Sarga 61

ततस्तद्दारुणं कर्म दुष्करं सहसात्कृतम्। आचचक्षे मुनेस्सर्वं सूर्यानुगमनं तथा।।4.61.1।।

'Then I revealed everything to the sage,including the arrogant, impetuous action of rashly following...

भगवन्व्रणयुक्तत्वाल्लज्जया व्याकुलेन्द्रियः। परिश्रान्तो न शक्नोमि वचनं परिभाषितुम्।।4.61.2।।

'O revered sage I am exhausted and my senses are depressed. I am ashamed of myself. My body is wound...

अहं चैव जटायुश्च सङ्घर्षाद्धर्पमोहितौ। आकाशं पतितौ वीरौ जिज्ञासन्तौ पराक्रमम्।।4.61.3।।

'Deluded by pride, I and my brother Jatayu challenging each other to test our relative strength flew...

कैलासशिखरे बद्ध्वा मुनीनामग्रतः पणम्। रविस्स्यादनुयातव्यो यावदस्तं महागिरिम्।।4.61.4।।

'Both of us made a bet on the peak of mount Kailasa in the presence of sages to follow the Sungod un...

अथाऽवां युगपत्प्राप्तावपश्याव महीतले। रथचक्रप्रमाणानि नगराणि पृथक्पृथक्।।4.61.5।।

'And from there both of us looked at all the cities on the land which seemed like the size of chario...

क्वचिद्वादित्रघोषांश्च ब्रह्मघोषांश्च शुश्रुवः। गायन्तीश्चाङ्गना बह्वीः पश्यावो रक्तवाससः।।4.61.6।।

'We heard at some places sounds of musical instruments, sounds of Vedic chanting, and many lovely yo...

तूर्णमुत्पत्य चाकाशमादित्यपथमाश्रितौ। आवामालोकयावस्तद्वनं शाद्वलसन्निभम्।।4.61.7।।

'We flew quickly into the sky and reached the path of the Sun and looked down at the forest which lo...

उपलैरिव सञ्छन्ना दृश्यते भूश्शिलोच्चयैः। आपगाभिश्च संवीता सूत्रैरिव वसुन्धरा।।4.61.8।।

'The earth filled with lofty mountains appeared as if it is covered with pebbles. Surrounded by rive...

हिमवांश्चैव विन्ध्यश्च मेरुश्च सुमहान्नगः। भूतले सम्प्रकाशन्ते नागा इव जलाशये।।4.61.9।।

'The mountains of the earth, Himavan and Vindhya and the great Meru looked like huge elephants in a ...

तीव्रस्स्वेदश्च खेदश्च भयं चासीत्तदाऽऽवयोः। समाविशति मोहश्च तमो मूर्छा च दारुणा।।4.61.10।।

'Much sweat, pain and fear generated in us while we went on and up. This led to terrific confusion a...

न दिग्विज्ञायते याम्या नाग्नेयी न च वारुणी। युगान्ते नियतो लोको हतो दग्ध इवाग्निना।।4.61.11।।

'I did not know which the southern direction was or the southeast or the west. It looked as if the w...

मनश्च मे हतं भूयस्सन्निवर्त्यतु संश्रयम्। यत्नेन महता ह्यस्मिन्पुनस्सन्धाय चक्षुषी।।4.61.12।। यत्नेन...

'My mind was disturbed and I turned my attention from the object. Once again I focused my attention ...

मनश्च मे हतं भूयस्सन्निवर्त्यतु संश्रयम्। यत्नेन महता ह्यस्मिन्पुनस्सन्धाय चक्षुषी।।4.61.12।। यत्नेन...

'My mind was disturbed and I turned my attention from the object. Once again I focused my attention ...

जटायुर्मामनापृच्छ्य निपपात महीं ततः। तं दृष्ट्वा तूर्णमाकाशादात्मानं मुक्तवानहम्।।4.61.14।।

'Without taking leave of me Jatayu descended down to the earth. Seeing that, I also followed him dow...

पक्षाभ्यां च मया गुप्तो जटायुर्न प्रदह्यते। प्रमादात्तत्र निर्दग्धः पतन्वायुपथादहम्।।4.61.15।।

'I protected Jatayu with my wings so that he was not burnt. I, however, got burnt miserably and fell...

आशङ्के तं निपतितं जनस्थाने जटायुषम्। अहं तु पतितो विन्ध्ये दग्धपक्षो जडीकृतः।।4.61.16।।

'I thought Jatayu had fallen down somewhere at Janasthana, but I fell on Vindhya, wings burnt, in an...

राज्येन हीनो भ्रात्रा च पक्षाभ्यां विक्रमेण च। सर्वथा मर्तुमेवेच्छन्पतिष्ये शिखराद्गीरेः।।4.61.17।।

'Bereft of my kingdom, my brother and my wings, and having lost my strength I desire to fall down fr...