Ramayana

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ततस्तेषां नरव्याघ्र बुद्धिरासीन्महात्मनाम् । अमरा निर्जराश्चैव कथं स्यामो निरामयाः ॥ १-४५-१६

Oh ! tigerly-man, Rama, then those great-souls speculated as to 'how we can thrive without ageing, illness, and likewise without death.' ॥ 1-45-16॥

english translation

tatasteSAM naravyAghra buddhirAsInmahAtmanAm । amarA nirjarAzcaiva kathaM syAmo nirAmayAH ॥ 1-45-16

hk transliteration by Sanscript

तेषां चिंतयतां तत्र बुद्धिरासीद्विपश्चिताम् । क्षीरोदमथनं कृत्वा रसं प्राप्स्याम तत्र वै ॥ १-४५-१७

Oh ! Rama While the noble sons were reflecting over this matter, an idea flashed across their minds to get nectar by churning the Milky Ocean. ॥ 1-45-17॥

english translation

teSAM ciMtayatAM tatra buddhirAsIdvipazcitAm । kSIrodamathanaM kRtvA rasaM prApsyAma tatra vai ॥ 1-45-17

hk transliteration by Sanscript

ततो निश्चित्य मथनं योक्त्रं कृत्वा च वासुकिम् । मन्थानं मन्दरं कृत्वा ममन्थुरमितौजसः ॥ १-४५-१८

Deciding upon to churn the Milky Ocean, then made Vasuki ( Thousand-headed, King of Snakes ) as the churning rope and Mt. Mandara as stirrer and those brothers whose energy was unlimited started churning the Milky Ocean thoroughly. ॥ 1-45-18॥

english translation

tato nizcitya mathanaM yoktraM kRtvA ca vAsukim । manthAnaM mandaraM kRtvA mamanthuramitaujasaH ॥ 1-45-18

hk transliteration by Sanscript

अथ वर्षसहस्रेण योक्त्रं सर्पशिरांसि च । वमन्त्यतिविषं तत्र ददंशुर्दशनैः शिलाः ॥ १-४५-१९

After a thousand years, the Thousand-headed serpent Vaasuki, which was being used as churning rope,was incapacitated to bear the friction of churning and fanged the cliffs of Mt. Mandara. Thereby a great lot of venom was disgorged from the heads of that serpent Vaasuki, which venom on melting the rocks of Mt. Mandara became the holocaustic poison called haalaahala. ॥ 1-45-19॥

english translation

atha varSasahasreNa yoktraM sarpazirAMsi ca । vamantyativiSaM tatra dadaMzurdazanaiH zilAH ॥ 1-45-19

hk transliteration by Sanscript

उत्पपाताग्निसंकाशं हालाहलमहाविषम् । तेन दग्धं जगत्सर्वं सदेवासुरमानुषम् ॥ १-४५-२०

Therefrom a lethal poison similar to inferno known as haalaahala has started to fulminate. By which the entire universe consisting of devatas, asuras and mortals was burnt down. ॥ 1-45-20॥

english translation

utpapAtAgnisaMkAzaM hAlAhalamahAviSam । tena dagdhaM jagatsarvaM sadevAsuramAnuSam ॥ 1-45-20

hk transliteration by Sanscript