Uttara Kanda, Sarga 107
तथा तयोः संवदतोर्दुर्वासा भगवानृषिः। रामस्य दर्शनाकाङ्क्षी राजद्वारमुपागमत्॥ १॥
Meaning
Thus while the two (Śrī Rāma and Death) were conversing, the venerable sage, Durvāsā, desirous of seeing Śrī Rāma appeared at the royal gate. (1)
सोऽभिगम्य तु सौमित्रिमुवाच ऋषिसत्तमः। रामं दर्शय मे शीघ्रं पुरा मेऽर्थोऽतिवर्तते॥ २॥
Meaning
The great sage approaching Lakṣmaṇa (the son of Sumitrā) said: ‘Let me see Śrī Rāma at once, for, the purpose for which I have come is being lost.’ (2)
मुनेस्तु भाषितं श्रुत्वा लक्ष्मणः परवीरहा। अभिवाद्य महात्मानं वाक्यमेतदुवाच ह॥ ३॥
Meaning
Lakṣmaṇa the killer of the enemy heroes, on hearing words of the ascetic, spoke after having saluted the noble one, Durvāsā: (3)
किं कार्यं ब्रूहि भगवन् को ह्यर्थः किं करोम्यहम्। व्यग्रो हि राघवो ब्रह्मन् मुहूर्तं परिपाल्यताम्॥ ४॥
Meaning
‘Sir, what has to be done for you for what purpose you have come? What should I do? The descendant of Raghu is now indeed busy, O Brāhmaṇa, wait for a moment.’ (4)
तच्छ्रुत्वा ऋषिशार्दूलः क्रोधेन कलुषीकृतः। उवाच लक्ष्मणं वाक्यं निर्दहन्निव चक्षुषा॥ ५॥
Meaning
Having heard this, Durvāsā, the lion among sages, darkened by rage said to Lakṣmaṇa, as if burning all by his eyes: (5)
अस्मिन् क्षणे मां सौमित्रे रामाय प्रतिवेदय। अस्मिन् क्षणे गां सौमित्रे न निवेदयसे यदि। विषयं त्वां पुरं चैव शपिष्ये राघवं तथा॥ ६॥ भरतं चैव सौमित्रे युष्माकं या च संततिः। न हि शक्ष्याम्यहं भूयो मन्युं धारयितुं हृदि॥ ७॥
Meaning
‘Inform about me at this very moment Śrī Rāma, O son of Sumitrā, If you do not do so, I shall curse this city, you, this territory, Bharata and also Rāma and even this city’s progeny, I am indeed unable to contain my anger inside me anymore. (6-7)
तच्छ्रुत्वा घोरसंकाशं वाक्यं तस्य महात्मनः। चिन्तयामास मनसा तस्य वाक्यस्य निश्चयम्॥ ८॥
Meaning
Hearing those dreadful words of the Mahātmā (Durvāsā), Lakṣmaṇa thought in his mind the real purport of his (Durvāsā) words. (8)
एकस्य मरणं मेऽस्तु मा भूत् सर्वविनाशनम्। इति बुद्ध्या विनिश्चित्य राघवाय न्यवेदयत्॥ ९॥
Meaning
‘Let me die alone, let not all others perish’ deciding thus he reported the arrival of Durvāsā to Śrī Rāma. (9)
लक्ष्मणस्य वचः श्रुत्वा रामः कालं विसृज्य च। निःसृत्य त्वरितो राजा अत्रेः पुत्रं ददर्श ह॥ १०॥
Meaning
Hearing the words of Lakṣmaṇa, the king Śrī Rāma disposing Death, came out in haste and saw the son of Atri (Durvāsā). (10)
सोऽभिवाद्य महात्मानं ज्वलन्तमिव तेजसा। किं कार्यमिति काकुत्स्थः कृताञ्जलिरभाषत॥ ११॥
Meaning
Having saluted him the noble one, enflamed with effulgence, Śrī Rāma, the descendant of Kakutstha, with folded hands said: ‘What has to be done by me.’ (11)
तद् वाक्यं राघवेणोक्तं श्रुत्वा मुनिवरः प्रभुः। प्रत्याह रामं दुर्वासाः श्रूयतां धर्मवत्सल॥ १२॥ अद्य वर्षसहस्रस्य समाप्तिर्मम राघव। सोऽहं भोजनमिच्छामि यथासिद्धं तवानघ॥ १३॥
Meaning
Hearing these words spoken by Śrī Rāma, Durvāsā replied: ‘O one of loving piety, listen, the thousand years of my vow of keeping fast has ended today, so I want cooked food, whatsoever may be ready.’ (12-13)
तच्छ्रुत्वा वचनं राजा राघवः प्रीतमानसः। भोजनं मुनिमुख्याय यथासिद्धमुपाहरत्॥ १४॥
Meaning
Hearing these words Śrī Rāma the king, with gratified mind, offered food readily available. (14)
स तु भुक्त्वा मुनिश्रेष्ठस्तदन्नममृतोपमम्। साधु रामेति सम्भाष्य स्वमाश्रममुपागमत्॥ १५॥
Meaning
Durvāsā the best among ascetics, having consumed that food like nectar, ‘saying appreciatory words to Śrī Rāma’, went away to his hermitage. (15)
तस्मिन् गते मुनिवरे स्वाश्रमं लक्ष्मणाग्रजः। संस्मृत्य कालवाक्यानि ततो दुःखमुपागमत्॥ १६॥
Meaning
After Durvāsā was gone to his hermitage, Rāma remembering the utterances of Kāla became sad. (16)
दुःखेन च सुसंतप्तः स्मृत्वा तद्घोरदर्शनम्। अवाङ् मुखो दीनमना व्याहर्तुं न शशाक ह॥ १७॥
Meaning
Thinking of terrible sorrow that would be ensued from the separation of a brother like Lakṣmaṇa, Rāma was tormented to the extreme. With his down cast face and a miserable heart he could not speak a word. (17)
ततो बुद्ध्या विनिश्चित्य कालवाक्यानि राघवः। नैतदस्तीति निश्चित्य तूष्णीमासीन्महायशाः॥ १८॥
Meaning
Considering pros and cons of the utterances of Kāla, Rāma came to the conclusion that now nothing will remain, he kept silent. (18)
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