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भीष्म उवाच। कथं रामेण विप्रर्षे कान्यकुब्जे तु वामनः। स्थापितः क्व च लब्धोसौ विस्तरान्मम कीर्तय१। तथा हि मधुरा चैषा या वाणी रामकीर्तने। कीर्तिता भगवन्मह्यं हृता कर्णसुखावह२। अनुरागेण तं लोकाः स्नेहात्पश्यंति राघवम्। धर्मज्ञश्च कृतज्ञश्च बुद्ध्या च परिनिष्ठितः३। प्रशास्ति पृथिवीं सर्वां धर्मेण सुसमाहितः। तस्मिन्शासति वै राज्यं सर्वकामफलाद्रुमाः४। रसवंतः प्रभूताश्च वासांसि विविधानि च। अकृष्टपच्या पृथिवी निःसपत्ना महात्मनः५। देवकार्यं कृतं तेन रावणो लोककंटकः। सपुत्रोमात्यसहितो लीलयैव निपातितः६। तस्यबुद्धिस्समुत्पन्ना पूर्णे धर्मे द्विजोत्तम। तस्याहं चरितं सर्वं श्रोतुमिच्छामि वै मुने७। पुलस्त्य उवाच। कस्यचित्त्वथ कालस्य रामो धर्मपथे स्थितः। यच्चकार महाबाहो शृणुष्वैकमना नृप८। सस्मार राक्षसेंद्रं तं कथं राजा विभीषणः। लंकायां संस्थितो राज्यं करिष्यति च राक्षसः९। गीर्वाणेषु प्रातिकूल्यं विनाशस्य तु लक्षणम्। मया तस्य तु तद्दत्तं राज्यं चंद्रार्ककालिकम्१०। तस्याविनाशतः कीर्तिः स्थिरा मे शाश्वती भवेत्। रावणेन तपस्तप्तं विनाशायात्मनस्त्विह११। विध्वस्तः स च पापिष्ठो देवकार्ये मयाधुना। तदिदानीं मयान्वेष्यः स्वयं गत्वा विभीषणः१२। संदेष्टव्यं हितं तस्य येन तिष्ठेत्स शाश्वतम्। एवं चिंतयतस्तस्य रामस्यामिततेजसः१३। आजगामाथ भरतो रामं दृष्ट्वाब्रवीदिदम्। किं त्वं चिंतयसे देव न रहस्यं वदस्व मे१४। देवकार्ये धरायां वा स्वकार्ये वा नरोत्तम। एवं ब्रुवंतं भरतं ध्यायमानमवस्थितम्१५। अब्रवीद्राघवो वाक्यं रहस्यं तु न वै तव। भवान्बहिश्चरः प्राणो लक्ष्मणश्च महायशाः१६। अवेद्यं भवतो नास्ति मम सत्यं विधारय। एषा मे महती चिंता कथं देवैर्विभीषणः१७। वर्तते यद्धितार्थं वै दशग्रीवो निपातितः। गमिष्ये तदहं लंकां यत्र चासौ विभीषणः१८। तं च दृष्ट्वा पुरीं तां तु कार्यमुक्त्वा च राक्षसम्। आलोक्य सर्ववसुधां सुग्रीवं वानरेश्वरम्१९। महाराजं च शत्रुघ्नं भातृपुत्रांश्च सर्वशः। एवं वदति काकुत्स्थे भरतः पुरतः स्थितः२०। उवाच राघवं वाक्यं गमिष्ये भवता सह। एवं कुरु महाबाहो सौमित्रिरिह तिष्ठतु२१। इत्युक्त्वा भरतं रामः सौमित्रं चाह वै पुरे। रक्षाकार्या त्वया वीर यावदागमनं हि नौ२२। एवं लक्ष्मणमादिश्य ध्यात्वा वै पुष्पकं नृप। आरुरोह स वै यानं कौसल्यानंदवर्धनः२३। पुष्पकं तु ततः प्राप्तं गांधारविषयो यतः। भरतस्य सुतौ दृष्ट्वा जगन्नीतिं निरीक्ष्य च२४। पूर्वां दिशं ततो गत्वा लक्ष्मणस्य सुतौ यतः। पुरेषु तेषु षड्रात्रमुषित्वा रघुनंदनौ२५। गतौ तेन विमानेन दक्षिणामभितो दिशम्। गंगायामुनसंभेदं प्रयागमृषिसेवितम्२६। अभिवाद्य भरद्वाजमत्रेराश्रममीयतुः। संभाष्य च मुनींस्तत्र जनस्थानमुपागतौ२७। राम उवाच। अत्र पूर्वं हृता सीता रावणेन दुरात्मना। हत्वा जटायुषं गृध्रं योसौ पितृसखो हि नौ२८। अत्रास्माकं महद्युद्धं कबंधेन कुबुद्धिना। हतेन तेन दग्धेन सीतास्ते रावणालये२९। ॠष्यमूके गिरिवरे सुग्रीवो नाम वानरः। स ते करिष्यते साह्यं पंपां व्रज सहानुजः३०। पंपासरः समासाद्य शबरीं गच्छ तापसीम्। इत्युक्तो दुःखितो वीर निराशो जीविते स्थितः३१। इयं सा नलिनी वीर यस्यां वै लक्ष्मणोवदत्। मा कृथाः पुरुषव्याघ्र शोकं शत्रुविनाशन३२। आज्ञाकारिणि भृत्ये च मयि प्राप्स्यसि मैथिलीम्। अत्र मे वार्षिका मासा गता वर्षशतोपमाः३३। अत्रैव निहतो वाली सुग्रीवार्थे परंतप। एषा सा दृश्यते नूनं किष्किंधा वालिपालिता३४। यस्यां वै स हि धर्मात्मा सुग्रीवो वानरेश्वरः। वानरैः सहितो वीर तावदास्ते समाः शतम्३५। वानरैस्सह सुग्रीवो यावदास्ते सभां गतः। तावत्तत्रागतौ वीरौ पुर्यां भरतराघवौ३६। दृष्ट्वा स भ्रातरौ प्राप्तौ प्रणिपत्याब्रवीदिदम्। क्व युवां प्रस्थितौ वीरौ कार्यं किं नु करिष्यथः३७। विनिवेश्यासने तौ च ददावर्घ्ये स्वयं तदा। एवं सभास्थिते तत्र धर्मिष्टे रघुनंदने३८। अंगदोथ हनूमांश्च नलो नीलश्च पाटलः। गजो गवाक्षो गवयः पनसश्च महायशाः३९। पुरोधसो मंत्रिणश्च दैवज्ञो दधिवक्रकः। नीलश्शतबलिर्मैन्दो द्विविदो गंधमादनः४०। वीरबाहुस्सुबाहुश्च वीरसेनो विनायकः। सूर्याभः कुमुदश्चैव सुषेणो हरियूथपः४१। ॠषभो विनतश्चैव गवाख्यो भीमविक्रमः। ॠक्षराजश्च धूम्रश्च सहसैन्यैरुपागताः४२। अंतःपुराणि सर्वाणि रुमा तारा तथैव च। अवरोधोंगदस्यापि तथान्याः परिचारिकाः४३। प्रहर्षमतुलं प्राप्य साधुसाध्विति चाब्रुवन्। वानराश्च महात्मानः सुग्रीवसहितास्तदा४४। वानर्यश्च महाभागास्ताराद्यास्तत्र राघवम्। अभिप्रेक्ष्याश्रुकंठ्यश्च प्रणिपत्येदमब्रुवन्४५। क्व सा देवी त्वया देव या विनिर्जित्यरावणम्। शुद्धिं कृत्वा हि ते वह्नौ पितुरग्र उमापतेः४६। त्वयानीता पुरीं राम न तां पश्यामि तेग्रतः। न विना त्वं तया देव शोभसे रघुनंदन४७। त्वया विनापि साध्वी सा क्व नु तिष्ठति जानकी। अन्यां भार्यां न ते वेद्मि भार्याहीनो न शोभसे४८। क्रौंचयुग्मं मिथो यद्वच्चक्रवाकयुगं यथा। एवं वदंतीं तां तारां ताराधिपसमाननाम्४९। प्राह प्रवचसां श्रेष्ठो रामो राजीवलोचनः। चारुदंष्ट्रे विशालाक्षि कालो हि दुरतिक्रमः1.38.५०। सर्वं कालकृतं विद्धि जगदेतच्चराचरम्। विसृज्यताः स्त्रियः सर्वाः सुग्रीवोभिमुखः स्थितः५१। सुग्रीव उवाच। भवंतौ येन कार्येण इहायातौ नरेश्वरौ। तच्चापि कथ्यतां शीघ्रं कृत्यकालो हि वर्तते५२। ब्रुवाणमेवं सुग्रीवं भरतो रामचोदितः। आचचक्षे च गमनं लंकायां राघवस्य तु। तौ चाब्रवीच्च सुग्रीवो भवद्भ्यां सहितः पुरीम्५३। गमिष्ये राक्षसं देव द्रष्टुं तत्र विभीषणम्। सुग्रीवेणैवमुक्ते तु गच्छस्वेत्याह राघवः५४। सुग्रीवो राघवौ तौ च पुष्पके तु स्थितास्त्रयः। तावत्प्राप्तं विमानं तु समुद्रस्योत्तरं तटम्५५। अब्रवीद्भरतं रामो ह्यत्र मे राक्षसेश्वरः। चतुर्भिः सचिवैः सार्धं जीवितार्थे विभीषणः५६। प्राप्तस्ततो लक्ष्मणेन लंकाराज्येभिषेचितः। अत्र चाहं समुद्रस्य परेपारे स्थितस्त्र्यहम्५७। दर्शनं दास्यते मेऽसौ ज्ञातिकार्यं भविष्यति। तावन्न दर्शनं मह्यं दत्तमेतेन शत्रुहन्५८। ततः कोपः सुमद्भूतश्चतुर्थेहनि राघव। धनुरायम्य वेगेन दिव्यमस्त्रं करे धृतम्५९। दृष्ट्वा मां शरणान्वेषी भीतो लक्ष्मणमाश्रितः। सुग्रीवेणानुनीतोऽस्मि क्षम्यतां राघव त्वया६०। ततो मयोत्क्षिप्तशरो मरुदेशे ह्यपाकृतः। ततस्समुद्रराजेन भृशं विनयशालिना६१। उक्तोहं सेतुबंधेन लंकां त्वं व्रज राघव। लंघयित्वा नरव्याघ्र वारिपूर्णं महोदधिम्६२। एष सेतुर्मया बद्धः समुद्रे वरुणालये। त्रिभिर्दिनैः समाप्तिं वै नीतो वानरसत्तमैः६३। प्रथमे दिवसे बद्धो योजनानि चतुर्दश। द्वितीयेहनि षट्त्रिंशत्तृतीयेर्धशतं तथा६४। इयं सा दृश्यते लंका स्वर्णप्राकारतोरणा। अवरोधो महानत्र कृतो वानरसत्तमैः६५। अत्र युद्धं महद्वृत्तं चैत्राशुक्लचतुर्दशि। अष्टचत्वारिंशद्दिनं यत्रासौ रावणो हतः६६। अत्र प्रहस्तो नीलेन हतो राक्षसपुंगवः। हनूमता च धूम्राक्षो ह्यत्रैव विनिपातितः६७। महोदरातिकायौ च सुग्रीवेण महात्मना। अत्रैव मे कुंभकर्णो लक्ष्मणेनेंद्रजित्तथा६८। मया चात्र दशग्रीवो हतो राक्षसपुंगवः। अत्र संभाषितुं प्राप्तो ब्रह्मा लोकपितामहः६९। पार्वत्या सहितो देवः शूलपाणिर्वृषध्वजः। महेंद्राद्याः सुरगणाः सगंधर्वास्स किंनराः७०। पिता मे च समायातो महाराजस्त्रिविष्टपात्। वृतश्चाप्सरसां संघैर्विद्याधरगणैस्तथा७१। तेषां समक्षं सर्वेषां जानकी शुद्धिमिच्छता। उक्ता सीता हव्यवाहं प्रविष्टा शुद्धिमागता७२। लंकाधिपैः सुरैर्दृष्टा गृहीता पितृशासनात्। अथाप्युक्तोथ राज्ञाहमयोध्यां गच्छ पुत्रकम्७३। न मे स्वर्गो बहुमतस्त्वया हीनस्य राघव। तारितोहं त्वया पुत्र प्राप्तोऽस्मीन्द्रसलोकताम्७४। लक्ष्मणं चाब्रवीद्राजा पुत्र पुण्यं त्वयार्जितम्। भ्रात्रासममथो दिव्यांल्लोकान्प्राप्स्यसि चोत्तमान्७५। आहूय जानकीं राजा वाक्यं चेदमुवाच ह। न च मन्युस्त्वया कार्यो भर्तारं प्रति सुव्रते७६। ख्यातिर्भविष्यत्येवाग्र्या भर्तुस्ते शुभलोचने। एवं वदति रामे तु पुष्पके च व्यवस्थिते७७। तत्र ये राक्षसवरास्ते गत्वाशु विभीषणं। प्राप्तो रामः ससुग्रीवश्चारा इत्थं तदाऽवदन्७८। विभीषणस्तु तच्छ्रुत्वा रामागमनमंतिके। चारांस्तान्पूजयामास सर्वकामधनादिभिः७९। अलंकृत्य पुरीं तां तु निष्क्रान्तः सचिवैः सह। दृष्ट्वा रामं विमानस्थं मेराविव दिवाकरं८०। अष्टांगप्रणिपातेन नत्वा राघवमब्रवीत्। अद्य मे सफलं जन्म प्राप्ताः सर्वे मनोरथाः८१। यद्दृष्टौ देवचरणौ जगद्वंद्यावनिंदितौ। कृतः श्लाघ्योस्म्यहं देव शक्रादीनां दिवौकसां८२। आत्मानमधिकं मन्ये त्रिदशेशात्पुरंदरात्। रावणस्य गृहे दीप्ते सर्वरत्नोपशोभिते८३। उपविष्टे तु काकुत्स्थे अर्घं दत्वा विभीषणः। उवाच प्रांजलिर्भूत्वा सुग्रीवं भरतं तथा८४। इहागतस्य रामस्य यद्दास्ये न तदस्ति मे। इयं च लंका रामेण रिपुं त्रैलोक्यकंटकम्८५। हत्वा तु पापकर्माणं दत्ता पूर्वं पुरी मम। इयं पुरी इमे दारा अमी पुत्रास्तथा ह्यहं८६। सर्वमेतन्मया दत्तं सर्वमक्षयमस्तु ते। ततः प्रकृतयः सर्वा लंकावासिजनाश्च ये८७। आजग्मू राघवं द्रष्टुं कौतूहलसमन्विताः। उक्तो विभीषणस्तैस्तु रामं दर्शय नः प्रभो८८। विभीषणेन कथिता राघवाय महात्मने। तेषामुपायनं सर्वं भरतो रामचोदितः८९। जग्राह वानरेन्द्रश्च धनरत्नौघसंचयं। एवं तत्र त्र्यहं रामो ह्यवसद्राक्षसालये९०। चतुर्थेहनि संप्राप्ते रामे चापि सभास्थिते। केकसी पुत्रमाहेदं रामं द्रक्ष्यामि पुत्रक९१। दृष्टे तस्मिन्महत्पुण्यं प्राप्यते मुनिसत्तमैः। विष्णुरेष महाभागश्चतुर्मूर्तिस्सनातनः९२। सीता लक्ष्मीर्महाभाग न बुद्धा साग्रजेन ते। पित्रा ते पूर्वमाख्यातं देवानां दिविसंगमे९३। कुले रघूणां वै विष्णुः पुत्रो दशरथस्य तु। भविष्यति विनाशाय दशग्रीवस्य रक्षसः९४। विभीषण उवाच। एवं कुरुष्व वै मातर्गृहाण नवमं वरम्। पात्रं चंदनसंयुक्तं दधिक्षौद्राक्षतैः सह९५। दूर्वयार्घं सह कुरु राजपुत्रस्य दर्शनम्। सरमामग्रतः कृत्वा याश्चान्या देवकन्यकाः९६। व्रजस्व राघवाभ्याशं तस्मादग्रे व्रजाम्यहम्। एवमुक्त्वा गतं रक्षो यत्र रामो व्यवस्थितः९७। उत्सार्य दानवान्सर्वान्रामं द्रष्टुं समागतान्। सभां तां विमलां कृत्वा रामं स्वाभिमुखे स्थितम्९८। विभीषण उवाच। विज्ञाप्यं शृणु मे देव वदतश्च विशांपते। दशग्रीवं कुंभकर्णं या च मां चाप्यजीजनत्९९। इयं सा देवमाता नः पादौ ते द्रष्टुमिच्छति। तस्यास्तु त्वं कृपां कृत्वा दर्शनं दातु मर्हसि1.38.१००। राम उवाच। अहं तस्याः समीपं तु मातृदर्शनकांक्षया। गमिष्ये राक्षसेंद्र त्वं शीघ्रं याहि ममाग्रतः१०१। प्रतिज्ञाय तु तं वाक्यमुत्तस्थौ च वरासनात्। मूर्ध्नि चांजलिमाधाय प्रणाममकरोद्विभुः१०२। अभिवादयेहं भवतीं माता भवसि धर्मतः। महता तपसा चापि पुण्येन विविधेन च१०३। इमौ ते चरणौ देवि मानवो यदि पश्यति। पूर्णस्स्यात्तदहं प्रीतो दृष्ट्वेमौ पुत्रवत्सले१०४। कौसल्या मे यथा माता भवती च तथा मम। केकसी चाब्रवीद्रामं चिरं जीव सुखी भव१०५। भर्त्रा मे कथितं वीर विष्णुर्मानुषरूपधृत्। अवतीर्णो रघुकुले हितार्थेत्र दिवौकसाम्१०६। दशग्रीव विनाशाय भूतिं दातुं विभीषणे। वालिनो निधनं चैव सेतुबंधं च सागरे१०७। पुत्रो दशरथस्यैव सर्वं स च करिष्यति। इदानीं त्वं मया ज्ञातः स्मृत्वा तद्भर्तृभाषितम्१०८। सीता लक्ष्मीर्भवान्विष्णुर्देवा वै वानरास्तथा। गृहं पुत्र गमिष्यामि स्थिरकीर्तिमवाप्नुहि१०९। सरमोवाच। इहैव वत्सरं पूर्णमशोकवनिकास्थिता। सेविता जानकी देव सुखं तिष्ठति ते प्रिया११०। नित्यं स्मरामि वै पादौ सीतायास्तु परंतप। कदा द्रक्ष्यामि तां देवीं चिंतयाना त्वहर्निशम्१११। किमर्थं देवदेवेन नानीता जानकी त्विह। एकाकी नैव शोभेथा योषिता च तया विना११२। समीपे शोभते सीता त्वं च तस्याः परंतप। एवं ब्रुवन्त्यां भरतः केयमित्यब्रवीद्वचः११३। ततश्चेंगितविद्रामो भरतं प्राह सत्वरम्। विभीषणस्य भार्या वै सरमा नाम नामतः११४। प्रिया सखी महाभागा सीतायास्सुदृढं मता। सर्वंकालकृतं पश्य न जाने किं करिष्यति११५। गच्छ त्वं सुभगे भर्तृगेहं पालय शोभने। मां त्यक्त्वा हि गता देवी भाग्यहीनं गतिर्यथा११६। तया विरहितः सुभ्रु रतिं विंदे न कर्हिचित्। शून्या एव दिशः सर्वाः पश्यामीह पुनर्भ्रमन्११७। विसृज्यतां च सरमां सीतायास्तु प्रियां सखीम्। गतायामथ केकस्यां रामः प्राह विभीषणम्११८। दैवतेभ्यः प्रियं कार्यं नापराध्यास्त्वया सुराः। आज्ञया राजराजस्य वर्तितव्यं त्वयानघ११९। लंकायां मानुषो यो वै समागच्छेत्कथंचन। राक्षसैर्न च हंतव्यो द्रष्टव्योसौ यथा त्वहम्१२०। विभीषण उवाच। आज्ञयाहं नरव्याघ्र करिष्ये सर्वमेव तु। विभीषणे हि वदति वायू राममुवाच ह१२१। इहास्तिवैष्णवी मूर्तिः पूर्वं बद्धो बलिर्यया। तां नयस्व महाभाग कान्यकुब्जे प्रतिष्ठय१२२। विदित्वा तदभिप्रायं वायुना समुदाहृतम्। विभीषणस्त्वलंकृत्य रत्नैः सर्वैश्च वामनम्१२३। आनीय चार्पयद्रामे वाक्यं चेदमुवाच ह। यदा वै निर्जितः शक्रो मेघनादेन राघव१२४। तदा वै वामनस्त्वेष आनीतो जलजेक्षण। नयस्व तमिमं देव देवदेवं प्रतिष्ठय१२५। तथेति राघवः कृत्वा पुष्पकं च समारुहत्। धनं रत्नमसंख्येयं वामनं च सुरोत्तमम्१२६। गृह्य सुग्रीवभरतावारूढौ वामनादनु। व्रजन्नेवांबरे रामस्तिष्ठेत्याह विभीषणम्१२७। राघवस्य वचः श्रुत्वा भूयोप्याह स राघवम्। करिष्ये सर्वमेतद्धि यदाज्ञप्तं विभो त्वया१२८। सेतुनानेन राजेंद्र पृथिव्यां सर्वमानवाः। आगत्य प्रतिबाधेरन्नाज्ञाभंगो भवेत्तव१२९। कोत्र मे नियमो देव किन्नु कार्यं मया विभो। श्रुत्वैतद्राघवो वाक्यं राक्षसोत्तमभाषितम्१३०। कार्मुकं गृह्य हस्तेन रामः सेतुं द्विधाच्छिनत्। त्रिर्विभज्य च वेगेन मध्ये वै दशयोजनम्१३१। छित्वा तु योजनं चैकमेकं खंडत्रयं कृतम्। वेलावनं समासाद्य रामः पूजां रमापतेः१३२। कृत्वा रामेश्वरं नाम्ना देवदेवं जनार्दनं। अभिषिच्याथ संगृह्य वामनं रघुनंदनः१३३। दक्षिणादुदधेश्चैव निर्जगाम त्वरान्वितः। अंतरिक्षादभूद्वाणी मेघगंभीरनिःस्वना१३४। रुद्र उवाच। भो भो रामास्तु भद्रं ते स्थितोऽहमिह सांप्रतम्। यावज्जगदिदं राम यावदेषा धरा स्थिता१३५। तावदेव च ते सेतु तीर्थं स्थास्यति राघव। श्रुत्वैवं देवदेवस्य गिरं ताममृतोपमाम्१३६। राम उवाच। नमस्ते देवदेवेश भक्तानामभयंकर। गौरीकांत नमस्तुभ्यं दक्षयज्ञविनाशन१३७। नमो भवाय शर्वाय रुद्राय वरदाय च। पशूनांपतये नित्यं चोग्राय च कपर्दिने१३८। महादेवाय भीमाय त्र्यंबकाय दिशांपते। ईशानाय भगघ्नाय नमोस्त्वंधकघातिने१३९। नीलग्रीवाय घोराय वेधसे वेधसा स्तुत। कुमारशत्रुनिघ्नाय कुमारजननाय च१४०। विलोहिताय धूम्राय शिवाय क्रथनाय च। नमो नीलशिखंडाय शूलिने दैत्यनाशिने१४१। उग्राय च त्रिनेत्राय हिरण्यवसुरेतसे। अनिंद्यायांबिकाभर्त्रे सर्वदेवस्तुताय च१४२। अभिगम्याय काम्याय सद्योजाताय वै नमः। वृषध्वजाय मुंडाय जटिने ब्रह्मचारिणे१४३। तप्यमानाय तप्याय ब्रह्मण्याय जयाय च। विश्वात्मने विश्वसृजे विश्वमावृत्य तिष्ठते१४४। नमो नमोस्तु दिव्याय प्रपन्नार्तिहराय च। भक्तानुकंपिने देव विश्वतेजो मनोगते१४५। पुलस्त्य उवाच। एवं संस्तूयमानस्तु देवदेवो हरो नृप। उवाच राघवं वाक्यं भक्तिनम्रं पुरास्थितम्१४६। रुद्र उवाच। भो भो राघव भद्रं ते ब्रूहि यत्ते मनोगतम्। भवान्नारायणो नूनं गूढो मानुषयोनिषु१४७। अवतीर्णो देवकार्यं कृतं तच्चानघ त्वया। इदानीं स्वं व्रजस्थानं कृतकार्योसि शत्रुहन्१४८। त्वया कृतं परं तीर्थं सेत्वाख्यं रघुनंदन। आगत्य मानवा राजन्पश्येयुरिह सागरे१४९। महापातकयुक्ता ये तेषां पापं विलीयते। ब्रह्मवध्यादिपापानि यानि कष्टानि कानिचित्1.38.१५०। दर्शनादेव नश्यंति नात्र कार्या विचारणा। गच्छ त्वं वामनं स्थाप्य गंगातीरे रघूत्तम१५१। पृथिव्यां सर्वशः कृत्वा भागानष्टौ परंतप। श्वेतद्वीपं स्वकं स्थानं व्रज देव नमोस्तु ते१५२। प्रणिपत्य ततो रामस्तीर्थं प्राप्तश्च पुष्करम्। विमानं तु न यात्यूर्ध्वं वेष्टितं तत्तु राघवः१५३। किमिदं वेष्टितं यानं निरालंबेऽम्बरे स्थितम्। भवितव्यं कारणेन पश्येत्याह स्म वानरम्१५४। सुग्रीवो रामवचनादवतीर्य धरातले। स च पश्यति ब्रह्माणं सुरसिद्धसमन्वितम्१५५। ब्रह्मर्षिसङ्घसहितं चतुर्वेदसमन्वितम्। दृष्ट्वाऽऽगत्याब्रवीद्रामं सर्वलोकपितामहः१५६। सहितो लोकपालैश्च वस्वादित्यमरुद्गणैः। तं देवं पुष्पकं नैव लंघयेद्धि पितामहम्१५७। अवतीर्य ततो रामः पुष्पकाद्धेमभूषितात्। नत्वा विरिंचनं देवं गायत्र्या सह संस्थितम्१५८। अष्टांगप्रणिपातेन पंचांगालिंगितावनिः। तुष्टाव प्रणतो भूत्वा देवदेवं विरिंचनम्१५९। राम उवाच। नमामि लोककर्तारं प्रजापतिसुरार्चितम्। देवनाथं लोकनाथं प्रजानाथं जगत्पतिम्१६०। नमस्ते देवदेवेश सुरासुरनमस्कृत। भूतभव्यभवन्नाथ हरिपिंगललोचन१६१। बालस्त्वं वृद्धरूपी च मृगचर्मासनांबरः। तारणश्चासि देवस्त्वं त्रैलोक्यप्रभुरीश्वरः१६२। हिरण्यगर्भः पद्मगर्भः वेदगर्भः स्मृतिप्रदः। महासिद्धो महापद्मी महादंडी च मेखली१६३। कालश्च कालरूपी च नीलग्रीवो विदांवरः। वेदकर्तार्भको नित्यः पशूनां पतिरव्ययः१६४। दर्भपाणिर्हंसकेतुः कर्ता हर्ता हरो हरिः। जटी मुंडी शिखी दंडी लगुडी च महायशाः१६५। भूतेश्वरः सुराध्यक्षः सर्वात्मा सर्वभावनः। सर्वगः सर्वहारी च स्रष्टा च गुरुरव्ययः१६६। कमंडलुधरो देवः स्रुक्स्रुवादिधरस्तथा। हवनीयोऽर्चनीयश्च ॐकारो ज्येष्ठसामगः१६७। मृत्युश्चैवामृतश्चैव पारियात्रश्च सुव्रतः। ब्रह्मचारी व्रतधरो गुहावासी सुपङ्कजः१६८। अमरो दर्शनीयश्च बालसूर्यनिभस्तथा। दक्षिणे वामतश्चापि पत्नीभ्यामुपसेवितः१६९। भिक्षुश्च भिक्षुरूपश्च त्रिजटी लब्धनिश्चयः। चित्तवृत्तिकरः कामो मधुर्मधुकरस्तथा१७०। वानप्रस्थो वनगत आश्रमी पूजितस्तथा। जगद्धाता च कर्त्ता च पुरुषः शाश्वतो ध्रुवः१७१। धर्माध्यक्षो विरूपाक्षस्त्रिधर्मो भूतभावनः। त्रिवेदो बहुरूपश्च सूर्यायुतसमप्रभः१७२। मोहकोवंधकश्चैवदानवानांविशेषतः। देवदेवश्च पद्माङ्कस्त्रिनेत्रोऽब्जजटस्तथा१७३। हरिश्मश्रुर्धनुर्धारी भीमो धर्मपराक्रमः। एवं स्तुतस्तु रामेण ब्रह्मा ब्रह्मविदांवरः१७४। उवाच प्रणतं रामं करे गृह्य पितामहः। विष्णुस्त्वं मानुषे देहेऽवतीर्णो वसुधातले१७५। कृतं तद्भवता सर्वं देवकार्यं महाविभो। संस्थाप्य वामनं देवं जाह्नव्या दक्षिणे तटे१७६। अयोध्यां स्वपुरीं गत्वा सुरलोकं व्रजस्व च। विसृष्टो ब्रह्मणा रामः प्रणिपत्य पितामहं१७७। आरूढः पुष्पकं यानं संप्राप्तो मधुरां पुरीम्। समीक्ष्य पुत्रसहितं शत्रुघ्नं शत्रुघातिनं१७८। तुतोष राघवः श्रीमान्भरतः स हरीश्वरः। शत्रुघ्नो भ्रातरौ प्राप्तौ शक्रोपेन्द्राविवागतौ१७९। प्रणिपत्य ततो मूर्ध्ना पंचांगालिंगितावनिः। उत्थाप्य चांकमारोप्य रामो भ्रातरमंजसा१८०। भरतश्च ततः पश्चात्सुग्रीवस्तदनंतरं। उपविष्टोऽथ रामाय सोऽर्घमादाय सत्वरं१८१। राज्यं निवेदयामास चाष्टांगं राघवे तदा। श्रुत्वा प्राप्तं ततो रामं सर्वो वै माथुरो जनः१८२। वर्णा ब्राह्मणभूयिष्ठा द्रष्टुमेनं समागताः। संभाष्य प्रकृतीः सर्वा नैगमान्ब्राह्मणैः सह१८३। दिनानि पंचोषित्वाऽत्र रामो गंतुं मनो दधे। शत्रुघ्नश्च ततो रामे वाजिनोथ गजांस्तथा१८४। कृताकृतं च कनकं तत्रोपायनमाहरत्। रामस्त्वाह ततः प्रीतः सर्वमेतन्मया तव१८५। दत्तं पुत्रौ तेऽभिषिञ्च राजानौ माथुरे जने। एवमुक्त्वा ततो रामः प्राप्तो मध्यंदिने रवौ१८६। महोदयं समासाद्य गंगातीरे स वामनं। प्रतिष्ठाप्य द्विजानाह भाविनः पार्थिवांस्तथा१८७। मया कृतोऽयं धर्मस्य सेतुर्भूतिविवर्धनः। प्राप्ते काले पालनीयो न च लोप्यः कथंचन१८८। प्रसारितकरेणैवं प्रार्थनैषा मया कृता। नृपाः कृते मयार्थित्वे यत्क्षेमं क्रियतामिह१८९। नित्यं दैनंदिनीपूजा कार्या सर्वैरतंद्रितैः। ग्रामान्दत्वा धनं तच्च लंकाया आहृतं च यत्१९०। प्रेषयित्वा च किष्किंधां सुग्रीवं वानरेश्वरं। अयोध्यामागतो रामः पुष्पकं तमथाब्रवीत्१९१। नागंतव्यं त्वया भूयस्तिष्ठ यत्र धनेश्वरः। कृतकृत्यस्ततो रामः कर्तव्यं नाप्यमन्यत१९२। पुलस्त्य उवाच। एवन्ते भीष्म रामस्य कथायोगेन पार्थिव। उत्पत्तिर्वामनस्योक्ता किं भूयः श्रोतुमिच्छसि१९३। कथयामि तु तत्सर्वं यत्र कौतूहलं नृप। सर्वं ते कीर्त्तयिष्यामि येनार्थी नृपनंदन१९४।

bhīṣma uvāca| kathaṃ rāmeṇa viprarṣe kānyakubje tu vāmanaḥ| sthāpitaḥ kva ca labdhosau vistarānmama kīrtaya1| tathā hi madhurā caiṣā yā vāṇī rāmakīrtane| kīrtitā bhagavanmahyaṃ hṛtā karṇasukhāvaha2| anurāgeṇa taṃ lokāḥ snehātpaśyaṃti rāghavam| dharmajñaśca kṛtajñaśca buddhyā ca pariniṣṭhitaḥ3| praśāsti pṛthivīṃ sarvāṃ dharmeṇa susamāhitaḥ| tasminśāsati vai rājyaṃ sarvakāmaphalādrumāḥ4| rasavaṃtaḥ prabhūtāśca vāsāṃsi vividhāni ca| akṛṣṭapacyā pṛthivī niḥsapatnā mahātmanaḥ5| devakāryaṃ kṛtaṃ tena rāvaṇo lokakaṃṭakaḥ| saputromātyasahito līlayaiva nipātitaḥ6| tasyabuddhissamutpannā pūrṇe dharme dvijottama| tasyāhaṃ caritaṃ sarvaṃ śrotumicchāmi vai mune7| pulastya uvāca| kasyacittvatha kālasya rāmo dharmapathe sthitaḥ| yaccakāra mahābāho śṛṇuṣvaikamanā nṛpa8| sasmāra rākṣaseṃdraṃ taṃ kathaṃ rājā vibhīṣaṇaḥ| laṃkāyāṃ saṃsthito rājyaṃ kariṣyati ca rākṣasaḥ9| gīrvāṇeṣu prātikūlyaṃ vināśasya tu lakṣaṇam| mayā tasya tu taddattaṃ rājyaṃ caṃdrārkakālikam10| tasyāvināśataḥ kīrtiḥ sthirā me śāśvatī bhavet| rāvaṇena tapastaptaṃ vināśāyātmanastviha11| vidhvastaḥ sa ca pāpiṣṭho devakārye mayādhunā| tadidānīṃ mayānveṣyaḥ svayaṃ gatvā vibhīṣaṇaḥ12| saṃdeṣṭavyaṃ hitaṃ tasya yena tiṣṭhetsa śāśvatam| evaṃ ciṃtayatastasya rāmasyāmitatejasaḥ13| ājagāmātha bharato rāmaṃ dṛṣṭvābravīdidam| kiṃ tvaṃ ciṃtayase deva na rahasyaṃ vadasva me14| devakārye dharāyāṃ vā svakārye vā narottama| evaṃ bruvaṃtaṃ bharataṃ dhyāyamānamavasthitam15| abravīdrāghavo vākyaṃ rahasyaṃ tu na vai tava| bhavānbahiścaraḥ prāṇo lakṣmaṇaśca mahāyaśāḥ16| avedyaṃ bhavato nāsti mama satyaṃ vidhāraya| eṣā me mahatī ciṃtā kathaṃ devairvibhīṣaṇaḥ17| vartate yaddhitārthaṃ vai daśagrīvo nipātitaḥ| gamiṣye tadahaṃ laṃkāṃ yatra cāsau vibhīṣaṇaḥ18| taṃ ca dṛṣṭvā purīṃ tāṃ tu kāryamuktvā ca rākṣasam| ālokya sarvavasudhāṃ sugrīvaṃ vānareśvaram19| mahārājaṃ ca śatrughnaṃ bhātṛputrāṃśca sarvaśaḥ| evaṃ vadati kākutsthe bharataḥ purataḥ sthitaḥ20| uvāca rāghavaṃ vākyaṃ gamiṣye bhavatā saha| evaṃ kuru mahābāho saumitririha tiṣṭhatu21| ityuktvā bharataṃ rāmaḥ saumitraṃ cāha vai pure| rakṣākāryā tvayā vīra yāvadāgamanaṃ hi nau22| evaṃ lakṣmaṇamādiśya dhyātvā vai puṣpakaṃ nṛpa| āruroha sa vai yānaṃ kausalyānaṃdavardhanaḥ23| puṣpakaṃ tu tataḥ prāptaṃ gāṃdhāraviṣayo yataḥ| bharatasya sutau dṛṣṭvā jagannītiṃ nirīkṣya ca24| pūrvāṃ diśaṃ tato gatvā lakṣmaṇasya sutau yataḥ| pureṣu teṣu ṣaḍrātramuṣitvā raghunaṃdanau25| gatau tena vimānena dakṣiṇāmabhito diśam| gaṃgāyāmunasaṃbhedaṃ prayāgamṛṣisevitam26| abhivādya bharadvājamatrerāśramamīyatuḥ| saṃbhāṣya ca munīṃstatra janasthānamupāgatau27| rāma uvāca| atra pūrvaṃ hṛtā sītā rāvaṇena durātmanā| hatvā jaṭāyuṣaṃ gṛdhraṃ yosau pitṛsakho hi nau28| atrāsmākaṃ mahadyuddhaṃ kabaṃdhena kubuddhinā| hatena tena dagdhena sītāste rāvaṇālaye29| ṝṣyamūke girivare sugrīvo nāma vānaraḥ| sa te kariṣyate sāhyaṃ paṃpāṃ vraja sahānujaḥ30| paṃpāsaraḥ samāsādya śabarīṃ gaccha tāpasīm| ityukto duḥkhito vīra nirāśo jīvite sthitaḥ31| iyaṃ sā nalinī vīra yasyāṃ vai lakṣmaṇovadat| mā kṛthāḥ puruṣavyāghra śokaṃ śatruvināśana32| ājñākāriṇi bhṛtye ca mayi prāpsyasi maithilīm| atra me vārṣikā māsā gatā varṣaśatopamāḥ33| atraiva nihato vālī sugrīvārthe paraṃtapa| eṣā sā dṛśyate nūnaṃ kiṣkiṃdhā vālipālitā34| yasyāṃ vai sa hi dharmātmā sugrīvo vānareśvaraḥ| vānaraiḥ sahito vīra tāvadāste samāḥ śatam35| vānaraissaha sugrīvo yāvadāste sabhāṃ gataḥ| tāvattatrāgatau vīrau puryāṃ bharatarāghavau36| dṛṣṭvā sa bhrātarau prāptau praṇipatyābravīdidam| kva yuvāṃ prasthitau vīrau kāryaṃ kiṃ nu kariṣyathaḥ37| viniveśyāsane tau ca dadāvarghye svayaṃ tadā| evaṃ sabhāsthite tatra dharmiṣṭe raghunaṃdane38| aṃgadotha hanūmāṃśca nalo nīlaśca pāṭalaḥ| gajo gavākṣo gavayaḥ panasaśca mahāyaśāḥ39| purodhaso maṃtriṇaśca daivajño dadhivakrakaḥ| nīlaśśatabalirmaindo dvivido gaṃdhamādanaḥ40| vīrabāhussubāhuśca vīraseno vināyakaḥ| sūryābhaḥ kumudaścaiva suṣeṇo hariyūthapaḥ41| ṝṣabho vinataścaiva gavākhyo bhīmavikramaḥ| ṝkṣarājaśca dhūmraśca sahasainyairupāgatāḥ42| aṃtaḥpurāṇi sarvāṇi rumā tārā tathaiva ca| avarodhoṃgadasyāpi tathānyāḥ paricārikāḥ43| praharṣamatulaṃ prāpya sādhusādhviti cābruvan| vānarāśca mahātmānaḥ sugrīvasahitāstadā44| vānaryaśca mahābhāgāstārādyāstatra rāghavam| abhiprekṣyāśrukaṃṭhyaśca praṇipatyedamabruvan45| kva sā devī tvayā deva yā vinirjityarāvaṇam| śuddhiṃ kṛtvā hi te vahnau pituragra umāpateḥ46| tvayānītā purīṃ rāma na tāṃ paśyāmi tegrataḥ| na vinā tvaṃ tayā deva śobhase raghunaṃdana47| tvayā vināpi sādhvī sā kva nu tiṣṭhati jānakī| anyāṃ bhāryāṃ na te vedmi bhāryāhīno na śobhase48| krauṃcayugmaṃ mitho yadvaccakravākayugaṃ yathā| evaṃ vadaṃtīṃ tāṃ tārāṃ tārādhipasamānanām49| prāha pravacasāṃ śreṣṭho rāmo rājīvalocanaḥ| cārudaṃṣṭre viśālākṣi kālo hi duratikramaḥ1.38.50| sarvaṃ kālakṛtaṃ viddhi jagadetaccarācaram| visṛjyatāḥ striyaḥ sarvāḥ sugrīvobhimukhaḥ sthitaḥ51| sugrīva uvāca| bhavaṃtau yena kāryeṇa ihāyātau nareśvarau| taccāpi kathyatāṃ śīghraṃ kṛtyakālo hi vartate52| bruvāṇamevaṃ sugrīvaṃ bharato rāmacoditaḥ| ācacakṣe ca gamanaṃ laṃkāyāṃ rāghavasya tu| tau cābravīcca sugrīvo bhavadbhyāṃ sahitaḥ purīm53| gamiṣye rākṣasaṃ deva draṣṭuṃ tatra vibhīṣaṇam| sugrīveṇaivamukte tu gacchasvetyāha rāghavaḥ54| sugrīvo rāghavau tau ca puṣpake tu sthitāstrayaḥ| tāvatprāptaṃ vimānaṃ tu samudrasyottaraṃ taṭam55| abravīdbharataṃ rāmo hyatra me rākṣaseśvaraḥ| caturbhiḥ sacivaiḥ sārdhaṃ jīvitārthe vibhīṣaṇaḥ56| prāptastato lakṣmaṇena laṃkārājyebhiṣecitaḥ| atra cāhaṃ samudrasya parepāre sthitastryaham57| darśanaṃ dāsyate me'sau jñātikāryaṃ bhaviṣyati| tāvanna darśanaṃ mahyaṃ dattametena śatruhan58| tataḥ kopaḥ sumadbhūtaścaturthehani rāghava| dhanurāyamya vegena divyamastraṃ kare dhṛtam59| dṛṣṭvā māṃ śaraṇānveṣī bhīto lakṣmaṇamāśritaḥ| sugrīveṇānunīto'smi kṣamyatāṃ rāghava tvayā60| tato mayotkṣiptaśaro marudeśe hyapākṛtaḥ| tatassamudrarājena bhṛśaṃ vinayaśālinā61| uktohaṃ setubaṃdhena laṃkāṃ tvaṃ vraja rāghava| laṃghayitvā naravyāghra vāripūrṇaṃ mahodadhim62| eṣa seturmayā baddhaḥ samudre varuṇālaye| tribhirdinaiḥ samāptiṃ vai nīto vānarasattamaiḥ63| prathame divase baddho yojanāni caturdaśa| dvitīyehani ṣaṭtriṃśattṛtīyerdhaśataṃ tathā64| iyaṃ sā dṛśyate laṃkā svarṇaprākāratoraṇā| avarodho mahānatra kṛto vānarasattamaiḥ65| atra yuddhaṃ mahadvṛttaṃ caitrāśuklacaturdaśi| aṣṭacatvāriṃśaddinaṃ yatrāsau rāvaṇo hataḥ66| atra prahasto nīlena hato rākṣasapuṃgavaḥ| hanūmatā ca dhūmrākṣo hyatraiva vinipātitaḥ67| mahodarātikāyau ca sugrīveṇa mahātmanā| atraiva me kuṃbhakarṇo lakṣmaṇeneṃdrajittathā68| mayā cātra daśagrīvo hato rākṣasapuṃgavaḥ| atra saṃbhāṣituṃ prāpto brahmā lokapitāmahaḥ69| pārvatyā sahito devaḥ śūlapāṇirvṛṣadhvajaḥ| maheṃdrādyāḥ suragaṇāḥ sagaṃdharvāssa kiṃnarāḥ70| pitā me ca samāyāto mahārājastriviṣṭapāt| vṛtaścāpsarasāṃ saṃghairvidyādharagaṇaistathā71| teṣāṃ samakṣaṃ sarveṣāṃ jānakī śuddhimicchatā| uktā sītā havyavāhaṃ praviṣṭā śuddhimāgatā72| laṃkādhipaiḥ surairdṛṣṭā gṛhītā pitṛśāsanāt| athāpyuktotha rājñāhamayodhyāṃ gaccha putrakam73| na me svargo bahumatastvayā hīnasya rāghava| tāritohaṃ tvayā putra prāpto'smīndrasalokatām74| lakṣmaṇaṃ cābravīdrājā putra puṇyaṃ tvayārjitam| bhrātrāsamamatho divyāṃllokānprāpsyasi cottamān75| āhūya jānakīṃ rājā vākyaṃ cedamuvāca ha| na ca manyustvayā kāryo bhartāraṃ prati suvrate76| khyātirbhaviṣyatyevāgryā bhartuste śubhalocane| evaṃ vadati rāme tu puṣpake ca vyavasthite77| tatra ye rākṣasavarāste gatvāśu vibhīṣaṇaṃ| prāpto rāmaḥ sasugrīvaścārā itthaṃ tadā'vadan78| vibhīṣaṇastu tacchrutvā rāmāgamanamaṃtike| cārāṃstānpūjayāmāsa sarvakāmadhanādibhiḥ79| alaṃkṛtya purīṃ tāṃ tu niṣkrāntaḥ sacivaiḥ saha| dṛṣṭvā rāmaṃ vimānasthaṃ merāviva divākaraṃ80| aṣṭāṃgapraṇipātena natvā rāghavamabravīt| adya me saphalaṃ janma prāptāḥ sarve manorathāḥ81| yaddṛṣṭau devacaraṇau jagadvaṃdyāvaniṃditau| kṛtaḥ ślāghyosmyahaṃ deva śakrādīnāṃ divaukasāṃ82| ātmānamadhikaṃ manye tridaśeśātpuraṃdarāt| rāvaṇasya gṛhe dīpte sarvaratnopaśobhite83| upaviṣṭe tu kākutsthe arghaṃ datvā vibhīṣaṇaḥ| uvāca prāṃjalirbhūtvā sugrīvaṃ bharataṃ tathā84| ihāgatasya rāmasya yaddāsye na tadasti me| iyaṃ ca laṃkā rāmeṇa ripuṃ trailokyakaṃṭakam85| hatvā tu pāpakarmāṇaṃ dattā pūrvaṃ purī mama| iyaṃ purī ime dārā amī putrāstathā hyahaṃ86| sarvametanmayā dattaṃ sarvamakṣayamastu te| tataḥ prakṛtayaḥ sarvā laṃkāvāsijanāśca ye87| ājagmū rāghavaṃ draṣṭuṃ kautūhalasamanvitāḥ| ukto vibhīṣaṇastaistu rāmaṃ darśaya naḥ prabho88| vibhīṣaṇena kathitā rāghavāya mahātmane| teṣāmupāyanaṃ sarvaṃ bharato rāmacoditaḥ89| jagrāha vānarendraśca dhanaratnaughasaṃcayaṃ| evaṃ tatra tryahaṃ rāmo hyavasadrākṣasālaye90| caturthehani saṃprāpte rāme cāpi sabhāsthite| kekasī putramāhedaṃ rāmaṃ drakṣyāmi putraka91| dṛṣṭe tasminmahatpuṇyaṃ prāpyate munisattamaiḥ| viṣṇureṣa mahābhāgaścaturmūrtissanātanaḥ92| sītā lakṣmīrmahābhāga na buddhā sāgrajena te| pitrā te pūrvamākhyātaṃ devānāṃ divisaṃgame93| kule raghūṇāṃ vai viṣṇuḥ putro daśarathasya tu| bhaviṣyati vināśāya daśagrīvasya rakṣasaḥ94| vibhīṣaṇa uvāca| evaṃ kuruṣva vai mātargṛhāṇa navamaṃ varam| pātraṃ caṃdanasaṃyuktaṃ dadhikṣaudrākṣataiḥ saha95| dūrvayārghaṃ saha kuru rājaputrasya darśanam| saramāmagrataḥ kṛtvā yāścānyā devakanyakāḥ96| vrajasva rāghavābhyāśaṃ tasmādagre vrajāmyaham| evamuktvā gataṃ rakṣo yatra rāmo vyavasthitaḥ97| utsārya dānavānsarvānrāmaṃ draṣṭuṃ samāgatān| sabhāṃ tāṃ vimalāṃ kṛtvā rāmaṃ svābhimukhe sthitam98| vibhīṣaṇa uvāca| vijñāpyaṃ śṛṇu me deva vadataśca viśāṃpate| daśagrīvaṃ kuṃbhakarṇaṃ yā ca māṃ cāpyajījanat99| iyaṃ sā devamātā naḥ pādau te draṣṭumicchati| tasyāstu tvaṃ kṛpāṃ kṛtvā darśanaṃ dātu marhasi1.38.100| rāma uvāca| ahaṃ tasyāḥ samīpaṃ tu mātṛdarśanakāṃkṣayā| gamiṣye rākṣaseṃdra tvaṃ śīghraṃ yāhi mamāgrataḥ101| pratijñāya tu taṃ vākyamuttasthau ca varāsanāt| mūrdhni cāṃjalimādhāya praṇāmamakarodvibhuḥ102| abhivādayehaṃ bhavatīṃ mātā bhavasi dharmataḥ| mahatā tapasā cāpi puṇyena vividhena ca103| imau te caraṇau devi mānavo yadi paśyati| pūrṇassyāttadahaṃ prīto dṛṣṭvemau putravatsale104| kausalyā me yathā mātā bhavatī ca tathā mama| kekasī cābravīdrāmaṃ ciraṃ jīva sukhī bhava105| bhartrā me kathitaṃ vīra viṣṇurmānuṣarūpadhṛt| avatīrṇo raghukule hitārthetra divaukasām106| daśagrīva vināśāya bhūtiṃ dātuṃ vibhīṣaṇe| vālino nidhanaṃ caiva setubaṃdhaṃ ca sāgare107| putro daśarathasyaiva sarvaṃ sa ca kariṣyati| idānīṃ tvaṃ mayā jñātaḥ smṛtvā tadbhartṛbhāṣitam108| sītā lakṣmīrbhavānviṣṇurdevā vai vānarāstathā| gṛhaṃ putra gamiṣyāmi sthirakīrtimavāpnuhi109| saramovāca| ihaiva vatsaraṃ pūrṇamaśokavanikāsthitā| sevitā jānakī deva sukhaṃ tiṣṭhati te priyā110| nityaṃ smarāmi vai pādau sītāyāstu paraṃtapa| kadā drakṣyāmi tāṃ devīṃ ciṃtayānā tvaharniśam111| kimarthaṃ devadevena nānītā jānakī tviha| ekākī naiva śobhethā yoṣitā ca tayā vinā112| samīpe śobhate sītā tvaṃ ca tasyāḥ paraṃtapa| evaṃ bruvantyāṃ bharataḥ keyamityabravīdvacaḥ113| tataśceṃgitavidrāmo bharataṃ prāha satvaram| vibhīṣaṇasya bhāryā vai saramā nāma nāmataḥ114| priyā sakhī mahābhāgā sītāyāssudṛḍhaṃ matā| sarvaṃkālakṛtaṃ paśya na jāne kiṃ kariṣyati115| gaccha tvaṃ subhage bhartṛgehaṃ pālaya śobhane| māṃ tyaktvā hi gatā devī bhāgyahīnaṃ gatiryathā116| tayā virahitaḥ subhru ratiṃ viṃde na karhicit| śūnyā eva diśaḥ sarvāḥ paśyāmīha punarbhraman117| visṛjyatāṃ ca saramāṃ sītāyāstu priyāṃ sakhīm| gatāyāmatha kekasyāṃ rāmaḥ prāha vibhīṣaṇam118| daivatebhyaḥ priyaṃ kāryaṃ nāparādhyāstvayā surāḥ| ājñayā rājarājasya vartitavyaṃ tvayānagha119| laṃkāyāṃ mānuṣo yo vai samāgacchetkathaṃcana| rākṣasairna ca haṃtavyo draṣṭavyosau yathā tvaham120| vibhīṣaṇa uvāca| ājñayāhaṃ naravyāghra kariṣye sarvameva tu| vibhīṣaṇe hi vadati vāyū rāmamuvāca ha121| ihāstivaiṣṇavī mūrtiḥ pūrvaṃ baddho baliryayā| tāṃ nayasva mahābhāga kānyakubje pratiṣṭhaya122| viditvā tadabhiprāyaṃ vāyunā samudāhṛtam| vibhīṣaṇastvalaṃkṛtya ratnaiḥ sarvaiśca vāmanam123| ānīya cārpayadrāme vākyaṃ cedamuvāca ha| yadā vai nirjitaḥ śakro meghanādena rāghava124| tadā vai vāmanastveṣa ānīto jalajekṣaṇa| nayasva tamimaṃ deva devadevaṃ pratiṣṭhaya125| tatheti rāghavaḥ kṛtvā puṣpakaṃ ca samāruhat| dhanaṃ ratnamasaṃkhyeyaṃ vāmanaṃ ca surottamam126| gṛhya sugrīvabharatāvārūḍhau vāmanādanu| vrajannevāṃbare rāmastiṣṭhetyāha vibhīṣaṇam127| rāghavasya vacaḥ śrutvā bhūyopyāha sa rāghavam| kariṣye sarvametaddhi yadājñaptaṃ vibho tvayā128| setunānena rājeṃdra pṛthivyāṃ sarvamānavāḥ| āgatya pratibādherannājñābhaṃgo bhavettava129| kotra me niyamo deva kinnu kāryaṃ mayā vibho| śrutvaitadrāghavo vākyaṃ rākṣasottamabhāṣitam130| kārmukaṃ gṛhya hastena rāmaḥ setuṃ dvidhācchinat| trirvibhajya ca vegena madhye vai daśayojanam131| chitvā tu yojanaṃ caikamekaṃ khaṃḍatrayaṃ kṛtam| velāvanaṃ samāsādya rāmaḥ pūjāṃ ramāpateḥ132| kṛtvā rāmeśvaraṃ nāmnā devadevaṃ janārdanaṃ| abhiṣicyātha saṃgṛhya vāmanaṃ raghunaṃdanaḥ133| dakṣiṇādudadheścaiva nirjagāma tvarānvitaḥ| aṃtarikṣādabhūdvāṇī meghagaṃbhīraniḥsvanā134| rudra uvāca| bho bho rāmāstu bhadraṃ te sthito'hamiha sāṃpratam| yāvajjagadidaṃ rāma yāvadeṣā dharā sthitā135| tāvadeva ca te setu tīrthaṃ sthāsyati rāghava| śrutvaivaṃ devadevasya giraṃ tāmamṛtopamām136| rāma uvāca| namaste devadeveśa bhaktānāmabhayaṃkara| gaurīkāṃta namastubhyaṃ dakṣayajñavināśana137| namo bhavāya śarvāya rudrāya varadāya ca| paśūnāṃpataye nityaṃ cogrāya ca kapardine138| mahādevāya bhīmāya tryaṃbakāya diśāṃpate| īśānāya bhagaghnāya namostvaṃdhakaghātine139| nīlagrīvāya ghorāya vedhase vedhasā stuta| kumāraśatrunighnāya kumārajananāya ca140| vilohitāya dhūmrāya śivāya krathanāya ca| namo nīlaśikhaṃḍāya śūline daityanāśine141| ugrāya ca trinetrāya hiraṇyavasuretase| aniṃdyāyāṃbikābhartre sarvadevastutāya ca142| abhigamyāya kāmyāya sadyojātāya vai namaḥ| vṛṣadhvajāya muṃḍāya jaṭine brahmacāriṇe143| tapyamānāya tapyāya brahmaṇyāya jayāya ca| viśvātmane viśvasṛje viśvamāvṛtya tiṣṭhate144| namo namostu divyāya prapannārtiharāya ca| bhaktānukaṃpine deva viśvatejo manogate145| pulastya uvāca| evaṃ saṃstūyamānastu devadevo haro nṛpa| uvāca rāghavaṃ vākyaṃ bhaktinamraṃ purāsthitam146| rudra uvāca| bho bho rāghava bhadraṃ te brūhi yatte manogatam| bhavānnārāyaṇo nūnaṃ gūḍho mānuṣayoniṣu147| avatīrṇo devakāryaṃ kṛtaṃ taccānagha tvayā| idānīṃ svaṃ vrajasthānaṃ kṛtakāryosi śatruhan148| tvayā kṛtaṃ paraṃ tīrthaṃ setvākhyaṃ raghunaṃdana| āgatya mānavā rājanpaśyeyuriha sāgare149| mahāpātakayuktā ye teṣāṃ pāpaṃ vilīyate| brahmavadhyādipāpāni yāni kaṣṭāni kānicit1.38.150| darśanādeva naśyaṃti nātra kāryā vicāraṇā| gaccha tvaṃ vāmanaṃ sthāpya gaṃgātīre raghūttama151| pṛthivyāṃ sarvaśaḥ kṛtvā bhāgānaṣṭau paraṃtapa| śvetadvīpaṃ svakaṃ sthānaṃ vraja deva namostu te152| praṇipatya tato rāmastīrthaṃ prāptaśca puṣkaram| vimānaṃ tu na yātyūrdhvaṃ veṣṭitaṃ tattu rāghavaḥ153| kimidaṃ veṣṭitaṃ yānaṃ nirālaṃbe'mbare sthitam| bhavitavyaṃ kāraṇena paśyetyāha sma vānaram154| sugrīvo rāmavacanādavatīrya dharātale| sa ca paśyati brahmāṇaṃ surasiddhasamanvitam155| brahmarṣisaṅghasahitaṃ caturvedasamanvitam| dṛṣṭvā''gatyābravīdrāmaṃ sarvalokapitāmahaḥ156| sahito lokapālaiśca vasvādityamarudgaṇaiḥ| taṃ devaṃ puṣpakaṃ naiva laṃghayeddhi pitāmaham157| avatīrya tato rāmaḥ puṣpakāddhemabhūṣitāt| natvā viriṃcanaṃ devaṃ gāyatryā saha saṃsthitam158| aṣṭāṃgapraṇipātena paṃcāṃgāliṃgitāvaniḥ| tuṣṭāva praṇato bhūtvā devadevaṃ viriṃcanam159| rāma uvāca| namāmi lokakartāraṃ prajāpatisurārcitam| devanāthaṃ lokanāthaṃ prajānāthaṃ jagatpatim160| namaste devadeveśa surāsuranamaskṛta| bhūtabhavyabhavannātha haripiṃgalalocana161| bālastvaṃ vṛddharūpī ca mṛgacarmāsanāṃbaraḥ| tāraṇaścāsi devastvaṃ trailokyaprabhurīśvaraḥ162| hiraṇyagarbhaḥ padmagarbhaḥ vedagarbhaḥ smṛtipradaḥ| mahāsiddho mahāpadmī mahādaṃḍī ca mekhalī163| kālaśca kālarūpī ca nīlagrīvo vidāṃvaraḥ| vedakartārbhako nityaḥ paśūnāṃ patiravyayaḥ164| darbhapāṇirhaṃsaketuḥ kartā hartā haro hariḥ| jaṭī muṃḍī śikhī daṃḍī laguḍī ca mahāyaśāḥ165| bhūteśvaraḥ surādhyakṣaḥ sarvātmā sarvabhāvanaḥ| sarvagaḥ sarvahārī ca sraṣṭā ca gururavyayaḥ166| kamaṃḍaludharo devaḥ sruksruvādidharastathā| havanīyo'rcanīyaśca oṃkāro jyeṣṭhasāmagaḥ167| mṛtyuścaivāmṛtaścaiva pāriyātraśca suvrataḥ| brahmacārī vratadharo guhāvāsī supaṅkajaḥ168| amaro darśanīyaśca bālasūryanibhastathā| dakṣiṇe vāmataścāpi patnībhyāmupasevitaḥ169| bhikṣuśca bhikṣurūpaśca trijaṭī labdhaniścayaḥ| cittavṛttikaraḥ kāmo madhurmadhukarastathā170| vānaprastho vanagata āśramī pūjitastathā| jagaddhātā ca karttā ca puruṣaḥ śāśvato dhruvaḥ171| dharmādhyakṣo virūpākṣastridharmo bhūtabhāvanaḥ| trivedo bahurūpaśca sūryāyutasamaprabhaḥ172| mohakovaṃdhakaścaivadānavānāṃviśeṣataḥ| devadevaśca padmāṅkastrinetro'bjajaṭastathā173| hariśmaśrurdhanurdhārī bhīmo dharmaparākramaḥ| evaṃ stutastu rāmeṇa brahmā brahmavidāṃvaraḥ174| uvāca praṇataṃ rāmaṃ kare gṛhya pitāmahaḥ| viṣṇustvaṃ mānuṣe dehe'vatīrṇo vasudhātale175| kṛtaṃ tadbhavatā sarvaṃ devakāryaṃ mahāvibho| saṃsthāpya vāmanaṃ devaṃ jāhnavyā dakṣiṇe taṭe176| ayodhyāṃ svapurīṃ gatvā suralokaṃ vrajasva ca| visṛṣṭo brahmaṇā rāmaḥ praṇipatya pitāmahaṃ177| ārūḍhaḥ puṣpakaṃ yānaṃ saṃprāpto madhurāṃ purīm| samīkṣya putrasahitaṃ śatrughnaṃ śatrughātinaṃ178| tutoṣa rāghavaḥ śrīmānbharataḥ sa harīśvaraḥ| śatrughno bhrātarau prāptau śakropendrāvivāgatau179| praṇipatya tato mūrdhnā paṃcāṃgāliṃgitāvaniḥ| utthāpya cāṃkamāropya rāmo bhrātaramaṃjasā180| bharataśca tataḥ paścātsugrīvastadanaṃtaraṃ| upaviṣṭo'tha rāmāya so'rghamādāya satvaraṃ181| rājyaṃ nivedayāmāsa cāṣṭāṃgaṃ rāghave tadā| śrutvā prāptaṃ tato rāmaṃ sarvo vai māthuro janaḥ182| varṇā brāhmaṇabhūyiṣṭhā draṣṭumenaṃ samāgatāḥ| saṃbhāṣya prakṛtīḥ sarvā naigamānbrāhmaṇaiḥ saha183| dināni paṃcoṣitvā'tra rāmo gaṃtuṃ mano dadhe| śatrughnaśca tato rāme vājinotha gajāṃstathā184| kṛtākṛtaṃ ca kanakaṃ tatropāyanamāharat| rāmastvāha tataḥ prītaḥ sarvametanmayā tava185| dattaṃ putrau te'bhiṣiñca rājānau māthure jane| evamuktvā tato rāmaḥ prāpto madhyaṃdine ravau186| mahodayaṃ samāsādya gaṃgātīre sa vāmanaṃ| pratiṣṭhāpya dvijānāha bhāvinaḥ pārthivāṃstathā187| mayā kṛto'yaṃ dharmasya seturbhūtivivardhanaḥ| prāpte kāle pālanīyo na ca lopyaḥ kathaṃcana188| prasāritakareṇaivaṃ prārthanaiṣā mayā kṛtā| nṛpāḥ kṛte mayārthitve yatkṣemaṃ kriyatāmiha189| nityaṃ dainaṃdinīpūjā kāryā sarvairataṃdritaiḥ| grāmāndatvā dhanaṃ tacca laṃkāyā āhṛtaṃ ca yat190| preṣayitvā ca kiṣkiṃdhāṃ sugrīvaṃ vānareśvaraṃ| ayodhyāmāgato rāmaḥ puṣpakaṃ tamathābravīt191| nāgaṃtavyaṃ tvayā bhūyastiṣṭha yatra dhaneśvaraḥ| kṛtakṛtyastato rāmaḥ kartavyaṃ nāpyamanyata192| pulastya uvāca| evante bhīṣma rāmasya kathāyogena pārthiva| utpattirvāmanasyoktā kiṃ bhūyaḥ śrotumicchasi193| kathayāmi tu tatsarvaṃ yatra kautūhalaṃ nṛpa| sarvaṃ te kīrttayiṣyāmi yenārthī nṛpanaṃdana194|

English translation

Bhīṣma said :

1. O brāhmaṇa -sage, how did Rāma install (the image of) Vāmana at Kānyakubja ? Where did he get him (i.e. the image)? Tell me (all this) in detail.

2. O revered one, similarly the sweet words with which you described Rāma, gave pleasure to my ears.

3-4a. People look at Rāma with love and affection. Rāma, who knows virtue, who is grateful, who is firm in mind and who is well-composed, rules over the entire world righteously.

4b-5. When he is ruling the kingdom, trees are abundant and full of juice and satisfy all desires; there are various garments (easily available); the earth has (on it) exuberant growth (of corn etc.); great-souled men have no rivals.

6. He has done a (good) deed for gods, since he easily destroyed Rāvaṇa , who was a nuisance to the world, along with his sons and ministers.

7. O best brāhmaṇa, he thought of practising full virtue (i.e. practising virtue fully). O sage, I desire to hear his full life.

Pulastya spoke :

8. O king, listen with concentration to what Rāma did after he established himself on the path of virtue.

9-13a. He remembered that lord of demons (viz. Bibhīṣaṇa ): ‘How will the demon viz. Bibhīṣaṇa, well-established in Laṅkā , be governing (his kingdom)? Hostility with gods is a sign of destruction. I have given him that kingdom (lasting) till the time of the moon and the sun (i.e. as long as the moon and the sun shine in the sky). If he does not perish, I shall have eternal and stable fame. Here (i.e. in the world) Rāvaṇa practised penance for his own destruction. That most sinful (demon) has now been destroyed as a mission of gods. Therefore now I should myself go and look for Bibhīṣaṇa. I should advise him what is good for him so that he would remain (there) permanently’.

13b-14a. When Rāma of unlimited lustre was thinking [1] like this, Bharata came (there). Seeing Rāma he said this (i.e. these words):

14b-15a. “O lord, O best among men, what are you thinking about? If it is not a secret about your mission for gods, or about a deed on the earth or about your own undertaking, then tell (it to) me.”

15b-20a. Rāghava said (these) words to Bharata who was speaking thus and standing there and contemplating: “There is nothing that is secret for you (i.e. I hide nothing from you). You are my external life; so also is Lakṣmaṇa of great fame. There is nothing that I have which should not be known by you (two). Take this to be the truth. This is my great anxiety as to how Bibhīṣaṇa, for whose well-being I destroyed Rāvaṇa, behaves with gods. Therefore I shall go to Laṅkā where that Bibhīṣaṇa resides. Having seen that city and having told the demon what ought to be done, and also having seen the entire earth and Sugrīva , the lord of monkeys, as well as having seen Śatrughna , the great king and my brothers’ sons on all sides (I shall come back).”

20b-2la. When the descendant of Kakutstha (i.e. Rāma) was speaking like this, Bharata who was standing in front of him, said (these) words to Rāghava: “I shall accompany you”.

2lb. “O you of mighty arms, let it be so. Let Lakṣmaṇa stay here.”

22. Speaking like this to Bharata, Rāma said to Lakṣmaṇa (who was to remain) in the city: “O brave one, till we two-come back you have to protect (the subjects).”

23. Having thus instructed Lakṣmaṇa, and having thought of the Puṣpaka , he, who enhanced the joy of Kausalyā , got into the plane.

24-26a. Puṣpaka then reached that region from where it was the Gāndhāra country (from where the Gāndhāra country started). Having seen Bharata’s sons, and having observed the behaviour of the world they went to the eastern direction where (there were) the two sons of Lakṣmaṇa. The two descendants of Raghu (viz. Rāma and Bharata), having stayed in those cities for six nights went in the plane towards the southern direction.

26b-27. Having paid homage to Prayāga , the place of the confluence of Gaṅgā and Yamuna , resorted to. by sages, and having paid obeisance to Bharadvāja , the two went to Atri ’s hermitage. Having conversed with the sages there, they went to- Janasthāna .

Rāma said :

28. Formerly the wicked Rāvaṇa kidnapped here, Sitā , after having killed the vulture Jatāyus, who was the friend of our father.

29. Here we had a great fight with that vile, accursed Kabandha . Sītā remained in Rāvaṇa’s house.

30-31 a. “On the excellent mountain Ṛṣyamūka lives a monkey named Sugrīva. He will help you. With your younger brother (Lakṣmaṇa) go to Pampā . Having reached the lake Pampā go to the female ascetic Śabarī .”

31b. Rāma who was thus told, was sad and had no hope for life.

32-33a. “O hero, this is that pond of lotuses at (i.e. by the side of) which Lakṣmaṇa said to me: ‘O best among men, O destroyer of enemies, do not grieve. When I am your obedient servant you will (re)gain Sītā.’

33b. Here I spent the months of the rainy season like a hundred years.

34-35. O you tormentor of the enemies, here only I killed Vālin for Sugrīva. O hero, this Kiṣkindhā , maintained by Vālin, where that virtuous lord of the monkeys, viz. Sugrīva, lives for a hundred years with the monkeys, is seen (now).”

36-37a. Then the two heroes, Bharata and Rāma, just went into the city. Seeing the two brothers that had arrived (there, Sugrīva) having saluted them, said these words:

37b. “O brave ones, where are you proceeding? What mission are you undertaking?”

38-42. Making them seated (i.e. offering them seats) he made a respectful offering to them. When thus the most righteous descendant of Raghu sat there in the court, Aṅgada , Hanūmān , Nala , Nīla and Pāṭala , and also Gaja , Gavākṣa , Gavaya and the very famous Panasa , the priests and ministers, astrologer Dadhivakraka, and Nīla, Śatabali , Mainda , Dvivida , Gandhamādana , Vīrabāhu , Subāhu , Vīrasena , Vināyaka , Kumuda —lustrous like the sun, Suṣeṇa —the chief of the herd of monkeys, Ṛṣabha , Vinata and Gava of a terrible valour, and also the king of the bears, Dhūmra came there with their armies.

43-44a. All the inmates of the harem, also Rumā , Tārā , similarly (ladies in) Aṅgada’s harem and other female attendants having incomparable joy, said: “Fine, fine”.

44b-45. The magnanimous monkeys with Sugrīva, also the very fortunate female monkeys like Tārā, having seen Rāma, with throats (choked) with tears, saluted and said to him:

46-47. “O lord, where is that respectable lady whom you had, after having totally vanquished Rāvaṇa, got purified in fire before my father and the lord of Umā (i.e. Śiva ), and whom you had brought to this city? I am not seeing her before you. O you descendant of Raghu, you do not look charming without her.

48-49a. Nor does that chaste lady (look charming) without you. Where indeed is that Jānakī (now)? I do not know your having any other wife. You do not look charming without (your) wife, as the pair of the Krauñca birds or that of the Cakravāka birds (does not look charming without either of the mates, i.e. one of the two is not charming)”.

49b-51. Lotus-eyed Rāma, the best among speakers said to Tārā, having her face like the moon (and) who was speaking like this: “O you of fine teeth, O you of broad eyes, it is difficult to resist destiny ( Kāla ). [2] Know that all this mobile and immobile world is fashioned by destiny.” Having dismissed all those ladies, Sugrīva stood before (Rāma).

52. Sugrīva said: “O lords of men, tell me quickly about that mission also for which you have come here. It is time to do what should be done.”

53-54a. Bharata, urged by Rāma, told Sugrīva, who was speaking like this, about Rāma’s going to Lankā. Sugrīva said to them, “With you I shall go to the city (of Laṅkā) to see the demon Bibhīṣaṇa, O lord.”

54b. Thus addressed by Sugrīva, Rāma said, “Go (i.e. accompany us).”

55. The three, viz. Sugrīva and the two Rāghavas got into the Puṣpaka. Just then the plane reached the other shore of the ocean.

56-57. Rāma said to Bharata, “With four ministers, Bibhīṣaṇa the lord of demons, saw me here to save (i.e. so that I should save) his life. Then he was consecrated by Lakṣmaṇa on the throne of Laṅkā; and here, on the other shore of the ocean I lived for three days.

58. (I thought): ‘He (i.e. the ocean) will appear before me and the mission of the kinsmen will be done;’ but, O you killer of enemies, he did not appear before me.

59. O Rāghava, on the fourth day I became angry. I stretched my bow and held the divine missile in my hand.

60. Seeing me (angry, the ocean) seeking shelter resorted to Lakṣmaṇa. I was pacified by Sugrīva (with the words): ‘O Rāghava, pardon him’.

61-62. Then the arrow discharged by me went off (and fell in) to the Maru country. Then the ocean-king, being very modest, said to me: ‘O Rāma, O best of men, build a bridge and go to Lankā (along it), (thus) crossing the great ocean full of water’.

63. I have built this bridge on the ocean, the abode of Varuṇa . Within three days it was (i.e, its construction was) completed by the best monkeys.

64. On the first day they constructed (its part of the length of) fourteen Yojanas . On the second day, they constructed (its part of the length of) thirty-six Yojanas , and on the third day (they constructed its part of the length of) half a hundred (i.e. fifty) Yojanas .

65. This (i.e. here) is seen that Lankā with golden ramparts and portals. Here a great siege was laid by the best monkeys.

66. On the fourteenth day of the bright half of Caitra a great battle took place here. (This is the place) where on the eighteenth day that Rāvaṇa was killed.

67. Here Prahasta , the best among the demons, was killed by Nīla. Here Dhūmrākṣa was killed by Hanūmat.

68. (Here) the maganimous Sugrīva killed Mahodara and Atikāya . Here Kumbhakarṇta was killed by me and Indrajit by Lakṣmaṇa.

69-70a. I also killed here Rāvaṇa, the best demon. Here arrived Brahmā , the grandsire of the worlds to talk (to me), and also the trident-holder, the bull-bannered (Śiva) along with Pārvatī .

70b. (Here) also (came) the hosts of gods led by the great Indra with Gandharvas and Kinnaras .

71. The great king, my father, surrounded by groups of celestial nymphs and of Vidyādharas , also arrived from heaven.

72. In the presence of all of them, I desiring Sītā’s purification, told her (to enter fire); she entered fire and was purified.

73-74. She was seen by the rulers of Laṅkā, gods and was accepted by me at the behest of my father. Then my father also said to me: ‘O son, go to Ayodhyā . O Rāghava, I do not very much like heaven without you. O son, you have emancipated me; I have reached Indra’s world.’

75. The king (i.e. Daśaratha ) also said to Lakṣamaṇa: ‘O son, you have earned religious merit. With your brother you will obtain (i.e. go to) best worlds.’

76-77a. Calling Sītā, the king said these words to her: ‘O you of a good vow, do not entertain anger against your husband. O you of auspicious eyes, your husband will get excellent fame’.”

77b-78. When Rāma was speaking like this, and when Puṣpaka came to a halt, the best demons that were there and the spies having quickly gone to Bibhīṣaṇa told him that Rāma had arrived with Sugrīva.

79. And Bibhīṣaṇa, having heard about Rāma’s arrival in the vicinity, honoured the spies with (i.e. by satisfying) all their desires and with (i.e. by giving them) gold.

80-81a. Having adorned that city, he came out with his ministers. Seeing Rāma seated in the aeroplane like the sun on the Meru mountain, he saluted Rāma by the prostration of the eight parts of his body and said:

81b-83a. “My existence is fruitful today. All my desires are fulfilled, since I have seen the lord’s feet fit to be adored by the world. I am made respectable among the gods like Indra. I am regarding myself superior to Indra, the lord of gods”.

83b-84. When Rāvaṇa’s residence was illumined, being adorned by all (kinds of) gems and when Rāma was seated, Bibhīṣaṇa, having offered him a respectful oblation, and with the palms of his hands joined in obeisance said to Sugrīva and Bharata:

85-86a. “I do not have that which I can give to Rāma who has come here. Formerly, having killed his enemy, the sinner, the nuisance to the three worlds (viz. Rāvaṇa), Rāma gave this city of Laṅkā to me.

86b-87a. (O Rāma), all this—this city, these wives, these sons and (even) I (myself)—is given (to you). Let it be with you eternally.”

87b-88. Then all the subjects, and all those who were the residents of Lankā, being full of curiosity, came there to see Rāghava. They said to Bibhīṣaṇa: “O lord, show us Rāma”.

89-90. They were told (i.e. introduced) to Rāma by Bibhīṣaṇa. Bharata, directed by Rāma received all the presents offered by them; and the lord of the monkeys (i.e. Sugrīva) received the heap of the gems pouring in. Thus Rāma staged in the demon’s residence for three days.

91-92. When the fourth day came, and when he was (seated) in the court, Kekasī [3] said these (words) to her son; “O son, I shall see Rāma. The sages obtain (i.e. have obtained) great religious merit when they saw him. This highly virtuous one is eternal Viṣṇu of four forms.

93-94. O illustrious one, Sītā is Lakṣmī . She was not so regarded by your elder brother (i.e. Rāvaṇa). In the gathering of gods in heaven at a former time your father had said: ‘In the family of Raghus , Viṣṇu will be (born) as Daśaratha’s son in order to destroy the demon viz. Rāvaṇa.’”

95-97a. Bibbīṣaṇa said: “O mother, do so. Put on a new garment. See the prince (taking) with (you) a vessel with sandal, honey and sacred rice grains and dūrvā -grass as a respectful offering. Putting Saramā [4] and other young divine ladies in front go near (i.e. approach) Rāghava. I (shall) then (just) go ahead.”

97b-98. Saying so, the demon went (to the place) where Rāma was seated. Having dismissed all the demons that had come there to see Rāma, and making the court clean, Bibhīṣaṇa said to Rāma who was sitting facing him:

99-100. “O god, O king, (please) listen to a request of me, who am telling it. O god, that mother of us, who gave birth to Rāvaṇa, Kumbhakarṇa and me desires to see your feet. Favour her and allow her to see you.”

101. Rāma said: “O lord of demons, with a desire to meet her, I shall approach her. Quickly go before (i.e. lead) me”.

102. Having made this statement (i.e. having said like this), Rāma got up from the excellent seat. Joining the palms of his hands and keeping them on his head in obeisance, the lord saluted (Bibhīṣaṇa’s mother and said to her:)

103-104. “I salute you. You are virtually my mother, O madam, if a man, as a result of his great penance and various (kinds of) religious merit, sees these feet of yours, he would be perfect. I am, therefore, pleased on seeing these, O you who love your sons.

105a. As Kausalyā is my mother, you are also my mother.”

105b-107a. Kekasī too said to Rāma: “Live long, be happy. O lord, my husband had told (me) that Viṣṇu, taking a hunan form had descended (i.e. was born) in the family of Raghu for the well-being of gods, for the destruction of Rāvaṇa and for granting prosperity to Bibhīṣaṇa.

107b-109. (He also told me that) that son of Daśaratha will do all this, viz. killing Vālin and constructing a bridge over the ocean. Recollecting those words ofmy husband, I have now recognised you. Sītā is Lakṣmī; you are Viṣṇu and the gods are monkeys. (Now) O son, I shall go home, obtain stable fame.”

110. Saramā said: “Here only, Sītā who remained in the Aśokavana , was served by me. (I hope that) that your beloved Jānakī is happy.

111. O you tormentor of your enemies, I daily remember the feet of Sītā. I am thinking as to when I shall (again) see Sītā.

112. Why is it that the lord of gods has not brought Sītā here? Without that lady you, all alone, do not look charming.

113. O you tormentor of enemies, Sītā looks charming in your company and you in her company.” When she was speaking thus Bharata said (these words); “Who is she?”

114. Then Rāma, who knew the internal thoughts, quickly said to Bharata: “(She is) Bibhīṣaṇa’s wife by name Saramā.

115. This virtuous one was Sītā’s friend, and was very much liked by her. Know that everything is wrought by destiny. I do not know what she will do (when she does not see Sītā).

116. O you fortunate one, go and, O you auspicious one, look after your husband’s house. The respectable lady (viz. Sītā) has gone leaving me, as (an excellent) position leaves a luckless person.

117. O you lady of beautiful eyebrows, I am not getting any delight; and (when) I wander here (i.e. on the earth) I find all the directions to be vacant.”

118. He dismissed Saramā, the dear friend of Sītā (with these words). When Kekasī had left, Rāma said to Bibhīṣaṇa:

119. “Do what is liked by gods. You should not offend the demons. O sinless one, you should behave by the order of king of kings.

120. Any man, who somehow comes to Laṅkā should not he killed by demons. He should be looked upon as I (am).”

121. Bibhīṣaṇa said: “O lord of men, I shall do all according to your order.” When Bibhīṣaṇa was speaking, Vāyu said to Rāma:

122. “Here is the image of Viṣṇu that formerly restrained Bali . Take it and install it at Kānyakubja.”

123-124a. Understanding the purport of what Vāyu said, Bibhīṣaṇa having adorned (the image of) Vāmana with all jewels and having brought it (to Rāma) presented it to Rāma and said these words:

l24b-125. “O you lotus-eyed one, this (image of) Vāmana was brought when Meghanāda (i.e. Indrajit, the son of Rāvaṇa) vanquished Indra, O Rāghava. O lord, take (with you) this (image of) god of gods and install it.”

126-127. Saying, “All right,” Rāma got into the Puṣpaka. Taking immeasurable wealth, jewels and (the image of) Vāmana, Sugrīva and Bharata got into the plane after (the image of) Vāmana, the best of gods (was put into the plane). Rāma who was going into the sky (in the plane) said to Bibhīṣaṇa: “(Please) Wait.”

128. Hearing the words of Rāma, he again said to Rāma: “O lord, I shall do all that you have ordered me.

129. O best of kings, all men on the earth will come (to Laṅkā) along this bridge and will harass (us); and thus your command will be violated.

130a. What restriction should I observe here, and what is my duty, O lord?”

130b-131. Hearing these words spoken by the best demon, Rāma took his bow, and with it, broke the bridge into two. Then he quickly divided it at the centre into three parts of the length of ten Yojanas .

132-134. Breaking it again he divided into three parts, each of the length of a Yojana . (Then) having reached the Velāvana, and having worshipped the lord of Ramā (i.e. Viṣṇu), and sprinkling (the image of) Janārdana , the god of gods, named Rāmeśvara , and taking with him the image of Vāmana, the descendant of Raghu quickly went from the northern (beach) of the ocean. From the sky arose a voice, deep like the thunder of a cloud.

135-136a. Rudra said: “O Rāma, well-being to you. Now I am here. O Rāghava, as long as the earth remains, so long this your sacred place, viz. Setu will remain.”

136b-137. Hearing those nectar-like words of the lord of lords Rāma said: “O lord of gods, salutation to you, O you who grant fearlessness to your devotees. Salutation to you, O Gaurīkānta (i.e. husband of Pārvatī), Dakṣayajñavināśana (i.e. destroyer of Dakṣa ’s sacrifice).

138-144. My constant salutation to Bhava , Sarva , Rudra, Varada , to the lord of beings, to Ugra , to Kapardin , to Mahādeva , Bhīma , Tryambaka , lord of quarters, Īśāna , Bhagaghna (i.e. killer of Bhaga ), Andhakaghātin (i.e. the destroyer of Andhaka ), to Nīlagrīva , Ghora , Vedhas , O you praised by the creator; to Kumāraśatrunighna (i.e. the killer of Kārtikeya ’s enemy), Kumārajanana (i.e. Kumara ’s father), to Vilohila, Dhūmra, Śiva, and to Krathana ; my salutation to Nīlaśikhaṇḍa, Śūlin , Daityanāśin, Ugra, Trinetra , Hiraṇyavasuretas, Anindya, Ambikābhartṛ (i.e. the lord of Pārvatī), Sarvadevastuta (i.e. praised by all gods), Abhigamya, Kāmya , Sadyojātas ; to Vṛṣadhvaja , Muṇḍa , Jaṭin, Brahmacārin ; to Tapyamāna, Tapya , Brahmaṇya , and Jaya ; to Viśvātman (i.e. the universal soul), Viśvasṛj (i.e. the creator of the universe); and to him who remains by occupying the universe.

145. My repeated salutations to you— Divya , Prapannārtihara (i.e. who removes the affliction of him who has sought his shelter), to Bhaktānukampin (i.e. who takes compassion on his devotees), O lord, O you who are all-lustre and have the mind’s speed.”

Pulastya said :

146. O king, Hara , the lord of gods, being thus praised (by Rāma), said (these) words to Rāma who was standing in front of him and was humble with devotion.

147. Rudra said: “O Rāghava, well-being to you, tell me what is in your mind (i.e. your desire). You are indeed Nārāyaṇa who has descended on the earth being concealed in a human form.

148. O sinless one, you have performed the mission of gods. Now go (back) to your own place. O you killer of the enemies, you have done your duty.

149. You have set up the great sacred place called ‘Śetu’, O descendant of Raghu. O king, men will come here and see it (situated) in the ocean.

150-151a. The sins of those who have (committed) great sins perish. The painful sins like brāhmaṇacide perish merely by the sight (of the sacred place). No doubt should be raised about this.

151b-152. O best of Raghus, having installed (the image of) Vāmana on the bank of the Ganges go (to your place). O you tormentor of the enemies, having made eight portions on the earth (i.e. having divided it into eight parts), (please) go to your place— Śveta Dvīpa ; O god, my salutation to you.”

153. Then having saluted (Rudra) Rāma reached the sacred place, viz. Puṣkara . But the Puṣpaka did not go up. It was encompassed.

154. Raghava remains in the propless sky. There must be (some) reason for this. He told the monkey (i.e. Sugrīva): “See” (why it has stopped).

155-156a. At the order of Rāma Sugrīva, getting down on the earth, saw (there) Brahmā, with gods and Siddhas , with the group of brahmanic sages and with four Vedas .

156b-157. Having seen and come (back) he said to Rāma “The grandsire accompanied by the regents of quarters, and the groups of Vasus , Ādityas and Maruts (is here). That is why the Puṣpaka cannot transgress the grandsire.”

158-159. Then Rāma, having got down from the Puṣpaka, decorated with gold, humbly saluting Brahmā by prostrating the eight parts of the body and touching the earth with five parts of the body, praised Viriñci (i.e. Brahmā), the god of gods.

Rāma said :

160. I salute (you) the creator of the worlds, adored by the (ten) lords of created beings and gods, (you who are) the protector of the worlds and of beings and the lord of the world.

161. My salutation to you, O lord of the lord of gods, (to you) who are saluted by gods and demons, (to you) O lord of the past, future and present and (O you) of tawny eyes.

162. You are a child; you also have an old form; you put on the garment of deer-hide; you are the protector, the god, the lord of the three worlds and the ruler.

163-164. O you Hiraṇyagarbha , Padmagarbha , Vedagarbha (contained in the Vedas), Smṛtiprada (i.e. giver of Smṛtis ), you are Mahāsiddha, Mahāpadmin (i.e. having a great lotus), Mahādaṇḍi in (i.e. having a great staff), Mekhalin (i.e. having a girdle); you are Kāla (i.e. Destiny), Kālarūpin (i.e. of the form of Death); Nīlagrīva (i.e. having a dark-blue neck) Vidāmvara (i.e. the wisest one), Vedakartā (i.e. the author of the Vedas), a child, an eternal and immutable one and the lord of beings.

165. You are Darbhapāṇi (i.e. having darbhas in your hand), Haṃsaketu (i.e. having a swan as banner). You are the doer (of actions), the one who takes away; you are Hara, Hari ; you are Jaṭin (i.e. having matted hair); you are Muṇḍin (i.e. shaved); you are Śikhin (i.e. having a tuft of hair); you are Daṇḍin (i.e. having a staff); you are Laguḍin (i.e. having a club); you have great fame.

166. You are Bhūteśvara (i.e. the lord of beings), Surādhyakṣa (i.e. the chief of the gods). You are Sarvātman (i.e. the soul of all); you are Sarvabhāvana (i.e. the cause of all); you are Sarvaga (i.e. omnipresent), Sarvahārī (i.e. snatching everything), Sraṣṭā (i.e. the creator), Guru (i.e. the lord), Avyaya (i.e. the immutable).

167-168. You are the god holding the pitcher, the spoon, the wooden ladle etc. You are Havanīya (i.e. to which oblations are offered), you are Oṃkāra ; you ure Jyeṣṭhasāmaga (i.e. chanter of the Jyeṣṭhasaman). You are Mṛtyu (i.e. death), Amṛta (i.e. immortal), Pāriyātra (i.e. an inhabitant of the Pāriyātra [5] mountain), Suvrata (i.e. having good vows). You are Brahmacārin (i.e. a celebate), Vratadhara (i.e. possessing a vow), Guhāvāsin (i.e. living in the cave of the heart), Supaṅkaja (i.e. born of a good lotus).

169. You are Amara (i.e. immortal), Darśanīya (i.e. handsome) and you resemble the young sun. You are resorted to by your two wives (viz. Sāvitrī and Gāyatrī ) on your right and left sides.

170. You are a Bhikṣu (i.e. a mendicant), are of the form of a bhikṣu; you are Trijaṭin (i.e. Śiva); you have obtained what you decided (to have); you are the cause of mental functions; you are Kāma (i.e. Desire); you are Madhu (i.e. the Spring season); also you are the cause of the Spring season.

171. You are a Vānaprastha (i.e. an anchorite); you stay in a forest, in a hermitage, and are worshipped as such. You are the supporter and the cause of the world; and are the eternal, stable Puruṣa .

172. You are Dharmādhyakṣa (i.e. chief of moral virtue), Virūpākṣa (i.e. Śiva), Tridharma (i.e. the three types of Duty) Bhūtabhāvana (i.e. the cause of beings); you are the three Vedas; you are multiformed; your lustre is like that of a myriad suns.

173. You are especially Mohaka and Vandhaka among the demons. You are the god of gods, Padmāṅka (i.e. characterised by a lotus), Trinetra (i.e. Śiva), and Abjaja (i.e. lotus-born).

174a. You are Hariśmaśru (i.e. having tawny beard), an archer; you are fearful and have piety as your valour.

174b-175a. The grandsire, Brahmā, the best among those who know Vedas, who was thus praised by Rāma, who was humble, held his hand, and said:

175b-1 76a. “You are Viṣṇu who has descended on the earth in a human form. O you great lord, you have done all the mission of the gods.

176b-177a. Installing (the image of) god Vāmana on the right bank, go to the city of Ayodhyā and (finally) to heaven.”

177b-178a. Rama , (thus) dismissed by Brahmā, saluted the grandsire, got into the Puṣpaka aeroplane, and went to the sweet city (of Mathurā ).

178b-1 79a. Seeing (there) Śatrughna, the killer of enemies, and (seeing) his sons with him, the great Rāma, with Bharata and the lord of monkeys (i.e. Sugrīva), was pleased.

179b-180a. Śatrughna went to his two brothers resembling Indra and Upendra . He saluted them by touching the earth with five parts [6] of the body.

180b-182a. Rāma quickly raised his brother and put him on his lap. Then Bharata sat down and then Sugrīva. He quickly made a respectful offering to Rāma and reported to him about the kingdom consisting of eight parts.

182b-183a. Having heard that Rāma had come, all the people of Mathurā, the castes mostly consisting of brāhmaṇas came (there) to see him.

183b-184a. Having talked with the subjects and the interpreters of the Vedas [7] , with the Brāhmaṇas, Rāma, having remained there for five days decided to leave.

184b-185a. Then Śatrughna presented Rāma with horses, elephants and refined and unrefined gold.

185b-186a. Then Rāma, being pleased, said: “O son, all this I have given you. Consecrate your two sons as the kings of the residents of Mathurā.”

186b-187. Saying so Rāma then reached Ayodhyā on Sunday afternoon. Finding a. lucky (time) he installed (the image of) Vāmana on the bank of the Ganges and said to the brāhmaṇas and to the future kings:

188-190a. “I have prepared this Dharma-setu (‘bridge of piety’) which enhances welfare. At the proper time you have to observe (the vow with reference to it). You have never to drop (the vow). O kings, I have made this appeal with my hands spread out. When I have thus requested you, do what would lead to welfare. All of you should always carefully perform the daily worship.”

190b-191. Having given to them villages and wealth brought from Laṅkā, and having sent Sugrīva, the lord of monkeys (back) to Kiṣkindhā, Rāma came to Ayodhyā and then said to Puṣpaka:

192. “Do not come (here) again. Remain where Kubera is (i.e. stay with Kubera)”. Then Rāma who had done (all) his duties, did not see anything (left) to be done.

Pulastya said :

193-194. O Bhīṣma , I have thus told you about the origin of Vāmana in course of the story of Rāma. What more do you want to hear? O King, I shall tell you all that about which you have a curiosity. O prince, I shall tell you everything which you desire (to know).

[1]: [1] : Cintayataḥ—see ‘Sasmāra’ in 9 (a) above.

[2]: [2] : Kālo hi... an oft-repeated saying in the Sanskrit laguage.

[3]: [3] : Kekasī—Mother of Bibhīṣaṇa.

[4]: [4] : Saramā—Wife of Bibhīṣaṇa.

[5]: [5] : Pāriyātra—the mountain referred to here is one of the seven principal mountains. See note on 34.395.

[6]: [6] : Pañcāṅga—The five limbs which must touch the ground are: (1) hands, (2) knees, (3) head, (4) chest. and (5) eyes.

[7]: [7] : Naigama—interpreter of the Vedas or sacred texts.

Complete chapter-aligned witnesses. Sanskrit Wikisource page 14254, revision 334506 (2022-04-04T20:40:57Z). English is N. A. Deshpande’s complete translation, controlled against its chapter page at https://www.wisdomlib.org/hinduism/book/the-padma-purana/d/doc364161.html and the ten-volume archival witness. The witnesses are aligned at chapter level; no unsupported verse-by-verse equivalence is asserted.