Uttara Kanda, Sarga 91
श्रुत्वा किंपुरुषोत्पत्तिं लक्ष्मणो भरतस्तथा। आश्चर्यमिति च ब्रूतामुभौ रामं जनेश्वरम्॥ १॥
Meaning
Having heard the account of the origin of Kiṁpuruṣas, Lakṣmaṇa and Bharata said to Śrī Rāma the king: ‘O Lord, how wonderful it is!’ (1)
अथ रामः कथामेतां भूय एव महायशाः। कथयामास धर्मात्मा प्रजापतिसुतस्य वै॥ २॥
Meaning
Then Śrī Rāma, the noble one, continued to narrate the story of Ila, the son of Prajāpati: (2)
सर्वास्ता विद्रुता दृष्ट्वा किन्नरीर्ऋषिसत्तमः। उवाच रूपसम्पन्नां तां स्त्रियं प्रहसन्निव॥ ३॥
Meaning
‘Seeing that all the female Kinnaras (Kiṁpuruṣas) had departed, the great sage, Budha, said to that beautiful woman, Ilā, as if laughing: (3)
सोमस्याहं सुदयितः सुतः सुरुचिरानने। भजस्व मां वरारोहे भक्त्या स्निग्धेन चक्षुषा॥ ४॥
Meaning
‘O one of beautiful face, I am the beloved son of Soma, the moon-god; kindly look at me with love and own me.’ (4)
तस्य तद् वचनं श्रुत्वा शून्ये स्वजनवर्जिते। इला सुरुचिरप्रख्यं प्रत्युवाच महाप्रभम्॥ ५॥
Meaning
‘Having heard those words of Budha, Ilā, left by her friends, alone, spoke to the beautiful and lustrous one, Budha: (5)
अहं कामचरी सौम्य तवास्मि वशवर्तिनी। प्रशाधि मां सोमसुत यथेच्छसि तथा कुरु॥ ६॥
Meaning
‘O son of Soma, although free to move at will, I am now at your command, order me and do as you like.’ (6)
तस्यास्तदद्भुतप्रख्यं श्रुत्वा हर्षमुपागतः। स वै कामी सह तया रेमे चन्द्रमसः सुतः॥ ७॥
Meaning
Hearing these wonderful words of her, Ilā, that lover, Budha, the son of the moon, was highly pleased and dallied with her. (7)
बुधस्य माधवो मासस्तामिलां रुचिराननाम्। गतो रमयतोऽत्यर्थं क्षणवत् तस्य कामिनः॥ ८॥
Meaning
While Budha was dallying with Ilā of beautiful face, the spring season passed away just like a moment. (8)
अथ मासे तु सम्पूर्णे पूर्णेन्दुसदृशाननः। प्रजापतिसुतः श्रीमान् शयने प्रत्यबुध्यत॥ ९॥
Meaning
After the lapse of a month, Ila the prosperous son of Prajāpati, having a face comparable to the full moon, woke up in bed. (9)
सोऽपश्यत् सोमजं तत्र तपन्तं सलिलाशये। ऊर्ध्वबाहुं निरालम्बं तं राजा प्रत्यभाषत॥ १०॥
Meaning
He saw that son of Soma was performing penance in that lake, with his hand raised upwards and without any support and addressed him thus: (10)
भगवन् पर्वतं दुर्गं प्रविष्टोऽस्मि सहानुगः। न च पश्यामि तत् सैन्यं क्व नु ते मामका गताः॥ ११॥
Meaning
‘Sir, I entered the impenetrable forest with my attendants for hunting; I do not, however, see my army, where they have gone, they who belonged to me.’ (11)
तच्छ्रुत्वा तस्य राजर्षेर्नष्टसंज्ञस्य भाषितम्। प्रत्युवाच शुभं वाक्यं सान्त्वयन् परया गिरा॥ १२॥
Meaning
Having heard those words of the bull among Kings, who had lost his consciousness formerly, he, Budha, replied to him in very auspicious words, consoling him: (12)
अश्मवर्षेण महता भृत्यास्ते विनिपातिताः। त्वं चाश्रमपदे सुप्तो वातवर्षभयार्दितः॥ १३॥
Meaning
‘Your servants were killed by a hail storm; you, however, filled with fear of wind and rain fell asleep in the hermitage. (13)
समाश्वसिहि भद्रं ते निर्भयो विगतज्वरः। फलमूलाशनो वीर निवसेह यथासुखम्॥ १४॥
Meaning
‘Do not feel fear or worry. Be consoled and well. O brave one, live here happily, consuming fruits and roots.’ (14)
स राजा तेन वाक्येन प्रत्याश्वस्तो महामतिः। प्रत्युवाच ततो वाक्यं दीनो भृत्यजनक्षयात्॥ १५॥
Meaning
The King possessed of wisdom having regained confidence by those words, replied auspiciously, feeling grieved on the perishing of his attendants. (15)
त्यक्ष्याम्यहं स्वकं राज्यं नाहं भृत्यैर्विनाकृतः। वर्तयेयं क्षणं ब्रह्मन् समनुज्ञातुमर्हसि॥ १६॥
Meaning
‘I shall forsake my kingdom, having lost my attendants; I shall not subsist even for a moment, O Brāhmaṇa, you should advise me : what to do. (16)
सुतो धर्मपरो ब्रह्मन् ज्येष्ठो मम महायशाः। शशबिन्दुरिति ख्यातः स मे राज्यं प्रपत्स्यते॥ १७॥
Meaning
‘My righteous and famous son, O best among Brāhmaṇas, is well-known by the name of Śaśabindu. He shall possess my kingdom. (17)
नहि शक्ष्याम्यहं हित्वा भृत्यदारान् सुखान्वितान्। प्रतिवक्तुं महातेजः किंचिदप्यशुभं वचः॥ १८॥
Meaning
‘Having lost my attendants and spouses, who were happy, O powerful one, I shall not be able to say anything inauspicious.’ (18)
तथा ब्रुवति राजेन्द्रे बुधः परममद्भुतम्। सान्त्वपूर्वमथोवाच वासस्त इह रोचताम्॥ १९॥
Meaning
When the king said so, Budha said in a very pleasing manner consoling him, ‘O king, you may stay here in the Āśrama happily.’ (19)
न संतापस्त्वया कार्यः कार्दमेय महाबल। संवत्सरोषितस्येह कारयिष्यामि ते हितम्॥ २०॥
Meaning
‘O mighty one, son of Kardama, you should not be grieved. I shall do well to you, after you have passed a year here.’ (20)
तस्य तद् वचनं श्रुत्वा बुधस्याक्लिष्टकर्मणः। वासाय विदधे बुद्धिं यदुक्तं ब्रह्मवादिना॥ २१॥
Meaning
Hearing those amiable words of that Budha, unwearied in performance, the king contemplated, residing there as advised by the discourses on Brahma by Budha. (21)
मासं स स्त्री तदा भूत्वा रमयत्यनिशं सदा। मासं पुरुषभावेन धर्मबुद्धिं चकार सः॥ २२॥
Meaning
Then he, there becoming a woman, dallied constantly for ever for a month; and as a man he contemplated righteous performance for a month. (22)
ततः सा नवमे मासि इला सोमसुतात् सुतम्। जनयामास सुश्रोणी पुरूरवसमूर्जितम्॥ २३॥
Meaning
Then that Ilā begot a powerful son, Purūravā in the ninth month, by Budha, the son of Soma. (23)
जातमात्रे तु सुश्रोणी पितुर्हस्ते न्यवेशयत्। बुधस्य समवर्णं च इला पुत्रं महाबलम्॥ २४॥
Meaning
That one of beautiful loins, Ilā, handed over her son possessed of great power, and similar to his father, Budha, in appearance, to his father as he was born. (24)
बुधस्तु पुरुषीभूतं स वै संवत्सरान्तरम्। कथाभी रमयामास धर्मयुक्ताभिरात्मवान्॥ २५॥
Meaning
For the remaining months in the completion of a year, Budha, self-possessed, however, pleased him during the months when he turned into a male, with stories full of righteous actions. (25)
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