तज्जयार्थे महास्त्रं मे गृह्णीत सुमहाबलाः । द्वैरथे स तु योद्धव्यः शत्रुघ्नेन त्वया महान्
For the sake of victory over him, let the mighty ones take my great weapon; in single combat, you, O Śatrughna, must fight that powerful foe.
इदमस्त्रं यदा त्वं तु क्षेपयिष्यसि संगरे । अनेन पूतो रामस्य स्वरूपं ज्ञास्यते पुनः
When you release this weapon in battle, by its power the true form of Rāma will again be known.
ज्ञात्वा तं वाजिनं दत्वा चरणे प्रपतिष्यति । तस्माद्गृह्णीध्वमस्त्रं तन्मम वैरिविदारणम्
Recognizing him, and after giving the horse, he will fall at your feet; therefore, take up this weapon of mine, which tears asunder enemies.
तच्छ्रुत्वा रघुनाथस्य भ्राता जग्राह चास्त्रकम् । उदङ्मुखः पवित्रांगो योगिन्या दत्तमद्भुतम्
Hearing this, the brother of Raghunātha, facing north, pure in body, received the wondrous weapon given by the yoginī.
तत्प्राप्यास्त्रं महातेजा बभूव रिपुकर्शनः । दुष्प्रधर्ष्यो दुराराध्यो वैरिवारणसत्सृणिः
Having obtained that weapon, the radiant destroyer of foes became invincible, difficult to appease, and a mighty slayer of enemies.
तां नत्वा राघवश्रेष्ठः शत्रुघ्नो हयसत्तमम् । गृहीत्वागाज्जलात्तस्माद्रेवातीरे सुखोचिते
Having bowed to her, the best of the Raghus, Śatrughna, took the excellent horse from the water and brought it to a pleasant spot on the riverbank.
तं दृष्ट्वा सैनिकाः सर्वे प्रहृष्टांगा मुदान्विताः । साधुसाधु प्रशंसंतः पप्रच्छुर्हयनिर्गमम्
Seeing him, all the soldiers, their bodies thrilled with joy, praised him, saying 'Well done, well done!' and asked about the horse's emergence.
हनूमान्कथयामास हयस्यागमनं महत् । वरप्राप्तिं च ताभ्यो वै तेऽपि श्रुत्वा मुदं गताः
Hanumān narrated to them the great arrival of the horse and the obtaining of the boon; hearing this, they too became joyful.
शेष उवाच। निनदत्सुमृदंगेषु वीणानादेषु सर्वतः । मुक्तो वाहस्ततो देव पुरं देवविनिर्मितम्
Śeṣa said: Amid the sound of resounding drums and the music of vīṇās on all sides, the horse was released and entered the city created by the gods.
यत्र स्फाटिक कुड्यानां रचनाभिर्गृहा नृणाम् । हसंति विंध्यं विमलं पर्वतं नागसेवितम्
There, the houses of men are constructed with crystal walls, shining and pure, facing the Vindhya mountain, served by nāgas.
राजतानि गृहाण्यत्र दृश्यंते प्रकृतेरपि । विचित्रमणिसन्नद्धा नानामाणिक्यगोपुराः
There, houses appear as if made of silver, adorned with various jewels and crowned with many kinds of gem-studded towers.
पद्मिन्यो यत्र लोकानां गेहे गेहे मनोहराः । हरंति चित्तानि नृणां मुखपद्मकलेक्षिताः
In every house, there are enchanting lotus ponds, captivating the minds of people, their beauty enhanced by the reflection of lotus-like faces.
पद्मरागमणिर्यत्र गेहे गेहे सुभूमिषु । बद्धः संलक्ष्यते विप्र तदोष्ठस्पर्धया नु किम्
In every house, on fine ground, there is a padmarāga gem, O brāhmaṇa; does it perhaps rival the redness of their lips?
क्रीडाशैलाः प्रत्यगारं नीलरत्नविनिर्मिताः । कुर्वंति शंकां मेघस्य मयूराणां कलापिनाम्
In each mansion, there are play-mountains made of blue gems, causing one to wonder whether they are clouds or the crests of peacocks.
हंसा यत्र नृणां गेहे स्फाटिकेषु नियंत्रिताः । कुर्वंति मेघान्नो भीतिं मानसं न स्मरंति च
In the houses of men, swans are kept within crystal enclosures; they cause no fear of clouds and do not remember the Mānasa lake.
निरंतरं शिवस्थाने ध्वस्तं चंद्रिकया तमः । शुक्लकृष्णविभेदो न पक्षयोस्तत्र वै नृणाम्
There, in the abode of Śiva, darkness is dispelled by moonlight without interruption; among people, there is no distinction of waxing or waning phases.
तत्र वीरमणी राजा धार्मिकेष्वग्रणीर्महान् । राज्यं करोति विपुलं सर्वभोगसमन्वितम्
There, King Vīramaṇī, foremost among the righteous and great in stature, ruled a vast kingdom endowed with every enjoyment.
तस्य पुत्रो महाशूरो नाम्ना रुक्मांगदो बली । वनिताभिर्गतो रम्यदेहाभिः क्रीडितुं वनम्
His son, mighty and exceedingly brave, named Rukmāṅgada, went to the forest to sport with women of delightful forms.
तासां मंजीरसंरावः कंकणानां रवस्तथा । मनो हरति कामस्य किमन्यस्य कथात्र भोः
The sound of their anklets and the jingling of their bracelets captivated the mind with desire—what need is there to speak of anything else, O sir?
वनं जगाम सुमहत्सुपुष्पनगसंयुतम् । सदाशिवकृतस्थानमृतुषट्कैर्विराजितम्
He entered a vast forest adorned with flowering trees, a place established by Sadāśiva, splendid in all six seasons.
चंपका यत्र बहुशः फुल्लकोरकशोभिताः । कुर्वंति कामिनां तत्र हृच्छयार्तिं विलोकिताः
There, champaka trees, resplendent with many blossoming buds, stirred the pangs of love in onlookers filled with longing.
चूताः फलादिभिर्नम्रा मंजरीकोटिसंयुताः । नागाः पुन्नागवृक्षाश्च शालास्तालास्तमालकाः
There were mango trees bowed with fruit, crowned with countless clusters of blossoms, as well as nāga, punnāga, śāla, tāla, and tamāla trees.
कोकिलानां समारावा यत्र च श्रुतिगोचराः । सदा मधुपझंकार गतनिद्राः सुमल्लिकाः
There, the calls of cuckoos reached the ear, and the ever-awake jasmine flowers, sleepless from the constant humming of bees, filled the air.
दाडिमानां समूहाश्च कर्णिकारैः समन्विताः । केतकीकानकीवन्यवृक्षराजिविराजिताः
Clusters of pomegranate trees mingled with karnikāra, and groves of ketakī and other forest trees stood in regal splendor.
तस्मिन्वने प्रमदसंयुतचित्तवृत्तिर्गायन्कलं मधुरवाग्विचिकीर्षयोच्चैः । उद्यत्कुचाभिरभितो वनिताभिरागाच्छोभानिधान वपुरुद्गतभीर्विवेश
In that forest, his mind absorbed in the company of women, he sang sweetly with melodious voice, wishing to delight them; surrounded by women with rising breasts, the treasure of beauty entered, though a little apprehensive.
काश्चित्तं नृत्यविद्याभिस्तोषयंति स्म शोभनम् । काश्चिद्गानकलाभिश्च काश्चिद्वाक्चतुरोचितैः
Some pleased him with the art of dance, others with the skill of song, and some with clever and fitting words.
भ्रूसंज्ञया पराः काश्चित्तोषयामासुरुन्मदाः । परिरंभणचातुर्यैस्तं हृष्टं विदधुः स्त्रियः
Others, intoxicated with love, delighted him with gestures of the eyebrows; with skillful embraces, the women made him joyful.
ताभिः पुष्पोच्चयं कृत्वा भूषयामास ताः स्त्रियः । वाण्या कोमलया शंसन्रेमे कामवपुर्धरः
After gathering flowers with them, those women adorned him; with gentle speech they praised the one who bore a form pleasing to desire.
एवं प्रवृत्ते समये राजराजस्य धीमतः । प्रायात्तद्वनदेशं स हयः परमशोभनः
While King Rukmāṅgada, the wise lord of kings, was thus engaged, that supremely splendid horse entered the forest region.
तं स्वर्णपत्ररचितैकललाटदेशं । गंगासमं घुसृणकुंकुम पिंजरांगम् । गत्यासमं पवनवेगतिरस्करिण्या । दृष्ट्वा स्त्रियः परमकौतुकधामदेहम्
The women saw that horse, whose forehead was adorned with a single plate of gold, whose body was as radiant as the Ganges, dusted with saffron, unmatched in gait, swift as the wind, and a wonder to behold.