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title: "Uttara Kanda, Sarga 101"
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# Uttara Kanda, Sarga 101

> रजन्यां तु प्रभातायां समानीय महामुनीन्।  
> गीयतामविशङ्काभ्यां रामः पुत्रावुवाच ह॥ १॥

After the night had passed, dawn came, Rāma said to the two sons, calling all the great sages, “Sing unhesitatingly”. (1)

> ततः समुपविष्टेषु महर्षिषु महात्मसु।  
> भविष्यदुत्तरं काव्यं जगतुस्तौ कुशीलवौ॥ २॥

Then after the great and noble sages had taken their seats, the twin Kuśa and Lava sang the poem relating to the Uttarakāṇḍa, dealing with events of the future: (2)

> प्रविष्टायां तु सीतायां भूतलं सत्यसम्पदा।  
> तस्यावसाने यज्ञस्य रामः परमदुर्मनाः॥ ३॥  
> अपश्यमानो वैदेहीं मेने शून्यमिदं जगत्।  
> शोकेन परमायस्तो न शान्तिं मनसागमत्॥ ४॥

“On Sītā entering the netherworld through the efficacy of truth, Śrī Rāma was much agitated at the conclusion of the sacrifice and considered this earth as a void. Not being able to see Sītā and being terribly afflicted by sorrow, he had no peace of mind. (3-4)

> विसृज्य पार्थिवान् सर्वानृक्षवानरराक्षसान्।  
> जनौघं विप्रमुख्यानां वित्तपूर्वं विसृज्य च॥ ५॥  
> एवं समाप्य यज्ञं तु विधिवत् स तु राघवः।  
> ततो विसृज्य तान् सर्वान् रामो राजीवलोचनः॥ ६॥  
> हृदि कृत्वा तदा सीतामयोध्यां प्रविवेश ह।  
> इष्टयज्ञो नरपतिः पुत्रद्वयसमन्वितः॥ ७॥

Leaving all kings, the bears and monkeys, and also the great assembly of the chief Brāhmaṇas, giving them precious gifts, Lotus-eyed Rāma, after finishing the sacrifice, alongwith his two sons, Sītā in his heart, entered Ayodhyā. (5—7)

> न सीतायाः परां भार्यां वव्रे स रघुनन्दनः।  
> यज्ञे यज्ञे च पत्न्यर्थं जानकी काञ्चनीभवत्॥ ८॥

That descendant of Raghu did not take as wife any one other than Sītā and at every sacrifice (Aśvamedha) the gold image of the daughter of Janaka served as the queen. (8)

> दशवर्षसहस्राणि वाजिमेधानथाकरोत्।  
> वाजपेयान् दशगुणांस्तथा बहुसुवर्णकान्॥ ९॥

Then He, Śrī Rāma, performed horse-sacrifices and Vājapeya sacrifices ten times that number, full with the distribution of gold coins, for ten thousand years. (9)

> अग्निष्टोमातिरात्राभ्यां गोसवैश्च महाधनैः।  
> ईजे क्रतुभिरन्यैश्च स श्रीमानाप्तदक्षिणैः॥ १०॥

That prosperous one, Śrī Rāma, performed many Gosavas with the Agniṣṭoma and the Atirātra and also other sacrifices, giving donations in plenty. (10)

> एवं स कालः सुमहान् राज्यस्थस्य महात्मनः।  
> धर्मे प्रयतमानस्य व्यतीयाद् राघवस्य च॥ ११॥

Thus that period of Śrī Rāma elapsed, the descendant of Raghu, acting righteously, ruling over His Kingdom. (11)

> ऋक्षवानररक्षांसि स्थिता रामस्य शासने।  
> अनुरञ्जन्ति राजानो ह्यहन्यहनि राघवम्॥ १२॥

The bears, monkeys and demons obeyed the command of the descendant of Raghu, the Kings paid tributes to Him day by day. (12)

> काले वर्षति पर्जन्यः सुभिक्षं विमला दिशः।  
> हृष्टपुष्टजनाकीर्णं पुरं जनपदास्तथा॥ १३॥

The clouds rained timely, the harvest was good and the quarters shone clearly, and the towns and cities were full of happy, well-fed and healthy persons in His reign. (13)

> नाकाले म्रियते कश्चिन्न व्याधिः प्राणिनां तथा।  
> नानर्थो विद्यते कश्चिद् रामे राज्यं प्रशासति॥ १४॥

No one died prematurely, no physical ailment was suffered by living beings, no calamity took place as Śrī Rāma ruled over his Kingdom. (14)

> अथ दीर्घस्य कालस्य राममाता यशस्विनी।  
> पुत्रपौत्रैः परिवृता कालधर्ममुपागमत्॥ १५॥

After a long lapse of time the mother of Rāma, Kausalyā of great fame, surrounded by her son and grandsons, succumbed to the law of time. (15)

> अन्वियाय सुमित्रा च कैकेयी च यशस्विनी।  
> धर्मं कृत्वा बहुविधं त्रिदेवे पर्यवस्थिता॥ १६॥

Sumitrā and the Kaikeyī also followed her, performing various charitable deeds, and praiseworthy, were established in heaven. (16)

> सर्वाः प्रमुदिताः स्वर्गे राज्ञा दशरथेन च।  
> समागता महाभागाः सर्वधर्मं च लेभिरे॥ १७॥

All happy and righteous ones, united with Daśaratha in heaven, attained the fruit of all religious performances. (17)

> तासां रामो महादानं काले काले प्रयच्छति।  
> मातॄणामविशेषेण ब्राह्मणेषु तपस्विषु॥ १८॥

Śrī Rāma made great donations for his mothers, Kausalyā, Kaikeyī, Sumitrā, without any difference, to the Brāhmaṇa ascetics. (18)

> पित्र्याणि ब्रह्मरत्नानि यज्ञान् परमदुस्तरान्।  
> चकार रामो धर्मात्मा पितॄन् देवान् विवर्धयन्॥ १९॥

Śrī Rāma, the noble one, donated the most cherished things to Brāhmaṇas and performed the sacrifices most difficult to accomplish, to add to the glory of his ancestors and the gods. (19)

> एवं वर्षसहस्राणि बहून्यथ ययुः सुखम्।  
> यज्ञैर्बहुविधं धर्मं वर्धयानस्य सर्वदा॥ २०॥

Many a thousand years passed while Śrī Rāma upraised the course of Dharma (religion) by performing various sacrifices. (20)

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