Sarga 62: Sunassepha's Story
Sunassepha Vrittanta
Continuation of Sunassepha's tale and his deliverance through sacred mantras.
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राज सिंह महाबुद्धे शीघ्रम् गच्चावहे वयम्। निवर्तयस्व राजेन्द्र दीक्षाम् च समुदाहर
Meaning
Endowed with great strength, you are a lion among kings. We shall go to the sacrificial assembly without delay. O Indra among monarchs, take up initiatory rites and perform the sacrifice".
तत् वाक्यम् ऋषि पुत्रस्य श्रुत्वा हर्ष समन्वित:। जगाम नृपति: शीघ्रम् यज्ञ वाटम् अतन्द्रित:
Meaning
At the words of the sage's son, the king, eager with delight hastened towards the sacrificial ground.
सदस्य अनुमते राजा पवित्र कृत लक्षणम्। पशुम् रक्त अंबरम् कृत्वा यूपे तम् समबन्धयत्
Meaning
With the consent of the officiating priests the king invested Sunasepha with the sacred symbols with Kusa grass, dressed him in red apparel and tied him to the sacrificial post as a sacrificial animal.
स बद्धो वाग्भि: अग्र्याभि: अभितुष्टाव वै सुरौ। इन्द्रम् इन्द्र अनुजम् चैव यथावत् मुनि पुत्रक:
Meaning
Thus bound, the son of the sage praised the two devatas, Indra and Upendra with moving words.
तत: प्रीत: सहस्र अक्षो रहस्य स्तुति तोषित:। दीर्घम् आयु: तदा प्रादात् शुन:शेपाय राघव
Meaning
O Descendant of Raghu (Rama) Indra, gratified with the secret hymn granted Sunassepha long life.
स च राजा नरश्रेष्ठ यज्ञस्य च समाप्तवान्। फलम् बहु गुणम् राम सहस्राक्ष प्रसादजम्
Meaning
O Foremost of men O Rama the king also obtained from the sacrifics innumerable rewards by the grace of Indra several times greater than expected.
विश्वामित्रो अपि धर्मात्मा भूय: तेपे महातपा:। पुष्करेषु नरश्रेष्ठ दश वर्ष शतानि च
Meaning
O Best among men the righteous and mighty ascetic Viswamitra also continued his austerities at Pushkara for a thousand years". इत्यार्षे श्रीमद्रामायणे वाल्मीकीय आदिकाव्ये बालकाण्डे द्विषष्टितमस्सर्ग:।। Thus ends the sixtysecond sarga of Balakanda of the holy Ramayana the first epic composed by sage