Dashaka 53
अतीत्य बाल्यं जगतां पते त्वमुपेत्य पौगण्डवयो मनोज्ञं ।
उपेक्ष्य वत्सावनमुत्सवेन प्रावर्तथा गोगणपालनायाम् ॥१॥
उपेक्ष्य वत्सावनमुत्सवेन प्रावर्तथा गोगणपालनायाम् ॥१॥
| अतीत्य बाल्यम् | passing childhood |
| जगतां पते | O Lord of the universe |
| त्वम्-उपेत्य | Thou attained |
| पौगण्ड-वय: मनोज्ञम् | the boyhood age (which was very) charming |
| उपेक्ष्य वत्सावनम्- | giving up tending the calves |
| उत्सवेन प्रावर्तथा | enthusiastically got into |
| गो-गण-पालनायाम् | the 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॥
गोत्रापरित्राणकृतेऽवतीर्णस्तदेव देवाऽऽरभथास्तदा यत् ॥२॥
| उपक्रमस्य- | for the beginning |
| अनुगुण-एव | it was proper indeed |
| सा-इयं | that this |
| मरुत्पुराधीश | O Lord of Guruvaayur |
| तव प्रवृत्ति: | Thy occupation (because) |
| गोत्रा-परित्राण- | (for) the earth's protection |
| कृते-अवतीर्ण:- | as the purpose, was Thy incarnation |
| तत्-एव | that itself |
| देव-आरभथा:- | O Lord Thou started |
| तदा यत् | then 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॥
श्रीदामनाम्न: स्वसखस्य वाचा मोदादगा धेनुककाननं त्वम् ॥३॥
| कदापि रामेण समं | once along with Balaraam |
| वनान्ते | in the end of the woods |
| वनश्रियं वीक्ष्य | the beauty of the woods admiring |
| चरन् सुखेन | and roaming about happily |
| श्रीदाम-नाम्न: | by the name of Shreedaamaa |
| स्वसखस्य वाचा | Thy friend's suggestion |
| मोदात्-अगा: | with joy went |
| धेनुक-काननं | to the Dhenuka forest |
| त्वम् | Thou |
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॥
मृदु: खरश्चाभ्यपतत्पुरस्तात् फलोत्करो धेनुकदानवोऽपि ॥४॥
| उत्ताल-ताली-निवहे | (when) the tall palm tree clusters |
| त्वत्-उक्त्या | at Thy words |
| बलेन धूते-अथ | by Balaraam was shaken, then, |
| बलेन दोर्भ्याम् | with the force of both the hands |
| मृदु: खर:-च- | soft/ripe and hard/unripe |
| अभ्यपतत्-पुरस्तात् | fell down in front |
| फल-उत्कर: | a bunch of fruits |
| धेनुक-दानव:-अपि | the 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॥
इतीव मत्वा ध्रुवमग्रजेन सुरौघयोद्धारमजीघनस्त्वम् ॥५॥
| समुद्यत: | engaged in |
| धैनुक-पालने-अहं | the cows' protection, I |
| कथं | how |
| वधं धैनुकम्-अद्य | (can I) kill Dhenuka (even though just a namesake) now |
| कुर्वे इति-इव | do so , thus like that |
| मत्वा | thinking |
| ध्रुवम्-अग्रजेन | certainly by Thy elder brother |
| सुरौघ-योद्धारम्- | the enemy of the gods |
| अजीघन:-त्वम् | caused 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॥
जम्बूफलानीव तदा निरास्थस्तालेषु खेलन् भगवन् निरास्थ: ॥६॥
| तदीय-भृत्यान्-अपि | his (Dhenukaasura's) sevants also |
| जम्बुकत्वेन-उपागतान्- | (who were) as jackals and had come |
| अग्रज-संयुत:-त्वम् | along with Thy elder brother Thou |
| जम्बु-फलानि-इव | like black-berries |
| तदा निरास्थ:- | then smashed |
| तालेषु खेलन् | on the palm trees as mere play |
| भगवन् | O 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॥
भयाकुलो जम्बुकनामधेयं श्रुतिप्रसिद्धं व्यधितेति मन्ये ॥७॥
| विनिघ्नति | when killing |
| त्वयि अथ | Thou (were) then |
| जम्बुक-औघं | the pack of jackals |
| सनामकत्वात्- | because of having the same name |
| वरुण:-तदानीम् | Varuna, then |
| भयाकुल: | out of fear |
| जम्बुक-नाम-धेयं | his name 'Jambuka' |
| श्रुति-प्रसिद्धं व्यधित- | famous in the Vedas, hid it (in the Vedas only) |
| इति मन्ये | this 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॥
सत्यं फलं जातमिहेति हासी बालै: समं तालफलान्यभुङ्क्था: ॥८॥
| तव-अवतारस्य फलं | Thy incarnation's results |
| मुरारे | O Slayer of Mura! |
| सञ्जतम्-अद्य- | has appeared now |
| इति सुरै:-नुत: त्वम् | thus by the gods, being praised, Thou |
| सत्यं फलं | truly fruit |
| जातम्-इह-इति | is born here thus |
| हासी बालै: समं | laughingly (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॥
तृप्तैश्च दृप्तैर्भवनं फलौघं वहद्भिरागा: खलु बालकैस्त्वम् ॥९॥
| मधुद्रव-स्रुन्ति | with honey like juice dripping |
| बृहन्ति तानि फलानि | those large fruits |
| मेदोभर-भृन्ति | full of flesh |
| भुक्त्वा तृप्तै:-च | having eaten and satisfied |
| दृप्तै:-भवनं | and triumphant, to the house |
| फलौघं वहद्भि:- | loads of fruit carrying |
| आगा: खलु | returned indeed |
| बालकै:-त्वम् | with 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॥
जयेति जीवेति नुतो विभो त्वं मरुत्पुराधीश्वर पाहि रोगात् ॥१०॥
| हत: हत: धेनुक: | killed killed is Dhenuka |
| इति-उपेत्य | thus (saying and) approaching |
| फलानि-अदद्भि:- | the fruits eating |
| मधुराणि | (which were) sweet |
| लोकै: जय-इति | by the people, 'Victory to Thee' |
| जीव-इति | long live' thus |
| नुत: विभो त्वं | praised O Lord Thou |
| मरुत्पुराधीश्वर | O Lord of Guruvaayur |
| पाहि रोगात् | save 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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