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 those sorrowful words of the Brahman, Rāma was greatly sorry and
sent for Vasishtha, Bāmadeva, his brothers, citizens and councillors.
Thereupon having entered the apartment in the company of Vasishtha,
eight Brahmans blessed the king Rāma, resembling a celestial, saying
"May victory crown thee." Mārkandeya, Maudgalya, Bāmadeva, Kashyapa,
Kātyāyana, Javali, Gautama, and Narada—these eight leading Brāhmanas
having taken their seats, Rāma, with folded hands, saluted them. And he
showed due civilities towards his minister, citizens, Rishis and all
others. Thereupon all the highly effulgent Rishis being accomodated with
seats Rāma narrated duly before them the account of the Brāhmana and
said. "This Brahman is waiting at the Palace-gate." Hearing those words
of the poorly king, Nārada, in the presence of all other Rishis,
replied:—"Hear, king, why this boy hath met with untimely death. And
hearing this, O descendant of Raghu, do thou settle what thou thinkest
proper. O king, in the golden age, only the Brahmans used to engage in
asceticism. At that age, save the Brāhmanas no other caste used to lead
the life of an anchoret. And for this, the Brahmans were the highest
caste, effulgent in asceticism, shorn of ignorance, above death and
conversant with three ages. Thereupon at the end of the golden age,
Brāhmana’s understanding became loose and the Tretā Yuga set in. At this
age Kshatryas, gifted with the power acquired by pristine asceticism,
were born. And those men, intent upon austere penances, that were born
in the Tretā age, were more powerful and greater devotees than those in
the former age. In the golden age the Brāhmanas were more powerful than
the Kshatryas. But in the Tretā age the Brāhmanas and the Kshatryas were
equally powerful. Thus in the Tretā age, not beholding prominence of the
Brāhmanas greater than that of the Kshatryas, Manu and other religious
leaders of the time composed the Sastra describing and setting in the
four divisions of castes. In this wise the Tretā age was prolific with
virtues of the four Varnas, and many pious sacrifices and was shorn of
iniquities. But being attacked a little with iniquity, one portion of
sin appeared on earth. And growing impious people lost their strength.
And for houses and farms that were the property of the former age,
people of the Tretā Yuga were possessed by envy, the outcome of the
quality of darkness. And with the fading of impiety on earth during
Tretā, the soiled sin of untruth appeared. And this iniquity stretching
one footstep, the lease of people’s lives, for sins, became limited. And
the sin of untruth descending on earth, people, to avoid the extinction
of life in consequence thereof, became truthful and engaged in many
pious observances. During the Tretā age the Brāhmanas and Kshatryas
engaged in austere penances and the Vaisyas and Sudras engaged in
serving them. And the greatest piety of the Vaisyas and Sudras at that
time consisted of serving the Brāhmanas and Kshatryas and specially for
the Sudras the highest religion was to serve people of all Varnas. O
foremost of kings, at the end of the Tretā age, Vaisyas and Sudras being
fully overpowered by the sin of untruth, the Brāhmanas and the Kshatryas
also grew feeble. And the second foot of impiety being ushered into the
world the Dwāpara age set in. O foremost of men, during this age two
legs of piety being cut off, impiety and untruth multiplied. And in Yuga
named Dwāpara the Vaisyas engaged in devout penances. In this wise in
three ages the three Varnas gradually engaged in ascetic performances.
The piety of asceticism by Yugas gradually became established in three
Varnas. But, O foremost of men, in these three Yugas the Sudras were not
entitled to the virtues of devout penances. O foremost of men, the
degraded caste—the Sudras, during thy regime, have engaged in austere
penances. And in the Kali Yuga asceticism shall be established in the
Sudras. O king, even in the Dwāpara, devout penances for Sudras were
considered as impiety, what to speak of the Tretā age. O king, one
Sudra, under the influence of vicious understanding has begun devout
penances within thy kingdom. And for that reason this boy hath met with
death. Calamity sets in that kingdom where a vicious-minded person
commits an iniquity and that vicious wight and the king forsooth
speedily repair to hell. The king, who piously governeth his subjects,
receiveth the sixth portion of their study, asceticism and good actions.
While the king is entitled to the sixth portion of everything why should
he not fully protect his subjects? Therefore, O chief of men, do thou
bring all informations of thy kingdom. And be then studious to repress
vices wherever thou shalt find them. And by that, O foremost of men, the
piety of the subjects shall be increased, the lease of their life shall
be prolonged and this boy shall regain his life."
SECTION LXXXVIII.
Hearing the sweet words of the celestial saint Nārada Rāma was greatly
delighted and addressing Lakshmana said:—"O gentle one, do thou console
that foremost of twice-born ones and place the dead body of the boy in a
jar full of oil. Let this body be protected by sweet-scented oil so that
it might not be soiled by any means. See that it is not disfigured, its
joints are not loosened and the hairs do not fall off." The highly
illustrious Rāma, the descendant of Ikshwākus, thus commanded Lakshmana,
gifted with auspicious marks, and thought of his car and desired it to
come soon. Understanding his intention the golden car appeared before
him in no time and saluting him said:—"O thou of long arms, thine
chariot hath come." Hearing the sweet words of Pushpaka the king Rāma
saluted the great ascetics, ascended the car with his burning bow,
quiver and dagger and left Bharata and Lakshmana in charge of the city.
And searching that Sudra devotee here and there Rāghava proceeded
towards the west. And not beholding him there he went to the North
bounded by the Himalayas. And even there he did not espy the Sudra
ascetic and even the smallest iniquity was not seen there. Thereupon
returning from that quarter the king journeyed the whole of east. And
having sat on the Pushpaka car he saw that the eastern quarter was
transparent like a looking glass and there was not the best touch of
sin. From the east Rāghava proceeded towards the south and espied a big
tank by the side of the Saivala mountain. On the banks of that pond one
ascetic was performing the most austere penances with his legs upwards
and head downwards. Thereupon approaching him, Rāma said—"O thou of good
vows, blessed art thou; I do ask thee, now, O thou highly effulgent and
grown old old in asceticism, in what Varna thou art born. I put this
question out of curiosity. I am the son of king Daçaratha and my name is
Rāma. For what art thou going through such hard austerities? Is it
heaven or anything else that thou prayest for? O ascetic, I wish to hear
of the purpose for which thou art performing such hard penances. Art
thou a Brahman, or an irrepresible Kshatriya or the third caste Vaisya
or a Sudra? Do thou speak the truth and thou shaft be crowned with
auspiciousness." Hearing the words of Rāma, the ascetic, whose face was
downwards, gave out his degraded birth and communicated unto him for
what he was performing ascetic observances.
SECTION LXXXV.
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