[Advaita-l] saMkShepa rAmAyaNa 1 - upodghAta

Nagarajan Chidambaram nag1953 at gmail.com
Mon Apr 4 22:43:56 EDT 2022


ЁЯСМЁЯСНЁЯЩП

On Mon, Apr 4, 2022 at 11:15 AM Jaldhar H. Vyas via Advaita-l <
advaita-l at lists.advaita-vedanta.org> wrote:

> After arati, I was talking with my children about various topics and
> the subject of rAma navami coming up arose.  I decided to study rAmAyaNa
> for my benefit and theirs.
>
> the rAmAyaNa is an epic of approximately 24,000 shlokas.  The first 100
> shlokas give a synopsis of the whole work.  This is known as saMkShepa
> rAmAyana and also bAla rAmAyaNa as it is a good introductory text for
> children learning sanskrit.  Over the next 7 days culminating on the
> navami day itself, I intend to post my own translation of these 100
> together with notes.  As usual I welcome feedback and corrections to
> anything I may have got wrong.
>
> This installment will be the first 7 shlokas which form an introduction.
>
> рддрдкрдГрд╕реНрд╡рд╛рдзреНрдпрд╛рдп рдирд┐рд░рддрдВ рддрдкрд╕реНрд╡реА рд╡рд╛рдЧреНрд╡рд┐рджрд╛рдВ рд╡рд░рдореН ред
> рдирд╛рд░рджрдВ рдкрд░рд┐рдкрдкреНрд░рдЪреНрдЫ рд╡рд╛рд▓реНрдореАрдХрд┐рд░реНрдореБрдирд┐рдкреБрдВрдЧрд╡рдореН реерезрее
>
> тАЭThe ascetic valmIki inquired of nArada, preeminent among the sages ever
> engaged in austerities and the study of the Vedas and best among the
> eloquent.тАЭ (1)
>
> рдХреЛ рдиреНрд╡рд╕реНрдорд┐рдиреНрд╕рд╛рдВрдкреНрд░рддрдВ рд▓реЛрдХреЗ рдЧреБрдгрд╡рд╛рдиреНрдХрд╢реНрдЪ рд╡реАрд░реНрдпрд╡рд╛рдиреН ред
> рдзрд░реНрдордЬреНрдЮрд╢рдЪ рдХреГрддрдЬреНрдЮрд╢рдЪ рд╕рддреНрдпрд╡рд╛рдХреНрдпреЛ рдзреГрдврд╡реНрд░рддрдГ реереирее
>
> "Who in this world lives today endowed with excellent qualities, prowess,
> knowledge of dharma, gratitude [1], truthfulness and firmness in his
> vows?(2)
>
> [1] who never forgets even the smallest favor done for him by others.
>
> рдЪрд╛рд░рд┐рддреНрд░реЗрдг рдЪ рдХреЛ рдпреБрдХреНрддрдГ рд╕рд░реНрд╡ рднреВрддреЗрд╖реБ рдХреЛ рд╣рд┐рддрдГ ред
>   рд╡рд┐рджреНрд╡рд╛рдиреНрдХрдГ рдХрдГ рд╕рдорд░реНрдерд╢реНрдЪ рдХрд╢реНрдЪреИрдХрдкреНрд░рд┐рдпрджрд░реНрд╢рдирдГ реерейрее
>
> тАЬWho is that one gifted with good conduct, given to the wellbeing of all
> living creatures, learned in all things that are to be known, capable of
> doing things which others can not do and singularly handsome?тАЭ(3)
>
> рдЖрддреНрдорд╡рд╛рдиреНрдХреЛ рдЬрд┐рддрдХреНрд░реЛрдзреЛ рджреНрдпреБрддрд┐рдорд╛рдиреНрдХреЛрд╜рдирд╕реВрдпрдХрдГ ред
>   рдХрд╕реНрдп рдмрд┐рднреНрдпрддрд┐ рджреЗрд╡рд╛рд╢реНрдЪ рдЬрд╛рддрд░реЛрд╖рд╕реНрдп рд╕рдВрдпреБрдЧреЗ реерекрее
>
> тАЬWho (among men) is self-restrained?[1] Who has conquered anger? Who is
> endowed with brilliance and free from envy? Who is that who when excited
> to wrath even the devatAs, are afraid of (let alone foes)?тАЭ
>
> [1] Atmavant is an interesting word.  Literally it means тАЬone who has an
> Atma.тАЭ  But doesnтАЩt everyone have an Atma?  Yes, but specifically it means
> one who is always abiding in Atman.  The characteristic of such a one is
> they are unswayed by the vagaries of mind and senses.
>
> рдПрддрджрд┐рдЪреНрдЫрд╛рдореНрдпрд╣рдВ рд╢реНрд░реЛрддреБрдВ рдкрд░рдВ рдХреМрддреВрд╣рд▓рдВ рд╣рд┐ рдореЗ ред
>   рдорд╣рд░реНрд╖реЗ рддреНрд╡рдВ рд╕рдорд░реНрдереЛрд╜рд╕рд┐ рдЬреНрдЮрд╛рддреБрдореЗрд╡рдВрд╡рд┐рдзрдВ рдирд░рдореН реерелрее
>
> тАЬO mahaR^iShi, if such a man exists, you are competant to know.  If so, I
> would like to hear you tell me.  Indeed great is my curiosityтАЭ
>
> рд╢реНрд░реБрддреНрд╡рд╛ рдЪреИрддрддреНрддреНрд░рд┐рд▓реЛрдХрдЬреНрдЮреЛ рд╡рд╛рд▓реНрдореАрдХреЗрд░реНрдирд╛рд░рджреЛ рд╡рдЪрдГ ред
>   рд╢реНрд░реВрдпрддрд╛рдорд┐рддрд┐ рдЪрд╛рдордВрддреНрд░реНрдп рдкреНрд░рд╣реГрд╖реНрдЯреЛ рд╡рд╛рдХреНрдпрдордмреНрд░рд╡реАрддреН рееремрее
>
> тАЬHaving heard these words by vAlmIki, nArada, knower of the three
> worlds[1], said with delight "Listen to me." and invited him to take his
> seat. And then he spoke:тАЭ
>
> [1] nArada is the son of brahma, mind-born thus purely sAttvika.  As his
> father was preparing to perform creation at the beginning of the
> yuga-chakra, he asked nArada to help.  But he refused, saying тАЬthe jIvas
> who will be trapped in saMsAra will suffer birth after birth filled with
> pain and suffering.  Better to concentrate the mind on shrI hari than to
> perform such an act.тАЭ  Brahma grew angry and cursed  nArada to wander
> through the worlds beholding creation.  But nArada was pleased.  He said,
> тАЬActually you have given me a blessing because now I will not be attached
> to any place or personтАЭ And he added тАЬBut you who spoke through anger will
> as a result not be worshipped any more by men.тАЭ  This is why everywhere we
> have mandirs for viShNu and mahAdeva but hardly any for brahma.  It shows
> how even the mightiest will suffer from the ill-effects of desire and
> anger.
>
> рдмрд╣рд╡реЛ рджреБрд░реНрд▓рднрд╛рд╢реНрдЪреИрд╡ рдпреЗ рддреНрд╡рдпрд╛ рдХреАрд░реНрддрд┐рддрд╛ рдЧреБрдгрд╛рдГ ред
>   рдореБрдиреЗ рд╡рдХреНрд╖реНрд╖реНрдпрд╛рдореНрдпрд╣рдВ рдмреБрджреНрдзреНрд╡рд╛ рддреИрд░реНрдпреБрдХреНрддрдГ рд╢реНрд░реВрдпрддрд╛рдВ рдирд░рдГ рееренрее
>
> "Rare indeed are men endowed with the many qualities you have described. O
> sage I shall tell you of one man I have come to know of who fits that
> description. Listen carefully.тАЭ
>
>
> --
> Jaldhar H. Vyas <jaldhar at braincells.com>
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