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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇam • Kāṇḍa 1 (Bālakāṇḍa) • Sarga 31

Bālakāṇḍa Sarga 31

बालकाण्डम् • सर्गः 31

Bālakāṇḍa Sarga 31 of the classical Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa with 22 verses.

Total: 22 Verses • Citations: VR 1.31.1–22 • 175 Lexicon Terms
VR 1.31.1 उपजातिः
ब्रह्मयोनिर्महानासीत्कुशो नाम महातपाः । वैदर्भ्यां जनयामास चतुरः सदृशान्सुतान् । कुशाम्बं कुशनाभं च आधूर्तरजसं वसुम् ॥
brahmayonirmahānāsītkuśo nāma mahātapāḥ | vaidarbhyāṃ janayāmāsa caturaḥ sadṛśānsutān | kuśāmbaṃ kuśanābhaṃ ca ādhūrtarajasaṃ vasum ||
English Translation
That great soul, Kusa, married the princess of Vidarbha born in a noble family and a match for him. He begot four virtuous sons who resembled him. They were Kusamba, Kusanabha, Adhurtarajas and Vasu.
VR 1.31.2 उपजातिः
दीप्तियुक्तान्महोत्साहान्क्षत्रधर्मचिकीर्षया । तानुवाच कुशः पुत्रान्धर्मिष्ठान्सत्यवादिनः । क्रियतां पालनं पुत्रा धर्मं प्राप्स्यथ पुष्कलम् ॥
dīptiyuktānmahotsāhānkṣatradharmacikīrṣayā | tānuvāca kuśaḥ putrāndharmiṣṭhānsatyavādinaḥ | kriyatāṃ pālanaṃ putrā dharmaṃ prāpsyatha puṣkalam ||
English Translation
Kusa addressed his four brilliant sons who were highly enthusiastic, pious, truthful and were wedded to duties of the warrior race:
VR 1.31.3 अनुष्टुप्
कुशस्य वचनं श्रुत्वा चत्वारो लोकसंमताः । निवेशं चक्रिरे सर्वे पुराणां नृवरास्तदा ॥
kuśasya vacanaṃ śrutvā catvāro lokasaṃmatāḥ | niveśaṃ cakrire sarve purāṇāṃ nṛvarāstadā ||
English Translation
"O my sons, govern with righteousness so that you will acquire immense merit'. Hearing the words of the rishi, the four sons who were the best among men and revered in the world constructed four cities as their abodes.
VR 1.31.4 अनुष्टुप्
कुशाम्बस्तु महातेजाः कौशाम्बीमकरोत्पुरीम् । कुशनाभस्तु धर्मात्मा परं चक्रे महोदयम् ॥
kuśāmbastu mahātejāḥ kauśāmbīmakarotpurīm | kuśanābhastu dharmātmā paraṃ cakre mahodayam ||
English Translation
The brilliant Kushamba and the righteous Kushanabha constructed the cities of Kaushanbi and Mahodaya (as their capital) respectively.
VR 1.31.5 अनुष्टुप्
आधूर्तरजसो राम धर्मारण्यं महीपतिः । चक्रे पुरवरं राजा वसुश्चक्रे गिरिव्रजम् ॥
ādhūrtarajaso rāma dharmāraṇyaṃ mahīpatiḥ | cakre puravaraṃ rājā vasuścakre girivrajam ||
English Translation
O Rama king Adhurtarajasa constructed Dharmaranya, the best of cities and king Vasu, the city of Girivrajam.
VR 1.31.6 अनुष्टुप्
एषा वसुमती राम वसोस्तस्य महात्मनः । एते शैलवराः पञ्च प्रकाशन्ते समन्ततः ॥
eṣā vasumatī rāma vasostasya mahātmanaḥ | ete śailavarāḥ pañca prakāśante samantataḥ ||
English Translation
This city (otherwise) called Vasumatī belongs to the high-souled Vasu. And the river known by the name of Sumāgadhi flows through the Māgadhas. And in the midst of the five foremost of hills, it looks like a garland.
VR 1.31.7 अनुष्टुप्
सुमागधी नदी रम्या मागधान्विश्रुताययौ । पञ्चानां शैलमुख्यानां मध्ये मालेव शोभते ॥
sumāgadhī nadī ramyā māgadhānviśrutāyayau | pañcānāṃ śailamukhyānāṃ madhye māleva śobhate ||
English Translation
This city (otherwise) called Vasumatī belongs to the high-souled Vasu. And the river known by the name of Sumāgadhi flows through the Māgadhas. And in the midst of the five foremost of hills, it looks like a garland.
VR 1.31.8 अनुष्टुप्
सैषा हि मागधी राम वसोस्तस्य महात्मनः । पूर्वाभिचरिता राम सुक्षेत्रा सस्यमालिनी ॥
saiṣā hi māgadhī rāma vasostasya mahātmanaḥ | pūrvābhicaritā rāma sukṣetrā sasyamālinī ||
English Translation
And this Mägadhi, O Råma, belongs to the high-souled Vasu, taking, O Rāma, an easterly course, and flowing through fertile fields furnished with corn.
VR 1.31.9 अनुष्टुप्
कुशनाभस्तु राजर्षिः कन्याशतमनुत्तमम् । जनयामास धर्मात्मा घृताच्यां रघुनन्दन ॥
kuśanābhastu rājarṣiḥ kanyāśatamanuttamam | janayāmāsa dharmātmā ghṛtācyāṃ raghunandana ||
English Translation
O descendant of Raghu, the Rājarși Kusanābha beget an hundred godly daughters on Ghrtaci.
VR 1.31.10 अनुष्टुप्
तास्तु यौवनशालिन्यो रूपवत्यः स्वलंकृताः । उद्यानभूमिमागम्य प्रावृषीव शतह्रदाः ॥
tāstu yauvanaśālinyo rūpavatyaḥ svalaṃkṛtāḥ | udyānabhūmimāgamya prāvṛṣīva śatahradāḥ ||
English Translation
Those welladorned, beautiful, young maidens in the pleasuregarden looked like lightnings in the rainy season. Bedecked with fine ornaments they were singing, dancing, playing on instruments and moving in all directions in great delight.
VR 1.31.11 अनुष्टुप्
गायन्त्यो नृत्यमानाश्च वादयन्त्यश्च राघव । आमोदं परमं जग्मुर्वराभरणभूषिताः ॥
gāyantyo nṛtyamānāśca vādayantyaśca rāghava | āmodaṃ paramaṃ jagmurvarābharaṇabhūṣitāḥ ||
English Translation
Those welladorned, beautiful, young maidens in the pleasuregarden looked like lightnings in the rainy season. Bedecked with fine ornaments they were singing, dancing, playing on instruments and moving in all directions in great delight.
VR 1.31.12 अनुष्टुप्
अथ ताश्चारुसर्वाङ्ग्यो रूपेणाप्रतिमा भुवि । उद्यानभूमिमागम्य तारा इव घनान्तरे ॥
atha tāścārusarvāṅgyo rūpeṇāpratimā bhuvi | udyānabhūmimāgamya tārā iva ghanāntare ||
English Translation
With beautiful limbs of unparalleled beauty on earth, they shone in the pleasuregarden like stars in the midst of clouds.
VR 1.31.13 अनुष्टुप्
ताः सर्वगुणसंपन्ना रूपयौवनसंयुताः । दृष्ट्वा सर्वात्मको वायुरिदं वचनमब्रवीत् ॥
tāḥ sarvaguṇasaṃpannā rūpayauvanasaṃyutāḥ | dṛṣṭvā sarvātmako vāyuridaṃ vacanamabravīt ||
English Translation
At the sight of the maidens embellished with all virtues and youth and beauty, the allpervading Windgod addressed them these words:
VR 1.31.14 अनुष्टुप्
अहं वः कामये सर्वा भार्या मम भविष्यथ । मानुषस्त्यज्यतां भावो दीर्घमायुरवाप्स्यथ ॥
ahaṃ vaḥ kāmaye sarvā bhāryā mama bhaviṣyatha | mānuṣastyajyatāṃ bhāvo dīrghamāyuravāpsyatha ||
English Translation
I seek for you: do you become my wives. Do you renounce this human guise, and attain long lives.
VR 1.31.15 अनुष्टुप्
तस्य तद्वचनं श्रुत्वा वायोरक्लिष्टकर्मणः । अपहास्य ततो वाक्यं कन्याशतमथाब्रवीत् ॥
tasya tadvacanaṃ śrutvā vāyorakliṣṭakarmaṇaḥ | apahāsya tato vākyaṃ kanyāśatamathābravīt ||
English Translation
Hearing this speech of the Air of ever fresh energy, the damsels ridiculing it, said.
VR 1.31.16 अनुष्टुप्
अन्तश्चरसि भूतानां सर्वेषां त्वं सुरोत्तम । प्रभावज्ञाश्च ते सर्वाः किमस्मानवमन्यसे ॥
antaścarasi bhūtānāṃ sarveṣāṃ tvaṃ surottama | prabhāvajñāśca te sarvāḥ kimasmānavamanyase ||
English Translation
You range the hearts of all creatures, O foremost of celestials, and we also know your influence. Wherefore, then, do you dishonour us?
VR 1.31.17 अनुष्टुप्
कुशनाभसुताः सर्वाः समर्थास्त्वां सुरोत्तम । स्थानाच्च्यावयितुं देवं रक्षामस्तु तपो वयम् ॥
kuśanābhasutāḥ sarvāḥ samarthāstvāṃ surottama | sthānāccyāvayituṃ devaṃ rakṣāmastu tapo vayam ||
English Translation
O foremost of celestials, we are the daughters of Kušanābha O divine one. And god as you are, we can dislodge you from your place; but we refrain from doing so, lest thereby we lose our ascetic merit.
VR 1.31.18 अनुष्टुप्
मा भूत्स कालो दुर्मेधः पितरं सत्यवादिनम् । नावमन्यस्व धर्मेण स्वयं वरमुपास्महे ॥
mā bhūtsa kālo durmedhaḥ pitaraṃ satyavādinam | nāvamanyasva dharmeṇa svayaṃ varamupāsmahe ||
English Translation
May, O foolish one, that time never come, when disregarding our truthful sire, we following our inclination, shall resort to self choice.
VR 1.31.19 अनुष्टुप्
पिता हि प्रभुरस्माकं दैवतं परमं हि सः । यस्य नो दास्यति पिता स नो भर्ता भविष्यति ॥
pitā hi prabhurasmākaṃ daivataṃ paramaṃ hi saḥ | yasya no dāsyati pitā sa no bhartā bhaviṣyati ||
English Translation
Our father verily is our lord an prime god. Of him even shall we become the wives to whom our father give us away.
VR 1.31.20 अनुष्टुप्
तासां तद्वचनं श्रुत्वा वायुः परमकोपनः । प्रविश्य सर्वगात्राणि बभञ्ज भगवान्प्रभुः ॥
tāsāṃ tadvacanaṃ śrutvā vāyuḥ paramakopanaḥ | praviśya sarvagātrāṇi babhañja bhagavānprabhuḥ ||
English Translation
Having heard the words of those maidens, the most powerful and venerable Windgod became furious. He entered all the limbs of their bodies, twisted and distorted them.
VR 1.31.21 अनुष्टुप्
ताः कन्या वायुना भग्ना विविशुर्नृपतेर्गृहम् । दृष्ट्वा भग्नास्तदा राजा संभ्रान्त इदमब्रवीत् ॥
tāḥ kanyā vāyunā bhagnā viviśurnṛpatergṛham | dṛṣṭvā bhagnāstadā rājā saṃbhrānta idamabravīt ||
English Translation
And finding his supremely beautiful and favourite daughters with their limbs broken, and woebegone, the king bewildered, spoke.
VR 1.31.22 अनुष्टुप्
किमिदं कथ्यतां पुत्र्यः को धर्ममवमन्यते । कुब्जाः केन कृताः सर्वा वेष्टन्त्यो नाभिभाषथ ॥
kimidaṃ kathyatāṃ putryaḥ ko dharmamavamanyate | kubjāḥ kena kṛtāḥ sarvā veṣṭantyo nābhibhāṣatha ||
English Translation
You daughters, what is this? Who is it that thus disregards virtue? By whom have you all come by this crooked form? And why demonstrating your grief, do you not answer me?' Having said this, the king heaved a deep sigh and became eager to hear all about it.
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