Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa · Sarga 2.24
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2.24.1
तं समीक्ष्य व्यवसितं पितुर्निर्देशपालने।
कौसल्या बाष्पसंरुद्धा वचो धर्मिष्ठमब्रवीत् ॥ २.२४.१ ॥
Seeing him resolved to obey his father's command, Kausalyā, her voice choked with tears, spoke these righteous words.
2.24.2
अदृष्टदुःखो धर्मात्मा सर्वभूतप्रियंवदः।
मयि जातो दशरथात् कथमुञ्छेन वर्तयेत् ॥ २.२४.२ ॥
He who has never known sorrow, who is righteous in soul and speaks kindly to all creatures, born of Daśaratha in me, how will he sustain himself by gleaning grain?
2.24.3
यस्य भृत्याश्च दासाश्च मृष्टान्यन्नानि भुञ्जते।
कथं स भोक्ष्यते रामो वने मूलफलान्ययम् ॥ २.२४.३ ॥
He whose servants and attendants eat fine foods, how will Rāma eat roots and fruits here in the forest?
2.24.4
क एतच्छ्रद्दधेच्छ्रुत्वा कस्य वा न भवेद् भयम्।
गुणवान् दयितो राज्ञः काकुत्स्थो यद् विवास्यते ॥ २.२४.४ ॥
Who would believe this on hearing it, and whose heart would not be filled with fear? The virtuous Kākutstha, dear to the king, is being banished!
2.24.5
नूनं तु बलवाँल्लोके कृतान्तः सर्वमादिशन्।
लोके रामाभिरामस्त्वं वनं यत्र गमिष्यसि ॥ २.२४.५ ॥
Surely in the world Fate is mighty, ordering all things. O delight of the world, Rāma, you are going to the forest.
2.24.6
अयं तु मामात्मभवस्तवादर्शनमारुतः।
विलापदुःखसमिधो रुदिताश्रुहुताहुतिः ॥ २.२४.६ ॥
This wind of not seeing you kindles me, your own mother, with fuel of lamentation and sorrow, and my wept tears are poured into it as oblations.
2.24.7
चिन्ताबाष्पमहाधूमस्तवागमनचिन्तजः।
कर्शयित्वाधिकं पुत्र निःश्वासायाससम्भवः ॥ २.२४.७ ॥
Son, the great smoke of anxiety and tears, born of thinking of your return, rising from sighs and exertion, wastes me exceedingly.
2.24.8
त्वया विहीनामिह मां शोकाग्निरतुलो महान्।
प्रधक्ष्यति यथा कक्ष्यं चित्रभानुर्हिमात्यये ॥ २.२४.८ ॥
Separated from you here, the incomparable great fire of grief will utterly burn me, as the sun burns dry grass at the end of winter.
2.24.9
कथं हि धेनुः स्वं वत्सं गच्छन्तमनुगच्छति।
अहं त्वानुगमिष्यामि यत्र वत्स गमिष्यसि ॥ २.२४.९ ॥
How could a cow not follow her own calf as it goes? So, child, wherever you go, I too shall follow you.
2.24.10
यथा निगदितं मात्रा तद् वाक्यं पुरुषर्षभः।
श्रुत्वा रामोऽब्रवीद् वाक्यं मातरं भृशदुःखिताम् ॥ २.२४.१० ॥
Having heard those words as his mother had spoken them, Rāma, best of men, said these words to his mother, who was deeply grieved.
2.24.11
कैकेय्या वञ्चितो राजा मयि चारण्यमाश्रिते।
भवत्या च परित्यक्तो न नूनं वर्तयिष्यति ॥ २.२४.११ ॥
When I have gone to the forest, the king, deceived by Kaikeyī and abandoned by you as well, will surely not survive.
2.24.12
भर्तुः किल परित्यागो नृशंसः केवलं स्त्रियाः।
स भवत्या न कर्तव्यो मनसापि विगर्हितः ॥ २.२४.१२ ॥
To abandon one's husband is purely a cruel deed for a woman. It must not be done by you; even in thought it is condemned.
2.24.13
यावज्जीवति काकुत्स्थः पिता मे जगतीपतिः।
शुश्रूषा क्रियतां तावत् स हि धर्मः सनातनः ॥ २.२४.१३ ॥
As long as my father, Kākutstha, the lord of the earth, is alive, let service be rendered to him; for that is the eternal dharma.
2.24.14
एवमुक्ता तु रामेण कौसल्या शुभदर्शना।
तथेत्युवाच सुप्रीता राममक्लिष्टकारिणम् ॥ २.२४.१४ ॥
Thus addressed by Rāma, Kausalyā of auspicious appearance, greatly pleased, spoke to Rāma, the one who acts without strain: "So be it."
2.24.15
एवमुक्तस्तु वचनं रामो धर्मभृतां वरः।
भूयस्तामब्रवीद् वाक्यं मातरं भृशदुःखिताम् ॥ २.२४.१५ ॥
Thus addressed, Rāma, the best of those who bear dharma, again spoke these words to his mother, who was greatly grieved.
2.24.16
मया चैव भवत्या च कर्तव्यं वचनं पितुः।
राजा भर्ता गुरुः श्रेष्ठः सर्वेषामीश्वरः प्रभुः ॥ २.२४.१६ ॥
Both I and you must fulfil the word of our father. The king is husband, teacher and supreme; he is the lord and master of all.
2.24.17
इमानि तु महारण्ये विहृत्य नव पञ्च च।
वर्षाणि परमप्रीत्या स्थास्यामि वचने तव ॥ २.२४.१७ ॥
Having dwelt in these great forests for fourteen years, with supreme affection I shall abide by your word.
2.24.18
एवमुक्ता प्रियं पुत्रं बाष्पपूर्णानना तदा।
उवाच परमार्ता तु कौसल्या सुतवत्सला ॥ २.२४.१८ ॥
Thus addressed, Kausalyā, her face filled with tears, supremely distressed and tender toward her son, then spoke to her beloved son.
2.24.19
आसां राम सपत्नीनां वस्तुं मध्ये न मे क्षमम्।
नय मामपि काकुत्स्थ वनं वन्यां मृगीमिव ॥ २.२४.१९ ॥
Rāma, it is not fitting for me to dwell amid these co-wives. O descendant of Kakutstha, take me too to the forest, as one takes a forest doe.
2.24.20
यदि ते गमने बुद्धिः कृता पितरपेक्षया।
तां तथा रुदतीं रामो रुदन् वचनमब्रवीत् ॥ २.२४.२० ॥
If you have resolved to go, out of regard for your husband, to the forest—so said Rāma, weeping, to her who wept.
2.24.21
जीवन्त्या हि स्त्रिया भर्ता दैवतं प्रभुरेव च।
भवत्या मम चैवाद्य राजा प्रभवति प्रभुः ॥ २.२४.२१ ॥
For a living woman, the husband is her god and her lord; and today, for you and for me, the lord is the king.
2.24.22
न ह्यनाथा वयं राज्ञा लोकनाथेन धीमता।
भरतश्चापि धर्मात्मा सर्वभूतप्रियंवदः ॥ २.२४.२२ ॥
We are not without a protector, with the wise king, lord of the worlds, living; and Bharata too, the righteous one who speaks pleasantly to all beings.
2.24.24
भवतीमनुवर्तेत स हि धर्मरतः सदा।
दारुणश्चाप्ययं शोको यथैनं न विनाशयेत् ॥ २.२४.२४ ॥
He, delighting in dharma, will always attend upon you; and may this cruel grief not destroy him.
2.24.25
राज्ञो वृद्धस्य सततं हितं चर समाहिता।
व्रतोपवासनिरता या नारी परमोत्तमा ॥ २.२४.२५ ॥
Constantly attend to the welfare of the aged king with a steady mind; the woman devoted to vows and fasts is supremely excellent.
2.24.26
भर्तारं नानुवर्तेत सा च पापगतिर्भवेत्।
भर्तुः शुश्रूषया नारी लभते स्वर्गमुत्तमम् ॥ २.२४.२६ ॥
A woman who does not follow her husband falls into a sinful course; but by serving her husband a woman attains the highest heaven.
2.24.27
अपि या निर्नमस्कारा निवृत्ता देवपूजनात्।
शुश्रूषामेव कुर्वीत भर्तुः प्रियहिते रता ॥ २.२४.२७ ॥
Even a woman who abstains from worshipping the gods and does not offer salutations should devote herself only to serving her husband, delighted in what pleases and benefits him.
2.24.28
एष धर्मः स्त्रिया नित्यो वेदे लोके श्रुतः स्मृतः।
अग्निकार्येषु च सदा सुमनोभिश्च देवताः ॥ २.२४.२८ ॥
This is the eternal duty of a woman, as heard and remembered in the Veda and in the world: in fire rites, and always, honour the gods with flowers.
2.24.29
पूज्यास्ते मत्कृते देवि ब्राह्मणाश्चैव सत्कृताः।
एवं कालं प्रतीक्षस्व ममागमनकांक्षिणी ॥ २.२४.२९ ॥
O queen, for my sake the brahmins are to be honoured; treat them with respect. Thus, desiring my return, wait for the time.
2.24.30
नियता नियताहारा भर्तृशुश्रूषणे रता।
प्राप्स्यसे परमं कामं मयि पर्यागते सति ॥ २.२४.३० ॥
Self-controlled and moderate in your food, devoted to serving your husband, you will attain your highest desire when I have returned.
2.24.31
यदि धर्मभृतां श्रेष्ठो धारयिष्यति जीवितम्।
एवमुक्ता तु रामेण बाष्पपर्याकुलेक्षणा ॥ २.२४.३१ ॥
If the best of those who bear dharma will sustain his life... Thus addressed by Rāma, with eyes overcome by tears (Sītā)...
2.24.32
कौसल्या पुत्रशोकार्ता रामं वचनमब्रवीत्।
गमने सुकृतां बुद्धिं न ते शक्नोमि पुत्रक ॥ २.२४.३२ ॥
Distressed by grief for her son, Kausalyā spoke these words to Rāma: "Son, I am not able to change your resolve to go."
2.24.33
विनिवर्तयितुं वीर नूनं कालो दुरत्ययः।
गच्छ पुत्र त्वमेकाग्रो भद्रं तेऽस्तु सदा विभो ॥ २.२४.३३ ॥
Hero, surely time is hard to turn back. Son, go with a single mind; mighty one, may good always be yours.
2.24.34
पुनस्त्वयि निवृत्ते तु भविष्यामि गतक्लमा।
प्रत्यागते महाभागे कृतार्थे चरितव्रते।
पितुरानृण्यतां प्राप्ते स्वपिष्ये परमं सुखम् ॥ २.२४.३४ ॥
When you return again, I shall be free from weariness. O greatly fortunate one, when you come back fulfilled, having kept your vow and attained freedom from your father's debt, I shall sleep in supreme happiness.
2.24.35
कृतान्तस्य गतिः पुत्र दुर्विभाव्या सदा भुवि।
यस्त्वां संचोदयति मे वच आविध्य राघव ॥ २.२४.३५ ॥
Son, the course of Death is always hard to understand on earth. O Rāghava, it is fate that drives you on, setting aside my words.
2.24.36
गच्छेदानीं महाबाहो क्षेमेण पुनरागतः।
नन्दयिष्यसि मां पुत्र साम्ना श्लक्ष्णेन चारुणा ॥ २.२४.३६ ॥
Go now, O mighty-armed one, and return safely again. Son, you will gladden me with your sweet, gentle and pleasing words.
2.24.37
अपीदानीं स कालः स्याद् वनात् प्रत्यागतं पुनः।
यत् त्वां पुत्रक पश्येयं जटावल्कलधारिणम् ॥ २.२४.३७ ॥
Son, will that time ever come when, returned from the forest and wearing matted hair and bark garments, I may see you again?
2.24.38
तथा हि रामं वनवासनिश्चितं
ददर्श देवी परमेण चेतसा।
उवाच रामं शुभलक्षणं वचो
बभूव च स्वस्त्ययनाभिकांक्षिणी ॥ २.२४.३८ ॥
Thus she beheld Rāma, resolved on forest-exile, with a supremely loving heart. Then she spoke to Rāma, the one of auspicious marks, and she was ready to bestow blessings, desiring his well-being.