Aranya Kanda, Sarga 14
अथ पञ्चवटीं गच्छन्नन्तरा रघुनन्दनः। आससाद महाकायं गृध्रं भीमपराक्रमम्॥ १॥
Meaning
Now, while going to Pañcavaṭī, the scion of Raghu met on the way a vulture with a gigantic body and possessed of terrific prowess. (1)
तं दृष्ट्वा तौ महाभागौ वनस्थं रामलक्ष्मणौ। मेनाते राक्षसं पक्षिं ब्रुवाणौ को भवानिति॥ २॥
Meaning
Seeing him in the forest, those two highly blessed princes, Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa, thought the bird to be an ogre and said to him, “Who are you?” (2)
ततो मधुरया वाचा सौम्यया प्रीणयन्निव। उवाच वत्स मां विद्धि वयस्यं पितुरात्मनः॥ ३॥
Meaning
Then, as though delighting them with a gentle and sweet speech, he said, “O dear son, know me to be a friend of your father.” (3)
स तं पितृसखं मत्वा पूजयामास राघवः। स तस्य कुलमव्यग्रमथ पप्रच्छ नाम च॥ ४॥
Meaning
Believing him to be a friend of his father, the scion of Raghu honoured him and gently enquired his name and race. (4)
रामस्य वचनं श्रुत्वा कुलमात्मानमेव च। आचचक्षे द्विजस्तस्मै सर्वभूतसमुद्भवम्॥ ५॥
Meaning
Hearing the speech of Rāma, the bird told him about himself and his descent and the origin of all beings. (5)
पूर्वकाले महाबाहो ये प्रजापतयोऽभवन्। तान् मे निगदतः सर्वानादितः शृणु राघव॥ ६॥
Meaning
“O mighty-armed scion of Raghu, listen to me, while I am speaking from the beginning about all the lords of creation who existed in the past. (6)
कर्दमः प्रथमस्तेषां विकृतस्तदनन्तरम्। शेषश्च संश्रयश्चैव बहुपुत्रश्च वीर्यवान्॥ ७॥ स्थाणुर्मरीचिरत्रिश्च क्रतुश्चैव महाबलः। पुलस्त्यश्चाङ्गिराश्चैव प्रचेताः पुलहस्तथा॥ ८॥
Meaning
“Kardama was the first of them; after him came Vikṛta, Śeṣa, Saṁśraya and the powerful Bahuputra and Sthāṇu, Marīci, Atri, the mighty Kratu, Pulastya, Aṅgirā, Pracetā and also Pulaha. (7-8)
दक्षो विवस्वानपरोऽरिष्टनेमिश्च राघव। कश्यपश्च महातेजास्तेषामासीच्च पश्चिमः॥ ९॥
Meaning
“Then came Dakṣa, Vivaswān and Ariṣṭanemi, O Rāghava, and the last one of great lustre amongst them was Kaśyapa. (9)
प्रजापतेस्तु दक्षस्य बभूवुरिति विश्रुताः। षष्टिर्दुहितरो राम यशस्विन्यो महायशः॥ १०॥
Meaning
“Prajāpati Dakṣa had sixty well-known and illustrious daughters, O Rāma of great fame ! (10)
कश्यपः प्रतिजग्राह तासामष्टौ सुमध्यमाः। अदितिं च दितिं चैव दनूमपि च कालकाम्॥ ११॥ ताम्रां क्रोधवशां चैव मनुं चाप्यनलामपि। तास्तु कन्यास्ततः प्रीतः कश्यपः पुनरब्रवीत्॥ १२॥
Meaning
“Kaśyapa married eight beautiful girls of them—Aditi and Diti, Danu and also Kālakā, Tāmrā and Krodhavaśā, Manu and also Analā. Then, pleased with them, Kaśyapa again said to those girls : (11-12)
पुत्रांस्त्रैलोक्यभर्तॄन् वै जनयिष्यथ मत्समान्। अदितिस्तन्मना राम दितिश्च दनुरेव च॥ १३॥ कालका च महाबाहो शेषास्त्वमनसोऽभवन्। अदित्यां जज्ञिरे देवास्त्रयस्तिं्रशदरिंदम॥ १४॥ आदित्या वसवो रुद्रा अश्विनौ च परंतप। दितिस्त्वजनयत् पुत्रान् दैत्यांस्तात यशस्विनः॥ १५॥
Meaning
“ ‘You will give birth to sons like me, masters of the three worlds.’ O Rāma of mighty arms, Aditi, Diti, Danu and Kālakā were attentive, the rest were indifferent. “Of Aditi thirty-three gods were born, O vanquisher of foes—the twelve Ādityas, the eight Vasus, the eleven Rudras and the two Aświns, O tormentor of foes ! Diti for her part gave birth to the famous Daityas (demons), O dear one ! (13—15)
तेषामियं वसुमती पुराऽऽसीत् सवनार्णवा। दनुस्त्वजनयत् पुत्रमश्वग्रीवमरिंदम॥ १६॥
Meaning
“Formerly they owned all this earth with forests and oceans. Danu for her part bore a son, Aśwagrīva, O vanquisher of foes ! (16)
नरकं कालकं चैव कालकापि व्यजायत। क्रौञ्चीं भासीं तथा श्येनीं धृतराष्ट्रीं तथा शुकीम्॥ १७॥ ताम्रा तु सुषुवे कन्याः पञ्चैता लोकविश्रुताः। उलूकाञ्जनयत् क्रौञ्ची भासी भासान् व्यजायत॥ १८॥ श्येनी श्येनांश्च गृध्रांश्च व्यजायत सुतेजसः। धृतराष्ट्री तु हंसांश्च कलहंसाश्च सर्वशः॥ १९॥
Meaning
“Kālakā too gave birth to Naraka and also Kālaka. Tāmrā for her part bore the following five daughters well-known in the world—Krauñcī, Bhāsī as also Śyenī, Dhṛtarāṣṭrī and Śukī. Krauñcī gave birth to Ulūkas (owls), Bhāsī bore Bhāsas (a species of birds of prey), Śyenī gave birth to Śyenas (hawks) and vultures of bright lustre. Dhṛtarāṣṭrī for her part bore swans and Kalahaṁsas of all types. (17—19)
चक्रवाकांश्च भद्रं ते विजज्ञे सापि भामिनी। शुकी नतां विजज्ञे तु नतायां विनता सुता॥ २०॥
Meaning
“Luck be to you ! That lady also gave birth to Cakravāka birds. Śukī bore a daughter, Natā by name, and of Natā was born a daughter, Vinatā. (20)
दश क्रोधवशा राम विजज्ञेऽप्यात्मसंभवाः। मृगीं च मृगमन्दां च हरीं भद्रमदामपि॥ २१॥ मातङ्गीमथ शार्दूलीं श्वेतां च सुरभीं तथा। सर्वलक्षणसम्पन्नां सुरसां कद्रुकामपि॥ २२॥
Meaning
“O Rāma, Krodhavaśā also bore ten daughters—Mṛgī and Mṛgamandā, Harī as also Bhadramadā, Mātaṅgī and then Śārdūlī, Śwetā as also Surabhī, Surasā endowed with all auspicious characteristics and also Kadrū. (21-22)
अपत्यं तु मृगाः सर्वे मृग्या नरवरोत्तम। ऋक्षाश्च मृगमन्दायाः सृमराश्चमरास्तथा॥ २३॥
Meaning
“O jewel among the foremost of men, all the deer are the progeny of Mṛgī; Ṛkṣas (bears), Sṛmaras (a species of antelopes) and camaras (another species of antelopes), of Mṛgamandā. (23)
ततस्त्विरावतीं नाम जज्ञे भद्रमदा सुताम्। तस्यास्त्वैरावतः पुत्रो लोकनाथो महागजः॥ २४॥
Meaning
“Then Bhadramadā bore a daughter named Irāvatī. The great elephant, Airāvata, coveted by the world, is her son. (24)
हर्याश्च हरयोऽपत्यं वानराश्च तपस्विनः। गोलाङ्गूलाश्च शार्दूली व्याघ्रांश्चाजनयत् सुतान्॥ २५॥
Meaning
“Lions and the poor monkeys and baboons are the progeny of Harī. Śārdūlī bore tigers as her sons. (25)
मातङ्ग्यास्त्वथ मातङ्गा अपत्यं मनुजर्षभ। दिशागजं तु काकुत्स्थ श्वेता व्यजनयत् सुतम्॥ २६॥
Meaning
“O jewel among men, the elephants are the progeny of Mātaṅgī; O Kākutstha ! Śwetā bore a son, Diśāgaja (the elephant guarding the quarters). (26)
ततो दुहितरौ राम सुरभिर्द्वे व्यजायत। रोहिणीं नाम भद्रं ते गन्धर्वीं च यशस्विनीम्॥ २७॥
Meaning
“Then, O Rāma, Surabhi bore two daughters named Rohiṇī and the famous Gandharvī. Luck be to you ! (27)
रोहिण्यजनयद् गावो गन्धर्वी वाजिनः सुतान्। सुरसाजनयन्नागान् राम कद्रूश्च पन्नगान्॥ २८॥
Meaning
“Rohiṇī gave birth to the bovine race and Gandharvī to the horses as her sons. Surasā bore the Nāgas and Kadrū the serpents, O Rāma ! (28)
मनुर्मनुष्याञ्जनयत् कश्यपस्य महात्मनः। ब्राह्मणान् क्षत्रियान् वैश्यान् शूद्रांश्च मनुजर्षभ॥ २९॥
Meaning
“Manu, wife of the high-souled Kaśyapa, gave birth to men—viz., Brāhmaṇas, Kṣatriyas, Vaiśyas and Śūdras, O jewel among men ! (29)
मुखतो ब्राह्मणा जाता उरसः क्षत्रियास्तथा। ऊरुभ्यां जज्ञिरे वैश्याः पद्भ्यां शूद्रा इति श्रुतिः॥ ३०॥
Meaning
“Brāhmaṇas appeared from the mouth, the Kṣatriyas from the breast, the Vaiśyas from the thighs and the Śūdras from the feet—so says the Śruti text. (30)
सर्वान् पुण्यफलान् वृक्षाननलापि व्यजायत। विनता च शुकीपौत्री कद्रूश्च सुरसास्वसा॥ ३१॥
Meaning
“Analā also gave birth to all the trees of holy fruits; Vinatā was the grand-daughter of Śukī (the daughter of Tāmrā) and Kadrū was the sister of Surasā. (31)
कद्रूर्नागसहस्रं तु विजज्ञे धरणीधरान्। द्वौ पुत्रौ विनतायास्तु गरुडोऽरुण एव च॥ ३२॥
Meaning
“Kadrū bore a thousand Nāgas, the supporters of the earth. Garuḍa and Aruṇa are the two sons of Vinatā. (32)
तस्माज्जातोऽहमरुणात् सम्पातिश्च ममाग्रजः। जटायुरिति मां विद्धि श्येनीपुत्रमरिंदम॥ ३३॥
Meaning
“I came into being from the said Aruṇa, and also my elder brother, Sampāti. Know me to be Jaṭāyu, the son of Śyenī, O vanquisher of foes ! (33)
सोऽहं वाससहायस्ते भविष्यामि यदीच्छसि। इदं दुर्गं हि कान्तारं मृगराक्षससेवितम्। सीतां च तात रक्षिष्ये त्वयि याते सलक्ष्मणे॥ ३४॥
Meaning
“If you so desire, I shall be your assistant at your dwelling. For, this inaccessible forest is frequented by beasts and ogres; and, O dear one, when you go out with Lakṣmaṇa, I shall guard Sītā.” (34)
जटायुषं तु प्रतिपूज्य राघवो मुदा परिष्वज्य च संनतोऽभवत्। पितुर्हि शुश्राव सखित्वमात्मवा- ञ्जटायुषा संकथितं पुनः पुनः॥ ३५॥
Meaning
Rāghava honoured Jaṭāyu, embraced him with joy and bowed low to him; for, the self-restrained Rāma had heard about the vulture’s friendship with his father, Daśaratha, spoken of by Jaṭāyu again and again. (35)
स तत्र सीतां परिदाय मैथिलीं सहैव तेनातिबलेन पक्षिणा। जगाम तां पञ्चवटीं सलक्ष्मणो रिपून् दिधक्षञ्शलभानिवानलः॥ ३६॥
Meaning
Entrusting Sītā, the princess of Mithilā, to the care of Jaṭāyu, he proceeded to the well-known Pañcavaṭī, together with the selfsame mighty bird and Lakṣmaṇa, seeking, as it were, to burn the enemy as fire would burn moths. (36)
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