He ceased: victorious Kama bent His head in token of assent. He sat, and tonsors trimmed with care His tangles of neglected hair. Then, duly bathed, the hero shone With all his splendid raiment on. And Sita with the matrons' aid Her limbs in shining robes arrayed. 8 u mantra then, the charioteer, Drew, ordered by ^atrughna. near, And stayed within the hermit grove Tue chariot and the steeds he drove. Therein Sugriva's consorts, graced With gems, and Kama's queen were placed All fain Ayodhya to behold: And swift away the chariot rolled. Like Indra Lord of Thousand Byes, Drawn by fleet lions through the skies, Thus radiant in his glory showed King Bama as he homeward rode, In power and might unparalleled. The reins the hand of Bharat held: Above the peerless victor's head The snow-white shade Satrughna spread, And Lakshman's ever-ready hand His forehead with a chourie fanned. Vibhishan close to Lakshman's side Sharing his task a chourie plied, Stigriva on ^atrunjay came, An elephant of huges-t frame: Nine thousand others bore, behind, The chieftains of the Vauar kind All gay, in forms of human mould, With rich attire and gems and gold.
and he honoured it when he had heard what had passed r THE RAMAYAN.
Thus borne along in royal state King Rama reached Ayodhya's gate With merry noise of shells and drums And joyful shouts, He comes, he comes.
A Brahman host with solemn tread, And kine the long procession led, And happy maids in ordered bands Threw grain and gold with liberal hands.
Neath gorgeous flags that waved in rows On towers and roofs and porticoes.
Mid merry crowds who sang and cheered The palace of the king they neared.
Then Raghu s son to Bharat, best Of duty's slaves, these words addressed: * Pass onward to the monarch's hall, The high-souled Vanars with thee call, And let the chieftains, as is meet, The widows of our father greet.
And to the Vanar king assign Those chambers, best of all, which shine With lazulite and pearl inlaid, And pleasant grounds with flowers and shade.'
He ceased: and Bharat bent his head; Sugriva by the hand he led And passed within the palace where St >od couches which $atrughna's care, With robes and hangings richly dyed, And burning lamps, had seen supplied. Then Bliarat spake: * I pray thee, friend, Thy speedy messengers to send, Each sacred requisite to bring That we may consecrate our king.' Sugriva raised four urns of gold, The water for the rite to hold, And bade four swiftest Vanars flee And fill them from each distant sea. Then east and west and south and north The Vanar envoys hastened forth. Each in swift flight an ocean sought And back through air his treasure brought, And full five hundred floods beside Pure water for the king supplied. Then girt by many a Brahman sage, \7asishtha, chief for reverend age, High on a throne with jewels graced King Rama and his Sita placed. There by Jabali, far revered. Vijav and ELasyap's son appeared; By Gautam's side Katyavan stood, And Varaadeva wise and good, Whose holy hands in order shed The pure sweet drops on Rama's head. Then priests and maids and warriors, all Approaching at Vasishtha's call, With sacred drops bedewed their king, The centre of a joyous ring, The guardians of the worlds, on high, And all the children of the sky From herbs wherewith their hands were filled Rare juices on his brow distilled.
His brows were bound with glistering gold Which Mann's self had worn of old, Bright with the flash of many a gem, His sire's ancestral diadem.
£atrughna lent his willing aid And o'er him held the regal shade: The monarchs whom his arm had saved The chouries round his forehead waved.
A golden chain, that flashed and glowed With gems the God of Wind bestowed: Mahendra gave a glorious string Of fairest pearls to deck the king, The skies with acclamation rang, The gay nymphs danced, the minstrels sang, On that blest day the joyful plain Was clothed anew with golden grain.
The trees the witching influence knew, And bent with fruits of loveliest hue, And Rama's consecration lent New sweetness to each flowret's scent.
The monarch, joy of Raghu 's line, Gave largess to the Brahmans, kine And steeds unnumbered, wealth untold Of robes and pearls and gems and gold.
A jewelled chain, whose lustre passed The glory of the sun, he cast About his friend Sugriva's neck: And. Angad Bali's son to deck, He gave a pair of armlets bright With diamond and lazulite.
A string of pearls of matchless hue Which gleams like tender moonlight threw Adorned with gems of brightest sheen, He gave to grace his darling queen.
The offering from his hand received A moment on her bosom heaved; Then from her neck the chain she drew, A glance on all the Vanars threw, And wistful eyes on Rama bent As still she held the ornament.
Her wish he knew, and made reply To that mute question of her eye: * Yea, love; the chain on him bestow Whose wisdom truth and might we know, The firm ally, the faithful friend Through toil and peril to the end.
Then on Haniiman's bosom hung Tiie chain which Sita's hand had flung: So may a cloud, when winds are still With moon-lit silver gird a hill.
To every Vanar Rama gave Rich treasures from the mine and wave: And with their honours well content Homeward their steps the chieftains bent. Ten thousand years Ayodhyu, blest With Rama's rule, had peace and rest. No widow mourned her murdered mate, No house was ever desolate. The happy land no murrain knew, The flocks and herds increased and grew.
THE RAM AY AN.
THE RAM AY AN.
The earth her kindly fruits supplied, No harvest failed, no children died. Unknown were want, disease, and crime: So calm, so happy was the time.1 1 Here follows in the original an enu- meration of the chief blessings which will attend the man or woman who reads or hears read this tale of Rama, These bles- sings are briefly mentioned at the end of the first Canto of the first book, and it appears unnecessary to repeat them here in their amplified form. The Bengal re- cension (Gorresio's edition) gives them more concisely as follows: 'This is the great first poem bleared and glorious, whicl gives long life to men and victory to kings the poem which Viilmiki made. He whc listens to this wondrous tale of Rama uo wearied in action shall be absolved fron all his sins. By listening to the deeds o: Kama he who wishes for sons shall obtaii his heart's desire, and to him who longs fo riches shall riches be given. The virgii who asks for a husband shall obtain •< husband suited to her mind, and shal meet again her dear kinsfolk who are fa away. They who hear this poem whicl Valmiki made shall obtain all their de sires and all their prayers shall be fulfilled, APPENDIX.
RAVAN DOOMED. SECTION XIII.
Afterwards R2shy«-shring& said again to the King ' ' I will perform another sacrificial act to secure thee a son." Then the son of Vibhandwkfl, of subdued passions, seeking the happiness of the king, proceeded to perform the sacrifice for the accomplishment of his wishes. Hither were previously collected the gods, with the Gwndhttrv0s, the Siddhas and the sages, for the sake of receiving their, respective shares, Brwhnm too, the sovereign of the gods, with Sthan00, and Na- rayanti, chief of beings and the four supporters of the universe, and the divine mothers of all the celestials, met together there. To the Ushwa-medha, the great sacrifice of the magnanimous monarch, came also Indm the glorious one, surround- ed by the Mttttwts. Eishy^-shring^ then supplicated the gods assembled for their share of the sacrifice (saying), " This devout king Dusha-rutha, who, through the desire of offspring, confiding in you, has performed sacred austerities, and who has offered to you the sacrifice called £/shwa-medh0, is about to perform another sacrifice for the sake of obtaining sons. To him thus desirous of offspring be pleased to grant the blessing: I supplicate you all with joined hands. May he have four sons, renowned through the universe." The gods replied to the sage's son supplicating with joined hands, " Be it so: thou, O brahman, art ever to be regarded by us, as the king is in a peculiar manner. The lord of men by this sacrifice shall obtain the great object of his desires. Having thus said, the gods preceded by /ndra, disappeared.
They all then having seen that (sacrifice) performed by the great sage according to the ordinance went to Prwjapwti the lord of mankind, and with joined hands addressed Bn/hma the giver of blessings, " O Brwhma, the Rakshus Bavwna by name, to whom a blessing was awarded by thee, through pride trou- bleth all of us the gods, and even the great sages, who perpetually practise sacred austerities. We, 0 glorious one, regarding the promise formerly granted by thy kindness that he should be invulnerable to the gods, the Dan%vas and the Ywkshas have born (sic) all, (his oppression); this lord of B^kshwses therefore distresses the universe; and, inflated by this promise unjustly vexes the divine sages, the Ywksh&s, and Gwndhwrvas, the Usooms, and men: where Havana, remains there the sun loses his force, the winds through fear of him do not blow; the fire ceases to burn; the rolling ocean, seeing him, ceases to move its waves. 'Vishi^vana, distressed by his power, has abandoned Lwuka and tied. O divine one save us from Rav%n<2, who fills the world with noise and tumult. 0 giver of desired things, be pleased to contrive a way for his destruction."
Brwhrnfl thus informed by the dev#s, reflecting, replied, Oh! I have devised the method for slaying this outrageous tyrant. Upon his requesting, "May I be invulnerable to the divine sages, the Gwndhwrvas, the Y^kshas, 508 APPENDIX.
and the serpents," I replied «' Be it so." This Rakslws, through contempt,! said nothing respecting man; therefore this wicked one shall be destroyed by man. The gods, preceded by Shwkra, hearing these words spoken by Brahma, were filled with joy.
At this time Vishn00 the glorious, the lord of the world, arrayed in yellow, with hand ornaments of glowing gold, riding on Viimteya, as the sun on a cloud, arrived with his conch, his discus, and his club in his hand. Being adored by the excellent celestials, and welcomed by Brahma, he drew near and stood before him. All the gods then addressed Vishn00, " O Mttdh00-s00d?/n#, thou art able to abolish the distress of the distressed. We intreat thee, be our sanctuary, O £7chy00t&." Vishn00 replied, <% Say, what shall I do?" The celestials hearing these his wcrds added further, " The virtuous, the encourager of excellence, eminent for truth, the firm observer of his vows, being chiidless, is performing an Cfehwa- medha for the purpose of obtaining offspring. For the sake of the good of the universe, we intreat thee, O Vishn00, to become his son. Dividing thyself into four parts, in the wombs of his three consorts equal to Huri, Shree, and Keertee, assume the sonship of king Dusha-Yutha, the lord of £/yodhya, eminent in the knowledge of duty, generous and illustrious, as the great sages. Thus becoming man, O Vishn00, conquer in battle Ravwn«, the terror of the universe, who is invulnerable to the gods. This ignorant Raksh?/s Ravwna, by the exertion of his power, afflicts the gods, the G?mdhurv«s, the 8Mdh«s, and the most excellent sages; these sages, the Guudhurvas, and the Upsaras, sporting in the forest Nundtma have been destroyed by that furious one. We, with the sages, are come to thee seeking his destruction. The Siddhas, the Gtmdhvrvas, and the Ywkshas betake themselves to thee, thou art our only refuge; O Dev#, affiicter of enemies, regard the world of men, and destroy the enemy of the gods."
Vishno0, the sovereign of the gods, the chief of the celestials, adored by all beings, being thus supplicated, replied to all the assembled gods (standing) before Brahma, " Abandon fear; peace be with you; for your benefit having killed Havana the cruel, destructively active, the cause of fear to the divine sages, together with all his posterity, his courtiers and counsellors, and his relations, and friends, protecting the earth, I will remain incarnate among men for the space of eleven thousand years."
Having given this promise to the gods, the divide Vishn00, ardent in the work, sought a birth-place among men. Dividing himself into four parts, he whose eyes resemble the lotos and the pttlasa, the lotos petal-eyed, chose for his father Dwsh«-ratha the sovereign of men. The divine sages then with the Gundlrarvas, the Raadras, and the (different sorts of ) ZTpsaras, in the most ex- cellent strains, praised the destroyer of Mitdh00, (saying) " Root up RavuRo-, of fervid energy, the devastator, the enemy of Jndra swollen with pride. Destroy him,, who causes universal lamentation, the annoyer of the holy ascetics, terrible, the terror of the devout Tupuswees. Having destroyed Ravana, tremen- dously powerful, who causes universal weeping, together with his army and friends, dismissing all sorrow, return to heaven, the place free from stain and sin, and protected by the sovereign of the celestial powers.*' Thus far the Section, containing the plan for the death of Ravwna.
CABEY AND MABSHMAJT.
APPENDIX. 509 CAPUT XIV. RATIO NECANDI RAVANAE EXCOGITATA.
Prudens ille, voluminum sacrorum gnarus, responsum quod dederat ali- quamdiu meditatus, mente ad se revocata regem denuo est effatus: Parabo tibi aliud sacrum, genitale, prolis masculae adipiscendae gratia, cum carrainibus in ATHARVANIS exordio expressis rite peragendura. Turn coepit modesfcus Vibhan- daci films, regis commodis intentus, parare sacrum, quo eius desiderium expleret. lam antea eo convenerant, ut suam quisque portionem acciperent, Di cum fidici- num coelestium choris, Beatique cum Sapientibus; Brachman Superum regnator, Sth&nus nee non augustus Narayanus, Indrasque almus, coram visendus Vento- rum cohorte circumdatus, in magno isto sacrificio equino regis magnanimi. Ibidem vates ille deos, qui portioaes suas accipiendi gratia advenerant, apprecatus, En! inquit, hicce rex Dasarathus filiorum desiderio castimoniis adstrictus, fidei plenus, vestrum numen adoravit sacrificio equino. Nunc iterum accingit se ad aliud sacrum peragendum: quamobrem aequum est, ut filios cupienti vos faveatis. Ille ego, qui manus supplices tendo, vos universos pro eo apprecor: nascantur ei filii quatuor, fama per triplicem mundum clari. Divi supplicem vatis nlium in- vicem affari: Fiat quod petis! Tu nobis, virsancte, imprimis es venerandus, nee minus rex ille; compos net voti sui egregii hominum princeps. Ita locuti D! Indra duce, ex oculis evanuerunt.
Superi vero, legitime in concilio congregati, BRACHMANEM mundi creatorem, his verbis cumpellarunt: Tuo munere auctus, 0 Brachman! gigas nomine R&van- as, prae superbia nos omnes vexat, pariterque Sapientes castimoniis gaudentes. A te propitio olim ex voto ei hoc munus concessum f uit, ut ne a diis, Danuidis, Geniisve necari posset. Nos, oraculum tuum reveriti, facinora eius qualiacunque toleramus. At ille gigantum tyrannus ternos mundos gravibus iniuriis vexat Deos, Sapientes, Genios, Fidicines coelestes, Titanes, mortales denique, exsuperat ille aegre cohibendus, tuoque munere demens, Non ibi calet sol, neque Ventua prae timore spirat, nee Hagrat ignis, ubi Ra"vanas versatur. Ipse oceanus, vagis flustibus redimitus, isto viso stat immotus; eiectus fuit e sede sua Cuverus, huius robore vexatus. Ergo ingens nobis periculum imminet ab hoc gigante visu horri- bili; tuum est, alme Parens! auxilium parare, quo hie deleatur. Ita admonitua ille a diis universis, paulisper meditatus, Ehem! inquit, hancce inveni rationem nefarium istum necandi. Petierat is a me, ut a Gandharvis, a Geniis, a Divis, Danuibus Gigantibusque necari non posset, et me annuente voto suo potitus est. Prae contemptu vero monstrum illud homines non commemoravit: ideo ab nomine Hst necandus; nullum aliud exstat leti genus, quod ei sit fatale. Postquam audiverant gratum hunc sermonem BBACHMANIS ore prolatum, Di cum duce suo Indra summopere gaudio erecti sunt. Eodem temporis momento Vishnus, istuc accessit, splendore insignis, concham, discum et clavum manibus gestans, croceo vestitu, mundi dominus, vulturis Vinateii dorso, sicuti sol nimbo, vectus, armillas ex auro candente gerens, salutatus a Superum primoribus. Quern laudi- bus celebratum reverenter Di universi compellarunt. Tu animantium afflictorum es vindex, Madhus interfector! quamobrem nos afflict! te apprecamur. Sis prae- sidio nobis numine tuo inconcusso. Dicite, inquit Vishnus, quid pro vobis facere 510 APPENDIX.
me oporteat. Audito eius sermone, Di hunc in modum respondent: Eex quid am, nomine Dasarathus, austerls castimoniis sese castigavit, litavit sacriticio equino, prolis ctipidus et prole carens. Nostro hortatu tu, Vishnus, conditionem natorum eius subeas; ex tribus eius uxoribus, Pudicitiae, Venustatis et Famae similibus, nasci velis, temetipsum quadrifariam dividens. Ibi tu in humanam naturam eonversus Ravanam, gravissimani mundi pestem, diis insuperabilem, O Vishnus! proelio caede. Gigas ille vecors Ravanas Deos cum Fidicinum choris, Beatos et Sapientes praestantissimos vexat, audacia superbiens. Etenim ab hoc furioso Sapientes Fidicines et nymphae, ludentes in Nandano viridario, sunt proculcati. Tu es nostrum omnium summa salus, divine bellator! Ut deorum hastes extin- guas, ad sortem humanam animum converte. Augustus ille Narayanus, diis huno in moduni coram hortantibus, eosdem apto hoc sermone compellavit: Quare, quaeso, hac in renegotium vestrum a me potissimum, corporea specie palam facto, est peragendum? aut unde tantus vobis terror fuit iniectus? His verbis a Vishnu interrogati Di talia prof erre: Terror nobis instat, O Vishnus! a Ravana mundi direptore; a quo nos viridicare, cqrpore humano assumpto, tuum est. Nemo alius coelicolarum praeter te hiinc scelestum enecare potis est. Nimirum ille, O hosti- umdomitor! per diuturnum tempus sese excruciaverat severissima abstinentia, qua magnus hicce reruoi Parens propitius ipsi redditus est. Itaque almus votorum sponsor olim ei concessit securitatem ab ornmibus animantibus, hominibus tamea exceptis. Hinc ilium, voti compotem, non aliunde quam ab homine necis peri- culum urget: tu ergo, humanitate assumpta eum intertice. Sic mouitus Vishnus, Superum princeps, quern mundus universus adorat, magnum Parentem cetero- sque deos, in concilio congregates, recti auctores, affatur: Mittite timorem; bene bobis eveniat! Vestrae salutis gratia, postquam praelio necavero Kavanam cum filiis nepotibusque, cum amicis, ministris, cognatis sociisque, crudelem istum aegre cohibendum, qui divinis Sapientibus terrorem incutit, per decern millia annorum decies centenis additis, commorabor in mortalium sedibus, orbem terrarum irn- perio regens. Turn divini sapientes et Fidicines coniunoti cum Rudris nyinpharumque choris celebravere Madhus iuterfectorem hynmis, quales sedem aethe- riam decent.
"Ravanam ilium insolentem, acri impetu actum, superbia elatum, Superum hostem, tumultus cientem, bonorum piorumque pestem, humanitate assumpta pessumdare tuum est."
SCHLEGEL, CAPITOLO XIV.
IL MEZZO STABILITO PER UCCIDERE RAVANO.
Ma Kiscyasringo soggiunse poscia al re: T'apprestero io un altro rito san- tissimo, genitale, onde tu conseguisca la prole che tu brami. E in quel punto stesso il saggio figliulo di Vibhandaco, intento alia prosperity del re, pose mano al eacro rito per coudurre ad effetto il suo desiderio. Gia erano prima, per rice- vere ciascuno la sua parte, qul convenuti al gran sacrifizio del re magnanimo TAsvamedha, i Devi coi Gandharvi, i Siddhi e i Muni, Brahma Signor dei Suri, Sthanu e 1' A'ugusto.N^rayana, i quattro custodi dell' universo e le Madri degli iddii. i Yaesi insieme cogli Dei, e il sovrano, venerando India, visibile, circondato dalla sdhiera del Maruti. Quivi cosl parld Riscyasringo agli Dei venuti a parte- cipare del sacrifizio: Questo e il re Da^aratha, che per desiderio di progenie gia s1 astrinse ad osservanze austere, e teste pieno di fede ha a voi. O eccelsi, sacri- ficato con un Asvamedha. Ora egli, sollecito d' aver figli, si dispone ad adempiere un nuovo rito; vogliate essere favor^vole a lui (She sospira progenie. lo alzo a voi supplici le riiani, e voi tutti per lui imploro: nascano a lui quattro figli degni d'essere celebrati pei tre mondi. Risposerogli Dei al supplichevole iigliuolo del Jlisci: 8ia fatto ci6 che chiedi; a te eel al re parimente si debbe da noi, O Brahmano,.sommo pregio; conseguira il re per. questo sacro rito ii suo suppremo desiderio. Ci6 detto disparvero i Numi preceduti da Indra.
Poiche videro gli Dei 6ompiersi debitamente dal gran Risci 1'oblazione, Veniiti al cospetto di Brahma 1'aCitor del mondo, signor delle creature, cosi par- larono reverenti a lui dator di grazie: 0 Brahma, un Bacsaso per nome Ravano, cui tu f osti largo del tuo f avore, e per superbia inf estp a noi tutti e ai grandi Saggi penitenti. Un di, O Nume, augusto, tu propizio a lui gli accordasti il f avore, ch' egli bramava, di non poter essere ucciso dagli Dei, dai Danavi ne dai Yacsi: noi venerando i tuoi oracoli, ogni cosa sopportiamo da costui. Quindi il signor dei Racsasi infesta con perpetue offese i tre mondi, i Devi, i Risci, i Yacsi ed i Gan- dharvi, gli Asuri e gli uomini: tutti egli opprime indegnamente inorgoglito pel tuo dono. Cold dove si trova Ravano, piu non isfavilla per timore il sole, piu non spira ii vento, piu non fiammeggia il f uoco: 1' oceano stesso, cui fan corona i vasti flutti, veggendo costui, tutto si turba e si commuove. Stretto dalla forza di costui e ridotto allo stremo dovette Vaisravano abbandonare Lanca. Da ques- to Ra"vano, terror del niondo, tu ne proteggi, O almo Nume: degna, O dator d'ogni bene, trovar modo ad estirpar costui. Fatto di queste cose conscio dai Devi, stette alquanto meditando, poi rispose Brahma: Orsu! e stabilito il modo onde distruggere questo iniquo. Bgli a me chiese> ed io gliel concessi, di non poter essere ucciso dai Devi, dai Risci, dai GandharVi, dai Yacsi, dai Racsasi ne dai Serpenti; ma per disprezzo non fece menzione degli uomini quel Racso: or bene, sara quell' empio ucciso da un uomo. Udite le fauste parole profferte da Brahma, f urono per ogni parte liete gli Iddii col loro duce Indra. In questo mezzo qui sopravvenne raggiante d'immensa luce il venerando Visnu, pensato da Brahma nell' immortal sua mente, siccome atto ad estirpar colui; Allora Brahma colla schiera de' Celesti cosi par!6 a Visnu: Tu sei il conforto delle gente oppresse, O distruttor di Madhu: noi quindi a te supplichiamo afflitti: sia tu nostro sosteg- no, 0 Aciuto. Dite, loro rispose Visnu, quale cosa io debba far per voi; e gli Dei, udite queste parole, cosl soggiunsero: Un re per nome Dasaratha, giusto, virtuoso, veridico e pio, non ha progenie e la desidera: ei gia s' impose durissime penitenze, ed ora ha sacrificato con un Asvamedha: tu, per nostro consiglio, O Visnu, consenti a divenir suo figlio: fatte di te quattro parti, ti manifesta, O invocato dalle genti, nel seno delle quattro sue consorbi, simili alia venusta Dea. Cosi esortato dagli Dei quivi presenti, 1'augusto Narayana loro rispose queste opportune parole: Quale opra s'ha da me, fatto visible nel mondo, a oompiere per voi, O Devi? e d'onde in voi cotal terrore? Intese le parole di Visnu, cosi risposero gli Dei: IJ nostro terrore, O Visnu, nasce da un Racsaso per nome Ravano, spavento dell' universo. Vestendo umano corpo, tu debbi ester- minar costui. Nessuno fra i Celesti, fuorche tu solo, e valevole ad uccidere iniquo. Egli, 0 domator de' tuoi nemici, sostenue per lungo tempo acer- 512 APPENDIX bissime macerazioni: per esse f u di lui contento Paugusto sommo Genitore: e un dl gli accord6 propizio la sicurezza da tutti gli esseri, eccettutine gli uomini. Per questo favore a lui concesso non ha egli a temere oflcesa da alcuna parte, fuorch& dall' uomo, perci6, assumendo la natura umana. costui tu uccidi. Egli, il peggior di tutti i Racsasi, insano per la forza che gli infonde il dotio avuto, da travaglio ai Devi ed ai Gandharvi, ai Risci, ai Muni ed ai mortali. Egli, sicuro da morte pel favore ottenuto, e turbatore dei sacrifizj, nemico ed uccisor del Brahmi, divoratore degli uomini, peste del mondo. Da lui furono assaliti re coi loro oarri ed elefanti; altri percossi e f ugati si dispersero per ogni dove. Da lui furono divorati Risci ed Apsarase: egli insomnia oltracotato contiuuamente e quasi per ischerzo tutti travagliai sette mondi. Peroid, O terribile ai nemici e gtabilita la morte di costui per opra d'un uomo; poich' un dl per superbia del dono tutti sprezzb gli uomini. Tu, O supremo fra i Numi, dei, umanandoti, estirpare questo tremendo, superbo Rdvano, oltracotato, a noi nemico, terrore e tiagello dei penitent!.
GORRESIO.
XIV.
GORRESIO.
XIV.
De nouveau Rishyacringa tint ce langage au Monarque: " Je vais cel6brer un autre sacrifice, afin que le ciel accorde a tes voeuxlesenfantsque tu souhaites." Cela dit, cherchant le bonheur du roi et pour Paccomplissement de son d&sir, le ills puissant de Vibhandaka se mit a celebrer ce nouveau sacrifice.
La auparavant, etaient venus deja recevoir une part de V offrande les Dieux, accompagnes des Gandharvas, et les Siddhas avec les Mounis divins, Brahma, le monarque des Souras, P immuable £iva, et P auguste Narayana, et les quatre gardiens vigilauts du monde, et les meres des Immortels, et tous les Dieux, escortes des Yakshas, et le maitre eminent du ciel, Indra, qui se manifestait aux yeux, environne par P essaim des Maroutes. Alors ce jeune anachorete avait supplie tous les Dieux, que le d6sir d'une part dans P offrande avait conduits a P aQwamedha, cette grande ceremonie de ce roi inagnanime; et, dans ce moment, I* epoux de Santa les conjurait ainsi pour la seconds fois: " Get homme en prieres* c'est le roi Dacaratha, qui est priv£ de tils. II est rempli d' une foi vive; il s'est inflige de penibles austerites; ilvousadeja servi, divinites augustes, le sacrifice d'un aQwa-medha, et mairitenant il s'etudie encore a vous plaire avec ce nouveau sacrifice dans Pesperance que vous lui donnerez les fils, ou tendent ses desirs. \7ersez done sur lui votre bienveillance et daiguez sourire a son voeu pour des tils. C'est pour lui que moi ici, les mains jointes, je vous adresse a tous mes supplica- tions: envoy ez-lui quatre fils, qui soient vaiites dans les trois mondes! "