Friday, April 22, 2011

Narayaneeyam - Part XXXXXIII


Dashaka 53
अतीत्य बाल्यं जगतां पते त्वमुपेत्य पौगण्डवयो मनोज्ञं ।
उपेक्ष्य वत्सावनमुत्सवेन प्रावर्तथा गोगणपालनायाम् ॥१॥
अतीत्य बाल्यम्passing childhood
जगतां पतेO Lord of the universe
त्वम्-उपेत्यThou attained
पौगण्ड-वय: मनोज्ञम्the boyhood age (which was very) charming
उपेक्ष्य वत्सावनम्-giving up tending the calves
उत्सवेन प्रावर्तथाenthusiastically got into
गो-गण-पालनायाम्the looking after of the herd of cows
O Lord of the universe! Having passed chilhood Thou attained the charming age of boyhood (6 to10 years). Then Thou gave up the tending of the calves and enthusiastically promoted to herding cows and cattle.
उपक्रमस्यानुगुणैव सेयं मरुत्पुराधीश तव प्रवृत्ति: ।
गोत्रापरित्राणकृतेऽवतीर्णस्तदेव देवाऽऽरभथास्तदा यत् ॥२॥
उपक्रमस्य-for the beginning
अनुगुण-एवit was proper indeed
सा-इयंthat this
मरुत्पुराधीशO Lord of Guruvaayur
तव प्रवृत्ति:Thy occupation (because)
गोत्रा-परित्राण-(for) the earth's protection
कृते-अवतीर्ण:-as the purpose, was Thy incarnation
तत्-एवthat itself
देव-आरभथा:-O Lord Thou started
तदा यत्then because
O Lord! This occupation that Thou took up was the fit and proper beginning for the work which lay ahead. O Lord of Guruvaayur! Thy incarnation was for the protection of 'Gotra', the earth, and tending 'Gotras', the cows, was a first step towards that end.
कदापि रामेण समं वनान्ते वनश्रियं वीक्ष्य चरन् सुखेन ।
श्रीदामनाम्न: स्वसखस्य वाचा मोदादगा धेनुककाननं त्वम् ॥३॥
कदापि रामेण समंonce along with Balaraam
वनान्तेin the end of the woods
वनश्रियं वीक्ष्यthe beauty of the woods admiring
चरन् सुखेनand roaming about happily
श्रीदाम-नाम्न:by the name of Shreedaamaa
स्वसखस्य वाचाThy friend's suggestion
मोदात्-अगा:with joy went
धेनुक-काननंto the Dhenuka forest
त्वम्Thou
Once, with Balaraam, as Thou were happily roaming about in the woods and admiring the beauty of the woods, on Thy friend Sudaamaa's suggestion, Thou enthusiastically entered the Dhenuka forest.
उत्तालतालीनिवहे त्वदुक्त्या बलेन धूतेऽथ बलेन दोर्भ्याम् ।
मृदु: खरश्चाभ्यपतत्पुरस्तात् फलोत्करो धेनुकदानवोऽपि ॥४॥
उत्ताल-ताली-निवहे(when) the tall palm tree clusters
त्वत्-उक्त्याat Thy words
बलेन धूते-अथby Balaraam was shaken, then,
बलेन दोर्भ्याम्with the force of both the hands
मृदु: खर:-च-soft/ripe and hard/unripe
अभ्यपतत्-पुरस्तात्fell down in front
फल-उत्कर:a bunch of fruits
धेनुक-दानव:-अपिthe Dhenuka demon also
(खर:-च अभ्यपतत्)(as a donkey appeared)
At Thy words, Balaraam shook the cluster of tall palm trees with the force of both his strong arms. A bunch of soft and ripe and hard and unripe fruits fell in front of Thee. Just then, the demon Dhenukaasura, in the form of a donkey also appeared.
समुद्यतो धैनुकपालनेऽहं कथं वधं धैनुकमद्य कुर्वे ।
इतीव मत्वा ध्रुवमग्रजेन सुरौघयोद्धारमजीघनस्त्वम् ॥५॥
समुद्यत:engaged in
धैनुक-पालने-अहंthe cows' protection, I
कथंhow
वधं धैनुकम्-अद्य(can I) kill Dhenuka (even though just a namesake) now
कुर्वे इति-इवdo so , thus like that
मत्वाthinking
ध्रुवम्-अग्रजेनcertainly by Thy elder brother
सुरौघ-योद्धारम्-the enemy of the gods
अजीघन:-त्वम्caused to be killed Thou
I am engaged in protecting the cows (Dhenuka), how can I now kill the Dhenuka (cow) asura?' Thus interpreting, as it were, Thou made Balaraam Thy elder brother kill Dhenukaasura who was an enemy of the gods.
तदीयभृत्यानपि जम्बुकत्वेनोपागतानग्रजसंयुतस्त्वम् ।
जम्बूफलानीव तदा निरास्थस्तालेषु खेलन् भगवन् निरास्थ: ॥६॥
तदीय-भृत्यान्-अपिhis (Dhenukaasura's) sevants also
जम्बुकत्वेन-उपागतान्-(who were) as jackals and had come
अग्रज-संयुत:-त्वम्along with Thy elder brother Thou
जम्बु-फलानि-इवlike black-berries
तदा निरास्थ:-then smashed
तालेषु खेलन्on the palm trees as mere play
भगवन्O Lord
निरास्थ:effortlessly
Dhenukaasura's servants had also come in the form of jackals. O Lord! Thou and Thy elder brother, as if in mere play, smashed them effortlessly against the palm trees as though they were mere black-berries.
विनिघ्नति त्वय्यथ जम्बुकौघं सनामकत्वाद्वरुणस्तदानीम् ।
भयाकुलो जम्बुकनामधेयं श्रुतिप्रसिद्धं व्यधितेति मन्ये ॥७॥
विनिघ्नतिwhen killing
त्वयि अथThou (were) then
जम्बुक-औघंthe pack of jackals
सनामकत्वात्-because of having the same name
वरुण:-तदानीम्Varuna, then
भयाकुल:out of fear
जम्बुक-नाम-धेयंhis name 'Jambuka'
श्रुति-प्रसिद्धं व्यधित-famous in the Vedas, hid it (in the Vedas only)
इति मन्येthis I belive
Then when Thou were killing the pack of jackals, Jambukas, Varuna, the water god, whose name is famous in the Vedas as Jambuka, hid it in the Vedas only, for the fear of being killed. I believe that it is for this reason that Varuna's name as 'Jambuka' is not known.
तवावतारस्य फलं मुरारे सञ्जातमद्येति सुरैर्नुतस्त्वम् ।
सत्यं फलं जातमिहेति हासी बालै: समं तालफलान्यभुङ्क्था: ॥८॥
तव-अवतारस्य फलंThy incarnation's results
मुरारेO Slayer of Mura!
सञ्जतम्-अद्य-has appeared now
इति सुरै:-नुत: त्वम्thus by the gods, being praised, Thou
सत्यं फलंtruly fruit
जातम्-इह-इतिis born here thus
हासी बालै: समंlaughingly (saying) with the boys
ताल फलानि-the palm fruits
अभुङ्क्था:ate
O Slayer of Mura! The gods praised Thee saying that the fruit of Thy incarnation has now appeared. Thou laughingly said that 'indeed the fruits of the palm tree have been got now', and saying so, ate the fruits with the boys.
मधुद्रवस्रुन्ति बृहन्ति तानि फलानि मेदोभरभृन्ति भुक्त्वा ।
तृप्तैश्च दृप्तैर्भवनं फलौघं वहद्भिरागा: खलु बालकैस्त्वम् ॥९॥
मधुद्रव-स्रुन्तिwith honey like juice dripping
बृहन्ति तानि फलानिthose large fruits
मेदोभर-भृन्तिfull of flesh
भुक्त्वा तृप्तै:-चhaving eaten and satisfied
दृप्तै:-भवनंand triumphant, to the house
फलौघं वहद्भि:-loads of fruit carrying
आगा: खलुreturned indeed
बालकै:-त्वम्with the boys, Thou
Thou ate the nectar like juice dripping luscious and fleshy fruits with the boys to Thy heart's content. Fully satisfied and triumphant Thou returned to the house carrying along loads of such fruits.
हतो हतो धेनुक इत्युपेत्य फलान्यदद्भिर्मधुराणि लोकै: ।
जयेति जीवेति नुतो विभो त्वं मरुत्पुराधीश्वर पाहि रोगात् ॥१०॥
हत: हत: धेनुक:killed killed is Dhenuka
इति-उपेत्यthus (saying and) approaching
फलानि-अदद्भि:-the fruits eating
मधुराणि(which were) sweet
लोकै: जय-इतिby the people, 'Victory to Thee'
जीव-इतिlong live' thus
नुत: विभो त्वंpraised O Lord Thou
मरुत्पुराधीश्वरO Lord of Guruvaayur
पाहि रोगात्save from ailments
O Omnipresent and Omnipotent Lord! The people approached Thee cheering that Dhenukaasura was killed. They praised Thee saying, 'Victory to Thee', 'May Thou live long', as they ate the sweet fruits. O Lord of Guruvaayur! Do save me from my ailments.

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