Uttara Kanda, Sarga 110

Meaning

Then the messengers of speedy gait, receiving the orders of Śrī Rāma, went to Madhurā with all haste and did not halt on the way. (1)

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Then after three days and nights, having reached Madhurā, they (the messengers) narrated all that had happened exactly; the desertion of Lakṣmaṇa, and the determination of Śrī Rāma, the descendant of Raghu, on the consecration of the two sons (of Śrī Rāma) and the citizens following Him.(2-3)

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That beautiful city of Kuśa at the foot of the Vindhya mountain, was named Kuśāvatī by the wise Śrī Rāma and that beautiful city of Lava, Śrāvastī, was also made famous. Thus after having rendered Ayodhyā desolate, the descendant of Raghu, Śrī Rāma and Bharata, the two great warriors, have made themselves ready to go to heaven. Having thus narrated all events to the noble Śatrughna, those messengers then stopped narrating and said: ‘O king, make haste’, having heard the terrible news of his family coming to an end, the descendant of Raghu, calling all his subjects and the priest Kāñcana, spoke to them all that had happened. (4—8)

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He also communicated his approaching death with his brothers. Śatrughna then consecrated his two sons. Subāhu obtained Madhurā, while Śatrughātī, Vidiśa (Bhelsa). Having divided the army of Madhurā into two and making them possessed of wealth, the king, Śatrughna, established his two sons there. (9-10)

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Having established Subāhu in Madhurā (Mathurā) and Śatrughātī in Vidiśa, the descendant of Raghu, Śatrughna, went to Ayodhyā by a chariot, alone. (11)

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He saw Śrī Rāma, the noble one, as though the fire in flames, dressed in fine silken garments sitting together with the immortal sages. (12)

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Having saluted Śrī Rāma, with folded hands and his senses in control, contemplating on the law of righteousness, he, Śatrughna, spoke to him, the knower of Dharma: (13)

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‘O descendant of Raghu, know me as one having decided to follow you after having coronated my two sons. (14)

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‘No word other than that of consent is to be spoken by you, O brave one ! I do not wish that your orders be transgressed by one like me, in particular.’ (15)

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Knowing that potent desire (of Śatrughna), the descendant of Raghu, said ‘Indeed, may it be so, O Śatrughna’. (16)

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As he finished his sentence, the monkeys, who could change their form according to their will, and also the bears and Rākṣasas in great number arrived there. (17)

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Having put Sugrīva at their head, came all of them wishing to see Śrī Rāma on his way to heaven. (18)

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Knowing that the end of the earthly sojourn of Śrī Rāma has arrived, the sons of gods, the sons of sages and also the sons of the Gandharvas came. (19)

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They said: ‘O King, we have come to follow you, O Śrī Rāma, the best among men, if you will go without us, then indeed we will take it as having been killed as if by you by the rod of Yama. In this midst, the powerful Sugrīva also having saluted the brave one, Śrī Rāma, properly, became eager to convey his wish and said: (20—22)

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‘O king of men, having coronated the brave Aṅgada (son of Vālī) on the throne, I have come. Know me, O king, as one having decided to follow you.’ (23)

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Hearing him so saying, Rāma, the best among rejoicers, having in consideration his friendship spoke to Sugrīva: (24)

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‘Listen to me, my friend, I do not intend to go without you, to supreme beatitude or even to my Sāketadhāma.’ (25)

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Thus spoken to by them, the descendant of Kakutstha, smiled and said, ‘so be it,’ then the famous one spoke to Vibhīṣaṇa: (26)

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‘As long as the subjects will stay alive, so long you will stay in person as king of Laṅkā. (27)

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‘As long as the sun and the moon stay, and as long as this earth remains in this world, as long as my tales exist in the world, so long may your rule be. (28)

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‘Out of friendship you are commanded by me, the orders are to be carried out by you; protect the subjects righteously; please do not make any reply. (29)

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‘O best among Rākṣasas, this much more I wish to say, O mighty one, worship Jagannātha (Viṣṇu) the presiding deity of the Ikṣvāku-family. (30)

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‘Viṣṇu is to be worshipped always even by the gods, together with Indra.’ Saying thus: “It shall be so” Vibhīṣaṇa the king of the Rākṣasas, accepted in obedience the words of Śrī Rāma. (31)

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Vibhīṣaṇa kept in mind the orders of the descendant of Raghu. Having spoken to Vibhīṣaṇa, the descendant of Kakutstha then spoke to Hanumān: ‘You have made up your mind to live on this earth, so do not let your resolve go in vain. O best among monkeys, as long as my tales circulate on this earth, so long live happily, in compliance with my words.’ Thus spoken to by Śrī Rāma, the noble descendant of Raghu, Hanumān was highly pleased and said to him: ‘As long as your divine tale will circulate on this earth, so long shall I stay here on earth, carrying out your orders.’ Saying thus to the son of Brahmā, the aged Jāmbavān, Śrī Rāma instructed Mainda and Dvivida also to stay alongwith Jāmbavān (including Vibhīṣaṇa and Hanumān five in all) on earth till Kali approaches. (32—37)

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Speaking thus to them, Śrī Rāma addressed the rest of bears and monkeys and said: ‘All right, you all accompany me as stipulated’. (38)