--- title: "Bala Kanda, Sarga 19" canonical: "https://ramayana.com/valmiki-ramayana/bala-kanda/sarga-19" lang: "en" --- # Bala Kanda, Sarga 19 > तच्छ्रुत्वा राजसिंहस्य वाक्यमद्भुतविस्तरम्। > हृष्टरोमा महातेजा विश्वामित्रोऽभ्यभाषत॥ १॥ Hearing the aforesaid address of Daśaratha (a lion among kings), marked with uncommon length, the highly glorious sage Viśwāmitra replied as follows, his hair standing on end : (1) > सदृशं राजशार्दूल तवैव भुवि नान्यतः। > महावंशप्रसूतस्य वसिष्ठव्यपदेशिनः॥ २॥ “What you have said is worthy of you alone and of none else on earth, O tiger among kings—you, who are descendant of a great pedigree and enjoy the proud privilege of being instructed by the sage Vasiṣṭha !(2) > यत् तु मे हृद्गतं वाक्यं तस्य कार्यस्य निश्चयम्। > कुरुष्व राजशार्दूल भव सत्यप्रतिश्रवः॥ ३॥ “Make a resolve, O tiger among kings, to accomplish the purpose which stands foremost in my heart, and which is just going to be expressed in so many words, and thereby prove true to your promise (made in verse 58 of the foregoing canto). (3) > अहं नियममातिष्ठे सिद्ध्यर्थं पुरुषर्षभ। > तस्य विघ्नकरौ द्वौ तु राक्षसौ कामरूपिणौ॥ ४॥ “I stand consecrated for a sacrificial performance for the realization of my aim, O jewel among men ! Two ogres, capable of taking any form at will, interrupt the said performance in conjunction with their associates. (4) > व्रते तु बहुशश्चीर्णे समाप्त्यां राक्षसाविमौ। > मारीचश्च सुबाहुश्च वीर्यवन्तौ सुशिक्षितौ॥ ५॥ > तौ मांसरुधिरौघेण वेदिं तामभ्यवर्षताम्। > अवधूते तथाभूते तस्मिन् नियमनिश्चये॥ ६॥ > कृतश्रमो निरुत्साहस्तस्माद् देशादपाक्रमे। > न च मे क्रोधमुत्स्रष्टुं बुद्धिर्भवति पार्थिव॥ ७॥ “Towards its conclusion, when the sacred observance had been gone through in a large measure, however, these two notorious Rākṣasas, Mārīca and Subāhu, who are not only possessed of great prowess but are highly trained in the methods of warfare, polluted the sacrificial altar with a large volume of flesh and blood dropped from the airspace. My vow in connection with that sacred observance, which had well-nigh been completed as aforesaid, having thus been interrupted, I came away dispirited from that region, having achieved nothing beyond fruitless exertion. And there is no prompting in me to give vent to my wrath in the form of an execration, O ruler of the earth ! (5—7) > तथाभूता हि सा चर्या न शापस्तत्र मुच्यते। > स्वपुत्रं राजशार्दूल रामं सत्यपराक्रमम्॥ ८॥ > काकपक्षधरं वीरं ज्येष्ठं मे दातुमर्हसि। > शक्तो ह्येष मया गुप्तो दिव्येन स्वेन तेजसा॥ ९॥ > राक्षसा ये विकर्तारस्तेषामपि विनाशने। > श्रेयश्चास्मै प्रदास्यामि बहुरूपं न संशयः॥ १०॥ > त्रयाणामपि लोकानां येन ख्यातिं गमिष्यति। > न च तौ राममासाद्य शक्तौ स्थातुं कथंचन॥ ११॥ “For such is the character of that observance: no execration can be uttered in the course of it. Be pleased, therefore, to place at my disposal, O tiger among kings, your eldest and heroic son, Śrī Rāma, who is possessed of true and unfailing prowess though yet a boy (adorned with side-locks of hair hanging over the temples after the fashion of the day). For, by virtue of his own transcendent glory and guarded by me, he is equal even to the extermination of all ogres that act in a hostile manner. Nay, I shall confer on him manifold boons whereby he will attain fame in all the three worlds: there is no doubt about it. And on coming face to face with Śrī Rāma the two ogres cannot stand in any case. (8—11) > न च तौ राघवादन्यो हन्तुमुत्सहते पुमान्। > वीर्योत्सिक्तौ हि तौ पापौ कालपाशवशं गतौ॥ १२॥ > रामस्य राजशार्दूल न पर्याप्तौ महात्मनः। > न च पुत्रगतं स्नेहं कर्तुमर्हसि पार्थिव॥ १३॥ “Nor can any man other than Rāma (a scion of Raghu) kill them. The two wicked fellows, who are proud of their prowess and have been caught in the noose of Death, are surely no match for the high-souled Rāma. You should not, therefore, allow your parental affection to prevail, O ruler of the earth ! (12-13) > अहं ते प्रतिजानामि हतौ तौ विद्धि राक्षसौ। > अहं वेद्मि महात्मानं रामं सत्यपराक्रमम्॥ १४॥ “I give you my word for it : take you the two ogres as killed. I know the high-souled Rāma as possessed of true, unfailing prowess. (14) > वसिष्ठोऽपि महातेजा ये चेमे तपसि स्थिताः। > यदि ते धर्मलाभं तु यशश्च परमं भुवि॥ १५॥ > स्थिरमिच्छसि राजेन्द्र रामं मे दातुमर्हसि। > यद्यभ्यनुज्ञां काकुत्स्थ ददते तव मन्त्रिणः॥ १६॥ > वसिष्ठप्रमुखाः सर्वे ततो रामं विसर्जय। > अभिप्रेतमसंसक्तमात्मजं दातुमर्हसि॥ १७॥ > दशरात्रं हि यज्ञस्य रामं राजीवलोचनम्। > नात्येति कालो यज्ञस्य यथायं मम राघव॥ १८॥ > तथा कुरुष्व भद्रं ते मा च शोके मनः कृथाः। > इत्येवमुक्त्वा धर्मात्मा धर्मार्थसहितं वचः॥ १९॥ > विरराम महातेजा विश्वामित्रो महामतिः। > स तन्निशम्य राजेन्द्रो विश्वामित्रवचः शुभम्॥ २०॥ > शोकेन महताऽऽविष्टश्चचाल च मुमोह च। > लब्धसंज्ञस्तदोत्थाय व्यषीदत भयान्वितः॥ २१॥ “The highly glorious sage Vasiṣṭha and all these who stand vowed to asceticism also know him as such. If at all you seek the acquisition of religious merit as well as the highest renown for you on earth for all time to come, O king of kings, be pleased to make over Rāma to me. If all your counsellors with the sage Vasiṣṭha as their leader give their consent to you, O scion of Kakutstha (Purañjana), then let Rāma go with me. Be pleased to hand over to me your beloved son, the lotus-eyed Rāma, who being grown up is no longer deeply attached (to you) for a period of ten days and nights only in the interests of my sacrifice. Act in such a way as to ensure that the period of my sacrificial performance is not exceeded, O scion of Raghu, and do not plunge your mind in grief. May good betide you!” Having uttered these words, full of piety and truth, the highly intelligent sage Viśwāmitra, whose mind is given to righteousness and who is possessed of extraordinary glory, became silent. Obsessed with excessive grief to hear that righteous request of Viśwāmitra, the said emperor trembled and fainted, too. Regaining his consciousness later on, he got up and became sad, seized as he was with fear of losing his eldest son. (15—21) > इति हृदयमनोविदारणं मुनिवचनं तदतीव शुश्रुवान्। > नरपतिरभवन्महान् महात्मा व्यथितमनाः प्रचचाल चासनात्॥ २२॥ The great king, magnanimous though he was, felt afflicted in mind even as he heard the aforesaid request of the sage, which was extremely agonizing to the heart and the mind, and he thus fell down unconscious from his seat. (22) Book: https://ramayana.com/valmiki-ramayana --- Source: Gita Press, Gorakhpur editions. Buy the book: https://gitapress.org/product/sri-ramcharitmanas-special-edition Ramayana.com, a free, ad-free project of Ved Vyas Foundation.