Uttara Kanda, Sarga 109
विसृज्य लक्ष्मणं रामो दुःखशोकसमन्वितः। पुरोधसं मन्त्रिणश्च नैगमांश्चेदमब्रवीत्॥ १॥
Meaning
Having discharged Lakṣmaṇa, Śrī Rāma full of agony and sorrow, spoke thus to the priests, councillors and citizens: (1)
अद्य राज्येऽभिषेक्ष्यामि भरतं धर्मवत्सलम्। अयोध्यायाः पतिं वीरं ततो यास्याम्यहं वनम्॥ २॥
Meaning
‘I shall consecrate the brave one, Bharata, given to piety in this kingdom as the lord of Ayodhyā this very day and then depart to the forest. (2)
प्रवेशयत सम्भारान् मा भूत् कालात्ययो यथा। अद्यैवाहं गमिष्यामि लक्ष्मणेन गतां गतिम्॥ ३॥
Meaning
‘All the necessaries for consecration may be brought without delay. I shall tread on the path that Lakṣmaṇa has gone this very day.’ (3)
तच्छ्रुत्वा राघवेणोक्तं सर्वाः प्रकृतयो भृशम्। मूर्धभिः प्रणता भूमौ गतसत्त्वा इवाभवन्॥ ४॥
Meaning
Hearing these words of the descendant of Raghu, all subjects prostrated on the ground and were almost rendered as if lifeless. (4)
भरतश्च विसंज्ञोऽभूच्छ्रुत्वा राघवभाषितम्। राज्यं विगर्हयामास वचनं चेदमब्रवीत्॥ ५॥
Meaning
Bharata too became almost unconscious on hearing the words of the descendant of Raghu, Śrī Rāma, and spoke ill of kingship and then said: (5)
सत्येनाहं शपे राजन् स्वर्गभोगेन चैव हि। न कामये यथा राज्यं त्वां विना रघुनन्दन॥ ६॥
Meaning
‘I swear, by the truth and heavenly enjoyments, O descendant of Raghu, I do not desire kingship without you. (6)
इमौ कुशीलवौ राजन्नभिषिच्य नराधिप। कोशलेषु कुशं वीरमुत्तरेषु तथा लवम्॥ ७॥
Meaning
‘O King, consecrate Kuśa in the territory of south Kosala and Lava in the Uttara Kosala territory. (7)
शत्रुघ्नस्य च गच्छन्तु दूतास्त्वरितविक्रमाः। इदं गमनमस्माकं शीघ्रमाख्यातु मा चिरम्॥ ८॥
Meaning
‘May messengers of speedy gait go to Śatrughna, and convey soon the news of our departure, may there be no delay’. (8)
तच्छ्रुत्वा भरतेनोक्तं दृष्ट्वा चापि ह्यधोमुखान्। पौरान् दुःखेन संतप्तान् वसिष्ठो वाक्यमब्रवीत्॥ ९॥
Meaning
Having heard the words spoken by Bharata and also seen the citizens with faces downcast and afflicted by pain, Vasiṣṭha said: (9)
वत्स राम इमाः पश्य धरणिं प्रकृतीर्गताः। ज्ञात्वैषामीप्सितं कार्यं मा चैषां विप्रियं कृथाः॥ १०॥
Meaning
‘O Child Śrī Rāma, see the subjects lying prostrate on the ground, you should act after knowing their desire; do not do something disliked by them.’ (10)
वसिष्ठस्य तु वाक्येन उत्थाप्य प्रकृतीजनम्। किं करोमीति काकुत्स्थः सर्वान् वचनमब्रवीत्॥ ११॥
Meaning
Impelled by the words of Vasiṣṭha, the descendant of Kakutstha made the subjects rise, and said to all of them ‘What may I do.(11)
ततः सर्वाः प्रकृतयो रामं वचनमब्रुवन्। गच्छन्तमनुगच्छामो यत्र राम गमिष्यसि॥ १२॥
Meaning
Then all the subjects said to Śrī Rāma: ‘O Śrī Rāma, we shall follow you wherever you go. (12)
पौरेषु यदि ते प्रीतिर्यदि स्नेहो ह्यनुत्तमः। सपुत्रदाराः काकुत्स्थ समं गच्छाम सत्पथम्॥ १३॥
Meaning
‘If you are pleased with the citizens and do bear great affection for them, then, O descendant of Kakutstha, we shall proceed on the right path simultaneously (the way to heaven), together with our progeny and spouses. (13)
तपोवनं वा दुर्गं वा नदीमम्भोनिधिं तथा। वयं ते यदि न त्याज्याः सर्वान्नो नय ईश्वर॥ १४॥
Meaning
‘Take all of us to the forest, unnavigable land or river or the ocean, O lord, if we are not to be deserted by you. (14)
एषा नः परमा प्रीतिरेष नः परमो वरः। हृद्गता नः सदा प्रीतिस्तवानुगमने नृप॥ १५॥
Meaning
‘This is what we most desire, O King, in following you lies the pleasure of our life.’ (15)
पौराणां दृढभक्तिं च बाढमित्येव सोऽब्रवीत्। स्वकृतान्तं चान्ववेक्ष्य तस्मिन्नहनि राघवः॥ १६॥ कोशलेषु कुशं वीरमुत्तरेषु तथा लवम्। अभिषिच्य महात्मानावुभौ रामः कुशीलवौ॥ १७॥ अभिषिक्तौ सुतावङ्के प्रतिष्ठाप्य पुरे ततः। परिष्वज्य महाबाहुर्मूर्ध्न्युपाघ्राय चासकृत्॥ १८॥ रथानां तु सहस्राणि नागानामयुतानि च। दशायुतानि चाश्वानामेकैकस्य धनं ददौ॥ १९॥
Meaning
Seeing the firm devotion of the citizens, He, Śrī Rāma, said, ‘so be it. Visualizing the end of his earthly sojourn that very day, the descendant of Raghu, Śrī Rāma, having coronated both the noble ones Kuśa in the south Kośala territory and Lava in the Uttara Kośala territory, then seating them in his lap, embracing them, smelling their heads more than once and establishing them as kings, gave to each a thousand chariots, ten thousand elephants and hundred thousand horses. (16—19)
बहुरत्नौ बहुधनौ हृष्टपुष्टजनावृतौ। स्वे पुरे प्रेषयामास भ्रातरौ तौ कुशीलवौ॥ २०॥
Meaning
He (Śrī Rāma) sent the two brothers, Kuśa and Lava to their respective kingdoms, with many gems and a lot of wealth and full of happy and prosperous men. (20)
अभिषिच्य ततो वीरौ प्रस्थाप्य स्वपुरे तदा। दूतान् सम्प्रेषयामास शत्रुघ्नाय महात्मने॥ २१॥
Meaning
Then, having coronated both of them and establishing them in their own kingdom, caused messengers to be sent to the noble Śatrughna. (21)
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