Bala Kanda, Sarga 32

[Description of the four sons of Brahma and the dynasty of Kusanabha-- enraged Windgod turns the daughters of Kusanabha into humpedback ones. ब्रह्मयोनिर्महानासीत्कुशो नाम महातपा:। अक्लिष्टव्रतधर्मज्ञः सज्जनप्रतिपूजक:।।1.32.1।।

[Description of the four sons of Brahma and the dynasty of Kusanabha-- enraged Windgod turns the daughters of Kusanabha into humpedback ones. brahmayonirmahānāsītkuśo nāma mahātapā:| akliṣṭavratadharmajñaḥ sajjanapratipūjaka:

There was a great ascetic named Kusa, born to Brahma, as ascetic indefatigable in vows, knowldegeable in dharma and a respector of the virtuous.

स महात्मा कुलीनायां युक्तायां सुगुणोल्बणान्। वैदर्भ्यां जनयामास चतुरस्सदृशान् सुतान्।।1.32.2।। कुशाम्बं कुशनाभं च अधूर्तरजसं वसुम्।

sa mahātmā kulīnāyāṃ yuktāyāṃ suguṇolbaṇān| vaidarbhyāṃ janayāmāsa caturassadṛśān sutān kuśāmbaṃ kuśanābhaṃ ca adhūrtarajasaṃ vasum|

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.

दीप्तियुक्तान् महोत्साहान् क्षत्रधर्मचिकीर्षया।।1.32.3।। तानुवाच कुश: पुत्रान् धर्मिष्ठान् सत्यवादिन:।

dīptiyuktān mahotsāhān kṣatradharmacikīrṣayā tānuvāca kuśa: putrān dharmiṣṭhān satyavādina:|

Kusa addressed his four brilliant sons who were highly enthusiastic, pious, truthful and were wedded to duties of the warrior race:

क्रियतां पालनं पुत्रा: धर्मं प्राप्स्यथ पुष्कलम्।।1.32.4।। ऋषेस्तु वचनं श्रुत्वा चत्वारो लोकसम्मता:। निवेशं चक्रिरे सर्वे पुराणां नृवरास्तदा।।1.32.5।।

kriyatāṃ pālanaṃ putrā: dharmaṃ prāpsyatha puṣkalam ṛṣestu vacanaṃ śrutvā catvāro lokasammatā:| niveśaṃ cakrire sarve purāṇāṃ nṛvarāstadā

"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.

क्रियतां पालनं पुत्रा: धर्मं प्राप्स्यथ पुष्कलम्।।1.32.4।। ऋषेस्तु वचनं श्रुत्वा चत्वारो लोकसम्मता:। निवेशं चक्रिरे सर्वे पुराणां नृवरास्तदा।।1.32.5।।

kriyatāṃ pālanaṃ putrā: dharmaṃ prāpsyatha puṣkalam ṛṣestu vacanaṃ śrutvā catvāro lokasammatā:| niveśaṃ cakrire sarve purāṇāṃ nṛvarāstadā

"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.

कुशाम्बस्तु महातेजा: कौशाम्बीमकरोत्पुरीम् । कुशनाभस्तु धर्मात्मा पुरं चक्रे महोदयम्।।1.32.6।।

kuśāmbastu mahātejā: kauśāmbīmakarotpurīm | kuśanābhastu dharmātmā puraṃ cakre mahodayam

The brilliant Kushamba and the righteous Kushanabha constructed the cities of Kaushanbi and Mahodaya (as their capital) respectively.

अधूर्तरजसो राम धर्मारण्यं महीपति:। चक्रे पुरवरं राजा वसुश्चक्रे गिरिव्रजम्।।1.32.7।।

adhūrtarajaso rāma dharmāraṇyaṃ mahīpati:| cakre puravaraṃ rājā vasuścakre girivrajam

O Rama king Adhurtarajasa constructed Dharmaranya, the best of cities and king Vasu, the city of Girivrajam.

एषा वसुमती राम वसोस्तस्य महात्मन:। एते शैलवरा: पञ्च प्रकाशन्ते समन्तत:।।1.32.8।

eṣā vasumatī rāma vasostasya mahātmana:| ete śailavarā: pañca prakāśante samantata:||1.32.8|

O Rama this place where we are (called Vasumati) belongs to the magnanimous king Vasu. This is surrounded by five great shining mountains.

सुमागधी नदी रम्या मगधान् विश्रुताययौ। पञ्चानां शैलमुख्यानां मध्ये मालेव शोभते।।1.32.9।।

sumāgadhī nadī ramyā magadhān viśrutāyayau| pañcānāṃ śailamukhyānāṃ madhye māleva śobhate

The delightful and renowned river Sumagadhi (known as Sona), flowing in the country of Magadha, looks beautiful like a garland amidst five great mountains.

सैषा हि मागधी राम वसोस्तस्य महात्मन:। पूर्वाभिचरिता राम सुक्षेत्रा सस्यमालिनी।।1.32.10।।

saiṣā hi māgadhī rāma vasostasya mahātmana:| pūrvābhicaritā rāma sukṣetrā sasyamālinī

Rama, this Magadhi river, of great Vasu flows from the east surrounded by fertile crops fields like a garland.

कुशनाभस्तु राजर्षि: कन्याशतमनुत्तमम्। जनयामास धर्मात्मा घृताच्यां रघुनन्दन।।1.32.11।।

kuśanābhastu rājarṣi: kanyāśatamanuttamam| janayāmāsa dharmātmā ghṛtācyāṃ raghunandana

O scion of the Raghu family, the virtuous rajarshi Kusanabha begot one hundred beautiful daughters through a nymph named Ghritachi.

तास्तु यौवनशालिन्यो रूपवत्य स्स्वलङ्कृता:। उद्यानभूमिमागम्य प्रावृषीव शतह्रदा:।।1.32.12।। गायन्त्यो नृत्यमानाश्च वादयन्त्यश्च सर्वश:। आमोदं परमं जग्मुर्वराभरणभूषिता:।।1.32.13।।

tāstu yauvanaśālinyo rūpavatya ssvalaṅkṛtā:| udyānabhūmimāgamya prāvṛṣīva śatahradā: gāyantyo nṛtyamānāśca vādayantyaśca sarvaśa:| āmodaṃ paramaṃ jagmurvarābharaṇabhūṣitā:

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.

तास्तु यौवनशालिन्यो रूपवत्य स्स्वलङ्कृता:। उद्यानभूमिमागम्य प्रावृषीव शतह्रदा:।।1.32.12।। गायन्त्यो नृत्यमानाश्च वादयन्त्यश्च सर्वश:। आमोदं परमं जग्मुर्वराभरणभूषिता:।।1.32.13।।

tāstu yauvanaśālinyo rūpavatya ssvalaṅkṛtā:| udyānabhūmimāgamya prāvṛṣīva śatahradā: gāyantyo nṛtyamānāśca vādayantyaśca sarvaśa:| āmodaṃ paramaṃ jagmurvarābharaṇabhūṣitā:

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.

अथ ताश्चारुसर्वाङ्ग्यो रूपेणाप्रतिमा भुवि। उद्यानभूमिमागम्य तारा इव घनान्तरे।।1.32.14।।

atha tāścārusarvāṅgyo rūpeṇāpratimā bhuvi| udyānabhūmimāgamya tārā iva ghanāntare

With beautiful limbs of unparalleled beauty on earth, they shone in the pleasuregarden like stars in the midst of clouds.

तास्सर्वगुणसम्पन्ना रूपयौवनसंयुता:। दृष्ट्वा सर्वात्मको वायुरिदं वचनमब्रवीत्।।1.32.15।।

tāssarvaguṇasampannā rūpayauvanasaṃyutā:| dṛṣṭvā sarvātmako vāyuridaṃ vacanamabravīt

At the sight of the maidens embellished with all virtues and youth and beauty, the allpervading Windgod addressed them these words:

अहं व: कामये सर्वा भार्या मम भविष्यथ। मानुषस्त्यज्यतां भावः दीर्घमायुरवाप्स्यथ।।1.32.16।।

ahaṃ va: kāmaye sarvā bhāryā mama bhaviṣyatha| mānuṣastyajyatāṃ bhāvaḥ dīrghamāyuravāpsyatha

I request you all to be my wives. You will leave this feeling of mortality and attain a long life.

चलं हि यौवनं नित्यं मानुषेषु विशेषत:। अक्षय्यं यौवनं प्राप्ताः अमर्यश्च भविष्यथ।।1.32.17।।

calaṃ hi yauvanaṃ nityaṃ mānuṣeṣu viśeṣata:| akṣayyaṃ yauvanaṃ prāptāḥ amaryaśca bhaviṣyatha

Youth is always unstable, especially in human beings. If you marry me, you will be ever youthful like devatas.

तस्य तद्वचनं श्रुत्वा वायोरक्लिष्टकर्मण:। अपहास्य ततो वाक्यं कन्याशतमथाब्रवीत् ।।1.32.18।।

tasya tadvacanaṃ śrutvā vāyorakliṣṭakarmaṇa:| apahāsya tato vākyaṃ kanyāśatamathābravīt

At the works of the untiringly blowing Windgod the lunged maidens laughed and said:

अन्तश्चरसि भूतानां सर्वेषां त्वं सुरोत्तम । प्रभावज्ञा: स्म ते सर्वा: किमस्मानवमन्यसे।।1.32.19।।

antaścarasi bhūtānāṃ sarveṣāṃ tvaṃ surottama | prabhāvajñā: sma te sarvā: kimasmānavamanyase

"O best among devatas you move within all living beings, we feel your impact. Why do you insult us?

कुशनाभसुतास्सर्वा: समर्थास्त्वां सुरोत्तम। स्थानाच्च्यावयितुं देवं रक्षामस्तु तपो वयम्।।1.32.20।।

kuśanābhasutāssarvā: samarthāstvāṃ surottama| sthānāccyāvayituṃ devaṃ rakṣāmastu tapo vayam

"O best among devatas we are daughters of Kusanabha, We are capable of pulling you down from your position. We are safeguarding our ascetic merit as virgins (we could curse you to save our ascetic merit)" of Kusnabha.

माभूत्स कालो दुर्मेध: पितरं सत्यवादिनम्। नावमन्यस्व धर्मेण स्वयं वरमुपास्महे।।1.32.21।।

mābhūtsa kālo durmedha: pitaraṃ satyavādinam| nāvamanyasva dharmeṇa svayaṃ varamupāsmahe

O wicked one, do not dishonour our father who always speaks the truth. He will choose the bridegrooms righteously. Do not invite death (father may be the cause of your death).

पिता हि प्रभुरस्माकं दैवतं परमं हि न:। यस्य नो दास्यति पिता स नो भर्ता भविष्यति।।1.32.22।।

pitā hi prabhurasmākaṃ daivataṃ paramaṃ hi na:| yasya no dāsyati pitā sa no bhartā bhaviṣyati

Our father is our lord. Our father is god to us. Whomsoever our father offers us shall become our husband".

तासां तद्वचनं श्रुत्वा वायु: परमकोपन:। प्रविश्य सर्वगात्राणि बभञ्ज भगवान् प्रभु:।।1.32.23।।

tāsāṃ tadvacanaṃ śrutvā vāyu: paramakopana:| praviśya sarvagātrāṇi babhañja bhagavān prabhu:

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.

ता: कन्या वायुना भग्ना विविशुर्नृपतेर्गृहम्। प्रापतन् भुवि सम्भ्रान्तास्सलज्जा स्सास्रलोचना:।।1.32.24।।

tā: kanyā vāyunā bhagnā viviśurnṛpatergṛham| prāpatan bhuvi sambhrāntāssalajjā ssāsralocanā:

Their bodies disfigured and shattered by the Windgod, the maidens with tears flowing from their eyes entered the palace and fell down on the ground, agitated and overtaken by shame.

स च ता दयिता दीना: कन्या: परमशोभना:। दृष्ट्वा भग्नास्तदा राजा सम्भ्रान्त इदमब्रवीत्।।1.32.25।।

sa ca tā dayitā dīnā: kanyā: paramaśobhanā:| dṛṣṭvā bhagnāstadā rājā sambhrānta idamabravīt

The king saw his extremely beautiful beloved daughters distressed and shattered and spoke these words with bewilderment.

किमिदं कथ्यतां पुत्र्य: को धर्ममवमन्यते। कुब्जा: केन कृता: सर्वा वेष्टन्त्यो नाभिभाषथ। एवं राजा विनिश्श्वस्य समाधिं सन्दधे तत:।।1.32.26।।

kimidaṃ kathyatāṃ putrya: ko dharmamavamanyate| kubjā: kena kṛtā: sarvā veṣṭantyo nābhibhāṣatha| evaṃ rājā viniśśvasya samādhiṃ sandadhe tata:

"O daughters What has happened? Who has dishonoured virtue? Say it at once. Who has made you hunchbacked? Standing roud me, why are you dumb?" The king heaved a sigh and entered into a state of samadhi. इत्यार्षे श्रीमद्रामायणे वाल्मीकीय आदिकाव्ये बालकाण्डे द्वात्रिंशस्सर्ग:।। Thus ends the thirtysecond sarga of Balakanda of the holy Ramayana the first epic composed by sage Valmiki.