Bālakāṇḍa · Sarga 28

1.28.1

अथ तस्याप्रमेयस्य तद्वनं परिपृच्छतःatha tasyāprameyasya tad vanaṁ paripr̥cchataḥ

विश्वामित्रो महातेजा व्याख्यातुमुपचक्रमेviśvāmitro mahātejā vyākhyātum upacakrame

Then, as that immeasurable one inquired about that forest, Viśvāmitra, of great majesty, began to explain.

1.28.2

एष पूर्वाश्रमो राम वामनस्य महात्मनःeṣa pūrvāśramo rāma vāmanasya mahātmanaḥ

सिद्धाश्रम इति ख्यातः सिद्धो ह्यत्र महातपाःsiddhāśrama iti khyātaḥ siddho hy atra mahātapāḥ

This, O Rāma, was the former hermitage of great-souled Vāmana. It is renowned as Siddhāśrama, for here that one of mighty austerities attained perfection.

1.28.3

एतस्मिन्नेव काले तु राजा वैरोचनिर्बलिःetasminn eva kāle tu rājā vairocanir baliḥ

निर्जित्य दैवतगणान्सेन्द्रांश्च समरुद्गणान्nirjitya daivatagaṇān sendrāṁś ca samarudgaṇān

कारयामास तद्राज्यं त्रिषु लोकेषु विश्रुतःkārayām āsa tad rājyaṁ triṣu lokeṣu viśrutaḥ

At that very time, moreover, King Bali, son of Virocana, having conquered the hosts of gods together with Indra and the troops of Maruts, held sway over that kingdom, famed throughout the three worlds.

1.28.4

बलेस्तु यजमानस्य देवाः साग्निपुरोगमाःbales tu yajamānasya devāḥ sāgnipurogamāḥ

समागम्य स्वयं चैव विष्णुमूचुरिहाश्रमेsamāgamya svayaṁ caiva viṣṇum ūcur ihāśrame

Now while Bali was offering sacrifice, the gods, with Agni at their head, came together and in their very persons spoke to Viṣṇu here at the hermitage:

1.28.5

बलिर्वैरोचनिर्विष्णो यजते यज्ञमुत्तमम्balir vairocanir viṣṇo yajate yajñam uttamam

असमाप्ते क्रतौ तस्मिन्स्वकार्यमभिपद्यताम्asamāpte kratau tasmin svakāryam abhipadyatām

"Bali, the son of Virocana, O Viṣṇu, is performing a supreme sacrifice. While that rite is still unfinished, let our own purpose be accomplished.

1.28.6

ये चैनमभिवर्तन्ते याचितार इतस्ततःye cainam abhivartante yācitāra itas tataḥ

यच्च यत्र यथावच्च सर्वं तेभ्यः प्रयच्छतिyac ca yatra yathāvac ca sarvaṁ tebhyaḥ prayacchati

For to whomever approach him as supplicants from every side, whatever, wherever, and in due manner — all of it he gives to them.

1.28.7

स त्वं सुरहितार्थाय मायायोगमुपाश्रितःsa tvaṁ surahitārthāya māyāyogam upāśritaḥ

वामनत्वं गतो विष्णो कुरु कल्याणमुत्तमम्vāmanatvaṁ gato viṣṇo kuru kalyāṇam uttamam

You, that very one, for the good of the gods, having taken recourse to a stratagem of illusion and assumed the form of a dwarf — O Viṣṇu, bring about the highest blessing!"

1.28.8

अयं सिद्धाश्रमो नाम प्रसादात्ते भविष्यतिayaṁ siddhāśramo nāma prasādāt te bhaviṣyati

सिद्धे कर्मणि देवेश उत्तिष्ठ भगवन्नितःsiddhe karmaṇi deveśa uttiṣṭha bhagavann itaḥ

"This, named Siddhāśrama, shall become so by your grace. When the work is accomplished, O Lord of the gods, arise, O Blessed One, from here."

1.28.9

अथ विष्णुर्महातेजा अदित्यां समजायतatha viṣṇur mahātejā adityāṁ samajāyata

वामनं रूपमास्थाय वैरोचनिमुपागमत्vāmanaṁ rūpam āsthāya vairocanim upāgamat

Then Viṣṇu of great splendor was born of Aditi, and taking on the form of a dwarf he approached the son of Virocana.

1.28.10

त्रीन्क्रमानथ भिक्षित्वा प्रतिगृह्य च मानतःtrīn kramān atha bhikṣitvā pratigr̥hya ca mānataḥ

आक्रम्य लोकाँल्लोकात्मा सर्वभूतहिते रतःākramya lokām̐l lokātmā sarvabhūtahite rataḥ

Then, having begged for three paces and duly received them, that Soul of the worlds strode across the worlds, ever intent on the welfare of all beings.

1.28.11

महेन्द्राय पुनः प्रादान्नियम्य बलिमोजसाmahendrāya punaḥ prādān niyamya balim ojasā

त्रैलोक्यं स महातेजाश्चक्रे शक्रवशं पुनःtrailokyaṁ sa mahātejāś cakre śakravaśaṁ punaḥ

Having subdued Bali by his might, he gave it back once more to great Indra, and that one of great radiance made the three worlds subject to Śakra again.

1.28.12

तेनैष पूर्वमाक्रान्त आश्रमः श्रमनाशनःtenaiṣa pūrvam ākrānta āśramaḥ śramanāśanaḥ

मयापि भक्त्या तस्यैष वामनस्योपभुज्यतेmayāpi bhaktyā tasyaiṣa vāmanasyopabhujyate

By him, long ago, this hermitage was taken as his abode, the hermitage that dispels all weariness. And I too, out of devotion, enjoy this abode of his, of Vāmana.

1.28.13

एतमाश्रममायान्ति राक्षसा विघ्नकारिणःetam āśramam āyānti rākṣasā vighnakāriṇaḥ

अत्र ते पुरुषव्याघ्र हन्तव्या दुष्टचारिणःatra te puruṣavyāghra hantavyā duṣṭacāriṇaḥ

Obstacle-making demons come to this hermitage. Here, O tiger among men, they must be slain by you — those evildoers of wicked ways.

1.28.14

अद्य गच्छामहे राम सिद्धाश्रममनुत्तमम्adya gacchāmahe rāma siddhāśramam anuttamam

तदाश्रमपदं तात तवाप्येतद्यथा ममtad āśramapadaṁ tāta tavāpy etad yathā mama

Today let us go, O Rāma, to the peerless Siddhāśrama. That hermitage-ground, my dear, is as much yours as it is mine.

1.28.15

तं दृष्ट्वा मुनयः सर्वे सिद्धाश्रमनिवासिनःtaṁ dr̥ṣṭvā munayaḥ sarve siddhāśramanivāsinaḥ

उत्पत्योत्पत्य सहसा विश्वामित्रमपूजयन्utpatyotpatya sahasā viśvāmitram apūjayan

On seeing him, all the sages dwelling in Siddhāśrama, springing up again and again in sudden joy, did homage to Viśvāmitra.

1.28.16

यथार्हं चक्रिरे पूजां विश्वामित्राय धीमतेyathārhaṁ cakrire pūjāṁ viśvāmitrāya dhīmate

तथैव राजपुत्राभ्यामकुर्वन्नतिथिक्रियाम्tathaiva rājaputrābhyām akurvann atithikriyām

They rendered honor as was due to the wise Viśvāmitra, and in just the same way they performed the guest-rites for the two princes.

1.28.17

मुहूर्तमथ विश्रान्तौ राजपुत्रावरिंदमौmuhūrtam atha viśrāntau rājaputrāv ariṁdamau

प्राञ्जली मुनिशार्दूलमूचतू रघुनन्दनौprāñjalī muniśārdūlam ūcatū raghunandanau

Then, having rested a while, the two princes, subduers of foes, with palms joined in reverence, those two delights of the Raghus spoke to the tiger among sages:

1.28.18

अद्यैव दीक्षां प्रविश भद्रं ते मुनिपुंगवadyaiva dīkṣāṁ praviśa bhadraṁ te munipuṁgava

सिद्धाश्रमोऽयं सिद्धः स्यात्सत्यमस्तु वचस्तवsiddhāśramo ’yaṁ siddhaḥ syāt satyam astu vacas tava

"This very day enter upon the consecration, blessings upon you, O bull among sages! May this Siddhāśrama become 'accomplished' indeed, and may your word come true."

1.28.19

एवमुक्तो महातेजा विश्वामित्रो महामुनिःevam ukto mahātejā viśvāmitro mahāmuniḥ

प्रविवेश तदा दीक्षां नियतो नियतेन्द्रियःpraviveśa tadā dīkṣāṁ niyato niyatendriyaḥ

Thus addressed, Viśvāmitra, the great sage of mighty radiance, then entered upon the consecration, self-controlled, his senses fully restrained.

1.28.20

कुमारावपि तां रात्रिमुषित्वा सुसमाहितौkumārāv api tāṁ rātrim uṣitvā susamāhitau

प्रभातकाले चोत्थाय विश्वामित्रमवन्दताम्prabhātakāle cotthāya viśvāmitram avandatām

The two princes as well, having passed that night fully composed, and rising at the hour of dawn, paid homage to Viśvāmitra.

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