Kamba Ramayanam Bala Kandam 6 (Padalam 19)
Kamba Ramayanam Bala Kandam 6 (Padalam 19)

By Kambar (Kavichakravarthy Kamban)

Translated in English by P. R Ramachander

Kamba Ramayanam – Bala Kandam 6 (Padalam 19)

19. Yethir kol PadalamChapter  on receiving guests)
   (This chapter in detail tells us   how king Janaka along with his army went and received Dasaratha along with army as well as relations. It also indicates   the great arrangements made by the king.. This   is just mentioned in one stanza in the  Valmiki Ramayana)

1029. Not following    those    which have    been prohibited    by the Vedas,And following without fail those   rules of justice as     told by the Vedas,The King   Dasaratha    who  is the king of kings  who had the white umbrella and  King’s staff,Along with ocean like army   in to which    the stream   of the water   of rut,From those   elephants which     had ornamental     cover of the face,Reached     the shores    of the river Ganga.

1030. Due to that ocean of army armed with arrows and weapons  drinking  the water,The clear water  of the ganges    was much reduced    and even   the land of  the serpents,Which have split toungue   became visible    and  even the ocean with salty water,Became thirsty because    the stoppage    of the    flow of water   of ganges.

1031. By the time Dasaratha   who owned   very large area   of land  crossed  the river,And went near  the town of Mithila with broad fields   and which had  large water resources,And we would start   telling about   activities   of Janaka who was merciful   and Who had a cavalry who were expert in jumping.And who had  shoulders    which were as firm as pillars .

1032. As soon as he heard that king Dasaratha    has arrived, with joy ebbing out of his mind,King Janaka accompanied  by an ocean like army  with  male elephants capable  Of breaking   great logs of wood , with chariot army and with   horses   with stirrups ,Came similar to the  moon  who comes   to meet the sun,  to  receive Dasaratha,Who had     great wealth which was as much as Indra’s wealth.

1033. Like all other oceans with  their conches   going   on  making   great sound,And joining the ocean of milk, the armies   of Dasaratha  in whose country,The river Ganges flows came and joined the  army of  the fertile  country,Ruled by  The king who had a daughter   and like the milky ocean,Which has the lady  of the lotus living in it  receiving other  oceans, received them.

1034. To the army   of Dasaratha who were armed with  sharp spears like Banyan leaf,The seven seas    which are long and broad   and house   the sea sharks are comparable,And to the measureless army with divisions of men, chariots, elephant and horseAgain only the sea   which is spread throughout the world   is  comparable.

1035. ,White  royal umbrellas   with garlands   which were tied with  clump of peacock feathers  ,Of that army hid the entire sky  , thereby hiding the  sun and making the earth dark ,And it was  comparable   to huge  lotus ponds where   red  and white lotus flowers were  found mixed.

1036. Does the Goddess Lakshmi who lives in red lotus flowers   live in the  flags,Of Dasaratha    who was ruling   his country    without any types of laziness?Or does she live in his kingdom which  had come  from generation  to the next generation?Or Does she stay   in the ocean like army of his? Or Does she live   in his chest?Or does she  stay  in the pretty crown of his?, It was not possible to understand.

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1037. The pretty sound of bees   which hover   round   the black hair,Of the ladies whose breasts   which ebb out of the cloth   tying them,Is indeed the music with seven types   of note , and the sound  made by the chariots,Is very much similar   to the   waves of the great white   oceans,And the  trumpeting sound of his  great elephants  ,Is similar to the sound of thunder of the   rainy season.

1038. It is easy to tell that the dust raised by the marching   army  ,Not only  filled up all oceans   but also rised  and spread in the heavens,And these dust rised    to the heaven through    the hole made  ,By the feet of Lord Vishnu   who was armed with the wheel   ,When he    measured   all the three   worlds  by his feet.

1039. In that army when the kings   were marching close to one   another,Their white umbrellas   hid the complete   sky   and it was  easy to drive awayThe darkness thus  created  due to     the   golden gem studded  ,Ornaments   that   the army wore  , which were  shining  like lightning.And also   many gems due to their luster   would create  a  rainbow,Creating the heat    of the sun and some gems create  the cool of the moon.

1040.  The very strong Janaka   who was capable  of shooting powerful arrows ,When he saw that the faultless   king Dasaratha    was coming to his city,Started to go  and receive him   sprinkling every where  the scented  powders,As well as golden dust   and the pollen of scented   flowers, which were the only dust there.

1041. The slush that was  created  on the way were , the perfumed honey ,Musk  ,  the saffron  dust   as well as the   dust of the Akil trees ,The extra  amount of musk created by the deer  as well as,Various   other mixtures of scented products  mixed,In the   water   of rut flowing    from the elephants.

1042. The reflected  light   from the   golden ornaments of   the ladies , who wore scented flower,  Garlands would go and reach   the white umbrellas    and go round them  ,Along with this   the huge flags which are signs of victory   would merge ,Along with other decorations   and would provide   cool shade  everywhere.

1043. When opposite   the army of Dasaratha which had matchless strength,The army of Janaka   which was having more and more ebbing out stood,The sound created was   like the    sound of a torrential river ,Merging with   the matchless   ocean   with   beating tides.

1044. The king Janaka   with an elephant army capable of breaking   huge pillars,Came  before Dasaratha    who had the culture and love  of father to all,Pushed by great desire and joy  ,   with  the speed    of mind riding on a huge chariot.

1045. When Janaka came before the chariot of Dasaratha  , he got down from the chariot ,With his pretty as well as very strong    army   standing   behind him,And when Dasaratha  signed him to get up   in to his chariot  ,He got in to it   and he and Dasaratha   hugged each other with faces full of joy.

1046. That  Dasaratha   who was like  a  lion which was being received by a tiger ,And who was   greater than every one  , after hugging king  Janaka with both hands,With a faultless mind enquired about the welfare of  each of king Janaka ’s relations,And requested   him  to go forward along with him   and eventually reached   the city of MIthila.

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1047. When both of them with great joy   reached   the town of MIthila,Rama , who was only comparable to himself  and  who by his strength  ,Broke the bow of Lord Shiva   who was    of the colour  of fire  ,Came out of that city    and neared Dasaratha   to receive him.

1048. That Rama    who was being saluted by  the people of earth,The people of upper and under worlds  , surrounded   by ,Very strong army of horses and soldiers  , came out of  ,That town   which was    famous     for its army  ,And came riding   on a  chariot made by red gold  and green gems.

1049. Who can estimate the   very large  number  of,Male  elephants, female elephants, chariots   and horses,Which accompanied    Rama and Lakshmana  as per orders of Janaka,When they went   to meet   their father Dasaratha.

1050. Rama   who was like Neelothpala, Karum kuvalai   and Kayampoo flowersWho had a matchless  form  , which was more sweeter  that any portrait  ,And who was a boy  and who  had   the divine feet  , which was fit to be saluted even by devas,Came  and reached  Dasaratha    like   the soul that   had   left him earlier.

1051. Rama   went   speedily to salute the holy    feet of his father ,And when he fell  on the feet of the king wearing  anklets and got up,The king hugged him   and in the chest    of the king , who was like Manu,The mountain like shoulders of Rama who broke   the mountain like bow vanished.

1052. Dasaratha  who removed   the sorrows   of the eight directions as well   as the sky, Whose fame   has spread everywhere and who was the greatest among kings,Was saluted by  the younger one, who is of the colour   of gold   and  as soon  as he got up,Hugged him tightly so that  he would go within flower garlands he was wearing.

1053. After that  Rama   who broke the bow that was   held by Lord Shiva,Who had long matted hair , saluted the mother   who gave birth to him,As well as his other mothers  and who can properly  describe the  joy in their  minds?

1054. When Bharata  in whose mind always the great love to Rama flows like a streamWhich  was flowing through   his  lustrous   eyes  constantly    , saluted Rama and got up,Rama   hugged him similar to how he was hugged by  his father,On his gold like chest  , like a soul is hugging another  soul.

1055. Lakshmana who accompanied the black coloured Rama,And the  younger brother of him , who is greatest in devotion to Rama  ,Who were  both    greatness    which cannot be matched,Came near and with their perfumed head ,Saluted the feet of their brothers who wore  golden anklets.

1056. Dasaratha   who ruled with great justice  and  with great deal of mercy,Was  realized as   the  most ideal wealth ,  due to his qualities  ,Which gave him fame  and   had these   four sons who had   good qualities,Like the matchless   four Vedas   and  those four sons were great  like their father.

1057. That emperor  Dasaratha  , whose  rule was an example    to others,And who had so much mercy that all   all beings considered  him as their good motherSaw and ordered  Rama   to take along with him his army which was considered   as great wealth.

1058. The amount  love   those  soldiers who had elephants towards the princes  ,Is something   which cannot    be measured     by any of us.Was the  great joy   without stain   which  arose   in them , long lived  or short lived?And as soon as those princes    who had decorated   their   hair with flowers,Came among them,    the  joy   that all of them felt was equivalent to that of Dasaratha.

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1059. With   his loving brothers saluting him     and coming on victorious horses.With great joy due to the stable    and great  love   towards their  elder brother,And with    hand held conches    and very big drums making    great sound,Rama  with a beauty which is rare even in pictures rode on a pretty chariot.

1060. The crowd of beautiful women who were  looking like dolls,Whose feet has been painted by   the  juice of red cotton,Stood in very tall buildings , which were asking clouds to  enter  themAnd live in them ,   and threw their poison   like eye on Rama And were   also  showering flowers from there   and ,Rama reached    the very wide    streets of Mithila surrounded by walls.

1061. Near   all the stages  of  that town  , with their bangles shaking,With their hair falling down , with their lotus    flower like feet  ,Demonstrating the book of   sage Bharata   , ladies  ,Who have  cone like broad breasts   which compete  with,The tusk of huge elephants in rut    were  dancing ,But the place was home and  not dancing   stages.

1062. Due the  primeval   lord   of  all devas     coming near   them,Ladies from little girls    to grown up lasses  ,  who had  been sent  ,By  the God of love   who was well armed  , came  in the streets,With pretty black long hair  and we will tell   about it later.

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About Kavichakravarthy Kamban

Kavichakravarthy Kamban
Kavichakravarthy Kamban

Historians place him in the 9th century CE, But surely Kamban belongs to the third great wave of Tamizh literature that started with the Sangam period (dated before the Common Era), followed by the widespread impact of Bhakti literature of the Alwars (vaishnavite saints) & Nayanamars (shaivaite saints). Kamban Authored Ramanaya in Tamil…Known as Kamba Ramayanam..

Kambar has been the milestone for the Tamil scholars that none had reached. He was also known as “Kamba Naatazhvar” at his time. Many Tamil authors from the modern world have written the books on the poet Kamban.

FAQs

Who wrote Tamil Ramayana?

Kambar or Kavichakravarthy Kamban (1180–1250) was a medieval Tamil poet and the author of the Ramavataram, popularly known as Kambaramayanam, the Tamil version of the epic Ramayana.

What is the difference between Kamba Ramayanam and Valmiki Ramayana?

Valmiki Ramayana and Kamba Ramayanam are two versions of Ramayana written in the Sanskrit and Tamil languages respectively. … Kamba Ramayanam is originally called as Ramavataram. Although Valmiki Ramayana is the original version of the story of Rama, Kamba Ramayana is believed to be based on the work by Valmiki.

What is the story of Kamba Ramayanam?

The Kamba Ramayanam, is a Tamil epic that was written by the Tamil poet Kambar during the 12th century. Based on Valmiki’s Ramayana (which is in Sanskrit), the story describes the life of King Rama of Ayodhya.

How many Kandam are there in Kamba Ramayanam?

The book is divided into six chapters, called Kandam in Tamil. The Kandams are further divided into 123 sections called Padalam (படலம்) in Tamil. These 123 sections contain approximately 12,000 verses of the epic.

Kamba Ramayanam in English Index

Kamba Ramayanam: An Introduction
Bala Kandam
Bala Kandam – Padalam 1
Kamba Ramayanam: Bala Kandam 1 (Padalam 2)
Kamba Ramayanam: Bala Kandam 1 (Padalam 3)
Kamba Ramayanam: Bala Kandam 1 (Padalam 4)
Kamba Ramayanam: Bala Kandam (Padalam 5)
Kamba Ramayanam: Bala Kandam (Padalam 6)
Kamba Ramayanam: Bala Kandam (Padalam 7)
Kamba Ramayanam: Bala Kandam 3 (Padalam 8)
Kamba Ramayanam: Bala Kandam 3 (Padalam 9)
Kamba Ramayanam: Bala Kandam 3 (Padalam 10)
Kamba Ramayanam: Bala Kandam 4 (Padalam 11)
Kamba Ramayanam: Bala Kandam 4 (Padalam 12)
Kamba Ramayanam: Bala Kandam 4 (Padalam 13)
Kamba Ramayanam: Bala Kandam 4 (Padalam 14)
Kamba Ramayanam: Bala Kandam 5 (Padalam 15)
Kamba Ramayanam: Bala Kandam 5 (Padalam 16)
Kamba Ramayanam: Bala Kandam 5 (Padalam 17)
Kamba Ramayanam: Bala Kandam 5 (Padalam 18)
Kamba Ramayanam: Bala Kandam 6 (Padalam 19)
Kamba Ramayanam: Bala Kandam 6 (Padalam 20)
Kamba Ramayanam: Bala Kandam 6 (Padalam 21)
Kamba Ramayanam: Bala Kandam 7 (Padalam 22)
Kamba Ramayanam: Bala Kandam 7 (Padalam 23)
Ayodhya Kandam
Kamba Ramayanam: Ayodhya Kandam 1 (Padalam 1)
Kamba Ramayanam: Ayodhya Kandam 1 (Padalam 2)
Kamba Ramayanam: Ayodhya Kandam 1 (Padalam 3)
Kamba Ramayanam: Ayodhya Kandam 2 (Padalam 4)
Kamba Ramayanam: Ayodhya Kandam 3 (Padalam 5)
Kamba Ramayanam: Ayodhya Kandam 3 (Padalam 6)
Kamba Ramayanam: Ayodhya Kandam 3 (Padalam 7)
Kamba Ramayanam: Ayodhya Kandam 3 (Padalam 8)
Kamba Ramayanam: Ayodhya Kandam 3 (Padalam 9)
Kamba Ramayanam: Ayodhya Kandam 4 (Padalam 10)
Kamba Ramayanam: Ayodhya Kandam 4 (Padalam 11)
Kamba Ramayanam: Ayodhya Kandam 4 (Padalam 12)
Kamba Ramayanam: Ayodhya Kandam 5 (Padalam 13)
Aranya Kandam
Kamba Ramayanam: Aranya Kandam 1 (Padalam 1)
Kamba Ramayanam: Aranya Kandam 1 (Padalam 2)
Kamba Ramayanam: Aranya Kandam 1 (Padalam 3)
Kamba Ramayanam: Aranya Kandam 1 (Padalam 4)
Kamba Ramayanam: Aranya Kandam 2 (Padalam 5)
Kamba Ramayanam: Aranya Kandam 2 (Padalam 6)
Kamba Ramayanam: Aranya Kandam 3 (Padalam 7)
Kamba Ramayanam: Aranya Kandam 3 (Padalam 8)
Kamba Ramayanam: Aranya Kandam 4 (Padalam 9)
Kamba Ramayanam: Aranya Kandam 4 (Padalam 10)
Kamba Ramayanam: Aranya Kandam 5 (Padalam 11)
Kamba Ramayanam: Aranya Kandam 5 (Padalam 12)
Kamba Ramayanam: Aranya Kandam 5 (Padalam 13)
Kishkinda Kandam
Kamba Ramayanam: Kishkinda Kandam 1 (Padalam 1)
Kamba Ramayanam: Kishkinda Kandam 1 (Padalam 2)
Kamba Ramayanam: Kishkinda Kandam 1 (Padalam 3)
Kamba Ramayanam: Kishkinda Kandam 1 (Padalam 4)
Kamba Ramayanam: Kishkinda Kandam 1 (Padalam 5)
Kamba Ramayanam: Kishkinda Kandam 1 (Padalam 6)
Kamba Ramayanam: Kishkinda Kandam 2 (Padalam 7)
Kamba Ramayanam: Kishkinda Kandam 2 (Padalam 8)
Kamba Ramayanam: Kishkinda Kandam 3 (Padalam 9)
Kamba Ramayanam: Kishkinda Kandam 3 (Padalam 10)
Kamba Ramayanam: Kishkinda Kandam 4 (Padalam 11)
Kamba Ramayanam: Kishkinda Kandam 4 (Padalam 12)
Kamba Ramayanam: Kishkinda Kandam 4 (Padalam 13)
Kamba Ramayanam: Kishkinda Kandam 4 (Padalam 14)
Kamba Ramayanam: Kishkinda Kandam 5 (Padalam 15)
Kamba Ramayanam: Kishkinda Kandam 5 (Padalam 16)
Sundara Kandam
Kamba Ramayanam: Sundara Kandam 1 (Padalam 1)
Kamba Ramayanam: Sundara Kandam 1 (Padalam 2)
Kamba Ramayanam: Sundara Kandam 2 (Padalam 3)
Kamba Ramayanam: Sundara Kandam 2 (Padalam 4)
Kamba Ramayanam: Sundara Kandam 3 (Padalam 5)
Kamba Ramayanam: Sundara Kandam 3 (Padalam 6)
Kamba Ramayanam: Sundara Kandam 3 (Padalam 7)
Kamba Ramayanam: Sundara Kandam 3 (Padalam 8)
Kamba Ramayanam: Sundara Kandam 4 (Padalam 9)
Kamba Ramayanam: Sundara Kandam 4 (Padalam 10)
Kamba Ramayanam: Sundara Kandam 4 (Padalam 11)
Kamba Ramayanam: Sundara Kandam 5 (Padalam 12)
Kamba Ramayanam: Sundara Kandam 5 (Padalam 13)
Kamba Ramayanam: Sundara Kandam 5 (Padalam 14)
Yudha Kandam
Kamba Ramayanam: Yudha Kandam 1 (Padalam 1)
Kamba Ramayanam: Yudha Kandam 1 (Padalam 2)
Kamba Ramayanam: Yudha Kandam 1 (Padalam 3)
Kamba Ramayanam: Yudha Kandam 2 (Padalam 4)
Kamba Ramayanam: Yudha Kandam 2 (Padalam 5)
Kamba Ramayanam: Yudha Kandam 2 (Padalam 6)
Kamba Ramayanam: Yudha Kandam 3 (Padalam 7)
Kamba Ramayanam: Yudha Kandam 3 (Padalam 8)
Kamba Ramayanam: Yudha Kandam 3 (Padalam 9)
Kamba Ramayanam: Yudha Kandam 3 (Padalam 10)
Kamba Ramayanam: Yudha Kandam 3 (Padalam 11)
Kamba Ramayanam: Yudha Kandam 4 (Padalam 12)
Kamba Ramayanam: Yudha Kandam 4 (Padalam 13)
Kamba Ramayanam: Yudha Kandam 4 (Padalam 14)
Kamba Ramayanam: Yudha Kandam 5 (Padalam 15)
Kamba Ramayanam: Yudha Kandam 6 (Padalam 16)
Kamba Ramayanam: Yudha Kandam 6 (Padalam 17)
Kamba Ramayanam: Yudha Kandam 7 (Padalam 18)
Kamba Ramayanam: Yudha Kandam 8 (Padalam 19)
Kamba Ramayanam: Yudha Kandam 8 (Padalam 20)
Kamba Ramayanam: Yudha Kandam 9 (Padalam 21)
Kamba Ramayanam: Yudha Kandam 9 (Padalam 22)
Kamba Ramayanam: Yudha Kandam 10 (Padalam 23)
Kamba Ramayanam: Yudha Kandam 10 (Padalam 24)
Kamba Ramayanam: Yudha Kandam 10 (Padalam 25)
Kamba Ramayanam: Yudha Kandam 11 (Padalam 26)
Kamba Ramayanam: Yudha Kandam 11 (Padalam 27)
Kamba Ramayanam: Yudha Kandam 12 (Padalam 28)
Kamba Ramayanam: Yudha Kandam 12 (Padalam 29)
Kamba Ramayanam: Yudha Kandam 12 (Padalam 30)
Kamba Ramayanam: Yudha Kandam 13 (Padalam 31)
Kamba Ramayanam: Yudha Kandam 13 (Padalam 32)
Kamba Ramayanam: Yudha Kandam 13 (Padalam 33)
Kamba Ramayanam: Yudha Kandam 13 (Padalam 34)
Kamba Ramayanam: Yudha Kandam 13 (Padalam 35)
Kamba Ramayanam: Yudha Kandam 14 (Padalam 36)
Kamba Ramayanam: Yudha Kandam 15 (Padalam 37)
Kamba Ramayanam: Yudha Kandam 16 (Padalam 38)
Kamba Ramayanam: Yudha Kandam 16 (Padalam 39)
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