Рамаяна: Том 1: Балаканда и Айодхьяканда · Часть 44
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.
Project Gutenberg identifies each of the four ebooks as public domain in the USA. Translator Manmatha Nath Dutt lived 1855–1912; historical editions 1891, 1891, 1893, 1894. CRLF normalized to LF, outside whitespace trimmed, complete body split at paragraph boundaries for the reader. No text within the selected body dropped. Полные сведения об издании и лицензия
Then as the mighty king was lying down in this unbeseeming and improper
guise, like Yayati dropped from the celestial regions when his religious
merit had been exhausted, that lady, personating the ruin of the race,
not fearing public odium, who had discerned danger from Rama unto
Bharata, not having attained her wish, again addressed the monarch,
concerning the boon he had promised unto her,--Thou describest thyself,
O mighty monarch, as speaking the truth and firm in vow. Why then dost
thou hesitate to confer this boon on me?" Thus addressed by Kaikeyi king
Dacaratha, remaining stupified for a while thus answered her in
wrath,--"O ignoble one! O enemy of mine! On my being dead, and that
chief of men, Rama, reparing to the woods, do thou, thine wish attained,
become happy. When in heaven, questioning me as to Rama's welfare, the
celestials, learning of his banishment to the woods, will tax me on this
score, how shall I also bear that reproach of theirs? If I shall
truthfully say I have sent Rama to the woods for compassing Kaikeyi's
pleasure, that will count for a falsehood. Sonless first, I have
obtained the exceedingly energetic and mighty Rama by great pain,--how
can I then renounce him? How shall I banish Rama having eyes resembling
lotus' petals, who is heroic, and accomplished and of subdued anger, and
forgiving. How shall I dismiss unto Dandaka the charming Rama of dark
blue hue like that of a blue lotus, possessed of mighty arms, and having
great strength? How shall I behold the intelligent Rama in evil plight,
who has never known suffering, and has always enjoyed felicity? If
without inflicting injury upon Rama, I meet with death, I shall then
attain happiness. O cruel Kaikeyi, O thou of evil purpose, why dost thou
do this wrong unto my beloved Rama having truth for prowess? If I banish
Rama, an unparalleled obloquy will surely darken (my fair fame).
As king Dacaratha was bewailing thus with a heart wrought up with grief,
the sun set and night came on. But although crested with the lunar disc,
the night failed to bring comfort unto the king, distressed, and
indulging in grief. Then the old king Dacaratha, with his eyes fixed at
the sky, sighing hot, lamented in this strain--"O night studded with
stars, I beseech thee, let not the morning appear. Do thou, O gentle
one, do me this kindness. I do thus clasp my hands (by way of
supplication). Or do thou speedily repair for I do not wish to see the
hated and relentless Kaikeyi, who has brought this calamity upon me".
Having spoken thus, the king conversant with the duties of Sovereigns
again endeavoured to propitiate Kaikeyi, saying,--"O noble dame, do thou
show favour unto me, who am of honest ways, who am distressed, who have
made myself thine, who have finished his life, and who, in especial, am
thy king. That I have spoken to thee thus was because, O thou of shapely
hips, I had been deprived of my senses (through grief). O girl, do thou
show thy favour unto me,--be thou generous,--be thou propitious. Let my
Rama obtain the kingdom in fact conferred by thee. Thereupon, O thou
having the outer corner of thy eyes of dark blue hue, thou wilt attain
high fame (among men). O thou of well-developed hips, do thou do this
act of benefit unto me and Rama and the people and the superiors, and
Bharata".
Having heard the exceedingly piteous words of her husband, the king of
pure sentiment, who was distressed, with his eye rendered coppery and
flowing with tears, that wicked minded and merciless woman spoke not.
Thereat seeing that his favourite dissatisfied wife persisted in urging
the banishment of his son, the king struck with grief, again fell down
to the earth, senseless. As the wise king afflicted with sorrow was
sighing hot and hard, the night passed away. Then as the eulogists
attempted to sing his praises for awakening him, he prohibited them to
do so.
SECTION XIV.
Then that sinful woman, seeing the descendant of Ikshwaku distressed on
account of his son, and deprived of conciousness, and lying inert on the
ground, spoke unto him, saying,--"Having promised to grant me the boon,
how distressed dost thou lie on the ground, as if thou didst commit some
sin? It behoveth thee to keep untainted thy dignity by performing what
thou hast promised. Truth, say persons cognizant of it, is the prime
virtue. And it is in the interests of virtue, that I have been exhorting
thee. Having promised his own person unto the hawk, that lord of earth,
Saivya, having granted the same unto the bird, went the excellent way.
In the same manner, Alarka, being asked, plucked out his eyes readily
and bestowed them on a certain Brahmana versed in the Vedas. And the
lord of rivers, having promised, even on occasions of Parvas, does not
pass over his bounds for the sake of truth. The one syllable (_Onkar_)
signifying Brahma. is the truth itself, In truth is established
righteousness. Truth is the undecaying Vedas, and through truth people
attain the foremost state. If thy mind is established in virtue, do thou
then follow truth. Since, O excellent one, thou hast promised the boon,
let that boon bear fruit. Do thou, incited by me with the view of
maintaining virtue, banish Rama. Thrice, do I tell thee. If thou dost
not fulfil this noble vow, O worshipful Lord, thou hast made unto me,
forsaken by thee will I even in thy very presence renounce my life."
Thus fearlessly urged by Kaikeyi, the king could not take off from
himself the noose (of promise), even as Bali could not take off the
noose that had been fixed upon him (by _Upendra_) at the instance of
Indra. Thereupon, the king looked blank, and his heart became agitated,
like unto a beast of burden moving tortuously when placed within the
yoke and wheels. Then calming himself with a great effort, the king, as
if not seeing Kaikeyi, with his haggard eyes, addressed her, saying,--"I
do here, wicked wretch, renounce that hand of thine which I had held
with _mantras_ before the sacrificial fire, and I do also renounce along
with thee own-begotten[116] thy son Bharata. O exalted one, the night
has departed; and as soon as the Sun rises, the superiors will surely
urge me for installing Rama with the provisions that have been procured
for the purpose. But if, O thou of auspicious ways, hinderest the
installation of Rama, Rama will perform my funeral obsequies, when I am
dead,--and not thou accompanied by thy son shalt perform the same. That
countenance of Rama which I have once seen expanded in delight, I shall
never be able to behold bereft of joy and cheerfulness, and down, with
melancholy clouding it."
As the high-souled ruler of earth was speaking thus unto her, the night
engarlanded with the moon and stars was succeeded by the morning. Then
Kaikeyi of vile ways versed in speech, rendered senseless by wrath,
again addressed the monarch in harsh language, saying,--"What words, O
king, dost thou say, comparable unto poison or painful indispositions.
It behoveth thee to summon hither thy son, the energetic Rama. Having
established my son in the kingdom, and rendered Rama a ranger of the
woods and made myself rid of rivals, I shall attain my end." Thus urged
by Kaikeyi, the king like unto an excellent steed stung by a sharp goad,
again spoke unto her,--"I have been bound fast by the ties of
virtue,--therefore have I lost my senses. I now only wish to behold my
beloved eldest son-- the righteous Rama."
Then when the night had gone by and day broke and the Sun arose, and
when the sacred astral hour had arrived, Vasishtha endowed with many
virtues, surrounded by his disciples and furnished with the provisions,
entered that foremost of cities, whose streets had been swept and
watered and which had been decorated with streamers, and which was
filled with people rejoicing, and whose stalls overflowed with articles,
and which resounded with the noise of festivity, and which was populous
with folks eager for the installation of Raghava, and which was every
where scented with sandal and _dhupa_ and _aguru_. Having entered the
city, like unto the metropolis of Purandara himself, he saw the graceful
inner apartment decked with innumerable standards, and which was
thronged with citizens and the inhabitants of the provinces, and graced
with Brahmanas cognizant of sacrifices, and crowded with highly
worshipful assistants at sacrifice, entered the inner apartment and
passed by that press. Vasishtha exceedingly delighted, surrounded by
great saints, saw at the gate of the charioteer of that great one,--who
at the same time was his counseller of gracious looks. Therefore the
highly energetic Vasishtha said unto the skilful son of the
charioteer,--"Do thou speedily acquaint the mighty monarch that I have
come. Here are golden vessels filled with water from the Ganga and the
ocean; and for the installation, an excellent _udumvara_ seat, and all
kinds of seeds, and scents and various gems, and honey, and curds and
clarified butter and fried paddy, and milk, and sacrificial grass,
flowers and milk, and eight good-looking maids, and an excellent mad
elephant, a car yoked with four horses, and a sword, and an elegant bow,
and a carriage containing men, and an umbrella like unto the moon, and
two white chowries, and a golden vase, and a pale-colored bull tethered
with a golden chain and bearing a hump adorned with ornaments, and a
mighty lion--the best of his race--furnished with four teeth, and a
throne, and a tiger-skin, and sacrificial fuel, and fire, and all kinds
of musical instruments, and courtezans decked out with ornaments, and
preceptors and Brahmanas, and cows, and various kinds of pure animals
and birds--have been brought. The foremost citizens and inhabitants of
the provinces and the merchants with their retinue,--all these and
others, with hearts filled with joy, and mouth speaking pleasant words,
stay with the sovereigns to witness the installation of Rama. Do thou
urge expedition upon the mighty monarch, so that this day under the
influence of the Pushya star Rama may obtain the kingdom."
Hearing these words of his, the charioteer's son possessed of mighty
strength, eulogizing that powerful monarch, entered his quarters. And
advanced in years, he had before this been granted free access
everywhere,--so that the warders, loved of the king and seeking his
good, could not prevent his entrance. Not knowing the plight that had
befallen the king, Sumantra presenting himself before him, endeavoured
to gladden the latter with pleasing speech. And having entered the
apartment of the king, the charioteer Sumantra with clasped hands,
pleasing the monarch as he proceeded, said,--"Do thou please us
delightedly and with a glad heart, even as the strong ocean pleases
people at the rising of the sun. The charioteer Matuli used to hymn
India at this season, and (encouraged by that eulogy) he conquered the
Danavas. Even so do I hymn thee. And even as the Vedas with the Angas
and other lore indoctrinate the self-create lord Brahma, so do I
enlighten thee. As the tan in company with the moon enlightens the fair
earth containing creatures, so do I to-day enlighten thee. Arise, O
foremost of monarchs, clad in excellent attire and decked with
ornaments, like unto the sun issuing from the (mount) Meru. All the
articles necessary for the installation of Rama are ready. And the
citizens and the inhabitants of the provinces and the merchants stay
with clasped hands. And the worshipful Vasishtha stays with the
Brahmanas. Do thou, O king, immediately order the installation of Rama.
Like unto catties without their keeper, like unto an army without its
commander, like unto a night without the moon, like unto kines without
their bull, is a kingdom without a king."
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