नाधिव्याधी न दुर्भिक्षं न बन्धुकलहो नृणाम् तस्मिञ् शासति राज्यं तु न च कश्चिद् वियुज्यते
There is neither affliction, nor disease, nor famine, nor quarrel among relatives; while he rules the kingdom, no one is ever parted from another.
ततः पुत्रार्थम् अकरोद् यज्ञं राजा महामतिः ततः प्रसन्नो भगवान् वरं प्रादाद् यथेप्सितम्
Then, desiring a son, the wise king performed a sacrifice; and the blessed Lord, being pleased, granted him a boon as he wished.
गौतमीतीरसंस्थाय राज्ञे देवो महेश्वरः पुत्रं देहीति राजा वै भवं प्राह स भार्यया
At the Gautami riverbank, the god Maheshvara appeared to the king; together with his wife, the king requested a son from Bhava.
भवः प्राह नृपं प्रीत्या पश्य नेत्रं तृतीयकम् ततः पश्यति राजेन्द्रे भवस्याक्षि तु मानद
Bhava, pleased, said to the king: 'Behold my third eye.' Then, O best of men, the king saw Bhava's eye.
चक्षुर्दीप्त्याभवत् पुत्रो महिमा नाम विश्रुतः येनाकारि स्तुतिः पुण्या महिम्न इति विश्रुता
From the radiance of that eye, a son was born, renowned as Mahima, by whom the celebrated Mahimna Stotra was composed.
किम् अलभ्यं भगवति प्रसन्ने त्रिपुरान्तके यं नित्यम् अनुवर्तन्ते हरिब्रह्मादयः सुराः
What is unattainable when the blessed Tripurāntaka is pleased, whom even Hari, Brahma, and the gods ever follow?
प्राप्तपुत्रश् च नृपतिस् तीर्थश्रैष्ठ्यम् अयाचत महापापमहारोगमहाव्यसनिनां नृणाम्
Having obtained a son, the king requested the supremacy of the tirtha, for the sake of those afflicted by great sins, terrible diseases, and calamities.
नानाविपद्गणार्तानां सर्वाभिमतलब्धये प्रादाज् ज्यैष्ठ्यं भवश् चापि भावतीर्थं तद् उच्यते
For the fulfillment of every desire of those troubled by various misfortunes, Bhava granted preeminence, and thus it is called Bhavatirtha.
तत्र स्नानेन दानेन सर्वान् कामान् अवाप्नुयात् भवप्रसादाद् अभवत् सुतः प्राचीनबर्हिषः
There, by bathing and giving gifts, one attains all desires; by Bhava's grace, Pracinabarhi obtained a son.
महिमा गौतमीतीरे भावतीर्थं तद् उच्यते तत्र सप्तति तीर्थानि पुण्यान्य् अखिलदानि च
Mahima was born on the Gautami's bank; that is called Bhavatirtha. There are seventy sacred bathing places, bestowing all blessings.
सहस्रकुण्डम् आख्यातं तीर्थं वेदविदो विदुः यस्य स्मरणमात्रेण सुखी संपद्यते नरः
The learned know of a tirtha called Sahasrakunda; by merely remembering it, a person attains happiness.
पुरा दाशरथी रामः सेतुं बद्ध्वा महार्णवे लङ्कां दग्ध्वा रिपून् हत्वा रावणादीन् रणे शरैः
Long ago, Rama, son of Dasharatha, after building a bridge across the great ocean, burned Lanka, and slew his enemies, Ravana and others, in battle with arrows.
वैदेहीं च समासाद्य रामो वचनम् अब्रवीत् पश्यत्सु लोकपालेषु तस्याचार्ये पुरः स्थिते
Rama, having approached Vaidehi, spoke these words as the guardians of the worlds watched, and her teacher stood before her.
अग्नौ शुद्धिगतां सीतां रामो लक्ष्मणसंनिधौ एहि वैदेहि शुद्धासि अङ्कम् आरोढुम् अर्हसि
Rama, in the presence of Lakshmana, addressed Sita, who had attained purity through fire: 'Come, Vaidehi, you are pure; you deserve to ascend my lap.'
नेत्य् उवाच तदा श्रीमान् अङ्गदो हनुमांस् तथा अयोध्यायां तु वैदेहि सार्धं यामः सुहृज्जनैः
Then the illustrious Angada and Hanuman said, 'No, let us go to Ayodhya together with Vaidehi and our friends.'
तत्र शुद्धिम् अवाप्याथ पुनर् भ्रातृषु मातृषु लौकिकेष्व् अपि पश्यत्सु ततः शुद्धा नृपात्मजा
There, having attained purification, and as brothers, mothers, and even ordinary people watched, the princess was declared pure.
अयोध्यायां सुपुण्ये ऽह्नि अङ्कम् आरोढुम् अर्हसि अस्याश् चरित्रविषये संदेहः कस्य जायते
On a most auspicious day in Ayodhya, you deserve to ascend the lap; whose doubt arises regarding her conduct?
लोकापवादस् तद् अपि निरस्यः स्वजनेषु हि तयोर् वाक्यम् अनादृत्य लक्ष्मणः सविभीषणः
Even so, the rumor among people must be dismissed, especially among their own; disregarding their words, Lakshmana, together with Vibhishana, acted.
रामश् च जाम्बवांश् चैव ताम् आह्वयन् नृपात्मजाम् स्वस्तीत्य् उक्ता देवताभी राज्ञो ऽङ्कं चारुरोह सा
Rama and Jambavan called the princess; the gods said 'be well,' and she ascended the king's lap.
मुदितास् ते ययुः शीघ्रं पुष्पकेण विराजता अयोध्यां नगरीं प्राप्य तथा राज्यं स्वकं तु यत्
Joyful, they quickly departed in the splendid Pushpaka; reaching the city of Ayodhya, they obtained their own kingdom.
मुदितास् ते ऽभवन् सर्वे सदा रामानुवर्तिनः ततः कतिपयाहेषु अनार्येभ्यो विरूपिकाम्
All of them remained ever joyful, always devoted to Rama; then, after a few days, from the ignoble came a disfiguring word.
वाचं श्रुत्वा स तत्याज गुर्विणीं ताम् अयोनिजाम् मिथ्यापवादम् अपि हि न सहन्ते कुलोन्नताः
Hearing that heavy, false accusation against her, not born of a womb, he abandoned her; noble families do not endure even false reproach.
वाल्मीकेर् मुनिमुख्यस्य आश्रमस्य समीपतः तत्याज लक्ष्मणः सीताम् अदुष्टां रुदतीं रुदन्
Near the hermitage of the foremost sage Valmiki, Lakshmana abandoned Sita, innocent and weeping, as he himself wept.
नोल्लङ्घ्याज्ञा गुरूणाम् इत्य् असौ तद् अकरोद् भिया ततः कतिपयाहेषु व्यतीतेषु नृपात्मजः
He acted thus out of fear, for the command of elders cannot be transgressed; then, after a few days had passed, the prince...
रामः सौमित्रिणा सार्धं हयमेधाय दीक्षितः तत्रैवाजग्मतुर् उभौ रामपुत्रौ यशस्विनौ
Rama, together with Saumitri, was initiated for the horse sacrifice; there, both illustrious sons of Rama arrived.
लवः कुशश् च विख्यातौ नारदाव् इव गायकौ रामायणं समग्रं तद् गन्धर्वाव् इव सुस्वरौ
Lava and Kusha, renowned like the singing sages Narada, sang the entire Ramayana, melodious as Gandharvas.
रामस्य चरितं सर्वं गायमानौ समीयतुः यज्ञवाटं राजसुतौ हेतुभिर् लक्षितौ तदा
The royal sons, singing all the deeds of Rama, approached the sacrificial ground, distinguished by their qualities.
रामपुत्राव् उभौ शूरौ वैदेह्यास् तनयाव् इति ताव् आनीय ततः पुत्राव् अभिषिच्य यथाक्रमम्
Both sons of Rama, heroic and known as Vaidehi's children, were brought forth; then, the sons were consecrated in order.
अङ्कारूढौ ततः कृत्वा सस्वजे तौ पुनः पुनः संसारदुःखखिन्नानाम् अगतीनां शरीरिणाम्
Then, having placed them on his lap, he embraced them again and again; for those afflicted by the sorrows of existence, for the lost among embodied beings...
पुत्रालिङ्गनम् एवात्र परं विश्रान्तिकारणम् मुहुर् आलिङ्ग्य तौ पुत्रौ मुहुः स्वजति चुम्बति
Here, the embrace of one's children is the highest cause of rest; repeatedly embracing his sons, he constantly caresses and kisses them.