Sarga 21: Vashishtha Intercedes
Vasishtha Madhyastha
Enraged at Dasaratha's refusal, Vishvamitra threatens to leave; the earth trembles until Vashishtha calms the king, vouching for Vishvamitra's incomparable mastery of celestial weapons and persuading Dasaratha to relent.
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एषोऽस्त्रान् विविधान्वेत्ति त्रैलोक्ये सचराचरे। नैनमन्य: पुमान्वेत्ति न च वेत्स्यन्ति केचन।।1.21.11।।
Meaning
"He knows the various missiles that exist in the three worlds with their moving and unmoving beings; no other man knows them, nor will anyone ever know them so."
न देवा नर्षय: केचिन्नासुरा न च राक्षसा:। गन्धर्वयक्षप्रवरास्सकिन्नरमहोरगा:।।1.21.12।।
Meaning
"Neither gods, nor any sages, nor asuras, nor rakshasas, nor the foremost gandharvas and yakshas, along with kinnaras and great serpents, know him fully."
सर्वास्त्राणि भृशाश्वस्य पुत्रा: परमधार्मिका:। कौशिकाय पुरा दत्ता यदा राज्यं प्रशासति।।1.21.13।।
Meaning
"All the missiles, the righteous sons of Krishashva, were once given to Kaushika when he ruled his kingdom."
तेऽपि पुत्रा भृशाश्वस्य प्रजापतिसुतासुता:। नैकरूपा महावीर्या दीप्तिमन्तो जयावहा:।।1.21.14।।
Meaning
"Those sons of Krishashva, born of Prajapati's daughters, are of manifold forms, of great valor, radiant, and bringers of victory."
जया च सुप्रभा चैव दक्षकन्ये सुमध्यमे। ते सुवातेऽस्त्रशस्त्राणि शतं परमभास्वरम्।।1.21.15।।
Meaning
"Jaya and Suprabha, the slender-waisted daughters of Daksha, gave birth to a hundred supremely radiant weapons."
पञ्चाशतं सुतान् लेभे जया नाम परान् पुरा। वधायासुरसैन्यानाममेयान् कामरूपिण:।।1.21.16।।
Meaning
"Jaya once obtained fifty formless sons of immeasurable might, for the destruction of asura armies."
सुप्रभाऽजनयच्चापि पुत्रान्पञ्चाशतं पुन:। संहारान्नामदुर्धर्षान् दुराक्रामान् बलीयस:।।1.21.17।।
Meaning
"Suprabha also gave birth to fifty more sons, called the Samharas, unassailable, unconquerable, and mighty."
तानि चास्त्राणि वेत्त्येष यथावत्कुशिकात्मज:। अपूर्वाणां च जनने शक्तो भूयस्स धर्मवित्।।1.21.18।।
Meaning
"Kaushika, the knower of righteousness, knows those missiles fully and is also capable of creating new ones."
तेनऽस्य मुनिमुख्यस्य धर्मज्ञस्य महात्मन:। न किञ्चिदस्ति अविदितं भूतं भव्यं च राघव।।1.21.19।।
Meaning
"Thereby, O Raghava, nothing whatsoever — past or future — remains unknown to this great and virtuous sage."
एवं वीर्यो महातेजा विश्वामित्रो महायशाः। न रामगमने राजन् संशयं कर्तुमर्हसि।।1.21.19।।
Meaning
"Such is the valor and might of the greatly renowned Vishvamitra — O king, you should not doubt about Rama's going."