तास्तु यौवनशालिन्यो रूपवत्यः स्वलङ्कृताः । उद्यानभूमिमागम्य प्रावृषीव शतह्रदाः ॥१-३२-
They, adorned with youth and beauty, splendidly decorated, entered the garden grounds like a hundred rivers in the rainy season.
गायन्त्यो नृत्यमानाश्च वादयन्त्यस्तु राघव । आमोदं परमं जग्मुर्वराभरणभूषिताः ॥१-३२-
Singing, dancing, and playing instruments, O Rāghava, adorned with fine ornaments, they experienced supreme delight.
अथ ताश्चारुसर्वाङ्ग्यो रूपेणाप्रतिमा भुवि । उद्यानभूमिमागम्य तारा इव घनान्तरे ॥१-३२-
Then those maidens, beautiful in every limb and unmatched in form on earth, entered the garden grounds like stars among the clouds.
ताः सर्वा गुणसम्पन्ना रूपयौवनसंयुताः । दृष्ट्वा सर्वात्मको वायुरिदं वचनमब्रवीत् ॥१-३२-
Seeing all those maidens, endowed with every virtue, beauty, and youth, the wind-god, lord of all beings, spoke these words:
अहं वः कामये सर्वा भार्या मम भविष्यथ । मानुषस्त्यज्यतां भावो दीर्घमायुरवाप्स्यथ ॥१-३२-
'I desire you all; you shall become my wives. Abandon your human state, and you will attain long life.'
चलं हि यौवनं नित्यं मानुषेषु विशेषतः । अक्षयं यौवनं प्राप्ता अमर्यश्च भविष्यथ ॥१-३२-
'Youth is fleeting among humans, but you will obtain unfading youth and become immortal.'
तस्य तद्वचनं श्रुत्वा वायोरक्लिष्टकर्मणः । अपहास्य ततो वाक्यं कन्याशतमथाब्रवीत् ॥१-३२-
Hearing these words of the wind-god, whose actions are effortless, the hundred maidens laughed and replied as follows:
अन्तश्चरसि भूतानां सर्वेषां सुरसत्तम । प्रभावज्ञाश्च ते सर्वाः किमर्थमवमन्यसे ॥१-३२-
O best of the gods, you move within all beings; all are aware of your power. Why, then, do you disregard us?
कुशनाभसुता देव सर्वाः समस्ताः सुरसत्तम । स्थानाच्च्यावयितुं देवं रक्षामस्तु तपो वयम् ॥१-३२-
O divine one, we are all daughters of Kuśanābha, O best of the gods. We practice austerity to protect ourselves from being removed from our proper place, O god.
मा भूत् स कालो दुर्मेधः पितरं सत्यवादिनम् । अवमन्य स्वधर्मेण स्वयं वरमुपास्महे ॥१-३२-
Let not such a time come, O misguided one, when you would dishonor our truthful father. We ourselves, following our own duty, seek a husband through him.
पिता हि प्रभुरस्माकं दैवतं परमं च सः । यस्य नो दास्यति पिता स नो भर्ता भविष्यति ॥१-३२-
For our father is our lord and our highest deity; whoever our father gives us to, he shall be our husband.
तासां तु वचनं श्रुत्वा हरिः परमकोपनः । प्रविश्य सर्वगात्राणि बभञ्ज भगवान् प्रभुः ॥१-३२-
Hearing their words, the god Hari, greatly enraged, entered all their bodies and broke them, the blessed lord, the powerful one.
अरत्निमात्राकृतयो भग्नगात्रा भयार्दिताः । ताः कन्या वायुना भग्ना विविशुर्नृपतेर्गृहम् । प्रविश्य च सुसम्भ्रान्ताः सलज्जाः सास्रलोचनाः ॥१-३२-
Their bodies broken by the wind, reduced to the size of a finger, terrified, those maidens entered the king's house; entering, they were greatly agitated, modest, and their eyes filled with tears.
स च ता दयिता भग्नाः कन्याः परमशोभनाः । दृष्ट्वा दीनास्तदा राजा सम्भ्रान्त इदमब्रवीत् ॥१-३२-
Seeing his beloved daughters broken and distressed, the king, greatly troubled, spoke these words.
किमिदं कथ्यतां पुत्र्यः को धर्ममवमन्यते । कुब्जाः केन कृताः सर्वाश्चेष्टन्त्यो नाभिभाषथ । एवं राजा विनिःश्वस्य समाधिं संदधे ततः ॥१-३२-
"What is this? Tell me, daughters. Who has disregarded righteousness? By whom have you all been made crooked? You move about but do not speak." Thus the king, sighing deeply, then composed himself.
thumb|त्रयस्त्रिंशः सर्गः श्रूयताम्|center श्रीमद्वाल्मीकियरामायणे बालकाण्डे त्रयस्त्रिंशः सर्गः ॥१-
Listen to the thirty-third chapter.
तस्य तद्वचनं श्रुत्वा कुशनाभस्य धीमतः । शिरोभिश्चरणौ स्पृष्ट्वा कन्याशतमभाषत ॥१-३३-
Hearing the words of the wise Kuśanābha, the hundred maidens touched his feet with their heads and spoke.
वायुः सर्वात्मको राजन् प्रधर्षयितुमिच्छति । अशुभं मार्गमास्थाय न धर्मं प्रत्यवेक्षते ॥१-३३-
"O king, the wind, who pervades all, sought to violate us, following an unrighteous path, disregarding righteousness."
पितृमत्यः स्म भद्रं ते स्वच्छन्दे न वयं स्थिताः । पितरं नो वृणीष्व त्वं यदि नो दास्यते तव ॥१-३३-
"We are under our father's authority, O blessed one; we are not independent. Choose our father; if he gives us to you, then we are yours."
तेन पापानुबन्धेन वचनं न प्रतीच्छता । एवं ब्रुवन्त्यः सर्वाः स्म वायुनाभिहता भृशम् ॥१-३३-
"Because he did not accept our words, bound to sin, and as we spoke thus, we were all struck harshly by the wind."
तासां तु वचनं श्रुत्वा राजा परमधार्मिकः । प्रत्युवाच महातेजाः कन्याशतमनुत्तमम् ॥१-३३-
Hearing their words, the king, supremely righteous and of great splendor, replied to the hundred excellent maidens.
क्षान्तं क्षमावतां पुत्र्यः कर्तव्यं सुमहत् कृतम् । ऐकमत्यमुपागम्य कुलं चावेक्षितं मम ॥१-३३-
"Patience is the greatest duty of those who are forbearing, my daughters. You have acted in unity and preserved our lineage."
अलङ्कारो हि नारीणां क्षमा तु पुरुषस्य वा । दुष्करं तच्च वै क्षान्तं त्रिदशेषु विशेषतः ॥१-३३-
"Adornment is for women, but patience is for men; yet such forbearance is difficult even for the gods, especially."
यादृशी वः क्षमा पुत्र्यः सर्वासामविशेषतः । क्षमा दानं क्षमा सत्यं क्षमा यज्ञाश्च पुत्रिकाः ॥१-३३-
"Such patience as you all have shown, my daughters, without exception—patience is charity, patience is truth, patience is sacrifice, O daughters."
क्षमा यशः क्षमा धर्मः क्षमायां विष्ठितं जगत् । विसृज्य कन्याः काकुत्स्थ राजा त्रिदशविक्रमः ॥१-३३-
"Patience is fame, patience is righteousness, the world rests upon patience. Having thus addressed his daughters, O descendant of Kakutstha, the king, mighty as the gods, let them go."
मन्त्रज्ञो मन्त्रयामास प्रदानं सह मन्त्रिभिः । देशे काले च कर्तव्यं सदृशे प्रतिपादनम् ॥१-३३-
He, skilled in counsel, deliberated together with his ministers about the giving, considering the proper place, time, and suitable recipient.
एतस्मिन्नेव काले तु चूली नाम महाद्युतिः ऊर्ध्वरेताः शुभाचारो ब्राह्मं तप उपागमत् ॥१-३३-
At that very time, a radiant sage named Cūlī, steadfast in celibacy and virtuous conduct, undertook Brahmanical austerity.
तपस्यन्तमृषिं तत्र गन्धर्वी पर्युपासते । सोमदा नाम भद्रं ते ऊर्मिलातनया तदा ॥१-३३-
As that sage practiced penance there, a Gandharva maiden named Somadā, daughter of Ūrmilā, attended upon him.
सा च तं प्रणता भूत्वा शुश्रूषणपरायणा । उवास काले धर्मिष्ठा तस्यास्तुष्टोऽभवद् गुरुः ॥१-३३-
She, having bowed to him, devoted herself to service; dwelling there righteously for a time, her teacher became pleased with her.
स च तां कालयोगेन प्रोवाच रघुनन्दन । परितुष्टोऽस्मि भद्रं ते किं करोमि तव प्रियम् ॥१-३३-
Then, in due course, O descendant of Raghu, he spoke to her: 'I am pleased with you, may good be yours; what shall I do to please you?'