Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa · Sarga 2.104
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2.104.1
तं तु रामः समाज्ञाय भ्रातरं गुरुवत्सलम् ।
लक्ष्मणेन सह भ्रात्रा प्रष्टुं समुपचक्रमे ॥ २.१०४.१ ॥
But Rāma, recognizing that brother fond of his elders, began to question him together with his brother Lakṣmaṇa.
2.104.2
किमेतदिच्छेयमहं श्रोतुं प्रव्याहृतं त्वया ।
यस्मात्त्वमागतो देशमिमं चीरजटाजिनी ॥ २.१०४.२ ॥
I wish to hear what you have just said: you have come to this land clad in bark, matted hair and deerskin.
2.104.3
किं निमित्तमिमं देशं कृष्णाजिनजटाधरः ।
हित्वा राज्यं प्रविष्टस्त्वं तत्सर्वं वक्तुमर्हसि ॥ २.१०४.३ ॥
For what reason have you, bearing black antelope-skin and matted hair, abandoned your kingdom and entered this land? You ought to tell me all of it.
2.104.4
इत्युक्तः कैकयीपुत्रः काकुत्स्थेन महात्मना ।
प्रगृह्य बलवद्भूयः प्राञ्जलिर्वाक्यमब्रवीत् ॥ २.१०४.४ ॥
Thus addressed by the great-souled Kākutstha, Kaikeyī's son, forcibly restraining himself, folded his hands and spoke these words again.
2.104.5
आर्य्यं तातः परित्यज्य कृत्वा कर्म सुदुष्करम् ।
गतः स्वर्गं महाबाहुः पुत्रशोकाभिपीडितः ॥ २.१०४.५ ॥
Our noble father, having abandoned us and done a most difficult deed, the mighty-armed one has gone to heaven, tormented by grief for his sons.
2.104.6
स्त्रिया नियुक्तः कैकेय्या मम मात्रा परन्तप ।
चकार सुमहत्पापमिदमात्मयशोहरम् ॥ २.१०४.६ ॥
O scorcher of foes, my mother Kaikeyī, instigated by a woman, committed this very great sin that destroys her own fame.
2.104.7
सा राज्यफलमप्राप्य विधवा शोककर्शिता ।
पतिष्यति महाघोरे निरये जननी मम ॥ २.१०४.७ ॥
Having not obtained the fruit of the kingdom, a widow worn down by grief, my mother will fall into the great and dreadful hell.
2.104.8
तस्य मे दासभूतस्य प्रसादं कर्त्तुमर्हसि ।
अभिषिञ्चस्व चाद्यैव राज्येनप मघवानिव ॥ २.१०४.८ ॥
Grant favour to me, your servant. This very day, take up the kingdom and be consecrated, like Indra.
2.104.9
इमाः प्रकृतयः सर्वा विधवा मातरश्च याः ।
त्वत्सकाशमनुप्राप्ताः प्रसादं कर्त्तुमर्हसि ॥ २.१०४.९ ॥
All these subjects and the widowed mothers who have come into your presence, grant them your favour.
2.104.10
तदानुपूर्व्या युक्तं च युक्तं चात्मनि मानद ।
राज्यं प्राप्नुहि धर्मेण सकामान् सुहृदः कुरु ॥ २.१०४.१० ॥
O giver of honour, this is fitting in due order and fitting for you. Obtain the kingdom by righteousness, and make your friends content in their desires.
2.104.11
भवत्वविधवा भूमिः समग्रा पतिना त्वया ।
शशिना विमलेनेव शारदी रजनी यथा ॥ २.१०४.११ ॥
Just as an autumn night is radiant with the stainless moon, so may the whole earth, with you as its lord, not be widowed.
2.104.12
एभिश्च सचिवैः सार्द्धं शिरसा याचितो मया ।
भ्रातुः शिष्यस्य दासस्य प्रसादं कर्त्तुमर्हसि ॥ २.१०४.१२ ॥
Together with these ministers, with bowed head I entreat you: grant your favour to me, your brother, disciple and servant.
2.104.13
तदिदं शाश्वतं पित्र्यं सर्वं प्रकृतिमण्डलम् ।
पूजितं पुरुषव्याघ्र नातिक्रमितुमर्हसि ॥ २.१०४.१३ ॥
Best of men, this eternal ancestral order and the whole circle of subjects, which is honoured, you ought not to transgress.
2.104.14
एवमुक्त्वा महाबाहुः सबाष्पः कैकयीसुतः ।
रामस्य शिरसा पादौ जग्राह विधिवत्पुनः ॥ २.१०४.१४ ॥
Having spoken thus, the mighty-armed son of Kaikeyī, with tears, again took Rāma's feet with his head, according to rule.
2.104.15
तं मत्तमिव मातङ्गं निःश्वसन्तं पुनःपुनः ।
भ्रातरं भरतं रामः परिष्वज्येदमब्रवीत् ॥ २.१०४.१५ ॥
Embracing his brother Bharata, who sighed again and again like a maddened elephant, Rāma spoke these words.
2.104.16
कुलीनः सत्त्वसम्पन्नस्तेजस्वी चरितव्रतः ।
राज्यहेतोः कथं पापमाचरेत्त्वद्विधो जनः ॥ २.१०४.१६ ॥
How could a man of noble birth, endowed with goodness, radiant and keeper of vows, such as you, commit a wrong for the sake of the kingdom?
2.104.17
न दोषं त्वयि पश्यामि सूक्ष्ममप्यरिसूदन ।
न चापि जननीं बाल्यात्त्वं विगर्हितुमर्हसि ॥ २.१०४.१७ ॥
Destroyer of foes, I see no fault in you, not even a slight one; nor, out of childishness, should you reproach your mother.
2.104.18
कामकारो महाप्राज्ञ गुरूणां सर्वदा ऽनघ ।
उपपन्नेषु दारेषु पुत्रेषु च विधीयते ॥ २.१०४.१८ ॥
O most wise, O sinless one, acting according to the wishes of elders is always ordained; and so it is ordained concerning grown wives and sons.
2.104.19
वयमस्य यथा लोके सङ्ख्याताः सौम्य साधुभिः ।
भार्य्याः पुत्राश्च शिष्याश्च त्वमनु ज्ञातुमर्हसि ॥ २.१०४.१९ ॥
As we are counted by good people in this world as his wives, sons and disciples, so you are fit to grant us his permission.
2.104.20
वने वा चीरवसनं सौम्य कृष्णाजिनाम्बरम् ।
राज्ये वापि महाराजो मां वासयितुमीश्वरः ॥ २.१०४.२० ॥
Gentle one, whether in the forest clad in bark garments and a black antelope hide, or even in the kingdom, the great king has the power to keep me there.
2.104.21
यावत्पितरि धर्मज्ञे गौरवं लोकसत्कृतम् ।
तावद्धर्मभृतां श्रेष्ठ जनन्यामपि गौरवम् ॥ २.१०४.२१ ॥
As long as the father, who knows dharma, is held in honour by the world, so long, best of those who bear dharma, is honour due to the mother as well.
2.104.22
एताभ्यां धर्मशीलाभ्यां वनं गच्छेति राघव ।
मातापितृभ्यामुक्तो ऽहं कथमन्यत् समाचरे ॥ २.१०४.२२ ॥
O Rāghava, these two virtuous parents have told me, 'Go to the forest.' How else should I act?
2.104.23
त्वया राज्यमयोध्यायां प्राप्तव्यं लोकसत्कृतम् ।
वस्तव्यं दण्डकारण्ये मया वल्कलवाससा ॥ २.१०४.२३ ॥
You are to obtain the kingdom in Ayodhyā, honoured by the world; and I am to dwell in the Daṇḍaka forest, clad in bark garments.
2.104.24
एवं कृत्वा महाराजो विभागं लोकसन्निधौ ।
व्यादिश्य च महातेजा दिवं दशरथो गतः ॥ २.१०४.२४ ॥
Thus, having made the division in the presence of the people and given his command, the mighty-splendoured great king Daśaratha departed to heaven.
2.104.25
स च प्रमाणं धर्मात्मा राजा लोकगुरुस्तव ।
पित्रा दत्तं यथाभागमुपभोक्तुं त्वमर्हसि ॥ २.१०४.२५ ॥
That righteous king is your authority and the teacher of the world. You should enjoy the share given by your father.
2.104.26
चतुर्दशसमाः सौम्य दण्डकारण्यमाश्रितः ।
उपभोक्ष्ये त्वहं दत्तं भागं पित्रा महात्मना ॥ २.१०४.२६ ॥
Gentle one, dwelling in the Daṇḍaka forest for fourteen years, I shall enjoy the share given by my great-souled father.
2.104.27
यदब्रवीन्मां नरलोकसत्कृतः पिता महात्मा विबुधाधिपोपमः ।
तदेव मन्ये परमात्मनो हितं न सर्वलोकेश्वरभावमप्यहम् ॥ २.१०४.२७ ॥
What my great-souled father, honored among men and like the lord of the gods, told me, that alone I consider my supreme good, not even lordship over all the worlds.