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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇam • Kāṇḍa 1 (Bālakāṇḍa) • Sarga 73

Bālakāṇḍa Sarga 73

बालकाण्डम् • सर्गः 73

Bālakāṇḍa Sarga 73 of the classical Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa with 22 verses.

Total: 22 Verses • Citations: VR 1.73.1–22 • 175 Lexicon Terms
VR 1.73.1 अनुष्टुप्
अथ रात्र्यां व्यतीतायां विश्वामित्रो महामुनिः । आपृच्छ्य तौ च राजानौ जगामोत्तरपर्वतम् ॥
atha rātryāṃ vyatītāyāṃ viśvāmitro mahāmuniḥ | āpṛcchya tau ca rājānau jagāmottaraparvatam ||
English Translation
When the night turned into daybreak, the eminent ascetic Viswamitra, addressing the descendants of Kakutstha (Rama and Lakshmana) who were lying on a bed of leaves said:
VR 1.73.2 अनुष्टुप्
विश्वामित्रो गते राजा वैदेहं मिथिलाधिपम् । आपृच्छ्याथ जगामाशु राजा दशरथः पुरीम् ॥
viśvāmitro gate rājā vaidehaṃ mithilādhipam | āpṛcchyātha jagāmāśu rājā daśarathaḥ purīm ||
English Translation
With the departure of Viswamitra, king Dasaratha who was the source of happiness to his subjects took leave of Janaka, king of Mithila and speedily set out for the city of Ayodhya.
VR 1.73.3 अनुष्टुप्
अथ राजा विदेहानां ददौ कन्याधनं बहु । गवां शतसहस्राणि बहूनि मिथिलेश्वरः ॥
atha rājā videhānāṃ dadau kanyādhanaṃ bahu | gavāṃ śatasahasrāṇi bahūni mithileśvaraḥ ||
VR 1.73.4 अनुष्टुप्
कम्बलानां च मुख्यानां क्षौमकोट्यम्बराणि च । हस्त्यश्वरथपादातं दिव्यरूपं स्वलंकृतम् ॥
kambalānāṃ ca mukhyānāṃ kṣaumakoṭyambarāṇi ca | hastyaśvarathapādātaṃ divyarūpaṃ svalaṃkṛtam ||
English Translation
The king of Mithila and father of the brides gave a hundred thousand cows, excellent woollen carpets, crores of silk garments, four divisions of elephants, horses, chariots and infantry and welldecorated, excellent male and maidservants shining in celestial beauty.
VR 1.73.5 अनुष्टुप्
ददौ कन्या पिता तासां दासीदासमनुत्तमम् । हिरण्यस्य सुवर्णस्य मुक्तानां विद्रुमस्य च ॥
dadau kanyā pitā tāsāṃ dāsīdāsamanuttamam | hiraṇyasya suvarṇasya muktānāṃ vidrumasya ca ||
English Translation
Immensely delighted, he gave his excellent daughters gold, pearls and corals.
VR 1.73.6 अनुष्टुप्
ददौ परमसंहृष्टः कन्याधनमनुत्तमम् । दत्त्वा बहुधनं राजा समनुज्ञाप्य पार्थिवम् ॥
dadau paramasaṃhṛṣṭaḥ kanyādhanamanuttamam | dattvā bahudhanaṃ rājā samanujñāpya pārthivam ||
VR 1.73.7 अनुष्टुप्
प्रविवेश स्वनिलयं मिथिलां मिथिलेश्वरः । राजाप्ययोध्याधिपतिः सह पुत्रैर्महात्मभिः ॥
praviveśa svanilayaṃ mithilāṃ mithileśvaraḥ | rājāpyayodhyādhipatiḥ saha putrairmahātmabhiḥ ||
VR 1.73.8 अनुष्टुप्
ऋषीन्सर्वान्पुरस्कृत्य जगाम सबलानुगः । गच्छन्तं तु नरव्याघ्रं सर्षिसंघं सराघवम् ॥
ṛṣīnsarvānpuraskṛtya jagāma sabalānugaḥ | gacchantaṃ tu naravyāghraṃ sarṣisaṃghaṃ sarāghavam ||
VR 1.73.9 अनुष्टुप्
घोराः स्म पक्षिणो वाचो व्याहरन्ति ततस्ततः । भौमाश्चैव मृगाः सर्वे गच्छन्ति स्म प्रदक्षिणम् ॥
ghorāḥ sma pakṣiṇo vāco vyāharanti tatastataḥ | bhaumāścaiva mṛgāḥ sarve gacchanti sma pradakṣiṇam ||
VR 1.73.10 उपजातिः
तान्दृष्ट्वा राजशार्दूलो वसिष्ठं पर्यपृच्छत । असौम्याः पक्षिणो घोरा मृगाश्चापि प्रदक्षिणाः । किमिदं हृदयोत्कम्पि मनो मम विषीदति ॥
tāndṛṣṭvā rājaśārdūlo vasiṣṭhaṃ paryapṛcchata | asaumyāḥ pakṣiṇo ghorā mṛgāścāpi pradakṣiṇāḥ | kimidaṃ hṛdayotkampi mano mama viṣīdati ||
English Translation
"While the frightening birds are inauspicious, the deer on the right are favourables Why is this? My heart beats. My mind is depressed.
VR 1.73.11 अनुष्टुप्
राज्ञो दशरथस्यैतच्छ्रुत्वा वाक्यं महानृषिः । उवाच मधुरां वाणीं श्रूयतामस्य यत्फलम् ॥
rājño daśarathasyaitacchrutvā vākyaṃ mahānṛṣiḥ | uvāca madhurāṃ vāṇīṃ śrūyatāmasya yatphalam ||
English Translation
To these words of king Dasaratha the great ascetic Vasishta replied in a gentle voice, "I shall tell you the consequences Listen".
VR 1.73.12 अनुष्टुप्
उपस्थितं भयं घोरं दिव्यं पक्षिमुखाच्च्युतम् । मृगाः प्रशमयन्त्येते संतापस्त्यज्यतामयम् ॥
upasthitaṃ bhayaṃ ghoraṃ divyaṃ pakṣimukhāccyutam | mṛgāḥ praśamayantyete saṃtāpastyajyatāmayam ||
English Translation
The dreadful cries from the mouths of birds foretell an event of celestial nature likely to befall but the movements other of deer indicate restoration of peace. Therefore do not grieve.
VR 1.73.13 अनुष्टुप्
तेषां संवदतां तत्र वायुः प्रादुर्बभूव ह । कम्पयन्मेदिनीं सर्वां पातयंश्च द्रुमाञ्शुभान् ॥
teṣāṃ saṃvadatāṃ tatra vāyuḥ prādurbabhūva ha | kampayanmedinīṃ sarvāṃ pātayaṃśca drumāñśubhān ||
English Translation
While they were conversing, a storm blew, shaking the earth and felling down beautiful trees.
VR 1.73.14 अनुष्टुप्
तमसा संवृतः सूर्यः सर्वा न प्रबभुर्दिशः । भस्मना चावृतं सर्वं संमूढमिव तद्बलम् ॥
tamasā saṃvṛtaḥ sūryaḥ sarvā na prababhurdiśaḥ | bhasmanā cāvṛtaṃ sarvaṃ saṃmūḍhamiva tadbalam ||
English Translation
The Sun was wrapped in dark. The quarters were devoid of brightness. The entire army was covered with ashes, as if they fainted.
VR 1.73.15 अनुष्टुप्
वसिष्ठ ऋषयश्चान्ये राजा च ससुतस्तदा । ससंज्ञा इव तत्रासन्सर्वमन्यद्विचेतनम् ॥
vasiṣṭha ṛṣayaścānye rājā ca sasutastadā | sasaṃjñā iva tatrāsansarvamanyadvicetanam ||
English Translation
At that time Vasishta and other saints, the king and his sons held their senses under control. All others lost their consciousness.
VR 1.73.16 अनुष्टुप्
तस्मिंस्तमसि घोरे तु भस्मच्छन्नेव सा चमूः । ददर्श भीमसंकाशं जटामण्डलधारिणम् ॥
tasmiṃstamasi ghore tu bhasmacchanneva sā camūḥ | dadarśa bhīmasaṃkāśaṃ jaṭāmaṇḍaladhāriṇam ||
VR 1.73.17 अनुष्टुप्
कैलासमिव दुर्धर्षं कालाग्निमिव दुःसहम् । ज्वलन्तमिव तेजोभिर्दुर्निरीक्ष्यं पृथग्जनैः ॥
kailāsamiva durdharṣaṃ kālāgnimiva duḥsaham | jvalantamiva tejobhirdurnirīkṣyaṃ pṛthagjanaiḥ ||
VR 1.73.18 अनुष्टुप्
स्कन्धे चासज्य परशुं धनुर्विद्युद्गणोपमम् । प्रगृह्य शरमुख्यं च त्रिपुरघ्नं यथा हरम् ॥
skandhe cāsajya paraśuṃ dhanurvidyudgaṇopamam | pragṛhya śaramukhyaṃ ca tripuraghnaṃ yathā haram ||
VR 1.73.19 उपजातिः
तं दृष्ट्वा भीमसंकाशं ज्वलन्तमिव पावकम् । वसिष्ठप्रमुखा विप्रा जपहोमपरायणाः । संगता मुनयः सर्वे संजजल्पुरथो मिथः ॥
taṃ dṛṣṭvā bhīmasaṃkāśaṃ jvalantamiva pāvakam | vasiṣṭhapramukhā viprā japahomaparāyaṇāḥ | saṃgatā munayaḥ sarve saṃjajalpuratho mithaḥ ||
English Translation
At the sight of the fearful appearance of Parasurama looking like flaming fire, Vasishta and all other saints who were in the habit of chanting mantras and offering oblations to the fire whispered among themselves:
VR 1.73.20 उपजातिः
कच्चित्पितृवधामर्षी क्षत्रं नोत्सादयिष्यति । पूर्वं क्षत्रवधं कृत्वा गतमन्युर्गतज्वरः । क्षत्रस्योत्सादनं भूयो न खल्वस्य चिकीर्षितम् ॥
kaccitpitṛvadhāmarṣī kṣatraṃ notsādayiṣyati | pūrvaṃ kṣatravadhaṃ kṛtvā gatamanyurgatajvaraḥ | kṣatrasyotsādanaṃ bhūyo na khalvasya cikīrṣitam ||
English Translation
Enraged at the slaughter of his father (by Kartaveeryarjuna), is he intent upon exterminating the kshatriya race? Having slaughtered the kshatriyas, in the past he was freed from anger and grief. Is he again desirous of annihilating the kshatriyas?
VR 1.73.21 अनुष्टुप्
एवमुक्त्वार्घ्यमादाय भार्गवं भीमदर्शनम् । ऋषयो राम रामेति मधुरां वाचमब्रुवन् ॥
evamuktvārghyamādāya bhārgavaṃ bhīmadarśanam | ṛṣayo rāma rāmeti madhurāṃ vācamabruvan ||
English Translation
The saints having thus talked amongst themselves, offered arghya to the son of Bhargava, of dreadful appearance and addressed him in soothing words: "O Rama O Rama".
VR 1.73.22 अनुष्टुप्
प्रतिगृह्य तु तां पूजामृषिदत्तां प्रतापवान् । रामं दाशरथिं रामो जामदग्न्योऽभ्यभाषत ॥
pratigṛhya tu tāṃ pūjāmṛṣidattāṃ pratāpavān | rāmaṃ dāśarathiṃ rāmo jāmadagnyo'bhyabhāṣata ||
English Translation
Valiant Parasurama, son of Jamadagni, having accepted the homage offered by the saints addressed Rama, son of Dasaratha and said:इत्यार्षे श्रीमद्रामायणे वाल्मीकीय आदिकाव्ये बालकाण्डे चतुस्सप्ततितमस्सर्ग:॥Thus ends the seventyfourth sarga of Balakanda of the holy Ramayana the first epic composed by sage Valmiki.
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