यत्तु मे हृद्गतं वाक्यं तस्य कार्यस्य निश्चयम् । कुरुष्व राजशार्दूल भव सत्यप्रतिश्रवः ॥१-१९-
What I hold in my heart, the resolve for this task, you must accomplish, O tiger among kings; be true to your promise.
अहं नियममातिष्ठे सिद्ध्यर्थं पुरुषर्षभ । तस्य विघ्नकरौ द्वौ तु राक्षसौ कामरूपिणौ ॥१-१९-
I observe a vow for the sake of its fulfillment, O best of men; yet two demons, able to assume any form at will, obstruct it.
व्रते तु बहुशश्चीर्णे समाप्त्यां राक्षसाविमौ । मारीचश्च सुबाहुश्च वीर्यवन्तौ सुशिक्षितौ ॥१-१९-
When the vow has been performed many times and is near completion, these two powerful and well-trained demons, Mārīca and Subāhu, appear.
तौ मांसरुधिरौघेण वेदिं तामभ्यवर्षताम् । अवधूते तथाभूते तस्मिन् नियमनिश्चये ॥१-१९-
Those two shower the altar with streams of flesh and blood, and when the vow is thus defiled, its completion is hindered.
कृतश्रमो निरुत्साहस्तस्माद् देशादपाक्रमे । न च मे क्रोधमुत्स्रष्टुं बुद्धिर्भवति पार्थिव ॥१-१९-
Exhausted and discouraged, I withdraw from that place; yet, O king, I do not have the mind to give way to anger.
तथाभूता हि सा चर्या न शापस्तत्र मुच्यते । स्वपुत्रं राजशार्दूल रामं सत्यपराक्रमम् ॥१-१९-
Such is the situation: the practice is thus, and the curse is not lifted there. O tiger among kings, you must give me your son Rāma, whose valor is true.
काकपक्षधरं शूरं ज्येष्ठं मे दातुमर्हसि । शक्तो ह्येष मया गुप्तो दिव्येन स्वेन तेजसा ॥१-१९-
You should give me your eldest son, Rāma, the heroic youth with hair like a crow's wing. Protected by my own divine power, he is capable.
राक्षसा ये विकर्तारस्तेषामपि विनाशने । श्रेयश्चास्मै प्रदास्यामि बहुरूपं न संशयः ॥१-१९-
He will destroy those demons who are the spoilers, and I will bestow upon him manifold blessings—there is no doubt.
त्रयाणामपि लोकानां येन ख्यातिं गमिष्यति । न च तौ राममासाद्य शक्तौ स्थातुं कथञ्चन ॥१-१९-
By him, fame will be attained in all three worlds, and those two cannot stand against Rāma in any way.
न च तौ राघवादन्यो हन्तुमुत्सहते पुमान् । वीर्योत्सिक्तौ हि तौ पापौ कालपाशवशं गतौ ॥१-१९-
No one other than Rāma, son of Raghu, is able to slay those two, who are arrogant in their strength and bound by the noose of time.
रामस्य राजशार्दूल न पर्याप्तौ महात्मनः । न च पुत्रगतं स्नेहं कर्तुमर्हसि पार्थिव ॥१-१९-
Those two are not equal to the great-souled Rāma, O tiger among kings; nor should you let affection for your son sway you, O ruler.
अहं ते प्रतिजानामि हतौ तौ विद्धि राक्षसौ । अहं वेद्मि महात्मानं रामं सत्यपराक्रमम् ॥१-१९-
I promise you: know that those two demons will be slain. I know Rāma, the great-souled one whose valor is true.
वसिष्ठोऽपि महातेजा ये चेमे तपसि स्थिताः । यदि ते धर्मलाभं च यशश्च परमं भुवि ॥१-१९-
Vasiṣṭha, radiant in ascetic power, and all those who are steadfast in austerity, also know him. If you desire righteousness and supreme fame on earth—
स्थिरमिच्छसि राजेन्द्र रामं मे दातुमर्हसि । यद्यभ्यनुज्ञां काकुत्स्थ ददते तव मन्त्रिणः ॥१-१९-
If you desire steadfastness, O king, you should grant me Rāma; if your ministers, O descendant of Kakutstha, give their approval.
वसिष्ठप्रमुखाः सर्वे ततो रामं विसर्जय । अभिप्रेतमसंसक्तमात्मजं दातुमर्हसि ॥१-१९-
Then, with Vasiṣṭha at their head, let all your counselors consent, and you should give me your son Rāma, who is dear to you and unattached.
दशरात्रं हि यज्ञस्य रामं राजीवलोचनम् । नात्येति कालो यज्ञस्य यथायं मम राघव ॥१-१९-
For the period of the sacrifice is ten nights, and Rāma, lotus-eyed, will not be delayed beyond the time of the sacrifice, O Rāghava, as I have said.
विरराम महातेजा विश्वामित्रो महामतिः । स तन्निशम्य राजेन्द्रो विश्वामित्रवचः शुभम् ॥१-१९-
The great and radiant sage Viśvāmitra fell silent; and hearing those auspicious words of Viśvāmitra, the king of kings—
शोकेन महताविष्टश्चचाल च मुमोह च । लब्धसंज्ञस्तदोत्थाय व्यषीदत भयान्वितः ॥१-१९-
Was seized by great sorrow, trembled, and became faint; regaining his senses, he rose, filled with fear and anxiety.
इति हृदयमनोविदारणं :::मुनिवचनं तदतीव शुश्रुवान् । नरपतिरभवन्महान् महात्मा :::व्यथितमनाः प्रचचाल चासनात् ॥१-१९-
Thus, the king heard those words of the sage, which pierced his heart and mind; that great and noble king, deeply troubled, wavered and rose from his seat.
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This is the twentieth sarga. Listen.
तच्छ्रुत्वा राजशार्दूलो विश्वामित्रस्य भाषितम् । मुहूर्तमिव निःसंज्ञः संज्ञावानिदमब्रवीत् ॥१-२०-
Hearing Viśvāmitra’s words, the tiger among kings was for a moment insensible, then, regaining his senses, he spoke these words:
ऊनषोडशवर्षो मे रामो राजीवलोचनः । न युद्धयोग्यतामस्य पश्यामि सह राक्षसैः ॥१-२०-
My Rāma, lotus-eyed, is not yet sixteen years old; I do not see him fit for battle with the Rākṣasas.
इयमक्षौहिणी सेना यस्याहं पतिरीश्वरः । अनया सहितो गत्वा योद्धाहं तैर्निशाचरैः ॥१-२०-
This is my army, an Akṣauhiṇī, over which I am lord and master; with this force I shall go and fight those night-roaming demons.
इमे शूराश्च विक्रान्ता भृत्या मेऽस्त्रविशारदाः । योग्या रक्षोगणैर्योद्धुं न रामं नेतुमर्हसि ॥१-२०-
These servants of mine are valiant and mighty, skilled in the use of weapons; they are fit to fight the hosts of Rākṣasas—you should not take Rāma.
अहमेव धनुष्पाणिर्गोप्ता समरमूर्धनि । यावत् प्राणान् धरिष्यामि तावद् योत्स्ये निशाचरैः ॥१-२०-
I myself, bow in hand, will protect you at the forefront of battle; as long as I have life, I shall fight the night-dwellers.
निर्विघ्ना व्रतचर्या सा भविष्यति सुरक्षिता । अहं तत्र गमिष्यामि न रामं नेतुमर्हसि ॥१-२०-
Your vow will be fulfilled without hindrance and kept safe; I will go there, you should not take Rāma.
बालो ह्यकृतविद्यश्च न च वेत्ति बलाबलम् । न चास्त्रबलसंयुक्तो न च युद्धविशारदः ॥१-२०-
He is a boy, untrained in knowledge, and does not know strength or weakness; he is not endowed with the power of weapons, nor is he skilled in battle.
न चासौ रक्षसां योग्यः कूटयुद्धा हि राक्षसाः । विप्रयुक्तो हि रामेण मुहूर्तमपि नोत्सहे ॥१-२०-
He is not fit to face the Rākṣasas, for the Rākṣasas fight deceitfully; separated from Rāma, I cannot endure even for a moment.
जीवितुं मुनिशार्दूल न रामं नेतुमर्हसि । यदि वा राघवं ब्रह्मन् नेतुमिच्छसि सुव्रत ॥१-२०-
To live, O best of sages, I cannot bear to be without Rāma; but if you, O noble one, wish to take Rāghava—
चतुरङ्गसमायुक्तं मया सह च तं नय । षष्टिर्वर्षसहस्राणि जातस्य मम कौशिक ॥१-२०-
Then take him with me, accompanied by a fourfold army; O Kauśika, I am already sixty thousand years old.