Sarga 25

अथ तस्याप्रमेयस्य मुनेर्वचनमुत्तमम्। श्रुत्वा पुरुषशार्दूल: प्रत्युवाच शुभां गिरम्।।1.25.1।।

On hearing the excellent words of Viswamitra, a sage with unimaginable faculty. Rama, the tiger amon...

अल्पवीर्या यदा यक्षा श्श्रूयन्ते मुनिपुङ्गव। कथन्नागसहस्रस्य धारयत्यबला बलम्।।1.25.2।।

"O best of ascetics, I have heard the yakshas possess little prowess. How can a woman who is by gend...

विश्वामित्रोऽब्रवीद्वाक्यं शृण येन बलोत्तरा। वरदानकृतं वीर्यं धारयत्यबला बलम्।।1.25.3।।

Viswamitra said, "Listen, how she acquired the prowess and strength by virtue of a boon she received...

पूर्वमासीन्महायक्षस्सुकेतुर्नाम वीर्यवान्। अनपत्यश्शुभाचारस्स च तेपे महत्तप:।।1.25.4।।

"In the past there was a powerful and great yaksha by name Suketu. He had no children. So he perfor...

पितामहस्तु सुप्रीतस्तस्य यक्षपते स्तदा। कन्यारत्नं ददौ राम ताटकां नाम नामत:।।1.25.5।।

Rama the grandsire Brahma was highly gratified and granted to the king of yakshas, the gem of a daug...

ददौ नागसहस्रस्य बलं चास्या: पितामह:। नत्वेव पुत्रं यक्षाय ददौ ब्रह्मा महायशा:।।1.25.6।।

The illustrious grandsire Brahma granted her the strength of a thousand elephants, but did not besto...

तां तु जातां विवर्धन्तीं रूपयौवनशालिनीम्। झर्झपुत्राय सुन्दाय ददौ भार्यां यशस्विनीम्।।1.25.7।।

As she grew up, glowing with youth and beauty she was given in marriage to Sunda, son of Jharjha.

कस्यचित्त्वथ कालस्य यक्षी पुत्रमजायत। मारीचं नाम दुर्धर्षं यश्शापाद्राक्षसोऽभवत्।।1.25.8।।

After some time that yakshini gave birth to an unassailable son by name Maricha. Because of a curse,...

सुन्दे तु निहते राम सागस्त्यमृषिसत्तमम्। ताटका सह पुत्रेण प्रधर्षयितुमिच्छति।।1.25.9।।

O Rama when Sunda died Tataka along with her son wanted to attack Agastya, the best of sages.

भक्षार्थं जातसंरम्भा गर्जन्ती साभ्यधावत।0 आपतन्तीं तु तां दृष्ट्वा अगस्त्यो भगवानृषि:।।1.25.10।। राक...

Roaring, she rushed with excitement to devour him. The venerable rishi Agastya saw her approaching ...

अगस्त्य: परमक्रुद्धस्ताटकामपि शप्तवान्।।1.25.11।। पुरुषादी महायक्षी विरूपा विकृतानना। इदं रूपं विहाय...

Mighty angry, Agastya cursed Tataka saying, 'Abandon this form of a great yakshini and assume the te...

अगस्त्य: परमक्रुद्धस्ताटकामपि शप्तवान्।।1.25.11।। पुरुषादी महायक्षी विरूपा विकृतानना। इदं रूपं विहाय...

Mighty angry, Agastya cursed Tataka saying, 'Abandon this form of a great yakshini and assume the te...

सैषा शापकृतामर्षा ताटका क्रोधमूर्छिता। देशमुत्सादयत्येनमगस्त्यचरितं शुभम्।।1.25.13।।

Enraged at the curse, senseless, Tataka with anger, has been ravaging this sacred land when Agastya ...

एनां राघव दुर्वृत्तां यक्षीं परमदारुणाम्। गोब्राह्मणहितार्थाय जहि दुष्टपराक्रमाम्।।1.25.14।।

O Rama for the welfare of cows and brahmins, slay this yakshini who is wicked, extremely cruel and p...

न ह्येनां शापसम्स्पृष्टां कश्चिदुत्सहते पुमान्। निहन्तुं त्रिषु लोकेषु त्वामृते रघुनन्दन।।1.25.15।।

O son of Raghu's dynasty she is maligned by the curse, and so not a single man in the three worlds e...

न हि ते स्त्रीवधकृते घृणा कार्या नरोत्तम। चातुर्वण्यहितार्थाय कर्तव्यं राजसूनुना।।1.25.16।।

O best among men you need not hate killing a woman. You are a prince. You should serve the interest ...

नृशंसमनृशंसं वा प्रजारक्षणकारणात्। पातकं वा सदोषं वा कर्तव्यं रक्षता सता।।1.25.17।।

Whether cruel or kind, sinful or wrong whatever contributes to the protection of the subjects, shoul...

राज्यभारनियुक्तानामेष धर्मस्सनातन:। अधर्म्यां जहि काकुत्स्थ धर्मोह्यस्या न विद्यते।।1.25.18।।

This is the eternal law binding those who are appointed to bear the burden of a kingdom. O Kakutstha...

श्रूयते हि पुरा शक्रो विरोचनसुतां नृप। पृथिवीं हन्तुमिच्छन्तीं मन्थरामभ्यसूदयत्।।1.25.19।।

O Prince It is heard that in the past Indra slew Manthara, Virochana's daughter who intended to dest...

विष्णुनापि पुरा राम भृगुपत्नी दृढव्रता। अनिन्द्रं लोकमिच्छन्ती काव्यमाता निषूदिता।।1.25.20।।

'O Rama! In olden times, Kavya, the mother of Sukracharya, the wife of sage Bhrigu, was destroyed by...

एतैश्चान्यैश्च बहुभी राजपुत्र महात्मभि:। अधर्मसहिता नार्यो हता: पुरुषसत्तमै:।।1.25.21।।

O Prince by these magnanimous persons and by great men several unrighteous women were killed for the...