Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa · Sarga 4.41
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4.41.1
ततः प्रस्थाप्य सुग्रीवस्तन्महद्वानरं बलम्।
दक्षिणां प्रेषयामास वानरानभिलक्षितान् ॥ ४.४१.१ ॥
Then Sugrīva dispatched that great host of monkeys and sent the chosen monkeys toward the southern quarter.
4.41.2
नीलमग्निसुतं चैव हनूमन्तं च वानरम्।
पितामहसुतं चैव जाम्बवन्तं महौजसम् ॥ ४.४१.२ ॥
He sent Nīla, the son of Agni, the monkey Hanumān, and Jāmbavān, the son of the grandfather, of great might.
4.41.3
सुहोत्रं च शरारिं च शरगुल्मं तथैव च।
गजं गवाक्षं गवयं सुषेणं वृषभं तथा ॥ ४.४१.३ ॥
Also Suhotra, Śarāri and Śaragulma, likewise Gaja, Gavākṣa, Gavaya, Suṣeṇa and Vṛṣabha.
4.41.4
मैन्दं च द्विविदं चैव सुषेणं गन्धमादनम्।
उल्कामुखमनङ्गं च हुताशनसुतावुभौ ॥ ४.४१.४ ॥
Maināda and Dvivida, Suṣeṇa and Gandhamādana, and Ulkāmukha and Anaṅga, the two sons of Agni.
4.41.5
अङ्गदप्रमुखान् वीरान् वीरः कपिगणेश्वरः।
वेगविक्रमसम्पन्नान् संदिदेश विशेषवित् ॥ ४.४१.५ ॥
The hero, lord of the monkey hosts and a discerning judge, instructed the heroes led by Aṅgada, endowed with speed and valor.
4.41.6
तेषामग्रेसरं चैव बृहद्बलमथाङ्गदम्।
विधाय हरिवीराणामादिशद् दक्षिणां दिशम् ॥ ४.४१.६ ॥
Having placed the mighty Aṅgada at their head, he directed the monkey heroes toward the southern quarter.
4.41.7
ये केचन समुद्देशास्तस्यां दिशि सुदुर्गमाः।
कपीशः कपिमुख्यानां स तेषां समुदाहरत् ॥ ४.४१.७ ॥
Whatever regions there were in that direction, very hard to traverse, the lord of the monkeys described them all to the chief monkeys.
4.41.8
सहस्रशिरसं विन्ध्यं नानाद्रुमलतायुतम्।
नर्मदां च नदीं रम्यां महोरगनिषेविताम् ॥ ४.४१.८ ॥
The Vindhya mountain with its thousand peaks, full of many trees and creepers, and the lovely Narmadā river, frequented by great serpents.
4.41.9
ततो गोदावरीं रम्यां कृष्णवेणीं महानदीम्।
वरदां च महाभागां महोरगनिषेविताम्।
मेखलानुत्कलांश्चैव दशार्णनगराण्यपि ॥ ४.४१.९ ॥
Then the lovely Godāvarī, the great river Kṛṣṇaveṇī, the boon-giving and greatly blessed river frequented by great serpents, the Mekhalas and Utkalas, and also the cities of Daśārṇa.
4.41.10
आब्रवन्तीमवन्तीं च सर्वमेवानुपश्यत।
विदर्भानृष्टिकांश्चैव रम्यान् माहिषकानपि ॥ ४.४१.१० ॥
Look carefully at all of Āvantī and Avantī; and the Vidarbhas, the Ṛṣṭikas, and the lovely Māhiṣakas as well.
4.41.11
तथा वङ्गान् कलिङ्गांश्च कौशिकांश्च समन्ततः।
अन्वीक्ष्य दण्डकारण्यं सपर्वतनदीगुहम् ॥ ४.४१.११ ॥
Likewise search all around the Vaṅgas, the Kaliṅgas and the Kauśikas; and having searched the Daṇḍaka forest with its mountains, rivers and caves.
4.41.12
नदीं गोदावरीं चैव सर्वमेवानुपश्यत।
तथैवान्ध्रांश्च पुण्ड्रांश्च चोलान् पाण्ड्यांश्च केरलान् ॥ ४.४१.१२ ॥
Look carefully at the Godāvarī river and everything else; likewise the Āndhras, the Puṇḍras, the Colas, the Pāṇḍyas and the Keralas.
4.41.13
अयोमुखश्च गन्तव्यः पर्वतो धातुमण्डितः।
विचित्रशिखरः श्रीमांश्चित्रपुष्पितकाननः ॥ ४.४१.१३ ॥
You must also go to the mountain Ayomukha, adorned with minerals, with wondrous peaks and forests blossoming with bright flowers.
4.41.14
सुचन्दनवनोद्देशो मार्गितव्यो महागिरिः।
ततस्तामापगां दिव्यां प्रसन्नसलिलाशयाम् ॥ ४.४१.१४ ॥
That great mountain with its fine sandalwood groves must also be searched; then that divine river whose waters are clear and pure.
4.41.15
तत्र द्रक्ष्यथ कावेरीं विहृतामप्सरोगणैः।
तस्यासीनं नगस्याग्रे मलयस्य महौजसम् ॥ ४.४१.१५ ॥
There you will see the Kāverī sported in by bands of celestial nymphs, and upon the mountain's summit, seated, the mighty and radiant one of Malaya.
4.41.16
द्रक्ष्यथादित्यसंकाशमगस्त्यमृषिसत्तमम् ।
ततस्तेनाभ्यनुज्ञाताः प्रसन्नेन महात्मना ॥ ४.४१.१६ ॥
You will see Agastya, resembling the sun, the best of sages. Then, granted leave by that gracious great-souled one—
4.41.17
ताम्रपर्णीं ग्राहजुष्टां तरिष्यथ महानदीम्।
सा चन्दनवनैश्चित्रैः प्रच्छन्नद्वीपवारिणी ॥ ४.४१.१७ ॥
You will cross the great river Tāmraparṇī, frequented by crocodiles. It is veiled by wondrous sandalwood groves, with islands hidden among its waters.
4.41.18
कान्तेव युवती कान्तं समुद्रमवगाहते।
ततो हेममयं दिव्यं मुक्तामणिविभूषितम् ॥ ४.४१.१८ ॥
As a beloved young woman goes to her lover, so that river plunges into the ocean. Then there is a divine place made of gold, adorned with pearls and gems.
4.41.19
युक्तं कवाटं पाण्ड्यानां गता द्रक्ष्यथ वानराः।
ततः समुद्रमासाद्य सम्प्रधार्यार्थनिश्चयम् ॥ ४.४१.१९ ॥
Vanaras, the gate of the Pāṇḍyas is fitting; having gone there, you will see. Then, having reached the ocean and carefully weighed the decision of the matter...
4.41.20
अगस्त्येनान्तरे तत्र सागरे विनिवेशितः।
चित्रसानुनगः श्रीमान् महेन्द्रः पर्वतोत्तमः ॥ ४.४१.२० ॥
There, in the midst of the ocean, placed by Agastya, the glorious Mahendra, the best of mountains with its wondrous peaks...
4.41.21
जातरूपमयः श्रीमानवगाढो महार्णवम्।
नानाविधैर्नगैः फुल्लैर्लताभिश्चोपशोभितम् ॥ ४.४१.२१ ॥
Made of gold and glorious, that mountain is plunged into the great ocean, adorned with trees of many kinds in bloom and with creepers...
4.41.22
देवर्षियक्षप्रवरैरप्सरोभिश्च शोभितम्।
सिद्धचारणसङ्घैश्च प्रकीर्णं सुमनोरमम् ॥ ४.४१.२२ ॥
Adorned by the foremost of divine sages, yakṣas and apsarases, and strewn with hosts of siddhas and cāraṇas, most delightful...
4.41.23
तमुपैति सहस्राक्षः सदा पर्वसु पर्वसु।
द्वीपस्तस्यापरे पारे शतयोजनविस्तृतः ॥ ४.४१.२३ ॥
To that mountain Indra, the thousand-eyed, always comes on every festival day. On its far shore lies an island extending a hundred yojanas...
4.41.24
अगम्यो मानुषैर्दीप्तस्तं मार्गध्वं समन्ततः।
तत्र सर्वात्मना सीता मार्गितव्या विशेषतः ॥ ४.४१.२४ ॥
That radiant island is inaccessible to men; search for it on all sides. There, above all, Sītā must be sought with your whole being...
4.41.25
स हि देशस्तु वध्यस्य रावणस्य दुरात्मनः।
राक्षसाधिपतेर्वासः सहस्राक्षसमद्युतेः ॥ ४.४१.२५ ॥
That region is the abode of Rāvaṇa, the wicked one who is to be slain, the lord of the rākṣasas, who shines like the thousand-eyed Indra.
4.41.26
दक्षिणस्य समुद्रस्य मध्ये तस्य तु राक्षसी।
अङ्गारकेति विख्याता छायामाक्षिप्य भोजिनी ॥ ४.४१.२६ ॥
In the middle of the southern ocean lives a rākṣasī renowned as Aṅgārakā, who seizes a creature's shadow and devours it.
4.41.27
एवं निःसंशयान् कृत्वा संशयान्नष्टसंशयाः।
मृगयध्वं नरेन्द्रस्य पत्नीममिततेजसः ॥ ४.४१.२७ ॥
Thus, having dispelled all doubt and being free of uncertainty, search for the wife of the king, the immeasurably brilliant Rāma.
4.41.28
तमतिक्रम्य लक्ष्मीवान् समुद्रे शतयोजने।
गिरिः पुष्पितको नाम सिद्धचारणसेवितः ॥ ४.४१.२८ ॥
Beyond that, a hundred yojanas away in the ocean, stands the glorious mountain named Puṣpitaka, frequented by siddhas and cāraṇas.
4.41.29
चन्द्रसूर्यांशुसंकाशः सागराम्बुसमाश्रयः।
भ्राजते विपुलैः शृङ्गैरम्बरं विलिखन्निव ॥ ४.४१.२९ ॥
Resembling the rays of the moon and sun, resting upon the ocean's waters, it shines, its vast peaks seeming to scrape the sky.
4.41.30
तस्यैकं काञ्चनं शृङ्गं सेवते यं दिवाकरः।
श्वेतं राजतमेकं च सेवते यन्निशाकरः।
न तं कृतघ्नाः पश्यन्ति न नृशंसा न नास्तिकाः ॥ ४.४१.३० ॥
One of its peaks is golden, served by the sun; another is a white silver peak, served by the moon. The ungrateful, the cruel, and the unbelievers do not see it.
4.41.31
प्रणम्य शिरसा शैलं तं विमार्गथ वानराः।
तमतिक्रम्य दुर्धर्षं सूर्यवान्नाम पर्वतः ॥ ४.४१.३१ ॥
Monkeys, bowing your heads to that mountain, search on. Having passed beyond the unassailable mountain named Sūryavān,
4.41.32
अध्वना दुर्विगाहेन योजनानि चतुर्दश।
ततस्तमप्यतिक्रम्य वैद्युतो नाम पर्वतः ॥ ४.४१.३२ ॥
Fourteen yojanas along a road hard to traverse; then, having passed that too, the mountain named Vaidyuta.
4.41.33
सर्वकामफलैर्वृक्षैः सर्वकालमनोहरैः।
तत्र भुक्त्वा वरार्हाणि मूलानि च फलानि च ॥ ४.४१.३३ ॥
There, with trees bearing fruit of every desire and delightful in every season, having eaten the choicest roots and fruits,
4.41.34
मधूनि पीत्वा जुष्टानि परं गच्छत वानराः।
तत्र नेत्रमनःकान्तः कुञ्जरो नाम पर्वतः ॥ ४.४१.३४ ॥
Having drunk the honey and enjoyed it there, monkeys, go onward. There is the mountain named Kuñjara, dear to eye and mind.
4.41.35
अगस्त्यभवनं यत्र निर्मितं विश्वकर्मणा।
तत्र योजनविस्तारमुच्छ्रितं दशयोजनम् ॥ ४.४१.३५ ॥
Where stands the abode of Agastya, built by Viśvakarman — there, a yojana in breadth and raised ten yojanas high.
4.41.36
शरणं काञ्चनं दिव्यं नानारत्नविभूषितम्।
तत्र भोगवती नाम सर्पाणामालयः पुरी ॥ ४.४१.३६ ॥
There is a golden, divine refuge adorned with many gems; there is the city named Bhogavatī, the abode of serpents.
4.41.37
विशालरथ्या दुर्धर्षा सर्वतः परिरक्षिता।
रक्षिता पन्नगैर्घोरैस्तीक्ष्णदंष्ट्रैर्महाविषैः ॥ ४.४१.३७ ॥
With broad avenues, unassailable and guarded on all sides, protected by terrible serpents with sharp fangs and great venom.
4.41.38
सर्पराजो महाघोरो यस्यां वसति वासुकिः।
निर्याय मार्गितव्या च सा च भोगवती पुरी ॥ ४.४१.३८ ॥
In it dwells Vāsuki, king of serpents, most terrible; and that is the city of Bhogavatī, which must be sought out and reached.
4.41.39
तत्र चानन्तरोद्देशा ये केचन समावृताः।
तं च देशमतिक्रम्य महानृषभसंस्थितिः ॥ ४.४१.३९ ॥
There, and beyond it, lie certain enclosed regions; crossing that region, the great mountain Ṛṣabha stands.
4.41.40
सर्वरत्नमयः श्रीमानृषभो नाम पर्वतः।
गोशीर्षकं पद्मकं च हरिश्यामं च चन्दनम् ॥ ४.४१.४० ॥
There is the glorious mountain named Ṛṣabha, made of all gems; there grow gośīrṣaka, padmaka, harishyāma and sandalwood.
4.41.41
दिव्यमुत्पद्यते यत्र तच्चैवाग्निसमप्रभम्।
न तु तच्चन्दनं दृष्ट्वा स्प्रष्टव्यं तु कदाचन ॥ ४.४१.४१ ॥
Where the divine sandalwood arises, it is bright as fire; yet, having seen that sandalwood, one must never touch it.
4.41.42
रोहिता नाम गन्धर्वा घोरं रक्षन्ति तद्वनम्।
तत्र गन्धर्वपतयः पञ्च सूर्यसमप्रभाः ॥ ४.४१.४२ ॥
The gandharvas named Rohitas guard that fearful forest; there are five lords of the gandharvas, bright as the sun.
4.41.43
शैलूषो ग्रामणीः शिक्षः शुको बभ्रुस्तथैव च।
रविसोमाग्निवपुषां निवासः पुण्यकर्मणाम् ॥ ४.४१.४३ ॥
Śailūṣa, Grāmaṇī, Śikṣa, Śuka and Babhru also dwell there; they are of bodies like the sun, moon and fire, the abode of those who have done meritorious deeds.
4.41.44
अन्ते पृथिव्या दुर्धर्षास्ततः स्वर्गजितः स्थिताः।
ततः परं न वः सेव्यः पितृलोकः सुदारुणः ॥ ४.४१.४४ ॥
At the edge of the earth dwell the unassailable conquerors of heaven; beyond that you should not go, for the world of the ancestors is exceedingly terrible.
4.41.45
राजधानी यमस्यैषा कष्टेन तमसाऽऽवृता।
एतावदेव युष्माभिर्वीरा वानरपुंगवाः।
शक्यं विचेतुं गन्तुं वा नातो गतिमतां गतिः ॥ ४.४१.४५ ॥
This is the royal capital of Yama, with difficulty covered in darkness. O heroes, best of vānaras, only this far can you search or go; beyond this is no further, O refuge of those who move.
4.41.46
सर्वमेतत् समालोक्य यच्चान्यदपि दृश्यते।
गतिं विदित्वा वैदेह्याः संनिवर्तितुमर्हथ ॥ ४.४१.४६ ॥
Having surveyed all this, and whatever else is visible, and having learned the whereabouts of Vaidehī (Sītā), you ought now to turn back.
4.41.47
यश्च मासान्निवृत्तोऽग्रे दृष्टा सीतेति वक्ष्यति।
मत्तुल्यविभवो भोगैः सुखं स विहरिष्यति ॥ ४.४१.४७ ॥
He who returns within a month and first says, "I have seen Sītā," shall enjoy pleasures in happiness, with splendour equal to mine.
4.41.48
ततः प्रियतरो नास्ति मम प्राणाद् विशेषतः।
कृतापराधो बहुशो मम बन्धुर्भविष्यति ॥ ४.४१.४८ ॥
After that, there is no one dearer to me than life itself; even if he commits offence many times, he shall still be my kinsman.
4.41.49
अमितबलपराक्रमा भवन्तो
विपुलगुणेषु कुलेषु च प्रसूताः।
मनुजपतिसुतां यथा लभध्वं
तदधिगुणं पुरुषार्थमारभध्वम् ॥ ४.४१.४९ ॥
You, of immeasurable strength and valour, were born into lineages rich in great virtues. Begin an effort even more excellent than that by which you might obtain the daughter of the lord of men.