Рамаяна: Том 1: Балаканда и Айодхьяканда · Часть 20
Полный четырёхтомник Манматхи Натха Датта, английский, Калькутта, 1891–1894. Все четыре тома конкретного перевода М. Н. Датта: Балаканда, Айодхьяканда, Араньяканда, Кишкиндхаканда, Сундараканда, Юддхаканда и Уттараканда. Полный текст выбранного четырёхтомного издания; это не собрание всех версий Рамаяны.
Все четыре тома конкретного перевода М. Н. Датта: Балаканда, Айодхьяканда, Араньяканда, Кишкиндхаканда, Сундараканда, Юддхаканда и Уттараканда. Полный текст выбранного четырёхтомного издания; это не собрание всех версий Рамаяны.
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And on that celestial being engaged in austerities, the deities with
Indra and Agni at their head, desirous of gaining over the
generalissimo, appeared before the Grandsire. And, O Rama, the gods with
Agni at their head, bowing unto him, addressed that possessor of the six
attributes, the Grand-sire, saying,--'0 God, that adorable one who had
formerly consigned unto us the generalissimo, resorting to high
asceticism, is practising austerities with Uma. Do thou now, O thou
conversant with resources, so order as is advisable in the interests of
the worlds! Verily thou art our prime way.' Hearing the words of the
deities, the Grandsire of all creatures, consoling them with soft words,
spoke unto them, saying,--'Even as the Mountain's daughter hath said,
sons will not be born unto ye of your own wives. Her word is infallible
of a certainty: there is no doubt about it. This is the celestial
Ganga--she on whom Hutasana[54] will beget a son--the foe-subduing
generalissimo of the celestials. And the elder daughter of the Mountain
will consider that son as brought forth by Uma; and Uma also will,
without doubt, look upon him with regard.' Hearing these words of his, O
descendant of Raghu, the gods bowing unto the Grand-sire, paid him
homage. Then, O Rama, repairing unto the Kailaca mountain teeming with
metals, the deities commissioned Agni with the view of having a son
(born unto him.) 'Do thou, O god, accomplish this work of the deities! O
thou of mighty energy, do thou discharge thy energy into that daughter
of the mountain, Ganga.' Thereupon giving his promise unto the gods,
Pavaka[55] approached Ganga, saying,-- 'Do thou, O Goddess, bear an
embryo; for even this is the desire of the deities.' Hearing this
speech, she assumed a divine appearance. And beholding her mightiness,
Agni was shrunk up on all sides. And then Pavaka from all sides
discharged his energy into her,--and thereat all her streams became
surcharged with it, O descendant of Raghu. And unto him staying at the
head of all the deities, Ganga spoke, saying,--'O god, I am incapable of
sustaining this new- sprung energy of thine: I am burning with that
fire, and my consciousness fails me.' Thereupon that partaker of the
oblations offered unto the gods, said unto Ganga,--'Do thou bring forth
thy embryo on the side of this Himavat!' Hearing Agni's words, Ganga of
mighty energy cast her exceedingly effulgent embryo on her streams, O
sinless one. And as it came out of her, it wore the splendour of molten
gold; and in consequence of its fiery virtue, objects near and objects
far were converted into gold and silver of unsurpassed sheen,--while
those that were more distant were turned into copper and iron. And her
excreta were turned into lead. In this wise, various metals began to
increase on earth. And as soon as the embryo was brought forth, the
woods adjoining the mountain, being overspread with that energy, were
turned into gold. And from that day, O descendant of Raghu, gold of
effulgence like unto that of fire, became known as Jatarupa, O foremost
of men! And when the son was born, the deities with Indra and the Maruts
enjoined ipon the Kirtika stars to suckle him. 'Surely he shall be son
into us all'--concluding thus, they as soon as he was born, by turns
began to dispense milk unto him. Then the celestials called him
Kartikeya, saying,--'Without doubt, this son shall become famed over the
three worlds.' And hearing those words of theirs,the Kirtikas bathed the
offspring that had issued from her womb, flaming like fire, and with
auspicious marks. And, O Kakutstha, since Kartikeya had issued from
(Ganga's) womb, the celestials called that effulgent and mighty-armed
one, Skanda.[56] And then the teats of the Kritikas were filled with
milk; and thereupon assuming six mouths, he began to suck milk from the
teats of those six. And having drunk the milk, that lord although then
possessed of a tender frame, by virtue of his inborn prowess in one day
vanquished the Danava forces. And him possessed of mighty effulgence,
the celestials assembled with Agni as their leader sprinkled with water,
by way of installing him as their generalissimo. He who, O Kakutstha, on
the earth revereth Kartikeya, is blessed, and attaineth righteousness,
and being long-lived and obtaining sons and grand-sons, repaireth to the
regions of Skanda."
[54] Fire.--T.
[55] Fire.--T.
[56] _Skanna_ means _issuing from_.--T.
SECTION XXXVIII.
Having said those words unto Rama, composed of melodious letters,
Kaucika again spoke unto Kakutstha, saying, --"Formerly there was a
king--lord of Ayodhya named Sagara. And it came to pass that righteous
one, though eagerly wishing for children, was without issue. And
Vidharbha's daughter, O Rama, named Kecini, was the elder wife of
Sagara. And she was virtuous and truthful. And the second wife of Sagara
was called Sumati, who was the daughter of Arishtanemi and the sister of
Suparna.[57] And with those wives of his,that mighty king, coming to the
Himavat, began to practise austerities on the mountain Bhriguprasravana.
And when a full hundred years had been numbered, the ascetic that had
been adored by means of these austerities, Brighu, best of those endowed
with truth,conferred a boon upon Sagara, saying, --'O sinless one, thou
shalt obtain glorious offspring; and, O foremost of men, thou shalt
attain unparalleled renown among men. And, O child, one of thy consorts
shall bring forth a son who will perpetuate thy race; and the other give
birth to sixty thousand sons.' As that best of men was saying this,
those daughters of kings, exceedingly delighted, propitiating him,
addressed him with clasped hands, --'Who of us, O Brahmana, shall
produce a single son, and who many? This, O Brahmana, we wish to hear.
May thy word prove true!' Hearing this, the highly pious Bhrigu said
these pregnant words,--'Do ye unfold your minds. Who wishes for what
boon,--between a single perpetuator of the line, and innumerable sons,
possessed of mighty strength, and furnished with fame, and endowed with
high spirits?' Hearing the ascetic's words, O descendant of Raghu,
Kecini in the presence of the monarch chose, O Rama, a single son to
perpetuate the line; and Suparna's sister, Sumati, sixty thousand sons,
high spirited and furnished with fame. And then, O son of Raghu, having
gone round the saint and bowed down the head, the king went to his own
capital, accompanied by his consorts. And after a length of time, the
elder, Kecini, bore a son unto Sagara, known by the name of Asamanja.
And Sumati, O foremost of men, brought forth a gourd. And when it burst
open, out came from it sixty thousand sons. And the nurses fostered them
by keeping them in jars filled with clarified butter. And after a great
length of time, they attained to youth. And after a long lapse of time,
Sagara's sixty thousand sons attained to youth and beauty. And O
foremost of men,[58] the eldest son of Sagara, taking those children,
would, O descendant of Raghu, often cast them into the Sarayu, and in
mirth behold them sinking in the waters. Being thus evil-disposed, and
injuring honest folks, and engaged in doing wrong unto the citizens, he
was banished by his father from the city. And Asamanja had a son
possessed of prowess, named Ansuman. And he was beloved of all men and
fair-spoken towards every one.
"And, O foremost of men, it came to pass that after a long time had gone
by, that lord of earth Sagara made up his mind, saying,--'I will
sacrifice.' And having determined jpon it, that one versed in the Vedas
set about it, in company with his priests."
[57] Garura.--T.
[58] The text has _Narasresthas_, put for Asamanja. Evidently this is
an error. I make it a vocative.--T.
SECTION XXXIX.
When Vicwamitra had ended, hearing his words, Rama exceedingly pleased,
spoke unto that ascetic resembling flaming fire, saying,--"I am anxious
to hear in detail, good betide thee, how, O Brahmana, my ancestor
arranged for the sacrifice." Hearing those words of his, Vicwamitra,
smiling, eagerly spoke unto Kakutstha, saying,--"Do thou, O Rama,
hearken unto the story of the high-souled Sagara's sacrifice. Sankara's
father-in-law is the far-famed Himavat. And approaching each other, the
Himavat and the Vindhya beheld each other. And on the region lying
between them took place, O foremost of men, that sacrifice of Sagara's.
And that country, O best of men, is excellent as a sacrificial ground.
And, O Kakutstha, equipped with a powerful bow, that mighty car-warrior,
living under Sagara's sway, Ancumat, O child, followed the horse, for
the purpose of protecting it. And it came to pass that with the
intention of disturbing the sacrifice of that monarch, on a certain day
Vasava, assuming the form of a Rakshasi, stole away the sacrificial
horse.[59] And, O Kakutstha, on the horse of that high-souled one being
stolen, the priests said unto the king engaged in the ceremony,--'On
this auspicious day, hath the sacrificial horse been stolen by violence.
Do thou, O Kakutstha, slay him that steals the horse,--and bring it
back. Otherwise the sacrifice will be defective, bringing us misfortune.
Therefore, do thou, O king, act so, that the sacrifice may not be marred
with defects.' Hearing the words of the priests, the king addressed his
sixty thousand sons in the midst of his court, saying,--'Being, as this
great sacrifice is, presided over by eminently pious Brahmanas
sanctified by mantras, I do not, ye foremost of men, ye sons, see how
Rakshasas may find entrance into it. Therefore, repair ye, and seek for
the horse, ye sons. Good betide you! Do ye search the entire earth
engarlanded with oceans; and do ye search _Yoyana_ after _Yoyana_, ye
sons. And do ye delve the earth till ye light upon the horse, by my
command following the track of that stealer of the horse. I have been
initiated into this sacrifice with my grand-sons and priests.' And
thereat the mighty princes, enjoined by their father, breathing high
spirits, began to range the earth, O Rama. Then they each fell to
delving the bowels of the earth for the space of a _Yoyana_ in length
and breadth, with their hands resembling thunder-bolts in feel, and with
darts like unto thunder-bolts, and with gigantic ploughshares. And being
thus riven, the earth, O descendant of Raghu, began to send forth loud
cries.
O Raghava, O thou hard to repress, there arose an uproar from serpents,
and Asuras, and Rakshasas, and other creatures, that were being
slaughtered. And, O descendant of Raghu, they excavated the earth, O
Rama, for sixty thousand _Yoyanas_,--yea, as if they had intended to
reach the lowest depths underground. Thus, O foremost of kings, those
sons of the monarch dug all around Jamvudwipa, filled with mountains.
Thereat, the gods together with the Gandharbas, and Asuras, and
Pannagas, in trepidation appeared before the Grand-sire. And
propitiating that high-souled one, they with melancholy countenances and
in exceeding agitation, spoke these words unto the Grand-sire,--'O
adorable one, the entire earth is being excavated by the sons of Sagara;
and many are the high souled ones as well as the aquatic animals that
are being slain in consequence.--This one is the disturber of our
sacrifice, and by him hath the sacrificial horse been stolen,--saying
this, Sagara's sons are committing havoc upon all creatures."
[59] The Bengali edition reads this sloka differently.--T.
SECTION XL.
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