pari-kulkarni/itihasa-sanskrit-en-filtered huggingface dataset:
Sanskrit: विज्ञाप्य तु ममैतद्धियद्वदाम्यागतस्पृहः। तद्भवद्भिर्मम कृते कर्तव्यमनुकम्पया॥
English: Whatever I would like to submit before you, may kindly be carried out.
Sanskrit: पौरजानपदान्स्थाप्य स्वकार्येष्वहमागतः। क्रतूनहं करिष्यामि प्रभावाद्भवतां सताम्॥
English: Having entrusted the citizens with their duties I have come and will perform the operations under the guidance of your goodself.
Sanskrit: सदस्या मम यज्ञेषु भवन्तो नित्यमेव तु। भविष्यथ महावीर्या ममानुग्रहकाङ्क्षिणः॥
English: Let you mighty be the party of my operations so that I may feel obliged.
Sanskrit: अहं युष्मान्समाश्रित्य तपोनिधूतकल्मषान्। अनुगृहीतः पितृभिर्भविष्यामि सुनिवृतः। ५७।।
English: Having approached you who have shed his sins due to austerity, I shall be highly thankful to my ancestors and feel happy.
Sanskrit: तदागन्तव्यमनिशं भवद्भिरिह संगतैः। अगस्त्याद्यास्तु तच्छ्रुत्वा ऋषयः संशितव्रताः॥ एवमस्त्विति तं प्रोच्य प्रयातुमुषचक्रमुः। एवमुक्त्वा गताः सर्वे ऋषयस्ते यथागतम्॥
English: You should always come here. Hearing this the Rșis like Agastya, who performed great penances said so be it and began to make a more. Having said so all the Rșis departed to their respective places.
Sanskrit: राघवश्च तमेवार्थं चिन्तयामास विस्मितः। ततोऽस्तं भास्करे याते विसृज्य नृपवानरान्।६०॥
English: Rāma too pondered over that astonishingly. Thereupon the Sun being set, he dismissed all the kings and Mongoloids.
Sanskrit: संध्यामुपास्य विधिवत्तदा नरवरोत्तमः। प्रवृत्तायां रजन्यां तु सोऽन्तःपुरचरोऽभवत्॥
English: The best among men performed duly the twilight ceremony (Sandhyā). He entered the gynaeceum when the night nad set in.
Sanskrit: अभिषिक्ते तु काकुत्स्थे धर्मेण विदितात्मनि। व्यतीता या निशा पूर्वा पौराणां हर्षवर्धिनी॥
English: Kakutstha, knowing himself, being thus duly installed, the first night, enhancing the delight of the citizens, was spent.
Sanskrit: तस्यां रजन्यां व्युष्टायां प्रातर्नृपतिवोधकाः। वन्दिनः समुपातिष्ठन्सौम्या नृपतिवेश्मनि ॥
English: At dawn, the prisoners to wake up the king, arrived at the palace.
Sanskrit: ते रक्तकण्ठिनः सर्वे किंनरा इव शिक्षिताः। तुष्टुवुर्नृपतिं वीरं यथा वत्सं प्रहर्षिणः॥
English: And those songsters, well trained and having a musical voice like the Kinnaras, began to eulogise the heroic king, to the increase of his joy.
Sanskrit: वीर सौम्य प्रबुध्यस्व कौसल्याप्रीतिवर्धन। जगद्धिसर्व स्वपिति त्वयि सुप्ते नराधिप।४।।
English: Awake, O gentle hero, increasing Kausalya's joy, O foremost of men. Yourself being asleep the whole universe will be laid up with sleep.
Sanskrit: विक्रमस्ते यथा विष्णो रूपं चैवाश्विनोरिव। बुद्ध्या बृहस्पतेस्तुल्यः प्रजापतिसमो ह्यसि॥
English: In prowess you are like Vişnu, in beauty you are like two Asvins, in intellect you are like Brhaspati and in the capacity of governing you are like, the Patriarch Brahmă.
Sanskrit: क्षमा ते पृथिवीतुल्या तेजसा भास्करोपमः। वेगस्ते वायुना तुल्यो गाम्भीर्यमुदधेरिव॥
English: Your patience equals that of earth, your effulgence equals that of the sun, your velocity equals the wind and your gravity resembles the deep.
Sanskrit: अप्रकम्प्यो यथा स्थाणुश्चन्द्रे सौम्यत्वमीदृशम्। नेदृशाः पार्थिवाः पूर्व भवितारो नराधिप।७॥
English: You are stable like a stake, gentle like the moon. No king like you had flourished beforeno other shall follow.
Sanskrit: यथा त्वमसि दुर्धर्षो धर्मनित्यः प्रजाहितः। न त्वां जहाति कीर्तिश्च लक्ष्मीश्च पुरुषर्षभ्दल।।।। श्रीश्च धर्मश्च काकुत्स्थ त्वयि नित्यं प्रतिष्ठितौ। एताश्चान्याश्च मधुरा वन्दिभिः परिकीर्तिताः॥
English: O foremost of men, you are irrepressible, ever pious and engaged in bringing about welfare to your subjects. Fame and wealth shall never renounce you. O Kākutstha, in you are perpetually stationed grace and wealth.
Sanskrit: सूताश्च संस्तवैर्दिव्यैर्बोधयन्ति स्म राघवम्। स्तुतिभिः स्तूयमानाभिः प्रत्यबुध्यत राघवः॥
English: Thus did the panegyrists eulogise him in various sweet accents and Raghava got up.
Sanskrit: स तद्विहाय शयनं पाण्डुराच्छादनास्तृतम्। उत्तस्थौ नागशयनाद्धरिनारायणो यथा॥
English: Like to Hari rising up from the bed of serpents Rāma, thus eulogised, rose up from his bed covered with a white coverlet.
Sanskrit: तमुत्थितं महात्मानं प्रह्वाः प्राञ्जलयो नराः। सलिलं भाजनैः शुभैरुपतस्थुः सहस्रशः॥
English: Taking white vessels full of water, thousands of well-trained survivors stood waiting before the high-souled (Rāma).
Sanskrit: कृतोदकः शुचिर्भूत्वा काले हुतहुताशनः। देवागारं जगामाशु पुण्यमिक्ष्वाकुसेवितम्॥
English: Washing his mouth, being purified and offering oblation to fire, he entered the holy room of the tutelary deity much honoured by the Iksvākus.
Sanskrit: तत्र देवान्पितृन्विप्रानर्चयित्वा यथाविधि। बाह्यकक्षान्तरं रामो निर्जगाम जनैर्वृतः॥
English: And there having worshipped duly the celestials, manes and the Brahmans, he, encircled by men, came to the outer apartment.
Sanskrit: उपतस्थुमहात्मानो मन्त्रिणः सपुरोहिताः। वसिष्ठप्रमुखाः सर्वे दीप्यमाना इवाग्नयः॥
English: There arrived the leading priests headed by Vaşistha and ministers all resplendent like to fire.
Sanskrit: क्षत्रियाश्च महात्मानो नानाजनपदेश्वराः। रामस्योपविशन्पायुं शक्रस्येव यथामराः॥
English: And there sat around Rāma the Kasatriya kings hailing from various provinces as the celestials sit encircling their lord Indra.
Sanskrit: भरतो लक्ष्मणश्चात्र शत्रुघ्नश्च महायशाः। उपासांचक्रिरे हृष्टा वेदास्त्रय इवाध्वरम्॥
English: The illustrious Bharata, Laksmana and Śatrughna began to worship him and he appeared like a sacrifice conducted by Vedic hymns.
Sanskrit: याताः प्राञ्जलयो भूत्वा किंकरा मुदिताननाः। मुदिता नाम पार्श्वस्था बहवः समुपाविशन्॥
English: Many servants came cheerfully with folded palms, and others named by Muditā, sat around him.
Sanskrit: वानराश्च महावीर्या विंशतिः कामरूपिणः। सुग्रीवप्रमुखा राममुपासन्ते महौजसः॥
English: The twenty heroic monkeys headed by the highly powerful Sugrīva also began to worship him.
Sanskrit: विभीषणश्च रक्षोभिश्चतुर्भिः परिवारितः। उपासते महात्मानं धनेशमिव गुह्यकः॥
English: As the Guhyakas worship Kubera so Vibhiş aņa, accompanied by four Rākşasas, waited upon him.
Sanskrit: तथा निगमवृद्धाश्च कुलीना ये च मानवाः। शिरसा वन्द्य राजानमुपासन्ते विचक्षणाः॥
English: All those who were advanced in the study of Vedas, born in respectable families, and learned, bowed to the king lowering their heads.
Sanskrit: तथा परिवृतो राजा श्रीमद्भिषिभिवरैः। राजभिश्च महावीर्यैर्वानरैश्च सराक्षसैः॥ यथा देवेश्वरो नित्यमृषिभिः समुपास्यते। अधिकस्तेन रूपेण सहस्राक्षाद्विरोचते॥
English: Like to the celestial-king Indra worshipped by the saints the king Rāma was being perpetually honoured by the effulgent saints, kings, monkeys, and Raksasas. He appeared more beautiful than Indra at that time.
Sanskrit: तेषां समुपविष्टानां तास्ताः सुमधुराः कथाः। कथ्यन्ते धर्मसंयुक्ताः पुराणज्ञैर्महात्मभिः॥
English: And religious themes were recited in that assembly by persons conversant with the knowledge of Purāņas.
Sanskrit: एतच्छुत्वा त निखिलं राघवोऽगस्त्यमब्रवीत्। य एषःरजा नाम वालिसुग्रीवयोः पिता॥
English: Hearing the whole history, Rāma, the descendant of Raghu, said to Agastya : “O Reverend Sir, Rkşarajā is the name of the father of Vāli and Sugrīva (but you have not told me the name of their mother).
Sanskrit: जननी का च भवनं सा त्वया परिकीर्तिता। वालिसुग्रीवयोश्चापि नामनी केन हेतुना॥ एतद्ब्रह्मन्समाचक्ष्व कौतूहलमिदं हि नः। स प्रोक्तो राघवेणैवमगस्त्यो वाक्यमब्रवीत्॥ शृणु राम कथामेतां यथापूर्वं समासतः। नारदः कथयामास ममाश्रममुपागतः॥
English: However I am curious to learn who was their mother where was their residence and how they had been named so-do you favour me with the account." Rama having said this Agastya said:"O Rāma, I shall relate to you everything in short of what I had heard from Närada when he came to my hermitage.
Sanskrit: कदाचिदटमानोऽसावतिधर्ममुपागतः। अर्चितस्तु यथान्यायं विधिदृष्टेन कर्मणा॥ सुखासीनः कथामेनां मया पृष्टः स कौतुकात्।
English: Once on a time while travelling that highly pious ascetic arrived at my hermitage; I duly worshipped and welcomed him; and when I asked him out of curiosity, he, seated at pleasure, said.
Sanskrit: कथयामास धर्मात्मा महर्षे श्रूयतामिति॥ मेरुर्नगवरः श्रीमाञ्जाम्बूनदमयः शुभः। तस्य यन्मध्यमं शृङ्गं सर्वदैवतपूजितम्॥ तस्मिन्दिव्या सभा रम्या ब्रह्मणः शतयोजना। तस्यामास्ते सदा देव: पद्मयोनिश्चतुर्मुखः॥
English: Hear, O great ascetic, the foremost of the pious; there is a mountain named Meru, highly picturesque, made of gold and greatly charming. The middle peak is much liked by the celestials, on which is situate the beautiful assemblage hall of Brahmă extending over a hundred leagues. The four-mouthed deity, sprung from lotus, always. reside there.
Sanskrit: योगमभ्यसतस्तस्य नेत्राभ्यां यदसुस्रुवत्। तद्गृहीतं भगवता पाणिना चर्चितं तु तत्॥ निक्षिप्तमात्रं तद्भूमौ ब्रह्मणा लोककर्तृणा। तस्मिन्नश्रुकणे राम वानरः संबभूव ह॥ उत्पन्नमात्रस्तु तदा वानरच नरोत्तम। समाश्वास्य प्रियैर्वाक्यैरुक्तः किल महात्मना॥ पश्य शैलं सुविस्तीर्ण सुरैरध्युषितं सदा। तस्मिन् रम्ये गिरिवरे बहुमूलफलाशनः॥ ममान्तिकचरो नित्यं भव वानरपुंगव। कंचित्कालमिहास्व त्वं ततः श्रेयो भविष्यति॥
English: And from his eyes while going through the Yoga practices tears trickled down. No sooner the Patriarch Brahmä, with his hands, wiped them off into the ground than a monkey originated from those tears. O foremost of men, as soon as that monkey was produced, the high-souled Brahma consoled him in sweet accents and said, "Do you proceed to that leading mountain where the celestials perpetually reside. O foremost of monkeys, living upon many a fruit and root in that picturesque mountain you should always live by me. And while you shall live in this wise for some time you shall be crowned with auspiciousness.”
Sanskrit: एवमुक्तः स चैतेन ब्रह्मणा वानरोत्तमः। प्रणम्य शिरसा पादौ देवदेवस्य राघव॥ उक्तवाँल्लोककर्तारमादिदेवं जगत्पतिम्। यथाज्ञापयसे देव स्थितोऽहं तव शासने॥ एवमुक्त्वा हरिदेवं ययौ हृष्टमनास्तदा। स तदा दुमखण्डेषु फलपुष्पधनेषु च॥
English: Brahmā having thus said this, O Raghava, the foremost of monkeys saluted that god of gods, placing his head at his feet and said to that Primeval deity, the creator of beings and the lord of the universe. "O god, you are placing me under your behests-verily I shall follow them." Having said this to Patriarch that monkey immediately went to a forest abounding in fruits and flowers.
Sanskrit: ब्रह्मन्प्रतिबलः शीघ्रं वने फलकृताशनः। चिन्वन्मधूनि मुख्यानि चिन्वन्पुष्पाण्यनेकशः॥ दिने दिने च सायाह्ने ब्रह्मणोऽन्तिकमागमत्। गृहीत्वा राम मुख्यानि पुष्पाणि च फलानि च॥ ब्रह्मणो देवदेवस्य पादमूले न्यवेदयत्। एवं तस्य गतः कालो बहु पर्यटतो गिरिम्॥ कस्यचित्त्वथ कालस्य समतीतस्य राघव। ऋक्षराड् वानरश्रेष्ठस्तृषया परिपीडितः॥ उत्तरं मेरुशिखरं गतस्तत्र च दृष्टवान्। नानाविहगसंघुष्टं प्रसन्नसलिलं सरः॥
English: There living on fruits and collecting honey and various flowers, he, every day, used to come to Brahmă in the evening. O Rāma, in this wise he used to make an offering of an excellent fruits and flowers at the feet of Brahmā, the god of gods. Journeying in this way over the mountain he spent many long years. Some time having elapsed in this way, O Raghava, Rksaraja, the foremost of monkeys, being distressed with thirst, repaired to the excellent mountain Meru. There is a pond of pure water, resonant with the notes of various birds.
Sanskrit: चलत्केसरमात्मानं कृत्वा तस्य तटे स्थितः। ददर्श तस्मिन्सरसि वक्रच्छायामथात्मनः॥ कोऽयमस्मिन्मम रिपुर्वसत्यन्त ले महान्। रूपं चान्तर्गतं तत्र वीक्ष्य तत्पश्यतो हरिः॥ क्रोधाविष्टमना होष नियतं मावमन्यते। तदस्य दुष्टभावस्य पुष्कलं कुमतेहम्॥ एवं स चिन्त्य मनसा स वै वानरचापलात्। आप्लुत्य चापतत्तस्मिन्हदे वानरसत्तमः॥ उत्प्लुत्य तस्मात्स ह्रदादुत्थितः प्लवगः पुनः। तस्मिन्नेव क्षणे राम स्त्रीत्वं प्राप स वानरः॥ मनोज्ञरूपा सा नारी लावण्यललिता शुभा। विस्तीर्णजघना सुधूर्नीलकुन्तलमूर्धजा॥ मुग्धसस्मितवक्रा च पीनस्तनतटा शुभा।
English: Having shaken his manes with a delighted heart, Rkşarāja saw his reflection in his waters. Beholding his own image there that monkey-chief, stricken with anger and anxiety thought-“What arch-enemy of mine is living in the waters? I shall destroy the excellent abode of the vicious-souled one.” Thinking thus within himself, that monkey, out of fickleness, jumped down into the lake. And he again sprang up therefrom. And at the time of rising, O Rama, that leading monkey found himself-metamorphosed into a female form, which was highly charming, graceful and beautiful. Her waist was spacious, eye-brows beautiful and hairs were black and curling; her countenance was beautiful and smiling, breast high and beauty matchless.
Sanskrit: हृदतीरे च सा भाति ऋजुयष्टिलता यथा॥ त्रैलोक्यसुन्दरी कान्ता सर्वचित्तप्रमाथिनी। लक्ष्मीव पद्मरहिता चन्द्रज्योत्स्नेव निर्मला॥ रूपेणाप्यभवत्सा तु श्रियं देवीमुमा यथा। द्योतयन्ती दिशः सर्वास्तथाभूत्सा वराङ्गना॥ एतस्मिन्नन्तरे देवो निवृत्तः सुरनायकः। पादावुपास्य देवस्य ब्रह्मणस्तेन वै पथा॥ तस्यामेव च वेलायामादित्योऽपि परिभ्रमन्। तस्मिन्नेव पदे सोऽभूास्मिन्सा तनुमध्यमा॥ युगपत्सा तदा दृष्टा देवाभ्यां सुरसुन्दरी। कंदर्पवशगौ तौ तु दृष्ट्वा तां संबभूवतुः॥
English: And there appeared charming on the banks of the lake, lighting up all quarters that female, agitating the mind all, and beautiful in the triple world like to simple Sastilatā, Ramā, without lotus, pure rays of the moon, Pärvatī more beautiful than even Lakşmi. At this time was returning by that way, Indra, the leader of the celestials after having worshipped the feet of Brahmă. And the sun too journeying arrived there. They has simultaneously espied that female form and were possessed by Kandarpa.
Sanskrit: ततः क्षुभितसर्वाङ्गौ सुरेन्द्रौ पन्नगाविव। तद्रूपमद्भुतं दृष्ट्वा त्याजितौ धैर्यमात्मनः॥ ततस्तस्यां सुरेन्द्रेण स्कन्नं शिरसि पातितम्। अनासाथैव तां नारी संनिवृत्तमथाभवत्॥ ततः सा वानरपतिं जज्ञे वानरमीश्वरम्। अमोघरेतसस्तस्य वासवस्य महात्मनः॥ वालेषु पतितं बीजं वाली नाम बभूव सः। भास्करेणापि तस्यां वै कंदर्पवशवर्तिना॥ बीजं निषिक्तं ग्रीवायां विधानमनुवर्तत। तेनापि सा वरतनुर्नोक्ता किंचिद्वचः शुभम्॥ निवृत्तमदनश्चाथ सूर्योऽपि समपद्यत। ग्रीवायां पतितं बीजं सुग्रीवः समजायत॥ एवमुत्पाद्य तौ वीरौ वानरेन्द्रौ महाबलौ। दत्त्वा तु काञ्चनी मालां वानरेन्द्रस्य वालिनः॥ अक्षय्यां गुणसंपूर्णां शक्रस्तु त्रिदिवं ययौ। सूर्योऽपि स्वसुतस्यैव निरूप्य पवनात्मजम्॥ कृत्येषु व्यवसायेषु जगाम सविताम्बरम्। तस्यां निशायां व्युष्टायामुदिते च दिवाकरे॥ स तद्वानररूपं तु प्रतिपेदे पुनर्नृप। स एव वानरो भूत्वा पुत्रौ स्वस्य प्लवंगमौ॥ पिड्रेक्षणी हरिवरौ बलिनौ कामरूपिणौ। मधून्यमृतकल्पानि पायितौ तेन तौ तदा॥
English: What more, their whole body, as soon as they saw her, was moved and the firmness of the mind shaken. Thereupon Indra begot on her a son named Vālī for he originated from her hairs and the sun beget on her another son, who was named Sugrīva for he originated from her neck. Thus the two highly powerful monkeys being born, Indra went back to his region having conferred upon Vāli an un-ending garland of gold. And having engaged Hanumăn, the Wind god's son in the service of Sugrīva, the sun too went back to the sky. O king, the sun having risen after that night Rkşarajā again obtained his own real monkey shape. Having thus regained his monkey form he made his two highly powerful sons, leading monkeys, assuming shapes at will and having tawny eyes, drink honey like nectar.
Sanskrit: गृह्य ऋक्षरजास्तौ तु ब्रह्मणोऽन्तिकमागमत्। दृष्टवक्षरजसं पुत्रं ब्रह्मा लोकपितामहः॥ बहुशः सान्त्वयामास पुत्राभ्यां सहितं हरिम्। सान्त्वयित्वा ततः पश्चाद्देवदूतमथादिशत्॥ गच्छ मद्वचनात किष्किन्धां नाम वै शुभाम्। सा ह्यस्य गुणसंपन्ना महती च पुरी शुभा॥
English: Thereupon taking them, he came to the abode of Brahmām, the grand-father of celestials, consoled him in diverse ways. Then he ordered the celestial messenger saying, "At my behest, O emissary, do you proceed to the highly picturesque city of Kişkindha. That golden, big and charming city is worthy of Řkşarajā.
Sanskrit: तत्र वानरयूथानि सुबहूनि वसन्ति च। बहुरत्नसमाकीर्णा वानरैः कामरूपिभिः॥ पुण्या पुण्यवती दुर्गा चातुर्वर्ण्यपुरस्कृता। विश्वकर्मकृता दिव्या मन्नियोगाय शोभना॥ तत्रःरजसं दृष्ट्वा सपुत्रं वानरर्षभम्। यूथपालान्समाह्वाय यांश्चान्यान्प्राकृतान्हरीन्॥ तेषां संभाव्य सर्वेषां मदीयं जनसंसदि। अभिषेचय राजानमारोप्य महदासने॥ दृष्टमात्राश्च ते सर्वे वानरेण च धीमता। अस्यर्भरजसो नित्यं भविष्यन्ति वशानुगाः॥ इत्येवमुक्ते वचने ब्रह्मणा तं हरीश्वरम्। पुरतः कृत्य दूतोऽसौ प्रययौ तां पुरीं शुभाम्॥ स प्रविश्यानिलगतिस्तां गुहां वानरोत्तमः। स्थापयामास राजानं पितामहनियोगतः॥ राज्याभिषेकविधिना स्नातोऽथाभ्यर्चितस्तथा। स बद्धमुकुटः श्रीमानभिषिक्तः स्वलंकृतः॥ . आज्ञापयामास हरीन्सर्वान्मुदितमानसः।
English: There live many thousand monkeys besides others assuming shapes at will. It abounds in various jewels, invincible, is inhabited by four Varnas, holy and sacred. At my command Viśvakarmā has constructed the celestials and picturesque city of Kişkindhā. Do you place there Rksaraja, the foremost of monkeys, with his sons; and having invited the leading monkeys and others and received them courteously do you install him on the throne. On beholding this monkey-chief, gifted with intelligence they shall be all subject to hirm." Brahma, having said this, the celestial emissary, with Ķkşarajā before him, proceeded to the highly picturesque city of Kiskindhā. And having entered there with the velocity of the wind, he, at the command of the Patriarch, crowned the leading monkey Řkşarajā as king. And being sprinkled according to the ceremonies of installation, and adorned with a crown and various other ornaments he, with a delighted heart, engaged in governing the monkeys.
Sanskrit: सप्तद्वीपसमुद्रायां पृथिव्यां ये प्लवंगमाः॥ वालिसुग्रीवयोरेष एष चक्षरज:पिता। जननी चैष तु हरिरित्येतद्भद्रमस्तु ते॥ यश्चैतच्छ्रावयेद्विद्वान्यश्चैतच्छृणुयान्नरः। सिद्ध्यन्ति तस्य कार्यार्था मनसो हर्षवर्धनाः॥ एतच सर्वं कथितं मया विभो प्रविस्तरेणेह यथार्थतस्तत्। उत्पत्तिरेषा रजनीचराणामुक्ता तथैवेह हरीश्वराणाम्॥
English: All the monkey, residing on earth consisting of seven insular continents and bounded by ocean, came under his subjection. Thus Rkşarajă was both the father and mother of Vali and Sugrīva. may god betide you. The learned who listen to and make others hear this story, conducing to the enhancement of their delight, get all their desires and objects accomplished. I have duty described to you at length all events and have recounted the stories relating to the birth of the Kings of monkeys and Rākşasas.
Sanskrit: एतां श्रुत्वा कथां दिव्यां पौराणी राघवस्तदा। भ्रातृभिः सहितो वीरो विस्मयं परमं ययौ॥
English: Hearing this excellent Paurānic theme in the company of his brothers, Rāghava was greatly surprised.
Sanskrit: राघवोऽथ ऋषेर्वाक्यं श्रुत्वा वचनमब्रवीत्। कथेयं महती पुण्या त्वत्प्रसादाच्छुता मया॥
English: Thereupon hearing the words of the Rși he said:-“By your favour I have listened to the highly sacred theme.
Sanskrit: बृहत्कौतूहले चास्मिन्संवृतो मुनिपुंगवा उत्पत्तिर्यादृशी दिव्या वालिसुग्रीवयोजि॥ किं चित्रं मम ब्रह्मर्षे सुरेन्द्रतपनावुभौ। जातौ वानरशार्दूलौ बलेन बलिनां वरौ॥
English: O foremost of Munis, I was greatly worked up with curiosity in this matter. I am not the least surprised to learn, O twice-born one, that those two sons of the celestials would be two highly powerful leading monkeys since their origin is divine.”
Sanskrit: एवमुक्ते तु रामेण कुम्भयोनिरभाषत। एवमेतन्महाबाहो वृत्तमासीत्पुरा किल॥ अथापरां कथां दिव्यां शृणु राजन्सनातनीम्। यदर्थं राम वैदेही रावणेन पुरा हृता॥
English: Rāma having said this Agastya said: “O you having long arms, thus in the days of yore the birth of Vali and Sugriva was brought about. o king, I shall now again relate to you another divine theme. O Rāma I shall now describe to you why did Rāvana steal Sītā.
Sanskrit: तत्तेऽहं कीर्तयिष्यामि समाधि श्रवणे कुरु। पुरा कृतयुगे राम प्रजापतिसुतं प्रभुम्॥ सनत्कुमारमासीनं रावणो राक्षसाधिपः। वपुषा सूर्यसंकाशं ज्वलन्तमिव तेजसा॥ विनयावनतो भूत्वा ह्यभिबाद्य कृताञ्जलिः। उक्तवानरावणो राम तमृषि सत्यवादिनम्॥ को हस्मिन्नवरो लोके देवानां बलवत्तरः। यं समाश्रित्य विबुधा जयन्ति समरे रिपून्॥ कं जयन्ति द्विजा नित्यं कं ध्यायन्ति च योगिनः। एतन्मे शंस भगवन्विस्तरेण तपोधन। ११॥ विदित्वा हृद्गतं तस्य ध्यानदृष्टिर्महायशाः। उवाच रावणं प्रेम्णा श्रूयतामिति पुत्रका॥
English: Do you hear it attentively. O Rāma, in the golden age, having bowed to the Patriarch's son, the truthful Rși Sanaskumar highly effulgent, resplendent like to the sun, shining in his native brilliance and seated at his own place, Rāvana, the lord of Raksasas, said:-"Which is now among the celestials can brave and powerful, by whose help the celestials can vanquish their enemies and whom the twice-born ones daily worship and the devotees meditate upon. O you having piety for wealth, O you gifted with six sorts of wealth, do you describe this to me kindly.” Being apprised of Ravana's intention, the saint Sanatkumar, who saw every thing through his devotion, said to him out of love-_ “Hear my son.
Sanskrit: यो वै भर्ता जगत्कृत्स्नं यस्योत्पत्तिं न विद्महे। सुरासुरैर्नतो नित्यं हरिनारायणः प्रभुः॥ यस्य नाभ्युद्भवो ब्रह्मा विश्वस्य जगतः पतिः। येन सर्वमिदं सृष्टं विश्वं स्थावरजंगमम्॥ तं समाश्रित्य विबुधा विधिना हरिमध्वरे। पिबन्ति हमृतं चैव मानिताश्च यजन्ति तम्॥ पुराणैश्चैव वेदेच पञ्चरात्रैस्तथैव च। ध्यायन्ति योगिनो नित्यं क्रतुभिश्च यजन्ति तम्॥ ' दैत्यदानवरक्षांसि ये चान्ये चामरद्विषः। सर्वाञ्जयति सङ्ग्रामे सदा सर्वैः स पूज्यते॥
English: The learned duly, in their sacrifices, worship that Hari, respected of people and drinking nectar, who is the lord of the universe, whose origin we do not know, who is daily worshipped by the celestials and Asuras, who is highly powerful Närāyaṇa from whose navel has sprung Brahmă, the creator of the world, and who has created the universe consisting of mobile and immobile beings. The Yogis meditate upon him and celebrate sacrifices in his honour according to the Vedas Purānas, Pancharatra and other rituals. He always vanquish in encounter Daityas, Danavas, Raksasas and all other enemies of the celestials and every one of them worships him."
Sanskrit: श्रुत्वा महर्षेस्तद्वाक्यं रावणो राक्षसाधिपः। उवाच प्रणतो भूत्वा पुनरेव महामुनिम्॥ दैत्यदानवरक्षांसि ये हताः समरेऽरयः। कां गतिं प्रतिपद्यन्ते किं च ते हरिणा हताः॥ रावणस्य वचः श्रुत्वा प्रत्युवाच महामुनिः। दैवतैनिहता नित्यं प्राप्नुवन्ति दिवः स्थलम्॥ पुनस्तस्मात्परिभ्रष्टा जायन्ते वसुधातले। पूर्वार्जितः सुखैर्दुःखैर्जायन्ते च म्रियन्ति च॥
English: Hearing those words of the great ascetic Sanatkumar, Ravana, the lord of Raksasas, bowing, replied:-“Being slain by Hari to what station do the Daityas, Dānavas and Räkşasas attain? And why does, Hari destroy them?” Whereto Sanatkumar replied:-"Whoever are slain by the celestials do eternally reside in their region. And being banished therefrom, they again take their birth on earth. Thus by the misery and happiness acquired in their pristine existence, they go through births and deaths.
Sanskrit: स्त्रैलोक्यनाथेन जनार्दनेन। ते तें गतास्तनिलयं नरेन्द्राः क्रोधोऽपि देवस्य वरेण तुल्यः॥ श्रुत्वा ततस्तद्वचनं निशाचरः सनत्कुमारस्य मुखाद्विनिर्गतम्। तथा प्रहृष्टः स बभूव विस्मितः कथं न यास्यामि हरि महाहवे॥
English: O king, all the monarchs, slain by Janärddana, holding discuss and the lord of the triple world, attained to his own region; even his anger become like a boon." Hearing those words given vent to by the great ascetic Sanatkumar the night-ranger Råvaņa, being worked up with delight and surprise, began to meditate how he should enter into conflict with Hari.
Sanskrit: एवं चिन्तयतस्तस्य रावणस्य दुरात्मनः। पुनरेवापरं वाक्यं व्याजहार महामुनिः॥ मनसथेप्सितं यत्तद्भविष्यति महाहवे। सुखी भव महाबाहो कंचित्कालमुदीक्षय॥
English: The vicious-souled Răvaņa thinking thus the great ascetic, again gave vent to accents. “o you having long arms, what you have desired in your mind shall be encompassed in the great encounter. Be you happy and wait for some time.”