अफलस्तु ततः शक्रो देवानग्निपुरोगमान् | अब्रवीत् त्रस्तनयनः सिद्धगन्धर्वचारणान् || १-४९-१

The emasculated Indra then with panicked eyes spoke to gods, siddha-s, gandharva-s, and carana-s, keeping Fire-god as their helms-god. [1-49-1]

तब इंद्र, भयभीत नेत्रों से, अग्नि आदि देवताओं और सिद्ध, गंधर्व, चारणों से बोले।

कुर्वता तपसो विघ्नं गौतमस्य महात्मनः | क्रोधमुत्पाद्य हि मया सुरकार्यमिदं कृतम् || १-४९-२

I have Indeed incited fury in that noble-souled Sage Gautama by effectuating hindrance in his asceticism, but I have accomplished a task of gods. [1-49-2]

महात्मा गौतम के तप में बाधा उत्पन्न करके, मैंने क्रोधित होकर ही यह देवताओं का कार्य किया है।

अफलोऽस्मि कृतस्तेन क्रोधात् सा च निराकृता | शापमोक्षेण महता तपोऽस्यापहृतं मया || १-४९-३

By Gautama's anger I am rendered testicle-less and his wife Ahalya is also rejected by the sage, and thus by his releasing a severe curse his propriety for ascesis is dwindled, therefore his ascesis is pre-empted by me. [1-49-3]

उसने मुझे फलहीन कर दिया और क्रोध में आकर उसका तिरस्कार भी किया। मैंने अपने महान तप से उसका श्राप मुक्त किया और उसका तप हर लिया।

तन्मां सुरवराः सर्वे सर्षिसंघाः सचारणाः | सुरकार्यकरं यूयं सफलं कर्तुमर्हथ || १-४९-४

'Therefore, oh, all gods with the assemblages of sages and caarana-s, it will be apt of you to make me virile again, as I have acted for the benefit of gods.' Thus Indra spoke to all gods. [1-49-4]

हे देवगण, ऋषिसंघों और चारणों सहित आप सभी, देवताओं के कार्य को सफल बनाने में सक्षम हैं।

शतक्रतोर्वचः श्रुत्वा देवाः साग्निपुरोगमाः | पितृदेवानुपेत्याहुः सह सर्वैः मरुद्गणैः || १-४९-५

On hearing the words of the officiator for Hundred-Vedic-rituals, namely Indra, all of the gods and other assemblages of celestials, together with the groups of Marut-gods came to the godly manes keeping the Fire-god in van, and appealed. [1-49-5]

इंद्र की बात सुनकर अग्नि आदि देवताओं ने पितरों और मरुद्गणों के साथ मिलकर कहा।

अयं मेषः सवृषणः शक्रो ह्यवृषणः कृतः | मेषस्य वृषणौ गृह्य शक्रायाशु प्रयच्छत || १-४९-६

'This ram is with testicles and Indra is indeed rendered testicle-less. Taking the testicles of this ram they may be given to Indra quickly.' Thus Fire-god started his appeal to manes. [1-49-6]

यह बकरा अंडकोश वाला है, और इंद्र को अंडकोश रहित कर दिया गया है। बकरे के अंडकोश लेकर इंद्र को शीघ्र दे दो।

अफलस्तु कृतो मेषः परां तुष्टिं प्रदास्यति | भवतां हर्षणार्थाय ये च दास्यन्ति मानवाः | अक्षयं हि फलं तेषां यूयं दास्यथ पुष्कलम् || १-४९-७

'This ram that is being offered to you shall now be gelded to give its testes to Indra, and though this ram is deprived of its organ it will be complete and it endows complete satisfaction to you. To those humans who hereafter offer testes-less rams in sacrifices for the purpose of your gratification, you shall truly offer them plentiful and unmitigated benefits.' Thus Agni, the Fire-god spoke to manes. [1-49-7]

यह श्लोक कहता है कि यदि कोई व्यक्ति मेष (भेड़) का दान करता है, तो उसे अपार संतुष्टि प्राप्त होगी। जो लोग दूसरों को प्रसन्न करने के लिए यह दान करेंगे, उन्हें अक्षय और प्रचुर फल की प्राप्ति होगी।

अग्नेस्तु वचनं श्रुत्वा पितृदेवाः समागताः | उत्पाट्य मेषवृषणौ सहस्राक्षे न्यवेशयन् || १-४९-८

On hearing the words of Agni, the Fire-god, the manes-gods who gathered to collect their share of offering have extricated that ram's testes, which is not yet sacrificed but tethered to a sacrificial post, and offered them to the Thousand-eyed Indra. [1-49-8]

तदा प्रभृति काकुत्स्थ पितृदेवाः समागताः | अफलान् भुंजते मेषान् फलैस्तेषामयोजयन् || १-४९-९

Oh, Rama of Kakutstha, from then onwards the manes-gods who come to collect their share are enjoying even the goats, even if they do not have testes, to endow benefits thereof to those that offer those goats, and to join the testes of goats to Indra. [1-49-9]

तब से काकुत्स्थ (राम), पितृगण (पूर्वज) देवों के समान हो गए। उन्होंने बिना फल वाले मेषों (भेड़ों) को खाया और अपने फलों से उन्हें युक्त किया।

इन्द्रस्तु मेषवृषणस्तदा प्रभृति राघव | गौतमस्य प्रभावेन तपसा च महात्मनः || १-४९-१०

Oh, Raghava, owing to the efficacy of the great-souled Gautama and his ascesis, from then onwards Indra has became one with the testes of a goat. [1-49-10]

इंद्र मेषवृषण (भेड़ के अंडकोष वाले) हो गए, हे राघव, उस समय से महात्मा गौतम के प्रभाव और तपस्या के कारण।

तदागच्छ महातेज आश्रमं पुण्यकर्मणः | तारयैनां महाभागामहल्यां देवरूपिणीम् || १-४९-११

"Therefore, oh, great-resplendent Rama, enter the hermitage of Gautama whose deeds are pietistic, and atone Ahalya who is highly fortunate and who is in the compose of a divinity." Thus Vishvamitra spoke to Rama. [1-49-11]

हे महातेजस्वी, पुण्यकर्म करने वाले ऋषि के आश्रम में पधारें। देवरूपिणी महाभागा अहल्या का उद्धार करें।

विश्वामित्रवचः श्रुत्वा राघवः सहलक्ष्मणः | विश्वामित्रं पुरस्कृत्य आश्रमं प्रविवेश ह || १-४९-१२

On hearing Vishvamitra's words Rama entered the hermitage along with Lakshmana and keeping Vishvamitra afore. [1-49-12]

विश्वामित्र की बात सुनकर राम लक्ष्मण के साथ विश्वामित्र को आगे करके आश्रम में प्रवेश कर गए।

ददर्श च महाभागां तपसा द्योतितप्रभाम् | लोकैरपि समागम्य दुर्निरीक्ष्यां सुरासुरैः || १-४९-१३ प्रयत्नान्निर्मितां धात्रा दिव्यां मायामयीमिव | धूमेनाभिपरीताङ्गीं दीप्तामग्निशिखामिव || १-४९-१४ सतुषारावृतां साभ्रां पूर्णचन्द्रप्रभामिव | मध्येऽम्भसो दुराधर्षां दीप्तां सूर्यप्रभामिव || १-४९-१५

She whose splendour is brightened by her ascesis, at whom it is impossible to raise an eye for a stare either for gods, or for demons, or for the worldly beings on coming close to her, whom the Creator has contrived with careful contemplation as an angelic and a completely phantasmal entity, who is like the befogged and beclouded moonshine of a full moon as she is hitherto enshrouded by the dried up leaves and dust, who is like an unwatchable sunshine mirrored in and glowing from the midst of water, for she is hitherto in the midst of denounce, and whose limbs are like the tongues of a flaring fire around which fumes are cloaking, as she is hitherto practising an utmost ascesis subsisting on air alone, which ascesis alone made her like a flaring Ritual Fir, and Rama has seen such a highly glorious Ahalya. [1-49-13, 14, 15]

यहाँ संस्कृत श्लोक का सरल हिंदी अनुवाद दिया गया है: उस महाभागा (देवी) को, जो तपस्या से प्रकाशित हो रही थीं, देवताओं और असुरों के लिए भी देखना कठिन था। ब्रह्मा द्वारा अत्यंत प्रयत्न से बनाई गई वे देवी, धुआं से घिरी हुई अग्नि की ज्वाला जैसी और ओस तथा बादलों से ढकी हुई, पूर्ण चंद्रमा की प्रभा जैसी लग रही थीं। जल के मध्य में वे सूर्य की प्रभा के समान दीप्तमान और दुर्धर्ष थीं।

सा हि गौतमवाक्येन दुर्निरीक्ष्या बभूव ह | त्रयाणामपि लोकानां यावद्रामस्य दर्शनम् |१-४९-१६

Ahalya is indeed indiscernible to all the three worlds by the very word of Gautama until the manifestation of Rama. [1-49-16a, b]

गौतम ऋषि के वाक्य के प्रभाव से वह (अहल्या) ऐसी हो गई कि तीनों लोकों में भी उसे देखना कठिन था, जब तक कि राम ने उसे न देखा।

शापस्यान्तमुपागम्य तेषां दर्शनमागता || राघवौ तु ततस्तस्याः पादौ जगृहतुर्मुदा | १-४९-१७

On reaching the end of curse she came into the view of Raghava-s, and they too gladly touched her feet in reverence. [1-49-16c, 17a]

शाप का अंत होने पर, वे (विश्वामित्र) उनके (अहल्या के) दर्शन के लिए आए। तब राम और लक्ष्मण ने प्रसन्नता से उनके (अहल्या के) चरणों को पकड़ा।

स्मरन्ती गौतमवचः प्रतिजग्राह सा च तौ || पाद्यमर्घ्यं तथातिथ्यं चकार सुसमाहिता | प्रतिजग्राह काकुत्स्थो विधिदृष्टेन कर्मणा || १-४९-१८

Reminiscing Gautama's words Ahalya received those two, and self-consciously offered water for feet and hand washing, and like that she also offered guestship customarily and dutifully, and Rama of Kakutstha on his part acquiesced her hospitality. [1-49-18]

गौतम के वचनों को याद करके, वह (अहिल्या) अत्यंत सावधान होकर आई और पाद्य, अर्घ्य तथा आतिथ्य सत्कार किया। श्री राम ने भी विधिपूर्वक उन सबका स्वीकार किया।

पुष्पवृष्टिर्महत्यासीद्देवदुंदुभिनिस्वनैः | गन्धर्वाप्सरसां चैव महानासीत् समुत्सवः || १-४९-१९

There chanced an abundant floral fall form firmament to the drumbeats of god's drums, and the celestials like gandharva-s, apsara-s revelled in a splendid festivity that is superb. [1-49-19]

देवताओं ने फूलों की वर्षा की और उनके नगाड़े बजने लगे। गंधर्वों और अप्सराओं का एक महान उत्सव मनाया गया।

साधु साध्विति देवास्तामहल्यां समपूजयन् | तपोबलविशुद्धाङ्गीं गौतमस्य वशानुगाम् || १-४९-२०

Gods have collectively reverenced her, whose limbs are depurated by the asset of her ascesis which is performed as a devotee of Gautama remaining in his directives, saying 'Gracious! Goodness!' [1-49-20]

साधु साधु कहकर देवों ने अहल्या की पूजा की, क्योंकि वह गौतम ऋषि के तप और पवित्रता से शुद्ध हो गई थीं और उनकी आज्ञा का पालन करती थीं।

गौतमोऽपि महातेजा अहल्यासहितः सुखी | रामं संपूज्य विधिवत्तपस्तेपे महातपाः || १-४९-२१

Even that great-resplendent Gautama is heartened when he reunited with Ahalya after a long, long a time, and that sage customarily reverenced Rama for actualising his solemn utterance, and that great-ascetic Gautama continued his ascesis together with Ahalya. [1-49-21]

गौतम ऋषि, जो अत्यंत तेजस्वी थे, अहल्या के साथ सुखपूर्वक रहे। उन्होंने विधिपूर्वक श्रीराम की पूजा करके महान तपस्या की।

रामोऽपि परमां पूजां गौतमस्य महामुनेः | सकाशाद्विधिवत्प्राप्य जगाम मिथिलां ततः || १-४९-२२

Even Rama on receiving a conventionally high veneration in the manifestness of that great-saint Gautama himself, then moved ahead to Mithila. [1-49-22]