Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa · Sarga 2.33
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2.33.1
दत्त्वा तु सह वैदेह्या ब्राह्मणेभ्यो धनं बहु।
जग्मतुः पितरं द्रष्टुं सीतया सह राघवौ ॥ २.३३.१ ॥
Having given much wealth to the brahmins, the two scions of Raghu set out with Vaidehī (Sītā) to see their father.
2.33.2
ततो गृहीते प्रेष्याभ्यामशोभेतां तदायुधे।
मालादामभिरासक्ते सीतया समलंकृते ॥ २.३३.२ ॥
Then the two weapons, taken up by the attendants, hung with garlands and adorned by Sītā, shone brightly.
2.33.3
ततः प्रासादहर्म्याणि विमानशिखराणि च।
अभिरुह्य जनः श्रीमानुदासीनो व्यलोकयत् ॥ २.३३.३ ॥
Then the eminent people, climbing onto the palaces, mansions and tops of the towers, looked on with indifference.
2.33.4
न हि रथ्याः सुशक्यन्ते गन्तुं बहुजनाकुलाः।
आरुह्य तस्मात् प्रासादाद् दीनाः पश्यन्ति राघवम् ॥ २.३३.४ ॥
The roads were too crowded with people for anyone to walk easily, so the sorrowful climbed up onto the palaces and watched Rāghava.
2.33.5
पदातिं सानुजं दृष्ट्वा ससीतं च जनास्तदा।
ऊचुर्बहुजना वाचः शोकोपहतचेतसः ॥ २.३३.५ ॥
Seeing him go on foot with his younger brother and Sītā, many people whose hearts were stricken with grief then spoke these words.
2.33.6
यं यान्तमनुयाति स्म चतुरङ्गबलं महत्।
तमेकं सीतया सार्धमनुयाति स्म लक्ष्मणः ॥ २.३३.६ ॥
He whom the great fourfold army once followed as he went, now Lakṣmaṇa alone follows him, together with Sītā.
2.33.7
ऐश्वर्यस्य रसज्ञः सन् कामानां चाकरो महान्।
नेच्छत्येवानृतं कर्तुं वचनं धर्मगौरवात् ॥ २.३३.७ ॥
Though he knows the savour of sovereignty and is a great storehouse of desires, he does not wish to make his word false, out of reverence for dharma.
2.33.8
या न शक्या पुरा द्रष्टुं भूतैराकाशगैरपि।
तामद्य सीतां पश्यन्ति राजमार्गगता जनाः ॥ २.३३.८ ॥
She whom not even beings moving through the sky could formerly see, that Sītā is now seen by people walking along the royal road.
2.33.9
अङ्गरागोचितां सीतां रक्तचन्दनसेविनीम्।
वर्षमुष्णं च शीतं च नेष्यत्याशु विवर्णताम् ॥ २.३३.९ ॥
Sītā, fit for body-ointments and accustomed to red sandalwood, will soon be brought to pallor by rain, heat and cold.
2.33.10
अद्य नूनं दशरथः सत्त्वमाविश्य भाषते।
नहि राजा प्रियं पुत्रं विवासयितुमर्हति ॥ २.३३.१० ॥
Surely today Daśaratha speaks possessed by some power, for a king does not deserve to banish his beloved son.
2.33.11
निर्गुणस्यापि पुत्रस्य कथं स्याद् विनिवासनम्।
किं पुनर्यस्य लोकोऽयं जितो वृत्तेन केवलम् ॥ २.३३.११ ॥
How could even a son devoid of merit be banished? What then of one by whose conduct alone this world has been won?
2.33.12
आनृशंस्यमनुक्रोशः श्रुतं शीलं दमः शमः।
राघवं शोभयन्त्येते षड्गुणाः पुरुषर्षभम् ॥ २.३३.१२ ॥
Gentleness, compassion, learning, good conduct, self-restraint and tranquillity — these six qualities adorn Rāghava, the bull among men.
2.33.13
तस्मात् तस्योपघातेन प्रजाः परमपीडिताः।
औदकानीव सत्त्वानि ग्रीष्मे सलिलसंक्षयात् ॥ २.३३.१३ ॥
Therefore, when he is harmed, the subjects are greatly afflicted, as water-creatures are in summer when the water dries up.
2.33.14
पीडया पीडितं सर्वं जगदस्य जगत्पतेः।
मूलस्येवोपघातेन वृक्षः पुष्पफलोपगः ॥ २.३३.१४ ॥
The whole world is afflicted by the affliction of that lord of the world, as a tree bearing flowers and fruit is harmed when its root is injured.
2.33.15
मूलं ह्येष मनुष्याणां धर्मसारो महाद्युतिः।
पुष्पं फलं च पत्रं च शाखाश्चास्येतरे जनाः ॥ २.३३.१५ ॥
He is indeed the root of men, the essence of dharma, greatly radiant; the flowers, fruit, leaves and branches are the other people.
2.33.16
ते लक्ष्मण इव क्षिप्रं सपत्न्यः सहबान्धवाः।
गच्छन्तमनुगच्छामो येन गच्छति राघवः ॥ २.३३.१६ ॥
Like Lakṣmaṇa, we quickly, together with our co-wives and kinsmen, shall follow wherever Rāghava goes.
2.33.17
उद्यानानि परित्यज्य क्षेत्राणि च गृहाणि च।
एकदुःखसुखा राममनुगच्छाम धार्मिकम् ॥ २.३३.१७ ॥
Leaving behind gardens, fields and houses, sharing one sorrow and one joy, we shall follow the righteous Rāma.
2.33.18
समुद्धृतनिधानानि परिध्वस्ताजिराणि च।
उपात्तधनधान्यानि हृतसाराणि सर्वशः ॥ २.३३.१८ ॥
Treasures dug up, courtyards ruined, wealth and grain carried off, everything stripped of its essence on every side.
2.33.19
रजसाभ्यवकीर्णानि परित्यक्तानि दैवतैः।
मूषकैः परिधावद्भिरुद्बिलैरावृतानि च ॥ २.३३.१९ ॥
Covered with dust, abandoned by the gods, overrun by scurrying mice and creatures coming out of their holes.
2.33.20
अपेतोदकधूमानि हीनसम्मार्जनानि च।
प्रणष्टबलिकर्मेज्यामन्त्रहोमजपानि च ॥ २.३३.२० ॥
From which water and smoke have departed, where sweeping is neglected, and where offerings, sacrifices, mantras, oblations and recitations have ceased.
2.33.21
दुष्कालेनेव भग्नानि भिन्नभाजनवन्ति च।
अस्मत्त्यक्तानि कैकेयी वेश्मानि प्रतिपद्यताम् ॥ २.३३.२१ ॥
Like things broken by famine, with shattered vessels, abandoned by us — let Kaikeyī take possession of these houses.
2.33.22
वनं नगरमेवास्तु येन गच्छति राघवः।
अस्माभिश्च परित्यक्तं पुरं सम्पद्यतां वनम् ॥ २.३३.२२ ॥
Let the forest, where Rāghava goes, become the city; and let this city, abandoned by us, become a forest.
2.33.23
बिलानि दंष्ट्रिणः सर्वे सानूनि मृगपक्षिणः।
त्यजन्त्वस्मद्भयाद्भीता गजाः सिंहा वनान्यपि ॥ २.३३.२३ ॥
Let all the fanged beasts abandon their dens, the mountain slopes, the deer and birds; let elephants and lions, frightened by our fear, abandon the forests as well.
2.33.24
अस्मत्त्यक्तं प्रपद्यन्तु सेव्यमानं त्यजन्तु च।
तृणमांसफलादानां देशं व्यालमृगद्विजम् ॥ २.३३.२४ ॥
Let them go to the place abandoned by us and frequented, and let them leave it — the country of grass, flesh and fruit eaters, of snakes, beasts and birds.
2.33.25
प्रपद्यतां हि कैकेयी सपुत्रा सह बान्धवैः।
राघवेण वयं सर्वे वने वत्स्याम निर्वृताः ॥ २.३३.२५ ॥
Let Kaikeyī go with her son and kinsmen to Rāghava; all of us will dwell in the forest in contentment.
2.33.26
इत्येवं विविधा वाचो नानाजनसमीरिताः।
शुश्राव राघवः श्रुत्वा न विचक्रेऽस्य मानसम् ॥ २.३३.२६ ॥
Thus Rāghava heard the various words spoken by many people, yet having heard them he did not settle his mind on anything.
2.33.27
स तु वेश्म पुनर्मातुः कैलासशिखरप्रभम्।
अभिचक्राम धर्मात्मा मत्तमातङ्गविक्रमः ॥ २.३३.२७ ॥
Then that righteous-souled one, with the valor of a maddened elephant, went again toward his mother's dwelling, radiant like the peak of Kailāsa.
2.33.28
विनीतवीरपुरुषं प्रविश्य तु नृपालयम्।
ददर्शावस्थितं दीनं सुमन्त्रमविदूरतः ॥ २.३३.२८ ॥
Having entered the king's palace, filled with humble and heroic men, he saw Sumantra standing nearby, downcast.
2.33.29
प्रतीक्षमाणोऽभिजनं तदार्त-
मनार्तरूपः प्रहसन्निवाथ।
जगाम रामः पितरं दिदृक्षुः
पितुर्निदेशं विधिवच्चिकीर्षुः ॥ २.३३.२९ ॥
Waiting for the grieving household, bearing no sign of sorrow in his form, as though smiling, Rāma went, wishing to see his father and to carry out his father's command as is proper.
2.33.30
तत्पूर्वमैक्ष्वाकसुतो महात्मा
रामो गमिष्यन् नृपमार्तरूपम्।
व्यतिष्ठत प्रेक्ष्य तदा सुमन्त्रं
पितुर्महात्मा प्रतिहारणार्थम् ॥ २.३३.३० ॥
Just then Rāma, the great-souled son of the Ikṣvāku line, about to go to the king in his distressed state, saw Sumantra and stood still so that his father might be informed.
2.33.31
पितुर्निदेशेन तु धर्मवत्सलो
वनप्रवेशे कृतबुद्धिनिश्चयः।
स राघवः प्रेक्ष्य सुमन्त्रमब्रवी-
न्निवेदयस्वागमनं नृपाय मे ॥ २.३३.३१ ॥
By his father's command, Rāma, devoted to dharma, had firmly resolved to enter the forest. That Rāghava, looking at Sumantra, said: "Announce my arrival to the king."