Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa · Sarga 4.60
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4.60.1
ततः कृतोदकं स्नातं तं गृध्रं हरियूथपाः।
उपविष्टा गिरौ रम्ये परिवार्य समन्ततः ॥ ४.६०.१ ॥
Then the leaders of the monkey troops, having made him bathe and offer water, seated the vulture on the pleasant mountain, surrounding him on every side.
4.60.2
तमङ्गदमुपासीनं तैः सर्वैर्हरिभिर्वृतम्।
जनितप्रत्ययो हर्षात् सम्पातिः पुनरब्रवीत् ॥ ४.६०.२ ॥
Sampāti, seated near Aṅgada and surrounded by all the monkeys, gaining confidence, spoke again in joy.
4.60.3
कृत्वा निःशब्दमेकाग्राः शृण्वन्तु हरयो मम।
तथ्यं संकीर्तयिष्यामि यथा जानामि मैथिलीम् ॥ ४.६०.३ ॥
O monkeys, be silent and attentive and listen to me. I will declare the truth exactly as I know Maithilī.
4.60.4
अस्य विन्ध्यस्य शिखरे पतितोऽस्मि पुरानघ।
सूर्यतापपरीताङ्गो निर्दग्धः सूर्यरश्मिभिः ॥ ४.६०.४ ॥
O sinless one, long ago I fell on the peak of this Vindhya mountain, my body scorched by the sun's heat and burned by the sun's rays.
4.60.5
लब्धसंज्ञस्तु षड्रात्राद् विवशो विह्वलन्निव।
वीक्षमाणो दिशः सर्वा नाभिजानामि किंचन ॥ ४.६०.५ ॥
Though I regained consciousness after six nights, I lay helpless and bewildered, looking in all directions, and recognised nothing at all.
4.60.6
ततस्तु सागरान् शैलान् नदीः सर्वाः सरांसि च।
वनानि च प्रदेशांश्च निरीक्ष्य मतिरागता ॥ ४.६०.६ ॥
Then, having looked at the oceans, mountains, all the rivers, lakes, forests and regions, my mind (memory) returned.
4.60.7
हृष्टपक्षिगणाकीर्णः कन्दरोदरकूटवान्।
दक्षिणस्योदधेस्तीरे विन्ध्योऽयमिति निश्चितः ॥ ४.६०.७ ॥
Filled with flocks of joyful birds, with caves, hollows and peaks, this was determined to be the Vindhya mountain on the shore of the southern ocean.
4.60.8
आसीच्चात्राश्रमं पुण्यं सुरैरपि सुपूजितम्।
ऋषिर्निशाकरो नाम यस्मिन्नुग्रतपाऽभवत् ॥ ४.६०.८ ॥
Here there was a sacred hermitage, well revered even by the gods, in which the sage named Niśākara became one of fierce austerity.
4.60.9
अष्टौ वर्षसहस्राणि तेनास्मिन्नृषिणा गिरौ।
वसतो मम धर्मज्ञे स्वर्गते तु निशाकरे ॥ ४.६०.९ ॥
O knower of dharma, while that sage dwelt on this mountain, and after Niśākara had gone to heaven, I lived here for eight thousand years.
4.60.10
अवतीर्य च विन्ध्याग्रात् कृच्छ्रेण विषमाच्छनैः।
तीक्ष्णदर्भां वसुमतीं दुःखेन पुनरागतः ॥ ४.६०.१० ॥
Descending from the summit of the Vindhya with difficulty, slowly, by a rough path, I came back in sorrow to the land of sharp darbha grass.
4.60.11
तमृषिं द्रष्टुकामोऽस्मि दुःखेनाभ्यागतो भृशम्।
जटायुषा मया चैव बहुशोऽधिगतो हि सः ॥ ४.६०.११ ॥
Desiring to see that sage, I have come here in great sorrow; Jaṭāyu and I had met him many times.
4.60.12
तस्याश्रमपदाभ्याशे ववुर्वाताः सुगन्धिनः।
वृक्षो नापुष्पितः कश्चिदफलो वा न दृश्यते ॥ ४.६०.१२ ॥
Near the ground of his hermitage fragrant winds were blowing; no tree could be seen that was without flowers or without fruit.
4.60.13
उपेत्य चाश्रमं पुण्यं वृक्षमूलमुपाश्रितः।
द्रष्टुकामः प्रतीक्षे च भगवन्तं निशाकरम् ॥ ४.६०.१३ ॥
Having reached the holy hermitage and taken shelter at the foot of a tree, I waited, desiring to see the venerable moon.
4.60.14
अथ पश्यामि दूरस्थमृषिं ज्वलिततेजसम्।
कृताभिषेकं दुर्धर्षमुपावृत्तमुदङ्मुखम् ॥ ४.६०.१४ ॥
Then I saw, standing far off, a sage blazing with radiance, who had completed his ritual bath, was unassailable, and had turned to face the north.
4.60.15
तमृक्षाः सृमरा व्याघ्राः सिंहा नानासरीसृपाः।
परिवार्योपगच्छन्ति दातारं प्राणिनो यथा ॥ ४.६०.१५ ॥
As living beings surround a giver, so bears, deer, tigers, lions, and many kinds of reptiles surrounded him and drew near.
4.60.16
ततः प्राप्तमृषिं ज्ञात्वा तानि सत्त्वानि वै ययुः।
प्रविष्टे राजनि यथा सर्वं सामात्यकं बलम् ॥ ४.६०.१६ ॥
Knowing that the sage had arrived, those creatures departed, just as, when a king enters, the entire army together with its ministers withdraws.
4.60.17
ऋषिस्तु दृष्ट्वा मां तुष्टः प्रविष्टश्चाश्रमं पुनः।
मुहूर्तमात्रान्निर्गम्य ततः कार्यमपृच्छत ॥ ४.६०.१७ ॥
The sage, pleased on seeing me, entered the hermitage again; after only a moment he came out and asked the purpose of my coming.
4.60.18
सौम्य वैकल्यतां दृष्ट्वा रोम्णां ते नावगम्यते।
अग्निदग्धाविमौ पक्षौ प्राणाश्चापि शरीरके ॥ ४.६०.१८ ॥
Gentle one, seeing your maimed state, the down of your feathers is not discernible; these two wings are burnt by fire, and the life-breaths in your body too.
4.60.19
गृध्रौ द्वौ दृष्टपूर्वौ मे मातरिश्वसमौ जवे।
गृध्राणां चैव राजानौ भ्रातरौ कामरूपिणौ ॥ ४.६०.१९ ॥
Two vultures, equal to the wind in speed, I have seen before: they were kings of the vultures, two brothers, able to take whatever form they wished.
4.60.20
ज्येष्ठोऽवितस्त्वं सम्पाते जटायुरनुजस्तव।
मानुषं रूपमास्थाय गृह्णीतां चरणौ मम ॥ ४.६०.२० ॥
You are the elder, Avita, O Sampāti; Jaṭāyu was your younger brother. Let them take on human form and grasp my feet.
4.60.21
किं ते व्याधिसमुत्थानं पक्षयोः पतनं कथम्।
दण्डो वायं धृतः केन सर्वमाख्याहि पृच्छतः ॥ ४.६०.२१ ॥
How did this affliction come upon you, and how did your wings fall? Who wielded this staff? Tell me everything, since I ask.