लक्ष्म्या समुदितो ब्राह्म्या ब्रह्मभूतो महातपाः । ब्राह्मेण तपसा युक्तं पुत्रमिच्छामि धार्मिकम् ॥१-३३-
Blessed with Brahmanical splendor and austerity, O great ascetic, I desire a righteous son endowed with Brahmanical penance.
अपतिश्चास्मि भद्रं ते भार्या चास्मि न कस्यचित् । ब्राह्मेणोपगतायाश्च दातुमर्हसि मे सुतम् ॥१-३३-
I am without a husband, may good be yours, and I am not anyone's wife; having approached you through Brahmanical means, you are worthy to grant me a son.
तस्याः प्रसन्नो ब्रह्मर्षिर्ददौ ब्राह्ममनुत्तमम् । ब्रह्मदत्त इति ख्यातं मानसं चूलिनः सुतम् ॥१-३३-
Pleased with her, the Brahmarṣi granted her an excellent Brahmanical son, born of his mind, known as Brahmadatta, son of Cūlī.
स राजा ब्रह्मदत्तस्तु पुरीमध्यवसत् तदा । काम्पिल्यां परया लक्ष्म्या देवराजो यथा दिवम् ॥१-३३-
That king Brahmadatta then resided in the city of Kāmpilya, with supreme splendor, like the lord of gods in heaven.
स बुद्धिं कृतवान् राजा कुशनाभः सुधार्मिकः । ब्रह्मदत्ताय काकुत्स्थ दातुं कन्याशतं तदा ॥१-३३-
Then, O descendant of Kakutstha, the righteous king Kuśanābha resolved to give his hundred daughters to Brahmadatta.
तमाहूय महातेजा ब्रह्मदत्तं महीपतिः । ददौ कन्याशतं राजा सुप्रीतेनान्तरात्मना ॥१-३३-
Summoning the illustrious Brahmadatta, the king, delighted in his heart, gave him his hundred daughters.
यथाक्रमं तदा पाणिं जग्राह रघुनन्दन । ब्रह्मदत्तो महीपालस्तासां देवपतिर्यथा ॥१-३३-
Then, in due order, King Brahmadatta took their hands in marriage, like the lord of gods with his consorts.
स्पृष्टमात्रे तदा पाणौ विकुब्जा विगतज्वराः । युक्तं परमया लक्ष्म्या बभौ कन्याशतं तदा ॥१-३३-
At the very touch of his hand, they were freed from their deformity and affliction, and that hundred maidens shone with supreme beauty.
स दृष्ट्वा वायुना मुक्ताः कुशनाभो महीपतिः । बभूव परमप्रीतो हर्षं लेभे पुनः पुनः ॥१-३३-
Seeing his daughters released by the wind, King Kuśanābha was exceedingly delighted and rejoiced again and again.
कृतोद्वाहं तु राजानं ब्रह्मदत्तं महीपतिम् । सदारं प्रेषयामास सोपाध्यायगणं तदा ॥१-३३-
Having married his daughters, the king sent Brahmadatta, together with his wives and accompanied by teachers, on his way.
सोमदापि सुतं दृष्ट्वा पुत्रस्य सदृशीं क्रियाम् । यथान्यायं च गन्धर्वी स्नुषास्ताः प्रत्यनन्दत । स्पृष्ट्वा स्पृष्ट्वा च ताः कन्याः कुशनाभं प्रशस्य च ॥१-३३-
Somadā, seeing her son perform deeds befitting him, and the Gandharva maiden, in accordance with custom, joyfully welcomed her daughters-in-law; touching them and praising Kuśanābha.
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Hear now the thirty-fourth sarga (canto). In the glorious Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa, Bālakāṇḍa, the thirty-fourth sarga.
कृतोद्वाहे गते तस्मिन् ब्रह्मदत्ते च राघव । अपुत्रः पुत्रलाभाय पौत्रीमिष्टिमकल्पयत् ॥१-३४-
When Brahmadatta had been married and departed, O Rāghava, the childless king performed a sacrifice for the sake of obtaining a son, seeking a grandson.
इष्ट्यां तु वर्तमानायां कुशनाभं महीपतिम् । उवाच परमोदारः कुशो ब्रह्मसुतस्तदा ॥१-३४-
As the sacrifice was underway, the supremely noble Kuśa, son of Brahmā, spoke to King Kuśanābha.
पुत्रस्ते सदृशः पुत्र भविष्यति सुधार्मिकः । गाधिं प्राप्स्यसि तेन त्वं कीर्तिं लोके च शाश्वतीम् ॥१-३४-
O son, a righteous son, equal to yourself, will be born to you; through him you will obtain Gādhi and everlasting fame in the world.
एवमुक्त्वा कुशो राम कुशनाभं महीपतिम् । जगामाकाशमाविश्य ब्रह्मलोकं सनातनम् ॥१-३४-
Having thus spoken to King Kuśanābha, Kuśa entered the sky and went to the eternal world of Brahmā.
कस्यचित् त्वथ कालस्य कुशनाभस्य धीमतः । जज्ञे परमधर्मिष्ठो गाधिरित्येव नामतः ॥१-३४-
After some time, to the wise Kuśanābha, a supremely righteous son was born, named Gādhi.
स पिता मम काकुत्स्थ गाधिः परमधार्मिकः । कुशवंशप्रसूतोऽस्मि कौशिको रघुनन्दन ॥१-३४-
O descendant of Kakutstha, that Gādhi, supremely righteous, is my father; I, Kauśika, am born in the lineage of Kuśa, O delight of the Raghus.
पूर्वजा भगिनी चापि मम राघव सुव्रता । नाम्ना सत्यवती नाम ऋचीके प्रतिपादिता ॥१-३४-
And my elder sister, O Rāghava, steadfast in virtue, is named Satyavatī, who was given to Ṛcīka.
सशरीरा गता स्वर्गं भर्तारमनुवर्तिनी । कौशिकी परमोदारा सा प्रवृत्ता महानदी ॥१-३४-
That supremely noble Satyavatī, following her husband, ascended to heaven in her body and became the great river Kauśikī.
दिव्या पुण्योदका रम्या हिमवन्तमुपाश्रिता लोकस्य हितकार्यार्थं प्रवृत्ता भगिनी मम ॥१-३४-
Divine, with pure waters, lovely, and resting upon the Himālaya, my sister Kauśikī became a river for the welfare of the world.
ततोऽहं हिमवत्पार्श्वे वसामि नियतः सुखम् भगिन्यां स्नेहसंयुक्तः कौशिक्यां रघुनन्दन ॥१-३४-
Therefore, I dwell happily by the side of the Himālaya, united in affection with my sister Kauśikī, O delight of the Raghus.
सा तु सत्यवती पुण्या सत्ये धर्मे प्रतिष्ठिता पतिव्रता महाभागा कौशिकी सरितां वरा ॥१-३४-
That virtuous Satyavatī, established in truth and righteousness, devoted to her husband, greatly fortunate, became Kauśikī, the best of rivers.
अहं हि नियमाद्राम हित्वा तां समुपागतः सिद्धाश्रममनुप्राप्तः सिद्धोऽस्मि तव तेजसा ॥१-३४-
Indeed, O Rāma, by observance I left her and came here; I reached Siddhāśrama and have been perfected by your energy.
एषा राम ममोत्पत्तिः स्वस्य वंशस्य कीर्तिता देशस्य च महाबाहो यन्मां त्वं परिपृच्छसि ॥१-३४-
O Rāma, this is the account of my birth and my lineage, and of the land, as you have asked me, O mighty-armed one.
गतोऽर्धरात्रः काकुत्स्थ कथाः कथयतो मम । निद्रामभ्येहि भद्रं ते मा भूद् विघ्नोऽध्वनीह नः ॥१-३४-
O descendant of Kakutstha, midnight has passed as I have been telling these stories; seek sleep now, may good fortune be yours, and may nothing hinder our journey.
निष्पन्दास्तरवः सर्वे निलीना मृगपक्षिणः । नैशेन तमसा व्याप्ता दिशश्च रघुनन्दन ॥१-३४-
All the trees are motionless, the wild animals and birds have withdrawn, and the directions, O delight of the Raghus, are covered by the darkness of night.
शनैर्विसृज्यते संध्या नभो नेत्रैरिवावृतम् । नक्षत्रतारागहनं ज्योतिर्भिरवभासते
Twilight is slowly fading, and the sky, as if veiled by eyes, shines with the light of stars and constellations.
उत्तिष्ठते च शीतांशुः शशी लोकतमोनुदः । ह्लादयन् प्राणिनां लोके मनांसि प्रभया स्वया ॥१-३४-
The cool-rayed moon rises, dispelling the darkness of the world, delighting the minds of living beings with its own radiance.
नैशानि सर्वभूतानि प्रचरन्ति ततस्ततः । यक्षराक्षससंघाश्च रौद्राश्च पिशिताशनाः १-३४-
All the night-dwelling beings move about here and there, as do hosts of yakṣas, rākṣasas, and fierce, flesh-eating spirits.