पद्मनाभमहानाभौ दुन्दुनाभसुनाभकौ । ज्योतिषं शकुनं चैव नैरास्यविमलावुभौ ॥१-२८-
He taught Padmanābha, Mahānābha, Dundunābha, Sunābhaka, Jyotiṣa, Śakuna, and both Nairāsya and Vimala.
यौगन्धरविनिद्रौ च दैत्यप्रमथनौ तथा । शुचिबाहुर्महाबाहुर्निष्कलिर्विरुचस्तथा । सार्चिर्माली धृतिमाली वृत्तिमान् रुचिरस्तथा ॥१-२८-
He taught Yaugandhara and Vinidra, destroyers of demons, Śucibāhu, Mahābāhu, Niṣkali, Viruca, Sārcirmālī, Dhṛtimālī, Vṛttimān, and Rucira.
पित्र्यः सौमनसश्चैव विधूतमकरावुभौ । परवीरं रतिं चैव धनधान्यौ च राघव ॥१-२८-
He taught Pitrya and Saumanasa, both Vidhūtamakaras, Paravīra, Rati, and Dhanadhānya, O Rāghava.
कामरूपं कामरुचिं मोहमावरणं तथा । जृम्भकं सर्वनाभं च पन्थनवरुणौ तथा ॥१-२८-
He taught Kāmarūpa, Kāmaruci, Mohamāvaraṇa, Jṛmbhaka, Sarvanābha, and Panthanavaruṇa.
कृशाश्वतनयान् राम भास्वरान् कामरूपिणः । प्रतीच्छ मम भद्रं ते पात्रभूतोऽसि राघव ॥१-२८-
O Rāma, accept the radiant, shape-shifting sons of Kṛśāśva from me; you are worthy, may it be auspicious for you.
बाढमित्येव काकुत्स्थः प्रहृष्टेनान्तरात्मना । दिव्यभास्वरदेहाश्च मूर्तिमन्तः सुखप्रदाः ॥१-२८-
Kakutstha replied, 'Certainly,' with an inwardly joyful heart. The divine, radiant, embodied weapons appeared, bringing delight.
केचिदङ्गारसदृशाः केचिद् धूमोपमास्तथा । चन्द्रार्कसदृशाः केचित् प्रह्वाञ्जलिपुटास्तथा ॥१-२८-
Some resembled glowing embers, some were like smoke, some shone like the moon and sun, and some stood with hands joined in reverence.
रामं प्राञ्जलयो भूत्वाब्रुवन् मधुरभाषिणः । इमे स्म नरशार्दूल शाधि किं करवाम ते ॥१-२८-
With hands joined in reverence, those sweet-spoken men addressed Rama: 'Here we are, O tiger among men; command us, what shall we do for you?'
गम्यतामिति तानाह यथेष्टं रघुनन्दनः । मानसाः कार्यकालेषु साहाय्यं मे करिष्यथ ॥१-२८-
He said to them, 'Go as you wish,' O descendant of Raghu; 'in times of need, you will assist me with your minds.'
अथ ते राममामन्त्र्य कृत्वा चापि प्रदक्षिणम् । एवमस्त्विति काकुत्स्थमुक्त्वा जग्मुर्यथागतम् ॥१-२८-
Then, having taken leave of Rama and circumambulated him, they said to Kakutstha, 'So be it,' and departed as they had come.
स च तान् राघवो ज्ञात्वा विश्वामित्रं महामुनिम् । गच्छन्नेवाथ मधुरं श्लक्ष्णं वचनमब्रवीत् ॥१-२८-
Raghava, recognizing them, spoke to the great sage Vishvamitra as he walked, uttering gentle and sweet words.
किमेतन्मेघसंकाशं पर्वतस्याविदूरतः । वृक्षखण्डमितो भाति परं कौतूहलं हि मे ॥१-२८-
What is that cluster of trees, dark as clouds, shining near the mountain? My curiosity about it is truly great.
दर्शनीयं मृगाकीर्णं मनोहरमतीव च । नानाप्रकारैः शकुनैर्वल्गुभाषैरलङ्कृतम् ॥१-२८-
It is beautiful to behold, teeming with deer and exceedingly charming, adorned by birds of many kinds with delightful calls.
निःसृताःस्मो मुनिश्रेष्ठ कान्ताराद् रोमहर्षणात् । अनया त्ववगच्छामि देशस्य सुखवत्तया ॥१-२८-
We have emerged, O foremost of sages, from the dense forest that thrilled us; by this, I understand the pleasantness of this region.
सर्वं मे शंस भगवन् कस्याश्रमपदं त्विदम् । संप्राप्ता यत्र ते पापा ब्रह्मघ्ना दुष्टचारिणः ॥१-२८-
Tell me everything, O revered one: whose hermitage is this, where those wicked, sinful slayers of Brahmins came upon you?
तव यज्ञस्य विघ्नाय दुरात्मानो महामुने । भगवंस्तस्य को देशः सा यत्र तव याज्ञिकी ॥१-२८-
To obstruct your sacrifice, O great sage, those evil-minded ones came; O revered one, what is that place where your sacrificial rites are performed?
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Hear now the twenty-ninth sarga in the glorious Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa, in the Bāla Kāṇḍa.
अथ तस्याप्रमेयस्य वचनं परिपृच्छतः । विश्वामित्रो महातेजा व्याख्यातुमुपचक्रमे ॥१-२९-
Then, as he asked about the immeasurable one, the radiant Vishvamitra began to explain.
इह राम महाबाहो विष्णुर्देवनमस्कृतः । वर्षाणि सुबहूनीह तथा युगशतानि च ॥१-२९-
Here, O Rama of mighty arms, Vishnu, revered by the gods, spent many years and hundreds of ages.
एतस्मिन्नन्तरे राम कश्यपोग्निसमप्रभः । अदित्या सहितो राम दीप्यमान इवौजसा ॥१-२९-
Meanwhile, O Rama, Kashyapa, radiant as fire, together with Aditi, shone with energy.
देवीसहायो भगवान् दिव्यं वर्षसहस्रकम् । व्रतं समाप्य वरदं तुष्टाव मधुसूदनम् ॥१-२९-
The blessed one, accompanied by the goddess, completed a divine vow for a thousand years, and praised Madhusudana, the bestower of boons.
तपोमयं तपोराशिं तपोमूर्तिं तपात्मकम् । तपसा त्वां सुतप्तेन पश्यामि पुरुषोत्तमम् ॥१-२९-
I see you, the supreme person, composed of austerity, the heap of austerity, the embodiment of austerity, whose essence is austerity, by my well-performed austerity.
शरीरे तव पश्यामि जगत् सर्वमिदं प्रभो । त्वमनादिरनिर्देश्यस्त्वामहं शरणं गतः ॥१-२९-
In your body, O Lord, I see this entire world; you are without beginning and beyond description; I have taken refuge in you.
तमुवाच हरिः प्रीतः कश्यपं गतकल्मषम् । वरं वरय भद्रं ते वरार्होऽसि मतो मम ॥१-२९-
Hari, pleased, addressed Kashyapa, freed from sin: 'Choose a boon, may good come to you; you are worthy of a boon and dear to me.'
तच्छ्रुत्वा वचनं तस्य मारीचः कश्यपोऽब्रवीत् । अदित्या देवतानां च मम चैवानुयाचितम् ॥१-२९-
Hearing those words, Maricha Kashyapa spoke: 'Aditi, the gods, and I have requested this together.'
वरं वरद सुप्रीतो दातुमर्हसि सुव्रत । पुत्रत्वं गच्छ भगवन्नदित्या मम चानघ ॥१-२९-
O bestower of boons, supremely pleased, you are worthy to grant a boon; O steadfast one, let this sage, sinless one, become my son, and also the son of Aditi.
भ्राता भव यवीयांस्त्वं शक्रस्यासुरसूदन । शोकार्तानां तु देवानां साहाय्यं कर्तुमर्हसि ॥१-२९-
Become the younger brother of Indra, O slayer of asuras; you ought to assist the gods who are afflicted by sorrow.
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Listen to the thirtieth sarga in the glorious Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa, Bāla Kāṇḍa.
अथ तौ देशकालज्ञौ राजपुत्रावरिंदमौ । देशे काले च वाक्यज्ञावब्रूतां कौशिकं वचः ॥१-३०-
Then those two princes, foremost among men, who knew the proper place and time, and were skilled in speech, spoke these words to Kauśika.
भगवञ्छ्रोतुमिच्छावो यस्मिन् काले निशाचरौ । संरक्षणीयौ तौ ब्रूहि नातिवर्तेत तत्क्षणम् ॥१-३०-
O venerable one, we wish to hear at what time the night-roving demons must be protected; tell us, so that we do not miss that moment.