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title: "Aranya Kanda, Sarga 60"
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# Aranya Kanda, Sarga 60

> अथाश्रमादुपावृत्तमन्तरा रघुनन्दनः।  
> परिपप्रच्छ सौमित्रिं रामो दुःखादिदं वचः॥ १॥

Earlier Śrī Rāma, the delight of the Raghus, painfully proceeded to put the following question to Lakṣmaṇa (son of Sumitrā), returned from his hermitage, meeting him half way. (1)

> तमुवाच किमर्थं त्वमागतोऽपास्य मैथिलीम्।  
> यदा सा तव विश्वासाद् वने विरहिता मया॥ २॥

Śrī Rāma said to him, “What for have you come leaving Sītā (the princess of Mithilā) alone, when she had been confided by me to your care in the forest? (2)

> दृष्ट्वैवाभ्यागतं त्वां मे मैथिलीं त्यज्य लक्ष्मण।  
> शङ्कमानं महत् पापं यत्सत्यं व्यथितं मनः॥ ३॥

“Apprehending grave danger, my mind was forsooth filled with pain the moment I saw you come back leaving the princess of Mithilā alone, O Lakṣmaṇa ! (3)

> स्फुरते नयनं सव्यं बाहुश्च हृदयं च मे।  
> दृष्ट्वा लक्ष्मण दूरे त्वां सीताविरहितं पथि॥ ४॥

“Seeing you alone, without Sītā, on the way at some distance, my left eye and arm as well as the heart began to throb, O Lakṣmaṇa !”(4)

> एवमुक्तस्तु सौमित्रिर्लक्ष्मणः शुभलक्षणः।  
> भूयो दुःखसमाविष्टो दुःखितं राममब्रवीत्॥ ५॥

Twitted in these words, Lakṣmaṇa, son of Sumitrā, for his part, who was endowed with auspicious bodily marks, and was overcome with sorrow all the more, submitted as follows to the afflicted Śrī Rāma : (5)

> न स्वयं कामकारेण तां त्यक्त्वाहमिहागतः।  
> प्रचोदितस्तयैवोग्रैस्त्वत्सकाशमिहागतः ॥ ६॥

“I have not come here leaving her of myself voluntarily by action. I have sought your presence here only when urged by her in pungent words. (6)

> आर्येणेव परिक्रुष्टं लक्ष्मणेति सुविस्वरम्।  
> परित्राहीति यद्वाक्यं मैथिल्यास्तच्छ्रुतिं गतम्॥ ७॥

(The fact is that) the shrill cry in the words “Lakṣmaṇa, protect me !” which was uttered in a voice resembling your’s, as it were, reached the ears of Sītā, the princess of Mithilā, (7)

> सा तमार्तस्वरं श्रुत्वा तव स्नेहेन मैथिली।  
> गच्छ गच्छेति मामाशु रुदती भयविक्लवा॥ ८॥

“unnerved with fear to hear that plaintive cry and crying through affection for you, Sītā, a princess of Mithilā, urged me at once in the words “Go, depart!” (8)

> प्रचोद्यमानेन मया गच्छेति बहुशस्तया।  
> प्रत्युक्ता मैथिली वाक्यमिदं तत् प्रत्ययान्वितम्॥ ९॥

“By me, however, who was being repeatedly goaded by her to depart, Sītā (a princess of Mithilā) was answered in the following words calculated to inspire confidence in her: (9)

> न तत् पश्याम्यहं रक्षो यदस्य भयमावहेत्।  
> निर्वृता भव नास्त्येतत् केनाप्येतदुदाहृतम्॥ १०॥

“I do not know of that ogre who could arouse fear in Śrī Rāma. Be at ease. It was not his cry; it was uttered by a stranger.(10)

> विगर्हितं च नीचं च कथमार्योऽभिधास्यति।  
> त्राहीति वचनं सीते यस्त्रायेत् त्रिदशानपि॥ ११॥

“How could my eldest brother, who can protect even the gods (who pass through only three stages in life, viz., childhood, adolescence and youth), O Sītā, utter the reproachful and mean words “Save me !”? (11)

> किं निमित्तं तु केनापि भ्रातुरालम्ब्य मे स्वरम्।  
> विस्वरं व्याहृतं वाक्यं लक्ष्मण त्राहि मामिति॥ १२॥

“In fact, imitating the voice of my eldest brother, Śrī Rāma, with some sinister motive, the words ‘Lakṣmaṇa, save me !’ were loudly uttered by a stranger. (12)

> राक्षसेनेरितं वाक्यं त्रासात् त्राहीति शोभने।  
> न भवत्या व्यथा कार्या कुनारीजनसेविता॥ १३॥

“The words ‘Save me’ were uttered through fear by the ogre himself, O good lady ! Hence no agony, which is harboured only by bad women, should be entertained by you. (13)

> अलं विक्लवतां गन्तुं स्वस्था भव निरुत्सुका।  
> न चास्ति त्रिषु लोकेषु पुमान् यो राघवं रणे॥ १४॥  
> जातो वा जायमानो वा संयुगे यः पराजयेत्।  
> अजेयो राघवो युद्धे देवैः शक्रपुरोगमैः॥ १५॥

“You should not yield to nervousness. Be at ease and free from anxiety. There is no man born or going to be born in all the three worlds, who can vanquish Śrī Rāma (a scion of Raghu) in an encounter. Śrī Rāma (a scion of Raghu) cannot be conquered in battle even by gods headed by Indra. (14-15)

> एवमुक्ता तु वैदेही परिमोहितचेतना।  
> उवाचाश्रूणि मुञ्चन्ती दारुणं मामिदं वचः॥ १६॥

“Reassured in these words by me, Sītā (a princess of the Videha territory) for her part, whose judgment was utterly clouded, addressed the following poignant words, shedding tears all the time : (16)

> भावो मयि तवात्यर्थं पाप एव निवेशितः।  
> विनष्टे भ्रातरि प्राप्तुं न च त्वं मामवाप्स्यसे॥ १७॥

“ ‘The grossly sinful intention of winning me when your eldest brother has been slain has definitely been cherished by you with regard to me; but you shall never secure me. (17)

> संकेताद् भरतेन त्वं रामं समनुगच्छसि।  
> क्रोशन्तं हि यथात्यर्थं नैनमभ्यवपद्यसे॥ १८॥

“ ‘You are closely following Śrī Rāma in pursuance of a pact entered into by you with Bharata in that you do not actually run to the side of Śrī Rāma, who is crying for your help at the top of his voice ! (18)

> रिपुः प्रच्छन्नचारी त्वं मदर्थमनुगच्छसि।  
> राघवस्यान्तरं प्रेप्सुस्तथैनं नाभिपद्यसे॥ १९॥

“ ‘An enemy of Śrī Rāma in disguise, you have been following him for my sake only, seeking an opportunity to harm him. Hence you do not run to his succour.’ (19)

> एवमुक्तस्तु वैदेह्या संरब्धो रक्तलोचनः।  
> क्रोधात् प्रस्फुरमाणोष्ठ आश्रमादभिनिर्गतः॥ २०॥

“Waxing wroth, when accused thus by Sītā (a princess of the Videha kingdom), with eyes red and lips quivering from anger, I for my part came away straight from the hermitage.” (20)

> एवं ब्रुवाणं सौमित्रिं रामः संतापमोहितः।  
> अब्रवीद् दुष्कृतं सौम्य तां विना त्वमिहागतः॥ २१॥

Distracted with agony, Śrī Rāma replied as follows to Lakṣmaṇa (son of Sumitrā) when he was speaking as aforesaid : “An unbecoming act has been done by you in that you came hither without her. (21)

> जानन्नपि समर्थं मां रक्षसामपवारणे।  
> अनेन क्रोधवाक्येन मैथिल्या निर्गतो भवान्॥ २२॥

“Though knowing me to be capable of repulsing the ogres, you came away annoyed by this angry rebuke from Sītā (a princess of Mithilā) ! (22)

> नहि ते परितुष्यामि त्यक्त्वा यदसि मैथिलीम्।  
> क्रुद्धायाः परुषं श्रुत्वा स्त्रिया यत् त्वमिहागतः॥ २३॥

“Surely I am not much pleased with you for the fact that you came hither leaving Sītā (a princess of Mithilā) and that too on hearing a harsh word uttered by an angry woman. (23)

> सर्वथा त्वपनीतं ते सीतया यत् प्रचोदितः।  
> क्रोधस्य वशमागम्य नाकरोः शासनं मम॥ २४॥

“It was wholly unjustifiable on your part that, falling a prey to anger when goaded by Sītā to leave her, you did not carry out my behest. (24)

> असौ हि राक्षसः शेते शरेणाभिहतो मया।  
> मृगरूपेण येनाहमाश्रमादपवाहितः॥ २५॥

“Indeed, the ogre by whom, disguised as a deer, I was lured away from our hermitage, lies there killed, being fatally wounded with an arrow aimed at by me.(25)

> विकृष्य चापं परिधाय सायकं  
> सलीलबाणेन च ताडितो मया।  
> मार्गीं तनुं त्यज्य च विक्लवस्वरो  
> बभूव केयूरधरः स राक्षसः॥ २६॥

“Giving up the form of a deer when struck by me with an arrow sportfully discharged after pulling my bow at full length and putting the arrow to it, the fellow appeared as an ogre adorned with armlets and emitting a cry of agony. (26)

> शराहतेनैव तदार्तया गिरा  
> स्वरं ममालम्ब्य सुदूरसुश्रवम्।  
> उदाहृतं तद् वचनं सुदारुणं  
> त्वमागतो येन विहाय मैथिलीम्॥ २७॥

“Feigning my voice, that most poignant cry, which could be easily heard at a long distance, was uttered in plaintive tones by the ogre the moment he was hit with the shaft, led by which you came away leaving Sītā (the princess of Mithilā) alone. (27)

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