Book Iv. Canto Xxvi. The Coronation Canto Xxvi.: The Coronation. Each Vnar councillor and peerIn crowded numbers gathered near Sugriva, mournful king, while yet His vesture from the wave was wet,Before the chief of Raghu's seed Unwearied in each arduous deed,They stood and raised the reverent hand As saints before Lord Brahm stand, Then Hanumn of massive mould, Like some tall hill of glistering gold, Son of the God whose wild blasts shakeThe forest, thus to Rma spake: 'By thy kind favour, O my lord, Sugrva, to his home restored Triumphant, has regained to-day His rank and power and royal sway. He now will call each faithful friend, Enter the city, and attendWith sage advice and prudent care To every task that waits him there.Then balm and unguent shall anoint Our monarch, as the laws appoint,And gems and precious wreaths shall be His grateful offering, King, to thee. Do thou, O Rma, with thy friend Thy steps within the city bend; Our ruler on his throne install, And with thy presence cheer us all.' Then, skilled in lore and arts that guideThe speaker, Raghu's son replied: 'For fourteen years I might not break The mandate that my father spake; Nor can I, till that time be fled, The street of town or village tread.Let King Sugrva seek the town Most worthy of her high renown,There let him be without delay Anointed, and begin his sway. This answered, to Sugrva thenThus spake anew the king of men: 'Do thou who knowest right ordain Prince Angad consort of thy reign; For he is noble, true, and bold,And trained a righteous course to hold Gifts like his sire's thait youth adorn Born eldest to the eldest born. p. 356This is the month of Srvana 1first Of those that see the rain-clouds burst. Four months, thou knowest well, extends The season when the rain descends. No time for deeds of war is this. Seek thou thy fair metropolis, And I with Lakshman, O my friend, The time upon this hill will spend.An ample cavern opens there Made lovely by the mountain air,And lotuses and lilies fill The pleasant lake and murmuring rill. When Krtik's 2 month shall clear the skies, Then tempt the mighty enterprise. Now, chieftain to thy home repair, And be anointed sovereign there.'Sugrva heard: he bowed his head: Within the lovely town he sped Which Bali's royal will had swayed,Where thousand Vnar chiefs arrayed Gathered in order round their king, And led him on with welcoming.Low on the earth the lesser crowd Fell in prostration as they bowed. Sugrva looked with grateful eyes, Spake to them all and bade them rise.Then through the royal bowers he strode Wherein the monarch's wives abode.Soon from the inner chambers came The Vnar of exalted fame;And joyful friends drew near and shed King-making balm upon his head,Like Gods anointing in the skies Their sovereign of the thousand eyes. 3 Then brought they, o'er their king to hold The white umbrella decked with gold,And chouries with their waving hair In golden handles wondrous fair; And fragrant herbs and seed and spice, And sparkling gems exceeding price, And every bloom from woods and leas, And gum distilled from milky trees; And precious ointment white as milk, And spotless robes of cloth and silk,Wreaths of sweet flowers whose glories gleam In grassy grove, on lake or stream.And fragrant sandal and each scent That makes the soft breeze redolent; Grain, honey, odorous seed, and store Of oil and curd and golden ore; A noble tiger's skin, a pair Of sandals wrought with costliest care,Eight pairs of damsels drawing nigh Brought unguents stained with varied dye.Then gems and cates and robes displayed Before the twice-born priests were laid,That they would deign in order due To consecrate the king anew.The sacred grass was duly spread And sacrificial flame was fed,Which Scripture-learned priests supplied With oil which texts had sanctified. Then, with all rites ordained of old, High on the terrace bright with gold, Whereon a glorious carpet lay, And fresh-culled garlands sweet and gay, Placed on his throne, Sugrva bent His looks toward the Orient. In horns from forehead of the bull. In pitchers bright and beautiful,In urns of gold the Vnara took Pure water brought from stream and brook,From every consecrated strand And every sea that beats the land. Then, as prescribed by sacred lore And many a mighty sage of yore, 1bThe leaders of the Vnars poured The sacred water on their lord. 2bFrom every Vnar at the close Of that imperial rite arose Shouts of glad triumph, loud and long Repeated by the high-souled throng. Sugrva, when the rite was done, Obeyed the hest of Raghu's son. Prince Angad to his breast he strained. And partner of his sway ordained.Once more from all the host rang out The loud huzza and jovful shout. 'Well done! well done!' each Vnar cried. And good Sugrva glorified. p. 357Then with glad voices loudly raised Were Rma and his brother praised;And bright Kishkindha shone that day With happy throngs and banners gay.Footnotes 356:1 S 'rvan: July-August. But the rains begin a month earlier, and what follows must not be taken literally. The text has prvo' yam vrshiko msah S'rvanah ###. The Bengal recension has the same, and Gorresio translates: ' Equesto il mese S'rvana (Inglio-agosto ) primo della stagione plovosa, in cui diligano le acque.' 356:2 Krtik: Ootober-November. 356:3 \"Indras, as the nocturnal sun, hides himself, transformed, in the starry heavens: the stars are his eyes. The hundred- eyed or all-seeing (panopts ) Argos placed as a spy over the actions of the cow beloved by Zeus, in the Hellenic equivalent of this form of Indras." De Gubernatis, \"Zoological Mythology", Vol. I, p. 418. 356: 1b Baudhyana and others. 356: 2b Sugrva appears to hare been consecrated with all the ceremonies that attended the "Abhisheka " or coronation of an Indian prince of the Aryan race. Compare the preparations made for Rama's consecration, Book II. Canto III. Thus Homer frequently introduces into Troy the rites of Hellenic worship.
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