स कदाचित् क्षुधार्तस्य ममाहाराभिकांक्षिणः। गतसूर्येऽहनि प्राप्तो मम पुत्रो ह्यनामिषः
Once, when I was hungry and longing for food, my son, who had not eaten flesh, came to me at sunset.
स मयाऽऽहारसंरोधात् पीडितः प्रीतिवर्धनः। अनुमान्य यथातत्त्वमिदं वचनमब्रवीत्
He, afflicted by the withholding of food, increasing my joy, after being permitted, spoke these words truthfully.
अहं तात यथाकालमामिषार्थी खमाप्लुतः। महेन्द्रस्य गिरेर्द्वारमावृत्य सुसमाश्रितः
Father, at the proper time, desiring meat, I flew through the sky and took shelter at the entrance of Mount Mahendra.
तत्र सत्त्वसहस्राणां सागरान्तरचारिणाम्। पन्थानमेकोऽध्यवसं संनिरोद्धुमवाङ्मुखः
There, among thousands of creatures roaming between the seas, I alone blocked the path, my mouth closed and silent.
तत्र कश्चिन्मया दृष्टः सूर्योदयसमप्रभाम्। स्त्रियमादाय गच्छन् वै भिन्नाञ्जनचयोपमः
There, I saw someone, radiant like the rising sun, carrying a woman and going, resembling a broken mass of black collyrium.
सोऽहमभ्यवहारार्थं तौ दृष्ट्वा कृतनिश्चयः। तेन साम्ना विनीतेन पन्थानमनुयाचितः
Seeing those two, I, resolved in mind, requested the path from him with gentle and courteous words, for the sake of food.
नहि सामोपपन्नानां प्रहर्ता विद्यते भुवि। नीचेष्वपि जनः कश्चित् किमङ्ग बत मद्विधः
Indeed, there is no one on earth who strikes those who approach with conciliation; even among the lowly, who then, especially someone like me?
स यातस्तेजसा व्योम संक्षिपन्निव वेगितः। अथाहं खेचरैर्भूतैरभिगम्य सभाजितः
He then sped through the sky with such force as if compressing the heavens; and I was approached and honored by celestial beings.
दिष्ट्या जीवति सीतेति ह्यब्रुवन् मां महर्षयः। कथंचित् सकलत्रोऽसौ गतस्ते स्वस्त्यसंशयम्
The great sages said to me, 'By fortune Sītā lives; somehow, though separated from her husband, she has gone safely, without doubt.'
एवमुक्तस्ततोऽहं तैः सिद्धैः परमशोभनैः। स च मे रावणो राजा रक्षसां प्रतिवेदितः
Thus addressed by those supremely radiant Siddhas, Rāvaṇa, king of the Rākṣasas, was reported to me.
पश्यन् दाशरथेर्भार्यां रामस्य जनकात्मजाम्। भ्रष्टाभरणकौशेयां शोकवेगपराजिताम्
I saw the wife of Daśaratha's son, Rāma, the daughter of Janaka, stripped of her ornaments and silks, overcome by the force of grief.
रामलक्ष्मणयोर्नाम क्रोशन्तीं मुक्तमूर्धजाम्। एष कालात्ययस्तात इति वाक्यविदां वरः
Her hair unbound, crying out the names of Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa—this, O dear one, is the time that has passed, as declared by the best of those skilled in speech.
एतदर्थं समग्रं मे सुपार्श्वः प्रत्यवेदयत् । तच्छ्रुत्वापि हि मे बुद्धिर्नासीत् काचित् पराक्रमे
Supārśva fully informed me of this matter; yet, even after hearing it, I had no resolve for action.
अपक्षो हि कथं पक्षी कर्म किंचित् समारभेत्। यत् तु शक्यं मया कर्तुं वाग्बुद्धिगुणवर्तिना
For how can a wingless bird undertake any deed? Yet, whatever I can do, guided by speech and wisdom—
श्रूयतां तत्र वक्ष्यामि भवतां पौरुषाश्रयम्। वाङ्मतिभ्यां हि सर्वेषां करिष्यामि प्रियं हि वः
Hear now what I will say, relying on your valor; for with words and intelligence, I will do what pleases you all.
यद्धि दाशरथेः कार्यं मम तन्नात्र संशयः। तद् भवन्तो मतिश्रेष्ठा बलवन्तो मनस्विनः
Indeed, whatever is Rāma's task is surely mine—of this there is no doubt; you are all of excellent judgment, strong, and resolute.
प्रहिताः कपिराजेन देवैरपि दुरासदाः। रामलक्ष्मणबाणाश्च विहिताः कङ्कपत्रिणः
Sent by the king of monkeys, you are formidable even for the gods; and the arrows of Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa, feathered with eagle plumes, are prepared.
त्रयाणामपि लोकानां पर्याप्तास्त्राणनिग्रहे। कामं खलु दशग्रीवस्तेजोबलसमन्वितः। भवतां तु समर्थानां न किंचिदपि दुष्करम्
Sufficient to restrain the weapons of all three worlds, surely the ten-headed one possesses great energy and strength; yet for you, who are capable, nothing is difficult.
तदलं कालसङ्गेन क्रियतां बुद्धिनिश्चयः। नहि कर्मसु सज्जन्ते बुद्धिमन्तो भवद्विधाः
Therefore, enough of delay—let a firm decision be made; for the wise, like you, do not linger in action.
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The sixty-first chapter is to be heard in the glorious Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa, in the Kiṣkindhā Kāṇḍa.
ततः कृतोदकं स्नातं तं गृध्रं हरियूथपाः। उपविष्टा गिरौ रम्ये परिवार्य समन्ततः
Then, having performed the water-rite and bathed, the monkey chiefs sat around that vulture on the lovely mountain, surrounding him on all sides.
तमङ्गदमुपासीनं तैः सर्वैर्हरिभिर्वृतम्। जनितप्रत्ययो हर्षात् सम्पातिः पुनरब्रवीत्
Sampāti, filled with joy and confidence, again spoke as Angada sat there, surrounded by all the monkeys.
कृत्वा निःशब्दमेकाग्राः शृण्वन्तु हरयो मम। तथ्यं संकीर्तयिष्यामि यथा जानामि मैथिलीम्
Let the monkeys, silent and attentive, listen to me; I will recount the truth as I know it about the Maithilī.
अस्य विन्ध्यस्य शिखरे पतितोऽस्मि पुरानघ। सूर्यतापपरीताङ्गो निर्दग्धः सूर्यरश्मिभिः
Long ago, O sinless one, I fell upon the peak of this Vindhya mountain, my body afflicted by the sun's heat, scorched by the rays of the sun.
लब्धसंज्ञस्तु षड्रात्राद् विवशो विह्वलन्निव। वीक्षमाणो दिशः सर्वा नाभिजानामि किंचन
Regaining consciousness after six nights, weak and disoriented, I looked in all directions but could not recognize anything.
ततस्तु सागरान् शैलान् नदीः सर्वाः सरांसि च। वनानि च प्रदेशांश्च निरीक्ष्य मतिरागता
Then, observing the oceans, mountains, all the rivers, lakes, forests, and regions, my understanding returned.
हृष्टपक्षिगणाकीर्णः कन्दरोदरकूटवान्। दक्षिणस्योदधेस्तीरे विन्ध्योऽयमिति निश्चितः
This is certainly the Vindhya, full of peaks and caves, crowded with joyful flocks of birds, on the southern shore of the ocean.
आसीच्चात्राश्रमं पुण्यं सुरैरपि सुपूजितम्। ऋषिर्निशाकरो नाम यस्मिन्नुग्रतपाऽभवत्
Here there was a sacred hermitage, greatly revered even by the gods, where a sage named Nishakara practiced severe austerities.
अष्टौ वर्षसहस्राणि तेनास्मिन्नृषिणा गिरौ। वसतो मम धर्मज्ञे स्वर्गते तु निशाकरे
For eight thousand years, that sage dwelled on this mountain; after the righteous Nishakara ascended to heaven,
अवतीर्य च विन्ध्याग्रात् कृच्छ्रेण विषमाच्छनैः। तीक्ष्णदर्भां वसुमतीं दुःखेन पुनरागतः
Descending with difficulty from the summit of Vindhya, slowly and through hardship, I returned with pain to the earth covered in sharp darbha grass.