Padma Purana — Uttara Khanda — Chapter 244
PdP 6 244.1
शंकर उवाच- अथ रामस्तु वैदेह्या राज्यभोगान्मनोरमान् । बुभुजे वर्षसाहस्रं पालयन्सर्वतोदिशः
śaṃkara uvāca- atha rāmastu vaidehyā rājyabhogānmanoramān | bubhuje varṣasāhasraṃ pālayansarvatodiśaḥ
Śaṅkara said: Then Rāma enjoyed with Vaidehī the delightful pleasures of kingship for a thousand years, protecting (the realm) in all directions.
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PdP 6 244.2
अंतःपुरजनास्सर्वे राक्षसस्य गृहे स्थिताम् । गर्हयंति स्म वैदेहीं तथा जानपदा जनाः
aṃtaḥpurajanāssarve rākṣasasya gṛhe sthitām | garhayaṃti sma vaidehīṃ tathā jānapadā janāḥ
All the people of the inner apartments used to censure Vaidehī, who had stayed in the house of the rākṣasa, and so did the people of the countryside.
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PdP 6 244.3
लोकापवादभीत्या च रामः शत्रुनिवारकः । दर्शयन्मानुषं धर्ममंतर्वत्नीं नृपात्मजाम्
lokāpavādabhītyā ca rāmaḥ śatrunivārakaḥ | darśayanmānuṣaṃ dharmamaṃtarvatnīṃ nṛpātmajām
And out of fear of the world's reproach, Rāma, the repeller of foes, displaying human duty, (abandoned) the king's daughter, who was pregnant —
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PdP 6 244.4
वाल्मीकेराश्रमे पुण्ये गंगातीरे महावने । विससर्ज महातेजा गर्भिणीं मुनिसंसदि
vālmīkerāśrame puṇye gaṃgātīre mahāvane | visasarja mahātejā garbhiṇīṃ munisaṃsadi
in the holy hermitage of Vālmīki, on the bank of the Gaṅgā, in the great forest, that one of great splendour abandoned her, pregnant, in the assembly of sages.
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PdP 6 244.5
सा भर्तुः परतंत्रा हि उवास मुनिवेश्मनि । अर्चिता मुनिपत्नीभिर्वाल्मीकमुनि रक्षिता
sā bhartuḥ parataṃtrā hi uvāsa muniveśmani | arcitā munipatnībhirvālmīkamuni rakṣitā
She, being dependent on her husband, dwelt in the sage's dwelling, honoured by the sages' wives and guarded by the sage Vālmīki.
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PdP 6 244.6
तत्रैवासूत यमलौ नाम्ना कुशलवौ सुतौ । तौ च तत्रैव मुनिना संस्कृतौ च ववर्धतुः
tatraivāsūta yamalau nāmnā kuśalavau sutau | tau ca tatraiva muninā saṃskṛtau ca vavardhatuḥ
There she bore twin sons, named Kuśa and Lava; and the two, initiated there by the sage, grew up.
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PdP 6 244.7
रामोऽपि भ्रातृभिस्सार्द्धं पालयामास मेदिनीम् । यमादिगुणसम्पन्नस्सर्वभोगविवर्जितः
rāmo'pi bhrātṛbhissārddhaṃ pālayāmāsa medinīm | yamādiguṇasampannassarvabhogavivarjitaḥ
Rāma too, together with his brothers, protected the earth, endowed with restraint and the other virtues, having renounced all enjoyments.
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PdP 6 244.8
अर्चयन्सततं विष्णुमनादिनिधनं हरिम् । ब्रह्मचर्यपरो नित्यं शशास पृथिवीं नृपः
arcayansatataṃ viṣṇumanādinidhanaṃ harim | brahmacaryaparo nityaṃ śaśāsa pṛthivīṃ nṛpaḥ
Constantly worshipping Viṣṇu, Hari, who is without beginning or end, always devoted to chastity, the king ruled the earth.
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PdP 6 244.9
शत्रुघ्नो लवणं हत्वा मथुरां देवनिर्मिताम् । पालयामास धर्मात्मा पुत्राभ्यां सह राघवः
śatrughno lavaṇaṃ hatvā mathurāṃ devanirmitām | pālayāmāsa dharmātmā putrābhyāṃ saha rāghavaḥ
Śatrughna, having slain Lavaṇa, ruled Mathurā, built by the gods; that righteous Rāghava (ruled) together with his two sons.
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PdP 6 244.10
गंधर्वान्भरतो हत्वा सिंधोरुभयपार्श्वतः । स्वात्मजौ स्थापयामास तस्मिन्देशे महाबलौ
gaṃdharvānbharato hatvā siṃdhorubhayapārśvataḥ | svātmajau sthāpayāmāsa tasmindeśe mahābalau
Bharata, having slain the gandharvas on both banks of the Sindhu, established his own two mighty sons in that land.
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PdP 6 244.11
पश्चिमे मद्रदेशे तु मद्रान्हत्वा च लक्ष्मणः । स्वसुतौ च महावीर्यौ अभिषिच्य महाबलः
paścime madradeśe tu madrānhatvā ca lakṣmaṇaḥ | svasutau ca mahāvīryau abhiṣicya mahābalaḥ
And in the western land of Madra, Lakṣmaṇa, having slain the Madras, that mighty one consecrated his own two sons of great valour;
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PdP 6 244.12
गत्वा पुनरयोध्यां तु रामपादावुपस्पृशत् । ब्राह्मणस्य मृतं बालं कालधर्ममुपागतम्
gatvā punarayodhyāṃ tu rāmapādāvupaspṛśat | brāhmaṇasya mṛtaṃ bālaṃ kāladharmamupāgatam
And having gone again to Ayodhyā, he touched Rāma's feet. A brahmin's dead child, who had met with the law of time (i.e. died) —
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PdP 6 244.13
जीवयामास काकुत्स्थः शूद्रं हत्वा च तापसम् । ततस्तु गौतमीतीरे नैमिषे जनसंसदि
jīvayāmāsa kākutsthaḥ śūdraṃ hatvā ca tāpasam | tatastu gautamītīre naimiṣe janasaṃsadi
— him Kākutstha brought back to life, having slain the Śūdra ascetic. Then, on the bank of the Gautamī, at Naimiṣa, in an assembly of people,
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PdP 6 244.14
इयाज वाजिमेधं च राघवः परवीरहा । कांचनीं जानकीं कृत्वा तया सार्द्धं महाबलः
iyāja vājimedhaṃ ca rāghavaḥ paravīrahā | kāṃcanīṃ jānakīṃ kṛtvā tayā sārddhaṃ mahābalaḥ
Rāghava, slayer of enemy heroes, performed the horse sacrifice; having made a golden Jānakī, together with her the mighty one
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PdP 6 244.15
चकार यज्ञान्बहुशो राघवः परमार्थवित् । अयुतान्यश्वमेधानि वाजपेयानि च प्रभुः
cakāra yajñānbahuśo rāghavaḥ paramārthavit | ayutānyaśvamedhāni vājapeyāni ca prabhuḥ
performed sacrifices many times over, Rāghava who knew the highest truth; and the lord (performed) tens of thousands of horse sacrifices and vājapeya rites,
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PdP 6 244.16
अग्निष्टोमं विश्वजितं गोमेधं च शतक्रतुम् । चकार विविधान्यज्ञान्परिपूर्णसदक्षिणान्
agniṣṭomaṃ viśvajitaṃ gomedhaṃ ca śatakratum | cakāra vividhānyajñānparipūrṇasadakṣiṇān
the agniṣṭoma, the viśvajit, the cow sacrifice, and the hundredfold rite: he performed sacrifices of many kinds, complete with full priestly fees.
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PdP 6 244.17
एतस्मिन्नंतरे तत्र वाल्मीकिः सुमहातपाः । सीतामानीय काकुत्स्थमिदं वचनमब्रवीत्
etasminnaṃtare tatra vālmīkiḥ sumahātapāḥ | sītāmānīya kākutsthamidaṃ vacanamabravīt
Meanwhile, Vālmīki of very great austerity, having brought Sītā there, spoke this word to Kākutstha:
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PdP 6 244.18
वाल्मीकिरुवाच- अपापां मैथिलीं राम त्यक्तुं नार्हसि सुव्रत । इयं तु विरजा साध्वी भास्करस्य प्रभा यथा । अनन्या तव काकुत्स्थ कस्मात्त्यक्ता त्वयानघ
vālmīkiruvāca- apāpāṃ maithilīṃ rāma tyaktuṃ nārhasi suvrata | iyaṃ tu virajā sādhvī bhāskarasya prabhā yathā | ananyā tava kākutstha kasmāttyaktā tvayānagha
Vālmīki said: Rāma, you ought not to abandon the sinless Maithilī, O you of good vows. She is stainless and virtuous, like the radiance of the sun. She is devoted to none but you, Kākutstha; why has she been abandoned by you, O sinless one?
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PdP 6 244.19
राम उवाच- अपापां मैथिलीं ब्रह्मन्जानामि वचनात्तव । रावणेन हृता साध्वी दण्डके विजने पुरा
rāma uvāca- apāpāṃ maithilīṃ brahmanjānāmi vacanāttava | rāvaṇena hṛtā sādhvī daṇḍake vijane purā
Rāma said: Brahmin, I know from your word that Maithilī is sinless. The virtuous woman was carried off by Rāvaṇa long ago in the deserted Daṇḍaka (forest).
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PdP 6 244.20
तं हत्वा समरे सीतां शुद्धामग्निमुखागताम् । पुनर्यातोस्म्ययोध्यायां सीतामादाय धर्मतः
taṃ hatvā samare sītāṃ śuddhāmagnimukhāgatām | punaryātosmyayodhyāyāṃ sītāmādāya dharmataḥ
Having slain him in battle, (I found) Sītā pure, come forth from the mouth of the fire; and I went again to Ayodhyā, taking Sītā, in accordance with dharma.
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PdP 6 244.21
लोकापवादः सुमहानभूत्पौरजनेषु च । त्यक्ता मया शुभाचारा तद्भयात्तव सन्निधौ
lokāpavādaḥ sumahānabhūtpaurajaneṣu ca | tyaktā mayā śubhācārā tadbhayāttava sannidhau
A very great censure of the world arose among the townspeople; out of fear of that, she of good conduct was abandoned by me, in your presence.
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PdP 6 244.22
तस्माल्लोकस्य संतुष्ट्यै सीता मम परायणा । पार्थिवानां महर्षीणां प्रत्ययं कर्तुमर्हति
tasmāllokasya saṃtuṣṭyai sītā mama parāyaṇā | pārthivānāṃ maharṣīṇāṃ pratyayaṃ kartumarhati
Therefore, for the satisfaction of the world, Sītā, whose sole refuge is me, ought to give proof (of her purity) to the kings and the great seers.
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PdP 6 244.23
महेश्वर उवाच- एवमुक्ता तदा सीता मुनिपार्थिवसंसदि । चकारप्रत्ययं देवी लोकाश्चर्यकरं सती
maheśvara uvāca- evamuktā tadā sītā munipārthivasaṃsadi | cakārapratyayaṃ devī lokāścaryakaraṃ satī
Maheśvara said: Thus addressed, Sītā then, in the assembly of sages and kings, the chaste goddess gave a proof that caused wonder to the worlds.
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PdP 6 244.24
दर्शयंस्तस्य लोकस्य रामस्यानन्यतां सती । अब्रवीत्प्रांजलिः सीता सर्वेषां जनसंसदि
darśayaṃstasya lokasya rāmasyānanyatāṃ satī | abravītprāṃjaliḥ sītā sarveṣāṃ janasaṃsadi
Showing to that assembly her belonging to no one but Rāma, the chaste Sītā, with joined palms, spoke in the assembly of all the people:
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PdP 6 244.25
सीतोवाच- यथाऽहं राघवादन्यं मनसापि न चिंतये । तथा मे धरणी देवी विवरन्दातुमर्हति
sītovāca- yathā'haṃ rāghavādanyaṃ manasāpi na ciṃtaye | tathā me dharaṇī devī vivarandātumarhati
Sītā said: As I do not think of another than Rāghava even in mind, so let the goddess Earth grant me an opening.
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PdP 6 244.26
यथैव सत्यमुक्तं मे वेद्मि रामात्परं न च । तथा स्वपुत्र्यां वैदेह्यां धरणी सहसा इयात्
yathaiva satyamuktaṃ me vedmi rāmātparaṃ na ca | tathā svaputryāṃ vaidehyāṃ dharaṇī sahasā iyāt
Just as what I have spoken is the truth, and I know none higher than Rāma, so let the Earth at once come to her own daughter, Vaidehī.
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PdP 6 244.27
महेश्वर उवाच- ततो रत्नमयं पीठं पृष्ठे धृत्वा खगेश्वरः । रसातलात्तदा वीरो विज्ञाय जननीं तदा
maheśvara uvāca- tato ratnamayaṃ pīṭhaṃ pṛṣṭhe dhṛtvā khageśvaraḥ | rasātalāttadā vīro vijñāya jananīṃ tadā
Maheśvara said: Then the lord of birds, bearing a jewelled seat on his back, (came) from Rasātala; and the hero, recognizing (her as) a mother, then —
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PdP 6 244.28
ततस्तु धरणीदेवी हस्ताभ्यां गृह्य मैथिलीम् । स्वागतेनाभिनंद्यैनामासने संन्यवेशयत्
tatastu dharaṇīdevī hastābhyāṃ gṛhya maithilīm | svāgatenābhinaṃdyaināmāsane saṃnyaveśayat
Then the goddess Earth, taking Maithilī with both her hands, welcoming her with a greeting, seated her upon the seat.
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PdP 6 244.29
सीतां समागतां दृष्ट्वा दिवि देवगणा भृशम् । पुष्पवृष्टिमविच्छिन्नां दिव्यां सीतामवाकिरन्
sītāṃ samāgatāṃ dṛṣṭvā divi devagaṇā bhṛśam | puṣpavṛṣṭimavicchinnāṃ divyāṃ sītāmavākiran
Seeing Sītā arrived, the hosts of gods in heaven abundantly showered upon Sītā an unbroken, divine rain of flowers.
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PdP 6 244.30
सापि दिव्याप्सरोभिस्तु पूज्यमाना सनातनी । वैनतेयं समारुह्य तस्मान्मार्गाद्दिवं ययौ
sāpi divyāpsarobhistu pūjyamānā sanātanī | vainateyaṃ samāruhya tasmānmārgāddivaṃ yayau
And she too, the eternal one, being honoured by divine apsarases, mounting Garuḍa, went from that path to heaven,
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PdP 6 244.31
दासीगणैः पूर्वभागे संवृता जगदीश्वरी । संप्राप्य परमं धाम योगिगम्यं सनातनम्
dāsīgaṇaiḥ pūrvabhāge saṃvṛtā jagadīśvarī | saṃprāpya paramaṃ dhāma yogigamyaṃ sanātanam
surrounded in front by troops of handmaids, the mistress of the world, having reached the supreme, eternal abode attainable by yogins.
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PdP 6 244.32
रसातलप्रविष्टां तु तां दृष्ट्वा सर्वमानुषाः । साधुसाध्विति सीतेयमुच्चैः सर्वे प्रचुक्रुशुः
rasātalapraviṣṭāṃ tu tāṃ dṛṣṭvā sarvamānuṣāḥ | sādhusādhviti sīteyamuccaiḥ sarve pracukruśuḥ
But seeing her entered into Rasātala, all the human beings cried out loudly, every one of them, "Well done, well done! This is Sītā!"
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PdP 6 244.33
रामः शोकसमाविष्टः संगृह्य तनयावुभौ । मुनिभिः पार्थिवेंद्रैश्च साकेतं प्रविवेश ह
rāmaḥ śokasamāviṣṭaḥ saṃgṛhya tanayāvubhau | munibhiḥ pārthiveṃdraiśca sāketaṃ praviveśa ha
Rāma, overcome with grief, taking both his sons, entered Ayodhyā together with the sages and the lords of the earth.
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PdP 6 244.34
अथ कालेन महता मातरः संशितव्रताः । कालधर्मं समापन्ना भर्तुः स्वर्गं प्रपेदिरे
atha kālena mahatā mātaraḥ saṃśitavratāḥ | kāladharmaṃ samāpannā bhartuḥ svargaṃ prapedire
Then, after a long time, the mothers, firm in their vows, met with the law of time (died) and attained their husband's heaven.
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PdP 6 244.35
दशवर्षसहस्राणि दशवर्षशतानि च । चकार राज्यं धर्मेण राघवः संशितव्रतः
daśavarṣasahasrāṇi daśavarṣaśatāni ca | cakāra rājyaṃ dharmeṇa rāghavaḥ saṃśitavrataḥ
For ten thousand years and ten hundred years the Rāghava, firm in his vow, ruled the kingdom according to dharma.
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PdP 6 244.36
कस्यचित्त्वथकालस्य राघवस्य निवेशनम् । कालस्तापसरूपेण संप्राप्तो वाक्यमब्रवीत्
kasyacittvathakālasya rāghavasya niveśanam | kālastāpasarūpeṇa saṃprāpto vākyamabravīt
Then, after some time, Time (Kāla), having come to Rāghava's dwelling in the form of an ascetic, spoke these words.
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PdP 6 244.37
काल उवाच- राम राम महाबाहो धात्रा संप्रेषितोऽस्म्यहम् । यद्ब्रवीमि रघुश्रेष्ठ तच्छृणुष्व महामते
kāla uvāca- rāma rāma mahābāho dhātrā saṃpreṣito'smyaham | yadbravīmi raghuśreṣṭha tacchṛṇuṣva mahāmate
Kāla said: Rāma, Rāma, mighty-armed one, I have been sent by the Creator; what I say, best of the Raghus, hear that, great-minded one.
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PdP 6 244.38
द्वन्द्वमेव हि कार्यं स्यादावयोः परिभाषितम् । तदंतरे प्रविष्टोयस्स वद्ध्यो हि भविष्यति
dvandvameva hi kāryaṃ syādāvayoḥ paribhāṣitam | tadaṃtare praviṣṭoyassa vaddhyo hi bhaviṣyati
The business (to be spoken of) must be between us two alone, in private; whoever enters in between shall be killed.
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PdP 6 244.39
महेश्वर उवाच- तथेति च प्रतिश्रुत्य रामो राजीवलोचनः । द्वास्थं कृत्वा तु सौमित्रिं कालो वाक्यमभाषत । वैवस्वतोऽब्रवीद्वाक्यं रामं दशरथात्मजम्
maheśvara uvāca- tatheti ca pratiśrutya rāmo rājīvalocanaḥ | dvāsthaṃ kṛtvā tu saumitriṃ kālo vākyamabhāṣata | vaivasvato'bravīdvākyaṃ rāmaṃ daśarathātmajam
Maheśvara said: Having assented, saying "So be it," Rāma of lotus eyes set Saumitri (Lakṣmaṇa) at the door, and then Kāla spoke his words; the son of Vivasvat spoke words to Rāma, the son of Daśaratha.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 244.40
काल उवाच- शृणु राम यथावृत्तं समागमनकारणात् । दशवर्षसहस्राणि दशवर्षशतानि च
kāla uvāca- śṛṇu rāma yathāvṛttaṃ samāgamanakāraṇāt | daśavarṣasahasrāṇi daśavarṣaśatāni ca
Kāla said: Hear, Rāma, what happened, and the reason for (my) coming: "For ten thousand years and ten hundred years
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 244.41
वसामि मानुषे लोके हत्वा राक्षसपुंगवौ । एवमुक्तः सुरगणैरवतीर्णोसि भूतले
vasāmi mānuṣe loke hatvā rākṣasapuṃgavau | evamuktaḥ suragaṇairavatīrṇosi bhūtale
I will dwell in the world of men, having slain the two bulls among rākṣasas" — so spoken to by the hosts of gods, you descended to the earth.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 244.42
तदयं समयः प्राप्तः स्वर्लोकं गमितुं त्वया । सनाथा हि सुरास्सर्वे भवंत्वद्य त्वयानघ
tadayaṃ samayaḥ prāptaḥ svarlokaṃ gamituṃ tvayā | sanāthā hi surāssarve bhavaṃtvadya tvayānagha
So this is the time come for you to go to the world of heaven; let all the gods today have their lord (again) through you, O sinless one.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 244.43
महेश्वर उवाच- एवमस्त्विति काकुत्स्थो रामः प्राह महामुनिम् । एतस्मिन्नंतरे तत्र दुर्वासास्तु महातपाः
maheśvara uvāca- evamastviti kākutstho rāmaḥ prāha mahāmunim | etasminnaṃtare tatra durvāsāstu mahātapāḥ
Maheśvara said: "So be it," said Rāma, the descendant of Kakutstha, to the great sage. Meanwhile, there came Durvāsas of great austerity,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 244.44
राजद्वारमुपागम्य लक्ष्मणं वाक्यमब्रवीत् । दुर्वासा उवाच- मां निवेदय काकुत्स्थं शीघ्रं गत्वा नृपात्मज
rājadvāramupāgamya lakṣmaṇaṃ vākyamabravīt | durvāsā uvāca- māṃ nivedaya kākutsthaṃ śīghraṃ gatvā nṛpātmaja
who, arriving at the king's gate, spoke these words to Lakṣmaṇa. Durvāsas said: Go quickly, son of the king, and announce me to the Kākutstha.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 244.45
महेश्वर उवाच- तमब्रवील्लक्ष्मणस्तु असांनिध्यमिति द्विज । ततः क्रोधसमाविष्टः प्राह तं मुनिसत्तमः
maheśvara uvāca- tamabravīllakṣmaṇastu asāṃnidhyamiti dvija | tataḥ krodhasamāviṣṭaḥ prāha taṃ munisattamaḥ
Maheśvara said: But Lakṣmaṇa said to him, "He is not available, O twice-born." Then, filled with anger, that best of sages said to him:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 244.46
दुर्वासा उवाच- शापं दास्यामि काकुत्स्थं रामं न यदि दर्शये । महेश्वर उवाच- तस्माच्छापभयाद्विप्रं राघवाय न्यवेदयत् । तत्रैवांतर्दधे कालः सर्वभूतभयावहः
durvāsā uvāca- śāpaṃ dāsyāmi kākutsthaṃ rāmaṃ na yadi darśaye | maheśvara uvāca- tasmācchāpabhayādvipraṃ rāghavāya nyavedayat | tatraivāṃtardadhe kālaḥ sarvabhūtabhayāvahaḥ
Durvāsas said: I will lay a curse (on you), if you do not show me Rāma the Kākutstha. Maheśvara said: Therefore, out of fear of the curse, he announced the brahmin to Rāghava; and right there Kāla, who brings fear to all beings, vanished.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 244.47
पूजयामास तं प्राप्तमृषिं दुर्वाससं नृपः । अग्रजस्य प्रतिज्ञा तं विज्ञाय रघुसत्तमः
pūjayāmāsa taṃ prāptamṛṣiṃ durvāsasaṃ nṛpaḥ | agrajasya pratijñā taṃ vijñāya raghusattamaḥ
The king honoured the sage Durvāsas who had come; and the best of the Raghus, knowing that promise of his elder brother,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 244.48
तत्याज मानुषं रूपं लक्ष्मणः सरयूजले । विसृज्य मानुषं रूपं प्रविवेश स्वकां तनुम्
tatyāja mānuṣaṃ rūpaṃ lakṣmaṇaḥ sarayūjale | visṛjya mānuṣaṃ rūpaṃ praviveśa svakāṃ tanum
Lakṣmaṇa abandoned his human form in the water of the Sarayū; having given up the human form, he entered into his own body.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 244.49
फणासहस्रसंयुक्तः कोटींदुसमवर्चसः । दिव्यमाल्यांबरधरो दिव्यगंधानुलेपनः
phaṇāsahasrasaṃyuktaḥ koṭīṃdusamavarcasaḥ | divyamālyāṃbaradharo divyagaṃdhānulepanaḥ
Furnished with a thousand hoods, of splendour equal to ten million moons, wearing divine garlands and garments, anointed with divine perfumes,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 244.50
नागकन्यासहस्रैस्तु संवृतः समलंकृतः । विमानं दिव्यमारुह्य प्रययौ वैष्णवं पदम् ५० 6.244.
nāgakanyāsahasraistu saṃvṛtaḥ samalaṃkṛtaḥ | vimānaṃ divyamāruhya prayayau vaiṣṇavaṃ padam 50 6.244.
surrounded by thousands of Nāga maidens, well adorned, he mounted a divine celestial car and went to the abode of Viṣṇu.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 244.51
लक्ष्मणस्य गतिं सर्वां विदित्वा रघुसत्तमः । स्वयमप्यथ काकुत्स्थः स्वर्गं गंतुमभीप्सितः
lakṣmaṇasya gatiṃ sarvāṃ viditvā raghusattamaḥ | svayamapyatha kākutsthaḥ svargaṃ gaṃtumabhīpsitaḥ
Having learned the whole course of Lakṣmaṇa's going, the best of the Raghus, the Kākutstha, himself too then desired to go to heaven.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 244.52
अभिषिच्याथ काकुत्स्थः स्वात्मजौ च कुशीलवौ । विभज्य रथनागाश्वं सधनं प्रददौ तयोः
abhiṣicyātha kākutsthaḥ svātmajau ca kuśīlavau | vibhajya rathanāgāśvaṃ sadhanaṃ pradadau tayoḥ
Then Kākutstha consecrated his two sons Kuśa and Lava, and dividing (the kingdom) with its chariots, elephants and horses, and its wealth, he gave (the halves) to the two of them.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 244.53
कुशवत्यां कुशं तं च शरवत्यां लवं तथा । स्थापयामास धर्मेण राज्ये स्वे रघुसत्तमः
kuśavatyāṃ kuśaṃ taṃ ca śaravatyāṃ lavaṃ tathā | sthāpayāmāsa dharmeṇa rājye sve raghusattamaḥ
That Kuśa in Kuśavatī and likewise Lava in Śaravatī — the best of the Raghus lawfully established (them) in his own kingdom.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 244.54
अभिप्रायं तु विज्ञाय रामस्य विदितात्मनः । आजग्मुर्वानराः सर्वे राक्षसाः सुमहाबलाः
abhiprāyaṃ tu vijñāya rāmasya viditātmanaḥ | ājagmurvānarāḥ sarve rākṣasāḥ sumahābalāḥ
But having learned the intention of Rāma, who knew the Self, all the monkeys and the exceedingly mighty rākṣasas came.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 244.55
विभीषणोऽथ सुग्रीवो जाम्बवान्मारुतात्मजः । नीलो नलः सुषेणश्च निषादाधिपतिर्गुहः
vibhīṣaṇo'tha sugrīvo jāmbavānmārutātmajaḥ | nīlo nalaḥ suṣeṇaśca niṣādādhipatirguhaḥ
Vibhīṣaṇa, then Sugrīva, Jāmbavān, the son of the Wind, Nīla, Nala and Suṣeṇa, and Guha the lord of the Niṣādas —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 244.56
अभिषिच्य सुतौ वीरौ शत्रुघ्नश्च महामनाः । सर्व एते समाजग्मुरयोध्यां रामपालिताम्
abhiṣicya sutau vīrau śatrughnaśca mahāmanāḥ | sarva ete samājagmurayodhyāṃ rāmapālitām
and great-minded Śatrughna, having consecrated his two heroic sons — all these came together to Ayodhyā, protected by Rāma.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 244.57
ते प्रणम्य महात्मानमूचुः प्रांजलयस्तथा । वानरप्रभृतय ऊचुः - स्वर्लोकं गंतुमुद्युक्तं ज्ञात्वा त्वां रघुसत्तम
te praṇamya mahātmānamūcuḥ prāṃjalayastathā | vānaraprabhṛtaya ūcuḥ - svarlokaṃ gaṃtumudyuktaṃ jñātvā tvāṃ raghusattama
They bowed to the great one and, with folded hands, spoke. The monkeys and the rest said: "Knowing that you are set on going to the world of heaven, O best of the Raghus,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 244.58
आगताः स्म वयं सर्वे तवानुगमनं प्रति । न शक्ताः स्म क्षणं राम जीवितुं त्वां विना प्रभो । तस्मात्त्वया विशालाक्ष गच्छामस्त्रिदशालयम्
āgatāḥ sma vayaṃ sarve tavānugamanaṃ prati | na śaktāḥ sma kṣaṇaṃ rāma jīvituṃ tvāṃ vinā prabho | tasmāttvayā viśālākṣa gacchāmastridaśālayam
we have all come to follow after you. We are not able to live a moment without you, O Rāma, O lord. Therefore, O wide-eyed one, together with you let us go to the abode of the thirty (gods)."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 244.59
महेश्वर उवाच- तैरेवमुक्तः काकुत्स्थो बाढमित्यब्रवीत्ततः । अथोवाच महातेजा राक्षसेंद्रं विभीषणम्
maheśvara uvāca- tairevamuktaḥ kākutstho bāḍhamityabravīttataḥ | athovāca mahātejā rākṣaseṃdraṃ vibhīṣaṇam
Maheśvara said: Thus addressed by them, Kākutstha then said "Very well"; and then the greatly splendid one spoke to Vibhīṣaṇa, the lord of the rākṣasas.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 244.60
राम उवाच- राज्यं प्रशास धर्मेण मा प्रतिज्ञां वृथा कृथाः । यावच्चंद्रश्च सूर्यश्च यावत्तिष्ठति मेदिनी । तावद्रमस्व सुप्रीतो काले मम पदं व्रज
rāma uvāca- rājyaṃ praśāsa dharmeṇa mā pratijñāṃ vṛthā kṛthāḥ | yāvaccaṃdraśca sūryaśca yāvattiṣṭhati medinī | tāvadramasva suprīto kāle mama padaṃ vraja
Rāma said: Rule the kingdom lawfully; do not make your promise vain. As long as the moon and the sun (endure), as long as the earth stands, so long take your pleasure, well content; in (due) time come to my abode.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 244.61
महेश्वर उवाच-। इत्युक्त्वाथ स काकुत्स्थः स्वाड्गं विष्णुं सनातनम् । श्रीरंगशायिनं सौम्यमिक्ष्वाकुकुलदैवतम्
maheśvara uvāca-| ityuktvātha sa kākutsthaḥ svāḍgaṃ viṣṇuṃ sanātanam | śrīraṃgaśāyinaṃ saumyamikṣvākukuladaivatam
Maheśvara said: Having spoken thus, that Kākutstha (took) his own image of Viṣṇu the eternal, the gentle one reclining on Śrīraṅga, the family deity of the Ikṣvākus,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 244.62
संप्रीत्या प्रददौ तस्मै रामो राजीवलोचनः । हनुमंतमथोवाच राघवः शत्रुसूदनः
saṃprītyā pradadau tasmai rāmo rājīvalocanaḥ | hanumaṃtamathovāca rāghavaḥ śatrusūdanaḥ
and Rāma the lotus-eyed gave it to him with great affection. Then Rāghava, the slayer of foes, spoke to Hanumān.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 244.63
राम उवाच- मत्कथाः प्रचरिष्यंति यावल्लोके हरीश्वर । तावत्त्वमास मेदिन्यां काले मां व्रज सुव्रत
rāma uvāca- matkathāḥ pracariṣyaṃti yāvalloke harīśvara | tāvattvamāsa medinyāṃ kāle māṃ vraja suvrata
Rāma said: As long as the stories of me circulate in the world, O lord of the monkeys, so long remain you on the earth; in (due) time come to me, O you of good vows.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 244.64
महेश्वर उवाच- तमेवमुक्त्वा काकुत्स्थो जांबवंतमथाब्रवीत् । राम उवाच- द्वापरे समनुप्राप्ते यदूनामन्वये पुनः
maheśvara uvāca- tamevamuktvā kākutstho jāṃbavaṃtamathābravīt | rāma uvāca- dvāpare samanuprāpte yadūnāmanvaye punaḥ
Maheśvara said: Having spoken thus to him, Kākutstha then said to Jāmbavān — Rāma said: When the Dvāpara (age) has arrived, again in the lineage of the Yadus,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 244.65
भूभारस्य विनाशाय समुत्पत्स्याम्यहं भुवि । करिष्ये तत्र संग्रामं स्वयं भल्लूकसत्तम
bhūbhārasya vināśāya samutpatsyāmyahaṃ bhuvi | kariṣye tatra saṃgrāmaṃ svayaṃ bhallūkasattama
I shall be born on the earth for the destruction of the earth's burden; there I shall myself make war (with you), O best of bears.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 244.66
महेश्वर उवाच- तमेवमुक्त्वा काकुत्स्थः सर्वांस्तानृक्षवानरान् । उवाच वाचा गच्छध्वमिति रामो महाबलः
maheśvara uvāca- tamevamuktvā kākutsthaḥ sarvāṃstānṛkṣavānarān | uvāca vācā gacchadhvamiti rāmo mahābalaḥ
Maheśvara said: Having spoken thus to him, Kākutstha, the mighty Rāma, said in words to all those bears and monkeys, "Go."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 244.67
मंत्रिणो नैगमाश्चैव भरतः कैकयीसुतः । राघवस्यानुगमने निश्चितास्ते समाययुः
maṃtriṇo naigamāścaiva bharataḥ kaikayīsutaḥ | rāghavasyānugamane niścitāste samāyayuḥ
The ministers and the townsmen, and Bharata the son of Kaikeyī — they, resolved on following Rāghava, came together.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 244.68
ततः शुक्लांबरधरो ब्रह्मचारी ययौ परम् । कुशान्गृहीत्वा पाणिभ्यां संसक्तः प्रययौ परम्
tataḥ śuklāṃbaradharo brahmacārī yayau param | kuśāngṛhītvā pāṇibhyāṃ saṃsaktaḥ prayayau param
Then, wearing white garments, a celibate, he went forth to the supreme; taking kuśa grass in both hands, intent (upon it), he proceeded to the supreme.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 6 244.69
रामस्य दक्षिणे पार्श्वे पद्महस्ता रमा गता । तथैव धरणीदेवी दक्षिणेतरगा तथा
rāmasya dakṣiṇe pārśve padmahastā ramā gatā | tathaiva dharaṇīdevī dakṣiṇetaragā tathā
On Rāma's right side went Ramā (Lakṣmī) with a lotus in her hand, and likewise the goddess Earth went on the other than the right (i.e. the left).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 244.70
वेदाः सांगाः पुराणानि सेतिहासानि सर्वतः । ॐकारोऽथ वषट्कारः सावित्री लोकपावनी
vedāḥ sāṃgāḥ purāṇāni setihāsāni sarvataḥ | oṃkāro'tha vaṣaṭkāraḥ sāvitrī lokapāvanī
The Vedas with their auxiliaries, the Purāṇas together with the Itihāsas, on all sides, and the syllable Oṃ, the utterance Vaṣaṭ, and Sāvitrī the purifier of the worlds,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 244.71
अस्त्रशस्त्राणि च तदा धनुराद्यानि पार्वति । अनुजग्मुस्तथा रामं सर्वे पुरुषविग्रहाः
astraśastrāṇi ca tadā dhanurādyāni pārvati | anujagmustathā rāmaṃ sarve puruṣavigrahāḥ
and then the missiles and weapons, the bow and the rest, O Pārvatī — all these, in human form, followed Rāma.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 244.72
भरतश्चैव शत्रुघ्नः सर्वे पुरनिवासिनः । सपुत्रदाराः काकुत्स्थमनुजग्मुः सहानुगाः
bharataścaiva śatrughnaḥ sarve puranivāsinaḥ | saputradārāḥ kākutsthamanujagmuḥ sahānugāḥ
Bharata too and Śatrughna, and all the dwellers of the city, with their sons and wives and their attendants, followed the descendant of Kakutstha.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 244.73
मंत्रिणो भृत्यवर्गाश्च किंकरा नैगमास्तथा । वानराश्चैव ऋक्षाश्च सुग्रीवसहितास्तदा
maṃtriṇo bhṛtyavargāśca kiṃkarā naigamāstathā | vānarāścaiva ṛkṣāśca sugrīvasahitāstadā
The ministers and the throngs of servants, the attendants and the townsmen, and the monkeys and the bears together with Sugrīva then—
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 244.74
सपुत्रदाराः काकुत्स्थमन्वगच्छन्महामतिम् । पशवः पक्षिणश्चैव सर्वे स्थावरजंगमाः
saputradārāḥ kākutsthamanvagacchanmahāmatim | paśavaḥ pakṣiṇaścaiva sarve sthāvarajaṃgamāḥ
—with their sons and wives, followed the great-minded descendant of Kakutstha; the beasts and the birds too, and all things standing and moving.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 244.75
अनुजग्मुर्महात्मानं समीपस्था नरोत्तमाः । ये च पश्यंति काकुत्स्थं स्वपथांतर्गतं प्रभुम्
anujagmurmahātmānaṃ samīpasthā narottamāḥ | ye ca paśyaṃti kākutsthaṃ svapathāṃtargataṃ prabhum
The best of men who were nearby followed the great one; and those who see the descendant of Kakutstha, the lord, as he passes along his road—
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 244.76
ते तथानुगता रामं निवर्त्तंते न केचन । अथ त्रियोजनं गत्वा नदीं पश्चान्मुखीं स्थिताम्
te tathānugatā rāmaṃ nivarttaṃte na kecana | atha triyojanaṃ gatvā nadīṃ paścānmukhīṃ sthitām
they too, having followed Rāma, none of them turn back. Then, having gone three yojanas, (he came to) the river that flows westward,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 244.77
सरयूं पुण्यसलिलां प्रविवेश सहानुगः । ततः पितामहो ब्रह्मा सर्वदेवगणावृतः
sarayūṃ puṇyasalilāṃ praviveśa sahānugaḥ | tataḥ pitāmaho brahmā sarvadevagaṇāvṛtaḥ
and, with his followers, he entered the Sarayū of holy waters. Then the grandfather Brahmā, surrounded by all the hosts of gods,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 244.78
तुष्टाव रघुशार्दूलमृषिभिः सार्द्धमक्षरैः । अब्रवीत्तत्र काकुत्स्थं प्रविष्टं सरयूजले
tuṣṭāva raghuśārdūlamṛṣibhiḥ sārddhamakṣaraiḥ | abravīttatra kākutsthaṃ praviṣṭaṃ sarayūjale
praised the tiger of the Raghus together with the seers in (sacred) syllables; and he spoke there to the descendant of Kakutstha, who had entered the water of the Sarayū.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 244.79
ब्रह्मोवाच- आगच्छ विष्णो भद्रं ते दिष्ट्या प्राप्तोऽसि मानद । भ्रातृभिस्सहदेवाभैः प्रविशस्व निजां तनुम्
brahmovāca- āgaccha viṣṇo bhadraṃ te diṣṭyā prāpto'si mānada | bhrātṛbhissahadevābhaiḥ praviśasva nijāṃ tanum
Brahmā said: Come, Viṣṇu, blessings on you; happily you have arrived, giver of honour. Together with your brothers, who are like gods, enter your own body,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 244.80
वैष्णवीं तां महातेजां देवाकारां सनातनीम् । त्वं हि लोकगतिर्देव न त्वां केचित्तु जानते
vaiṣṇavīṃ tāṃ mahātejāṃ devākārāṃ sanātanīm | tvaṃ hi lokagatirdeva na tvāṃ kecittu jānate
that Vaiṣṇava (body), of great splendour, of divine form, everlasting. For you, O god, are the goal of the worlds; but none know you,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 244.81
त्वामचिंत्यं महात्मानमक्षरं सर्वसंग्रहम् । यमिच्छसि महातेजस्तां तनुं प्रविशस्व भोः
tvāmaciṃtyaṃ mahātmānamakṣaraṃ sarvasaṃgraham | yamicchasi mahātejastāṃ tanuṃ praviśasva bhoḥ
you the inconceivable, the great self, the imperishable, the sum of all. Whichever body you wish, O greatly splendid one, enter that one, sir.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 244.82
महेश्वर उवाच- तस्मिन्सूर्यकराकीर्णे पुष्पवृष्टिनिपातिते । उत्सृज्य मानुषं रूपं स्वां तनुं प्रविवेश ह
maheśvara uvāca- tasminsūryakarākīrṇe puṣpavṛṣṭinipātite | utsṛjya mānuṣaṃ rūpaṃ svāṃ tanuṃ praviveśa ha
Maheśvara said: There, in that (water) strewn with the sun's rays and rained upon with a shower of flowers, he cast off the human form and entered his own body.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 244.83
अंशाभ्यां शंखचक्राभ्यां शत्रुघ्नभरतावुभौ । तदा तेन महात्मानौ दिव्यतेजस्समन्वितौ
aṃśābhyāṃ śaṃkhacakrābhyāṃ śatrughnabharatāvubhau | tadā tena mahātmānau divyatejassamanvitau
By his two portions, the conch and the discus, both Śatrughna and Bharata then became great-souled, endowed with divine splendour.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 244.84
शंखचक्रगदाशार्ङ्गपद्महस्तश्चतुर्भुजः । दिव्याभरणसम्पन्नो दिव्यगंधानुलेपनः
śaṃkhacakragadāśārṅgapadmahastaścaturbhujaḥ | divyābharaṇasampanno divyagaṃdhānulepanaḥ
With conch, discus, mace, bow and lotus in his hands, four-armed, furnished with divine ornaments, anointed with divine fragrance,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 244.85
दिव्यपीतांबरधरः पद्मपत्रनिभेक्षणः । युवा कुमारः सौम्यांगः कोमलावयवोज्ज्वलः
divyapītāṃbaradharaḥ padmapatranibhekṣaṇaḥ | yuvā kumāraḥ saumyāṃgaḥ komalāvayavojjvalaḥ
wearing divine yellow garments, with eyes like lotus petals, youthful, a youth with gentle limbs, radiant with soft limbs,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 244.86
सुस्निग्धनीलकुटिलकुंतलः शुभलक्षणः । नवदूर्वांकुरः श्यामः पूर्णचंद्र निभाननः
susnigdhanīlakuṭilakuṃtalaḥ śubhalakṣaṇaḥ | navadūrvāṃkuraḥ śyāmaḥ pūrṇacaṃdra nibhānanaḥ
with very glossy, dark, curling locks, of auspicious marks, dark like a fresh dūrva-grass shoot, his face like the full moon,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 244.87
देवीभ्यां सहितः श्रीमान्विमानमधिरुह्य च । तस्मिन्सिंहासने दिव्ये मूले कल्पतरोः प्रभुः
devībhyāṃ sahitaḥ śrīmānvimānamadhiruhya ca | tasminsiṃhāsane divye mūle kalpataroḥ prabhuḥ
the glorious one, together with the two goddesses, mounted the celestial car; and on that divine lion-throne at the foot of the wish-granting tree the lord
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 244.88
निषसाद महातेजाः सर्वदेवैरभिष्टुतः । राघवानुगता ये च ऋक्षवानरमानुषाः
niṣasāda mahātejāḥ sarvadevairabhiṣṭutaḥ | rāghavānugatā ye ca ṛkṣavānaramānuṣāḥ
sat down, of great splendour, praised by all the gods. And those bears, monkeys and men who had followed the Rāghava,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 244.89
स्पृष्ट्वैव सरयूतोयं सुखेन त्यक्तजीविताः । रामप्रसादात्ते सर्वे दिव्यरूपधराः शुभाः
spṛṣṭvaiva sarayūtoyaṃ sukhena tyaktajīvitāḥ | rāmaprasādātte sarve divyarūpadharāḥ śubhāḥ
having only touched the water of the Sarayū, gave up their lives in ease; by Rāma's grace all of them became beautiful, bearing divine forms,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 244.90
दिव्यमाल्यांबरधरा दिव्यमंगलवर्चसः । आरुरोह विमानं तदसंख्यास्तत्र देहिनः
divyamālyāṃbaradharā divyamaṃgalavarcasaḥ | āruroha vimānaṃ tadasaṃkhyāstatra dehinaḥ
wearing divine garlands and garments, with a divine auspicious lustre. Countless embodied beings there mounted that celestial car.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 244.91
सर्वैः परिवृतः श्रीमान्रामो राजीवलोचनः । पूजितः सुरसिद्धौघैर्मुनिभिस्तु महात्मभिः
sarvaiḥ parivṛtaḥ śrīmānrāmo rājīvalocanaḥ | pūjitaḥ surasiddhaughairmunibhistu mahātmabhiḥ
Surrounded by all of them, the glorious lotus-eyed Rāma, honoured by the multitudes of gods and Siddhas and by the great-souled sages,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 244.92
आययौ शाश्वतं दिव्यमक्षरं स्वपदं विभुः । यः पठेद्रामचरितं श्लोकं श्लोकार्धमेव वा
āyayau śāśvataṃ divyamakṣaraṃ svapadaṃ vibhuḥ | yaḥ paṭhedrāmacaritaṃ ślokaṃ ślokārdhameva vā
The mighty (Lord) went to his own abode, eternal, divine, imperishable. Whoever should recite the deeds of Rāma, a verse, or even half a verse,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 244.93
शृणुयाद्वा तथा भक्त्या स्मरेद्वा शुभदर्शने । कोटिजन्मार्जितात्पापाज्ज्ञानतोऽज्ञानतः कृतात्
śṛṇuyādvā tathā bhaktyā smaredvā śubhadarśane | koṭijanmārjitātpāpājjñānato'jñānataḥ kṛtāt
or should hear (them), or likewise should remember (them) with devotion — O you of auspicious appearance — from sin accumulated over ten million births, done knowingly or unknowingly,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 244.94
विमुक्तो वैष्णवं लोकं पुत्रदारसबांधवैः । समाप्नुयाद्योगगम्यमनायासेन वै नरः
vimukto vaiṣṇavaṃ lokaṃ putradārasabāṃdhavaiḥ | samāpnuyādyogagamyamanāyāsena vai naraḥ
such a man, released, would attain—together with sons, wife and kinsmen—the Vaiṣṇava world, attainable (only) by yoga, and that without effort.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 244.95
एतत्ते कथितं देवि रामस्य चरितं महत् । धन्योऽस्म्यहं त्वया देवि रामचंद्रस्य कीर्त्तनात् । किमन्यच्छ्रोतुकामासि तद्ब्रवीमि वरानने
etatte kathitaṃ devi rāmasya caritaṃ mahat | dhanyo'smyahaṃ tvayā devi rāmacaṃdrasya kīrttanāt | kimanyacchrotukāmāsi tadbravīmi varānane
This great story of Rāma has been told to you, O Goddess. I too am blessed by you, O Goddess, through the praising of Rāmacandra. What else do you wish to hear? That I shall tell, O fair-faced one.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition