(Chapter on Ayodhya)
(Transcription and Translation By P.R.Ramachander)
( The chapter on Ayodhya is the second chapter of Ramayana. It describes Narada’s visit to Ayodhya to remind Rama, that he should kill Ravana, the fixing of date for coronation of Rama by Dasaratha, the stopping of the coronation by Kaikeyi on the advice of Mandhara as dictated by Goddess Saraswathi sitting on her toungue, the grant of two boons to make Bharatha king and to send Rama to the forest for fourteen years, the advice of Rama to Lakshmana, the leaving of Rama to the forest along with Sita and Lakshmana, their meeting with guha, their visits to hermitages of saint Bharadwaja and Valmiki, the story of Valimiki, building of Rama’s hermitage in Chithrakoota, relating the old story by Dasaratha of his killing a sage in the forest , death of Dasaratha, the coming back of Bharatha, his great sorrow , the advice of Vasishta to Bharatha , the visit to forest by Bharatha along with his army, the discussion of Bharatha and Rama , the going back of Bharatha with slippers of Rama, visit of Rama to the hermitage of athri and meeting of Sita with Anasuya in the hermitage.)
2.1 Introduction to Ayodhya Kandam
2.3 Sri Ramabhishekam
aarambham,
2.10 Bharadwaja
Asrama pravesam
2.13 Dasarathande
Charama gathi
2.18 Bharatha
Raghava Samvadham
Harmakalkku anbulla thathe , varikedo,
Thamasa seelam agathenam aasu nee ,
Ramadevan charithamrutham inniyum,
AAmodhamul kkondu chollu sarasamai.
Yengilo kelppin churukki Jnana cholluvan,
Pangamellam akalum pala jathiyum,
Sankadamethum varugayumillallo,
Pankaja nethran kathakal kettidinaal ,
Bharghaviyagiya Janaki thannude ,
Bhagya jala nidhiyakiya Raghavan,
Bhargavan thannude darpam samipichu,
Margavum pinnittu Ayodhya puri pukku,
Thathanodum nija mathru janathodum ,
Dathya suthanaam guruvaran thannodum,
Brathakkalodum , padaydumonnichu,
Medini puthriyaam bhamini thannodum,
Vannu yethirothoru poura janathodum,
Chennu Maha Rajadhanikku agam pukku,
Vannithu soukyam Jagathinnu Raghavan,
Thannude nana guna ganam kankayaal.
Oh Parrot which is dear to Lakshmi, come here,
Understand that it is not good to delay things,
Please tell with interest and great joy,
The story of Sri Rama further.
Please hear , I will tell it in short,
Many types of problems will disappear ,
And sorrows will also not come,
By hearing the stories of the lotus eyed God
Rama who is the treasure house of luck,
Of Sita who is but Goddess Lakshmi,
Put an end to the pride of Lord Parasurama,
Travelled further and entered the city of Ayodhya,
And entered the great palace along with his father,
His mothers , The guru Vasishta who was son of Brahma,
With his brothers , with the army,
With Sita who was the daughter of earth,
And along with the people who received them ,
And there was happiness for the earth,
Because they saw the very good qualities of Rama.
Rudran, Parameswaran, Jagadeeswaran ,
Kadhru sutha gana bhooshana bhooshithan,
Chidroopan, adhvayan , mruthyunjayan, Paran,
Bhadrapradhan , bhagawan , bhava banjanan,
Rudraniyagiya devikkudan Rama-
Bhadra kathamrutha saram koduthappol,
Vidhru mathulya dhariyaya Gowriyaam,
Athisutha mananda vivasayai,
Bharthru pada pranamam cheythu sampoorna,
Bhakthiyodum punar yevam arul cheythu.
When The angry god, the greatest god , the god of the universe,
The god who wears serpents, (the son of Kadhru) as ornament,
One with divine form, he who does not have second, he who is the winner over death,
The divine one , he who grants safety, the god and destroyer of evils of Karma,
Started telling the essence of the story of Rama to the goddess who was his wife,
Who was wearing incomparably great corals and was the daughter of the mountain,
She was drowned in joy and saluted the feet of her lord,
And he started telling the story with very great devotion.
Narayanan , nalinayatha lochanan,
Nari jana mana Mohanan madhavan,
Narada sevyan , Nalinasana priyan,
Narakararathi nalini sara guru,
Nadhan narasakhan , nana jaganmayan,
Nada vidhyathmakan, Nama sahasravan,
Nalika ramya vadanan narakaari,
Nalika bandawa vamsa samudhbhavan,
Sri Ramadevan paran purushothaman,
Karunya varidhi , kama phala pradhan,
Rakshasa vamsa vinasa karanan,
Sakshal mukundan, Ananda pradhan , pumaan,
Bhaktha janthama bukthi mukthi pradhan,
Sakthi vimukthan , vimuktha hrudhi sthithan,
Vyakthan avyakthan ananthan anamayan,
SAkthi yukthan , sarana gatha vathsalan,
Nakthanchareswaranaaya dasasyannu,
Mukthi koduthavan , thande charithrangal ,
Nakthandhivam jeevithavadhi kelkkilum ,
Trupthi varaa mama vendeela mukthiyum.
Even if the story of God Narayana , One with pretty eyes like lotus,
The one who attracts the mind of ladies, Madhava,
One served by Narada , one who likes sit on lotus flower,
One who saves people from hell , an expert archer ,
Lord , friend of the people , One who pervades in different worlds,
One who is the soul of several types of learning,
One who has thousand names, One who has pretty lotus like face,
One who is the enemy of Narakasura , one who is born in family of Sun,
Sri Rama the divine , Best of all purushas, ocean of mercy ,
One who gives what one desires, one who is the cause,
Of the destruction of clans of very many Rakshasas,
The real Mukunda , One who gives joy , a gentleman,
One who gives wealth as well as salvation to his devotees,
One who frees desires, one who keeps those detached souls in his heart,
One who is clear, one who is not clear, one who is endless, One who is free of the drawbacks,
One who has power, one who loves those who surrender to him,
And One who gave salvation to Ravana who was the king of asuras,
Is heard day and night I would not get satisfied and I do not want even salvation.
Itham Bhagavathi Gowri Maheswari ,
Bhakthyaa parameswaranodu chonnappol,
Mandasmitham cheythu Manmadha nasanan,
Sundari kettu loga yennu arulicheythu.
When The Goddess Gowri who is pretty.
Told like this
with devotion ,
lord Shiva, the killer of God of love
smiled,
And told, “Oh pretty one, please hear.”
(Discussion between sage Narada and lord Rama)
Yengil oru dhanam Dasaradhi Raman,
Pankaja lochanan , Bhaktha parayanan,
Mangala devatha Kamukan Raghavan,
Ankaja nasa vandhithan, Kesavan,
Angaja leela poondu anthapurathingal,
Mangala gathriyaam Janaki thannodum,
Nelolpala dala Shyamala vigrahan,
Neelopala dala lola volochanan,
Neelopa labhan, nirupaman, nirmalan,
Neelagalapriyan, nithyan, niraamayan,
Rathnabhara vibhooshitha dehanai ,
Rathna simhasanam thanmel aanukoolam,
Rathna dandam poonda ven chamaram kondu,
Pathniyaal vijithanai athi komalan,
Bala nisakara phala dese lasan,
Maleya pangam alangarichingane,
Balarkka sannibha Kousthubha kandaran,
Praaleya bhanu samaananaya samam,
Leelayaa Thamboola charvanadhai ranu-
Velam vinodhicharulunna neram,
Aalokartham Maha muni Naradhan,
Bhoolokam appol alangaricheedinaan.
One day Rama ,the son of king Dasaratha ,
One with lotus eye , one who looks after devotes,
One who likes auspicious gods , Raghava,
One who is saluted by Lord Shiva , Kesava,
Was in the private quarters engaged in love sports,
Along with Sita who has an auspicious body,
And he was black like the blue lotus,
Had moving eyes like leaves of blue lotus,
Had the shine of blue sapphire, was incomparable ,
Was pure , one who is liked by Shiva with blue neck,
One who is forever , one who does not have any stains,
And his body was covered with ornaments of gems,
And he was sitting on a gem studded throne,
And was being fanneed by white fan with gem studded handle,
By his own wife , and he had decorated his crescent like forehead ,
By marks of sandal paste , and whose neck ,
Was decorated by the shining Kousthubha gem,
And when he was spending his time chewing,
The betel leaf given by Sita with moon like face ,
Narada came and decorated the world ,
For the sake of all the worlds of universe.
Mugdha saraschandra thulya thejassodum,
Shuddha sphatika sangasa sareeranai,
Sathwaram ambarthingal ninnadharaal,
Thathraiva vegaal avatharicheedinaan.
He was with the shine of the full autumn moon,
And had a body shining like a pure crustal,
And came immediately from the sky ,
And appeared very fast with great respect.
Sri Rama dvanum sambhramam kaikondu,
Naradana kandu ezhunethu saadaram,
Nari maniyaya Janaki thannodum,
Paril veenasu namakaricheedinaan,
Padhya asana aachamaneeya Arghya poorvakam,
Aadhyeena poojithanayoru Naradan,
Than niyogathil yirunnoru Raghaan,
Mandasmitham poondu nandichu sadaram.
Sri Rama also immediately got up with agitation,
Seeing Narada and immediately stood up,
And along with the gem of lady Sita,
Fel l on the floor and saluted him.,
And he provided water to wash his feet ,
And Seat , water for drinking and also for worship,
And after the honourable Narada told,
Raghava , he sat down and smilingly saluted him.
Mandam muni varan thannodu arul cheythu,
“Vandhe padam Karunanidhe , Saambratham,
Nana vishaya Sangam poondu mevina,
Manasathode samsarikalayulla,
Manavanmaaraya jnangallku chinthichal,
Jnani yakum thava Pada pangeruhum,
Kandu kolvaan athi durlabham nirnayam,
Pandu jnaan cheythoru punya phalodhayam,
Kondu kaanmaan avakasavum vannithu,
Pundarkothbhava puthra , Maha mune,
Yennude vamsavum janmavum Rajyavum,
Yinnu Vishudhamai vannu thaponedhe.
Slowly he told that great sage ,
“Salutations to your feet Oh ocean of mercy,
To us who are family people who are ,
With mind embroiled in various matters,
Your lotus like feet , which is extremely,
Difficult to see would make us wise.
It may be due to good deeds that I have done earlier,
That I got a chance to see you,
Oh son of the lotus born, Oh great sage,
Oh treasure of penance , my clan, birth,
And kingdom has become very clean today.
“Yennal yini yenthu karyamennum , punar,
Yennodu arul cheygs vensm, Dhayanidhe,
Yenthoru kaaryam niroopichu yezhunelli,
SAnthosha mul kondu arul cheykayum venam,
Mandanaaengilum karunymundengil,
Sandehamilla sadhippippan yellame.”
Oh treasure of mercy , kindly tell me,
What I can do to you now?
What reason made you undertake this visit?
Kindly tell this with great joy,
And though I am a fool,
If you have mercy on me , I will be able to do all.”
Itham aakarnya Raghuvaran thannodu ,
Mughdha haasaena Muni varanaakiya,
Naradanum Bhaktha vathsalanaam manu-,
Veerane nokki sarasam arul cheythu.
Hearing this , with a slow smile, that great sage Narada
Addressed Lord Rama who likes his devotees ,
And also was a great human hero and told with love.
“Yendhinu yenne mohippippathinnu nee,
SAnthatham Lokanukarikalaaya ,
Athi chathuryamulloru vakkukal yethavum,
Madhuryathode cholledunnathangine?
Mugdhangalaayulla vakyangale kondu,
Chithamoham valarkkenda , Raghupathe ,
Loukeekangalaaya vakyangal yennalum,
LOkathamanmaarkku vendi varumallo
“Why you are putting me in deep illusion,
With words that imitate the usual men,
And which are clever and which were delivered sweetly ?
Oh Lord of Raghu clan , please do not,
Increase the illusion of my mind , with sweet words,
Though the words were of domestic nature ,
It may be needed by the great ones like you.
“Yogeswaranaya nee, samsari jnan yennu,
Lokesa , chonnathu sathyamathre drudam,
SArva jagathinnum karana bhoothyaayai,
SArva mathavaya maya bhagwathi,
SArva jagat pithavagiya ninnude,
Divya grahini yakunnathu nirnayam,
Yeerezhu lokavum ninde Graham appol,
Cherum grahasthanakunnathu yennullathum,
Ninnude sannidhi maathrena maayayil,
Ninnu janikkunnu nana prajakalum.”
“ The words of yours that you are a householder,
Are really very true , Oh Lord of Yoga,
It is also true that the Goddess of Illusion,
Who is the cause of all the universe ,
Is your divine wife , Oh God who is the father of all universe,
When all the fourteen worlds are your house,
Your word that you are a householder is also true,
And all the different people are born out of your illusion.”
Arnoja sambhavan aadhi thrunanthamai,
Onnozhiyaathe chara chara janthukkal,
Okkave ninnapathyam punar aagayaal,
Okkum paranjathu samsari yennathum,
Yikkanda loka janthukkallkku sarvadhaa,
Mukhyanakum pithavaayathum neeyallo,
Shukla rakthasitha varna bedham poondu,
Sathwa raja sthamo nama guna thraya ,
Yukthayayidina Vishnu maha maaya ,
Shakthiyallo thava pathniyakunnathum,
Sathwangale janippikkunnathum aval,
Sathyam thwayoktham mathinilla samsayam.
Since right from Brahma to the lowly grass,
Which include all the moving and not moving beings,
Are your children , it is only true , when you claimed,
You are a householder and is it not true that ,
For all the animals of the world that are seen,
Always , you are chiefly their father,
And is not the Vishnu Maha maya,
Who takes colours like such as white , red and black,
And character divisions like good , royal and base , your wife,
And she is the one who gives birth to all beings,
And so it is but proper without any doubt that you are a householder.
Puthramithartha kalathra vasthukkalil ,
Sakthanayulla grahasthan Maha mathe,
Loka thraya maha gehathinnubhavan,
Yekanayoru grahasthanaakunnathum.
Oh greatly intelligent being , you are a householder,
Greatly interested in son, friend , wife and in all things,
And for the great house of the three worlds,
You are the one and only one householder.
Narayanan nee , remadevi Janaki,
Maarariyum nee , maadevi Janaki,
Sarasa sambhavan aayathum nee , thava,
Bharathi deviyakunnathum Janaki,
Aadhithyanallo bhavan, prabhaa Janaki,
Seethakiranan nee, Rohini Janaki,
Aadhitheyadhipan nee, sachi Janaki,
Jathavedass nee, Swaha maheesuthaa,
Arkajan nee danda neethiyum Janaki,
Rakshovaran bhavan, Thamasi Janaki .
You are Narayana, And Janaki is goddess Lakshmi,
You are the killer of god of love and Janaki is Uma devi,
You are the Lord Brahma and Janaki is Goddess Saraswathi,
Are you not Sun god and Janaki the light,
You are the moon and Janaki is Rohini,
Are you not Devendra and Janaki is Sachi devi,
You are the fire God and the daughter of earth is Swaha,
You are the God of death and she is the law of punishment,
You are Niryathi and she is the darkness.
Pushkarakshan Bhavan, Bhargavi Janaki,
Sakradhoothan nee , sadagathi Janaki,
Rajarajan Bhavan , Sambalkari Sita,
Rajarajan nee , Vasundhara Janaki,
Raja pravara kumara, Raghupathe,
Rajivalochana , Rama , Dhaya nidhe,
Rudranallo Bhavan, Rudrani Janaki,
Swardhrumam nee, latha roopini Janaki,
Vistharichu yenthinu yere paranjidunnu,
Sathya parakrama , Salguna varidhe .
You are Lord Vishnu and Janaki is Lakshmi,
You are the God of wind , and Janaki is the right course,
You are the Kubhera and she is giver of wealth,
You are the king of kings and she is the earth,
Oh lad who belongs to clan of kings , Oh Lord of Raghu clan,
Oh God with lotus like eyes, Oh Rama , Oh treasure or mercy,
Are you not Rudhra and she Rudhrani,
You are the sacred tree and she is the climbing plant,
Why should I tell these in more detail,
Oh ocean of truth , valour and good character.
Yathonnu yathonnu pullinga vachakam,
Vedantha vedhyaa, thal sarvavum eva nee,
Chethovimohana , Stree linga vachakam,
Yathonnathokkave Janaki deviyum,
Ningal iruvarum yenniye mathonnum,
Yengu may kandeela , kelpaanum illallo,
Angineyulloru nine thiranjarinju,
Yengane sevichu kolvu Jagatpathe.
All that , all that which is masculine ,
Oh God venerated by Vedas, all those are you,
Oh God who attracts the mind , all that which are feminine,
And all that is Goddess Janaki,
Without either of you , I do not see or hear any other thing ,
And Oh lord of the Universe how can one,
Search and serve a thing like that.
Mayaya moodi maranjirikkunnoru,
Neyallo noonam vyakthamayathum,
Pinne athingal ninnullu maha thathwam ,
Yennathithingal ninnundayo soothravum.
Are you not the one who is hidden by illusion,
And are you not the one that which should not be made clear,
And only from that arises the great philosophies ,
And from that arose pithy formule to make things clear.
SArvathmakamaya lingamathil ninnu,
OOrvipathe , punar undai chamanjathum,
Yennathu ahankara budhi Pancha pranan,
Indriya jala samyukthamai onnallo,
Janma mruthyu sukha dukhadhigal undu,
Nirmalnmaar jeeven yennu chollunnathum,
Chollavathallathanadhya vidhyakhyaye,
Chollunnu karanopadhiyennum chilar,
Sthoolavum sookshmavum karanam yennathum,
Moolamaam chithathil ulloru upadhi thrayam,
Yennivathaal visishtam jeevanayathum,
Anyunanaam paran thadviyukthan Vibho.
Oh Lord of the earth , From the total soul of the mind and body,
The entire world was developed and this would also include,
Pride , the five vital airs and the magic of sense organs ,
And then there is birth, death , pleasure and pain,
And that which is called soul by the pure beings,
Is that which is the primeval knowledge , which cannot be described,
And some people call this as the cause of action,
And the three ways of action of the mind , which is the root ,
Are the reality , that which is hidden and that which is the cause
And all these together becomes specially the being ,
And Lord , you are complete , divine and separated from it.
SArva prapanchathinnum bimba bhoothanai,
SArvopari sthithnai , sarva saakshiyai,
Thejo mayanaam paran, paramathmavu,
Rajeeva lochanan aakunna neeyallo.
Ningal ninnu undai varunnithu lokangal ,
Ningal prathishtithamayirikkunnathum,
Ningala athre layikkunnathum okkave,
Nin kali yakunnathuithokke orkkum vidhou,
Karanam yellathinum bhavan nirnayam,
Narayana , narakare , naradhipa.
Are you not that lotus eyed one ,
Who is shining divinity and the divine soul,
Which is the reflection of the entire world,
Which exists above all the worlds ,
And which is the witness for everything ,
From you all these worlds were created ,
And all that exists , exists within you,
And at the end all these merge with you,
And proper thought shows that all these are your sports,
And definitely for everything you are the cause ,
Oh Narayana , Oh killer of Naraka and lord of human beings.
Jeevanum rajjuvingal sarpamennulla ,
Bhavana kondu bhayathe vahikkunnu,
Nere paramathma,jnan yennu ariyumbol,
Theerum bhava bhaya mruthyu dukhadhikal,
Thwal kadhaa nama sravanadhi kondutan,
Ul kombil undai varum kramal bhakthiyum,
THwal pada pankaja bhakthi muzhukkumbol,
Thwal bodhavum mana kombil udichidum,
Bhakthi muzhuthu Thathwa jnanam undaayaal ,
Mukthiyum vanneedum illoru samsayam,
Thwal bhaktha bruthya bruthyanmaaril yekane,
Alpa jnanam menneyum karuthename,
Mayayaal yenne mohippiyathe jagan,
Nayaka, nithyam anugrahikkename ,
Than nabhi pankajathingal ninnu yekadhaa,
Munnam undai chathur mukhan mal pitha,
Ninnude pouthranai bhakthanai mevinore,
Anugrahikeenam viseshichum,
Pinneyum pinneyum veenu namaskarichu,
Yenne vannam paranjeedinaan Naradan,
Aananda bhashpa pariplootha nethranai,
Veena dharan muni pinneyum chollinaan.
All beings carry the fear like feeling,
That the real rope is assumed to be a snake,
And once we come to know that we are the divine soul,
Then the sorrow of life , birth and death come to an end,
By hearing your name and stories,
The devotion grows in the branch of mind,
And when that devotion slowly matures,
In the mind , the knowledge of you would arise,
And when that devotion becomes fully mature,
Without any doubt , one gets salvation,
Please count me also as one amongst ,
The slave of the slave of your devotees,
Please do not attract me by your illusion,
Oh Lord of universe and bless me daily.
Once upon a time from a lotus growing out of your belly,
My father the Lord Brahma took his birth,
And specially bless me as I am existing,
As your grand son and your devotee,
Again and Again Narada saluted him,
And told these things along,
With eyes completely filled with tears of joy,
And that sage who carries the Veena continued.
Ippol ividekku Jnana vanna karanam,
Ulpalasambhavan thante niyogathaal,
Ravanane konnu lokangal palippan,
Devakalodu arul cheythathu karanam,
Marthyanai vannu janichu Dasaradha ,
Puthranayennatho nischayamengilum,
Poojyanoyoru bhavane Dasarathan,
Raja rakshartham abhishekam ikkalam,
Cheyyumaru orumpettrikunnithu,
Neeyum athinnu anukoolamai vannidum,
Pinne dasa mukhane konnu kolluvaan ,
Yennu avakasamundai varayallo,
Sathyathe rakshichu kolluka yennu yennodu,
Sathwaram chennu parakennarul cheythu ,
Sathya santhan Bhavan yengilum Manase,
Marthya janmam kondu vismruthanai varum.
I have come here at this time due to,
The wishes of Lord Brahma ,
Since you have promised that you would kill Ravana,
And protect the world and have taken incarnation as a man,
And as the son of Dasaratha and though this is assured,
It seems King Dasaratha has decided of crowning you,
So that his country would be protected
And you also would agree for this proposal,
And later there may not be any time or chance,
To kill the ten headed Ravana and though,
You are a truthful man who has told ,
That he would protect the truth,
But Brhama has asked me to tell you,
That since you have taken birth as a man,
There is a chance that you may forget it.
Itharam Naradan chonnathu kettathinnu,
Utharamai arul cheythithu Raghavan,
“Sathyathe langikkukayilla oru naalum jnan,
Chithe vishadham undakaayaka athu moolam,
Kala vilambanam menthinu allallee,
Moola mathinundathum paranjeeduvan,
Kalavalokanam karya sadhyam nrunaam,
Kala Swaroopanallo Parameswaran,
Prabdha phalogha kshayam varum,
Nerath ozhinju mathavathillarkume,
Karana mathram Purusha prayasam,
Yennu aarum ariyathe yirikkukayum illallo.
Hearing that which was related by Narada,
Sri Rama told the following as the answer,
“ I would not break my oath at any time,
And so do not get sad within your mind,
This is only postponing the act,
And I see there is a reason for that.
For completing any task , we have to
Study the suitable occasion , so that task is accomplished.
Does not God Shiva have the form of time,
And sometimes attempts do fail,
And so everything has to be done at proper time,
For otherwise our attempt would be only an apology.
“Nale vanathinnu pokunnathundu jnan,
Nalika lochanan padangal thannane,
Pinne chthur dasa samvathsaram vanam,
THannil muni veshamodu vaneeduvaan,
Yennal nisa chara vamsavum Ravanan,
Thanneyum konnu mudikendathu undallo,
Sitaye karana bhoothayakki kondu,
Yathu dhananwaya nasam varuthuvaan,
SAthyamithu” yennarul cheythu Raghupathi,
Chithapramodhena Nardan anneram,
Raghavan thanne pradakshinavum cheythu,
Deva muneendra anugnayum kai kondu,
Devalokam gamicheedinaan aadharaal.
“ I am going to the forest tomorrow,
I am telling this as an oath at the feet of Lord Vishnu,
Afterwards we would live in the forest ,
In the form of sages for fourteen years,
And I would completely eradicate ,
The clan of Rakshasa as well as Ravana at that time,
Making Sita as the causal need for it ,
This is a promise that the Rakshasa would be killed.”
Said Sri Rama and with mind full of joy,
That time Narada went round Sri Rama,
And after taking permission from devas and sages,
Went with great happiness to the place of devas.
Narada Raghava samvadamingane ,
Nere padikkathan , kelkka than , orkkathaan,
Bhakthi kai kodu cheyyunna manushyannu,
Mukthi labhikkum, athinilla samsayam,
Sesham innum kadha kelkkanamengilo,
Dosham akaluvaan cholluna thundu jnan.
Those men who read or hear or even remember,
This discussion of Sage Narada and Sri Rama,
With devotion would get salvation without any doubt.
Suppose you want to hear the story further ,
For removing problems, I am going to continue telling it.
(Starting of the coronation of Rama)
Yengilo Raja Dasarathan ekadha,
Sankalithananda maai ammaril irikkumbol,
Pankaja sambhava puthran Vasishtanaam,
Thal kulachharyane
vandichu chollinaan.
Poura janangalum Manthri mukhyanmaarum,
Sri Ramane pramsikkunathu eppozhum,
Oro guna ganam kandavarkku , undu,
Akatharil anandam athinilla samsayam.
Vrudhanai vannithu jnanum ottakayaal,
Puthraril jyeshtanaam Rama Kumarne ,
Pruthwi paripalanartham abhishekam,
Yethrayum vaikathe cheyyanamennu jnan,
Kalpichathu ippozh anganeyengila,
Thulpoovilorthu niyogikkayum venam,
Ipprajakalkku anuragamavankalum ,
Undu eppozhum methamathorthu kandeelayo?
Vannila mathulane kamathinnere ,
Munname poya Bharatha Sharugnanmaar,
Vannu muhurtham adutha dinam thanne ,
Punyam atheeva pushyam nalla nakshatram,
Ennalavan varuvaan parkayilliniyum,
Onnu kondum athu nirnayam manase.
Once the king Dasaratha was resting
With a mind full of joy, he saluted ,
His clan Guru Vasishta , the son of Brahma and told,
“The citizens and important ministers ,
Are always praising Sri Rama, and
When they see many different good qualities in him,
Without any doubt they become happy.
Since I am becoming an old man,
I want to crown Rama, my first son, as soon as possible,
So that he can look well after the earth and rule it,
And I have told about this earlier to you.
And knowing the desire of the people ,
Arrangements have to be made quickly.
Bharatha and Shatrugna have gone ,
To their uncles place and yet have not returned.
The next Muhurtha day is Pooyam(Pushyam)
Which is a good star and I am thinking in my mind,
That we need not wait for them and perform the cornation now.
Yennal athinnu vendunna sambharangal,
Innu thanne bhatha sambaracheedenam,
Ramanodum ninthiruvadi vaikathe,
SAmadam ippozhe chennariyikkenam,
Thorana pankthi kalellam uyarthuka,
Charu pathakakalodum mathyunnatham,
Ghoramayulla perumpara nadhavum,
Purikka dikkukalokke muzhangave .
So we have to start making the arrangements today,
And start collecting all that is needed immediately.
And you also should tell Rama about it without delay,
Let us erect pretty hangings and decorations immediately,
And along with the pretty flags , The sounds ,
Of Big drums should be played so that,
Happiness spreads in all directions.
Mannavanaaya Dasarathan aadharaal,
Pinne sumanthrare nokki arul cheythu,
“Yellam Vasishtan aruli cheyyum vannam,
Kalyanamul kkondu orukki kodukka nee,
Nale venam Abhishekam ilamayai,
Naleeka nethranam Ramannu nirnayam.
Then later with great respect ,
Looked at Sumanthra his minister and told,
“Please make all auspicious arrangements,
As per the words of Vasishta ,
Tomorrow we have decided to crown ,
The lotus eyed one, Rama As Yuva raja (assistant king) .”
Nandithanaaya Sumanthranum anneram,
Vandhichu chonnaan Vasishtanodu aadharaal,
“ Yenthonnu vendunnathu yennu arul cheythaalum,
Antharamenneyi sambaricheeduvan.”
Chithe nirupichu kandu sumnatharodu,
Itham Vasishta muniyum arul cheythu,
“Kelkka nale pularkale chamayichu,
Chel kannimaaraaya kanyakamaarellam,
Madhya kakshye pathinnaru per nilkkanam,
Matha gajangale ponnaniyikeenam.”
Sumanthra filled with joy , saluted,
Vasishta and asked him,
Please tell me all that you need,
And I would make arrangements for them without delay.”
Sage vasishta after little thought told Sumanthra,
‘Hear , tomorrow morning , in the courtyard,
You should arrange for sixteen pretty maidens,
Who are prettily made up and also ,
We need to dress the elephants in gold.”
Iravatha kula jathanaam nalkomban,
Aaraal varenam alangarichangine.
Then the well decorated four tusked ,
Elephants who were born in the family,
Of Iravatha should come forward.
Divya nana theertha vari pornangalai,
Divya rathnangalamazhthi vichithramai,
Swarna kalasa sahasram malayaja-,
Parnangal kondu vai ketti vechidenam,
Puthan puli thol varuthuga munniha,
Chathram swarna dandam , mani shobitham,
Muktha mani malya virajitha nirmala-,
Vasthrangal malyangal aabharanangalum,
Salkruthanmaaraam muni janam vanniha,
Nikku krusa panikalai sabhanthike.
Arrangements should be made for ,
One thousand gold pots ,
Pots with sacred waters in which ,
Divine gems should be put and ,
Covered with leaves of sandalwood tree ,
And also we have to arrange for a new hide of tiger,
And also arrange for a gem inlaid fan with golden handle,
And also clean cloths decorated by pearls,
Garlands , other ornaments , and ,
We should ensure attendance of good sages,
Holding the Dharba grass there.
Narthakimarodu Vaara vadhoo janam ,
Narthaka Gayaka Vaineeka vargavum,
Divya vadhyanangalum yellam prayogikkana ,
OOrveeswarangane ninnu manoharam,
Hasthya aswapathi radhadhi Mahabalam,
Vasthradhya alankaramodu vannedanam,
Devalayangal thorum bali poojayum,
Deepavalikalum venam Mahothsavam,
Bhoopalareyum varuvaan niyogikka,
Shobhayode Raghava abishekarthamai.
Along with dancers , girls and brides,
Dancing , musical and instrument playing community,
Divine musical instruments should be played,
From the pretty courtyard of the king,
Military consisting of horses , elephants , chariots and soldiers,
To show their strength
And people should come dressed ,
In their
finery and ornaments and,
in all temples there should be special worship,
And the houses should be decorated with row of lights,
And also send word for other kings to attend ,
And let the coronation of Rama be celebrated with luster.
Itham Sunmanthrareyum niyogichathi,
SAthwaram theril kkareri Vasishtanum,
Dasaradhi Gruha methrayum Bhaswaram,
AAsu santhoshena samprapya sadharam,
Ninnthu neramarinju Raghuvaran,
Chennudan Danda namaskaravum cheythaan.
After thus deputing away Sumanthra ,
Vasishta immediately rode in a chariot,
To the house of Rama which was lustrous ,
And approached it with great joy,
And when Rama came to know of this,
He went and saluted him by falling at his feet.
Rathnasanavum koduthu iruthi thadha,
Pathniyodum adhi bhakthyaa Raghuthaman,
Pol kalasa sthitha nirmala vaarinaa ,
Trukkal kazhukichu , padabhja theerthavum,
Uthamangena darichu visudhanai,
Chitha modhena chirichu aruli cheuthu.
Rama made him sit in a gem studded seat,
And along with his wife , with devotion,
Using the pure water in a golden pot,
Washed the sage’s feet and wore ,
That divine water on his head ,
And with a happy frame of mind told.
“Punyavanayen adiyan atheeva ,
Kel innu padodhaka theertham darikkayaal.”
Yenningane Ramachandra vakyam kettu,
Nannai chirichu Vasishtan arul cheythu,
“nannu nannu yethrayum ninnude vakkukal,
Onnundu chollunnathippol , nrupathmaja,
Thwam pada pankaja theertham dharikkayal,
Darpaka vairiyum dhanyan aayeedinaan,
Thwal pada Theertha vishudhanai vannithu,
Mal pithavaya virinchanum bhoopathe,
Yippol maha janangallkku upadesartham ,
Adbutha Vikrama , chonnathu neeyedo,
Nannai arinjirukkunnathinnu ninne jnaan,
Innavan aakunnathennathu minnedo.
“Hear , I have become blessed today,
As I was able to wear the holy water ,
Which has been used to wash the feet,”
Hear this sentence as told by Ramachandra,
“Good, good, are the words that you uttered,
Oh son of a king, I have to tell you something,
By wearing the water washing of your feet ,
Even Lord Shiva would become blessed.,
Oh king my father Lord Brahma, only,
Became purified after wearing that water,
And now for the sake of teaching common people,
Oh man of valorous wonder, you told like this.
I have a very good understanding of you,
And I have become what I am because of you.”
“Saakshaal para brahmamaam Paramathmavu,
Mokshadhan nana
jagan mayan easwaran,
Lakshmi bhagawthiyodum dharaniyil,
Ikkalamathra janichathu nischayam.
Deva karyartha sidhyartham karunayaa,
Ravanane konnu thapam keduppanum,
Bhaktha janathinnu mukthi sidhjippanum,
Itham svatharicheedina Sri pathe ,
Deva karyartham atheeva guhyam punar,
Evam velachathidanjathu jnan idham,
Karyangal yellam anushtichu sadhikka,
Mayayaa Maya manushyanai , SRinidhe.”
The real divine Brahmam , the divine soul,
The one who gives salvation , the one who pervades in universes ,
The god has been born in this world ,
By this time without any doubt,
For the sake of the devas and with great mercy,
For killing Ravana and removing their pains,
And for giving salvation to his devotees,
Oh great lord, you have been born.
It is extremely secret as it is for the sake of devas ,
And that is why I am not bringing it to light now,
Please do all the actions that are needed,
As the man of great illusion, Oh consort of Lakshmi.”
“Sishyanallo bhavan , acharyan esha jnan,
Sikshikka venam jagadhidtham prabho,
Saakshaal chara chara acharyanallo bhavan,
Orkkil pithrunaam pithamahanum bhavan,
SArveshwa gocharanayai, antharyamiyai,
SArva jagad Yanthra vahakanaya nee,
Sudha thathwathmaka mayoru vigraham,
Druthwaa nijaadheena sambhavanayudan,
Marthya veshena Dasaratha puthranai,
Pruthwee thale yogamaayyaa jathanaam.
You are the student and I am supposed to be your teacher ,
Please teach me for the good of the world , oh lord,
You are the teacher of all moving and not moving things,
And really you are the grandfather of father’s,
Being hidden from all , but spread within everywhere,
You who are the one who makes all the universes move,
Are a form that is really the real meaning of all philosophies,
You who are the real force behind all actions ,
Have taken the human form as son of Dasaratha,
In the earth using the power of Yoga maya.
Yennathu munne dharichirikkunnu jnan,
Yennodu dhathavu than arul cheykayaal,
Yennatharinjathre sooryanwayathinnu,
Munne purohithan aayirunnu mudhaa,
Jnanum bhavanodu sambanda kamkshayaa,
Nannai varikil athum pizhayallallo.
I have understood this fact earlier ,
As my father Lord Brahma had told it to me,
And after knowing this only ,I have become ,
The priest of the clan of the sun god,
So that I can have contact with you,
For if something good comes , it is not a mistake.
Innu saphalamai vannu Manoradham,
Onnu apekshikunnathu undu , Jnan inniyum,
Yogesa, They Maha maya Bhagawathi,
Lokaika Mohini , mohipiikayka maam,
Acharya nishkruthi Kaman bhavan yengil,
Aasayam mayayaa mohippikayka may,
THal prasangal sarva mukthamippol,
Idham pravakthavyam mayaa Rama , kuthrachil.
Today the wish of my mind was fulfilled,
I am only asking one more thing, Oh Lord of yoga
Let the Goddess of great illusion, The bewitcher of the world,
Not make me more attached and attracted to everything.
If you are desirous of repaying me as your teacher,
My desire is that I should not be attached due to illusion,
As per your desire , I am free of everything.
And do not tell what I told elsewhere.
Raja dasarathan chonnathu karanam ,
Rajeeva nethra, vannen ividekku jnan,
Undun abhishekam adutha nalennathu,
Kandu cholvaanai yuzhari vanneham,
Vaidehiyodum upavasam cheythu ,
Medini thannil sayanavum cheyyanam.
Brahmacharyothodirikka, jnan ororo,
Karmangal chennu angorukkuvan vaikathe,
Vannedushassinnu nee yennarul cheythu,
Chennu theril kareri muni sresthtanum,
Pinne sri ramanum , Lakshmanan thannodu,
Nanne chirichu arul chethu rahasyamai,
“Thathan yennikku abhioshekam ilamayai,
Modhena cheyyum adutha nal nirnayam,
Thathra nimitha mathram jnan athginnoru,
Karthavu nee Rajya bhokthavum nee yathre,
Vathsa, Mama thathwam bahi pranan aakayaal,
Uthsavathinnu koppittukondalum nee,
Mathsaman aakunnathum Bhavan nischayam,
Mathsarippan illithinnu nammodaarum.
Due to being told by king Dasaratha,
Oh lotus eyed one, I came here.
He wanted me to tell you,
That the coronation would be tomorrow,
Along with Sita , you have to observe fast,
And sleep in the floor today,
Also you should observe Brahmacharya(celibacy).
I am going to make arrangements,
For several things for the coronation.
Without being late come there at dawn,
Saying these that greatr sage got in to the chariot and left.
Later Sri Rama secretly told Lakshmana with a laugh,
“Tomorrow father
wants to celebrate my coronation,
As Yuva Raja , without any doubt,
For that , I am the doer for namesake,
And you are the one who will get the kingdom,
Son, Since you are my soul,
Get dressed and be ready for that,
It is definite that you are equal to me,
And no body would compete with us for these
Ithram oronnu arul cheythirikkumbol,
Pruthweendra geham pravisya Vasishtanum,
Vriuthanthangal yellam , Dasarathan thannodu,
Chitha modhaal ariyichu samasthavum,
Rajeva sambhava nandanan thannodu,
Raja Dasarathan aananda poorvakam ,
Rajeeva nethra abhisheka vruthanthangal,
Poojaa vidhanena chonnathu kelkkayaal,
Kausalyayodum, Sumithrayodum chennu,
Kouthukumodu ariyichan oru poomaan,
Sammodham ulkondathu ketta nearthu,
Nirmalamaayoru malyavum nalginaal,
Kausalyayum thanaya abhyudhayarthayai,
Kouthukamodu pojichathu Lakshmiye,
“Nadhe, Mahadevi, neeye thuna yennu,
Chethasi bhakthya vanangivaanedinaal.
When things like these were being talked about,
Sage Vasishta went to the palace of the king,
And told in detail all the news with joy,
And king Dasaratha was happy to hear in detail,
The worships and rituals that are to take place ,
Of the Cororonation of the lotus eyed one,
From Vasishta , the son of the lotus born god.
One gentleman with joyful curiosity,
Told about this news to Kausalya and Sumithra,
When they heard it they became greatly joyous,
And gave him a pure necklace,
Kausalya, for the sake of good luck of her son,
Went and worshipped Goodess Lakshmi with joy,
“Oh Goddess, Oh great Goddess, You are my only help,”
And then she saluted the Goddess with devotion.
(the stoppage of the Coronation)
Sathya santhan , nrupaveeran Dasarathan,
Puthrabhishekam kzhicheedumennume,
Kekaya puthri vasa gathan aakayaal
Aakulamullil valurunathethavum,
Durge , Bhagawathi , Durshkrutya nasini,
Durgathi neeki thunachheduga Ambike,
Kamukanallo nrupathi Dasarathan,
Kamini Kaikeyi chitham yentheeswaraa,
Nalla vannam varuthenam” yenniingane,
Cholli vishadichirikunnathu nearam,
Vanavarellam othu niroopichu,
Vani Bhagawathi thannodu apekshichu.
The teller of truth, the valorous king , Dasaratha,
Whether he would celebrate the coronation of his son,
Is doubtful , because he is amenable to the daughter of Kekaya
And because of this worry grows in my mind,
Oh Durga , Oh Bhagawathi , Oh destroyer of bad acts,
Avoid bad luck and help us , Oh Ambika,
The king Dasaratha is a lover ,
And Oh God, we do not know the will of Kaikeyi,,
Let only good should be brought about, “ saying thus,
When Kausalya was being worried and sad,
All the devas joined together,
And made a request to Goddess Saraswathi.
“Loka mathave Sraswathi , Bharathi,
Vegaal Ayodhyakka yezhunelluga venam,
Ramabhisheka vignam varutheeduvaan,
Aamavarrarum mathilla niroopichal,
Chennudan Mandhara thannude navinmel,
Thanne vasichu avale kondu chollichu,
Pinne viravodu Kaikeyiye kondu-,
Thanne parayichu kondu mudakkanam.
Pinne yingottu yezhunellam madikkaruthu”,
Yennu amaranmaar paranjor anantharam,
Vaniyum Mandara than Vadananthare,
Vaneedinaal chennu Deva Karyarthamai”
Oh Mother of the world Saraswathi , Bharathi ,
You have to urgently go to Ayodhya.,
For stopping the coronation of Sri Rama,
As we do not find any other way,
You have to live on the toungue of Mandhara,
And living there by making her tell Kaikeyi
And induce Kaikeyi to talk and by this means,
You have stop the coronation ,
Later without any problem you can return .
When devas requested like this ,
Goddess Saraswathi went and lived in the face of Mandara,
And she lived there for the work of devas.
Appol trivakrayaam kubjayum Manase,
Kalpichuruchudan prasaadamerinaal,
Vegena chennoru Mamdaraye kondu,
Kaikeyi thanum avalodu cholleenaal,
“Mandare , chollu, nee rajamelladavum,
Yenthoru moolam alangaricheeduvaan,.”
At that time Mandara the hunch back,
With three bends making up her mind,
Entered the palace , and seeing Mandhara ,
Who entered speedily Kaikeyi asked,
“Hey Mandhara , tell me about the reason,
For the entire country to be decorated.”
“Naleeka lochananagiya Ramannu,
Nala abhishekamundennu nirnayam,
Durbhage , Moode , Maha garvithe , Kidannu,
Yeppozhum nee yurangidonnariyathe,
Yeriyorapathu vannadanju ninakku,
Aarum oru bandhuvillennu nirnayam,
Ramabhishekam madutha nalundeto,
Kaminimaar kula mouli manikhyame.”
“It is definite that the coronation of ,
The lotus eyed Rama would be celebrated tomorrow,
Oh ill fated one , oh fool , Oh very proud lady ,
Because of you being asleep all the time,
When a great danger comes to you,
You do not have any friend, definitely.
The coronation of Rama is for tomorrow,
Oh head gem of the lovely women.”
Ithamaval chonnathu kettu sambramichu,
Udththanavum cheythu Kekaya puthriyum,
Chithramayoru chameekara noopuram,
Chithamodhena nalkeedinaal aadharaal,
“Santhoshamarnirikunna kalathingal,
Yenthoru thapam upagathamennu nee,
Cholluvaan karanam, Jnana arinjeela,
Ithinnu oravakasamethum niroopichaal.”
Hearing what she told and surprised ,
The daughter of Kekaya got up,
And took a very luxurious armlet ,
Made of gold and gave it to her and told,
“When times are very happy ,
What problem do you expect to come to me ?
I am not able to understand , as much,
As I know not of any problems whatsoever.”
Yenude Ramakumaranolam Priya,
Mennil ulil aareyumilla , mathorkke nee,
Athrayumalla Bharathane kkal mama,
Puthranaam Ramane Sneham yeniketham,
Ramannum Kausalya deviye kkal yenne,
Premam yerum ,noonam illoru samsayam,
Bhakthiyum Viswasavum Bahumanavum,
Ithra mathu aareyum illennarika nee.
In my mind I do not love anybody,
More than Rama , You please remember,
And not only that my love towards Rama,
Is much more than my love to Bharatha,
And without any doubt Rama also loves
Me more than Kausalya, and remember
That no one has more devotion, faith ,
And Respect to me than Rama.
Nalla vasthukkal yenikku thanne mathu,
Vallavarkkum kodupoo mama Nandanan,
Ishtamillathoru vakku parakayilla,
Otthume Bedham avanilla orikkalum,
Asrantham yenne yathre madi koodathe,
Susrusha cheythu jnanayam preethi poorvakam,
Moode ninakenthu Ramangal ninnoru ,
Pedi yundaavaan avakasamayathum,
SArva jana priyanallo mamathmajan,
Nirvaira manasan , santhan, dhayaparan.
Would my dear son give good things,
To any one but me,
He will not utter a word that I do not like,
And he never has any difference between me and his mother,
Without any laziness he would look after me,
With great love , and oh fool.
What is the reason for your fear,
Towards Rama , for my son is liked by all,
As there is no enmity in his mind ,
He is peaceful and merciful.
Kekaya puthri than vakkukal Kettal,
Ava kula chethasaa pinneyum chollinaal,
“Pape, Maha bhaya karanam kelkka nee,
Bhoopathi ninne vanchichathu arinjeele,
Thwal puthranaya bharathaneyum Balal,
Thal priyanaaya Shatrugnaneyum nrupan,
Mathulane kanmathinnai ayachathum ,
Chethasi kalpichu kondu thanne ithum.
She heard the words of the daughter of Kekaya,
And as soon as she heard them she further told,
“Poor one, Hear from me the reason for that great fear,
Has not the king forcefully sent your son,
Bharatha and Shatrugna who loves him,
To see his uncle, and I am sure this is willful.”
Rajabhisheam krutham Ramanengilo,
Rajanubhuthi Soumithrikku nirnayam,
Bhagyamathre sumithrakkum kandu nir-
Bhagyayoru nee dasiyai nithyavum,
Kausalya thanna paricharicheeduga,
Kausalyanandanan thanne Bharathanum,
Sevichu kondu porukkunnathum varum,
Bhavikkayum venda Rajathvam yethume,
Nattil ninnu aati kalakilum AAmoru,
Vattam varathe vadhichieedukilumaam.
If it is the coronation to Rama,
Lakshmana would have great influence with the king,
And so it is luck for Sumithra, and the ill-fated you,
Would daily serve as a slave of Kausalya,
And Bharatha would possibly,
Have to live serving the son of Kausalya.
Do not assume any royal treatment for you,
For there is a possibility that you would be sent away ,
From the country or even killed.
SApthanyajatha parabhavam kondulla,
Thapavum poondu daraniyil vaazhkayil,
Nalla maranam athinilla samsayam,
Cholluvan knan thava nallathu kelkka nee.
When there is pain by the bad treatment ,
From co wives , it is better to die,
Rather than live in this world suffering ,’
There is no doubt to it, please hear what is good for you.
Uthsaham undu ninankengil yikkalam,
Thwat suthan thanna vaazhikkum nara varan,
Rama eeraezhandu kanana vasavum,
Bhoomi palagnayaa cheyyumarakanam,
Nadadakkam Bharathannu varum athi ,
Prouda keerthyaaninakkum vasikkam chiram,
Venennakil athjnnu oru upayavum,
Pranasame, thava chllitharuvaan jnan.
Suppose you are interested to act,
The king would hold coronation for your son,
And Rama would go to forest for fourteen years,
By the rule and order of the king.,
Then the entire country will come to Bharatha,
And you can also live with great fame and power,
Suppose you want , Oh bosom friend ,
I will tell you a trick for that.
Munnam Surasura yudhe , dasarathan,
Thanne mithrartham Mahendran abhyathikkayaal,
Mannavan chapa banangalum kai kondu,
Thannude sainya samam thrill yerinaan,
Ninnodu koodave vinnilakam pukku,
Sannadhanai chennu asurarody yethappol,
Chinnamai vannu radhaksha keelam poril,
Yennathu arinju thumilla , Dasarathan,
SAthwaram keela randrathingal ninnude,
Hastha dandam samavesyaa dhairyena nee,
Chithramathre pathi prana raksharthamai,
Yudham kazhiyuvolam angane ninnathum.
Once when Indra for the sake of friendship,
Invited Dasaratha to help him in the ,
War between devas and Asuras,
The king along with the bows and arrows,
Got in to his chariot along with his army.
He entered the country of devas with you,
And when Dasaratha got ready for the war,
And was fighting the war , he did not notice,
That the nail stopping the wheel of the chariot had become loose,
And you seeing this put your hand in the hole and held the wheel,
For the sake of saving the life of your husband,
And stood like that till the war came to an end.
Sathrukkale vadam cheythu Pruthweendranum,
Yudha nivruthanayoru Dasanthare ,
Nin thozhil kandu athi santhosham utkondu,
Vhenthalir meni punarnnu punarnnudan,
Punchiri poondu paranjithu bhoopanum,
“Nin charitham nannu, nannu, niroopichaal,
Randu varam tharaam, nee yenne rakshichu,
Kondathu moolam , varichu kondalum nee.”
Bharthru vakhyam kettu neeyum annerathu ,
Chitha sammodham kalarnnu cholledinaal
“dathamaayoru vara dwayam saadaram,
Nysrutham bhavathi maya nrupatheeswaraa,
Jnan oru avasarathingal apekshichal,
OOnam varathe tharikennathe vendu,
Yennu paranjirikkunna varadwayam,
Innu apekshichu kollanam madiyathe,
Jnanum marannu kidannithu munname ,
Manase thonni Balal eeswaragnayaa,”
After killing his enemies, the king,
When he got free after the war came to an end,
Saw what you have done and became very happy,
And hugged and caressed your very pretty body,
And with a smile told that king of kings,
“What you have done is great , great and I have,
Decided to give you two boons , because you,
Have saved me , you can ask for them now,”
You , after hearing the words of your husband,
Were happy and mixing it with in your mind told,
“ Would you permit me to save this offer of boon,
So that I can ask the two of them, on some other occasion,
And this is my request to you now,”
And now you can ask those two boons today ,
Without anyhesitation,
And I due to the order of the God ,
Suddenly remembered about this , which I had forgotten.”
Dhherathayodini kshipram ippol krodhaa,
Gaaraam pravisya kopena , kidakka nee,
Aabharanangalum , potticherinju, athi,
Shobha poondoru kar koonthal azhichittu,
Pomeniyum podi lkondu aninjiha,
Bhoomiyil thanne malinambarathodum,
Kannu neeraale mukhavum mulakulum,
Nannai nanachu , karanju karanju ,
Kondarthichu kolga , vara dwayam bhoopathi ,
Sathyam pranjaal urappichu manasa.”
With courage immediately you enter,
Your home of anger and lie down there,
After breaking away all the ornaments,
After untying your pretty black curls,
After wearing dirty cloths, lie down
On the floor so that, Your body is full of dust
And after wetting your face and breasts,
Completely with tears by crying and crying,
And then ask the king for those two boons,
And make him firmly to take an oath granting them.
Mandara chonathu pole athinum oru,
Antharam kodathe chennu kaikeyiyum,
Pathyam ithokke thanne yennu kalpichu,
Kaikeyi Mandarayodu chonnal, “Ini,
Raghavan kananathinnu povolavum,
Jnan ivide kidanneduvaan allaigil,
Prananeyum kalanjeweduvan nirnayam,
Bhoo praithranatham innu,BHarathannu,
Bhoopathi cheythaan abhishekamengil jnan,
Vere ninakku bhogarthamai nalkuvan,
Nooru desangal , ithinilla samsayam.”
Kaikeyi immediately did as told by Mandara ,
Without any defeciencies ,thinking,
That all these are very good for her,
And Kaikeyi told Mandara , “ Now,
Till Rama goes to the forest,
I would be lying her, if that does not happen,
I would definitely give up my life.,
If the king does coronation to Bharatha ,
And make him rule this country,
I would give you for the sake of your enjoyment,
One hundred villages without any doubt.”
“yethum ithinnu oru ilakkam varaygil nee,
Chethasi chinthicha karyam varum drudam,”
Yennu paranju poyeedinaal Mandara,
Pinne avvannam anushtichu Rajniyum,
Dheeranai yetham dhaanvithanai guna-
Achara samyukthanai , neethignanai , nija-,
DEsika vakhya sthithanai , suseelanai,
Aasaya shudhanai , vidhya nirathanai ,
Sishtanai ullavan yennu angirikkulum,
Dushta Sangam kondu kalantharathinaal,
Sajjana nindhyanaai vannu koodum drudam,
Durjana samsargam metham akalave ,
Varjikka venam , prayathnena salpumaan ,
Kajjala pathiyaal Swarnavum nishprabham.
“If no difference comes to your determination,
Surely , whatever you have thought in your ,
Mind would be achieved “ saying this Mandara left,
And later that queen followed her advice.
Even if one is brave , very kind , blessed-
With good character, follows rituals,
Follows justice , follows the teacher completely ,
Is of good conduct , Is having clear perceptions ,
Is interested in knowledge and also disciplined ,
By the company of bad people, over time,
You Would definitely became hated by good people .
A good gentleman should keep bad people far away,
And completely avoid them with great effort,
For even gold will lose its luster , with coating of dirt.
Yengilo Raja Dasarathan aadharaal,
Pankaja nethrabhyudham nimithamai,
Manthri prabruthikalodum paranju,
KOndu anthapuram akam pukku aruleedinnan,
Anneram athma Priya thama yakiya,
Thannude pathniye kaanayka karanam,
Yethrayum vihwalanaayoru bhoopanum ,
Chitha tharingal niripoochu ithee drusam,
“ Mandiram thannil jnan chennu koodum vidhou,
Mandasmitham cheythu arige varu puraa,
Sundaryam aval innengu poinaal?
Mandam aakunnithu unmesham yen manase,”
Then at that time king Dasaratha , after ,
Talking with his ministers about,
The Coronation of Rama with lotus like eyes,
Entered the private quarters of his wives.
There due to not being able to see ,
His wife who was his friend of the soul,
He became very nervous and that king,
Thought like this in his mind,
“Normally as soon as I enter the house,
She would come near to me with a soft smile,
And where has that pretty lady gone today,
And this makes my enthusiasm vane slowly.”
“Cholluvin dasikale , Bhavad swamini,
Kalyana gathri , atthengu poyeedinaal?”
Yennu narapathi chodhicha nerathu,
Devi thannalikalum paranjeedinaar,
“Krodhayalayam pravesichithan moolam,
Yetum arijeela, jnangalo Mannava,
Thathra gathwaa ninthiruvadi devi thande,
Chitham anusareecheeduga vaikathe,”
Yennathu kettu bhayanna maheepathi,
Chennarikathirunnu sasambramam,
Mandam mandam thalodi thalodu “Priye,
Sundari, Chollu chollu ithenthu vallabhe,
Nadhe , verum nilathulla podi yaninju,
Aathangamode kidakkunna thenthu nee,
Chethovomohaba roope, Guna sheele,
Khedham undayathu, yennodu cholgedo,
Mal praja vrundaayullavar aarume,
Vipriyam cheygayilla , ninakkedaa,
Narikalo, naranmaaro , bhavithiyodu,
Aar oru vipriyam cheythu vallabhe,
Dandya yennagilum vadhyan yennagilum ,
Dandam yenikkathithin illa niroopichaal.”
“Oh maids , please tell me, where is your mistress,
Who has an auspicious form , Where else she has gone,”
When the king asked like this ,
The Maids of that lady told like this,
“We do not know anything, as she has entered,
The house of anger, Oh king,
Your honour ,please go there and follow,
All her wishes , without any delay.”
Becoming scared after hearing this the king,
With nervousness went near her and after sitting down,
Slowly and softly patted her and asked,
“Darling, pretty one, Oh wife tell me why,
Why are you lying down on the floor,
With dust coated all over you and with sorrow,
Oh lady who has a very pretty face , Oh lady of good character,
What happened now which made you sad,
I know that all the people in our group,
Will never do anything undesirable,
Oh wife, was it females ,males ,
Who did something undesirable to you.
If you tell me , I would without hesitation,
Punish him or even sentence them to death.”
Nirdhanan yethrayum ishtan ninakkengil,
Arthapathi yakki veppan avane jnan,
Athavaa yethamanishtan ninakkengil,
Nirdhanan aakuven yennumavane jnan,
Vadhyane noonan akkedum avadhyane vendukil,
Noonam ninakkadheenam mama jeevanam,
Manini , khedippathinnu yenthu karanam.
If you happen to like an extremely poor man,
I would make him extremely rich,
Else suppose you dislike one most,
I would make him forever poor,
I can make one punished by death,
Even if he does not merit such punishment,
For I am always under your control,
Hey lady , what is the reason for your sorrow.
“Mal pranekkal priyathamanakunnathu,
Ippol yenikku mal puthranaam Raghavan,
Anganeyulla Raman mama nandanan,
Mangala seelanaam Sri Ramana aane jnan ,
Anganarathname , cheyvan thava hitham,
Ingane khedippayayga Maam Vallabhe ,
Itham Dasarathan Kaikleyi thannodu ,
Sathyam paranjathu kettu thelinjaval,
Kannu neerum thudachu uthanavum cheythu,
“Sathya prathijna nayulla bhavan mama,
Sathyam paranjathu nerengil, yennude .
Pathyamayullathine paranjeeduvan,
Vyarthamaakkedayka sathyathe Mannava.
At this time , more dearer than my soul to me,
Is my son Rama ,
and I am taking an oath ,
on him, who is one with sterling character,
Oh gem among women, that I would ,
Do as per your wish, and so my wife , do not grieve,
And when Dasaratha told like this to Kaikeyi,
Hearing his taking an oath , she became more alert,
Wiped her tears got up and ,
Told the king slowly,” you who have taken an oath,
If you have really has been telling the truth,
I would now tell you what I want most ,
And Oh king, do not waste your oath.
“Yengilo pandu surasura aayodhane,
SAngadam theerthu Rakshichen Bhavane jnan,
Santhushta chithanai annu bhavan mama,
Chinthichu randu varangal nalgeelayo?
Vendunna naal apekshikunnathu undennu,
Vendum varangal tharikennu cholii jnan,
Vechirikkunnu bhavangal athu random,
Ichayundinnu
Vangeeduvaan bhoopathe.”
“A t the time of the war between devas and Asuras,
I helped you, by saving you from your problem,
And that day you became very happy with me,
And did you not give me two boons to me at that time?
I have kept the two boons with you,
Saying that I would request them when I want them,
And I desire to have them today, Oh king.”
“Yennathil onnu Rajyabhishekam bhavan,
Yinnu Bharathane cheyyenam yennathum,
Pinne mathethu Raman Vana vasathinnu,
Innu thanne gamikkenamenullathum,
Bhoopathi veeran jada valkkalam poodu,
Thapasa vesham dharichu vananthare ,
Kalam pathinalu vathsaram vaazhanam,
Moola phalangal bujichu maheepathe,
Bhoomi paalippan Bharathaneyaakkanam,
Raman ushasi vanthinnu pokanam,
Yenniva randu varangalum nalikukil,
Innu marana menikkilla nirnayam.”
Yennu Kaikeyi paranjor anantharam,
Mannavan mohichu veenaan avaniyil.
Vajra methu adri pathicha pole bhuvi,
Sajwara chethasa veenithu bhoopanum,
Pinne muhurtha mathram chenna nerathu,
Kannu neer varthu virachu nrupadhipan,
“Dussaha vakkugal kelkaayathu yenthayyo,
Duswapna mam hantha, Kankayo Jnana iha,
Chitha bramam balal undakayo mama,
Mruthyu samayam upasthithamaakayo?
Kim kimethgal krutham Sankara , Deivame,
Pankaja lochanaa , haa , Para brahmame.”
Out of that one is that you have to,
Perform coronation of Bharatha today,
And the other one is that Rama,
Should go to the forest today itself,
That valorous one should wear a tuft,
Dress himself in the barks of trees,
Would dress himself as one who does penance,
And should live in the forest for fourteen years,
Eating only fruits and roots, Oh king.
The country should be ruled by Bharatha,
And Rama should go to the forest in the morning,
And if you do not give these two boons to me,
I would definitely and surely die today.”
Immediately after Kaikeyi told like this,
The king fainted and fell down on the ground,
As if a mountain hit by Vajrayudha fell on the land ,
And the king fell as if he is attacked by a fever,
After a moment was over ,
The king shedding tears and shaking told,
“Alas , I have to hear these words which cannot be tolerated,
Is it a bad dream alas , Am I seeing it alas,
Have I suddenly become mad ,
Has my time of death come near ,
Oh Lord Parameshwara , Oh God ,
Oh lotus eyed one , Oh Parabrahma ,
What can be done by me now.”
Vyagriye ppole Sameepe vasikkunna ,
Moorkha mathiyaya Kaikeyi thanmukham,
Nokki, nokki bhayam poondu Dasarathan,
“yentheevannam parayunnithu Bhadre , nee,
Yenthu ninnodu pizhachithu Raghavan?
Mal prana hani karamaya vakku nee ,
Ippol ura cheivathinenthu karanam?
Yennodu Rama gunangale varnichu,
Munnamellam nee paranju kelpuundu jnan,
“Yenneyum Kausalya deviyeyum avan,
Thamn ullil illoru bedhamorikkalum,”
Yennallo munnam paranjirunna ninakku,
Innithu thonnuvaan yenthu karanam.”
Seeing and again seeing the face of ,
The foolish Kaikeyi who was standing,
Like a tigress near him , Dasaratha ,
Was scared of her and told her,
“Oh lady , why are you saying like this,
What harm has Raghava done to you?
What is the reason for your telling words,
That may lead to my death,”
Earlier I have hear you telling me words,
That were praising the character of Rama,
“He does not have any difference in his mind,
At any time between me and the lady Kausalya,”
And to you who have been telling like this earlier,
Why these thoughts have come to your mind.”
“Ninnude puthrannu Rajyam tharam allo ,
Dhanyaseele , Raman pokanam yennundo?
Ramanal yethum bhayam ninakkundakaa ,
Bhoomipathiyai Barathan irunnalum,”
Yennu paranjnu karanju karanju poi ,
Chennudan kalkkal veenu Maheepalanum,
Nethrangalum chuvappichu Kaikeyiyum,
Dhathri patheeswaranodu cholleedinaal,
“Branthan yennakayo Bhoomipathe , Bhavan,
Branthi vakyangal chollunnathu yenthingane ?
Ghorangalaya narakangalil chennu ,
Cherum asathya vakkukal cholledinaal.”
“I can give the country to your son,
Oh Lady with good character , Is it,
Necessary for Rama to go to the forest ?
There would be no fear for you from Rama,
Even though Bharatha remains as the kng,”
Saying this and crying and crying again,
That king fell down and caught the feet of Kaikeyi,
And then making her eyes red Kaikeyi told,
“Why are you becoming mad Oh king , Sir,
Why are you telling these lunatic words?
If you tell words which are lies,
You would go to horrible hell?
“Pankaja nethranaam Raman ushassinnu ,
Sanka viheenam vanathinnu pokaikil,
Yennude jeevane jnan kalanjeeduvan ,
Mannavan mumbil , ninnillori samsayam.
Sathya sandhan bhuvi Raja Dasarathan,
Yethrayum mennulla Keerthi rakshikkenam,
Sadhu margathe vedinjathu karanam,
Yathana dukhanubhoothi yundakendaa,
Ramopari bhavan cheytha SApathavum,
BHoomipathe vrudhaa mithya yakkedola,”
Kaikeyi thannude nirbandha vakyavum,
Raghavanodu viyogam varunnathum ,
Chinthichu dukha samudre nimagnbanai ,
Santhapamodu mohichu veenidinaan,
Pinne unarnnirunnathum kidannum makan,
Thanneyorthum Karanjum paranjum sadaa,
Rama ramethi Ramethi pralaapena ,
Yamini poyithu Vathsara thulyamai.
“if the lotus eyed Rama does not go,
To the forest in the morning ,
Without any doubt , I would take my life,
In front of you the king, This is certain,
Please protect your name that ,
King Dasaratha is the keeper of truth,
And do not suffer pains and sorrows ,
By leaving from the correct right path,
Oh king, for nothing do not make the oath,
That you have taken on Rama as an illusion.”
Hearing the very firm coercing words of Kaikeyi,
Thinking of the need to part with Rama,
The king was drowned in the ocean of sorrow.
Then he got up , sat up . lied down,
And cried and prattled thinking of his son,
And crying Rama, Rama , Rama,
Spent the night like an year.
Chennar arunodayahinnu sadaram ,
Vandhikal gayakanmar yennivarellam,
Mangala vadhya Sthuthi jaya sabdhena,
Sangeetha bedangal ivathe kondunm,
Palli kuruppu unartheedinaar anneram,
Ullil undaya kopena Kaikeyiyum,
Kshipram avare nivaranavum cheiythal,
Vibramam kaikondu ninnar avarkalum,
By the time that the Sun was raising ,
The flatterers , musicians and others,
By playing the auspicious instruments,
And shouting “Victory” and by various ,
Forms and types of music , at that time,
Reminded the king that it was time to wake up,
And then the ebbing anger in her mind,
Immediately made them go back,
And they stood there with great sense of wonder
Appol, Abhisheka kolahalarthamai ,
Thal puram okke niranju janangalaal,
Bhoomi devanmaareum , bhoomi palanmarum,
Bhoomi sprusyo vrushaldhi janangalum,
Thapasa vargavum , Kanyaka vrundhavum,
Shobha thedunna ven kotha kuda thazha ,
Chamaram thala vrundam , kodi thoranam,
Chamikarabharanadhya alankaravum,
Varana vaji radhangal paadhhahiyum,
Vara nari janam poura janamgalum,
Hema rathnojjwala divya simhasanam,
Hema kumbangalum , sadhoola charmavum,
Mathum Vasishtan niyogicha thokkave ,
Kuthamozhinjasu sambharicheedinaar ,
Sthree Bala Vrudha avadhi pura vasikal,
Abadha kouthooha laabdhi nimagnaraai,
Ratriyil nidhrayum kai vittu manase ,
Cheertha paramanandathodu mevinaar.
Then by that time for the sake of celebrating the coronation,
The town was completely filled up by people,
Brahmins, Kshatriyas , Vaisyas and Sudras ,
The saints , the maids along with ,
The white umbrellas which increased splendour,
Fans , groups with lighted plates , flags , decorations,
And wearing gold ornaments and other make ups,
The army consisting of elephant , horses ,chariots and infantry,
The ladies of the rich families , citizens came .
The shining golden throne studded with jewels,
Gold pots , tiger skin and all that Vasishta wanted ,
Without any fault in them were arranged.
Women , children , old people and other city people,
Immersed in the very many entertainments,
Had completely not slept at night ,
And roamed here and there with great joy.
Nammude jeevanaam Ramakumarane,
Nirmala rathna kireedam aninju athi,
Ramya, makrayitha mani kundala,
Sammugdha shobitha , ganda sthalangalum,
Pundareeka chadha lochana bangiyum,
Pundareekaarathi mandala thundavum,
Chandrika Sundara manda smithabhayum,
Kandhara rajitha Kousthubha rathnavum,
Bandhurabham thirumarum, udaravum,
Sandhyabra sannibha peetambarabhayum,
Poonjola meethe vilangi minnedunna ,
Kanchana kanchikalum tanu madhyavum,
Kun=mhee kulothaman thumbikkaram kandu,
Kumbittu koopidu murukandangalum,
Kumbheendra masthaka sannibha janvum,
Amboja bananishangabha jangayum,
Kambam kalarnnu kamada pravaranum,
Kumbeedunnoru puravadi shobhayum,
Ambhoja thulya maam amgithalangalum,
Jambhari rathnam thozhum thiru meniyum,
Hara kadaka valayanguleeyadhi,
Charu tharaa aabharana valiyum poondu,
Varana veeran kazhuthil thirathodu,
Gowrathapathram daricharige nija,
Lakshmanan aagiya sodaran thannodum,
Lakshmi nivasanaam Ramachandran mudhaa,
Kanai varunnu namkku in yennidham,
Manasatharil kothicha namukkellam,
Kshoni pathi suthanakiya Ramane ,
Kanai varum prabhathe batha nirnayam,
Rathriyam rakshasi pokunnathillennu,
Cheertha vishadamodu outhsukam ul kondu,
Marthanda devane kananju , nokkiyum,
Parthu parthu aananda poorna amruthabdhiyil,
Veenu muzhigiyum pinneyum pongiyum,
Vaneedinaar pura vasigal aadhraal.
The lad Rama who is our soul,
Wearing a very pure crown,
With a cheeks well decorated by ,
The very pretty ear studs,
With the pretty eyes resembling the lotus leaf,
With the face similar to the full moon,
With the shining smile , cool like that of moon light,
With teeth which resemble the jasmine buds,
With lips which have the splendour of hibiscus flower,
With the Kousthbha gem hanging on his neck,
With the shining and pretty chest and the lips,
With the yellow silk over the body of the colour of the dusk cloud,
With the shining golden belts worn over the flower like dress and the hips,
With the thighs which even a great elephant will salute,
With the knees similar to the forehead of the elephants,
With the shining arrow case shining like the god of love,
With the feet similar to that of a back of a tortoise ,
With the pretty back which makes you salute him,
With the end of the feet similar to a lotus,
With the body which would be saluted by the blue sapphire,
Wearing necklace armlets , rings which increase his prettiness,
Wearing dress of silk and riding on the neck of any elephant,
Along with his younger brother Lakshmana,
Would appear before us to be seen,
And we have been hungering for such a sight,
Of Rama who is the son of the Lord of this land,
And could be seen definitely in the morning.
This ogress called night is not going away,
And they , who are the citizens , all with a heart full of anxiety ,
Are searching for the Sun God and not able to see him,
And the wish is making them drown in the ocean of joy
(The coronation that did not take place)
Anneram aadhithyan udhicheedinaan,
Mannavan palli kuruppu unarneela innum,
Yenthoru moolam mathinnu yennu manase,
Chinthichu, chithichu ,mandam, mandam thadhaa,
Manthri pravaran aakunna Sumanthrarum,
Manthapuram akam pukkan athi drutham.
At the time the Sun rose up,
But the king had not still woken up,
The chief minister Sumanthra
Anxious to know the reason,
Thought a lot and slowly,
Entered the quarters of the queens.
“Rajjevamithra gathroth Bhootha, Bhoopathe,
Raja Rajendra pravara, Jaya jaya”
Itham nrupane sthuthichu namaskarichu,
Uthanavum cheythu vandhichu ninnappol ,
Yethrayum khinnayai kanu neerum vaarthu ,
Pruthwiyil thanne kidakkum Narandrane,
Chithakulathayaa kandu Sumanthrarum,
SAthwaram Kaikeyi thannodu chodhichaan,
“Deva nari same, Raja Priyathame ,
Devi Kaikeyi , jaya , jaya santhatham,
Bholoka palan , prakruthi pakaruvaan,
Moolam yenthonnu , Maha Raja Vallabhe ,
Cholluka yennodu “ yennu kettu Kaikeyiyum,
Chollinal aasu Sumanthrarodu anneram.
“Oh king who belongs to the clan of friend of lotus flower,
Oh king , Oh best among king of kings, Victory, victory.”
Like this he praised the king and saluted him on the floor,
Stood up and again saluted him, and then he saw,
The worried king with shedding tears and lying on the floor,
And also greatly upset and seeing him thus Sumanthra,
Immediately addressed Kaikeyi and asked her,
“ Oh queen equal to deva ladies, darling of the king,
Oh Qheen Kaikeyi, , Always victory, victory,
What is the reason for change of the mood,
Of the king, Oh consort of king of kings, please tell me,”
Hearing this Kaikeyi replied like this to Sumanthra,.
“Dhathreepatheendrannu nidhra yundayilla,
Rathriyil yennathu karanamakayaal,,
Swasthanallahe chanjithu thannude,
Chithathinnu aswathanthrathwam bhavikkayaal,
Rama , Ramethi Ramethi japikkayum,
Ramane thanne manasi chinthikkayum,
Udyal prajagara sevayum cheygayaal,
Athyantha aakulanayithu mannavan.
Ramane kananju dukham nrupendrnnu ,
Ramane chennu varuthuga Vaikathe.”
The great king did not get any sleep,
At night and that is the reason,
For his being not all right and ,
Also he is sick in the mind ,
And keeps on repeating Rama, Rama,
And always thinking about only Rama,
And also since he was not able to sleep at all,
The king has become greatly worried.
Since the king is sad in not seeing Rama,
Without delay go and get Rama.”
Yennathu kettu Sumanthranum Chollinaan,
“Chennu Kumarane Kondu varamallo,
Raja vachanam aakarnya jnan iha,
Rajeva lochane, pokunnathu yengine?:”
Yennathu kettu bhoopalanum chollinaan,
“Chennu nee thanne Varuthuga Ramane,
Sundarnayoru ramakumaranaam,
Nandanan than mukham vaikathe Kananam,”
Yennathu kettu Sumanthrar uzharippoi,
Chennu Kousalya suthanodu cholinaan,
“Thathan bhavane yundallo vilikkunnu,
Sadaram vaikathe yezhuneelluga venam.”
Manthripravara vakhyam kettu Raghavan,
Mandhetharam avan thnnodu koodave ,
Soumithriyodum kareri rathopari,
Prema vivasanam thathan maruveedum,
Mandire chennu pithavin pada dwayam,
Vandhichu veenu Namaskaricheedinaan.
Hearing this Sumanthra told,
“I can go and bring that lad easily,
But oh lotus eyed one, how can I go,
Without the orders of the king himself.”
Hearing this the king himself told,
“ You go and get Rama here quickly,
I have to see without delay the face ,
Of that pretty one called Rama Kumara,”
Hearing this Sumanthra became scared,
And went to the son of Kausalya and told,
“ Your father is calling you urgently,
So without any delay you have to come,”
And Rama hearing the words of the minister ,
Speedily along with his younger brother,
Lakshmana got in to the chariot,
And reached the house where his father was staying out of love,
And saluted both the feet of his father ,
And fell at his feet in the ground,”
Ramane chenneduthu alinganam cheyvaan,
Bhoomipaansu samuthaya sambramaal,
Bahukkal neeetiya nerathu dukhena ,
Mohichu bhoomiyil veenithu bhoopanum.
Rama Ramethi paranju mohichoru,
Bhoomipane kandu vegena Raghavan,
Thathene chenneduthu asleshavum cheythu,
Sadaram thande madiyil kidathinaan,
Naree janangal athu kandu ananthara ,
Maarooda sokam vilapam thudanginaar.
Rodhanm kettu vasishta muneendranum,
Khedena mandiram pukhithu sathwaram,
Sri Rama devanum chodhichathu anneram,
“Karanam yenthonnu Thatha dukhathinnu,
Nere paravin arinjavare “yennathu,
Neram paranjithu Kekaya puthriyum,
“Karanam Thatha dukathinnu nee thanne ,
Paril sukham dukham moolamallo nrunaam,
Chetasi nee niroppikil yelithini,
Thathannu Dukha nivruthi varuthuvaan,
Bharthru dukhopa santhikku kinchil thwayaa,
Karthavyamayoru karmam yennai varum.”
When the king readied himself,
To take and hug Sri Rama ,
And extended his hands ,
He fainted and fell on the floor.
Saying Rama , Rama and seeing him,
Rama speedily took the king and also hugged him,
And then with respect he made him lie on his lap,
Seeing this the ladies with heightened sorrow,
Started crying and wailing , and hearing their ,
Cries sage Vasishta immediately entered the house,
And Sri Rama at that time asked,
“What is the reason for my Father’s sorrow,
People who know it , please tell me straight,”
And then the daughter of Kekaya told straight,
“ You are the only reason for your father’s sorrow.
In the world the root of sorrow is pleasure itself,
And you can easily make amends for that,
And make your father leave his sorrow,
And for removing the sorrow of my husband,
You should at least play a role.”
SAthyavadi sreshtanaya pithavine,
Sathya prathigna naakeeduga neeyathu,
Chitha hitham nrupatheendrannu nirnayam,
Puthraril jyeshtan aakunnathu neeyallo,
Randu varam mama dathamayittundu ,
Pandu nin thathanaal santhushta chethasaa,
Ninnale sadhyamai ulloonnathu random,
Innu tharenam yennu abhyarthikkayum cheythen,
Ninnotathu paranjeeduvaan nanichu ,
Khinnamai vannithu thathan yennariga nee,
Sathya pasena sambandhanaam thathane,
SAthwaram rakshippathinnu yogyan bhavan,
Punnama magum naragathil ninnudan,
Thannude thathane thrananam cheykayaal,
Puthran yennulla sabdham vidhichu sath-.
Pathra samudhbhavan yennathariga nee.”
You make your father teller of truth ,
Because he is a great protector of truth,
The wish in the mind of the king is definitely,
Your duty as you are his first son.
I have been given two boons,
By your father when he was happy.
And those two which can be done only by you,
Were requested by me today.
Ashamed to tell you about them,
He has become disconsolate ,
And you are the only one to save ,
Your father who has been tied by his oath.
You please understand that Brahma,
Coined the word son(puthra) because,
They would save their parents from hell call “puth”.
Mathru vachana soolabhi hathnaya,
Medini pala kmaranaam Ramanum,
Yethrayum yetham vydhithanai chollinaan,
“Ithrayellam parayenamo mathave,
Thathan arthamayittu jeevane thanneyum,
Mathavu thanneyum , Sitaye thanneyum,
Jnan upekshipaan athinilla samsayam,
Manase khedham yenikku illayethum,
Rahyamennakilum , thathan niyogikkil,
Thyajyam mennal mennariga nee mathave,
Lakshmanan thanne thyajikkennu choligilum,
Thal kshanam jnan upekshippanariga nee.”
Hit by the trident of the words of the mother ,
Rama who was the son of the ruler of the country ,
Told with lots of sorrow as follows,
“Is it necessary to tell all this , mother,
For the sake of father , without any doubt ,
I would give up even my soul or my mother,,
Or Sita , without any sorrow in mind,
If my father wishes , Oh mother ,
I would even give up this country ,
I would even give up Lakshmana,
Within no time , If he tells me.”
Pavakan thangal pathikkenam yengilum,
Mevam visham kudikkenamengilum,
Thathan niyogikkil yethume samsayam,
Chethasi chethillennariga nee ,
Thatha karya manojnptham yennakilum,
Modhena cheyyunna nandanan uthamam,
Pithra niyukthamayittu cheyyunnavan,
Madhyamanayulla puthran yennarinjalum,
Uktham yennagilum ikkarya mennale ,
Karthavyam allennu vechadangunnavan,
Pithrormalamennu chollunnu sajjanam,
Ithamellam parigjnatham mayaa dhunaa,
Aagayaal Thatha niyogam anushtippan,
Aakulamethum yenikkilla nirnayam,
Sathyam karomyaham , sathyam karomyaham,
Sathyam mayoktham marichu randai varaa.”
If it is neccasry to fall in fire or drink poison,
If father tells,I will do it. There is not even
Little doubt in my mind about it, you understand,
The son who does the wishes in the mind,
Of his father without him telling is great,
The one who does it after he tells is medium,
Though it is proper , a son who says that,
It is not his duty is the poop of his parents,
Say the good people and this is all I have understood.
So it is for sure that I do not have sorrow or pain,
For observing what my father tells me,
This is an oath, this is an oath,
I am taking an oath and there is no two opinions about it.
Rama prathigna kettoru Kaikeyiyum,
Ramanodasu cholledinaal aadharaal,
“Thathan ninakku abhishekarthamai udan,
Aadral sambharichoru sambharangal,
Kondu abhishekam Bharathannu cheyyanam,
Randaam varam pinne onnundu vendunnu,
Nee pathinalu samvathsaram kanane,
Thapasa veshena vazzhukayum venam,
Ninnodu athu niyogippan madiyundu,
Mannavannu innathu dukhamakunnathum,”
Yennathu kettu Sri Ramanum choliinaan,
“ inna athinnenthoru vaishamyam aayahu,”
Cheyga abhishekam Bharathanu, jnan ini,
Vaikathe povaan vanthinnu mathave,
Yenthathonnu chollanju pithavathu ,
Chinthicu dukhipathinnenthu karanam?
Rajyathe rakshippathinnu mathiyavan,
Rajyam upekshippathinu jnanum mathi.
After hearing the oath of Kaikeyi,
Told the following words to Rama,
“ Let all the things that have been collected,
By your father for your coronation,
Be used to celebrate the Coronation of Bharatha,
There is also a second boon, it is that,
You should live inside the forest,
For fourteen years in the garb of a sage,.
The king feels bad to tell you this,
And also it will cause sorrow to him.”
Hearing this Sri Rama told like this,
“What is the problem for carrying it out today,
Let the coronation of Bharatha be performed,
And oh mother , I would go to the forest forthwith,
Why did not father tell me about this?
What is the reason for his thought and sorrow?
He is very suitable to protect the country,
And I am prepared to leave this country.”
Dandamathre rajhya baram vahippathu,
Dandaka vasathinetham yeluthallo,
Snehamamenne kuriche yerum ammakum
Ad dhehamathram bharikkennu vidhikkayaal,
Akasa gangaye patala lokathu,
Vegena kondu chennakki BHageerathan,
Trupthi varuthi pithrukkalkku , puruvum,
Thrupthanaakeedinan thathannu thannude ,
Youvanam nalki jaranarayum vangiu,
Divyanmaarayaar, pithru prasadithinaal.
To carry out the burden of a country is a punishment,
But Residence in Dandaka forest is very easy,
It is only because of the mother’s love,
That she asked me to rule only my body.
Bhageeratha brought Ganga from the sky,
Speedily to the nether world ,
So that his ancestors are satisfied,
And Puru made his father very happy,
By giving his youth and taking his old age ,
And both of them became great by the grace of their manes.
Alparoyoru karyam niroopichu,
Mal pitha dukipathinilla avakasam,”
Raghava vakyamevam ketta bhoopathi ,
Sokena Nandanan thannodu chollinaan,
“Strijithanm athi kamukanayoru,
Raja adhamanalkum menneyum vaikathe,
Pasena bandhicvhu Rajyam grahikka nee,
Dosham ninakku athinethum akappada,
Allaykil yenodu sathyadosham pathu,
Mallo Kumara, Gunanbudhe, Raghava.”
Thinking of such an insignificant matter,
There was no need for my father to be sad.”
The king after hearing the words of Rama ,
With great sorrow told his son,
“Since I am a slave to ladies, a lover,
And a worst king , without any delay,
Tie me with a rope and take the country from me,
You will not have any sin by doing that,
Otherwise I would be suffering the guilt.
Of not following the oath, son,
Ocean of good character , Oh Raghava..”
Pruthweepathindran Dasarathanum punar,
Itham paranju karanju thudanginaan,
“Haa Rama, Ha Jagannadha , Ha Ha Rama,
Ha Ram a , Ha Ha mama prana vallabha,
Yenne pirinju nee ghora maha vanam ,
Thannil gamikkunathu yengine Nandana?
Yennitharam pala jathi parakayum ,
Kannu neerilola varthu karakayum,
Nannai muruge muruge thazhugayum,
Pinne chudu chude deergamai veerkayum,
Khinnanayoru pithavine kandutan,
Thannude kaiyaal kulirtha jalam kondu,
Kannum mukhavum thudachu Raghuthaman,
Aslesha neethi vagvaibhava vadhyangalaal,
Aaswasippichaan Nayakovidhan thadhaa
The king of kings Dasaratha again,
Started crying and telling,
“Hey Rama, Hey Lord of the world, Hey hey Rama,
Hey rama, Hey , hey the lord of my soul,
Oh son how will you go in to the deep forest,
After going away from me?”
He went on telling many such things,
Shed tears and was telling unsteady words and again cried,
Hugged him tightly and again hugged him,.,
And then left out several hot breaths,
And seeing his father who was greatly upset,
Rama washed his face with cold water,
And told him several words of consolation,
Which were really great and that
Great diplomat further consoled him
“yenthinen thathan vrudaiva Dukhikunnu,
Ithendoru dandamithinnu mahipathe,
Sathyathe rakshichu kolluvan jnangalkku,
Sakthi poraikayum illithu randinum,
Sodaran nadu baricheeduga,
Sadaam jnan aaranyathilum vaazhuven,
Orkkilee Rajyabharam vahikkunnathil,
Soukhyamerum vanithingal vaaneeduvaan,
Yethume dandamillatha karmam mama,
Mathavenikku vidhichathu nannallo,
Mathavu Kausalya thannetyum vandhichu ,
Maithiliyodum paranjini vaikathe,
Povathinnai varunnen”, yennu arul chethu,
Devanum mathru graham pukkarthu neram,
Dharmikayakiya matha susammatham,
Brahmanare kondu homa poojadhikal,
Puthrabhuyudayathinnai kondu cheyichu,
Vitham atheeva danangal cheythu aadaraal,
Bhakthi ksi kondu , bhagal padambujam,
Chithathil nannai urapichu ilakathe ,
Nannai Samadhi urachirukkunna neram,
Chennoru puthraneyum kandathillallo.
Why does my father unnecessarily become sad?
Oh king , how is this a punishment?
For protecting the truth , we have,
No dearth of strength for these two,
My brother will rule over the country,
And I would comfortably live in the forst,
If we analyze It is more comfortable ,
To live in the foest rather than to rule the country,
It is good that My mother has alloted to me with love,
A job which is not difficult to do.
I will salute my mother Kausalya,
Tell Maithili about the news,
And would come soon to depart., he said.
That god went to his mother’s palace,
And there that mother who was a follower of Dharma,
Was conducting fire sacrifice and worship,
By well acknowledged Brahmins,
For the orderly progress of her son.
She also gave monetary gifts to many,
And she with devotion established the feet of God,
In her mind and was in deep meditation,
And did not see her son who had come there.
Anthike chennu Kousalya yodu anneram,
Santhoshamodu sumithra cholledinaal,
“Raman upagathanayathu kandeele,
Bhoomipala priye , nokkeduga, yennappol,
Vandhichu nilkkunna Ramakumarane,
Mandhetharam muruge punarneedinaal,
Pinne madiyil iruthi , nerukayil,
‘Nannai mugarnnu mugarnnu kuthuhalaal,
Indivara shyamala kalebaram,
Mandam mandam thalodi paranjeedinaal,
“Yendhan magane, Mukhambujam vaduvan,
Bandamundayathu param visakkayo?
Vannu iruneedu bhujippan aasu nee,
Yennu mathavu paranjorantharam ,
Vanna sokathe yadakki Raghyuvaran,
Thannude mathavinodu aruli cheythu.”
At the end Sumithra with happiness,
Went to Kausalya and told,
“Rama has come , have you not seen,
Oh Darling of the king , please see “
And then seeing Rama who is saluting her,
Slowly she caught hold of him and caressed him,
And then she made him sit on her lap ,
Then smelt his head and smelled with joy,
That black body which was like blue sapphire,
And slowly patting him she told,
“My son, is there any reason that,
Your face should look wan and faded?
Are you hungry, if so sit down to eat.”
And when his mother told him like this,
Rama suppressed his great sorrow,
And told his mother as follows.
“Ippol bhujippan avasaram illamme,
Kshipram aaranya vasithinnu poganam,
Mulppadu kekaya puthriyyaya ammakku,
Mal pitha randu varam kodutheedinaan,
Onnu Bhrathane Vazhikkayennathum,
Yenne vanithilekku ayaykanam yennu mathethum,
Thathra pathinallu samvathsaram vasichu,
Athra vanneduvan jnan pinne Vaikathe ,
Santhushtayai vasichiduga Mathavum,’
Sri Rama vakhyamevam kettu Kousalya,
Paaril mohichu venedinaal aakulaal,
Pinne Moham theernnirunnu , dukharnavam ,
Thannil muzhugi karamju karamjudan,
Thannude nandanan thannodu chollinaal,
Innu nee kanakathinnu poyeedugil,
Yenneyum kondu poganam madiyathe,
Ninne pirinjaal kshanardham porukkumo.”
“Now there is no time to eat,
I have go urgently to live in the forest,
Long ago my father had given,
Two boons to my mother who is the daughter of Kekaya,
One was to make Bharatha rule the country,
And the other was that I should go to the forest.
And live there for fourettn years,
As soon as it is over , I would come back without delay,
Oh mother , please live with satisfaction till then,”
As soon as Kausalya heard the words of Rama,
She fainted and fell on the ground,
Then when she woke up, she started,
Crying and crying as she was drowned in the ocean of sorrow,
And she then told her son,
” Suppose you go to the forest today,
Without hesitation take me also there,
For I cannot live without you even for half a second.”
Dandakaranyathinnasu , innu nee pogil jnan,
Danda daralaythinnu poyeedyuvan,
Paithale ver vittu poya pasvinnu,
Ulla aadhi paranja ariyicheedaruthallo,
Nadu vazhenam bharathan yennagil,
Kadu vazhenam yennundo vidhi matham?
If you go to the Dandakaranya forest today,
I would go to the home of the god of death,
Is it possible to tell and describe ,
The sorrow of the cow which has parted with the calf,
If Bharatha has to rule this country,
Is there a law that you should go to the forest.
“Yendhu pizhachithu Maikeyuyodu nee,
Chithikka bhoopanodum Kumara , Balaal,
Thathanum jnanumokkam guruthwam kondu,
Bhedham ninakku chethilla yennu nirnayam,
Pokanamennu thathan niyogikkil ,Jnan,
Pokaruthennu cherukunnathundallo,
Yennude vakhyathe langichu bhoopathi.
Thannude vachaa gamikkunnathakilo,
Jnanumen pranangale thyajecheeduvan,
Manava vamsavum pinne mudinju pom.”
“Think whether you have done any errors,
To Kaikeyi or for that matter , your father,
I and your father are equally elders to you,
And suppose father tells you to go and suppose,
I oppose it and tell you not to go,
Suppose you disobey me but obey your father ,
I would definitely put an end to my life ,
And that will lead to the destruction of humanity.”
Thathra Kousalya vachanangal yingane,
Chitha thapena kettoru Soumithriyum,
Soka roshangal niranja nethra agninaa,
Lokangallam dahichu pogum vannam,
Raghvaan thanne nokki paranjeedinaan,
“Aakulamenthithu karanamundaavaan?”
Hearing the words of Kausalya like this,
Lakshmana who was standing there with a burning mind,
With fire in the eyes and full of sorrow and anger,
Seeing Rama started telling ,
As if to burn the entire world in fire,
“What is the reason for all these sorrow?”
Brantha chitham jadam vrudham vadhujitham,
Santhetharam trapaheenam , satapriyam,
Bandichu thathaneyum pinne jnan pari-
Pandhikal aayullavareyum okkave,
Anthakan veetinaayachu abhishekam oor,
Antharam koodathe sadhichu kolluvan,
Bandham illa yethum ithinnu sokippathinm
Antharmudhaa vasicheeduka mathve ,
AArya puthrabhishekam kazhicheeduvaan,
Sourym yenikku athinnundu nirnayam,
Karyamalathathu cheyyunnathakil,
AAcharyanum sasanam cheyka yennathe varu.
Lunatic minded, a zombie , an old man ,
One who is slave to ladies , one who is restless ,
And one who is adamant is our father,
And I am saying let us arrest our father,
And all those who are against us,
And kill them instead of needlessly ,
Being sad about it and without any problem,
Celebrate the coronation and ,
There is no need to become sad for this,
Oh mother become happy,
And let us celebrate the coronation of the great son,
And definitely I have the valour to do that,
And if even our Guru starts to do,
Things that are unjust , we have to discipline him.
Itham paranju loka thrayam thadrushaa,
Dagdamammarru Soumithri nilkkunna neram,
Manda hasam cheythu Mandetharam chennu,
Nandhichu gaadamai aalinganam cheythu,
Sundaram indiraa mandira vathsan,
Nanda swaroopan , indiindira vigrahan,
Indivarakshan , indradhi vrundaraka,
Vrunda vandhayngri yugmaravindan , poorna,
Chandra bibanan, indhu chooda priyan,
Vandaru vrunda mandara darupaman.
After telling like this when Lakshmana was ,
Standing ferociously as if to burn the entire world,
After breaking in to a slow smile , speedily,
And with joy , he was tightly and firmly embraced by,
The pretty one, one who is the darling of Goddess Lakshmi,
One who is joyful, , one who is of the colour of bee,
One who has eyes like blue lotus , One who is ,
Worsipped along with music by Indra and the group of devas,
One who is like the full moon , One who is dear to Lord Shiva,
And One who is like a wish giving tree to his devotees.
(Teaching to Lakshmana)
“Vathsa, Somumithre, Kumara, Nee kelkaanam,
Mathsaradhyam vedinjennude vakkugal,
Ninnude thathwam arinjirikknnithu,
Munname jnanodaa , ninnullil yeppozhum,
Yenne kurichulla vathsalya pooravum,
Ninnolamilla matharkkum yennullathum,
Ninnaal asadhya mayilloru karmavum,
Nirnayamengilum onnithu kelkku nee,
Drusyamayoru raja dehaadhiyum,
Viswavum nissesha dhanya dhanadhiyum,
Sathyamennakile thal prayasam thava ,
Yuktha , mathallykil yendhatinaal phalam?
Bogangalellam Kshana prabha chanchalam,
Vegena nashtamai ayussum orkka nee.”
Oh son, Oh son of Sumithra , Oh lad,
Please hear my words leaving out competitive spirit,
I have understood your principles,
And also your love towards me,
And also that no one has love to me as much as you have ,
And also it is definite that no job is impossible for you,
But please hear this one from me,
Only if the visible things like kingship , body,
World , incomparable wealth and land are the truth,
Then only your effort will be proper ,
And suppose it is not , what will result?
All the pleasures are as temporary as the lightning,
And they vanish quickly like our life, please remrmber this.”
“Vahni santhaptha loha sthambhu bindhunaa,
SAnnibham marthya janmam Kshana banguram,
Chaksha Sravana galasthamaam durdharam,
Bhakshanathinnu apekshikunnathu pole ,
Kala heenaa parigrasthamaam lokavum,
AAlola chethsaa bhogangal thedunnu,
Puthra mithrartha kalathradhi samgamam,
Yethrayum alpa kala sthitham orkka nee ,
Panthar peruvazhiyambalam thannile,
Thantharai kooti viyogam varumpole ,
Nadhyamozhugunna kashtangal poleyum,
Yethrayum chanchalam alaya sangamam,
Lakshmiyum asthira yallo , manushyarkku,
Nilkkumo youvanavum punaradruvam.”
The human life is like a drop of water ,
Fallen on a metal piece made red hot by fire,
And some thing which vanishes in a second,
Like the frog which is in the throat of a snake,
Seeking for food , the beings caught in the grips of time,
With a melting mind , seeks for pleasures.
Understand that the meeting that we have with,
Son, friends, wife and others lasts only for a little time,
Like the wayfarers in a rest house of the high way,
Are getting upset when they meet and part ,
And like the wooden pieces floating in the river
The meeting of the people in the world is purely temporary,
And also wealth also is not at all stable for men,
And would the state of youth be with us permanently.”
“Swapna samanam kalathra sukham nrunaam,
Alpaayussum niroopikka , Lakshmanaa,
Ragadhi sangulamayulla samsaram,
Aake niroopikkil , swapna thulyam sakhe,
Oorkka gandarwa nagara samam athil,
Moorkhanmaar nithyam anuvarthichidunnu.
Aadithya devan udhichithu vegena,
Yadapathiyil maranjithu sathwaram,
Nidhrayum vannithu udaya shailopari,
Vidrutham vannithu pinneyum bhaskaran,
Itham mathi bramam ulloru janthukkal,
Chithe vicharippathilla kalantharam,
Aayussu pokunnathethum ariveela,
Maya samudarthil mungi kidakkayaal.”
The pleasure out of a wife is like a dream,
And short life also is similar , Oh Lakshmana,
The life between birth and death which,
Is intermixed with pleasures , if properly ,
Studied is also like a dream, my friend,
And remember it is like a city of Gandarwas ,
Which cannot be seen , and the foolish people,
Observe that the Sun god comes out speedily,
Goes speedily in to the sea , followed by sleep,
And again the sun god comes out fast.
People who have this type of imagionation in their brain,
Never think about anything over time,
And they do not know when the soul goes away ,
And are lying drowned in the sea of illusion .
Vardhakhyamodum jara narayum poondu,
Cheertha mohena marikkunnithu chilar ,
Nethrendriyam kondu kandirikke puna-,
Morthu ariyunnela maya than Vaibhavam,
Ippolithu pakal , pilpadu rathriyum,
Pilppadu pinne pakal undai varum,
Iprakaram niroopichu moodathmakkal,
Chilpurushan gathiyethum ariyathe ,
Kala swaroopanam easwaran thannude ,
Leela viseshangal onnum oraykayaal,
AAma kumbhambhu samanamai ayussudan,
Pomathethum darikkunnathil larume.
With old age, with white hair and wear and tare,
Some people die with enlarged desires,
Though people see using the eye,
They are not able to know the greatness of illusion,
The foolish people think that now it is a day,
After some time it will be night , which would be followed by day,
Not knowing the acts of God, and without ,
Remembering all the sports done by ,
The God who is but the form of time,
Live a life like water in an unbaked pot,
And people are never are able to understand the goings of God.
“Rogangalaaya shatrukkalum vannu ,
Deham nasippikkum yevanum nirnayam,
Vyagriye ppole jarayum aduthavan,
Aakramcheedum sareerathe nirnayam,
Mruuthyuvaum koodoru neram piriyathe,
Chidravam parthu parthu ullil irikkunnu,
Deham nimitham maham budhi kaikondu,
Moham kalarnnu janthukkal niroopikkum,
Brahmanoham narendroham , aadyoham ,
Yennamedritham kalaneedum dasanthare ,
Janthukkal bhakshichu kaashtichu pokilaam,
Venthu veeneerai chamanju poyeedalaam,
Manninnuu keezhai krumigalai pokilaam,
Nannalla deham nimitham maha mohgam.”
“It is certain that the enemies called diseases,
Would come and destroy the body,
And like the tigress wear and tare will come near,
And definitely attack the body,
And the death is always within us,
Looking for a proper time to attack,
The beings due to their body , mix the pride,
Add desires to it and live ,
And chant that , “I am Brahmin”, I am the king”,
“I am a noble man”, all their life ,
And during that time they eat , go poop,
Or even burn in to white ash and disappear ,
Or can even become worms under the mud ,
And so it is not good to have desire because of the body.”
Thwang mamsa Raktha asthi vin moothra rethasaam,
SAmmelanam Pancha bhoothaka nirmitham,
Maya mayamai parinaamiyai oru,
Kayam vikariyai ullonitha druvam.
The body is but a mixture of skin , flesh , blood,
Bones , poop , urine and semen and is,
Made of the five elements and it would ,
Be pervaded by illusion and that body ,
Is subject to change , it is certain.
DEhabhimaanam nimitham undaya ,
Mohena lokam dahippapathinnu nee,
Manasa tharil niroopichathum thava ,
Jnanam illaika yennarika , nee Lakshmana.
Due to the desire again due to attachment ,
To this body , you are thinking of burning the world,
And that thought of yours in the mind,
Shows that you do not have wisdom, Lakshmana.
Doshangal okkave deha abhimaaninaam,
Roshena vannu bhavikkunnithorkka nee ,
Dehoham yennulla budhi manushyarkku,
Moha mathaavaam avidhya yakunnathum,
Deha malla orkkil , jnan ayathu athmavennu,
Mohaika hanthriyayullathu vidhya kel,
Samsara karinayayathu avidhyayum,
Samsara nasiniyayathu vidhyayum.
All the defects are with those who love their body,
And come to them due to their anger , you please remember,
The feeling of a man that “I am the body”,
Is due to ignorance which is the mother of desire.
And once you think that “I am not the body,
But am the soul” ,that thought is the killer of desires,
And is the real knowledge and please know,
That ignorance is the one that makes the life of birth and death,
And knowledge is that which completely destroys this thought.
“AAkayaal moksharthiyaaklil Vidhyabhyasam,
Yekantha chethasaa cheyga vendunnathum,
Thathra kama krodha lobha mohaadhikal,
Sathrukkal akunna thennum arige nee,
Mukthikku vignam varuthvan yethrayum,
Sakthiyullo nnathil krodham arikedaa,
Matha pithru brathru mithra sakhikale ,
Krodham nimitham hanikkunnathu pumaan.”
So if you are , one thirsting for salvation,
You should sit alone and develop that deep wisdom,
And then passion , anger , avarice as well as desire,
Would all become your enemies, please understand,
And also please know , that anger is the emotion,
That puts a stop for the aim of getting salvation,
And that gentleman completely destroys,
Mother, father , brother and friends .”
“Krodam moolam manasthapam undai varum,
Krodham moolam nrunaam samsara bandhanam,
Korodhamallo nija dharma kshayakaram,
Krodham parithyajikkenam budha janam,
Krodhamallo yamanayathu nirnayam,
Vaitharanyakhya yakunnathu thrushnayum.”
Due to anger arise misunderstandings,
Due to anger man gets tied up by domestic life ,
And Is not anger the real destroyer of Dharma,
And so the wise man should give up anger,
And is not anger definitely the god of death,
And strong desire is the river Vaitharani,(Indian equivalent of Styx)
That encircles the city of death.
Santhoshamakunnathu nandanam vanam,
Santhatham santhiye Kama Surabhi kel,
Chithichu santhiye thanne bhajikka nee,
Santhapamennal oru jathiyum varaa,
Dehendriya prana budhyadhikalkkellam,
Ahantha mele vasippathu aathmavu kel,
Shudha swayam jyothir Ananda poornamai,
Thathwarthamai , nirakaramai nithyamai,
Nirvikalpam param nirvikaram ghanam,
Sarvaika karanam sarva jagan mayam,
Sarvaika sakshinam sarvajna meeswaram,
Sarvadhaa chethsi bhavichu kolga nee.
Happiness is the garden of the devas,
And always hear that peace is the wish giving cow,
Think about this and pray for only peace,
And then always you will never have sorrow,
Hear that the soul lies above the body, sense organs,
The movement , intellect and ego,
Please always think that the soul in you ,
As filled up with the pure , dazzling self filled with joy,
Which is the meaning of all philosophies ,
Which does not have any actions, which is for ever ,
Which can be known in the state of Nirvikalpa Samadhi,
As witness of everything and god of everything always.
SAragnanaya nee kel Sukha dukhadam,
Prabdam yellam anubhavacheedenam,
Karmendriyangalaal karthavyamokkave ,
Nir mayama acharicheedukenne varu,
Karmangal sangangal onnilum koodathe,
Karmangalellam vidhicha vannam para,
Brahmani nithya samarpichu cheyyanam.
You who know the essence of everything please hear,
Pleasure , pain , difficult duties have to be undergone,
You have to definitely carry out with utmost sincerity,
All the duties dictated by organs as well as Karma,
Without attaching yourselves to the results of Karma,
And as fated by Karma ,dedicating it to the supreme god.
Nirmalamayulloru athmavu thannodu,
Karmangal onnume pathukayillennal,
Jnan ipparanjathellame darichu thal,
Jnana swaroopam vicharichu santhatham,
Manatheyokke thyajichu nithyam para,
Manandamul kondu maya vimohangal ,
Manasathingal ninnasu kalaga nee,
Manamallo paramapadamaspadam.
Since none of the karmas can attach ,
Themselves to the pure soul ,
After understanding all that I told you,
Always meditate on that form of wisdom,
Giving away egoistic feelings , and daily,
Get drowned in divine joy , remove ,
From the mind the desires created by illusion,
For egoism is the reason of all dangers.
Soumithri thannodu eevannam arul cheythu,
Soumukhyamodu Mathavodu chollinaan,
“Kelkkanam amme , thelinju nee yennude,
Vakkukal yethum vishadam mundakola.
Aathmavinethume peeda yundakaruthu,
Athmavine ariyathavare pole ,
SArva lokangalilum vasicheedunna ,
Sarva janangalum thangalil thangalil,
Sarvadhaa koodi vazhgennullathillallo,
Sarvagnayallo Janani, Nee kevalam,
Aasu pathinalu samvathsaram vana-
Dese vasichu varunnathum undu jnan,
Dukhangalellam agale kalanjudan,
Ulkanivode anugrahikkenam.
After telling like this to Lakshmana,
With a happy face he told his mother,
“Please hear mother , Let not my words ,
Which are clear cause sorrow to you,
Unlike the people who do not know the soul,
You know that sufferings cannot be caused to it,
All the people who live in this world cannot ,
Always live together and since you know everything,
Please understand that I would speedily,
Come back after living in the forest for fourteen years,
And so please throw away all the sorrow ,
And bless me with a happy heart.
Achan yenthu ullil onnu ichayennl , athi,
Ingichayennu angu uracheedanam ammayum,
Bharthya karmanukaranamathre paathi-,
Vruthya nishtaa vadhunaamennu nirnayam,
Mathavu modhaal anuvadicheedugil,
Yethume dukhamenikkilla kevalam,
Kananavasam sukhamai varum thava,
Manase khedham kurachu vaneedugil”
Yennu paranju namaskaricheedinaan,
Pinneyum pinneyum mathru padanthike,
Preethi kai kondedutha sangasmini ,
Cherthaadhraal moordhni bhaspabhishekam cheythu ,
Chollinaal aseervachanangallasu ,
Kausalyayum devakalodu iranneedinaal.
“If there is one desire in the mind of father ,
Mother also should have the same desire,
It is definite that The virtue of a married women,
Is the repetition of all the duties of her husband,
If my mother permits me with happiness,
I do not have any sorrow whatsoever
And the life in the forest would be pleasurable ,
Do not have any sorrow in your mind.”
Saying this he saluted her,
Again and again at the feet of his mother,
With love and she took him on his lap .
Hugged him and bathed him with her tears,
And then she immediately told words of blessing,
And then Kausalya begged the gods.
“Srushti karthave, Virincha, Padmasana,
Pushta dhayabdhe, Purushothama, hare,
Mruthyunjaya, Mahadeva, Gauripathe,
Vruthrari mumbaaya dig palakanmare ,
Durge, Bhagawathi , Dukhavinasini,
SArga sthithi laya karini, Chandike,
Yen magan aasu nadakkunna neravum,
Thanmathi kettu urangeedunna neravum ,
SAmmodhamarnnu rakshicheeduvin ningal”
“Oh creator, Oh Brahma , Oh God who sits on a lotus,
Oh healthy ocean of mercy , Oh greatest Purusha , Oh Hari,
Oh winner over death , Oh great God , Oh consort of Gauri,
Oh protectors of different directions who have Indra in front,
Oh Durga, Oh Goddess , Oh destroyer of sorrow,
Oh cause of creation, upkeep and dissolution,
Whenever my son takes to walking,
And whenever he sleeps forgetting everything,
Please protect him with great joy.”
Itham arthichu than puthranaam Ramane,
Badha bhaspam gadagadam punarnnudan,
“Eerezhu samvathsaram kanane vasi-
Charaal varike,” yennu anuvadicheedinaal,
Thalkshana Raghavam nathwa sagadhgadaam,
Lakshmnan thanum pranjaan anukoolam,
“Yennullil undayirunnoru samsayam,
Ninnarulappadu kettu theernnu thulon.
Thal pada sevarthamai innu adiyanum,
Ippol vazhiye vida kolvan yennumme,
Modhaal athinnai anuvadhicheedanam,
Sitapathe , Ramachandra, Dhayanidhe,
Prangale kalanjeduvan allaikil,
Yenangathulya vadana, Raghupathe ,
Yengil nee ponnu kondalum” yennadharaal,
Pankaja lochanan thanum arul chethu.
When her son Rama requested like this,
She hugged him tightly with falling tears and ,
She permitted to go to the forest saying,
“Live in the forest for fourteen years and come back,”
And immediately Lakshmana with a broken voice,
Told Rama to his satisfaction,
“Whatever doubt that was remaining in my mind,
Has vanished after hearing your words.
For the sake of doing service to your feet,
I also want to accompany you and,
You have to give permission to that with joy,
Oh consort of Sita , Oh Ramachandra , Oh treasure of mercy,
And suppose you do not permit , I will take away my life,
Oh Lord of Raghus , Oh lord with a moon like face.”
And then the lotus eyed one told him with love,
“if so you can also come with me.”
Vaidehi thannodu yathra cholleduvaan,
Modhena sita gruham pukkarulinaan,
Aagathanaya bharthavine kandaval,
Vegena sasmitham uthanavum cheythu,
Kanchana pathrasthamaya thoyam kondu,
Vanchayaa trukkal kazhkichu sadaram,
Mandakshamulkondu mandasmitham cheythu,
Sundari mandam mandam paranjeedinnal.
Then to take leave from Sita ,
He entered Sita’s house happily.
Seeing her husband who has come,
She got up speedily with a smile,
And with water in a golden pot,
Washed his holy feet with love,
And with shyness and a soft smile,
That pretty one slowly and slowly told.
“Aarum akambadi koodathe Sri pada,
Charena vanthum yenthu Krupanidhe,
Varana veeran yengu mama Vallabha,
Gowrathapathravum thala vrundathiyum,
Chamara dwandwavum , vadhya ghoshangalum,
Chamikarabharanadhya alankaravum,
Samantha bhoopalareyum piranjathi,
Romanchamodezhnneliyathenthayyo.”
Oh treasure of mercy, how come you have come,
By walk without anybody accompanying you?
Oh husband where is the valorous elephant ,
The ornamental umbrellas , decorative fans ,
The pair of chowries , the musical accompaniment,
And the made up look with gold and gem ornaments?
How come you have left the minor kings,
And have come with a very worried look, alas?
Itham Videhathmaja vachanam kettu,
Pruthwipathi suthan thanum arul cheythu,
“Thannithu danda karanya rajyam mama,
Punyam varuthuvaan thathan arikedo,
Jnan ahu palippathinnasu pokunnu,
Manase khedam ilachu vaaneduga,
Mathavu Kausalya thanneyum susrusha,
Cheythu sukhena vasikka nee vallabhe,”
Bharthru vakyam kettu janakiyum, Rama-
Bhoopanodu itham ahantha cholledinaal,
“Rathriyil koode pirinjaal poratholam,
Asthayundallo bhavane pithavinnum,
Yennirikke vana rajyam tharuvathinnu,
Innu thonneduvan yenthoru karanam?
Mannavan thanallayo kauthukathodum,
Innale rajabhishekam marambichu,
Sathyamo chollu bharthave , viravodu,
Vruthanthamethrayum chithramorthal idham.”
Hearing the words of the daughter of Videha,
The son of the lord of earth told like this,
“He gave me the kingdom of Dandakaranya,
For earning good deeds, please know,
I am going immediately to look after that,
And you live here without sorrow in the mind.
Oh wife you live here happily ,
Looking after my mother Kausalya.”
Hearing the words of her husband that Janaki,
Told like this to the king Rama,
“Your father is in a state that he,
Cannot even part with you at night,
And in such a circumstance , why ,
Did this thought of giving a forest kingdom,
To you Come today to his mind, what is the cause?
Was it not the king himself with joy,
Made arrangements for the coronation yesterday,
Tell me speedily whether it is true, my husband,
Please tell me in detail all that has happened?”
Yennathu kettarul cheythu Raghuvaran,
“Thanvi kula mouli malike, Kelkka nee,
Mannavan kekaya puthriyammakku,
Munname randu varam kodutheedinaan,
Vinnavar nattil surasura yudhathinnu,
Anyuna vikramam kai kondu poya naal.”
Hearing this Sri Rama told her,
“Oh gem in the garland of great ladies, hear,
The king had earlier promised to give,
Two boons to my mother who is the daughter of Kekaya,
In the land of devas during a battle between asuras and devas,
For showing great valour and helping him.”
“Onnu Bharathane vazhikkayennathum,
Yenne vanithinnu ayaykennathu mathethum,
Sathya virodham varumenny thannude,
Chithe niroopichu pedichu thathanum ,
Mathavinnu aasu varavum koduthithu ,
Thathan, Athu kondu jnan innu pokunnu ,
Dandakaranye pathinnalu vathsaram,
Dandam ozhinju vasichu varuvan jnan,
Nee yathinekkum mudakkam parakolla ,
Mayyal kalanju mathavumai vaazhga nee ,
Raghavan itham paranjathu kettoru ,
Raka sasi mukhi thanum arul cheythu,
“Munnil nadappan vanathinnu jnan, mama,
Pinnale venam yezhunneluvaan bhavan,
Yenne pirinju pokunnathuchitham,
Allennu kondum bhavan yennu darikkenam.”
One is to make Bharatha as the king,
And the other is to send me to forest,
Deciding in his mind that he would ,
Be going against his oath and being afraid of it,
Father has already given the boon to mother ,
And so I am going today to the Dandakaranya,
And live there for fourteen years ,
Avoiding any rule and I will come back then.
You please do not tell no to it,
And leaving love life , live with my mother “
After hearing this as told by Sri Rama,
That lady with a face of the full moon told,
“I would be the first to walk to the forest,
And you can only come behind me ,
Your going away leaving me is not proper ,
And you have to understand that.”
Kakulsthanum priyavadiniyakiya,
Nagenragaminiyodu cholleedinaan,
“ Yengane ninne jnan kondu pokunnathu,
THingi marangal niranja vanangalil?
Ghora Simha vyagra sookara , sairibha,
Varanavyala , bhalluka vrukadhikal,
Manusha bhojikalayulla Rakshasar,
Kananam thannil mathum dushta janthukkal,
SAnkhya millatholam mundavathe kandal,
Sankadam poondu bhayamam namukkellam,
Nari janathinellam viseshichu ,
Ottere yundam bhayam yennu arinjedo.”
That Sri Rama told her who speaks sweet things,
And walks like the elephant king ,
“How can I take you there ,
For it is full of densely grown trees,
Wild lions , tigers , pigs , bison ,
Elephants, pythons wolf and other animals,
The Rakshasas who eat human beings,
And also very many bad wild animals,
Which are innumerable and seeing all of them,
We would become perplexed and filled with fear,
And for ladies there is a special sense of fear , please understand.”
“Moola phalngal katwamla kashayangal,
Bale , bhujipathinnakunnathum thathra
Nirmala vyanjanapu anna panadhi,
Sanmadhu ksheerangal illoru neravum.”
“Oh lady , there for food only roots ,
And fruits which are sour and bitter are available,
Clean and tasty foods , sweet pancakes, rice , drinks,
Good quality honey , drinks of milk are not there at any time,”
“Nimnonnatha guha gahwara sarkaraa ,
Durmargamethrayum kandaka vrundavum ,
Nere peru vazhiyum mariyavatha,
Yellareyum kanmanum illa arinjeduvaan,
Setha vatha thapa peedayum paramaam,
Padacharena venam nadaneeduvaan,
Dushtarayulloru Rakshasare kandal,
Ottum porukkayilla aarkkum arikedo?
Yennude cholinaal mathavu thanneyum ,
Nannai paricharichu ingu iruneeduga,
Vanneeduvaan pathinnalu samvathsaram ,
Chennal athinudanilloru samsayam.”
Ups and down caves , holes in the land , harsh stony path,
Would be all over that bad way , which is full of thorns,
Except for that type of harsh path,
You would not be able to see any body there known to you,
Apart from that the climate would be cold winds, hot weather,
And the suffering due to these are extreme .
We have necessarily walk with our legs ,
And when we see the very bad Rakshasas,
No body would be able to tolerate it., underatand?
So obey my words and live here ,
Looking after my mother in a proper fashion,
And for coming back it would take ,
Fourteen years, there is no doubt about this.”
Sri Rama vakku kettoru Vaidehiyum,
Aarooda thapena pinneyum chollinaal,
“Nadha, Pathivruthayaam Dharma pathni jnan,
AAdharavum illa mathenikkume,
Yethume doshamilla dhaya nidhe ,
Pada susrusha vrutham mudakkayka may,
Ninnude sannidhou santhatham Vaneedum,
Yenne matharkkanum peedichu koodumo?”
After hearing the words of Rama ,
With increasing sorrow again told,
“Lord , I am dharmic wife of virtue,
And I do not have any other support,
Oh treasure of mercy , there would not be any problem,
Please do not end my penance of serving your feet ,
When I am living in your presence,
Who can ever cause harm to me?”
“Vallathum moola jalaharangal,
Vallabhbo chishtam yenikku amruthopamam,
Bharthavu thannude koode nadakkumbol,
Yethrayum koortha moorthulla kallum mullum,
Pushpastharana thulyangal yenikkathum,
Pushpabanopama , Nee vedinjidola,
Yethume peeda yundagila yen moolam,
Bheethi yethum yenikkilla Bharthave,”
“Eating some roots and food with water ,
As The remains of food eaten by husband ,
Is equivalent to nectar to me,
When I am walking with my husband,
Even very sharp pointed stone and thorns,
Is equivalent to walking on spread flowers to me,
Oh Lord equivalent to god of love , do not forsake me,
By me you will not have any problem,
And Oh Husband , I do not have any fear.”
Kaschil dwijan Jyothi sastra visaradhan,
Nischayichennodu pandaruli cheythu,
Bharthavinodum vanathil vasippathi,
Yethum bhavathikku , sangadamillethum,
Itham puraiva jnan kettirukkunnathu,
Sathyam athinniyum onnu cholleduvan,
Ramayanangal palathum kavi varar,
Aamodhathode paranju kelppundu jnan,
Janakiyodu koodathe rAghuvaran,
Kanana vasithininu yennu poyeettullu?
Once a Brahmin expert in astrology ,
After determination has told me,
“ You would be living in the forest,
With your husband and there is no sorrow,
Also I will tell you a truth that I have,
Heard earlier and I would tell you that now,
Though several poets have written the story of Rama,
Along with joy, I have not heard one ,
In which Rama has gone to live ,
In the forest without Janaki?
Undo purushan prakrathiye verittu?
Randum onnathre vicharichu kankilo?
Pani Grahana manthrarthavum orkkanam,
Pranavasana kalathum piriyumo?
Yennikke punar yenneyum upekshichu,
Thanne vanathinai kondu yezhnelugil,
Yennumen prana parithyagavum cheyvan,
Innu thanne ninthiruvadi thannane.”
Is there any existence of Prakrthi from Purusha?
If we properly think are not both the same?
We have to remember the chant during marriage,
That these two will not part till time of death,
When it is like that , if you leave me and go,
To the forest alone and without me,
I would take my life away today itself.
Yenningane devi chonnathu kettoru,
Mannavan mandasmitham poondarul cheythu,
“Yengilo Vallabhe , poriga vaigathe,
Sangadaminnithu cholliyundakendaa ,
Dhanam arundathikkai kondu cheyga nee ,
Janaki , Haradhi bhooshanam okkave.”
After Hearing what that goddess told,
The king along with a slow smile told,
“So my wife , come along with me soon,
A sorrow need not come due to my telling you something,
Oh Janaki , please give away all the necklaces,
And other ornaments To Arundathi , (wife of Vasishta)”
Itham arul cheythu Lakshmanan thannodu,
Pruthwi surothamanmaare varuthuga,
Yennu athyadharam arul cheytha neram, Dwija,
Ndothamanmaare varuthi kumaranum.
Then he told like this to Lakshmana,
Please make the noble Brahmins to come ,
And as soon as he told this to him,
He got several great Brahmins to come there.
Vasthrabharangal pasukkal,
Martha avadhiyillatholam aadharal,
Sadvruthanmaar, kula seela gunangalal ,
Uthamanmaarai kudumbikalagiya ,
Veda vijanikalaam dwijendranmaarkku ,
Sadaram dhangal cheythu bahu vidham.
Clothes ornaments cows,
And unlimited money with great respect ,
Was given to great Brahmins who had mastered Vedas,
Who were of good character, who were great,
Because of very good character and who were family people.
Mathavu thannude sevakanmaaraya,
Bhoodeva sathamanmaarkkum koduthithu,
Pinne nijantha pura vasikakkum ,
Mathu anyaraam sevakanmarkkum bahu vidham,
Danangal cheygayaal Ananda magnarai ,
Manava nayakan aseervachanavum ,
Cheythithu thapasanmaarum dwijanmaarum,
Peythu peytheedintha aasru jalangalum,
Janaki deviyum anpodu arundathikku,
Anandamulkkondu danangal nalginaal.
He also gave gifts to the very great Brahmins,,
Who were the assistants of his mother .
Also to all those who live in his private quarters,
And to his servants he gave gifts by various kinds .
Due to his giving gifts to the sages and Brahmins ,
They recited words of blessings to him with joy ,
Shedding and shedding great amount of tears.
Janaki along with love gave gifts,
To Arundathi who took it with happiness.
Lakshmana veeran Sumithrayam ammaye,
Thalkshane Kousalya kayyil samarpichu,
Vandhicha neram , Sumithrayum puthrane,
Nandhicheduthu samasleshavum cheythu,
Nannai anugraham cheythu thanayannu ,
Pinneyum upadesa vakkugal arul cheythaal,
“Agrajan thanne paricharicheppozhum,
Agre nadannu kollanam piriyathe,
Ramane nithyam Dasarathan yennullil,
Aamodhamodu niroopichu kollanam,
Yenne Janakathmajayennurachu kol,
Pine Ayodhya yennortheedu adaviye,
Maya viheena, meevannam urappichu,
Poyalumengil sukhamai varuga they.”
Then the valorous Lakshmana , entrusted ,
His mother Sumithra to Kausalya,
And saluted her and then Sumithra ,
Hugged her son and also blessed him well,
And also told the following advice to him,
“You have to always serve your elder brother,
And always walk by his side without parting from him,
Always daily think that Rama is Dasaratha in your mind,
Also you have to think me as the daughter of Janaka,
And think Ayodhya as the deep forest,
And once You firmly believe these without illusion,
You would be happy there and cme back happily.”
Mathru vachanam sirasi darichu kondu,
Aadharavode thozhuthu Soumithriyum,
Thannude Chapa saradhikal kai kondu ,
Chennu Ramanthike ninnu vananginaa,
Thalkshane Raghavan Janaki thannodum,
Lakshmananodum Janakane vandhippan,
Pokunna nerathu poura janangale ,
Ragamode kadakshichu kuthuhalaal.
Lakshamana completely took the advice ,
And saluted his mother with respect ,
And then along with his bow and arrows ,
Stood near Rama and saluted him.
Immediately Rama along with Sita,
And Lakshmana , went to salute,
His father and at that time,
With happiness he saw the citizens of Ayodhya.
Komalanaya Kumaran , mnoharan,
Shyamala ramya kalebharan Raghavan,
Kama devopaman Kamadhan Sundaran,
Raman thiruvadi nana jagad ,
Abhiraman , athma Raman , ambuja lochanan,
Kamari sevithan , nana jagan mayan,
Thathalayam prathi pokunna nerathu,
Sadam kalarnnoru poura janangalum,
Padacharena nadakunnathu kandu ,
Khedham kalarnnu parasparam chollinaar.
The pretty lad, the stealer of the mind,
One has pretty black body , Raghava,
One who can be compared to God of love ,
One who is lovely and handsome,
The honourable Rama , the ever pretty Rama,
For all the world , the Rama of the soul,
The one with eyes like lotus ,
One who is served by Lord Shiva ,
One who pervades in different worlds,
When he was walking towards his father’s home,
The citizens who were sad seeing,
That he was walking to the palace,
Told each other with great sorrow.
Kashtam Mahantha , Kashtam, pasu pasu haa ,
Kashtam menthingane vannithu deivame ,
Sodharanodum pranayini thannodum,
Padacharena sahayavum koodathe ,
Sarkara kandaka nimnonnatha yutha,
Durgatamayulla durmargangalil.
Raktha padmathinnu kadinyamekunna ,
Mugdha mrudhu thara snigdha padangalaal,
Nithyam vananthe nadkkennu kalpicha ,
Prdvisa chitham kadoramathre thulom.
Alas , alas . alas , see , see , ho,
Oh god why has this come to this alas,
Along with brother and his loving wife ,
Without any help , he is walking,
With a path strewn with stones and thorns,
And which is bad path and very difficult to walk,
With their pretty , greatly soft and slippery feet,
Which appears to be softer like a red lotus,
And the mind of the king which asked them,
To daily walk in the forest is very cruel.
Puthra vathsalyam Dasarathan thannolam,
Marthyarilarkkum illi yinnaleyolavum,
Innithu thonuvan yenthoru karanam,
Mennathu kettudan chollinaan anyanum,
“Kekaya puthrikku randu varam nrupan,
Yekinaan pol, athu karanam Raghavan,
POkunnathu vanahinnum , Bharathanum,
Vazhkennu vannu koodum daramandalam,
Poknaam yengil vanathinnu koodave ,
Raghavan thanne pirinjaal porukkumo?
Yiprakaram pura vasikalayulla ,
Vipradhikal vakku kettor anantharam,
Vamadevan pura vasigal thammodu ,
Samodhameva arul cheythithanneram.
Till yesterday no one had the love for son,
As much as king Dasaratha had,
What is the reason for this thought today.
Hearing this immediately another one told,
“It seems he had given two boons to Kaikeyi,
And because of that Rama is going to forest today ,
And Bharatha would live as a king,
He could go to the forest along with him,
Because he cannot tolerate parting with him.”
Hearing these type of talks between ,
The Brahmins of the city , Vamadeva,
Told to the citizens the following.
(The principle of Rama and Sita)
“Ramane chinthichu dukhiyayakaarume,
Komala gathriyaam Janaki moolavum,
Thathwamayullathu chollunnathundu jnan,
Chitham thelinju kettiduvin yevarum.
Ramanakunnathu Sakshal Mahavishnu,
Tharasaksha namadhi Narayanan,
Lakshmananathu Ananthan,Janakajaa,
Lakshmi Bhagawathi lokamayaa paraa”
None of you should be sad by thinking of Rama,
And also Due to Janaki who has a pretty form.
I am now telling you the principle,
Please hear with great attention,
Rama is the real Maha Vishnu,
Who is the primeval Narayana with lotus eyes,
Lakshmana is Anantha and the daughter of Janaka,
Is the goddess Lakshmi who is the illusion of this world.
“Maya gunangale than avalambichu ,
Kaya bhedham dariokkunnathu athma paran,
Rajasamaya gunathodu koodave,
Rajeeva sambhavanai prapancha dwayam,
Vyakthamai srushtichu Sathwa pradhanamai,
Bhaktha parayanan Vishnu roopam poondu ,
Nithyavum rakshichu kollannatheaswaran,
Adhyanajan paramathmavu sadaram.”
Due to the different properties of Maya*(illusion),
The god assumes several different forms,
Lord Brahma who was born out of the lotus ,
Has the Rajasa property and created ,
The two worlds in a very clear way,
Assuming the form of Vishnu ,
Which has predominantly Sathwa form,
The god , who is divine and is never born,
Always keeps on protecting this world.
*God does not have any properties
But illusions makes us see them.
Rudra veshathil thamo guna yukthanai,
Adrija vallabhan samharikkunnathum,
Vaivasthan manu bhakthi prasannanai,
Devan makaravatharam anushtichu ,
Vedangalellam Hayagreevane konnu,
Vedavinaaki koduthathee Raghavan.
In the form of Rudra , with the thamas property,
That consort of daughter of mountain destroys.
Becoming pleased with the devotion of Vaivaswatha Manu,
That God took the incarnation of fish.,
And he killed Hayagreeva , and returned ,
Back all the Vedas and he is this Rama.
Padho nidhi madane pandu mandaram,
Pathala okam pravesichathu neram,
Nishtooramayoru koormakruthi poondu,
Prushte Girindram darichathee Raghavan.
Dushtanayoru Hiranyakshane konnu,
Gyushtiyai thetha mel kshoniy pongichu,
Karana varidhi thannil kalichathum,
Karana purushanakumee Raghavan.
When the ocean of milk was being churned,
And when the Mandra mountain entered the nether world,
The one who took the form of a severe form of a tortoise ,
And held the king of the mountains on his back , is this Rama,
The one who killed the bad Hiranyaksha,
Taking the form of a boar and lifted the earth,
And played in the causal ocean,
Is this Rama who is this causal man.
Nirhradhamodu Narasimha roopamai,
Prahladhane paripalichu kolluvaan,
Kroorangalaya nakharangale kondu,
Ghoranayoru Hiranakasipu than,
Vaksha pradesam prapatanam cheythathum,
Raksha chathuranaam Lakshmivaranivan.
He who took the form of the roaring Narasimha,
For looking after his devotee Prahalada ,
And tore the chest of the horrible Hiranyakasipu,
By using his cruel nails is ,
This consort of Lakshmi who is an expert in saving.
Puthralabhartham athithiyum bhakthi poondu,
Abhyarthichu sadaramarchikka karanam,
Yethrayum karunyamodu aval thannude ,
Puthranai indranujanai pirannathi ,
Bhakthamayoru Mahabaliyodu chennu,
Abhyarthichiu moonadiyakki jagathrayam,
Sathwaram vangi maruthwanu nalgiya ,
Bhaktha priyanaam trivikaramanum ivan.
When Atithi with great devotion requested him,
And also worshipped him for the birth of a son,
Along with great mercy , he who was born as ,
Her son and younger brother of Indra ,
And went to his great devotee Mahabali ,
Requested for three feet of earth,
And measured the three worlds in three feet,
And got the earth from Mahabali and gave it back to Indra ,
As the Trivikrama who likes his devotees is also Rama.
Dathri sura dweshikalai janichoru,
Dathri pathi kula nasam varuthuvaan,
Dathriyil Bhargavanai pirannathum,
Dathree varanaya Raghavanam ivan.
For killing exterminating of kings,
Who were born as hater of Brahmins,
The one who was born as Parasurama ,
Is this Rama who is the blessing of this world.
Dhatriyilippol Dasaratha puthranai,
Dathree suthaa varanai piraneedinaan,
Rathinchara kulamokke nasippichu ,
Dhatri bharam theerthu dharmathe Rakshippan,
Aadhyanajan paramathma paraparan,
Vedhyanallatha vedantha vedhyan paran,
Narayanan purushothaman avyayan,
Karana manushan Raman Manoharan,
Ravana nigrahartham vipinathinnu,
Deva hithartham gamikunnathin,
Karanam mandharayalla , kaikeyiyum alla,
Yellarum bramikkyka Rajavumallallo,
Vishnu Bhagawan Jaganmayan madhavan,
Vishnu Maha maya devi janakaja a,
Srushti sthithi laya karini thannodum,
Pushta pramodham purapettathinnippol.
He has been born as the son of Dasaratha ,
And the husband of the daughter of earth in this world,
For saving Dharma by killing all the Rakshasas,
And to lighten the burden of this earth.
He is primeval , not born , divine soul , god of gods,
The divine one who is an expert in Vedas though not a Brahmin,
Narayana, the greatest Purusha , one who does not change,
The causal man , Rama, the stealer of the mind,
And the reason for his is going today to the forest,
For killing Ravana for the sake of devas,
Is not because of Mandhara nor Kaikeyi and
None of you get startled, the reason is not even Dasaratha.
The God Vishnu who pervades the earth , the Madhava,
The Vishnu along with the daughter of Janaka ,
The great goddess of illusion who
Is the one who creates , upkeeps and destroys,
Is starting now with excess of joy.
Innale Naradan vannu chonnanavan,
Thannodu Raghavan thanum arul cheythu,
“Nakthanjaranvaya nigrahanathinnu jnan,
Vyaktham vanathinnu nale purappedum.”
Yennathu moolam gamikkunnu Raghavan,
Innu , vishadam kalavin yellarum.,
Ramane chinthichu dukhiyaikarume,
Rama Ramethi japippin yellarum ,
Nithyavum Rama Ramethi japikkunna ,
Marthyannu mruthyu bhayadhikal onnume ,
Sidhikkayillatheyilla kaivalyavum,
Sidhikkum mevanum yennathu nirnayam,
Dukha soukhyadi vikalpangal illathatha,
Nishkalan nirgunathma, Raguthaman,
Nyoonathireka viheenan niranjanan,
Aananda poornan anathan anakulan,
Yesterday Narada came here and ,
Rama told him “for killing of,
The Rakshasas , I will definitely ,
Start to the forest tomorrow”
And from this , please understand,
That he is not sad at going to forest,
And so please do not think of Rama and be sad,
All of you , please chant “Rama”, “Rama”,
And to all those men who chant “Rama”, “Rama” daily,
There would be no fear of death for them and they will get salvation,
And they will all definitely get these.
He is one who does not have sorrow or pleasure,
He does not decay, he is one without characters,
, He is the great one of Raghu clan ,
The one who does not have less or more ,
He is pure , full of joy , endless and consistent.
Anganeyulla bhagawat swaroopathil,
Yengine dukhadi sambavichedunnu,
Bhaktha jananaa, bhajanatha mai vannu,
Bhaktha priyan , piranedinaan bhoothale ,
Pankthi rathabheshta sidhyarthamai,
Pankthi kandan thanne konnu jagatrayam,
Palippathinnai avatharichedinaan,
Balisanmaare , Maushyanai easwaran.
How can sorrow ever come ,
To one who has a form of God like him,
He was born in this earth due to the prayer ,
Of his devotees and he is the lover of his devotees,
For fulfilling the desire of Dasaratha ,
And for killing Ravana , and for,
Looking after the three worlds ,
He has taken this incarnation.
Oh simple people , that man has become God.
Rama vishayam yeevannam arul cheythu,
Vamadevan viramichoranantharam,
Vama deva vachanamrutham sevichu,
Ramane Narayanan yennarinjudan,
Pourajanam paramanandamayoru ,
Varannidhiyil muzhukinar yevarum,
Rama Sita Rahasyam muhuridrusyam,
Aamodha poorvakam dhyanippavarkellam,
Rama devangal urachoru bhakthiyum,
Aamaya nasavum sidhikkum yevanum,
Gopaneeyam , rahasyam paramiidrusam,
Papa vinsanam chonnathin karanam,
Rama priyanmaar bhavanmaar yennorthu jnan,
Rama thathwam paramopadesam cheyhthu,
Thaavum theernnithu poura janangalkku ,
Thapasa sreshtanum modhal yezhunelli.
After telling about Rama like this,
Vamadeva retired from there and,
Afterwards those who drank the nectar of Vamadeva,
Those citizens knew that Rama is only Narayana,
And al of them were drowned in the ocean of divine joy.
Those who meditate on this secret of Rama and Sita,
Again and again with utmost joy,
Will get firm devotion towards God Rama,
And sorrows of all of them would be destroyed.
I told the divine meaning of Rama ,
Which is secret , which should be hidden from others,
And one that would destroy all your sins ,
Thinking that all lovers of Rama are great,
The pain in the minds of the citizens was destroyed,
And that great sage also went back with joy.
Journey to the forest.
Raghavan Thatha geham pravesichudan,
Vyakula heenam vanangi arul cheythu,
Kaikeyiyayakiya Mathavu thannodu,
“Sokam kalanjalum amme , manasi they,
Soumithriyum Janakathmajayum jnanum,
Soumukyamarnnu povaanai purapettu,
Khedam akale kalanjini jnangale ,
Thathan aajnapikka vendathu vaikathe,”
Then Rama entered the house of his father ,
And without sorrow saluted and told,
Kaikeyi , who was his mother,
“Please leave out sorrow from your mind,
Me, Lalkshmana and the daughter of Janaka,
Have started from here with pleasure,
Please leave out the sorrow far away,
And let my father order me what should be done,”
Ishta vakhyam kettu Kaikeyi sadaram,
Pettennu yezhunethirunnu sambramam,
Sri Ramanum , Maithilikkum anujannum,
Cheerangal vere vere nalkinaal ammayum,
Dhanya vasthukkal upekshichu Raghavan,
Vanya cheerangal parigrahicheedinaan.
Hearing those pleasant words Kaikeyi immediately,
Got up along with nervousness and ,
She gave cloth made of bark individually to,
Rama , Sita as well as Lakshmana ,
And Rama forsaking the rich cloths ,
Dressed himself in those wooden bark.
Pushkara lochanan anujnayaa valkalam,
Lakshmanan thanum uduthan athu neram,
Lakshmi bhagawathiyaya Janaki,
Valkalam kaiyil pidichu kondu aakullal,
Paksham yenthullil yennatharivaanai,
Thal kshane lajjaya BHarthru mukhambujam,
Goodmai nookinaal angine jnan ithu,
Gadam udukkunna thennulla chinthayaa,
Mangala devatha vallabhan Raghavan,
Ingithajan thadha vaangi parushamaam,
Valkkalam divyambaropari veshtichu,
Salkkaramanam kalarnnu ninnedinaan.
With the permission of Lord Rama,
Lakshmana also wore that and at that time,
Sita who was the Goddess Lakshmi,
Holding the bark cloth in her hand, with sorrow,
And For finding out the intention of Rama ,
Secretly saw the lotus like face of Rama ,
With a thought as to how to wear it tightly ,
And Rama the husband of the goddess of auspiciousness,
With diplomacy took it from her , and ,
Tied that hard bark over her divine dresses,
And stood there with great politeness.
Yennathu kandu Rajadarangalum,
Anyamayulla janangalum okkave ,
Vanna dukhathal karayunnathu kettu,
Ninnaruledum Vasishta maha muni,
Kopena barthsichu Kakeyi thannodu,
Thapena chollinaan, “ Yendithu thonnuvaan,
Dushte, Nisachari , Durvrutha manase ,
Kashtam ortholal katora sheele , khale,
Raman vanathinnu pokanam yennallo,
THamasa sheele , varathe varichu nee ,
Janaki devikku valkalam nalkuvaan,
Manase thonniya thenthoru karanam,
Bhakthya pathivruthayakiya janaki,
Bharthavinodu koode prayanam cheykil,
Saravabharana vibhooshitha gathriyai,
Divyamabaram poondu anugamicheeduga,
Kanana dukha nivaranartham pathi,
Manasavum ramippichu sada kalam ,
Bharthru susrushayum cheythu piriyathe,
Chitha shudhyaa charichooduga yenne varu.
Seeing this the wives of the king ,
And all the other people assembled there ,
Started weeping due to sorrow and hearing this,
The great sage Vasishta who was standing there ,
Berated Kaikeyi with great anger and told her,
“Why you had this thought?, oh bad woman,
Oh Rakshasi , Oh lady with an unclean mind,
Oh lady who has a hard mind when seeing misery,
Oh base lady , Oh characterless lady,
Was it not your boon that Rama should go to the forest?
And what was the reason for the thought in your mind,
To give the wooden bark cloth to Sita,
Janaki who was devoted and a virtuous wife,
If she travels along with her husband,
She Would go with ornaments all over her body,
And wearing divine cloths , for she is going,
To lighten the sorrow caused by forest to her husband,
And would live there providing happiness to his mind,
And she would be with him and look after him,
With a clean and clear mind and live there.”
Itham vasishtokthi kettu dasarathan,
Nathwaa sumanthrarodumarul cheythu,
Raja yogyam rathamasu varuthuga,
Rajeeva nethra prayaanaaya sathwaram.
Hearing what sage Vasishta has told,
Dasaratha saluted the sage and told Sumanthra,
Immediately get here a chariot suitable for kings,
For the sake of travel of the lotus eyed one.
Ithamukthwaaa Rama vakthrambujam parthu,
“Putha, haa , Rama , Soumithre , Janakaje,
Rama, Rama , trilokadhi ramanga , ha,
Ha , mama prana samana , Manohara ,
Dukhichu bhoomiyil veenu dasarathan,
Ul kambhazhinju karayunnathu neram,
THerum orumichu nirthi sumanthrarum,
Sri Rama devan appol arul cheythu.
After saying like this and seeing the face of Rama,
Dasaratha cried, “Hey son , hey Rama,
Hey Lakshmana , Hey daughter of Janaka,
Hey Rama, Rama , Hey Rama who attracts the three worlds,
Hey son who is like my soul , Hey pretty one,
And with sorrow he again fell down on the floor,
And was crying completely loosing his grip on himself,
And at that time Sumanthra brought the chariot ,
And at that time Sri Rama told
“Theril kreruga Seethe viravil nee,
Neram ini kalanjeduga aruthethume,
Sundari vandhichu theril karerinaal,
Indiravallabhanakiya Ramanum.
Manase khedam kalanju janakane ,
Veenu vanangi pradakshinavum cheythu,
Thanu thozhuthudan theril karerinaan,
Bana chapasi thooneeradhikalellam,
Kaikondu vandhichu thanum karerinaan,
Lakshmanan appol , Sumanthranum aakuullal,
Dukhena ther nadatheedinaan , bhoopanum,
Nilkka nilkeennu chonan , Raghu nadhanum ,
Gacha gahethi vegallal arul cheythu ,
Nischalamaithu lokavum appol.
“Please get in to the chariot quickly Sita,
We should not waste any more time now”,
And that pretty ladsy saluted him and got in to the chariot ,
Rama who is the husband of Lakshmi ,
After leaving out the sorrow in his mind ,
Saluted his father on the floor, went round him,
And again bowed and saluted him and got in to the chariot.
At that time Lakshmana loaded the ,
Arrows. Bows and quivers in the chariot,
And himself got in to it and Sumanthra with sorrow,
Started driving the chariot and Dasaratha,
Shouted “Stop”, Stop” but Lord Rama told,
Let it go, let it go speedily ,
And the entire world became still then.
Rajeeva lochanan dhoore maranjappol,
Rajavu mohichu veenithu bhoothale,
Sthree bala vrudhavadhi pura vasikal,
Thapam muzhuthu vilapichu pinnale,
“Thishta, thishta, prabho Rama , dayanidhe,
Drushtikku amruthamayoru thirumeni,
Kanaykil yengane jnangal porukkunnu,
Pranano poyithallo vidhi deivame.
When the lotus eyed one disappeared in the distance ,
The king fell down fainted on the floor,
The male , female ,children and old people of the town,
With heightened sorrow went crying behind Rama,
“Oh Lord Rama, oh treasure of mercy, do not go , do not go ,
How can we tolerate when we are not able to see,
Your body which is like nectar ,
Oh God , what a fate , we feel as if our soul has left.
Ingane cholli pralapichu sarvarum ,
Sathwaram therin pirage nada kondaar,
Mannavan thanum chiram pralappichadha ,
Chonnan parichakaranmaarodu aakulaal,
“Yenne yeduthu ini kondu poim Sri Raman,
Thannude mathru gehathilakkuvin,
Ramane verittu jeevichu jnan ini ,
BHoomiyil vazhkennathillennu nischayam.
Telling like this and wailing all the people,
Without delay started walking behind the chariot,
And the king after crying a lot ,
With sorrow told his helpers ,
“Please carry me and put me ,
In the house of Rama’s mother ,
After parting from Rama , I cannot ,
And would not now live in this earth.
Yennathu kettu bruthya janangalum,
Mannavan thanne yeduthu Kausalya than,
Mandhirathingal akkedinaar anneram,
Vannoru dukhena mohichu veenithu,
Pinne yunarnnu karanju thudanginaan,
Khinnamai mevunna Kausalya thannodum.
Hearing these words , those of his servants ,
Carried the king and placed.
Him in the house of Kausalya and at that time,
Again the king fell down fainted
And after waking up started crying,
Even with Kausalya who was also sad.
Sri Ramanum thamasaa nadhi thannude ,
Theeram gamichu vasichu nisamukhe,
Paaneeya mathram upa jeevanam cheythu,
Janakiyodum Niraharanayoru ,
Vruksha mole sayanam cheythu uranginaan.
Lakshmanan villum ambum darichanthike ,
Rakshichu niinu Sumanthrarum aayi ororo,
Dukha vruthanthangalum paranju aakullaal,
Poura janangalum chennarike pukku,
Sri Ramane angu kondu poi koodaikil,
Kanana vasam namakkum yenne varum,
Manasathingal urachu maruvinaar.
When the night fell Sri Rama,
Went to the bank of river Thamasa and stayed there,
Drinking only some liquids and along with Janaki,
Not taking any food , he slept at the root of a tree.
Lakshmana armed with bow and arrows,
Guarded them and with sorrow,
Spent his time talking of sad things with Sumanthra,
And the citizens also came near them,
Thought firmly in their mind that if,
They are not able to take Rama with them,
They also would live in the forest with them.
Poura janathin paridevanam kandu,
Sri Rama devanum ullil niroopichu,
“Sooruyan udhichalum ayaykkuga illivar,
Karyathinnum varum vighnam , mennal ivar,
Khedham kalarnnu thalarnnu urangunnithu ,
Bodham ippol ini unarum vare,
Pokanamippozhe kootuga therennu,
Raghavan vakkukal ketta sumanthrarum,
Vegena therum orumichathanneram,
Raghavanmaarum janaka thanujayum,
Theril yeredinaar , yethum arinjeela ,
Poura janangalum anneram , Sumanthrarum,
Chethu Ayodhyabhimukham gamichittadha,
Thethennu thekkottu thanne nada kondu..
Seeing the crying and sorrow of the citizens,
Sri Rama decided in his mind ,
“When the sun rises , they would not allow us to go,
And there would be problem for our purpose,
And now they are sleeping tired with sorrow,
And they do not have consciousness and,
We shall go from here before they wake up ,
And so immediately get the chariot readied.”
As soon as Sumanthra heard the words of Rama,
And when he immediately got the chariot ready,
Both the Raghavas and the daughter of Janaka,
Got in to the chariot and at that time,
The citizens did not know any thing ,
And Sumanthra drove the chariot ,
For little time towards Ayodhya and ,
Later drove it fast to the southern direction.
Chuthum kidanna pura vasigal yellam,
Pithennal thangal unarnnu nokkum neram,
Kandeela ramaneyennu karanju athi,
Kundithanmaarai , puri pukku mevinaar,
Sita samethanaam Ramane santhatham,
Chethasi chinthichu chinthuchu anu dinam,
Puthra mithradhilkalodum ida chernnu,
Chitha shudhyaa vasicheedinaar yevarum.
All the citizens who were sleeping round them,
At the time , woke up next day but ,
Did not see Rama and cried with deep sorrow ,
And went back to Ayodhya and ,
By always thinking about Rama with Sita,
In their mind again and again daily,
Lived with a very pure mind ,
All of them lived with their sons and friends.
Mangala devatha vallabhan Raghavan,
Ganga thatam pukku Janaki thannodum,
Mangala snanavum cheythu , sahanujam,
Srungi vera vidhure maruveedinaan.
Dasarathiyum videha thanujayum,
Simsubha mooe , sukhena vaneedinaar.
Raghava the husband of the auspicious goddess,
Reached the shores of Ganges and along ,
With Sita took the auspicious bath in the river,
And along with his brother reached a place ,
Not far from the town of Srungivera,
And happily lived below a Iruvul* tree.
*Acacia holosersia
(Meeting with Guha)
Rama gamana mahothsavam yethrayum,
Mamaodhamul kondu kettu guhan thadhaa,
Swamiyai ishta vayasyanai ulloru,
Raman thiruvadfiye kandu vandhippan,
Pakwa manasodu bhakthyaiva sathwaram,
Pakwa phala Madhu pushpadhikal yellam,
Kai kondu chennu Ramagre vinikshippu,
Bhakthyaiva danda namakaravum cheythu.
Guha heard the great festival of coming,
Of Rama with great happiness and to see and,
Worship the feet of God Rama who is a youth like him
He came with a mature mind and devotion speedily,
Along with ripened fruits , honey and flowers,
And after placing them near Rama with devotion,
He saluted Rama by falling on the floor.
Pettennu yeduthu yezhunelpichu vakshasi,
Thushtyaa drudam anachu aasleshavum cheythu,
Mandahasam poondu madhurya poorvakam,
Mandetharam kusala prasnavum cheythu,
Kanja vilochanan than thirumeni,
Kandanjali poondu guhanum ura cheythu.
Rama immediately took and made him stand and,
Hugged him tightly and embraced him,
And with a soft smile sweetly and happily,
Enquired about his news and welfare,
And seeing the lotus eyed one,
With folded hands Guha asked.
Dhanyanayen adiyen innu kevalam ,
Nirnayam Naishada janmabvum pavanam,
Naishadamayulla rajyam ithum oru,
Dhooshana heena madheenamallo thava,
Kinkaranam adiyeneyum rajyavum,
Sangatam koodathe rakshichu kolluga.
Today I have become greatly blessed,
And definitely the life of a tribal has become pure,
And this country which belongs to the tribes,
Is without any faults and please look after me ,
Who am your slave and this country ,
Without any botheration whatsoever.
Santhosham ulkondini ninthiruvadi,
Santhathamathra vasicharuleedenam,
Anthapuram mama shudham makedanam,
Antharmudhaa pada padma renukkallal,
Kale kanivodanugrahikkename.
Along with great happiness your honoured self,
Should always live here and purify,
My private quarters with the divine dust,
Of your lotus like feet and also,
Bless me with great sympathy.
Itharam prarthichu nilkkum Guhanodu,
Mugdha hasam pondu arul cheythu Raghavan,
“Kelkka nee vakyam madeeyam , mama sakhe,
Soukhyam ithil param illa yenikkethume,
Samvathsaram pathinalu kazhiyanam,
Samvasicheeduvaan gramalayangalil,
Anydatham bujikkathum illennu,
Manye vana vasa kalam kazhivolam.”
To Guha who was there after this prayer ,
With a happy smile Sri Rama told,
“My friend, please hear my words,
I cannot have better pleasure than that ,
But I have to spend fourteen years,
In the forests without taking ,
Food given by others till,
The period of the forest life is over.”
“Rajyam mamaithal bhavan mathsakhiyallo,
Poojyanam nee paripalikku santhatham,
Kunta bhavam cheruthu undakayum venda,.
Kondu varika vata kseeram aasu nee..”
Thal kshanam kondu vannu vata ksheeravum,
Lakshmananodum kalarnu Raghuthaman,
Shudha vata ksheera bhoothikale kondu,
Badhamayaru jada makutathodum,
Sodharan thannal kusa daladhyamngalaal,
Sadara mastruthamaya thalpsthale,
Paneeyamathram masichu Vaidehiyum,’
Thanumai palli kuruppu kondeedinaan,
Prasadamoordhni paryanke yadha puraa,
Vasavum cheuythurangeedunnathu pole.”
This country is mine
and are you not my friend,
And you being honorable , please look after this country,
And do not mix sorrow with this arrangement,
And go and bring the milk of banyan tree,”
Immediately the milk of banyan tree was brought,
Along with Lakshmana using the mixture ,
Of ash and the milk from the banyan tree,
And made a firm matted hair style,
And using the durba grass and leaves brought by his brother,
And spread with respect and adoration,
He slept along with his wife Sita,
Who had taken only a liquid food,
With the same happiness of olden times,
When he used to sleep on a cot in his palace.
Lakshmanan villum ambum darichanthike,
Raksahichu ninnu guhanodu koodave,
Lakshmi pathiyata Raghava swamiyum,
Lakshmi bhagawathiyakiys Sitayum,
Vruksha moole kidakkunnathu kandathi,
Dukham kalarnnu bhaspakulansi Guhan,
Lakshmananodu paranju thudanginaan,
“Pushkara nethrane kandeelayo sakhe”
Then Lakshmana carrying his bow and arrow,
Stood gurad for them along with Guha,
Seeing Rama the husband of goddess Lakshmi,
And Sita who was the goddess Lakshmi herself,
Sleeping near the roots of a tree,
Guha with flowing tears due to great sorrow,
Started telling Lakshmana as follows,
“Friend, are you not seeing the lotus eyed one,”
“Parna thalpe bhuvi daru moole k idannu,
Arnojanethra yurangu marauyithu ,
Swarnathalpe bhavanothame salppore,
Punya purushan janakathmajayodum,
Palli kuruppu kollum munnamiha,
Pallava palyanga seemni vananthare ,
Sri rama devasnnu dukham undaguvaan,
Karana bhoothyai vannithu Kaikeyi,
Mandarachithan\masthaya Kaikeyoi than,
Hantha Maha papam aachaichal allo?”
Alas the lotus eyed one had to sleep ,
On a bed of leaves below a tree,
Instead of a golden cot in a great house ,
In a great city , this blessed man,
Along with the daughter of Janaka,
Is sleeping on a bed of leaves ,
In a forest and the reason,
For the sorrow of God Rama,
Is Kaikeyi due to the evil words of Mandara,
And has not this Kaikeyi done a very great sin.?”
Sruthwaa guhokthikal ithama hantha ,
Soumithriyum sathwaram utharam chollinaan,
“Bhadramathe, Srunu, madvachanam Rama-
Bhadra namam japeecheeduga santhatham,.
Kasya dukhasya ko hethur jaga thraye,
Kasya shukhasya vaa ko hi hethu ssakhe,
Poorva janmarjitha karmamathre bhuvi,
Sarva lokarkkum sukha dukha karanam.”
After hearing the words of Guha,
Lakshmana immediately answered him,
“Oh one with
balanced thought ,
Hear my words and chant the names ,
Of Rama always without fail,
In these three words, who is the cause of whose sorrow?
And oh friend, who is the cause of happiness of others?
The reason for pain and pleasure in these worlds,
Is the karma that we have earned in previous births!”
Dukha sukhangal danam cheyvathinnu,
Aarum ulkambilorthu kandalilla nirnayam,.
Yekan mama sukha datha jagathi, mathu,
Yekan mama dukha dathavu ithi vrudha,
Thonnunninitha ajnana budhikal keppozhum,
Thonnukilla budhanmarkku athu yethume,
Jnan ithi ninnu kasrthavennu thonnunnu,
Mansatharil vrudha abhimamena kel,
Lokam nija karma suthra badham, sakhe,
Bogangalum nija karmanusarikal.
Definitely no body has thought in his mind,
About giving away of sorrows and pleasures,
Always the ignorant people tend to think,
That so and so is the one who gave pleasure to me ,
Or so and so is the one who gave sorrow to me,
And such thoughts will not arise to the wise men.
Hear , due to unnecessary pride some times,
We think that we are the people who are doing it,
And the world is tied up by the thread of karma,
And all pleasures that we enjoy arise from real karma.
Mithraryu daseena baandhava dweshya,
Madhyastha suhrud jana beda budhi bramam,
Chithramathre niroopichaal swakarmangal,
Yathra vibhavyathe thathra yadhaa thadhaa,
Dukham sukham nija karma vasaagatham,
Okkeyum yennul kambu kondu ninachathil ,
Yadhyadruthagatham thathra kalanthare,
Thathad bhujichu athi swasthanai vaazhanam.
Friend, enemy , servant , relatives , those who hate us,
The go in between , people who love us are only a mental illusion,
And our actions if we think about it are strange,
As we think , so it happens and sorrow and pleasure ,
Are completely controllable by our real actions,
And when I thought about all these ,
Whatever speedily comes , should over time ,
Definitely become all right and we should live contented.
Bhogathinnai kondu kamikkayum venda,
Bhogam vidhi krutham varjikkayum venda,
Vyarthamortholam vishadha praharshangal,
Chithe shubha ashubha karma phalodhaya ,
Marthya deham punya papangale kondu,
Nithyam unlpannam , vidhi vihitham sakhe.
Do not go on desiring for pleasures,
Pleasures come by fate and so there is no need to forsake it,
As far as I can think worrying about them is a waste,
The human body whose mind gives rise,
To the good and bad is the place ,
Where sins and blessings are produced,
And so all these are determined by fate.
Soukhya dukhangal sahajam yevarkkume ,
Neekkavathalla surasuranmaaralum,
Loka sukhanantharam dukhamai varum,
Aakulamilla dukhanantharam sukham,
Noonam dina Rathri pole gathagatham,
Manase chinthikkil athyum allado,
Dukha madhye sukhamayum varum pinne ,
Dukham shuka Madhya samsthamayum varum,
Randum anyonya samyuthamai yevanum,
Undu, jala pankamenna pole SAkhe ,
Aakayaal dairyena vidwajjanam hrudhi,
Soka harshangal koodathe vasikkunnu.
Ishtamayullathu thanne varumbozhum,
Ishtam mallathathu thanne varumbozhum,
Trushtahmana maruvunnu budha janam,
Drushtamellam Maha mayethi bhavanaal.
Pleasures and pains are common to everyone,
And these cannot be removed by devas or asuras,
In the world sorrow comes after pleasure,
And no need to worry , it is followed by pleasure,
And they keep on changing like day and night ,
And when we think about it , it does not stop with that,
Pleasure comes in the middle of sorrows,
And sorrows come in the middle of pleasures,
And there are people for whom they are merged together ,
And friend they are like water and mud ,
And because of these , the learned people ,
Live without happiness and sorrow in their mind.
Itham Guhanum Sumithrathmajanumai,
Vruthantha bhedam paranju nilkkuneram,
Mithranudhichithu sathwaram RAghavan,
Nithya karamngalum cheytharuli cheythu ,
“Thoni varuthuga “ yennappol Guhan nalla ,
Thoniyum konduvannasu, vanaginaan.
When Guha and the son of Sumithra ,
Were talking several subjects ,
The Sun came up and immediately Rama,
Finished his morning rituals and told,
“Arrange for a boat” and immediately Guha ,
Brought immediately a boat and saluted him.
“Swmin, iyam dronika samaruhyathaam,
Somithrina , Janakathmajayaa samam,
Thoni thuzhayunnathum adiyan thanne,
Manava veera , Mama Prana vallabha,”
Oh Lord , please get in to this boat,
Along with Lakshmana and Janaki ,
I myself am going to row the boat,
Oh Valorous man , The lord of my soul.
Srunga veradhipan vakku ketta neram,
Mangala devathayakiya Sitaye,
Kaiyum pidichu karethi guhanude ,
Kaiyum pidichu karereedinaan,
Aayudham yellam eduthu Soumithriyum,
Aayathamayoru thoni krerinaan,
Jnanathi vargathodu koode guhan para-
Madaravodu vahichithu thoniyum.
As soon as he heard the words of king of Srungavera,
He first helped Sita , who is the goddess of auspiciousness,
To get in to the boat holding her hands,
Then he got in , holding the hands of Guha,
And along with all the weapons,
Lakshmana also got in and ,
With the help extended by his relatives,
Guha rowed the boat with great respect.
Mangalapangiyaam Janaki deviyum,
Gangaya prarthichu nannai vananginaal,
“Gange Bhagawathi , devi Namosthuthe,
Sangena Shambhu than mouliyil vazzhunna ,
Sundari, Haimavathi , Namosthe namo,
Mandakini devi Ganga namosthuthe,
Jnangal vanavasavum kazhinju aadaraal,
Ingu vannal bali poojakal nalguvan,
Rakshichu kolga nee aapathu koodathe,
Dakshari vallabhe , gange , Namosthuthe,”
Itharam prarthichu vandichirikkave ,
Sathwaram parakulam gamicheedinaar,
THoniyil ninnu thazhathirangi guhan,
Thane thozhuthu apekshichaan manogatham,
“koode vida kolvathinnu adiyanum oru
Aadal koodathe anujna nalkeedanam ,
Pranangale kalanjeeduvaan allaikil,
Enanga bimbanana , Jagathee pathe,”
The lady Sita who had auspicious characters,
Prayed river Ganges and saluted her,
“Oh Ganges , Oh Goddess , My salutations,
Oh pretty one who lives on the crown of Shiva,
Oh golden lady , my salutations ,
Oh slow moving river , Oh goddess, Oh ganges, salutations,
When we all come back after the life in the forest,
And come here , I would offer you sacrifices and worship.”
And after she prayed and saluted her ,
They speedily reached the other shore,
Guha got out of the boat, saluted them and told his wish,
“Please give me
permission to go with you,
otherwise I will gave away my life here
,
Oh Lord of the universe , Oh God with moon like face.
Naishada vakhyangal kettu manasi ,
SAnthoshena Raghavan yevam arul cheythu,
“Sathyam pathinnalu samvathsaram vipina-
Thil vasichu varuvan viravil jnan,
Chitha vishadamozhinju vaneedu nee ,
Sathya virodham varaa Ramabhashitham.
Hearing the words of that tribal ,
With a happy frame of mind Rama told him as follows,
“It is an oath , we would live in the forest.
For fourteen years and we surely would come back,
And so please go and live without worries,
Because the words of Rama will never become untrue.”
Itham oro vidham aruli cheythu,
Chitha modhena Gadasleshavum cheythu,
Bhakthana pokennayachu Raghuthaman,
Bhakthya namaskaichu anjaliyum cheythu,
Mandam mandam thoni mele guhan veendu,
Mandiram pukku chinthichu maruvinaan,
Like this he advised him on several things,
And with wonderful joy hugged him tightly,
And then that Rama send back the devotee,
And he after saluting him with great devotion ,
Slowly and slowly Guha rode the boat ,
And went to his home and became thoughtful.
(Entering in to hermitage of Bharadwaja)
Vaidehi thannodu koodave Raghavan,
Sodaranodum oru mrugathe konnu,
SAdaram bhukthwa sukhena vasichithu,
Padapamoole daladya thalp sthale,
Marthanda devan udhichoranantharam,
Parthivan arghyadhi nithya karmam cheuthu,
Chennu Bhardwajanaya thapodhanan,
Thannasrama padathinnaduthu aadharaal,
Chitha modathodirunnoru nerathu,
Thathra kanayithoru vatu thanneyum.
Then Rama along with Vaidehi(Sita) ,
And his brother , killed a deer ,
And happily ate it and slept happily ,
On a bed of leaves below a tree.
When the Sun rose up , he finished,
His daily rituals including washing of his feet,
And walked towards the hermitage ,
Of sage Bharadwaja and when they,
Were with joy, nearing the hermitage,
They were able to see a student of Vedas.
Appol avanodu arul cheythu Raghavan,
“ Ippozhe nee Muniyodu unartikkanam,
Raman Dasaratha nandanan undu,
Than bhaminiyodum anujanodum vannu,
Parthirikkunnathu tajanthikeyenna,
Vartha vaikathe yunathikku “ yennappol,
Thapasa sreshtanosu Brahmachari chennu,
AAbhoga santhoshamodu cholledinaan,
“Asrama pranthe Dasarathaputhranu,
Asritha vathsala , parthiruneedunnu ,”
Sruthwa Bharadawajanitham samuthaya,
Hasthe samadhaaya saargya paadhyadhiyum ,
Gathwa Raghuthama sannidhow sathwaram,
Bhakthyaiva poojayithwa saha Lakshanam,
Drushtwaa ramaavaram Ramam dhayaparam,
Thushtyaa paramanandabdhow muzhuginaan.
Then Rama told him,
“Now itself you go and tell the sage ,
That Rama the son of Dasaratha is here ,
Along with his wife and younger brother,
And has come and reached near the hermitage,
And please go and tell him without any delay.,”
And that student went immediately and told the sage,
Along with completely brimming happiness ,
“Oh lover of people who depend on you,
The son of Dasaratha is near our hermitage,”
And hearing this sage Bharadwaja got up,
And taking with him water and other requirements,
Immediately went in front of Sri Rama,
And then he worshipped him along with Lakshmana,
And seeing Rama along with Lakshmi who are full of mercy,
And got drowned in the great joy.
Dasarathiyum Bharadwaja padangal,
AAsu vananginaan bharyanujanwitham,
Aseervachana poorvam munipungavan,
Aasyanandami yam aurli cheythu,
“padarajasaa pavithramaakeedu nee ,
Vedathmaka , mama parna saalam imam.”
Sri Rama along with his brother and wife,
Saluted the feet of Bharadwaja ,
And with the words of blessing that
Sage told with great happiness ,
“ BY the dust of your feet you purify,
Oh soul of Vedas , my hermitage.”
Itham mukthvotaja maaneeya sithayaa ,
Sathya swaroopam sahanujam sadaram,
Poojaa vidhanena poojichutan ,
Bharadwaja thapodhana sreshtan arul cheythu.”
After telling this he took Sita ,
Rama who is the form of truth
And Lakshmana inside the hut,
He worshipped them according to rules,
And then that great sage told them.
“Ninnodu sangamam undakuka karanam,
Innu vannu thapa saaphalya mokkave ,
Jnatham mayaa thavodantham Raghupathe,
Bhoothamagamikam vaa karuna nidhe,
Jnan arinjen paramathma bhavan Karya-
Manushanayithu mayayaa bhoothale .”
Due to my meeting you today,
Today I am getting the fruit of all my penance ,
Oh Lord of Raghu clan, I know all about your story,
The past as well as the future , Oh treasure of mercy,
I understood that you are the divine spirit,
Which has become a man , by illusion in this earth.
Brahmanaa pandu samprarthithan aakayaal,
Janmam undayathu yathonninnu yennathum,
Kanana vasa avakasa mundayathum,
Jnan arinjeedinen innathinnu yennado,
Jnana drushtyaa thava dhyanaika jathayaa,
Jnana moorthe , sakalatheyum kandu jnan,
Yenthinnu jnan valare paranjidunnu,
Santhushta budhyaa krutharthanyen aham.
Due to being requested by Brahma earlier,
For what purpose you have taken birth,
And also the reason for the life in the forest,
I have understood the reason for it,
With my divine vision which I got by praying you,
Oh personification of wisdom , I have seen everything,
Why should I tell more about it ,
I am with a joyful way thankful to you.
Sripathi Raghavan vandichu sadaram,
Thapasa sreshtanou yevam arul cheythu,
“Kshatra bandhukalai ulloru jnangale ,
Chitha modathodu anugrahikkename ,
Itham anyonya bhashanavum cheythu ,
Thathra kazhinjathu Rathri muniyumai.
Then that divine Lord Rama saluted him,
And told as follows to the great sage ,
“Be kind enough to bless us who are ,
The friends and helpers of kings , with joy.”
Like that after talking with each other ,
The night was over in the company of the sage.
Entering into hermitage of Valmiki
Uthanavum cheythu ushasi munivara,
Puthrarayulla kumarakanmaarai,
Uthamamaaya kalindhi nadhiyeyum,
Utheerya thapada ishta maargena poi ,
Chithra koodariye prapichathu javaal,
Thathra Valmiki thannasramam nirmalam,
Nana muni sangulam kevalam,
Nana mruga dwijaakeernam manoharam,
Uthama vruksha latha parishobitham,
Nithya kusuma phala dala samyutham,
Thathra gathwaasamaaseenam munikula,
Sathamam drushtwaa namaskaricheedinaan.
They got up at the break of dawn,
And along with the lads who were the sons,
Crossed the river Yamuna,
And after getting down , proceeded ,
By the way shown to them by the sages,
And reached the Chithra koota mountain,
And there they went to the hermitage of Valmiki,
Which was pure , filled by several sages,
Full of various types of animals,
Pretty , shining with good trees and climbers,
And which has flowers , fruits and leaves produced daily,
And saw the sage who was sitting and saluted him.
Ramam ramavaram veeram manoharam,
KOmalam , shyamalam , kamadam, Mohanam,
Kandarpa Sundara mindivarekshanao,
Indraadhi vrundarakai rabhi vanditham,
Bana thoonira danurdaram vishtpa-
Thrana nipunam, Jatamakutojjwalam,
Janaki lakshmanopetham raghuthamam,
Manavendram kandu valmikiyum thadhaa,
Santhosha bhashpa kulakshanaai Raghavan,
Than thirumeni gaadam punarneedinaan.
Seeing Rama, the blessed valorous Rama who is handsome,
Eye catching , black in colour , attractive , pretty,
Who is as pretty as God of love, who has eyes like blue lotus ,
Who is worshipped by Indra and the hoards of devas,
Who carries arrows, bow and quiver ,
Who is an expert in protecting the world,
Who shines with the matted made up hair,
Who is accompanied by Sita and Lakshmana ,
Who is king among men , Valmiki shed tears of joy,
And embraced tightly the body of Rama.
Narayanam, Paramananda vigraham,
Karunya peeyush sagaram maanusham,
Poojayithwa jagat poojyam Jaganmayam,
Rajeeva lochanam , Rajendra sekaram,
Bhakthi poondu Arghya paadhyadhigal kondu adha,
Mukthi pradanaaya Nadhanu sadaram,
Pakwa madhura Madhu phala moolangal,
Okke nivedichu bhojanartham mudhaa.
Narayana , the form of divine joy,
The man who is sea of the nectar of mercy ,
Was worshipped and the most honorable of the universe,
He who pervades all over universe, One who has lotus like eyes ,
The great king and the one who grants salvation was worshipped with devotion,
By offering him water for drinking and washing his feet
And he was offered food of fully ripe honey like fruits and roots.
Bhukthwa parisramam theerthu Raghavan,
Nathwaa muni varan thannodu arul cheythu,
“Thathajnayaa vanathinnu purapettu,
Sodaranodum , janakathmajayodum,
Hethuvo jnan parayanam yennillalo,
Vedanthinaam bhavatham ariyamallo.
After eating and taking rest to remove tiredness,
And after saluting the sage, Rama told him,
“ Due to the orders of father , I started ,
Along with my brother and daughter of Janaka,
And I do not think that I should tell the reason,
For you a scholar of Vedas would be knowing it.
Yathoredethu Sukhena vasikkavu,
Sitayodum koodi yennarul cheyyanam,
Iddikil ottu kalam vasicheeduvaan ,
Chithe perikayundasa Mana Mune ,
Ingane yulla divyanmar irikkunna,
Mangal desangal mukhyvasochitham.
Please tell me where I should live ,
Happily along with Sita, for,
There is a desire in my mind ,
To stay here for a long time,
For these are auspicious places ,
Where sages live is suitable for living.
Yennathu kettu Valmiki Maha muni,
Mandasmitham cheythu yeevannam arul cheythu,
“SArva lokangalum ningal vasikkunnu,
SArva lokeshu neeyum vasichidunnu,
Ingane sadaranam nivasa sthalam,
Angane aakayal yenthu chollavathum,
Sita sahithanai vazhuvan yinnoru,
Desam viseshena chodikka karanam,
Soukhyena they vasippanulla mandiram,
Aakhya viseshena chollunnathundu jnan.
Hearing this the great sage Valmiki,
Smilingly told as follows,
“All the worlds live in you,
And you live all over the world,
And since your place of residence is like this,
What shall I reply to you?
Since you asked for a suitable place ,
To live along with Sita , I shall tell you,
About the home where you can live with her happily,
I shall tell you this with description.
SAnthushtarai samadrushtikalai bahu,
Janthukkalil dwesha heena mathikalai,
SAntharai ninne japivvar thammude ,
Swantham ninakku sukha vasa mandiram,
Nithya dharmadharma mellam upekshichu,
BHakthyaa bhavane bhajikkunnavarude ,
Chitha sarojam bhavaniruneeduvaan,
Uthamami vilangeedunna mandiram,
Nithyavum ninne saranamai prapichu,
Nirdwadwadwrai nispruharai , nireeharai,
Than manthra japakaramayulla manushar,
Thanmana pankajam they sukha mandiram.
For you the house where you can live with happiness ,
Is the heart of those who are contented , tolerant ,
Who do not have any hatred to any beings,
Who are peaceful and meditate your name .
The lotus like heart of those who have forsaken,
All the daily rituals but pray and sing about you
Is the house which is very suitable for your living.
The lotus like heart of those , who have daily surrendered to you,
Who consider themselves not any different from you,
Who do not have any jealousy in them,
Who do not have worldly desires ,
And who are busy with chanting your name.
SAntharai nirahankarikalai,
Santha raga dwesha manasanmaarai ,
Loshatasma kanchana thulya mathikalaam,
Sreshta mathikal manasthava mandiram,
The mind of those very intelligent beings,
Who are peaceful , who do not have pride ,
Who consider mud and gold as equal is your home.
Ningal samastha karmangal samarpichu,
Ningale dathamayoru manassodum,
Santhushtaraai maruvunnavar manasam,
Santhatham they sukha vasaya mandiram,
Ishtam labichittu santhoshamillottum,
Ishte tharapthikku anuthapavum illa,
Sarvavum mayethi nischithya vazhunna,
Divya manassu thava vasaya mandiram.
The house of those who have dedicated,
All their actions to you and live with,
A mind given to you and live ,
With great contentment is always,
A suitable place of pleasurable stay to you.
The mind of those who are not happy ,
By fulfillment of all their wishes.
Or are sad by non fulfillment of their desires,
And live with a firm faith that all is illusion,
Is divine and is the temple where you live.
Shad bhava vikarangal okkeyum,
Ulpoovilorkkilo dehathineyullu,
Kshuthrud bhava sukha dukhadhi sarvavum,
Chithe vicharikkil athmavinillethum,
Itham urachu bhajikkunnavarude ,
Chitham thava sukha vasaya mandiram.
All the emotions in the six stages of life ,
Viz birth , childhood , teen age , youth , old age and death,
If we think within our mind affect only the body,
All hunger , thirst , pain and pleasure ,
If we think are not applicable to the soul.
The mind of those they believe in this,
And sing about you is a good home for you.
Yavouruthan bhavantham param chilghanam,
Veda swaroopam, anantham yekam sathaam,
Vedantha vedhyamadhyam , jagal karanam,
Nadantharoopam para Brahmam achyutham,
Sarva gruhasayastham samasthadhaaram,
Sarva gatham parathhmaana malepakam,
Vasudevam varadam vaaranyam Jagad,
Vasinaam aathmanaa kanunnathum sadaa ,
Thasya chithe Janakathmajaya samam,
Nissamsayam vasicheeduga Sri pathe.
His mind who is able to always see your form,
As the divinely dense form of Vedas,
Which is limitless , which is alone ,
Which is the beginning of Vedas and Vedanthas ,
Which is the cause of universe , which is form at the end of sound,
Which is the divine Brahmam , Which is Achyutha ,
Which is in all homes , which is the basis of all,
Which goes everywhere , which is the called the divine soul,
Which is Vasudeva , Which is the one who blesses,
Which is that wished by all and which lives all over the universe,
Is a very suitable place for you and daughter of janaka to live.
Santhatha abhyasa drud krutha chethasam,
SAnthatham thwal pada sevarathathmanam,
Santhatham thwannama manthra japa suchi,
Santhosha chethasaam , bhakthi dravaythmaanam,
Amthargathanai vasikka nee sitayaa,
Chinthitha chinthamane, dhayaa varidhe.
Oh God who gives all just by thought , oh sea of mercy,
Along with Sita you please live in the mind of those,
Whose mind has become firm by constant practice
Who are always interested in serving your feet,
Who are always interested in chanting your name,
And who are happy and rich with great devotion,
Along with a form that cannot be known by everyone.
(The biography of Valmiki)
Karnamrutham thava nama mahathmyamo,
Varnippathinnu aarkkum aavathumallallo,
Chinmayanaya nin nama mahima yaal,
Brahma muniyai channjithu jnanado
No one can possibly adequately describe,
The greatness of your nectar like name ,
And by the greatness of your divine self,
I am a Brahma sage, please unsderstand.
Durmathi jnan kirathanmaarumai puraa,
Nirmarydhakal cheythen pala tharam,
Janma rathra dwijathwam munnamullathum,
Brahma karmangal okke vedinju jnaan.
Sudra samachara thalparanayoru,
Shudra tharuniyumai vasichen chiram.
I was evil minded and along with hunters,
I did several disrespectful things several times,
Though I was born in a Brahmin family earlier,
I forsook all the rituals of a Brahmin,
And I got interested in the activities of Shudras,
And I lived with a shudra girl for some time.
Puthrareyum valare janippichithu ,
Nisthrapam choranmarodu koode chernnu,
Nithyavum choranaio villum ambum darichu,
Yethra janthukkale konnen chathichu jnan,
Yethra vasthu parichen dwijanmarodu,
Matha muneendra vanathil ninnekadaa.
I produced several sons ,
And without shame joined along with thieves,
I daily became a thief and wearing bow and arrow,
I killed several beings by deceiving them ,
I plundered much material from Brahmins,
And once in a forest of sages,
Saptha munigal varunnathu kandu jnan ,
Thathra vegena chennen munimarude ,
Vasthradhikal paricheduvaan moodanai,
Madhyahna marthanda theja swaroopikal,
Nirdhayam prapthanam dushtanam yenneyum,
Vidrutham nirjane ghora mahavane ,
Drushtwaa sasambramam yennodarul cheythu,
“Thishta, thisht , thwaya karthavyam athra kim,
Dushtamathe paramartham paragennu ,
Thushtyaa muni varanmaar arul cheythappol,
Nishtoorathmavaya jnanum avarkalodu,
Ishtam madheeyam paranjen nruparaja.
When I saw seven sages coming there.
I went there speedily for plundering,
The cloths of the sages like an idiot.
Those sages with the shine of the noon sun,
Seeing me , a bad man, approaching them ,
Without any mercy , speedily in the dense forest ,
Without any human beings , with great nervousness,
Told me, “stop, stop , what are you doing?
Oh bad man , tell us the truth,”
And when those satisfied sages told like that,
I being a very cruel soul , Oh king,
I told them “That is my wish”
Puthra daradhikal undenekkethrayum,
Kshud prapeedithar aayirikkunu,
Vruthi kazhippan vazhi pokkorodu jnan,
Nithyam pidichu parikkumarakunnu,
Ningalodum graheecheedanam yethanum ,
Yingane chinthichu vegena vannu jnan.
I have several sons and wives,
And they have been affected by hunger and thirst,
And as a profession I steal things,
From the wayfarers and I have,
To take something from you also,
Thinking like that I came speedily here.
Chonnar muni varanmaar athu kettudan,
Yennodu manda smitham cheythu sadaram,
“Yengil nee jnangal chollunnathu kelkkanam,
Nin kudumbathodu chennu chodhikka nee,
Ningale cholli jnan cheyyunna papangal ,
Ningal koode pakuthottu vaangeedumo?
Yennu nee chennu chodhichu varuvolam,
Ninnudum athraiva jnangal nissamsayam.
As soon as they heard it those great sages told,
To me with great respect and with a smile,
“Then you should obey what we tell,
You go and ask your family members,
Would all of you be prepared to share ,
The sins that I do for the sake of you?
Till you go and ask and come back,
Without any doubt , we will stand here.
Ithamakarnya jnan veendu poi chennu mal-,
Puthra daradhikalodu chodhyam cheithen,
“Dushkarma sanchayam cheythu jnan ningale,
Yokke bharichu kollunnu dinam prathi,
Thal phalam mottottu ningal vangeedumo?
Mal papam okke jnan thanne bhujikkenamo,
SAthyam parayanam” yennu jnan chonathinnu ,
Utharamai avar yennodu chollinaar,
“Nithyavum cheyyunna karma guna phalam,
Karthavozhinju mathanyan bhujikkumo?
Thanthan nirantharam cheyyunna karmangal ,
Than than anubhavicheeduga yenne varu.”
Hearing this I went to my house and asked,
My wives and sons as follows,
“Daily I do several sins for looking after all of you,,
And would you share that sin that I commit with me,
Or should I alone eat all those sins?
Please tell me the truth” , When I asked like this,
They told me as a reply to my question,
“For the good and bad that are being done daily,
Who else but the doer will eat the sin?
For all actions that you do yourself,
You yourself should face the consequences.”
Jnan athu kettu Jatha nirvedanai,
Manase chinthichu chinthichoro tharam,
Thapasanmaar ninnarullunna dikkinnu ,
Thapena chennu namaskaricheedinen,
Nithya thapodhana sangama hethuna,
Sudhamai vannithen anthakaranavum.
Hearing that I got disinterested in that life,,
Thought and again thought in my mind,
And with sorrow reached the place,
Where the sages were standing and saluted them.
Due to my contact with those sages,
My mind became very pure.
Thyakthwaa dhanu saradhyangalum dhoore jnan,
Bhakthyaa namaskarichen pada sannidhou,
“Durgathi sagare magnanai veezhuvaan,
Nirgamacheedum yenne karunathmanaa,
Rakshichu kollename saranagatha ,
Rakshanam bhooshanamallo Mahathmanam,”
Spashtam ithykthwa pathitham padanthike,
Drushtwaa muni varanmaarum arul cheythu.
After throwing out the bow and arrows far away,
I saluted their feet with great devotion and told,
“Please save me who was preparing to drowning in the ,
Sea of hell with great mercy , for saving those who surrender,
To them is an ornament to great people”,
After clearly telling this I fell at their feet,
And seeing that those great sages told me.
“Uthishta bhadram uthishta they santhatham,
Swasthyasthu chitha shidhi sa deiva sthuthe ,
Sadhya phalam varum sajjana sangamam,
Vidwath jananaam mahathwamethath drusam,
Innu thanne tharunnundoru upadesam,
Yennal ninakku athinaale gathi varum.”
Get up , you please get up now,
You will get peace of mind by praying the God,
And by company of good people and learned people ,
You would get immediate result and see it soon.
We will teach you even today itself,
So that you will get salvation because of that.
Anyonyamaalokanam cheythu manase,
Dhanya thapodhanarum vicharichu,
“Durvruthan yetham dwijadaman ivan,
Divya janathalum upekshya nennagilum,
Raksha rakshethi saranam gamichavan,
Rakshaneeyan prayathnena dushtopi vaa,
Moksha maargopadesena rakshikkanam,
Sakshaal para brahma bodha pradhanena.
After thinking as well as consulting with each other,
Those honourable sages thought like this,
“He is one with bad character as well as a debased Brahmin,
And though he is being forsaken by divine people,
He has come to surrender to us saying Save, Save,
And so though he is a bad one he is fit to be saved,
By giving him the knowledge of the divine Brahmam.”
Itham ukthwa Rama nama varna dwayam,
Vyathyastha varna roopena cholli thannar ,
“nithyam maramarathyevam japikka nee,
Chitham yekgramaaki kondu anaratham,
Jnangal ingottu varuvolavum punar.
Yingane thanne japichirunnedu nee .”
Saying this they taught me two ,
“Rama” words in a different way, and told,
“Daily please chant mara mara ,
With a concentrated mind without break.
Till we again come back ,
You please chant the same thing”.
Itham anugraham dathwaa muneendranmaar,
Sathwaram divya padhaa gamicheedinaar.
Nathwaa marethi japichicinrunnen aham,
Bhakthyaa sahasra yugam kazhivolavum,
Puthu kondu yennudal moodi maramjithu ,
Muthum maranju chamanjithu bahyavum,
Thapasendramarum yezhunelli naar,
Gopathimarudayam cheythathu pole,
Nishkramichidennu chonnathu kettu jnan,
Nirgamicheedinen aasu nakudharaal.”
After giving blessing like this, those great sages,
Went along the divine path,
And I started chanting Maraa with great devotion,
For a period of one thousand yugas with devotion,
And I was completely hidden by an ant hill,
And I was completely hidden from outside,
And at that time those great sages came there,
And hearing their words “come out”,
And I came out breaking the ant hill.
Valmeeka madhyathaa ninnu janikkayaal,
Muneendranmaar abhidhanavum cheythaar,
“Valmeekiyaam muni sreshtan bhavan, bahu,
Lamnaya Vedhi yai , brahmajan aaka nee,”
Yennarul cheythezhnneli munikalum,
Annu thudangi jnan ingane vannathum,
Rama namathin prabhavam nimithamai,
Rama, jnan inganyai chamanjeedinen,
Innu Sita sumithathmajanmaarodum,
Ninne mudhaa kanunnathinnu avakasavum,
Vannithenikku munnam cheytha punyavum,
Nannai phalichu Karuna jala nidhe,
Rajeevalochanam Ramam Dhayaparam,
Rajendrashekaram Raghavam chakshusha,
Kanaya moolam vimuthanayen aham,
Thrana nipuna , tridasa kula pathe.
Since I was born again out of an ant hill(Valmika) ,
Those great sages also named me,
“You are the great sage called Vamiki,
May you know all the Vedas and become a sage of Brahma,”
Saying that those great sages went their way,
And from that day I had come here ,
Due to the power of the name of Rama,
Oh Rama, I became as you see me,
And today I got a chance to see you ,
Along with Sita and son of Sumithra,
Possibly due to the good deeds that I have done earlier ,
Have given me this good result , Oh sea of the water of mercy,
Oh lotus eyed one ,Oh Rama, Oh merciful one,
Oh son of a great king , Oh Raghava ,
By seeing you by my own eyes,
I have attained freedom from desires,
Oh expert in saving , Oh Lord of the devas.
“Sithaya sardham vasipathinayoru,
Modha kara sthalam katti tharuvaan jnan,
Ponnalum’, yennu yezhunellinnan anthike,
Chernnulla sishya parivruthanaam muni,
Chithra kootachala gangayoranthara,
Chithramayoru utajam theerthu maamuni,
Thekkum, vadakkum , kizhakkum padinjarum,
Akshi vimohanamai randu salayum,
Nirmichivide yirikkennu arul cheythu,
Manmada thulyan janakaja thannodum,
Nirmalannaigiya Lakshmanan thannodum,
Brahmathmanaa maruveedinaan Ramanum,
Valmikiyaal nithya poojithanai sadaa ,
Kamyangiyayulla Janaki thannodum,
Sodaranagiya Lakshmanan thannodum,
Sadaramananda mul kkondu mevinaan,
Deva mni vara sevithanaikiya,
Devarajan divi vazhunnthu pole.
For comfortably living with Sita,
I would show a place , come with me”
Thus telling he went along .
Surrounded by his various disciple sages,
To a place in between Ganges and Chithrakoota mountain,
And sage constructed there a very pretty hermitage,
And constructed two roads from east to west and south to north,
Which were extremely pretty to look at,
And requested Rama to live there, along ,
With Sita who was equivalent to god of love,
And brother Lakshmana who was pure,
Rama who was the Brahmathma lived there,
Being daily worshipped by Valmiki,
Along with Sita who had pretty limbs,
And along with his brother Lakshmana,
And lived there with great happiness,
Similar to Indra the king of devas being served
By Narada and living on earth.
The death of Dasaratha
Manthri varanaam sumanthrarum yeriyaa,
Rathasaa scha chennayodhya pukkedinaan,
Vasthrena vakthravum aachadhya kannu neer,
Athyartham mithithu veendum thudachum,
Atherum purathu bhagatthu nirthi chennu,
Dheerathayode vananginaan,
“Dhatri pathe , Jaya veera moule , jaya,
Sasthramathe , jaya souryambhudhe , jaya ,
Keerthi nidhe , Jaya swaminm, jaya , jaya,
Marthanda gothra Jatha uthamsame , jaya,
Yitharam cholli sthuthichu vanangiya ,
Bruthyonadu aasu chodhichu nrupothaman.
That minister Sumanthra after getting in to the chariot,
Reached Ayodhya , covering his face with a cloth,
Shedding copious tears , which he again and again wiped.
He parked that chariot outside Dasaratha’s home,
And with great courage saluted the king and told,
“Oh lord of earth , Victory to the valorous crown,
Victory to one with intelligence , Victory to the sea of valour,
Victory to treasure of fame , Victory to the master, victory,victory,
Oh great one born in the clan of sun god, victory,
To that servant who told like this and praised by him,
That great king asked at that time.
“Sodaranodum , janakathmajayodum,
Yethoru dikkilirikkunnu Raghavan,
Nirlajja nai, athi papiyaam yennodu,
CHolluvan yenthonnu cholliyathu yennude,
Lakshmanan , yendhu paranju viseshichu,
Lakshmi samamaya Janaki deviyum,
Ha Rama, Ha guna varidhe Lakshmana,
Varija lochana , Bale Mithilaje,
Dukham muzhuthu marippan thudangunna,
Dushkrithiyaam , yennarikathu irippanum,
Makkaleym kandenikku marippanum
Ikkalam illathe vannu sukkruthvam.
“Where is Rama along with the daughter of Janaka ,
As well his brother , and what did he tell to inform me,
Who is shameless and a very great sinner,
What message did Lakshmana sent to me?
And also the Goddess Lakshmi like Janaki,
Hey Rama , Hey ocean of good qualities, Hey Lakshmana,
Hey lotus eyed lass who is the daughter of Mithila,
To be near me who due to heightened sorrow,
Am nearing my death , who is there ?
And my bad luck is that I am,
Going to die not seeing my children.
Itham paranju kezhunna nrupendranodu,
Ul thapamodu ura cheythu Sumanthrarum,
“Sri Rama Sita, Sumithrathjanmare,
Theril yethi kondu poyen thavagnaya,
Srungi verakhya pura savidhe chennu,
Ganga thate vasichidum dasanthare,
Kandu thozhuthithu Srungiveradhipan,
Kondu vannu Guhan moola phaladikal.
To the king who was crying like this after telling like this,
Along with a great pain in the mind Sumanthra told,
“As per your orders , I took in the chariot,
Rama , Sita and son of Sumathra ,
And when we reached Srungi verakhya pura,
And when we were living in the banks of Ganges,
The king of Srungiverakhyapura , Guha,
Brought several roots and fruits.”
Trikaikai kondu thottu prigrahichu,
Aa kumaranmaar jatayum darichithu,
Pinne Raghutham yennodu chollinaan,
“Yenne niroopichu dukhiyayaka aarume,
Chollenam yennude thathanodum bala,
Allal ullathil undakathirikkanam.
Soukhya mayodhyayilerum vanangalil,
Mokha sidhikkum peruvazhiyai varum,
Mathavinnum namaskram viseshichu,
Khedam yenne kurichu undakaruthu yethum,
Pinneyum pinneyum cholga pithavu,
Athi khinnamai vardakhya peedithanaakayaal,
Yenna pinjulla dukham aseshavum ,
Dhanya vakhyamrutham kondu dakeedanam.”
Those lads accepted just by touching them,
And they both wore the matted hair there ,
And later Sri Rama told to me as follows,
“Let no one be sad thinking about me,
You have to tell this to my father and request him,
Not to worry too much in his mind about me,
In fact in forests life is more pleasant than Ayodhya,
And it is also the high way to attain salvation,
My salutations to my mother , With a request,
That she should not have special sorrow about me,
And tell this again and again because my father ,
Is very old and extremely sad , he should ,
Control the sorrow of parting with me,
By the blessed nectar like words.”
Janakiyum thozhuthu yennodu chollinaal,
Aanana padmavum thazhthi mandam mandam,
Aasu kanangalum vaarthu sagadhgadham,
“ Shusru padeshu Sashtangam namaskaram,
Thoni kareri guhanodu koodave ,
Prana viyogena ninnen adiyanum,
Akkara chennu irangi poi maravolam,
Yikkare ninnu sava sareeram pole ,
Nalanju nazhiga chennavare Dairya,
Maalabhya mandam nivruthan aayeedinen.
Janaki also saluted me and told,
From her lotus like face , slowly and slowly,
With shedding tears and stuttering voice,
“My salutations to the feet of my father in law”,
And then they got in to the boat along with Guha,
And when they parted with me, I stood there,
Till they reached the other shore and disappear from my vision,
And I stood in this shore like the body of a dead man,
And only after passing five six miles , I got back,
My courage and slowly got free of that feeling.
Thathra Kausalya paranju thudanginaal,
“Dathamallo pandu pande vara dwayam,
Ishtayayoru Kaikeyikku Rajyamo,
Thustanai nalgiyaal prorayirinnithO?
Mal puthrane kanananthe kalavathinu,
Yi papi yenthu pizhachithu deivame,
Yevamellam varuthi thaniye pari-
Devanam cheyvathinnenthu karanam?
Then Kausalya started telling as follows,
“ The two boons have been given long long ago,
To the very dear Kaikeyi, was it not,
Sufficient to give her a kingdom with happiness?
What bad acts has this sinner done,
So that her son is sent to the forest,
And what is the reason for all this ,
Cry and wail from our part?
Bhoopathi Kausalya chonnoru vakkukal ,
Thapena kettu mandam paranjeedinaan,
“ Punnil oru kolli vekunnathu pole,
Punyamillathe maam khedippiyayaga nee?
Dukhamul kondu marippan thudangu men,
Ulkkambu urukki chamakkayka vallabhe,
Prana prayanameduthu thapodhanan,
Prana viyoge sapichathu karanam.
The king heard the words told by Kausalya,
With great pain and slowly told,
“Without any purpose why are you ,
Keeping a burning stick on a wound ,
And increasing my sorrow?
Please do not melt my inner feelings,
At a time when I am going to die of sorrow,
And this is because of the curse of a sage ,
When he was preparing to die.”
Kelkka nee sapa vruthantham , manohare,
Sakshal thapswikal easwaranmaar allo,
Ardha rathrou sara jalavum chapavum,,
Hasthe darichu mrugaya vivasanai,
Vahini theere vananthara manase,
Mohena nilkkunna neramoru muni,
Dahena matha pithakkal niyogathaal,
Sahasthodu iruttathu purapettu,
Kumbhavum kondu neer koruvaan vannavan,
Kubena vellam anbodu mukkum vidhou,
Kumbhathil neerakam pukku shabdham kettu,
Kumbhi thumi kkayil ambpgatham ithi,
Chinthichudan nadha bhedinam sayakam,
Sandhaya chape drudam ayacheedinen.
Oh darling , you please hear about the history of the boon,
For the real great saints are really gods,
One midnight wearing the bow and collection of arrows,
In my hand , attracted by hunting of animals,
When I was standing on the shore of river in a deep forest,
With great desire to hunt , one sage who was sent ,
By his father and mother who were thirsty,
With a great valour came out in the darkness,
With a pot to draw water and when he was drawing water ,
Hearing the sound of water entering the pot,
Thinking that it is the sound of water entering the elephant’s trunk,
I sent the arrow called “splitter of sound” from my bow.
“Ha, Ha, Hathosmyaham , Ha, ha , Hathosmyaham,
Ha, “ hethi kettithu manisha vakyavum,
“Jnan oru dosham aarodume cheitheela,
Kena vaa hantha , hathoham vidhe, vrudhaa,
Parthirikkunnathu matha pithakkanmar,
Aarthi kai kondu thannerkku dahijkkayaal.”
Itharam marthya nadham kettu jnan athi,
Thrasthanai thathra chennathalodum thadhaa,
Thapasa balakan padangalil veenu ,
Thapena chonnen muni suthanodu jnan.
“Ho , ho, I am being killed , Ho , ho, I am being killed”
I heard a human sound like that ,
“I have not done any harm to anybody,
Then why should I be killed , killed this way , for nothing,
My mother and father are waiting ,
Greatly wanting water due to great thirst,”
Hearing a human sound like that, I,
Became greatly fear stuck , went there immediately,
And the saintly lad fell at my feet,
And with sorrow I told the son of the sage.”
“Swamin dasarathanaaya Rajavu jnan,
Mamaparadhinam Rakshikka vename ,
Jnan ariyathe mrugayaa vivasanaai,
Aana thanner kudikkum nada mennorthu,
Bana meithen , athi papiyayoru jnan,
Pranan kalayunnathundini vaikathe.”
“Sir , I am the king Dasaratha,
I am the culprit, please save me,
I without knowing but interested in hunting,
Thinking that it is the sound of elephant drinking water ,
Have shot an arrow and I who am a sinner ,
Will soon take away my life.”
“Padangalil veenu keenudum yennodu,
Khedham kalarnnu chonnan muni balakan,
“Karmamathre thadukkavathu alla aarkkume,
Brhama hathyaa papam undakayilla they,
Vysyan athre jnan , mama pithakkanmmare,
Aswasippikka nee yethume vaikathe ,
Vardhakyameri jara narayum poondu ,
Nethravum kanathe parthiruneedunnu,
Dahena jnan jalam kondangu chelluvaan,
Daham kedukka thanner koduthini,
Vruthantham yellam avarodu ariyikka,
SAthyamennal avar ninneyum rakshikkum,
Yennude thathnu kopa mundakilo,
Ninneyum basmam aakkedum ariga nee ,
Prangal pokanju peedayundethavum,
Banam parikka nee vaikaruthu yethume,
Yennathu kettu salyadha marjanam cheythu,
Pinne saajjalam kalasavum kai kondu,
Dampathi mar irikkunna avidekkathi,
Sambramathode jnan chillum dasanthare,
“Vrudhathayodu nethrangalum veru pettu,
Ardha rathrikku visannu dahichaho,
Varthikkumyengalkku thannerkku poyoru ,
Puthranum innu marannu kalanjitho,
Mathillasrayam jnangalkku oru nalum,
Mutham bhvaan ozhinjendhu vaikeeduvaan,
Bhakthi man yethavum munnamellam,
Athi swasthanai vannitho nee Kumara , Balal.”
To me who has fallen at his feet and crying ,
With sorrow told that son of the sage with sorrow,
“ That is my Karma and so no one can stop it,
You will not have the sin of Brahma hathya ,
Because I am a merchant , so without delay,
Go and console my mother and father ,
Who are very old , greatly disabled ,
And waiting for me without even eyes,
With thirst , so that they can drink water,.
You first give them water and later ,
Tell all that happened here.
If it is the truth they will save you ,
But if father gets really angry,
Understand that he will make you in to ash.
I am having very great suffering ,
Because I am not dying , so without delay,
Take out this arrow from my body,
Hearing that , I took out the arrow from him,
And along with the pot of good water,
When I reached with great nervousness,
To the place where the couple were sitting,
“ Apart from being old we have also lost our eyes,
And at this midnight for us who are thirsty and hungry,
Our son has gone to bring water . Why this delay?
Has he forgotten us? For us except you,
There is no body to take care of us ,
Why is there a delay on your part?
You are a devotee and earlier ,
Oh son, you were not neglecting us?”
Yiprakaram niroopichirikkum vidhou,
Mal pada vinyasaja dwani kelkkaai,
Kaal perumatham madheeyam thadhaa kettu,
Thalparyamode paranju Janakanum,
“Vaikuvan yenthu moolam , mama nandana,
Vegena thanner thariga thariga nee sadaram”,
Itham akarnya jnanum dampathimaar padam,
Bhakthyaa namaskarichu yethrayum beethanai,
Vruthantham mellam ariyichitha neram,
“Puthranallalla Ayodhya adipanakiya ,
Pruthwee varan jnan, Dasarathan yennu per,
Rathrou vanathe mrugaya vivasanai,
Sardhula mukhya mrugangaleyum konnu ,
Parthirunneen nadhi theere mrugasayaa.”
When they were talking like this ,
The sound of my footsteps was being heard there ,
And hearing the sound of my foot fall,
With great interest that father told,
“What is the reason for the delay , oh our son,
Give us water , water quickly , immediately,”
And when I heard this I saluted the feet,
Of the couple with devotion and with great fear,
Told them about all the happenings that took place,
“I am not your son but I am ,
The king and ruler of Ayodhya and my name is Dasaratha,
With interest in hunting I came to forest at night ,
And after killing several wild animals,
When I was waiting in the banks of the river for more hunt,”
“Kumbhathil neerakam pukku shabdham kettu ,
Kumbhee varan nija thumbi kkaram thannil,
Ambassu kollunna sabdhamennu orkkayaal.
Ambatachen ariyathe athum balaal,
Puthrannu konda nearathu karachil kettu,
Yethrayum bheethanai thathra cheneedinen,
Balane kandu namakarichen , athu moolam,
Avanum yennodu cholledinaan,
“Karmamahre mama vannathithu thava,
Brahma hathya papam mundakayilla they,
Kannum podinju vayassum yere pukku,
Parna salanthe visannu dahathodum,
Yenneyum parthirikkum pithakkanmaarkku,
Thanner kodukka : yennu yennodu chollinaan,
“Jnan athu kettu uzathodu vannen ini ,
Jnanikalaam ningal okke kshamikkanam,
Sri Pada pankajam menniye mathilla,
Papiyayor adiyannu avalambanam,
Janthu vishaya krupavaranmaar allo,
Santhatham thapasa pungavanmaar ningal.”
“Hearing the sound of water entering the pot,
Thinking that is the sound of water being,
Taken in a trunk by a great elephant,
I send an arrow to that place with strength,
And when it hit your son , hearing his cry,
I went there greatly afraid,
And saluted your son,
And then he told me as follows,
“What has come to me is due to Karma,
You will not have the sin of Brahma hathyaa,
Without eyes and with greatly old age ,
My parents due to great hunger and thirst ,
Are waiting for me in the hermitage,
And to them please give water.”
When he told me like this,
I have come here speedily ,
You who are wise people should pardon me,
And this sinner does not have ,
Any other support except your lotus like feet ,
And you being great sages ,
Are people who have great mercy on animals.
Itham akarnya karanju karanjavar ,
Yeethrayum dukham kalarnnu cholledinaar ,
“Putran yevide kidakkunithu bhavan,
Thathraiva jnangale kondu poyyedenam.”
Jnan athu kettu avar thamme yeduthu,
Dheenathyodu magan udal kattinen,
Kashtamahantha , kashtam karmam yennavar ,
Thottu thalodi thanaya sareeravum.
Hearing this after crying a lot ,
With very great they sorrow told me ,
“Where does our son lay, Sir,
You please take us there ,
Hearing this I carried them there ,
And with humility showed them,
The body of their son ,Alas, alas,
They said this is our Karma,
And touched and patted the body of their son.”
Pinne pala tharam choilli vilapichu,
Khinnathayodu avar yennodu chollinaar ,
“Nee yini nalla chitha chamachidenam,
Theeyum metham jwalippichu vaikidathe ,
Thathra jnanum chitha kootinen anneram,
Puthrena sakam pravechavargalum,
Dagdha dehanmaarai chennu moovarum,
Vruthari lokam gamichu vannedinnar.
Then they told several things and cried,
And with great sorrow they told me,
“Now you have to make a good funeral pyre,
And lit the fire to it without delay.”
Then I immediately built up a pyre ,
And they along with their son entered that pyre,
And with their burnt body , those three ,
Went to the heavens and lived there.
Vrudha thapodhanan anneram yennodu,
Puthra sokathal marikkennu chollinaan,
Sapa kalam samagathamayithu,
Thapaa vakhyam asathyamayum varaa”
Mannan yevam paranju vilapichu ,
Pinneyum , pinneyum kenu thudanginaan,
“Haa Rama, puthraa , haa sithe , janakaje ,
Ha Rama , Lakshmana , Ha ha Gunanambudhe ,
Ningaleyum pirinju yen marjanam punar,
Ingane vannathu Kaikeyi sambhavam “
Rajeeva nethrane chinthich chithichu,
Raja dasarathan pukku suralayam.
That old sage at that time told me,
You would die due to sorrow of parting with your son,
And the period of the curse has arrived,
And the words of the sage can never become a lie.”
The king saying this cried a lot,
And again and again started crying,
“Hey Rama, Hey son , Hey Sita, Hey daughter of Janaka,
Hey Rama, Hey Lakshmana, Hey hey ocean of all that is good,
This death has come to me after parting with you due to Kaikeyi.”
Thinking and thinking about the lotus eyed one,
The king Dasaratha entered the heavens.
The coming of Bharatha
Dukhichu Raja nari janavum punar,
Okke vavittu karanju thudanginaar,
Vakshasi thadichu kezhunna ghoshangal,
Thalkshanam kettu Vasishta munendranum,
Manthikalodu muzhari sasmbramam,
Anthapuramakam pukku aruli cheythu,
“Thaila maya droni thannilaakku Dara-
Palakan thannudalk kedu vaneedaivaan.
All ladies attached to the king started crying,
Again they started crying loudly ,
And the sound of their cry and beating on their chests,
Was immediately heard by the great sage Vasishta,
And after consulting with ministers with anxiety,
They entered the private quarters and told,
The kings body should be put in an oil boat,
So that the body does not deteriorate.
Yennarul cheythu , dhoothanmareyum vilichu,
Innu thanne ningal vegena pokanum,
Vegamereedum kutharayeri chennu,
Kekaya rajyamakam pukku cholluga,
Mathulanaaya Yudhajithinodu yini,
Yethume kalam kalayathe ayaykanam,
Sathrugnanodum , Bharathane yennu athi,
Vidrutham chennu cholga , yennayacheedinaan,
Sathwaram kekaya rajyamakam pukku,
Nathwaa Yudhajithinodu cholledinaar,
“Kelkka neupendra , Vasishtan arul cheytha,
Vakkugal, Shatrugnanodum Bharathane ,
Yethume vaikathe ayodhyakku ayakka” yennu,
Dhootha vakyam ketta neram Naradhipan,
Balakanmaarodu pogennu chollinaan,
Kale purapettithu kumaranmaarum,
After saying this , he called the envoys,
And told them, “You have to go today itself,
To the Kekaya kingdom and tell ,
The king Yudhajith who is the uncle ,
To send without wasting any time,
Shatrugna and Bharatha very immediately ,
They who were sent quickly entered the Kekaya kingdom,
Saluted the king Yudhajith and told him,
“Please hear king , these are the words,
Of Sage Vasishta , Please send Shatrugna ,
And Bharatha to Ayodhya without any delay ,
And hearing these words of the envoy that king,
Told the boys to go and they started immediately.
Yethanum angor aapathakapettithu,
Thathan yennagilum , brathavinagilum,
Yenthu akapettithu yennullil pala tharam,
Chinthichu chinthichu marge Bharathanum,
Santhapamodu Ayodhyapuri pukku,
Santhosha varjitham , sabdha heenam thadhaa,
Brashta lakshmeekam janolbadha varjitham,
Drushtwaa vigatholsavam rajyamenthidham,
Tejo viheena makam pukkithu chennu,
Raja geham Rama Lakshmana varjitham,
Thathra Kaikeyiye kandu kumaranmaar,
Bhakthya namaskaricheedinaar anthike,
Puthrane kandu Santhoshena mathavum,
Uthaya Gadam alingya madiyil vechu,
Uthamange mukarnnasu chodhichithu,
“ Bhadram allee mal kulathingal okkave,
Mathavinum pithru bhrthya janangalkum,
Yethume dukham millaallee paraka nee.”
There must be some danger happening,
To our father or to our elder brother ,
Thought Bharatha and he also,
Thought about very many other aspects.
And he entered Ayodhya very much worried.
Ayodhya was devoid of happiness , without any sound,
Without any auspiciousness , and also was devoid of people,
And seeing that it was opposite of celebration throughout the country,
And also seeing that it lacked the shine,
And also seeing that the palace was not having Rama and Lakshmana,
And seeing there , Kaikeyi , both of them saluted her ,
And that mother became happy on seeing her son,
Got up , hugged him tightly and made him sit on her lap,
And smelling his head she asked,
“ Are the people of my clan safe , and please tell,
Is there any sorrow to my mother , father and other relations.”
Itharam Kaikeyi chonna nerathu athinnu,
Uthramasu Bharathanum chollinaan,
“Khedamundu achane kananju yenikullil,
Thathanevide vasikkunnu mathave,
Mathavinodu pirinju rahasi jnan,
Thathane pandu kandeela oru nalume ,
Ippol Bhavathi thane vasikkunathenthu,
Ulpoovilundu may thapavum bheethiyum,
Malppithavengu , Parakennathu kettu,
Thal priyam aasu Kaikeyiyum chollinaal,
“ Yen makannu yenthu dukhippanavakasam,
Ninmano vanchithamokke varuthi jnan.
When Kaikeyi told him like this , Bharatha ,
In reply to that he told immediately,
“There is worry in my mind of not seeing father,
Where does father live now, Oh mother?
I have never seen father any time,
Secretly living any where else?
Why are you now living alone?
In my mind there is a lot of fear and sorrow,
And to please him, Kaikeyi told him,
“ What is the need for my son to be sad,
I have arranged for realization of all your desires.”
Aswmedhadhi yagangal yellam cheythu,
Viswam yelladavum Keerthi parathiya,
Sal purushanmaar gathi labhichedinaan,
Thal pitha”vennu kettoru bharathanum,
Kshoni thale dukha vihwala chithanai,
Veenu vilapam thudanginaan yethrayum.
“After performing Fire sacrifices like Aswamedha,
After spreading his fame all over the world,
Your father got the place where good people go “
And hearing this Bharatha fell on the floor,
Due to intense sorrow and started crying.
The crying of Bharatha
Haa Thatha , Dukha samudre nimajya maam,
Yethoru dikkinuu poyithu , bhoopathe,
Yenneyum Rajyabharatheyum Raghavan ,
Thannude kaiyil samarpiyathe pirinju,
Yengu poi kondu pithave , Guna nidhe,
Jangalkku marudayorini Deivame,
Puthran yivannam karaunnathu neram,
Upathya Kaikeyi kannuneerum thudachu,
Aswasicheedka Dukhena kim phalam
Easwara kalpitham mellam marika nee ,
Abhyudayam varutheedinen jnan thava ,
Labhyaellame labhichathriga nee,
Mathruvakhyam samakrnya Bharathanum,
Khedha paravasa chethasaa chodhichu,
“Yethanum onnu paranjathille mama ,
Thathan marikkunna nerathu mathave”
“Ha Rama, Rama, Kumara , Soumthre mama,
Sri Rama, Lakshmana , rama, Rama, Rama,
Sithe Janaka suthethi punapunar,
Aauthranai vilapichu marichithu ,
Thathan, “, athu ketta neram Bharathanum,
Mathavinodu chodhichaan, “Athenthayo,
Thathan marikkunna nerathu Ramanum,
Sitayum Soumithriyum arikathille”
Yennathu kettu Kaikeyiyum chollinaal,
“Mannavan Ramabhisheka maarabhya ,
Sannadhamayathu kanda nerathu jnan,
Yennude nandanan thanne vazhikkenam,
Yennu paranju abhishekam mudakkiyen,
Ninnodathin prakaram parayamallo “
“Oh father , drowning me in the sea of sorrow,
To which direction you went , oh king,
Without entrusting me and the kingdom,
In the hands of Rama , how did you part,
And go away, my father , treasure of all that is good,
To do good to us who is there for us now,”
When her son was crying like this,
Kaikeyi made him stand up, wiped his tears and told,
“Come out of this, What is the result of this sorrow,
Understand that everything is ordained by God.
I have seen to it that you got a rise,
And you have got all that is to be got,”
Hearing the words of mother,
Bharatha with great sorrow asked,
“Mother , did not father tell ,
Anything at the time of his death?”
“Hey Rama Rama, Lad , My sita,
Sri Rama , Lakshmana , Rama, Rama, Rama,
Hey Sita , Hey daughter of Janaka , these,
Wee repeated by your father with sorrow again and again.”
And hearing this Bharatha asked his mother,
“ Why is it alas? At the time of his death,
Were not Rama, Sita, Lakshmana near him?”
Hearing this Kaikeyi told,
“When the king got prepared for,
The crowning of Rama , I told him that,
You should be crowned and stopped the coronation,
And I can tell you now all these”
Randu varam mama thannu pitha,
Pandu, atil onninaal ninne vazhikkennum,
Raman vanathinnu pogennu mathethum,
Bhoomipan thannodu ithu kalam abyarthichen,
Sathya parayananaaya Narapthi,
Pruthwee thalam ninakkum thannu, Ramane,
Kanana vasathinnai ayacheedinnan,
Janaki devi pathi vruthyam aalambhya,
Bhartha samam gamicheedinaal asasu ,
Saumithriyum brathavodu koode poyaan.
Once you father had given me two boons,
With one of them I asked that you should be crowned,
And by the other I wanted Rama to go to forest,
To the king at this time ,
And that king who was bound to truth,
Gave the earth for you and sent Rama to live in forest,
Lady Janaki sticking on to her virtue ,
Went to forest along with her husband,
And Lakshmana went to forest along with his brother.
Thathan avare ninachu vilapichu,
Khedhena Rama Ramethi Devalayam ,
Pukkan yennarika, yenna Mathru vakhyam kettu,
Dukhichu bhoomiyil veenu bharathanum,
Moham kalarnna nerathu Kaikeyiyum,
“hantha sokathinnu yenthoru karanam,
Rajyam ninakku samprapthami vannithu,
Poojyanai vazhga chapalyam kalanju nee.”
Yennu Kaikeyi paranjathu kettudan,
Onnu kopichu nokkedinaan matharam,
Krodhagni thannil dahichu pom ammaye,
Yennu aadhi poonditinaar kandu ninnorkalum.
Father thought of them and cried,
And with sorrow saying Rama , Rama ,
Went to heaven, Hearing these words of mother,
Bharatha fell down on the floor because of sorrow,
And when he was greatly upset like this , Kaikeyi asked,
“Hey, what is the reason for this sorrow?
You have now got the kingdom ,
Live as a great one , after leaving out these tantrums.”
And when he heard these words of Kaikeyi,
He stared at his mother with great anger,
And All those witnessing these were worried,
That his mother would get burned in the fire of his anger.
“Bharthavine konna pape, Mahe Ghore,
Nisthrape , Nirdhaye , Dushte , Nisachari,
Ninnute garbhathil udbhavichenoru,
Punyamillatha Maha papi jnan aho,
Ninnodu uriyadarathu ini, jnan chennu,
Vahniyil veenu marippan allaykilo,
Kala koodam kudicheeduvan allaykil,
Valeduthu asu kazhutharutheeduvan,
Valla kanakkilum jnanmaricheduvan,
Yilloru samsayam dushte , Bhayankari,
Ghoramayulla Kumbhipakamakiya ,
Narakam thannil vasikkum ithu moolam.”
“Oh sinner who killed her husband , Oh terrible woman,
Oh shameless one , Oh merciless one , Oh bad woman, Oh Rakshasi,
Alas I am the great sinner without good,
Due to being born in your womb,
Now without talking to you , I will go,
And will die falling in a fire or,
I would drink Kala koota poison or
I will take my sword and cut off my head,
And by all accounts I will die ,
There is no doubt about it, Oh unchaste one,
And I would live in the horrible ,
Khumbi paka hell because of this.”
Itharam matharam bharthsichu , dukhichu,
Sathwaram chennu Kausalya graham pukkan.
Pade namaskarichoru Bharathane,
Mathavu kausalyayum punarneedinaal,
Kannu neerodum, melinju athi dheenyai,
Khinnayayor u Kausalya cholledinaal,
“Karma doshangal ithellam akapettithu,
Yen makan , doorathakapetta karanam,
Sri ramanum anujathanum Sitayum,
Cheerambara jada dharikalai vanam,
Prapichuthu yenneyum dukhambu rasiyil,
Thapena magnayakkedinaar nirbhayam,
Ha Rama, Rama , Raghu vamsa nayaka,
Narayana , Paramathman, jagalpathe,
Nadha , bhavanmama nandanai vannu .
Jathanayeedinaan kevalamengilum,
Dukham yenne piruyuneel orikkalum,
Ulkambil orthaal vidhi balamaam thulom.
After shouting at his mother like that , with sorrow,
He immediately went and entered the house of Kausalya.,
And when he saluted her at her feet,
The mother Kausalya hugged him.,
And she who was with tears and had become thin,
Pitifully and with great sorrow told,
“ My son caught in the problems of Karma,
Has been taken far away from here.
Rama, his younger brother and Sita,
Wearing the bark of a tree and with matted hair ,
Have reached the forest drowning me,
In the ocean of sorrow with very great pain.
And made me as speechless , and without fear.
Hey Rama, Rama , Leader of Raghu clan,
Narayana, divine god, Lord of the earth,
Lord, though you were born as my son,
Sorrow is not leaving me at any time ,
And when I think about it , I realize,
That it is but by strength of fate.,”
Itham karayunna mathavu thanneyum,
Nathjwaa Bharathanum dukhena Chollinnan,
“Aathura manasayakaykithu kondu,
Mathavu , Jnan parayunnathu kelkkanam,
Raghava rajyabhishekam mudakkinaal,
Kaikeyiyakiya mathavu , Mathave,
Jnan arinjiteella Raghavan thannane,
Jnan arinjaththu yethrayengilo Mathave ,
Brahma hathyaa satha jathamaam Papvum,
Amme bhujikkunnathundu jnan nirnayam.”
Seeing the mother who was crying like this,
Bharatha told her with sorrow as well as devotion,
“Since mother is having a very unhappy and troubled,
Mind she has to hear what I say,
My mother stopped the coronation of Rama,
But mother I have not known about it , On oath on Rama,
And mother if I have known even little about it,
Definitely I would be afflicted by the ,
Sin of killing one hundred Brahmins.
Brahmathmajaanam Vasishta muniyeyum,
Dharma dharangal arundathi thanneyum,
Gadgena nigrahichal ulla papavum,
Okke anubhavicheedendathundu jnan,
Ingane nana sapadhangalum cheythu ,
Thingina dukham kalarnnu Bharathanum ,
Kezhunna neram jananiyum chollinaal,
“Dosham ninakethum illennarinju jnan.”
Let the sin of cutting the head of ,
Sage Vasishta, the son of Brahma ,
And his very chaste wife Arundathi,
And killing them fall on me ,
and I will have to suffer all that.
By taking several such oaths ,
Bharatha was expressing his ebbing and overflowing sorrow ,
And when Bharatha was crying like this the mother told,
‘I know that there are no defects in you.”
Itham paranju punarnnu Gadam gadam,
Uthamange mukarnnal athu,
Kandavrokke vaa vittu karanju thudanginaar,
Akkadha ketta Vasishta muneendranum,
Manthri janathodu , anbodezhunnelli,
Santhapamodu thozhuthu bharathanum,
Rodhanam kandu arul cheythu Vasishtanum,
“Khedam mathi mathi, kelithu kevalam,
Vrudhan Dasarathanakiya Rajadhipan,
Sathya parakraman , vijana bveeryavaan,
Marthya sukhangalaam Raja bhodangalum,
Bhkthwa yadha vidhi yagnangalum ,
Kruthwaa bahu dhana dakshinayum mudhaa,
Dathwaa trivishtapam gathwaa yadhaa sukham,
Labdhwaa purandararedhasanam durlabham,
Vruthrari mukhya tridasogha vandhyannai,
Anandamodirikkunnathinnu yenthinu nee ,
Yananam thazhthi nethrambhu thookidunnau.”
Saying this she hugged him very tightly,
And smelled and caressed his head,
And all those who saw that started crying loudly,
And hearing this incident the great sage Vasishta,
Along with the ministers came there with love,
And Bharatha saluted him with great sorrow ,
And seeing the wail , Vasishta told,
“This sorrow is sufficient , please hear this,
Dasaratha who was the king was also old,
Valorous for truth , Man with great heroism,
And he after enjoying all manly comforts,
And pleasures of a great king ,
Conducted very many fire sacrifices,
Gave as gift lot of wealth ,
And has gone now to land of devas,
And has got half the seat of Devendra,
And is being saluted by Indra and other devas,
And he is there with great joy , and so,
Why are you crying and shedding tears.”
Shudhathma , janma nasadhi varjithan,
Nithyan nirupaman, avyayan adhwayan,
Sathya swaroopan Sakala jaganmayan,
Mruthyu janmaadhi heenan jagal karanan,
Deham athyartham Jadam Kshana banguram,
Mohaika karanam , Mukthi virodhakam,
Shudhi viheenam pavithramallottume,
Chithe vicharichu kandal orikkalum,
Dukhipathina avakasamillethume,
Dukhena kim phalam
mruthyu vasathmanam.
The soul is pure , does not have birth or death,
It is forever , matchless, not decaying , with no two divisions
It is form of truth and spread in all worlds,
It does not have death or birth , it is the cause of the world,
But body is only a shell and purely temporary ,
The cause of desire , That which opposes salvation,
That which is not pure and not at all divine,
And so if we think this in mind,
There is no time to be sad about it,
What is the use of sorrow to those subject to death.
Thathan yennakilum puthranennakilum,
Pretharayal athi oodarayullavar,
Marathalachu thozhichu muravilichu,
Yere thalarnnu mohichu veeniduvor,
Nissaramethrayum samsarmorkkilo,
Sathsangamonne shubhakaramayullu,
Thathra soukhyam varuthheduvaan nallathu,
Nithyamayulloru santhiyariga nee.
Whether it is father or whether it is son,
When they die , very foolish people ,
Beat their chest , hit and shout,
Get tired because of this and fall down fainted.
This domestic life is really worthless,
And only good company is the one that does good,
And to bring pleasant feeling to it,
The only method is living in peace which is forever.
Janmaundengil maranam nischayam,
Jahnmam marichavarkkum varum nirnayam,
AArkkum thadukkarathathoru avasthayennu,
Orkkanamellam swakarma vasagatham,
Thathwam arinjulla vidwan orikkalum,
Puthra mithrartha kalathradhi vasthuna,
Ver pedum neravum dukhamillethume ,
Swopethamennal sukhavum illethume.
When there is birth, there is definitely death,
And it is also definite that birth will come to those who die,
We have to understand that it is a state,
Which cannot be prevented by any one,
And also that everything occurs due to our Karma,
And the learned man who knows this principle,
Will not have sorrow at the time of parting with,
Things like Son, friends , property and wife,
And always being with them is not pleasure giving.
Brahmanda kotikal nashtangalaayathum,
Brahmana srushtangalayathum parkkilo,
SAnkhya yillatholam mundu ithennal Kshana-,
Banguramayulla jevitha kaalathil,
Yenthoraasthaa Maha jnaninaam ullathum?
Bandham menthee deha dehikalkku yennathum,
Chithichu maya guna vaibhavangalum,
Antharmudhjaa kandavarkku yenthu sambramam?
Seeing that billions of universes have been lost ,
And many have been again created by Brahma,
And understanding that this has occurred innumerable times,
In the human life that is like a bubble which bursts,
What desire would greatly wise people keep?
What is the relation between body and the soul,
And when we think about its illusory existence ,
To those who realize this , where is sorrow?
Kampitha pathragra lagnaambu binduval,
SAmpthichedumayussathji naswaram,
Prakthana dehastha karmanaa pinneyum,
Prapthmaam dehikku deham punarapi,
Jeerna vasthangalum upekshichu dehikal,
Poorna shobham nava vasthangal kollunnu,
Jeerna dehangal avvannam upekshichu ,
Poorna shobham nava dehangal kollunnu ,
Kala chakrathil bramana vegathinum,
Moolam ikkarma bedangal yennariga nee.
Like the drop of water attached to the shaking leaf,
This life will fall and is purely temporary,
And by the activities in the previous life, again,
The soul would enter a suitable body,
The soul throws away the dirty tattered cloths,
And wears new cloths with great luster,
And like that the dead bodies are left ,
And new bodies with full of luster are had,
And please understand that this karmic difference,
Is due to the speed at which the wheel of time rotates.
Dukhathinnu yenthoru karanam chollu nee,
Mukhya jana matham kelkka jnan cholluvan,
Athmavinilla jananvum maranavum,
AAthmani chinthikka shad bhavavum illa,
Nithyananda swaroopan nirakulan,
Sathya roopan sakaleswaran Saswathan,
Budhyadhi sakshi sarvathmaa , sanathanan,
Adhvayan yekan paran paraman shivan,
Ithamanaratham chinthichu chinthichu,
Chithe drudamai arinju dukhangalum,
THyakthwaa thudanguka karma samoohavum,
SAthwaramethu vishadam mundakola.
Please tell me what is the reason for this sorrow,
Please hear from me the opinion of learned people,
There is no birth or death to soul,
And when you think about it , soul does not have six stages of life,
And it is a form of perennial joy, and is steady,
It is the form of truth , god of all and perennial,
It is the witness to intelligence , soul of all and without beginning,
It does not have divisions, it is one , divine , the top most and peaceful,
Thinking and thinking about these things ,
You have make your mind steady , forsake sorrows,
And start the usual allotted duties .
And by this there would not be any worry.
(After death rites)
Sruthwa guru vachanam nrupa nandanan,
Kruthwaa Yadhavidhi samkara karmavum,
Mithra brutya , mathru sodharopadhyata ,
Yukthanayoru Bharatha kumaranum,
Thatha sareeram yenna thoni thannil ninnu,
AAdara poorvam yeduthu neeradichu,
Divyambaraabharana lepanangalaal,
SArvangam yellam alangaricheedinaan,
Agni hothragni thannal agni hothriye,
SAmskarikkum vannam aacharya samyutham,
Dathwaa thilodhakam dwadasavasare,
Bhathyaa kazhichathu pindavum aadaraal,
Veda parayanamaaraam vijavalikko,
Dhana Godhana grama rathnambaram,
Bhooshana lepana Thamboola poogangal ,
Ghoshena dhanavum cheythu sasodaram,
Veenu namakarichu aaseervachanamaa-
Danavum cheythu vishudhanai mevinaar.
Hearing the advice of the Guru , that son of a king,
After deciding to do the after death rites as per law,
Along with friends, servants, mothers , and brother ,
That lad Bharatha who was well prepared ,
Removed the body of the father from the oil boat,
And respectfully bathed it and decorated all parts of the body,
With divine cloths ornaments and unguents,
And with the fire used by his father for sacrifices,
And with the help of an expert in fire sacrifice,
And along with his Guru performed the rites.
On the twelfth day he offered Gingelly and water,
And later offered with devotion the sacred rice balls,
And gave offerings of money, cows, villages, jewels silk cloth,
Ornaments , unguents , betel leaf and betel leaf,
To experts in Vedas and to other Brahmins along with his brother,
And both of them saluted on the floor,
And words of blessings from Vedas were chanted ,
And all of them became pure.
Janaki Lakshmana samyukthanayudan,
Kananam prapicha Ramakumarane,
Manase chinthichu chithuchanudinam,
Manava veeranayoru BHarathanum,
SAnujanai vasicheedinan addhinam,
Nana suhrud janathodumanakulam.
That human hero Bharatha ,
Thinking and thinking in his mind,
Of Rama , Lakshmana and Sita,
Who have reached the forest ,
Lived along with his younger brother,
That day along with other friends.
Thathra Vasishta muneendran munikula,
SAthamanmarumai vannu sabhanthike ,
Arnoruhasana sannibhanaam muni,
Swarnasane maruveedinan aadharaal,
SAthrugna samyukthanaya Bharathane ,
THathra varuthiya neram avargalum,
Manthrikalodum pura vasikalodum,
Anthranandam valarnnu maruvinaar,
KUmbittu ninna Bharatha kumaranodu,
Ambhoja sambhava Nandanan cholinaan.
To that assembly , sage Vasista came with ,
Many great sages and that sage ,
Who is equal to Brahma in stature ,
Occupied the golden seat, with respect.
And when Bharatha along with Shatrugna,
Came there, they along with ministers,
Citizens joyfully conversed with each other.
That son of Lord Brahma addressing ,
Bharatha who was saluting him told.
“Desakalochithamaya vakkukal,
Desikanaya jnan aasu choilleduvan,
Sathya sandhan thava thathan Dasarathanm,
Pruthwee thalam ninakku nalgeedinaan,
Puthrabhyudayartham yesha Kaikeyikku,
Dathamayoru vara dwayam karanam,
Manthra poorvam abhishekam ninakku jnan,
Manthrikalodum anbodu cheytheeduvan,
Rajyam arajakamaam bhavanal ini,
THyajyamaleennu darikka , kumara nee,
Thatha niyogam anushtikkayum venam,
Paathakammundam athallaykil yevanum,
Onnozhiyathe gunangal naranmaarkku,
Vannu koodunnu guru prasadithinaal.
By using words suitable to place and time,
I as your teacher am telling you,
Your father Dasaratha is a truthful man,
And he has given the earth to you,
Which was given
as one of the two boons,
Given to Kaikeyi who asked it for the
goodness
Of her son and I would carry out your coronation,
With love ,along with suitable Manthras,
With the cooperation of the ministers .
Since the kingdom will become one without a king,
Oh Lad , you cannot say no to this,
And also you have to obey the wish of your father ,
And that would also not be a crime to any one ,
And by the grace of the guru,
All the good things accumulate to all men.
Yennarul cheytha Vasishta muniyodu,
Nannai thozhuthu unarthichu Bharathanum,
“Innu adiyannu Rajyam kondu kim phalam?
Mannavanaukunnathum mama poorvajan,
Jnangal avanude kinkaranmarathre ,
Ningal ithellam marinjallo mevunnu,
Nale pularkale pokunnathundu jnan,
Nalika nethrane kondingu poruvaan.
To Vasishta who told like this,
Bharatha saluting him told,
“What is the use of the kingdom to me?
My elder brother would become the king,
And all of are talking knowing all this,
I am going tomorrow morning,
To bring back the lotus eyed one.”
Jnanum Bhavanum Arundathi deviyum,
Nana pura vasikalum amathyarum,
AAna, ther kalal kudira ppda yodu.
Manaka sankha pataha vadhyathodum,
Sodara bhoosura thapasa Samantha,
Medini palaka vaisya soodradhiyum,
SAdaramasu Kaikeyi ozhinjulla,
Mathru janangalmayittu pokanam.
Raman ingu aagamichiduvolam jnangal ,
Bhommiyil thanne sayikkunnatheyullu,
Moola phalangal bhujichu basithavum,
AAlepanam cheythu valkalavum poondu ,
Thapasa vesham darichu jata poondu,
THapam kalrnnu vasikunnatheyullu ,
Itham bharathan paranjathu kettavare ,
Yethrayum nannu nannennu cholledinaar.
Me , yourself , your wife Arundathi,
Various citizens , ministers,
Elephant , chariot , horses and walking soldiers,
Brother, Brahmins , sages , regional kings,
Kshatriyas, Vaisyas , Shudras ,
And all mothers except Kaikeyi ,
Should go there and we should stay,
That till Rama comes back here ,
We would only sleep on the floor,
And only eat fruits and roots ,
And coat ourselves with ashes ,
Wear bark of wood as cloth and
Dress ourselves like a savants ,
And keep a matted hair ,
And live there mixed with pain ,
And when people heard this,
They told that it was great great.
Bharatha’s journey in to forest
Chithe ninaskkithu thonniyathu adbutham,
Uthamanmaaril athyuthamallo nee ,
SAdhukkalevam pugazhthunnathu neram,
Adhithya devan udichu, Bharathanum,
Sathrugnnodu koode purapettithu,
Thathra Sumanthra niyogena sainyavum,
SAthwaram Ramane kaanmaan nadannithu,
Chithe niranju vazhinja modathodum,
Raja dharangal kausalyadhikal thadhaa,
Rajeeva nethrane kaannan nadannithu,
Thapasa sreshtan Vasishtanum pathniyum,
Thapasa vrundhena sakam purapettu,
Bhoomi kilarannu pongeedum podikalum,
Vyomani chennu parannu chamajithu,
Raghavaalokanananda vivasaraam,
Lokar arinjeela Marga khedangalum .
When the good people were praising him,
“It is a great wonder that this thought came to you,
Are you not the most good one among the good ones,”
The sun arose in the east and Bharatha,
Started the journey with Shatrugna,
And because of the orders of Sumanthra,
The army also started to see Lord Rama,
With joy filling completely their mind,
The wives of kings like Kausalya ,
Started walking to see the lotus eyed one,
The master of penance Vasishta and his wife ,
Along with a crowd of sages also started.
The dust that came out of the happy earth,
Filled and occupied the entire sky,
And that crowd whose mind was occupied by Rama,
Never felt the toil of walking that way.
Srungi verakhyapuram gamichittudan,
Ganga thate chennu ninnu perumpata,
Kekayi puthra suthan patayodum,
Yingadhansyathu kettu Guhan Thadaa,
SAngitha maanasanai vannu thannude,
Kinkaranmarodu chonnan athu neram,
“Bana chapathi sashtangalum kakondu,
THonikal okke bandhichu sannadharai ,
Nilpin yellavarum , jnan angu chennu,
Kandippol varunnathum undu vaikidathe,
Anthike chennu vandhichal avanude,
Anthargatham arinjeetuthndallo,
Raghavanodu virodhathathinnengilo,
Pokarathu aarum ivar nirnayam,
Shudharennakil kadathugayum venam,
Padathikkethum vishadhavum koodathe”,
Itham vicharichu urachu guhan Chennu,
SAthwaram kalkkal namaskaricheedinaan.
After reaching Srungivarakhya pura ,
That great army stood at the banks of ganges,
Guha then hearing that the son of Kaikeyi,
Has come along with a great army,
With a suspicious mind called,
And told his servants ,
“Along with bow , arrow and other weapons ,
Tie all our boats and be ready , and I would ,
Go there and come back soon.”
He thought that if he goes and salutes them,
He would be able to understand their thoughts,
And if they are all against Sri Rama,
They should certainly not be allowed to proceed,
But if they are good, they should be helped to cross,
Without any problems to them on their way,”
Thinking like that Guha went there ,
And saluted at their feet.
Nana vidhopayanangalum Kazhcha vechu,
Ananda poorvam thozhuthu nineedinaan,
Cheerambaram, Ghanashyamam , Jatadharam,
Sri Rama manthram japantham anaaratham,
Dheeram Kumaram , kumaropamam , maha-
Veeram Raghuvara sodharam SAnujam,
Mara samana sareeram manoharam,
Karunya sagaram kandu Guhan thadhaa,
Bhoomiyil veenu Guhaom ithyukthwaa ,
Pranamavum cheythu, bharathanum anneram,
Uthapya gadamalingya Raghunadha,
Bhaktham vayasya mana maya vakyavum,
Ukthwaa Guhanodu pinneyum chollinaan,
“Uthama purushothamsa rathnam bhavan,
Aalinganmam cheythuvallobhavane ,
LOkalamba bhoothanagiya Raghavan,
After offering to them with various types of presents
He stood there in front of him with joy.
Seeing him Dressed in bark , black in colour , wearing twisted hair,
Always keeping on repeating the name of Rama,
Bold, young , comparable to Rama , great hero,
Brother of Sri Rama along with his brother,
With a body like the love god ,
Guha fell on the floor and said, “I am Guha”,
And again saluted him and then Bharatha,
Made him stand up and tightly embraced ,
That devotee and great friend of Rama ,
And enquired about his welfare ,
And further told Guha,
You are the head gem of good people ,
Did not Rama with the colour of rich black cloud ,
Embrace you, Oh great one,”
Lakshmi Bhagawathi devikkozhinju ,
Sidhikkumo matthu oruvarkkum , athorkka nee,
Dhanyanakunnathinnu nee bhuvanathingal ,
Innathilloru samsayam math sakhe,
Sodharanodum Janakathmajayodum,
Yethoridathu ninnu anbodu kandithu,
Ramane nee, TYavanenthu paranjathum,
Nee mudhaa Ramanodu yenthonnu chonnathum,
Yathoridathirangi Raghu Raghu nayakan,
Sitayodum koodi , neeyavidam mudhaa,
Kattitharuga” yennu kettu guhan thadhaa,
Vattamillathoru santhosha chethasaa,
Bhkthan bharathan athyuthaman yennu than,
Chithe niroopichu udan nadaneedinaan.
You should remember that this ,
Will not be possible for anyone else except Lakshmi,
And my friend there is no doubt at all ,
That you are one of those blessed in this earth,
Where did you lovingly see,
Rama along with his brother and Janaki?
What did he say to you?
And What did you reply with joy,
Where did the lord of Raghu clan get down,
Along with Sita , You please show me those places.”
Hearing all this Guha with a completely happy mind,
Decided that the devotee Bharatha was great,
And thinking like this he walked further.
Yathra suptho nisi Raghavan Sitaya,
Thathra gathwaa guhan sathwaram chollinaan,
“Kandalumengil kusasthrutham Sitaya,
Kondal varnan than Maha sayana sthalam
After Guha went to the place ,
Where Sri Rama slept with Sita , he told,
“Please see the great bed of dhurbha where
Sita slept along with that black coloured one.”
Kandu Bharathanum muktha bhashpodhakam,
Thonda virachu sagadhgadaham chollinaan,
“Ha Sukumaari , Manohari, Janaki,
Prada moordhni suvarna thalpa sthale,
Komala snigdha davalambara sthy they,
Ramena seethe maha sukham sa kadham,
Sethe kusamaya vishtare nishtoore ,
Khedena sita madeya agra janmanaa.”
Seeing that with tears falling like a river,
With a shaking throat and with a shaking voice told,
“Hey tender one, Hey pretty one , Hey Janaki,
You who used to sleep in the great palace ,
On a golden cot , with soft white spreads over the bed ,
How did you sleep along with Rama with pleasure,
On the very harsh bed of dhruba grass ,
Which was spread on the mud ,
Where you sad Sita , the wife of my elder brother?
“Maddhosha karanal yennathu chinthichum,
Iddeham aasu parithyajichiduvan,
Kilbisha kariniyaya Kaikeyi than,
Garbhathil ninnu janichathu karanam,
Dushkrithiyatyathi papiyam yenneyum,
Dikaricheedinen pinneyum pinneyum,
Janma saphalyavum vannithanujannu,
Nirmala manasan bhgyavanethrayum,
Agrajan thanne paricharichu yeppozhum,
Vyagram vanathinnu poyathu avanallo”
Thinking that this happened due to my fault,
I want to give up my soul ,
But this is because I was born in the womb,
Of the sinner Kaikeyi , I have berated myself,
Again and again As I am a great sinner ,
And my birth would only be fully compensated,
If as a younger brother I am able to always assist and take care of,
My elder brother who has pure heart and luck,
Because he went to the forest with great interest.
Sri Rama dasa dasanmaarkku dasanaya,
AAruda bhakthi poondesha jnanum sadaa,
Nithyavum sevichu kolvan yennal varum,
Marthya janmathil phalamennu nirnayam,
Chollu nee yennodu evide vasathi ,
Kausalya thanyan avidekku vaikathe,
Chennu jnan ingu kooti kondu poruvan,”
Yennathu kettu guhanum ura cheythaan,
“Mangala devatha vallabhan thangal,
Inninganeyulloru bhakthiyundakayaal,
Punyavanmaaril vechu agresaran bhavan,
Nirnayamengilo kelkka mahamathe ,
Ganganadhi kadannal aduthu yethrayum,
Mangalamayulla Chithrakootachalam,
Thannikate vasikunnithu sitaya ,
Thannude sodaranodum yadha sukham”
Itham guhokthikal kettu Bharathanum,
“Thathra gachamahe Seegram Priya Sakhe,
Tharthum amarthya thatiniye sathwaram,
Karthum udhyogam samartho bhavadhya nee.
If I become the slave of the slave of the slave of Rama,
With very great devotion to him and daily,
Serve him always then I would get the result of this human birth.
Please tell me where does the son of Kausalya live ,
And then I will go there speedily and bring him back.”
Hearing this Guha told, “ Since you have,
Such a great devotion to that husband of the auspicious goddess,
You are the greatest among the blessed people,
And then please hear what you wanted to know , oh intelligent one,
“Your brother along with Sita and his brother,
Are happily staying near Chithrakoota mountain,
Which is near , if you cross the ganges.”
Hearing these words of Guha Bharatha told,
“My dear friend, we will go there now,
And let me be blessed to be able ,
To cross the river speedily.”
Sruthwa Bhratha vakyam Guhan sadaram,
Gathwaa vibudha nadhiye kadathuvaan ,
Bruthya janathodu koode sasambramam,
Visthara yuktham mahakshepani yutham,
Anjasaa kula desam niracheedinaan,
Anjooru thoni varuthi nirathinaan .
Oothamamayoru thjuzhayum yeduthu athil,
Yetham valiyoru thoniyil than mudhaa ,
Sathrugnanodu Bharathaneyum muni-,
Sathamanakiya vasishtaneyum thadhaa ,
Rama matha vaya Kousalya thanneyum,
Vama seelangiyaam Kikeyi thanneyum,
Uthamayaam Sumithra devi thanneyum,
Pruthweesa pathnimaar mathullavareyum,
Bhakthya thozhuthu karethi mandam thuzhanju,
Asthabheethyaa kadatheedinnan aadharaal,
Umbar thadiniye kumbittan aakulam,
Mumbe kadannithu vampadayum thadhaa.
Hearing the words of Bharatha with respect,
He went to make arrangements to enable ,
Them to cross the river and along with,
All his servants but with nervousness,
He brought and spread there five hundred boats,
Which had big pipes, which were broad,
And completely filled the entire shore.
Taking hold of a very big oar , and selecting ,
A very big boat he himself helped ,
Shatrugna , Bharatha , the great sage Vasishta,
Kausalya the mother of Rama ,
The Crooked Kaikeyi , the good woman Sumithra,
The wives of kings and others to get in to the boat,
After saluting them , and slowly rowed,
So that there was no fear and helped them to cross the river,
At that time he saluted the Ganges and before him the great army also crossed.
Seegram Bharadwaaja thapasendrasramam,
Vyagra Govinda poornam virodham vinaa,
SAmprapya sampreethanaaya Bharathanum,
Vanpadayokkave dhoore nirutheedinaan,
Thanum anujanumai udajangane,
SAnadamavisya ninnoranantharam ,
Ujjwalanthm Maha thejasaa thapasam,
Vijaarathma maseenam vidhi samam,
Drushtwaa nanama Sahtangam sasodaram,
Pushta bhakthyaa Bhardwajamuneeswaram ,
Jnathwaa Dasaratha nandanam balakam ,
Preethyaiva poojayamasa muneendranum.
Reaching quickly the hermitage of sage Bharadwaja,
Which was filled with mutually friendly tigers and cows,
Bharatha became extremely happy and ,
Stopped his great army at a far off place ,
And he accompanied by his younger brother ,
Entered very happily the hermitage ,
And later after standing there for some time,
And seeing the shining sage of great penance,
Who had a mind without worries and was equal to Brahma,
He along with his brother saluted him falling on the floor,
With great devotion and understanding that they ,
Are the sons of Dasaratha , that great sage ,
Worshipped them with great love.
Hrushta vachaa kusala prasnavum cheythu,
DRushtwa thadhaa Jata valka dharinam,
Thushti kalarnnu arul cheythan, “Ithinthedo,
Kashtam ikkoppu papannamallottume,
Rajyavum palichu nana janagalaal,
Poojyanayoru nee yentinayingane ,
Valkalavum jatayum poondu thapasa ,
Mukhya veshathe parigarahicheeduvaan?
Yenthoru karanam van padayodum,
AA hantha vananthare vannathum chollu nee>”
Laughingly he enquired about their welfare,
And seeing them dressed in bark and with matted hair,
He told them with merriment ,
“What is this problem? This dress is not suitable to you,
Who rules the kingdom and is worshipped by many people,
Why are you wearing this sages attire of bark and matted hair?
What is the reason for you to come to this forest,
Accompanied by a very large and great army?
Sruthwaa Bhardwaja vakhyam Bharathanum,
Itham muni varan thannodu chollinaan,
“Ninthirullathil yerathe lokathil,
Yenthoru vruthantham mullu Maha mune,
Yengilum vasthavam jnan unarthippan,
Yisangadam povaan anugrahikkename ,
Ramabhisheka vignathinnu karanam,
Rama padabjangal ane Thaponidhe,
Jnan yethume onnarinjjela Raghavan,
Kananthiunnu ezhuneluvan moolavum,
Kekaya puthriyam amma than vaakaaya ,
Kakola vegame moolam athinnullu.”
Hearing the words of Bhardwaja , Bharatha,
Told as follows to the great sage,
“Oh great sage , In this world nothing ,
Happens which is not in your knowledge,
And in spite of that I will inform you the truth,
So that you would bless me to get rid of this sorrow.
Oh great sage, On the oath on Rama’s lotus like feet,
I did not know anything about,
The reason for the stoppage of coronation of Rama,
The reason for his coming to the forest ,
Is the speedy poison injected by,
My mother who is the daughter of Kekaya.,”
Ippol asudhamo shudhamo , jnan athini,
Pada padmam pramanan Dayanidhe,
Sri Ramachandrannu bruthyanai nalppada-,
Varija yugmam bajikkenniye mama,
Mathulla bogangalaal yenthoru phalam?
Muthum mathinozhinjilloru kamkshitham,.
Sri Raghavan charanathike veenu ,
Sambharangal yellam avide samarppichu,
Poura Vasishtadhikalodu koodave ,
Sri Ramachandrannu abhishekavum cheythu ,
Rajyathinasu kooti kondu poyittu,
Poojyanam jyeshtane sevichu koluvan.”
Ingane kettu Bharatha vakyam muni ,
Mangalathmanamenam punrneedinaan,
Chumbichu moordhni santhoshchu arilinaan,
“Kim bahunaa vathsaa , Vruthanthamokke jnan,
Jnana drusyaa kandarinjirikkunnithu,
Manase sokamunakolo kelkka nee.”
Whether I am pure or impure now ,
Oh treasure of mercy , On oath on his,
Lotus like feet , I am telling you,
I do not see any use of any pleasures,
When I can become the servant of Sri Rama,
And daily pray the pair of that lotus like feet
Except for that I do not have any other desires,
I would like to fall at the feet of Rama ,
Submit all the wealth as well as kingdom ,
And conduct the coronation of Rama,
Along with Vasishta and other citizens.,
And serve my great honourable brother.”
Hearing these words of Bharatha,
The sage Hugged that Bharatha with an auspicious soul,
Kissed him on his head and told with joy ,
“What more is there son, by my divine ,
Sight I have come to know of all the matters.
Do not have sorrow in your mind and hear me.”
“Lakshmanane kkal ninakkerume bhakthi,
Lakshmipathiyaya Ramangal nirnayam,
Ini sanlkaricheeduvan ninne jnan,
Vanna padayodu milloru samsayam,
OOnum kazhinju urangi pular kale,
Venam Raghunadhane chennu koopavaan.”
Yellam arul cheytha vannam , yenikku athinnu,
Illoru Vaimukhyam yennu bharathanum,
Kal kazhugi samaachya muneendranum,
Yekagra manasanai athi vidhrutham,
Homa gehasthanai dhyanavum cheythithu,
Kama Surabhiye thal kshane kananam,
Devendra loka samanamai vannithu,
DEvakalai chanju tharukkalum,
Deva vanithamarai lathakalum,
Bhavana vaibhavam yethrayum adbutham.
“Your devotion to the consort of Lakshmi,
Is more than that of Lakshmana,
And the future has to be decided by Rama,
And now I will show my hospitality ,
To you along with the army without any doubt .
You can take your food and sleep,
And you have to see Rama early in the morning ,
As it is the proper time to salute him.”
Let everything be as you have told,
And I do not have anything against it,
Said Bharatha and the great sage,
Washed his feet and did Aachamana,
With singly pointed mind did,
Meditation on the wish giving cow
As well as fire sacrifice, and ,
Immediately the forest became ,
Equivalent to the place of devas,
All the trees became devas ,
And all the climbers became deva maidens ,
What a wonderful thing is the ,
Greatness of the working of the mind.
BHaktha bhakshyadi peyangal bhojyangalum,
Bhukthi prasadanam mathum bahu vidham,
Bhojana salakal sena gruhangalum,
Raja gehangalum yethra manoharam,
Swarna rathna vratha nirmitha mokkave ,
Varnippathinnu paniyundu ananthanum.
The rice , eatables and drinks were very tasty,
And there were several types of side dishes,
The dining halls, the barracks of the army ,
And homes for the kings were very pretty,
And everything was made either by gold or silver,
And even Adhisesha would find it difficult to describe.
Karmanaa sastra drushtena Vasishtane,
Sammodhamodu poojichithu mumbinaal,
Paschad sasainyam bharatham sasodaram,
Ichanu roopena pujichanantharam,
Thurpthrai thathra Bhradwaja mandhire,
Supthrayamaravathi sannibhe.
As per the laws of the religion ,
With consent of all at first ,
Vasishta was worshipped ,
And later Bharatha his brother ,
And the army took food as much as they want,
And satisfied well slept in
The ashram which was like the city of Indra.
Uthanavum cheythushasi niyamangal,
Kruthwaa Bharadwaja padangal koopinaar,
Thapasan thannodu anugnayum kaikondu,
Bhoopathi nandanan marum purapettu,
Chithrakoodachalam prapya Maha balam,
Thathra parpichu dhoore kinchi dandhike,
MIthramayoru Guhanum Sumanthararum,
Shatrugnanum thanumai Bharathanum
Sri Rama sandarasana kamkshaya mandam,
Aaranju nana thapodhana mandale,
Kananju ororo munivarnmarodu,
Thanu thozhuthu chodhichu mathyadaram,
“kuthra vazhunnu Raghuthaman athra ,
Soumithriyodum mahee puthiyodum mudhaa.
They got up in the dawn , and after ,
Completing the rituals saluted Bhardwaja,
And after taking leave from him,
The princes started from there,
Reached the Chithrakoota mountains,
Made the army stay little far away,
And Guha who is a friend, Sumanthra,
Sathrugna and Bharatha himself ,
With anxiousness to see Rama,
Slowly enquired in different hermitages,
With the sages and not able to find out
They asked bowing and saluting,
“Where does the lord of Raghu clan stay,
Along with Lakshmana and the princess?”
Uthamanaya Bharatha kumaranodu,
Utharam thapasanmar aruli cheythu,
‘Uthara theere sura saritha sthale,
Chithra koodadri than parswe, Mahasrame,
Uthama purushan vazhunnu,” yennu kettu,
Yethrayum kouthukathode BHrathanum,
Thathraiva chenna nearthu kanai vannithu,
Athyathbuthamaya Ramachandrasramam.
To the very good lad Bharatha,
Those great sages gave an answer,
“In a place which is in the northern side of Ganges,
Very near to the Chithra koota mountain,
In a great hermitage that great man is living,”
And hearing that Bharatha went with lot of curiosity,
And when he reached there what he saw,
Was a scene of the greatly wonderful ,
Hermitage of Sri Ramachandra.
Pushpa phala dala poorna vallee tharu,
Sashpa ramaneeya kanana mandale ,
Aamra, kadali , bakula , panasangal,
Aamrathaka , Arjuna naga punnagangal,
Kera poogangalum kovidarangalum,
Yeranda champakasoka thalangalum,
Malathi jathi pramukha lathavali,
Salikalaaya thamala salangalum,
Brungadhi nana vihanga nadhangalum,
Thunga mathanga bujanga plavanga ,
Kurangadhi nana mruga vraatha leelayum,
Bhangyaa samalokya dhoore bharathanum,
Vrukshagra samlagna valkalalankrutham,
Pushkaraksha asramam bhakthya vananginaan.
Filled with flowers , fruits , leaves , climbers , small flowers,
That extremely pretty forest place was having,
Trees of Mango, Banana, silk cotton, Jack fruit ,
Hog plum, Arjun, Salt cedar , white jade ,
Coconut , arecanut , butterfly tree ,
Castor , Champa , asoka , palm tree ,
Blossoms of jasmine , important climbers .
Black cumin , egg tree , sala tree ,
Many types of bees , sounds of pretty birds,
Lions, elephants, snakes , monkey, deer
And other hoards of animals,
A nd That place was pretty and seeing it,
With the bark dresses which were hanging on trees,
Bharatha saluted that hermitage of Rama.
Bhagyavanaya bharathan athu neram,
Marga rajasi pathinju kanai vannu,
Sita , Raghunadha padaravindangal,
Noothanamai athi shobhanam pavanam,
Angusabja dwaja vajra mathsyadhi ,
KOndangitham mangalam Ananda magnanai,
Veenurundum paninjum karanjum Thadha,
REnu than mouliyil kori yiteedinaan.
That Bharatha who was very lucky , saw ,
In the dust of the path the imprint ,
Of the lotus like feet of Sita and Rama ,
Which was pure , divine and new ,
And w as decorated by flowers of lotus,
Being imprinted with lines of goad flags diamond and fish
And which was greatly auspicious,
And became very happy , fell and rolled on them,
Saluted and cried and put the dust,
Collected from there on his head.
“Dhanyoham innaho Dhanyoham innaho,
Munnam maya krutham punya param param,
Sri Rama pada padmanjitham bhoothalam,
AAral yenikku kanman avakasavum,
Vannithallo Muhuri pada pamsakkal,
Anweshanam cheythu uzhalunnithethethavum,
Vedavum eesanum deva kadambavum,
Vedangalum Naradadhi munigalum.
“I am blessed today, Blessed I am today,
Because a chance has come to me to see,
The imprint of the lotus like feet of Rama,
Due to the good that I did previously,
For this is that which was constantly ,
Searched by devas, Brahma and Shiva ,
Vedas and also by the sage Narada.”
Ithamorthu adbutha prema rasaplutha,
Chithanai , Ananda bhaspakulakshanai,
Mandam mandam paramasrama sannidhou,
Chennu ninnoru nerathu kanayithu ,
Thinking like this and with a mind drowned,
In the juice of joy and extreme love ,
And with eyes shedding tears of joy,
He slowly and slowly went in front,
Of that God and he could see them.
Sundaram Ramachandram Paramanandam,
Mandira indradhi vrundharaka vrundha,
Vanditha indira mandirosthalam,
Indivarraaja indivara lochanam,
Doorva dala nibha shyamalam komalam,
Poorvajam neela nalini dalekshanam,
Ramam Jata makutam valkalambaram,
Soma bhimba bha prasanna vaktharambujam,
Udhyath tharruna arunayutha shibhinam,
Vidhyuth samangiyaam Janakiyayoru,
Vidhyayumai vinodhichirukkunnoru,
Vidhyothamanam athmana vyakulam,
Vakshasi Sri vathsa lakshamavyayam,
Lakshmi nivasam , jaganmayam achyutham,
Lakshmana sevitha pada pangeruham,
Lakshmana lakshya swaroopam purathanam,
Dakshari sevitham , paksheendra vahanam,
Raksho vinasanam , raksha vichakshanam,
Chakshu Sravana pravara palyangakam,
Kukshi sthithaneka padmajandam param,
Karunya poornam Dasaratha nandanam,
Aaranya vasa rasikam manoharam,
Dukhavum preethiyum ulkkondu ,
Trukkallkal veenu namaskaricheedinaan.
Seeing The pretty ramachandra who is divine joy,
Who is saluted by Indra and groups of devas,
Who is having a place in the mind of Lakshmi,
Who was born as younger brother of Indra ,
Who has eyes resembling the blue lotus,
Who is back like the Dhoorva grass and is pretty,
Who is his elder brother , Who has blue eyes like the leaves of lotus ,
Who is Rama with matted hair and dressed in bark of a tree ,
Whose lotus like face has the pleased look of the moon,
Who shines like ten thousand rising red coloured suns,
Who spends time with Sita who is like lightning,
Who has a splendorous light , but worries in his mind,
Who has the incomparable Sri Vathsa on his chest,
Who is the home of Lakshmi , Who is Achyutha spread all over the world,
Whose lotus like feet are served by Lakshmana,
Who is primeval and whose form is the model of Lakshmana,
Who is served by Lord Shiva, Who rides on the king of birds,
Who is the destroyer of Rakshasas , who is an expert in saving,
Who is the one who sleeps on Adhisesha,
Who has several universes in his belly,
Who is full of mercy and son of Dasaratha ,
And who enjoys stay in the forest and steals one’s mind,
With emotions of sorrow , love and devotion,
He fell at his feet and saluted him.
Raman avaneyum Shatrugnaneyum ,
Mamosdhal yeduthu nivarthi sasmbramam,
Deerga bahukkalaal Alinganam cheythu ,
Deerga niswasavum anyoynyam mul kkondu,
Deerga nethrangalil ninnu bhashpodakam,
Derega kalam varthu sodaramareyum,
Uthsanga seemini cherthu punarapi ,
Vathsangalum anachu Ananda poorvakam,
Sathsangam mereyulloru Soumithriyum,
Thathsamaye Bharathangulikal koopinaan,
Shatrugnanum athi bhakthi kalarnnu ,
Soumithri than Padambujangal koopeedinaan,
Ugra trusharthanmaaraya pasu kulamagre,
Jalasayam kanda pole thadhaa,
Vegena sannidhou chennasu kandithu,
Raghavan than thirumeni manodrutham.
Rama with happiness raise him,
And Shatrugna up , and for curing their nervousness,
Embraced them with his long hands,
And both of them took long breaths ,
And the brothers shed tears out of their long eyes,
For a very , very long time,
And again took both of them on his lap ,
And once again hugged both of them,
And at that time Lakshmana who was good,
Saluted the feet of Bharatha ,
And Shatrugna with great reverence ,
Saluted the feet of Lakshmana .
All others, Like the cows which are greatly thirsty and hungry,
Rushees swiftly on Seeing a big lake nearby ,they ,
Went before him and saw the form of Rama .
Rodhanam cheyyunna mathavine kandu,
Padangalil namichan Raghu nadhanum,
Yethrayum aarthi kondu Kausalyayum,
Puthranu bhashpa darabhishekam cheuthu,
Gadamaslishya sirasi mukarnnu udan,
OOdamodham mulayum churannu thadhaa.
Anyarayulla mathru janatheyum ,
Pinne namakaricheedinaan aadharal,
Lakshman thanum avvannam vananginaan,
Lakshmi samamaya Janaki deviyum,
Gadamaslishya Kausalyadhikal sama-
Rooda kedam thudacheedinaar kannu neer.
Thathra samagatham drushtwa guruvaram.
Bhakthya Vasishtamn sashtangamamammurudan,
Nathwa Raghuthaman aasu cholledinaan,
“Yethrayum bhagyavan jnan yennu nirnayam,
Thathannu saiukhyamalle nija manase ,
Khedamundo punarenne pirigayaal?
Yenthonnu chonnathennodu cholleduvaan,
Yenthu Saumithriye kondu paranjathum,”
Rama vakyam kettu chonnan vasishtanum,
“Dheemnathaam sreshta, thathrodantham aasu kel,
Ninne pirinjathu thanne niroopichu,
Mannavan pinneyum pinneyum dukhichu,
Rama ramethi Sithethi Kumarethi,
Ramethi Lakshmanethi pralapam cheythu ,
Deva lokam chennu pukkan ariga nee ,
Deva bhogena sukhichu santhushtanai.
Seeing his mother who was crying,
Rama fell down and saluted her feet,
And Kausalya with very great longing,
Bathed her son in the rain of her tears,
Hugged him tightly, smelled his head,
And due to great joy her breasts produced milk.
He then saluted all other mothers with respect,
Lakshmana also saluted like him,
And Sita who was like Goddess Lakshmi,
Was tightly hugged by Kausalya and others,
And wiped away her tears of sorrow.
Seeing his teacher who had come there ,
Rama saluted him with great devotion,
And saluting him told him,
“ It is definite that I am greatly lucky,
Is my father doing well, has he ,
Got more sorrow due to parting with me again?
What did he tell to inform me,
What did he tell to inform Lakshmana?”
And hearing these words of Rama, Vasishta told,
“Greatest among the wise , hear from me the news of your father.
After parting with you , berating himself .
The king became more and more sad,
And cried, Rama, Rama , Sita , Oh lad,
Rama, Lakshmana and wailed ,
And understand that he has reached the heaven,
And there he is happily living with pleasures of heaven.”
Karna sulaabam guruvachanam sama-
Karnyaa Raghuvaran veenithu bhoomiyil,
Thalkshanam uchair vilapichathethavum,
Lakshmanodum Janani janangalum,
Okke vaa vittu karanju thudanginaar ,
“Ha , Thatha , maam parithyjya vidhivasal,
Yethoru dikkinnu poyithayyo bhavan,
Ha , Ha hathoham anathosmi maam ini,
Snehena lalippathaar anuvasaram,
DEhamini thyajichedunnathundu jnan,
Moham yenikini yilla jeevikkayil,
Sitayum Soumithri thanum avvanname ,
Rodhanam chethu veenidinaar bhoothale.
Hearing the words of Guru which bored in to his ears,
Sri Rama fell down on the ground ,
And immediately started wailing at the top of his voice,
To Lakshmana , the ladies who were his mothers,
Who also started crying with an open mouth,
“Hey father , by the action of fate , where ,
Did your great self go leaving me here ,
Alas, alas , I am dead , From now I am an orphan,
Where is the chance now of your fondling and caressing me?
I would leave this body and die immediately,
As I do not have wish to live any more.”
Sita as well as Lakshmana also cried,
Like that and fell on the ground.
Thadasayaam Vasishtokthikal kettavar ,
Ul thapamottu churukki maruvinaar,
Mandakiniil irangi kulichavar,
Mandethara m udaka kriyyum cheythaar.
Pindam Madhu sahithe angudhee salphala,
Pinyaka nirmithannam kondu vechithu,
Yathorannam than bhujikkunnathu athu,
SAdaram nalka pithukkalkkum yennallo ,
Veda smruthikal vidichathennaorthu,
Athi khedena pinda dhanantharam thadaa ,
Sm=nanam kazhichu punyohavum cheythadha,
Snanantharam prapichasramam ,
Annu upavasavum cheythithu yellavarum,
Vannu udhicheedinnan aadithya devanum,
Mandakiniyil kulichuthu sandhyayum,
Vandhichu ponnasrame vasichedinaar.
At that time hearing the words of Vasishta ,
Their inner sorrow came down a bit ,
And they got in to Ganges and took bath,
And performed the oblation of water in a proper manner
And offered balls of honey mixed with fruits and oilcake ,
Remembering that it has been ruled by the words of Vedas
That we have to offer that food to the manes that we usually eat
And with sorrow after offering these balls , they again took bath,
Performed the purification ceremony, again took bath,
Went to the hermitage and all people did not take food that day ,
And when next day morning when the Sun god came out ,
They took bath in Ganges did salutation to the dawn ,
And went back and lived in the hermitage.
The discussion between Rama and Bharatha.
Anneramasu Bharathanum Ramane ,
Chennu thozhuthu paranju thudanginaan,
“Rama, Rama Prabho Rama, Maha bhaga ,
Mama vakyam chevi thannu kelkkanam,
Undu adiyan abhisheka sambharangal,
Kondu vannittu , athu kondini vikathe,
Cheyga venam abhishekavum palanam,
Cheyga rajyam thava paithrum yadhochitham.
Jyeshtanallo bhavan , kshatiyanam mathi,
Sreshtamaam dharamam prajaa paripalanam,
Aswamedhadhiyum cheythu keerthyaa chiram,
Viswamellam parathikulathanthave ,
Puthrareyum janippichu rajyam nija,
Putrangalakki
vanathinnu pokanam,
Ippol. Anuchithramathre vanavaasam,
Adbutha Vikrama , Nadha praseedha may,
Mathavu thannude dushkrutham thavaka ,
Chethasi chinthikkarutu Daya nidhe.
Then at that time Bharatha went and,
Saluted Rama and started saying,
“Hey Rama, Rama, Lord , Rama , great hero,
Please hear carefully to what I say,
I have with me materials for the coronation,
As I have brought them, so now without any delay,
The coronation has to be performed,
Rule over the country which is your father’s properly,
You are the eldest brother , because for the ,
Kshatriya’s the great dharma is to rule over people ,
Perform several Aswamedhas and spread ,
Your fame all over the world ,
Produce sons and after entrusting,
The king to the son, then only you have to go to forest ,
And now it is improper for you to go to forest at this time,
Oh Lord with wonderful valour , agree with me,
Oh treasure of mercy do not think about the ,
Wrong doing of mother at this time.”
Brathavu thannude padambujam Sirassu,
AAdhyaya bhakthi poondu itham ura cheythu,
Danda namaskaravum ceythu ninnithu,
Pandithamnaaya Bharathakumaranum,
Uthapya Raghanu uthsangamaaropya,
Chitha modhena punarnnu cholledinaan.
He had told this by keeping the lotus feet ,
Of his brother on his head ,
He also saluted him falling on the ground,
And seeing that lad Bharatha there ,
Sri Rama went near him made him stand,
And caressed him with joy and told.
“Madvakyamathra kettalum kumara, nee,
Yathwayoktham maya thathadaiva srutham,
Thathan yenne pathinallu samvathsaram,
Preethanai kananam vazhga yennu chollinaan,
Pithaa nnakku rajyam mathru sammatham,
Dathamai poonarennathu karanam .
Chethasaa parkkil namakkiruvarkkum,
Ithatha niyogam anushtikkayum venam,
Yathoruthan pithru vakyathe langichu,
Neethiheenam vasikkunnithu bhoothale .
Jeevan mruthanavan pinne narakathil,
Mevum marichalum illoru samsayam,
AAkayaal nee paripalikka rajyavum,
Poga , jnan dandakam thannil vaneeduvan.”
“ Lad please hear what I have to say,
Whatever you have said was heard by me as such,
Father had asked me with love ,
To go the forest for fourteen years ,
And father gave you the country ,
Because of mother’s views,
When we see properly these are,
The orders of our father and,
We have to obey them,
He who disobeys father ,
And leads a bad life in this world,
He is dead even when he is alive ,
And after death he would go to hell without any doubt,
So you depart and look after the country and ,
And I will live in this dandaka forest.
Ramavakyam kettu chonnan Bharathanum,
“Kamukanaya ththan mooda mansan,
Stree jithan, branthan, anuthaman , vayodhikan,
Raja bhavam kondu Rajasamanasan,
Chonna vakhyam grahymalla Maha mathe,
Mannavanai bhavan vaazhga madiyathe.
Hearing Rama’s words Bharatha told,
“Our father who is a lover has a foolish mind,
He is controlled by women, He is mad , Old man,
Due to his being a king he has Rajasa qualities,
And so oh greatly intelligent one ,
His words are not acceptable,
So without hesitation live as a king.
Yenna Bharatha vakhyam kettu Raghavan,
Pinneyum mandasmitham cheythu chollinaan,
“BHomi bhartha pitha naree jithanalla,
Kamiyumalla , moodathmavum alla kel,
Thathan asathya bhyam kondu cheythathin,
Yethume dosham parayaruthu oorkka nee,
Sadhu janangal narakathilum athi-
Bheethi poondidum asathyathil manase ,
“Engil jnan vaazhvan vane, ninthiruvadi ,
Sangadamanniye Rajyavum vaazhuga “
Sodharan itham paranjathu kettu athi,
Sadaram Raghavan pinneyum chollinaan,
“Rajyam ninaku, yenikku vipinavum,
Poojyanaam thathan vidhichathu munname,
Vyathyamai anushtichal namukkathu,
Sathya virodham varumennu nirnayam,”
“yengil jnanum ninthiruvadi pinnale ,
KInkaranai Sumithrathmajane ppole,
POruvan kananthinnatharuthengil,
Cheruvan chennu Paralokamasu jnan,
Nithyopavasena dehavum upekshippu ,
Nithyeva mathmani nischayichanthike,
Darbha virichu kizhakku thirinju ,
Ninnappol veyyilathu pukku BHarathanum,
Nirbhandha budhi kandappol Raghuvaran,
Thalbodanartham nayanatha samjnayaa,
Chonnan guruvinodappol , Vasishtanum,
Chennu Kaikeyi suthanodu chollinaan,
“Moodanayidola kelkka neeyengilo,
Goodamayoru vruthantham nrupathm,aja,
Ramanakunnu Narayanan paran,
Thamarasodbhavan arthikka karanam,
Bhomiyil soorya kulathil ayodhyayil,
Bhoomi palathmajanai pirannithu,
Ravanane konnu dharmathe rakshichu,
Devakale paripalichukolluvaan.”
Hearing those words of Bharatha , Sri Rama,
Again smiled and replied to him,
“Our father who was the king was not controlled by ladies,
He was not passionate nor was a foolish soul , hear,
You should not find fault with any thing ,
Done by father, for good people
Have greatest fear for breaking an oath,
And about telling a lie and going to hell.”
“Then I would live in the forest ,
And you look after the kingdom without sorrow “
Hearing these words from his younger brother,
Raghava told again, “Earlier our honourable father,
Has told that the kingdom is for you and forest to me,
And if we change what he wished,
Definitely we would be going against his oath.”
“Then I would come along with you,
And be your assistant like Lakshmana,
And if you do not allow me to come to forest,
I will take my life and go to the forest.”
Saying this he started permanent fast ,
So that he can give up his soul,
Spread Dhurbha grass and stood ,
Facing the east in the hot sun.
Seeing that he is adamant , Rama,
Made a sign by his eyes to sage Vasishta,
To advice him, and Vasishta went to son of Kaikeyi,
And told, “Do not be foolish and hear what I say,
Which is a very great secret , oh son of the king,
Sri Rama is the divine Narayana,
And due to the request of Lord Brahma,
He was born to the son of a king of Ayodhya ,
In the clan of the Sun, for killing Ravana,
And to look after the welfare of devas.”
Yoga maya deviyayathu Janaki,
Bhogi pravaranakunnathu Lakshmanan,
Loka mathaum pithavum Janakaja,
Raghavanmarennu ariyuga vazhipole.
Ravanane kolvathinnu vanathinnu,
Devakaryartham purapettu raghavan,
Mandharaa vakhyavum Kaikeyi chitha-,
Nirbhandhavum , deva kruthamennariga nee.
Sita is the Goddess Yogamaya,
And Lakshmana is the chief of the snakes Anantha,
Understand the father and mother of the world,
Are Rama and Sita respectively.
Rama has started to the forest for ,
Killing Ravana for the sake of devas,
The words of Mandhara and the adamancy,
Of the mind of Kaikeyi are created by devas.
“Sri Rama deva nivarthanthingal,
Ulla aagraham neeyum parithyajeecheeduga,
Karana purushajnayaa sathwaram,
Nee Rajhadhanikku po madiyathe ,
Manthikalodum janani janathodum,
Anthamillathe padayodm ippozhe ,
Chennu Ayodhya puri pukku vasikka nee,
Vannedum agarajan thanum anujanum,
Deviyum eerezhu samvathsaravadhow,
Ravananan thanne vadhichu saputhrakam.”
“Please give up your great desire ,
For the return of God Rama,
You who are the causal man should immediately,
Without any hesitation go to your capital,
Along with ministers , mothers , people ,
And with the endless army immediately,
And reaching Ayodhya , you should live there .
Your elder brother along with his younger brother,
And the Goddess would come back after fourteen years,
After killing Ravana and his sons.
Itham guru ukthikal kettu Bharathanum,
Chithe valarnna oru vismayam kaikondu,
Bhakthyaa Raghuthama sannidhou sadaram,
Gathwaa muhur namaskruthwaa sasodharam,
“Padukam dehi mama sevichu kolluvaan,
Yavathaava gamanam deva deva , may,
Thava devanaratham bhajichheduvan.”
After hearing this advice from his Guru,
With a great sense of surprise growing in his mind,
Went along with great devotion in front Of Rama,
And after saluting his elder brother told,
“Give me your slippers , for doing service ,
Oh Lord of lords, till the day you come back,
I would be praying you always , my God.,”
Itham Bharathokthi kettu Raghuthaman,
Poltharatikali chertha methioyadi,
Bhakthimanaya Bharathannu nalginaan,
Nathwa parigrahicheedinaan thambiyum,
Uthama rathna bhooshitha padukam,
Uthamange cherthu Rama narendrane,
Bhakthyaa pradakshinam kruthwaa namaskari-,
Chu uthaya vandichu chonnaan sagadgadham,
“ Manwabdha poorna Prathama dhine bhavaan,
Vannthillennu vannedukil pine jnan,
Anya divas am ushasi jwalippichu,
Vahniyil chadi marikkunathundallo.”
After hearing these words of Bharatha,
Rama gave his slippers which were ,
Embracing his golden feet to Bharatha ,
The younger brother saluted and received it,
Which was covered with costly gems and,
Keeping it on his head , with devotion,
Went round Rama and saluted him,
Got up and told him with a tottering voice,
“The first day after this period is completed ,
Suppose you do not come , I would,
On the next day in the dawn make a big fire,
And die after jumping in to it.”
Yennathu kettu Raghupathiyum nija,
Kannu neerum thudachu anbodu chollinan,
“Angine thanne, oru antharamillathinnu
Angu , jnan annu thanne varum nirnyam.”
Yennarul cheythu vitayum koduthithu,
Dhanyan Bharathan namakaricheedinaan,
Pinne pradakshinavum cheythu vandichu,
Mandetharam purapettu BHarathanum,
Mathru janangalum manthri varnmaarum,
Brathavum aacharyanum , Maha senayum,
Sri Rama devane chethasi cherthu kondu,
Aarumoodamodhena kondu pooyeedinaar,
Srungi varadhipanaya guhaneyum,
Mangala vachaa paranjayacheedinaan.
Hearing that Sri Rama wiped his tears ,
And told Bharatha with great love,
“Let it be like that , there is no difference on that ,
I would definitely come back on that day.”
Telling this he bid farewell to Bharatha,
And the blessed Bharatha saluted him,
And then went round him , and again saluted him,
And slowly Bharatha started to leave.
The mothers and the great ministers,
Brother . teacher and the great army,
Kept God Rama deep in their mind,
And took him away with them.
Guha , the king of Srungivera ,
Also told his good wishes.
Mumbil nadannu guhan vazhi kattuvan,
Pimbe perum padayum nada kondithu,
Kaikeyi thanum suthanuvadam kondu,
Sokam akannu nadannu maganumai,
Ganga kadannu Guhanuvadena ,
Nalanga padayodu koode , kumarnmaar,
Chennu Ayodhya puri pukku , Raghuvaran,
Thanneyum chinthichu chinthachanudinam,
Bhakthyaa vishudha budhyaa pura vasikal,
Nithya sukhena vasichathellavarum,
Thapasa vesham dharichu Bharathanum,
Thapena Shatrugnanum vruthathodutan ,
Chennu Nanda Gramam anbodu pukkithu,
Vannithanandam jagadvasikalkellam.
Guha went in front of them to show the way,
And behind him the big army marched ,
And Kaikeyi taking the permission of her son,
Leaving out her sorrow , walked along with her son,.
After crossing Ganges with the permission of Guha,
The boys along with the army with its four divisions,
Went and entered the city of Ayodhya ,
And there they went on daily thinking about Sri Rama ,
With devotion and a very holy thoughts , the citizens,
Lived all together with daily pleasures.
Bharatha dressing himself in the garbs of a sage,
With sorrow along with Shatrugna did penance ,
And went to Nandi Grama with love,
And thus joy came to all the people of the world.
Padukaam vechu Simhasane Raghava,
Padangalennu sankalpichu saadaram,
Ganda pushpadyangal kondu poojichu ,
Kondanthike sevichu ninnar iruvarum.
They kept the slippers of Rama on the throne,
Imagined it as the holy feet of Rama,
And worshipped it with sandal and flowers,
And nearby they stood serving it.
Nana muni jana sevithanayoru,
Manava veeran Manoharan Raghavan,
Janakiyodum, Anujanodum mudhaa,
Manasanandam kalarnnu chila dhanam,
Chithrakoodachale vanor anantharam,
Chithe niroopichu kandu Raghuvaran,
“Mithra vargangal Ayodhyayil ninnu ,
Vannethum ivied irunnal ini yudan,
SAthwaram Dandakaranyathinai kondu,
Badha modham Gamicheeduka vendathum.”
Itham vicharya Dharithri suthayum ,
Athyuthamanaaya Soumithriyumai thadha ,
Thathyaja Chithrakoodachalam Raghavan,
Sathya santhan nada kondan vananthare .
Being served by various sages,
That human hero and pretty Raghava,
Along with Sita and younger brother ,
For some time lived on the Chithrakoota mountain,
For Some days with joy in the mind,
And later Raghava had a thought in his mind,
“ From Ayodhya groups of our friends,
Would come here often, if we live here,
And so it is necessary for us to go with joy,
To the Dandaka forest and ,
This has to be done very urgently.”
Thinking like this along with the daughter of earth,
And the extremely good natured Lakshmana,
Sri Rama leaving the Chithrakoota mountain ,
Started walking further in the forest,.”
Entering in to the hermitage of Athri.
Athri thannasramam pukku Muneendrane ,
Bhakthyaa namaskarichu Raghu nadhanum,
“Ramoham adhya dhanyosmi, maha mune ,
Srimal padam thava kanaya karanam.”
Sakshal Maha Vishnu Narayanan paran,
Mokkhadan yennatharinju Muneendranum,
Poojichitharkhya padhyadhikal kondu tham,
Rajeeva lochanam , brathru bharayanvitham.
Entering the hermitage of Athri , Rama ,
Saluted the sage with great devotion and told him,
“I am Rama , I am blessed , oh great sage,
In being able to see your holy feet.”
The great sage knowing that he was ,
The real Vishnu , the divine Narayana ,
And the one who can grant salvation,
Worshipped the lotus eyed one ,
Along his brother as well as wife,
And offering him water ,
To wash his feet as well as to drink,
Chollinaan Bhoopala nandananmarodu,
“Chellezhum yennude pathniyundathra kel,
Yethrayum vrudha , thapasvinimaril ,
Vechu uthamamaaya Dharamajna, Thapodhana,
Parnasalanthar gehe vasikunnithu,
Chennu kandalum Janaka nrupathmaje”
Yennathu kettu Ramajnaya Janaki,
Chennu Anasooya padangal vananginaal.
That sage told to the sons of the king,
“Hear that my pretty wife is there ,
And she is very old , greatest ,
Among the women sages, follower of Dharma ,
An expert in penance and she lives,
Inside this hermitage , Oh daughter of king Janaka,
Please go and see her.”
After hearing this with the permission of Rama,
Sita went and saluted the feet of Anasooya.”
“Vathse , varigarige , Janakathmaje,
Sathsangamam Janma saphalyam yennorka nee “,
Vathse pidichu cherthu alinganam cheythu,
Thath swabhavam thelinju muni pathniyum,
Viswkarmavinal nirmithamayoru,
Viswa vimohanamaya dukoolavum,
Kundalvumanga raghavum yenniva,
Mandanarthmanasooya nalkeedinaal.
“Daughter , come near me, Oh daughter of Janaka,
Please remember that company ,
Of good people in the greatest luck in our life.”
Then she caught hold of her and embraced her
And that wife of the sage easily understood her character,
And gave her a silk cloth made by Viswakarma,
Which was prettiest in the world,
Ear studs and ornaments for the forehead ,
For dressing herself properly.
“Nannu, pathivruthya masrithya Raghavan,
Thannodu koode nee ponnathu uthamam,
Kanthi ninakku kurayaykorikkalum,
SAnthanakum thava vallbhan thannodum,
Chennu Maha raja dhaniyakam pukku,
Nannai sukhichu suchiram vasikka nee.”
Ithamanugrahavum koduthu aadharaal,
Bharthuragre gamikennu ayacheedinaal,
Mrushtamai moovareyum bhujippichadha,
Thushti kalarnnu thapodhanan athriyum,
Sri Ramanodu arul chrythu , “Bhavanaho,
Narayanan aayathu arinjen aham,
Ni maha maya jagathraya vasinaam,
Sammohakariniyayathu nirnayam.”
Itharam atthri muneendra vakyam kettu,
Thathra rathrou vasichu Raghunadhanum,
Devanum maha deviyodarul cheythi
Thevam ennal kil paithal akkalame.
“ It is great that observing the Dharma of a wife ,
You came along with him over here,
The shine would never diminish in your case ,
Go along with your peaceful husband ,
And later go long with him to the palace ,
And live happily for a very long time,”
After blessing her like this , with love,
She told Sita to go near her husband.
After making all the three eat well,
That great sage Athri with great joy,
Told Rama, , I know that you are God Narayana,
It is definite that Your great illusion would attract ,
Al the residents of the three worlds.”
Hearing these words from the great sage ,
Rama lived there for a night .
And that God told the goddess as follows,
Said the parrot at that time.
Ithyadhyatma Ramayane Uma Maheswara Samvadhe,
Ayodhya Kandam Samaptham.
Thus ends the chapter on Ayodhya in the discussion
Between Shiva and Parvathi ,
Which occurs in Adyathma Ramayana.