Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa · Sarga 3.73

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3.73.1

दर्शयित्वा तु रामाय सीतायाः परिमार्गणे।
वाक्यमन्वर्थमर्थज्ञः कबन्धः पुनरब्रवीत् ॥ ३.७३.१ ॥

Having shown Rāma the way in the search for Sītā, Kabandha, who knew the purpose, spoke again meaningful words.

3.73.2

एष राम शिवः पन्था यत्रैते पुष्पिता द्रुमाः।
प्रतीचीं दिशमाश्रित्य प्रकाशन्ते मनोरमाः ॥ ३.७३.२ ॥

O Rāma, this is the auspicious path, where these flowering trees, turned toward the western quarter, shine forth delightfully.

3.73.3

जम्बूप्रियालपनसा न्यग्रोधप्लक्षतिन्दुकाः।
अश्वत्थाः कर्णिकाराश्च चूताश्चान्ये च पादपाः ॥ ३.७३.३ ॥

Jambu, priyāla, jackfruit, banyan, plakṣa, tinduka, aśvattha, karṇikāra, mango, and other trees.

3.73.4

धन्वना नागवृक्षाश्च तिलका नक्तमालकाः।
नीलाशोकाः कदम्बाश्च करवीराश्च पुष्पिताः ॥ ३.७३.४ ॥

Dhanvana, nāga trees, tilaka, nakta-māla, blue aśoka, kadamba and karavīra trees, all in flower.

3.73.5

अग्निमुख्या अशोकाश्च सुरक्ताः पारिभद्रकाः।
तानारुह्याथवा भूमौ पातयित्वा च तान् बलात् ॥ ३.७३.५ ॥

Agni-mukhya, aśoka and deep-red pāribhadraka trees—climbing them, or else forcibly bringing them down to the ground.

3.73.6

फलान्यमृतकल्पानि भक्षयित्वा गमिष्यथः।
तदतिक्रम्य काकुत्स्थ वनं पुष्पितपादपम् ॥ ३.७३.६ ॥

Having eaten the fruits, which are like nectar, you two will go on; O descendant of Kakutstha, having passed beyond that forest of flowering trees.

3.73.7

नन्दनप्रतिमं चान्यत् कुरवस्तूत्तरा इव।
सर्वकालफला यत्र पादपा मधुरस्रवाः ॥ ३.७३.७ ॥

Another forest, like the Nandana garden, as if it were the northern Kurus; there the trees bear fruit in every season and drip with sweetness.

3.73.8

सर्वे च ऋतवस्तत्र वने चैत्ररथे यथा।
फलभारनतास्तत्र महाविटपधारिणः ॥ ३.७३.८ ॥

There, as in the Caitraratha forest, all the seasons are present; there are trees bowed under the weight of fruit, bearing great boughs.

3.73.9

शोभन्ते सर्वतस्तत्र मेघपर्वतसंनिभाः।
तानारुह्याथवा भूमौ पातयित्वाथवा सुखम् ॥ ३.७३.९ ॥

There they shine on all sides like clouds and mountains; climbing them, or bringing them down to the ground, one may take their fruit with ease.

3.73.10

फलान्यमृतकल्पानि लक्ष्मणस्ते प्रदास्यति।
चङ्क्रमन्तौ वरान् शैलान् शैलाच्छैलं वनाद् वनम् ॥ ३.७३.१० ॥

Lakṣmaṇa will give you fruits like nectar. Wandering over excellent mountains, you two will go from mountain to mountain and from forest to forest.

3.73.11

ततः पुष्करिणीं वीरौ पम्पां नाम गमिष्यथः।
अशर्करामविभ्रंशां समतीर्थामशैवलाम् ॥ ३.७३.११ ॥

Then, O heroes, you two will go to the lake named Pampā.

3.73.12

राम संजातवालूकां कमलोत्पलशोभिताम्।
तत्र हंसाः प्लवाः क्रौञ्चाः कुरराश्चैव राघव ॥ ३.७३.१२ ॥

There is that lake, free of gravel, with firm banks and level shores, free of moss, with sand spread about, adorned with lotuses and lilies. There too are swans, water birds, cranes and ospreys, O Rāghava.

3.73.13

वल्गुस्वरा निकूजन्ति पम्पासलिलगोचराः।
नोद्विजन्ते नरान् दृष्ट्वा वधस्याकोविदाः शुभाः ॥ ३.७३.१३ ॥

Sweet-voiced birds that move in the waters of Pampā are calling out. Unaware of killing, those gentle creatures are not startled at the sight of men.

3.73.14

घृतपिण्डोपमान् स्थूलांस्तान् द्विजान् भक्षयिष्यथः।
रोहितान् वक्रतुण्डांश्च नलमीनांश्च राघव ॥ ३.७३.१४ ॥

O Rāghava, you will eat those birds, as plump as balls of ghee, and the rohita fish with crooked snouts, and the nala fish.

3.73.15

पम्पायामिषुभिर्मत्स्यांस्तत्र राम वरान् हतान्।
निस्त्वक्पक्षानयस्तप्तानकृशानैककण्टकान् ॥ ३.७३.१५ ॥

O Rāma, there in Pampā you will slay the excellent fish with arrows; having removed their skins and fins and roasted them like iron, you will eat those plump single-boned fish.

3.73.16

तव भक्त्या समायुक्तो लक्ष्मणः सम्प्रदास्यति।
भृशं तान् खादतो मत्स्यान् पम्पायाः पुष्पसंचये ॥ ३.७३.१६ ॥

Lakṣmaṇa, joined to you in devotion, will offer them; and while gathering flowers at Pampā you will eat those fish in abundance.

3.73.17

पद्मगन्धि शिवं वारि सुखशीतमनामयम्।
उद्धृत्य स तदाक्लिष्टं रूप्यस्फटिकसंनिभम् ॥ ३.७३.१७ ॥

He will draw up water scented with lotus, pure, pleasantly cool, free from ailment, clear as silver and crystal.

3.73.18

अथ पुष्करपर्णेन लक्ष्मणः पाययिष्यति।
स्थूलान् गिरिगुहाशय्यान् वानरान् वनचारिणः ॥ ३.७३.१८ ॥

Then Lakṣmaṇa will give water to drink with a lotus leaf to those plump monkeys who sleep in mountain caves and wander the forest.

3.73.19

सायाह्ने विचरन् राम दर्शयिष्यति लक्ष्मणः।
अपां लोभादुपावृत्तान् वृषभानिव नर्दतः ॥ ३.७३.१९ ॥

Rāma, in the evening, wandering about, Lakṣmaṇa will show you the monkeys who have come near out of desire for water, like roaring bulls.

3.73.20

स्थूलान् पीतांश्च पम्पायां द्रक्ष्यसि त्वं नरोत्तम।
सायाह्ने विचरन् राम विटपी माल्यधारिणः ॥ ३.७३.२० ॥

O best of men, Rāma, at Pampā lake you will see the stout monkeys drinking water; the tree-dwellers wandering in the evening, bearing garlands.

3.73.21

शिवोदकं च पम्पायां दृष्ट्वा शोकं विहास्यसि।
सुमनोभिश्चितास्तत्र तिलका नक्तमालकाः ॥ ३.७३.२१ ॥

Seeing the auspicious water of Pampā, you will give up your grief; there are tilaka and naktamāla trees there, adorned with flowers.

3.73.22

उत्पलानि च फुल्लानि पङ्कजानि च राघव।
न तानि कश्चिन्माल्यानि तत्रारोपयिता नरः ॥ ३.७३.२२ ॥

O Rāghava, there are blue lotuses and lotuses in bloom; no one there places those garlands upon anyone.

3.73.23

न च वै म्लानतां यान्ति न च शीर्यन्ति राघव।
मतङ्गशिष्यास्तत्रासन्नृषयः सुसमाहिताः ॥ ३.७३.२३ ॥

O Rāghava, they neither fade nor wither; there were the disciples of Mataṅga, sages of perfect concentration.

3.73.24

तेषां भाराभितप्तानां वन्यमाहरतां गुरोः।
ये प्रपेतुर्महीं तूर्णं शरीरात् स्वेदबिन्दवः ॥ ३.७३.२४ ॥

From the bodies of those who, tormented by the burden of carrying forest produce for their teacher, were bringing it, the drops of sweat quickly fell to the earth.

3.73.25

तानि माल्यानि जातानि मुनीनां तपसा तदा।
स्वेदबिन्दुसमुत्थानि न विनश्यन्ति राघव ॥ ३.७३.२५ ॥

O Rāghava, those garlands that then arose by the power of the sages' austerity, born from drops of sweat, do not perish.

3.73.26

तेषां गतानामद्यापि दृश्यते परिचारिणी।
श्रमणी शबरी नाम काकुत्स्थ चिरजीविनी ॥ ३.७३.२६ ॥

Of those who have departed, their attendant, the ascetic woman named Śabarī, is still seen today; O Kākutstha, she is long-lived.

3.73.27

त्वां तु धर्मे स्थिता नित्यं सर्वभूतनमस्कृतम्।
दृष्ट्वा देवोपमं राम स्वर्गलोकं गमिष्यति ॥ ३.७३.२७ ॥

But having seen you, Rāma, ever steadfast in dharma, revered by all beings, godlike, she will go to the world of heaven.

3.73.28

ततस्तद्राम पम्पायास्तीरमाश्रित्य पश्चिमम्।
आश्रमस्थानमतुलं गुह्यं काकुत्स्थ पश्यसि ॥ ३.७३.२८ ॥

Then, Rāma, having resorted to the western bank of the Pampā, O Kākutstha, you will see that incomparable, hidden hermitage site.

3.73.29

न तत्राक्रमितुं नागाः शक्नुवन्ति तदाश्रमे।
ऋषेस्तस्य मतङ्गस्य विधानात् तच्च काननम् ॥ ३.७३.२९ ॥

There, in that hermitage, elephants are not able to trespass; by the ordinance of that sage Mataṅga, that forest too is so protected.

3.73.30

मतङ्गवनमित्येव विश्रुतं रघुनन्दन।
तस्मिन् नन्दनसंकाशे देवारण्योपमे वने ॥ ३.७३.३० ॥

O delight of the Raghus, it is renowned as Mataṅga's forest, in that forest resembling the Nandana garden, like the divine forest.

3.73.31

नानाविहगसंकीर्णे रंस्यसे राम निर्वृतः।
ऋष्यमूकस्तु पम्पायाः पुरस्तात् पुष्पितद्रुमः ॥ ३.७३.३१ ॥

O Rāma, you will delight, at peace, in that forest filled with many kinds of birds. Before the Pampā lake stands Ṛṣyamūka, its trees in flower.

3.73.32

सुदुःखारोहणश्चैव शिशुनागाभिरक्षितः।
उदारो ब्रह्मणा चैव पूर्वकालेऽभिनिर्मितः ॥ ३.७३.३२ ॥

That mountain is very hard to climb, and it is guarded by young elephants. In ancient times it was magnificently created by Brahmā.

3.73.33

शयानः पुरुषो राम तस्य शैलस्य मूर्धनि।
यत् स्वप्नं लभते वित्तं तत् प्रबुद्धोऽधिगच्छति ॥ ३.७३.३३ ॥

O Rāma, a man sleeping on the summit of that mountain obtains in a dream whatever wealth he finds there, and upon waking he gets that very thing.

3.73.34

यस्त्वेनं विषमाचारः पापकर्माधिरोहति।
तत्रैव प्रहरन्त्येनं सुप्तमादाय राक्षसाः ॥ ३.७३.३४ ॥

But a man of wicked conduct and evil deeds who climbs that mountain is seized and struck there by the rākṣasas while he sleeps.

3.73.35

तत्रापि शिशुनागानामाक्रन्दः श्रूयते महान्।
क्रीडतां राम पम्पायां मतङ्गाश्रमवासिनाम् ॥ ३.७३.३५ ॥

There too, O Rāma, is heard the loud trumpeting of young elephants belonging to the dwellers of Mataṅga's hermitage, as they play in the Pampā.

3.73.36

सक्ता रुधिरधाराभिः संहत्य परमद्विपाः।
प्रचरन्ति पृथक्कीर्णा मेघवर्णास्तरस्विनः ॥ ३.७३.३६ ॥

The great elephants, swift and cloud-colored, smeared with streams of blood, roam about, gathering together and then scattering apart.

3.73.37

ते तत्र पीत्वा पानीयं विमलं चारु शोभनम्।
अत्यन्तसुखसंस्पर्शं सर्वगन्धसमन्वितम् ॥ ३.७३.३७ ॥

There they drank the clear, lovely, pleasing water, whose touch was exceedingly sweet and which was endowed with every fragrance.

3.73.38

निर्वृत्ताः संविगाहन्ते वनानि वनगोचराः।
ऋक्षांश्च द्वीपिनश्चैव नीलकोमलकप्रभान् ॥ ३.७३.३८ ॥

Refreshed, the forest-dwelling creatures plunge into the woods, and bears and leopards too, with the sheen of blue and soft fur.

3.73.39

रुरूनपेतानजयान् दृष्ट्वा शोकं प्रहास्यसि।
राम तस्य तु शैलस्य महती शोभते गुहा ॥ ३.७३.३९ ॥

Seeing the ruru deer and the goats, you will cast off your sorrow, Rāma; the great cave of that mountain shines most beautifully.

3.73.41

शिलापिधाना काकुत्स्थ दुःखं चास्याः प्रवेशनम्।
तस्या गुहायाः प्राग्द्वारे महान् शीतोदको ह्रदः॥॥ ४०
बहुमूलफलो रम्यो नानानगसमाकुलः।
तस्यां वसति धर्मात्मा सुग्रीवः सह वानरैः ॥ ३.७३.४१ ॥

O Kākutstha, its entrance is closed with a rock, and it is hard to enter. At the eastern doorway of that cave lies a great pool of cold water, rich in roots and fruits, delightful, crowded with many trees; there in it dwells the righteous Sugrīva with the monkeys.