Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa · Sarga 3.35
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3.35.1
ततः शूर्पणखावाक्यं तच्छ्रुत्वा रोमहर्षणम्।
सचिवानभ्यनुज्ञाय कार्यं बुद्ध्वा जगाम ह ॥ ३.३५.१ ॥
Then, having heard Śūrpaṇakhā's hair-raising words, taking leave of his ministers and grasping the matter, he went away.
3.35.2
तत् कार्यमनुगम्यान्तर्यथावदुपलभ्य च।
दोषाणां च गुणानां च सम्प्रधार्य बलाबलम् ॥ ३.३५.२ ॥
Having carefully examined that matter within himself, grasped it as it truly is, and weighed the faults and merits, the strength and weakness.
3.35.3
स्थिरबुद्धिस्ततो रम्यां यानशालां जगाम ह ॥ ३.३५.३ ॥
Then the steady-minded one went to the pleasant chariot house.
3.35.4
यानशालां ततो गत्वा प्रच्छन्नं राक्षसाधिपः।
सूतं संचोदयामास रथः संयुज्यतामिति ॥ ३.३५.४ ॥
Going then to the chariot house, the lord of the rākṣasas secretly urged the charioteer: 'Let the chariot be yoked.'
3.35.5
एवमुक्तः क्षणेनैव सारथिर्लघुविक्रमः।
रथं संयोजयामास तस्याभिमतमुत्तमम् ॥ ३.३५.५ ॥
Thus addressed, the swift-moving charioteer in a moment yoked the excellent chariot that was to his liking.
3.35.6
कामगं रथमास्थाय काञ्चनं रत्नभूषितम्।
पिशाचवदनैर्युक्तं खरैः कनकभूषणैः ॥ ३.३५.६ ॥
He mounted the golden chariot adorned with gems, which goes wherever one wills, yoked with asses having demon faces and golden ornaments.
3.35.7
मेघप्रतिमनादेन स तेन धनदानुजः।
राक्षसाधिपतिः श्रीमान् ययौ नदनदीपतिम् ॥ ३.३५.७ ॥
With a roar like a thundercloud, he—the younger brother of Dhanada (Kubera), the glorious lord of the rākṣasas—set out in that chariot toward the lord of rivers and streams, the ocean.
3.35.8
स श्वेतवालव्यजनः श्वेतच्छत्रो दशाननः।
स्निग्धवैदूर्यसंकाशस्तप्तकाञ्चनभूषणः ॥ ३.३५.८ ॥
Ten-faced Rāvaṇa, with white yak-tail fans and a white parasol, gleamed like smooth lapis lazuli, adorned with burnished gold.
3.35.9
दशग्रीवो विंशतिभुजो दर्शनीयपरिच्छदः।
त्रिदशारिर्मुनीन्द्रघ्नो दशशीर्ष इवाद्रिराट् ॥ ३.३५.९ ॥
Ten-necked, twenty-armed, of a striking and splendid appearance, enemy of the gods and slayer of great sages, he appeared like the king of mountains with ten heads.
3.35.10
कामगं रथमास्थाय शुशुभे राक्षसाधिपः।
विद्युन्मण्डलवान् मेघः सबलाक इवाम्बरे ॥ ३.३५.१० ॥
Mounting the chariot that moves at will, the lord of the rākṣasas shone like a cloud ringed with lightning, with cranes flying across the sky.
3.35.11
सशैलसागरानूपं वीर्यवानवलोकयन्।
नानापुष्पफलैर्वृक्षैरनुकीर्णं सहस्रशः ॥ ३.३५.११ ॥
Gazing upon the mighty land, with its mountains, oceans and shores, thickly covered by thousands of trees bearing many kinds of flowers and fruit.
3.35.12
शीतमङ्गलतोयाभिः पद्मिनीभिः समन्ततः।
विशालैराश्रमपदैर्वेदिमद्भिरलंकृतम् ॥ ३.३५.१२ ॥
On every side the land was adorned with lotus pools of cool, auspicious water and with vast hermitage-grounds furnished with altars.
3.35.13
कदल्यटविसंशोभं नारिकेलोपशोभितम्।
सालैस्तालैस्तमालैश्च तरुभिश्च सुपुष्पितैः ॥ ३.३५.१३ ॥
Beautified by groves of plantain trees and adorned with coconut palms, it was graced with sāla, palm and tamāla trees and other fully blossomed trees.
3.35.14
अत्यन्तनियताहारैः शोभितं परमर्षिभिः।
नागैः सुपर्णैर्गन्धर्वैः किंनरैश्च सहस्रशः ॥ ३.३५.१४ ॥
It was adorned by thousands of great sages of strictly restrained diet, and by nāgas, suparṇas (garuḍas), gandharvas and kinnaras.
3.35.15
जितकामैश्च सिद्धैश्च चारणैश्चोपशोभितम्।
आजैर्वैखानसैर्माषैर्वालखिल्यैर्मरीचिपैः ॥ ३.३५.१५ ॥
It was adorned by siddhas who had conquered desire, by cāraṇas, and by the ājas, vaikhānasas, māṣas, vālakhilyas and marīcipas.
3.35.16
दिव्याभरणमाल्याभिर्दिव्यरूपाभिरावृतम्।
क्रीडारतविधिज्ञाभिरप्सरोभिः सहस्रशः ॥ ३.३५.१६ ॥
It was surrounded by thousands of apsarases, wearing divine ornaments and garlands, of divine beauty, and skilled in the arts of play and love.
3.35.17
सेवितं देवपत्नीभिः श्रीमतीभिरुपासितम्।
देवदानवसङ्घैश्च चरितं त्वमृताशिभिः ॥ ३.३५.१७ ॥
It was attended by the wives of the gods, worshipped by those glorious women, and frequented by bands of gods and dānavas who feed on nectar.
3.35.18
हंसक्रौञ्चप्लवाकीर्णं सारसैः सम्प्रसादितम्।
वैदूर्यप्रस्तरं स्निग्धं सान्द्रं सागरतेजसा ॥ ३.३५.१८ ॥
Teeming with swans, cranes and waterbirds, delighted by sārasa cranes, with a smooth, dense floor like lapis lazuli, and possessing the radiance of the ocean.
3.35.19
पाण्डुराणि विशालानि दिव्यमाल्ययुतानि च।
तूर्यगीताभिजुष्टानि विमानानि समन्ततः ॥ ३.३५.१९ ॥
All around were vast white celestial chariots, adorned with divine garlands and filled with the sound of instruments and song.
3.35.20
तपसा जितलोकानां कामगान्यभिसम्पतन्।
गन्धर्वाप्सरसश्चैव ददर्श धनदानुजः ॥ ३.३५.२० ॥
Those who have conquered the worlds by austerity, moving at will, were flying near; the younger brother of Dhanada saw the gandharvas and apsarasas.
3.35.21
निर्यासरसमूलानां चन्दनानां सहस्रशः।
वनानि पश्यन् सौम्यानि घ्राणतृप्तिकराणि च ॥ ३.३५.२१ ॥
Gazing at the thousands of pleasant sandalwood forests, whose roots and sap are resinous, which gratify the sense of smell.
3.35.22
अगुरूणां च मुख्यानां वनान्युपवनानि च।
तक्कोलानां च जात्यानां फलिनां च सुगन्धिनाम् ॥ ३.३५.२२ ॥
The chief forests and groves of aloe trees, the woods of takkola and jāti trees, and the fragrant fruit-bearing gardens.
3.35.23
पुष्पाणि च तमालस्य गुल्मानि मरिचस्य च।
मुक्तानां च समूहानि शुष्यमाणानि तीरतः ॥ ३.३५.२३ ॥
The flowers of the tamāla tree, thickets of pepper plants, and heaps of pearls drying on the shore.
3.35.24
शैलानि प्रवरांश्चैव प्रवालनिचयांस्तथा।
काञ्चनानि च शृङ्गाणि राजतानि तथैव च ॥ ३.३५.२४ ॥
Splendid mountains, heaps of coral, golden peaks, and silver peaks likewise.
3.35.25
प्रस्रवाणि मनोज्ञानि प्रसन्नान्यद्भुतानि च।
धनधान्योपपन्नानि स्त्रीरत्नैरावृतानि च ॥ ३.३५.२५ ॥
Springs and streams, lovely, clear and wondrous, rich in wealth and grain, and also filled with jewel-like women.
3.35.26
हस्त्यश्वरथगाढानि नगराणि विलोकयन्।
तं समं सर्वतः स्निग्धं मृदुसंस्पर्शमारुतम् ॥ ३.३५.२६ ॥
Looking at the cities crowded with elephants, horses and chariots, he went on; on all sides a wind blew, level, smooth and gentle to the touch.
3.35.27
अनूपे सिन्धुराजस्य ददर्श त्रिदिवोपमम्।
तत्रापश्यत् स मेघाभं न्यग्रोधं मुनिभिर्वृतम् ॥ ३.३५.२७ ॥
In the marshy land of the king of Sindhu he saw a place like heaven; there he saw a banyan tree, cloud-hued, surrounded by sages.
3.35.28
समन्ताद् यस्य ताः शाखाः शतयोजनमायताः।
यस्य हस्तिनमादाय महाकायं च कच्छपम् ॥ ३.३५.२८ ॥
whose branches spread on every side for a hundred yojanas, and which had seized a huge elephant and a tortoise.
3.35.29
भक्षार्थं गरुडः शाखामाजगाम महाबलः।
तस्य तां सहसा शाखां भारेण पतगोत्तमः ॥ ३.३५.२९ ॥
For the sake of food, the mighty Garuḍa came to that branch; and the best of birds, by his weight, suddenly...
3.35.30
सुपर्णः पर्णबहुलां बभञ्जाथ महाबलः।
तत्र वैखानसा माषा वालखिल्या मरीचिपाः ॥ ३.३५.३० ॥
Then the mighty Suparṇa (Garuḍa) broke that branch, thick with leaves. There dwelt the Vaikhānasa, Māṣa, Vālakhilya and Marīcipa sages.
3.35.31
आजा बभूवुर्धूम्राश्च संगताः परमर्षयः।
तेषां दयार्थं गरुडस्तां शाखां शतयोजनाम् ॥ ३.३५.३१ ॥
There gathered goats and the grey-hued great sages. Out of compassion for them, Garuḍa lifted that branch, a hundred yojanas long.
3.35.32
भग्नामादाय वेगेन तौ चोभौ गजकच्छपौ।
एकपादेन धर्मात्मा भक्षयित्वा तदामिषम् ॥ ३.३५.३२ ॥
Taking up the broken branch swiftly, together with the elephant and the tortoise, the righteous Garuḍa, standing on one leg, then ate their flesh.
3.35.33
निषादविषयं हत्वा शाखया पतगोत्तमः।
प्रहर्षमतुलं लेभे मोक्षयित्वा महामुनीन् ॥ ३.३५.३३ ॥
Having struck the land of the Niṣādas with that branch, the best of birds, Garuḍa, freeing the great sages, attained incomparable joy.
3.35.34
स तु तेन प्रहर्षेण द्विगुणीकृतविक्रमः।
अमृतानयनार्थं वै चकार मतिमान् मतिम् ॥ ३.३५.३४ ॥
With that joy his valour was doubled, and the wise Garuḍa resolved to bring the nectar of immortality.
3.35.35
अयोजालानि निर्मथ्य भित्त्वा रत्नगृहं वरम्।
महेन्द्रभवनाद् गुप्तमाजहारामृतं ततः ॥ ३.३५.३५ ॥
Breaking through the iron nets and splitting the excellent jewel-house, he then brought the nectar, guarded in Indra's own abode.
3.35.36
तं महर्षिगणैर्जुष्टं सुपर्णकृतलक्षणम्।
नाम्ना सुभद्रं न्यग्रोधं ददर्श धनदानुजः ॥ ३.३५.३६ ॥
That banyan tree named Subhadra, frequented by bands of great sages and marked by the signs of Garuḍa, was seen by the younger brother of the giver of wealth.
3.35.37
तं तु गत्वा परं पारं समुद्रस्य नदीपतेः।
ददर्शाश्रममेकान्ते पुण्ये रम्ये वनान्तरे ॥ ३.३५.३७ ॥
Having gone to the far shore of the ocean, lord of rivers, he saw a hermitage in a secluded place, deep within a holy and lovely forest.
3.35.38
तत्र कृष्णाजिनधरं जटामण्डलधारिणम्।
ददर्श नियताहारं मारीचं नाम राक्षसम् ॥ ३.३५.३८ ॥
There he saw a rakshasa named Mārīca, wearing a black antelope hide, bearing a coil of matted hair, and keeping a restrained diet.
3.35.39
स रावणः समागम्य विधिवत् तेन रक्षसा।
मारीचेनार्चितो राजा सर्वकामैरमानुषैः ॥ ३.३५.३९ ॥
Rāvaṇa, having approached him according to rule, was honored by that rakshasa Mārīca with every superhuman delight.
3.35.40
तं स्वयं पूजयित्वा च भोजनेनोदकेन च।
अर्थोपहितया वाचा मारीचो वाक्यमब्रवीत् ॥ ३.३५.४० ॥
Having himself honored him with food and water, Mārīca spoke these words in a purposeful tone.
3.35.41
कच्चित्ते कुशलं राजन् लङ्कायां राक्षसेश्वर।
केनार्थेन पुनस्त्वं वै तूर्णमेव इहागतः ॥ ३.३५.४१ ॥
O king, lord of the rakshasas, is it well with you in Laṅkā? For what purpose have you come here again so swiftly?
3.35.42
एवमुक्तो महातेजा मारीचेन स रावणः।
ततः पश्चादिदं वाक्यमब्रवीद् वाक्यकोविदः ॥ ३.३५.४२ ॥
Thus addressed by Mārīca, that mighty-radiant Rāvaṇa, skilled in speech, then spoke these words.