Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa · Sarga 2.22
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2.22.1
अथ तं व्यथया दीनं सविशेषममर्षितम्।
सरोषमिव नागेन्द्रं रोषविस्फारितेक्षणम् ॥ २.२२.१ ॥
Then, seeing him downcast with grief, especially indignant, like a lordly elephant angered, with eyes wide open in rage,
2.22.2
आसाद्य रामः सौमित्रिं सुहृदं भ्रातरं प्रियम्।
उवाचेदं स धैर्येण धारयन् सत्त्वमात्मवान् ॥ २.२२.२ ॥
Rāma, approaching Saumitri Lakṣmaṇa, his friend, brother and beloved, spoke these words, holding fast to his inner strength with steadiness and self-control:
2.22.3
निगृह्य रोषं शोकं च धैर्यमाश्रित्य केवलम्।
अवमानं निरस्यैनं गृहीत्वा हर्षमुत्तमम् ॥ २.२२.३ ॥
Restraining anger and grief, taking refuge in steadiness alone, casting off this dishonour and embracing supreme joy,
2.22.4
उपक्लृप्तं यदैतन्मे अभिषेकार्थमुत्तमम्।
सर्वं निवर्तय क्षिप्रं कुरु कार्यं निरव्ययम् ॥ २.२२.४ ॥
Quickly halt all these excellent preparations made for my consecration, and carry out the task without waste.
2.22.5
सौमित्रे योऽभिषेकार्थे मम सम्भारसम्भ्रमः।
अभिषेकनिवृत्त्यर्थे सोऽस्तु सम्भारसम्भ्रमः ॥ २.२२.५ ॥
O Saumitri, let the bustle of preparations that there is for my consecration become the bustle of preparations for halting the consecration.
2.22.6
यस्या मदभिषेकार्थे मानसं परितप्यते।
माता नः सा यथा न स्यात् सविशङ्का तथा कुरु ॥ २.२२.६ ॥
Do so that our mother, whose mind is distressed over my consecration, may not be made to feel suspicion.
2.22.7
तस्याः शङ्कामयं दुःखं मुहूर्तमपि नोत्सहे।
मनसि प्रतिसंजातं सौमित्रेऽहमुपेक्षितुम् ॥ २.२२.७ ॥
O son of Sumitrā, I cannot bear to disregard even for a moment the grief born of doubt that has arisen in her mind.
2.22.8
न बुद्धिपूर्वं नाबुद्धं स्मरामीह कदाचन।
मातॄणां वा पितुर्वाहं कृतमल्पं च विप्रियम् ॥ २.२२.८ ॥
I do not recall ever having done even a little displeasing thing to my mothers or my father, whether knowingly or unknowingly.
2.22.9
सत्यः सत्याभिसंधश्च नित्यं सत्यपराक्रमः।
परलोकभयाद् भीतो निर्भयोऽस्तु पिता मम ॥ २.२२.९ ॥
May my father, who is always truthful, true to his vows, and of true valor, be fearless, not afraid of fear of the next world.
2.22.10
तस्यापि हि भवेदस्मिन् कर्मण्यप्रतिसंहृते।
सत्यं नेति मनस्तापस्तस्य तापस्तपेच्च माम् ॥ २.२२.१० ॥
If this act is not withdrawn, that mental anguish of 'the truth is not upheld' will come to him too, and his torment will torment me as well.
2.22.11
अभिषेकविधानं तु तस्मात् संहृत्य लक्ष्मण।
अन्वगेवाहमिच्छामि वनं गन्तुमितः पुरः ॥ २.२२.११ ॥
Therefore, O Lakṣmaṇa, withdraw the arrangements for the consecration; I wish to go to the forest from here, ahead of it.
2.22.12
मम प्रव्राजनादद्य कृतकृत्या नृपात्मजा।
सुतं भरतमव्यग्रमभिषेचयतां ततः ॥ २.२२.१२ ॥
Through my exile today, let the king's daughter (Kaikeyī) be fulfilled; then let her have her son Bharata consecrated without hindrance.
2.22.13
मयि चीराजिनधरे जटामण्डलधारिणि।
गतेऽरण्यं च कैकेय्या भविष्यति मनः सुखम् ॥ २.२२.१३ ॥
When I, wearing bark garments and deerskin, bearing a coil of matted hair, have gone to the forest, Kaikeyī's mind will find happiness.
2.22.14
बुद्धिः प्रणीता येनेयं मनश्च सुसमाहितम्।
तं नु नार्हामि संक्लेष्टुं प्रव्रजिष्यामि मा चिरम् ॥ २.२२.१४ ॥
The resolve has been formed by which this decision was made, and my mind is steadied; it is not fitting for me to distress it. I shall go forth into exile without delay.
2.22.15
कृतान्त एव सौमित्रे द्रष्टव्यो मत्प्रवासने।
राज्यस्य च वितीर्णस्य पुनरेव निवर्तने ॥ २.२२.१५ ॥
O Saumitri, in my going into exile, Fate alone is to be seen; and in the return of the kingdom once given, it is Fate again.
2.22.16
कैकेय्याः प्रतिपत्तिर्हि कथं स्यान्मम वेदने।
यदि तस्या न भावोऽयं कृतान्तविहितो भवेत् ॥ २.२२.१६ ॥
How could Kaikeyī's conduct toward me in this grief be what it is, if this disposition of hers were not ordained by Fate?
2.22.17
जानासि हि यथा सौम्य न मातृषु ममान्तरम्।
भूतपूर्वं विशेषो वा तस्या मयि सुतेऽपि वा ॥ २.२२.१७ ॥
O gentle one, you know well that among my mothers there was never any difference or distinction before, in her regard toward me or toward her own son.
2.22.18
सोऽभिषेकनिवृत्त्यर्थैः प्रवासार्थैश्च दुर्वचैः।
उग्रैर्वाक्यैरहं तस्या नान्यद् दैवात् समर्थये ॥ २.२२.१८ ॥
For the harsh and fierce words she spoke, aimed at halting the coronation and at my exile, I attribute no other cause than Fate.
2.22.19
कथं प्रकृतिसम्पन्ना राजपुत्री तथागुणा।
ब्रूयात् सा प्राकृतेव स्त्री मत्पीड्यं भर्तृसंनिधौ ॥ २.२२.१९ ॥
How could a king's daughter, noble by nature and endowed with such qualities, speak words that wound me in her husband's presence, like an ordinary woman?
2.22.20
यदचिन्त्यं तु तद् दैवं भूतेष्वपि न हन्यते।
व्यक्तं मयि च तस्यां च पतितो हि विपर्ययः ॥ २.२२.२० ॥
That fate is unthinkable, and even among beings its blow cannot be averted. Clearly a reversal has fallen upon both me and her.
2.22.21
कश्च दैवेन सौमित्रे योद्धुमुत्सहते पुमान्।
यस्य नु ग्रहणं किंचित् कर्मणोऽन्यन्न दृश्यते ॥ २.२२.२१ ॥
O Saumitri, what man would dare to fight against fate, whose action shows no other hold at all?
2.22.22
सुखदुःखे भयक्रोधौ लाभालाभौ भवाभवौ।
यस्य किंचित् तथाभूतं ननु दैवस्य कर्म तत् ॥ २.२२.२२ ॥
Pleasure and pain, fear and anger, gain and loss, birth and non-birth — whatever in these is of such a kind, that surely is the work of fate.
2.22.23
ऋषयोऽप्युग्रतपसो दैवेनाभिप्रचोदिताः।
उत्सृज्य नियमांस्तीव्रान् भ्रश्यन्ते काममन्युभिः ॥ २.२२.२३ ॥
Even sages of fierce austerity, impelled by fate, abandon their rigorous observances and fall away through desire and anger.
2.22.24
असंकल्पितमेवेह यदकस्मात् प्रवर्तते।
निवर्त्यारब्धमारम्भैर्ननु दैवस्य कर्म तत् ॥ २.२२.२४ ॥
Whatever here happens suddenly and unimagined, and turns back the undertakings already begun, that surely is the work of fate.
2.22.25
एतया तत्त्वया बुद्ध्या संस्तभ्यात्मानमात्मना।
व्याहतेऽप्यभिषेके मे परितापो न विद्यते ॥ २.२२.२५ ॥
With this very understanding, steady yourself by yourself. Even though my consecration has been thwarted, there is no distress in me.
2.22.26
तस्मादपरितापः संस्त्वमप्यनुविधाय माम्।
प्रतिसंहारय क्षिप्रमाभिषेचनिकीं क्रियाम् ॥ २.२२.२६ ॥
Therefore, free from distress and steady, following me, quickly withdraw the rite of consecration.
2.22.27
एभिरेव घटैः सर्वैरभिषेचनसम्भृतैः।
मम लक्ष्मण तापस्ये व्रतस्नानं भविष्यति ॥ २.२२.२७ ॥
O Lakṣmaṇa, with all these pots gathered for the consecration, my vow-bath for the ascetic life shall be performed.
2.22.28
अथवा किं मयैतेन राज्यद्रव्यमयेन तु।
उद्धृतं मे स्वयं तोयं व्रतादेशं करिष्यति ॥ २.२२.२८ ॥
Or rather, what use is this water made of royal wealth to me? The water I myself have drawn will fulfill the injunction of the vow.
2.22.29
मा च लक्ष्मण संतापं कार्षीर्लक्ष्म्या विपर्यये।
राज्यं वा वनवासो वा वनवासो महोदयः ॥ २.२२.२९ ॥
O Lakṣmaṇa, do not grieve over the reversal of fortune. Whether it be kingship or forest-dwelling, forest-dwelling too is a great rise.
2.22.30
न लक्ष्मणास्मिन् मम राज्यविघ्ने
माता यवीयस्यभिशङ्कितव्या।
दैवाभिपन्ना न पिता कथंचि-
ज्जानासि दैवं हि तथाप्रभावम् ॥ २.२२.३० ॥
O Lakṣmaṇa, in this obstruction of my kingship, the younger mother should not be suspected. Our father too has fallen into the power of fate, not in any way otherwise. You know that fate has such power.