Ramayana

Progress:73.6%

1

siva.sh/ramayana/bala-kanda/56/1

एवमुक्तो वसिष्ठेन विश्वामित्रो महाबलः । आग्नेयमस्त्रमुत्क्षिप्य तिष्ठ तिष्ठेति चाब्रवीत् ॥ १-५६-१

Thus said Vashishtha. Mighty Vishvaamitra lifted up agneya astra (shaft of fire) and discharging it said, 'stay, stay'. ( Thus, sage Shataananda continued his narration of Vishvamitra's legend ). ॥ 1-56-1॥

english translation

evamukto vasiSThena vizvAmitro mahAbalaH । AgneyamastramutkSipya tiSTha tiSTheti cAbravIt ॥ 1-56-1

hk transliteration by Sanscript

2

siva.sh/ramayana/bala-kanda/56/2

ब्रह्मदण्डं समुद्यम्य कालदण्डमिवापरम् । वसिष्ठो भगवान् क्रोधादिदं वचनमब्रवीत् ॥ १-५६-२

Venerable Vashishtha, in fury lifted the Brahmadanda which was like another rod of death. And spoke these words ॥ 1-55-2॥

english translation

brahmadaNDaM samudyamya kAladaNDamivAparam । vasiSTho bhagavAn krodhAdidaM vacanamabravIt ॥ 1-56-2

hk transliteration by Sanscript

3

siva.sh/ramayana/bala-kanda/56/3

क्षत्रबन्धो स्थितोऽस्म्येष यद्बलं तद्विदर्शय । नाशयाम्यद्य ते दर्पं शस्त्रस्य तव गाधिज ॥ १-५६-३

- 'Oh ! wicked kshatriya, Oh ! son of Gadhi here I stand. Show me your strength and the pride of your arms ( Astra - Shastra). I will destroy them now. - ॥ 1-56-3॥

english translation

kSatrabandho sthito'smyeSa yadbalaM tadvidarzaya । nAzayAmyadya te darpaM zastrasya tava gAdhija ॥ 1-56-3

hk transliteration by Sanscript

4

siva.sh/ramayana/bala-kanda/56/4

क्व च ते क्षत्रियबलं क्व च ब्रह्मबलं महत् । पश्य ब्रह्मबलं दिव्यं मम क्षत्रियपांसन ॥ १-५६-४

- Oh ! mean kshatriya where does your energy of a kshatriya stand in comparison with the great energy of Brahma? Behold my divine Brahma-bala.' ॥ 1-56-4॥

english translation

kva ca te kSatriyabalaM kva ca brahmabalaM mahat । pazya brahmabalaM divyaM mama kSatriyapAMsana ॥ 1-56-4

hk transliteration by Sanscript

5

siva.sh/ramayana/bala-kanda/56/5

तस्यास्त्रं गाधिपुत्रस्य घोरमाग्नेयमुत्तमम् । ब्रह्मदण्डेन तच्छान्तमग्नेर्वेग इवाम्भसा ॥ १-५६-५

The Brahma-danda (released by Vashishtha) put down the dreadful agneya astra released by Gadhi's son just like the force of fire is extinguished by water. ॥ 1-56-5॥

english translation

tasyAstraM gAdhiputrasya ghoramAgneyamuttamam । brahmadaNDena tacchAntamagnervega ivAmbhasA ॥ 1-56-5

hk transliteration by Sanscript

Chapter 55

Verses 26-30

Chapter 56

Verses 6-10