Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa · Sarga 2.89
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2.89.1
व्युष्य रात्रिं तु तत्रैव गङ्गाकूले स राघवः ।
भरतः काल्यमुत्थाय शत्रुघ्नमिदमब्रवीत् ॥ २.८९.१ ॥
Having passed the night right there on the bank of the Gaṅgā, that scion of Raghu, Bharata, rose at dawn and said this to Śatrughna.
2.89.2
शत्रुघ्नोत्तिष्ठ किं शेषे निषादाधिपतिं गुहम् ।
शीघ्रमानय भद्रं ते तारयिष्यति वाहिनीम् ॥ २.८९.२ ॥
Śatrughna, get up! Why are you still lying there? Bring Guha, lord of the Niṣādas, quickly — may good fortune be yours; he will ferry the army across.
2.89.3
जागर्मि नाहं स्वपिमि तमेवार्य्यं विचिन्तयन् ।
इत्येवमब्रवीद्भ्रात्रा शत्रुघ्नोपि प्रचोदितः ॥ २.८९.३ ॥
"I am awake and not sleeping, thinking of that noble one (Rāma)." Thus Śatrughna also spoke, urged on by his brother.
2.89.4
आगम्य प्राञ्जलिः काले गुहो भरतमब्रवीत् ॥ २.८९.४ ॥
At the proper time Guha came, palms joined in reverence, and spoke to Bharata.
2.89.5
कच्चित्सुखं नदीतीरे ऽवात्सीः काकुत्स्थ शर्वरीम् ।
कच्चित्ते सहसैन्यस्य तावत्सर्वमनामयम् ॥ २.८९.५ ॥
O descendant of Kakutstha, did you pass the night comfortably on the riverbank? Are you, together with your army, all well and free from harm?
2.89.6
गुहस्य तत्तु वचनं श्रुत्वा स्नेहादुदीरितम् ।
रामस्यानुवशो वाक्यं भरतो ऽपीदमब्रवीत् ॥ २.८९.६ ॥
Hearing these words spoken out of affection by Guha, Bharata, who followed Rāma's will, also replied as follows.
2.89.7
सुखा नः शर्वरी राजन् पूजिताश्चापि ते वयम् ।
गङ्गां तु नौभिर्बह्वीभिर्दाशाः सन्तारयन्तु नः ॥ २.८९.७ ॥
O king, the night passed pleasantly for us, and we were honored by you. Now let the boatmen ferry us across the Gaṅgā with many boats.
2.89.8
ततो गुहः संत्वरितं श्रुत्वा भरतशासनम् ।
प्रतिप्रविश्य नगरं तं ज्ञातिजनमब्रवीत् ॥ २.८९.८ ॥
Then Guha, hearing Bharata's command, hastily re-entered the city and spoke to his kinsfolk.
2.89.9
उत्तिष्ठत प्रबुध्यध्वं भद्रमस्तु च वः सदा ।
नावः समनुकर्षध्वं तारयिष्याम वाहिनीम् ॥ २.८९.९ ॥
Rise, awake! May good fortune always be yours. Haul the boats together; we will ferry the army across.
2.89.10
ते तथोक्ताः समुत्थाय त्वरिता राजशासनात् ।
पञ्च नावां शतान्याशु समानिन्युः समन्ततः ॥ २.८९.१० ॥
Thus addressed at the king's command, they rose hastily and at once brought five hundred boats from every side.
2.89.11
अन्याः स्वस्तिकविज्ञेया महाघण्टाधरा वराः ।
शोभमानाः पताकाभिर्युक्तवाताः सुसंहताः ॥ २.८९.११ ॥
The others, recognizable by the svastika sign, bore great bells, were excellent, shone with banners, had wind-sails attached, and were firmly bound together.
2.89.12
ततः स्वस्तिकविज्ञेयां पाण्डुकम्बलसंवृताम् ।
सनन्दिघोषां कल्याणीं गुहो नावमुपाहरत् ।
तामारुरोह भरतः शत्रुघ्नश्च महाबलः ॥ २.८९.१२ ॥
Then Guha brought up an auspicious boat, recognizable by the svastika sign, covered with pale woolen blankets, resounding with sounds of joy. Bharata and the mighty Shatrughna mounted it.
2.89.13
कौसल्या च सुमित्रा च याश्चान्या राजयोषितः ।
पुरोहितश्च तत्पूर्वं गुरवो ब्राह्मणाश्च ये ।
अनन्तरं राजदारास्तथैव शकटापणाः ॥ २.८९.१३ ॥
Kausalyā and Sumitrā, the other women of the king's household, and the household priest; before them the teachers and brahmins; and after them the wives of the royal kinsmen, and the cart-drivers and merchants.
2.89.14
आवासमादीपयतां तीर्थं चाप्यवगाहताम् ।
भाण्डानि चाददानानां घोषस्त्रिदिवमस्पृशत् ॥ २.८९.१४ ॥
The clamor of those kindling fires at the dwellings, of those bathing at the sacred ford, and of those taking up their goods touched the heavens.
2.89.15
पताकिन्यस्तु ता नावः स्वयं दाशैरधिष्ठिताः ।
वहन्त्यो जनमारूढं तदा सम्पेतुराशुगाः ॥ २.८९.१५ ॥
Those bannered boats, manned by the boatmen themselves, carrying the loaded people, then came swiftly together.
2.89.16
नारीणामभिपूर्णास्तु काश्चित् काश्चिच्च वाजिनाम् ।
काश्चिदत्र वहन्ति स्म यानयुग्यं महाधनम् ॥ २.८९.१६ ॥
Some of those boats were full of women, some of horses; and some here carried vehicles and draft-animals of great value.
2.89.17
ताः स्म गत्वा परं तीरमवरोप्य च तं जनम् ।
निवृत्ताः काण्डचित्राणि क्रियन्ते दाशबन्धुभिः ॥ २.८९.१७ ॥
Having gone to the far shore and set that multitude down, those boats turned back; and the kinsmen of the boatmen set about making colourful bamboo rafts.
2.89.18
सवैजयन्तास्तु गजा गजारोहप्रचोदिताः ।
तरन्तः स्म प्रकाशन्ते सध्वजा इव पर्वताः ॥ २.८९.१८ ॥
The elephants, with victory-banners, urged on by their riders, crossing over, shone like mountains with pennants.
2.89.19
नावश्चारुरुहुश्चान्ये प्लवैस्तेरुस्तथापरे ।
अन्ये कुम्भघटैस्तेरुरन्ये तेरुश्च बाहुभिः ॥ २.८९.१९ ॥
Some boarded boats, others crossed on rafts, some crossed with water-pots, and others swam across with their arms.
2.89.20
सा पुण्या ध्वजिनी गङ्गा दाशैः सन्तारिता स्वयम् ।
मैत्रे मुहूर्त्ते प्रययौ प्रयागवनमुत्तमम् ॥ २.८९.२० ॥
That sacred Gaṅgā, full of armies, was ferried across by the boatmen themselves. At the auspicious Maitra moment he set out toward the excellent Prayāga forest.
2.89.21
आश्वासयित्वा च चमूं महात्मा निवेशयित्वा च यथोपजोषम् ।
द्रष्टुं भरद्वाजमृषिप्रवर्य्यमृत्विग्वृतः सन् भरतः प्रतस्थे ॥ २.८९.२१ ॥
The great-souled Bharata, having comforted the army and encamped it as fitting, set out to see Bharadvāja, foremost of sages, accompanied by his priests.
2.89.22
स ब्राह्मणस्याश्रममभ्युपेत्य महात्मनो देवपुरोहितस्य ।
ददर्श रम्योटजवृक्षषण्डं महद्वनं विप्रवरस्य रम्यम् ॥ २.८९.२२ ॥
Having reached the hermitage of that great-souled brahmin, the priest of the gods, he saw a cluster of trees with lovely leaf-huts and the great, delightful forest of the foremost of brahmins.