Bala Kanda, Sarga 49

अफलस्तु ततश्शक्रो देवानग्निपुरोगमान्। अब्रवीत्त्रस्तवदनस्सर्षिस्सङ्घान् सचारणान्।।1.49.1।।

aphalastu tataśśakro devānagnipurogamān| abravīttrastavadanassarṣissaṅghān sacāraṇān

Deprived of testicles, Indra with a frightened face addressed hordes of rishis and charanas with agni in the forefront.

कुर्वता तपसो विघ्नं गौतमस्य महात्मन:। क्रोधमुत्पाद्य हि मया सुरकार्यमिदं कृतम्।।1.49.2।।

kurvatā tapaso vighnaṃ gautamasya mahātmana:| krodhamutpādya hi mayā surakāryamidaṃ kṛtam

'I have accomplished the objective of the devatas by creating obstacles to Gautama's austerities, evoking in consequence the wrath of the magnanimous sage'.

अफलोऽस्मि कृतस्तेन क्रोधात्सा च निराकृता। शापमोक्षेण महता तपोऽस्यापहृतं मया।।1.49.3।।

aphalo'smi kṛtastena krodhātsā ca nirākṛtā| śāpamokṣeṇa mahatā tapo'syāpahṛtaṃ mayā

'By his (Gautama's) wrath I have been deprived of my testicles. She (Ahalya) has been deserted by him. He has lost his ascetic energy through the pronouncement of this great curse'.

तस्मात्सुरवरास्सर्वे सर्षिस्सङ्घास्सचारणा: । सुरसाह्यकरं सर्वे सफलं कर्तुमर्हथ।।1.49.4।।

tasmātsuravarāssarve sarṣissaṅghāssacāraṇā: | surasāhyakaraṃ sarve saphalaṃ kartumarhatha

'For that reason, O rishis, charanas and great devatas it is your duty to restore my testicles for the benefit I have given you'.

शतक्रतोर्वचश्श्रुत्वा देवास्साग्निपुरोगमा:। पितृदेवानुपेत्याहु स्सह सर्वैर्मरुद्गणै:।।1.49.5।।

śatakratorvacaśśrutvā devāssāgnipurogamā:| pitṛdevānupetyāhu ssaha sarvairmarudgaṇai:

'Hearing Indra, all the devatas accompanied by maruts. Lead by the Firegod devatas approached and said':

अयं मेषस्सवृषणश्शक्रो ह्यवृषण: कृत:। मेषस्य वृषणौ गृह्य शक्रायाऽशु प्रयच्छथ।।1.49.6।।

ayaṃ meṣassavṛṣaṇaśśakro hyavṛṣaṇa: kṛta:| meṣasya vṛṣaṇau gṛhya śakrāyā'śu prayacchatha

'This ram (which has received the share of your sacrificial offerings) has testicles. As Indra has been deprived of his own take these testicles immediately and graft them on to Indra'.

अफलस्तु कृतो मेष: परां तुष्टिं प्रदास्यति। भवतां हर्षणार्थाय ये च दास्यन्ति मानवा:।।1.49.7।।

aphalastu kṛto meṣa: parāṃ tuṣṭiṃ pradāsyati| bhavatāṃ harṣaṇārthāya ye ca dāsyanti mānavā:

The ram, rendered without testicles, will give you great satisfaction, and the men who henceforth offer such an oblation will bring you delight.

अग्नेस्तु वचनं श्रुत्वा पितृदेवास्समागता:। उत्पाट्य मेषवृषणौ सहस्राक्षे न्यवेशयन्।।1.49.8।।

agnestu vacanaṃ śrutvā pitṛdevāssamāgatā:| utpāṭya meṣavṛṣaṇau sahasrākṣe nyaveśayan

Hearing the words of the Firegod the pitrudevatas assembled, uprooted the testicles of the ram and grafted them on to Indra.

तदा प्रभृति काकुत्स्थ पितृदेवास्समागता:। अफलान् भुञ्जते मेषान् फलैस्तेषामयोजयन्।।1.49.9।।

tadā prabhṛti kākutstha pitṛdevāssamāgatā:| aphalān bhuñjate meṣān phalaisteṣāmayojayan

"O Son of the Kakutsthas from then on the pitrudevatas have been accepting rams without testicles as offerings in a sacrifice, with ram's testicles fitted on to Indra.

इन्द्रस्तु मेषवृषणस्तदाप्रभृति राघव। गौतमस्य प्रभावेन तपसश्च महात्मन:।।1.49.10।।

indrastu meṣavṛṣaṇastadāprabhṛti rāghava| gautamasya prabhāvena tapasaśca mahātmana:

O Son of the Raghus illustrious Gautama's power of ascetism was such that thenceforth Indra possessed the testicles of a ram.

तदागच्छ महातेज आश्रमं पुण्यकर्मण:। तारयैनां महाभागामहल्यां देवरूपिणीम्।।1.49.11।।

tadāgaccha mahāteja āśramaṃ puṇyakarmaṇa:| tārayaināṃ mahābhāgāmahalyāṃ devarūpiṇīm

"Most brilliant Rama therefore enter the hermitage of the pious (Gautama) and liberate this fortunate Ahalya of divine appearance (from the curse)."

विश्वामित्रवचश्श्रुत्वा राघवस्सहलक्ष्मण:। विश्वामित्रं पुरस्कृत्य तमाश्रममथाविशत्।।1.49.12।।

viśvāmitravacaśśrutvā rāghavassahalakṣmaṇa:| viśvāmitraṃ puraskṛtya tamāśramamathāviśat

In response to the words of Viswamitra Rama and Lakshmana entered the hermitage, Viswamitra in front.

ददर्श च महाभागां तपसा द्योतितप्रभाम्। लोकैरपि समागम्य दुर्निरीक्ष्यां सुरासुरै:।।1.49.13।। प्रयत्नान्निर्मितां धात्रा दिव्यां मायामयीमिव। स तुषारावृतां साभ्रां पूर्णचन्द्रप्रभामिव।।1.49.14।। मध्येंऽभसो दुराधर्षां दीप्तां सूर्यप्रभामिव।

dadarśa ca mahābhāgāṃ tapasā dyotitaprabhām| lokairapi samāgamya durnirīkṣyāṃ surāsurai: prayatnānnirmitāṃ dhātrā divyāṃ māyāmayīmiva| sa tuṣārāvṛtāṃ sābhrāṃ pūrṇacandraprabhāmiva madhyeṃ'bhaso durādharṣāṃ dīptāṃ sūryaprabhāmiva|

Rama beheld the highly fortunate Ahalya, shining brilliantly with the power of her asceticism. She could not be seen even by men, suras or asuras joined together. She looked divine and illusory as if created with special efforts by Brahma. Though not clearly visible, she was shining bright like the light of the full Moon muffled by mists in the sky and like the inviolable light of the Sun reflected in the water.

ददर्श च महाभागां तपसा द्योतितप्रभाम्। लोकैरपि समागम्य दुर्निरीक्ष्यां सुरासुरै:।।1.49.13।। प्रयत्नान्निर्मितां धात्रा दिव्यां मायामयीमिव। स तुषारावृतां साभ्रां पूर्णचन्द्रप्रभामिव।।1.49.14।। मध्येंऽभसो दुराधर्षां दीप्तां सूर्यप्रभामिव।

dadarśa ca mahābhāgāṃ tapasā dyotitaprabhām| lokairapi samāgamya durnirīkṣyāṃ surāsurai: prayatnānnirmitāṃ dhātrā divyāṃ māyāmayīmiva| sa tuṣārāvṛtāṃ sābhrāṃ pūrṇacandraprabhāmiva madhyeṃ'bhaso durādharṣāṃ dīptāṃ sūryaprabhāmiva|

Rama beheld the highly fortunate Ahalya, shining brilliantly with the power of her asceticism. She could not be seen even by men, suras or asuras joined together. She looked divine and illusory as if created with special efforts by Brahma. Though not clearly visible, she was shining bright like the light of the full Moon muffled by mists in the sky and like the inviolable light of the Sun reflected in the water.

सा हि गौतमवाक्येन दुर्निरीक्ष्या बभूव ह।।1.49.15।। त्रयाणामपि लोकानां यावद्रामस्य दर्शनम्।

sā hi gautamavākyena durnirīkṣyā babhūva ha trayāṇāmapi lokānāṃ yāvadrāmasya darśanam|

By the words of Gautama, she became invisible to the three worlds till the appearance of Rama.

शापस्यान्तमुपागम्य तेषां दर्शनमागता।।1.49.16।। राघवौ तु ततस्तस्या: पादौ जगृहतुस्तदा।

śāpasyāntamupāgamya teṣāṃ darśanamāgatā rāghavau tu tatastasyā: pādau jagṛhatustadā|

With the expiry of the period of the curse, the Raghavas (Rama and Lakshmana) speared and she became perceptible when Rama touched her feet.

स्मरन्ती गौतमवच: प्रतिजग्राह सा च तौ।।1.49.17।। पाद्यमर्घ्यं तथाऽऽतिथ्यं चकार सुसमाहिता। प्रतिजग्राह काकुत्स्थो विधिदृष्टेन कर्मणा।।1.49.18।।

smarantī gautamavaca: pratijagrāha sā ca tau pādyamarghyaṃ tathā''tithyaṃ cakāra susamāhitā| pratijagrāha kākutstho vidhidṛṣṭena karmaṇā

Recalling the words of Gautama, she received them with water to wash their feet and offerings made with due devotion Rama accepted her hospitality extended in accordance tradition.

स्मरन्ती गौतमवच: प्रतिजग्राह सा च तौ।।1.49.17।। पाद्यमर्घ्यं तथाऽऽतिथ्यं चकार सुसमाहिता। प्रतिजग्राह काकुत्स्थो विधिदृष्टेन कर्मणा।।1.49.18।।

smarantī gautamavaca: pratijagrāha sā ca tau pādyamarghyaṃ tathā''tithyaṃ cakāra susamāhitā| pratijagrāha kākutstho vidhidṛṣṭena karmaṇā

Recalling the words of Gautama, she received them with water to wash their feet and offerings made with due devotion Rama accepted her hospitality extended in accordance tradition.

पुष्पवृष्टिर्महत्यासीद्देवदुन्दुभिनिस्वनै:। गन्धर्वाप्सरसां चैव महानासीत्समागम:।।1.49.19।।

puṣpavṛṣṭirmahatyāsīddevadundubhinisvanai:| gandharvāpsarasāṃ caiva mahānāsītsamāgama:

Amidst sounds of celestial kettledrums, devatas showered flowers, gandharvas sang and apsarasa danced. There was a great assemblage (of divinities).

साधु साध्विति देवास्तामहल्यां समपूजयन्। तपोबलविशुद्धाङ्गी गौतमस्य वशानुगाम्।।1.49.20।।

sādhu sādhviti devāstāmahalyāṃ samapūjayan| tapobalaviśuddhāṅgī gautamasya vaśānugām

On seeing Ahalya, her body purified by the power of penance at Gautama's command, the devatas worshipfully exclaimed, 'Excellent, Excellent'

गौतमोऽपि महातेजा अहल्यासहितस्सुखी। रामं सम्पूज्य विधिवत्तपस्तेपे महातपा:।।1.49.21।।

gautamo'pi mahātejā ahalyāsahitassukhī| rāmaṃ sampūjya vidhivattapastepe mahātapā:

Brilliant Gautam, the great ascetic, along with Ahalya, worshipped Rama according to tradition, with delight and continued with his austerities.

रामोऽपि परमां पूजां गौतमस्य महामुने:। सकाशाद्विधिवत्प्राप्य जगाम मिथिलां तत:।।1.49.22।।

rāmo'pi paramāṃ pūjāṃ gautamasya mahāmune:| sakāśādvidhivatprāpya jagāma mithilāṃ tata:

Having received due hospitality from the great ascetic Gautama Rama also set out towards Mithila. इत्यार्षे श्रीमद्रामायणे वाल्मीकीय आदिकाव्ये बालकाण्डे एकोनपञ्चाशस्सर्गः।। Thus ends the fortyninth sarga of Balakanda of the holy Ramayana the first epic composed by sage Valmiki.