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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Hearing the lamentations (of the Rakshasas and monkeys) the
virtuous-souled Rama, with a poor heart and having his eyes full of
tears, engaged in meditation for some time. Thereupon the king
Vaisravana, Yama with his progenitors, the thousand-eyed lord of the
celestials, Varuna, the lord of water, the three-eyed graceful
Mahadeva--the rider of bull, Brahma the creator of the world and the
foremost of those conversant with the knowledge of Brahma--all these
arriving at the city of Lanka in their cars bright as the rays of the
sun, approached Raghava. Thereupon raising up their huge hands, decked
with various ornaments and folding them, those foremost of the
celestials said unto Raghava--"O lord, thou art the preserver of all the
worlds and the foremost of the wise, why dost thou neglect Sita entering
into fire? Why dost thou not understand thyself the foremost of the
celestials? Thou wert before the Patriarch of all _Vasus_,[476] by the
name of Kratadhama. And thou art thyself, O lord, the creator of the
three worlds. Thou art the eighth of the _Rudras_[477] and the fifth of
the _Sadkyas_;[478] the Acwinis are thy two ears and the sun and the
moon are thy eyes. O slayer of enemies, thou appearest at the begining
and the end of the creation. Why dost thou neglect Vaidehi like an
ordinary man?" Being thus addressed by the deities presiding over
quarters, Raghava, the lord of people and the foremost of the pious,
spoke unto those leading celestials, saying:--"I know myself to be
man--Rama, the son of Dacaratha. Let the great Patriarch tell me, who I
am and whence I have come". Thereupon Brahma, the foremost of those
conversant with the knowledge of Brahma, spoke unto Kakutstha, who had
spoken thus, saying,--"Do thou hear my true words, O thou having truth
for thy prowess. O lord, thou art the great and effulgent, Narayana
holding discus and mace; thou art the boar having one tusk; thou hast
conquered the past, present and future; thou art undecaying and without
end, O Raghava; thou art the great virtue of the pious--thou art the
propounder of all laws and art four-armed; thou art the holder of bow of
time--the subduer of senses--the excellent Purusha (person),
unconquerable by sins; thou art Vishnu holding dagger, Krishna and of
incomparable strength; thou art the army, the minister--the
universe--the understanding, forgiveness and control of passions; thou
art the creation and destruction; Upendra and the slayer of (demon)
Madhu; thou art the creator of Indra; thou art Mahendra; thou hast a
lotus-like navel and thou art the slayer of enemies. The celestials and
the great saints style thee as the refuge of those who seek for shelter.
Thou art the foremost of _Vedas_ with its thousand branches and hundred
regulations. Thou art thyself the creator of the three worlds, O lord.
Thou art the refuge of the _Siddhas_[479] and _Sadhyas_, thou art the
_Purvaja_,[480] the sacrifice, _Vashatkar_,[481] _Om_[482] and
_Paratpara_.[483] No one is conversant with thy birth and
destruction--thou art manifest in all creatures--cows and Brahmins--in
all quarters, in the sky, in the mountain, and in the river. Thou art
gifted with thousand legs, thousand heads and thousand eyes. Thou dost
uphold all creatures, the earth and all the mountains. Thou appearest
like the great serpent in the water underneath the earth. O Rama, thou
dost uphold three creations--the celestials, the Gandharbas and the
Danavas. O Rama--I am thy heart, the worshipful Swaraswati (Goddess of
learning) is thy tongue and all other celestials, lord, created by
Brahma are thy down. The closing of thy eye is the night and the opening
is the day. The _Vedas_ are significant of thy desire and the control
thereof--none hath got independent existence but thee. The whole
universe is thy body, the earth is thy patience, the fire is thy
anger--the sun and the moon are thy delight; thou hast got _Sreebatsha_
(a peculiar curl of hair); thou didst before tread the three worlds with
thy three foot steps; thou didst get the dreadful Bali bound and make
Mahendra king; Sita is Lakshmi and thou art Krishna and Vishnu the
Preserver of people. For Ravana's destruction thou hast assumed the
human shape. Thou hast accomplished that work of ours, O thou the
foremost of the pious. O Rama, Ravana hath been slain. Do thou go up to
heaven delighted. Sure is thy godly energy and never goes for nothing
thy prowess. O Rama, never is fruitless thy view and the chanting of thy
glory. And always successful shall be these persons on earth who shall
be devoted unto thee. Those who shall be devoted unto thee at one with
_Purana_[484] and the excellent _Purasha_,[485] shall attain all their
desires both in this world and the next. Those persons shall never be
unsuccessful both in this world and the next who shall chant this
theme--excellent, instinct with the knowledge of Brahma and describing
the old history.
[476] A kind of demi-god of whom eight are enumerated.
[477] A demi-god--an inferior manifestation of Siva: they are eleven in
number.
[478] An inferior deity or demi-god, one of a class of twelve.
[479] Saints of accomplished piety.
[480] Produced or appearing before creation.
[481] Burnt offering, oblation with fire--from the exclamation used on
the occasion.
[482] _Om_--the first term of the _Mantra_, _Om_ or _Omkara_ is
well-known as a combination of letters invested by Hindu mysticism
with peculiar sanctity.
[483] Greatest of the great.
[484] A class of writings considered sacred by the Hindus.
[485] Great or supreme spirit--_Purasha_ meaning that which abides or is
quiesent in body.
SECTION CXX.
Hearing those excellent words uttered by the great Patriarch rose up
_Bibhabasu_[486] with Vaidehi on his lap shaking the funeral pyre. With
the daughter of the king Janaka, the receiver[487] of sacrificial
offerings, being incarnate, rose up. And carrying on his lap Vaidehi,
wearing a red cloth, resembling the newly risen sun, adorned with
ornaments of burning gold--having black curling hairs and decked with
fresh garments, _Bibhabasu_ gave her unto Rama. Thereupon the Deity of
Fire, the witness of the people, spoke unto Rama, saying--"O Rama, here
is thy Vaidehi--no sin hath visited her. Neither by words, mind,
understanding nor eyes, she, good-natured and beautiful--hath deviated
from thee who hath got a good character and is heroic. She was in the
solitary forest separated from thee, poorly and having no control over
herself and hence she was carried away by the Rakshasa Ravana having
enough prowess in him. Although shut up in the inner appartment--well
protected and guarded by the dreadful she-demons she had always her mind
in thee and was devoted unto thee. Although tempted in many a way and
remonstrated with she did not think of that Rakshasa in her inner mind.
Her heart is pure and she is not spoiled with sin--do thou therefore
take back Maithili. Do thou not speak other-wise--I do command thee".
Thereupon hearing those words--the virtuous-souled Rama, the foremost of
those skilled in speech, with his eyes agitated with delight, meditated
for sometime. Being thus addressed, the highly effulgent and intelligent
Rama, of unmitigated prowess--the foremost of the pious, spoke unto that
best of celestials saying--"Beautiful (Sita) lived in the inner
appartment of Ravana for a long time so she needs this purification in
the presence of all people. If I would take the daughter of Janaka
without purifying her, people would say that Rama the son of king
Dacaratha is lustful and ignorant of the morality of the people. I know
it full well that Maithili, the daughter of king Janaka, hath her mind
devoted unto me and hath not given it to anyone (else). As the ocean
cannot go beyond its banks so Ravana could not approach her having
expansive eyes protected by virtue of her own chastity. The greatly
vicious-souled one could not even by his mind get Maithili, who was
beyond his reach like unto the burning flame of fire. Her mind could not
have been moved although she lived in the inner appartment of
Ravana--she belongs to none else; Sita is mine as the rays belong to the
Sun. Maithili--the daughter of Janaka hath been purified before the
three worlds--So I am incapable of renouncing her as a self-controlled
person cannot forsake his (own) reputation. It behoveth me to carry out
the well-meaning words of you all--the lords of people who have spoken
them out of affection". Saying this, the victorious, highly powerful,
well renowned Raghava, worthy of enjoying happiness, and having his
praise chanted in consequence of his noble action, regaining his spouse,
attained to happiness.
[486] The Deity of Fire.
[487] Fire.
SECTION CXXI.
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