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 words of the effulgent Rāma, Lakshmana, the slayer of
enemies, said with folded hands:—"Having thus cast off their bodies how
did that Brahman worshipped of the celestials and the king regain them?"
Having been thus accosted by Lakshmana, Rāma, the descendant of
Ikshwākus and the foremost of men, replied:—"Having renounced their
persons both Nimi and the pious Vasishtha, having asceticism for their
wealth, were metamorphosed into air. Thereupon being thus deprived of
his body the highly effulgent and great ascetic Vasishtha went to the
Patriarch Brahmā with the object of acquiring from him another. Being
merged in the air, he, conversant with religion, bowed unto his father
and said:—’O illustrious god of gods! O thou lotus-sprung! By the
imprecation of Nimi I have been now deprived of my body and been
converted into air. O lord, the state of being bodiless is highly
painful to all. The bodiless cannot perform any work; do thou,
therefore, by thy favour, grant me another body.’ Whereto the
self-sprung Brahmā, of unmitigated prowess, replied. ’O great one, do
thou enter into the vital energy of Mitra and Varuna; and even then, O
foremost of twice-born ones, thou shalt not be born of a woman and being
greatly pious shalt attain to the rank of a patriarch.’ The Patriarch
Brahmā having said this, Vasishtha, saluting and circumambulating him,
repaired to the region of Varuna. At that time Mitra in conjunction with
Varuna was reigning in Varuna’s kingdom being worshipped by all
celestials. Meanwhile encircled by her mates the leading Apsarā arrived
there at her pleasure. Beholding the frolicsome and beautiful Urvasi,
Varuna attained to an excess of delight. Thereupon he expressed his
intention of living with that queen of Apsarās, having a moon-like
countenance and lotus-eyes. Thereat Urvasi, with folded hands, said—’O
lord of celestials, Mitra himself has already invited me for the same.’
Being stricken by desire Varuna said to Urvasi ’I shall discharge my
vital energy into this pot if thou dost not wish to live with me.’
Hearing those sweet words of the Patriarch Varuna, Urvasi was highly
pleased and said:—’Do what thou hast said. Now my body is under the
possession of Mitra—but my mind is attached unto thine and thou art
equally attached unto me.’ Urvasi having said this, Varuna discharged
his vital energy into the pot. Thereupon Urvasi approached Mitra. And
thereat highly enraged he said to her ’I invited thee first; O thou of
vicious actions, why hast thou, renouncing me, secured another. For this
vile action, thou shalt, by my curse live in the land of mortals for
some time. The royal saint Puruvarā, the king of Kasi, is the son of
Budha. Do thou go to him, thou of a vicious intellect; he shall be thy
husband.’ Thereupon being thus placed under the influence of curse
Urvasi went to Puruvarā, The king Puruvarā was the begotten son of
Budha. He reigned in the foremost of cities Pratishtaro. He begot on
Urvasi a highly powerful and beautiful son by the name of Ayu. Nahusha,
powerful as Indra, was the son of Ayu. When Indra, the king of the
celestials, was assailed with thunderbolt by the Asura Vitra, Nahusha
governed his kingdom for a hundred thousand years. In this wise Urvasi,
having beautiful teeth, eyes and brow, remained on earth for many years
and then returned to the region of Indra after the period of curse had
been over."
SECTION LXVII.
Hearing this wonderful and heavenly theme Lakshmana was highly gratified
and said to Rāma "O Kākuthstha, how did that twice-born one worshipped
by the celestials and the king regain their bodies, after being
bodiless?" Hearing the words of Lakshmana, Rāma, having truth for his
prowess, began to relate the story of Vasishtha. "O foremost of Raghus,
there sprang up two foremost Brahmin saints, from the vital energy
discharged by the high-souled Mitra and Varuna into the pot. At first
therefrom rose up the illustrious Rishi Agastya and saying ’I am not
thine son’ went away leaving Mitra. Before the vital energy of Varuna
was thrown into the pot Mitra discharged his own on Urvasi’s account
which was the source of Agastya’s birth. Into the pot in which Mitra’s
energy was discharged Varuna also put his own, and both the energies
were mixed up. Thereupon after some time from the energies of both Mitra
and Varuna sprang up the effulgent Vasishtha—the priest of Ikshwāku. O
gentle one, the highly effulgent Ikshwāku appointed that blameless Rishi
as the priest of out family as soon as he was born. I have thus
described to you the story of Vasishtha’s birth possessing a wonderful
body. Hear now what befell the king Nimi. And beholding the king Nimi
bodiless the intelligent Rishi initiated him into the rites of
sacrifice. And those leading twice-born ones, with assembled citizens
and servants, began to protect that body with unguents, garlands and
clothes. Thereupon at the end of the sacrifice Vrigu said ’O king, I am
propitiated with thee; I shall restore thee to senses.’ Thereupon the
celestials, highly pleased, addressed the consciousness of Nimi saying
’O royal saint, do thou accept boons; where shall we place thy
consciousness?’ Thereupon being addressed by the celestials the
consciousness said ’I may live in the eyes of the celestials.’ They
agreed to it and said ’O lord of earth, for thee, their eyes shall be
influenced within a moment, The exhaustion that their eyes shall
experience on account of thy moving about as the air, shall be removed
within this moment.’ Having said this the celestials repaired to their
respective quarters and the high-souled Rishis having conveyed Nimi’s
body to the sacrificial ground and dedicated it as an eddy began to
churn it with great energy accompanied by incantations. They being thus
engaged in churning the eddy for the purpose of having a son of Nimi
there sprang up a son of devout austerities. He was called Mithi for he
originated from _Manthana_; he was called Janma for his having sprung up
from _Janan_ and _Vaideha_ from having been born from Videha. In this
wise Janaka, the first king of Videhas, was born. His other name was
Mithi and his family were celebrated as Maithilas. O gentle one, I have
thus related unto thee the wondrous births, in consequence of the curse,
of the great ascetic Vasishtha and the royal saint Nimi."
SECTION LXVIII.
Rāma having said this, Lakshmana, the slayer of enemies, burning in his
native effulgence, said:—"O foremost of kings, this ancient account of
the ascetic Vasishtha and the king Nimi is highly surprising and
wonderful. But Nimi is a Kshatriya king and a hero—besides although
initiated he did not forgive the high-souled Vasishtha." Being thus
accosted Rāma, the Kshatriya-chief, said to the effulgent Lakshmana
conversant with all Sastras—"O hero, forgiveness is not to be seen in
all men. O Sauinitri, do thou hear attentively, the unbearable anger
which was forgiven by the king Yayāti resorting to the quality of
goodness. Yayāti, the enhancer or the prosperity of cities, was the son
of Nahusha. He had two beautiful wives, one of whom was Sarmishthā,
grand daughter of Aditi, the daughter of Brishaparva. She was the more
beloved of the two; his other spouse was Devajāni, grand daughter of
Usanas. She was not liked by her husband. Both of them gave birth to a
son each and both the sons were beautiful and attentive. Puru was born
of Sarmishtha and Yadu of Devajāni. Puru was the favourite son of the
king, both on account of his mother and of his personal graces. Thereat
Yadu, greatly sorry, said to his mother:—’Born in the race of the
illustrious Vargava of unwearied actions, thou art going through mental
afflictions and unbearable insults; therefore, O mother, let us both
enter into fire. Let the king spend many nights with Sarmishthā—the
daughter of a demon. Thou mayst withstand the insults but I shall never
brooke them. Permit me, I shall, in sooth, renounce my life.’ The son
having, weepingly and distressingly, said this, Devajāni was greatly
enraged and thought of her father. As soon as he was thought of by his
daughter Vargava speedily came there and beholding her senseless and
deprived from joy said ’Daughter, what is the matter?’ The effulgent
father having addressed his daughter repeatedly in this wise, Devajāni,
enraged, replied:—’O foremost of ascetics, I shall either enter into
fire, water, or drink poison—by no means I shall preserve this life of
mine. Thou dost not know of the miseries and insults I have been subject
to. Brahman, when a tree is neglected, those who live thereon are also
distressed. The king having disregarded me, forsooth thou hast also been
neglected.’ Hearing the words of his daughter, Vargava, enraged said to
the king Yayāti ’Thou art vicious-minded, O son of Nahusha; thou hast
dishonored me and therefore in thy youth thou shalt be subject to
decrepitude and infirmities of age.’ Having thus imprecated the curse
and consoled his sorrowful daughter the highly illustrious rishi Vargava
repaired to his own habitation. Having thus conferred solace unto his
daughter, that leading Brahman, effulgent as the sun, returned
therefrom."
SECTION LXIX.
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