स स्तोम्यः
स हव्यः सत्यः
सत्वा तुविकूर्मिः ।
एकश्चित्सन्नभिभूतिः ॥
sa stomyaḥ sa havyaḥ satyaḥ satvā tuvikūrmiḥ | ekaś cit sann abhibhūtiḥ ||
(Rig
Veda 8.16.8)
He is to be praised, he is to be invoked, he
is embodiment of TRUTH, powerful the doer of many deeds; he (BRAHMAN), being single, is
the overcomer (of foes).
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बालकाण्ड – Bālakāṇḍa (भाग - १ ;;; Part – 1)
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सर्वापूर्वमियं येषामासीत्कृत्स्ना वसुन्धरा | येषां
स सगरो नाम सागरो येन खानितः | इक्ष्वाकूणामिदं तेषां राज्ञां वंशे महात्मनाम् | तदिदं
वर्तयिष्यामि सर्वं निखिलमादितः | कोसलो
नाम मुदितः स्फीतो जनपदो महान् | अयोध्या नाम नगरी तत्रासील्लोकविश्रुता | आयता
दश च द्वे च योजनानि महापुरी | राजमार्गेण महता सुविभक्तेन शोभिता | तां
तु राजा दशरथो महाराष्ट्रविवर्धनः | कपाटतोरणवतीं सुविभक्तान्तरापणाम् | सूतमागधसम्बाधां श्रीमतीमतुलप्रभाम् | वधूनाटकसङ्घैश्च संयुक्तां सर्वतः पुरीम् | दुर्गगम्भीरपरिघां दुर्गामन्यैर्दुरासदाम् | सामन्तराजसङ्घैश्च बलिकर्मभिरावृताम् | प्रसादै रत्नविकृतैः पर्वतैरुपशोभिताम् | चित्रामष्टापदाकारां वरनारीगणैर्युताम् | गृहगाढामविच्छिद्रां समभूमौ निवेशिताम् | दुन्दुभीभिर्मृदङ्गैश्च वीणाभिः पणवैस्तथा | विमानमिव सिद्धानां तपसाधिगतं दिवि | ये
च बाणैर्न विध्यन्ति विविक्तमपरापरम् | सिंहव्याघ्रवराहाणां मत्तानां नदतां वने | तादृशानां सहस्रैस्तामभिपूर्णां महारथैः | तामग्निमद्भिर्गुणवद्भिरावृतां |
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Once
upon a time, this entire earth belonged to those victorious kings starting
from Prajapati (Manu). In the dynasty of Ikshvaku kings, this highly revered
and reputed epic Ramayana has emanated. I
wish to relate this Ramayana entirely and completely from the beginning,
which is endowed with the values and means of Dharma, Artha and Kama... and this be listened without
prejudice. A
great kingdom, joyous, a vast well flourishing one and having strong army, named
Kosala, is situated on the banks of river Sarayu. There was the famous capital city Ayodhya in
that kingdom, which was built by Manu. That great city with well-devised
highways is twelve
yojanas in length and three yojanas in breadth. King Dasharatha was
her king. That
city Ayodhya, which accommodates variety of artists, is an impassable one for trespassers, or for
others invaders, owing to her impassable and profound moats, and she is
abounding with horses, camels, likewise with cows and donkeys. Buildings
are ornamentally studded with precious gems, and with such multi-storied sky scrapers
she is adorned, and filled with them she is like Amaravati, the capital of
Indra. She
that Ayodhya is encompassed with Vedic scholars who always worship the ritual
fire by enkindling the three kinds of ritual-fires continuously, virtuous
Brahman scholars in Veda-s and their six ancillary subjects, and other great
souls that are in similitude with great saints, and who are just like sages
that are charitable donors, and that abide by the truth. |
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तेन
सत्याभिसन्धेन त्रिवर्गमनुतिष्ठता | तस्मिन्पुरवरे हृष्टा धर्मात्मना बहु श्रुताः | नाल्पसंनिचयः कश्चिदासीत्तस्मिन्पुरोत्तमे | सा
योजने च द्वे भूयः सत्यनामा प्रकाशते || ३|| |
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Dasharatha
that truth-abiding king, who adheres to the three-fold virtues rules the vast
of that kingdom from that best city Ayodhya. In that city Ayodhya all are
virtuous ones, and scholars are variously learned ones, people are satisfied
with their own riches, they have no greed, and they advocate truthfulness
alone. The city is
further fortified up to two more yojana-s outside city, true to its name (a+yodhya , an un-assailable one.) |
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अष्टौ
बभूवुर्वीरस्य तस्यामात्या यशस्विनः | धृष्टिर्जयन्तो विजयः सिद्धार्थो अर्थसाधकः | ऋत्विजौ द्वावभिमतौ तस्यास्तामृषिसत्तमौ | श्रीमन्तश्च महात्मानः शास्त्रज्ञा दृढविक्रमाः | तेजःक्षमायशःप्राप्ताः स्मितपूर्वाभिभाषिणः | तेषामविदितं किं चित्स्वेषु नास्ति परेषु वा | कुशला
व्यवहारेषु सौहृदेषु परीक्षिताः | कोशसङ्ग्रहणे युक्ता बलस्य च परिग्रहे | वीरांश्च नियतोत्साहा राज शास्त्रमनुष्ठिताः | |
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Eight
ministers, ie., Dhristi, Jayantha, Vijaya, Suraashtra, Raashtravardhana,
Akopa, Dharmapaala, and Sumantra, who are never speak untruthful words in
anger or in greed or for monetary reasons and are clean at heart, are there to
assist King Dasharatha. Two
venerable saints of eminence, viz., Vashishta and Vamadeva, who authorities
in Vedic rituals, apart from some more priests, used to provide
spiritual/ritualistic advice to King Dasharatha. They are Suyajna, Jabaali,
Kaashyapa, Gautama, Maarkandeya, Deerghaayu, and then Kaatyayana are the
scholarly Brahmans, who are always the ancestral ritual scholars for
Dasharatha’s family. The
ministers of King Dasharatha are renowned by their expertise, and even in
foreign countries they are famous for their intellectual determinations in
all affairs. |
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तस्य
त्वेवं प्रभावस्य धर्मज्ञस्य महात्मनः | चिन्तयानस्य तस्यैवं बुद्धिरासीन्महात्मनः | स
निश्चितां मतिं कृत्वा यष्टव्यमिति बुद्धिमान् | एतच्छ्रुत्वा रहः सूतो राजानमिदमब्रवीत् | स
त्वं पुरुषशार्दूल तमानय सुसत्कृतम् | स्वयमेव महाराज गत्वा सबलवाहनः || ५|| अनुमान्य वसिष्ठं च सूतवाक्यं निशम्य च | सान्तःपुरः सहामात्यः प्रययौ यत्र स द्विजः || ६|| वनानि
सरितश्चैव व्यतिक्रम्य शनैः शनैः | अभिचक्राम तं देशं यत्र वै मुनिपुङ्गवः || ७|| आसाद्य तं द्विजश्रेष्ठं रोमपादसमीपगम् | ऋषिपुत्रं ददर्शादौ दीप्यमानमिवानलम् || ८|| ततो
राजा यथान्यायं पूजां चक्रे विशेषतः | सखित्वात्तस्य वै राज्ञः प्रहृष्टेनान्तरात्मना || ९|| एवं
सुसत्कृतस्तेन सहोषित्वा नरर्षभः | सप्ताष्टदिवसान्राजा राजानमिदमब्रवीत् || १०|| अनपत्योऽस्मि
धर्मात्मञ्शान्ता भार्या
मम क्रतुम् | आहरेत
त्वयाज्ञप्तः सन्तानार्थं
कुलस्य च || ११|| शान्ता तव सुता राजन्सह भर्त्रा विशाम्पते | मदीयं
नगरं यातु कार्यं हि महदुद्यतम् || १२|| तथेति
राजा संश्रुत्य गमनं तस्य धीमतः | उवाच
वचनं विप्रं गच्छ त्वं सह भार्यया || १३|| ऋषिपुत्रः प्रतिश्रुत्य तथेत्याह नृपं तदा | स
नृपेणाभ्यनुज्ञातः प्रययौ सह भार्यया || १४|| ततः
स्वलङ्कृतं राजा नगरं प्रविवेश ह | शङ्खदुन्दुभिनिर्घोषैः पुरस्कृत्य द्विजर्षभम् || १५|| पूज्यमाना च ताभिः सा राज्ञा चैव विशेषतः | उवास
तत्र सुखिता कं चित्कालं सह द्विजा || १६|| |
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The great-souled
King Dasharatha, who do not have children, is earning to beget a
dynasty-enriching son. A thought occurred to him that in order to beget sons,
he should perform Horse
ritual – Ashwamedha Yagna
to appease the gods so that he can beget worthy sons. He consulted his
sagacious ministers in performance of Horse ritual – Ashwamedha Yagna and got their
consent. Sumantra,
the charioteer and one of the misters of King Dasharatha, told him privately
to approach personally Sage Rishyasringa, who performed austerities even
while he was yound and acquired great ascetic power and request him to
oversee the performance of Ashwamedha
Yagna. Upon
hearing the advice of Sumantra, King Dasharatha became glad and travelled to
the kingdom of Romapada, a friend of King Dasaratga and the father-in-law of Sage
Rishyasringa. On
crossing over the rivers and forests Dasharatha entered the palace of King
Romapada and saw Sage Rishyasringa, who he is nearby king Romapada. Then king
Romapada gladly welcomed the king Dasharatha procedurally. Then Romapada
informed the wise sage Rishyasringa about the friendship with Dasharatha, and
then that sage also worshipped king Dasharatha. After
spending seven to eight days with king Romapada, king Dasharatha spoke this
to king Romapada. "Oh,
lord of subjects, your daughter Princess Shanta may go over my city Ayodhya
along with her husband Rishyasringa, as I am contemplating to perform a great
Vedic ritual. I am
childless and hence I intend to perform a Vedic ritual. Let the husband of
your daughter Shanta, Sage Rishyasringa, preside over that Vedic ritual at
your behest, for the sake of progeny in my dynasty”. King Romapada
agreeing to their travel with king Dasharatha, and addressed these words to
that Brahman sage and his son-in-law, Sage Rishyasringa "You may proceed
along with your wife." Then,
Rishyasringa agreed to this proposal and he set forth to Ayodhya, along with
his wife. Upon
reaching Ayodhya, the king Dasharatha keeping Rishyasringa before him entered
the well-decorated city Ayodhya and accorded procedural reception befitting
to the sage. |
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