Chapter 59
Bala Kanda - Book Of Youthful Majesties
उक्त वाक्यम् तु राजानम् कृपया कुश्हिक आत्मजः
अब्रवीत् मधुरम् वाक्यम् साक्ष्हात् छण्डालताम् गतम्
ukta vākyam tu rājānam kṛpayā kuśhika ātmajaḥ
abravīt madhuram vākyam sākṣhāt chaṇḍālatām gatam
SYNONYMS
TRANSLATION
"Vishvamitra, the son of Kushi, piteously spoke this mellowly sentence to king Trishanku who spoke thus, and who in reality attained a state of profaner." Thus Sage Shataananda continued his narration. [1-59-1]
इक्ष्ह्वाको स्वागतम् वत्स जानामि त्वाम् सुधार्मिकम्
श्हरणम् ते भविष्ह्यामि मा भैष्हीः नृप पुंगव
ikṣhvāko svāgatam vatsa jānāmi tvām sudhārmikam
śharaṇam te bhaviṣhyāmi mā bhaiṣhīḥ nṛpa puṃgava
SYNONYMS
TRANSLATION
" 'Oh, Trishanku, the legatee of Ikshvaku-s, you are welcome. I am aware that you are a highly righteous king. Oh, the best king, you need not be dismayed, for I accord you haven. [1-59-2]
अहम् आमंत्रये सर्वान् महर्ष्हीन् पुण्य कर्मणः
यज्ञ साह्य करान् राजन् ततो यक्ष्ह्यसि निर्वृतः
aham āmaṃtraye sarvān maharṣhīn puṇya karmaṇaḥ
yajña sāhya karān rājan tato yakṣhyasi nirvṛtaḥ
SYNONYMS
TRANSLATION
" 'I will invite all the sages with pious activities who will render assistance in the ritual, oh, king, then you can perform the ritual self-composedly. [1-59-3]
गुरु श्हाप कृतम् रूपम् यत् इदम् त्वयि वर्तते
अनेन सह रूपेण स श्हरीरो गमिष्ह्यसि
guru śhāpa kṛtam rūpam yat idam tvayi vartate
anena saha rūpeṇa sa śharīro gamiṣhyasi
SYNONYMS
TRANSLATION
" 'You can go to heaven with this body of yours, as well as with the form which is deformed by the curse of mentor Vashishta through his sons. [1-59-4]
हस्त प्राप्तम् अहम् मन्ये स्वर्गम् तव नरेश्ह्वर
यः त्वम् कौश्हिकम् आगंय श्हरण्यम् श्हरणागतः
hasta prāptam aham manye svargam tava nareśhvara
yaḥ tvam kauśhikam āgaṃya śharaṇyam śharaṇāgataḥ
SYNONYMS
TRANSLATION
" 'I deem that heaven is handy to you, oh, king of subjects, as you have approached the all-sheltering Vishvamitra and sought shelter.' Thus Vishvamitra solaced Trishanku. [1-59-5]
एवम् उक्त्वा महातेजाः पुत्रान् परम धार्मिकान्
व्यादिदेश्ह महाप्राज्ञान् यज्ञ संभार कारणात्
evam uktvā mahātejāḥ putrān parama dhārmikān
vyādideśha mahāprājñān yajña saṃbhāra kāraṇāt
SYNONYMS
TRANSLATION
"On saying thus to Trishanku that great-resplendent Vishvamitra ordered his highly righteous and astutely brilliant sons to organise the arrangements for the ritual. [1-59-6]
सर्वान् श्हिष्ह्यान् समाहूय वाक्यम् एतत् उवाछ ह
सर्वान् ऋष्हि वरान् वश्हिष्ह्ठान् आनयध्वम् मम आज्ञया
sarvān śhiṣhyān samāhūya vākyam etat uvācha ha
sarvān ṛṣhi varān vaśhiṣhṭhān ānayadhvam mama ājñayā
SYNONYMS
TRANSLATION
"Vishvamitra calling forth all of his disciples said this sentence, 'invite all the eminent sages who are well-read in many Veda-s, along with their disciples and friends, and their ritwiks, the conductors of rituals, and even the sons of Vashishta, at my order. [1-59-7, 8a]
SYNONYMS
TRANSLATION
" 'If someone speaks inconsiderately incited by the forcefulness of my word, whoever speaks it, whichever word it may be, all that is to be reported to me, whatever it is.' Thus Vishvamitra ordered his disciples. [1-59-8]
तस्य तत् वछनम् श्ह्रुत्वा दिश्हो जग्मुः तत् आज्ञया
tasya tat vachanam śhrutvā diśho jagmuḥ tat ājñayā
SYNONYMS
TRANSLATION
"On listening that word of Vishvamitra his disciples went to all directions inviting all by his order, and then the Vedic scholars started to arrive from all provinces. [1-59-9 b, 10a]
SYNONYMS
TRANSLATION
"All of the disciples have returned to the fulgently resplendent sage Vishvamitra, and reported the words spoken by all the Vedic scholars. [1-59-10b, 11a]
SYNONYMS
TRANSLATION
" 'On listening your word all the Brahmans from all provinces have started to come and some have already come, leaving alone Mahodaya, the son of Vashishta.' Thus, the disciples have started to inform Vishvamitra. [1-59-11b, 12a]
वासिष्ह्ठम् तत् श्हतम् सर्वम् क्रोध पर्याकुल अक्ष्हरम्
vāsiṣhṭham tat śhatam sarvam krodha paryākula akṣharam
SYNONYMS
TRANSLATION
" 'What all said by those hundred sons of Vashishta is explosively worded in their fury, oh, eminent sage, and what all they have said that you may please listen. [1-59-12b, 13a]
SYNONYMS
TRANSLATION
" 'A Kshatriya is the officiator, and a profaner is the performer. How then the gods or sages can partake of the remnants of oblations in that ritual-assembly, especially that of a profaner?' Thus, the sons of Vashishta exclaimed. [1-59-13b, 14a]
PURPORT
ब्राह्मणा वा महात्मानो भुक्त्वा छण्डाल भोजनम्
brāhmaṇā vā mahātmāno bhuktvā chaṇḍāla bhojanam
SYNONYMS
TRANSLATION
" 'Though the Brahmans or the high-souled sages are now embarrassed by Vishvamitra, how can they go to heaven even after their demise, partaking of the food of a profaner? [1-59-14b, 15a]
एतत् वछनम् नैष्ह्ठुर्यम् ऊछुः संरक्त लोछनाः
etat vachanam naiṣhṭhuryam ūchuḥ saṃrakta lochanāḥ
SYNONYMS
TRANSLATION
" 'Oh, tigerly sage Vishvamitra, all the sons of Vashishta including Mahodaya spoke these derisive sentences with their eyes reddening in anger.' Thus, the disciples reported to Vishvamitra. [1-59-15b, 16a]
तेष्हाम् तत् वछनम् श्ह्रुत्वा सर्वेष्हाम् मुनि पुंगवः
teṣhām tat vachanam śhrutvā sarveṣhām muni puṃgavaḥ
SYNONYMS
TRANSLATION
"The eminent sage Vishvamitra having heard those words of the sons of Vashishta from all of his disciples, said this rancorously with bloodshot eyes. [1-59-16b, 17a]
यत् दूष्हयन्ति अदुष्ह्टम् माम् तप उग्रम् संआस्थितम्
yat dūṣhayanti aduṣhṭam mām tapa ugram saṃāsthitam
SYNONYMS
TRANSLATION
" 'He who reproves me, who am abiding in rigorous ascesis, and who am an unreprovable one by my ascetic merit, that irreverent person will be reduced to ashes, and there is no doubt about it. [1-59-17b, 18a]
SYNONYMS
TRANSLATION
" 'Now they will be dragged by the lasso of Time to the House of Yama, the Terminator, and from now to seven hundred births to come they take birth as devourers of corpses, come what may. [1-59-18b, 19a]
श्ह्व मांस नियत आहारा मुष्ह्टिका नाम निर्घृणाः
śhva māṃsa niyata āhārā muṣhṭikā nāma nirghṛṇāḥ
SYNONYMS
TRANSLATION
" 'Those who reprove me will be wandering about these mortal worlds on taking birth as disfigured and deformed beings in the ruthless sect of Mustika-s that always feed on dog's flesh. [1-59-19b, 20a]
महोदयः छ दुर्बुद्धिः माम् अदूष्ह्यम् हि अदूष्हयत्
mahodayaḥ cha durbuddhiḥ mām adūṣhyam hi adūṣhayat
SYNONYMS
TRANSLATION
" 'That wrong-headed Mahodaya also reproached me, who am irreproachable on my part, hence he gets into tribal-hood and becomes a reproachable tribal for the entire world. [1-59-20b, 21a]
SYNONYMS
TRANSLATION
" 'By my fury he obtains an utter barbarity and he will be occupied with a murderous bent, and he cycles through a worst possible living for a long time. [1-59-21b, 22a]
इति वाल्मीकि रामायणे आदि काव्ये बाल काण्डे एको न ष्हष्ह्टितमः सर्गः
iti vālmīki rāmāyaṇe ādi kāvye bāla kāṇḍe eko na ṣhaṣhṭitamaḥ sargaḥ
SYNONYMS
TRANSLATION
"On saying this much sentence of curse among the sages who have already arrived, that great-resplendent, greatly ascetic, great sage Vishvamitra paused. [1-59-22]