Sarga 16: The Divine Payasam
Payasa Prapti
Vishnu resolves to be born as Dasaratha's son; a radiant being rises from the sacrificial fire bearing a golden vessel of divine payasam, which the king distributes among his three queens, who conceive.
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समवेक्ष्याब्रवीद्वाक्यमिदं दशरथं नृपम्। प्राजापत्यं नरं विद्धि मामिहाभ्यागतं नृप।।1.16.16।।
Meaning
Beholding King Dasaratha, that being spoke these words: "O King, know me as a messenger of Prajapati, come here to you."
तत: परं तदा राजा प्रत्युवाच कृताञ्जलि:। भगवन् स्वागतं तेऽस्तु किमहं करवाणि ते।।1.16.17।।
Meaning
Then the king, with joined palms, replied: "O Lord, you are welcome — what shall I do for you?"
अथो पुनरिदं वाक्यं प्राजापत्यो नरोऽब्रवीत्। राजन्नर्चयता देवानद्य प्राप्तमिदं त्वया।।1.16.18।।
Meaning
Then again that being sent by Prajapati spoke these words: "O King, by honoring the gods, you have today obtained this."
इदं तु नृपशार्दूल पायसं देवनिर्मितम्। प्रजाकरं गृहाण त्वं धन्यमारोग्यवर्धनम्।।1.16.19।।
Meaning
"O foremost of kings, take this payasam made by the gods — it bestows progeny, and increases health and prosperity."
भार्याणामनुरूपाणामश्नीतेति प्रयच्छ वै। तासु त्वं प्राप्स्यसे पुत्रान्यदर्थं यजसे नृप।।1.16.20।।
Meaning
"Give it to your worthy wives to eat, telling them so — through them you shall obtain the sons for whose sake you perform this sacrifice, O king."
तथेति नृपति: प्रीतश्शिरसा प्रतिगृह्यताम्। पात्रीं देवान्नसम्पूर्णां देवदत्तां हिरण्मयीम्।।1.16.21।।
Meaning
"So be it," said the joyful king, and received upon his head that golden vessel, filled with the divine food, given by the gods.
अभिवाद्य च तद्भूतमद्भुतं प्रियदर्शनम्। मुदा परमया युक्तश्चकाराभिप्रदक्षिणम्।।1.16.22।।
Meaning
Bowing to that astonishing and pleasing being, with the greatest delight he circumambulated it in reverence.
ततो दशरथ: प्राप्य पायसं देवनिर्मितम्। बभूव परमप्रीत: प्राप्य वित्तमिवाधन:।।1.16.23।।
Meaning
Then Dasaratha, having obtained the divine payasam, became supremely joyful, as a poor man would on gaining wealth.
ततस्तदद्भुतप्रख्यं भूतं परमभास्वरम्। संवर्तयित्वा तत्कर्म तत्रैवान्तरधीयत।।1.16.24।।
Meaning
Then that wondrous and resplendent being, having accomplished its task, vanished from that very place.
हर्षरश्मिभिरुद्योतं तस्यान्त:पुरमाबभौ। शारदस्याभिरामस्य चन्द्रस्येव नभोंऽशुभि:।।1.16.25।।
Meaning
His inner apartments shone with rays of joy, like the autumn sky illumined by the beams of the lovely moon.