Detachment Canto 2
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sutrapAtanakaH [1.2]
zrI-vAlmIkir uvAca |
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divi bhUmau tathAkAze bahir antaz ca me vibhuH |
yo vibhAty avabhAsÂtmA tasmai sarvÂtmane namaH [1.2.1]
=divi in the sky bhUmau on earth tathA likewise AkAze in space,
bahir outside ca and antaH inside me yaH vibhAti shines vibhu
everywhere avabhAsa-AtmA the Illumination-Self tasmai to that sarva-
Atmane all-self namas be praise
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ahaM baddho vimuktas syAm iti yasyÂsti nizcayaH |
nÂtyantam ajJo no tajjJaH so 'smiJ chastre 'dhikAravAn [2]
= vAlmIkir uvAca Anthill said aham I am baddha bound syAm would
be vimukta free iti yasya for whom asti nizcaya is certain na
atyantam not overmuch ajJa ignorant no nor taj-jJa a knower of
reality sa he asmin for this zAstra teaching adhikAravAn is qualified
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kathôpAyAn vicAryÂdau mokSôpayAni mAnatha |
yo vicArayati prAjJo na sa bhUyo 'bhijAyate [3]
= kathA-upAya story-method vicArya having enquired adau this
mokSa-upAya Freedom-method mAnatha considered prAjJa wise man yaH
vicArayati enquires sa he [is] na not bhUyas again abhijAyate reborn
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asmin rAmAyaNe rAma-kathôpAyAn mahA-balAn |
etAMs tu prathamaM kRtvA purÂham arimardana [4]
= asmin in this rAmAyaNa Way of Rama rAma-kathA-upAya Rama-story-
means mahA-balAn with great effort etAm this tu indeed aham I
prathamam first kRtvA composed purA long ago arimardana Foe-destroyer
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ziSyAyÂsmi vinItAya bharadvAjAya dhImate |
ekÂgro dattavAMs tasmai maNim abdhir ivÂrthine [5]
= vinItAya to intelligent dhImate clever ziSya student bharadvAja
Bharadvaja Skylark asmi I am ekAgraH freely dattavAn giving tasmai
to him iva as abdhiH the sea maNim [gives] jewels arthine to the
seeker
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tata ete kathôpAyA bharadvAjena dhImatA |
kasmiMzcin meru-gahane brahmaNo 'gra udAhRtaH [6]
= tataH therefore ete this kathA-upAyA story-method udAhRta
recited dhImatA by the wise bharadvAja Bharadvaja Skylark kasmin-cit
in a certain place meru-gahane on Mount Meru agra before brahmaNaH
Brahma
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athÂsya tuSTo bhagavAn brahmA loka-pitAmahaH |
varaM putra gRhANêti tam uvAca mahAzayaH [7]
= atha asya tuSTa satisfied bhagavAn brahmA loka-pitAmaha
ancestor varam best boon putra gRhANa grasp iti tam uvAca said mahA-
Azaya great ocean, sage
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bharadvAja uvAca |
bhagavan bhUta-bhavyêza varo 'yaM me 'dya rocate |
yenêyaM janatA duHkhAn mucyate tad udAhara [8]
= bhagavan lord bhUta- embodied bhavya- becoming Iza Power varaH
boon ayaM this me adya now rocate be pleased to grant yena by which
iyaM janatA this people duHkhAn from sorrow mucyate frees tad
udAhara bestow that
zrI-brahmôvAca |
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guruM vAlmIkim atrÂzu prArthayasva prayatnataH |
tenêdaM yat samArabdhaM rAmAyaNam aninditam [9]
= guruM teacher vAlmIkim atra here Azu at once prArthayasva get
instruction from prayatna-tas after study, hard work, practice tena
by that idaM this yat which samArabdhaM completely rAmAyaNam Rama's
Way aninditam faultless
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tasmiJ chrute naro mohAt samagrAt saMtariSyati |
setunêvÂmbudheH pAram apAra-guNa-zAlinA [1.2.10]
=tasmin in this zrute heard nara a man mohAt from delusion
samagrAt saMtariSyati will cross setunA by bridge iva as Ambudhi
ocean pAram apAra- unequalled guNa- virtue zAlinA possessed
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zrI-vAlmIkir uvAca |
ity uktvA sa bharadvAjaM parameSThI mad-Azramam |
abhyAgacchat samaM tena bharadvAjena bhUtakRt [11]
= iti uktvA thus having heard sa bharadvAjam the Skylark
parameSThI mad-Azramam my hermitage abhi-Agacchat returned samam
tena bharadvajena together with that Skylark bhUtakRt Maker of
Beings
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tUrNaM saMpUjito devaH so 'rghya-pAdy-AdinA mayA |
avocan mAM mahA-satvaH sarva-bhUta-hite rataH [12]
=tUrNam quickly saMpUjita worshipped devaH saH he the god arghya-
pAdya-AdinA mayA by me worshipped with nectar and bathing of feet,
&c avocan spoke mAM mahA-satvaH Great Suchness sarva-bhUta-hite
welfare of all beings rataH devoted to
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rAma-svabhAva-kathanAd asmAd varamune tvayA |
nôdvegAt sa parityAjya AsamApter aninditAt [13]
=asmAt rAma-svabhAva-kathanAd from this tale of Rama's experience
varamune best of Munis tvayA by you na not udvegAt from trouble,
exhaustion sa the parityAjya given up AsamApteH complete aninditAm
faultless
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granthenÂnena loko 'yam asmAt saMsAra-saMkaTAt |
samuttariSyati kSipraM potenêvÂzu sAgarAt [14]
= *** || anena granthena by means of this work ayam lokaH this
world asmAt out of this saMkaTAt terrible strait sAgarAt ocean
saMsAra- of Samsara sam-ut-tariSyati will be crossed kSipraM iva as
easily as potena by boat Azu quickly
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vaktuM tad evam evÂrtham aham AgatavAn ayam |
kuru loka-hitÂrthaM tvaM zAstram ity uktavAn ajaH [15]
= *** || aham I AgatavAn come vaktum to say, relate tad that evam
indeed eva thus artham purpose tvam you kuru make ayam this zAstra
Shastra, Text loka-hita-artha for the benefit of the world iti so
uktavAn saidajaH Unborn
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mama puNyAzramAt tasmAt kSaNAd antarddhim AgataH |
muhUrtÂbhyutthitaH proccais taraGga iva vAriNaH [16]
= *** ||
kSaNAt suddenly AgataH come muhUrta in brief time, within an hour
abhy-utthitaH arisen mama from my puNya-Azrama holy ashram iva as
tasmAt from that sAgara oceanproccais extremely, suddenly antarddhim
hidden, disappeared taraGga wave vAriNaH into water
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tasmin prayAte bhagavaty ahaM vismayam AgataH |
punas tatra bharadvAjam apRcchaM svasthayA dhiyA [17]
= svasthayA dhiyêty ukteH pUrvam *** || tasmin there prayAta
departure bhagavati of the lord aham I Agata come vismayam to
amazement punar again tatra there bharadvAja Skylark apRccham asked
svasthayA composed dhiyA in thought
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kim etad brahmaNA proktaM bharadvAja vadÂzu me |
ity uktena punaH proktaM bharadvAjena tena me [18]
=||kim what etad this brahmaNA by Brahma prokta stated
bharadvAja Skylark vada Azu say at once me to me iti so uktena the
words punaH again prokta stated bharadvAjena by Skylark tena thus
me to me
bharadvAja uvAca |
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etad uktaM bhagavatA yathA rAmAyaNaM kuru |
sarva-loka-hitÂrthAya saMsArÂrNava-tArakam [19]
= yathA pUrvaM kathôpAya-rAmAyaNaM kRtaM tathA mokSopAya-
rAmAyaNaM iti zeSaH ||etad this uktam heard bhagavatA by the lord
yathA as you heard it rAmAyaNa Rama's [Supreme] Way kuru make sarva-
loka-hita-arthAya for the whole world's benefit saMsAra-arNava-
tArakam for crossing the ocean of Samsara
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mahyaM ca bhagavan brUhi kathaM saMsAra-saMkaTe |
rAmo vyavahRto hy asmin bharataz ca mahAmanAH [1.2.20]
= rAma kathaM vyavahRto vyavahRtavAn kimajJaH zocannitaravaduta
jIvanmuktavat || ca now bhagavan lord brUhi tell mahyam me kathaM
how asmin here hi indeed saMsAra-saMkaTe in the strait of Samsara
mahAmanAH great-minded rAmaH Rama ca and bharataH Bharata vyavahRtaH
proceeded
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zatrughno lakSmaNaz cÂpi sItA cÂpi yazasvinI |
rAmÂnuyAyinas te vA mantriputrA mahAdhiyaH [21]
= cakArAd dazaratha-parigrahaH | cakAro ''pizabdadvayaM ca tat-
parivAra-samuccayArtham || zatrughna Shatrughna the Foeslayer
lakSmaNa Lakshmana Luckyman ca and api also yazasvinI renowned sItA
Sita the Fair ca and api also vA or te they rAma-anuyAyinaH
followers of Rama mantriputrAH sons of ministers mahAdhiyaH very
wise
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nirduHkhitAM yathâîte nu prAptAs tad bruhi me sphuTam |
tathâîvÂhaM bhaviSyAmi tato janatayA saha [22]
= sphuTaM mad-bodha-paryavasitam | jatatayA tvad-upadeza-zravaNa-
kRtArtha-jana-samUhena || yathA how ete these nirduHkhitA sorrowful
nu now prAptAH attained tad that bruhi tell me me sphuTam clearly
tathA thus eva so ahaM I bhaviSyAmi will be tataH thus saha with
janatayA mankind
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bharadvAjena rAjendra vadety ukto 'smi sAdaram |
tadA kartuM vibhor AjJAm ahaM kartuM pravRttavAn [23]
= sAdaram upAyana-AharaNa-upagamana-praNatiprArthanAdyAdara-
sahitam || rAjendra your majesty bharadvAjena with Bharadvaja
Skylark vada tell [me] iti so ukta told asmi I am sAdaram with
respect tadA then kartuM to do vibhoH of the omnipresent AjJAm
command ahaM I kartuM to do pravRttavAn proceeded
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zRNu vatsa bharadvAja yathA-pRSTaM vadAmi te |
zrutena yena saMmoham alaM dUre kariSyasi [24]
= saMmoha Atma-tattvÂparijJAnaM tadrUpaM malaM paGkam | alam iti
vA chedaH ||
zRNu hear vatsa sonny bharadvAja Skylark yathA-pRSTaM as you asked
vadAmi I tell te you zrutena by hearing yena which saMmoha
bewilderment alaM enough dUre afar kariSyasi you will make
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tathA vyavahara prAjJa yathA vyavahRtaH sukhI |
sarvÂsaMsaktayA buddhyA rAmo rAjIvalocanaH [1.25]
= asaMsaktayA mithyêti nizcayAd anabhi-niviSTayA || tathA thus
vyavahara carry on prAjJa wise one yathA as vyavahRtaH carried on
sukhI happy sarva-asaMsakta all-detached buddhyA in Intellect rAma
Rama rAjIva-locana lotus-eyed
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lakSmaNo bharataz caîva zatrughnaz ca mahAmanAH |
kausalyA ca sumitrA ca sItA dazarathas tathA [26]
= mahAmanA 'paricchinna-vastu-nivezAt tathA-vidha-cittaH |
cakArAH pUrvavat || lakSmaNa Lakshmana Luckyman bharata Bharata the
Bearer ca eva and also zatrughna ca and Shatrughna Foeslayer
mahAmana great minds kausalyA ca and Kausalya sumitrA ca and
Sumitra sItA Sita the Fair dazaratha Dasharatha Charioteer tathA
also
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kRtAstraz cÂvirodhaz ca bodhapAram upAgatAH|
vasiSTho vAmadevaz ca mantriNo 'STau tathÂitare [27]
= kRtAstrAvirodhau rAma-sakhAyau | bodhapAraM caramaM bodhaM yad
uttaraM boddhavyAntarA-parizeSaH || kRtAstra Krtastra ca avirodha
and Avirodha the Invincible ca bodhapAra Bodhapara upAgata as well
as vasiSTha Vasishtha the Supreme ca vAmadeva and Vamadeva the
Divine aSTau mantriNaH eight ministers tathA iitare as well
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dhRSTir jayanto bhAsaz ca satyo vijaya eva ca |
vibhISaNaH suSeNaz ca hanumAn indrajit tathA [28]
= satyo yathÂrtha-vaktA | indrajid ayam anya eva sugrIvÂmAtya ||
dhRSTi Dhrshti the Bold jayanta Jayanta the Victorious ca and
bhAsa Bhasa the Bright satya Satya the True vijaya Vijaya the
Victor ca eva and also vibhISaNa Vibhishana the Frightful ca suSeNa
and Sushena the SharpshooterhanumAn Hanuman the Jawsome tathA
indrajit also, terror of the gods
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ete 'STau mantrinaH proktAH samanIrAgacetasaH |
jIvanmuktA mahAtmano yathA-prAptÂnuvartinaH [29]
= antaH sama-nIrAga-cetaso bahis tu yathA-prArabdhaM prAptam
anuvartamAnAH || ete these aSTau eight mantrinaH ministers prokta
aforesaid sama-nIrAga-cetasaH of equable detached minds jIvanmuktA
Living Freemen mahAtmano Great Souls yathA-prAptÂnuvartinaH who take
things as they come
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etair yathA hutaM dattaM gRhItam uSitaM smRtam |
tathA ced varttase putra mukta evÂsi saMkaTAt [1.2.30]
=etair yathA hutaM reverend dattaM generous gRhItam grateful
= hutaM dattam iti zrautasmArtakarmôpalakSaNam | gRhItam uSitam
iti tat-tat-kAlocita-laukika-sad-vyavahArôpalakSaNam | gRhItam
uSitam iti tat tat kAlôcita-laukika-sad-vyavahArôpalakSaNam | *** ||
etair with these yathA as huta oblation datta given gRhIta
possessed uSita dwelt in smRta remembered tathA thus ced if
varttase you proceed putra son mukta free evÂsi indeed you'll be
saMkaTAt from dire straits
ity ArSe zrI-vAsiSTha-mahA-rAmAyaNe vAlmIkIye vairAgya-prakaraNe
sUtra-pAtaniko nAma dvitIyaH sargaH [1.2]
CANTO 1.2: A Visit from Brahma
VALMIKI THE ANTHILL MAN
1.2.1 In heaven, on earth, and in space, outside me, inside me
too it shines as the illumination of the Self: to that Self of All I
give praise!
2 "I am bound and I would be free!" Whoever knows this certainly;
who is not wholly ignorant,--and neither is a Know-it-All,--is
qualified for this Shastra. 3 This is the story-telling path, the
path of Enquiry and Freedom; and one who enquires into Wisdom is
free from the pains of Rebirth.
4 FoeSlayer, after "Rama's Way" I have written this Way of the
Supreme Vasishtha. Follow it! 2.5 I taught it to Bharadvaja Skylark,
my clever student, in its entirety; and it is like an ocean that is
full of pearls. 6 And that clever Bharadvaja went to Mount Meru,
where he sang my stories to the lord Brahma, creator of the universe.
7 And the Ancestor of the Worlds Brahma was pleased, and said to
him: "Sonny, ask me whatever you desire and I will grant the boon to
you."
[Has any story-teller ever boasted louder than this?]
BHARADVAJA THE SKYLARK
8 Bhagavan Lord, Master of Beings and Becoming, this favor I
would ask from you: a Way that leads people out of Sorrow, that
anyone, everyone, can follow.
BRAHMA THE IMMENSE
9 Get back to the Anthill Ashram and there learn the entire
wonderful and greater Ramayana. 2.10 Hearing it, any man is freed
from every delusion: it is a bridge over an ocean, an icon of
highest virtue.
ANTHILL MAN
11 So saying, that Power of Powers, Maker of Things came along
with my clever Bharadvaja Skylark, here to the Anthill Ashram.
12 I made haste to worship the god, giving him drink, bathing his
feet-and then he spoke, the Great Suchness, friend of all creatures,
spoke to me!
13 "Your tale of the adventures of Rama,--best of munis, do not
get tired, but finish it in its immaculate entirety. 14 It is by
means of this work that the narrow strait of Samsara, this world,
can be crossed easily, as if in a swift clipper ship."
2.15 And the unborn Brahma went on: "I have come here to command
you to relate this entire Shastra for the benefit of this world."
16 And then, within less than an hour's visit, the lord Brahma
vanished, to my amazement, like a wave that softly sinks into the
sea.
17 I was totally overcome by this experience; but then at last
came to my senses, and put this question to young Skylark:
18 "What was it that the Lord Brahma said to me, Skylark? What
did he say?" And the clever Skylark at once told me just what Brahma
had said.
SKYLARK
19 The Ramayana that the Lord Brahma related to you, you are to
tell for the benefit of the whole world of Samsara. 2.20 So tell me,
lord, how they proceeded in this strait of Samsara--the wise Rama
and Bharata the Bearer, and Shatrughna the Foeslayer, Lakshmana
Luckyman, and Sita the Fair, and their Companions and followers. 22
Tell me in plain language how they got free from sorrow, so that I
can do the same, and everyone else of those born into this world.
ANTHILL
23 So Bharadvaja Skylark gave (with due respect) Brahma's
command; and I proceeded thereupon to do what I was ordered to. 24 I
told him, "Listen, Skylark, and I'll tell you what you want to hear;
and hearing it, you will put all bewilderment far behind you!"
2.25 And when I had told Rama's Way: "So, wise boy, you should
carry on like lotus-eyed Rama, with a detached Intellect, happy.
26 "Be like Lakshmana Luckyman and Bharata the Bearer and
Shatrughna Foeslayer, his brothers, all of them great-minded; be
like their mothers, Kausalya and Sumitra, be like Sita the Fair, and
their father, who was the match for any ten chariots, King
Dasharatha Charioteer. 27 Be like Rama's companions Krtastra.
champion of Astra Weapons, and Virodha the Quarrelsome. and wise
Bodhapara; be like Vasishtha the Supreme; like Vamadeva the Divine;
be like the eight great ministers, 28 Dhrshti the Bold, and Jayanta
the Victorious, Bhasa the Bright, Satya the True, and Vijaya the
Victor, be like the frightful Vibhishana, or Sushena the
Sharpshooter, not to forget the awsome jawsome Hanuman!
29 "Those eight great ministers I mention were of equable
detached minds, were great souls, Living Freemen who took the world
just as it came. 2.30 Be like them in your offerings, your charity,
your conduct, your remembrance. Then, son, you will be free of the
sorrows of this world. 2.30
"Fallen into the great ocean, Samsara,
becoming one with the very highest truth,
one does not grieve, but in humility,
free of life's fevers, he rests in contentment. "