Yudha Kandam Part I

6.Yudha  Kandam

The Chapter  on war

Translated   with transliteration

P.R.Ramachander
(The  Yudha  Kandam  is a single but long chapter   in Adhyathma   Ramayanam .  I  have spit in to three  parts   for the convenience .  The first part   deals with the preparation for the battle  , the second part the battle and the   third part deals with aftermath of the battle.

    Rama and his  friends decide to go to Lanka  , cross the ocean and bring back Sita . As a preliminary   Hanuman gives,  a very  detailed   account of the city of Lanka. They start   the journey and reach the   northern shore   of the southern sea,  At that   time the ministers   of Ravana  , who is worried tell him that   it is very easy  to win over   Rama  and his army .However his brother Kumbhakarna tells him that  battle is suicidal. Vibheeshana tells this more strongly and he is asked to leave the   country   . He along with his four ministers reaches  Rama’s camp. As per the advice Hanuman,  he is accepted and crowned as   the king  of Lanka. A spy of Ravana  called  as Sukha who comes   there  is imprisoned by the monkeys. Rama does penance to the God of sea for helping to construct the bridge.  When he does   not come when he  is about to shoot an arrow   , he comes and permits them   to build the bridge  .Nala builds it with assistance of monkeys. A statue of Rameswara is installed   at the beginning of the bridge  . Once  Rama and his army reach   Lanka he  releases  Shuka. Shuka goes and advices   Ravana to surrender  and he is thrown out.  Shuka who was a Brahmin was curse by sage  Agasthya   to become a Rakshasa .After this he assumes his normal form.  Ravana’s mother’s father   Malyavan also advices   Ravana to surrender  . He chooses  not to obey.)

6.Yudha  Kandam.. 1

6.1 Sri Ramadhikalude  NIschayam.. 2

6.2 Lanka  Vivaranam.. 4

6.3 Yudha Yathra. 8

6.4 Ravanadhikalude  Alochana. 12

6.5  Ravana Kumbakarna   Sambhashanam.. 17

6.6  Ravana Vibheeshana   Sambhashanam.. 20

6.7 Vibheeshanan Rama  sannidhiyil 28

6.8 Shuka Bandanam.. 40

6.9 Sethu Bandanam.. 43

6.10 Ravana   Shuka   Samvadam.. 52

6.11 Shukande  Poorva   Vruthantham.. 61

6.12  Malyavande   Vakyam.. 64

Narayana , Hare , Narayana  , Hare ,

Narayana , Hare , Narayana  , Hare,

Narayana , Hare , Narayana  , Hare,

Narayana , Hare , Narayana  , Hare,

Rama  , Rema Ramana  , Triloki pathe,

Rama, Sitabhirama  , Tridasa  prabho,

Rama, Lokabhirama  , pranavathmaka ,

Rama , Narayanathma   Rama  , bhoopathe,

Rama kathamrutha   pana  poornananda ,

Saranubhoothikku  samyamillethume,

Sarika paithale  chollu cholliniyum,

Charu  Ramayanayudham  manoharam  .

Itham aakarnya  kili makal chollinaal,

Chitham thelinju  kettuduvin yengilo.

Chandra choodan  Parameswaran Easwaran,

Chandrika manda smitham   poondu arulinaan,

Chadranane  ,  chevi thannu mudhaa  ,

Ramachandra charitham   pavithram srunu priye  ,

Sri Ramachandran   bhuvanaika   nayakan,

Tharaka  brahmathmakan Karunakaran  ,

Maruthi vannu paranjathu   kettullil.

AAArooda  modhaal   arul  cheythiadaraal.

Oh Narayana, Oh Hari , Oh Narayana , Oh  Hari,

 Oh Narayana, Oh Hari , Oh Narayana , Oh  Hari,

Oh Narayana, Oh Hari , Oh Narayana , Oh  Hari,

Oh Narayana, Oh Hari , Oh Narayana , Oh  Hari,

Oh Rama , Oh sweet heart of Lakshmi  , Oh lord of three  worlds,

Oh Rama , Oh pretty one of Sita  , Oh lord   of the heaven,

Oh Rama , Oh prettiest of world  , Oh  the  soul of Pranava  ,

Oh Rama , Oh Rama   the soul of Narayana  , Oh king,

There is  no comparison  to the extreme joy,

That we get by drinking   the nectar like story  Of Rama,

Oh Parrot , tell and tell  again,

The pretty war   of    Ramayana,

Requested  like this  that  parrot told,

Please  hear this with a clear  mind,

The God who wears the moon , Lord Shiva  , The god,

Told with a smile like a full moon,

Oh Goddess  with a full moon face  Turn your ears to me ,

And darling hear   with happiness ,  the holy   story  of Ramachandra.

Ramachandra  is the lord of the universe,

One who  is  the foundation of all souls , Lord  of mercy,

Hearing what   has been told by Hanuman,

With rising happiness   told as follows.

 

6.1 Sri Ramadhikalude  NIschayam

The decision of Rama  and others,

DEvakalaalum  asadhyamai ulla onnu,

Kevalam Maruthi   cheythathu orkkum vidhou,

Chithe  niroopikka olum  asakyammam,

Abdhi  satha yojanaaya  thamasramam,

Langichu   Rakshasa  veerareyum konnu,

Langayum   chuttu podichithu  vismayam,

Inganeyulla   bruthyanmaar   oruthanum,

Yengum oru nalum   illennu nirnayam.

When we think about  how Hanuman,

Did something which is  not possible for even devas to do,

We are  not able to even imagine  that ,

He crossed  an ocean which is hundred yojana   broad,

Killed   several Rakshasa  warriors,

And burnt the    entire   city of Lanka.

It is sure that servants like   this,

Would not be available  in any place ,

At any time in this world.

Yenneyum  bhanu vamsatheyum  Lakshmanan,

Thanneyum   mithrathmajneyum  kevalam,

Maithilye  kandu vannathu karanam,

Vathathmajan  paripalichithu   drudam.

Angane yayathellam   , iniyum, udan,

Yengine    varidhiye kadannudinnu,

Nakra  makara  chakradhi pari poorna m,

Ugramayulla samudhram   kadannu poi,

Ravanane  padayodum odukki  jnan,

Deviye yennu kanunnithu deivame.

The son of wind god   by seeing Sita  and coming back,

Has  looked after  me , the clan of Sun God  ,  Lakshmana,

 And also   Sugreeva  , the  son of Sun God , this is true.

Though all that   has taken place , immediately  ,

How would we cross   the treacherous  ocean  ,

Which is full of crocodiles,  whales  and whirl pools,

And then kill   Ravana   along with his great army ,

And bring  back  the   great lady, Oh God.

Rama Vakhyam kettu   sugreavanum   punar,

AAmayam   theerumaaru  aasu cholledinaan,

“Langanam cheythu    samudaratheyum batha,

Lankayum   basmikarichu avilambitham,

RAvanan thanne   sakalam kola   cheythu ,

DEviyeyum   kondu porunathundu jnan ,

Chintha yundakaruthe   athu may manase ,

Chinthayakunnathu karya vinasini.

Hearing the words  of  Rama , Sugreeva  ,

Told as suggestion out of the problem,

“After   crossing the ocean,

Without delay   burn Lanka  in to ashes ,

And  after killing  Ravana   along with his entire clan,

I would    bring back   the Goddess,

So please  do not have any worry in your mind,

AS  worry   is the destroyer  of  plans.”

AAralum  morthaal   jayichu koodathoru,

Soorar  yikkanaya    vanara sanchayam,

Vahniyil   chadanam yennu cholledilum,

Pinne yam yennu  chollunnavar alla ivar,

Varidhiye  kadappan upayam  parkka,

Neram ini kalayathe  Raghu pathe .

This group of monkey chiefs ,

Cannot be defeated   by anybody,

Even if we tell them, “jump in  to fire”,

They will never ever say later ,

See   some method  to cross   the  ocean,

Without wasting any more time, Oh chief of Raghu clan.

Lankayil  chennu naam  pukkithennakilo,

Lankesanum  marichan yennu  nirnayam,

LOkathrayathingal   aar yethirkkunnithu  ,

Raghava  , nin thirumumbil  maha rane  ,

ASthrena    soshanam   cheyka Jaladhiye  ,

SAthwaram   sethu  bandikkum  maam drudam,

Valla  kanakkilundam   jayam thava  ,

Nalla nimithangal  kanka    Raghupathe  .

Suppose   we manage   to enter  Lanka,

Definitely the king of Lanka will meet with his death,

Oh Rama   , in the war  , who can oppose ,

You in all  the three   worlds?

Yu dry the  ocean with your  arrows,

And I would definitely build a bridge there ,

Somehow we   would see  victory,

Because   I am seeing good omens, Lord of Raghu clan.

Bhathi sakthyanvitha   mithra puthrokthikal,

Itham aakarnya  Kakulsthanum thal kshane  ,

Mumbil ammaru   thozhuthu nilkkum  Vayu,

SAmbhavanodu chodicharulinaan.

The words of Sugreeva  spoken with great devotion,

Were heard   by  Sri Rama and immediately  ,

He asked   Hanuman who was standing   saluting him.

6.2 Lanka  Vivaranam

Description of Lanka

Lankapurathingal  ulla  vruthanthangal,

SAnka   viheenam  yennodariyikka   nee ,

Kotta mathi   kidangu  yennivayokkave  ,

Katti ttharika   venam vachass  Bhavan.

Please tell me very clearly the news of Lanka,

Forts , ramparts ,   moat   and other   such aspects ,

You have to show them   clearly by words.

Yennathu kettu thozhuthu vathathmajan,

Nannai  thelinju  unarthichu  aruleedinaan,

“Madhye samudram  , trikutachalam valarnnu,

Athyunnatham athil moordhni Lanka  Puram,

Prana  bhayam millayatha  janangalkkuu,

Kaanaam  kanaka   Vimana samanamai.

Hearing that  That  Hanuman  saluted him,

And   with great clarity   told him,

“In the centre of the ocean is  the Trikuta mountain,

Which   is very tall    and on its top is   the city of Lanka,

And this  can be   seen as a golden spire ,

By the people   who do not have fear for life.”

Vistharamundu   angu yezhunooru yojana,

Puthan  kanakamathil athin chuthume  ,

Gopuram  nalu dikkingalum undu ,

Athi shobithamayathinnu  ezhu nilakalum,

Angane  thanne  athinnu ullil ullilai,

Pongum mathilugal   ezhu undu oru pole ,

Yezhinum  nannanlu gopura pangthiyum,

Choozhavumai   yirupathettu gopuram,

Yellathinnum   kidangu undu athyagadhamai ,

Cholluvaan vela  Yanthra pala  pankthiyum,

Andar kon  dikkile gopuram  kappathinnu,

Undu  nisacharanmaar pathinayiram.

It has a breadth   of seven hundred yojanas,

And There   is  a new golden wall  around it,

It has towers   on all four directions,

And each of these  greatly shining towers  has seven  stories,

And within that  and within that  ,

There are   seven  inner  rising  walls,

And in each row of these walls  there are  four towers,

Thus all round there  are  twenty eight towers,

And each of these  has very deep moats,

And then  there are   the mechanical securities,

And  to guard , the tower   on the eastern side  ,

There  are  ten thousand Rakshasas.

Dakshina gopuram   Rakshichu nilkkunna,

Raksho varar undu  noorayiram sadaa,

SAktharai  Paschima gopuram   kakkunna ,

Nakthancharanmaar undu  pathu noorayiram,

Uthara   gopuram kathu nilppan,

Athi saktharai   undu oru koti nisacharar,

Dikkugal   nalilum ullathil   ardhamundu,

Agrathayode naduvu  katheeduvaan,

Anthapuram  kappathinnum undu athra per ,

Manthrasalaykku  undu athil yeratti janam.

Hundred thousand  Rakshasa   soldiers,

Always stand for the protection of the   southern tower,

The western tower  is guarded   by thousand -thousand ,

Strong    Rakshasa   soldiers ,

The   northern tower  is guarded   by one lakh thousand ,

Extremely   powerful   Rakshasa soldiers,

About half the number of soldiers , guarding the sides.

Are gathered  to guard   the center  portion of the town,

And similar number guard   the private   quarters of the king,

And  double the number  guard  chamber  of the king.

Hataka nirmitha  Bhojana salayum,

Natakasala  nada ppanthal  pinneyum,

Majjanasalayum  Madhya panathinnu  ,

Nirjanamayulla  nirmala salayum,

Lanka virachitha    alankara  bhedham,

AAthangapaham  paraya valla ananthanum,

Thalpuram thannil   neele thiranjenaham  ,

Mal pithavin niyogena   chennen balal,

Pusupithodhyana dese  Mano mohena,

Padmaja deviyeyum   kandu koopineen.

The   dining hall  made   of gold,

The drama theatre  , closed avenues for walking   and also,

Rooms for taking bath,  Drinking halls,

Which are  clean   and is empty of people 

And all the decorations   of city of Lanka,

Are  easy to approach and cannot be even described by Adhi Sesha,

And I searched   at length   in this city,

And by the guidance   of my father  went,

To these place  of parks   which were  bewitching,

And there I saw   the Goddess Lakshmi and saluted her.

Anguleeyam koduthasu  chhoda rathnam ,

Ingu  vangi kondu   adayala   vakhyavum,

Kettu  vida   vangichu purapettu  ,

Kattiyen pinne  kuranjjoru avivekam,

AAramamellam    thakarthathu kakkunna,

Veerareyokke   kshanena  konnedinen,

Raksho varathmajanakiya   balakan,

Aksh kumaran avaneyum   konnu jnan,

Yennu venda    churukki paranjeeduvan,

Mannava   , lanka  purathingal    ullathil,

Nalonnu  sainyamoduki   vegena poi,

Kale   Dasamukhane kandu   chollinen.

After  giving your ring  , I got from her ,

The gem studded hair brooch  and the news of recognition,

And after    taking farewell  from her  I started back,

But  Later  I  did a very unwise   act ,

I destroyed   the garden and killed  those ,

Who were guarding it   with in a second  ,

And also killed   the young boy Aksha  Kumara ,

Who  is the son of the  king of Rakshasas ,

And not only that , let me tell it in brief,

Oh king , by quickly   going there ,

I killed one fourth of the army  of Lanka,

And in the morning I saw    the ten faced one  and told.

Nallathellam  pinne , Ravanan kopena,

Cholinaan   thannude bruthyarodu ippozhe,

Kolluga   vaikathivane.”  Yenna neram,

Kolluvaan   vannavarodu  vibheeshanan ,

Chollinaan    agrajajan thannodum aadharaal,

“Kollumarilla  , dhoothanmare yarume ,

Chollulla raja dharmam arinjavar,

Kollathe ayayukkuka    adayala   peduthathu,

Nallathakunnathu “ yennappol  Dasanan,

Chollinnan  valadhikku agni   koluthuvaan,

Sasneha  vaasaasaa pucham  pothinjavar  ,

Agni   koluthinnaar   appol adiyanum,

Chuttu   podichen  yezhunooru   yojana,

Vattamayulla    lanka puram sathwaram,

Mannava , Lankayilulla    padayil  ,

Nalonnum odukkinen  thwal pradathinaal.

The good things came afterwards  ,

Ravana  with anger told his servants,

“Kill him without any delay “  and at that  time,

Vibheeshana told those who came   to kill me,

As well as   to his elder brother   with respect  ,

“Nobody should kill  an emissary  ,

That  is  what people who know the royal justice say  ,

Instead  of killinghim,  he can be marked and sent back,”

And then the ten faced one told them ,

To set   fire   to my   tail and they covered my tail,

With a cloth dipped   in oil  and set fire   to it   ,

And then  I burnt  in to ashes   the seven hundred yojanas,

Of the   entire city  of Lanka  immediately  ,

And king  I have destroyed  one fourth  ,

Of the army  situated in Lanka  , by your grace .

Onnu kondum ini kala vilambanam,

Nannalla   poka purapedukasu  naam,

Yudha   sannadharai    badha rosham   mahaa,

Prasthanamasu    kuru   guru vikramam   ,

SAnkhyayillatolamula    Maha kapi-

SAnghena    lanka purikku   sankapaham,

Langana   cheythu  nakathnjara nayaka  ,

KInkaranmaare  kshanena   pithru  pathi,

Kinkaranmaarkku koduthu, dasanana  ,

HUmkrithiyum theerthu    samgaranthe    balaal,

Pankaja   nethraye   kondu pooram   vibho,

Pankaja nethra   , param Purusha   , prabho.,

Due to any reason   further   delay    is not good,

We will go and start  immediately .

Completely prepared for war   with great  spirits,

Let us start the   great journey with great valour  ,

Along with   a great monkey army   which is countless ,

And cross   without any doubt     ,

And   send to the  servants of god of death  ,

The servants of the  king of Rakshasas,

Destroy   the great pride     of the ten faced one ,

And at  the end of the war  , let us,

Bring back   the  lotus eyed  lady, oh lord ,

Who has lotus like eyes, who is the divine man   and Lord.

6.3 Yudha Yathra

The journey of the war

Anjana  nandanan vakkukal  kettu adha,

Sanjatha   kouthukam sambhavya   sadaram,

Anjasaa Sugrrevanodu  arul cheythithu  ,

Kanja vilochanan aakiya   Raghavan,

“Ippol  vijaya muhurtha kalam  , pada,

Ayakkulpanna modham  purappeduge varum,

Nakshatra  muthram athum   vijaya pradham,

Raksho janarshamaam  moolam  hathi pradham

After  hearing the words of son of Anjana,

Respecting it out of increasing desire ,

Raghava  told  immediately to Sugreeva

“ This is an auspicious time for victory ,

If we sent army now , happiness will come  ,

As soon as   we  start , the star  is uthra,

Which heralds  victory   and would,

Lead to the killing of Rakshasas.”

Dakshina   nethra   sphuranavum undu  may ,

Lakshanamellam   namukku jaya   pradham,

Sainyamellam  paripalichu kollanam,

Sainyadhipanaya  Neelan Mahabalan,

Mumbum   nadu   bhagavum iru bhagavum,

Pin padayum  paripalichu kolluvaan  ,

Vambaraam   vanaranmaare   niyogikka,

Rambha  pramadhi   pramukha rayullavar  ,

Mumbil jnan    maruthi kandavum yeri   , mal-,

Pimbe Sumithrathmajan    Angadhopari,

Sugreevane  piriathu arigave ,

Nirgamicheeduga   mathulla   veerarum.

My  right   eye is twitching  and so,

All signs are  favourable to victory,

The very strong  Neela  who is the  commander in chief,

Would   look after  the entire army,

To look after  the front side  , centre    and both sides,

As well as   the army   at the back ,

Please depute    great monkeys .

Before the great  roaring   chiefs  ,

I would go riding on neck of Hanuman,

And  behind me  Lakshmana would ride  on top of Angadha ,

And  let  all  other  valorous ones,

March  strictly following Sugreeva.

Neelan  , Gajan, Gavayan  Gavakshan  Bali,

Sooli samananaam Maindan, Vividhanum,

Pankaja sambhava soonu  , Sushenanum  ,

THungan  nalanum  Sathabali  , Tharanum ,

Chollulla Vanara nayakanmaarodu,

Cholluvaan aavathallathoru   sainyavum,

Koodi  purappeduka ethume   vaikaruthu,

Aadal   undakarutharkkum Vazhikkedo.

Neela, Gaja  , Gavya  , Gavaksha , Bali,

Mainda equal to Lord Shiva , Vividha,

The son of Brahma  , Sushena ,

THunga , Nala   , Sathabali  , Thara  ,

Are all very great monkey chiefs   who are  here ,

And we have an army  which is  beyond description,

Let us start together    without   any delay,

And  during the way  no one  should get jittered,

Itham  arul cheythu Markata    sainika,

Madhye  sahodharanodum   Raghupathi,

Nakshathra mandala madhye   vilanugunna  ,

Nakshatra   nadhanum   Bhaskara devanum,

Aakasa maarge  vilangunnathu polae ,

Loka nadhanmaar thelinju vilanginaar,

Aarthu vilichu  kalichu pulachu   ,

Lokarthi  theertheeduvaan   markata  sanchayam,

Rathrinchareswara  rajyam prathi  ,

Paramasthayaa Vegaal  nadannu  thudanginaar .

After   telling like this   in the middle  of ,

The monkey army  , Rama along with Lakshmana  ,

Appeared as if  they are    moon and Sun,

In the middle of all stars  on the sky  ,

And thus the chiefs of the world   appeared  with clarity.

Shouting  jumping , playing   and exuberating,

That  monkey group marched   towards  .

The land of the king   of   Rakshasas ,

With  an aim at reducing the burden of the world ,

And they started walking speedily   with great interest.

Rathriyil okke niranju parannoru  ,

Vardhi  nadannu angu adukkunnathu  poale,

Chadiyum  odiyum ororo   vanagalil.

Thediyum  pakwa phalangal bhujikkayum,

Saila vana  nadhee jaalangal  pinnittu,

Saila sareerikalaaya  kapi kulam  ,

Dakshina  Sindhu  than uthara theeravum  ,

Pukku  Mahendrachalanthike    mevinaar  ,

Maruthi thannude   kanda dese   ninnu,

Paril irangi  Raghu kula nadhanum  ,

Thareya  kandam amarnna   Soumithriyum,

Paril  izhinju  vananginaan   agrajam.

Like a sea  getting filled   up at  night ,

And walking   and settling down,

Running, jumping   in different forests,

Searching and eating    ripened fruits  ,

Crossing mountains  , forests   and  river waters ,

That monkey clan  who had bodies like  mountains,

Reached the northern  shore  of the southern sea ,

And  stood near   the Mahendra   mountain,

And Rama got down on the   earth,

From the    neck of  Hanuman,

And Lakshmana   got down from,

The neck of Angadha   and saluted Rama.

Sri Rama  Lakshmananmaarum  Kapeendranum,

Varidhi theeram  pravesichanntharam,

Sooryanum  varidhi thannude  Paschima  ,

Theeram pravesichathappol  nrupadhipan,

Sooryathmajanodu    arul   chethithasu, “Naam,

Variyum uthu   Sandhya Vandanam cheythu ,

Varaanidhiye  kadappan upayavum,

Dheerarayullavar    onnichu manthrichu,

Paarathr   kalpikkavenam iniyudan,

Vanara   sainyathe    rakshichu kollanam,

SEnadhipanmar krusanu puthradhikal,

Rathriyil   Maya  visaradhanmaaraya  ,

Rathrincharanmaar upadravicheeduvor.”

Yevam    arul cheythu   sandhyayum vandhichu  ,

Mevinaan   parvathagre  Raghu nadhanum.

After  Rama  , Lakshmana   and the king of monkeys ,

Reached    and entered   the shore of the ocean,

And the  Sun God  entered the western ,

Part of the  ocean , then Rama the king,

Told Sugreeva    the   following “ I would,

Go to say and finish the salutation of the dusk ,

Think about   the ways to  cross the ocean,

In the company   of some   brave people,

And come to a decision   immediately,

The monkey army  should be protected ,

By The Commanders of army as well as Neela  , the son of fire god,

From the   Rakshasas  as they  may trouble   at night.”

After telling this  and after finishing  the  salutation to dusk,

The son of  Raghu clan went  and stayed  on the mountain.

Vanara   vrundam  makaralayam  kandu,

Manase bheethi kalarnnu  maruvinaar,

Nakra  chakrougha   bhayankaram yethrayum,

Ugram  varunalayam   bheema niswanam  ,

Athyunnatha    tharanga  gaadyam agadham,

Ithu tharanam   cheyvathinnu  aruthu aarkkume ,

Inganeyulla    samudram   kadannu ,

Chennu  yengine   Ravanan thanne  vadhikkunnu.

The group of monkeys   seeing  the home of fishes,

Were  greatly scared   in their mind,

The fearful place  inhabited by  crowd of crocodiles ,

The sea  is fierce   and full of  ear splitting sound,

With very tall waves and  was extremely deep  ,

And so nobody   can cross  this,

How can we cross   such a sea ,

And kill  Ravana    there ?

Chintha paravasarai   kapikalum,

Andha budhyaa Rama  parswe   maruvinaar,

Chandranum   appozh udhichu  pongeedinaan,

Chandramukhiye  niroopichu   Ramanum,

Dukham kalarnnu  vilapam   thudanginaan,

Okke  lokathe   aukaricheeduvaan.

 Very much worried   those monkeys ,

With   a blind   faith    stood   by Rama  ,

And at that  time moon rose up at the   sky,

And Rama   thinking   of the moon faced  lady,

Started  crying with great sorrow,

For the sake of imitating the people  of the world.

Dukha harsha   krodha lobhadhikal,

Soukhya  mada moha   kama janmaadhikal,

Ajnana   lingathinnullava  yengane  ,

Sujnana   roopanayulla   chidathmani ,

Sambhavikkunnu  vicharichu  kankilo,

SAmbhavikunnithu  dehabhimaaninaam,

Kim paramathmani   soukhya dukhadhikal,

Sambrasadathiungal illa    randethume.

Sorrow, joy  , anger  , greed   and other such emotions,

Pleasure , lust , desire   , passion , birth  and other  states ,

Are   the   symbols   of an ignorant  brain,

And how can all these happen  to the divine God

Who  is personification  of wisdom,

All emotions  about body is  only   to those  who like the body,

And how can there   be  pain  and pleasure   to the divine god,

And both of these are not there for soul  in state of sleep.

SAmbrathi  nithyam aananda  mathram   param,

Dukhadhi   sarvavum  budhi sambhoothangal,

Mukhyanaam Raman   Paramathma   param pooman,

Msya gunangalil   sangathan aakayaal,

Maya vimohithanmaarkku  thonnum vrudhaa,

Dukhiyennum    sukhiyennum   mellamathum,

Okke   orthaal  budhanmaarude  matham.

Trust in  the divine   joy   forever  and always,

For emotions like   sorrow   are  created by brain,

The Chief Rama  , the divine soul  , the great gentleman,

Due   to getting himself with  characters of illusion,

To those   who are   tied up with illusion,

Would appear as  one who is in joy or sorrow,

And this   is only the   opinion of ignorant.

6.4 Ravanadhikalude  Alochana

The discussion   of Ravana  and others.

  Akkadha  nilkka , Dasaratha   puthrarum  ,

Arkathmajadhikalaya kapikalum,

Varannihikku   vadakke kare   vannu  ,

Varidhi pole    parannaranantharam,

Sankha viheenam   jayichu  jaga thrayam,

Lankayil   vazhunna  lankeswaran thadhaa,

Manthrikal thamme  varuthi viravodu  ,

Manthra nikethanam  pukkiruneedinaan.

When things   were like that  ,when  son of Dasaratha,

Along with  monkeys  lead by  the son of Sun God,

Had come to the northern shore  of the ocean,

And had spread out   like an ocean itself,

The king of Lanka   who lives in Lanka ,

Who without doubt   has won the three  worlds,

Summoned   all his ministers quickly,

And went inside the meeting hall  for discussions.

Aadhitheya asurendradhikalkkum ,

Aruthathoru   karmangal Maruthi cheythathum  ,

Chinthichu, chithichu nanichu   Ravanan,

Manthrikalodu  kelpicchan avasthakal,

“Maruthi   vannivade cheytha   karmangal,

AArum ariyathirikka illallo,

Aarkkum  kadakkaruthathoru  Lankayil,

OOkode   vannakam pukkoru   Vanaran,

Janaki thanneyum  kandu paranjoru  ,

Dheenatha   koodathe azhichan upavanam.

The fact that  Hanuman did acts ,

Which even devas    and Asuras  cannot do,

Made  Ravana, think, about it and become   ashamed.

And he   informed the situation to his ministers,

“I am sure   all of you know  ,

About the acts done by Hanuman after  coming here ,

In the  city of Lanka    where  no one can enter,

That monkey came inside   with great strength,

And also met Janaki and talked   to her  ,

And without any problem  destroyed  the garden.

“Nakthanjaranmaareyum   vadichu yennude  ,

Puthranaam Aksha  kumaraneyum konnu ,

Lankayum chuttu pottichu  SAmudarvum,

Langanam cheythoru   sangadamenniye  ,

Swasthanai  poyathu ortholam   namukkullil,

Yethrayum  nanamaam  illoru samsaym.”

He  after   killing several  Rakshasas and later,

Killing my son Aksha kumara,

And then burnt and powdered  Lanka,

And  without problem crossed   the sea ,

And  went back   happily and with health ,

And when we   remember   this  ,

Without any doubt our heart  is filled with shame .

“Ippol Kapi kula senayum  Ramanum,

Abdhi  than Uthara  there  maruvunnor,

Karthavyam   yenthu   naamal ini yennathum,

Chithe niroopichu  kalpikka ningalum,

Manthri  visaradanmaar    ningal yennude  ,

Manthrikal    chonnathu ketthathu moolamai ,

Vannela   oru aapathu iniyum  mama hitham,

Nannai vicharichu  cholluvin vaikathe  ,

Yennude  kannukal aakunnathum  ningal,

Yennile   snehavum  ningalkku achanjalam.”

Now the army of monkeys      and Rama,

Have assembled at the northern shore of the ocean,

You all please   think it  over  and order me,

As  to what   is the action that   we have to take,

You are   my expert ministers  ,

And  hearing and acting   on the advice of ministers ,

Has not so far  lead  me   to any   danger ,

And so think f or my  benefit    and without delay .

You  are   all my eyes   and my love   for you is firm.”

“Uthamam, madhyamm  , pinneyum adhamavum,

Itham    trividhamayulla   vicharavum,

Sadhyam midha m  dussadhyamamm idham,

SAdhyamallennulla   moonu pakshangalum,

Kettal   palarkkum oru pole    manase  ,

Vattam ozhinju  thonnedunnathum  mudhaa ,

Thammil anyoynyam  parayunna nerathu ,

Sammatham mamakam  nannu  nannu eedrusam.”

All acts are classified   in to three , good, medium and bad,

And also as possible ,  with difficulty  possible  ,

And impossible  , and though   each of you,

May have a different opinion  as to what this is ,

When you   discuss in depth about it,

We would be able to reach a   good consensus,

Which can be agreed   upon by all of us.”

“Yennu urappichu  kalpichathuthamam,

Pinne   randamathu   Madhyam  cholluvan,

Oro tharam paranju   anangal ullathu,

Theeruvaanai   prathipadichanantharam,

Nallathu    ithu yennu   ikamathyamai   yevanum,

Ullil  urachu   kalpichu pirivathu  ,

Madhyamayulla  manthramathenniye  ,

Chithabhimaanena   thaan, thaan paranjathu,

SAdhippathinnu   dustharkkam  paranjahu,

Badhichu mathevanum pranjathu eershyaa ,

Kalushya chethasaa   kalpichu koodathe  ,

Kalavum   derrgamayidum   parasparam,

Nindayum poondu  piriyunna  manthramo ,

Nindyamayullonnu adhamam yethrayum.”

“Deciding   on this   and implementing  if it is good decion ,

And then the second   which is medium   will be told by me,

After   discussing in depth   methods ,

To   solve several deficiencies  noted ,

Agreeing that  particular approach which  is most proper ,

In the mind and implementing it  ,

Is the medium type   of administrative  decision,

With   obstinate   disposition   trying   to implement,

What is every individual’s opinion   and ,

Then  doing a bad   argument   that would damage   ,

The opinion   told by another  one ,

And after   waste  of lot of time   and  ,

Going away with hatred   to each other  ,

Is    the   very bad type of administrative   decision.”

Yennal ivade  namukkenthu  nallathu ,

Yennu onnichu   ningal vicharichu cholluvin,”

Ingane Ravanan chonnathu     ketta alavil,

Ingithajanmaar    nisacharar   chollinaar,

“Nannu nannu   yethrayum ortholam ullil,

Ithinnoru  karya vicharam undayathum,

Lokangalellam   jayicha   bhavan   innu,

Oru akulam     yenthu bhavichathu manase  ?

Marthyanaam   Ramangal ninnu  bhayam thava  ,

Chithe  bhavichathum   yethrayum adbutham.”

So now   all of you think together  and tell me,

That   which would   be good    for us.”

And hearing what   Ravana   has told,

The Rakshasas who talk   with an intention to please  him told,

“ Good , good, we will remember   well,

That  there was an administrative discussion for this.

What  happened to you today  , to lead ,

To a worry, you being one who has   won all the worlds,

It is surprising   that in your mind there is a fear  ,

 About   Rama    who is a mere  human being.”

Vruthrariye puraa    yudhe jayichudan ,

Badhwaa  vinikshipya   pathane sathwaram,

Visruthayayoru  Keerthi valarthathum,

Puthranaam  Megha ninadhan  athorkka  nee,

Vithesane puraa  yudha madhye bhavan,

Jithwaa  jithasramam porum  dasanthare ,

Pushpakamaya   vimanam grahichathum,

Adbutham   yethrayum   orthu kondolavum,

You remember  about you son Megha Nadha  ,

Who defeated   Devendra  in war   tied him up,

And imprisoned in the city  and increased his fame ,

And you  once defeated  Kumbhera  the lord of riches,

In  war  without any effort  and  took away,

From him  the Pushpaka   Vimana ,

And this  is wonder of wonders howsoever  we think.

Kalane poril  jayicha  bhavanundoo,

Kala dandathal oru   bhayamundavu?

Hum kara  mathrena thanne varunane ,

SAngarathingal  jayicheelayo bhavan?

Mathulla   devakale  parayenamo,

Pathal araru  ullathu chollu nee ,

Pinne Mayanaam mahasuran pedichu ,

Kanyaka rathnathe   nalkeelayo thava ?

How can  there be fear  to you for the  staff of God of death,

When you have   defeated him in battle?

Have you not  defeated  in war ,

Varuna just by making a sound of “Hum”?

Is there a need to tell about other devas?

Who are all your enemies  , please tell us,

Did   the great Asura   called Maya  ,

Becoming scared of you gave  his gem like daughter  to you?

Dhanavanmaar  karam thannu  porukkunnu,

Manavanmaare   kondenthu chollenamo?

Kailasa   sailam  ilakki yeduthudan,

AAllolam   ammanamaadiya   karanam,

Kalari  chandrahasathe   nalkeelayo,

Moolam undo vishadhippan  manasi they ?

Even the asuras   are  giving you regular tribute,

And is there  a need to tell about human beings?

Did not   Lord Shiva present you with sword  Chandrahasa,

When you uprooted      the huge mountain called  Kailasa ,

 And played   it , throwing hither  and thither like a ball?

What  is the root reason    for  the worry in your mind?

TRilokya vasikal yellam bhaval balam,

AAlokya  bheethi kalarnnu  maruvunnu,

Maruthi vannivide  cheytha karmangal,

Veerarayulla  nammuku orkkil naanamaam,

Naam onnu upekshikka karanal  yethum oru ,

AAmayam  yenniye  poi kondathum avan,

Jnangal aarum  arijakil  yennume  ,

Angavan  jeevanode pokayillallo  ?

All the residents   of the three  worlds ,

Knowing your strength  are living in fear,

 The acts   that  Hanuman did here  ,

Is shameful for valorous people  like us,

This happened   because of our indifference  ,

And    he went away from here   without any problem,

Had we known about   it  then,

Would he have   gone with his soul?

Itham  Dasamukhanodu   ariyichudan  ,

Prathyakam oro prathignayum   chollinaar,

“Manamodu innu ini Jnangal   yekena,

Manase  kalpichayayukkunaa thakilo,

Manusha jathikal  illa  lokathingal,

Vanara   jathyum illennathum  varum,

Innoru  karya   vicharam aaki  palar,

Onnichu   koodi  niroopikkayennathum,

Yethrayum  paramilappam  namukkathu,

Ul tharil orthu   arulenam  jagal prabho,”

Nakthanjara   varar itham  paranja alavil,

Ulthapam ottu  kuranju dasayanum.

After   telling like    this to Ravana ,

Each of them also   took an oath,

“With self respect   we   decide  in our mind,

Those human beings would not be there  in this world,

And also  the monkeys also   would cease to  exist,

Today to call  for a discussion  together ,

Is really   a great  insult to our strength,

Oh Lord kindly think about this,”

When the Rakshasa  lords told like this,

The  sorrow in his mind greatly reduced a lot to  the ten faced one.

6.5  Ravana Kumbakarna   Sambhashanam

The talk between Ravana   and Kumbhakarna,

Nidharayum kai  vittu  Kumbha karnan thadhaa ,

Vidrutham agrajan  thanne vananginaan,

Gadagadam   punarnnu   oodamodham nija,

Peedam athinmel iruthi Dasayanum,

Vruthantham   mellam avarajan   thannodu ,

Chithanuraagena    kelpichanantharam,

Ul tharil undaya   bheethiyodum avan,

NAkthacharadheeswaranodu  chollinaan.

Then, after  leaving out his sleep in the middle,

Kumbhakarna went to his elder brother and saluted him.

Ravana     caressed him  with a very tight   embrace ,

And made   him sit on a seat,

And told all the   news to his younger   brother ,

And after  making him hear  it  with love  ,

Kumbhakarna  with a great fear   in his mind,

Told the   King of Rakshasas as follows.

“Jeevichu bhoomiyil vazhkennathil mama  ,

Devathwam aasu kittunnathu nallathum,

Ippol bhavan  cheytha karmangal okkeyum,

THwal prana    haanikku thanne   darikka nee,

Raman  bhavane   kshanam  kandu kittugil,

Bhoomiyil  vazhavaan ayukkukill  yennume,

Jeevichirikkayil  aagraham undengil ,

Sevichu  kolluga  Ramane nithyamai  ,

Raman manushyan  alla aneka swaroopanaam,

Sriman Mahavishnu Narayanan paran.

More than  living in this world  , it is,

Better   to   get    the   godliness ,

And all the   things    that  you have done now  ,

Are  leading   to your death, please understand,

If    Rama   finds you out ,  at that  instant  ,

He   will not allow you to live in this earth,

If   you are   interested  in living ,

Go and serve   Rama   daily,

For Rama is not a man  and he is ,

Maha Vishnu, the Narayana ,

 Who does not have any two.

Sitayakunnnathu  Lakshmi Bhagawathi,

Jatha yayaal  thava  nasam varuthuvaan,

Mohena  nadha bedham kettu  chennudan,

DEha nasam mrugangalkku  varunnithu,

Meenangal yellam  rasathingal mohichu  ,

Thane  baleesam vizhungi marikkunnu,

Agniye kandu mohichu salabhangal,

Magnamai  mruthyu  bhavikunnathu yivannam,

Janakiye  kandu mohikka karanam,

Prana vinasam   bhavanumakappedum.

Sita   is the real   Goddess Lakshmi  ,

And has been born     to  kill you.

Attracted  by the difference in sounds,

The  animals   move to their death,

The fishes   attracted  by  interesting food,

Go themselves  and  swallow the  fish hook  and die,

The moths get   attracted  to the fire,

And  invite death   silently  ,

And you because   you were attracted to Sita,

Would get  your   death.

Nallathallethum  yenikku ithennullathum,

Ullil  arinjirikkunnithennakilum,

Chellum athingal  manassathin karanam,

Cholluvan munnan kazhinja  janmathile ,

Vasana kondathu neekarathu aarkkume ,

SAsanayaalum adankuka yallithu ,

Vijnanamulla divyanmaarkku polum ,

Mathu  ajnanikalkko parayendathillalo .

Though understanding that , it is not good for me within the mind,

Your mind would   travel towards   that  only  ,

Because of  the  inclination created  in previous birth,

And nobody can prevent this ,

Even punishment    will not stifle that desire,

Even for the very intelligent divine  people ,

And need we  tell more about it for the  ignorant  people.

Kattyathellam apanayam neeyathu,

Nattilullorkkum  aapthinnai nirnayam,

Jnan ithinnu innini Ramaneyum mathu,

Vanaranmareyum  okke odukkuvan,

Janaki   thanne  anubhavicheedu nee,

Manase  khedam undakaruthu   yethume ,

Dehathin anatharam  vannu pom munname  ,

Mohichathu aahantha, sadhichu kolga nee  ,

Indriyangalkku  vasamam purushannu ,

Vannedum aapathu  nirnayam, orthu kaan,

Indrya nigrahamulla purusannu  ,

Vannu koodum  nija soukhyangal okkave  .

Whatever you have done  is injustice ,

And it would bring danger  to people of the country also,

I  would go and suppress   Rama  and all other monkeys,

You go and enjoy Sita , without any sorrow  in the mind,

The body would embrace death soon , and ,

Even before that  you fulfill your desires,

To the man who is the slave  to senses ,

Definitely danger would come soon , remember this,

And to the man who controls   his senses ,

All good as well as pleasures   would come of its own.

Indrariyaam  Kumbhakarnokthi  kettalavil,

Indra jithum  paranjeedinaan aadaraal,

“Manushanakiya    Ramaneyum  mathu,

Vanaranmaareyum  okke odukki jnan,

Aasu varuvan   anujaye cheykil  “

Yennu  saradheeswaranodu   cholledinaan,

Hearing the words of Kumbhakarna   who is the enemy of Indra,

Indrajit   told    with great respect  ,

“I will go   and kill  that man  Rama  ,

As   well as   all the monkeys, I would,

Go and come back soon , if you give permission.”

Said he     to the king   of Rakshasas.

6.6  Ravana Vibheeshana   Sambhashanam

The talk between Rama and   Vibheeshana.

Anneram aagathanaya  Vibheeshanan,

Dhanyan nijagrajan thanne   vananginaan,

Thannarigathu  angiruthi Dasananan ,

Chonnan avanodu pathyam vibheeshanan.

Vibheeshana who came   at that time,

Saluted  his blessed his  elder brother,

Ravana made  him sit near himself,

And Vibheeshana  at that time told him.

“Rakshasadheeswara  , veera, dasanana  ,

Kelkkanam   yennude vakkukal innu nee  ,

Nallathu chollanam   yellavarum  thanikku,

Ullavarodu    chollulla budha janam,

Kalyanam yenthu  kulathinnullathum,

Yellavarum orumichuchinthikkanam,

Yudhanthinnu aarullathorkka   nee   Ramanodu,

Trilokathingal  naktranjadhipa.”

Hey king of Rakshasas, Hey hero  , Hey ten faced one ,

Today you have    to hear  my words,

Good things should be told  to you by all the people

Who are ours and also  by   the wise people ,

What  is auspicious    for the clan,

Should be thought over by all people ,

Please remember  , oh king of Rakshasas,

That in war   there is no one to face Rama  in all  the three  worlds.

Mathan  unmathan   prahasthan   vikatanum,

Supthagna , yagnaanthakhadikalum,

Kumba karnan,   Jambu mali  , prajanganum,

Kumbhan Nikumbhan  Akambhanan , Kambhanan,

Vamban  , Mahodharanum , Mahaparswanum,

Kumbahanum   Trisirassu  Adhikayanum,

DEvanthakanum , Naranthakanum mathu,

Devarigal  Vajra damshtradhi veerarum,

Yoopakshanum Sonithakshanum  pinne,

Virupaksha   Dhoomrakshanum  Makarakshanum ,

Indrane samgare  bandhichu  veeranaam,

Indrajithoinnum aamalla  avanodedo.

Matha , Unmatha  , Prahastha  , Vikata  ,

Supthagna  , Yagnathaka    and  ,

Kumbhakarna , Jambumali , Prajanga  ,

Kumbha  , Nikumbha  , Akambhana   Kambhana  ,

Vamba  , Mahodhara  Maha  Parswa,

Kumbaha , Trisirass, Athikaya  ,

DEvanthaka   , Naranthaka   and ,

Enemies of Devas  of heroes like   Vajra Damshtra ,

Yupaksha  , Sonithaksha  and ,

Virupaksha  , Dhoomraksha   , Makaraksha,

Indrajith who imprisoned  Indra in war  ,

All cannot   win   against Rama.

Nere poruthu  jayippathinarume  ,

Sri Ramanodu karuthaika Manase  ,

Sri Ramanayathu  Manushanalla  kel,

Aarennu arivanum aam illa   oruvanum,

DEvendranumalla   Vahniyumallavan,

Vaivaswathanum Niryathiyumalla kel,

Pasiyumalla Jagal prananalla ,

Vithesanum alla avan Yisananum alla  ,

Vedhavum alla  , bhujangadhipanum alla,

AAdhithya Rudra vasukkalum  allavan.

Please  do not think in your mind,

Of directly  fighting and winning   with Sri Rama,

Please hear, Sri Rama is not a human being ,

There is also nobody to know who he is,

He is not Devendra nor is he fire,

He is not Vaivaswatha  Manu   nor is he Niryathi,

He is not Vanuna nor is he   the wind,

He is not Khubera   nor is he Lord Shiva,

He is not Brahma   nor is he  the lord of snakes  ,

He is neither  Sun nor Rudhra   nor Vasus.

Sakshaal Maha Vishnu Narayanan Paran,

Mokkshadhan , srushti sthithi laya  karanan,

Munnam Hiranyakshane kola chethavan,

Panniyai  , mannidam palichu kolluvaan,

Pinne   Narasimha roopam darichittu,

Konnu Hiranya Kasipuvaam Veerane  ,

Lokaika Nayakan Vamana Moorthiyai,

Loka thrayamn  Baliyodu Vaangeedinaan,

Konnan  irupathoru thuda Ramanai,

Mannavanmaare asuramsamaakayaall,

Annannu  asurare  yodukuvaan ,

Mannil avatharicheedum Jagan mayan.

He is the real Mahavishnu    who is the divine  Narayana,

He can grant salvation  and he is the cause of creation, upkeep   and destruction,

Earlier he killed   Hiranyaksha  ,

By taking the form of boar  to bring back the earth,

Later he took the form of Man Lion  ,

And killed   the very valorous   Hiranya Kasipu,

Later  that  lord of all worlds, became Vamana  ,

And took  all the three   worlds from Bali,

And then becoming Rama  he killed ,

Twenty one generations  of kings,

Because   they   were having Asura  spirit in them,

And  for killing Asuras   , time after   time ,

He who pervades the world  takes incarnation in this world.

Innu Dasaratha puthranai vannithu,

Niine  yodukkuvaan  yennu arinjeedu nee ,

Sathya sankalpanaam easwaran  thanmatham,

Mithyayai    vannu kooda yennu   nirnayam,

Yengil yenthinnu parayunnau ,

Sangayudakil athinnu  cholleduvan,

SEvippavarkku  abhayathe   kodupporu,

DEvanavan  Karunakaran Kevalan,

Bhaktha priyan  paraman parameshwaran,

Bhukthiyum mukthiyum   nalkum Janardhanan,

Aasritha   vathsalan , Ambuja  lochanan,

Easwaran, Indira vallabhan, Kesavan,

BHakthiyodum  than thiruvadi   than padam,

Nithyamai    sevichu kolga madiyathe  .

He who has come today as   the son of Dasaratha  ,

Has come to kill you, understand this .

The God who is truthful , should not come  ,

For no purpose  , just because he wants it  , this is definite ,

Then why am I telling this , If you have  ,

Any doubt   I will    tell you about it,

He is the one who gives  protection to those serving him,

He is God, merciful one , one who is alone,

He likes his devotees, is divine   and Lord of everything,

He is the Janardhana   who gives   wealth and salvation,

He likes people depending on him, He is one with lotus eyes,

He is God, the husband of Lakshmi, Kesava,

With devotion    serve   his feet   daily without hesitation .

Maithili deviye kondu koduthu   thal,

Padambujathil  namakaricheeduga  ,

Kai thozhuthasu  rakshikkennu cholliyaal,

Cheytha aparadhangal  yellam kshamichavan,

Thal padam  nalgeedum yevanum   nammude  ,

Thamburanolam  krupayilla matharkkum.

Take   lady   Sita  and give her  to him,

And salute at his lotus feet,

If you fold your hands and say   save me,

He will  pardon all your mistakes,

And give you his world ,

For there  are none   who is merciful as our lord.

Kaadakam pukka nerathi athi Balakan,

THadagaye   kola cheythaan oru ambinaal.

KOusigan thannude  Yaga Raksharthamai,

Nasam Subahu  mukhyanmaarkku nalginaan.

Trikkkaladi vechu  kallam ahalyakku,

Dush krutham yellam odukkiyathorkka   nee,

TRayambakam  villu khandichu seethayaam,

Mayyal mizhiyaleyum  kondu pokumbol,

Marga madhye kutarayudhan aakiya,

Bhargavan thannejayichathu adbutham,

Pinne  viradhane konnu kalanjathum,

Chenna   Kharadhikale kola cheythathum,

Unnathanaakiya Baliye konnathum,

Mannavanakiya  Raghavan allayo?

AArnavam   chadi kadannu, ividekku vannu,

Arnoja nethraye   kandyu paranjudan,

Vahnikku  Lanka purathu samarppichu ,

SAnnadhanai poya  Maruthi  cheythathum,

Onnozhiyathe arinjirikke thava,

Nannu nannu   aahantha  , thonnuthengine.

When he entered the forest he was a small boy  ,

And he killed   Thadaga with just one arrow  .

For the protection of fire sacrifice of  Kousiga,

He gave   death to Subahu  and other Rakshasas,

Just by keeping  feet on the stone  which was Ahalya,

He completely destroyed all her sins , do you not know,

After  breaking the bow called   Trayambaka , when,

He was taking away the Sita with lovely   eyes, wonder of wonders,

On the way   he  defeated Bhargava whose weapon was axe ,

Later   he killed Viradha and killed  Khara and  others who went  to enquire  ,

And later  he killed   the very great Bali,

And   was not all this done   by Raghava .

The Maruthi Jumped  and crossed  the sea , came  here ,

And met  and talked  with the lotus eyed one  ,

And offered   the city of Lanka to the fire ,

And went back victoriously ,

And all these  without  leaving anything out ,

Is known to you  and in spite of that ,

There is your great pride , I think .

Nannalla   sajjathodu Vairam vrudhaa,

Thanwangi  thanne kodukka   madiyathe  ,

Nashta  mathikal aayeedum   amathyanmar ,

Ishtam paranju   kollilkkum  , athorkka nee .

Kala puram  gathyai irikkendukil,

Kalam kalayathe    nalka Vaidehiye ,

Durbalan aayullavan   prabalan thannodu  ,

Ul poovil  mathsaram vechu thudangiyaal,

Pilppadu   nadum, nagarvum  , senayum,

Thal prananum   nasicheedum ara   kshanaal,

Ishtam   parayunna    bandhukkal aarume  ,

Kashta   kalathingal   illennu nirnayam.

Unnecessary enmity with good people  is  bad  ,

Without hesitation give the pretty lady back,

Remember  that the ministers   who are without any brain,

Would tell  things to your liking and lead you to death,

Suppose   you don’t want to  go to the city of death,

Without  any  further delay  ,  give back , Sita,

If a weak person   in his mind   tries to,

Compete   with a famous  one ,

Later   he would lose   his   soul  , city and army ,

And later   also lose   his life   within half a second.

All the relatives   who tell words   that please   you now ,

Will not be with you   at the time of your suffering.

Thannude   durnayam kondu  vannathininnu,

Naama aalalla   pokennu ver pettu ,

Chennu     sevikkum   prabalane   Bandhukkal,

Anneram orthaal  phalamilla   mannava  ,

Rama saramethu  mruthy varum neram,

AAmayam ullil  yeniikku  undu, athu kondu,

Nere paranju   tharunnathu jnan , ini,

Thaarar makale  kodukka   vaikidaathe  ,

Yudham yethulla   padayum  nasichu udan,

Artham yellam odungiyaal manase  ,

Maniniye  kodukkamennu   thonniyaal,

Sthanavum illa   koduppathin orkka  nee.

Your friends   and relations   will say  ,

That  this happened due to your bad conduct,

And for that    we are not in any way responsible  ,

And they would go and serve   the one who is famous,

And king, there is no use   to think this  at that  time.

When you are  hit by the arrow and about to die,

There   would be great pain in my heart, and so,

I am  advising you directly   now  , now ,

Without delay give back the daughter of earth,

 For when in the war   your entire army is destroyed,

Leading to complete   loss of all your   wealth,

And at that time , if you feel like returning that lady,

There   would be  no chance to do that.

Mumbile yullil vicharichu kollanam,

Vambanodu  yethaal  varum  phalam yevanum,

Sri Ramanodu   kalaham thudangiyaal,

AArum   saranam  illa yennathu ariyanam,

Pankaja nethrane    sevichu  vazhunnu  ,

Sankaranadhkal yennathorkku nee  ,

Rakshasa   Raja  jayikka jayikka nee  ,

SAkshaal  Maheswaranodu pinangalo,

Kondal ner   varnanu  Janaki deviye  ,

Konde koduthu     sukhichu vasikka    nee  ,

Samsayamenniye   nalkuka  deviye  ,

Vamsam mudichu  kalayaika   vename.”

You have to  think   about the result,

That will come to any weak one fighting against the strong,

You should know   that If you start   a   fight   with Sri Rama  ,

Remember   that  no one will protect      you,

Please remember    that  Lord Shiva and others,

Live   by serving that lotus eyed one  ,

Oh king of Rakshasas, be victorious, and be victorious,

Do not quarrel with  the real great god,

And return the Goddess Janaki   to Sri Rama,

And live   happily    forever ,

Without any doubt return that  lady,

And please   do not completely destroy our   clan.

Itham  Vibheshanan  pinneyum pineeyum,

Pathyamayulllathu  chonnathu kettoru,

Nakthanjaradhipnaya   Dasasyanum,

Krudhanai    sodharanodu cholledinaan,

“ Sathrukkal alla   sathrukkal akunnathu,

Mithra bhavathode  aruike   maruvina ,

SAthrukkal sathrukkal aakunnathu yevanum,

Mruthyu   varuthum    avar   yennu nirnayam,

Ithram yennodu    chollukil assu nee,

Vadhyanaam   mennal  , athinilla samsayam.”

Like this when Vibheeshana told again and again,

That  which is good for him ,

The ten faced one   who was the king of Rakshasas,

Became    very angry     and told  his brother  and told,

“It is not enemies who become your enemies ,

Those  enemies who move   with friendliness   near you,

Are   the real enemies    for everyone  ,

They will definitely bring death.

If you talk like this further   to me,

There is no doubt   that you will be killed.”

Rathrincharadhipan  itharam chonna   alavu,

Orthaan Vibheeshanan , Bhagavathothaman,

“Mruthyu vasa gathanaya   purushannu,

Sidhoushadangalum  yelkkayillethume ,

Porum ivanodu   ini jnan paranjathu,

Pourusham kondu neekumo vidhi matham?

Sri Rama deva  padambojamenni  ,

Maththarum   saranam yenikkilla kevalam,

Chennu trikalkkal   venanthike   santhatham,

Ninnu   sevichu kolvan   janmam ulla  naal.”

As soon as the king of Rakshasas   told like this,

That Vibheeshana who was  a great devotee  thought,

“ To the man who   is in the arms of death,

No  divine  medicines   would work,

Whatever I have told him is enough  ,

Can  the  dictates of fate  be moved by valour?

I do not have   any other  protection,

Other   than the lotus like feet of   Rama,

I will go and fall at his feet  and always ,

Serve him  , till  this life exists for me,.”

Sathwaram nalamathyanmaarumai  avan,

Itham  niroopichurappichu  purapettu,

Dara, dana , aalaya  bruthyoughavum,

Dhoore parithyajya Rama padambujam,

Manasathil urapichu  thushtanai,

Veenu vananginaan agrajan than padam,

Kopichu Ravanan  chollinaan anneram,

“AApathu yenikku varuthunnathum bhavan,

Ramane chennu  sevichu kondalum ,oru,

Aamayam   ingu athinnu illa nirnayam,.

Pokaykilo , mama Chandrahasathinnu,

Innu  yekantha bhojanmai  varum  neeyedo.”

Immediately along with  four ministers,

He  took  a decision like this and started,

I would forsake  wife, wealth , home   and servants,

And then fix the lotus like feet in my mind and become happy,

And then he saluted  the feet of  his brother,

And Ravana with great anger  at that time told,

“You are the one who brings danger to me,

You go and serve Rama and I do not have ,

Any  pain because of that  in my mind,

If  you do not go  you would become ,

Lonely food  to my sword Chandrahasa.”

Yennathu kettu Vibheshanan chollinaan,

“Yennude thathannu thulyanallo bhavan,

Thavakamaya niyogam  anushtippan,

Aavathellam  soukhyam  allo mama,

Sangadam jnan  moolam undakaruthethum,

Yengilo jnan itha   vegena  pokunnu,

Hearing that Vibheeshana told ,

“ You are  equal to my father,

If I  obey your orders,

That would only bring happiness  to me,

Because of me   you should not have any sorrow,

And so I am going speedily from here.”

Puthra mithra artha kalathradhikalodum.,

Athra sukhichu  suchiram vasikka nee ,

Moola  vinasam ninakku varuthuvaan,

Kalan  Dasaratha Mandire Ramanai,

Jathanaayan janakalaye Kaaliyum,

Sithabhidhanena jathayayeedinaal,

Bhoomi bharam kalanjeedubvaanai muthirnnu,

Aamodhamodu ingu  vannar  iruvarum.

You please live long   happily  along with,

Sons, friends, money  and   wives,

And to  completely  annihilate  you,

Rama  has been born in the house  of Dasaratha,

And the goddess of death  is born in Janaka’s house,

With   a name  Sita and  to reduce ,

The burden of earth  both of them have come over here.

Yengane pinne jnan chonna  hithokthikal,

Angu bhavan ullilekkunnathu bhavan, prabho,

Ravanan thanne  vadhippan avaniyil ,

DEvan vidhathavu  apekshicha karanam,

Vannu pirannathu Ramanai nirnayam,

Pinne yathinnu anyadhaathwam bhavikkumo?

Aasara vamsa vinasam varum mube,

Dasarathiye  saranam gathosmi jnan.

Oh Lord  , when that  is the case , how would,

The  advice meant for your good told by me ,

Enter  in to your  mind, pleasew know for killing Ravana,

In the earth as  per the request of Lord Brahma,

Definitely   Lord Rama   was born,

How can this change in to another now,

Before the entire Rakshasa  clan is destroyed,

I am going to seek the protection  of son of Dasaratha.

 

6.7 Vibheeshanan Rama  sannidhiyil

Vibheesha in front  of Rama

Ravanan than  niyogena   Vibheeshanan,

Deva devesa  padabhja sevarthamai,

Sokam   vinaa nalu amathyarumai udan,

AAkasa marge gamichan athi drutham,

Sri Rama devan  ruunnu   arulannathin,

Nere  mukalil   ninnu  uchai stharam avan,

Vyaktha varnena    cholleedinaan   yethrayum,

Bhakthi    vinaya  visudha   mathi sphutam.

Vibheeshana    has sent   by Ravana ,

For   doing service  to lotus like feet of God of Gods,

Without sorrow   and with four ministers  ,

Travelled  through the sky  very speedily,

And came at the spot where   Rama was there  ,

And with clear   words   and a high tone   told,

With devotion, humility   and with  clarity  and power.

Rama,  rema  Ramana  , trilokee pathe  ,

Swamin  , jaya , jaya , Nadha, jaya , jaya,

Rajeeva nethra , Mukunda  , jaya , jaya,

Raja shikha mane , Sitapathe  , Jaya ,

Ravanan thannude   sodaran jnan , thava  ,

Sevarthamai  vita konden , Dhaya nidhe  ,

AAmnaya  moorthe   , Raghupathe , Sri pathe  ,

Namnaa Vibheeshanan   thwal bhakthe sevakan.

Oh Rama, Oh husband of Lakshmi  , Oh lord of three  worlds,

Oh lord, victory, victory  , Oh Lord  Victory, victory,

Oh lotus eyed one , Oh Mukunda  , victory, victory  ,

Oh crest jewel of kings , Oh  husband of Sita  , victory,

I am the brother of Ravana , I bid  farewell   to them,

 For doing    service to you , Oh treasure of mercy,

Oh  God of Vedas  , Oh Lord of Raghu clan  , Oh  Lord of Lakshmi,

My name  is Vibheeshana , I am a devotee who is   your servant.

“Deviye kattathu anuchitham  nee “ yennu  ,

Ravananodu  jnan nallathu  cholliyen,

Deviye    Sri Ramanai kondu  nalgugennu ,

Aavolam yetham   paranjen pala tharam,

Vijnana  maargamellam  upadesichthu,

Ajnaniyakayal   yethathillethume  .

I told  Ravana    for his good   that,

“Your stealing of the  lady is wrong “,

And “Please  take and give her back to Rama,”

I told to the best of my capacity   , several times,

And I  tried to advice  him in a scientific way,

And because he is ignorant , he did not agree.

Padhyamayathu  cholliyathu   yetham ,

Apahyamai  vannithu vannu  vidhi vasaal,

Valumai yennevadhippan   aduthithu,

Kala bhujanga vegena  Lankeswaran ,

Mruthyu bhayathaal   adiyanum    yethrayum,

Chithaakulathayaa   paanju paranjiha,

Nalu amathyanmaarumai    vida konden,

AAralabanam    mathenikkilla    deivame ,

Janma marana mokshartham   bhava ,

Charanaravindam   may saranam  Karunambudhe.

Whatever  I told him for his own good,

Appeared   to him as bad    due   to fate

He neared  me with a sword to kill me ,

With   a speed   of a black Cobra,  that  King of Lanka,

Due to fear    of death , I   came  flying  from there ,

Worried    and with great   speed,

Along   with four ministers  I bid farewell,

And Oh God  I do not have   any support ,

I came for salvation from birth  death  process ,

And  Oh ocean of mercy  , your lotus like  feet is my support.

Itham Vibheeshana Vakhyangal   kettalavil,

Uthaya    Sugreevanum paranjeedinaan,

“Viswesa , Rakshasan Mayavi yethrayum,

Viswasa yogyanallennathu nirnayam,

Pinne   viseshichu   Ravana Rakshasan,

Thannude sodharan vikramam  ullavan,

AAyudha paniyai  vannan amathyarum,

Maya visaradhanmaar  yennu nirnayam,

Chidram  kuranjonnu kankilum   nammude  ,

Nidhrayil yengilum   nigrahichhedume  .”

As soon as   these words of  Vibheeshana   were heard,

Sugreeva got up   and said as follows,

“Oh lord   of the world,  This Rakshasa is a  magician,

Besides ,he  being  specially    the brother  ,

Of Ravana  he must be having valour  ,

And those  ministers    who came with him are  armed ,

And definitely  must be   experts   in magic,

If   our security appears   to be less ,

 They may even kill us in sleep.”

Chinthichu udan  niyogikka Kapikale  ,

Hanthavya ninnivan   illoru samsayam,

SAthru pakshathillulla  janangale  ,

Mithram yennu orthu udan viswasikunnathil ,

SAthrukkale thanneviswasicheedunnathu,

Uthamam   akunnathu    yennathorkkaname .

Chinthichu  kandinininthiruvullathil,

Yenthu yenna abhimatham yennarul   cheyyanam,

Mathulla Vanara   veerarum   chinthichu,

Kutham  varaaivaan  paranjaar  pala   tharam.

Think about it and  send the  monkeys,

 He is one who has to be killed  without any doubt,

Believing    one’s own enemies   as friends  is better  than,

Believing  people of the enemies side  as our  friends,

Please think about it deeply and come to a conclusion and tell us,

Other  monkeys  also thought and  expressed different opinions.

Anneram uthaya    vandhichu Maruthi,

Chonnan  “Vibheeshanan uthaman yethrayum,

Vannu   saranam  gamichavanne naam ,

Nannu  rakshikunnathennu yennude matham,

Nakthancharanvyathingal  janichavar,

SAthrukkal    yevarum yennu vannedumo ,

Nallavarum   avarilum yennulla  ,

Thellavarum  niroopichu kollename.

Jathi namadhikalkkalla   guna gana  ,

Bedham yennathre  budhanmaarude matham,

SAswathamayulla   dharmam nrupathiokallkku,

Asritha   rakshanamennu sasthrokthiyum.”

At that time  Hanuman stood up , saluted and told,

“Vibheeshana   is a very good person,

My opinion is    that   we should protect ,

Those   who come seeking protection from us.

Is it a fact   that  all those  born as  Rakshasas ,

Are   all our enemies for all people ,

Should know that good people   are also there among them.

It is not for the name of the caste  but ,

It  is the difference in the  character ,

That should be considered , opine the wise.

The permanent   dharma  for all kings,

Is to protect  those who depend on them , say Sasthras.”

ITham palarum  pala vidham  chonnava,

Chithe   darichu arul cheythu   Raghupathi  ,

“Maruthi chonnathu    upapannam yethrayum,

Veera,  Vibhakara  puthra  , Varikedo,

Jnan parayunnathu   kelppin yellavarum,

Jambhavadhadhi  neethigna varanmaare  ,

Urveesan aayaal   avan  asrithanmare  ,

Sarvaeso  rakshe  sunaswapachan  api.”

After hearing the several   talks of different persons  ,

Rama  understood all of them   and told,

“I think that what  was  told by Hanuman is proper,

Oh valorous one , Oh son of Sun God, come here ,

All of you please  hear  what is said by me,

Oh great   givers of law like  Jambhavan,

If one becomes a king   then  he should  ,

Always protect    those   who depend on him  ,

Though   that person is a dog or  a dalit.”

Rakshiyanjal  avan  Brahmaha  kevalam,

Rakshithaswamedham   cheytha  punyavaan,

Yennu   chollunithu    Veda sastrangalil,

Punya papangal   ariyaruthu yethume  ,

Munnam oru   kapotham   nija petayodu,

Onnichoru   vanam thannil  meviodinaan,

Unnathamayoru   pada pagre thadhaa  ,

Chennoru  kattalan  yeithu konnedinaan.

If he does not protect he is  one with sin of killing a Brahmin,

And the one who protects  is the blessed one who has  done Aswamedha,

Says   all the   Vedas  as well  as shastras,

So  you should not know about sin and blessing.

Once upon a time   a dove   with his lady dove ,

Wandered   inside a big forest ,

On a    big very tall tree ,

And there  that dove was killed   by arrow of a hunter.

THannude pakshiniye  surathanthare  ,

Vannoru   dukham poranju   karanjavan,

THanne  marannu iruneedum dasanthare ,

Vannithu  kaathum mazhayum   dinesanum,

Chennu   charamabdhi  thannil maranjithu  ,

Khinnanai   vannu visannu  kirathanum,

Thanirikkunna   vrukshathin   muratathil,

Dheenatha yodu nilkkunna   kattalane  ,

Kandu  karuna kalarnnukapothavum,

Kondu vannasu  koduthithu vahniyum.

After crying   due to the great sorrow  ,

Of its  partner in love  being killed ,

When he was  sitting there  forgetting all,

A big rain and wind came and the sun,

Went and disappeared   in the divine ocean,

 That hunter came  very tired due to hunger ,

And stood below the tree  where  he was sitting,

Seeing that   hunter standing pitiably  ,

That   dove  with   great   mercy,

Brought fire from somewhere   and gave him.

Thannude kaiyil   irunna kapothiye,

Vahniyil ittu    chuttasu thinnedinaan,

Yennathu kondu visappu adangeedanju,

Pinneyum  peedichirikkum  kirathanu,

Thannude dehavum  nalkinaan   anbodu,

Vahniyil veenu kirathasaanarthamai  ,

Athra polum  venam asritha rakshanam,

Marthyan yennalo parayendathillallo ,

Yenne saranam yennu orthu ingu vannavan,

Yennenum  abhayamkodukkumatheyullu.

He    baked   the   dove  that  was with him,

In the fire    and then   ate  it,

But since his hunger  was not satiated ,

That   hunter   was standing there  miserably ,

And that  dove gave him his body  ,

By falling in to the fire and became his food.

It is like this ,  that those who depend  on us,

Should be protected  and if is a  man, need we tell,

This one has come here  to see protection ,

And so  I would always give  protection to him.

Pinne viseshichumonnu  keettiduvin,

 Yenne   chadhippathinnu   aarum illa yengume  ,

Loka palanmaareyum   mathu kaanaaya  ,

Lokangaleyum   nimisha mathram kondu,

Srushtichu  , rakshichu   samharicheeduvvan,

Ottume   dandam yenikkilla  nischayam,

Pinne  jnan aare  bhayappedunnu mudhaa ,

Vaneduvaan   chollu avane madiyathe.

Vyagriyaike  athum ithum cholli manase ,

Sugreeva  , nee channavane   varuthuga ,

Yenna   saranam gamikkunnavarkku  jnan,

Yennum abhayam  kodukkum athi drutham,

Pinne avarkku  oru   samsara   dukhavum ,

Vannu kooda   noonam yennariga   nee .

Then you please   something special,

There is no one who can deceive me  ,

For me   it is not a problem   ,

To create  , protect   and destroy  ,

The protectors    of the world,

As well as   the entire world that  we see in a minute.

So whom should I be afraid of , unnecessarily,

Without hesitation ask him to come,

Do not have any worry about it  ,

Oh Sugreeva  , you go   and bring him,

I  would speedily give   protection  ,

To all those who seek it from me  ,

And also understand   that  after that,

There  would not  be any sorrow of domestic life for them.

Sri Rama vakhyamrutham   kettu   Vanara,

Veeran  , Vibheeshanan thanne   varuthinaan,

Sri Rama Padanthike   veenu  Sashtangam,

AArooda modham   namaskaricheedinaan,

Ramam  visalaksham   indhee   vara  dala,

Shyamalam  komalam  bana dhanurdharam,

Soma bimbabha  prasanna mukhambhujam,

Kamadham  kamopamam kamala   varam,

Kantham  karunakaram  kamalekshanam,

Santham   saranyam  varenyam  vara pradham,

Lakshmana samyutham  Sugreeva Maruthi  ,

Mukhya kapi kula sevitham  Raghavam,

Kandu koopi  thozhuthu yetham  vineethanai,

Undaya   santhoshamodum  vibheeshanan ,

Bhaktha priyanaaya   lokaika   nadhane ,

Bhakthi paravasanai sthuthicheedinaan.

That monkey hero after   hearing  the word nectar,

From Rama , made Vibheeshana come there  ,

And he fell at   the feet of Rama and saluted him,

And with rising joy again saluted him, and saw

Rama, the  broad eyed one , One who has,

Black similar to leaf of   Indivaraksha  plant

The pretty one oh expert in science of arrows,

The lotus faced one  with face resembling the moon,

The fulfiller  of desires, the god who looks like God of love,

Consort  of Lakshmi , the  shining one ,the  merciful one ,

The  God with lotus like eyes,  the  peaceful one  ,

The God who protects who surrender to you,

The  giver of boons, the  God   who is with Lakshmana   ,

The  Raghava   who is served by clan of  chief monkeys,

 Saluted him and with utmost humility,

Started praying  the  Lord of the world,

Who loves his devotees with great   devotion.

Sri Rama, Sita manohara  , Raghava ,

Sri Rama   Rajendra, Rajeeva lochana   ,

Sri Ram Rakshasa vamsa  vinasana,

Sri Rama padambujam   Namosthu  sadaa.

Chandamsu  gothrathbhavaaya namo nama ,

Chanda Kothanda dharaaya  namo nama,

Panditha hrul  pundareeka  chandamsave ,

Khanda  parasu priyaya  namo nama,

Ramaya Sugreeva mithraya  kanthaya ,

Ramaya nithym ananthaya santhaya ,

Ramaya   vedantha vedhyaya   lokabhi ,

Ramaya   Rama Bhadraya namo nama ,

Viswothbhava  sthithi samhara hethave  ,

Viswaya  viswa roopaya  namo nama ,

Nithayam anadhi gruhasthaya  they namo,

Nithyya  sathyaya   shudhaya they nama,

Bhaktha priyaya   bhagawathe   Ramaya  ,

Mukthi pradhaya   mukundaya   they nama.

Sri Rama  , pretty one of Sita  , Raghava ,

Sri Rama  ,  King of kings  , lotus eyed one  ,

Sri Rama  , the  exterminator of Rakshasa  clan,

I always   salute the lotus feet of Rama ,

One born in the clan of Sun, salutations and salutations ,

One who holds the fearsome  Kodanda bow  , salutations and salutations  ,

The shining part of  the lotus like heart of the learned ,

One who is   fond of the fearsome axe , salutations and salutations,

Rama, friend of Sugreeva  , lord ,

Rama , one who is forever , limitless one , peaceful one ,

Rama,  one who is   studied by Vedanthas , 

One who bewitches the entire world,

Rama Bhadra  , salutations and salutations  ,

Oh cause of the creation ,upkeep and destruction  ,

Of the world  , One who is the world, form  of the world  ,

Salutations   and salutations  ,

Salutations to the perennial  and primeval  householder ,

One who is forever, the truth  , purity  , salutations to you,

One who likes devotees, Rama  , God,

One who grants salvation  , Mukunda  , salutations to you.

Viswessanaam  ninthiruvadi  thanallo ,

Viswothbhava   sthithi samhara  karanam,

SAnthatham   jangama   jangama  bhoothangal   ul,

Anthar  bahir   vyapthanakunnathum bhavan.

You who are   the lord   of the entire universe,

Is the cause of  creation , upkeep and destruction of the world,

Always   you are  spread  within and without  ,

Of all living and non living things, Oh God.

Nin maha mayayaa  moodi  kidukkamaa,

Nirmalamaam   parabrahma jnaninaam   ,

Than moolamulla   punya papangalaal,

Janma  maranangal   undai varunnithum,

Athra nalekkum   jagathokkave  balal ,

SAthyamai   thonnum athinilla   samsayam.

The Parabrahma  in non wise people ,

Is always covered by your great illusion  ,

And they  go through birth and death,

Caused by   sin and blessed deeds  ,

And till this  is uncovered,

They think that this  materialistic,

World   is the     truth.

Yethra  nalekku ariyathe   yirikkunnithu  ,

ADwayamaam para  Brahmam   sanathanam,

Puthra daradhi   vishayanglil  athi,

SAkthi  kalarnnu  ramikkunnithu anvaham,

Aathmavine  ariyaikayaal   nirnayam,

AAthmani   kanenam   athmanam athmanaa ,

Dukha pradham    vishayendriya   samyogam,

Okkeyum  orthaal   odukkam  anathmanaa ,

AAdhi kale   sukhamennu  thonnikkum ,

Athethum  vivekamillathavar   manase ,

Indragni   dharma   raksho  varunanila,

Chandra    rudraja ahipadikal okkeyum  ,

Chithikkilo  ninthiruvadi nirnayam  ,

Anthavum aadhiyum illatha   deivame.

How many days  should we continue  ,

Without knowing  the divine Brahmam   ,

Which cannot   be divided  further ,

We   get  attracted  by sons   and wife  ,

And always enjoy the feeling of possession,

Without knowing the soul , definitely ,

We have to see  the soul  , the soul of all beings,

And the attraction to the senses  leads to sorrow,

If we think of all  in the end  ,  the non soul,

Would make  everything to appear  to be pleasant,

And that   is in  the mind of people without wisdom,

If we think that  Indra , fire  , Yama  , Varuna , vayu ,

Chandra  , Shiva  , Brahma   and Adhi sesha  are  you yourself,

Oh God who does not have beginning or end.

Bhakthi  paravasanai sthuthicheedunna  ,

Bhakthane kandu   thelinju Raghuthaman  ,

Bhaktha priyan  paramandam ulkondu,

Mugdha   smitha poorvam   evam arul cheythu  ,

“Ishtamayulla varathe  varikka  ,

SAnthushtanaam  jnan vara danaika thathparan,

Ottume  thapm oruthan yenne kandu,

Kittiyaal  pinne  yundakillennu orkku nee .”

Rama  vakhamrutham    kettu Vibheeshanan,

AAmodham ul kondu   unarthichu arulinaan,

The  greatest among Raghu clan became happy,

On seeing the devotee  who was praying with great devotion,

 And that lover of devotees, becoming divinely happy ,

With a   very happy smile told like   this,

“You choose  the  boon that   you like ,

For being happy  I want to give you a boon,

Please remember  that  once somebody  finds me out,

He will never have  problems afterwards.”

Vibheeshana hearing the nectar  like words of Rama,

With great   joy told   the following.

“Dhanyanaanen  krutha kruyhyanaaen,

Dhanyakruthe krutha kamana  aayenaham,

Thwal pada  padmavalokanam   kondu jnan,

Ippol  vimukthan  aayen, illa   samsayam  ,

Math samanayoru  dhanyan illa oozhiyil,

Math  samanayoru  shudhanum  illaho,

Math samanai  mathu oruvanum illiha  ,

THwat swaroopam mama kaanaya  karanathaal,

Karma bandhangal  nassipathinnai ini,

Nirmalamaam  bhavad jnanvum dehi may  Raghava  ,

Chithe  vishaya sukha aasyillethume ,

Thwal  pada  pankaja  bhkthi revasthu  may,

Nithyam  ilalkkamozhinju , Krupa nidhe.”

“I have become  blessed  and contented,

Oh blessed one  ,I have become one whose  desires are  fulfilled,

By the sight of    your  lotus like   feet ,

I have  become detached, there  is no doubt about it,

In this world  there is  no blessed  person equal to me,

There is also   no one   as pure   as me  ,

Because  of my ability  to see  your form.

For getting detached   of the ties   of Karma  ,

Oh Raghava  give me the pure knowledge   about you,

I do not have   any  other desires  in my mind ,

I should get devotion to your lotus like   feet,

Daily    with  great stability , oh treasure  of mercy.”

Itham aakarnya   sampreethanaam Raghavan,

Nakthancharadhipan  thannodu arul    cheythu,

“Nithyam vishaya   viraktharai   santharai,

Bhakthi  valarnnu athi shudha  mathikalai  ,

Jnanikalayulla   yogikal manase  ,

Jnan iripoo mama  Sitayumai mudhaa ,

AAkayal yenneyum  dhyanichu santhatham ,

Vazhga nee, yennal  ninakku moksham varum,

Athrayum alla  ninnal krutha mayoru,

Bhakthi  kara  stotram   athyantha shudhanai,

Nithyavum  cholgayum kelkkayum cheykilum,

Makthi   varum  athinnilloru   samsayam.

After hearing this   the very highly pleased  Raghava,

Told the Lord of the   Rakshasas as   follows,

“In the minds of the jnanis   who exist ,

 Daily without attachment  to anything, with peace  ,

With  a pure  mind where  devotion has grown,

I would  happily stay  along with Sita.

So daily meditate on me  always  ,

And live   so that you would get salvation,

And not only that  he who reads  or hears  daily  with a pure mind,

The  prayer  drenched in devotion  composed by you,

He would definitely   attain salvation.”

Itham arul cheythu  Lakshmanan   thannodu,

Bhaktha priyan  arul cheythithu sadaram,

“ Yenne kanivode  kandanthinde phalam,

Innu thanne varuthenam athinnu nee,

Lankadhipan ivanennu abhishekavum ,

SAnkha   viheenam anbodu  cheytheeduka,

SAgara variyum kondu vanneduka,

SAkha mrugadhipanmarumai sathwaram ,

Arka chandranmarum  aakasa  bhomiyum,

Malkadhayum  jagathingal ulla annivan,

Vazhka  , Lanka rajyamevam  mamajnayaa ,

Bhagawathothamanaaya  vibheeshanan.”

That lover  of devotees, then told like this ,

To Lakshmana  with   great  propriety,

“The result of seeing me with  softness ,

I want to be seen   and  implemented today itself,

Without any doubt   and with love  ,

Crown him as    the   ruler of Lanka,

Go and bring the water from the ocean,

Along with the lords  of   tree branches ,

And let   him   live   as ruler  of Lanka ,

As long as  the  sun, earth and the   sky  ,

And my story  exist , Let the Lanka prosper  ,

Under the rule of the great pure devotee Vibheeshana.

Pankaja  nethra   vakhyam  kettu Lakshmanan,

Lanka pura  adhipathyartham  abhishekam,

Anbodu vadhya ghoshena  cheytheedinaan,

Vambaraam  vanaradheeswaranmaarai ,

SAdhuvaadena   muzhangi  jagathrayum,

SAdhujanangalum  preethi poondeedinaar  ,

AAdhitheyothamanmaar  pushpa vrushtiyum

Aadhi verittu cheytheedinaar aadharaal.

Lakshmana  obeying the words   of the  lotus eyed  ,

Anointed   Vibheeshana   as   the king of Lanka  ,

With playing   of musical instruments  ,

Along with very powerful monkey kings  ,

And the entire three worlds said, “Good , good”,

And good people   were happy because   of this,

And the great devas   showered  flowers ,

Becoming bereft of   their sorrows.

Apsara  sthreekalum  nrutha   geethangalaal,

Appurushothamane  bhajichedinaar ,

Gandharwa  kinnara  kimpurushanmaarum,

Andharmudhaa  Sidha  vidhyaadaraadhiyum,

Sri Ramachandrane   vaazhti  sthuthichithu  ,

Bheri ninadham muzhakkinaar   anwarum,

Punyajaneswaranaya  Vibheeshanan,

 Thanne punarnnu  Sugreevanum  chollinaan.

The Apsara ladies    also prayed  to  the great Purusha,

 By dancing    and by songs,

Gandharwas, Kinnaras  and KImpurushas , Sidhas  ,

And Vidhyadharas   with ebbing happiness  in their mind,

Praised    Sri Rama   and prayed   him,

All the devas   played  drums and high musical sound   was produced,

Sugreeva hugged    the very holy Vibheeshana  and told.

Paarezhurandinum nadhanai   vazhum yi,

Sri Rama  kinkaranmaaril  mukhyan bhavan,

Ravana nigrahathinnu   sahayavum,

AAvolam   aasu cheyyanam   bhavan,

Ini kevalam   jnangalum   mun nadakkunnundu,

Sevayaa sidhikkum  metham anugraham.

You are  the chief   among Rama’s   servants,

Who rule over   the fourteen worlds,

Please   do as much as possible ,

To help us to  kill Ravana  immediately  ,

From now onwards   we would be ,

Simply  walking in front ,

So that  by service  we would get his blessings.

Sugreeva vakhyam aakarnya    Vibheeshanan,

 Agre chirichu avanodu   cholledinaan,

“Sakshaal   jagan mayanaam  akhileswaran,

Saakshi bhoothan    sakalathinnumaakayaal,

Yenthu sahayena   karyam avidekku,

Bandhu  sathrukkal   yennu ullathum  illa  kel,

Goodasthananda poornan  ekathamajan,

Koodasthanasrayam   matharum  illado.”

Hearing   the words   of Sugreeva , Vibheeshana,

 With a   smile    told   him,

“He is the god of all who pervades   everywhere ,

And since he  is the witness   to all happenings  ,

What   help can I do to him  and hear ,

He does not have any one as   relation or enemy  ,

And  our soul   which is full of joy and is  the universal one,

Has to depend only  on the God who does not change  with time.

Moodathwamathre  namukku thonnunnathu,

Gooda triguna bhavena   mayaa balal,

THadvasanmaar okke  naam yennu arinju  kondu,

Adwaya bhavena   sevichu kolga naam,

Nakthanchara  pravarokthikal  kettoru  ,

BHakthanaam bhanujanum thelinjeedinaan.

The thought   that we can help him ,   within us   is  foolish,

For due to the secret  three  fold  characters ,

And by the strength of illusion , understand that ,

We are   all under his control   and  we should serve  him,

With a feeling that   there is no  division of two,

And hearing  the opinion   of the Rakshasa,

Sugreeva  who is a devotee   became  more clear.

6.8 Shuka Bandanam

The imprisonment of Sukha

Rakshovaranaaya  Ravanan cholkayaal,

THal kshane vannu Shukanaam nisacharam ,

Pushkare    ninnu vilichu cholledinaan,

Markata   rajanaam    Sugreevanodu idham,

”Rakshasadheeswaran vkukl kelkka nee  ,

“Bhaskara soono  , Parakrama varidhe ,

Bhanu thanyanaa,    BHagadheyambudhe  ,

Vanara raja maha kula sambhava “

Due   to the orders of  Ravana, the king of Rakshasas,

The Rakshasa   called   Shuka came there  immediately,

And standing on the sky  he called and told,

Sugreeva  , the king of monkeys  like this,

“Please hear   the words of king of Rakshasas,

Oh son of Sun God, Oh ocean of valour ,

Oh Son of Bhaskara   the sun god, the sea  of good luck,

Oh one who is born in the great   clan of monkeys.”

“Aathiyendra suthuanujan aakayaal,

Brathru samanan  bhavan mama   nirnayam,

Ninnodu   vairam   yenikkethumilla,

Mathu yennil virodham  ninakkum illa yethume  ,

Rajakumaranaam Rama bharyamaham,

Vyajena  kondu vannen  , athinnu yenthu they  ?

Markata   senayodum  athi vidrutham,

Kishkindayaam  nagarikku poi kolga nee.”

Since you are the brother of the son of Devendra,

You are   definitely like a brother   to me,

I do not have any enmity   with you,

And you also do not have enmity   with me ,

What is the objection  for you  in my bringing  ,

By deceit    the wife of the prince Rama,

My army is much bigger than  the army of monkeys,

And so you please   go back   to the   city of Kishkinda,”

Devadhikalum  aprapyamayonnu  ,

Keval yennude  Lankapuramedo,

Alpa saaranmaar  manushyarum yethrayum ,

Durbalanmaaraya  vanara   yoodhavum,

Yenthonnu   kaattunnithennu   yenodivide  vannu,

Andhakaram  ninacheedayaka  nee vrudhaa.

My city of Lanka  is  one of those ,

Which cannot be approached  by even devas ,

Why have   few weak men   and a ,

Powerless   group of monkeys,

Come here   and with what  intention,

Do not unnecessarily  think of silly things.

Itham  Sukhokthikal  kettu kapi kula ,

Muthaya    chadi pidichar    athi  drutham,

Mushti  praharangal yethu   Sukhan   athi,

Klishtanai yetham  karanju thudanginaan,

“Rama , Rama Prabho  , Karunya varidhe  ,

Rama , Nadha, parithrahi  Raghupathe  ,

Dhoothare   kollamarilla   pandarume  ,

Nadha   dharmathe   rakshichu kollename  ,

Vanaranmaare  nivaranam cheythasu ,

Manava Veera  , hathoham  prapahi mam.”

When the monkeys heard these  words of Sukha,

They stood up   and speedily jumped and caught him,

And with fist hits   that Sukha  became very weak,

And he started  crying and he wailed,

“Oh Rama , Oh Lord Rama  , Oh ocean of mercy,

Oh Rama, Oh Lord , please save me  lord of Raghu clan,

From ancient times the emissary is never  killed,

And Lord , please  protect this Dharma ,

By reining   these  monkeys ,

Oh valorous man save me who am about to die .”

Itham Shuka parivedanam   kettoru  ,

Bhaktha priyan  varadan  purushothaman,

Vanaranmaare   vilakkinaan anneram,

Anandamulkondu   uyarnnu  Sukhan thadhaa ,

Chollinaan Sugreevanodu , Jnan yenthonnu ,

Chollendathangu  dasagreevanodu  athu,

Cholleduga, “ yennathu   kettu Sugrevanum  ,

Chollinaan aasu  Sukhamodu sathwaram,

“Chollulla  Baliye pole bhavaneyum,

Kollanam aasu  saputhra balanvitham,

Sri Rama pathniye kattu kondeedina,

Choraneyum konnu janaki thanneyum ,

Kondu pokenam  ynikku Kishkindhakku ,

Randilla athinennu chennu cholledu nee.

Hearing these  entreaties   of Shuka,

That lover of devotees , The one who blesses    and the best among men,

Made   the monkeys  leave him,

And that Sukha became happy , rose up   ,

And told Sugreeva , “What should,

I inform the ten faced one, please tell that”,

And hearing that Sugreeva   told,

“Like the valorous Bali  , I have to kill you,

Along with your sons  and army   and then,

And then kill the thief   who stole the wife of Rama,

And bring back that  Janaki  to Kishkinda,

There is no two opinions on this  , please tell him.”

Arkathmajokthikal    kettu    thelinju alavu,

Arkaanwayothbhavan  thanum   arul cheythu,

“Vanaranmaare  , Sukane  Bandhichu kondu,

OOnam ozhinju ingu kathu  kondeeduveen ,

Jnan ura  cheythe  ayakavithu”   yennathum,

Anandathodarul cheythu Raghuvaran,

Vanaranmaarum  pidichu ketti kondu,

Dheenatha kai vittu kathu kondeedinar,

Sardula vikramam poonda kapi balam,

SArdulanaya   nisacharan vannu kandu,

Arthanai  Ravananodu cholledinaan.

When he clearly understood  the words of Sugreeva,

The one born in the clan of Sun  told,

“Monkeys , tie  Sukha properly  ,

And guard him   carefully,

Till I tell you    to leave him out  “

As son as Rama   told this with  joy,

The monkeys caught    and tied him ,

And very carefully guarded  him,

That   monkey group as  valorous as a lion,

And one Rakshasa   called  Sardhula  saw this,

And getting worried    told  Ravana.

Varthakalullavannam  Kettoru,

Rathincharewaranakiya Ravanan,

AArthi poondethavum  dheerha  chinthanvitham,

Chithe khedathodu Deergamai yethavum,

Veerthu upayangal kananjirunedinaan.

After hearing   the true news completely,

Ravana    the god of Rakshasas ,

With great sorrow , taking very deep breaths ,

With  sorrow  in his mind , several times ,

Exhaled   deeply  and could not find any other solution.

6.9 Sethu Bandanam

The building of a Dam

Thalkalam   Arka kulothbhavan  Raghavan,

Arkathmajadhi kapi varanmaarodum,

Rakshovaranaam   Vibheeshanan thannodum,

Lakshmananodum   vicharam thudanginaan,

“Yenthu upayam   samudhram kadappan  yennu,

Chinthichu   kalpikka ningal yellavarumai,”

Yennarul cheithathu   kettu   avar   yevarum,

Onnichu koodi niroopichu chollinaar.

Then  Rama who was born in the clan of the sun,

Started discussion with  , the monkey who was son of Sun God,

With Vibheeshana the chief of Rakshasas and,

With Lakshmana     and requested   them,

“You all join together   and tell me  ,

The method    to cross this ocean.”

Hearing that  , they discussed   among themselves ,

And  after  coming    to a decision told   together .

“Deva pravaranayoru  Varunane ,

SEvikka venam yennal   vazhiyum tharum.”

Yennathu kettu   arul cheythu Raghuvaran,

“Nannathu   thonniyathangane  thanne ,”  yennu,

AArnava theere   kizhakku nokki   thozhuthu,

Arnojalochananakiya    Raghavan,

Darbha virichu namaskaricheedinaan,

Adbutha vikraman  bhakthi poondethrayum ,

Moonu aho rathravum   upasichathangane  ,

Moonu lokathinnum   nadhanaam easwaran.

“If we pray   the deva chief   Varuna  ,

Then he   will show   us the way”,

Hearing that   Rama    told  ,

“Good that thought came to you, we will do that,”

And then  on the banks of ocean, facing the east,

That  lotus eyed Rama   saluted , spread Durba ,

Saluted again  and that  wonderful hero,

With great  devotion  did penance of fasting ,

For three  day and nights , that Lord of three  worlds.

Yethum ilakeela  varidhiyum  athi,

Krodhena rakthantha nethranum Nadhanum,

“Kondu vaa chapa banangal  nee Lakshmana,

Kandu kondalum mama   sara   vikramam,

Innu peruvazhi meelunnathallengil,

AArnavam  basmam aaki chamacheduvan,

Munnam madheeya   poorvanmaar valarthathum,

Innu jnan illathakkuvan nirnayam,

SAgaram yennulla  perum marannu ullil,

AAkulamenniye vaazhkil yennume  ,

Nashtam aakkeeduvan vellam , kapikulam,

Pushtamodham padaacharena  pokanam.”

There was  no movement   in the ocean   and

The very angry red eyed  Lord  said,

“Bring my  bow and arrows  , Lakshmana  ,

You all now see  my prowess  with the arrow,

If today    I am not able to find    a big path,

I would turn the ocean in to    ashes,

This ocean which was grown by my ancestors ,

Would be made  nothing   today by me .

He has   forgotten    the name  “Sagara” ,

And is    living without any worries,

And I would see   that there  is no water there,

So that the monkey clan can walk on it and cross it.”

Yennarul cheythu   villum kuzhiye kulachu,

AArnavathodu arul cheythu    Raghavan,

“SArva bhoothangalum kandu kollenamen ,

Durvaaramaya  sili mukha   vikramam,

Bhasmam aakkeduvan Varanidhiye  jnan,

Vismyam yellavarum kandu nilkkanam.”

After telling this he   fixed    his bow, twanged it,

And that Rama    told as  follows to the sea .

“Let all beings see  the unstoppable power of my arrow,

I am going    to turn this ocean in  to ash,

And all of you stand and see this  wonderful act.”

Itham Raghuvaran Vakku kettaneram,

Pruthwee roohangalum kanana jaalavum,

Pruthwiyum  koode virachu chamanjithu,

Mithranum mangi, niranju  thimiravum ,

Abdhiyum ksobhichumittl  kavinju,

Vannu  uthungammayatharanga valiyodum,

Trasthamngalai parithapathangalai vannitha,

Athyugra nakrutmii  jjashadhyangalum.

As soon as these words of Rama were   heard,

The trees , the   forest fires  and the earth ,

Shivered, Sun became dim , darkness  filled the earth,

The ocean roared  and its waters   ebbed out ,

And then came   an extremely high wave ,

The fearsome crocodiles, whales and fishes ,

 Became fear stuck  and greatly worried.

Appol  bhayappettu  divya   roopathodum,

Appathi   divyabharana   sambannanai,

Pathu dikkum   niranjoru kanthyaa   nija,

Hasthangalil   parigruhya    rathnangalum ,

Vithrasthanai  Rama pathanthike vecchu ,

Sathrapam  danda namaskaravum cheythu  ,

Rakthantha lochananagiya   Ramane  ,

Bhakthya   vanangi sthuthichaan pala tharam.

Then  the ocean greatly scared  , took a divine form,

Decorated   by divine jewels  ,

With emanating light filling all  the ten directions,

Came holding     various jewels   in his hand ,

And   with great worry , placed them at the feet of Rama,

And also saluted him by falling on ground,

And saluted with devotion   that Rama,

With a reddish  angry eye and started  praying him.

Thrahi mam  Thrahi maam, trilokya palaka,

Thrahi mam  Thrahi maam, Vishno, Jagal pathe  ,

Thrahi mam  Thrahi maam, poulasthya nasana  ,

Thrahi mam  Thrahi maam, Rama, rema pathe  ,

AAdhi kale   thava maya guna vasaal ,

BHoothangale bbhavan   srusthichathu neram,

Sthoolangalayulla   Pancha bhoothangale  ,

Kala swaropanakkum   ninthiruvadi  ,

Srusthichathetham   Jada   swabhavangalai  ,

Kashtam   atharkku  neekkavu thava   matham.

Protect me , protect me  , Oh God who looks after  the three  worlds,

Protect me , protect me  ,Oh Lord Vishnu  , Oh Lord of universe ,

Protect me , protect me  , killer   of Ravana  ,

Protect me , protect me  , Rama, consort of Lakshmi,

In the ancient times   due to the property of illusion,

You created   all beings    and then later ,

You, who were  having    the form of time,

 Created   the five great elements in a gross form,

But you created them  with mindless  forms,

Alas , who can change   your  decision in this.

Pinne viseshachathilum jadathwamai,

THanne bhavaan punar yenne  nirmichathum,

Munne bhava niyoga swabhavathe ,

Innu anyadhaakarthum aarulla thu saktharai?

THamasothbhavangalaaya bhoothangal ,

Thamasa  seelamai  thanne   varu vibho ,

Thamasamallo jadathwamakunnathum,

Kama lobhadhikalum  thamasa   gunam.

Later  even specially more inanimate  ,

You created   me again   and ,

Who has the power    and strength  to change ,

That character   which you have given me earlier,

Those elements    which have   base qualities  ,

 Would have  only base conduct, oh lord,

And since base quality  is   the inanimate  nature ,

Passion,  avarice and pride are  base   qualities.

Maya  rahithanai  nirgunanaya  nee,

Maya gunangale angeegarichapol ,

Vairaajanamavaanai gunathmavumai,

Appol, virattingal  ninugunangalaal,

Ulpannarayithu   devadhikal   thadhaa.

When You who do not have illusion   and

 With no properties of your  own,

Recognized   the properties of illusion,

You became the ultimate man  and had ,

The soul with properties that   are good,

And then in that  ultimate  nature,

Became    your properties ,

And then the   devas   were  created.

Thathra  sathwangal ninnallo  devakal,

Rudrajo  bhoothangalai  prajesadhikal,

Thath  thamo   bhoothanai   bhoothapathi thanum,

Uthama  Purusha  , Rama , Dhaya nidhe  ,

Maayayaa  cchannai   leela  manushanai,

Maya  gunangale kaikondanaratham,

Nirgunanai   sadaa chid Ghana nayoru  ,

Nishkalanai  nirakaranai ingane,

Mokshadhanaam  ninthiruvadi  thanneyum,

Moorkhanaam  jnan yengane   yarinjeedunnu?

From your Sathwa  qualities  arose  devas,

From your regal qualities   the  prajapathis,

And from your base qualities   arose    Lord  Shiva,

Oh best of men  , Oh Rama  , Oh treasure of mercy,

Hidden  by illusion   as a  man  who loves sports  ,

You have    taken the  qualities of Maya  always,

And has become one without properties,

And having   more positive   divine qualities,

Without decay   and without forms

And also   you are the giver of salvation  ,

How can I who is foolish  understand this?

Moorkha  janangalkku   sanmarga   prapakam,

Orkkil  prabhoonaam   hitham dandamayathum,
Dushta pasoonaam   yadhaa lakutam thadhaa ,

Dushtanusasanam  dharmam  bhavaadrusaam.

Sri Rama devam param bhaktha vathsalam,

Karana purusham  karunya sagaram,

Narayanam saranyam purushothamam,

Sri Ramameesam   saranam   gathosmi  jnan ,

Ramachandrabhayam  dehi may santhatham ,

Rama  lankia margam aasu   dhdhami they.”

The punishment given by  good people  

For the good of the ignorant  ones,

Makes   the ignorant  know   the proper way,

Like the stick that leads   the bad cows,

It is your duty    to  punish    the bad  ones,

You are  God Rama, divine and lover of devotees,

You are the causal man  and ocean of mercy,

I take refuge   in Narayana   who is the greatest Purusha,

I come and    take    refuge   in the   God Rama,

Always give me protection  oh Ramachandra,

Oh  Rama I will give you the way to Lanka.

Itham vanangi  sthuthicha  varunanodu,

Uthama purushan   thanum arul cheythu,

“Banam madheeyam   amogham athinniha ,

Venam oru  lakshyam  yenthu athinnullathum?

Vattamillathoru   Lakshyam  athinu  nee ,

Katti threanam yenikku   Varannidhe  .”

To the Varuna who saluted and prayed  like this ,

The  best of men told  like this ,

“My arrow  is one which gets result ,

So it needs    to have   an aim now  ,

What is the aim for   it now?

Do, oh treasure    of water , show ,

Me  a   proper    aim for that.”

Arnava nadhanum  chollinaan anneram,

“Anyoona   karunya sindho, Jagalpathe  ,

Utharasyaam disi matheera bhoothale  ,

Chithra druma kulya desam  subhikshadham,

Thathra papathmaakal undu nisacharar,

Yethrayum paaram  upadravichheduvor ,

Vegaal   avidekku ayaykuka banam thava  ,

Lokapakaarakam  aam athu nirnayam.”

That  Lord of the sea   Told    at that time ,

“Oh  complete ocean of mercy , Oh Lord of universe  ,

In the north  , on my shore in earth,

In a pretty  forest  called Kulya desa , which  is wealthy ,

There  are very sinful Rakshasas,

And they trouble    all  people  too much,

So please send your  arrow there ,

And it would definitely be helpful   to all the world.”

Ramanum  banam ayachan  athu neram,

Aamayam   theydeedum aabheera mandalam,

Yellamodukki  vegena   banam ponnu,

Mellave thooneeravum pukkithu aadaraal,

AAbheeramandalam okke   nasikkayaal,

Shibhanamai vannu  thal pradesam thadhaa,

Thal kula desavum  annu thottu yethrayum,

Mukhya jana padamai  vannithu yeppozhum.

At that   time Rama sent his arrow,

It searched everywhere  for that  bad place 

In the  place  of cowherds

And destroyed   the diseased parts ,

And speedily came back and went inside the quiver.

Due to the destruction of the area  of cowherds,

That place   became   auspicious ,

And that place   belonging to that clan,

Became   a very important  part of the world always.

SAgaram chollinaan  sadaram anneram,

“AAkulamenniye  majjale sathwaram ,

Sethu bandhikka Nalanaam kapivaran,

Yethum avannoru dandamai varaa .

Viswakarmavin  makan avan akayaal,

Viswa shilpa  prakriya thalparan yethrayum,

Viswa durithapa haariniyai  thava,

Viswamellam niranjeedunna  keerthiyum,

Vardhikkum “ yennu  paranju thozhuthudan,

Abdhiyum  melle  maranju  aruleedinaan.

At that time, that  ocean told   with respect,

“Without any difficulty  on my waters ,

Let the great monkey Nala,  build a bridge ,

No problem would come to him at that time,

For he is the son of Viswakarma , the deva architect ,

And is  an expert   on  buildings in the world  ,

And that   bridge would  be something,

Which would put an end to problems  of the world,

And would have a fame  that fills the entire world,”

Saying this   and saluting Rama  , he disappeared.

SAnthushtanayoru Ramachandran thadhaa,

Chinthichu  Sugreeva  Lakshmananmarodum,

Pragnanayidum  Nalane  vilichudan,

AAjnaye   cheythithu   Sethu sambandhena,

Thal kshane  Markata mukhyanaam   Nalan,

Pushkara nethrane  vandhichu sathwaram,

Parvatha thulya   sareerikal aakiya,

Durvara veeryam  yiyanna kapikalum,

SArva dikkingalum ninnu  sarabhasam,

Parvatha  paasahana paadhapa  jalangal  ,

KOndu varunnava    vangi theru   there ,

Kunta viheenam   paduthu  thudanginaan.

The contented and Happy  Ramachandra then,

Thought along with Sugreeva and Lakshmana,

Called    Nala   who was   an expert,

And ordered him to build the   bridge.

Immediately  that  monkey chief Nala  ,

Saluted the   lotus eyed one   and quickly ,

The monkeys    who had mountain  like bodies ,

Who were also having unbeatable valour ,

Collected mountain bits  , stones and trees,

From all over    the place    very speedily,

And Nala got them from them    and ,

Arranged   them  in to a bed  without any effort

Nere  satha  yojanaa ayatham   ayudan,

EEranju yojana   vistharamaam vannam,

Itham paduth  thudangum vidhou   Rama-

Bhadranaam  Dasarathi, Jagadheeswaran,

Vyomakesam  Parameswaram Sankaram  ,

Rameswaram   yenna  namam arul cheythu ,

Shobhanamaya   muhurthena   samsthapya  ,

Papa haraaya  triloka hitharthamai  ,

Poojichu , vandhichu  bhakthyaa  namaskruthya  ,

Rajeeva lochanan yevam arul cheythu.

When the bed was formed  with hundred yojanas length

 And ten yojanas broad , Rama, son of Dasaratha  ,

Who is the God of the universe,  established,

At a   holy time  a statute  of Sankara , the divine god,

Who has   sky as his hair and called  that God as  Rameswara ,

For  destroying sins and for the  good of the world,

Worshipped   saluted  and  saluted on the ground with devotion,

And that  lotus  eyed    one told.

“yathoru  marthyan ivide vannu aadharaal ,

Sethu bandham  kandu Rameswaraneyum ,

BHakthyaa  bhajikkunnithu appol avan  ,

Brahma hathyadhi   papangalodu ver pettu  ,

Athi shudhanai   vannu koodum  mamanugrahaal,

Mukthiyum  vannedum illoru samsayam.”

Any man  who comes     here    with respect ,

And after   seeing this bridge    and worships ,

This God Rameswara ,  he would get  rid of,

Sins like Brahmahathyaa  , become greatly pure  ,

And  due to my blessings will  get salvation, definitely.”

Sethu bandhathingal  majjanavum cheythu ,

Bhoothesanagiya   Rameswaraneyum,

Kandu  vanangi purapettu shudhanai ,

Kuntatha  kai vittu  Varanasi pukku ,

Gangayil   snanavum cheythu  jithasramam,

Ganga salilavum kondu vannadharaal,

Rameswarannu   abhishekavum   cheythadha  ,

Sri mal SAmudre kalanju  thal bharavum .

Majjanam cheyyunna  marthyan yennodu ,

SAyujyam    varum athinilloru samsayam.

After   taking bath by dipping  near this bridge  ,

And after seeing   and saluting Lord Shiva   who is Rameswara,

If one gets purified   and without  any laziness ,

Goes to Varanasi  , take bath in Ganga , without tiredness  ,

Bring the water   of Ganges   with great respect,

And anoint Rameswara    with that water ,

And throw away all their  they  luggage    in the sea,

And takes bath there , would   without doubt,

Get   salvation     from  me.

Yennarul cheythithu   Raman thiruvadi,

Nannai thozhuthu sevichathellavarum,

Viswakarmathmajanaam   nalanum pinne  ,

Viswasamodu   paduthu thudanginaan,

Vidhrutha   madhri  pashana  tharukkallal,

Dine   theernnu  pathinnalu yojana  ,

Theernithu   irupathu  yojana  pithenaal,

Moonm dinam irupathi onnu yojana ,

Nalam dinam   irupthirandayithu  ,

Pole  irupathi moonum   anchaam dinam,

Anju naal kondu    satha yojana aayatham,

Chanchalamenniye theernoranatharam,

Sethuvin  mele nadannu  kapikalum ,

AAthanga heenam   kadannu  thudanginaar.

Rama    told thus  and all people saluted and served  Rameswara,

And  after that  Nala the son of Viswakarma  ,

Started    building    the bridge   with confidence ,

Immediately using  mountain, stones    and trees ,

First day    fourteen yojanas    were completed ,

Next day   another   twenty yojanas   were  completed,

And on the third day Twenty one yojanas were built,

And on the fourth day it became twenty two,

And on the fifth day     it was   twenty three  yojanas,

And thus within five days , hundred yojanas of the bridge was built ,

Without   any problems and  after  completing   it,

The monkeys walked   over the bridge  ,

 And without   any worries started   crossing over to Lanka.

Maruthi kante  kareri Raghuthaman,

Thareya  kante   Sumithra thanayanym,

AAruhya   chennu  Subelachala mukal,

Yerinaar  vanara   senayodum drutham,

Lanka  puraa loka naasaya Raghavan,

SAnka viheenam Subelachalopari  ,

SAmprapya   nokkiya nerathu kandithu ,

Jambhari  than purikottha  Lanka puram.

Rama   rode   on the neck of  Hanuman,

And Lakshmana rode the neck of Angadha,

And riding like that  , they went  to the Subela mountain,

Along   with the great  monkey army ,

For destroying     the city of Lanka,

Reaching on the top of  Subela mountain,

He saw   the city of Lanka  which ,

Is equal to  the city of  Devendra,

Swarnamaya  dwaja  prakara   thorana,

Poorna manoharam  prasada samkulam,

Kailasa   sailendra   sannibha  gopura jala,

Parigha   sathagni samavitham,

Prasada  moordhni   vistheerna  dese mudhaa,

Vasava thulya prabhavena   Ravanan,

Rathna simhasane  manthri sabha sankule  ,

Rathna  dandaatha pathrair upa shobhithe ,

AAlavattangalum venchamarangalum,

Bala tharuni mare  kondu veeyichu,

Neela  sailabham  dasa kiredohjjwalam,

Neela  meghopamam  kandu raghuthaman,

Vismayam kai kondu manichu manase,

SAsmitham  vanaranmaarodu   vhollinaan.

In the building was   a  wall of golden glitter  ,

With hanging ornaments    which are  pretty,

With  a tower resembling    the Kailasa  mountain,

Along with iron pestles  and   cannons  ,

And on the    top of that  building , in a very broad place ,

Ravana was sitting with the opulence   of Indra  ,

On a gem studded throne with all his ministers,

Also shining with  umbrellas with  gem studded  handles ,

With chowries ,  and  round fans ,

Which were  fanned by young lasses,

With  ten shining crowns having the glitter of a blue mountain,

And was    resembling a blue cloud   and this was seen by Rama.

With great     wonder   growing in his heart,

He told   the monkeys    with a pretty smile.

Munne nibandhanayoru  Sukasuran,

Thanne   viravodayakku madiyathe  ,

Chennu dasa greevanodu   vruthanthangal,

Onnu ozhiyathe   ariyikka vaikathe  .

Speedily release   the Sukhasura  ,

Who was imprisoned by us ,

Let him tell   all the facts  and happenings,

Without even leaving one  without delay.

Yennarul cheyththu kettu  thozhuthavan,

Chennu   Dasananan  thanne  Vannginaan.

Hearing that    he saluted  Rama,

Went   to Ravana  and saluted  him.

6.10 Ravana   Shuka   Samvadam

The talk between Ravana   and Shuka

Pankthi mukanum   avanodu   chodhichaan,

“Yenthu ne vaikuvaan   karanam cholkedo,

Vanarendranmaar    arinju   pidichu,

Abhimana    virodham varuthiyaaro ? Thava ,

Ksheena bhavam  kalarneeduvaan karanam ,

Manase khedham   kalanju chollededo,”

Rathinjarendrokthi   kettu Shukhan,

Paramatham   Dasananodu   cholledinaan,.

Ravana   with ten faces then asked him,

“ Please tell me why is there delay in your return?

Did the chief monkeys catch you  and insult you?

 Please leave out the sorrow   in your mind,

And tell  the reason for your tiredness “

Shuka hearing the words   of the king  of Rakshasa,

Told     the ten faced   one    the truth.

“Rakshasa raja pravara  , Jaya , jaya,

Mokshopadesa  magrgena cholleduvan,

 Sindhu tham   Uthara theeropari  chennu   oru,

Antharaminniye  jnan thava   vakhyangal ,

Chonna nerathavar   yenne pidichudan,

Konnu kalavan    thudangum dasanthare  ,

“Rama, Rama  , Prabho, Pahi, Pahi  “ ithi   jnan,

AAmayam    poonda karanja    nadham kettu ,

Dhoothan   avadhyam, ayappin  ayappin  ,

Yennu aadharavode    arul cheythu    dhayaparan.”

Oh  great king of Rakshasas , victory  , victory,

I will tell you in an advice - form leading  to salvation,

When I went   to the northern shore   of the ocean,

And Told your words   fully to them,

They caught me    and when they started  killing me,

I shouted  “Hey Rama, Rama  , lord , save and save.”

With sorrow    and tears  , that lord heard that   and told,

That  merciful  one , with great   respect 

“He is an emissary, send him away .”

Vanaranmaar   ayachar athu kondu,

Jnanum   bhayam thernu   neele  nadannudan,

Vanara sainym yellam   kandu pon nithu,

Manava veeran aajnayaa  sadaram,

Pinne Raghuthaman yennodu chollinaan,

“Chennu nee    Ravanan thannodu cholluga,

Sitaye  nalgeeduka onnukil  allaykil,

Yethume vaikathe   yudham thudanguka  ,

Randilum   onnu   uzhari   cheythu kollanam,

 Randum kanakku yenikkennu parayanam.”

Since the monkeys     send  me ,

I leaving out all fear   walked  at length  ,

And saw   all the   army   of the monkeys,

As per the order   of  the valorous human being.

And later   the best   of the Raghu clan told   me,

“You please   go and tell Ravana,

Either    return Sita   or without delay  start the war,

Start speedily  either   of them,

As both are   same as far as I am concerned.”

Yendu balam kondu  Sitaye kattu kondu,

Andhanai  ponnu angirunnu kondu bhavan,

POrumathinnu balamengil    yennodu,

Porinai kondu purappeduga   aasu nee,

Lanka puravum  nisa chara   senayum,

SAnka viheenam  sarangale kondu jnan,

Okke podi  peduthunnalathil  vanningu,

Pukkoru   roshavum aasu theertheeduvan,

Nakthanchara   kula sreshtan  bhavanoru  ,

SAkthan yennakil  purppeduga aasu nee.”

The power that   you showed in stealing Sita  ,

Being stationed there , if you think it is sufficient,

Immediately start   for a war   with me  ,

Without any doubt   with my arrows,

I would powder    the city of Lanka  ,

As well as the    army   of Rakshasas,

And if you enter   here I would  destroy your pride ,

And if  you the  great  one of the Rakshasa  clan,

 Is strong    enough  , start  immediately for a war.”

Yennu aruli  cheythu irunnu   aruleedinaan,

Ninnude sodharan   thannodu koodave  ,

Sugreeva , Lakshmananmarodu onnichu  ,

Nigrahippanai   bhavantham ranangane  ,

Kandu  kondalum    asankhyam balam  ,

Dasa kanda prabho  , kapi pungava palitham,

Parvatha sannibhanmaaraya  vanaram,.

Orvee kulungave   garjanavum    cheythu,

Sarva lokangalum   basamam aakeeduvaan,

Garvam kalarnnu   nilkunnithu nirbhayam.

 After  saying   this  he sat   down.

Along   with your brother Vibheeshana,

Sugreeva , Lakshmana have  appeared ,

In your battle field to kill you.

Please   also see   the innumerable strength,

Oh Lord with ten necks , which is controlled  by  monkey lords,

Which consists   of mountain like   monkeys,

Who are   roaring like lions making the world shiver,

And  are    standing   with great  pride  and no fear ,

 So that  they can turn the entire   world in to ash.

SAnkhyamum aarkkum  ganikkavathilliha ,

SAnkhyavatham varanaaya  kumaranum,

Humkarameriya vanara   senayil ,

SAnkha pradanare   kettu kolluga,

Lanka puratheyum nokki  nokki drutham,

SAnkha viheenam    alari nilkkunnavan,

Noorayiram  padayodum   ripukkale,

Neerakkuvaan  oozhathode   vaal pongichu,

Kalanum  pedichu mandum avanodu,

Neelanaam senathipathi  vahni nandanan.

No one can compute    their  numbers,

Which would be difficult  even for Lord Subrahmanya,

Please hear   about the chiefs  ,

In the monkey army  which is standing saying “hum”,

Standing facing and staring at  the city of Lanka,

Shouting    innumerable number of times,

Along with hundred thousand army  to ,

Turn in to ash his enemies  with a   raised tail,

Who even creates   fear  in god of death,

Is the commander Neela   who is the son of fire.

Angadan  aakum ilaya      rajavu athinnu,

Angethu  Padma kinchalka sama prabhan,

Vaal kondu bhoomiyil  thachu thachangine  ,

Bali than  nandanan, adrusyangopaman,

THal paarswa seemni nilkkunnathu vathajan,

Thwal puthra gathakan, Ramachandra priyan,

Sugrrevanodu paranju nilkkunnavan,

Ugranaam swethan  rajatha   sama prabhan,

Rambanangethavan  mumbil milkkunnavan,

Vambanayulla    saraban maha   balan.

The  junior king of monkeys is Angadha ,

Who is  having the  luster  of the  lotus tendrils,

He beats   and beats    the earth with his tail  ,

He is the son of Bali   and is similar   to a mountain,

The one who stands  near  him is the son  of wind God,

Who is the one who killed your son and he is very dear to Rama,

The one who talks  with    Sugreeva  ,

Is the   terrible Swetha who shines like silver,

Ramban   stands  little away   and  the ,

One who stands in front of him is Sarba who is powerful.

Maindam angethabvan   thambi Vividanum,

Vrundhara  ka  vaidya nandananmarallo,

SEthu karthavaam   Nalan   athingethu,

Bodamerum     viswa karmavu than makan,

Tharan, Panasan , Kumudan, Vinuthannum,

Veeran Vrusabhan   Vikatan Visalanum,

Maruthi than   pithavagiya   Kesari,

Sooranayidum    pramadhi  SAtha bali,

Saaranam  Jambhavanum , Vega darsiyum,

Veeran Gajanum  gavayan, Gavakshanum,

Sooran Dadhimukhan, jyothir   mukhan, Athi-

Ghoran, Sumukhanum Durmukhan, Gomukhan,

Ithyadhi  vanara nayakanmaare jnan,

Pratheykam engine chollunnthum prabho.

The next one is Maindan, his younger brother Vividhan,

And they are the sons of the doctors of devas,

Next is  Nala   who built   the bridge  ,

Who is the  very wise Viswa Karma’s son,

Thara ,  Panasa , Kumudha  , Vinatha,

Veera  , vrushabha   , vikata   , visala ,

Kesari    the father   of Hanuman,The very heroic  Pramadhi  , SAthabali,

The very wise Jambhavan ,  Vega darsi,

 Veera, Gaja , Gavaya, Gavaksha,

Soora, DAdhi mukha, Jyothir mukha  ,

Athi Ghora, Sumukha , Durmukha, Gomukha,

 Are the many , many  monkey chiefs ,

Oh Lord how can   I say about them in particular .

Itharam vanara   nayakanmaar ,

Arupathezhu  koti  yundullathu arinjaalum,

Ullam theinjuporkkai  , irupathonnu vellam,

Padayum unduullathavarkellam,

DEvarikale odukkuvanai vanna  ,

DEvamsa sambhavanmaar ivar yevarum,

Please know that   there  are  sixty seven crores,

Of such     great monkey chieftains,

They have an army of one thousand  twenty one

Vellam (a huge number)  of army with them,

All of them are  persons born with,

A part of deva power   born to kill enemies  of devas.

Sri Rama devanum  manushan alla,

AAdhi Narayananaam  paran purushothaman,

Sithayakunnathu   Yoga maya   devi,

Sodaran Lakshmana nayakan ananthanum,

Loka mathavum pithavum  Janakajaa ,

Raghavan mar yennariga vazhi pole.

Sri Rama also is not a man,

He is the primeval Narayana, the divine Purushothama,

Sita     is the   Yoga Maya   Devi,

And brother Lakshmana is the Aadhi sesha,

The father and mother   of the world  ,

Are  Sri Rama   and Sita    respectively.

Vairam avarodu sambhavicheeduvaan ,

Karanam yenthennathorkka   nee manase  ,

Pancha bhoothathmakamaya   sareeravum,

Panchathwam aasu bhavikkum yellavanum.

Pancs panchathmaka thathwangale kondu,

SAnchitham punya papangalaal    badhamai,

Thwang mamsa medha  asthi  moothra malangalal,

SAmmelithatham athidurgandham yethrayum,

Jnan yenna bhavathingal undai varum,

Jnanmillatha janangalkku , athokka  nee,

How did  your enmity got created with them,

You please   think about the reason    in  your mind  ,

This body which is the mixture   of five elements,

And   for all people   death   would definitely happen .

Made with the  twenty five principles  ,

And tied with sins and good deeds one earns,

The sin and good deeds   would become attached,

And the body gets  a very bad    smell   being mixed with ,

The flesh , fat  , bone  , urine and stool,

And the concept that   “I am that “,

Comes from there for   the  ignorant people  , remember this.

 

Hantha Jadathmakamaya    kayathingal,

Yenthoru avasthaa bhavikkunnathum deemathaam,

Yathonnu moolamai   Brahma hathyadhiyaam,

Pathakoughangal   kruthangal aakunnathum,

Bhoga bhokthavaya deham kshanam kondu,

Rogadhi moolamai  sampathikkum drudam,

Punya papangalodum   chernnu jeevanum ,

Vannu koodunnu   Sukha   dukha  bandanam.

Alas , What a great attachment   is developed,

To this soul less   body even  by  the wise  ,

That  body by which sins like   Brahmahathyaa  ,

And  crowds   of crimes  leading to our fall  are done,

That body which enjoys  passion  , within a second,

Would fall down dead    due to diseases definitely,

And along with sin and good deeds  , the  soul  ,

Is also got tied   by  the pleasures and pains of the body.

Dehathe jnan yennu   kalpichu  karmangal,

Mohathinaal  avasathwena   cheyyunnu  ,

Janma maranangal athu moolamai ,

SAmohithanmarkku vannu bhavikkunnu ,

Soka jara  marandhikal neekuvaan ,

AAkayaal   dehabhimanam kalaka   nee,

AAthmavu  nirmalan   avyayan   adwayan,

Athmaanam athmana   kandu theliga nee ,

Athmavine   smaricheeduga    santhatham,

Athmani thanne  layikka nee  Kevalam.

Due to illusion    we consider  that body is me  ,

 And    keep on doing  activities due to weakness,

And to all those   who are   caught  by illusion,

The birth and death  keep on coming to them,

So if you want to remove sorrow , old age   and death,

Leave out   this attachment to the body,

The soul is pure , non decaying , cannot be divided,

And so see the soul  within the soul   and become clear ,

Always    think of that soul ,

And later   go and merge   yourself with soul.

Puthra  Dara Artha gruhaadhi   vasthukkalil,

SAkthi kalanju  virakthanai   vaazhuka ,

Sookaraswadhi   dehangalil  aakilum,

Bhogam   narakadhikalilum undallo,

DEham  vivekadyamayathum    prapichithaa,

Hantha, pinne   dvijathwavum vannithu  ,

Karma bhoovaam athra Bharatha khandathil,

Nirmalam   Brahma janmam   bhavicheedinaal,

Pinne yundakumo   bhogathil aagraham,

Dhanyanayullavan orkka   Maha  Mathe.

Without desire  in son, wife   wealth  and home  ,

Live    with complete   detachment ,

For  whether it is in the body of pig  or horse  ,

Passion is there or even  in hell it is there .

With body becoming wise    and  then,

Getting the status    of the twice born,

In the Bharatha  Kanda  which is the land of  Karma,

If pure   knowledge   of Brahmam is got  ,

Will there    be desire    for passion for such a one  ,

And then he becomes blessed, Oh greatly wise one.

POulasthya puthranam Brahmanadyan bhavan,

TRilokya sammathan , ghora thapodhanan ,

Yennirikke   punar  ajananiye ppole,

Pinneyum  bhogabhilaksham  yenthingane?

Innu thudangi   samastha sangangalum ,

Nannai parithyajeecheeduga manase  ,

Ramane thanne samasrayicheeduga,

Raman aakunnathu aathma paran adwayan,

Sitaye   Ramannu konda koduthu   thal,

Pada padmanucharanai   bhavikka  nee.

You are  great Brahmin , being grandson of sage  Poulasthya ,

All the three worlds honour you , You have done  great penance  ,

When this is like this like an ignorant person,

Why this   desire for passion again?

From today get rid of all relations well in the mind,

Always think of only Rama,

For Rama   is the divine Athma who does not have two,

Take Sita    and give her   back to him,

And become one who serves his lotus like feet.

Sarva papangalil ninnu vimukthanai ,

Divyamaam Vishnu lokam gamikkai varum,

Allaykil aasu  Keezhpottu keezhpottu poi,

Chellum  naragathil illoru samsayam,

Nallathathre  jnan ninakku  paranjathu ,

Nalla janathodu   chodhichu kolkedaa.

You would   get freedom from all   sins  ,

You would go to   the divine land of Vishnu  ,

Otherwise  you would go down and further down,

And without any doubt    reach the hell .

Whatever  I have told is for your good,

You can verify it from good people.

Rama ramethi japichu kondu,

AAmayam   verittu sadhikka mokshavum,

SAlsangamathodu   Ramachandram  BHaktha,

Vathsalam loka saranyam   saranadham,

DEvam  marakatha kanthi  kantham rema-,

Sevitham chapa bana yutham   Raghavam,

Sugreeva sevitham   Lakshmana samyutham,

Raksha nipunam  Vibheeshana   sevitham,

Bhakthyaa nirantharam   dhyanichu kolgilo,

Mukthi   vannedum   athinilla   samsayam.

By chanting of Rama, Rama  ,

You get rid of sins   and  get salvation,

Along  with good company  if you ,

Permanently   meditate   with  on  Ramachandra ,

Who is dear to his devotees , Who protects  the world ,

With whom people seek protection , God,

Who has the shine of emerald, who is served by Lakshmi,

Who is Raghava   armed  with bow   and arrows,

Who is served by Sugreeva, who is with Lakshmana  ,

Who is an expert in protection, Who is served by Vibheeshana,

You would definitely   get salvation.

Itham  Shukha vakyam , Ajnana  nasanam,

Sruthwaa  Dasasyanum  , krodha thmrakshanai,

Dagdhanai  pokum  Shukan  yennu thonnumaru,

Athyantha   roshena nokki ura   cheyhtaan ,

“Bruthyanayulla nee  acharyane poole ,

Nisthrapam  siksha    cholvaan yenthu karanam ?

Pandu   ne cheytha  upakaram orkkayaal,

Undu  karunyam yenikku,  athu kondu jnan,

Innu kollunnathillennu  kalpicha athen munnil,

Ninnasu marayathu  poka   nee ,

Kettal porukkaruthathoru  vaakukal,

Kettu  poruppan kshamayum yenikkilla  ,

Yennude mumbil nee kalkshanam nilkkilo ,

Vannu koodum marjanam   ninkku innume.”

Ravana hearing these words   of Shuka ,

Which destroys ignorance , became red eyed with anger ,

And with  great  emotion   saw   and told

As if Shuka    would    be burnt  in to ashes,

“You who is a servant  is  talking to me  like a teacher ,

And how come you started   shamelessly to teach me ?

 Remembering the good deeds   done to me by you,

I have some mercy on you ,  and because of that,

I am not killing you today, and I order  you ,

To speedily to go from my vision   and hide yourself,

And I do not have   patience to hear ,

These words  which  cannot be heard by any one,

Do not stand even a quarter of a  second before me ,

Definitely   death    would come to you today itself.”

Yennathu kettu  pedichu virachavan,

Chennu  thanmandiram   pukkiruneedinaan.

Scared and shivering    by these   words,

Sukha   went to his home  and remained there .

6.11 Shukande  Poorva   Vruthantham

The  earlier   story of Shukha

Brahmana sreshtan  puraa Shukhan  , nirmalan,

Brahmanyavum   paripalichu santhatham,

Kananathingal  vana prasthanai   Maha-

Jnanikalil pradhanithwavum kai kondu.

DEvakalkku  abhuyudayarthyamai  nithyavum,

DEvarikalkku   vinasanithinnai kondum,

Yaghadhi karmangal cheythu meveedinaan,

Yogam darichu para brahma nishtayaa.

Once   Shuka was a great Brahmin who was pure ,

Who always protected     the  rules  of Brahmanism.

He lived in a forest  as   a semi retired  life ,

And was recognized as   one of the greatly wise man,

And daily   used   to  do  rituals   for betterment of devas ,

And for the   destruction of the enemies   of Devas.

Towards   this end  he used   to do fire sacrifices ,

And meditate   on the divine Brahma   assuming  a yogic pose.

Vrundharakaa abhyudayathiai  Rakshasa ,

Ninda paranai  maruvum dasanthare  ,

Nirjara   vairi kula sreshtanakiya  ,

Vajradamshtran  , Maha dushta nisacharan  ,

Yenthonnu nalluu  Sukhapakarathinennu,

Antharavum parthu parthirikkum vidhou,

Kumbhodhbhavanaam agasthyan  Shukasrame  ,

SAmprapathanayaan oru divas am balal.

When he was living like this for good of devas ,

Berating   all  Rakshasas , One Vajradamshtra,

Who was   a very bad Rakshasa  and when he was waiting ,

For the proper time  to trouble   Shuka ,

Sage Agasthya born out of  a pot reached ,

The  hermitage of Shuka accidentally.

SAmpoojithanaam Agasthya   thapodhanan,

SAmbhojanartham  nimanthrithan aagayaal,

Snatham  gathe munou Kumbhodbhave thadaa,

Yathu daanadhipan  Avajra damshtrasuran,

Chennan  Agasthya roopam  darichantharaa,

Chonnan Shukhanodu Mandahasanwitham.

Sage  Agasthya    who was   worshipped,

Was invited  for taking meals with him,

And when that  pot born sage went  to take  bath,

Vajra Damshtra the chief of Rakshasas,

Went   in between taking the form of Agasthya,

And   told Shuka     with a   smile.

“Ottu nalundu  mamsam  kooti yundittu,

Mrushtamai unnenam innu namukkedo?

Chaga mamsam   venamallo, kari mama,

Thyagiyallo bhavan , brahmana sathaman,

Yennalave    Shukhan pathniyodum thadhaa,

Chonnan  “athu angane “avalum  chonnal,

Madhye   Shuka pathni vesham darichavan,

CHitha moham  valartheedinaan mayaya,

Marthya mamsam  vilambi koduthambodu  ,

THathraiva vajra damshtran maranjeedinan.

“Since long time   I have not taken food along with meat,

And I  want to take   very tasty   food today?

I want the meat of goat   today  as side dish,

And you are  one who sacrifices and a great Brahmin,

And as soon as  he heard this,  He told   that  ,

To his wife  and she told ‘So be it”,

And he took the form of the wife of Shuka,

And made   her swoon   by his illusion,

And with love he   served  human  meat,

And immediately  Vajra   Damshtra disappeared.

Marthya mamsam kandu Maithravaruniyum,

Krudhanai  kshipram  Shukane sapichathu,

“Marthyare  bhakshichu rakshasan aayi ini,

Pruthwiyil vazzhuka ma thapovaibhavaal,”

Itham  sapichathu kettu  Shukan thanum,

“yethrayum  chithram ithenthu karanam,

Mamsotharam  bhujikkanam yenikkennu ,

Sasana cheythathum  matharum allallo ,

Pinne  athinnu kopichu  sapichathum,

Yennude Dushkarmam  yenna parayavu.”

Seeing the human meat , Agasthya,

Became very angry and immediately cursed   Shuka,

“Due to the power of my penance , you live ,

In this world as Rakshasa  who eats human beings.”

Shuka  when he    heard this curse   told,

“This is strange  , why was this done?

No one  else but   you came and told,

That  you wanted    to eat  meat,

Is it someone else ?Why  did you get,

Angry and curse me, It is only my bad fate?”

“Chollu chollu  yenthu  paranjathu nee sakhe  ?

Nalla vruthantham  ithennodu chollanam.”

Please  tell me , what did you tell me?

You have    to tell me about this good story.”

Yennathu kettu Sukhanum  Agasthyanodu,

Anneramasu  sathyam paranjeedinaan,

“Majjanathinnu   yezhunnelliya sesham,

Ithi jjanathodu  veenum vannarul cheythu,

Vyanjanam mamsa samanvitham venam,

Yennanjasaaa jnan  athu  kettu  cheythathum”

Itham Sukhokthikal  kettu  agasthyanum

Chithe  muhurtham viharichu arueedinaan,

Vruthantham ul kombu  kandoralavu,

Ul thapamode arul cheythaan Ahgasthyanum.

Hearing that   Sukha  addressing Agasthya ,

Told at   that time the real truth,

“After   going to take your bath,

You came back    and   again told me,

That   you want that the  side dishes ,

Should be made of meat and  .

Hearing that  I did as you wanted,”

And hearing these   words of Shuka,

Agasthya   thought for some time in his mind,

And realizing that   truth only has been told,

With great pain in his  mind Agasthya told

Vanchithanai vayam  batha, Yamini ,

SAncharikal    ithu cheythathu nirnayam.

Jnanum athi moodanai  chamanjen   balal,

OOnam  varaa  vidhi than matham    yennume,

Mithyai  vannu kooda  mama bhashitham,

Sathya pradanan allo  neeyum, aakayaal,

Nallathu vannu koodum  melil nirnayam,

Kalyanamai  sapa mokshavum nalkinaan.

I  have been deceived, this has,

Been definitely done by a Rakshasa,

And I also became   a great fool,

My decisions can never  be changed at any time,

And my words    should  not become useless,

And since   you are   the great  votary of truth,

Good things will definitely happen to you,

And  also gave him  auspicious redemption from the curse.

Sri Rama pathniye Ravanan  kondu poi,

AArama seemani i  vechu kollum   drudam ,

Ravana bruthyanai  neeyum varum chiram,

Kevalam  nee avan ishtanayum varum,

 Raghavan vanara senayumai  chennu,

Oru aakulamenniye Lanka puranthike  ,

Nalu puramum  valanjirikkunnoru ,

Kalam avastha   arinju vanneduvaan ,

Ninne ayayukkum  Dasananan  , annu nee,

Chennu vananguka  Ramane sadaram,

Pinne  viseshangal  onnu ozhiyathe poi,

Chennu Dasamukhan  thannodu  cholluga.

Ravana would take the wife   Rama,

And definitely  keep her  in a garden,

You also would become a servant to him’

And you also would become his friend,

Without any pain  Ragahava   would enter ,

The  city of Lanka along with the monkey army,

And when the city   is surrounded   on all sides,

Ravana    would   send you to find out the news,

And on that day , you  should   go,

And bow    Lord Rama with respect,

And later   go and tell all the news ,

And tell  all of it to the ten faced  one.

Ravanannu athmo thathwopadesam cheythu,

Deva priyanai varum punar aasu nee  ,

Rakshasa bhavam  asesham upekshichu,

SAkshaal dwijathwavum  vannu koodum drudam,

Itham anugrahichu , kalasodhbhavan,

SAthyam thapodna vakhyam manoharam.

After    teaching the philosophy of soul Ravana,

You would come back as  one dear   to devas,

And you would completely leave out the Rakshasa   form,

And definitely you would assume the form of a Brahmin,

And thus blessed  him, that Agasthya  .

The words of the sage are pretty  and true.

6.12  Malyavande   Vakyam

The  declaration   of Malyavan.

SAranayoru Shukan poyanantharam,

Ghoranaan Ravanan  vazhunna mandire,

Vannithu     Ravana mathavu than pithaa,

Khinnamai   Ravanane kandu cholluvaan,

SAlkaravum kusala prasnavum cheythu ,

Rakshovaanum  iruthi yadhochitham,

Kaikasi thathan mathiman , vineethiman,

Kaikasi nandanan  thannodu chollinaan.

After  the   well meaning Shuka     went away,

To the house where the terrible Ravana was living,

Came the father   of Ravana’s mother ,

To  see and ask Ravana  with sorrow,

Ravana  treated him hospitably,

And after   enquiring    about his welfare  ,

That   Rakshasa  offered  him a seat suitable to him,

The intelligent father  of Kaikasi  who had humility .

Told    the son of Kaikasi    as follows.

Cholluvan jnan thava nallathu, pinne nee  ,

Yellam ninakotha vannam  anushtikka.

Durnimithangali  Janaki Lankayil,

Vannathil pinne  palathumundu kanunnu  ,

Kandeelayo   nasa hethukkalai ,

Dasa kanda  prabho, nee nirupikka   manase .

I  am telling all this for your own good,

And you follow them as  per your wish,

Very many bad omens   are  being,

Seen in Lanka after  the arrival of Sita,

Are you not able to see   the reason for  this destruction,

Oh Lord with ten necks , think it over in your mind.

Darunamai idi vettunithu anwaham,

Chorayum  peyyunnithu  ushnamayethrayum,

Deva lingal ilagi  viyarrkkunnu,

DEviyaam kaliyum  ghora damshtanvithsm,

Nokkunna dikkil chirichu  kanaakunnu,

Gokkalil ninnu   Kharangal janikkunnu,

Mooshikanmarjaranodu pinangunnu,

Roshaal nakulangalodum avvanname.

Daily   thunders   strike in a fierce way,

Blood flows warm   as rain,

Statues of Gods   shake   and sweat 

The Goddess  Kali   along with her  horrifying teeth,

Is seen everywhere   laughing  ,

Donkeys    are   born to cows,

The rats    fight   with cats  ,

And fiercely with mongoose   also.

Pannaga jalam   Garudanodum thadhaa ,

Ninnu   yethirtheedaan   thudangunnu nischayam  ,

Mundanai yetham  karaala vikatanai  ,

Varnavum   pingala krushnamai   santhatham,

Kalaneyundu  kanunnithu yellatavum,

Kalam   apathinullonnithu   nirnayam,

Itharam   dur nimithangal   undayathin,

Athraiva  santhiye cheythu  kollename.

Definitely   hoards   of snakes   are ,

Opposing and fighting with Garuda,

With  shaved head , protruding large teeth,

With  always  in the colour of    brownish black .

We   are able to see  God of death everywhere

It is definite   that time is dangerous  ,

As this type of ill  omens are   seen,

We have    to take up peaceful means.

Vamsathe   rakshichu  kolluvan yethume  ,

SAmsayam yenniye   Sitaye  kondu poi,

Rama pade vechu   vanidhikku  vaikathe  ,

Ramanakunnathu   Vishnu Narayanan ,

Vidweshamellam    thyajichu   bujichu  kolga,

Adwayanaam   pramathmanamavyayam,

Sri Rama padha pathamkondu  samsara ,

Varidhiye kadakkunnithu   yogikal.

We have  to preserve and protect our clan,

Without any doubt , Without delay take   Sita  ,

Keep her at the feet of Rama   and salute him ,

For Rama   is Vishnu  , the  Narayana  ,

Forsake all hatred   and  start praying ,

The division less  divine soul which is without stains ,

With the boat   of the feet   of Rama ,

The yogis cross  the ocean of domestic life .

Bhakthi kondu   anthakaranavum shudhamai,

Mukthiye jnanikal  sidhichu kollunnu  ,

Dushtanaam neeyum vishuddhanaam bhakthi kondu,

Ottume  kalam kalayathe  kandu nee  ,

Rakshasa  vamasathe  rakshichu kolluka ,

SAkshaal  mukundane   sevichu kolluga  ,

SAthyamathre  jnan paranjathu kevalam,

Pathyam ninakkithu   chinthikku  manase .

Cleaning    their insides   with devotion  ,

The wise ones manage to attain salvation,

You who are  bad  taking recourse to the  pure devotion,

And without wasting any more time

Save   the clan   of Rakshasas ,

Go and serve   the real Mukunda  ,

All  that I have told is the truth,

And what  I said is good for you ,

Think deeply about it in your mind.

SAnthwana poorvam Dasamukhan thannodu ,

Santhanaam Malyavaan  vamsa raksharthamai,

Chonnathu kettu  paranju Dasamukhan,

Pinneyum Malyavan thannodu   chollinaan,

“Manavanakiya   krupananaam    Ramane  ,

Manase  manippathinnu yenthu karanam,

Markatalambhanam  nalla samarthyam,

Yennul kombil  orkunnavan jalanethrayum,

Raman niyogikkayaal vannithennodu,

Sama poorvam  paranju  bhavan nirnayam.

Hearing    the   consoling words     told to

The ten faced  one  by   the peaceful Malyavan,

For the sake   of protecting   his clan, Ravana ,

Who was not able to take  those words told Malyavan,

“What  is the reason  for  respecting  Rama,

Who is only   a debased   human being?

If one   thinks    in his mind that  depending on monkeys,

Is an intelligent act , then he is extremely foolish,

It is definite    that  you are  talking me  for peaceful means  ,

Because   you have  been sent by   Rama.”

Nerathu poyalum  minni vendunna naal,

Charathu cholli  vidunnundu nirnayam,

Itham   paranju amathyan maarumai ,

Dasavakthranum prasada moordhni karerinaan.

Go early and   on the day of need  ,

I would definitely   send for you,

After  saying this  along with  his ministers,

The ten necked  one  went upstairs to his palace .