Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa · Sarga 4.42
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4.42.1
अथ प्रस्थाप्य स हरीन् सुग्रीवो दक्षिणां दिशम्।
अब्रवीन्मेघसंकाशं सुषेणं नाम वानरम् ॥ ४.४२.१ ॥
Then Sugrīva dispatched the monkeys to the southern direction and spoke to the monkey named Suṣeṇa, who resembled a cloud.
4.42.2
तारायाः पितरं राजा श्वशुरं भीमविक्रमम्।
अब्रवीत् प्राञ्जलिर्वाक्यमभिगम्य प्रणम्य च ॥ ४.४२.२ ॥
King Sugrīva approached his father-in-law, Tārā's father, a man of terrible valour, and, with folded hands and after bowing, spoke these words.
4.42.3
महर्षिपुत्रं मारीचमर्चिष्मन्तं महाकपिम्।
वृतं कपिवरैः शूरैर्महेन्द्रसदृशद्युतिम् ॥ ४.४२.३ ॥
Mārīca, son of a great sage, and the great monkey Arciṣmān, surrounded by the best of heroic monkeys, whose radiance was like Indra's.
4.42.4
बुद्धिविक्रमसम्पन्नं वैनतेयसमद्युतिम्।
मरीचिपुत्रान् मारीचानर्चिर्माल्यान् महाबलान् ॥ ४.४२.४ ॥
Those endowed with intellect and valour, having lustre like Garuḍa: the sons of Marīci, the Mārīcas, and the very strong Arciḥmālyas.
4.42.5
ऋषिपुत्रांश्च तान् सर्वान् प्रतीचीमादिशद् दिशम्।
द्वाभ्यां शतसहस्राभ्यां कपीनां कपिसत्तमाः ॥ ४.४२.५ ॥
And he directed all those sons of sages toward the western direction, with two hundred thousand monkeys — O best of monkeys!
4.42.6
सुषेणप्रमुखा यूयं वैदेहीं परिमार्गथ।
सौराष्ट्रान् सहबाह्लीकांश्चन्द्रचित्रांस्तथैव च ॥ ४.४२.६ ॥
You, led by Suṣeṇa, search thoroughly for Vaidehī; likewise search the lands of the Saurāṣṭras, the Bāhlīkas, and the Candracitras.
4.42.7
स्फीताञ्जनपदान् रम्यान् विपुलानि पुराणि च।
पुंनागगहनं कुक्षिं बकुलोद्दालकाकुलम् ॥ ४.४२.७ ॥
Search the prosperous regions, the lovely and vast cities, the dense thickets of puṃnāga trees, and the hollows filled with bakula and uddālaka trees.
4.42.8
तथा केतकषण्डांश्च मार्गध्वं हरिपुङ्गवाः।
प्रत्यक्स्रोतोवहाश्चैव नद्यः शीतजलाः शिवाः ॥ ४.४२.८ ॥
O best of monkeys, search also the groves of ketaka plants and the pure rivers with cold waters that flow toward the west.
4.42.9
तापसानामरण्यानि कान्तारगिरयश्च ये।
तत्र स्थलीर्मरुप्राया अत्युच्चशिशिराः शिलाः ॥ ४.४२.९ ॥
Search the forests of the ascetics, the wilderness mountains found there, the high plains that are mostly desert-like, and the very lofty cool rocks.
4.42.10
गिरिजालावृतां दुर्गां मार्गित्वा पश्चिमां दिशम्।
ततः पश्चिममागम्य समुद्रं द्रष्टुमर्हथ ॥ ४.४२.१० ॥
Having searched the difficult western direction, covered with networks of mountains, then go westward and you should see the ocean.
4.42.11
तिमिनक्राकुलजलं गत्वा द्रक्ष्यथ वानराः।
ततः केतकषण्डेषु तमालगहनेषु च ॥ ४.४२.११ ॥
Going to the ocean with waters full of sharks and crocodiles, O monkeys, you will see it. Then search in the groves of ketaka and the dense tamāla thickets.
4.42.12
कपयो विहरिष्यन्ति नारिकेलवनेषु च।
तत्र सीतां च मार्गध्वं निलयं रावणस्य च ॥ ४.४२.१२ ॥
There the monkeys will roam in the coconut groves. There search for Sītā and for the abode of Rāvaṇa.
4.42.13
वेलातलनिविष्टेषु पर्वतेषु वनेषु च।
मुरवीपत्तनं चैव रम्यं चैव जटापुरम् ॥ ४.४२.१३ ॥
In the mountains and forests set at the edge of the sea, in the city of Muravī, and in the pleasant city of Jaṭāpura.
4.42.14
अवन्तीमङ्गलेपां च तथा चालक्षितं वनम्।
राष्ट्राणि च विशालानि पत्तनानि ततस्ततः ॥ ४.४२.१४ ॥
Avantī and Aṅgalepā, the hidden forest, vast kingdoms and cities—here and there.
4.42.15
सिन्धुसागरयोश्चैव संगमे तत्र पर्वतः।
महान् सोमगिरिर्नाम शतशृङ्गो महाद्रुमः ॥ ४.४२.१५ ॥
At the confluence of the Sindhu river and the ocean stands a great mountain named Somagiri, with a hundred peaks and great trees.
4.42.16
तत्र प्रस्थेषु रम्येषु सिंहाः पक्षगमाः स्थिताः।
तिमिमत्स्यगजांश्चैव नीडान्यारोपयन्ति ते ॥ ४.४२.१६ ॥
There, on the pleasant slopes, live winged lions, who carry up timi-fish, fish, and elephants to their nests.
4.42.17
तानि नीडानि सिंहानां गिरिशृङ्गगताश्च ये।
दृप्तास्तृप्ताश्च मातङ्गास्तोयदस्वननिःस्वनाः ॥ ४.४२.१७ ॥
Those are the nests of the lions, and the proud, sated elephants dwelling on the mountain peaks, whose trumpeting is like the rumbling of clouds.
4.42.18
विचरन्ति विशालेऽस्मिंस्तोयपूर्णे समन्ततः।
तस्य शृङ्गं दिवस्पर्शं काञ्चनं चित्रपादपम् ॥ ४.४२.१८ ॥
They roam all around this vast, water-filled sea. Its peak touches the sky; it is golden and adorned with wondrous trees.
4.42.19
सर्वमाशु विचेतव्यं कपिभिः कामरूपिभिः।
कोटिं तत्र समुद्रस्य काञ्चनीं शतयोजनाम् ॥ ४.४२.१९ ॥
The vānaras, who can take any form at will, must search everything swiftly, there, the crores of the golden shore of the ocean, a hundred yojanas long.
4.42.20
दुर्दर्शां पारियात्रस्य गत्वा द्रक्ष्यथ वानराः।
कोट्यस्तत्र चतुर्विंशद् गन्धर्वाणां तरस्विनाम् ॥ ४.४२.२० ॥
O vānaras, having gone to the hard-to-reach Pāriyātra range, you will see there twenty-four crores of swift gandharvas.
4.42.21
वसन्त्यग्निनिकाशानां घोराणां कामरूपिणाम्।
पावकार्चिःप्रतीकाशाः समवेताः समन्ततः ॥ ४.४२.२१ ॥
They dwell there, fiery, terrible, able to take any form at will, gathered all around, blazing like the flames of fire.
4.42.22
नात्यासादयितव्यास्ते वानरैर्भीमविक्रमैः।
नादेयं च फलं तस्माद् देशात् किंचित् प्लवङ्गमैः ॥ ४.४२.२२ ॥
The vānaras of terrible prowess must not approach them too closely; and from that region, O leaping monkeys, you must not take any fruit at all.
4.42.23
दुरासदा हि ते वीराः सत्त्ववन्तो महाबलाः।
फलमूलानि ते तत्र रक्षन्ते भीमविक्रमाः ॥ ४.४२.२३ ॥
They are heroes, possessed of courage, of great might, hard to approach; there, those of terrible prowess guard the fruits and roots.
4.42.24
तत्र यत्नश्च कर्तव्यो मार्गितव्या च जानकी।
नहि तेभ्यो भयं किंचित् कपित्वमनुवर्तताम् ॥ ४.४२.२४ ॥
There effort must be made, and Jānakī must be sought; for those who follow the nature of monkeys, there is no fear at all from them.
4.42.25
तत्र वैदूर्यवर्णाभो वज्रसंस्थानसंस्थितः।
नानाद्रुमलताकीर्णो वज्रो नाम महागिरिः ॥ ४.४२.२५ ॥
There stands the great mountain named Vajra, the color of lapis lazuli, shaped like a thunderbolt, thick with many trees and creepers.
4.42.26
श्रीमान् समुदितस्तत्र योजनानां शतं समम्।
गुहास्तत्र विचेतव्याः प्रयत्नेन प्लवङ्गमाः ॥ ४.४२.२६ ॥
There is a glorious mountain, a hundred yojanas in extent, rising high. There, O leaping ones, its caves must be searched with care.
4.42.27
चतुर्भागे समुद्रस्य चक्रवान् नाम पर्वतः।
तत्र चक्रं सहस्रारं निर्मितं विश्वकर्मणा ॥ ४.४२.२७ ॥
In the fourth part of the ocean stands a mountain named Cakravān. There is a thousand-spoked discus, made by Viśvakarman.
4.42.28
तत्र पञ्चजनं हत्वा हयग्रीवं च दानवम्।
आजहार ततश्चक्रं शङ्खं च पुरुषोत्तमः ॥ ४.४२.२८ ॥
There the Supreme Person, having slain Pañcajana and the dānava Hayagrīva, then took up the discus and the conch.
4.42.29
तस्य सानुषु रम्येषु विशालासु गुहासु च।
रावणः सह वैदेह्या मार्गितव्यस्ततस्ततः ॥ ४.४२.२९ ॥
On its lovely slopes and in its vast caves, Rāvaṇa may be with Vaidehī; he must be sought here and there.
4.42.30
योजनानि चतुःषष्टिर्वराहो नाम पर्वतः।
सुवर्णशृङ्गः सुमहानगाधे वरुणालये ॥ ४.४२.३० ॥
The mountain named Varāha is sixty-four yojanas across; that very great mountain with golden peaks lies in the unfathomable abode of Varuṇa, the ocean.
4.42.31
तत्र प्राग्ज्योतिषं नाम जातरूपमयं पुरम्।
यस्मिन् वसति दुष्टात्मा नरको नाम दानवः ॥ ४.४२.३१ ॥
There is the golden city named Prāgjyotiṣa, in which dwells the wicked-souled demon named Naraka.
4.42.32
तत्र सानुषु रम्येषु विशालासु गुहासु च।
रावणः सह वैदेह्या मार्गितव्यस्ततस्ततः ॥ ४.४२.३२ ॥
There, on the lovely slopes and in the vast caves, Rāvaṇa may be with Vaidehī; he must be searched for here and there.
4.42.33
तमतिक्रम्य शैलेन्द्रं काञ्चनान्तरदर्शनम्।
पर्वतः सर्वसौवर्णो धाराप्रस्रवणायुतः ॥ ४.४२.३३ ॥
Having crossed that lord of mountains, whose interior shows gold, you will come to a mountain entirely of gold, full of streams and springs.
4.42.34
तं गजाश्च वराहाश्च सिंहा व्याघ्राश्च सर्वतः।
अभिगर्जन्ति सततं तेन शब्देन दर्पिताः ॥ ४.४२.३४ ॥
All around that mountain, elephants, boars, lions and tigers roar incessantly; made proud by that sound, they roar again.
4.42.35
यस्मिन् हरिहयः श्रीमान् महेन्द्रः पाकशासनः।
अभिषिक्तः सुरै राजा मेघो नाम स पर्वतः ॥ ४.४२.३५ ॥
The mountain on which the glorious Mahendra, Indra of the tawny steeds and slayer of Pāka, was anointed king by the gods, that mountain is named Megha.
4.42.36
तमतिक्रम्य शैलेन्द्रं महेन्द्रपरिपालितम्।
षष्टिं गिरिसहस्राणि काञ्चनानि गमिष्यथ ॥ ४.४२.३६ ॥
Having crossed that lord of mountains, protected by Mahendra, you will go on to sixty thousand golden mountains.
4.42.37
तरुणादित्यवर्णानि भ्राजमानानि सर्वतः।
जातरूपमयैर्वृक्षैः शोभितानि सुपुष्पितैः ॥ ४.४२.३७ ॥
Having the colour of the young sun, shining on all sides, adorned with trees made of gold and well-blossomed flowers.
4.42.38
तेषां मध्ये स्थितो राजा मेरुरुत्तमपर्वतः।
आदित्येन प्रसन्नेन शैलो दत्तवरः पुरा ॥ ४.४२.३८ ॥
In their midst stands King Meru, the best of mountains, the mountain to whom the pleased Sun once granted a boon.
4.42.39
तेनैवमुक्तः शैलेन्द्रः सर्व एव त्वदाश्रयाः।
मत्प्रसादाद् भविष्यन्ति दिवा रात्रौ च काञ्चनाः ॥ ४.४२.३९ ॥
Thus addressed by him, the lord of mountains said: 'All who depend on you shall become golden, by day and by night, through my grace.'
4.42.40
त्वयि ये चापि वत्स्यन्ति देवगन्धर्वदानवाः।
ते भविष्यन्ति भक्ताश्च प्रभया काञ्चनप्रभाः ॥ ४.४२.४० ॥
And the gods, gandharvas and demons who dwell upon you shall also become devoted, golden-hued in their radiance.
4.42.41
विश्वेदेवाश्च वसवो मरुतश्च दिवौकसः।
आगत्य पश्चिमां संध्यां मेरुमुत्तमपर्वतम् ॥ ४.४२.४१ ॥
The Viśvedevas, the Vasus, the Maruts and the dwellers of heaven come at the western twilight to Meru, the best of mountains.
4.42.42
आदित्यमुपतिष्ठन्ति तैश्च सूर्योऽभिपूजितः।
अदृश्यः सर्वभूतानामस्तं गच्छति पर्वतम् ॥ ४.४२.४२ ॥
They attend upon Āditya, and the Sun, honoured by them, becomes unseen by all beings and sets toward that mountain.
4.42.43
योजनानां सहस्राणि दश तानि दिवाकरः।
मुहूर्तार्धेन तं शीघ्रमभियाति शिलोच्चयम् ॥ ४.४२.४३ ॥
The sun swiftly covers those ten thousand yojanas in half a muhūrta and reaches that mountain heaped with rocks.
4.42.44
शृङ्गे तस्य महद्दिव्यं भवनं सूर्यसंनिभम्।
प्रासादगणसम्बाधं विहितं विश्वकर्मणा ॥ ४.४२.४४ ॥
On the peak of that mountain stands a great divine mansion, built by Viśvakarman, resembling the sun and crowded with clusters of palaces.
4.42.45
शोभितं तरुभिश्चित्रैर्नानापक्षिसमाकुलैः।
निकेतं पाशहस्तस्य वरुणस्य महात्मनः ॥ ४.४२.४५ ॥
That mansion, adorned with wondrous trees and thronged with many kinds of birds, is the abode of the great-souled Varuṇa, who holds a noose in his hand.
4.42.46
अन्तरा मेरुमस्तं च तालो दशशिरा महान्।
जातरूपमयः श्रीमान् भ्राजते चित्रवेदिकः ॥ ४.४२.४६ ॥
Between Meru and the Western Mountain stands a great ten-headed palm tree, made of gold, splendid, shining with a wondrous platform.
4.42.47
तेषु सर्वेषु दुर्गेषु सरस्सु च सरित्सु च।
रावणः सह वैदेह्या मार्गितव्यस्ततस्ततः ॥ ४.४२.४७ ॥
In all those inaccessible places, in the lakes and in the rivers, Rāvaṇa — together with Vaidehī — must be sought here and there.
4.42.48
यत्र तिष्ठति धर्मज्ञस्तपसा स्वेन भावितः।
मेरुसावर्णिरित्येष ख्यातो वै ब्रह्मणा समः ॥ ४.४२.४८ ॥
There dwells Merusāvarṇi, knower of dharma, purified by his own austerity — renowned as equal to Brahmā.
4.42.49
प्रष्टव्यो मेरुसावर्णिर्महर्षिः सूर्यसंनिभः।
प्रणम्य शिरसा भूमौ प्रवृत्तिं मैथिलीं प्रति ॥ ४.४२.४९ ॥
The great sage Merusāvarṇi, who shines like the sun, should be asked for news of Maithilī (Sītā), after bowing with the head to the ground.
4.42.50
एतावज्जीवलोकस्य भास्करो रजनीक्षये।
कृत्वा वितिमिरं सर्वमस्तं गच्छति पर्वतम् ॥ ४.४२.५० ॥
For the world of living beings, at the end of the night, the sun dispels all darkness and goes to set behind the mountain.
4.42.51
एतावद् वानरैः शक्यं गन्तुं वानरपुङ्गवाः।
अभास्करममर्यादं न जानीमस्ततः परम् ॥ ४.४२.५१ ॥
O best of monkeys, the Vānaras can go only this far; beyond that, into the boundless region without sunlight, we do not know.
4.42.52
अवगम्य तु वैदेहीं निलयं रावणस्य च।
अस्तं पर्वतमासाद्य पूर्णे मासे निवर्तत ॥ ४.४२.५२ ॥
Having learned of Vaidehī and of Rāvaṇa's abode, having reached the mountain, return when the month is full.
4.42.53
ऊर्ध्वं मासान्न वस्तव्यं वसन् वध्यो भवेन्मम।
सहैव शूरो युष्माभिः श्वशुरो मे गमिष्यति ॥ ४.४२.५३ ॥
One must not stay beyond a month; whoever stays would be put to death by me. My father-in-law, the hero, will go along with you.
4.42.54
श्रोतव्यं सर्वमेतस्य भवद्भिर्दिष्टकारिभिः।
गुरुरेष महाबाहुः श्वशुरो मे महाबलः ॥ ४.४२.५४ ॥
You who act on my command must hear all of his words. This mighty-armed one is my guru, my father-in-law, of great strength.
4.42.55
भवन्तश्चापि विक्रान्ताः प्रमाणं सर्व एव हि।
प्रमाणमेनं संस्थाप्य पश्यध्वं पश्चिमां दिशम् ॥ ४.४२.५५ ॥
You are all valiant, and each of you is a authority in himself. Establish this one as your authority and search the western direction.
4.42.56
दृष्टायां तु नरेन्द्रस्य पत्न्याममिततेजसः।
कृतकृत्या भविष्यामः कृतस्य प्रतिकर्मणा ॥ ४.४२.५६ ॥
When the wife of the king of men, of boundless splendour, has been seen, we shall have accomplished what we set out to do, and it will be a return for the service already done to us.
4.42.57
अतोऽन्यदपि यत्कार्यं कार्यस्यास्य प्रियं भवेत्।
सम्प्रधार्य भवद्भिश्च देशकालार्थसंहितम् ॥ ४.४२.५७ ॥
Therefore, whatever else may be beneficial to this task, you should consider it carefully, fitted to the place, the time and the purpose, and then act.
4.42.58
ततः सुषेणप्रमुखाः प्लवङ्गाः
सुग्रीववाक्यं निपुणं निशम्य।
आमन्त्र्य सर्वे प्लवगाधिपं ते
जग्मुर्दिशं तां वरुणाभिगुप्ताम् ॥ ४.४२.५८ ॥
Then the monkeys, led by Suṣeṇa, having carefully heard Sugrīva's words and taken leave of the lord of monkeys, set out toward that direction, which is guarded by Varuṇa.