b#a'Îy|   tpsaEg#EN   p#açOvan¢s   kaW¢Sk             .
d£GImay¤à   tE   b#'n¯   dda¢m   smâéN:            ¡
Þv¢Þt   p#ap"¤¢h   Bd#|   tE   gÅC   saWØy   yTas¤Km¯ ¡ 21¡

b#a'Îy|

the stat(ur)e of a Brahmin

tpsa	by penance

ug#EN

intense

p#açOvan¯

(you) achieved

A¢s

have

kaW¢Sk

O! Kausika!

d£GI|

long

Aay¤:

life

c

and

tE

to you

b#'n¯

O! Realised one!

dda¢m

I am giving

smâéN:

with the groups of gods

Þv¢Þt

may all be well with you

p#ap"¤¢h

may you attain

Bd#|	may you be prosperous

tE

to you

gÅC	may you return

saWØy

O! One of pleasing looks!

yTas¤Km¯

as per your desire

 

`O!   Son   of   Kusika!   You   have   attained   the   brahminical   stat(ur)e
through   your   penance.   In   the   company   of   the   groups   of   gods,
I   bestow   upon   you   long   life,   O!   Brahman!   May   all   be   well
with   you!   May   you   be   prosperous!   May   you   depart   happily,
O!   One   of   pleasant   looks!'   (21).

¢ptamhvc:   ½¤Ïva   svEIxa|   c   ¢dvaWksam¯   .
k]Ïva   p#Nam|   m¤¢dtaE   Ûyajhar   mham¤¢n:    ¡ 22¡

¢ptamhvc:

the words of the Grandsire

½¤Ïva

upon hearing

svEIxa|

of all

c

and

¢dvaWksam¯

to the gods

k]Ïva

having done

p#Nam|

obeisance

m¤¢dt:

pleased

Ûyajhar

requested as under

mham¤¢n:

the great sage

Upon   hearing   these   words   of   the   Grandsire
that   great   sage,   in   a   happy   frame   of   mind,   spoke
the   following   words,   after   offering   salutations
to   all   the   residents   of   heaven,   i.e.   the   gods   (22).
 
b#a'Îy|   y¢d   mE   p#açO|   d£GImay¤ÞtTWv   c    .
AaE|karaE{T   vxz¯karaE   vEdaà   vryÓt¤   mam¯   ¡ 23¡

b#a'Îy|

the stature of a Brahmin

y¢d

if

mE

to me

p#açO|

have achieved

d£GI|

long

Aay¤:

life span

tTa

likewise

ev

also

c

and

AaE|kar:

the mystic syllable `Om'

AT

then

vxz¯kar:

the `Vashat' formula

vEda:

the Vedas

c

and

vryÓt¤

may accept

mam¯

me

`If   I   have   attained   the   stature   of   a   Brahmin,   and   been   blessed
with   long   life,   may   I   be   accepted   by   the   syllables   `Om',
`Vashat'   and   the   Vedas   (23).
 
XæOvEd¢vda|   ½E¿aE   b#'vEd¢vdam¢p             .
b#'p¤æOaE   v¢s¿aE   mamEv|   vdt¤   dEvta:       ¡
yïy|   prm:   kam:   k]taE   yaÓt¤   s¤rxIBa: ¡24¡

XæOvEd¢vda|

the adepts in the (Atharva) Veda, relating to the

warrior class

½E¿:	the foremost

b#'vEd¢vda|

the adepts in the (Rik, Yajus and sama) Vedas, relating to the priestly class

A¢p

also

b#'p¤æO:

the son of Brahma

v¢s¿:

Vasishta

ma|

me

ev|	in this manner

vdt¤

endorse

dEvta:

O! Gods!

y¢d

should

Ay|

this

prm:

supreme

kam:

desire

k]t:

granted

yaÓt¤

may go

s¤rxIBa:

the noblest among gods

`O!   Ye   gods!   May   that   Vasishta,   the   son   of   Lord   Brahma   and
the   best   among   those   who   know   the   (Atharva)   veda   of   the
warrior   class   and   the   three   vedas   (Rik,   Yajus   and   Sama)   of   the
priestly   class,   say   (I   have   attained   the   Brahminical   stature)   so.
This   supreme   desire   of   mine   having   been   fulfilled,   the   bull
among   gods   may   withdraw'   (24).
 
tt:   p#sa¢dtaE   dEvWvI¢s¿aE   jpta|   vr:    .
sÁy|   ckar   b#'¢xIrEvm¢ÞÏv¢t   cab#v£t¯  ¡ 25¡

tt:

thereupon

p#sa¢dt:

being satisfied

dEvW:

by the gods

v¢s¿:

Vasishta

jpta|

of those who chant scriptures

vr:

the best

sÁy|	friendship

ckar

struck

b#'¢xI:

the Brahminical sage

ev|

also

AÞt¤

so be it

i¢t

thus

c

and

Ab#v£t¯

said

Vasishta,   the   best   among   those   who   intonate   the   scriptures
and   a   brahminical   sage,   being   propitiated   by   the   gods,   thereafter
said   `So   be   it'   and   thereafter   (with   Viswamitra)   made   friends   (25).
 
b#'¢xIÞÏv|   n   sÓdEh:   svI|   s|pÏÞytE   tv .
iÏy¤ÀÏva   dEvtaàa¢p   svaI   jÂm¤yITagtm¯     ¡ 26¡

b#'¢xI:

Brahminical sage

Ïv|

you

n

no

sÓdEh:

doubt

svI|

all

s|pÏÞytE

fulfilled

tv

your

i¢t

thus

uÀÏva

saying

dEvta:

the gods

c

and

A¢p

also

svaI:

all

jÂm¤:

went away

yTagtm¯

as they came

`You   are   verily   a   Brahminical   sage   and   there   is   no   doubt
about   that.   Everything   has   been   attained   by   you'.   Saying   so,
all   those   celestials   also   went   away   the   way   they   had   come   (26).
 
¢váa¢mæOaE{¢p   DmaIÏma   lb¯Òva   b#a'Îym¤äOmm¯   .
p¥jyamas   b#'¢xI|   v¢s¿|   jpta|   vrm¯           ¡
k]tkamaE   mh£|   svaI|   ccar   tp¢s   ¢ÞTt:      ¡ 27¡

¢váa¢mæO:

Viswamitra

A¢p

also

DmaIÏma

the righteous soul

lb¯Òva

having obtained

b#a'Îy|

the Brahminical stature

uäOmm¯

highest

p¥jyamas

offered worship

b#'¢xI|

to the Brahminical sage

v¢s¿|

Vasishta

jpta|

of those who chant scriptures

vrm¯

the best

k]tkam:

having attaind his desire

mh£|

the earth

svaI|

all over

ccar	went around as he pleased

tp¢s	rooted in penance

¢ÞTt:

firmly

That   soul   of   righteousness   Viswamitra,   having   attained   the
superior   state   of   brahminical   stature,   worshipped   that   great
sage   and   best   among   those   who   chant   secret   formulae,   Vasishta.
Having   attained   his   heart's   desire   and   established   in   penance,
he   roamed   about   all   over   the   earth   (27).
 
ev|   ÏvnEn   b#a'Îy|   p#açO|   ram   mhaÏmna  .
ex   ram   m¤¢n½E¿   ex   ¢vg#hva|Þtp:       ¡
ex   DmIpraE   ¢nÏy|   v£yIÞyWx   prayNm¯     ¡ 28¡

ev|	in this manner

t¤

verily

AnEn	by this one

b#a'Îy|

the Brahminical status

p#açO|

attained

ram

O! Rama!

mhaÏmna

by the highsouled

ex:

this

ram

O! Rama!

m¤¢n½E¿:

the foremost among sages

ex:

he

¢vg#hvan¯

the personification of

tp:

penance

ex:

he

DmIpr:

wedded to righteousness

¢nÏy|

always

v£yIÞy

of valour

ex:

this one

prayNm¯

is the abode

 
O!   Rama!   Thus   was   the   state   of   Brahminhood   attained   by   this
high-souled   one.   O!   Rama!   This   one   is   the   best   among   sages
and   is   also   penance   personified.   He   is   always   wedded   to   right
conduct   and   is   the   harbour   for   valour'   (28). 
 
StanÓdvc:   ½¤Ïva   ramlßmNs¢°DaW    .
jnk:   p#a¸¢lvaIÀym¤vac   k¤¢SkaÏmjm¯  ¡ 29¡

StanÓdvc:

the narration of Satananda

½¤Ïva

upon hearing

ramlßmNs¢°DaW

in the presence of Rama and Lakshmana

jnk:

Janaka

p#a¸¢l:

with folded palms

vaÀy|

words

uvac

said

k¤¢SkaÏmjm¯

to the son of Kusika

 
Listening   to   these   words   of   Satananda,   in   the   presence   of
Rama   and   Lakshmana,   Janaka   spoke   the   following   words   to
the   son   of   Kusika,   with   palms   folded   in   supplication   (29).
 
DÓyaE{s¯Øyn¤g¦h£taE{¢Þm   yÞy   mE   m¤¢np¤Äñv  .
yåO|   kak¤t¯ÞTs¢ht:   p#açOvan¢s   kaW¢Sk     ¡ 30¡

DÓy:

fortunate

A¢Þm

am I

An¤g¦h£t:

blessed

A¢Þm

I am

yÞy

whose

mE

my

m¤¢np¤Äñv

O! Foremost among sages!

yåO|	for the sacrifice

kak¤t¯ÞTs¢ht:

(you have come) with the Kakutsthas

p#açOvan¯

(you) come

A¢s

have

kaW¢Sk

O! Kusika!

`O!   Foremost   among   sages!   O!   Son   of   Kusika!   For   the   reason
that   you   have   come   to   my   sacrifice,   along   with   the   Kakutsthas,
I   am   honoured   and   also   blessed   (30).