अवियोगा च सुरसा वापी रघुकुलोद्वह। तथा सौभाग्यकूपोन्यः सुजलो रघुनंदन
O best of the Raghu line, there is also the delightful Aviyogā well, and another auspicious well with pure water, O joy of the Raghus.
तेषु पिंडप्रदानेन पितरो मोक्षमाप्नुयुः। आभूतसंप्लवं कालमेतदाह पितामहः
By offering ancestral cakes in those places, the fathers attain liberation; this was declared by the Grandsire at the time of the great flood.
तत्र राघव गच्छस्व भूयोप्यागमनं क्रियाः। तथेति चोक्त्वा रामोपि गमनाय मनो दधे
Go there, O Rāghava, and perform the rites repeatedly; having said, 'So be it,' Rāma set his mind on going.
ऋक्षवंतमभिक्रम्य नगरं वैदिशं तथा। चर्मण्वतीं समुत्तीर्य प्राप्तोसौ यज्ञपर्वतम्
Crossing the Ṛkṣa mountains, then the city of Vaidīśa, and fording the river Carmaṇvatī, he reached the Yajña mountain.
तमतिक्रम्य वेगेन मध्यमे पुष्करे स्थितः। पितॄन्संतर्पयामास अद्भिर्देवांश्च सर्वशः
Swiftly passing beyond that, he stood at the middle Puṣkara, and there he satisfied his ancestors with water and all the gods as well.
स्नानावसाने रामेण मार्कंडो मुनिपुंगवः। आगच्छन्शिष्यसंयुक्तो दृष्टस्तत्रैव धीमता
At the end of his bath, Rāma, the wise one, saw the eminent sage Mārkaṇḍeya arriving there with his disciples.
गत्वा वै संमुखं तस्य प्रणिपत्य च सादरम्। पृष्टोऽवियोगदः कूपः कतमस्यां दिशि प्रभो
Approaching him face to face, bowing respectfully, he asked: 'O lord, in which direction is the well that grants freedom from separation?'
सुतो दशरथस्याहं रामो नाम जनैः स्मृतः। सौभाग्यवापीं तां द्रष्टुमहं प्राप्तोत्रिशासनात्
I am the son of Daśaratha, known among men as Rāma; I have come by Atri's instruction to see that well of good fortune.
तत्स्थानं तौ च वै कूपौ भगवान्प्रब्रवीतु मे। एवमुक्तश्च रामेण मार्कंडः प्रत्युवाच ह
May the blessed one tell me the location of that place and those wells; thus addressed by Rāma, Mārkaṇḍeya replied.
मार्कंडेय उवाच। साधु राघव भद्रं ते सुकृतं भवता कृतम्। तीर्थयात्राप्रसंगेन यत्प्राप्तोसीह सांप्रतम्
Mārkaṇḍeya said: Well done, O Rāghava, may you be blessed; you have acted righteously in coming here now on pilgrimage to the holy places.
एह्यागच्छस्व पश्य स्ववापीं तामवियोगदाम्। अवियोगश्च सर्वैश्च कूप एवात्र जायते
Come, see your own well that removes separation; and indeed, in this very well, freedom from separation arises for all.
आमुष्मिके चैहिके च जीवतोपि मृतस्य वा। एतद्वाक्यं मुनींद्रस्य श्रुत्वा लक्ष्मणपूर्वजः
Both in the next world and in this, whether living or dead—hearing these words of the great sage, the elder brother of Lakṣmaṇa...
सस्मार रामो राजानं तदा दशरथं नृप। भरतं सह शत्रुघ्न्रंभातॄनन्यांश्चनागरान्
At that time, Rāma remembered King Daśaratha, Bharata together with Śatrughna, his mothers, and other citizens of Ayodhyā.
एवंचिंतयतस्तस्य संध्याकालो व्यजायत। उपास्य पश्चिमां संध्यां मुनिभिःसह राघवः
As he was thinking in this way, the time of dusk arrived; Rāghava, along with the sages, performed the evening twilight worship.
सुष्वाप तां निशां तत्र भ्रातृभार्यासमन्वितः। विभावर्यवसाने तु स्वप्नांते रघुनंदनः
There he slept through the night, accompanied by his brothers and their wives; and at the end of the night, upon waking, Raghunandana—
पित्रा मात्रा तथा चान्यैरयोध्यायां स्थितः किल। विवाहमंगले वृत्ते बहुभिर्बांधवैः सह
—found himself, it is said, in Ayodhyā, together with his father, mother, and others, after the wedding ceremony, surrounded by many relatives.
समासीनः सभार्योऽसावृषिभिः परिवारितः। लक्ष्मणेनाप्येवमेव दृष्टोऽसौ सीतया तथा
He was seated there with his wife, encircled by sages; Lakṣmaṇa and Sītā also saw him in this way.
प्रभाते तु मुनीनां तत्सर्वमेव प्रकीर्तितम्। ऋषिभिश्च तथेत्युक्तः सत्यमेतद्रघूत्तम
In the morning, all of this was recounted by the sages; and the sages said, 'So it is, O best of the Raghu dynasty, this is true.'
मृतस्य दर्शने श्राद्धं कार्यमावश्यकं स्मृतम्। वृद्धिकामास्तु पितरस्तथा चैवान्नकांक्षिणः
It is prescribed that, upon seeing the deceased in a dream, one must perform the śrāddha rite; for the ancestors desire increase and also long for food.
ददंति दर्शनं स्वप्ने भक्तियुक्तस्य राघव। अवियोगस्तु ते भ्रात्रा पित्रा च भरतेन च
They grant a vision in a dream to the devoted, O Rāghava; and there is no separation for you from your brothers, your father, or Bharata.
चतुर्दशानां वर्षाणां भविता राघव ध्रुवम्। कुरु श्राद्धं तथा वीर राज्ञो दशरथस्य च
Certainly, O Rāghava, fourteen years will be completed; therefore, O hero, perform the śrāddha for King Daśaratha.
अमी च ऋषयः सर्वे तव भक्ताः कृतक्षणाः। अहं च जमदग्निश्च भारद्वाजश्च लोमशः
All these sages, your devoted followers, are ready: I, Jamadagni, Bhāradvāja, and Lomaśa—
देवरातः शमीकश्च षडेते वै द्विजोत्तमाः। श्राद्धे च ते महाबाहो संभारांस्त्वमुपाहर
Devarāta and Śamīka—these six are the foremost twice-born; O mighty-armed, bring the necessary items for your śrāddha.
मुख्यं चेंगुदिपिण्याकं बदरामलकैः सह। श्रीफलानि च पक्वानि मूलं चोच्चावचं बहु
The chief offering is cakes of ingudi flour, along with jujube and āmalaka fruits; also ripe coconuts, and many kinds of roots, both high and low.
मार्गेण चाथ मांसेन धान्येन विविधेन च। तृप्तिं प्रयच्छ विप्राणां श्राद्धदानेन सुव्रत
And with meat obtained on the way, and various kinds of grain, satisfy the brāhmaṇas by giving the śrāddha, O virtuous one.
पुष्करारण्यमासाद्य नियतो नियताशनः। पितॄंस्तर्पयते यस्तु सोश्वमेधमवाप्नुयात्
Whoever, with self-restraint and regulated diet, performs offerings to the ancestors upon reaching the Puṣkara forest, attains the fruit of an aśvamedha sacrifice.
स्नानार्थं तु वयं राम गच्छामो ज्येष्ठपुष्करम्। इत्युक्त्वा ते गताः सर्वे मुनयो राघवं नृप
'For the sake of bathing, we shall go to the great Puṣkara.' Having said this, all the sages departed, O Rāghava.
लक्ष्मणं चाब्रवीद्रामो मेध्यमाहर मे मृगम्। शुद्धेक्षणं च शशकं कृष्णशाकं तथा मधु
Rāma then said to Lakṣmaṇa, 'Bring me a pure-eyed deer fit for sacrifice, a hare, black greens, and honey.'
जंबीराणि च मुख्यानि मूलानि विविधानि च। पक्वानि च कपित्थानि फलान्यन्यानि यानि च
'Also bring the best lemons, various roots, and ripe kapittha fruits, as well as any other fruits.'
तान्याहरस्व वै श्राद्धे क्षिप्रमेवास्तु लक्ष्मण। तथा तत्कृतवान्सर्वं रामादेशाच्च राघवः
'Quickly bring all these for the śrāddha, O Lakṣmaṇa.' Thus, at Rāma's command, Rāghava did everything accordingly.