Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa · Sarga 3.17
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3.17.1
कृताभिषेको रामस्तु सीता सौमित्रिरेव च।
तस्माद् गोदावरीतीरात् ततो जग्मुः स्वमाश्रमम् ॥ ३.१७.१ ॥
Having bathed, Rāma, and Sītā and Saumitri (Lakṣmaṇa) as well, then went from that bank of the Godāvarī to their own hermitage.
3.17.2
आश्रमं तमुपागम्य राघवः सहलक्ष्मणः।
कृत्वा पौर्वाह्णिकं कर्म पर्णशालामुपागमत् ॥ ३.१७.२ ॥
Having reached that hermitage, Rāghava (Rāma), together with Lakṣmaṇa, performed the forenoon rite and then went into the leaf-hut.
3.17.3
उवास सुखितस्तत्र पूज्यमानो महर्षिभिः।
स रामः पर्णशालायामासीनः सह सीतया ॥ ३.१७.३ ॥
Honoured by the great sages, he dwelt there happily; that Rāma, seated in the leaf-hut with Sītā.
3.17.4
विरराज महाबाहुश्चित्रया चन्द्रमा इव।
लक्ष्मणेन सह भ्रात्रा चकार विविधाः कथाः ॥ ३.१७.४ ॥
The mighty-armed one shone like the moon with Citrā; with his brother Lakṣmaṇa he held many kinds of talk.
3.17.5
तदासीनस्य रामस्य कथासंसक्तचेतसः।
तं देशं राक्षसी काचिदाजगाम यदृच्छया ॥ ३.१७.५ ॥
While Rāma sat with his mind absorbed in conversation, a certain rākṣasī came to that place by chance.
3.17.6
सा तु शूर्पणखा नाम दशग्रीवस्य रक्षसः।
भगिनी राममासाद्य ददर्श त्रिदशोपमम् ॥ ३.१७.६ ॥
She, Śūrpaṇakhā by name, sister of the rākṣasa Daśagrīva, approached Rāma and saw him, like a god.
3.17.7
दीप्तास्यं च महाबाहुं पद्मपत्रायतेक्षणम्।
गजविक्रान्तगमनं जटामण्डलधारिणम् ॥ ३.१७.७ ॥
With a radiant face, mighty arms, long eyes like lotus petals, a stately gait like an elephant's, and a coil of matted locks.
3.17.8
सुकुमारं महासत्त्वं पार्थिवव्यञ्जनान्वितम्।
राममिन्दीवरश्यामं कंदर्पसदृशप्रभम् ॥ ३.१७.८ ॥
Tender yet of great spirit, marked with royal signs, dark like the blue lotus, radiant like Kandarpa—Rāma.
3.17.9
बभूवेन्द्रोपमं दृष्ट्वा राक्षसी काममोहिता।
सुमुखं दुर्मुखी रामं वृत्तमध्यं महोदरी ॥ ३.१७.९ ॥
Seeing Rāma, who was like Indra, the rākṣasī was bewildered with desire. Before the fair-faced Rāma she, the ugly-faced one, with rounded waist and great belly, stood.
3.17.10
विशालाक्षं विरूपाक्षी सुकेशं ताम्रमूर्धजा।
प्रियरूपं विरूपा सा सुस्वरं भैरवस्वना ॥ ३.१७.१० ॥
Before the large-eyed Rāma she was ugly-eyed; before the fair-haired one, copper-haired; before the handsome one, deformed; before the sweet-voiced one, fierce-voiced.
3.17.11
तरुणं दारुणा वृद्धा दक्षिणं वामभाषिणी।
न्यायवृत्तं सुदुर्वृत्ता प्रियमप्रियदर्शना ॥ ३.१७.११ ॥
Before the youthful Rāma she was cruel and old; before the skillful one, speaking perversely; before the one of righteous conduct, of very ill conduct; before the dear one, unpleasant to behold.
3.17.12
शरीरजसमाविष्टा राक्षसी राममब्रवीत्।
जटी तापसवेषेण सभार्यः शरचापधृक् ॥ ३.१७.१२ ॥
Possessed by desire born of the body, the rākṣasī spoke to Rāma: "O matted-haired one in the guise of an ascetic, with your wife, bearing bow and arrows!"
3.17.13
आगतस्त्वमिमं देशं कथं राक्षससेवितम्।
किमागमनकृत्यं ते तत्त्वमाख्यातुमर्हसि ॥ ३.१७.१३ ॥
How have you come to this region frequented by rākṣasas? Tell me truly what your purpose in coming is.
3.17.14
एवमुक्तस्तु राक्षस्या शूर्पणख्या परंतपः।
ऋजुबुद्धितया सर्वमाख्यातुमुपचक्रमे ॥ ३.१७.१४ ॥
When the rākṣasī Śūrpaṇakhā had spoken thus, Rāma, scorcher of foes, began to tell her everything with a straightforward mind.
3.17.15
आसीद् दशरथो नाम राजा त्रिदशविक्रमः।
तस्याहमग्रजः पुत्रो रामो नाम जनैः श्रुतः ॥ ३.१७.१५ ॥
There was a king named Daśaratha, whose valor was equal to that of the gods. I am his eldest son, known among people as Rāma.
3.17.16
भ्रातायं लक्ष्मणो नाम यवीयान् मामनुव्रतः।
इयं भार्या च वैदेही मम सीतेति विश्रुता ॥ ३.१७.१६ ॥
This is my younger brother Lakṣmaṇa, who follows me devotedly. And this is my wife, the Vaidehī, renowned as Sītā.
3.17.17
नियोगात् तु नरेन्द्रस्य पितुर्मातुश्च यन्त्रितः।
धर्मार्थं धर्मकांक्षी च वनं वस्तुमिहागतः ॥ ३.१७.१७ ॥
Bound by the command of the king, my father, and of my mother, I have come here to dwell in the forest, for the sake of dharma and desiring dharma.
3.17.18
त्वां तु वेदितुमिच्छामि कस्य त्वं कासि कस्य वा।
त्वं हि तावन्मनोज्ञाङ्गी राक्षसी प्रतिभासि मे ॥ ३.१७.१८ ॥
But I wish to know: whose are you, and whose wife are you? For now, you appear to me to be a rākṣasī of lovely limbs.
3.17.19
इह वा किंनिमित्तं त्वमागता ब्रूहि तत्त्वतः।
साब्रवीद् वचनं श्रुत्वा राक्षसी मदनार्दिता ॥ ३.१७.१९ ॥
Why have you come here? Tell me the truth. Hearing these words, the rākṣasī, tormented by desire, replied.
3.17.20
श्रूयतां राम तत्त्वार्थं वक्ष्यामि वचनं मम।
अहं शूर्पणखा नाम राक्षसी कामरूपिणी ॥ ३.१७.२० ॥
Listen, Rāma, to the truth of the matter; I will tell you my words. I am a rākṣasī named Śūrpaṇakhā, able to take any form at will.
3.17.21
अरण्यं विचरामीदमेका सर्वभयंकरा।
रावणो नाम मे भ्राता यदि ते श्रोत्रमागतः ॥ ३.१७.२१ ॥
Alone, I roam this forest, causing fear to all. My brother is named Rāvaṇa—if his name has reached your ears.
3.17.22
वीरो विश्रवसः पुत्रो यदि ते श्रोत्रमागतः।
प्रवृद्धनिद्रश्च सदा कुम्भकर्णो महाबलः ॥ ३.१७.२२ ॥
The heroic son of Viśravas—if his name has reached your ears—and the mighty Kumbhakarṇa, who always sleeps deeply.
3.17.23
विभीषणस्तु धर्मात्मा न तु राक्षसचेष्टितः।
प्रख्यातवीर्यौ च रणे भ्रातरौ खरदूषणौ ॥ ३.१७.२३ ॥
Vibhīṣaṇa, however, is righteous-souled and does not act like a rākṣasa. And the brothers Khara and Dūṣaṇa, famed for valour in battle.
3.17.24
तानहं समतिक्रान्तां राम त्वापूर्वदर्शनात्।
समुपेतास्मि भावेन भर्तारं पुरुषोत्तमम् ॥ ३.१७.२४ ॥
I have passed beyond all of them, Rāma, because I have never before seen anyone like you. With feeling, I have come to take this best of men as my husband.
3.17.25
अहं प्रभावसम्पन्ना स्वच्छन्दबलगामिनी।
चिराय भव भर्ता मे सीतया किं करिष्यसि ॥ ३.१७.२५ ॥
I am endowed with power and move at the strength of my own will. Be my husband for a long time; what will you do with Sītā?
3.17.26
विकृता च विरूपा च न सेयं सदृशी तव।
अहमेवानुरूपा ते भार्यारूपेण पश्य माम् ॥ ३.१७.२६ ॥
She is deformed and ugly; she is not fit for you. I alone am suited to you. Look at me in the form of a wife.
3.17.27
इमां विरूपामसतीं करालां निर्णतोदरीम्।
अनेन सह ते भ्रात्रा भक्षयिष्यामि मानुषीम् ॥ ३.१७.२७ ॥
This ugly, unchaste, fearsome human woman with a sunken belly, together with your brother, I will devour.
3.17.28
ततः पर्वतशृङ्गाणि वनानि विविधानि च।
पश्यन् सह मया कामी दण्डकान् विचरिष्यसि ॥ ३.१७.२८ ॥
Then, together with me, seeing mountain peaks and many kinds of forests, delighting in desire, you will roam the Daṇḍaka forest.
3.17.29
इत्येवमुक्तः काकुत्स्थः प्रहस्य मदिरेक्षणाम्।
इदं वचनमारेभे वक्तुं वाक्यविशारदः ॥ ३.१७.२९ ॥
Thus addressed, Rāma of the Kakutstha line, skilled in speech, smiled at the wine-eyed woman and began to speak these words.