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Allusions (continued)

वञ्चयित्वा तु पौलोमीमनुह्लादो यथा शचीम् ।४/३९/६॥

- - - like Anuhlaada cheating Sachi, daughter of Puloma.

तत्र पञ्चजनं हत्वा हयग्रीवं च दानवम् ।

आजहार ततश्चक्रं शंखं च पुरुषोत्तमः ॥४/४१/२८॥

There lord Vishnu after killing Panchajana and demon Hayagriva carried away the conch and the disc. (Allusion to this incident is very significant as killing of Panchajana is traditionally attributed to Lord Krishna!)

हिरण्यकशिपुः कीर्तिमिन्द्रहस्तगतामिव ।५/२०/२८ ॥

- - - in the manner of Hiranyakasipu usurping the glory of Indra.

तं नित्यमनुरक्तास्मि यथा सूर्यं सुवर्चला ।

यथा शची महाभागा शक्रं समुपतिष्ठति ॥

अरुन्धती वसिष्ठं च रोहिणी शशिनं यथा ।

लोपामुद्रा यथागस्त्यं सुकन्या च्यवनं यथा ॥

सावित्री सत्यवन्तं च कपिलं श्रीमती यथा ।

सौदासं मदयन्तीव केशिनी सगरं यथा ॥

नैषधं दमयन्तीव भैमी पतिमनुव्रता॥५/२४/१०-१२॥

I am eternally attached to him like Suvarchala is attached to Sun God, like Sachi to Indra, Like Arundhati to Vasishtha, like Rohoni to Moon God, like Lopamudra to Agastya, like Sukanya to Chyavana, like Madayanti to Soudaasa, like Kesini to Sagra, like Damayanti to Nala king of Nishadha.

त्रातुमर्हसि वीर त्वम् पातालादिव कौशिकीम् ।५/३८/६५॥

You ought to rescue me like Vishnu rescued Koushiki (Indra's wealth as per Tirtha.) from the nether-world.

लङ्कापुरं प्रदग्धं तत् रुद्रेण त्रिपुरं यथा ।५/५४/३०॥

That Lanka was burnt like Tripura was burnt by Rudra.

अनन्य चित्ता रामेण पौलोमीव पुरन्दरे ।५/५९/२४॥

- - - is totally devoted to Rama like Poulomi is devoted to Indra.

तत्पफाल पदाक्रान्तं दशग्रीवस्य पश्यतः ।

पुरा हिमवतः शृङ्गं वज्रिणेव विदारितम् ॥६/४१/८८ ॥

In the very presence of Ravana the spire of the palace broke by the trampling of (Angada's) feet like the peak of Himavat mountain by the thunderbolt of Indra.

तौ दृष्ट्वा भ्रातरौ तत्र वीरौ सा पुरुषर्षभौ ।

शयानौ पुण्डरीकाक्षौ कुमाराविव पावकी ॥६/४७/२० ॥

After seeing the two great warriors with lotus-like eyes lying on the ground like sons of fire

(Govindaraja: "paavakI" means "paavakaputrau" namely Skanda and viSaakha.)

भूतैर्वृतो रुद्र इवामरेशः ।६/५९/९॥

like Rudra chief of celestial beings, surrounded by hoards of bhuta's.

त्रिविक्रमकृतोत्साहो नारायण इवाबभौ ।६/६५/३१॥

He shone like Narayana who had enthused himself to take the three steps.

शंबरो देवरातेन नरको विष्णुना यथा ।६/६९/७॥

(Was killed) like Sambara by Devarata and Naraka by Vishnu. (Naraka's killing is traditionally associated with Krishna.)

अगस्त्येन दुराधर्षा मुनिना दक्षिणेव दिक् ।६/११५/१४॥

- - - was conquered like the unconquerable south by sage Agastya. 

श्रूयते हि पुरा शक्रो विरोचनसुतां नृप ।

पृथिवीं हन्तुमिच्छन्तीं मन्थरामभ्यसूदयत् ॥

विष्णुना च पुरा राम भृगुपत्नी पतिव्रता ।

अनिन्द्रं लोकमिच्छन्ती काव्यमाता निषूदिता ॥१/२५/२०-२१॥

It is said that long back Indra killed Manthara, daughter of Virocana, who was intent on destroying the earth. Wife of Bhrugu and mother of Sukracharya, who wanted to make the world bereft of Indra was killed by Vishnu.

( According to Govindaraja, the following story is given in Matsyapuraana.While Shukra was performing penance by the side of Shiva for attaining powers to help Devas in conquering asuras, asuras went and met Shukra's mother Manthara seeking her help. She started killing devas.Indra prayed to Vishnu who intervened and killed Manthara to save the devas.  )

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volcano

महता ज्वलता नित्यं अग्निनेवाग्निपर्वतः ।५/३५/४५॥

Like a large volcano that is continuously emitting fire

earthquake

महता भूमिकम्पेन महानिव शिलोच्चयः ।५/३५/४७॥

Like large rock affected by an earthquake.

         

6.0 Allusions

तत्र गात्रं हतं तस्य निर्दग्धस्य महात्मनः ।

अशरीरः कृतः कामः क्रोधाद्देवेश्वरेण ह ॥

अनङ्ग इति विख्यातः तदा प्रभृति राघव ।

स चाङ्गविषयः श्रीमान् यत्राङ्गं स मुमोच ह ॥१/१३/१४॥

Lord Ishvara who got angry destroyed the body of burnt Manmatha there and Manmatha was made body-less and therefore called Ananga from then.

Where Manmatha became body-less became Anga land.

संश्रुत्य शैब्यः श्येनाय स्वां तनुं जगतीपतिः ।

प्रदाय पक्षिणे राजा जगाम गतिमुत्तमाम् ॥२/१४/४ ॥

KIng Saibya  after having promised to the hawk his body accordingly gave up his body and reached the highest state (salvation).

तथाह्यलर्कः तेजस्वी ब्राह्मणे वेदपारगे ।

याचमाने स्वके नेत्रे उद्धृत्याविमना ददौ ॥२/१४/५॥

Likewise the lustrous Alarka gave away his eyes without any hesitation to the Brahmin, well versed in Vedas who asked for them.

शुश्रूषुः जननीं पुत्र स्वगृहे नियतो वसन् ।

परेण तपसा युक्तः काश्यपस्त्रिदिवं गतः ॥२/२१/२४॥

Dear son, Kashyapa, endowed with penance went to heaven after staying at home serving his mother.

ऋषिणा च पितुर्वाक्यं कुर्वता वनचारिणा ।

गौर्हता जानताधर्मं कण्डुना च विपश्चिता ॥२/२१/३१॥

Scholar and sage Kandu killed a cow obeying the commands of his father.

तीर्णप्रतिज्ञश्च वनात् पुनरेष्याम्यहं पुरीम् ।

ययातिरिव राजर्षिः पुरा हित्वा पुनर्दिवम् ॥२/२३/४७॥

I will return to the city from the forest after fullfilling my vow like the sage-king Yayati who returned from the abode of Gods.

यन्मङ्गलं सहस्राक्षे सर्वदेवनमस्कृते ।

वृत्रनाशे समभवत् तत्ते भवतु मङ्गलम् ॥

यन्मङ्गलं सुपर्णस्य विनताकल्पयत् पुरा ।

अमृतं प्रार्थयानस्य तत्ते भवतु मङ्गलम् ॥

अमृतोत्पादने दैत्यान् घ्नतो वज्रधरस्य यत् ।

अदितिरमङ्गलं प्रादात् तत्ते भवतु मङ्गलम् ॥

त्रीन् विक्रमान् प्रक्रमतो विष्णोरमिततेजसः ।

यदासीन्मङ्गलं राम तत्ते भवतु मङ्गलम् ॥२/२५/३२-३५॥

May the auspicious occurences that happened to Indra when he killed Vrutra happen to you. May the auspicious things that Vinata made for Garuda when he was requesting for Amrita happen to you. May the auspicious things that Aditi gave to Indra, the holder of Vajra, when he killed the Daityas be with you. May the auspicious occurrences that happened to Vishnu of infinite lustre when he took the three steps happen to you.

द्युमत्सेनसुतं वीरं सत्यवन्तमनुव्रताम् ।

सावित्रीमिव मां विद्धि त्वमात्मवशवर्तिनीम् ॥२/३०/३॥

Consider me as one under your control like Savitri who was devoted to the valourous Satyvan, son of Dyumatsena.

यां गतिं सगरः शैब्यो दिलीपो जनमेजयः ।

नहुषो धुन्धुमारश्च प्राप्तास्तां गतिं गच्छ पुत्रक ॥२/६४/४३॥

Dear son, may you reach that state which Sagara, Saibya, Dilipa, Janamejaya, Nahusha and Dhundhumaara reached.

श्रूयते धीमता तात श्रुतिर्गीता यशस्विना ।

गयेन यजमानेन गयेष्वेव पितॄन् प्रति ॥२/१०७/११॥

What Gaya recited while doing sacrifices to his forefathers in Gaya is reported to be as follows:- --

यथा हि चोरः स तथा हि बुद्धः

तथागतं नास्तिकमत्र विद्धि ।

तस्मात् हि यः शक्यतमः प्रजानां

स नास्तिकेनाभिमुखो बुधः स्यात् ॥२/१०९/३४॥

Consider Buddha, the Tathagata as a thief and an atheist. Therefore a wise and capable person among citizens should not meet with an atheist.

सावित्री पतिशुश्रूषां कृत्वा स्वर्गे महीयते ।२/११०/१०१॥

Savitri shines glorious in heaven after having served her husband.

प्राणानपहरिष्यामि गरुत्मानमृतं यथा ।३/३०/५॥

I will take away the vital breaths like Garuda took away Amruta.

स पपात खरो भूमौ दह्यमानः शराग्निना ।

रुद्रेणेव विनिर्दग्धः श्वेतारण्ये यथान्धकः ।

स वृत्र इव वज्रेण फेनेन नमुचिर्यथा

बलो वेन्द्राशनिहतो निपपात हतः खरः॥३/३०/२७-२८॥

Like Andhaka who was burnt down by Rudra in Sveta forests, like Vrutra by the Vajra, like Namuchi by foam, like Bala by the thunder-bolt of Indra, Khara fell down dead.

प्रत्याख्याय हि मां भीरु परितापं गमिष्यसि ।

चरणेनाभिहत्येव पुरूरवसमुर्वशी ॥३/४८/१८॥

You will come to grief by humiliating me like Urvasi came to grief after kicking Pururavas by her foot.

अपहृत्य शचीं भार्यां शक्यमिन्द्रस्य जीवितुं ।

न च रामस्य भार्यां मामपनीयास्ति जीवितम् ॥३/४८/२३ ।।

It is possible for one to manage to live after kidnapping Sachi, wife of Indra. But there is no living possible for one who kidnaps me, wife of Rama.

त्रिपुरं जघ्नुषः पूर्वं रुद्रस्येव बभौ तनुः ।३/६४/७३॥

His body shone like that of Rudra when he killed Tripura.

अहं तामानयिष्यामि नष्टां वेदश्रुतीमिव ।३/६/५१॥

I will bring her back in the manner the Vedas that were lost were brought back.

कार्तिकेयवनोद्धूताः शरा हेमविभूषिताः ।४/८/२२॥

These gold-bedecked arrows are from the thicket of reed grass which was the ground of birth for Shanmukha.

आर्येण मम मान्धात्रा व्यसनं घोरमीप्सितम् ।

श्रमणेन कृते पापे यथा पापं कृतं त्वया ॥४/१८/३३॥

When a mendicant committed a sin similar to that of yours my forbear Mandhata inflicted a terrible deserved suffering on him.

अचिन्तनीयं परिवर्जनीयम्

अनीप्सनीयं स्वनवेक्षणीयम् ।

प्राप्तोऽस्मि पाप्मानमिमं नरेन्द्र

भ्रातुर्वधात्त्वाष्ट्रवधादिवेन्द्रः ॥

पाप्मानमिन्द्रस्य मही जलं च

वृक्षाश्च कामं जगृहुः स्त्रियश्च ।

को नाम पाप्मानमिमं क्षमेत

शाखामृगस्य प्रतिपत्तुमिच्छन् ॥४/२५/१४॥

With the death of my brother, I have incurred a sin, similar to that of Indra at the death of son of Tvashta,

which is despicable, unimaginable and undesirable. Indra's sin was taken by the earth, water, trees and women. Who will take the sins of this monkey?

निद्रा शनैः केशवमभ्युपैति ।४/२८/२५॥

Sleep slowly approaches Vishnu.

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यत्नवन्तो यवद्वीपं सप्तराज्योपशोभितम् ।४/४०/३०॥

(you will reach) Yava island which is adorned by seven kingdoms.

Mountains, Hills and forests

गोलांगूलानुचरितः वानरर्क्षनिषेवितः

चित्रकूट इति ख्यातः गन्धमादनसन्निभः ।२/५४/२९॥

- - -inhabited by go-langulas (langur), monkeys and bears and similar to Gandhamadana mountain is Citrakuta.

आजगाम सह भ्रात्रा रामः प्रस्रवणं गिरिम् ।३/२७/१॥

Rama along with his brother reached Prasravana hill.

वसन् माल्यवतः पृष्ठे रामो लक्ष्मणमब्रवीत् ।३/२८/११॥

Rama said to Lakshmana, when living on the slopes of Malyavat hill.

क्रौन्चारण्यं विविशतुः गहनं तौ महोजसौ।३/६९/५॥

The two of great lustre entered Krounca forest.

मतङ्गवनमित्येव विश्रुतं रघुनन्दन ।३/७३/११॥

O Rama who gives happiness to Raghu clan, it is well known as Matanga forest.

सहस्रशिरसं विन्ध्यं नानाद्रुमलतायुतम् ।४/४१/८॥

Vindhya of thousand heads (peaks) and full of varieties of trees and creepers.

अयोमुखश्च गन्तव्यः पर्वतो धातुमण्डितः ।४/४१/१३॥

(You have to pass on the way) the Ayomukha mountain full of ores. (Is it what is today, “Kuduremukh”?)

अगस्त्येनान्तरे तत्र सागरे विनिवेशितः।

चित्रसानुनगः श्रीमान् महेन्द्रः पर्वतोत्तमः ।

जातरूपमयः श्रीमानवगाढो महार्णवम् ॥४/४१/२१॥

Mahendra mountain of Golden hue placed by Agastya has extended into the great ocean.

अपश्यन्त गिरिश्रेष्ठं सह्यं गिरिशतायुतम् ।६/४/३७॥

(They) saw the Sahya range having hundreds of hills.

सह्यपर्वतमासाद्य वानरास्ते समारुहन् ।

काननानि विचित्राणि नदीप्रस्रवणानि च ।

पश्यन्नपि ययौ रामः सह्यस्य मलयस्य च ॥६/४/७०-७१॥

The monkeys climbed the Sahya mountain having reached it. Rama traveled along seeing the colourful forests, rivers and streams of Sahya and Malaya.

यः पुरा गोमतीतीरे रम्यं पर्येति पर्वतम् ।

नाम्ना सङ्कोचनो नाम नानानगयुतो गिरिः ॥

तत्र राज्यं प्रशास्त्येष कुमुदो नाम यूथपः ॥६/२६/२७॥

This head of the group, called Kumuda, ruled once the mountain called Samkocana, full of varied trees, which is by the side of river Gomati.

विन्ध्यं कृष्णगिरिं सह्यं पर्वतं च सुदर्शनम् ।

राजन् सततमध्यास्ते रम्भो नामैष यूथपः ॥६/२६/३२॥

This group head by name Rambha rules Vindhya mountain, Krishnagiri, Sahya and Sudarsana mountains.

महाजवो वीतभयो रम्यं साल्वेयपर्वतम् ।

राजन् सततमध्यास्ते शरभो नाम यूथपः ॥६/२६/३६ ॥

O king, this group head by name Sarabha who is fearless and of great speed rules over the enchanting Salveya mountain.

एष पर्वतमध्यास्ते पारियात्रमनुत्तमम् ।

युद्धे दुष्प्रसहो नित्यं पनसो नाम यूथपः ॥६/२६/४० ॥

This group head by name Panasa, who is uncontrollable in battle rules over Pariyatra mountain.

गिरेः सुवेलस्य समीपवासिनं

न्यवेदयन् रामबलं महाबलः ।६/२९/२९॥

They informed (Ravana) that the army of Rama was staying near Suvela hill.

ततो रामः सुवेलाग्रं योजनद्वयमण्डलम् ।

आरुरोह ससुग्रीवो हरियूथपसंवृतः ॥६/४०/१ ॥

Then Rama along with Sugriva and surrounded by the monkey-army climbed Suvela peak which was two yojanas in circumference.

त्रिकूटशिखरे रम्ये निर्मितां विश्वकर्मणा ।

ददर्श लङ्कां सुन्यस्तां रम्यकाननशोभिताम् ॥६/४०/२ ॥

He saw Lanka, designed by Viswakarma, which was well laid out on the top of Trikuta hill and which was adorned by beautiful forests.

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