Padma Purana — Patala Khanda — Chapter 58

PdP 5 58.1

शेष उवाच। भरतं मूर्च्छितं दृष्ट्वा रघुनाथः सुदुःखितः । प्रतीहारमुवाचेदं शत्रुघ्नं प्रापयाशु माम्

śeṣa uvāca| bharataṃ mūrcchitaṃ dṛṣṭvā raghunāthaḥ suduḥkhitaḥ | pratīhāramuvācedaṃ śatrughnaṃ prāpayāśu mām

Śeṣa said: Seeing Bharata fainted, the lord of the Raghus, deeply grieved, said this to the doorkeeper: "Bring Śatrughna to me at once."

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PdP 5 58.2

तद्वाक्यं प्रोक्तमाकर्ण्य क्षणाच्छत्रुघ्नमानयत् । यत्र रामो निजभ्राता भरतेन सह स्थितः

tadvākyaṃ proktamākarṇya kṣaṇācchatrughnamānayat | yatra rāmo nijabhrātā bharatena saha sthitaḥ

Hearing that command spoken, in a moment he brought Śatrughna to where Rāma, his own brother, was staying with Bharata.

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PdP 5 58.3

भरतं मूर्च्छितं दृष्ट्वा रघुनाथं च दुःखितम् । प्रणम्य दुःखितोऽवोचत्किमिदं दारुणं महत्

bharataṃ mūrcchitaṃ dṛṣṭvā raghunāthaṃ ca duḥkhitam | praṇamya duḥkhito'vocatkimidaṃ dāruṇaṃ mahat

Seeing Bharata unconscious and the Lord of the Raghus grieving, he bowed and, sorrowful, said: "What is this great and terrible thing?"

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PdP 5 58.4

तदा रामोंऽत्यजप्रोक्तं वाक्यं लोकविगर्हितम् । तं प्रत्युवाच रामोऽसौ शत्रुघ्नं पदसेवकम्

tadā rāmoṃ'tyajaproktaṃ vākyaṃ lokavigarhitam | taṃ pratyuvāca rāmo'sau śatrughnaṃ padasevakam

Then Rāma (repeated) the words spoken by the outcaste, words condemned by the world; that Rāma replied to Śatrughna, the servant at his feet,

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PdP 5 58.5

अधोमुखो दीनरवो गद्गदाक्षरवेपथुः । शृणु भ्रातर्वचो मेऽद्य कुरु तत्क्षिप्रमादरात्

adhomukho dīnaravo gadgadākṣaravepathuḥ | śṛṇu bhrātarvaco me'dya kuru tatkṣipramādarāt

with face downcast, voice pitiful, his syllables faltering and trembling: "Hear my words today, brother, and do that quickly and respectfully,

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PdP 5 58.6

यथा स्याद्विमलाकीर्तिर्गंगेव पृथिवीं गता । सीताया वाच्यमतुलं लोके श्रुत्वांत्यजोदितम्

yathā syādvimalākīrtirgaṃgeva pṛthivīṃ gatā | sītāyā vācyamatulaṃ loke śrutvāṃtyajoditam

so that (my) fame may be spotless, like the Gaṅgā that came to the earth. Having heard the matchless reproach of Sītā in the world, spoken by the outcaste,

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PdP 5 58.7

हातुमिच्छामि देहं स्वमेनां वा जानकीं किल । इति वाक्यं समाकर्ण्य रामस्य किल शत्रुहा

hātumicchāmi dehaṃ svamenāṃ vā jānakīṃ kila | iti vākyaṃ samākarṇya rāmasya kila śatruhā

I wish to abandon either my own body or her, Jānakī indeed." Having heard this speech of Rāma, the slayer of foes

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PdP 5 58.8

सवेपथुः पपातोर्व्यां दुःखितः परदारणः । संज्ञां प्राप्य मुहूर्तेन रघुनाथमवोचत

savepathuḥ papātorvyāṃ duḥkhitaḥ paradāraṇaḥ | saṃjñāṃ prāpya muhūrtena raghunāthamavocata

trembling, fell to the ground, grieved, tearing at (his) limbs; regaining consciousness in a moment, he said to the Lord of the Raghus:

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PdP 5 58.9

शत्रुघ्न उवाच। किमेतदुच्यते स्वामिञ्जानकीं प्रति दारुणम् । पाखंडैर्दुष्टचित्तैश्च सर्वधर्मबहिष्कृतैः

śatrughna uvāca| kimetaducyate svāmiñjānakīṃ prati dāruṇam | pākhaṃḍairduṣṭacittaiśca sarvadharmabahiṣkṛtaiḥ

Śatrughna said: "Why is this cruel thing said about Jānakī, (said) by heretics, evil-minded men, cast out from all dharma?

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PdP 5 58.10

निंदिता श्रुतिरग्राह्या भवति त्वग्र्यजन्मनाम् । जाह्नवी सर्वलोकानां पापघ्नी दुरितापहा

niṃditā śrutiragrāhyā bhavati tvagryajanmanām | jāhnavī sarvalokānāṃ pāpaghnī duritāpahā

Even scripture, when reviled, becomes unacceptable to the twice-born of highest birth. The Jāhnavī (Gaṅgā) destroys the sin of all the worlds and takes away evil;

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PdP 5 58.11

निस्पृष्टा पापिभिः पुंभिः सा स्पर्शेनार्हिता सताम् । सूर्यो जगत्प्रकाशाय समुदेति जगत्यहो

nispṛṣṭā pāpibhiḥ puṃbhiḥ sā sparśenārhitā satām | sūryo jagatprakāśāya samudeti jagatyaho

though touched by sinful men, she is (still) honored by the good with (her) touch. The sun rises to light up the world, ah, in this world—

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PdP 5 58.12

उलूकानां रुचिकरो न भवेत्तत्र का क्षतिः । तस्मात्त्वमेनां गृह्णीष्व मा त्यजानिंदितां स्त्रियम्

ulūkānāṃ rucikaro na bhavettatra kā kṣatiḥ | tasmāttvamenāṃ gṛhṇīṣva mā tyajāniṃditāṃ striyam

yet he would not be pleasing to owls: what loss is there in that? Therefore take her back; do not abandon a woman who is blameless.

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PdP 5 58.13

श्रीरामभद्रकृपया कुरुष्व वचनं मम । एतच्छ्रुत्वा वचस्तस्य शत्रुघ्नस्य महात्मनः

śrīrāmabhadrakṛpayā kuruṣva vacanaṃ mama | etacchrutvā vacastasya śatrughnasya mahātmanaḥ

By the grace of the blessed Śrī Rāma, act on my word." Having heard this speech of that great-souled Śatrughna,

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PdP 5 58.14

पुनःपुनर्जगादेदं यदुक्तं भरतं प्रति । तन्निशम्य वचो भ्रातुर्दुःखपूरपरिप्लुतः

punaḥpunarjagādedaṃ yaduktaṃ bharataṃ prati | tanniśamya vaco bhrāturduḥkhapūrapariplutaḥ

he said again and again what he had said to Bharata. Hearing that speech of his brother, overwhelmed by a flood of grief,

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PdP 5 58.15

पपात मूर्च्छितो भूमौ छिन्नमूल इव द्रुमः । भ्रातरं पतितं वीक्ष्य शत्रुघ्नं दुःखितो भृशम्

papāta mūrcchito bhūmau chinnamūla iva drumaḥ | bhrātaraṃ patitaṃ vīkṣya śatrughnaṃ duḥkhito bhṛśam

he fell to the ground unconscious, like a tree whose root is cut. Seeing his brother Śatrughna fallen, greatly grieved,

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PdP 5 58.16

प्रतीहारमुवाचेदं लक्ष्मणं त्वानयांतिकम् । स लक्ष्मणगृहं गत्वा न्यवेदयदिदं वचः

pratīhāramuvācedaṃ lakṣmaṇaṃ tvānayāṃtikam | sa lakṣmaṇagṛhaṃ gatvā nyavedayadidaṃ vacaḥ

he said this to the doorkeeper: "Bring Lakṣmaṇa here to me." He went to Lakṣmaṇa's house and announced these words:

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PdP 5 58.17

प्रतीहार उवाच। स्वामिन्रामो भवंतं तु समाह्वयति वेगतः । स तच्छ्रुत्वा समाह्वानं रामचंद्रेण वेगतः

pratīhāra uvāca| svāminrāmo bhavaṃtaṃ tu samāhvayati vegataḥ | sa tacchrutvā samāhvānaṃ rāmacaṃdreṇa vegataḥ

The doorkeeper said: "Master, Rāma summons you in haste." Hearing that summons by Rāmacandra, he swiftly

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PdP 5 58.18

जगाम तरसा तत्र यत्र स भ्रातृकोऽनघः । भरतं मूर्च्छितं दृष्ट्वा शत्रुघ्नमपि मूर्च्छितम्

jagāma tarasā tatra yatra sa bhrātṛko'naghaḥ | bharataṃ mūrcchitaṃ dṛṣṭvā śatrughnamapi mūrcchitam

went at once to where that sinless one was with his brothers. Seeing Bharata unconscious and Śatrughna unconscious too,

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PdP 5 58.19

श्रीरामचंद्रं दुःखार्तं दुःखितो वाक्यमब्रवीत् । किमेतद्दारुणं राजन्दृश्यते मूर्च्छनादिकम्

śrīrāmacaṃdraṃ duḥkhārtaṃ duḥkhito vākyamabravīt | kimetaddāruṇaṃ rājandṛśyate mūrcchanādikam

and Śrī Rāmacandra afflicted with grief, he said, grieving, these words: "What is this terrible thing, O king, that is seen—this fainting and the rest?

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PdP 5 58.20

तदाशु शंस मां सर्वं कारणं मुख्यतोऽनघ । एवं वदंतं नृपतिर्वृत्तांतं सर्वमादितः

tadāśu śaṃsa māṃ sarvaṃ kāraṇaṃ mukhyato'nagha | evaṃ vadaṃtaṃ nṛpatirvṛttāṃtaṃ sarvamāditaḥ

Then tell me quickly the whole cause, chiefly, O sinless one." To him speaking thus, the king (related) the whole matter from the beginning;

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PdP 5 58.21

शशंस लक्ष्मणं क्षिप्रं दुःखपूरपरिप्लुतम् । लक्ष्मणस्तद्वचः श्रुत्वा सीतायास्त्यागसंभवम्

śaśaṃsa lakṣmaṇaṃ kṣipraṃ duḥkhapūrapariplutam | lakṣmaṇastadvacaḥ śrutvā sītāyāstyāgasaṃbhavam

overwhelmed by a flood of sorrow, he quickly told Lakṣmaṇa. Lakṣmaṇa, hearing that speech about the occurrence of Sītā's abandonment,

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PdP 5 58.22

निःश्वसन्मुहुरुच्छ्वासं स्तब्धगात्र इवाभवत् । भ्रातरं स्तब्धगात्रं च कंपमानं मुहुर्मुहुः

niḥśvasanmuhurucchvāsaṃ stabdhagātra ivābhavat | bhrātaraṃ stabdhagātraṃ ca kaṃpamānaṃ muhurmuhuḥ

Sighing again and again, he became as though his limbs were paralyzed; and (Rāma), seeing his brother with limbs stiffened and trembling again and again,

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PdP 5 58.23

न किंचन वदन्तं तं वीक्ष्य शोकार्दितोऽब्रवीत् । किं करिष्याम्यहं भूमौ स्थित्वा दुर्यशसांकितः

na kiṃcana vadantaṃ taṃ vīkṣya śokārdito'bravīt | kiṃ kariṣyāmyahaṃ bhūmau sthitvā duryaśasāṃkitaḥ

and saying nothing at all — seeing him thus, (Rāma), afflicted with grief, spoke: "What shall I do, standing on the earth branded with ill fame?

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PdP 5 58.24

त्यजामीदं वपुः श्रीमल्लोकभीत्या च शोकवान् । सर्वदा भ्रातरो मह्यं मद्वाक्यकरणोत्सुकाः

tyajāmīdaṃ vapuḥ śrīmallokabhītyā ca śokavān | sarvadā bhrātaro mahyaṃ madvākyakaraṇotsukāḥ

Sorrowing, out of fear of the people, O illustrious one, I abandon this body. Always my brothers have been eager to carry out my word;

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PdP 5 58.25

इदानीं तेपि दैवेन प्रतिकूलवचः कराः । कुत्र गच्छामि कं यामि हसिष्यंति नृपा भुवि

idānīṃ tepi daivena pratikūlavacaḥ karāḥ | kutra gacchāmi kaṃ yāmi hasiṣyaṃti nṛpā bhuvi

but now even they, by fate, speak words contrary (to me). Where shall I go, to whom shall I go? The kings on earth will laugh (at me) —

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PdP 5 58.26

दुर्यशो लांछितं मां वै कुष्ठिनं रूपवन्नराः । मनोर्वंशे पुरा भूपा जाता जाता गुणाधिकाः

duryaśo lāṃchitaṃ māṃ vai kuṣṭhinaṃ rūpavannarāḥ | manorvaṃśe purā bhūpā jātā jātā guṇādhikāḥ

at me, marked with ill fame, a leper (as it were) among handsome men. Formerly in Manu's line the kings born were each born richer in virtues;

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PdP 5 58.27

इदानीं मयि जाते तु विपरीतं बभूव तत् । इति संभाषमाणं तं रामभद्रं समीक्ष्य सः

idānīṃ mayi jāte tu viparītaṃ babhūva tat | iti saṃbhāṣamāṇaṃ taṃ rāmabhadraṃ samīkṣya saḥ

but now, with my birth, that has become reversed." Seeing Rāmabhadra speaking thus, he (Lakṣmaṇa),

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PdP 5 58.28

संस्तभ्याश्रूणि विपुलान्युवाच विकल स्वरः । स्वामिन्विषादं मा कार्षीः कथं तव मतिर्हृता

saṃstabhyāśrūṇi vipulānyuvāca vikala svaraḥ | svāminviṣādaṃ mā kārṣīḥ kathaṃ tava matirhṛtā

checking his abundant tears, said with faltering voice: "Master, do not despair! How has your judgement been carried off?

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PdP 5 58.29

सीतामनिंदितां को नु त्यजति श्रुतवान्भवान् । आकारयामि रजकं परिपृच्छामि तं प्रति

sītāmaniṃditāṃ ko nu tyajati śrutavānbhavān | ākārayāmi rajakaṃ paripṛcchāmi taṃ prati

Who indeed abandons Sītā, who is blameless? You are one who has heard (the scriptures). I shall summon the washerman and question him about this:

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PdP 5 58.30

कथं त्वयानिंदिता सा जानकी योषितां वरा । तव देशे बलात्कश्चिद्बाध्यते न जनोऽल्पकः

kathaṃ tvayāniṃditā sā jānakī yoṣitāṃ varā | tava deśe balātkaścidbādhyate na jano'lpakaḥ

'How is she, Jānakī, the best of women, blamed by you? In your (king's) realm no small person is oppressed by anyone by force.'

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PdP 5 58.31

तस्मात्तस्य यथास्वांते प्रतीतिः स्यात्तथाचर । किमर्थं त्यज्यते भीरुः पतिव्रतपरायणा

tasmāttasya yathāsvāṃte pratītiḥ syāttathācara | kimarthaṃ tyajyate bhīruḥ pativrataparāyaṇā

Therefore act in such a way that conviction may arise in his heart. For what reason is the timid one, wholly devoted to her husband, being abandoned?

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PdP 5 58.32

मनसा वचसा नान्यं जानाति जनकात्मजा । तस्मादेनां गृहाण त्वमेतां मा त्यज जानकीम्

manasā vacasā nānyaṃ jānāti janakātmajā | tasmādenāṃ gṛhāṇa tvametāṃ mā tyaja jānakīm

Janaka's daughter knows no other, neither in thought nor in speech. Therefore take her back; do not abandon this Jānakī.

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PdP 5 58.33

ममोपरि कृपां कृत्वा मदुक्तं संश्रयाशु तत् । एवं वदंतं प्रत्यूचे रामः शोकेन कर्षितः

mamopari kṛpāṃ kṛtvā maduktaṃ saṃśrayāśu tat | evaṃ vadaṃtaṃ pratyūce rāmaḥ śokena karṣitaḥ

Show favour towards me and accept at once what I have said." To him, speaking thus, Rāma, worn down by grief, replied,

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PdP 5 58.34

लक्ष्मणं धर्मवाक्येन बोधयंस्त्यजनोद्यमः

lakṣmaṇaṃ dharmavākyena bodhayaṃstyajanodyamaḥ

instructing Lakṣmaṇa with words of dharma, bent upon the abandoning:

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PdP 5 58.35

राम उवाच। कथं तु मां ब्रवीषि त्वं मा त्यजैनामनिंदिताम् । लोकापवादात्त्यक्ष्येऽहं जानन्नपि विपापिनीम्

rāma uvāca| kathaṃ tu māṃ bravīṣi tvaṃ mā tyajaināmaniṃditām | lokāpavādāttyakṣye'haṃ jānannapi vipāpinīm

Rāma said: But how do you tell me, "Do not abandon her, the blameless one"? Because of the people's censure I shall abandon her, though I know her to be free of sin.

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PdP 5 58.36

स्वयशः कारणेऽहं स्वं देहं त्यक्ष्याम्यशोभनम् । त्वामपि भ्रातरं त्यक्ष्ये लोकवादाद्विगर्हितम्

svayaśaḥ kāraṇe'haṃ svaṃ dehaṃ tyakṣyāmyaśobhanam | tvāmapi bhrātaraṃ tyakṣye lokavādādvigarhitam

For the sake of my own good name I shall abandon my own body (if it becomes) disgraceful; and I shall abandon even you, my brother, if you are reproached by the talk of the people.

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PdP 5 58.37

किमुतान्ये गृहाः पुत्रा मित्राणि वसुशोभनम् । स्वयशःकारणे सर्वं त्यजामि किमु मैथिलीम्

kimutānye gṛhāḥ putrā mitrāṇi vasuśobhanam | svayaśaḥkāraṇe sarvaṃ tyajāmi kimu maithilīm

How much more (would I abandon) other things — houses, sons, friends, fine wealth! For the sake of my own good name I abandon everything; how much more the Maithilī!

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PdP 5 58.38

न तथा मे प्रियो भ्राता न कलत्रं न बांधवाः । यथा मे विमलाकीर्तिर्वल्लभा लोकविश्रुता

na tathā me priyo bhrātā na kalatraṃ na bāṃdhavāḥ | yathā me vimalākīrtirvallabhā lokaviśrutā

Not so dear to me is a brother, nor a wife, nor kinsmen, as my spotless fame, renowned in the world, is beloved to me.

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PdP 5 58.39

इदानीं रजको नैव प्रष्टव्यो भवति ध्रुवम् । कालेन सर्वं भविता लोकचित्तस्य रंजनम्

idānīṃ rajako naiva praṣṭavyo bhavati dhruvam | kālena sarvaṃ bhavitā lokacittasya raṃjanam

Now the washerman is certainly not to be questioned at all. In time everything will come about — the pleasing of the people's mind.

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PdP 5 58.40

आमयो यद्वदामस्तु न चिकित्स्यो भवेत्क्षितौ । सकालेन परीपाकाद्भेषजादेव नश्यति

āmayo yadvadāmastu na cikitsyo bhavetkṣitau | sakālena parīpākādbheṣajādeva naśyati

Just as a disease that is undigested (in its raw stage) cannot be treated on earth, but in time, once it has ripened, is destroyed by medicine alone —

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PdP 5 58.41

तथा कालेन संभावि सांप्रतं मा विलंबय । त्यजैनां विपिने साध्वीं मां वा खड्गेन घातय

tathā kālena saṃbhāvi sāṃprataṃ mā vilaṃbaya | tyajaināṃ vipine sādhvīṃ māṃ vā khaḍgena ghātaya

so it will come about in time. Do not delay now: abandon this virtuous woman in the forest, or else kill me with your sword.

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PdP 5 58.42

इत्युक्तं वाक्यमाकर्ण्य दुःखितोऽभूत्तदा महान् । चिंतयामास च स्वांते लक्ष्मणः शोककर्षितः

ityuktaṃ vākyamākarṇya duḥkhito'bhūttadā mahān | ciṃtayāmāsa ca svāṃte lakṣmaṇaḥ śokakarṣitaḥ

Hearing the words thus spoken, the great one then became sorrowful; and Lakṣmaṇa, dragged down by grief, pondered within himself.

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PdP 5 58.43

पित्राज्ञप्तो जामदग्न्यो मातरं चाप्यघातयत् । गुरोराज्ञा नैव लंघ्या युक्ताऽयुक्तापि सर्वथा

pitrājñapto jāmadagnyo mātaraṃ cāpyaghātayat | gurorājñā naiva laṃghyā yuktā'yuktāpi sarvathā

Commanded by his father, the son of Jamadagni even slew his mother; a teacher's (or elder's) command must never be transgressed, whether it be right or wrong, in any case.

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PdP 5 58.44

तस्मादेनां त्यजाम्येव रामस्य प्रियकाम्यया । इति संचिंत्य मनसि भ्रातरं प्रत्युवाच सः

tasmādenāṃ tyajāmyeva rāmasya priyakāmyayā | iti saṃciṃtya manasi bhrātaraṃ pratyuvāca saḥ

"Therefore I shall indeed abandon her, out of the wish to please Rāma." Having thus reflected in his mind, he replied to his brother.

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PdP 5 58.45

लक्ष्मणउवाच। अकृत्यमपि कार्यं वै गुर्वाज्ञां नैव लंघयेत् । तस्मात्कुर्वे भवद्वाक्यं यत्त्वं वदसि सुव्रत

lakṣmaṇauvāca| akṛtyamapi kāryaṃ vai gurvājñāṃ naiva laṃghayet | tasmātkurve bhavadvākyaṃ yattvaṃ vadasi suvrata

Lakṣmaṇa said: Even a thing not to be done must indeed be done; one should never transgress an elder's command. Therefore I shall carry out your word, whatever you say, O you of good vows.

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PdP 5 58.46

इत्येवं भाषमाणं तं लक्ष्मणं प्रत्युवाच सः । साधुसाधु महाप्राज्ञ त्वया मे तोषितं मनः

ityevaṃ bhāṣamāṇaṃ taṃ lakṣmaṇaṃ pratyuvāca saḥ | sādhusādhu mahāprājña tvayā me toṣitaṃ manaḥ

To Lakṣmaṇa, who was speaking thus, he replied: "Well said, well said, O greatly wise one; by you my mind has been satisfied."

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PdP 5 58.47

अद्यैव रात्रौ जानक्या दोहदस्तापसी क्षणे । तन्मिषेण रथे स्थाप्य मोचयैनां महावने

adyaiva rātrau jānakyā dohadastāpasī kṣaṇe | tanmiṣeṇa rathe sthāpya mocayaināṃ mahāvane

This very night Jānakī has a pregnancy-longing directed to the ascetic women at that time; on that pretext, setting her on the chariot, release her (leave her) in the great forest.

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PdP 5 58.48

इत्थं भाषितमाकर्ण्य विशुष्यद्वदनोऽभितः । रुदन्बाष्पकलां मुंचञ्जगाम स्वं निवेशनम्

itthaṃ bhāṣitamākarṇya viśuṣyadvadano'bhitaḥ | rudanbāṣpakalāṃ muṃcañjagāma svaṃ niveśanam

Hearing this speech, his face drying up all around, weeping and shedding a trickle of tears, he went to his own dwelling.

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PdP 5 58.49

सुमंत्रं तु समाहूय वचनं तमथाब्रवीत् । रथं मे कुरु सज्जं वै सदश्ववरभूषितम्

sumaṃtraṃ tu samāhūya vacanaṃ tamathābravīt | rathaṃ me kuru sajjaṃ vai sadaśvavarabhūṣitam

But having summoned Sumantra, he then spoke this word to him: "Make the chariot ready for me, furnished with excellent good horses."

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PdP 5 58.50

स तद्वाक्यं समाकर्ण्य रथमानीतवांस्तदा । आनीतं तं रथं दृष्ट्वा लक्ष्मणः शोककर्षितः

sa tadvākyaṃ samākarṇya rathamānītavāṃstadā | ānītaṃ taṃ rathaṃ dṛṣṭvā lakṣmaṇaḥ śokakarṣitaḥ

Hearing that word of his, he then brought the chariot; seeing that chariot brought, Lakṣmaṇa, dragged down by grief,

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PdP 5 58.51

परमं दुःखमापन्नः संरुह्य स्यंदनं वरम् । निःश्वसञ्जानकीगेहं प्रतस्थे भ्रातृसेवकः

paramaṃ duḥkhamāpannaḥ saṃruhya syaṃdanaṃ varam | niḥśvasañjānakīgehaṃ pratasthe bhrātṛsevakaḥ

fallen into the utmost sorrow, having mounted the excellent chariot, sighing, set out for Jānakī's house — he, the servant of his brother.

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PdP 5 58.52

गत्वा चांतःपुरे भ्राता रामस्य मिथिलात्मजाम् । प्रत्यूचे निःश्वसन्वाक्यं दुःखपूरपरिप्लुतः

gatvā cāṃtaḥpure bhrātā rāmasya mithilātmajām | pratyūce niḥśvasanvākyaṃ duḥkhapūrapariplutaḥ

And having gone into the inner apartments, Rāma's brother, sighing, flooded by a torrent of grief, spoke a word in reply to the daughter of Mithilā:

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PdP 5 58.53

मातर्जानकि रामेण प्रेषितो भवनं तव । तापसीः प्रति याहि त्वं दोहदप्राप्तिहेतवे

mātarjānaki rāmeṇa preṣito bhavanaṃ tava | tāpasīḥ prati yāhi tvaṃ dohadaprāptihetave

"Mother Jānakī, I have been sent by Rāma to your dwelling: go to the ascetic women for the sake of obtaining (the fulfilment of) your longing."

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PdP 5 58.54

इति वाक्यं समाकर्ण्य लक्ष्मणस्य विदेहजा । परमं हर्षमापन्ना लक्ष्मणं प्रत्यभाषत

iti vākyaṃ samākarṇya lakṣmaṇasya videhajā | paramaṃ harṣamāpannā lakṣmaṇaṃ pratyabhāṣata

Hearing this word of Lakṣmaṇa, the Videha-born one, having attained the greatest joy, spoke back to Lakṣmaṇa.

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PdP 5 58.55

जानक्युवाच। धन्याहं मैथिली राज्ञी रामस्य चरणस्मरा । यस्या दोहदपूर्त्यर्थं प्रेषयामास लक्ष्मणम्

jānakyuvāca| dhanyāhaṃ maithilī rājñī rāmasya caraṇasmarā | yasyā dohadapūrtyarthaṃ preṣayāmāsa lakṣmaṇam

Jānakī said: I am blessed, the Mithilā queen, mindful of Rāma's feet, for the sake of whose longing's fulfilment he has sent Lakṣmaṇa.

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PdP 5 58.56

अद्याहं ता वनचरीस्तापसीः पतिदेवताः । नमस्कुर्यां च वासोभिः पूजयामि मनोहराः

adyāhaṃ tā vanacarīstāpasīḥ patidevatāḥ | namaskuryāṃ ca vāsobhiḥ pūjayāmi manoharāḥ

Today I shall make obeisance to those forest-dwelling ascetic women, for whom the husband is the deity, and I shall honour those charming ones with garments.

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PdP 5 58.57

इत्युक्त्वा रम्यवस्त्राणि महार्हाभरणानि च । मणीन्विमलमुक्ताश्च कर्पूरादिसुगंधिमत्

ityuktvā ramyavastrāṇi mahārhābharaṇāni ca | maṇīnvimalamuktāśca karpūrādisugaṃdhimat

Having said this, (she took) lovely garments and very costly ornaments, gems and spotless pearls, and what is fragrant with camphor and the rest,

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PdP 5 58.58

चंदनादिकवस्तूनि विचित्राणि सहस्रधा । जग्राह रघुनाथस्य पत्नी स्वप्रियकाम्यया

caṃdanādikavastūni vicitrāṇi sahasradhā | jagrāha raghunāthasya patnī svapriyakāmyayā

and sandalwood and other substances, of a thousand kinds and various — these the wife of the Lord of the Raghus took, out of desire to please her own beloved.

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PdP 5 58.59

सीता गृहीत्वा सर्वाणि दासीनां करयोर्मुहुः । लक्ष्मणं प्रतिगच्छंती देहल्यां चास्खलत्तदा

sītā gṛhītvā sarvāṇi dāsīnāṃ karayormuhuḥ | lakṣmaṇaṃ pratigacchaṃtī dehalyāṃ cāskhalattadā

Sītā, having taken all (these things), (placing them) again and again in the hands of her maidservants, and going toward Lakṣmaṇa, then stumbled on the threshold.

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PdP 5 58.60

अविचार्य तदौत्सुक्याल्लक्ष्मणं प्रियकारिणम् । उवाच कुत्र सरथो येन मां प्रापयिष्यसि

avicārya tadautsukyāllakṣmaṇaṃ priyakāriṇam | uvāca kutra saratho yena māṃ prāpayiṣyasi

Without reflecting, out of her eagerness for that, she said to Lakṣmaṇa, the doer of what is dear: "Where is the chariot with which you will convey me?"

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PdP 5 58.61

स निःश्वसन्रथं हैमं जानक्या सह निर्विशत् । सुमंत्रं प्रत्युवाचासौ चालयाश्वान्मनोजवान्

sa niḥśvasanrathaṃ haimaṃ jānakyā saha nirviśat | sumaṃtraṃ pratyuvācāsau cālayāśvānmanojavān

Sighing, he entered the golden chariot together with Jānakī; and he said to Sumantra: "Drive on the horses, swift as thought."

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PdP 5 58.62

स सुयुक्तं रथं वाक्याल्लक्ष्मणस्य तु चाह्वयत् । अश्रुपूर्णमुखं पश्यँल्लक्ष्मणं स मुहुर्मुहुः

sa suyuktaṃ rathaṃ vākyāllakṣmaṇasya tu cāhvayat | aśrupūrṇamukhaṃ paśya~llakṣmaṇaṃ sa muhurmuhuḥ

He called for the well-yoked chariot at Lakṣmaṇa's word, looking again and again at Lakṣmaṇa, whose face was full of tears.

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PdP 5 58.63

आहतास्तेन कशया वाहास्तस्यापतन्पथि । न चलंति यदा वाहास्तदा लक्ष्मणमब्रवीत्

āhatāstena kaśayā vāhāstasyāpatanpathi | na calaṃti yadā vāhāstadā lakṣmaṇamabravīt

The horses, struck by him with the whip, fell down on the road; when the horses did not move, then he said to Lakṣmaṇa:

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PdP 5 58.64

सुमंत्र उवाच। स्वामिंश्चलंति नो वाहा यत्नेन परिचालिताः । किं करोमि न जानेऽत्र कारणं वाहपातने

sumaṃtra uvāca| svāmiṃścalaṃti no vāhā yatnena paricālitāḥ | kiṃ karomi na jāne'tra kāraṇaṃ vāhapātane

Sumantra said: Master, our horses do not move, though driven on with effort. What am I to do? I do not know the cause here for the horses' collapsing.

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PdP 5 58.65

एवं ब्रुवंतं प्रत्यूचे लक्ष्मणो गद्गदस्वरः । सारथिं धैर्यमास्थाय ताडयैतान्कशादिभिः

evaṃ bruvaṃtaṃ pratyūce lakṣmaṇo gadgadasvaraḥ | sārathiṃ dhairyamāsthāya tāḍayaitānkaśādibhiḥ

To him who spoke thus Lakṣmaṇa replied with a faltering voice: Charioteer, take courage and strike them with whip and the rest.

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PdP 5 58.66

एतच्छ्रुत्वोदितं यंता कथंचित्समचालयत् । तदा स्फुरद्दक्षनेत्रं जानक्या दुःखशंसकम्

etacchrutvoditaṃ yaṃtā kathaṃcitsamacālayat | tadā sphuraddakṣanetraṃ jānakyā duḥkhaśaṃsakam

Hearing this said, the driver somehow got (the chariot) moving. Then Jānakī's right eye throbbed, foretelling sorrow;

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PdP 5 58.67

तदैव हृदये शोकः समभूद्दुःखशंसकः । तदैव पक्षिणः पुण्याः कुर्वंति परिवर्तनम्

tadaiva hṛdaye śokaḥ samabhūdduḥkhaśaṃsakaḥ | tadaiva pakṣiṇaḥ puṇyāḥ kurvaṃti parivartanam

and at that very moment sorrow foretelling grief arose in (her) heart; at that very moment the auspicious birds made a circling turn.

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PdP 5 58.68

एवं वीक्ष्यैव वैदेही प्रत्युवाचाथ देवरम् । कथं मे तापसीक्षायै यातुमिच्छा रघूद्वह

evaṃ vīkṣyaiva vaidehī pratyuvācātha devaram | kathaṃ me tāpasīkṣāyai yātumicchā raghūdvaha

Seeing this, Vaidehī then said to her husband's brother: How is it, O foremost of the Raghus, that I have this wish to go to see the ascetics?

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PdP 5 58.69

रामे भूयाद्धि कल्याणं भरते वा तथानुजे । तत्प्रजासु च सर्वत्र मा भवंतु विपर्ययाः

rāme bhūyāddhi kalyāṇaṃ bharate vā tathānuje | tatprajāsu ca sarvatra mā bhavaṃtu viparyayāḥ

May there be well-being for Rāma, and for Bharata, and likewise for the younger brother; and among their subjects everywhere let there be no reverses.

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PdP 5 58.70

एवं ब्रुवंतीं संवीक्ष्य जानकीं च स लक्ष्मणः । न किंचिदुक्तवान्रुद्ध कंठो बाष्पप्रपूरितः

evaṃ bruvaṃtīṃ saṃvīkṣya jānakīṃ ca sa lakṣmaṇaḥ | na kiṃciduktavānruddha kaṃṭho bāṣpaprapūritaḥ

And seeing Jānakī speaking thus, Lakṣmaṇa said nothing, his throat choked and filled with tears.

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PdP 5 58.71

सा गच्छंती मृगान्वामं परिवर्तनकारकान् । अपश्यद्दुःखसंघातकारकान्समभाषत

sā gacchaṃtī mṛgānvāmaṃ parivartanakārakān | apaśyadduḥkhasaṃghātakārakānsamabhāṣata

As she went, she saw deer making their turn to the left, bringing on a mass of sorrow, and she spoke:

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PdP 5 58.72

अद्य यन्मे मृगा वामं वर्तयंति तदिष्यते । श्रीरामचरणौ मुक्त्वा गच्छंत्यायुक्तमेव तत्

adya yanme mṛgā vāmaṃ vartayaṃti tadiṣyate | śrīrāmacaraṇau muktvā gacchaṃtyāyuktameva tat

That the deer today turn to my left—this is (to be) accepted; for one who goes away leaving the feet of Śrī Rāma, that is only fitting.

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PdP 5 58.73

महिलानां परोधर्मः स्वभर्तृचरणार्चनम् । तन्मुक्त्वान्यत्र यांत्या मे यद्भवेद्युक्तमेव तत्

mahilānāṃ parodharmaḥ svabhartṛcaraṇārcanam | tanmuktvānyatra yāṃtyā me yadbhavedyuktameva tat

The highest duty of women is the worship of their own husband's feet; for me, who go elsewhere abandoning that, whatever may happen is only fitting.

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PdP 5 58.74

एवं पथि विचारं तु कुर्वंत्या परमार्थतः । जाह्नवी ददृशे देव्या मुनिवृंदैकसेविता

evaṃ pathi vicāraṃ tu kurvaṃtyā paramārthataḥ | jāhnavī dadṛśe devyā munivṛṃdaikasevitā

As she thus reflected on the way upon the highest truth, the Jāhnavī was seen by the lady, served by throngs of sages alone.

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PdP 5 58.75

यस्यां जलस्य कल्लोला दृश्यंते दुग्धसंनिभाः । तरंगो दृश्यते यत्र स्वर्गसोपानमूर्तिभृत्

yasyāṃ jalasya kallolā dṛśyaṃte dugdhasaṃnibhāḥ | taraṃgo dṛśyate yatra svargasopānamūrtibhṛt

In which the surging waves of water are seen resembling milk, where the wave is seen bearing the form of a stairway to heaven,

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PdP 5 58.76

यस्या वारिकणस्पर्शान्महापातकसंचयः । पलायते न कुत्रापि स्थानमीक्षन्समंततः

yasyā vārikaṇasparśānmahāpātakasaṃcayaḥ | palāyate na kutrāpi sthānamīkṣansamaṃtataḥ

from the touch of whose drops of water the accumulation of great sins flees away, looking all around and finding no place anywhere.

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PdP 5 58.77

गंगां प्राप्याथ सौमित्रिर्जानकीं स्यंदने स्थिताम् । उवाच निर्गलद्बाष्प एहि सीते रथाद्भुवि

gaṃgāṃ prāpyātha saumitrirjānakīṃ syaṃdane sthitām | uvāca nirgaladbāṣpa ehi sīte rathādbhuvi

Then, having reached the Gaṅgā, the son of Sumitrā said to Jānakī, who was seated in the chariot, with tears streaming down: Come, Sītā, from the chariot to the ground.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

PdP 5 58.78

सीता तद्वाक्यमाकर्ण्य क्षणादवततार सा । लक्ष्मणेन धृता बाहौ स्खलंती पथि कंटकैः

sītā tadvākyamākarṇya kṣaṇādavatatāra sā | lakṣmaṇena dhṛtā bāhau skhalaṃtī pathi kaṃṭakaiḥ

Hearing that speech, Sītā stepped down in a moment, held by the arm by Lakṣmaṇa, stumbling on the path because of thorns.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition