Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa · Sarga 7.25
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7.25.1
स तु दत्त्वा दशग्रीवो वनं घोरं स्वरस्य तत् ।
भगिनीं च समाश्वास्य हृष्टः स्वस्थतरो ऽभवत् ॥ ७.२५.१ ॥
Having given that terrible forest to Svarasa and consoled his sister, Rāvaṇa, delighted, became even more composed.
7.25.2
ततो निकुम्भिला नाम लङ्कोपवनमुत्तमम् ।
तद्राक्षसेन्द्रो बलवान्प्रविवेश सहानुगः ॥ ७.२५.२ ॥
Then the mighty lord of the rākṣasas entered that excellent garden of Laṅkā called Nikumbhilā, together with his followers.
7.25.3
ततो यूपशताकीर्णं सौम्यचैत्योपशोभितम् ।
ददर्श विष्ठितं यज्ञं श्रिया सम्प्रज्वलन्निव ॥ ७.२५.३ ॥
Then he saw a sacrifice established, crowded with hundreds of sacrificial posts and adorned with auspicious shrines, blazing as if with its own splendour.
7.25.4
ततः कृष्णाजिनधरं कमण्डलुशिखाध्वजम् ।
ददर्श स्वसुतं तत्र मेघनादं भयावहम् ॥ ७.२५.४ ॥
There he saw his own son Meghanāda, clad in a black antelope skin, bearing a water-pot, a topknot and a banner, terrifying in appearance.
7.25.5
तं समासाद्य लङ्केशः परिष्वज्वाथ बाहुभिः ।
अब्रवीत्किमिदं वत्स वर्तसे ब्रूहि तत्त्वतः ॥ ७.२५.५ ॥
The lord of Laṅkā approached him, embraced him with his arms, and said: "Dear child, what is this you are doing? Tell me the truth."
7.25.6
उशना त्वब्रवीत्तत्र यज्ञसम्पत्समृद्धये ।
रावणं राक्षसश्रेष्ठं द्विजश्रेष्ठो महातपाः ॥ ७.२५.६ ॥
There the great ascetic Uśanas, foremost of the twice-born, spoke to Rāvaṇa, best of the rākṣasas, for the success and prosperity of the sacrifice.
7.25.7
अहमाख्यामि ते राजञ्छ्रूयतां सर्वमेव तत् ।
यज्ञास्ते सप्त पुत्रेण प्राप्तास्सुबहुविस्तराः ॥ ७.२५.७ ॥
O king, I will tell you; listen to all of it. Your son obtained seven sacrifices, very many and extensive.
7.25.8
अग्निष्टोमो ऽश्वमेधश्च यज्ञो बहुसुवर्णकः ।
राजसूयस्तथा यज्ञो गोमेधो वैष्णवस्तथा ॥ ७.२५.८ ॥
The Agniṣṭoma, the Aśvamedha, the sacrifice with much gold, the Rājasūya, the Gomedha, and likewise the Vaiṣṇava sacrifice.
7.25.9
माहेश्वरे प्रवृत्ते तु यज्ञे पुम्भिः सुदुर्लभे ।
वरांस्ते लब्धवान्पुत्रः साक्षात्पशुपतेरिह ॥ ७.२५.९ ॥
When the Maheśvara sacrifice had begun, a rite very hard for men to obtain, your son obtained boons here directly from Paśupati.
7.25.10
कामगं स्यन्दनं दिव्यमन्तरिक्षचरं ध्रुवम् ।
मायां च तामसीं नाम यया सम्पद्यते तमः ॥ ७.२५.१० ॥
A divine chariot that goes at will and moves through the sky, indeed; and that illusion called Tāmasī, by which darkness is produced.
7.25.11
एतया किल सङ्ग्रामे मायया राक्षसेश्वर ।
प्रयुक्तया गतिः शक्या नहि ज्ञातुं सुरासुरैः ॥ ७.२५.११ ॥
O lord of the rākṣasas, when this illusion is employed in battle, its movement cannot be known even by gods and asuras.
7.25.12
अक्षयाविषुधी बाणैश्चापं चापि सुदुर्जयम् ।
अस्त्रं च बलवद्राजञ्छत्रुविध्वंसनं रणे ॥ ७.२५.१२ ॥
Two inexhaustible quivers with arrows, and a bow very hard to conquer; and a powerful weapon, O king, that destroys enemies in battle.
7.25.13
एतान्सर्वान्वरांल्लब्ध्वा पुत्रस्ते ऽयं दशानन ।
अद्य यज्ञसमाप्तौ च त्वां दिदृक्षुस्स्थितो ह्यहम् ॥ ७.२५.१३ ॥
O Daśānana, your son has obtained all these boons. Today, at the close of the sacrifice, I stand here wishing to see you.
7.25.14
ततो ऽब्रवीदृशग्रीवो न शोभनमिदं कृतम् ।
पूजिताः शत्रवो यस्माद्द्रव्यैरिन्द्रपुरोगमाः ॥ ७.२५.१४ ॥
Then Daśagrīva said: "This was not well done, for the enemies headed by Indra have been honored with offerings."
7.25.15
एहीदानीं कृतं विद्धि सुकृतं तन्न संशयः ।
आगच्छ सौम्य गच्छामः स्वमेव भवनं प्रति ॥ ७.२५.१५ ॥
Come, know now that what was done was indeed a good deed; there is no doubt. Come, gentle one, let us go back to our own abode.
7.25.16
ततो गत्वा दशग्रीवः सपुत्रः सविभीषणः ।
स्त्रियो ऽवतारयामास सर्वास्ता बाष्पगद्गदाः ॥ ७.२५.१६ ॥
Then Daśagrīva, going there with his son and with Vibhīṣaṇa, had all those women, their voices choked with tears, brought down.
7.25.17
लक्षिण्यो रत्नभूताश्च देवदानवरक्षसाम् ।
तस्य तासु मतिं ज्ञात्वा धर्मत्मा वाक्यमब्रवीत् ॥ ७.२५.१७ ॥
They were fortunate women, jewels among gods, demons and rākṣasas. Knowing his intent toward them, the righteous-souled Vibhīṣaṇa spoke these words.
7.25.18
ईदृशैस्त्वं समाचारैर्यशोर्थकुलनाशनैः ।
धर्षणं ज्ञातिनां ज्ञात्वा स्वमतेन विचेष्टसे ॥ ७.२५.१८ ॥
By such deeds, which destroy fame, wealth and lineage, you act on your own will, knowing that your kinsmen are being dishonored.
7.25.19
ज्ञातींस्तान्धर्षयित्वेमास्त्वया ऽ ऽनीता वराङ्गनाः ।
त्वामतिक्रम्य मधुना राजन्कुम्भीनसी हृता ॥ ७.२५.१९ ॥
O king, having insulted those kinsmen, you brought these excellent women here; and, overstepping even you, Madhu carried off Kumbhīnasī.
7.25.20
रावणस्त्वब्रवीद्वाक्यं नावगच्छामि किं त्विदम् ।
को ऽयं यस्तु त्वया ऽ ऽख्यातो मधुरित्येव नामतः ॥ ७.२५.२० ॥
Rāvaṇa said: I do not understand these words. Who is this man you have named Madhu?
7.25.21
विभीषणस्तु सङ्क्रुद्धो भ्रातरं वाक्यमब्रवीत् ।
श्रूयतामस्य पापस्य कर्मणः फलमागतम् ॥ ७.२५.२१ ॥
Vibhīṣaṇa, enraged, spoke to his brother: Listen, the fruit of this wicked man's deed has come.
7.25.22
मातामहस्य यो भ्राता ज्येष्ठो भ्राता सुमालिनः ।
माल्यवानिति विख्यातो वृद्धः प्राज्ञो निशाचरः ॥ ७.२५.२२ ॥
He is the elder brother of your maternal grandfather and of Sumālin, the renowned Mālyavān, an old and wise night-wanderer.
7.25.23
पिता ज्येष्ठो जनन्या नो ह्यस्माकं चार्यको ऽभवत् ।
तस्य कुम्भीनसी नाम दुहितुर्दुहिता ऽभवत् ॥ ७.२५.२३ ॥
He was the eldest father of our mother, and our grandfather as well; the daughter of his daughter was named Kumbhīnasī.
7.25.24
मातृष्वसुरथास्माकं सा च कन्या ऽनलोद्भवा ।
भवत्यस्माकमेवैषा भ्रातृणां धर्मतः स्वसा ॥ ७.२५.२४ ॥
And that maiden, the daughter of our mother's sister, born of fire, is in truth our sister by dharma, sister to all of us brothers.
7.25.25
सा हृता मधुना राजन्राक्षसेन बलीयसा ।
यज्ञप्रवृत्ते पुत्रे तु मयि चान्तर्जलोषिते ॥ ७.२५.२५ ॥
O king, the mighty rākṣasa Madhu carried her off while your son, engaged in sacrifice, and I were dwelling within the water.
7.25.26
कुम्भकर्णे महाराज निद्रामनुभवत्यथ ।
निहत्य राक्षसश्रेष्ठानमात्यानिह सम्मतान् ॥ ७.२५.२६ ॥
O great king, Kumbhakarṇa was then experiencing sleep; having slain here the best of rākṣasas, the esteemed ministers...
7.25.27
धर्षयित्वा हृता सा तु सुप्ताप्यन्तःपुरे तव ।
श्रुत्वा ऽपि तन्महाराज क्षान्तमेव हतो न सः ॥ ७.२५.२७ ॥
Though she was sleeping in your inner apartments, she was violated and carried off. O great king, having heard even this, he forgave out of patience, and so he was not slain.
7.25.28
यस्मादवश्यं दातव्या कन्या भर्त्रे हि भ्रातृभिः ।
तदेतत्कर्मणो ह्यस्य फलं पापस्य दुर्मते ॥ ७.२५.२८ ॥
Because a maiden must necessarily be given to her husband by her brothers, this, O ill-minded one, is the fruit of that sinful deed.
7.25.29
अस्मिन्नेवाभिसम्प्राप्तं लोके विदितमस्तु ते ।
विभीषणवचः श्रुत्वा राक्षसेन्द्रः स रावणः ।
दौरात्म्येनात्मनोद्धूतस्तप्ताम्भ इव सागरः ॥ ७.२५.२९ ॥
Let this become known in the world. Hearing the words of Vibhīṣaṇa, Rāvaṇa, lord of rākṣasas, was stirred up by his own wickedness, like the ocean with heated waters.
7.25.30
ततो ऽब्रवीदृशग्रीवः क्रुद्धः संरक्तलोचनः ।
कल्प्यतां मे रथः शीघ्रं शूराः सज्जीभवन्तु नः ॥ ७.२५.३० ॥
Then Rāvaṇa of the ten necks, enraged with reddened eyes, spoke: "Let my chariot be prepared quickly; let our heroes too be readied."
7.25.31
भ्राता मे कुम्भकर्णश्च ये च मुख्या निशाचराः ।
वाहनान्यधिरोहन्तु नानाप्रहरणायुधाः ॥ ७.२५.३१ ॥
Let my brother Kumbhakarṇa and the chief night-wanderers, bearing many kinds of weapons, mount their vehicles.
7.25.32
अद्य तं समरे हत्वा मधुं रावणनिर्भयम् ।
सुरलोकं गमिष्यामि युद्धकाङ्क्षी सुहृद्वृतः ॥ ७.२५.३२ ॥
Today, having slain in battle that Madhu who does not fear even Rāvaṇa, I shall go to the world of the gods, eager for war and surrounded by my friends.
7.25.33
अक्षौहिणीसहस्राणि चत्वार्यग्र्याणि रक्षसाम् ।
नानाप्रहरणान्याशु निर्ययुर्युद्धकाङ्क्षिणाम् ॥ ७.२५.३३ ॥
Four thousand chief akṣauhiṇī armies of the rakshasas, desirous of battle, swiftly set forth bearing various weapons.
7.25.34
इन्द्रजित्त्वग्रतः सैन्यात्सैनिकान्परिगृह्य च ।
जगाम रावणो मध्ये कुम्भकर्णश्च पृष्ठतः ॥ ७.२५.३४ ॥
Indrajit went at the front of the army, gathering the soldiers; Rāvaṇa went in the middle, and Kumbhakarṇa behind.
7.25.35
विभीषणश्च धर्मात्मा लङ्कायां धर्मामाचरत् ।
शोषाः सर्वे महाभागा ययुर्मधुपुरं प्रति ॥ ७.२५.३५ ॥
Vibhīṣaṇa, the righteous-souled, practised dharma in Laṅkā; all the remaining greatly fortunate ones went toward Madhupura.
7.25.36
खरैरुष्ट्रैर्हयैर्दीप्तैः शिंशुमारैर्महोरगैः ।
राक्षसाः प्रययुः सर्वे कृत्वा ऽ ऽकाशं निरन्तरम् ॥ ७.२५.३६ ॥
Mounted on asses, camels, blazing horses, crocodile-like śiṃśumāras and great serpents, all the rakshasas went, filling the sky without a break.
7.25.37
दैत्याश्च शतशस्तत्र कृतवैराश्च दैवतैः ।
रावणं प्रेक्ष्य गच्छन्तमन्वगच्छन्हि पृष्ठतः ॥ ७.२५.३७ ॥
Hundreds of daityas, who had made enmity with the gods, seeing Rāvaṇa going, followed behind him.
7.25.38
स तु गत्वा मधुपुरं प्रविश्य च दशाननः ।
न ददर्श मधुं तत्र भगिनीं तत्र दृष्टवान् ॥ ७.२५.३८ ॥
Having gone to the city of Madhu and entered it, Daśānana did not see Madhu there; there he saw his sister.
7.25.39
सा च प्रह्वाञ्जलिर्भूत्वा शिरसा चरणौ गता ॥ ७.२५.३९ ॥
She, with folded hands bowed low, went and fell at his feet with her head.
7.25.40
तस्य राक्षसराजस्य त्रस्ता कुम्भीनसी तदा ।
तां समुत्थापयामास न भेतव्यमिति ब्रुवन् ॥ ७.२५.४० ॥
Kumbhīnasī, terrified before that king of rākṣasas, he made rise, saying, "Do not be afraid."
7.25.41
रावणो राक्षसश्रेष्ठः किं चापि करवाणि ते ।
साब्रवीद्यदि मे राजन्प्रसन्नस्त्वं महाभुज ।
भर्तारं न ममेहाद्य हन्तुर्महसि मानद ॥ ७.२५.४१ ॥
"O Rāvaṇa, best of rākṣasas, what may I do for you?" She said: "O king, O mighty-armed one, if you are pleased with me, O giver of honor, do not kill, here today, the slayer of my husband."
7.25.42
न हीदृशं भयं किञ्चित्कुलस्त्रीणामिहोच्यते ।
भयानामपि सर्वेषां वैधव्यं व्यसनं महत् ॥ ७.२५.४२ ॥
No fear at all of this kind is spoken of here for women of noble family; among all fears, widowhood is the great calamity.
7.25.43
सत्यवाग्भव राजेन्द्र मामवेक्षस्व याचतीम् ।
त्वयाप्युक्तं महाराज न भेतव्यमिति स्वयम् ॥ ७.२५.४३ ॥
O lord of kings, be true to your word; look upon me, who begs you. O great king, you yourself said, 'Do not be afraid.'
7.25.44
रावणस्त्वब्रवीद्धृष्टः स्वसारं तत्र संस्थिताम् ।
क्व चासौ तव भर्ता वै मम शीघ्रं निवेद्यताम् ॥ ७.२५.४४ ॥
Then the bold Rāvaṇa said to his sister standing there: 'Where is that husband of yours? Tell me quickly.'
7.25.45
सह तेन गमिष्यामि सुरलोकं जयावहे ।
तव कारुण्यसौहार्दान्निवृत्तो ऽस्मि मधोर्वधात् ॥ ७.२५.४५ ॥
'O bringer of victory, I will go to the world of the gods with him. Through your compassion and affection I have turned back from the slaying of Madhu.'
7.25.46
इत्युक्ता सा समुत्थाप्य प्रसुप्तं तं निशाचरम् ।
अब्रवीत्सम्प्रहृष्टेव राक्षसी सा पतिं वचः ॥ ७.२५.४६ ॥
Having said this, the rākṣasī roused that sleeping night-wanderer, and, as if greatly delighted, spoke these words to her husband.
7.25.47
एष प्राप्तो दशग्रीवो मम भ्राता महाबलः ।
सुरलोकजयाकाङ्क्षी साहाय्ये त्वां वृणोति च ॥ ७.२५.४७ ॥
'Here has come my mighty brother, the ten-necked one; desiring victory over the world of the gods, he chooses you for help.'
7.25.48
तदस्य त्वं सहायार्थं सबन्धुर्गच्छ राक्षस ।
स्निग्धस्य भजमानस्य युक्तमर्थाय कल्पितुम् ॥ ७.२५.४८ ॥
'Therefore, O rākṣasa, go with your kinsmen to help him. It is fitting to accomplish the purpose of one who is affectionate and who comes seeking refuge.'
7.25.49
तस्यास्तद्वचनं श्रुत्वा तथेत्याह मधुर्वचः ॥ ७.२५.४९ ॥
Hearing her words, Madhu said, "So be it," and spoke sweet words.
7.25.50
ददर्श राक्षसश्रेष्ठं यथान्यायमुपेत्य सः ।
पूजयमास धर्मेण रावणं राक्षसाधिपम् ॥ ७.२५.५० ॥
Going to him in due order, he saw the foremost of rakshasas and honoured Rāvaṇa, lord of the rakshasas, as dharma requires.
7.25.51
प्राप्य पूजां दशग्रीवो मधुवेश्मानि वीर्यवान् ।
तत्र चैकां निशामुष्य गमनायोपचक्रमे ॥ ७.२५.५१ ॥
Receiving honour in Madhu's house, the mighty ten-necked one stayed there one night and then began to make ready to depart.
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ततः कैलासमासाद्य शैलं वैश्रवणालयम् ।
राक्षसेन्द्रो महेन्द्राभः सेनामुपनिवेशयत् ॥ ७.२५.५२ ॥
Then, reaching Kailāsa, the mountain abode of Vaiśravaṇa, the lord of the rakshasas, radiant as great Indra, had his army encamp there.