Sarga 70: Rama's Lineage
Rama Vamsha
The divine lineage and ancestry of Rama is narrated.
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तत: प्रभाते जनक: कृतकर्मा महर्षिभि:। उवाच वाक्यं वाक्यज्ञ श्शतानन्दं पुरोहितम्
Meaning
At dawn, after the sages had finished the morning rites, the eloquent Janaka spoke to his chief priest Satananda.
भ्राता मम महातेजा यवीयानतिधार्मिक:। कुशध्वज इति ख्यात: पुरीमध्यवसच्छुभाम्। वार्याफलकपर्यन्तां पिबन्निक्षुमतीं नदीम्। साङ्काश्यां पुण्यसङ्काशां विमानमिव पुष्पकम्
Meaning
He said his righteous younger brother Kushadhwaja rules the sacred city of Sankasya, on the bank of the river Ikshumati, which resembles the celestial chariot Pushpaka.
तमहं द्रष्टुमिच्छामि यज्ञगोप्ता स मे मत:। प्रीतिं सोऽपि महातेजा इमां भोक्ता मया सह
Meaning
Janaka said he wished to see Kushadhwaja, whom he had appointed protector of the sacrifice, so that his brilliant brother might share in this joy with him.
एवमुक्ते तु वचने शतानन्दस्य सन्निधौ। आगता: केचिदव्यग्रा जनकस्तान् समादिशत्
Meaning
In Satananda's presence, Janaka gave these instructions to the attendants standing nearby.
शासनात्तु नरेन्द्रस्य प्रययुश्शीघ्रवाजिभि:। समानेतुं नरव्याघ्रं विष्णुमिन्द्राज्ञया यथा
Meaning
At the king's command, messengers rode off on swift horses to fetch Kushadhwaja, just as Indra might send for Vishnu.
साङ्काश्यां ते समागत्य ददृशुश्च कुशध्वजम्। न्यवेदयन्यथावृत्तं जनकस्य च चिन्तितम्
Meaning
The messengers reached Sankasya, met Kushadhwaja, and reported everything that had happened and what Janaka intended.
तद्वृत्तं नृपति श्शृत्वा दूतश्रेष्ठैर्महाबलै:। अज्ञायाऽथ नरेन्द्रस्य आजगाम कुशध्वज:
Meaning
Hearing the report from the loyal, powerful messengers, king Kushadhwaja set out at once in obedience to Janaka's summons.
स ददर्श महात्मानं जनकं धर्मवत्सलम्। सोऽभिवाद्य शतानन्दं राजानं चापि धार्मिकम्। राजार्हं परमं दिव्यमासनं चाऽध्यरोहत
Meaning
Kushadhwaja arrived and beheld the noble, righteousness-loving Janaka; after saluting Satananda and the virtuous king, he took a seat befitting royalty.
उपविष्टावुभौ तौ तु भ्रातरावतितेजसौ। प्रेषयामासतुर्वीरौ मन्त्रिश्रेष्ठं सुदामनम्
Meaning
The two brilliant brothers, seated together, sent for Sudamana, their wisest minister.
गच्छ मन्त्रिपते शीघ्रमैक्ष्वाकुममितप्रभम्। आत्मजैस्सह दुर्धर्षमानयस्व समन्त्रिणम्
Meaning
They told him: 'Go quickly and bring here, with his ministers and sons, the invincible and glorious Ikshvaku king Dasaratha.'