Mahābhārata · Adhyāya 3.292
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3.292.1
स हत्वा रावयणं क्षुद्रं राक्षसेनद्रं सुरद्विषम् ।
बभूव हृष्टः ससुहृद्रामः सौमित्रिणा सह ॥ ३.२९२.१ ॥
Having slain the wicked lord of the rākṣasas, Rāvaṇa, the enemy of the gods, Rāma rejoiced together with his friends and with Saumitri.
3.292.2
ततो हते दशग्रीवे देवाः सर्षिपुरोगमाः ।
आशीर्भिर्जययुक्ताभिरानर्चुस्तं महाभुजम् ॥ ३.२९२.२ ॥
Then, when Daśagrīva had been slain, the gods, led by the sages, honored that mighty-armed one with blessings accompanied by victory.
3.292.3
रामं कमलपत्राक्षं तुष्टुवुः सर्वदेवताः ।
गन्धर्वाः पुष्पवर्षैश्च वाग्भिश्च त्रिदशालयाः ॥ ३.२९२.३ ॥
All the deities praised Rāma, lotus-petal-eyed; the Gandharvas showered flowers, and the dwellers of heaven extolled him with words.
3.292.4
पूजयित्वा रणे रामं प्रतिजग्मुर्यथागतम् ।
तन्महोत्सवसंकाशमासीदाकाशमच्युत ॥ ३.२९२.४ ॥
Having honored Rāma in battle, they returned as they had come. And that sky, O Acyuta, became like a great festival.
3.292.5
ततो हत्वा दशग्रीवं लङ्कां रामो महायशाः ।
विभीषणाय प्रददौ प्रभुः परपुरंजयः ॥ ३.२९२.५ ॥
Then, having slain Daśagrīva, Rāma of great fame gave Laṅkā to Vibhīṣaṇa — that lord, conqueror of enemy cities.
3.292.6
ततः सीतां पुरस्कृत्य विभीषणपुरस्कृताम् ।
अविन्ध्यो नाम सुप्रज्ञो वृद्धामात्यो विनिर्ययौ ॥ ३.२९२.६ ॥
Then, with Vibhīṣaṇa placed in front and Sītā placed in front, the wise old minister named Avindhya went forth.
3.292.7
उवाच च महात्मानं काकुत्स्थं दैन्यमास्थितम् ।
प्रतीच्छ देवीं सद्वृत्तां महात्मञ्जानकीमिति ॥ ३.२९२.७ ॥
And he said to the great-souled Kākutstha, who stood in dejection: "Accept the queen Jānakī, great-souled and of virtuous conduct."
3.292.8
एतच्छ्रुत्वा वचस्तस्मादवतीर्य रथोत्तमात् ।
बाष्पेणापिहितां सीतां ददर्शेक्ष्वाकुनन्दनः ॥ ३.२९२.८ ॥
Having heard these words, the joy of the Ikṣvākus descended from that excellent chariot and saw Sītā, veiled by tears.
3.292.9
तां दृष्ट्वा चारुसर्वाङ्गीं यानस्थां शोककर्शिताम् ।
मलोपचितसर्वाङ्गीं जटिलां कृष्णवाससम् ॥ ३.२९२.९ ॥
Having seen her, beautiful in every limb, seated in the vehicle, wasted by grief, her whole body caked with dirt, matted-haired and clad in dark cloth.
3.292.10
उवाच रामो वैदेहीं परामर्शविशङ्कितः ।
लक्षयित्वेङ्गितं सर्वं प्रियं तस्यै निवेद्य सः ॥ ३.२९२.१० ॥
Rāma, doubting from suspicion, observing all her signs, and having announced a pleasing word to her, spoke to Vaidehī.
3.292.11
गच्छ वैदेहि मुक्ता त्वं यत्कार्यं तनमया कृतम् ।
मामासाद्यपतिं भद्रे न त्वं राक्षसवेश्मनि।
जरां व्रजेथा इतिमे निहतोसौ निशाचरः ॥ ३.२९२.११ ॥
Go, Vaidehī, you are freed; the task that had to be done I have not done by myself. O auspicious lady, do not stay in a rākṣasa's house; come to me, your husband. That night-wanderer has been slain by me.
3.292.12
कथं ह्यस्मद्विधो जातु जानन्धर्मविनिश्चयम् ।
परहस्तगतां नारीं मुहूर्तमपि धारयेत् ॥ ३.२९२.१२ ॥
How could one like us, knowing the determination of dharma, keep a woman who has passed into another's hand even for a moment?
3.292.13
सुवृत्तामसुवृत्तां वाऽप्यहं त्वामद्य मैथिलि ।
नोत्सहे परिभोगाय श्वावलीढं हविर्यथा ॥ ३.२९२.१३ ॥
O Maithilī, whether you are of good conduct or of ill conduct, today I am not willing to enjoy you, like an oblation licked by a dog.
3.292.14
ततः सा सहसा बाला तच्छ्रुत्वा दारुणं वचः ।
पपात देवी व्यथिता निकृत्ता कदली यथा ॥ ३.२९२.१४ ॥
Then that young woman, hearing those harsh words, suddenly distressed, fell like a cut banana tree, the goddess.
3.292.15
योप्यस्या हर्षसंभूतो मुखरागः पुराऽभवत् ।
क्षणेन सपुनर्नष्टो निःश्वासादिव दर्पणे ॥ ३.२९२.१५ ॥
The ruddy glow that had earlier arisen from joy on her face vanished again in a moment, like a breath upon a mirror.
3.292.16
ततस्ते हरयः सर्वे तच्छ्रुत्वा रामभाषितम् ।
गतासुकल्पा निश्चेष्टा बभूवुः सहलक्ष्मणाः ॥ ३.२९२.१६ ॥
Then all those monkeys, having heard that speech of Rāma, became motionless, as if lifeless, together with Lakṣmaṇa.
3.292.17
ततो देवो विशुद्धात्मा विमानेन चतुर्मुखः ।
पद्मयोनिर्जगत्स्रष्टा दर्शयामास राघवम् ॥ ३.२९२.१७ ॥
Then the god, pure-souled, four-faced, lotus-born, creator of the world, showed himself to Rāghava by means of an aerial car.
3.292.18
शक्रश्चाग्निश्च वायुश्चयमो वरुण एव च ।
यक्षाधिपश्च भगवांस्तथा सप्तर्षयोऽमलाः ॥ ३.२९२.१८ ॥
Indra and Agni, and Vāyu, Yama and Varuṇa, and the blessed lord of the Yakṣas, likewise the stainless seven sages.
3.292.19
राजा दशरथश्चैव दिव्यभास्वरमूर्तिमान् ।
विमानेन महार्हेण हंसयुक्तेन भास्वता ॥ ३.२९२.१९ ॥
King Daśaratha too, with a divine, radiant form, appeared in a precious shining aerial chariot yoked with swans.
3.292.20
ततोऽन्तरिक्षं तत्सर्वंदेवगन्धर्वसंकुलम् ।
शुशुभे तारकाचित्रं शरदीव नभस्तलम् ॥ ३.२९२.२० ॥
Then that entire sky, crowded with gods and gandharvas, shone like the autumn sky variegated with stars.
3.292.21
तत उत्थाय वैदेही तेषां मध्ययशस्विनी ।
उवाच वाक्यं कल्याणी रामं पृथुलवक्षसम् ॥ ३.२९२.२१ ॥
Then Vaidehī, the glorious and auspicious one, rose up in their midst and spoke these words to Rāma, broad-chested.
3.292.22
राजपुत्र न ते कोपं करोमि विदिताहि मे ।
गतिः स्त्रीणां नराणां च शृणु चदं वचो मम ॥ ३.२९२.२२ ॥
Prince, I am not angry with you; the course of women and men is known to me. Listen, then, to these words of mine.
3.292.23
अन्तश्चरतिभूतानां मातरिश्वा सदागतिः ।
स मे विमुञ्चतु प्राणान्यदि पापं चराम्यहम् ॥ ३.२९२.२३ ॥
May Mātariśvan (the wind), ever-moving, who roams within all beings, take my life-breaths from me if I am committing wrong.
3.292.24
अग्निरापस्तथाऽऽकाशं पृथिवी वायुरेव च ।
विमुञ्चन्तु मम प्राणान्यदि पापं चराम्यहम् ॥ ३.२९२.२४ ॥
May fire, water, space, earth and air likewise take my life-breaths from me if I am committing wrong.
3.292.25
यथाऽहं त्वदृतेवीर नान्यंस्वप्नेऽप्यचिन्तयम् ।
तथा मे देव निर्दिष्टस्त्वमेव हि पतिर्भव ॥ ३.२९२.२५ ॥
Just as I have never thought of another man, even in a dream, apart from you, O hero, so, O god, you alone have been appointed to be my husband.
3.292.26
ततोऽन्तरिक्षे वागारीत्सुभगा लोकसाक्षिणी ।
पुण्यासंहर्षणी तेषां वानराणां महात्मनाम् ॥ ३.२९२.२६ ॥
Then from the sky there arose a voice, auspicious and sacred, witness of the worlds, which gladdened those great-souled monkeys.
3.292.27
बोभो राघव सत्यं वै वायुरस्मि सदागतिः ।
अपापा मैथिली राजन्संगच्छसहभार्यया ॥ ३.२९२.२७ ॥
O Rāghava, it is true: I am Vāyu, ever in motion. O king, Maithilī is sinless; take her back together with your wife.
3.292.28
अहमन्तःशरीरस्थो भूतानां रघुनन्दन ।
सुसूक्ष्ममपि काकुत्स्थ मैथिलीनापराध्यति ॥ ३.२९२.२८ ॥
I dwell within the bodies of beings, O joy of the Raghus. O Kākutstha, Maithilī does not commit even the most subtle wrong.
3.292.29
रसावै मत्प्रसूता हि भूतदेहेषु राघव ।
अहंवै त्वां प्रब्रवीमि मैथिली प्रतिगृह्यताम् ॥ ३.२९२.२९ ॥
O Rāghava, the vital fluids in the bodies of beings are indeed born from me. I tell you: accept Maithilī.
3.292.30
धर्मोऽहमस्मि काकुत्स्थ साक्षी लोकस्य कर्मणाम् ।
शुभाशुभानां सीतेयमपापा प्रतिगृह्यताम् ॥ ३.२९२.३० ॥
O Kākutstha, I am Dharma, witness of the good and evil deeds of the world. This Sītā is sinless; accept her.
3.292.31
पुत्र नैतदिहाश्चर्यं त्वयि राजर्षिधर्मणि ।
साधो सद्वृत्त काकुत्स्थ शृणु चेदं वचो मम ॥ ३.२९२.३१ ॥
Son, this is no wonder in you, who keep the duty of a royal sage. Good one, of virtuous conduct, Kākutstha, listen to this word of mine.
3.292.32
शत्रुरेष त्वया वीर देवगनधर्वभोगिनाम् ।
यक्षाणां दानवानां च महर्षीणां च पातितः ॥ ३.२९२.३२ ॥
Hero, this enemy of gods, gandharvas and serpents, of yakṣas and dānavas, and of the great sages, has been struck down by you.
3.292.33
अवध्यः सर्वभूतानां मत्प्रसादात्पुराऽभवत् ।
कस्माच्चित्कारणात्पापः कंचित्कालमुपेक्षितः ॥ ३.२९२.३३ ॥
Formerly, by my grace, he was unslayable by all beings. For some reason, that sinner was for a time overlooked.
3.292.34
वधार्थमात्मनस्तेन हृता सीता दुरात्मना ।
नलकूबरशापेन रक्षा चास्याः कृता मया ॥ ३.२९२.३४ ॥
That evil-minded one carried off Sītā for his own destruction; and her protection was made by me, through the curse of Nalakūbara.
3.292.35
यदि ह्यकामामासेवेत्स्तरियमन्यामपि ध्रुवम् ।
शतधाऽस्य फलेन्मूर्धा इत्युक्तः सोभवत्पुरा ॥ ३.२९२.३५ ॥
If he should approach an unwilling woman, or indeed any other woman, his head will surely split into a hundred pieces. He was told this formerly.
3.292.36
नात्रशङ्का त्वया कार्या प्रतीच्छेमां महामते ।
कृतं त्वया महत्कार्यं देवानाममितप्रभ ॥ ३.२९२.३६ ॥
You should have no doubt in this. Accept her, O great-minded one. O you of boundless splendour, you have accomplished a great task for the gods.
3.292.37
प्रीतोस्मि वत्स भद्रं ते पिता दशरथोस्मि ते ।
अनुजानामि राज्यं च प्रशाधि पुरुषोत्तम ॥ ३.२९२.३७ ॥
Dear son, I am pleased; may good fortune be yours. I am your father Daśaratha. I give you leave to take the kingdom; rule, best of men.
3.292.38
अभिवादयेत्वां राजेन्द्र यदि त्वं जनको मम ।
गमिष्यामि पुरीं रम्यामयोध्यां शासनात्तव ॥ ३.२९२.३८ ॥
O lord of kings, if you are indeed my father, I bow to you. By your command I shall go to the lovely city of Ayodhyā.
3.292.39
तमुवाच पिता भूयः प्रहृष्टो भरतर्षभ ।
गच्छायोध्यां प्रशाधि त्वंराम रक्तान्तलोचन।
संपूर्णानीहवर्षाणि चतुर्दश महाद्युते ॥ ३.२९२.३९ ॥
Then the delighted father said to him again: 'Go to Ayodhyā and rule, bull of the Bharatas. But, red-eyed Rāma, remain here for fourteen full years, O radiant one.'
3.292.40
ततो देवान्नमस्कृत्य मुहृद्भिरभिनन्दितः ।
महेन्द्रइव पौलोम्या भार्यया स समेयिवान् ॥ ३.२९२.४० ॥
Then, having bowed to the gods and been greeted by his friends, he was reunited with his wife, as Indra with Paulomī.
3.292.41
ततो वरं ददौ तस्मै ह्यविन्ध्याय परंतपः ।
त्रिजटां चार्थमानाभ्यां योजयामास राक्षसीम् ॥ ३.२९२.४१ ॥
Then the tormentor of foes granted Avindhya a boon, and joined the rākṣasī Trijaṭā to him with wealth and honour.
3.292.42
तमुवाच ततो ब्रह्मा देवैः शक्रषुरोगमैः ।
कौसल्यामातरिष्टांस्ते वरानद्य ददानि कान् ॥ ३.२९२.४२ ॥
Then Brahmā, with the gods led by Indra, said to him: 'Son of Kausalyā, which of the desired boons do you wish? Today I shall grant them to you.'
3.292.43
वव्रेरामः स्थितिं धर्मे शत्रुभिश्चापराजयम् ।
राक्षसैर्निहतानां च वानराणां समुद्भवम् ॥ ३.२९२.४३ ॥
Rāma chose steadfastness in dharma, invincibility before his enemies, and the rebirth of the vānaras slain by the rākṣasas.
3.292.44
ततस्ते ब्रह्मणा प्रोक्ते तथेतिवचने तदा ।
समुत्तस्थुर्महाराज वानरा लब्धचेतसः ॥ ३.२९२.४४ ॥
Then, when Brahmā had said 'So be it', the vānaras, having regained their senses, rose up, O great king.
3.292.45
सीता चापि महाभागा वरं हनुमते ददौ ।
रामकीर्त्या समं पुत्र जीवितं ते भविष्यति ॥ ३.२९२.४५ ॥
Sītā, greatly fortunate, also gave a boon to Hanumān: 'Son, your life will endure equal to Rāma's fame.'
3.292.46
दिव्यास्त्वामुपभोगाश्च मत्प्रसादकृताः सदा ।
उपस्थास्यन्ति हनुमन्निति स्म हरिलोचन ॥ ३.२९२.४६ ॥
'Hanumān, through my favour divine enjoyments will always attend you' — thus, O monkey-eyed one, she spoke.
3.292.47
ततस्ते प्रेक्षमाणानां तेपामक्लिष्टकर्मणाम् ।
अन्तर्धानं ययुर्देवाः सर्वे शक्रपुरोगमाः ॥ ३.२९२.४७ ॥
Then, as the men of effortless deeds watched, all the gods led by Indra vanished.
3.292.48
दृष्ट्वा रामं तु जानक्या संगतं शक्रसारथिः ।
उवाच परमप्रीतसुहृन्मध्य इदं वचः ॥ ३.२९२.४८ ॥
Seeing Rāma united with Jānakī, Indra's charioteer, greatly pleased, spoke these words in the midst of his friends.
3.292.49
देवगन्धर्वयक्षाणां मानुषासुरभोगिनाम् ।
अपनीतं त्वया दुःखमिदं सत्यपराक्रम ॥ ३.२९२.४९ ॥
You have removed this sorrow of gods, gandharvas, yakṣas, men, asuras and serpents, O you of true valour.
3.292.50
सदेवासुरगनधर्वा यक्षराक्षसपन्नगाः ।
कथयिष्यन्ति लोकास्त्वां यावद्भूमिर्धरिष्यति ॥ ३.२९२.५० ॥
Gods, asuras, gandharvas, yakṣas, rākṣasas and serpents, all the worlds, will tell of you as long as the earth shall endure.
3.292.51
इत्येवमुक्त्वाऽनुज्ञाप्यरामं शस्त्रभृतांवरम् ।
संपूज्यापाक्रमत्तेन रथेनादित्यवर्चसा ॥ ३.२९२.५१ ॥
Having said this and taken leave of Rāma, the best of weapon-bearers, honouring him, he departed in that chariot radiant as the sun.
3.292.52
ततःसीतां पुरस्कृत्य रामः सौमित्रिणा सह ।
सुग्रीवप्रमुखैश्चैव सहितः सर्ववानरैः ॥ ३.२९२.५२ ॥
Then Rāma, placing Sītā in front, went with Saumitri, accompanied by Sugrīva and the other chief monkeys and all the monkeys.
3.292.53
विधाय रक्षां लङ्कायां विभीषणपुरस्कृतः ।
संततार पुनस्तेन सेतुना मकरालयम् ॥ ३.२९२.५३ ॥
Having arranged protection in Laṅkā, with Vibhīṣaṇa placed foremost, he crossed again by that bridge the ocean, abode of sea-monsters.
3.292.54
पुष्पकेण विसानन खेचरेण विराजता ।
कामगेन यथामुख्यैरमात्यैः संवृतो वसी ॥ ३.२९२.५४ ॥
In the Puṣpaka, the sky-going, radiant chariot that goes at will, surrounded by the chief ministers, the self-controlled one (Rāma) went.
3.292.55
ततस्तीरे समुद्रस्यं यत्रशिश्य स पार्थिवः ।
तत्रैवोवास धर्मात्मा सहितः सर्ववानरैः ॥ ३.२९२.५५ ॥
Then on the shore of the ocean, where the king had lain down, there the righteous-souled one dwelt together with all the monkeys.
3.292.56
अथैनान्राघवः काले समानीयाभिपूज्य च ।
विसर्जयामास तदा रत्नैः संतोष्य सर्वशः ॥ ३.२९२.५६ ॥
Then in due time Rāghava summoned them, honoured them, and, having fully pleased them with jewels, sent them away.
3.292.57
गतेषु वानरेन्द्रेषु गोपुच्छर्क्षेषु तेषु च ।
सुग्रीवसहितो रामः किष्किन्दां पुनरागमत् ॥ ३.२९२.५७ ॥
When the lords of monkeys, and those of the Gopuccha and Ṛkṣa, had departed, Rāma came back again to Kiṣkindhā together with Sugrīva.
3.292.58
विभीषणेनानुगतः सुग्रीवसहितस्तदा ।
पुष्पकेण विमानेन वैदेह्या दर्शयन्वनम् ॥ ३.२९२.५८ ॥
Then, followed by Vibhīṣaṇa and together with Sugrīva, Rāma set out in the Puṣpaka aerial chariot, showing the forest to Vaidehī.
3.292.59
किष्किन्धां तु समासाद्यरामः प्रहरतांवरः ।
अङ्गदं कृतकर्माणं यौवराज्येऽभ्यषेचयत् ॥ ३.२९२.५९ ॥
Having reached Kiṣkindhā, Rāma, best of warriors, anointed Aṅgada, who had accomplished his deeds, as heir-apparent.
3.292.60
ततस्तैरेव सहितो रामः सौमित्रिणा सह ।
यथागतेन मार्गेण प्रययौ स्वपुरं प्रति ॥ ३.२९२.६० ॥
Then, together with them and with Saumitri (Lakṣmaṇa), Rāma set out for his own city by the same road by which he had come.
3.292.61
अयोध्यां स समासाद्यपुरीं राष्ट्रपतिस्ततः ।
भरताय हनूमन्तं दूतं प्रास्थापयद्द्रुतम् ॥ ३.२९२.६१ ॥
Having reached the city of Ayodhyā, the lord of the realm at once sent Hanūmān to Bharata as a messenger.
3.292.62
लक्षयित्वेङ्गितं सर्वंप्रियं तस्मै निवेद्य वै ।
वायुपुत्रे पुनः प्राप्ते नन्दिग्राममुपाविशत् ॥ ३.२९२.६२ ॥
Having read all his signs and announced the happy news to him, when the son of the Wind had returned again, he sat down at Nandigrāma.
3.292.63
सतत्रमलदिग्धाङ्गं भरतं चीरवाससम् ।
नन्दिग्रामगतंरामः सशत्रुघ्नं सराघवः।
अग्रतःपादुके कृत्वा ददर्शासीनमासने ॥ ३.२९२.६३ ॥
There Rāma, with Śatrughna and with the descendant of Raghu, saw Bharata, who had gone to Nandigrāma, his body smeared with dirt and clad in bark garments, seated on a seat, with his sandals placed in front.
3.292.64
समेत्यभरतेनाथ शत्रुघ्नेन च वीर्यवान् ।
राघवः सहसौमित्रिर्मुमुदे भरतर्षभ ॥ ३.२९२.६४ ॥
Having met Bharata and Śatrughna, the mighty Rāghava rejoiced together with Saumitri, O bull of the Bharatas.
3.292.65
ततो भरतशत्रुघ्नौ समेतौ गुरुणा तदा ।
वैदेह्या दर्शनेनोभौ प्रहर्षं समवापतुः ॥ ३.२९२.६५ ॥
Then Bharata and Śatrughna, having come together with the elder, both attained great joy at the sight of Vaidehī.
3.292.66
तस्मै तद्भरतो राज्यमागतायातिसत्कृतम् ।
न्यासं निर्यातयामास युक्तः परमया मुदा ॥ ३.२९२.६६ ॥
To him, returned, Bharata restored that kingdom, which had been entrusted to him with great honor, as a trust, devoted and with supreme joy.
3.292.67
ततस्तं वैष्णवे शूरं नक्षत्रेऽभिजितेऽहनि ।
वसिष्ठो वामदेवश्च सहितावभ्यषिञ्चताम् ॥ ३.२९२.६७ ॥
Then, under the Vaiṣṇava asterism, on the Abhijit day, Vasiṣṭha and Vāmadeva together anointed that hero.
3.292.68
सोभिषिक्तः कपिश्रेष्ठं सुग्रीवं ससुहृज्जनम् ।
विभीषणं च पौलस्त्यमन्वजानाद्गृहान्प्रति ॥ ३.२९२.६८ ॥
Anointed, he dismissed Sugrīva, the best of monkeys, together with his friends, and Vibhīṣaṇa, the descendant of Pulastya, to return to their homes.
3.292.69
अभ्यर्च्य विविधै रत्नैः प्रीतियुक्तौ मुदा युतौ ।
समाधायेतिकर्तव्यं दुःखेन विससर्ज ह ॥ ३.२९२.६९ ॥
Honoring them with various jewels, the two, pleased and joyful, having settled what was to be done, sent them away with sorrow.
3.292.70
पुष्पकं च विमानं तत्पूजयित्वा स राघवः ।
प्रादाद्वैश्रवणायैव प्रीत्या स रघुनन्दनः ॥ ३.२९२.७० ॥
Having honored that Puṣpaka vehicle, the Rāghava, delight of the Raghus, out of affection gave it to Vaiśravaṇa himself.
3.292.71
ततो देवर्षिसहितः सरितं गोमतीमनु ।
शताश्वमेधानाजह्रे जारूथ्यान्स निरर्गलान् ॥ ३.२९२.७१ ॥
Then, accompanied by the divine sages, along the river Gomatī, he of the Jārūthya line performed a hundred horse sacrifices without hindrance.