛtvijaścānupūrvyeṇa mantravanmantrakovidāḥ | cakruḥ sarvāṇi karmāṇi yathākalpaṃ yathāvidhi ||
English Translation
The officiating priests proficient in chanting mantras performed in order of their respective ranks all the rites in accordance with the Yojanakalpa adhering to codes and traditions.
VR 1.59.10 अनुष्टुप्
ततः कालेन महता विश्वामित्रो महातपाः । चकारावाहनं तत्र भागार्थं सर्वदेवताः ॥
tataḥ kālena mahatā viśvāmitro mahātapāḥ | cakārāvāhanaṃ tatra bhāgārthaṃ sarvadevatāḥ ||
English Translation
Long after, the mighty ascetic Viswamitra invoked all the gods to partake their share of offerings.
VR 1.59.11 अनुष्टुप्
नाह्यागमंस्तदाहूता भागार्थं सर्वदेवताः । ततः क्रोधसमाविष्टो विश्वमित्रो महामुनिः ॥
nāhyāgamaṃstadāhūtā bhāgārthaṃ sarvadevatāḥ | tataḥ krodhasamāviṣṭo viśvamitro mahāmuniḥ ||
English Translation
When, the gods invited by him did not come to receive their share of offerings, the great ascetic Viswamitra seized with anger lifted the sacrificial ladle and said to Trisanku:
VR 1.59.12 अनुष्टुप्
स्रुवमुद्यम्य सक्रोधस्त्रिशङ्कुमिदमब्रवीत् । पश्य मे तपसो वीर्यं स्वार्जितस्य नरेश्वर ॥
sruvamudyamya sakrodhastriśaṅkumidamabravīt | paśya me tapaso vīryaṃ svārjitasya nareśvara ||
VR 1.59.13 अनुष्टुप्
एष त्वां स्वशरीरेण नयामि स्वर्गमोजसा । दुष्प्रापं स्वशरीरेण दिवं गच्छ नराधिप ॥
eṣa tvāṃ svaśarīreṇa nayāmi svargamojasā | duṣprāpaṃ svaśarīreṇa divaṃ gaccha narādhipa ||
English Translation
"O King behold the prowess of my selfearned asceticism. With my spiritual might, I shall send you to heaven with your physical body O King go to heaven with physical body which is not possible for anybody to accomplish.
VR 1.59.14 अनुष्टुप्
स्वार्जितं किंचिदप्यस्ति मया हि तपसः फलम् । राजंस्त्वं तेजसा तस्य सशरीरो दिवं व्रज ॥
svārjitaṃ kiṃcidapyasti mayā hi tapasaḥ phalam | rājaṃstvaṃ tejasā tasya saśarīro divaṃ vraja ||
English Translation
By the power of what little fruit of austerities I have earned, I shall send to heaven with your body".
VR 1.59.15 अनुष्टुप्
उक्तवाक्ये मुनौ तस्मिन्सशरीरो नरेश्वरः । दिवं जगाम काकुत्स्थ मुनीनां पश्यतां तदा ॥
uktavākye munau tasminsaśarīro nareśvaraḥ | divaṃ jagāma kākutstha munīnāṃ paśyatāṃ tadā ||
English Translation
"O Descendant of Kakustha (Rama) when the sage had said these words, the king with his physical body ascended to heaven in the presence of the sages.
VR 1.59.16 अनुष्टुप्
देवलोकगतं दृष्ट्वा त्रिशङ्कुं पाकशासनः । सह सर्वैः सुरगणैरिदं वचनमब्रवीत् ॥
devalokagataṃ dṛṣṭvā triśaṅkuṃ pākaśāsanaḥ | saha sarvaiḥ suragaṇairidaṃ vacanamabravīt ||
English Translation
On ascending to heaven Trisanku saw Indra (destroyer of Paka) along with hosts of gods. Indra said to him:
VR 1.59.17 अनुष्टुप्
त्रिशङ्को गच्छ भूयस्त्वं नासि स्वर्गकृतालयः । गुरुशापहतो मूढ पत भूमिमवाक्शिराः ॥
triśaṅko gaccha bhūyastvaṃ nāsi svargakṛtālayaḥ | guruśāpahato mūḍha pata bhūmimavākśirāḥ ||
English Translation
"O Trisanku you are not fit to inhabit heaven. Go back, you fool Doomed by the curse of your spiritual preceptor, fall on earth, head down.
VR 1.59.18 अनुष्टुप्
एवमुक्तो महेन्द्रेण त्रिशङ्कुरपतत्पुनः । विक्रोशमानस्त्राहीति विश्वामित्रं तपोधनम् ॥
evamukto mahendreṇa triśaṅkurapatatpunaḥ | vikrośamānastrāhīti viśvāmitraṃ tapodhanam ||
English Translation
Thus spoken to by Indra, Trisanku crying, "O Viswamitra, Protect me, Protect me" started falling down.
VR 1.59.19 अनुष्टुप्
तच्छ्रुत्वा वचनं तस्य क्रोशमानस्य कौशिकः । रोषमाहारयत्तीव्रं तिष्ठ तिष्ठेति चाब्रवीत् ॥
tacchrutvā vacanaṃ tasya krośamānasya kauśikaḥ | roṣamāhārayattīvraṃ tiṣṭha tiṣṭheti cābravīt ||
English Translation
Having heard the wailing Trisanku, the enraged Viswamitra shouted, "Stay, Stay".
VR 1.59.20 अनुष्टुप्
ऋषिमध्ये स तेजस्वी प्रजापतिरिवापरः । सृजन्दक्षिणमार्गस्थान्सप्तर्षीनपरान्पुनः ॥
ṛṣimadhye sa tejasvī prajāpatirivāparaḥ | sṛjandakṣiṇamārgasthānsaptarṣīnaparānpunaḥ ||
English Translation
Standing in the midst of the ascetics, that mighty sage who conjured up a constellation of seven new rishis (stars) looked like another creator Brahma. Overcome by anger the illustrious sage created a new group of stars in the southern direction.
VR 1.59.21 अनुष्टुप्
नक्षत्रमालामपरामसृजत्क्रोधमूर्छितः । दक्षिणां दिशमास्थाय मुनिमध्ये महायशाः ॥
nakṣatramālāmaparāmasṛjatkrodhamūrchitaḥ | dakṣiṇāṃ diśamāsthāya munimadhye mahāyaśāḥ ||
English Translation
Standing in the midst of the ascetics, that mighty sage who conjured up a constellation of seven new rishis (stars) looked like another creator Brahma. Overcome by anger the illustrious sage created a new group of stars in the southern direction.
VR 1.59.22 उपजातिः
सृष्ट्वा नक्षत्रवंशं च क्रोधेन कलुषीकृतः । अन्यमिन्द्रं करिष्यामि लोको वा स्यादनिन्द्रकः । दैवतान्यपि स क्रोधात्स्रष्टुं समुपचक्रमे ॥
sṛṣṭvā nakṣatravaṃśaṃ ca krodhena kaluṣīkṛtaḥ | anyamindraṃ kariṣyāmi loko vā syādanindrakaḥ | daivatānyapi sa krodhātsraṣṭuṃ samupacakrame ||
English Translation
Having created a constellation of stars, Viswamitra out of anger said, "I will create another Indra or this world will be without Indra" and commenced to create even gods.
VR 1.59.23 अनुष्टुप्
ततः परमसंभ्रान्ताः सर्षिसंघाः सुरर्षभाः । विश्वामित्रं महात्मानमूचुः सानुनयं वचः ॥
tataḥ paramasaṃbhrāntāḥ sarṣisaṃghāḥ surarṣabhāḥ | viśvāmitraṃ mahātmānamūcuḥ sānunayaṃ vacaḥ ||
English Translation
Struck with wonder and fear, hosts of rishis, suras and asuras humbly addressed Viswamitra.
VR 1.59.24 अनुष्टुप्
अयं राजा महाभाग गुरुशापपरिक्षतः । सशरीरो दिवं यातुं नार्हत्येव तपोधन ॥
ayaṃ rājā mahābhāga guruśāpaparikṣataḥ | saśarīro divaṃ yātuṃ nārhatyeva tapodhana ||
English Translation
"O Glorious maharshi, this king cursed by his spiritual preceptor is not worthy of going to heaven with his physical body".
VR 1.59.25 अनुष्टुप्
तेषां तद्वचनं श्रुत्वा देवानां मुनिपुंगवः । अब्रवीत्सुमहद्वाक्यं कौशिकः सर्वदेवताः ॥
teṣāṃ tadvacanaṃ śrutvā devānāṃ munipuṃgavaḥ | abravītsumahadvākyaṃ kauśikaḥ sarvadevatāḥ ||
English Translation
"O Rama incensed to fury at the words of his sons, magnanimous king Sagara replied":
VR 1.59.26 अनुष्टुप्
सशरीरस्य भद्रं वस्त्रिशङ्कोरस्य भूपतेः । आरोहणं प्रतिज्ञाय नानृतं कर्तुमुत्सहे ॥
saśarīrasya bhadraṃ vastriśaṅkorasya bhūpateḥ | ārohaṇaṃ pratijñāya nānṛtaṃ kartumutsahe ||
English Translation
"I wish you well Having promised king Trisanku ascent to heaven with his physical form, I do not wish to go back on my word.
VR 1.59.27 अनुष्टुप्
सर्गोऽस्तु सशरीरस्य त्रिशङ्कोरस्य शाश्वतः । नक्षत्राणि च सर्वाणि मामकानि ध्रुवाण्यथ ॥
sargo'stu saśarīrasya triśaṅkorasya śāśvataḥ | nakṣatrāṇi ca sarvāṇi māmakāni dhruvāṇyatha ||
English Translation
Let this heaven be an eternal abode for Trisanku in his physical form All these stars created by me shall endure as long as the worlds survive. O gods it behoves of you to accord consent to this".
VR 1.59.28 अनुष्टुप्
यावल्लोका धरिष्यन्ति तिष्ठन्त्वेतानि सर्वशः । मत्कृतानि सुराः सर्वे तदनुज्ञातुमर्हथ ॥
yāvallokā dhariṣyanti tiṣṭhantvetāni sarvaśaḥ | matkṛtāni surāḥ sarve tadanujñātumarhatha ||
English Translation
Let this heaven be an eternal abode for Trisanku in his physical form All these stars created by me shall endure as long as the worlds survive. O gods it behoves of you to accord consent to this".
VR 1.59.29 अनुष्टुप्
एवमुक्ताः सुराः सर्वे प्रत्यूचुर्मुनिपुंगवम् ॥
evamuktāḥ surāḥ sarve pratyūcurmunipuṃgavam ||
VR 1.59.30 अनुष्टुप्
एवं भवतु भद्रं ते तिष्ठन्त्वेतानि सर्वशः । गगने तान्यनेकानि वैश्वानरपथाद्बहिः ॥
evaṃ bhavatu bhadraṃ te tiṣṭhantvetāni sarvaśaḥ | gagane tānyanekāni vaiśvānarapathādbahiḥ ||
VR 1.59.31 अनुष्टुप्
नक्षत्राणि मुनिश्रेष्ठ तेषु ज्योतिःषु जाज्वलन् । अवाक्शिरास्त्रिशङ्कुश्च तिष्ठत्वमरसंनिभः ॥
nakṣatrāṇi muniśreṣṭha teṣu jyotiḥṣu jājvalan | avākśirāstriśaṅkuśca tiṣṭhatvamarasaṃnibhaḥ ||
VR 1.59.32 अनुष्टुप्
विश्वामित्रस्तु धर्मात्मा सर्वदेवैरभिष्टुतः । ऋषिभिश्च महातेजा बाढमित्याह देवताः ॥
viśvāmitrastu dharmātmā sarvadevairabhiṣṭutaḥ | ṛṣibhiśca mahātejā bāḍhamityāha devatāḥ ||
English Translation
In this manner extolled by all devatas and rishis, mighty and righteous Viswamitra said, 'well let it be so'.
VR 1.59.33 अनुष्टुप्
ततो देवा महात्मानो मुनयश्च तपोधनाः । जग्मुर्यथागतं सर्वे यज्ञस्यान्ते नरोत्तम ॥
tato devā mahātmāno munayaśca tapodhanāḥ | jagmuryathāgataṃ sarve yajñasyānte narottama ||
English Translation
"O Best among men (Rama) then at the conclusion of the sacrifice the great gods and saints went the way they had come".इत्यार्षे श्रीमद्रामायणे वाल्मीकीय आदिकाव्ये बालकाण्डे षष्टितमस्सर्ग:॥Thus ends the sixtieth sarga of Balakanda of the holy Ramayana the first epic composed by sage Valmiki.
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