Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa · Sarga 3.64
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3.64.1
स दीनो दीनया वाचा लक्ष्मणं वाक्यमब्रवीत्।
शीघ्रं लक्ष्मण जानीहि गत्वा गोदावरीं नदीम् ॥ ३.६४.१ ॥
Grieved, in a sorrowful voice, he spoke these words to Lakṣmaṇa: "Lakṣmaṇa, go quickly to the river Godāvarī and find out."
3.64.2
अपि गोदावरीं सीता पद्मान्यानयितुं गता।
एवमुक्तस्तु रामेण लक्ष्मणः पुनरेव हि ॥ ३.६४.२ ॥
Perhaps Sītā has gone to the Godāvarī to fetch lotuses. Thus addressed by Rāma, Lakṣmaṇa set out again.
3.64.3
नदीं गोदावरीं रम्यां जगाम लघुविक्रमः।
तां लक्ष्मणस्तीर्थवतीं विचित्वा राममब्रवीत् ॥ ३.६४.३ ॥
Lakṣmaṇa, swift of stride, went to the lovely river Godāvarī, and having searched the river rich in holy bathing-places, he spoke to Rāma.
3.64.4
नैनां पश्यामि तीर्थेषु क्रोशतो न शृणोति मे।
कं नु सा देशमापन्ना वैदेही क्लेशनाशिनी ॥ ३.६४.४ ॥
I do not see her at the bathing-places, and she does not hear when I call. To what land has Vaidehī, the destroyer of sorrows, gone?
3.64.5
नहि तं वेद्मि वै राम यत्र सा तनुमध्यमा।
लक्ष्मणस्य वचः श्रुत्वा दीनः संतापमोहितः ॥ ३.६४.५ ॥
O Rāma, I do not know where that slender-waisted one is. Hearing Lakṣmaṇa's words, the grieved Rāma was bewildered by anguish.
3.64.6
रामः समभिचक्राम स्वयं गोदावरीं नदीम्।
स तामुपस्थितो रामः क्व सीतेत्येवमब्रवीत् ॥ ३.६४.६ ॥
Rāma himself went toward the river Godāvarī. Having arrived there, Rāma spoke: "Where is Sītā?"
3.64.7
भूतानि राक्षसेन्द्रेण वधार्हेण हृतामपि।
न तां शशंसू रामाय तथा गोदावरी नदी ॥ ३.६४.७ ॥
Though the rākṣasa lord, deserving death, carried her off, the creatures and the river Godāvarī did not tell Rāma of her.
3.64.8
ततः प्रचोदिता भूतैः शंस चास्मै प्रियामिति।
न च सा ह्यवदत् सीतां पृष्टा रामेण शोचता ॥ ३.६४.८ ॥
Though urged by the beings to tell him, "Here is your beloved," and though Rāma, grieving, asked, that river spoke nothing of Sītā.
3.64.9
रावणस्य च तद्रूपं कर्मापि च दुरात्मनः।
ध्यात्वा भयात् तु वैदेहीं सा नदी न शशंस ह ॥ ३.६४.९ ॥
Recalling Rāvaṇa's form and the deed of that wicked one, in fear that river did not speak of Vaidehī.
3.64.10
निराशस्तु तया नद्या सीताया दर्शने कृतः।
उवाच रामः सौमित्रिं सीतादर्शनकर्शितः ॥ ३.६४.१० ॥
Hopeless of seeing Sītā through that river, Rāma, wasted by longing for her sight, spoke to Saumitri.
3.64.11
एषा गोदावरी सौम्य किंचिन्न प्रतिभाषते।
किं नु लक्ष्मण वक्ष्यामि समेत्य जनकं वचः ॥ ३.६४.११ ॥
Gentle Lakṣmaṇa, this Godāvarī says nothing at all. Lakṣmaṇa, when I meet Janaka, what word shall I speak?
3.64.12
मातरं चैव वैदेह्या विना तामहमप्रियम्।
या मे राज्यविहीनस्य वने वन्येन जीवतः ॥ ३.६४.१२ ॥
Without Vaidehī, how shall I face that mother, who will see me, bereft of my kingdom, living on wild fare in the forest?
3.64.13
सर्वं व्यपानयच्छोकं वैदेही क्व नु सा गता।
ज्ञातिवर्गविहीनस्य वैदेहीमप्यपश्यतः ॥ ३.६४.१३ ॥
Though I drive away all grief, where has Vaidehī gone? Bereft of my kinsmen, I cannot even see Vaidehī.
3.64.14
मन्ये दीर्घा भविष्यन्ति रात्रयो मम जाग्रतः।
मन्दाकिनीं जनस्थानमिमं प्रस्रवणं गिरिम् ॥ ३.६४.१४ ॥
I think my nights will be long as I lie awake: the Mandākinī, this Janasthāna, and this Prasravaṇa mountain.
3.64.15
सर्वाण्यनुचरिष्यामि यदि सीता हि लभ्यते।
एते महामृगा वीर मामीक्षन्ते पुनः पुनः ॥ ३.६४.१५ ॥
If Sītā can be found, I will search every place for her. O hero, these great deer keep looking at me again and again.
3.64.16
वक्तुकामा इह हि मे इङ्गितान्युपलक्षये।
तांस्तु दृष्ट्वा नरव्याघ्रो राघवः प्रत्युवाच ह ॥ ३.६४.१६ ॥
They seem to wish to speak to me; I perceive their gestures. Seeing them, Rāghava, the tiger among men, replied.
3.64.17
क्व सीतेति निरीक्षन् वै बाष्पसंरुद्धया गिरा।
एवमुक्ता नरेन्द्रेण ते मृगाः सहसोत्थिताः ॥ ३.६४.१७ ॥
Gazing about, his voice choked with tears, he cried, 'Where is Sītā?' Thus addressed by the king of men, the deer suddenly rose up.
3.64.18
दक्षिणाभिमुखाः सर्वे दर्शयन्तो नभःस्थलम्।
मैथिली ह्रियमाणा सा दिशं यामभ्यपद्यत ॥ ३.६४.१८ ॥
All of them, turned toward the south, pointed to the sky, showing the direction in which the abducted Maithilī had gone.
3.64.19
तेन मार्गेण गच्छन्तो निरीक्षन्ते नराधिपम्।
येन मार्गं च भूमिं च निरीक्षन्ते स्म ते मृगाः ॥ ३.६४.१९ ॥
Along that same path they went, looking back at the lord of men, and at the path and the ground upon which those deer kept their gaze.
3.64.20
पुनर्नदन्तो गच्छन्ति लक्ष्मणेनोपलक्षिताः।
तेषां वचनसर्वस्वं लक्षयामास चेङ्गितम् ॥ ३.६४.२० ॥
Noticed by Lakṣmaṇa, the deer went on again, roaring; he perceived the full meaning of their cries and their gesture.
3.64.21
उवाच लक्ष्मणो धीमान् ज्येष्ठं भ्रातरमार्तवत्।
क्व सीतेति त्वया पृष्टा यथेमे सहसोत्थिताः ॥ ३.६४.२१ ॥
The wise Lakṣmaṇa said, as one distressed, to his elder brother: "Just as you asked, 'Where is Sītā?', so these have suddenly risen up."
3.64.22
दर्शयन्ति क्षितिं चैव दक्षिणां च दिशं मृगाः।
साधु गच्छावहे देव दिशमेतां च नैर्ऋतीम् ॥ ३.६४.२२ ॥
The deer point to the ground and to the southern direction. Lord, let us go rightly toward this southwest (nairṛti) direction.
3.64.23
यदि तस्यागमः कश्चिदार्या वा साथ लक्ष्यते।
बाढमित्येव काकुत्स्थः प्रस्थितो दक्षिणां दिशम् ॥ ३.६४.२३ ॥
If some trace of her, or the noble lady herself, is perceived there — "very well," said Rāma, descendant of Kakutstha, and set out toward the southern direction.
3.64.24
लक्ष्मणानुगतः श्रीमान् वीक्षमाणो वसुंधराम्।
एवं सम्भाषमाणौ तावन्योन्यं भ्रातरावुभौ ॥ ३.६४.२४ ॥
Followed by Lakṣmaṇa, the glorious Rāma walked on, gazing at the earth; thus the two brothers went on, conversing with each other.
3.64.25
वसुंधरायां पतितपुष्पमार्गमपश्यताम्।
पुष्पवृष्टिं निपतितां दृष्ट्वा रामो महीतले ॥ ३.६४.२५ ॥
The two of them saw a path strewn with fallen flowers upon the earth. Seeing the shower of flowers fallen on the ground, Rāma
3.64.26
उवाच लक्ष्मणं वीरो दुःखितो दुःखितं वचः।
अभिजानामि पुष्पाणि तानीमानीह लक्ष्मण ॥ ३.६४.२६ ॥
The hero Rāma, grieved, spoke sorrowful words to Lakṣmaṇa: "Lakṣmaṇa, I recognize these flowers lying here."
3.64.27
अपिनद्धानि वैदेह्या मया दत्तानि कानने।
मन्ये सूर्यश्च वायुश्च मेदिनी च यशस्विनी ॥ ३.६४.२७ ॥
These are the flowers I strung together in the forest and gave to Vaidehī (Sītā). I think the sun, the wind, and the glorious earth are guarding them.
3.64.28
अभिरक्षन्ति पुष्पाणि प्रकुर्वन्तो मम प्रियम्।
एवमुक्त्वा महाबाहुर्लक्ष्मणं पुरुषर्षभम् ॥ ३.६४.२८ ॥
"They guard the flowers, doing what is dear to me." Having spoken thus, the great-armed Rāma, best of men, said to Lakṣmaṇa
3.64.29
उवाच रामो धर्मात्मा गिरिं प्रस्रवणाकुलम्।
कच्चित् क्षितिभृतां नाथ दृष्टा सर्वाङ्गसुन्दरी ॥ ३.६४.२९ ॥
Rāma, righteous of soul, spoke to the mountain filled with streams: "Lord of mountains, have you perhaps seen her, the one beautiful in every limb?"
3.64.30
रामा रम्ये वनोद्देशे मया विरहिता त्वया।
क्रुद्धोऽब्रवीद् गिरिं तत्र सिंहः क्षुद्रमृगं यथा ॥ ३.६४.३० ॥
"O beautiful one, in this lovely region of the forest you are separated from me." There, angered, he spoke to that mountain as a lion speaks to a small deer.
3.64.31
तां हेमवर्णां हेमाङ्गीं सीतां दर्शय पर्वत।
यावत् सानूनि सर्वाणि न ते विध्वंसयाम्यहम् ॥ ३.६४.३१ ॥
O mountain, show me that Sītā, golden of hue and golden of body, before I destroy all your peaks.
3.64.32
एवमुक्तस्तु रामेण पर्वतो मैथिलीं प्रति।
दर्शयन्निव तां सीतां नादर्शयत राघवे ॥ ३.६४.३२ ॥
Thus addressed by Rāma, the mountain, as if showing Maithilī, did not show Sītā to the Rāghava.
3.64.33
ततो दाशरथी राम उवाच च शिलोच्चयम्।
मम बाणाग्निनिर्दग्धो भस्मीभूतो भविष्यसि ॥ ३.६४.३३ ॥
Then Rāma, son of Daśaratha, said to the heap of rocks: Burnt by the fire of my arrows, you will become ash.
3.64.34
असेव्यः सर्वतश्चैव निस्तृणद्रुमपल्लवः।
इमां वा सरितं चाद्य शोषयिष्यामि लक्ष्मण ॥ ३.६४.३४ ॥
Lakṣmaṇa, this mountain is inaccessible on every side, bare of grass, trees and sprouts; today I will dry up either it or this river.
3.64.35
यदि नाख्याति मे सीतामद्य चन्द्रनिभाननाम्।
एवं प्ररुषितो रामो दिधक्षन्निव चक्षुषा ॥ ३.६४.३५ ॥
If today it does not tell me of Sītā, moon-faced, then Rāma, thus enraged, seemed about to burn it with his very gaze.
3.64.36
ददर्श भूमौ निष्क्रान्तं राक्षसस्य पदं महत्।
त्रस्ताया रामकांक्षिण्याः प्रधावन्त्या इतस्ततः ॥ ३.६४.३६ ॥
He saw on the ground a great footprint of a rākṣasa, and the traces of the frightened Sītā, who longed for Rāma, running here and there.
3.64.37
राक्षसेनानुसृप्ताया वैदेह्याश्च पदानि तु।
स समीक्ष्य परिक्रान्तं सीताया राक्षसस्य च ॥ ३.६४.३७ ॥
Seeing the footprints of Vaidehī, pursued by the rākṣasa, and the footprints of the rākṣasa, Rāma spoke.
3.64.38
भग्नं धनुश्च तूणी च विकीर्णं बहुधा रथम्।
सम्भ्रान्तहृदयो रामः शशंस भ्रातरं प्रियम् ॥ ३.६४.३८ ॥
Seeing the broken bow, the quiver, and the chariot scattered in many pieces, Rāma, his heart troubled, spoke to his dear brother.
3.64.39
पश्य लक्ष्मण वैदेह्या कीर्णाः कनकबिन्दवः।
भूषणानां हि सौमित्रे माल्यानि विविधानि च ॥ ३.६४.३९ ॥
Look, Lakṣmaṇa: drops of gold from Vaidehī's ornaments lie scattered, O son of Sumitrā, and garlands of many kinds as well.
3.64.40
तप्तबिन्दुनिकाशैश्च चित्रैः क्षतजबिन्दुभिः।
आवृतं पश्य सौमित्रे सर्वतो धरणीतलम् ॥ ३.६४.४० ॥
Look, O son of Sumitrā, at the earth covered all around with bright drops like molten gold and with drops of blood.
3.64.41
मन्ये लक्ष्मण वैदेही राक्षसैः कामरूपिभिः।
भित्त्वा भित्त्वा विभक्ता वा भक्षिता वा भविष्यति ॥ ३.६४.४१ ॥
I think, Lakṣmaṇa, that the rākṣasas, who take any form at will, have torn Vaidehī to pieces and divided her, or devoured her.
3.64.42
तस्या निमित्तं सीताया द्वयोर्विवदमानयोः।
बभूव युद्धं सौमित्रे घोरं राक्षसयोरिह ॥ ३.६४.४२ ॥
Because of her, Sītā, a fierce battle arose here, O son of Sumitrā, between the two rākṣasas who were quarrelling.
3.64.43
मुक्तामणिचितं चेदं रमणीयं विभूषितम्।
धरण्यां पतितं सौम्य कस्य भग्नं महद् धनुः ॥ ३.६४.४३ ॥
This beautiful, adorned bow, set with pearls and gems, lies fallen on the ground. Gentle one, whose great bow is this, broken?
3.64.44
राक्षसानामिदं वत्स सुराणामथवापि वा।
तरुणादित्यसंकाशं वैदूर्यगुलिकाचितम् ॥ ३.६४.४४ ॥
Dear one, is this of the rākṣasas or of the gods? It shines like the young sun, set with beads of lapis lazuli.
3.64.45
विशीर्णं पतितं भूमौ कवचं कस्य काञ्चनम्।
छत्रं शतशलाकं च दिव्यमाल्योपशोभितम् ॥ ३.६४.४५ ॥
Whose is this golden armor, shattered and fallen on the ground? And whose is this parasol of a hundred ribs, adorned with divine garlands?
3.64.46
भग्नदण्डमिदं सौम्य भूमौ कस्य निपातितम्।
काञ्चनोरश्छदाश्चेमे पिशाचवदनाः खराः ॥ ३.६४.४६ ॥
Gentle one, whose chariot with its broken pole has been cast down upon the ground? And whose are these asses with golden breastplates and faces like goblins?
3.64.47
भीमरूपा महाकायाः कस्य वा निहता रणे।
दीप्तपावकसंकाशो द्युतिमान् समरध्वजः ॥ ३.६४.४७ ॥
Terrible in form and vast of body, by whom were these slain in battle? And whose is this radiant battle-banner, like a blazing fire?
3.64.48
अपविद्धश्च भग्नश्च कस्य साङ्ग्रामिको रथः।
रथाक्षमात्रा विशिखास्तपनीयविभूषणाः ॥ ३.६४.४८ ॥
Whose is this war-chariot, cast aside and broken? And whose are these arrows, as long as a chariot's axle, adorned with gold?
3.64.49
कस्येमे निहता बाणाः प्रकीर्णा घोरदर्शनाः।
शरावरौ शरैः पूर्णौ विध्वस्तौ पश्य लक्ष्मण ॥ ३.६४.४९ ॥
Lakṣmaṇa, look: whose terrible arrows lie scattered here? And the two quivers, full of arrows, lie shattered.
3.64.50
प्रतोदाभीषुहस्तोऽयं कस्य वा सारथिर्हतः।
पदवी पुरुषस्यैषा व्यक्तं कस्यापि रक्षसः ॥ ३.६४.५० ॥
Whose charioteer is this, slain, with goad and reins in hand? This is the track of a man, and clearly of some rākṣasa as well.
3.64.51
वैरं शतगुणं पश्य मम तैर्जीवितान्तकम्।
सुघोरहृदयैः सौम्य राक्षसैः कामरूपिभिः ॥ ३.६४.५१ ॥
See how enmity has grown a hundredfold against me from them, who would end my life. Gentle one, they are rākṣasas of very cruel heart, who take whatever form they wish.
3.64.52
हृता मृता वा वैदेही भक्षिता वा तपस्विनी।
न धर्मस्त्रायते सीतां ह्रियमाणां महावने ॥ ३.६४.५२ ॥
Whether Vaidehī Sītā has been carried off, or died, or been devoured, O ascetic woman — dharma did not protect Sītā as she was being carried off in the great forest.
3.64.53
भक्षितायां हि वैदेह्यां हृतायामपि लक्ष्मण।
के हि लोके प्रियं कर्तुं शक्ताः सौम्य ममेश्वराः ॥ ३.६४.५३ ॥
Lakṣmaṇa, even if Vaidehī has been devoured or carried off, gentle one, who in the world are my masters, able to do what is dear to me?
3.64.54
कर्तारमपि लोकानां शूरं करुणवेदिनम्।
अज्ञानादवमन्येरन् सर्वभूतानि लक्ष्मण ॥ ३.६४.५४ ॥
Even the maker of the worlds, the hero who knows compassion, Lakṣmaṇa — out of ignorance, all beings might despise him.
3.64.55
मृदुं लोकहिते युक्तं दान्तं करुणवेदिनम्।
निर्वीर्य इति मन्यन्ते नूनं मां त्रिदशेश्वराः ॥ ३.६४.५५ ॥
Though I am devoted to the welfare of the worlds, gentle, self-controlled, and one who knows compassion, the lords of the thirty gods surely think me powerless.
3.64.56
मां प्राप्य हि गुणो दोषः संवृत्तः पश्य लक्ष्मण।
अद्यैव सर्वभूतानां रक्षसामभवाय च ॥ ३.६४.५६ ॥
Lakṣmaṇa, behold: having reached me, even a virtue has turned into a fault; this very day it will become the ruin of all beings and of the rākṣasas.
3.64.57
संहृत्यैव शशिज्योत्स्नां महान् सूर्य इवोदितः।
संहृत्यैव गुणान् सर्वान् मम तेजः प्रकाशते ॥ ३.६४.५७ ॥
As the great sun rises, having withdrawn the moonlight, so my radiance shines forth, having withdrawn all my qualities.
3.64.58
नैव यक्षा न गन्धर्वा न पिशाचा न राक्षसाः।
किंनरा वा मनुष्या वा सुखं प्राप्स्यन्ति लक्ष्मण ॥ ३.६४.५८ ॥
Lakṣmaṇa, neither yakṣas, nor gandharvas, nor piśācas, nor rākṣasas, nor kiṃnaras, nor humans will obtain happiness.
3.64.59
ममास्त्रबाणसम्पूर्णमाकाशं पश्य लक्ष्मण।
असम्पातं करिष्यामि ह्यद्य त्रैलोक्यचारिणाम् ॥ ३.६४.५९ ॥
Lakṣmaṇa, behold the sky filled with my weapons and arrows; this very day I will make it impassable to those who move through the three worlds.
3.64.60
संनिरुद्धग्रहगणमावारितनिशाकरम्।
विप्रणष्टानलमरुद्भास्करद्युतिसंवृतम् ॥ ३.६४.६० ॥
The sky, its host of planets obstructed, its moon covered, its fire and wind utterly destroyed, enveloped in the sun's brilliance.
3.64.61
विनिर्मथितशैलाग्रं शुष्यमाणजलाशयम्।
ध्वस्तद्रुमलतागुल्मं विप्रणाशितसागरम् ॥ ३.६४.६१ ॥
The mountain peaks are ground to pieces, the lakes are drying up, trees, creepers and thickets are shattered, and the oceans are utterly destroyed.
3.64.62
त्रैलोक्यं तु करिष्यामि संयुक्तं कालकर्मणा।
न ते कुशलिनीं सीतां प्रदास्यन्ति ममेश्वराः ॥ ३.६४.६२ ॥
I will bind the three worlds with the work of time; those lords will not return Sītā to me unharmed.
3.64.63
अस्मिन् मुहूर्ते सौमित्रे मम द्रक्ष्यन्ति विक्रमम्।
नाकाशमुत्पतिष्यन्ति सर्वभूतानि लक्ष्मण ॥ ३.६४.६३ ॥
O Saumitri, in this very moment all beings will see my prowess; O Lakṣmaṇa, no creature shall rise into the sky to escape.
3.64.64
मम चापगुणोन्मुक्तैर्बाणजालैर्निरन्तरम्।
मर्दितं मम नाराचैर्ध्वस्तभ्रान्तमृगद्विजम् ॥ ३.६४.६४ ॥
Crushed by the continuous nets of arrows released from my bowstring and by my iron shafts, the deer and birds will be scattered in bewilderment.
3.64.65
समाकुलममर्यादं जगत् पश्याद्य लक्ष्मण।
आकर्णपूर्णैरिषुभिर्जीवलोकदुरावरैः ॥ ३.६४.६५ ॥
O Lakṣmaṇa, behold today how the world is thrown into utter turmoil without bounds, by arrows drawn to the ear, which the living world cannot ward off.
3.64.66
करिष्ये मैथिलीहेतोरपिशाचमराक्षसम्।
मम रोषप्रयुक्तानां विशिखानां बलं सुराः ॥ ३.६४.६६ ॥
For Maithilī's sake I will not spare even the goblins and demons; O gods, behold the might of the arrows launched in my wrath.
3.64.67
द्रक्ष्यन्त्यद्य विमुक्तानाममर्षाद् दूरगामिनाम्।
नैव देवा न दैतेया न पिशाचा न राक्षसाः ॥ ३.६४.६७ ॥
Today they shall see, of the arrows released in wrath and flying far, that neither gods, nor Daityas, nor piśācas, nor rākṣasas [shall escape].
3.64.68
भविष्यन्ति मम क्रोधात् त्रैलोक्ये विप्रणाशिते।
देवदानवयक्षाणां लोका ये रक्षसामपि ॥ ३.६४.६८ ॥
By my wrath, when the three worlds are laid waste, the worlds of gods, dānavas and yakṣas, and those of the rākṣasas too, will be destroyed.
3.64.69
बहुधा निपतिष्यन्ति बाणौघैः शकलीकृताः।
निर्मर्यादानिमाँल्लोकान् करिष्याम्यद्य सायकैः ॥ ३.६४.६९ ॥
Cut into pieces by floods of arrows, they shall fall in many ways. Today I shall make these worlds lawless with my arrows.
3.64.70
हृतां मृतां वा सौमित्रे न दास्यन्ति ममेश्वराः।
तथारूपां हि वैदेहीं न दास्यन्ति यदि प्रियाम् ॥ ३.६४.७० ॥
O Saumitri, whether she is stolen or dead, my lords (the gods) will not give her back to me; if they do not give back my beloved Vaidehī of such a form, [this shall come to pass].
3.64.71
नाशयामि जगत् सर्वं त्रैलोक्यं सचराचरम्।
यावद् दर्शनमस्या वै तापयामि च सायकैः ॥ ३.६४.७१ ॥
I shall destroy the entire world, the three worlds with their moving and unmoving beings; and as long as I have not seen her, I shall scorch them with my arrows.
3.64.72
इत्युक्त्वा क्रोधताम्राक्षः स्फुरमाणोष्ठसम्पुटः।
वल्कलाजिनमाबद्ध्य जटाभारमबन्धयत् ॥ ३.६४.७२ ॥
Having said this, with eyes reddened by anger and lips quivering, he girded on bark-garments and a deerskin, and bound up the burden of his matted hair.
3.64.73
तस्य क्रुद्धस्य रामस्य तथाभूतस्य धीमतः।
त्रिपुरं जघ्नुषः पूर्वं रुद्रस्येव बभौ तनुः ॥ ३.६४.७३ ॥
The body of the wise Rāma, enraged and so transformed, shone like Rudra's form of old when he destroyed the three cities.
3.64.74
लक्ष्मणादथ चादाय रामो निष्पीड्य कार्मुकम्।
शरमादाय संदीप्तं घोरमाशीविषोपमम् ॥ ३.६४.७४ ॥
Then Rāma, taking the bow from Lakṣmaṇa and pressing it firm, took up a blazing, terrible arrow, like a venomous serpent.
3.64.75
संदधे धनुषि श्रीमान् रामः परपुरञ्जयः।
युगान्ताग्निरिव क्रुद्ध इदं वचनमब्रवीत् ॥ ३.६४.७५ ॥
The glorious Rāma, conqueror of enemy cities, fitted the arrow to the bow, and enraged like the fire at the end of an age, spoke these words.
3.64.76
यथा जरा यथा मृत्युर्यथा कालो यथा विधिः।
नित्यं न प्रतिहन्यन्ते सर्वभूतेषु लक्ष्मण।
तथाहं क्रोधसंयुक्तो न निवार्योऽस्म्यसंशयम् ॥ ३.६४.७६ ॥
As old age, death, time and fate are never obstructed among all beings, so, O Lakṣmaṇa, I, joined with anger, am without doubt not to be restrained.
3.64.77
पुरेव मे चारुदतीमनिन्दितां
दिशन्ति सीतां यदि नाद्य मैथिलीम्।
सदेवगन्धर्वमनुष्यपन्नगं
जगत् सशैलं परिवर्तयाम्यहम् ॥ ३.६४.७७ ॥
If today they do not return Sītā, the Maithilī of fair teeth and blameless as before, I will overturn this world with its gods, gandharvas, humans, serpents and mountains.