वयं वै पक्षिणः साध्वि वनस्था वृक्षगोचराः । परिभ्रमाम सर्वत्र नो सुखं नो भवेद्गृहे
We are birds, O virtuous one, dwelling in the forest, roaming among trees everywhere; we find no happiness at home.
अंतर्वत्नी स्वके स्थाने गत्वा संसूय पुत्रकान् । त्वत्स्थानमागमिष्यामि सत्यं मे ह्युदितं वचः
My mate, staying in her place, will nurture the young; then I will come to your abode—my words are truly spoken.
एवं प्रोक्ता तया सा तु न मुमोच शुकीं स्वयम् । तदापतिस्तां प्रोवाच विनीतवदनुत्सुकः
Though thus addressed, she did not release the female parrot herself; then her mate, eager and humble, spoke to her.
सीते मुंच कथं भार्यां रक्षसे मे मनोहरीम् । आवां गच्छाव विपिने विचरावः सुखं वने
Sita, release my beloved wife, whom you are protecting; let us go and wander happily together in the forest.
अंतर्वत्नी तु वर्तेत भार्या मम मनोरमा । तस्याः प्रसूतिं कृत्वा त्वामागमिष्यामि शोभने
My mate, my charming wife, will remain; after she gives birth, O beautiful one, I will come to you.
इत्युक्ता निजगादेमं सुखं गच्छ महामते । एतां रक्षामि सुखिनीं मत्पार्श्वे प्रियकारिणीम्
Thus addressed, she replied: 'Go happily, O wise one; I will protect this happy one, who acts lovingly, at my side.'
इत्युक्तो दुःखितः पक्षी तामूचे करुणान्वितः । योगिभिः प्रोच्यते यद्वै तद्वचस्तथ्यमेव हि
Thus spoken, the sorrowful bird, filled with compassion, said: 'What the yogis declare is indeed true.'
न वक्तव्यं न वक्तव्यं मौनमाश्रित्य तिष्ठताम् । नोचेत्स वाक्यदोषेण प्राप्नोत्यालानमुन्मदः
It should not be spoken, it should not be spoken—let silence be maintained; otherwise, through the fault of speech, one may incur madness.
वयं चेदत्र वाक्यं नाकरिष्याम नगोपरि । बंधनं कथमावां स्यात्तस्मान्मौनं समाचरेत्
If we do not speak here upon this city, how could we be bound? Therefore, let us observe silence.
इत्युक्त्वा तां प्रत्युवाच नाहं जीवामि सुंदरि । एतया भार्यया सीते तस्मान्मुंच मनोहरे
Having said this, he replied to her, 'O beautiful one, I cannot live, O Sita, with this wife; therefore, release me, O charming one.'
अनेकविधवाक्यैः सा बोधिता नामुचत्तदा । कुपिता दुःखिता भार्या शशाप जनकात्मजाम्
Though addressed with many kinds of words, she did not release him then; angry and distressed, the wife cursed the daughter of Janaka.
यथा त्वं पतिना सार्धं वियोजयसि मामितः । तथा त्वमपि रामेण वियुक्ता भव गर्भिणी
Just as you separate me here from my husband, so too, may you, while pregnant, be separated from Rama.
इत्युक्तवत्यां तस्यां तु दुःखितायां पुनः पुनः । प्राणा निरगमन्दुःखात्पतिदुःखेन पूरितात्
When she, afflicted and sorrowful, had spoken thus again and again, her life departed from her out of grief, filled with the sorrow of her husband.
रामं रामं स्मरंत्याश्च वदंत्यांश्च पुनः पुनः । विमानमागतं सुष्ठु पक्षिणी स्वर्गता बभौ
As she remembered Rama again and again and spoke his name, a splendid aerial chariot arrived, and the bird-wife shone, having attained heaven.
तस्यां मृतायां दुःखार्तो भर्ता तस्याः स पक्षिराट् । परमं क्रोधमापन्नो जाह्नव्यां दुःखितोऽपतत्
When she had died, her husband, the king of birds, afflicted with grief, fell into the Jahnavi, seized by intense anger and sorrow.
तथा भवामि रामस्य नगरे जनपूरिते । मद्वाक्यादियमुद्विग्ना वियोगेन सुदुःखिता
So shall it be in Rama's city, filled with people: because of my words, she is agitated and deeply pained by separation.
इत्युक्त्वा स पपातोदे जाह्नव्या भ्रमशोभिते । दुःखितः कुपितो भीतस्तद्वियोगेन कंपितः
Having spoken thus, he fell into the beautiful, flowing Jahnavi, afflicted, enraged, fearful, and shaken by that separation.
क्रुद्धत्वाद्दुःखितत्वाच्च सीताया अपमाननात् । अंत्यजत्वं परं प्राप्तो रजकः क्रोधनाभिधः
Because of anger, sorrow, and the dishonor of Sita, the washerman named Krodhana attained the state of an outcaste at the end of his life.
यः क्रोधाच्च स्वकान्प्राणान्महतां दुष्टमाचरन् । संत्यजेत्स मृतो याति अंत्यजत्वं द्विजोत्तमः
He who, out of anger, commits wicked acts against his own life, O best of twice-born, abandoning life thus, becomes an outcaste after death.
तज्जातं रजकोक्त्यासौ निंदिता च वियोगिता । रजकस्य च शापेन वियुक्ता सा वनं गता
Thus, because of the washerman's words, she was reproached and abandoned; and by the washerman's curse, she was separated and went to the forest.
एतत्ते कथितं विप्र यत्ते पृष्टं विदेहजाम् । पुनरत्र परं वृत्तं शृणुष्व निगदामि तत्
O Brahmin, thus have I told you what you asked about the daughter of Videha; now listen as I recount what further happened here.
शेष उवाच। भरतं मूर्च्छितं दृष्ट्वा रघुनाथः सुदुःखितः । प्रतीहारमुवाचेदं शत्रुघ्नं प्रापयाशु माम्
Śeṣa said: Seeing Bharata unconscious, Raghunātha was greatly distressed and said to the doorkeeper, 'Quickly bring me to Śatrughna.'
तद्वाक्यं प्रोक्तमाकर्ण्य क्षणाच्छत्रुघ्नमानयत् । यत्र रामो निजभ्राता भरतेन सह स्थितः
Hearing those words, he immediately brought Śatrughna to the place where Rāma, his own brother, was standing with Bharata.
भरतं मूर्च्छितं दृष्ट्वा रघुनाथं च दुःखितम् । प्रणम्य दुःखितोऽवोचत्किमिदं दारुणं महत्
Seeing Bharata unconscious and Raghunātha distressed, he bowed and, sorrowful, said, 'What is this great and terrible event?'
तदा रामोंऽत्यजप्रोक्तं वाक्यं लोकविगर्हितम् । तं प्रत्युवाच रामोऽसौ शत्रुघ्नं पदसेवकम्
Then Rāma, accused of having abandoned an outcaste, spoke words condemned by the world; Rāma addressed Śatrughna, his devoted servant.
अधोमुखो दीनरवो गद्गदाक्षरवेपथुः । शृणु भ्रातर्वचो मेऽद्य कुरु तत्क्षिप्रमादरात्
With head bowed, voice choked with sorrow, trembling syllables, he said, 'Brother, listen to my words today; do them quickly and with respect.'
यथा स्याद्विमलाकीर्तिर्गंगेव पृथिवीं गता । सीताया वाच्यमतुलं लोके श्रुत्वांत्यजोदितम्
Just as pure fame would spread across the earth like the Ganges, so too would the unparalleled reputation of Sita be spoken of in the world, having heard what was said at the end.
हातुमिच्छामि देहं स्वमेनां वा जानकीं किल । इति वाक्यं समाकर्ण्य रामस्य किल शत्रुहा
I wish to abandon my body or else this Janaki herself—so spoke the enemy-slayer Rama, upon hearing these words.
सवेपथुः पपातोर्व्यां दुःखितः परदारणः । संज्ञां प्राप्य मुहूर्तेन रघुनाथमवोचत
Distressed, the destroyer of foes fell to the ground on the path; regaining consciousness after a moment, he addressed Raghunatha.
शत्रुघ्न उवाच। किमेतदुच्यते स्वामिञ्जानकीं प्रति दारुणम् । पाखंडैर्दुष्टचित्तैश्च सर्वधर्मबहिष्कृतैः
Shatrughna said: Why is such harsh speech uttered regarding Janaki, O master, by those who are imposters, wicked-minded, and excluded from all righteousness?