Agni Purana — Chapter 7
AgP 7.1
:ए इत्य् आदिमहापुराणे आग्नेये रामायणे ऽयोध्याकाण्डवर्णनं नाम षष्ठो ऽध्यायः ॥ छप्तेर् {७} :श् अथ सप्तमो ऽध्यायः रामायणवर्णनं नारद उवाच रामो वशिष्ठं मातॄञ्च नत्वातिञ्च प्रणम्य सः अनसूयाञ्च तत्पत्नीं शरभङ्गं सुतीक्ष्णकम्
:e ity ādimahāpurāṇe āgneye rāmāyaṇe 'yodhyākāṇḍavarṇanaṃ nāma ṣaṣṭho 'dhyāyaḥ || chapter {7} :ś atha saptamo 'dhyāyaḥ rāmāyaṇavarṇanaṃ nārada uvāca rāmo vaśiṣṭhaṃ mātṝñca natvātiñca praṇamya saḥ anasūyāñca tatpatnīṃ śarabhaṅgaṃ sutīkṣṇakam
Thus in the Āgneya, the first great Purāṇa, in the Rāmāyaṇa (section), the sixth chapter, called the description of the Ayodhyā-book. || Chapter 7. Now the seventh chapter: the description of the Rāmāyaṇa. Nārada said: Rāma, having bowed to Vasiṣṭha and to his mothers, and having saluted Atri, and Anasūyā his wife, and Śarabhaṅga and Sutīkṣṇa —
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AgP 7.2
:न् १ यतो बली इति ख, ग, चिह्नितपुस्तकद्वयपाठः गतो बली इति ख, ङ, चिह्नितपुस्तकद्वयपाठः २ नाहं राज्यं प्रयास्यामि इति ख, चिह्नितपुस्तकपाठः राज्यं नाहं प्रयास्यामि इति ङ, चिह्नितपुस्तकपाठः :प् १६ अगस्त्यभ्रातरं नत्वा अगस्त्यन्तत्प्रसादतः धनुःखड्गञ्च सम्प्राप्य दण्डकारण्यमागतः
:n 1 yato balī iti kha, ga, cihnitapustakadvayapāṭhaḥ gato balī iti kha, ṅa, cihnitapustakadvayapāṭhaḥ 2 nāhaṃ rājyaṃ prayāsyāmi iti kha, cihnitapustakapāṭhaḥ rājyaṃ nāhaṃ prayāsyāmi iti ṅa, cihnitapustakapāṭhaḥ :p 16 agastyabhrātaraṃ natvā agastyantatprasādataḥ dhanuḥkhaḍgañca samprāpya daṇḍakāraṇyamāgataḥ
(Apparatus: 1. "yato balī" is the reading of the two manuscripts marked kha and ga; "gato balī" is the reading of the two manuscripts marked kha and ṅa. 2. "nāhaṃ rājyaṃ prayāsyāmi" is the reading of the manuscript marked kha; "rājyaṃ nāhaṃ prayāsyāmi" is the reading of the manuscript marked ṅa. p. 16) — having bowed to Agastya's brother, and to Agastya, by whose grace he obtained a bow and a sword, he came to the Daṇḍaka forest.
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AgP 7.3
जनस्थाने पञ्चवट्यां स्थितो गोदावरीतटे तत्र सूर्पणखायाता भक्षितुं तान् भयङ्करी
janasthāne pañcavaṭyāṃ sthito godāvarītaṭe tatra sūrpaṇakhāyātā bhakṣituṃ tān bhayaṅkarī
He stayed at Janasthāna, in Pañcavaṭī, on the bank of the Godāvarī. There the terrifying Śūrpaṇakhā came to devour them.
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AgP 7.4
रामं सुरूपं दृष्ट्वा सा कामिनी वाक्यमब्रवीत् कस्त्वं कस्मात्समायातो भर्ता मे भव चार्थितः
rāmaṃ surūpaṃ dṛṣṭvā sā kāminī vākyamabravīt kastvaṃ kasmātsamāyāto bhartā me bhava cārthitaḥ
Seeing Rāma, who was handsome, she, filled with desire, spoke these words: "Who are you? Whence have you come? Be my husband — you are asked for.
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AgP 7.5
एतौ च भक्षयिष्यामि इत्य् उक्त्वा तं समुद्यता तस्या नासाञ्च कर्णौ च रामोक्तो लक्ष्मणो ऽच्छिनत्
etau ca bhakṣayiṣyāmi ity uktvā taṃ samudyatā tasyā nāsāñca karṇau ca rāmokto lakṣmaṇo 'cchinat
And these two I shall devour." Saying this, she rushed at him; at Rāma's word Lakṣmaṇa cut off her nose and her ears.
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AgP 7.6
रक्तं क्षरन्ती प्रययौ खरं भ्रातरमब्रवीत् मरिष्यामि विनासाहं खर जीवामि वै तदा
raktaṃ kṣarantī prayayau kharaṃ bhrātaramabravīt mariṣyāmi vināsāhaṃ khara jīvāmi vai tadā
Dripping blood she went off and said to her brother Khara: "I shall die, being noseless; Khara, I shall live only then —
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AgP 7.7
रामस्य भार्या सीतासौ तस्यासील्लक्ष्मणो ऽनुजः तेषाम् यद्रुधिरं(१) सोष्णं पाययिष्यसि मां यदि
rāmasya bhāryā sītāsau tasyāsīllakṣmaṇo 'nujaḥ teṣām yadrudhiraṃ(1) soṣṇaṃ pāyayiṣyasi māṃ yadi
that woman is Sītā, Rāma's wife; Lakṣmaṇa was his younger brother — if you will make me drink their blood while it is still warm.
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AgP 7.8
खरस्तथेति तामुक्त्वा चतुर्दशसहस्रकैः रक्षसां दूषणेनागाद् योद्धुं(२) त्रिशिरसा सह
kharastatheti tāmuktvā caturdaśasahasrakaiḥ rakṣasāṃ dūṣaṇenāgād yoddhuṃ(2) triśirasā saha
Khara said to her "so be it," and came with fourteen thousand demons, with Dūṣaṇa and Triśiras, to fight
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AgP 7.9
रामं रामो ऽपि युयुधे शरैर् विव्याध राक्षसान् हस्त्यश्वरथपादातं बलं निन्ये यमक्षयं
rāmaṃ rāmo 'pi yuyudhe śarair vivyādha rākṣasān hastyaśvarathapādātaṃ balaṃ ninye yamakṣayaṃ
Rāma; and Rāma too fought, and pierced the demons with arrows; he sent the army of elephants, horses, chariots and foot-soldiers to Yama's abode,
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AgP 7.10
त्रिशीर्षाणं खरं रौद्रं युध्यन्तञ्चैव दूषणम् ययौ सूर्पणखा लङ्कां रावणाग्रे ऽपतद् भुवि
triśīrṣāṇaṃ kharaṃ raudraṃ yudhyantañcaiva dūṣaṇam yayau sūrpaṇakhā laṅkāṃ rāvaṇāgre 'patad bhuvi
(and also) three-headed Triśiras, the fierce Khara, and Dūṣaṇa as he fought. Śūrpaṇakhā went to Laṅkā and fell to the ground before Rāvaṇa.
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AgP 7.11
अब्रवीद्रावणं क्रुद्धा न त्वं राजा न रक्षकः खरादिहन्तू रामस्य सीतां भार्यां हरस्व च
abravīdrāvaṇaṃ kruddhā na tvaṃ rājā na rakṣakaḥ kharādihantū rāmasya sītāṃ bhāryāṃ harasva ca
Angrily she said to Rāvaṇa: "You are no king, no protector! Kill Khara's slayer and carry off Rāma's wife Sītā.
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AgP 7.12
रामलक्ष्मणरक्तस्य पानाज्जीवामि नान्यथा तथेत्याह च तच् छ्रुत्वा मारीचं प्राह वै व्रज
rāmalakṣmaṇaraktasya pānājjīvāmi nānyathā tathetyāha ca tac chrutvā mārīcaṃ prāha vai vraja
I live only by drinking the blood of Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa, not otherwise." And hearing that he said "so be it," and said to Mārīca: "Go,
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AgP 7.13
स्वर्णचित्रमृगो भूत्वा रामलक्ष्मणकर्षकः :न् १ हृद्रुधिरमिति ख, ग, ङ, चिह्नितपुस्तकत्रयपाठः २ रक्षसां सहसा प्रायाद्योद्धुमिति ग, चिह्नितपुस्तकपाठः :प् १७ सीताग्रे तां हरिष्यामि अन्यथा मरणं तव
svarṇacitramṛgo bhūtvā rāmalakṣmaṇakarṣakaḥ :n 1 hṛdrudhiramiti kha, ga, ṅa, cihnitapustakatrayapāṭhaḥ 2 rakṣasāṃ sahasā prāyādyoddhumiti ga, cihnitapustakapāṭhaḥ :p 17 sītāgre tāṃ hariṣyāmi anyathā maraṇaṃ tava
becoming a deer of golden hue, and draw Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa away. (Apparatus: 1. "hṛdrudhiram" is the reading of the three manuscripts marked kha, ga, ṅa. 2. "rakṣasāṃ sahasā prāyād yoddhum" is the reading of the manuscript marked ga. p. 17) I shall carry her off before Sītā's eyes; otherwise, your death."
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AgP 7.14
मारीचो रावणं प्राह रामो मृत्युर्धनुर्धरः(१) रावणादपि मर्तव्यं मर्तव्यं राघवादपि
mārīco rāvaṇaṃ prāha rāmo mṛtyurdhanurdharaḥ(1) rāvaṇādapi martavyaṃ martavyaṃ rāghavādapi
Mārīca said to Rāvaṇa: "Rāma the bowman is death. One must die by Rāvaṇa too, and one must die by Rāghava too.
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AgP 7.15
अवश्यं यदि मर्तव्यं वरं रामो न रावणः इति मत्वा मृगो भूत्वा सीताग्रे व्यचरन्मुहुः
avaśyaṃ yadi martavyaṃ varaṃ rāmo na rāvaṇaḥ iti matvā mṛgo bhūtvā sītāgre vyacaranmuhuḥ
If one must inevitably die, Rāma is better, not Rāvaṇa." Thinking thus, he became a deer and roamed again and again before Sītā.
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AgP 7.16
सीतया प्रेरितो(२) रामः शरेणाथावधीच्च तं म्रियमाणो मृगः प्राह हा सीते लक्ष्मणेति च
sītayā prerito(2) rāmaḥ śareṇāthāvadhīcca taṃ mriyamāṇo mṛgaḥ prāha hā sīte lakṣmaṇeti ca
Urged on by Sītā, Rāma then struck it down with an arrow; and the deer, as it died, cried out, "Alas, Sītā! Alas, Lakṣmaṇa!"
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AgP 7.17
सौमित्रिः सीतयोक्तो ऽथ विरुद्धं राममागतः रावणोप्यहरत् सीतां हत्वा गृध्रं जटायुषं
saumitriḥ sītayokto 'tha viruddhaṃ rāmamāgataḥ rāvaṇopyaharat sītāṃ hatvā gṛdhraṃ jaṭāyuṣaṃ
Then Saumitri (Lakṣmaṇa), being told (to go) by Sītā, came to Rāma against (his own judgement); and Rāvaṇa carried Sītā off, having killed the vulture Jaṭāyu.
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AgP 7.18
जटायुषा स भिन्नाङ्गो(३) अङ्केनादाय जानकीम् गतो लङ्कामशोकाख्ये धारयामास चाब्रवीत्
jaṭāyuṣā sa bhinnāṅgo(3) aṅkenādāya jānakīm gato laṅkāmaśokākhye dhārayāmāsa cābravīt
His limbs gashed by Jaṭāyu, he took Jānakī on his lap, went to Laṅkā, and kept her in (the grove) called Aśoka, and said:
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AgP 7.19
भव भार्या ममाग्र्या त्वं राक्षस्यो रक्ष्यतामियम् रामो हत्वा तु मारीचं दृष्ट्वा लक्ष्मणमब्रवीत्
bhava bhāryā mamāgryā tvaṃ rākṣasyo rakṣyatāmiyam rāmo hatvā tu mārīcaṃ dṛṣṭvā lakṣmaṇamabravīt
"Become my chief wife! Let the rākṣasī women guard her." But Rāma, having killed Mārīca, on seeing Lakṣmaṇa said:
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AgP 7.20
मायामृगो ऽसौ सौमित्रे यथा त्वमिह चागतः तथा सीता हृता नूनं नापश्यत् स गतो ऽथ ताम्
māyāmṛgo 'sau saumitre yathā tvamiha cāgataḥ tathā sītā hṛtā nūnaṃ nāpaśyat sa gato 'tha tām
"That was an illusory deer, Saumitri; just as you have come here, so surely Sītā has been carried off." Then he went (back) and did not see her.
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AgP 7.21
शुशोच विललापार्तो मान्त्यक्त्वा क्व गतासि वै लक्ष्मणाश्वासितो रामो मार्गयामास(४) जानकीम्
śuśoca vilalāpārto māntyaktvā kva gatāsi vai lakṣmaṇāśvāsito rāmo mārgayāmāsa(4) jānakīm
Stricken, he grieved and lamented: "Having left me, where indeed have you gone?" Comforted by Lakṣmaṇa, Rāma searched for Jānakī.
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AgP 7.22
दृष्ट्वा जटायुस्तं प्राह रावणो हृतवांश् च तां मृतो ऽथ संस्कृतस्तेन कबन्धञ्चावधीत्ततः शापमुक्तो ऽब्रवीद्रामं स त्वं सुग्रीवमाव्रज
dṛṣṭvā jaṭāyustaṃ prāha rāvaṇo hṛtavāṃś ca tāṃ mṛto 'tha saṃskṛtastena kabandhañcāvadhīttataḥ śāpamukto 'bravīdrāmaṃ sa tvaṃ sugrīvamāvraja
Jaṭāyu, seeing him, told him that Rāvaṇa had carried her off. Then he died and was cremated by him (Rāma); thereafter he killed Kabandha, who, released from his curse, said to Rāma: "Go to Sugrīva."
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