Brahmavaivarta Purana — Krishnajanma Khanda — Chapter 62
BvP 4 62.1
नारद उवाच ब्रह्मन् केन प्रकारेण रामो दाशरथिः स्वयम् । चकार मोक्षणं कुत्र युगे गौतमयोषितः
nārada uvāca brahman kena prakāreṇa rāmo dāśarathiḥ svayam | cakāra mokṣaṇaṃ kutra yuge gautamayoṣitaḥ
Nārada said: Brahman, in what manner, and in which age, did Rāma the son of Daśaratha himself bring about the release of Gautama's wife?
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BvP 4 62.2
रामावतारं सुखदं समासेन मनोहरम् । कथायस्व महाभाग श्रोतुं कौतूहलं मम
rāmāvatāraṃ sukhadaṃ samāsena manoharam | kathāyasva mahābhāga śrotuṃ kautūhalaṃ mama
Recount to me in brief the joy-giving, charming descent (avatāra) of Rāma, greatly blessed one; I am eager to hear it.
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BvP 4 62.3
नारायण उवाच ब्रह्मणा प्रार्थितो विष्णुर्जातो दशरथात्स्वयम् । कौसल्यायां च भगवांस्त्रेतायां च मृदाऽन्वितः
nārāyaṇa uvāca brahmaṇā prārthito viṣṇurjāto daśarathātsvayam | kausalyāyāṃ ca bhagavāṃstretāyāṃ ca mṛdā'nvitaḥ
Nārāyaṇa said: Entreated by Brahmā, Viṣṇu the Lord himself was born of Daśaratha in Kausalyā, in the Tretā age, endowed with compassion.
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BvP 4 62.4
कैकेय्यां भरतश्चैव रामतुल्यो गुणेन च । लक्ष्मणश्चापि शत्रुघ्नः सुमित्रायां गुणार्णवः
kaikeyyāṃ bharataścaiva rāmatulyo guṇena ca | lakṣmaṇaścāpi śatrughnaḥ sumitrāyāṃ guṇārṇavaḥ
And in Kaikeyī (was born) Bharata, equal to Rāma in virtue; and also Lakṣmaṇa and Śatrughna, oceans of virtue, in Sumitrā.
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BvP 4 62.5
पिश्वामित्रप्रेषितश्च श्रीरामश्च सलक्ष्मणः । प्रययौ मिथिलां रम्यां सीताग्रहणहेतवे
piśvāmitrapreṣitaśca śrīrāmaśca salakṣmaṇaḥ | prayayau mithilāṃ ramyāṃ sītāgrahaṇahetave
And sent by Viśvāmitra, Śrī Rāma, together with Lakṣmaṇa, went to lovely Mithilā for the sake of winning Sītā.
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BvP 4 62.6
दृष्ट्वा पाषाणारूपा च रामो वर्त्मनि कामिनीम् । विश्वामित्रं च पप्रच्छ कारणं जगदीश्वरः
dṛṣṭvā pāṣāṇārūpā ca rāmo vartmani kāminīm | viśvāmitraṃ ca papraccha kāraṇaṃ jagadīśvaraḥ
And seeing on the road a lovely woman in the form of stone, Rāma, the lord of the world, asked Viśvāmitra the reason.
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BvP 4 62.7
रामस्य वचनं श्रुत्वा विश्वामित्रो महातपाः । उवाच तत्र धर्मिष्ठो रहस्यं सर्वमेव च
rāmasya vacanaṃ śrutvā viśvāmitro mahātapāḥ | uvāca tatra dharmiṣṭho rahasyaṃ sarvameva ca
Hearing Rāma's words, Viśvāmitra of great austerity, most righteous, told there the whole secret.
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BvP 4 62.8
कारणं तन्मुखाच्छ्रृत्वा रामो भुवनपावनः । पस्पर्श पादाङ्गुलिना सा बभूव च पद्मिनी
kāraṇaṃ tanmukhācchrṛtvā rāmo bhuvanapāvanaḥ | pasparśa pādāṅgulinā sā babhūva ca padminī
Having heard the reason from his mouth, Rāma, purifier of the worlds, touched (her) with his toe, and she became a lotus-like woman.
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BvP 4 62.9
सा राममाशिषं कृत्वा प्रययौ भर्तृ मन्दिरम् । शुभाशिषं ददौ तस्मै भार्या संप्राप्य गौतमः
sā rāmamāśiṣaṃ kṛtvā prayayau bhartṛ mandiram | śubhāśiṣaṃ dadau tasmai bhāryā saṃprāpya gautamaḥ
She, having given Rāma a blessing, went to her husband's house; and Gautama, regaining his wife, gave him an auspicious blessing.
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BvP 4 62.10
रामश्च मिथिलां गत्वा धनुर्भङ्गं शिवस्या च । चकार पाणिग्रहणं सीतायाश्चैव नारद
rāmaśca mithilāṃ gatvā dhanurbhaṅgaṃ śivasyā ca | cakāra pāṇigrahaṇaṃ sītāyāścaiva nārada
And Rāma, having gone to Mithilā and broken Śiva's bow, took the hand of Sītā in marriage, O Nārada.
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BvP 4 62.11
कृत्वा विवाहं राजेन्द्रो भृगुदर्प निहत्य च । णयोध्यां प्रययौ रम्यां क्रीडाकौतुकमङ्गलैः
kṛtvā vivāhaṃ rājendro bhṛgudarpa nihatya ca | ṇayodhyāṃ prayayau ramyāṃ krīḍākautukamaṅgalaiḥ
Having performed the marriage and struck down the pride of Bhṛgu('s descendant), that best of kings went to lovely Ayodhyā amid sports, festivities, and auspicious rites.
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BvP 4 62.12
राजा पुत्रं नृपं कर्तुमिषेय कृतसादरम् । सप्ततीर्थोदकं तूर्णमानीय मुनिपुंगवान्
rājā putraṃ nṛpaṃ kartumiṣeya kṛtasādaram | saptatīrthodakaṃ tūrṇamānīya munipuṃgavān
The king, wishing to make his son ruler, respectfully and quickly had the water of the seven holy fords brought, and (summoned) the foremost of sages.
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BvP 4 62.13
कृताधिवासं श्रीरामं सर्व मङ्गलसंयुतम् । दृष्ट्वा भरतमाता च कैकेयी शोकविह्वला
kṛtādhivāsaṃ śrīrāmaṃ sarva maṅgalasaṃyutam | dṛṣṭvā bharatamātā ca kaikeyī śokavihvalā
And seeing Śrī Rāma consecrated (for the installation) and furnished with every auspicious thing, Bharata's mother Kaikeyī was overcome with grief.
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BvP 4 62.14
वरयामास राजानं पूर्वमङ्गीकृतं वरम् । रामस्य वनवासं च राजत्वं भरतस्य च
varayāmāsa rājānaṃ pūrvamaṅgīkṛtaṃ varam | rāmasya vanavāsaṃ ca rājatvaṃ bharatasya ca
She asked the king for the boon formerly promised: forest-exile for Rāma and kingship for Bharata.
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BvP 4 62.15
वरं दातुं महाराजो नेयेष प्रेममोहितः । धर्मसत्यभयेनैवोवाच रामो नृपं सुधी।
varaṃ dātuṃ mahārājo neyeṣa premamohitaḥ | dharmasatyabhayenaivovāca rāmo nṛpaṃ sudhī|
The great king, bewildered by love, did not wish to grant the boon; but out of fear for righteousness and truth, wise Rāma spoke to the king.
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BvP 4 62.16
श्रीराम उवाच तडागशतदानेन यत्पुण्यं लभते नरः । ततोऽधिकं च लभते वापीदानेन निश्चितम्
śrīrāma uvāca taḍāgaśatadānena yatpuṇyaṃ labhate naraḥ | tato'dhikaṃ ca labhate vāpīdānena niścitam
Śrī Rāma said: The merit a man obtains by the gift of a hundred ponds — more than that, assuredly, he obtains by the gift of a well.
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BvP 4 62.17
दशवापीप्रदानेन यत्पुण्यं लभते नरः । ततोऽधिकं च लभते पुण्यं कन्याप्रदानतः
daśavāpīpradānena yatpuṇyaṃ labhate naraḥ | tato'dhikaṃ ca labhate puṇyaṃ kanyāpradānataḥ
The merit a man obtains by the gift of ten wells — more merit than that he obtains from the giving of a maiden (in marriage).
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BvP 4 62.18
दशकन्याप्रदानेन यत्पुण्यं लभते नरः । ततोऽधिकं च लभते यज्ञैकेन नराधिप
daśakanyāpradānena yatpuṇyaṃ labhate naraḥ | tato'dhikaṃ ca labhate yajñaikena narādhipa
The merit a man obtains by the giving of ten maidens — more than that he obtains by a single sacrifice, O lord of men.
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BvP 4 62.19
शतयज्ञेन यत्पुण्यं लभते पुण्यकृज्जनः । ततोऽधिकं च लभते पुत्रास्यदर्शनेन च
śatayajñena yatpuṇyaṃ labhate puṇyakṛjjanaḥ | tato'dhikaṃ ca labhate putrāsyadarśanena ca
The merit that a merit-making person obtains by a hundred sacrifices — more than that he obtains by beholding a son's face.
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BvP 4 62.20
दर्शने शतपुत्राणां यत्पुण्यं लभते नरः । तत्पुण्यं लभते नूनं पुण्यवान्सत्यबालनात्
darśane śataputrāṇāṃ yatpuṇyaṃ labhate naraḥ | tatpuṇyaṃ labhate nūnaṃ puṇyavānsatyabālanāt
The merit a man obtains in the sight of a hundred sons — that merit the meritorious man surely obtains by keeping the truth.
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BvP 4 62.21
न हि सत्यात्परो धर्मो नानृतात्पातकं परम् । न हि गह्घासमं तीर्यं म देवः केशवात्परः
na hi satyātparo dharmo nānṛtātpātakaṃ param | na hi gahghāsamaṃ tīryaṃ ma devaḥ keśavātparaḥ
There is no dharma higher than truth, and no sin greater than falsehood; there is no place of pilgrimage equal to the Gaṅgā, and no god higher than Keśava.
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BvP 4 62.22
नास्ति धर्मात्परो बन्धुर्नास्ति धर्मात्परं धनम् । धर्मात्प्रियः परः को वा स्पधर्मं रक्ष यत्नतः
nāsti dharmātparo bandhurnāsti dharmātparaṃ dhanam | dharmātpriyaḥ paraḥ ko vā spadharmaṃ rakṣa yatnataḥ
There is no kinsman higher than dharma, no wealth higher than dharma; who indeed is dearer than dharma? Guard your own dharma with effort.
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BvP 4 62.23
स्वधर्मे रक्षिते तात शश्वत्सर्वत्र मङ्गलम् । यशस्यं सुप्रतिष्ठा च प्रतापः पूजनं परम्
svadharme rakṣite tāta śaśvatsarvatra maṅgalam | yaśasyaṃ supratiṣṭhā ca pratāpaḥ pūjanaṃ param
When one's own dharma is guarded, dear one, there is always auspiciousness everywhere: fame, firm standing, majesty, and the highest honour.
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BvP 4 62.24
यतुर्दशाब्दं धर्मेण त्यक्त्वा गृहसुखं म्रमन् । वनवासं करिष्यामि सत्यस्य पालनाय ते
yaturdaśābdaṃ dharmeṇa tyaktvā gṛhasukhaṃ mraman | vanavāsaṃ kariṣyāmi satyasya pālanāya te
For fourteen years, in accordance with dharma, abandoning the comfort of home and wandering, I shall dwell in the forest, for the keeping of your truth.
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BvP 4 62.25
कृत्वा सत्यं च शपथमिच्छयाऽनिच्छयाऽथवा । न कृर्यात्पालनं यो हि भस्मान्तं तस्य सूतकम्
kṛtvā satyaṃ ca śapathamicchayā'nicchayā'thavā | na kṛryātpālanaṃ yo hi bhasmāntaṃ tasya sūtakam
Whoever, having made a truthful promise or an oath, whether willingly or unwillingly, does not keep it—for him there is defilement until (his body is reduced to) ashes.
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BvP 4 62.26
कुम्भीपाके स पचति यावच्चन्द्रदिवाकरौ । ततो मूको भवेत्कुषठी मानवः सप्तजन्मसु
kumbhīpāke sa pacati yāvaccandradivākarau | tato mūko bhavetkuṣaṭhī mānavaḥ saptajanmasu
He cooks in the Kumbhīpāka hell as long as the moon and sun (endure); thereafter the man becomes mute and leprous for seven births.
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BvP 4 62.27
इत्योवमुक्त्वा श्रीरामो विधाय कल्कलं जटाम् । प्रययौ च महारण्ये सीतया लक्ष्मणेन च
ityovamuktvā śrīrāmo vidhāya kalkalaṃ jaṭām | prayayau ca mahāraṇye sītayā lakṣmaṇena ca
Having spoken thus, Śrī Rāma, arranging his matted hair in a topknot, went off into the great forest with Sītā and Lakṣmaṇa.
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BvP 4 62.28
पुत्रशोकान्महाराजास्तत्याज स्वतनुं मुने । पालनाय पितुः सत्यं रामो बभ्रामकानन
putraśokānmahārājāstatyāja svatanuṃ mune | pālanāya pituḥ satyaṃ rāmo babhrāmakānana
From grief for his son the great king gave up his own body, O sage; to keep his father's truth Rāma wandered in the forest.
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BvP 4 62.29
कालान्तरे महारण्ये भगिनी रावणस्य च । भ्रमन्ती कानने घोरे भर्त्रा सार्धं सुगौतुकात्
kālāntare mahāraṇye bhaginī rāvaṇasya ca | bhramantī kānane ghore bhartrā sārdhaṃ sugautukāt
After some time, in the great forest, the sister of Rāvaṇa, roaming in the terrible woods together with her husband out of great curiosity—
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BvP 4 62.30
ददर्श रामं कुलटा कामार्ता राक्षसी तदा । पुलकाञ्चितसर्वाङ्गी सूर्च्छमाप स्मरेण च
dadarśa rāmaṃ kulaṭā kāmārtā rākṣasī tadā | pulakāñcitasarvāṅgī sūrcchamāpa smareṇa ca
—then that wanton rākṣasī, afflicted with desire, saw Rāma; with all her limbs bristling with thrill, she fainted from love.
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BvP 4 62.31
श्रीरामनिकटं गत्वा सस्मितोवाच कामुकी । शस्वधौवनसंयुक्ताऽतिप्रौढा कामदुर्मदा
śrīrāmanikaṭaṃ gatvā sasmitovāca kāmukī | śasvadhauvanasaṃyuktā'tiprauḍhā kāmadurmadā
Going near Śrī Rāma, the lustful woman spoke with a smile—she who was endowed with perpetual youth, full-grown, and mad with desire.
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BvP 4 62.32
शूर्पणखोवाच हेराम हे धनश्याम रूपधाम सुणान्वित । मायानुरक्तां वनितां मां गृहाण सुनिर्जने
śūrpaṇakhovāca herāma he dhanaśyāma rūpadhāma suṇānvita | māyānuraktāṃ vanitāṃ māṃ gṛhāṇa sunirjane
Śūrpaṇakhā said: O Rāma, O dark-as-a-raincloud one, abode of beauty, endowed with virtues, take me, a woman in love with you, in this quite solitary place.
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BvP 4 62.33
श्रुत्वा शूर्पणखावाक्यं धर्मं संस्मृत्य धार्मिकः । उवाच सधुरें वाक्यं शावभीतश्च नारद
śrutvā śūrpaṇakhāvākyaṃ dharmaṃ saṃsmṛtya dhārmikaḥ | uvāca sadhureṃ vākyaṃ śāvabhītaśca nārada
Hearing Śūrpaṇakhā's words, the righteous one, recalling dharma, spoke gentle words, and (he was) afraid of a curse, O Nārada.
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BvP 4 62.34
श्रीराम उवाच अम्बमातः सभार्योऽहमभार्यं गच्छ मेऽनुजम् । दुःखं प्रियोऽन्यां प्रभजेदितरं च सुखालयम्
śrīrāma uvāca ambamātaḥ sabhāryo'hamabhāryaṃ gaccha me'nujam | duḥkhaṃ priyo'nyāṃ prabhajeditaraṃ ca sukhālayam
Śrī Rāma said: Mother dear, I have a wife; go to my younger brother, who has no wife. A beloved (husband) who resorts to another (woman) is misery, while the other one is an abode of happiness.
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BvP 4 62.35
रामस्य वचनं श्रुत्वा प्रययौ लक्ष्मणं मुदा । ददर्श लक्षमणं शान्तं कान्तं च लक्षणान्वितम्
rāmasya vacanaṃ śrutvā prayayau lakṣmaṇaṃ mudā | dadarśa lakṣamaṇaṃ śāntaṃ kāntaṃ ca lakṣaṇānvitam
Hearing Rāma's words, she went joyfully to Lakṣmaṇa; she saw Lakṣmaṇa, calm and handsome and endowed with auspicious marks.
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BvP 4 62.36
मां भजस्व महाभागेत्युवाच च पुनः पुनः । लक्ष्मणास्तद्वचः श्रुत्वा तामुवाच कुतूहलात्
māṃ bhajasva mahābhāgetyuvāca ca punaḥ punaḥ | lakṣmaṇāstadvacaḥ śrutvā tāmuvāca kutūhalāt
"Make love to me, greatly fortunate one," she said again and again; Lakṣmaṇa, hearing that speech of hers, spoke to her out of amusement.
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BvP 4 62.37
लक्ष्मण उवाच विहाय रामं सर्वेशं हे मूढे दासमिच्छसि । सीतादासी च मत्पत्नी सीतादासोऽहमेव च
lakṣmaṇa uvāca vihāya rāmaṃ sarveśaṃ he mūḍhe dāsamicchasi | sītādāsī ca matpatnī sītādāso'hameva ca
Lakṣmaṇa said: Abandoning Rāma, the lord of all, O foolish woman, you desire a servant! My wife is Sītā's maidservant, and I myself am Sītā's servant.
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BvP 4 62.38
भव सीतासपत्नी त्वं गच्छ रामं मदीश्वरम् । तव पुत्रो भविष्यामि सीतायाश्चयथा सति
bhava sītāsapatnī tvaṃ gaccha rāmaṃ madīśvaram | tava putro bhaviṣyāmi sītāyāścayathā sati
Become Sītā's co-wife; go to Rāma, my lord. Then, good lady, I shall be your son as I am Sītā's.
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BvP 4 62.39
लक्ष्मणास्य वचः श्रुत्वा कामेन हृतमानसा । उवाच लक्ष्मणं मूढा शुष्ककण्ठेष्ठतालुका
lakṣmaṇāsya vacaḥ śrutvā kāmena hṛtamānasā | uvāca lakṣmaṇaṃ mūḍhā śuṣkakaṇṭheṣṭhatālukā
Hearing Lakṣmaṇa's speech, her mind carried off by desire, the deluded woman, her throat, lips and palate dry, spoke to Lakṣmaṇa.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 62.40
शूर्पणखोवाच यदी त्यजसि मां मूढ कामात्स्वयमुपस्थिताम् । युवयोश्च विपत्तिश्च भविष्य ति न संशयः
śūrpaṇakhovāca yadī tyajasi māṃ mūḍha kāmātsvayamupasthitām | yuvayośca vipattiśca bhaviṣya ti na saṃśayaḥ
Śūrpaṇakhā said: If you reject me, fool, who have come to you of my own accord out of desire, then disaster will befall you two—there is no doubt.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 62.41
ब्रह्मा च मोहिनीं त्यक्तवा विश्वेऽपूज्ये बभूव सः । रम्भाशापेन दक्षश्च छागमस्तो बभूव सः
brahmā ca mohinīṃ tyaktavā viśve'pūjye babhūva saḥ | rambhāśāpena dakṣaśca chāgamasto babhūva saḥ
And Brahmā, having abandoned Mohinī, became unworshipped in the universe; and Dakṣa, by Rambhā's curse, became goat-headed.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 62.42
स्वर्वैद्यश्चोर्वशीशापाद्यज्ञभागविवर्जितः । रूपहीनः कुबेरश्च मेनाशापेन लक्ष्मण
svarvaidyaścorvaśīśāpādyajñabhāgavivarjitaḥ | rūpahīnaḥ kuberaśca menāśāpena lakṣmaṇa
And the physician of heaven (Aśvin/Dhanvantari), by Urvaśī's curse, was deprived of his share in the sacrifice; and Kubera, O Lakṣmaṇa, became devoid of beauty by Menā's curse.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 62.43
कामो घृताचीशापेन बभूव भस्मसाच्छिवात् । बलिर्मदालसाशापाद्भ्रष्टराज्यो बभूव ह
kāmo ghṛtācīśāpena babhūva bhasmasācchivāt | balirmadālasāśāpādbhraṣṭarājyo babhūva ha
Kāma, by Ghṛtācī's curse, was reduced to ashes by Śiva; and Bali, by Madālasā's curse, indeed became one fallen from his kingdom.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 62.44
शापेन मिश्रकेश्याश्च हृतभार्यो बृहस्पतिः । मम शापात्तथा रामो हृतभार्यो भविष्यति
śāpena miśrakeśyāśca hṛtabhāryo bṛhaspatiḥ | mama śāpāttathā rāmo hṛtabhāryo bhaviṣyati
And by the curse of Miśrakeśī, Bṛhaspati had his wife carried off; likewise, by my curse, Rāma will have his wife carried off.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 62.45
कामातुरां यौवनस्थां भार्या स्वयमुपस्थिताम् । न त्यजेद्धर्मभीतश्च श्रुतं माध्यंदिने पुरा
kāmāturāṃ yauvanasthāṃ bhāryā svayamupasthitām | na tyajeddharmabhītaśca śrutaṃ mādhyaṃdine purā
A wife tormented by desire, in the bloom of youth, who has come of her own accord — one who fears dharma should not reject her: this was heard long ago at midday.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BvP 4 62.46
इह त्यक्त्वा पिबद्ग्रस्तः परत्र नरकं व्रजेत् । श्रुत्वा शूर्पणखावाक्यमर्धयन्द्रेण लक्ष्मणः
iha tyaktvā pibadgrastaḥ paratra narakaṃ vrajet | śrutvā śūrpaṇakhāvākyamardhayandreṇa lakṣmaṇaḥ
Having rejected (her), here he becomes seized by drink(?), and hereafter he goes to hell. Hearing Śūrpaṇakhā's words, Lakṣmaṇa, with a half-moon(-shaped arrow),
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BvP 4 62.47
चिच्छेद नासिकां तस्याः क्षुरधारेण लीलया । तस्या भ्राता च युयुधे बलवान्खरदूषणः
ciccheda nāsikāṃ tasyāḥ kṣuradhāreṇa līlayā | tasyā bhrātā ca yuyudhe balavānkharadūṣaṇaḥ
cut off her nose with a razor-edged (arrow), as if in play; and her brother, the mighty Khara-Dūṣaṇa, fought (with him).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 62.48
ससैन्यो लक्ष्मणास्त्रेण स जगाम यमालयम् । चतुर्दशसहस्रं च राक्षसान्खरदूषणम्
sasainyo lakṣmaṇāstreṇa sa jagāma yamālayam | caturdaśasahasraṃ ca rākṣasānkharadūṣaṇam
He, together with his army, went to Yama's abode by Lakṣmaṇa's weapon; and the fourteen thousand rākṣasas, and Khara-Dūṣaṇa —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 62.49
मृतान्दृष्ट्वा शूर्पणखा भर्त्सयामास रावणम् । सर्वं निवेदनं कृत्वा जगाम पुष्करं तदा
mṛtāndṛṣṭvā śūrpaṇakhā bhartsayāmāsa rāvaṇam | sarvaṃ nivedanaṃ kṛtvā jagāma puṣkaraṃ tadā
seeing them dead, Śūrpaṇakhā reviled Rāvaṇa; and having made a full report, she then went to Puṣkara.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 62.50
ब्रह्मणश्च वरं प्राप कृत्वा च दुष्करं तपः । उवाच तादृशीं दृष्ट्वा निराहारां तपस्विनीम्
brahmaṇaśca varaṃ prāpa kṛtvā ca duṣkaraṃ tapaḥ | uvāca tādṛśīṃ dṛṣṭvā nirāhārāṃ tapasvinīm
And having performed hard austerity, she obtained a boon from Brahmā; seeing such an ascetic woman, fasting, he spoke —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 62.51
सर्वज्ञस्तन्मनो मत्वा कृपासिन्धुश्च नारद
sarvajñastanmano matvā kṛpāsindhuśca nārada
the all-knowing one, the ocean of compassion, having understood her mind, O Nārada.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 62.52
ब्रह्मोवाच अप्राप्य रामं दृष्प्रापं करोषि दुष्करं तपः । जितेन्द्रियाणां प्रवरं लक्ष्मणं धर्मलक्षणम्
brahmovāca aprāpya rāmaṃ dṛṣprāpaṃ karoṣi duṣkaraṃ tapaḥ | jitendriyāṇāṃ pravaraṃ lakṣmaṇaṃ dharmalakṣaṇam
Brahmā said: Not having obtained Rāma, you perform hard austerity for what is hard to obtain — Lakṣmaṇa, foremost among those who have conquered their senses, marked by dharma,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 62.53
ब्रह्मविष्णुशिवादीनामीश्वरं प्रकृतेः परम् । जन्मान्तरे च भर्तारं प्राप्स्यसि त्वं वरानने
brahmaviṣṇuśivādīnāmīśvaraṃ prakṛteḥ param | janmāntare ca bhartāraṃ prāpsyasi tvaṃ varānane
the lord of Brahmā, Viṣṇu, Śiva and the rest, beyond Prakṛti — him you shall obtain as husband in another birth, O fair-faced one.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 62.54
इत्येवमुक्त्वा ब्रह्म च जगाम स्वालयं मुदा । देहं तत्याज सा वह्नो सा च कुब्जा बभूव ह
ityevamuktvā brahma ca jagāma svālayaṃ mudā | dehaṃ tatyāja sā vahno sā ca kubjā babhūva ha
Having spoken thus, Brahmā went joyfully to his own abode; and she gave up her body in fire, and she became Kubjā.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 62.55
अथ शूर्पणखा वाक्यात्कोपात्कम्पितविग्रहः । जहार मायया सीतां मायावी राक्षसेश्वरः
atha śūrpaṇakhā vākyātkopātkampitavigrahaḥ | jahāra māyayā sītāṃ māyāvī rākṣaseśvaraḥ
Then, at Śūrpaṇakhā's words, his body trembling with rage, the lord of the rākṣasas, master of illusion, carried off Sītā by magic.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 62.56
सीतां न दृष्ट्वा रामश्च मूर्च्छां प्राप चिरं मुने । चेतनां कारयामास भ्राता चऽऽध्यात्मिकेन च
sītāṃ na dṛṣṭvā rāmaśca mūrcchāṃ prāpa ciraṃ mune | cetanāṃ kārayāmāsa bhrātā ca''dhyātmikena ca
And not seeing Sītā, Rāma fell into a swoon for a long while, O sage; and his brother brought him back to consciousness with spiritual (counsel).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 62.57
ततो बभ्राम गहनं शैलं च कंदरं नदम् । अहर्निशं च शोकार्तो मुनीनामाश्रमं मुने
tato babhrāma gahanaṃ śailaṃ ca kaṃdaraṃ nadam | aharniśaṃ ca śokārto munīnāmāśramaṃ mune
Then, stricken with grief, day and night he wandered the thicket, the mountain, the cave, the river(?), and the hermitages of the sages, O sage.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BvP 4 62.58
चिरमन्वेषणं कृत्वा न दृष्ट्वा जानकीं विभुः । चकार मित्रतां रामः सुग्रीवेण स्वयं प्रभुः
ciramanveṣaṇaṃ kṛtvā na dṛṣṭvā jānakīṃ vibhuḥ | cakāra mitratāṃ rāmaḥ sugrīveṇa svayaṃ prabhuḥ
Having searched long and not found Jānakī, the mighty Rāma, the Lord himself, made friendship with Sugrīva.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 62.59
निहत्य वालिनं बाणैर्ददौ राज्यं च लीलया । सुग्रीवाय च मित्राय स्वीकारपालनाय वै
nihatya vālinaṃ bāṇairdadau rājyaṃ ca līlayā | sugrīvāya ca mitrāya svīkārapālanāya vai
Having slain Vālin with arrows, he effortlessly gave the kingdom to his friend Sugrīva, to take and protect it.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 62.60
दूतान्प्रस्थापयामास सर्वत्र वानरेश्वाः । तस्थौ सुग्रीवभवने श्रीरामश्च सलक्ष्मणः
dūtānprasthāpayāmāsa sarvatra vānareśvāḥ | tasthau sugrīvabhavane śrīrāmaśca salakṣmaṇaḥ
The lords of the monkeys(?) sent out messengers in every direction; and Śrī Rāma with Lakṣmaṇa stayed in Sugrīva's house.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BvP 4 62.61
हनूमते वरं दत्तवा रम्यं रत्नाङ्गुलीयकम् । सीतायै शुभसंदेशं प्राणधारणकारणम्
hanūmate varaṃ dattavā ramyaṃ ratnāṅgulīyakam | sītāyai śubhasaṃdeśaṃ prāṇadhāraṇakāraṇam
Having given Hanumān a boon, and a lovely jewelled ring, and an auspicious message for Sītā — the reason for her keeping hold of life —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 62.62
तं च प्रस्थापयामास दक्षिणां दिशमुत्तमाम् । सुप्रीत्याऽऽलिङ्गनं दत्त्वा पादरेणून्सुदुर्लभान् इति श्रीब्रह्मo महाo श्रीकृष्णजन्मखo उत्तo नारदनाo श्रीरामाचरितं नाम द्विषष्टितमोऽध्यायः
taṃ ca prasthāpayāmāsa dakṣiṇāṃ diśamuttamām | suprītyā''liṅganaṃ dattvā pādareṇūnsudurlabhān iti śrībrahmao mahāo śrīkṛṣṇajanmakhao uttao nāradanāo śrīrāmācaritaṃ nāma dviṣaṣṭitamo'dhyāyaḥ
And he sent him off toward the excellent southern direction, having given him a most affectionate embrace and the dust of his feet, which is very hard to obtain. Thus, in the Śrī Brahmavaivarta Mahāpurāṇa, in the Śrī Kṛṣṇa-janma-khaṇḍa, in the latter (portion), in Nārada's narration, the sixty-second chapter, called "The Deeds of Śrī Rāma."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 62.63
हनुमान्पययौ लङ्कां सीतान्वेषणहेतवे । रामादधीतसंदेशो ययौ रुद्रकलोद्भवः
hanumānpayayau laṅkāṃ sītānveṣaṇahetave | rāmādadhītasaṃdeśo yayau rudrakalodbhavaḥ
— tr. refused: cyber
BvP 4 62.64
अशोककानने सीतां ददर्श शोककर्शिताम् । निराहारामतिकृशां कुह्वां चन्द्रकलामिव
aśokakānane sītāṃ dadarśa śokakarśitām | nirāhārāmatikṛśāṃ kuhvāṃ candrakalāmiva
In the Aśoka grove he saw Sītā, wasted with grief, taking no food, exceedingly thin, like the crescent of the moon on the new-moon night.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 62.65
सततं राम रामेति जपन्तीं भक्तिबूर्वकम् । बिभ्रतीं च जटाभारं तप्तकाञ्चनसंनिभाम्
satataṃ rāma rāmeti japantīṃ bhaktibūrvakam | bibhratīṃ ca jaṭābhāraṃ taptakāñcanasaṃnibhām
(He saw her) constantly murmuring "Rāma, Rāma" with devotion, and wearing a mass of matted hair, (she) resembling refined gold.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 62.66
ध्यायमानां पदाब्जं च श्रीरामस्य दिपानिशम् । शुद्धाशयां सुशीलां च सुव्रतां च पतिव्रताम्
dhyāyamānāṃ padābjaṃ ca śrīrāmasya dipāniśam | śuddhāśayāṃ suśīlāṃ ca suvratāṃ ca pativratām
(her) meditating day and night on the lotus foot of Śrī Rāma, pure in intent, of good character, firm in her vows, and devoted to her husband.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 62.67
महालक्ष्मीलक्ष्मयुक्तां प्रज्वलन्तीं स्वतेजसा । पुण्यदां सर्वतीर्थानां दृष्ट्वा भुवनपावतीम्
mahālakṣmīlakṣmayuktāṃ prajvalantīṃ svatejasā | puṇyadāṃ sarvatīrthānāṃ dṛṣṭvā bhuvanapāvatīm
(He saw her) endowed with the marks of Mahālakṣmī, blazing with her own splendour, bestowing merit upon all places of pilgrimage — having seen her, the purifier of the world,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 62.68
प्रणम्य मातरं दृष्ट्वा रुदतीं वायुनन्दनः । रत्नाङ्गुलीयं रामस्य ददौ तस्यै मुदाऽन्वितः
praṇamya mātaraṃ dṛṣṭvā rudatīṃ vāyunandanaḥ | ratnāṅgulīyaṃ rāmasya dadau tasyai mudā'nvitaḥ
Having bowed to (her as to) a mother and seeing her weeping, the son of the Wind gave her Rāma's jewelled ring, filled with joy.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 62.69
रुरोद धर्मी तां दृष्ट्वा धृत्वा तच्चरणाम्बुजम् । उवाच रामसंदेशं सीताजीवनरक्षणम्
ruroda dharmī tāṃ dṛṣṭvā dhṛtvā taccaraṇāmbujam | uvāca rāmasaṃdeśaṃ sītājīvanarakṣaṇam
The righteous one wept on seeing her, and clasping her lotus-feet he spoke Rāma's message, which was the saving of Sītā's life.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 62.70
हनुमानुवाच पारेसमुद्रं श्रीरामः संनद्धश्च सलक्ष्मणः । बभूव राममित्रं च सुग्रीवो बलवान्कपिः
hanumānuvāca pāresamudraṃ śrīrāmaḥ saṃnaddhaśca salakṣmaṇaḥ | babhūva rāmamitraṃ ca sugrīvo balavānkapiḥ
— tr. refused: cyber
BvP 4 62.71
रामश्च वालिनं हत्वा राज्यं निष्कण्टकं ददौ । सुग्रीवाय च मित्राय तद्भार्यं वालिना हृताम्
rāmaśca vālinaṃ hatvā rājyaṃ niṣkaṇṭakaṃ dadau | sugrīvāya ca mitrāya tadbhāryaṃ vālinā hṛtām
And Rāma, having killed Vālin, gave the kingdom, free of thorns, to his friend Sugrīva, and (gave him back) his wife, who had been carried off by Vālin.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 62.72
सुग्रीवश्च तवोद्धारं स्वीचकार च धर्मतः । वानराश्च ययुः सर्वे तवान्वेषणकारणात्
sugrīvaśca tavoddhāraṃ svīcakāra ca dharmataḥ | vānarāśca yayuḥ sarve tavānveṣaṇakāraṇāt
And Sugrīva undertook your rescue, as was right; and all the monkeys went out for the sake of searching for you.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 62.73
प्राप्य मङ्गलवार्तां च मत्तो राजीवलोचनः । गम्भीरं सागरं बद्ध्वा सोऽचिरेणाऽऽगमिष्यति
prāpya maṅgalavārtāṃ ca matto rājīvalocanaḥ | gambhīraṃ sāgaraṃ baddhvā so'cireṇā''gamiṣyati
And having received the auspicious news from me, the lotus-eyed one, having bridged the deep ocean, will come before long.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 62.74
निहत्य रावणं पापं सपुत्रं च सबान्धवम् । करिष्यत्यचिरेणैव हे मातस्तव मोक्षणम्
nihatya rāvaṇaṃ pāpaṃ saputraṃ ca sabāndhavam | kariṣyatyacireṇaiva he mātastava mokṣaṇam
Having slain the evil Rāvaṇa along with his sons and his kinsmen, he will very soon bring about your release, O mother.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 62.75
अद्य रत्नमयीं लङ्कां निःशङ्कस्त्वतप्रसादतः । भस्मीभूतां करिष्यामि मातः पश्य च सस्मितम्
adya ratnamayīṃ laṅkāṃ niḥśaṅkastvataprasādataḥ | bhasmībhūtāṃ kariṣyāmi mātaḥ paśya ca sasmitam
— tr. refused: cyber
BvP 4 62.76
मर्कटीडिम्भतुल्यां च लङ्कां पश्यामि सुव्रते । मूत्रतुल्यं समुद्रं च शरावमिव भूतलम्
markaṭīḍimbhatulyāṃ ca laṅkāṃ paśyāmi suvrate | mūtratulyaṃ samudraṃ ca śarāvamiva bhūtalam
O you of good vows, I see Laṅkā as equal to a monkey's cub, and the ocean as equal to (a puddle of) urine, and the surface of the earth as a shallow dish.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 62.77
पिपीलिकासंघमिव ससैन्यं रावणं तथा । संहर्तुं च समर्थोंऽहं मुहूर्तार्धेन लीलया
pipīlikāsaṃghamiva sasainyaṃ rāvaṇaṃ tathā | saṃhartuṃ ca samarthoṃ'haṃ muhūrtārdhena līlayā
— tr. refused: cyber
BvP 4 62.78
रामप्रतिज्ञारक्षार्थं न हनिष्यामि सांप्रतम् । स्वस्था भव महाभागे त्यज भीतिं मदीश्वरि
rāmapratijñārakṣārthaṃ na haniṣyāmi sāṃpratam | svasthā bhava mahābhāge tyaja bhītiṃ madīśvari
But to protect Rāma's vow I shall not kill (him) now. Be at ease, greatly fortunate one; abandon your fear, my mistress.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 62.79
पानरस्य वचः श्रुत्वा रुरोदोच्चैर्मुहुर्मुहुः । उवाच वचनं भीता रामपतिव्रता
pānarasya vacaḥ śrutvā rurodoccairmuhurmuhuḥ | uvāca vacanaṃ bhītā rāmapativratā
Hearing the monkey's words, she wept aloud again and again; frightened, she who was devoted to her husband Rāma spoke these words:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BvP 4 62.80
सीतोवाच अये जीवति मे रामो मच्छोकार्णवदारुणात्
sītovāca aye jīvati me rāmo macchokārṇavadāruṇāt
Sītā said: Ah, does my Rāma live on, out of that dreadful ocean of grief for me?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BvP 4 62.81
अपि मे कुशली नाथः कौसल्यानन्दनः प्रभु । कीदृशश्च कृशाङ्गश्च जानकीजीवनोऽधुना
api me kuśalī nāthaḥ kausalyānandanaḥ prabhu | kīdṛśaśca kṛśāṅgaśca jānakījīvano'dhunā
Is my lord well, the joy of Kausalyā, the master? And what is he like now — thin of limb, he who is Jānakī's very life?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 62.82
किमाहारश्च किं भुङ्क्ते मम प्रणाधिकः प्रियः । अपि पारे समुद्रस्य सत्यं सीतापतिः स्वयम्
kimāhāraśca kiṃ bhuṅkte mama praṇādhikaḥ priyaḥ | api pāre samudrasya satyaṃ sītāpatiḥ svayam
What is his food, and what does he eat, my beloved who is dearer than life? And is it true that Sītā's husband himself is (there) on the far shore of the ocean?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 62.83
अपि सत्यं क संनद्धो न शोकेन हतः प्रभुः । अपि स्मरति मां पापां स्वामिनो दुःखरूपिणीम्
api satyaṃ ka saṃnaddho na śokena hataḥ prabhuḥ | api smarati māṃ pāpāṃ svāmino duḥkharūpiṇīm
Is it true that the lord is armed and ready and not struck down by grief? And does my master remember me, wretched and made of sorrow?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 62.84
मदर्थे कति दुःखं वा संप्राप स मदीश्वरः । हारो नाऽऽरोर्पितः कण्ठे पुरा व्यवहितो रतौ
madarthe kati duḥkhaṃ vā saṃprāpa sa madīśvaraḥ | hāro nā''rorpitaḥ kaṇṭhe purā vyavahito ratau
And how much sorrow has my lord undergone for my sake? Formerly, in love-making, the necklace placed upon his neck was pushed aside.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BvP 4 62.85
अधुनैवाऽऽवयोर्मध्ये समुद्रः शतयोजनः । अपि द्रक्ष्यामि तं रामं करुणासागरं प्रभुम्
adhunaivā''vayormadhye samudraḥ śatayojanaḥ | api drakṣyāmi taṃ rāmaṃ karuṇāsāgaraṃ prabhum
Even now an ocean a hundred yojanas (wide) lies between us two. Shall I see that Rāma, the lord who is an ocean of compassion?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 62.86
कान्तं शान्तं नितान्तं च धर्मिष्ठं धर्मकर्मणि । अपि सेवां करिष्यामि पादपद्मे पुनः प्रभोः
kāntaṃ śāntaṃ nitāntaṃ ca dharmiṣṭhaṃ dharmakarmaṇi | api sevāṃ kariṣyāmi pādapadme punaḥ prabhoḥ
(He who is) beloved, tranquil, and utterly steadfast in righteous action — shall I again do service at the lotus feet of the lord?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 62.87
पतिसेवाविहीनाया मूढाया जीवनं दृथा । अपि मे धर्मपुत्रश्च सत्यं जीवति लक्ष्मणः
patisevāvihīnāyā mūḍhāyā jīvanaṃ dṛthā | api me dharmaputraśca satyaṃ jīvati lakṣmaṇaḥ
For a foolish woman deprived of service to her husband, life is in vain. And is it true that my son-in-dharma Lakṣmaṇa lives?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 62.88
मच्छोकसागरे मग्नो भग्नदर्पो मया विना । वीराणां प्रवरो धर्मी देवकल्पश्च देवरः
macchokasāgare magno bhagnadarpo mayā vinā | vīrāṇāṃ pravaro dharmī devakalpaśca devaraḥ
(Is he) sunk in the ocean of grief for me, his pride broken without me — my husband's brother, the foremost of heroes, righteous, godlike?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 62.89
अपि सत्यं ससंन्नद्धो सत्प्रभोरनुजः सदा । अपि द्रक्ष्यामि सत्यं तं लक्ष्मणं धर्मलक्षणम् ।। प्राणानामधिकं प्रेम्णा धन्यं पुण्यस्वरूपिणम्
api satyaṃ sasaṃnnaddho satprabhoranujaḥ sadā | api drakṣyāmi satyaṃ taṃ lakṣmaṇaṃ dharmalakṣaṇam || prāṇānāmadhikaṃ premṇā dhanyaṃ puṇyasvarūpiṇam
Is it true that the good lord's younger brother is ever armed and ready? Shall I truly see that Lakṣmaṇa, marked by righteousness, dearer than life through love, blessed, the very form of merit?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 62.90
इत्येवं वचनं श्रुत्वा दत्त्वा प्रत्युत्तरं शुभम् । भस्मीभूतां च तां लङ्कां चकार लीलया मुने
ityevaṃ vacanaṃ śrutvā dattvā pratyuttaraṃ śubham | bhasmībhūtāṃ ca tāṃ laṅkāṃ cakāra līlayā mune
Having heard these words and given an auspicious reply, he reduced that Laṅkā to ashes in play, O sage.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 62.91
पुनः प्रबोधं तस्यै च दत्तवा वायुसुतः कपिः । प्रययौ लीलया वेगाद्यत्र राजीवलोचनः
punaḥ prabodhaṃ tasyai ca dattavā vāyusutaḥ kapiḥ | prayayau līlayā vegādyatra rājīvalocanaḥ
And having again given her encouragement, the monkey, son of the Wind, went off swiftly and easily to where the lotus-eyed one was.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 62.92
सर्वं तत्कथायामास वृत्तान्तं मातुरेव च । सीतामङ्गलवृत्तान्तं श्रुत्वा रामो रुरोद च
sarvaṃ tatkathāyāmāsa vṛttāntaṃ mātureva ca | sītāmaṅgalavṛttāntaṃ śrutvā rāmo ruroda ca
He told him the whole account, and that of (his) mother too; and hearing the good news of Sītā, Rāma wept.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 62.93
रुतोदोच्चैर्लक्ष्मणश्च सुग्रीवश्चापि नारद । वानरा रुरुदुः सर्वे सहबलपराक्रमाः
rutodoccairlakṣmaṇaśca sugrīvaścāpi nārada | vānarā ruruduḥ sarve sahabalaparākramāḥ
Lakṣmaṇa wept aloud, and Sugrīva too, O Nārada; all the monkeys, with their strength and prowess, wept.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 62.94
निबध्य सेतुं लङ्कां च प्रययौ रघुनन्दनः । ससैन्यः सानुजः शीघ्रं संनद्धश्चापि नारद
nibadhya setuṃ laṅkāṃ ca prayayau raghunandanaḥ | sasainyaḥ sānujaḥ śīghraṃ saṃnaddhaścāpi nārada
Having built the bridge, the delight of the Raghus set out for Laṅkā, with his army and his brother, swiftly and armed for battle, O Nārada.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 62.95
निहत्य रावणं रामो रणं कृत्वा सबान्धवम् । चकार मोक्षणं ब्रह्मन् सितायश्च शुभेक्षणे
nihatya rāvaṇaṃ rāmo raṇaṃ kṛtvā sabāndhavam | cakāra mokṣaṇaṃ brahman sitāyaśca śubhekṣaṇe
Having waged war and slain Rāvaṇa along with his kinsmen, Rāma effected the release of Sītā of the auspicious eyes, O brahmin.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 62.96
कृत्वा पुष्पकयानेन सीतां सत्यपरायणाम् । अयोध्यां प्रययौ शीघ्रं क्रीडाकौतुकमङ्गलैः
kṛtvā puṣpakayānena sītāṃ satyaparāyaṇām | ayodhyāṃ prayayau śīghraṃ krīḍākautukamaṅgalaiḥ
Having placed Sītā, devoted to truth, in the Puṣpaka chariot, he went swiftly to Ayodhyā amid sports, festivity and auspicious rites.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 62.97
क्रीडां चकार भगवान् सीतां कृत्वा च वक्षसि । विजहौ विरहज्वालां सीता रामश्च तत्क्षणम्
krīḍāṃ cakāra bhagavān sītāṃ kṛtvā ca vakṣasi | vijahau virahajvālāṃ sītā rāmaśca tatkṣaṇam
The Lord made love, holding Sītā on his breast; and Sītā and Rāma at that moment left behind the fire of separation.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 62.98
सप्तद्वीपेश्वरो रामो बभूव पृथिवीतले । बभूव निखिला पृथ्वी आधिव्याधिविवर्जिता
saptadvīpeśvaro rāmo babhūva pṛthivītale | babhūva nikhilā pṛthvī ādhivyādhivivarjitā
Rāma became lord of the seven continents on the face of the earth, and the whole earth became free of mental and bodily affliction.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 62.99
बभूवतू रामपुत्रौ धार्मिकौ च कुशीलवौ । तयोश्च पुत्रैः पौत्रेश्च सूर्यवंशोद्भवा नृपाः
babhūvatū rāmaputrau dhārmikau ca kuśīlavau | tayośca putraiḥ pautreśca sūryavaṃśodbhavā nṛpāḥ
There were born to Rāma two righteous sons, Kuśa and Lava; and from their sons and grandsons came the kings born of the Solar dynasty.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 62.100
इति ते कथितं वत्स श्रीरामचरितं शुभम् । सुखदं मोक्षदं सारं पारपोतं भवार्णवे
iti te kathitaṃ vatsa śrīrāmacaritaṃ śubham | sukhadaṃ mokṣadaṃ sāraṃ pārapotaṃ bhavārṇave
Thus, my child, has the auspicious story of Śrī Rāma been told to you — bestowing happiness, bestowing liberation, the essence, a ferry to the far shore on the ocean of existence.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition