Valmiki Ramayana — Bala Kanda — Chapter 34
VR 1 34.1
कृतोद्वाहे गते तस्मिन् ब्रह्मदत्ते च राघव। अपुत्रः पुत्रलाभाय पौत्रीमिष्टिमकल्पयत्॥
kṛtodvāhe gate tasmin brahmadatte ca rāghava| aputraḥ putralābhāya pautrīmiṣṭimakalpayat||
And, O Raghava, when Brahmadatta was married, that sonless one, (Kušanābha), with the intention of obtaining male offspring, took in hand a son-conferring sacrifice.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
VR 1 34.2
इष्टयां तु वर्तमानायां कुशनाभं महीपतिम्। उवाच परमोदारैः कुशो ब्रह्मसुतस्तदा॥
iṣṭayāṃ tu vartamānāyāṃ kuśanābhaṃ mahīpatim| uvāca paramodāraiḥ kuśo brahmasutastadā||
And when the sacrifice had commenced, that son of Brahmā, the exceedingly noble Kusa, spoke to king Kusanābha, saying,
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
VR 1 34.3
पुत्रस्ते सदृशः पुत्र भविष्यति सुधार्मिकः। गाधि प्राप्स्यसि तेन त्वं कीर्तिं लोके च शाश्वतीम्॥
putraste sadṛśaḥ putra bhaviṣyati sudhārmikaḥ| gādhi prāpsyasi tena tvaṃ kīrtiṃ loke ca śāśvatīm||
O son, there will be born to you a virtuous son like to thyself: you will obtain even Gādhi, and through him enduring fame in this world.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
VR 1 34.4
एवमुक्त्वा कुशो राम कुशनाभं महीपतिम्। जगामाकाशमाविश्य ब्रह्मलोकं सनातनम् ॥
evamuktvā kuśo rāma kuśanābhaṃ mahīpatim| jagāmākāśamāviśya brahmalokaṃ sanātanam ||
Having said this to king Kusanabha, Kusa, O Rāma, entering the welkin, went to the eternal regions of Brahmā.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
VR 1 34.5
कस्यचित् त्वथ कालस्य कुशनाभस्य धीमतः। जज्ञे परमधर्मिष्ठो गाधिरित्येव नामतः॥
kasyacit tvatha kālasya kuśanābhasya dhīmataḥ| jajñe paramadharmiṣṭho gādhirityeva nāmataḥ||
Then after sometime, an eminently virtuous son, named Gadhi, was born to the intelligent Kusanabha.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
VR 1 34.6
स पिता मम काकुत्स्थ गाधिः परमधार्मिकः। कुशवंशप्रसूतोऽस्मि कौशिको रघुनन्दन॥
sa pitā mama kākutstha gādhiḥ paramadhārmikaḥ| kuśavaṃśaprasūto'smi kauśiko raghunandana||
O Kākutstha, even that highly pious Gadhi is my sire. And, O descendant of Raghu, I, called Kausika, am sprung from Kusa's line.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
VR 1 34.7
पूर्वजा भगिनी चापि मम राघव सुव्रता। नाम्ना सत्यवती नाम ऋचीके प्रतिपादिता।७।।
pūrvajā bhaginī cāpi mama rāghava suvratā| nāmnā satyavatī nāma ṛcīke pratipāditā|7||
O Rāghava, I had a sister of noble vows born before me. And her name was Satyavatī; and she was bestowed upon Rcīkā.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
VR 1 34.8
सशरीरा गता स्वर्ग भर्तारमनुवर्तिनी। कौशिका परमोदारा प्रवृत्ता च महानदी॥
saśarīrā gatā svarga bhartāramanuvartinī| kauśikā paramodārā pravṛttā ca mahānadī||
And following her lord, she ascended heaven in her own proper person. And my highly generous sister, Kausikī, has finally assumed the form of a mighty river.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
VR 1 34.9
दिव्या पुण्योदका रम्या हिमवन्तमुपाश्रिता। लोकस्य हितकार्यार्थं प्रवृत्ता भगिनी मम॥
divyā puṇyodakā ramyā himavantamupāśritā| lokasya hitakāryārthaṃ pravṛttā bhaginī mama||
And in order to compass the welfare of all creatures, my sister is now a noble and charming river of sacred waters, issuing from the Himavat mountains.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
VR 1 34.10
ततोऽहं हिमवत्पार्वे वसामि नियतः सुखम्। भगिन्यां स्नेहसंयुक्तः कौशिक्यां रघुनन्दन ॥
tato'haṃ himavatpārve vasāmi niyataḥ sukham| bhaginyāṃ snehasaṃyuktaḥ kauśikyāṃ raghunandana ||
And thenceforth, out of affection for my sister, Kausiki, I ever dwell happily in the vicinity of the Himavat, O Raghava.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
VR 1 34.11
सा तु सत्यवती पुण्या सत्ये धर्मे प्रतिष्ठिता। पतिव्रता महाभागा कौशिकी सरितां वरा॥
sā tu satyavatī puṇyā satye dharme pratiṣṭhitā| pativratā mahābhāgā kauśikī saritāṃ varā||
And that virtuous Kausiki, Satyavati, as well established in religion as truth, and chaste, and eminently pious, is now the foremost of streams.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
VR 1 34.12
अहं हि नियमाद् राम हित्वा तां समुपागतः। सिद्धाश्रममनुप्राप्तः सिद्धोऽस्मि तव तेजसा ॥
ahaṃ hi niyamād rāma hitvā tāṃ samupāgataḥ| siddhāśramamanuprāptaḥ siddho'smi tava tejasā ||
And, O Rama, it is only for the purpose of completing my sacrifice that leaving her behind, I have come to Siddhāśrama. And now by virtue of your energy, have I attained fruition.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
VR 1 34.13
एषा राम ममोत्पत्तिः स्वस्य वंशस्य कीर्तिता। देशस्य हि महाबाहो यन्मां त्वं परिपृच्छसि॥
eṣā rāma mamotpattiḥ svasya vaṃśasya kīrtitā| deśasya hi mahābāho yanmāṃ tvaṃ paripṛcchasi||
Now, O Rāma, I have narrated to you the circumstances connected with the history of my line and myself, as also of this place, O mightyarmed one, which you had asked me to relate.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
VR 1 34.14
गतोऽर्धरात्रः काकुत्स्थ कथाः कथयतो मम। निद्रामभ्येहि भद्रं ते मा भूद् विघ्नोऽध्वनीह नः॥
gato'rdharātraḥ kākutstha kathāḥ kathayato mama| nidrāmabhyehi bhadraṃ te mā bhūd vighno'dhvanīha naḥ||
But, O Kākutstha, while I was speaking, half the night has been spent. Do you now sleep, good betide you, so that you may not feel any difficulty while on the journey.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
VR 1 34.15
निष्पन्दास्तरवः सर्वे निलीना मृगपक्षिणः। नैशेन तमसा व्याप्ता दिशश्च रघुनन्दन॥
niṣpandāstaravaḥ sarve nilīnā mṛgapakṣiṇaḥ| naiśena tamasā vyāptā diśaśca raghunandana||
The trees stand motionless, and the beasts and birds are silent, and, O descendant of Raghu, all sides have become enveloped in nocturnal gloom.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
VR 1 34.16
शनैर्विसृज्यते संध्या नभो नेरिवावृतम्। नक्षत्रतारागहनं ज्योतिर्भिरवभासते॥
śanairvisṛjyate saṃdhyā nabho nerivāvṛtam| nakṣatratārāgahanaṃ jyotirbhiravabhāsate||
The noon of night is gradually passing away; and the firmament thick-studded with stars resembling eyes, is illumined up with their light.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
VR 1 34.17
उत्तिष्ठते च शीतांशुः शशी लोकतमोनुदः। ह्लादयन् प्राणिनां लोके मनांसि प्रभया स्वया॥
uttiṣṭhate ca śītāṃśuḥ śaśī lokatamonudaḥ| hlādayan prāṇināṃ loke manāṃsi prabhayā svayā||
And that dispeller of darkness, the mildbeaming moon is rising, gladdening the hearts of all creatures with his splendour.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
VR 1 34.18
नैशानि सर्वभूतानि प्रचरन्ति ततस्ततः। यक्षराक्षससङ्घाश्च रौद्राश्च पिशिताशनाः॥
naiśāni sarvabhūtāni pracaranti tatastataḥ| yakṣarākṣasasaṅghāśca raudrāśca piśitāśanāḥ||
And night-ranging being terrible carnivorous Yaksas and Rākşasas—walk here and there,
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
VR 1 34.19
एवमुक्त्वा महातेजा विरराम महामुनिः। साधुसाध्वति ते सर्वे मुनयो ह्मभ्यपूजयन्॥
evamuktvā mahātejā virarāma mahāmuniḥ| sādhusādhvati te sarve munayo hmabhyapūjayan||
Having said this the mighty ascetic of exceeding energy paused. And those ascetics honouring him, said, Excellent! Excellent!
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
VR 1 34.20
कुशिकानामयं वंशो महान् धर्मपरः सदा। ब्रह्मोपमा महात्मानः कुशवंश्या नरोत्तमाः॥
kuśikānāmayaṃ vaṃśo mahān dharmaparaḥ sadā| brahmopamā mahātmānaḥ kuśavaṃśyā narottamāḥ||
This line belonging to the Kuśikas is exalted and devoted to virtue. And those foremost of men sprung in the Kuśa race are high-souled and like to Brahmarsis.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
VR 1 34.21
विशेषेण भवानेव विश्वामित्र महायशः। कौशिकी सरितां श्रेष्ठा कुलोद्योतकरी तव॥
viśeṣeṇa bhavāneva viśvāmitra mahāyaśaḥ| kauśikī saritāṃ śreṣṭhā kulodyotakarī tava||
And specially you, O illustrious Viśvāmitra, art so. And that best of streams, Kausiki, has added lustre to your lien.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
VR 1 34.22
मुदितैर्मुनिशार्दूलैः प्रशस्त: कुशिकात्मजः। निद्रामुपागमच्छीमानस्तंगत इवांशुमान्॥
muditairmuniśārdūlaiḥ praśasta: kuśikātmajaḥ| nidrāmupāgamacchīmānastaṃgata ivāṃśumān||
And the auspicious son of Kuśika having been extolled by those delighted ascetic, the foremost of their order-slept, like to the sun, when setting
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
VR 1 34.23
रामोऽपि सहसौमित्रिः किंचिदागतविस्मयः। प्रशस्य मुनिशार्दूलं निद्रां समुपसेवते॥
rāmo'pi sahasaumitriḥ kiṃcidāgatavismayaḥ| praśasya muniśārdūlaṃ nidrāṃ samupasevate||
Rāma too along with Sumitrā's son having in admiration praised that tiger among ascetics, enjoyed the luxury of slumber.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)