मुदितास् ते ऽभवन् सर्वे सदा रामानुवर्तिनः ततः कतिपयाहेषु अनार्येभ्यो विरूपिकाम्
All of them remained ever joyful, always devoted to Rama; then, after a few days, from the ignoble came a disfiguring word.
वाचं श्रुत्वा स तत्याज गुर्विणीं ताम् अयोनिजाम् मिथ्यापवादम् अपि हि न सहन्ते कुलोन्नताः
Hearing that heavy, false accusation against her, not born of a womb, he abandoned her; noble families do not endure even false reproach.
वाल्मीकेर् मुनिमुख्यस्य आश्रमस्य समीपतः तत्याज लक्ष्मणः सीताम् अदुष्टां रुदतीं रुदन्
Near the hermitage of the foremost sage Valmiki, Lakshmana abandoned Sita, innocent and weeping, as he himself wept.
नोल्लङ्घ्याज्ञा गुरूणाम् इत्य् असौ तद् अकरोद् भिया ततः कतिपयाहेषु व्यतीतेषु नृपात्मजः
He acted thus out of fear, for the command of elders cannot be transgressed; then, after a few days had passed, the prince...
रामः सौमित्रिणा सार्धं हयमेधाय दीक्षितः तत्रैवाजग्मतुर् उभौ रामपुत्रौ यशस्विनौ
Rama, together with Saumitri, was initiated for the horse sacrifice; there, both illustrious sons of Rama arrived.
लवः कुशश् च विख्यातौ नारदाव् इव गायकौ रामायणं समग्रं तद् गन्धर्वाव् इव सुस्वरौ
Lava and Kusha, renowned like the singing sages Narada, sang the entire Ramayana, melodious as Gandharvas.
रामस्य चरितं सर्वं गायमानौ समीयतुः यज्ञवाटं राजसुतौ हेतुभिर् लक्षितौ तदा
The royal sons, singing all the deeds of Rama, approached the sacrificial ground, distinguished by their qualities.
रामपुत्राव् उभौ शूरौ वैदेह्यास् तनयाव् इति ताव् आनीय ततः पुत्राव् अभिषिच्य यथाक्रमम्
Both sons of Rama, heroic and known as Vaidehi's children, were brought forth; then, the sons were consecrated in order.
अङ्कारूढौ ततः कृत्वा सस्वजे तौ पुनः पुनः संसारदुःखखिन्नानाम् अगतीनां शरीरिणाम्
Then, having placed them on his lap, he embraced them again and again; for those afflicted by the sorrows of existence, for the lost among embodied beings...
पुत्रालिङ्गनम् एवात्र परं विश्रान्तिकारणम् मुहुर् आलिङ्ग्य तौ पुत्रौ मुहुः स्वजति चुम्बति
Here, the embrace of one's children is the highest cause of rest; repeatedly embracing his sons, he constantly caresses and kisses them.
किम् अप्य् अन्तर् ध्यायति च निःश्वसत्य् अपि वै मुहुः एतस्मिन्न् अन्तरे प्राप्ता राक्षसा लङ्कवासिनः
He sat absorbed in thought, sighing again and again; in that very moment, the Rākṣasas dwelling in Laṅkā arrived.
सुग्रीवो हनुमांश् चैव अङ्गदो जाम्बवांस् तथा अन्ये च वानराः सर्वे विभीषणपुरःसराः
Sugrīva, Hanumān, Aṅgada, Jāmbavān, and all the other Vānaras came, led by Vibhīṣaṇa.
ते चागत्य नृपं प्राप्ताः सिंहासनम् उपस्थितम् सीताम् अदृष्ट्वा हनुमान् अङ्गदः कनकाङ्गदः
They approached and reached the king, who was seated upon the throne; but not seeing Sītā, Hanumān and Aṅgada, adorned with golden armlets, were perplexed.
क्व गतायोनिजा माता एको रामो ऽत्र दृश्यते रामेण सा परित्यक्ता इत्य् ऊचुर् द्वारपालकाः
They asked, 'Where has Mother Sītā, born from the earth, gone? Only Rāma is seen here.' The gatekeepers replied, 'She has been abandoned by Rāma.'
पश्यत्सु लोकपालेषु आर्ये तत्र प्रवादिनि अग्नौ शुद्धिगतां सीतां किं तु राजा निरङ्कुशः
While the guardians of the worlds looked on, and the noble lady was being spoken of there, Sītā entered the fire for purification; yet the king remained unrestrained.
उत्पन्नैर् लौकिकैर् वाक्यै रामस् त्यजति तां प्रियाम् मरिष्याव इति ह्य् उक्त्वा गौतमीं पुनर् ईयतुः
Because of words arising among the people, Rāma abandoned his beloved; saying, 'Let us die,' they returned again to Gautamī.
रामस् तौ पृष्ठतो ऽभ्येत्य अयोध्यावासिभिः सह आगत्य गौतमीं तत्र ऽकुर्वंस् ते परमं तपः
Rāma, together with the citizens of Ayodhyā, approached those two; having arrived at Gautamī, they engaged in supreme austerity.
स्मारं स्मारं निश्वसन्तस् तां सीतां लोकमातरम् संसारास्थाविरहिता गौतमीसेवनोत्सुकाः
Remembering again and again, sighing, they longed for Sītā, mother of the world, having renounced attachment to worldly existence, eager to serve Gautamī.
लोकत्रयपतिः साक्षाद् रामो ऽनुजसमन्वितः प्राप्तः स्नात्वा च गौतम्यां शिवाराधनतत्परः
Rāma, lord of the three worlds, truly arrived with his brother; after bathing in the Gautamī, he devoted himself to the worship of Śiva.
परितापं जहौ सर्वं सहस्रपरिवारितः यत्र चासीत् स वृत्तान्तः सहस्रकुण्डम् उच्यते
Surrounded by thousands, he cast off all sorrow; the place where this event occurred is called Sahasrakuṇḍa.
दशापराणि तीर्थानि तत्र सर्वार्थदानि च तत्र स्नानं च दानं च सहस्रफलदायकम्
There are ten other holy places there, all bestowing every desired result; bathing and giving gifts there yield a thousandfold reward.
यत्र श्रीगौतमीतीरे वसिष्ठादिमुनीश्वरैः सर्वापत्तारकं होमम् अकारयद् अघान्तकम्
On the bank of the sacred Gautamī, the great sages beginning with Vasiṣṭha performed a sacrifice that destroys all sin and rescues from every calamity.
सहस्रसंख्यायुक्तेषु कुण्डेषु वसुधारया सर्वान् अपेक्षितान् कामान् अवापासौ महातपाः
In the thousand-numbered pools, by the grace of the earth, that great ascetic obtained all the desires he wished for.
गौतम्याः सरिदम्बायाः प्रसादाद् राक्षसान्तकः सहस्रकुण्डाभिधं तद् अभूत् तीर्थं महाफलम्
By the favor of the river Gautamī, the destroyer of Rākṣasas, that holy place known as Sahasrakuṇḍa became of great merit.
कपिलतीर्थम् आख्यातं तद् एवाङ्गिरसं स्मृतम् तद् एवादित्यम् आख्यातं सैंहिकेयं तद् उच्यते
That is called the Kapila Tīrtha, also remembered as Aṅgirasa; it is also called Āditya, and is said to be Saiṃhikeyam.
गौतम्या दक्षिणे पारे आदित्यान् मुनिसत्तम अयाजयन्न् अङ्गिरसो दक्षिणां ते भुवं ददुः
On the southern bank of the Gautamī, O best of sages, Aṅgiras performed sacrifices to the Ādityas, and they gave him the southern land as a gift.
अङ्गिरोभ्यस् तदादित्यास् तपसे ऽङ्गिरसो ययुः सा भूमिः सैंहिकी भूत्वा जनान् सर्वान् अभक्षयत्
Then the Ādityas departed for austerity from the Aṅgiras; that land, becoming Saiṃhikī, devoured all people.
तत्रसुस् ते जनाः सर्वे अङ्गिरोभ्यो न्यवेदयन् विभीता ज्ञानतो ज्ञात्वा भुवं तां सैंहिकीम् इति
All the people who dwelled there reported this to the Aṅgiras, frightened, having learned by knowledge that the land was Saiṃhikī.
आदित्यान् अनुगत्वाथ वाचम् अङ्गिरसो ऽब्रुवन् भुवं गृह्णन्तु या दत्ता नेत्य् आदित्यास् तदाब्रुवन्
Then, following the Adityas, the Angirases spoke these words: 'Let them take back the land that was given.' But the Adityas replied, 'No.'
निवृत्तां दक्षिणां नैव प्रतिगृह्णन्ति सूरयः स्वदत्तां परदत्तां वा यो हरेत वसुंधराम्
The wise do not accept as a gift land that has been taken back, whether it was given by oneself or by another; whoever seizes land, whether self-given or given by another—