Sarga 1: Narada's Summary
Narada Samvada
Seed Ramayana — Narada narrates entire epic to Valmiki in 100 shlokas
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समस्समविभक्ताङ्गस्स्निग्धवर्ण: प्रतापवान् । पीनवक्षा विशालाक्षो लक्ष्मीवान् शुभलक्षणः ।। 1.1.11।।
Meaning
Neither too tall nor too short, his limbs perfectly matched, his complexion glowing and faintly dark, his chest broad, his eyes wide-set -- a man marked all over with auspicious signs of fortune.
धर्मज्ञस्सत्यसन्धश्च प्रजानां च हिते रतः । यशस्वी ज्ञानसम्पन्नश्शुचिर्वश्यस्समाधिमान् ।।1.1.12।।
Meaning
He knows his duty and never breaks his word; he labors constantly for his people's good; he is famed, wise, of clean conduct, approachable, and deeply composed in mind.
प्रजापतिसमश्श्रीमान् धाता रिपुनिषूदनः । रक्षिता जीवलोकस्य धर्मस्य परिरक्षिता ।।1.1.13।।
Meaning
Equal to the sustainer of creation himself, blessed with royal fortune, a destroyer of enemies, he protects every living being and stands guard over righteousness itself.
रक्षिता स्वस्य धर्मस्य स्वजनस्य च रक्षिता । वेदवेदाङ्गतत्त्वज्ञो धनुर्वेदे च निष्ठितः ।।1.1.14।।
Meaning
He guards his own righteous conduct as fiercely as he guards his people's welfare; he has mastered the true sense of the Vedas and their supporting sciences, and is expert in the art and science of the bow.
सर्वशास्त्रार्थतत्त्वज्ञस्स्मृतिमान्प्रतिभानवान् । सर्वलोकप्रियस्साधुरदीनात्मा विचक्षणः ।।1.1.15।।
Meaning
He grasps the essence of every scripture, keeps all he learns in memory, is quick-witted, beloved by the whole world, gentle, unshaken even in deep trouble, and discerning in every situation.
सर्वदाभिगतस्सद्भिस्समुद्र इव सिन्धुभिः । आर्यस्सर्वसमश्चैव सदैकप्रियदर्शनः ।।1.1.16।।
Meaning
As rivers make always for the sea, so do the good always find their way to him; noble, he treats everyone alike, and his face is a delight to behold at any time.
स च सर्वगुणोपेत: कौसल्यानन्दवर्धन: । समुद्र इव गाम्भीर्ये धैर्येण हिमवानिव ।।1.1.17।।
Meaning
Gifted with every virtue, he is the very increase of his mother Kausalya's joy -- unfathomable as the ocean in the depth of his feeling, and as unshaken as the Himalayas in patience.
विष्णुना सदृशो वीर्ये सोमवत्प्रियदर्शनः । कालाग्निसदृशः क्रोधे क्षमया पृथिवीसमः ।।1.1.18।। धनदेन समस्त्यागे सत्ये धर्म इवापरः ।
Meaning
In valor he is Vishnu's equal; in the pleasure his sight brings, he is like the moon; roused to anger he is like the fire that ends an age; in patience he is like the earth itself; in generosity he rivals the lord of wealth; and in truthfulness he has no rival but righteousness.
तमेवं गुणसम्पन्नं रामं सत्यपराक्रमम् ।।1.1.19।। ज्येष्ठं श्रेष्ठगुणैर्युक्तं प्रियं दशरथस्सुतम् । प्रकृतीनां हितैर्युक्तं प्रकृतिप्रियकाम्यया ।।1.1.20।। यौवराज्येन संयोक्तुमैच्छत्प्रीत्या महीपति: ।
Meaning
King Dasaratha, seeing his eldest son endowed with all these virtues and true valor, ever devoted to his people's good, resolved out of love and a wish to see the realm flourish to install Rama as crown prince.
तस्याभिषेकसम्भारान्दृष्ट्वा भार्याऽथ कैकयी ।।1.1.21।। पूर्वं दत्तवरा देवी वरमेनमयाचत । विवासनं च रामस्य भरतस्याभिषेचनम् ।।1.1.22।।
Meaning
But queen Kaikeyi, seeing the preparations for that coronation underway, called in two boons Dasaratha had granted her long before: Rama's exile, and the crowning of her own son Bharata in his place.