तीर्थानामपि तत्तीर्थं प्रविष्टोऽवंतिमंडले
That is the foremost of holy places, entered within the region of Avanti.
तस्यां स्नात्वा ततो रामस्तर्पयामास पूर्वजान्
There, after bathing, Rāma offered oblations to his ancestors.
वाण्या ततोऽशरीरिण्या देवदेवेन भाषितम्
Then, a bodiless voice was spoken by the god of gods.
अत्र स्थानं मया दत्त मा विचारय राघव
"This place has been given by me; do not doubt, O Rāghava."
अनुगृहीताः सौमित्रे देवदेवेन शंभुना
You have been favored, O son of Sumitrā, by the god Śambhu.
वाक्यं तल्लक्ष्मणः श्रुत्वा स्थापयामास शंकरम्
Hearing those words, Lakṣmaṇa established Śaṃkara there.
एहि लक्ष्मण शीघ्रं त्वं शिप्राया जलमानय
"Come, Lakṣmaṇa, quickly bring water from the Śiprā."
लक्ष्मणस्त्वब्रवीद्वाक्यं सीतया किं करिष्यसि
But Lakṣmaṇa said, "What will you do with Sītā?"
इयं च पुष्टा सुदृढा पीवरा च ममाग्रतः
"She stands before me, nourished, strong, and full-bodied."
श्रुत्वा रामो हि तद्वाक्यं लक्ष्मणेन प्रभाषितम् 5.1.31.
Hearing those words spoken by Lakṣmaṇa, Rāma indeed...
यदुक्तं लक्ष्मणेनाथ तच्च सीता चकार ह
What Lakshmana had spoken, Sita then carried out.
नीत्वा विभावरीं तत्र गमनाय मनो दधे
Having spent the night there, she set her mind on departing.
सौमित्रिरब्रवीद्वाक्यं नाहं गन्ता कथंचन
Saumitri spoke these words: 'I will not go, by any means.'
नाहमग्रे वनं यामि न वायोध्यां कथं चन
I will not go ahead into the forest, nor to Ayodhya, by any means.
कथं पूर्वमूयोध्याया निर्गतोऽसि मया सह
How did you previously leave Ayodhya together with me?
प्रमादः क्रियतां मह्यं नय मामपि राघव
Let an error be made for my sake; lead me also, O Raghava.
लक्ष्मणस्त्वब्रवीद्राम नाहं गन्ता वनं पुनः
Lakshmana then said to Rama: 'I will not go again to the forest.'
मा माऽनुव्रज सौमित्रे ह्येको यास्यामि काननम्
Do not follow me, Saumitri; I will go alone into the woods.
धनुः संगृह्य विमना उत्तस्थौ लक्ष्मणस्तदा 5.1.31.
Lakshmana, troubled in mind, took up his bow and rose at that time.
निवर्तयस्व सौमित्रे समर्पय च मे धनुः
Turn back, Saumitri, and hand over the bow to me.
किमर्थं हि परित्यक्तः कोऽपराधः कृतो मया
For what reason have I been abandoned? What offense have I committed?
रामं ततोऽब्रवीत्सीता किमर्थं लक्ष्मणस्त्वया
Then Sita said to Rama: 'For what reason, by you, Lakshmana...?'
राघवस्त्वब्रवीत्सीतां नाहं त्यक्ष्यामि लक्ष्मणम्
Raghava then said to Sita: 'I will not abandon Lakshmana.'
श्रुतपूर्वं तु सुश्रोणि क्षेत्रस्यास्य विचेष्टितम्
O lovely-hipped one, it has been heard before that this field has been disturbed.
परस्परं न मन्यंते स्वार्थनिष्ठैकहेतवः
They do not regard each other, being motivated solely by their own interests.
न च शिष्यो गुरोर्वाक्यं गुरुर्वा शिष्यकर्म च
Nor does the disciple heed the teacher's word, nor the teacher the disciple's action.
एवमुक्त्वा ययौ रामो लक्ष्मणो जानकी तथा
Having spoken thus, Rama, Lakshmana, and Janaki departed.
रामतीर्थे नरः स्नात्वा दृष्ट्वा रामेश्वरं शिवम्
After bathing at Rama's sacred ford and seeing Rameshvara Shiva...
सर्वपापविनिर्मुक्तः सौभाग्यं परमं लभेत् ।। 5.1.31.
Freed from all sins, one attains supreme good fortune.
घृततीर्थे नरः स्नात्वा घृतेन स्नापयेच्छिवम्
Having bathed at the sacred place of clarified butter, a man should bathe Śiva with ghee.