Bhagavata Purana — Skandha 9 — Chapter 10
SB 9 10.1
श्रीशुक उवाच खट्वाङ्गाद्दीर्घबाहुश्च रघुस्तस्मात् पृथुश्रवाः अजस्ततो महाराजस्तस्माद्दशरथो ऽभवत्
śrīśuka uvāca khaṭvāṅgāddīrghabāhuśca raghustasmāt pṛthuśravāḥ ajastato mahārājastasmāddaśaratho 'bhavat
Śrī Śuka said: From Khaṭvāṅga (came) Dīrghabāhu, and from him Raghu of wide fame; from him the great king Aja, and from him came Daśaratha.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 9 10.2
तस्यापि भगवान् एष साक्षाद्ब्रह्ममयो हरिः अंशांशेन चतुर्धागात् पुत्रत्वं प्रार्थितः सुरैः रामलक्ष्मणभरत शत्रुघ्ना इति संज्ञया
tasyāpi bhagavān eṣa sākṣādbrahmamayo hariḥ aṃśāṃśena caturdhāgāt putratvaṃ prārthitaḥ suraiḥ rāmalakṣmaṇabharata śatrughnā iti saṃjñayā
To him too this Lord Hari, directly consisting of Brahman, entreated by the gods, came to sonship in a fourfold way by a portion of his portion, under the names Rāma, Lakṣmaṇa, Bharata and Śatrughna.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 9 10.3
तस्यानुचरितं राजन्नृषिभिस्तत्त्वदर्शिभिः श्रुतं हि वर्णितं भूरि त्वया सीतापतेर्मुहुः
tasyānucaritaṃ rājannṛṣibhistattvadarśibhiḥ śrutaṃ hi varṇitaṃ bhūri tvayā sītāpatermuhuḥ
His conduct, O king, described by the seers who see the truth, has indeed been heard by you abundantly and repeatedly — (the conduct) of Sītā's husband.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 9 10.4
गुर्वर्थे त्यक्तराज्यो व्यचरदनुवनं पद्मपद्भ्यां प्रियायाः पाणिस्पर्शाक्षमाभ्यां मृजितपथरुजो यो हरीन्द्रानुजाभ्याम् अम्प्;वैरूप्याच् छूर्पणख्याः प्रियविरहरुषारोपितभ्रूविजृम्भ त्रस्ताब्धिर्बद्धसेतुः खलदवदहनः कोसलेन्द्रो ऽवतान् नः
gurvarthe tyaktarājyo vyacaradanuvanaṃ padmapadbhyāṃ priyāyāḥ pāṇisparśākṣamābhyāṃ mṛjitapatharujo yo harīndrānujābhyām vairūpyāc chūrpaṇakhyāḥ priyaviraharuṣāropitabhrūvijṛmbha trastābdhirbaddhasetuḥ khaladavadahanaḥ kosalendro 'vatān naḥ
He who, for his elder's sake, gave up the kingdom and roamed from forest to forest on lotus-like feet that could not bear even his beloved's hand's touch; whose road-weariness was rubbed away by the lord of monkeys and by his younger brother; at the arching of whose knitted brows — in rage at separation from his beloved, arising from the disfiguring of Śūrpaṇakhā — the ocean took fright, so that a bridge was built; who was a forest-fire to the wicked: may that lord of Kosala protect us.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 9 10.5
विश्वामित्राध्वरे येन मारीचाद्या निशाचराः पश्यतो लक्ष्मणस्यैव हता नैरृतपुङ्गवाः
viśvāmitrādhvare yena mārīcādyā niśācarāḥ paśyato lakṣmaṇasyaiva hatā nairṛtapuṅgavāḥ
By whom, at Viśvāmitra's sacrifice, the night-roamers headed by Mārīca, bulls among rākṣasas, were slain while Lakṣmaṇa merely looked on.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 9 10.6
यो लोकवीरसमितौ धनुरैशमुग्रं सीतास्वयंवरगृहे त्रिशतोपनीतम् अम्प्;आदाय बालगजलील इवेक्षुयष्टिं सज्ज्यीकृतं नृप विकृष्य बभञ्ज मध्ये
yo lokavīrasamitau dhanuraiśamugraṃ sītāsvayaṃvaragṛhe triśatopanītam ādāya bālagajalīla ivekṣuyaṣṭiṃ sajjyīkṛtaṃ nṛpa vikṛṣya babhañja madhye
He who, in the assembly of the world's heroes, in the hall of Sītā's own choosing (of a husband), took up Śiva's terrible bow, brought there by three hundred (men), and having strung it, drew it and snapped it in the middle, O king, like a young elephant at play with a stalk of sugarcane.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 9 10.7
जित्वानुरूपगुणशीलवयो ऽङ्गरूपां सीताभिधां श्रियमुरस्यभिलब्धमानाम् जित्वानुरूपगुणशीलवयो ऽङ्गरूपां सीताभिधां श्रियमुरस्यभिलब्धमानाम् मार्गे व्रजन् भृगुपतेर्व्यनयत् प्ररूढं दर्पं महीमकृत यस्त्रिरराजबीजाम्
jitvānurūpaguṇaśīlavayo 'ṅgarūpāṃ sītābhidhāṃ śriyamurasyabhilabdhamānām jitvānurūpaguṇaśīlavayo 'ṅgarūpāṃ sītābhidhāṃ śriyamurasyabhilabdhamānām mārge vrajan bhṛgupatervyanayat prarūḍhaṃ darpaṃ mahīmakṛta yastrirarājabījām
Having won her named Sītā — a Śrī matching him in qualities, character, age, body and beauty, whose honour was gained upon his chest — as he went along the road he took away the swollen pride of the lord of the Bhṛgus, he who thrice made the earth devoid of the seed of kings.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SB 9 10.8
यः सत्यपाशपरिवीतपितुर्निदेशं स्त्रैणस्य चापि शिरसा जगृहे सभार्यः यः सत्यपाशपरिवीतपितुर्निदेशं स्त्रैणस्य चापि शिरसा जगृहे सभार्यः राज्यं श्रियं प्रणयिनः सुहृदो निवासं त्यक्त्वा ययौ वनमसून् इव मुक्तसङ्गः
yaḥ satyapāśaparivītapiturnideśaṃ straiṇasya cāpi śirasā jagṛhe sabhāryaḥ yaḥ satyapāśaparivītapiturnideśaṃ straiṇasya cāpi śirasā jagṛhe sabhāryaḥ rājyaṃ śriyaṃ praṇayinaḥ suhṛdo nivāsaṃ tyaktvā yayau vanamasūn iva muktasaṅgaḥ
He who, together with his wife, received upon his head the command of his father — a father bound by the noose of his truthfulness and subject to a woman — and, abandoning the kingdom, its wealth, his loving friends and his home, went to the forest like one freed from attachment (giving up) his very life-breaths.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 9 10.9
रक्षःस्वसुर्व्यकृत रूपमशुद्धबुद्धेस् तस्याः खरत्रिशिरदूषणमुख्यबन्धून् रक्षःस्वसुर्व्यकृत रूपमशुद्धबुद्धेस् तस्याः खरत्रिशिरदूषणमुख्यबन्धून् जघ्ने चतुर्दशसहस्रमपारणीय कोदण्डपाणिरटमान उवास कृच्छ्रम्
rakṣaḥsvasurvyakṛta rūpamaśuddhabuddhes tasyāḥ kharatriśiradūṣaṇamukhyabandhūn rakṣaḥsvasurvyakṛta rūpamaśuddhabuddhes tasyāḥ kharatriśiradūṣaṇamukhyabandhūn jaghne caturdaśasahasramapāraṇīya kodaṇḍapāṇiraṭamāna uvāsa kṛcchram
He disfigured the form of the demon's sister, whose mind was impure, and killed fourteen thousand of her kinsmen headed by Khara, Triśiras and Dūṣaṇa; and with bow in hand, roaming about, he dwelt there in hardship, (his exile) not yet completed.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SB 9 10.10
सीताकथाश्रवणदीपितहृच्छयेन सृष्टं विलोक्य नृपते दशकन्धरेण सीताकथाश्रवणदीपितहृच्छयेन सृष्टं विलोक्य नृपते दशकन्धरेण जघ्ने ऽद्भुतैणवपुषाश्रमतो ऽपकृष्टो मारीचमाशु विशिखेन यथा कमुग्रः
sītākathāśravaṇadīpitahṛcchayena sṛṣṭaṃ vilokya nṛpate daśakandhareṇa sītākathāśravaṇadīpitahṛcchayena sṛṣṭaṃ vilokya nṛpate daśakandhareṇa jaghne 'dbhutaiṇavapuṣāśramato 'pakṛṣṭo mārīcamāśu viśikhena yathā kamugraḥ
O king, seeing (the deer) sent by the ten-necked one, whose lust had been kindled by hearing tales of Sītā, and drawn away from the hermitage by that wonderful deer-body, he swiftly slew Mārīca with an arrow, as Rudra (once slew) Ka (Brahmā).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 9 10.11
रक्षो ऽधमेन वृकवद्विपिने ऽसमक्षं वैदेहराजदुहितर्यपयापितायाम् रक्षो ऽधमेन वृकवद्विपिने ऽसमक्षं वैदेहराजदुहितर्यपयापितायाम् भ्रात्रा वने कृपणवत् प्रियया वियुक्तः स्त्रीसङ्गिनां गतिमिति प्रथयंश्चचार
rakṣo 'dhamena vṛkavadvipine 'samakṣaṃ vaideharājaduhitaryapayāpitāyām rakṣo 'dhamena vṛkavadvipine 'samakṣaṃ vaideharājaduhitaryapayāpitāyām bhrātrā vane kṛpaṇavat priyayā viyuktaḥ strīsaṅgināṃ gatimiti prathayaṃścacāra
When the daughter of the king of Videha had been carried off out of sight in the forest by the lowest of demons, like a wolf (taking a lamb), he wandered in the forest with his brother, separated from his beloved, like a wretched man, thus displaying the fate of those attached to women.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 9 10.12
दग्ध्वात्मकृत्यहतकृत्यमहन् कबन्धं सख्यं विधाय कपिभिर्दयितागतिं तैः दग्ध्वात्मकृत्यहतकृत्यमहन् कबन्धं सख्यं विधाय कपिभिर्दयितागतिं तैः बुद्ध्वाथ वालिनि हते प्लवगेन्द्रसैन्यैर् वेलामगात् स मनुजो ऽजभवार्चिताङ्घ्रिः
dagdhvātmakṛtyahatakṛtyamahan kabandhaṃ sakhyaṃ vidhāya kapibhirdayitāgatiṃ taiḥ dagdhvātmakṛtyahatakṛtyamahan kabandhaṃ sakhyaṃ vidhāya kapibhirdayitāgatiṃ taiḥ buddhvātha vālini hate plavagendrasainyair velāmagāt sa manujo 'jabhavārcitāṅghriḥ
Burning (Kabandha's body?) he slew Kabandha, whose deed had been undone by his own deed; making friendship with the monkeys, and learning from them the whereabouts of his beloved, then, when Vālin had been killed, he went with the armies of the monkey lords to the seashore — he, appearing as a man, whose feet are worshipped by the Unborn (Brahmā) and by Bhava (Śiva).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SB 9 10.13
यद्रोषविभ्रमविवृत्तकटाक्षपात सम्भ्रान्तनक्रमकरो भयगीर्णघोषः यद्रोषविभ्रमविवृत्तकटाक्षपात सम्भ्रान्तनक्रमकरो भयगीर्णघोषः सिन्धुः शिरस्यर्हणं परिगृह्य रूपी पादारविन्दमुपगम्य बभाष एतत्
yadroṣavibhramavivṛttakaṭākṣapāta sambhrāntanakramakaro bhayagīrṇaghoṣaḥ yadroṣavibhramavivṛttakaṭākṣapāta sambhrāntanakramakaro bhayagīrṇaghoṣaḥ sindhuḥ śirasyarhaṇaṃ parigṛhya rūpī pādāravindamupagamya babhāṣa etat
The ocean, whose crocodiles and sea-monsters were terrified by the fall of his sidelong glance rolling with the play of anger, its roar swallowed in fear — taking on a form and holding an offering on its head, approached his lotus feet and said this:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 9 10.14
न त्वां वयं जडधियो नु विदाम भूमन् कूटस्थमादिपुरुषं जगतामधीशम् न त्वां वयं जडधियो नु विदाम भूमन् कूटस्थमादिपुरुषं जगतामधीशम् यत्सत्त्वतः सुरगणा रजसः प्रजेशा मन्योश्च भूतपतयः स भवान् गुणेशः
na tvāṃ vayaṃ jaḍadhiyo nu vidāma bhūman kūṭasthamādipuruṣaṃ jagatāmadhīśam na tvāṃ vayaṃ jaḍadhiyo nu vidāma bhūman kūṭasthamādipuruṣaṃ jagatāmadhīśam yatsattvataḥ suragaṇā rajasaḥ prajeśā manyośca bhūtapatayaḥ sa bhavān guṇeśaḥ
"We, dull of understanding, do not indeed know you, O Infinite One, the unchanging Primal Person, the overlord of the worlds; you are the lord of the qualities, from whose sattva come the hosts of gods, from whose rajas the lords of creatures, and from whose wrath (tamas) the lords of the ghosts."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 9 10.15
कामं प्रयाहि जहि विश्रवसो ऽवमेहं त्रैलोक्यरावणमवाप्नुहि वीर पत्नीम् कामं प्रयाहि जहि विश्रवसो ऽवमेहं त्रैलोक्यरावणमवाप्नुहि वीर पत्नीम् बध्नीहि सेतुमिह ते यशसो वितत्यै गायन्ति दिग्विजयिनो यमुपेत्य भूपाः
kāmaṃ prayāhi jahi viśravaso 'vamehaṃ trailokyarāvaṇamavāpnuhi vīra patnīm kāmaṃ prayāhi jahi viśravaso 'vamehaṃ trailokyarāvaṇamavāpnuhi vīra patnīm badhnīhi setumiha te yaśaso vitatyai gāyanti digvijayino yamupetya bhūpāḥ
"Go, then, as you wish; kill the foul discharge of Viśravas; O hero, recover your wife, who has made the three worlds cry out. Build a bridge here for the spreading of your fame; kings who conquer the quarters will come to it and sing of it."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 9 10.16
बद्ध्वोदधौ रघुपतिर्विविधाद्रिकूटैः सेतुं कपीन्द्रकरकम्पितभूरुहाङ्गैः बद्ध्वोदधौ रघुपतिर्विविधाद्रिकूटैः सेतुं कपीन्द्रकरकम्पितभूरुहाङ्गैः सुग्रीवनीलहनुमत्प्रमुखैरनीकैर् लङ्कां विभीषणदृशाविशदग्रदग्धाम्
baddhvodadhau raghupatirvividhādrikūṭaiḥ setuṃ kapīndrakarakampitabhūruhāṅgaiḥ baddhvodadhau raghupatirvividhādrikūṭaiḥ setuṃ kapīndrakarakampitabhūruhāṅgaiḥ sugrīvanīlahanumatpramukhairanīkair laṅkāṃ vibhīṣaṇadṛśāviśadagradagdhām
Having built a bridge over the ocean with peaks of various mountains — with the trunks of trees shaken loose by the hands of the monkey chiefs — the lord of the Raghus, with his troops headed by Sugrīva, Nīla and Hanumān, entered Laṅkā, which had already been burned before, as shown by Vibhīṣaṇa.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 9 10.17
सा वानरेन्द्रबलरुद्धविहारकोष्ठ श्रीद्वारगोपुरसदोवलभीविटङ्का सा वानरेन्द्रबलरुद्धविहारकोष्ठ श्रीद्वारगोपुरसदोवलभीविटङ्का निर्भज्यमानधिषणध्वजहेमकुम्भ शृङ्गाटका गजकुलैर्ह्रदिनीव घूर्णा
sā vānarendrabalaruddhavihārakoṣṭha śrīdvāragopurasadovalabhīviṭaṅkā sā vānarendrabalaruddhavihārakoṣṭha śrīdvāragopurasadovalabhīviṭaṅkā nirbhajyamānadhiṣaṇadhvajahemakumbha śṛṅgāṭakā gajakulairhradinīva ghūrṇā
That (city), whose pleasure-grounds, storehouses, treasuries, gates, gateway-towers, halls, roof-terraces and turrets were occupied by the forces of the monkey lords, and whose platforms, flagstaffs, golden domes and crossroads were being broken apart, was churned up like a river by herds of elephants.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 9 10.18
रक्षःपतिस्तदवलोक्य निकुम्भकुम्भ धूम्राक्षदुर्मुखसुरान्तकनरान्तकादीन् रक्षःपतिस्तदवलोक्य निकुम्भकुम्भ धूम्राक्षदुर्मुखसुरान्तकनरान्तकादीन् पुत्रं प्रहस्तमतिकायविकम्पनादीन् सर्वानुगान् समहिनोदथ कुम्भकर्णम्
rakṣaḥpatistadavalokya nikumbhakumbha dhūmrākṣadurmukhasurāntakanarāntakādīn rakṣaḥpatistadavalokya nikumbhakumbha dhūmrākṣadurmukhasurāntakanarāntakādīn putraṃ prahastamatikāyavikampanādīn sarvānugān samahinodatha kumbhakarṇam
The lord of the demons, seeing that, then dispatched Nikumbha, Kumbha, Dhūmrākṣa, Durmukha, Surāntaka, Narāntaka and the rest, and his son, and Prahasta, Atikāya, Vikampana and the others, all his followers — and then Kumbhakarṇa.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 9 10.19
तां यातुधानपृतनामसिशूलचाप प्रासर्ष्टिशक्तिशरतोमरखड्गदुर्गाम् तां यातुधानपृतनामसिशूलचाप प्रासर्ष्टिशक्तिशरतोमरखड्गदुर्गाम् सुग्रीवलक्ष्मणमरुत्सुतगन्धमाद नीलाङ्गदर्क्षपनसादिभिरन्वितो ऽगात्
tāṃ yātudhānapṛtanāmasiśūlacāpa prāsarṣṭiśaktiśaratomarakhaḍgadurgām tāṃ yātudhānapṛtanāmasiśūlacāpa prāsarṣṭiśaktiśaratomarakhaḍgadurgām sugrīvalakṣmaṇamarutsutagandhamāda nīlāṅgadarkṣapanasādibhiranvito 'gāt
Accompanied by Sugrīva, Lakṣmaṇa, the son of the wind, Gandhamāda, Nīla, Aṅgada, Ṛkṣa (Jāmbavān), Panasa and others, he advanced against that army of night-rangers, impregnable with swords, spears, bows, javelins, pikes, lances, arrows, iron clubs and scimitars.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 9 10.20
ते ऽनीकपा रघुपतेरभिपत्य सर्वे द्वन्द्वं वरूथमिभपत्तिरथाश्वयोधैः ते ऽनीकपा रघुपतेरभिपत्य सर्वे द्वन्द्वं वरूथमिभपत्तिरथाश्वयोधैः जघ्नुर्द्रुमैर्गिरिगदेषुभिरङ्गदाद्याः सीताभिमर्षहतमङ्गलरावणेशान्
te 'nīkapā raghupaterabhipatya sarve dvandvaṃ varūthamibhapattirathāśvayodhaiḥ te 'nīkapā raghupaterabhipatya sarve dvandvaṃ varūthamibhapattirathāśvayodhaiḥ jaghnurdrumairgirigadeṣubhiraṅgadādyāḥ sītābhimarṣahatamaṅgalarāvaṇeśān
All those army-leaders of the lord of the Raghus, Aṅgada and the rest, rushing forward in single combat, struck with trees, boulders, maces and arrows that host of Rāvaṇa's men — whose good fortune had been destroyed by the touching of Sītā — with its warriors on chariots, elephants, foot and horse.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 9 10.21
रक्षःपतिः स्वबलनष्टिमवेक्ष्य रुष्ट आरुह्य यानकमथाभिससार रामम् रक्षःपतिः स्वबलनष्टिमवेक्ष्य रुष्ट आरुह्य यानकमथाभिससार रामम् स्वःस्यन्दने द्युमति मातलिनोपनीते विभ्राजमानमहनन् निशितैः क्षुरप्रैः
rakṣaḥpatiḥ svabalanaṣṭimavekṣya ruṣṭa āruhya yānakamathābhisasāra rāmam rakṣaḥpatiḥ svabalanaṣṭimavekṣya ruṣṭa āruhya yānakamathābhisasāra rāmam svaḥsyandane dyumati mātalinopanīte vibhrājamānamahanan niśitaiḥ kṣurapraiḥ
The lord of the demons, seeing the destruction of his own force, grew enraged; mounting his vehicle he then advanced against Rāma, who shone upon the brilliant heavenly chariot brought by Mātali, and he struck him with sharp razor-edged arrows.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 9 10.22
रामस्तमाह पुरुषादपुरीष यन् नः कान्तासमक्षमसतापहृता श्ववत् ते रामस्तमाह पुरुषादपुरीष यन् नः कान्तासमक्षमसतापहृता श्ववत् ते त्यक्तत्रपस्य फलमद्य जुगुप्सितस्य यच्छामि काल इव कर्तुरलङ्घ्यवीर्यः
rāmastamāha puruṣādapurīṣa yan naḥ kāntāsamakṣamasatāpahṛtā śvavat te rāmastamāha puruṣādapurīṣa yan naḥ kāntāsamakṣamasatāpahṛtā śvavat te tyaktatrapasya phalamadya jugupsitasya yacchāmi kāla iva karturalaṅghyavīryaḥ
Rāma said to him: "You dung of man-eaters! Since, wicked one, you carried off our wife like a dog when she was unattended — today I, whose power cannot be evaded, like Time (itself) to the doer, grant you the fruit of that despicable deed of yours, you who have cast off shame."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 9 10.23
एवं क्षिपन् धनुषि सन्धितमुत्ससर्ज बाणं स वज्रमिव तद्धृदयं बिभेद एवं क्षिपन् धनुषि सन्धितमुत्ससर्ज बाणं स वज्रमिव तद्धृदयं बिभेद सो ऽसृग् वमन् दशमुखैर्न्यपतद्विमानाद् धाहेति जल्पति जने सुकृतीव रिक्तः
evaṃ kṣipan dhanuṣi sandhitamutsasarja bāṇaṃ sa vajramiva taddhṛdayaṃ bibheda evaṃ kṣipan dhanuṣi sandhitamutsasarja bāṇaṃ sa vajramiva taddhṛdayaṃ bibheda so 'sṛg vaman daśamukhairnyapatadvimānād dhāheti jalpati jane sukṛtīva riktaḥ
Reviling him thus, he released the arrow fitted to his bow, and it, like a thunderbolt, split his heart. Vomiting blood from his ten mouths, he fell from his aerial car, while the people cried "Alas! Alas!" — like a man of merit fallen (from heaven), emptied (of his merit).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 9 10.24
ततो निष्क्रम्य लङ्काया यातुधान्यः सहस्रशः मन्दोदर्या समं तत्र प्ररुदन्त्य उपाद्रवन्
tato niṣkramya laṅkāyā yātudhānyaḥ sahasraśaḥ mandodaryā samaṃ tatra prarudantya upādravan
Then the demonesses came out of Laṅkā by the thousands and, together with Mandodarī, ran up to that place, weeping loudly.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 9 10.25
स्वान् स्वान् बन्धून् परिष्वज्य लक्ष्मणेषुभिरर्दितान् रुरुदुः सुस्वरं दीना घ्नन्त्य आत्मानमात्मना
svān svān bandhūn pariṣvajya lakṣmaṇeṣubhirarditān ruruduḥ susvaraṃ dīnā ghnantya ātmānamātmanā
Embracing each her own kinsmen, who had been struck down by Lakṣmaṇa's arrows, they wept aloud in misery, beating themselves with their own hands.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 9 10.26
हा हताः स्म वयं नाथ लोकरावण रावण कं यायाच् छरणं लङ्का त्वद्विहीना परार्दिता
hā hatāḥ sma vayaṃ nātha lokarāvaṇa rāvaṇa kaṃ yāyāc charaṇaṃ laṅkā tvadvihīnā parārditā
"Alas, we are destroyed, O lord! O Rāvaṇa, who made the worlds cry out — to whom shall Laṅkā go for refuge, bereft of you and crushed by the enemy?"
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 9 10.27
न वै वेद महाभाग भवान् कामवशं गतः तेजो ऽनुभावं सीताया येन नीतो दशामिमाम्
na vai veda mahābhāga bhavān kāmavaśaṃ gataḥ tejo 'nubhāvaṃ sītāyā yena nīto daśāmimām
"O greatly fortunate one, you did not know, having fallen under the sway of desire, the power and majesty of Sītā, by which you have been brought to this state."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 9 10.28
कृतैषा विधवा लङ्का वयं च कुलनन्दन देहः कृतो ऽन्नं गृध्राणामात्मा नरकहेतवे
kṛtaiṣā vidhavā laṅkā vayaṃ ca kulanandana dehaḥ kṛto 'nnaṃ gṛdhrāṇāmātmā narakahetave
"This Laṅkā has been made a widow, and we too, O delight of the family; the body has been made food for vultures, and the self (made) a cause for hell."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 9 10.29
श्रीशुक उवाच स्वानां विभीषणश्चक्रे कोसलेन्द्रानुमोदितः पितृमेधविधानेन यदुक्तं साम्परायिकम्
śrīśuka uvāca svānāṃ vibhīṣaṇaścakre kosalendrānumoditaḥ pitṛmedhavidhānena yaduktaṃ sāmparāyikam
Śrī Śuka said: Vibhīṣaṇa, with the approval of the lord of Kosala, performed for his own kinsmen the after-death rites that are prescribed, according to the rule for the funeral offering to the ancestors.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 9 10.30
ततो ददर्श भगवान् अशोकवनिकाश्रमे क्षामां स्वविरहव्याधिं शिंशपामूलमाश्रिताम्
tato dadarśa bhagavān aśokavanikāśrame kṣāmāṃ svavirahavyādhiṃ śiṃśapāmūlamāśritām
Then the Lord saw her, in the hermitage in the aśoka grove, emaciated, sick with separation from him, resting at the foot of a śiṃśapā tree.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 9 10.31
रामः प्रियतमां भार्यां दीनां वीक्ष्यान्वकम्पत आत्मसन्दर्शनाह्लाद विकसन्मुखपङ्कजाम्
rāmaḥ priyatamāṃ bhāryāṃ dīnāṃ vīkṣyānvakampata ātmasandarśanāhlāda vikasanmukhapaṅkajām
Rāma, looking on his dearest wife in her wretched state, felt compassion for her — her lotus face opening with delight at the sight of him.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 9 10.32
आरोप्यारुरुहे यानं भ्रातृभ्यां हनुमद्युतः विभीषणाय भगवान् दत्त्वा रक्षोगणेशताम्
āropyāruruhe yānaṃ bhrātṛbhyāṃ hanumadyutaḥ vibhīṣaṇāya bhagavān dattvā rakṣogaṇeśatām
The Lord, having given Vibhīṣaṇa lordship over the hosts of Rākṣasas, placed her (on the aerial car) and mounted the vehicle with his two brothers, joined by Hanumān,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 9 10.33
लङ्कामायुश्च कल्पान्तं ययौ चीर्णव्रतः पुरीम् अवकीर्यमाणः सुकुसुमैर्लोकपालार्पितैः पथि
laṅkāmāyuśca kalpāntaṃ yayau cīrṇavrataḥ purīm avakīryamāṇaḥ sukusumairlokapālārpitaiḥ pathi
and (having given him) Laṅkā and a lifespan lasting to the end of the kalpa, his vow now completed, he went to his city, being showered on the way with lovely flowers cast down by the guardians of the worlds,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 9 10.34
उपगीयमानचरितः शतधृत्यादिभिर्मुदा गोमूत्रयावकं श्रुत्वा भ्रातरं वल्कलाम्बरम्
upagīyamānacaritaḥ śatadhṛtyādibhirmudā gomūtrayāvakaṃ śrutvā bhrātaraṃ valkalāmbaram
his deeds sung in praise with joy by Śatadhṛti (Brahmā) and the others. Hearing that his brother (subsisted on) cow's urine and barley-gruel and was clothed in bark,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 9 10.35
महाकारुणिको ऽतप्यज् जटिलं स्थण्डिलेशयम् भरतः प्राप्तमाकर्ण्य पौरामात्यपुरोहितैः
mahākāruṇiko 'tapyaj jaṭilaṃ sthaṇḍileśayam bharataḥ prāptamākarṇya paurāmātyapurohitaiḥ
the greatly compassionate one grieved (to learn that he was) matted-haired and sleeping on the bare ground. Bharata, hearing that (Rāma) had arrived, together with the citizens, ministers and priests,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 9 10.36
पादुके शिरसि न्यस्य रामं प्रत्युद्यतो ऽग्रजम् नन्दिग्रामात् स्वशिबिराद्गीतवादित्रनिःस्वनैः
pāduke śirasi nyasya rāmaṃ pratyudyato 'grajam nandigrāmāt svaśibirādgītavāditraniḥsvanaiḥ
placing the sandals upon his head, went out from Nandigrāma, his own camp, to meet Rāma, his elder brother, with the sounds of singing and of instruments,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 9 10.37
ब्रह्मघोषेण च मुहुः पठद्भिर्ब्रह्मवादिभिः स्वर्णकक्षपताकाभिर्हैमैश्चित्रध्वजै रथैः
brahmaghoṣeṇa ca muhuḥ paṭhadbhirbrahmavādibhiḥ svarṇakakṣapatākābhirhaimaiścitradhvajai rathaiḥ
and with the repeated sound of Vedic recitation by the reciting exponents of the Veda; with golden chariots that had gold girth-bands, banners and variegated flags,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 9 10.38
सदश्वै रुक्मसन्नाहैर्भटैः पुरटवर्मभिः श्रेणीभिर्वारमुख्याभिर्भृत्यैश्चैव पदानुगैः
sadaśvai rukmasannāhairbhaṭaiḥ puraṭavarmabhiḥ śreṇībhirvāramukhyābhirbhṛtyaiścaiva padānugaiḥ
with fine horses in golden harness, with soldiers in gilded armour, with the guilds, with the foremost of courtesans, and with retainers following on foot;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 9 10.39
पारमेष्ठ्यान्युपादाय पण्यान्युच्चावचानि च पादयोर्न्यपतत् प्रेम्णा प्रक्लिन्नहृदयेक्षणः
pārameṣṭhyānyupādāya paṇyānyuccāvacāni ca pādayornyapatat premṇā praklinnahṛdayekṣaṇaḥ
taking up the royal insignia and goods both costly and common, he fell at (Rāma's) feet, his heart and eyes melting with love.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 9 10.40
पादुके न्यस्य पुरतः प्राञ्जलिर्बाष्पलोचनः तमाश्लिष्य चिरं दोर्भ्यां स्नापयन् नेत्रजैर्जलैः
pāduke nyasya purataḥ prāñjalirbāṣpalocanaḥ tamāśliṣya ciraṃ dorbhyāṃ snāpayan netrajairjalaiḥ
Setting the sandals before him, with joined palms and tears in his eyes — (Rāma) embraced him long with both arms, bathing him with the water born of his eyes.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 9 10.41
रामो लक्ष्मणसीताभ्यां विप्रेभ्यो ये ऽर्हसत्तमाः तेभ्यः स्वयं नमश्चक्रे प्रजाभिश्च नमस्कृतः
rāmo lakṣmaṇasītābhyāṃ viprebhyo ye 'rhasattamāḥ tebhyaḥ svayaṃ namaścakre prajābhiśca namaskṛtaḥ
Rāma, with Lakṣmaṇa and Sītā, himself made obeisance to those brāhmaṇas who were the most worthy of honour, and was saluted in return by the people.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 9 10.42
धुन्वन्त उत्तरासङ्गान् पतिं वीक्ष्य चिरागतम् उत्तराः कोसला माल्यैः किरन्तो ननृतुर्मुदा
dhunvanta uttarāsaṅgān patiṃ vīkṣya cirāgatam uttarāḥ kosalā mālyaiḥ kiranto nanṛturmudā
Shaking their upper garments, seeing their lord come at last, the people of Northern Kosala danced with joy, scattering garlands.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 9 10.43
पादुके भरतो ऽगृह्णाच् चामरव्यजनोत्तमे विभीषणः ससुग्रीवः श्वेतच्छत्रं मरुत्सुतः
pāduke bharato 'gṛhṇāc cāmaravyajanottame vibhīṣaṇaḥ sasugrīvaḥ śvetacchatraṃ marutsutaḥ
Bharata took the sandals; Vibhīṣaṇa together with Sugrīva the finest yak-tail fans; the son of the wind (Hanumān) the white parasol;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 9 10.44
धनुर्निषङ्गान् छत्रुघ्नः सीता तीर्थकमण्डलुम् अबिभ्रदङ्गदः खड्गं हैमं चर्मर्क्षराण् नृप
dhanurniṣaṅgān chatrughnaḥ sītā tīrthakamaṇḍalum abibhradaṅgadaḥ khaḍgaṃ haimaṃ carmarkṣarāṇ nṛpa
Śatrughna the bow and quivers; Sītā the water-pot of holy water; Aṅgada the sword; and the king of the bears the golden shield, O king.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 9 10.45
पुष्पकस्थो नुतः स्त्रीभिः स्तूयमानश्च वन्दिभिः विरेजे भगवान् राजन् ग्रहैश्चन्द्र इवोदितः
puṣpakastho nutaḥ strībhiḥ stūyamānaśca vandibhiḥ vireje bhagavān rājan grahaiścandra ivoditaḥ
Seated in the Puṣpaka, bowed to by the women and extolled by the bards, the Lord shone, O king, like the risen moon among the planets.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 9 10.46
भ्रात्राभिनन्दितः सो ऽथ सोत्सवां प्राविशत् पुरीम् प्रविश्य राजभवनं गुरुपत्नीः स्वमातरम्
bhrātrābhinanditaḥ so 'tha sotsavāṃ prāviśat purīm praviśya rājabhavanaṃ gurupatnīḥ svamātaram
Then, welcomed by his brother, he entered the city that was keeping festival; and entering the royal palace, (he approached) the wives of his teacher, his own mother,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 9 10.47
गुरून् वयस्यावरजान् पूजितः प्रत्यपूजयत् वैदेही लक्ष्मणश्चैव यथावत् समुपेयतुः
gurūn vayasyāvarajān pūjitaḥ pratyapūjayat vaidehī lakṣmaṇaścaiva yathāvat samupeyatuḥ
his elders, his companions and his juniors; honoured (by them), he honoured them in return; and Vaidehī and Lakṣmaṇa likewise approached them as was fitting.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 9 10.48
पुत्रान् स्वमातरस्तास्तु प्राणांस्तन्व इवोत्थिताः आरोप्याङ्के ऽभिषिञ्चन्त्यो बाष्पौघैर्विजहुः शुचः
putrān svamātarastāstu prāṇāṃstanva ivotthitāḥ āropyāṅke 'bhiṣiñcantyo bāṣpaughairvijahuḥ śucaḥ
But those, his own mothers, (seeing) their sons risen up like life-breaths taking on bodies, set them on their laps and, bathing them with floods of tears, let go of their grief.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 9 10.49
जटा निर्मुच्य विधिवत् कुलवृद्धैः समं गुरुः अभ्यषिञ्चद्यथैवेन्द्रं चतुःसिन्धुजलादिभिः
jaṭā nirmucya vidhivat kulavṛddhaiḥ samaṃ guruḥ abhyaṣiñcadyathaivendraṃ catuḥsindhujalādibhiḥ
Having loosened his matted locks according to rule, the family priest, together with the elders of the line, consecrated him with the waters of the four oceans and other (substances), just as (the gods consecrated) Indra.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 9 10.50
एवं कृतशिरःस्नानः सुवासाः स्रग्व्यलङ्कृतः स्वलङ्कृतैः सुवासोभिर्भ्रातृभिर्भार्यया बभौ
evaṃ kṛtaśiraḥsnānaḥ suvāsāḥ sragvyalaṅkṛtaḥ svalaṅkṛtaiḥ suvāsobhirbhrātṛbhirbhāryayā babhau
Thus, his head bathed, finely clothed, adorned with garlands, he shone together with his brothers, well adorned and finely clothed, and with his wife.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 9 10.51
अग्रहीदासनं भ्रात्रा प्रणिपत्य प्रसादितः प्रजाः स्वधर्मनिरता वर्णाश्रमगुणान्विताः जुगोप पितृवद्रामो मेनिरे पितरं च तम्
agrahīdāsanaṃ bhrātrā praṇipatya prasāditaḥ prajāḥ svadharmaniratā varṇāśramaguṇānvitāḥ jugopa pitṛvadrāmo menire pitaraṃ ca tam
Won over by his brother, who bowed down before him, he took the throne. Rāma protected his subjects like a father—they being devoted to their own duties and endowed with the qualities of class and stage of life—and they too regarded him as a father.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 9 10.52
त्रेतायां वर्तमानायां कालः कृतसमो ऽभवत् रामे राजनि धर्मज्ञे सर्वभूतसुखावहे
tretāyāṃ vartamānāyāṃ kālaḥ kṛtasamo 'bhavat rāme rājani dharmajñe sarvabhūtasukhāvahe
While the Tretā age was running its course, the time became equal to the Kṛta age, when Rāma, knower of dharma, who brought happiness to all beings, was king.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 9 10.53
वनानि नद्यो गिरयो वर्षाणि द्वीपसिन्धवः सर्वे कामदुघा आसन् प्रजानां भरतर्षभ
vanāni nadyo girayo varṣāṇi dvīpasindhavaḥ sarve kāmadughā āsan prajānāṃ bharatarṣabha
Forests, rivers, mountains, regions, islands and seas—all yielded whatever was wished for the subjects, O bull of the Bharatas.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 9 10.54
नाधिव्याधिजराग्लानि दुःखशोकभयक्लमाः मृत्युश्चानिच्छतां नासीद्रामे राजन्यधोक्षजे
nādhivyādhijarāglāni duḥkhaśokabhayaklamāḥ mṛtyuścānicchatāṃ nāsīdrāme rājanyadhokṣaje
There were no mental afflictions, diseases, old age or weariness, no pain, sorrow, fear or exhaustion, and no death for those who did not wish it, while Rāma, who is Adhokṣaja, was king.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 9 10.55
एकपत्नीव्रतधरो राजर्षिचरितः शुचिः स्वधर्मं गृहमेधीयं शिक्षयन् स्वयमाचरत्
ekapatnīvratadharo rājarṣicaritaḥ śuciḥ svadharmaṃ gṛhamedhīyaṃ śikṣayan svayamācarat
Holding the vow of a single wife, his conduct that of a royal sage, pure, he himself practised the householder's proper duty, thereby teaching it.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 9 10.56
प्रेम्णानुवृत्त्या शीलेन प्रश्रयावनता सती भिया ह्रिया च भावज्ञा भर्तुः सीताहरन् मनः
premṇānuvṛttyā śīlena praśrayāvanatā satī bhiyā hriyā ca bhāvajñā bhartuḥ sītāharan manaḥ
Chaste, bent low with deference, knowing his moods, Sītā captivated her husband's mind by her love, her compliance, her character, her awe and her modesty.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition