Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa · Sarga 2.98
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2.98.1
निवेश्य सेनां तु विभुः पद्भ्यां पादवतां वरः।
अभिगन्तुं स काकुत्स्थमियेष गुरुवर्त्तकम् ॥ २.९८.१ ॥
Having halted the army, the mighty Bharata, best of those who go on foot, desired to approach the Kakutstha (Rāma) by the path of the elders.
2.98.2
निविष्टमात्रे सैन्ये तु यथोद्देशं विनीतवत्।
भरतो भ्रातरं वाक्यं शत्रुघ्नमिदमब्रवीत् ॥ २.९८.२ ॥
As soon as the army had been stationed as directed, Bharata, humble as ever, spoke these words to his brother Śatrughna.
2.98.3
क्षिप्रं वनमिदं सौम्य नरसङ्घैः समन्ततः।
लुब्धैश्च सहितैरेभिस्त्वमन्वेषितुमर्हसि ॥ २.९८.३ ॥
O gentle one, you should quickly search this forest on every side, with groups of men and with these hunters.
2.98.4
गुहो ज्ञातिसहस्रेण शरचापासिधारिणा।
समन्वेषतु काकुत्स्थावस्मिन् परिवृतः स्वयम् ॥ २.९८.४ ॥
Let Guha, with a thousand kinsmen bearing arrows, bow and sword, and himself surrounded by them, search thoroughly in this forest for the two Kakutsthas.
2.98.5
अमात्यैः सह पौरैश्च गुरुभिश्च द्विजातिभिः।
वनं सर्वं चरिष्यामि पद्भ्यां परिवृतः स्वयम् ॥ २.९८.५ ॥
Together with ministers, townsfolk, elders and brahmins, I myself, on foot and surrounded by them, will roam through the entire forest.
2.98.6
यावन्न रामं द्रक्ष्यामि लक्ष्मणं वा महाबलम्।
वैदेहीं वा महाभागां न मे शान्तिर्भविष्यति ॥ २.९८.६ ॥
Until I see Rāma, or the mighty Lakṣmaṇa, or the greatly fortunate Vaidehī (Sītā), there will be no peace for me.
2.98.7
यावन्न चन्द्रसङ्काशं द्रक्ष्यामि शुभमाननम्।
भ्रातुः पद्मपलाशाक्षं न मे शान्तिर्भविष्यति ॥ २.९८.७ ॥
Until I see my brother, whose face is auspicious like the moon and whose eyes are like lotus petals, I shall have no peace.
2.98.8
यावन्न चरणौ भ्रातुः पार्थिवव्यञ्जनान्वितौ।
शिरसा धारयिष्यामि न मे शान्तिर्भविष्यति ॥ २.९८.८ ॥
Until I bear my brother's feet, marked with the signs of kingship, upon my head, I shall have no peace.
2.98.9
यावन्न राज्ये राज्यार्हः पितृपैतामहे स्थितः।
अभिषेकजलक्लिन्नो न मे शान्तिर्भविष्ऺयति ॥ २.९८.९ ॥
Until he, worthy of the kingdom, is established in the kingdom of his fathers and grandfathers and drenched with the water of consecration, I shall have no peace.
2.98.10
सिद्धार्थः खलु सौमित्रिर्यश्चन्द्रविमलोपमम्।
मुखं पश्यति रामस्य राजीवाक्षं महाद्युति ॥ २.९८.१० ॥
Lakṣmaṇa, indeed, has fulfilled his purpose, for he gazes upon the face of Rāma, spotless as the moon, lotus-eyed, and greatly radiant.
2.98.11
कृतकत्या महाभागा वैदेही जनकात्मजा।
भर्तारं सागरान्तायाः पृथिव्या याऽनुगच्छति ॥ २.९८.११ ॥
Vaidehī, the daughter of Janaka, fortunate and having fulfilled her duty, follows her husband, lord of the earth that ends at the ocean.
2.98.12
सुभगश्चित्रकूटोऽसौ गिरिराजोपमो गिरिः।
यस्मिन् वसति काकुत्स्थः कुबेर इव नन्दने ॥ २.९८.१२ ॥
That fair Citrakūṭa, a mountain like the king of mountains, where Rāma of the Kakutstha line dwells, as Kubera dwells in the Nandana grove.
2.98.13
कृतकार्यमिदं दुर्गं वनं व्यालनिषेवितम्।
यदध्यास्ते महातेजा रामः शस्त्रभृतां वरः ॥ २.९८.१३ ॥
This difficult forest, frequented by wild beasts, is where Rāma, the greatest of weapon-bearers and of great radiance, dwells.
2.98.14
एवमुक्त्वा महातेजा भरतः पुरुषर्षभः।
पद्भ्यामेव महाबाहुः प्रविवेश महद्वनम् ॥ २.९८.१४ ॥
Having spoken thus, Bharata, the radiant bull among men, the great-armed one, entered the vast forest on foot.
2.98.15
स तानि द्रुमजालानि जातानि गिरिसानुषु।
पुष्पिताग्राणि मध्येन जगाम वदतां वरः ॥ २.९८.१५ ॥
He, the best of speakers, went through the groves of trees growing on the mountain slopes, their tops in flower.
2.98.16
समीपत्वात्तन्मूलदर्शनमिति न पुनरुक्तिः ॥ २.९८.१६ ॥
Because of proximity, seeing their roots — thus this is not a repetition.
2.98.17
तं दृष्ट्वा भरतः श्रीमान् मुमोह सहबान्धवः।
अत्र राम इति ज्ञात्वा गतः पारमिवाम्भसः ॥ २.९८.१७ ॥
Seeing it, the glorious Bharata, together with his kinsmen, was bewildered, knowing that Rāma was here, as though he had reached the far shore of the water.
2.98.18
स चित्रकूटे तु गिरौ निशम्य रामाश्रमं पुण्यजनोपपन्नम्।
गुहेन सार्द्धं त्वरितो जगाम पुनर्निवेश्यैव चमूं महात्मा ॥ २.९८.१८ ॥
Having heard on the mountain Citrakūṭa of Rāma's hermitage, frequented by holy people, the great-souled one hastily set out with Guha, after stationing the army right there.