Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa · Sarga 7.98
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7.98.1
रसातलं प्रविष्टायां वैदेह्यां सर्ववानराः ।
चुक्रुशुः साधु साध्वीति मुनयो रामसन्निधौ ॥ ७.९८.१ ॥
When Vaidehī had entered the netherworld, all the monkeys and sages in Rāma's presence cried out, "Well done! Well done!"
7.98.2
दण्डकाष्ठमवष्टभ्य बाष्पव्याकुलितेक्षणः ।
अवाक्छिरा दीनमना रामो ह्यासीत्सुदुःखितः ॥ ७.९८.२ ॥
Leaning on his staff, with eyes clouded by tears, head bowed and heart sorrowful, Rāma was deeply grieved.
7.98.3
स रुदित्वा चिरं कालं बहुशो बाष्पमुत्सृजन् ।
क्रोधशोकसमाविष्टो रामो वचनमब्रवीत् ॥ ७.९८.३ ॥
He wept for a long time, shedding tears again and again; then Rāma, seized by anger and grief, spoke these words.
7.98.4
अभूतपूर्वं शोकं मे मनः स्प्रष्टुमिवेच्छति ।
पश्यतो मे यथा नष्टा सीता श्रीरिव रूपिणी ॥ ७.९८.४ ॥
A grief never before known seems to seize my mind; as I watched, Sītā, like Śrī embodied in form, was lost.
7.98.5
सा ऽदर्शनं पुरा सीता लङ्कापारे महोदधेः ।
ततश्चापि मयानीता किं पुनर्वसुधातलात् ॥ ७.९८.५ ॥
Formerly, Sītā vanished on the far shore of Laṅkā beyond the great ocean, and even then I brought her back. How much more, then, from the depths of the earth!
7.98.6
वसुधे देवि भवति सीता निर्यात्यतां मम ।
दर्शयिष्यामि वा रोषं यथा मामवगच्छसि ॥ ७.९८.६ ॥
O Goddess Earth, return Sītā to me; or I will show you my wrath, so that you may know me.
7.98.7
कामं श्वश्रूर्ममैव त्वं त्वत्सकाशाद्धि मैथिली ।
कर्षता हलहस्तेन जनकेनोद्धृता पुरा ॥ ७.९८.७ ॥
Indeed she is my daughter-in-law, and that Maithilī Sītā who belongs to you was lifted from the earth long ago by Janaka, who was ploughing with a plough in his hand.
7.98.8
तस्मान्निर्यात्यतां सीता विवरं वा प्रयच्छ मे ।
पाताले नाकपृष्ठे वा वसेयं सहितस्तया ॥ ७.९८.८ ॥
Therefore, give Sītā back, or grant me a cleft; I shall dwell together with her in the netherworld or on the surface of heaven.
7.98.9
आनय त्वं हि तां सीतां मत्तो ऽहं मैथिलीकृते ।
न मे दास्यसि चेत्सीतां यथारूपां महीतले ॥ ७.९८.९ ॥
You bring her to me; I stand here for the sake of the Maithilī. If you do not give me Sītā in the same form upon the earth...
7.98.10
सपर्वतवनां कृत्स्नां विधमिष्यामि ते स्थितम् ।
नाशयिष्याम्यहं भूमिं सर्वमापो भवत्विह ॥ ७.९८.१० ॥
I shall shatter the entire earth, with its mountains and forests, and the very place where you stand. I shall destroy this land; let everything here become water.
7.98.11
एवं ब्रुवाणे काकुत्स्थे क्रोधशोकसमन्विते ।
ब्रह्मा सुरगणैः सार्धमुवाच रघुनन्दनम् ॥ ७.९८.११ ॥
As Kākutstha (Rāma), filled with anger and grief, was speaking thus, Brahmā, together with the hosts of gods, spoke to the delight of the Raghus.
7.98.12
राम राम न सन्तापं कर्तुमर्हसि सुव्रत ।
स्मर त्वं पूर्वकं भावं मन्त्रं चामित्रकर्शन ॥ ७.९८.१२ ॥
Rāma, Rāma, O one of good vows, you ought not to cause yourself distress. O tormentor of enemies, remember your former nature and your counsel.
7.98.13
न खलु त्वां महाबाहो स्मारयेयमनुत्तमम् ।
इमं मुहूर्तं दुर्धर्ष स्मर त्वं जन्म वैष्णवम् ॥ ७.९८.१३ ॥
Mighty-armed one, I surely need not remind you of the supreme. Invincible one, remember this moment—remember your birth as Viṣṇu.
7.98.14
सीता हि विमला साध्वी तव पूर्वपरायणा ।
नागलोकं सुखं प्रायात्त्वदाश्रयतपोबलात् ॥ ७.९८.१४ ॥
Sītā is indeed spotless and virtuous, devoted to you from the beginning. By the power of the austerity that took refuge in you, she went happily to the realm of the nāgas.
7.98.15
स्वर्गे ते सङ्गमो भूयो भविष्यति न संशयः ।
अस्यास्तु परिषन्मध्ये यद्ब्रवीमि निबोध तत् ॥ ७.९८.१५ ॥
In heaven you will be reunited with her again, there is no doubt. But listen to what I say in the midst of this assembly.
7.98.16
एतदेव हि काव्यं ते काव्यानामुत्तमं श्रुतम् ।
सर्वं विस्तरतो राम व्याख्यास्यति न संशयः ॥ ७.९८.१६ ॥
This very poem is yours, heard as the finest of poems. O Rāma, all of it will be expounded in detail, there is no doubt.
7.98.17
जन्मप्रभृति ते वीर सुखदुःखोपसेवनम् ।
भविष्यदुत्तरं चेह सर्वं वाल्मीकिना कृतम् ॥ ७.९८.१७ ॥
O hero, from your birth onward, the experiencing of joy and sorrow, and what is to come after—all of this has been composed here by Vālmīki.
7.98.18
आदिकाव्यमिदं राम त्वयि सर्वं प्रतिष्ठितम् ।
नह्यन्यो ऽर्हति काव्यानां यशोभाग्राघवादृते ॥ ७.९८.१८ ॥
O Rāma, this first poem is entirely established in you. O Rāghava, no one other than you deserves to share in the fame of poems.
7.98.19
श्रुतं ते पूर्वमेतद्धि मया सर्वं सुरैः सह ।
दिव्यमद्भुतरूपं च सत्यवाक्यमनावृतम् ॥ ७.९८.१९ ॥
Rāma, you have heard all of this before, from me and together with the gods. It is divine, of wondrous form, rooted in true words, and unconcealed.
7.98.20
स त्वं पुरुषशार्दूल धर्मेण सुसमाहितः ।
शेषं भविष्यं काकुत्स्थ काव्यं रामायणं शृणु ॥ ७.९८.२० ॥
Tiger among men, you who stand firm in dharma, descendant of Kakutstha, listen to this Rāmāyaṇa poem, with the remainder concerning what is yet to come.
7.98.21
उत्तरं नाम काव्यस्य शेषमत्र महायशः ।
तच्छृणुष्व महातेज ऋषिभिः सार्धमुत्तमम् ॥ ७.९८.२१ ॥
O greatly renowned one, the remaining part of this poem is called the Uttara. O greatly radiant one, listen to that excellent part together with the sages.
7.98.22
न खल्वन्येन काकुत्स्थ श्रोतव्यमिदमुत्तमम् ।
परमम् ऋषिणा वीर त्वयैव रघुनन्दन ॥ ७.९८.२२ ॥
Descendant of Kakutstha, this excellent and supreme part should not be heard by anyone else; it is to be heard only by a sage and by you, O hero, delight of the Raghus.
7.98.23
एतावदुक्त्वा वचनं ब्रह्मा त्रिभुवनेश्वरः ।
जगाम त्रिदिवं देवो देवैः सह सबान्धवैः ॥ ७.९८.२३ ॥
Having spoken these words, Brahmā, lord of the three worlds, departed for heaven with the gods and his kinsmen.
7.98.24
ये च तत्र महात्मान ऋषयो ब्राह्मलौकिकाः ।
ब्रह्मणा समनुज्ञाता न्यवर्तन्त महौजसः ।
उत्तरं श्रोतुमनसो भविष्यं यच्च राघवे ॥ ७.९८.२४ ॥
And the great-souled sages of Brahmā's world who were there, having been granted leave by Brahmā, returned — those mighty ones who desired to hear the final part and what is to come concerning Rāghava.
7.98.25
ततो रामः शुभां वाणीं देवदेवस्य भाषिताम् ।
श्रुत्वा परमतेजस्वी वाल्मीकिमिदमब्रवीत् ॥ ७.९८.२५ ॥
Then Rāma, of supreme radiance, having heard the auspicious speech spoken by the god of gods, said this to Vālmīki.
7.98.26
भगवन् श्रोतुमनस ऋषयो ब्राह्मलौकिकाः ।
भविष्यदुत्तरं यन्मे श्वोभूते सम्प्रवर्तताम् ॥ ७.९८.२६ ॥
O venerable one, the sages of the Brahmā-world and the human world wish to hear; let the future continuation be begun tomorrow.
7.98.27
एवं विनिश्चयं कृत्वा सम्प्रगृह्य कुशीलवौ ।
तं जनौघं विसृज्याथ पर्णशालामुपागमत् ।
तामेव शोचतः सीतां सा व्यतीयाय शर्वरी ॥ ७.९८.२७ ॥
Having thus resolved, and taking the two Kuśa and Lava with him, he dismissed the throng of people and went to the leaf-hut. Grieving for Sītā alone, that night passed.