Passage 1
सुखित उवाच— अथैकदा होलिकायां रामो राजन्यवेषधृक्। हसन् गायन् सखीवृन्दैर्विजह्रे लोकमङ्गलम्॥१॥
Sukhita said: “Once during Holī, Rāma, auspiciousness of the worlds, dressed as a royal youth and sported amid circles of companions, laughing and singing.
Passage 2
दूरादाशासु कलयन् शब्दाद्वैतमयं जगत्। कलेर्मुरलिकानादैः प्रमोदवनमध्यगः॥२॥
“Standing in the heart of Pramoda forest, he filled the distant directions with the nondual world of sound produced by his artful flute.
Passage 3
केलिधूलीभरेणामूः सर्वा एवानुरञ्जयन्। काश्मीरक्षोदसलिलैरार्द्रीकृतवराम्बरः॥३॥
“He colored all the women with clouds of festive powder, while streams of saffron water soaked his beautiful garments.
Passage 4
दत्तगालिभिरेताभिर्विभीतो हासपूर्वकम्। स्वयं च ताः सोपहासं गालीभाजनतां नयन्॥४॥
“Laughingly feigning fear when they showered him with playful insults, he in turn made them the targets of teasing words.
Passage 5
एवं परस्परं तत्र सम्प्रवृत्ते कुतूहले। रामेण मोहिता गोप्यो मुरलीमञ्जुगीतिभिः॥५॥
“As this mutual festivity unfolded, Rāma enchanted the cowherd women with the lovely melodies of his flute.
Passage 6
डिम्फांश्च वादयाञ्चक्रुर्गोपाला अतिहर्षिताः। वीणावेणुमृदङ्गोत्थः पस्पर्श गगने रवः॥६॥
“The delighted cowherds played drums, and sounds rising from vīṇās, flutes, and mṛdaṅgas touched the sky.
Passage 7
लक्ष्मणस्य तदा गोप्यः काश्चित् कमललोचनाः। भरतस्य च वीरस्य शत्रुघ्नस्य च सादराः॥७॥
“Some lotus-eyed cowherd women respectfully joined Lakṣmaṇa’s party, others those of heroic Bharata and Śatrughna.
Passage 8
एकत्र तस्मिन् दिवसे मण्डलानां चतुष्टयम्। बभूव विहरद्भूयो लज्जाभयविवर्जितम्॥८॥
“On that day four circles played together in one place, free from shyness and fear.
Passage 9
श्रीरामपक्षगा गोप्यो याश्च लक्ष्मणपक्षगाः। उभयोः पक्षगा याश्च ददुर्गालीः परस्परम्॥९॥
“The women on Śrī Rāma’s side, those on Lakṣmaṇa’s, and those aligned with the other two parties traded playful insults with one another.
Passage 10
एवमापूर्यमाणेऽस्मिन् समाजे वरयोषिताम्। वेणुं विश्रत् क्वणन् रामो जहार सुदृशां मनः॥१०॥
“As the gathering filled with beautiful women, Rāma sounded his flute brilliantly and stole their hearts.
Passage 11
अनन्यचित्तास्ताः सर्वा मधुसत्ता इव क्षणम्। तस्थुर्वेणुरवाकृष्टा रामवक्त्रेन्दुदर्शनात्॥११॥
“Drawn by the flute and the sight of Rāma’s moonlike face, all stood for a moment with minds fixed wholly upon him, like bees intoxicated by nectar.
Passage 12
अथ तद्गीतनादेन मोहिता व्रजसुभ्रुवः। स्खलन्नीव्यो गलद्वस्त्रा विस्रस्तकबरव्रजाः॥१२॥
“Enchanted by his song, Vraja’s lovely-browed women stood with loosened waistbands, slipping garments, and disheveled braids.
Passage 13
पतन्मुक्तामणिलता विगलत्तनुभूषणाः। स्वं परं चैव न विदुः सर्वाः संसक्तवत् स्थिताः॥१३॥
“Strings of pearls and gems fell and ornaments slipped from their bodies. Absorbed in him, they no longer distinguished self from other. Māṇikyatilaka’s abduction and death
Passage 14
विचित्रास्तास्तथा दृष्ट्वा कश्चिद्यक्षगणाधिपः। माणिक्यतिलको नाम कुबेरस्य प्रियः सखा॥१४॥
A chief of the yakṣas named Māṇikyatilaka, a beloved friend of Kubera, saw the women in that extraordinary state.
Passage 15
तत्राजगाम कामान्धः संवीक्ष्य व्रजवासिनीः। हठात् सम्प्रेरयामास नेतुमात्मनिकेतनम्॥१५॥
Blinded by desire, he came among the women of Vraja and forcibly drove them away toward his own dwelling.
Passage 16
ममर्षः सोऽतिचपलः कामेन विकलीकृतः। यावन्नेरयति स्वैरं तावच्चुक्रुशुरङ्गनाः॥१६॥
The reckless being, maddened by lust, would tolerate no resistance. As he drove them on, the women cried aloud.
Passage 17
हा राम हा रमण लक्ष्मण दीनबन्धो हा शत्रुहन् भरत क्वासि दयैकसिन्धो। युष्मान् नितान्तमवमत्य खलः स्मरान्धः कोऽयं बलान्नयति नो हठिनं घ्नतैनम्॥१७॥
“Rāma! Beloved! Lakṣmaṇa, friend of the helpless! Śatrughna! Bharata, ocean of mercy, where are you? This lust-blinded villain has utterly defied you and is dragging us away by force. Kill this aggressor!”
Passage 18
इत्थं वनान्तः स्वजनार्तशब्दं निशम्य ते प्राणविपत्समेतम्। रामादयो वेणुनिनादसक्ताः सर्वाः परित्यज्य समन्वधावन्॥१८॥
Hearing their own people’s anguished cries from deep in the forest, charged with mortal danger, Rāma and his brothers abandoned the flute festival and ran after them.
Passage 19
उपेत्य गोपिकावृन्दैर्भ्रातरः सम्बभाषिरे। अलं भयेन पद्माक्ष्यः प्राप्ताः स्म भयहारकाः॥१९॥
Reaching the groups of cowherd women, the brothers said, “Lotus-eyed women, enough fear. We who remove danger have arrived.”
Passage 20
सन्दृष्ट्वा तान् परिप्राप्तान् शरणागतपालकान्। त्यक्त्वा वृन्दं व्रजस्त्रीणां गृहीत्वासून् पलायत॥२०॥
Seeing the protectors of refuge-seekers arrive, the yakṣa released the women and fled for his life.
Passage 21
रामः संरक्षणार्थाय गोपीनां लक्ष्मणादिकान्। संस्थाप्य भ्रातरः सर्वान् स्वयं चोरमधावत॥२१॥
Rāma stationed Lakṣmaṇa and the others there to protect the cowherd women, then personally pursued the thief.
Passage 22
पलायनपरश्चौरो यत्र यत्रान्वधावत। तत्र तत्रान्वगाद्रामः साक्षात् काल इव द्रुतः॥२२॥
Wherever the fleeing thief ran, Rāma followed swiftly like death embodied.
Passage 23
तमुत्तरस्यां दिशि धावमानं यक्षाधिपं कालमिवाप्रसह्यम्। दधार रामो बलवान् प्रगृह्य कच्चेषु तादृक्खलनिग्रहार्हः॥२३॥
The powerful Rāma caught and restrained the yakṣa chief as he fled northward, terrible as death. Such a villain fully deserved that punishment.
Passage 24
पशुवत्तस्य मूढस्य दिव्यरत्नयुतं शिरः। जहार रामो भगवान् स्वानां प्रियचिकीर्षया॥२४॥
Wishing to please his own people, the Blessed Rāma cut off the fool’s divine-jewel-bearing head as though slaughtering an animal.
Passage 25
आदाय तस्य तिलकस्थितं रत्नमुदित्वरम्। आययौ विक्रमनिधिः सुहृदां यत्र मण्डलम्॥२५॥
Taking the radiant jewel that had adorned his forehead, the treasury of valor returned to the circle of friends.
Passage 26
लक्ष्मणाय मणिं प्रादाद्भानुमण्डलभासुरम्। प्रशशंसुस्तमेतस्य विक्रमेण सुहृद्गणाः॥२६॥
He gave Lakṣmaṇa the jewel, brilliant as the orb of the sun, while his friends praised Rāma for this feat.
Passage 27
स्थानं तदस्त्युत्तरतः सुतीर्थभूतं शुचि सर्वपावनम्। पलायमानं वनितापराधिनं बलेन यक्षं निजघान यत्र सः॥२७॥
That place to the north, where Rāma forcibly killed the fleeing yakṣa who had offended the women, became a pure sacred site that purifies all.
Passage 28
यक्षप्रमोचनं नाम तत्रास्ति सुमहत् सरः। तत्र स्नात्वा महीपाल सर्वयात्राफलं लभेत्॥२८॥
“A great lake named Yakṣapramocana lies there. King, by bathing in it one obtains the fruit of the entire pilgrimage.
Passage 29
एवं व्रजे निवसतो रघुपुङ्गवस्य भूरीणि सन्ति चरितानि दिने दिनेऽस्य। साधीयसीं हृदयकर्णरसायनैस्तैः कालुष्यमाशु विधुनोति नरः स्वचित्ते॥२९॥
“Raghu’s finest son enacted abundant deeds day after day while living in Vraja. Through those excellent elixirs for heart and ear, a person quickly cleanses impurity from the mind.
Passage 30
व्रजमण्डलमङ्गलालयस्त्रिजगल्लोकतमोमलापहः। चरितामृतसागरः प्रभोर्जयति प्राणनृकृत् सतां सदा॥३०॥
“Glory forever to the Lord’s ocean of nectarean deeds—the auspicious home of Vraja’s realm, remover of the three worlds’ darkness and stain, and giver of life to the holy.
Passage 31
यानि यानि चरित्राणि चकारेह सतां गतिः। तानि तानि मया तुभ्यं कीर्तितानि महीपते॥३१॥
“King, I have related to you the deeds enacted here by Rāma, the destination of the holy. The army comes to take Rāma from Vraja
Passage 32
इत ऊर्ध्वं व्रजजनप्राणं जीवातुविग्रहम्। रामचन्द्रमितो नेतुं मन्त्री सम्प्रेषितस्त्वया॥३२॥
“After these events, you sent your minister to take Rāmacandra—the life of Vraja’s people and the very embodiment of their vital breath—away from here.
Passage 33
आगता घनसङ्काशा गजेन्द्रास्ते पदच्युताः। प्राणापाये व्रजस्थानां कालस्यानुचरा इव॥३३॥
“Great elephants came, cloudlike and displaced from their usual posts. To Vraja’s residents, whose very lives were threatened, they looked like attendants of death.
Passage 34
आगताः पञ्च धाराभिरार्द्रयन्तो धरातलम्। वाजिनो वियोगाग्नेर्विस्फुलिङ्गा इव त्विषा॥३४॥
“Horses arrived, wetting the ground with five streams and gleaming like sparks from the fire of separation.
Passage 35
आगतास्ते रथवरास्त्रासयन्तो मनांसि नः। वियोगदुःखराजस्य यानानीव भयङ्कराः॥३५॥
“Fine chariots arrived and terrified our hearts, dreadful vehicles belonging to the king of separation’s sorrow.
Passage 36
चतुरङ्गवतीं सेनां निभाल्य व्रजवासिनः। अहो किमिदमित्येवं विचेरुर्भयसंयुताः॥३६॥
“Seeing the fourfold army, Vraja’s residents wandered fearfully, asking, ‘Ah, what is this?’
Passage 37
अतः परं या व्रजवासिनां दशा नितान्तमाभाषितया तवालम्। स्वचेतसा वेत्तु स एव वल्लभो यस्यानिशं दुर्विषहो वियोगः॥३७॥
“Words cannot adequately tell you what condition then overtook Vraja’s people. Only their beloved, whose separation is unbearable without cease, can know it within his own heart.
Passage 38
बाष्पतोयतरङ्गिण्यः कति नो रचितास्तदा। बहुबन्धकृता विघ्नाः कति नो घटिता जनैः॥३८॥
“How many rivers of tear-water did we create then? How many obstacles did the people devise in their many attempts to prevent the departure?
Passage 39
अस्माभिः कति नो वाचः प्रभवे विनिवेदिताः। प्रतिकूले विधौ सर्वं प्रतिकूलमभूत्तराम्॥३९॥
“How many pleas did we submit to the Lord? Yet when fate was opposed, every thing became opposed beyond measure.
Passage 40
इयति विरहभारे रामचन्द्रप्रियस्य प्रसभनिपतितेऽन्तर्गोष्ठमात्माश्रितेषु। लघुरिव हृदि लग्ना यातना कापि याम्या प्रसृतबहुलकीलो भ्राष्ट्रवह्निश्च सोऽन्यः॥४०॥
“When this immense burden of separation from beloved Rāmacandra suddenly fell within the settlement upon those who depended on him, even the torments of Yama or the spreading fire of a furnace seemed light by comparison.
Passage 41
वर्णितुं नैव सा शक्या वेदना व्रजवासिनाम्। मग्नानां निजसौख्येषु किं तया प्रोक्तया तव॥४१॥
“The pain of Vraja’s residents cannot be described. What use is speaking of it to those immersed only in their own comfort?
Passage 42
अहो मत्प्रीतिं वै तवाग्रे तावद्राजन् वर्णितुं नैव शक्यम्। प्रसादतः किन्तु तस्यैव सर्वं पुरःस्थवत् स्फुरितं मे विशेषात्॥४२॥
“King, even my own love cannot be adequately described before you. Yet by Rāma’s grace every event shines distinctly before me as though present now.
Passage 43
तथैवास्य सुकण्ठस्य प्रसादात्तस्य राधसः। सर्वं पुरःस्थं चरितं रामचन्द्रस्य जायते॥४३॥
“Through that same bounty, all Rāmacandra’s deeds appear present before Sukaṇṭha as well.
Passage 44
राजोवाच— युवयोरेव सञ्जातः प्रसादोऽयं गवांपते। एतन्मे कारणं किन्तु कथ्यतां सुखिताधिप॥४४॥
The king said: “Lord of the cows, this grace has arisen in both of you. Lord Sukhita, please tell me its cause.” Sarasvatī asks to know the hidden līlā
Passage 45
सुखित उवाच— सरस्वती वेदमाता स्वपित्रा ब्रह्मणा सह। विचारं समनुप्राप्ता तत्त्वं राजन्निशामय॥४५॥
Sukhita said: “Sarasvatī, mother of the Vedas, once entered into deliberation with her father Brahmā. King, hear the truth of it.
Passage 46
सरस्वत्युवाच— सारं सर्वेषु लोकेषु वेदेषु गुणवत्सु च। चरित्रं रामचन्द्रस्य नित्यानन्दरसालयम्॥४६॥
Sarasvatī said: “Rāmacandra’s deeds are the essence of all worlds and all virtue-filled Vedas, the abode of eternal blissful rasa.
Passage 47
वर्णितं सत्सुरीश्वरैर्विशेषात् सारवेदिभिः। वाल्मीकिनाप्यगस्त्येन हयग्रीवेण धीमता॥४७॥
“Those excellent divine sages who know the essence have described them, especially Vālmīki, Agastya, and wise Hayagrīva.
Passage 48
शिवेन योगनाथेन शम्भुना शूलपाणिना। हनुमता वामुना च लक्ष्मणेन च सीतया॥४८॥
“They have been told by Śiva, lord of yoga and trident-bearing Śambhu, by Hanumān and Vāmuni, by Lakṣmaṇa, and by Sītā.
Passage 49
अन्यैश्च मुनिभिस्तात देवैश्च प्राप्तभक्तिभिः। किन्तु निःशेषतो नैव कश्चिज्जानाति तद्गुणान्॥४९॥
“Other sages and gods who have attained devotion have also spoken, father; yet no one knows Rāma’s virtues in their entirety.
Passage 50
भूयस्तस्य चरित्रं च रहस्यं योगिनामपि। न ज्ञातुं शक्यते तात बहुजन्मकृतं तु तत्॥५०॥
“Much of his story remains a mystery even to yogins. Father, it cannot be known merely through the effort of many births.
Passage 51
राजवेषमुरीकृत्य सुखितस्य व्रजे वसन्। चकार यानि पुण्यानि चरित्राण्यखिलेश्वरः॥५१॥
“The Lord of all assumed royal dress and lived in Sukhita’s Vraja, performing many sacred deeds.
Passage 52
तानि गुह्यतमान्येव शुभानि च विशेषतः। कथं ज्ञेयानि कविभिर्वर्णनीयानि वा कथम्॥५२॥
“Those events are supremely secret and especially auspicious. How can poets know them, and how can they describe them?
Passage 53
चक्रे द्वादशवर्षेषु वासं सुखितगोपतौ। तत्रत्यास्तस्य लीलास्तु वाल्मीकिना निबद्धवान्॥५३॥
“He lived for twelve years with the cowherd lord Sukhita, yet Vālmīki did not set down the līlās he enacted there.
Passage 54
मूलचारित्ररूपत्वाद्रहस्यत्वाच्च सर्वतः। तत्साक्षात्करणे तात क उपायोऽस्ति साम्प्रतम्॥५४॥
“Because they are the root form of his story and secret in every respect, father, what means is now available to perceive them directly?
Passage 55
यदुक्त्वा समवाप्नोति जन्मनः फलमुत्तमम्। भक्तांश्चैवानुगृह्णीयुः शुकाद्या योगवित्तमाः॥५५॥
“By speaking them one would obtain the highest fruit of birth, and the finest knowers of yoga, Śuka and others, could favor the devotees.”
Passage 56
इति प्रोक्तं सरस्वत्या निशम्य भगवान् विधिः। क्षणं विचिन्त्य प्रोवाच सरस्वत्यै विशेषतः॥५६॥
Hearing Sarasvatī’s words, the blessed Creator reflected for a moment and then addressed her specifically.
Passage 57
आराधय तदर्थं त्वं राममेव सनातनम्। सहजाप्राणदयितमङ्गप्रत्यङ्गसुन्दरम्॥५७॥
Brahmā said: “For that purpose worship eternal Rāma himself, beloved as life to Sahajā and beautiful in every limb and feature.
Passage 58
तदनुग्रहतः किञ्चिज्ज्ञानं तव भविष्यति। येन तस्य चरित्रं ते गोचरत्वमुपैष्यति॥५८॥
“By his grace some knowledge will arise in you, through which his deeds will enter the range of your awareness.
Passage 59
त्वद्गोचरत्वं सम्प्राप्य ममापि प्रतिभास्यति। इत्युक्ता भारती देवी सर्वलोके ब्रह्मणा पुरा॥५९॥
“Once they become known to you, they will shine forth for me as well.” Thus Brahmā instructed the goddess Bhāratī before all the worlds.
Passage 60
रामं समाराधयितुं प्रमुद्वनमुपागमत्। तमसासरयूतीरे निवसन्ती दिने दिने॥६०॥
She came to Pramoda forest to worship Rāma and lived day after day upon the bank where the Tamasā meets the Sarayū.
Passage 61
आरराध प्रभुं रामं सहजावल्लभं हरिम्। यथा तुष्यति राजीवलोचनो रामया सह॥६१॥
She worshiped Lord Rāma, Hari and beloved of Sahajā, until the lotus-eyed Lord was pleased together with Ramā.
Passage 62
एकदा भगवान् तस्याः कामं पूरयितुं स्वयम्। आजगाम प्रसन्नात्मा रामः सहजया सह॥६२॥
One day, to fulfill her desire, the gracious Blessed Rāma personally came with Sahajā.
Passage 63
सा तमालोक्य सहजावल्लभं राममीश्वरम्। दण्डवत् पतिता भूमौ भक्त्या सञ्जातया हृदि॥६३॥
Seeing Lord Rāma, beloved of Sahajā, she fell like a staff upon the earth as devotion arose in her heart.
Passage 64
उत्थाय च ततो देवमिदमाह सरस्वती। तव लीला रसमयी कालमायाद्यगोचरा॥६४॥
Rising, Sarasvatī said to the Lord: “Your līlā is composed of rasa and lies beyond time, māyā, and all such forces.
Passage 65
सा मे गोचरतां यातु प्रार्थयामि पुनः पुनः। राजरूपेण भवता कृपा मयि विधीयताम्॥६५॥
“I pray again and again that it may enter my awareness. Please show me mercy in your royal form.”
Passage 66
राम उवाच— मम लीलारसानन्दो देवानामपि दुर्लभः। तस्याधिकारी सुखितः सुकण्ठश्च भविष्यति॥६६॥
Rāma said: “The blissful rasa of my līlā is difficult even for the gods to attain. Sukhita and Sukaṇṭha will be its authorized bearers.
Passage 67
मम भक्तान् समालोक्य यत्रैतौ कथयिष्यतः। तत्र त्वं सन्निधौ भूत्वा सर्वं श्रोष्यसि भामिनि॥६७॥
“Radiant one, whenever these two behold my devotees and narrate the līlā, you will be present there and hear everything.
Passage 68
आदिव्रजे तु या लीला मम लीलारसात्मनः। अतः सा प्रकटीभूता भविष्यति न संशयः॥६८॥
“In this way my primordial Vraja līlā, whose essence is playful rasa, will become manifest without doubt.
Passage 69
सुखितो नाम गोपालो दृष्ट्वाप्यैश्वर्यमद्भुतम्। पुत्रस्नेहपरीतात्मा माधुर्यं बहुमन्यते॥६९॥
“The cowherd Sukhita, though he has seen my astonishing majesty, remains filled with parental affection and holds sweetness above all.
Passage 70
सुकण्ठश्च सखा नित्यं मदीयः पद्मलोचनः। मम रासविलासादिलीलासाक्षी सुहृत्तमः॥७०॥
“Lotus-eyed Sukaṇṭha is my eternal companion and dearest friend, witness to my rāsa, amorous play, and other līlās.
Passage 71
एतौ रहस्यगां लीलां लोकेऽस्मिन् स्फुटयिष्यतः। ततश्च त्वं समाकर्ण्य ब्रह्मणे कथयिष्यसि॥७१॥
“These two will reveal the secret-flowing līlā within this world. You will hear it from them and relate it to Brahmā.
Passage 72
ब्रह्मा ममात्यन्तभक्तभुशण्डाय गदिष्यति। एवं भुशण्डो भगवान् दाल्भ्याय कथयिष्यति॥७२॥
“Brahmā will tell it to Bhuśuṇḍa, my utterly devoted servant; blessed Bhuśuṇḍa will then narrate it to Dālbhya.
Passage 73
स चाख्यास्यति सम्प्राप्य कृपां लोमशशर्मणे। एवमादिव्रजे जाता मल्लीला व्यक्तिमेष्यति॥७३॥
“Having obtained grace, Dālbhya will tell it to Lomaśaśarman. In this way my līlā enacted in primordial Vraja will become manifest.
Passage 74
इत्यमाख्याय भगवान् सरस्वत्यै तपःफलम्। जगाम वल्लभायुक्तो रन्तुं श्रीमत्प्रमोदने॥७४॥
After revealing to Sarasvatī the fruit of her austerity, the Blessed Lord went with his beloved to sport in glorious Pramoda forest.
Passage 75
एवं राजन् विजानीहि सरस्वत्यै यथा प्रभुः। कृपां चकार चावाभ्यां कीर्तितास्तद्गुणा यतः॥७५॥
“King, understand that just as the Lord favored Sarasvatī, he favored us two; therefore his qualities have been narrated.
Passage 76
तीर्थस्थानप्रसङ्गेन मया तुभ्यं प्रकीर्तितम्। चरितं रामचन्द्रस्य कालमायाद्यगोचरम्॥७६॥
“In connection with these pilgrimage places I have related to you Rāmacandra’s deeds, which lie beyond time, māyā, and the rest.
Passage 77
अनर्हं यन्मया वक्तुं शृङ्गारैकान्तमद्भुतम्। तत्ते सुकण्ठगोपालः प्रोवाच श्रीपतेः सखा॥७७॥
“What I was unqualified to speak—the wondrous and wholly intimate amorous līlā—was told to you by the cowherd Sukaṇṭha, friend of Śrī’s Lord.
Passage 78
इत ऊर्ध्वं सयोध्यायां विचरन् प्राणजीवनः। चकार यद्यच्चरितं तत्स्वयं वेत्सि भूपते॥७८॥
“King, you yourself know the deeds performed afterward by the life-giving Lord as he lived in Ayodhyā.
Passage 79
सरस्वत्यास्तु तपसा प्रसादात्तु रमापतेः। सर्वं प्रत्यक्षचरितं पुरःस्थविषयोपमम्॥७९॥
“Yet through Sarasvatī’s austerity and the grace of Ramā’s Lord, the entire story appears directly, like an event standing before us.” The forest and Laṅkā līlā foretold
Passage 80
गत्वायोध्यां पुरीं रामो विश्वामित्रेण योगिना। प्रार्थितो यज्ञरक्षार्थं गमिष्यति तदाश्रमम्॥८०॥
“After returning to Ayodhyā, Rāma will be asked by the yogin Viśvāmitra to go to his hermitage and protect the sacrifice.
Passage 81
आदौ स ताडकानाम्नीं राक्षसीं निहनिष्यति। ततो मखस्यान्तरायान् राक्षसान् संहरिष्यति॥८१॥
“First he will kill the rākṣasī Tāḍakā, then destroy the rākṣasas obstructing the sacrifice.
Passage 82
ततो जनकराजस्य मिथिलां प्रतियास्यति। तत्र शम्भोर्धनुर्भङ्गं कृत्वा सीतां पणीकृताम्॥८२॥
“He will then go to King Janaka’s Mithilā, break Śambhu’s bow, and win Sītā as the pledged prize.
Passage 83
पाणिग्रहेण विधिना ग्रहीष्यति च सादरम्। तत्र भार्गवतेजोऽयं तेजसा संहरिष्यति॥८३॥
“He will respectfully take her hand according to the marriage rite and then subdue Bhārgava’s fiery power with his own radiance.
Passage 84
ततो विजयवानेष पुनः साकेतमेष्यति। महान्तमुत्सवं तत्र करिष्यन्त्यस्य मातरः॥८४॥
“Victorious, he will return to Sāketa, where his mothers will hold a great festival.
Passage 85
दृष्ट्वा सीतायुतं रामं सुखमेष्यन्ति मानवाः। एवमस्य कियान् कालः सीतासौख्येन यास्यति॥८५॥
“People will rejoice to see Rāma with Sītā, and some time will pass in the happiness of their union.
Passage 86
ततो यदा भवान् राजन् कर्ता महाभिषेचनम्। तदा केकयराजस्य पुत्र्या याच्यं वरद्वयम्॥८६॥
“Then, king, when you prepare the great consecration, the daughter of Kekaya’s king will ask for her two boons.
Passage 87
भरते राज्यतिलकं रामनिर्वासनं वने। तदासौ भगवान् रामः सर्वत्र समदर्शनः॥८७॥
“She will demand Bharata’s enthronement and Rāma’s exile to the forest. The Blessed Rāma, equal-seeing everywhere, will accept.
Passage 88
निजलीलारसं पुष्णन् प्रस्थास्यति ततो वने। त्रिरात्रं सलिलं प्राश्य चतुर्थेऽह्नि फलाशनः॥८८॥
“Nourishing the rasa of his own līlā, he will depart for the forest, drinking only water for three nights and eating fruit on the fourth day.
Passage 89
ततो गङ्गां समुत्तीर्य चित्रकूटमुपैष्यति। तत्रास्माभिः समं तस्य सङ्गमो भविता हरेः॥८९॥
“Crossing the Gaṅgā, he will reach Citrakūṭa, where we shall meet Hari.
Passage 90
स तत्र भगवान् वीरः पश्यतामेव नस्तदा। दिव्यं धनुः समादाय सन्धास्यति शरद्वयम्॥९०॥
“There, while we watch, the heroic Lord will take up a divine bow and set two arrows upon it.
Passage 91
जिहन्म्येष विराधाद्यान् राक्षसान् भुवनद्रुहः। करोम्येतत् सतां रक्षाविधानं विधिनामुना॥९१॥
“He will say, ‘With these I shall kill Virādha and the other rākṣasas who harm the worlds, establishing this means of protecting the holy.’
Passage 92
इत्युक्त्वा दीर्घशब्देन मुमोच विशिखद्वयम्। प्रमोदवनमायातः स्वयं सीतानुजान्वितः॥९२॥
“Speaking thus, he will release the two arrows with a great sound, while he himself returns to Pramoda forest with Sītā and his younger brother.
Passage 93
तौ शरौ रोदसी भाभिर्द्योतयन्तौ दिशस्तथा। महाघोरं वनं प्राप्य जज्ञाते रामलक्ष्मणौ॥९३॥
“Those two arrows will illuminate heaven, earth, and the directions. Reaching the terrible forest, they will become Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa.
Passage 94
प्रभा तु साभवत् सीता तद्विलोक्यान्तरिक्षगाः। देवाः किमेतदित्यन्तर्विस्मयं प्रापुरुत्तमम्॥९४॥
“Their radiance will become Sītā. Seeing this, the gods in the sky will wonder profoundly, ‘What is this mystery?’
Passage 95
ततो वनचरौ दुष्टौ गच्छन्तौ पथि निर्भयौ। खड्गिनौ बद्धतूणीरौ चापहस्तौ श्रियान्वितौ॥९५॥
“The two forest wanderers will then travel the road fearlessly, bearing swords, fastened quivers, bows in hand, and radiant beauty.
Passage 96
विराधाद्यान् महाघोरान् हत्वा राक्षसपुङ्गवान्। गोदातीरस्थितान् विप्रान् रक्षन्तौ विचरिष्यतः॥९६॥
“Killing Virādha and other dreadful rākṣasa chiefs, they will roam while protecting the brāhmaṇas dwelling along the Godā’s banks.
Passage 97
एवं क्रमेण यास्येते रम्यं पञ्चवटीवनम्। तत्र शूर्पणखा नासाकर्णकृन्तनपूर्वकम्॥९७॥
“In due course they will reach beautiful Pañcavaṭī forest, where Śūrpaṇakhā’s nose and ears will be cut off.
Passage 98
तत्पृष्ठगान् महाघोरान् राक्षसान् संहरिष्यति। महापराक्रमयुतान् खरादीन् खलदारुणान्॥९८॥
“Rāma will destroy the terrible rākṣasas who follow her, the mighty and cruel Khara and others.
Passage 99
दण्डकावनमध्ये च कल्याणं वितनिष्यतः। तच्छ्रुत्वा तस्य चरितं रावणः क्रोधमेष्यति॥९९॥
“The brothers will spread welfare throughout Daṇḍaka forest. Hearing of these deeds, Rāvaṇa will become enraged.
Passage 100
ततो मारीचसहितो रथमास्थाय रावणः। प्राप्तः पञ्चवटीं यत्र सीता रामश्च लक्ष्मणः॥१००॥
“Rāvaṇa will mount a chariot with Mārīca and reach Pañcavaṭī, where Sītā, Rāma, and Lakṣmaṇa dwell.
Passage 101
मारीचं मृगवेषेण वेशयित्वा स मायया। तत्पृष्ठतो गते रामे लक्ष्मणे तस्य पृष्ठतः॥१०१॥
“Through illusion he will disguise Mārīca as a deer. Rāma will pursue it, and Lakṣmaṇa will follow Rāma.
Passage 102
आश्रमं शून्यमालोक्य भूत्वा कपटतापसः। जहार रावणस्तूर्णं सीतां छायामयीं स्त्रियम्॥१०२॥
“Seeing the hermitage empty, Rāvaṇa will assume the guise of an ascetic and swiftly abduct the shadow-woman who appears as Sītā.
Passage 103
सीता तु गार्हपत्याग्नौ प्रविष्टा श्रीः स्वयंभवा। ततो राम उपावृत्तो लक्ष्मणेन सह प्रभुः॥१०३॥
“The true Sītā, self-manifest Śrī, will have entered the household fire. Lord Rāma will then return with Lakṣmaṇa.
Passage 104
दर्शयन् मानुषीं लीलां विरहार्तोऽभवद्वने। तावन्निमित्तमासाद्य देवः क्रीडनकौतुकी॥१०४॥
“Displaying a human līlā, the Lord will appear tormented by separation in the forest, using the event as the occasion for further divine play.
Passage 105
हतवान् स कुलं रक्षो देवकार्यार्थसिद्धये। विभीषणाय भक्ताय लङ्कां दास्यति तत्र सः॥१०५॥
“To accomplish the gods’ purpose, he will destroy the rākṣasa clan and give Laṅkā to the devotee Vibhīṣaṇa.
Passage 106
साधयित्वा देवकार्यं पावकेन समर्पिताम्। सीतामादाय विनयी पुनः साकेतमागतः॥१०६॥
“Having completed the divine work, he will receive Sītā when the fire offers her back and humbly return to Sāketa.
Passage 107
तस्मिन् प्रसङ्गे हनुमत्सुग्रीवाद्यैः कपीश्वरैः। उपास्यमानचरणः प्रभुर्विजयतेतराम्॥१०७॥
“Throughout that episode, the Lord’s feet will be served by Hanumān, Sugrīva, and the other monkey chiefs. May that Lord be supremely victorious!
Passage 108
एतत्ते सर्वमाख्यातं चरितं सहजापतेः। श्रोतव्यं कीर्तितव्यं च ध्येयं चैव सतां सदा॥१०८॥
“I have related all this story of Sahajā’s Lord. The holy should always hear, sing, and meditate upon it.
Passage 109
प्रमोदविपिने तस्य नित्यलीलेति भावय। अयोध्यायां चित्रकूटे तथान्यत्र प्रिये स्थले॥१०९॥
“Understand his Pramoda-forest play as eternal, as are his līlās in Ayodhyā, Citrakūṭa, and every other beloved place.
Passage 110
नैमित्तिकी पुनर्लीला धर्मग्लानिनिमित्तजा। भूभारहरणार्था च सापि सद्भिर्विचिन्त्यते॥११०॥
“The occasional līlā arises when dharma declines and serves to remove the earth’s burden; the holy should contemplate that play as well.
Passage 111
एकैकं तस्य चरितं कर्णपीयूषमेव हि। निपीय विबुधाः सर्वेऽप्यजरामरतां ययुः॥१११॥
“Each one of his deeds is nectar for the ears. Drinking it, all the gods attained freedom from age and death.” Colophon इति श्रीमदादिरामायणे ब्रह्मभुशुण्डसंवादे पूर्वखण्डे दशरथतीर्थयात्रायाम् आदिव्रजागमने षट्त्रिंशदधिकशततमोऽध्यायः ॥ १३६ ॥ Thus ends Chapter 136, “The Holī Rescue and the Transmission of Rāma’s Secret Līlā,” in the Ādi Rāmāyaṇa, within the dialogue of Brahmā and Bhuśuṇḍa, in the Pūrva-khaṇḍa, in the account of Daśaratha’s pilgrimage and arrival in primordial Vraja. Source control note Chapter 136 occupies registered source leaves 977–985 of the 1975 Pūrva-khaṇḍa volume (physical PDF pages 978–986) and contains 111 continuously numbered passages. It begins at the top of physical page 978; Chapter 137 begins below its colophon on physical page 986. The nine source pages were collated in ordered batches, boundary and doubtful-marker checks were made through direct streamed scan inspection, and the English is a fresh direct translation of the scan-controlled Sanskrit.