Sarga 9

एतच्छ्रुत्वा रहस्सूतो राजानमिदमब्रवीत्। ऋत्विग्भिरुपदिष्टोऽयं पुरावृत्तो मया श्रुत:।।1.9.1।।

The charioteer tells the king in privacy that he has heard the advice given by the offciating priest...

सनत्कुमारो भगवान्पूर्वं कथितवान्कथाम्। ऋषीणां सन्निधौ राजन् तव पुत्रागमं प्रति।।1.9.2।।

"O king, the divine Sanatkumara had narrated a story about your posterity in the presence of sages.

काश्यपस्यतु पुत्रोऽस्ति विभण्डक इति श्रुत:। ऋष्यशृङ्ग इति ख्यातस्तस्य पुत्रो भविष्यति।।1.9.3।।

Kasyapa has a famous son named Vibhandaka. It was prophesied that he would have a son named Rsyasrin...

स वने नित्यसंवृद्धो मुनिर्वनचरस्सदा । नान्यं जानाति विप्रेन्द्रो नित्यं पित्रनुवर्तनात् ।।1.9.4।।

Grown up in the forest and always moving with his father, that sage knows none other than his father...

द्वैविध्यं ब्रह्मचर्यस्य भविष्यति महात्मन:। लोकेषु प्रथितं राजन्विप्रैश्च कथितं सदा।।1.9.5।।

O eminent king, sage Rsyasringa celebrated in the three worlds who practises a twofold brahmacharya ...

तस्यैवं वर्तमानस्य कालस्समभिवर्तत । अग्निं शुश्रूषमाणस्य पितरं च यशस्विनम्।।1.9.6।।

Worshipping the firegod and attending on his renowned father, he will spend a long time living in th...

एतस्मिन्नेव काले तु रोमपाद: प्रतापवान्। अङ्गेषु प्रथितो राजा भविष्यति महाबल:।। 1.9.7।।

At this time a powerful king Romapada, mighty and celebrated would be living in the country of Anga.

तस्य व्यतिक्रमाद्राज्ञो भविष्यति सुदारुणा । अनावृष्टिस्सुघोरा वै सर्वभूतभयावहा ।।1.9.8।।

Because of violation of code of conduct by the king, a terrible, dreadful drought frightening all li...

अनावृष्ट्यां तु वृत्तायां राजा दु:खसमन्वित:। ब्राह्मणान्श्रुतवृद्धांश्च समानीय प्रवक्ष्यति।। 1.9.9।।

With drought prevailing, the griefstricken king, would summon all those grown old with learning and ...

भवन्तश्श्रुतधर्माणो लोकचारित्रवेदिन: । समादिशन्तु नियमं प्रायश्चित्तं यथा भवेत् ।।1.9.10।।

वक्ष्यन्ति ते महीपालं ब्राह्मणा वेदपारगा:। विभण्डकसुतं राजन्सर्वोपायैरिहानय।।1.9.11।।

Those brahmins versed in the Vedas, said, to 'O king bring here Rsyasringa, son of the sage Vibhanda...

आनाय्य च महीपाल ऋश्यशृङ्गं सुसत्कृतम्। प्रयच्छ कन्यां शान्तां वै विधिना सुसमाहित: ।।1.9.12।।

"O monarch, on having brought Rsyasringa here, honour him, and offer him your daughter Santa with du...

तेषां तु वचनं श्रुत्वा राजा चिन्तां प्रपत्स्यते । केनोपायेन वै शक्य इहानेतुं स वीर्यवान् ।।1.9.13।।

On hearing their words, the king in a thoughtful mood said, 'How can the mighty sage be brought here...

ततो राजा विनिश्चित्य सह मन्त्रिभिरात्मवान्। पुरोहितममात्यांश्च तत: प्रेष्यति सत्कृतान्।।1.9.14।।

Thereafter the confident king, having decided, in consultation with his ministers to bring him (Rsya...

ते तु राज्ञो वचश्श्रुशृत्वा व्यथिता विनतानना:। न गच्छेम ऋषेर्भीता अनुनेष्यन्ति तं नृपम् ।। 1.9.15।।

On hearing the king's words, distressed and frightened by rishi's power, they appealed to the king...

वक्ष्यन्ति चिन्तयित्वा ते तस्योपायांश्च तत्क्षमान्। आनेष्यामो वयं विप्रं न च दोषो भविष्यति।। 1.9.16।...

After thinking about the means to be employed to bring the rishi to the court, they told him they w...

एवमङ्गाधिपेनैव गणिकाभि: ऋषेस्सुत:। आनीतोऽवर्षयद्देवश्शान्ता चास्मै प्रदीयते।।1.9.17।।

Thus with the help of courtesans of the king of Anga, when the son of the sage (Rsyasringa) was brou...

ऋश्यशृङ्गस्तु जामाता पुत्रांस्तव विधास्यति। सनत्कुमारकथितमेतावद्व्याहृतं मया।।1.9.18।।

'Risyasringa, your soninlaw, would help you to obtain sons'. Thus said Sanathkumara which I have rel...

अथ हृष्टो दशरथस्सुमन्त्रं प्रत्यभाषत। यथर्श्यशृङ्गस्त्वानीतो विस्तरेण त्वयोच्यताम्।।1.9.19।।

Thereupon Dasaratha, pleased, (with him), said to Sumantra, "Describe in detail the means by which ...