--- title: "Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 25" canonical: "https://ramayana.com/valmiki-ramayana/ayodhya-kanda/sarga-25" lang: "en" --- # Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 25 > सा विनीय तमायासमुपस्पृश्य जलं शुचि। > चकार माता रामस्य मङ्गलानि मनस्विनी॥ १॥ Getting over through ratiocination the aforesaid agony caused by the thought of the impending separation from Śrī Rāma and sipping a little pure water in order to counteract the impurity occasioned by shedding tears, the high-minded mother Kausalyā performed rites conducive to the welfare of Śrī Rāma. (1) > न शक्यसे वारयितुं गच्छेदानीं रघूत्तम। > शीघ्रं च विनिवर्तस्व वर्तस्व च सतां क्रमे॥ २॥ She said “Since your departure cannot be stopped, depart now, O jewel among the Raghus ! Nay, follow in the foot-steps of the righteous by redeeming your word of honour and return soon after serving the term of your exile. (2) > यं पालयसि धर्मं त्वं प्रीत्या च नियमेन च। > स वै राघवशार्दूल धर्मस्त्वामभिरक्षतु॥ ३॥ “May that piety itself protect you on all sides—the piety which you scrupulously observe with love, O tiger among the scions of Raghu ! (3) > येभ्यः प्रणमसे पुत्र देवेष्वायतनेषु च। > ते च त्वामभिरक्षन्तु वने सह महर्षिभिः॥ ४॥ “May those too to whom you humbly bow at cross-roads as well as in temples, my son, protect you on all sides alongwith eminent Ṛṣis. (4) > यानि दत्तानि तेऽस्त्राणि विश्वामित्रेण धीमता। > तानि त्वामभिरक्षन्तु गुणैः समुदितं सदा॥ ५॥ “May those mystic missiles also that were imparted to you by the learned Viśwāmitra protect on all sides, you who are ever illumined by your excellences. (5) > पितृशुश्रूषया पुत्र मातृशुश्रूषया तथा। > सत्येन च महाबाहो चिरं जीवाभिरक्षितः॥ ६॥ “Protected on all sides by the service you have rendered to your father and mothers as well as by your truthfulness, my mighty-armed son, may you live long ! (6) > समित्कुशपवित्राणि वेद्यश्चायतनानि च। > स्थण्डिलानि च विप्राणां शैला वृक्षाः क्षुपा ह्रदाः। > पतङ्गाः पन्नगाः सिंहास्त्वां रक्षन्तु नरोत्तम॥ ७॥ “May the deities presiding over wooden sticks used for feeding the sacred fire, blades of the sacred Kuśa grass and rings of Kuśa grass worn on the fourth finger on sacrificial occasions, sacrificial altars, temples and sites selected by Brāhmaṇas for worship of gods, as well as mountains, trees, bushes, large and deep pools of water, birds, reptiles and lions protect you. O jewel among men !(7) > स्वस्ति साध्याश्च विश्वे च मरुतश्च महर्षिभिः। > स्वस्ति धाता विधाता च स्वस्ति पूषा भगोऽर्यमा॥ ८॥ > लोकपालाश्च ते सर्वे वासवप्रमुखास्तथा। > ऋतवः षट् च ते सर्वे मासाः संवत्सराः क्षपाः॥ ९॥ > दिनानि च मुहूर्ताश्च स्वस्ति कुर्वन्तु ते सदा। > श्रुतिः स्मृतिश्च धर्मश्च पातु त्वां पुत्र सर्वतः॥ १०॥ “Nay, may the Sādhyas and the Viśwedevas, two different classes of gods, and the wind-gods alongwith eminent Ṛṣis ensure your happiness; may the Cosmic Person and the creator bring happiness to you. May the gods Pūṣā, Bhaga and Aryamā (three of the twelve sons of Aditi) and the well-known guardians of the spheres with Indra at their head, as also the deities presiding over the six seasons, all the months, years, nights and days and hours always do good to you. Again, may Veda, the Smṛti texts taken as one body and piety incarnate protect you, my son, from all dangers. (8—10) > स्कन्दश्च भगवान् देवः सोमश्च सबृहस्पतिः। > सप्तर्षयो नारदश्च ते त्वां रक्षन्तु सर्वतः॥ ११॥ “May Lord Skanda, the younger son of Lord Śiva, and the moon-god alongwith the sage Bṛhaspati, the preceptor of gods, the well-known seven Ṛṣis as well as Sage Nārada guard you on all sides. (11) > ते चापि सर्वतः सिद्धा दिशश्च सदिगीश्वराः। > स्तुता मया वने तस्मिन् पान्तु त्वां पुत्र नित्यशः॥ १२॥ “Nay, glorified by me, may the celebrated Siddhas as well as the four quarters alongwith the guardians of the quarters protect you, my son, from day to day on all sides in that forest which you are going to inhabit.(12) > शैलाः सर्वे समुद्राश्च राजा वरुण एव च। > द्यौरन्तरिक्षं पृथिवी वायुश्च सचराचरः॥ १३॥ > नक्षत्राणि च सर्वाणि ग्रहाश्च सह दैवतैः। > अहोरात्रे तथा संध्ये पान्तु त्वां वनमाश्रितम्॥ १४॥ “May all the seven principal mountains and oceans as well as the king of the oceans, Varuṇa (the god presiding over the waters), heaven, earth, the region intervening them, the atmosphere as well as the animate and inanimate creation, nay, all the lunar mansions as well as the sun and the planets alongwith the gods presiding over them, the deities presiding over day and night and the morning and evening twilights protect you while you remain in the forest. (13-14) > ऋतवश्चापि षट् चान्ये मासाः संवत्सरास्तथा। > कलाश्च काष्ठाश्च तथा तव शर्म दिशन्तु ते॥ १५॥ > महावनेऽपि चरतो मुनिवेषस्य धीमतः। > तथा देवाश्च दैत्याश्च भवन्तु सुखदाः सदा॥ १६॥ “Again, may the deities presiding over the six seasons, the intercalary months and the years containing such months and even so measures of time known by the names of Kalā (equivalent to one minute) and Kāṣṭhā (1/30 of a Kalā or two seconds) grant you happiness. And may the gods and the Daityas (demons) too ever bestow happiness on you while you roam about in a large forest, clad as a hermit and full of wisdom. (15-16) > राक्षसानां पिशाचानां रौद्राणां क्रूरकर्मणाम्। > क्रव्यादानां च सर्वेषां मा भूत् पुत्रक ते भयम्॥ १७॥ “Let there be no fear to you, my dear son, from the fierce ogres, fiends of cruel deeds and all carnivorous animals. (17) > प्लवगा वृश्चिका दंशा मशकाश्चैव कानने। > सरीसृपाश्च कीटाश्च मा भूवन् गहने तव॥ १८॥ “Let there be no monkeys, scorpions, gnats and mosquitoes, reptiles and insects in the impenetrable forest occupied by you. (18) > महाद्विपाश्च सिंहाश्च व्याघ्रा ऋक्षाश्च दंष्ट्रिणः। > महिषाः शृङ्गिणो रौद्रा न ते द्रुह्यन्तु पुत्रक॥ १९॥ “Let not lordly elephants, lions, tigers, bears and other carnivorous animals and fierce buffaloes with prominent horns be hostile to you, my dear son ! (19) > नृमांसभोजना रौद्रा ये चान्ये सर्वजातयः। > मा च त्वां हिंसिषुः पुत्र मया सम्पूजितास्त्विह॥ २०॥ “And let not other ferocious man-eaters, belonging to all species of living beings and propitiated by me here, kill you, my son ! (20) > आगमास्ते शिवाः सन्तु सिध्यन्तु च पराक्रमाः। > सर्वसम्पत्तयो राम स्वस्तिमान् गच्छ पुत्रक॥ २१॥ “May your pathways be propitious and let your undertaking meet with success. May all kinds of wealth of the forest be at your disposal, O Rāma ! Depart you happily, my beloved son ! (21) > स्वस्ति तेऽस्त्वान्तरिक्षेभ्यः पार्थिवेभ्यः पुनः पुनः। > सर्वेभ्यश्चैव देवेभ्यो ये च ते परिपन्थिनः॥ २२॥ “May you enjoy security time and again against aerial beings and earthly creatures as well as against all the gods as also against those who are your adversaries. (22) > शुक्रः सोमश्च सूर्यश्च धनदोऽथ यमस्तथा। > पान्तु त्वामर्चिता राम दण्डकारण्यवासिनम्॥ २३॥ “Worshipped by me, O Rāma, may the deities presiding over the planets Venus and the moon as also the sun and Kubera (the god of riches) and Yama (the god of retribution) protect you while you dwell in the forest of Daṇḍaka. (23) > अग्निर्वायुस्तथा धूमो मन्त्राश्चर्षिमुखच्युताः। > उपस्पर्शनकाले तु पान्तु त्वां रघुनन्दन॥ २४॥ May the gods presiding over fire, the air and smoke as well as the sacred texts that have escaped from the lips of Ṛṣis and that will be uttered by you, actually protect you at the time of sipping water and bathing, O scion of Raghu ! (24) > सर्वलोकप्रभुर्ब्रह्मा भूतकर्तृ तथर्षयः। > ये च शेषाः सुरास्ते तु रक्षन्तु वनवासिनम्॥ २५॥ “May Brahmā, the suzerain lord of all the worlds, Brahma, the Infinite, responsible for the existence of all created beings, and the Ṛṣis as well as the gods that have not so far been mentioned by me, guard you while you reside in the forest.” (25) > इति माल्यैः सुरगणान् गन्धैश्चापि यशस्विनी। > स्तुतिभिश्चानुरूपाभिरानर्चायतलोचना ॥ २६॥ Saying so, the illustrious Kausalyā, who had large eyes, worshipped the various gods with flowers and perfumes too as well as by means of hymns befitting them. (26) > ज्वलनं समुपादाय ब्राह्मणेन महात्मना। > हावयामास विधिना राममङ्गलकारणात्॥ २७॥ Duly procuring fire, she caused oblations to be poured into it with due ceremony for the welfare of Śrī Rāma by a high-souled Brāhmaṇa. (27) > घृतं श्वेतानि माल्यानि समिधश्चैव सर्षपान्। > उपसम्पादयामास कौसल्या परमाङ्गना॥ २८॥ Kausalyā, the lady par excellence, made available to the Brāhmaṇa ghee, white flowers, pieces of firewood for feeding the sacrificial fire and mustard seeds as well. (28) > उपाध्यायः स विधिना हुत्वा शान्तिमनामयम्। > हुतहव्यावशेषेण बाह्यं बलिमकल्पयत्॥ २९॥ Having poured oblations into the sacred fire according to the scriptural ordinance for the sake of security and health of her son the priest offered oblations to Indra and the other nine guardians of the ten directions outside the area reserved for fire-worship with the remnants of materials used as offering to the fire. (29) > मधुदध्यक्षतघृतैः स्वस्तिवाच्यं द्विजांस्ततः। > वाचयामास रामस्य वने स्वस्त्ययनक्रियाम्॥ ३०॥ She then got Brāhmaṇas—who were supplied with honey, curds, unbroken grains of rice and ghee in order to enable them to invoke blessings on Śrī Rāma by the repetition of certain Mantras—to utter prayers for the welfare of Śrī Rāma in the forest. (30) > ततस्तस्मै द्विजेन्द्राय राममाता यशस्विनी। > दक्षिणां प्रददौ काम्यां राघवं चेदमब्रवीत्॥ ३१॥ The illustrious Kausalyā, Śrī Rāma’s mother, next bestowed on the aforesaid leader of Brāhmaṇas his fee as desired by him and spoke as follows to Śrī Rāma : (31) > यन्मङ्गलं सहस्राक्षे सर्वदेवनमस्कृते। > वृत्रनाशे समभवत् तत् ते भवतु मङ्गलम्॥ ३२॥ “May the same victory woo you as wooed Indra (the thousand-eyed god), who is hailed by all the gods on the destruction of the demon Vṛtra. (32) > यन्मङ्गलं सुपर्णस्य विनताकल्पयत् पुरा। > अमृतं प्रार्थयानस्य तत् ते भवतु मङ्गलम्॥ ३३॥ “May the same blessing descend on you as Vinatā (the mother of Garuḍa) invoked in the past on Garuḍa, who sought for nectar. (33) > अमृतोत्पादने दैत्यान् घ्नतो वज्रधरस्य यत्। > अदितिर्मङ्गलं प्रादात् तत् ते भवतु मङ्गलम्॥ ३४॥ “Let the same blessing come to you as Aditi, the mother of the gods, invoked on Indra, the wielder of the thunderbolt, while he was engaged in making short work of the Daityas at the time of extracting nectar out of the ocean of milk. (34) > त्रिविक्रमान् प्रक्रमतो विष्णोरतुलतेजसः। > यदासीन्मङ्गलं राम तत् ते भवतु मङ्गलम्॥ ३५॥ “Let the same good fortune come to you as attended Lord Viṣṇu, who is endowed with immense glory, while He took the three well-known strides in order to measure the three worlds, O Rāma ! (35) > ऋषयः सागरा द्वीपा वेदा लोका दिशश्च ते। > मङ्गलानि महाबाहो दिशन्तु शुभमङ्गलम्॥ ३६॥ “May Ṛṣis, the seven oceans, the same number of Dwīpas (principal divisions of the globe girdled by them), the four Vedas, the three spheres and the well-known four quarters confer blessings, nay, the blessing of all blessings on you, O mighty-armed prince !” (36) > इति पुत्रस्य शेषाश्च कृत्वा शिरसि भामिनी। > गन्धैश्चापि समालभ्य राममायतलोचना॥ ३७॥ > औषधीं च सुसिद्धार्थां विशल्यकरणीं शुभाम्। > चकार रक्षां कौसल्या मन्त्रैरभिजजाप च॥ ३८॥ Saying so and fixing unbroken grains of rice on Śrī Rāma’s forehead as a form of benediction, and also daubing him with sandal-pastes of various kinds, the large-eyed Kausalyā, a proud woman, fastened about his wrist by way of an amulet a herb known by the name of Viśalyakaraṇī (so-called because it helps in painlessly extracting an arrow stuck into one’s body), whose efficacy had been amply proved, with the recitation of sacred texts and further muttered the Mantras in order to heighten its virtue. (37-38) > उवाचापि प्रहृष्टेव सा दुःखवशवर्तिनी। > वाङ्मात्रेण न भावेन वाचा संसज्जमानया॥ ३९॥ Nay, she also spoke the Mantras aloud like one overjoyed, anxious as she was not to mar the joy and damp the enthusiasm of Śrī Rāma, although she was in the grip of sorrow and repeated the Mantras only mechanically in a faltering voice and not with her heart. (39) > आनम्य मूर्ध्नि चाघ्राय परिष्वज्य यशस्विनी। > अवदत् पुत्रमिष्टार्थो गच्छ राम यथासुखम्॥ ४०॥ Bending low and smelling the head of Śrī Rāma and embracing him, the illustrious lady, Kausalyā, said to Śrī Rāma, “Depart at ease, O Rāma, accomplished of purpose as you are. (40) > अरोगं सर्वसिद्धार्थमयोध्यां पुनरागतम्। > पश्यामि त्वां सुखं वत्स संधितं राजवर्त्मसु॥ ४१॥ “I shall happily see you come back in sound health to Ayodhyā having all your objects accomplished and moving at peace with all on the main roads of Ayodhyā. (41) > प्रणष्टदुःखसंकल्पा हर्षविद्योतितानना। > द्रक्ष्यामि त्वां वनात् प्राप्तं पूर्णचन्द्रमिवोदितम्॥ ४२॥ “All my thoughts of sorrow completely vanished and my face illumined with joy I shall behold you returned from the forest like the full moon become visible on the horizon. (42) > भद्रासनगतं राम वनवासादिहागतम्। > द्रक्ष्यामि च पुनस्त्वां तु तीर्णवन्तं पितुर्वचः॥ ४३॥ “I shall undoubtedly see you returned here from your sojourn in the forest, having implemented the word of your father, and installed on the throne, O Rāma ! (43) > मङ्गलैरुपसम्पन्नो वनवासादिहागतः। > वध्वाश्च मम नित्यं त्वं कामान् संवर्ध याहि भोः॥ ४४॥ “Having returned here from the forest and clad in festal robes and adorned with festal ornaments, ever fulfil the desires of my daughter-in-law. Depart now, O Rāma ! (44) > मयार्चिता देवगणाः शिवादयो > महर्षयो भूतगणाः सुरोरगाः। > अभिप्रयातस्य वनं चिराय ते > हितानि कांक्षन्तु दिशश्च राघव॥ ४५॥ “Worshipped by me, let the hosts of gods headed by Lord Śiva, the eminent Ṛṣis, the multitudes of spirits, the celestial serpents and the deities presiding over the four quarters wish well for a long time of you when you have set out for the forest, O scion of Raghu !” (45) > अतीव चाश्रुप्रतिपूर्णलोचना > समाप्य च स्वस्त्ययनं यथाविधि। > प्रदक्षिणं चापि चकार राघवं > पुनः पुनश्चापि निरीक्ष्य सस्वजे॥ ४६॥ Nay, having finished the sacred rite of invoking blessings on Śrī Rāma with due ceremony, Kausalyā whose eyes were overflowing with tears, further went clockwise round Śrī Rāma (a scion of Raghu) and, gazing on him again and again, embraced him. (46) > तया हि देव्या च कृतप्रदक्षिणो > निपीड्य मातुश्चरणौ पुनः पुनः। > जगाम सीतानिलयं महायशाः > स राघवः प्रज्वलितस्तया श्रिया॥ ४७॥ Circumambulated clockwise by the said pious lady and pressing as a token of reverence his mother’s feet again and again, that highly illustrious scion of Raghu, irradiated as he was by the splendour occasioned by the mother’s benedictory rites, proceeded to Sītā’s apartments. (47) Book: https://ramayana.com/valmiki-ramayana --- Source: Gita Press, Gorakhpur editions. Buy the book: https://gitapress.org/product/sri-ramcharitmanas-special-edition Ramayana.com, a free, ad-free project of Ved Vyas Foundation.