Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa · Sarga 7.77
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7.77.1
पुरा त्रेतायुगे राम बभूव बहुविस्तरम् ।
समन्ताद्योजनशतं विमृगं पक्षिवर्जितम् ॥ ७.७७.१ ॥
Rāma, long ago, in the Tretā age, there was a vast forest, extending a hundred yojanas on every side, without deer and without birds.
7.77.2
तस्मिन्निर्मानुषे ऽरण्ये कुर्वाणस्तप उत्तमम् ।
अहमाक्रमितुं सौम्य तदरण्यमुपागमम् ॥ ७.७७.२ ॥
Performing the supreme austerity in that forest without humans, I, gentle one, came near to enter that forest.
7.77.3
तस्य रूपमरण्यस्य निर्देष्टुं न शशाक ह ।
फलमूलैः सुखास्वादैर्बहुरूपैश्च पादपैः ॥ ७.७७.३ ॥
I was not able to describe the form of that forest, full of fruits and roots with pleasant flavours, and trees of many kinds.
7.77.4
तस्यारण्यस्य मध्ये तु सरो योजनमायतम् ।
हंसकारण्डवाकीर्णं चक्रवाकोपशोभितम् ॥ ७.७७.४ ॥
In the middle of that forest there was a lake extending a yojana, filled with swans and kāraṇḍava ducks, and adorned with ruddy geese.
7.77.5
पद्मोत्पलसमाकीर्णं समतिक्रान्तशैवलम् ।
तदाश्चर्यमिवात्यर्थं सुखास्वादमनुत्तमम् ॥ ७.७७.५ ॥
Filled with lotuses and water lilies, free of moss, that lake was wondrous indeed, exceedingly pleasant and unsurpassed.
7.77.6
अरजस्कं तथा ऽक्षोभ्यं श्रीमत्पक्षिगणायुतम् ।
समीपे तस्य सरसो महदद्भुतमाश्रमम् ॥ ७.७७.६ ॥
That lake was free of dust and undisturbed, full of splendid flocks of birds; and near that lake there was a great and wondrous hermitage.
7.77.7
पुराणं पुण्यमत्यर्थं तपस्विजनवर्जितम् ।
तत्राहमवसं रात्रिं नैदाघीं पुरुषर्षभ ॥ ७.७७.७ ॥
This ancient and most sacred hermitage was empty of ascetics. There, O best of men, I spent one summer night.
7.77.8
प्रभाते काल्यमुत्थाय सरस्तदुपचक्रमे ।
अथापश्यं शवं तत्र सुपुष्टमजरं क्वचित् ॥ ७.७७.८ ॥
Rising at dawn in the morning, I went toward that lake. Then I saw there a corpse, well-nourished and seemingly ageless, somewhere.
7.77.9
पङ्किभेदेन पुष्टाङ्गं समाश्रितसरोवरम् ।
तिष्ठन्तं परया लक्ष्म्या तस्मिंस्तोयाशये नृप ॥ ७.७७.९ ॥
With well-formed limbs spread in rows, that body rested by the lake. O king, it stood in that water-bed with supreme splendour.
7.77.10
तमर्थं चिन्तयानो ऽहं मुहूर्तं तत्र राघव ।
उषितो ऽस्मि सरस्तीरे किन्न्विदं स्यादिति प्रभो ॥ ७.७७.१० ॥
Pondering that matter, I stayed there on the lake shore for a moment. O Rāghava, O lord, what could this be?
7.77.11
अथापश्यं मुहूर्तेन दिव्यमद्भुतदर्शनम् ।
विमानं परमोदारं हंसयुक्तं मनोजवम् ॥ ७.७७.११ ॥
Then in a moment I saw a divine, wondrously appearing aerial car, most magnificent, yoked with swans, swift as thought.
7.77.12
अत्यर्थं स्वर्गिणं त विमाने रघुनन्दन ।
उपास्ते ऽप्सरसां वीर सहस्रं दिव्यभूषणम् ॥ ७.७७.१२ ॥
O delight of the Raghus, in that aerial car was a heavenly being, and a thousand apsarases adorned with divine ornaments attended him. O hero.
7.77.13
गायन्ति दिव्यगेयानि वादयन्ति तथा ऽपराः ।
क्ष्वेलयन्ति तथा चान्या नृत्यन्ति च तथा ऽपराः ॥ ७.७७.१३ ॥
Some sang divine songs, others played instruments. Others cried out in playful delight, and still others danced.
7.77.14
अपराश्चन्द्ररश्म्याभैर्हेमदण्डैश्च चामरैः ।
दोधूयुर्वदनं तस्य पुण्डरीकनिभेक्षणम् ॥ ७.७७.१४ ॥
Others, with yak-tail fans bright as moonbeams and golden handles, fanned his face, the face with eyes like lotus petals.
7.77.15
ततः सिंहासनं त्यक्त्वा मेरुकूटमिवांशुमान् ।
पश्यतो मे तदा राम विमानादवरुह्य च ।
तं शवं भक्षयामास स स्वर्गी रघुनन्दन ॥ ७.७७.१५ ॥
Then, leaving his lion-throne like the sun on the peak of Mount Meru, he descended from the vimāna while I was watching, O Rāma, and began to devour that corpse. O delight of the Raghus, that heavenly being did so.
7.77.16
तथा भुक्त्वा यथाकामं मांसं बहु सुपीवरम् ।
अवतीर्य सरः स्वर्गी संस्प्रष्टुमुपचक्रमे ॥ ७.७७.१६ ॥
Having eaten as much plump flesh as he pleased, the heavenly being descended to the lake and began to wash himself.
7.77.17
उपस्पृश्य यथान्यायं स स्वर्गी रघुपुङ्गव ।
आरोढुमुपचक्राम विमानवरमुत्तमम् ॥ ७.७७.१७ ॥
Having sipped water according to rule, O best of the Raghus, that heavenly being began to mount the excellent, supreme vimāna.
7.77.18
तमहं देवसङ्काशमारोहन्तमुदीक्ष्य वै ।
अथाहमब्रुवं वाक्यं स्वर्गिणं पुरुषर्षभ ॥ ७.७७.१८ ॥
Seeing that godlike heavenly being ascending, O bull among men, I then spoke these words to him.
7.77.19
को भवान्देवसङ्काश आहारश्च विगर्हितः ।
त्वयेदं भुज्यते सौम्य किमर्थं वक्तुमर्हसि ॥ ७.७७.१९ ॥
Who are you, resembling a god? Why do you eat this reproachable food? Gentle one, you should tell.
7.77.20
कस्य स्यादीदृशो भाव आहारो देवसम्मतः ।
आश्चर्यं वर्तते सौम्य श्रोतुमिच्छामि तत्त्वतः ॥ ७.७७.२० ॥
Whose state would be such, and whose food would be approved by the gods? Gentle one, this is a wonder; I wish to hear the truth of it.
7.77.21
नाहमौपयिकं मन्ये तव भक्ष्यमिदं शवम् ॥ ७.७७.२१ ॥
I do not think this corpse is a suitable food for you.
7.77.22
इत्येवमुक्तः स नरेन्द्र नाकी कौतूहलात्सूनृतया गिरा च ।
श्रुत्वा च वाक्यं मम सर्वमेतत्सर्वं तथा चाकथयन्ममेति ॥ ७.७७.२२ ॥
O lord of men, thus addressed, that heavenly being, out of curiosity and with gentle, truthful speech, having heard all my words, told me everything in the same way.