Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa · Sarga 2.6
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2.6.1
गते पुरोहिते रामः स्नातो नियतमानसः।
सह पत्न्या विशालाक्ष्या नारायणमुपागमत् ॥ २.६.१ ॥
When the priest had gone, Rāma, bathed and with a disciplined mind, went with his wide-eyed wife to the shrine of Nārāyaṇa.
2.6.2
प्रगृह्य शिरसा पात्रीं हविषो विधिवत् ततः।
महते दैवतायाज्यं जुहाव ज्वलितानले ॥ २.६.२ ॥
Then, lifting the vessel of oblation upon his head according to rule, he poured clarified butter into the blazing fire for the great deity.
2.6.3
शेषं च हविषस्तस्य प्राश्याशास्यात्मनः प्रियम्।
ध्यायन्नारायणं देवं स्वास्तीर्णे कुशसंस्तरे ॥ २.६.३ ॥
Having eaten the remainder of the oblation, wishing for what was dear to himself, meditating on the god Nārāyaṇa, he sat upon a well-spread bed of kuśa grass.
2.6.4
वाग्यतः सह वैदेह्या भूत्वा नियतमानसः।
श्रीमत्यायतने विष्णोः शिश्ये नरवरात्मजः ॥ २.६.४ ॥
With speech restrained and a disciplined mind, together with Vaidehī, the son of the best of men lay down in the glorious shrine of Viṣṇu.
2.6.5
एकयामावशिष्टायां रात्र्यां प्रतिविबुध्य सः।
अलंकारविधिं सम्यक् कारयामास वेश्मनः ॥ २.६.५ ॥
With one watch of the night remaining, he awoke and had the arrangements for the palace's adornment properly carried out.
2.6.6
तत्र शृण्वन् सुखा वाचः सूतमागधवन्दिनाम्।
पूर्वां संध्यामुपासीनो जजाप सुसमाहितः ॥ २.६.६ ॥
There, hearing the pleasant words of the charioteers, bards and panegyrists, seated in the early twilight worship, he recited japa with complete concentration.
2.6.7
तुष्टाव प्रणतश्चैव शिरसा मधुसूदनम्।
विमलक्षौमसंवीतो वाचयामास स द्विजान् ॥ २.६.७ ॥
Bowing low with his head, he praised Madhusūdana; clad in spotless silk, he had the brahmins recite the sacred verses.
2.6.8
तेषां पुण्याहघोषोऽथ गम्भीरमधुरस्तथा।
अयोध्यां पूरयामास तूर्यघोषानुनादितः ॥ २.६.८ ॥
Then the solemn, sweet proclamation of the auspicious day, echoing with the sound of drums and trumpets, filled Ayodhyā.
2.6.9
कृतोपवासं तु तदा वैदेह्या सह राघवम्।
अयोध्यानिलयः श्रुत्वा सर्वः प्रमुदितो जनः ॥ २.६.९ ॥
Having heard that Rāghava, together with Vaidehī, had kept a fast, all the people who dwelt in Ayodhyā rejoiced.
2.6.10
ततः पौरजनः सर्वः श्रुत्वा रामाभिषेचनम्।
प्रभातां रजनीं दृष्ट्वा चक्रे शोभयितुं पुरीम् ॥ २.६.१० ॥
Then all the townspeople, having heard of Rāma's consecration and seen the night give way to dawn, set about adorning the city.
2.6.11
सिताभ्रशिखराभेषु देवतायतनेषु च।
चतुष्पथेषु रथ्यासु चैत्येष्वट्टालकेषु च ॥ २.६.११ ॥
On the temples of the gods, whose peaks are like white clouds, at the crossroads, on the streets, at the shrines and on the watchtowers.
2.6.12
नानापण्यसमृद्धेषु वणिजामापणेषु च।
कुटुम्बिनां समृद्धेषु श्रीमत्सु भवनेषु च ॥ २.६.१२ ॥
In the merchants' marketplaces, rich with many kinds of wares, and in the prosperous and splendid houses of the householders.
2.6.13
सभासु चैव सर्वासु वृक्षेष्वालक्षितेषु च।
ध्वजाः समुच्छ्रिताः साधु पताकाश्चाभवंस्तथा ॥ २.६.१३ ॥
In all the assembly halls, and on the visible trees, banners were raised high and fittingly, and pennants likewise.
2.6.14
नटनर्तकसङ्घानां गायकानां च गायताम्।
मनःकर्णसुखा वाचः शुश्राव जनता ततः ॥ २.६.१४ ॥
Then the people heard, from groups of actors and dancers and from singers as they sang, words pleasing to mind and ear.
2.6.15
रामाभिषेकयुक्ताश्च कथाश्चक्रुर्मिथो जनाः।
रामाभिषेके सम्प्राप्ते चत्वरेषु गृहेषु च ॥ २.६.१५ ॥
Concerned with Rāma's coronation, the people spoke among themselves; and when Rāma's coronation drew near, at the crossroads and in the houses as well.
2.6.16
बाला अपि क्रीडमाना गृहद्वारेषु सङ्घशः।
रामाभिषवसंयुक्ताश्चक्रुरेव कथा मिथः ॥ २.६.१६ ॥
Even children playing in groups at the house doorways talked among themselves about Rāma's anointing.
2.6.17
कृतपुष्पोपहारश्च धूपगन्धाधिवासितः।
राजमार्गः कृतः श्रीमान् पौरै रामाभिषेचने ॥ २.६.१७ ॥
The royal road, strewn with flower offerings and scented with the fragrance of incense, was made splendid by the citizens for Rāma's anointing.
2.6.18
प्रकाशकरणार्थं च निशागमनशङ्कया।
दीपवृक्षांस्तथा चक्रुरनुरथ्यासु सर्वशः ॥ २.६.१८ ॥
To make light, and from fear that night would come, they set up lamp-trees everywhere along the roads.
2.6.19
अलंकारं पुरस्यैवं कृत्वा तत् पुरवासिनः।
आकांक्षमाणा रामस्य यौवराज्याभिषेचनम् ॥ २.६.१९ ॥
Having thus adorned the city, its inhabitants, longing for Rāma's consecration as heir-apparent,
2.6.20
समेत्य सङ्घशः सर्वे चत्वरेषु सभासु च।
कथयन्तो मिथस्तत्र प्रशशंसुर्जनाधिपम् ॥ २.६.२० ॥
All of them gathering in groups at the squares and in the assembly halls, speaking with one another, there praised the lord of the people.
2.6.21
अहो महात्मा राजायमिक्ष्वाकुकुलनन्दनः।
ज्ञात्वा वृद्धं स्वमात्मानं रामं राज्येऽभिषेक्ष्यति ॥ २.६.२१ ॥
Ah! This great-souled king, the delight of the Ikṣvāku line, knowing himself to be aged, will consecrate Rāma to the kingdom.
2.6.22
सर्वे ह्यनुगृहीताः स्म यन्नो रामो महीपतिः।
चिराय भविता गोप्ता दृष्टलोकपरावरः ॥ २.६.२२ ॥
We are all blessed, for Rāma will be our lord of the earth; having seen the high and low of the world, he will be our protector for a long time.
2.6.23
अनुद्धतमना विद्वान् धर्मात्मा भ्रातृवत्सलः।
यथा च भ्रातृषु स्निग्धस्तथास्मास्वपि राघवः ॥ २.६.२३ ॥
The Rāghava, of humble mind, learned, righteous-souled, and loving to his brothers, is as tender toward us as he is toward his brothers.
2.6.24
चिरं जीवतु धर्मात्मा राजा दशरथोऽनघः।
यत्प्रसादेनाभिषिक्तं रामं द्रक्ष्यामहे वयम् ॥ २.६.२४ ॥
May the righteous and faultless king Daśaratha live long, by whose grace we shall see Rāma consecrated.
2.6.25
एवंविधं कथयतां पौराणां शुश्रुवुः परे।
दिग्भ्यो विश्रुतवृत्तान्ताः प्राप्ता जानपदा जनाः ॥ २.६.२५ ॥
Others heard the townsmen speaking in this way, and country folk came, having heard the news spread from all directions.
2.6.26
ते तु दिग्भ्यः पुरीं प्राप्ता द्रष्टुं रामाभिषेचनम्।
रामस्य पूरयामासुः पुरीं जानपदा जनाः ॥ २.६.२६ ॥
Having come to the city from the directions to see Rāma's coronation, the country folk filled the city.
2.6.27
जनौघैस्तैर्विसर्पद्भिः शुश्रुवे तत्र निःस्वनः।
पर्वसूदीर्णवेगस्य सागरस्येव निःस्वनः ॥ २.६.२७ ॥
From that surging flood of people a roar was heard there, like the roar of the ocean rising with force at the time of the full moon.
2.6.28
ततस्तदिन्द्रक्षयसंनिभं पुरं
दिदृक्षुभिर्जानपदैरुपाहितैः।
समन्ततः सस्वनमाकुलं बभौ
समुद्रयादोभिरिवार्णवोदकम् ॥ २.६.२८ ॥
Then that city, like the abode of Indra, filled with country folk who had come eager to see, resounding on every side, shone like the ocean's water crowded with sea creatures.