On hearing that sentence of that intellectual sage Vishvamitra, the highly refulgent and the great ascetic Shataananda is overjoyed, and Sage Shataananda, the eldest son of Sage Gautama, and whose radiance is brightened by his own ascesis is highly amazed just on seeing Rama. [1-51-1, 2]
विश्वामित्र के बुद्धिमान वचन सुनकर, गौतम के सबसे बड़े पुत्र, महान तपस्वी और तेजस्वी शतानंद, जिनके रोम हर्षित हो गए थे, राम को देखकर अत्यंत विस्मय को प्राप्त हुए।
On raptly observing those two princes who are sitting comfortably with their heads bending down submissively, then Shataananda spoke to the eminent sage Vishvamitra. [1-51-3]
यह श्लोक राजा दशरथ के पुत्रों, राम और लक्ष्मण को सुखपूर्वक बैठे देखकर, श्रेष्ठ मुनि शतानंद ने विश्वामित्र से कहा।
Bala Kanda – Sarga 51 · v3
अपि ते मुनिशार्दूल मम माता यशस्विनी |
दर्शिता राजपुत्राय तपो दीर्घमुपागता || १-५१-४
Oh, tigerly saint Vishvamitra, you have revealed my glorious mother Ahalya who meted out a marathon ascesis to the princes - Really! [1-51-4]
हे मुनिश्रेष्ठ, क्या मेरी यशस्वी माता, जिन्होंने दीर्घकाल तक तपस्या की, उस राजपुत्र को दिखाई गईं?
And the highly resplendent and celebrated mother of mine worshipped Rama, who is worthy of worship by every corporeal being, with forest produce, is it so! [1-51-5]
मेरी यशस्वी माता, राम के प्रति अत्यंत भक्ति भाव से, सभी प्राणियों के पूजनीय राम के लिए वन से लाई हुई वस्तुएँ अर्पित करती थीं।
Oh, great-resplendent Vishvamitra, you have narrated to Rama about the maltreatment of my mother by the Providence as has happened anciently, isn't it![1-51-6]
यह श्लोक रामायण के एक प्रसंग से है। इसका सरल हिंदी अनुवाद इस प्रकार है:
"क्या राम को वह पुरानी घटना बताई गई है, जो मेरी माँ के साथ दैवीय विधान द्वारा अनुचित रूप से घटित हुई थी।"
Bala Kanda – Sarga 51 · v6
अपि कौशिक भद्रं ते गुरुणा मम संगता |
माता मम मुनिश्रेष्ठ रामसंदर्शनादितः || १-५१-७
Oh, the best sage Kaushika, you be safe, my mother is reunited with my father on beholding and giving hospitality to Rama - Really! [1-51-7]
हे कौशिक, तुम्हारा कल्याण हो। मेरे गुरु के साथ मेरी भेंट हुई है, और मुनिश्रेष्ठ, राम के दर्शन से मेरी माता को भी आनंद प्राप्त हुआ है।
Oh, Kaushika, my father came to my mother's place from Himalayas! Has the great resplendent father of mine worshipped Rama because the redemption of my mother is per the kindness of Rama! Has this great-souled Rama reverenced that great resplendent father of mine by according a redemption, ahalyaa-daana, the endowment of Ahalya to her husband. [1-51-8]
विश्वामित्र के पुत्र राम ने मेरे गुरु का भी आदर किया। वे यहाँ पधारे और महान आत्मा वाले राम ने पूजा प्राप्त की।
"Oh, Kaushika, on his arrival at my mother's place whether this reverential Rama reverenced my father with a pacified heart without becoming contumelious!" Thus sage Shataananda exclaimed at the marvel occurred through Rama. [1-51-9]
मेरे गुरु विश्वामित्र के पुत्र राम के यहाँ आने पर, उन्होंने शांत मन से उनकी पूजा की और उन्हें प्रणाम किया।
On hearing that sentence of his, that great-saint and sentence-precisian Sage Vishvamitra, replied the sentence-precisionist Sage Shataananda. [1-51-10]
विश्वामित्र महामुनि ने शतानन्द की बात सुनकर, जो वाक्यों को समझने और कहने में निपुण थे, उन्हें उत्तर दिया।
"I have done whatever good is to be done and nothing is left undone, and the wife of the sage, namely Ahalya, is reunited with her husband sage Gautama, as with Renuka who was reunited with sage Jamadagni, the descendent of Bhrigu." So said Vishvamitra. [1-51-11]
हे मुनिश्रेष्ठ, मैंने जो कुछ भी करना था, वह सब कर दिया है। जैसे भार्गव परशुराम की पत्नी रेणुका ने अपने पति का साथ दिया, वैसे ही मैंने भी किया।
Hail to thee! Oh, best one among men Rama, your arrival is a godsend, not only to Mithila but to entire humanity, and oh, Raghava, as an undefeatable great-sage Vishvamitra spearheads you, so shall your mission be undefeatable, thus hail to thee! [1-51-13]
हे नरश्रेष्ठ राघव, आपका स्वागत है! पराजित न होने वाले महर्षि विश्वामित्र के साथ आपका आगमन शुभ है।
This highly resplendent Vishvamitra's exploits are unimaginable. He attained the highest order of Brahma-sage by his ascesis, thus illimitable is his ascetic resplendence, and you have to know him as an ultimate course, not only to you alone, but also to one and all. [1-51-14]
अचिन्त्य कर्म वाले, तपस्या से ब्रह्मर्षि बने, अमित प्रभा वाले, महातेजस्वी विश्वामित्र इस परम गति को जानेंगे।
None other than you is fortunate enough on earth, oh, Rama, as you are in the custodial care of Vishvamitra, the scion of Kushika, who has practised supreme ascesis. [1-51-15]
हे राम, इस पृथ्वी पर तुम्हारे जैसा धन्य कोई नहीं है। विश्वामित्र तुम्हारे रक्षक हैं, जिन्होंने महान तपस्या की है।
This probity-souled Vishvamitra, being a proficient in rectitude, a perfectionist in kingcraft, a proponent of people's welfare, more so a persecutor of enemies, was there as a king for a long time. [1-51-17]
यह धर्मात्मा, शत्रुओं का दमन करने वाला, धर्म को जानने वाला, विद्वान और प्रजा के हित में सदा लगा रहने वाला राजा था।
One who is highly renowned by the name Gaadhi was the son of Kushanaabha, and Gaadhi's son is this great-saint of great resplendence, Vishvamitra. [1-51-19]
कुशनाभ के पुत्र गाधि नाम से प्रसिद्ध थे। गाधि के ही पुत्र महातेजस्वी विश्वामित्र महान ऋषि थे।
Bala Kanda – Sarga 51 · v19
विश्वमित्रो महातेजाः पालयामास मेदिनीम् |
बहुवर्षसहस्राणि राजा राज्यमकारयत् || १-५१-२०
Vishvamitra ruled the earth, and this great-resplendent king ruled the kingdom for many thousands of years. [1-51-20]
महातेजस्वी विश्वामित्र ने पृथ्वी का पालन किया। राजा ने अनेक हजार वर्षों तक राज्य किया।
Moving sequentially about the provinces, cities, rivers likewise mountains, king Vishvamitra arrived at the threshold of a hermitage which is with numerous flowered trees and climbers, overspread with very many herds of animals, adored by the celestials like siddha-s and caarana-s, frequented and embellished with gods, demons, gandharva-s, and kinnara-s, spread out with equable deer, adored by flights of birds, compacted with the assemblages of Brahma-sages, and also with the assemblages of godly-sages who are fully accomplished in their ascesis, where the personal resplendence of each of the great-souled sage is similar to each of the Ritual-fire available in each of the Ritual Fire Altar before which he is sitting, and which hermitage is bustling with the activity of great-souled sages who are comparable to Brahma, among whom some subsist on water alone, and some on air alone, likewise some more on dry leaves, while some on fruits, tubers, and with such of those sages and also with particular sages like Vaalakhilyaa-s, also with others like Vaikhaanasa-s, who are all self-controlled, who have overcame their peccabilites, who have overpowered their senses that hermitage is occupied, and while everyone of the inmates is engaged in meditations and oblations into Ritual-fire, and with such sages and their activity whole of the perimeter of that hermitage is brightened and rendered splendent, and king Vishvamitra arrived at such a magnificent hermitage of Sage Vashishta. [1-51-22, 23, 24, 2125, 26, 27, 28a]
राजा नगरों, देशों, नदियों और पर्वतों से होते हुए आश्रमों में क्रम से गए। उन्होंने वसिष्ठ के आश्रम को देखा, जो अनेक पुष्पों, लताओं, वृक्षों, विभिन्न प्रकार के मृगों, सिद्धों, चारणों, देवों, दानवों, गंधर्वों, किन्नरों, शांत हिरणों और पक्षियों के समूहों से सुशोभित था। वहाँ तपस्या में सिद्ध, अग्नि के समान तेजस्वी महात्मा, ब्रह्मर्षिगण, देवर्षिगण, वालखिल्य ऋषि और अन्य वैखानस ऋषि, जो फल-मूल खाकर, इंद्रियों को जीत कर, दोषों पर विजय प्राप्त कर, जप और होम में लगे रहते थे, निवास करते थे।
"And this best one among vanquishers and the great-stalwart Vishvamitra has then seen the hermitage of Vashishta which is like the worldly Universe of Brahma." Thus Sage Shataananda continued his narration. [1-51-28]
विश्वामित्र ने वसिष्ठ के आश्रम को देखा, जो दूसरे ब्रह्मलोक के समान लग रहा था। वह आश्रम महान बलशाली विश्वामित्र के लिए अत्यंत श्रेष्ठ था।
