Shloka 9

पुत्रजन्मोत्सवः — Birth of the Princes and Viśvāmitra’s Arrival

Bālakāṇḍa 18

Devanagari script

ततो यज्ञे समाप्ते तु ऋतूनां षट्समत्ययु:। ततश्च द्वादशे मासे चैत्रे नावमिके तिथौ।।1.18.8।। नक्षत्रेऽदितिदैवत्ये स्वोच्चसंस्थेषु पञ्चसु। ग्रहेषु कर्कटे लग्ने वाक्पताविन्दुना सह।।1.18.9।। प्रोद्यमाने जगन्नाथं सर्वलोकनमस्कृतम्। कौसल्याऽजनयद्रामं सर्वलक्षणसंयुतम्।।1.18.10।। विष्णोरर्धं महाभागं पुत्रमैक्ष्वाकुवर्धनम्।

Transliteration

tato yajñe samāpte tu ṛtūnāṃ ṣaṭ samatyayuḥ |

tataś ca dvādaśe māse caitre nāvamikē tithau ||

nakṣatre ’ditidaivatyē svo-cca-saṃstheṣu pañcasu |

graheṣu karkaṭe lagne vākpatau indunā saha ||

prodyamāne jagannāthaṃ sarvaloka-namaskṛtam |

kausalyā ’janayad rāmaṃ sarva-lakṣaṇa-saṃyutam ||

viṣṇor ardhaṃ mahābhāgaṃ putram aikṣvāku-vardhanam |

Translation

បន្ទាប់មក ពេលយញ្ញបានបញ្ចប់ ហើយរដូវទាំងប្រាំមួយបានកន្លងផុត ទៅដល់ខែទីដប់ពីរ គឺ ខែចៃត្រ នៅថ្ងៃទី៩ នៃសុគ្លបក្ស ក្រោមនក្ខត្រដែលមានអទិតិជាទេវតាអធិបតី (ពុនរវសុ) នៅពេលដែលភពទាំងប្រាំស្ថិតនៅទីតាំងខ្ពស់របស់ខ្លួន លគ្នាជាកក្ត និងព្រះព្រហស្បតិ៍ស្ថិតជាមួយព្រះចន្ទ—ព្រះនាង កោសល្យា បានប្រសូត្រ ព្រះរាមៈ ព្រះជគន្នាថដែលសព្វលោកគោរពបូជា ពេញលេញដោយលក្ខណៈមង្គលទាំងអស់ ជាភាគទេវភាពនៃព្រះវិស្ណុ និងជាព្រះរាជបុត្រដ៏មហាភាគ ដែលនឹងលើកតម្កើងវង្សអិក្ស្វាគុ។

Word by Word

कौसल्याKausalyā

शुशुभेshone, was resplendent

तेनby/with that

पुत्रेणby (her) son

अमिततेजसाby the one of immeasurable splendor

यथाjust as

वरेणby the excellent one / by the best

देवानाम्of the gods

अदितिःAditi

वज्रपाणिनाby Vajrapāṇi (Indra, wielder of the thunderbolt)

Context

Six seasons (one year) passed after the completion of the sacrifice. In the twelfth month of Chaitra on the ninth day (of the bright fortnight), with Aditi as presiding deity when the star Punarvasu was in the ascendent and the five planets Sun, Mars, Saturn, Jupiter and Venus, were exalted in their own house in karkata lagna, when Brihaspati was in conjunction with the Moon, Kausalya gave birth to a son: a facet of Visnu, Lord of the entire universe who received obeisance from all the worlds and was adorned with all auspicious signs, the venerable one to perpetuate the Ikshvaku race.

Characters & Entities

Kauśalyā

Rāma

Viṣṇu

Ikṣvāku

Punarvasu

Aditi

Bṛhaspati (Jupiter)

Moon (Indu)

Sun

Mars

FAQs

What is the core ethical principle (Dharma) in this verse?

Dharma is framed cosmically: righteous rule and moral order are supported by auspicious alignment, and Rāma’s birth is presented as the arrival of a divinely sanctioned guardian of dharma and truth.

What is the narrative situation?

After the putreṣṭi sacrifice and the passing of a year, Kauśalyā gives birth to Rāma at an astrologically auspicious moment.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Rāma’s destined role as dharma’s upholder (maryādā-puruṣottama trajectory), signaled by “sarva-lakṣaṇa-saṃyuta” and his identification with Viṣṇu.