निवेदयित्वाभिज्ञानं प्रवृत्तिं विनिवेद्य च । समाश्वास्य च वैदेहीं मर्दयामास तोरणम् ॥१-१-
Having conveyed the token of recognition and reported the news, he comforted Vaidehi and crushed the gateway.
पञ्च सेनाग्रगान् हत्वा सप्त मन्त्रिसुतानपि । शूरमक्षं च निष्पिष्य ग्रहणं समुपागमत् ॥१-१-
After slaying five commanders and seven sons of ministers, and crushing the valiant Aksha, he was finally captured.
अस्त्रेणोन्मुक्तमात्मानं ज्ञात्वा पैतामहाद् वरात् । मर्षयन् राक्षसान् वीरो यन्त्रिणस्तान् यदृच्छया ॥१-१-
Knowing himself freed by the boon of his grandfather, the hero endured the rakshasas who bound him, as fate would have it.
ततो दग्ध्वा पुरीं लङ्काम् ऋते सीताञ्च मैथिलीम् । रामाय प्रियमाख्यातुं पुनरायान्महाकपिः ॥१-१-
Then, having burned the city of Lanka except for Maithili Sita, the great monkey returned to tell Rama the good news.
सोऽभिगम्य महात्मानं कृत्वा रामं प्रदक्षिणम् । न्यवेदयदमेयात्मा दृष्टा सीतेति तत्त्वतः ॥१-१-
He approached the great-souled Rama, circled him in reverence, and faithfully reported, 'Sita has been seen.'
ततः सुग्रीवसहितो गत्वा तीरं महोदधेः । समुद्रं क्षोभयामास शरैरादित्यसन्निभैः ॥१-१-
Then, together with Sugriva, he went to the shore of the great ocean and agitated the sea with arrows shining like the sun.
दर्शयामास चात्मानं समुद्रः सरितां पतिः । समुद्रवचनाच्चैव नलं सेतुमकारयत् ॥१-१-
The lord of rivers, the ocean, revealed himself, and at his word, Nala constructed the bridge.
तेन गत्वा पुरीं लङ्कां हत्वा रावणमाहवे । रामः सीतामनुप्राप्य परां व्रीडामुपागमत् ॥१-१-
By that bridge, they reached the city of Lanka, slew Ravana in battle, and Rama, having regained Sita, was overcome with deep shame.
तामुवाच ततो रामः परुषं जनसंसदि । अमृष्यमाणा सा सीता विवेश ज्वलनं सती ॥१-१-
Then Rama spoke harshly to her in the assembly of people, and Sita, unable to bear it, entered the fire, remaining true.
ततोऽग्निवचनात् सीतां ज्ञात्वा विगतकल्मषाम् । कर्मणा तेन महता त्रैलोक्यं सचराचरम् ॥१-१-
Then, by the testimony of fire, knowing Sita to be free from sin, with that great deed, the three worlds, with all beings, were satisfied.
सदेवर्षिगणं तुष्टं राघवस्य महात्मनः १-१-
The hosts of gods and sages were pleased with the great-souled Raghava.
अभ्यषिच्य च लङ्कायां राक्षसेन्द्रं विभीषणम् । कृतकृत्यस्तदा रामो विज्वरः प्रमुमोद ह ॥१-१-
Having anointed Vibhishana, king of the rakshasas, in Lanka, Rama, his task accomplished and free from sorrow, rejoiced.
देवताभ्यो वरं प्राप्य समुत्थाप्य च वानरान् । अयोध्यां प्रस्थितो रामः पुष्पकेण सुहृद्वृतः ॥१-१-
Receiving a boon from the gods and reviving the monkeys, Rama set out for Ayodhya, surrounded by friends, in the Pushpaka chariot.
भरद्वाजाश्रमं गत्वा रामः सत्यपराक्रमः । भरतस्यान्तिके रामो हनूमन्तं व्यसर्जयत् ॥१-१-
Arriving at Bharadvaja's hermitage, Rama, steadfast in truth, sent Hanuman to Bharat's presence.
पुनराख्यायिकां जल्पन् सुग्रीवसहितस्तदा । पुष्पकं तत् समारुह्य नन्दिग्रामं ययौ तदा ॥१-१-
Then, conversing again with Sugriva, he boarded the Pushpaka and went to Nandigrama.
नन्दिग्रामे जटां हित्वा भ्रातृभिः सहितोऽनघः । रामः सीतामनुप्राप्य राज्यं पुनरवाप्तवान् ॥१-१-
In Nandigrama, shedding his matted hair, Rama, pure, together with his brothers, regained Sita and reclaimed the kingdom.
प्रहृष्टमुदितो लोकस्तुष्टः पुष्टः सुधार्मिकः । निरामयो ह्यरोगश्च दुर्भिक्षभयवर्जितः ॥१-१-
The people were joyful and delighted, content, prosperous, righteous, free from disease and illness, and without fear of famine.
न पुत्रमरणं केचित् द्रक्ष्यन्ति पुरुषाः क्वचित् । नार्यश्चाविधवा नित्यं भविष्यन्ति पतिव्रताः ॥१-१-
No one will ever witness the death of a son, and women will always remain devoted to their husbands, never becoming widows.
न चाग्निजं भयं किञ्चिन्नाप्सु मज्जन्ति जन्तवः । न वातजं भयं किञ्चित् नापि ज्वरकृतं तथा ॥१-१-
There will be no fear from fire, no creatures will drown in water, there will be no fear from wind, nor from fever.
न चापि क्षुद्भयं तत्र न तस्करभयं तथा । नगराणि च राष्ट्राणि धनधान्ययुतानि च ॥१-१-
There will be no fear of hunger, nor of thieves; cities and kingdoms will be filled with wealth and grain.
नित्यं प्रमुदिताः सर्वे यथा कृतयुगे तथा । अश्वमेधशतैरिष्ट्वा तथा बहुसुवर्णकैः ॥१-१-
All will always be joyful, as in the age of truth; having performed hundreds of horse sacrifices and given much gold.
गवां कोट्ययुतं दत्त्वा विद्वद्भ्यो विधिपूर्वकम् । असंख्येयं धनं दत्त्वा ब्राह्मणेभ्यो महायशाः ॥१-१-
Having given tens of millions of cows to the learned according to the proper rites, and immeasurable wealth to the Brahmins, the illustrious one.
राजवंशान् शतगुणान् स्थापयिष्यति राघवः । चातुर्वर्ण्यं च लोकेऽस्मिन् स्वे स्वे धर्मे नियोक्ष्यति ॥१-१-
Rāghava will establish royal lineages a hundredfold greater, and will set the four classes in the world to their own duties.
दशवर्षसहस्राणि दशवर्षशतानि च । रामो राज्यमुपासित्वा ब्रह्मलोकं प्रयास्यति ॥१-१-
After ruling for ten thousand and ten hundred years, Rāma will depart to the world of Brahmā.
इदं पवित्रं पापघ्नं पुण्यं वेदैश्च सम्मितम् । यः पठेद् रामचरितं सर्वपापैः प्रमुच्यते ॥१-१-
This sacred, sin-destroying, meritorious account, approved by the Vedas—whoever recites the story of Rāma is freed from all sins.
एतदाख्यानमायुष्यं पठन् रामायणं नरः । सपुत्रपौत्रः सगणः प्रेत्य स्वर्गे महीयते ॥१-१-
A man who recites this life-giving Rāmāyaṇa story is honored in heaven after death, along with his sons, grandsons, and companions.
पठन् द्विजो वागृषभत्वमीयात् । त् क्षत्रियो भूमिपतित्वमीयात् ॥ वणिक् जनः पण्यफलत्वमीयात् । जनश्च शूद्रोऽपि महत्त्वमीयात् ॥१-१-
By reciting it, a Brahmin attains eloquence; a Kṣatriya attains lordship over the earth; a merchant attains success in trade; and even a Śūdra attains greatness.
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The second chapter in the glorious Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa, Bālakāṇḍa, is to be heard.
नारदस्य तु तद्वाक्यं श्रुत्वा वाक्यविशारदः । पूजयामास धर्मात्मा सहशिष्यो महामुनिम् ॥१-२-
Hearing those words of Nārada, the virtuous one, skilled in speech, together with his disciples, honored the great sage.
स मुहूर्तं गते तस्मिन् देवलोकं मुनिस्तदा । जगाम तमसातीरं जाह्नव्यास्त्वविदूरतः ॥१-२-
After a moment, when that sage had gone to the world of the gods, he went to the bank of the Tamasā, not far from the Jahnavī.