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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇam • Kāṇḍa 1 (Bālakāṇḍa) • Sarga 65

Bālakāṇḍa Sarga 65

बालकाण्डम् • सर्गः 65

Bālakāṇḍa Sarga 65 of the classical Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa with 27 verses.

Total: 27 Verses • Citations: VR 1.65.1–27 • 175 Lexicon Terms
VR 1.65.1 अनुष्टुप्
ततः प्रभाते विमले कृतकर्मा नराधिपः । विश्वामित्रं महात्मानमाजुहाव सराघवम् ॥
tataḥ prabhāte vimale kṛtakarmā narādhipaḥ | viśvāmitraṃ mahātmānamājuhāva sarāghavam ||
English Translation
Thereafter the destroyers of foes, Rama and Lakshmana offering their morning oblations on that bright dawn arrived at the bank of the river (Ganga) with Viswamitra ahead of them.
VR 1.65.2 अनुष्टुप्
तमर्चयित्वा धर्मात्मा शास्त्रदृष्टेन कर्मणा । राघवौ च महात्मानौ तदा वाक्यमुवाच ह ॥
tamarcayitvā dharmātmā śāstradṛṣṭena karmaṇā | rāghavau ca mahātmānau tadā vākyamuvāca ha ||
English Translation
The virtuous Janaka paid respects to Viswamitra and the highsouled Rama and Lakshmana in accordance with the sastras and spoke:
VR 1.65.3 अनुष्टुप्
भगवन्स्वागतं तेऽस्तु किं करोमि तवानघ । भवानाज्ञापयतु मामाज्ञाप्यो भवता ह्यहम् ॥
bhagavansvāgataṃ te'stu kiṃ karomi tavānagha | bhavānājñāpayatu māmājñāpyo bhavatā hyaham ||
English Translation
"Welcome, O Venerable one O Irreproachable one what can I do for you? Worthy of being commanded, I seek your orders.
VR 1.65.4 अनुष्टुप्
एवमुक्तः स धर्मात्मा जनकेन महात्मना । प्रत्युवाच मुनिर्वीरं वाक्यं वाक्यविशारदः ॥
evamuktaḥ sa dharmātmā janakena mahātmanā | pratyuvāca munirvīraṃ vākyaṃ vākyaviśāradaḥ ||
English Translation
At the words of the magnanimous Janaka, the virtuous sage wellversed in speech replied to the heroic king:
VR 1.65.5 अनुष्टुप्
पुत्रौ दशरथस्येमौ क्षत्रियौ लोकविश्रुतौ । द्रष्टुकामौ धनुः श्रेष्ठं यदेतत्त्वयि तिष्ठति ॥
putrau daśarathasyemau kṣatriyau lokaviśrutau | draṣṭukāmau dhanuḥ śreṣṭhaṃ yadetattvayi tiṣṭhati ||
English Translation
Dasaratha's sons, (Rama and Lakshmana), kshatriyas renowned in the world are eager to see that great bow in your possession.
VR 1.65.6 अनुष्टुप्
एतद्दर्शय भद्रं ते कृतकामौ नृपात्मजौ । दर्शनादस्य धनुषो यथेष्टं प्रतियास्यतः ॥
etaddarśaya bhadraṃ te kṛtakāmau nṛpātmajau | darśanādasya dhanuṣo yatheṣṭaṃ pratiyāsyataḥ ||
VR 1.65.7 अनुष्टुप्
एवमुक्तस्तु जनकः प्रत्युवाच महामुनिम् । श्रूयतामस्य धनुषो यदर्थमिह तिष्ठति ॥
evamuktastu janakaḥ pratyuvāca mahāmunim | śrūyatāmasya dhanuṣo yadarthamiha tiṣṭhati ||
English Translation
Thus addressed by the mighty ascetic Janaka replied, "I shall tell you how this bow came to be deposited here".
VR 1.65.8 अनुष्टुप्
देवरात इति ख्यातो निमेः षष्ठो महीपतिः । न्यासोऽयं तस्य भगवन्हस्ते दत्तो महात्मना ॥
devarāta iti khyāto nimeḥ ṣaṣṭho mahīpatiḥ | nyāso'yaṃ tasya bhagavanhaste datto mahātmanā ||
English Translation
"O Adorable one there was a famous king named Devarata, sixth in line from Nimi. This bow was kept with him in trust by the exalted lord (Shiva).
VR 1.65.9 अनुष्टुप्
दक्षयज्ञवधे पूर्वं धनुरायम्य वीर्यवान् । रुद्रस्तु त्रिदशान्रोषात्सलीलमिदमब्रवीत् ॥
dakṣayajñavadhe pūrvaṃ dhanurāyamya vīryavān | rudrastu tridaśānroṣātsalīlamidamabravīt ||
English Translation
Earlier at the time of destruction of Daksha's sacrifice, Rudra endowed with great prowess lifted this bow sportively and spoke to the gods.
VR 1.65.10 अनुष्टुप्
यस्माद्भागार्थिनो भागान्नाकल्पयत मे सुराः । वराङ्गानि महार्हाणि धनुषा शातयामि वः ॥
yasmādbhāgārthino bhāgānnākalpayata me surāḥ | varāṅgāni mahārhāṇi dhanuṣā śātayāmi vaḥ ||
English Translation
'O gods in your anxiety to partake your share of the sacrifie, you have failed to provide mine in the sacrificial offerings. Therefore, I shall sever your jewelled heads and beautiful limbs with this bow'.
VR 1.65.11 अनुष्टुप्
ततो विमनसः सर्वे देवा वै मुनिपुंगव । प्रसादयन्ति देवेशं तेषां प्रीतोऽभवद्भवः ॥
tato vimanasaḥ sarve devā vai munipuṃgava | prasādayanti deveśaṃ teṣāṃ prīto'bhavadbhavaḥ ||
English Translation
"O Eminent ascetic thereafter all the gods with agitated minds propitiated lord of the gods, Siva and he was pleased with them.
VR 1.65.12 अनुष्टुप्
प्रीतियुक्तः स सर्वेषां ददौ तेषां महात्मनाम् ॥
prītiyuktaḥ sa sarveṣāṃ dadau teṣāṃ mahātmanām ||
VR 1.65.13 अनुष्टुप्
तदेतद्देवदेवस्य धनूरत्नं महात्मनः । न्यासभूतं तदा न्यस्तमस्माकं पूर्वके विभो ॥
tadetaddevadevasya dhanūratnaṃ mahātmanaḥ | nyāsabhūtaṃ tadā nyastamasmākaṃ pūrvake vibho ||
English Translation
O Lord that gem of a bow belonging to Siva was given to the great gods who in turn got it deposited in trust with our ancestor.
VR 1.65.14 अनुष्टुप्
अथ मे कृषतः क्षेत्रं लाङ्गलादुत्थिता मम । क्षेत्रं शोधयता लब्ध्वा नाम्ना सीतेति विश्रुता ॥
atha me kṛṣataḥ kṣetraṃ lāṅgalādutthitā mama | kṣetraṃ śodhayatā labdhvā nāmnā sīteti viśrutā ||
English Translation
Thereupon while I was ploughing and cleaing the (sacrificial) ground, Sita, a wellknown name, was lifted up by the blade of the plough. Thus she was obtained by me.
VR 1.65.15 अनुष्टुप्
भूतलादुत्थिता सा तु व्यवर्धत ममात्मजा । वीर्यशुल्केति मे कन्या स्थापितेयमयोनिजा ॥
bhūtalādutthitā sā tu vyavardhata mamātmajā | vīryaśulketi me kanyā sthāpiteyamayonijā ||
English Translation
Arisen from the earth and not from a mother's womb, she grew up as my daughter. I made a stipulation that (this shall be the means to win this maiden as a gift) this shall be given in marriage only to the prince whose prowess is fully tried.
VR 1.65.16 अनुष्टुप्
भूतलादुत्थितां तां तु वर्धमानां ममात्मजाम् । वरयामासुरागम्य राजानो मुनिपुंगव ॥
bhūtalādutthitāṃ tāṃ tu vardhamānāṃ mamātmajām | varayāmāsurāgamya rājāno munipuṃgava ||
English Translation
O Eminent ascetic arisen from the earth and reared as my daughter, she has been sought after in marriage by many princes.
VR 1.65.17 अनुष्टुप्
तेषां वरयतां कन्यां सर्वेषां पृथिवीक्षिताम् । वीर्यशुल्केति भगवन्न ददामि सुतामहम् ॥
teṣāṃ varayatāṃ kanyāṃ sarveṣāṃ pṛthivīkṣitām | vīryaśulketi bhagavanna dadāmi sutāmaham ||
English Translation
O Worshipful one all those monarchs sought this maiden but I did not offer my daughter saying that the 'marriage offer' could be made only through the tried and tested prowess of a suitor.
VR 1.65.18 अनुष्टुप्
ततः सर्वे नृपतयः समेत्य मुनिपुंगव । मिथिलामभ्युपागम्य वीर्यं जिज्ञासवस्तदा ॥
tataḥ sarve nṛpatayaḥ sametya munipuṃgava | mithilāmabhyupāgamya vīryaṃ jijñāsavastadā ||
English Translation
O Preeminent among ascetics thereafter many kings together came to Mithila to test their prowess.
VR 1.65.19 अनुष्टुप्
तेषां जिज्ञासमानानां वीर्यं धनुरुपाहृतम् । न शेकुर्ग्रहणे तस्य धनुषस्तोलनेऽपि वा ॥
teṣāṃ jijñāsamānānāṃ vīryaṃ dhanurupāhṛtam | na śekurgrahaṇe tasya dhanuṣastolane'pi vā ||
English Translation
The bow was brought and placed before those who were curious to test their strength but none was able to grasp or lift the bow.
VR 1.65.20 अनुष्टुप्
तेषां वीर्यवतां वीर्यमल्पं ज्ञात्वा महामुने । प्रत्याख्याता नृपतयस्तन्निबोध तपोधन ॥
teṣāṃ vīryavatāṃ vīryamalpaṃ jñātvā mahāmune | pratyākhyātā nṛpatayastannibodha tapodhana ||
English Translation
O great ascetic I knew those mighty kings had little strength, so rejected them.
VR 1.65.21 अनुष्टुप्
ततः परमकोपेन राजानो मुनिपुंगव । अरुन्धन्मिथिलां सर्वे वीर्यसंदेहमागताः ॥
tataḥ paramakopena rājāno munipuṃgava | arundhanmithilāṃ sarve vīryasaṃdehamāgatāḥ ||
English Translation
O Mighty ascetic, thereafter all the kings doubting their own strength in stringing the bow were inflamed with anger and laid siege on Mithila.
VR 1.65.22 अनुष्टुप्
आत्मानमवधूतं ते विज्ञाय मुनिपुंगव । रोषेण महताविष्टाः पीडयन्मिथिलां पुरीम् ॥
ātmānamavadhūtaṃ te vijñāya munipuṃgava | roṣeṇa mahatāviṣṭāḥ pīḍayanmithilāṃ purīm ||
English Translation
Those eminent kings felt humiliated. Inflamed with anger, they tormented the city of Mithila.
VR 1.65.23 अनुष्टुप्
ततः संवत्सरे पूर्णे क्षयं यातानि सर्वशः । साधनानि मुनिरेष्ठ ततोऽहं भृशदुःखितः ॥
tataḥ saṃvatsare pūrṇe kṣayaṃ yātāni sarvaśaḥ | sādhanāni munireṣṭha tato'haṃ bhṛśaduḥkhitaḥ ||
English Translation
O Best among ascetics thus one year passed. Everywhere in the city all the means of living were exhausted. I felt deeply sad over this situation.
VR 1.65.24 अनुष्टुप्
ततो देवगणान्सर्वांस्तपसाहं प्रसादयम् । ददुश्च परमप्रीताश्चतुरङ्गबलं सुराः ॥
tato devagaṇānsarvāṃstapasāhaṃ prasādayam | daduśca paramaprītāścaturaṅgabalaṃ surāḥ ||
English Translation
Thereafter, I propitiated the gods by my austerities. Highly pleased, they gave me an army of four divisions (chariots, elephants, horses and infantry ).
VR 1.65.25 अनुष्टुप्
ततो भग्ना नृपतयो हन्यमाना दिशो ययुः । अवीर्या वीर्यसंदिग्धा सामात्याः पापकारिणः ॥
tato bhagnā nṛpatayo hanyamānā diśo yayuḥ | avīryā vīryasaṃdigdhā sāmātyāḥ pāpakāriṇaḥ ||
English Translation
Then those wicked kings who were exhausted were doubtful about their energy. They were beaten and defeated. They fled away along with their ministers in different directions.
VR 1.65.26 अनुष्टुप्
तदेतन्मुनिशार्दूल धनुः परमभास्वरम् । रामलक्ष्मणयोश्चापि दर्शयिष्यामि सुव्रत ॥
tadetanmuniśārdūla dhanuḥ paramabhāsvaram | rāmalakṣmaṇayoścāpi darśayiṣyāmi suvrata ||
English Translation
O Sage you are a tiger among asceties, you are faithful to your vows, I shall show this effulgent bow to your Rama and Lakshmana .
VR 1.65.27 अनुष्टुप्
यद्यस्य धनुषो रामः कुर्यादारोपणं मुने । सुतामयोनिजां सीतां दद्यां दाशरथेरहम् ॥
yadyasya dhanuṣo rāmaḥ kuryādāropaṇaṃ mune | sutāmayonijāṃ sītāṃ dadyāṃ dāśaratheraham ||
English Translation
O Sage if Rama could lift and string this bow I shall give my daughter Sita, not born from a woman, to him (son of Dasaratha)". इत्यार्षे श्रीमद्रामायणे वाल्मीकीय आदिकाव्ये बालकाण्डे षट्षष्टितमस्सर्ग:॥Thus ends the sixtysixth sarga of Balakanda of the holy Ramayana the first epic composed by sage Valmiki.
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