2023-02-21 17:40:11 by ambuda-bot
This page has not been fully proofread.
BALAKANDA
" Abandon fear, Good betide you. For
your well-being, I shall live in the world
of men protecting the earth, after killing in
battle the cruel and depraved Ravana, the
terror of gods and sages."
एवं दत्त्वा वरं देवो देवानां विष्णुरात्मवान् ।
मानुष्ये चिन्तयामास जन्मभूमिमथात्मनः ॥
Having thus given the boon to the gods,
the self-restrained God Vishnu thought
about a birth-place for himself among
mortals.
ततः पद्मपलाशाक्षः कृत्वाऽऽत्मानं चतुर्विधम् ।
पितरं रोचयामास तदा दशरथं नृपम् ॥
13
Then, he, whose eyes are like lotus.
petals, divided himself into four portions
and chose King Dasaratha for his father.
ततो वै यजमानस्य पावकादतुलप्रभम् ।
प्रादुर्भूतं महद्भूतं महावीर्ये महाबलम् ॥
Then, from the fire of the sacrifice, arose
a great being of matchless radiance and
possessed of great valour and strength.
दिव्यपायससंपूर्णां पात्रीं पत्नीमिव स्वयम् ।
प्रगृह्य विपुलां दोर्भ्या समवेक्ष्याब्रवीदिदम् ॥
" Abandon fear, Good betide you. For
your well-being, I shall live in the world
of men protecting the earth, after killing in
battle the cruel and depraved Ravana, the
terror of gods and sages."
एवं दत्त्वा वरं देवो देवानां विष्णुरात्मवान् ।
मानुष्ये चिन्तयामास जन्मभूमिमथात्मनः ॥
Having thus given the boon to the gods,
the self-restrained God Vishnu thought
about a birth-place for himself among
mortals.
ततः पद्मपलाशाक्षः कृत्वाऽऽत्मानं चतुर्विधम् ।
पितरं रोचयामास तदा दशरथं नृपम् ॥
13
Then, he, whose eyes are like lotus.
petals, divided himself into four portions
and chose King Dasaratha for his father.
ततो वै यजमानस्य पावकादतुलप्रभम् ।
प्रादुर्भूतं महद्भूतं महावीर्ये महाबलम् ॥
Then, from the fire of the sacrifice, arose
a great being of matchless radiance and
possessed of great valour and strength.
दिव्यपायससंपूर्णां पात्रीं पत्नीमिव स्वयम् ।
प्रगृह्य विपुलां दोर्भ्या समवेक्ष्याब्रवीदिदम् ॥