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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇam • Kāṇḍa 1 (Bālakāṇḍa) • Sarga 57

Bālakāṇḍa Sarga 57

बालकाण्डम् • सर्गः 57

Bālakāṇḍa Sarga 57 of the classical Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa with 23 verses.

Total: 23 Verses • Citations: VR 1.57.1–23 • 175 Lexicon Terms
VR 1.57.1 अनुष्टुप्
ततस्त्रिशङ्कोर्वचनं श्रुत्वा क्रोधसमन्वितम् । ऋषिपुत्रशतं राम राजानमिदमब्रवीत् ॥
tatastriśaṅkorvacanaṃ śrutvā krodhasamanvitam | ṛṣiputraśataṃ rāma rājānamidamabravīt ||
English Translation
Hearing Trišanku's speech, the hundred sons of the saint, O Rāma, excited by wrath, said these words to the king, ‘Disregarded hast you been, O you of perverse understanding, by our truth-telling sire, why then, having passed him by, do you seek for others' help?
VR 1.57.2 अनुष्टुप्
प्रत्याख्यातोऽसि दुर्बुद्धे गुरुणा सत्यवादिना । तं कथं समतिक्रम्य शाखान्तरमुपेयिवान् ॥
pratyākhyāto'si durbuddhe guruṇā satyavādinā | taṃ kathaṃ samatikramya śākhāntaramupeyivān ||
English Translation
Hearing Trišanku's speech, the hundred sons of the saint, O Rāma, excited by wrath, said these words to the king, ‘Disregarded hast you been, O you of perverse understanding, by our truth-telling sire, why then, having passed him by, do you seek for others' help?
VR 1.57.3 अनुष्टुप्
इक्ष्वाकूणां हि सर्वेषां पुरोधाः परमा गतिः । न चातिक्रमितुं शक्यं वचनं सत्यवादिनः ॥
ikṣvākūṇāṃ hi sarveṣāṃ purodhāḥ paramā gatiḥ | na cātikramituṃ śakyaṃ vacanaṃ satyavādinaḥ ||
English Translation
To the Ikşvākus, their spiritual guide is their prime way; nor art you capable of setting at naught the words of that truth-telling one.
VR 1.57.4 अनुष्टुप्
अशक्यमिति चोवाच वसिष्ठो भगवानृषिः । तं वयं वै समाहर्तुं क्रतुं शक्ताः कथं तव ॥
aśakyamiti covāca vasiṣṭho bhagavānṛṣiḥ | taṃ vayaṃ vai samāhartuṃ kratuṃ śaktāḥ kathaṃ tava ||
English Translation
That worshipful saint said, that he was incapable (of accomplishing this), how can we then undertake that sacrifice?
VR 1.57.5 अनुष्टुप्
बालिशस्त्वं नरश्रेष्ठ गम्यतां स्वपुरं पुनः । याजने भगवाञ्शक्तस्त्रैलोक्यस्यापि पार्थिव ॥
bāliśastvaṃ naraśreṣṭha gamyatāṃ svapuraṃ punaḥ | yājane bhagavāñśaktastrailokyasyāpi pārthiva ||
English Translation
You are ignorant, O foremost of men. Do you speedily retrace your steps. And, O king, that adorable one is competent to officiate at the sacrifice itself of the three worlds, how can we then contribute to his dishonour?'
VR 1.57.6 अनुष्टुप्
तेषां तद्वचनं श्रुत्वा क्रोधपर्याकुलाक्षरम् । स राजा पुनरेवैतानिदं वचनमब्रवीत् ॥
teṣāṃ tadvacanaṃ śrutvā krodhaparyākulākṣaram | sa rājā punarevaitānidaṃ vacanamabravīt ||
English Translation
Hearing those words of theirs, that king, with accents tremulous with passion, again addressed them, saying, 'Disregarded by that worshipful one as well as by the sons of my spiritual guide, I will go after another way, so peace he to you, ascetics.'
VR 1.57.7 अनुष्टुप्
प्रत्याख्यातोऽस्मि गुरुणा गुरुपुत्रैस्तथैव च । अन्यां गतिं गमिष्यामि स्वस्ति वोऽस्तु तपोधनाः ॥
pratyākhyāto'smi guruṇā guruputraistathaiva ca | anyāṃ gatiṃ gamiṣyāmi svasti vo'stu tapodhanāḥ ||
English Translation
Hearing those words of theirs, that king, with accents tremulous with passion, again addressed them, saying, 'Disregarded by that worshipful one as well as by the sons of my spiritual guide, I will go after another way, so peace he to you, ascetics.'
VR 1.57.8 उपजातिः
ऋषिपुत्रास्तु तच्छ्रुत्वा वाक्यं घोराभिसंहितम् । शेपुः परमसंक्रुद्धाश्चण्डालत्वं गमिष्यसि । एवमुक्त्वा महात्मानो विविशुस्ते स्वमाश्रमम् ॥
ṛṣiputrāstu tacchrutvā vākyaṃ ghorābhisaṃhitam | śepuḥ paramasaṃkruddhāścaṇḍālatvaṃ gamiṣyasi | evamuktvā mahātmāno viviśuste svamāśramam ||
English Translation
The saint's sons, on their part, hearing that speech couching a fierce intent, cursed him in exceeding wrath, saying, 'You shall come by Candāla-hood.' Having said this, those highsouled ones entered each into his dwelling.'
VR 1.57.9 उपजातिः
अथ रात्र्यां व्यतीतायां राजा चण्डालतां गतः । नीलवस्त्रधरो नीलः परुषो ध्वस्तमूर्धजः । चित्यमाल्यानुलेपश्च आयसाभरणोऽभवत् ॥
atha rātryāṃ vyatītāyāṃ rājā caṇḍālatāṃ gataḥ | nīlavastradharo nīlaḥ paruṣo dhvastamūrdhajaḥ | cityamālyānulepaśca āyasābharaṇo'bhavat ||
English Translation
And vhen the „ight had gone by the king came by Chandala-hood. And clad in a blue garb, blue and rough of person, having a short head of hair, wearing a garland composed of materials culled from a cemetery, his body bedaubed with ashes from the same quarter, he was decked out with iron ornaments.
VR 1.57.10 अनुष्टुप्
तं दृष्ट्वा मन्त्रिणः सर्वे त्यक्त्वा चण्डालरूपिणम् । प्राद्रवन्सहिता राम पौरा येऽस्यानुगामिनः ॥
taṃ dṛṣṭvā mantriṇaḥ sarve tyaktvā caṇḍālarūpiṇam | prādravansahitā rāma paurā ye'syānugāminaḥ ||
English Translation
And, O Rāma, beholding him in the guise of a Chandala, his counsellors as well as followers, renouncing him, fled in a body. And, O Kākutstha, maintaining himself in patience, the monarch burning day and night, all alone went to the ascetic Viśvāmitra.
VR 1.57.11 अनुष्टुप्
एको हि राजा काकुत्स्थ जगाम परमात्मवान् । दह्यमानो दिवारात्रं विश्वामित्रं तपोधनम् ॥
eko hi rājā kākutstha jagāma paramātmavān | dahyamāno divārātraṃ viśvāmitraṃ tapodhanam ||
English Translation
O Descendant of Kakustha wandering alone burning with distress night and day the king went to Viswamitra who was rich in asceticism.
VR 1.57.12 अनुष्टुप्
विश्वामित्रस्तु तं दृष्ट्वा राजानं विफलीकृतम् । चण्डालरूपिणं राम मुनिः कारुण्यमागतः ॥
viśvāmitrastu taṃ dṛṣṭvā rājānaṃ viphalīkṛtam | caṇḍālarūpiṇaṃ rāma muniḥ kāruṇyamāgataḥ ||
English Translation
O Rama on seeing the king reduced to a useless a chandala, sage Viswamitra was touched with pity".
VR 1.57.13 अनुष्टुप्
कारुण्यात्स महातेजा वाक्यं परम धार्मिकः । इदं जगाद भद्रं ते राजानं घोरदर्शनम् ॥
kāruṇyātsa mahātejā vākyaṃ parama dhārmikaḥ | idaṃ jagāda bhadraṃ te rājānaṃ ghoradarśanam ||
English Translation
Exceedingly energetic and deeply pious, he looked at the king who was frightful in appearance and addressed him with compassion saying, "welfare to you".
VR 1.57.14 अनुष्टुप्
किमागमनकार्यं ते राजपुत्र महाबल । अयोध्याधिपते वीर शापाच्चण्डालतां गतः ॥
kimāgamanakāryaṃ te rājaputra mahābala | ayodhyādhipate vīra śāpāccaṇḍālatāṃ gataḥ ||
English Translation
"O Mighty prince what brings your here, for you are the heroic lord of Ayodhya? Whose curse turned you into a chandala"?
VR 1.57.15 अनुष्टुप्
अथ तद्वाक्यमाकर्ण्य राजा चण्डालतां गतः । अब्रवीत्प्राञ्जलिर्वाक्यं वाक्यज्ञो वाक्यकोविदम् ॥
atha tadvākyamākarṇya rājā caṇḍālatāṃ gataḥ | abravītprāñjalirvākyaṃ vākyajño vākyakovidam ||
English Translation
Hearing him, the king conversant with words, fallen into Candāla-hood, with folded hands, said to that one versed in speech.
VR 1.57.16 अनुष्टुप्
प्रत्याख्यातोऽस्मि गुरुणा गुरुपुत्रैस्तथैव च । अनवाप्यैव तं कामं मया प्राप्तो विपर्ययः ॥
pratyākhyāto'smi guruṇā guruputraistathaiva ca | anavāpyaiva taṃ kāmaṃ mayā prāpto viparyayaḥ ||
English Translation
Disregarded had I been by my spiritual guide as well as his sons. And far from attaining my desire, I came by this calamity.
VR 1.57.17 अनुष्टुप्
सशरीरो दिवं यायामिति मे सौम्यदर्शनम् । मया चेष्टं क्रतुशतं तच्च नावाप्यते फलम् ॥
saśarīro divaṃ yāyāmiti me saumyadarśanam | mayā ceṣṭaṃ kratuśataṃ tacca nāvāpyate phalam ||
English Translation
O you of placid presence, I had desired to repair to heaven in body. By me have an hundred sacrifices been performed, but yet do I not obtain the fruit thereof.
VR 1.57.18 अनुष्टुप्
अनृतं नोक्त पूर्वं मे न च वक्ष्ये कदाचन । कृच्छ्रेष्वपि गतः सौम्य क्षत्रधर्मेण ते शपे ॥
anṛtaṃ nokta pūrvaṃ me na ca vakṣye kadācana | kṛcchreṣvapi gataḥ saumya kṣatradharmeṇa te śape ||
English Translation
I have never before told an untruth; and I swear by my Ksatriya morality, that albeit fallen on evil days, I will never do so in future, O gentle one.
VR 1.57.19 अनुष्टुप्
यज्ञैर्बहुविधैरिष्टं प्रजा धर्मेण पालिताः । गुरवश्च महात्मानः शीलवृत्तेन तोषिताः ॥
yajñairbahuvidhairiṣṭaṃ prajā dharmeṇa pālitāḥ | guravaśca mahātmānaḥ śīlavṛttena toṣitāḥ ||
English Translation
I have performed various sacirifices and ruled over my people guided by the law of righteousness. I have pleased eminent elders with my conduct and character.
VR 1.57.20 अनुष्टुप्
धर्मे प्रयतमानस्य यज्ञं चाहर्तुमिच्छतः । परितोषं न गच्छन्ति गुरवो मुनिपुंगव ॥
dharme prayatamānasya yajñaṃ cāhartumicchataḥ | paritoṣaṃ na gacchanti guravo munipuṃgava ||
English Translation
O Preeminent among sages I endeavour to do my duty. I intend to perform a sacrifice. My gurus do not appreciate this.
VR 1.57.21 अनुष्टुप्
दैवमेव परं मन्ये पौरुषं तु निरर्थकम् । दैवेनाक्रम्यते सर्वं दैवं हि परमा गतिः ॥
daivameva paraṃ manye pauruṣaṃ tu nirarthakam | daivenākramyate sarvaṃ daivaṃ hi paramā gatiḥ ||
English Translation
I consider destiny to be allpowerful. The effort of a man goes in vain. Everything is controlled by destiny. It is the supreme resort.
VR 1.57.22 अनुष्टुप्
तस्य मे परमार्तस्य प्रसादमभिकाङ्क्षतः । कर्तुमर्हसि भद्रं ते दैवोपहतकर्मणः ॥
tasya me paramārtasya prasādamabhikāṅkṣataḥ | kartumarhasi bhadraṃ te daivopahatakarmaṇaḥ ||
English Translation
Density overtake all: Destiny is the prime way. Therefore it behove you to grant your favour to me extremely distressed, who crave your favour, and, good betide you, whole endeavours have been baffled by Density.
VR 1.57.23 अनुष्टुप्
नान्यां गतिं गमिष्यामि नान्यः शरणमस्ति मे । दैवं पुरुषकारेण निवर्तयितुमर्हसि ॥
nānyāṃ gatiṃ gamiṣyāmi nānyaḥ śaraṇamasti me | daivaṃ puruṣakāreṇa nivartayitumarhasi ||
English Translation
Other way will I wend none; nor is there any other refuge for me. It behove you to meet Density with exertion.
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