न तेन शक्नोमि पितुः प्रतिज्ञा- मिमां न कर्तुं सकलां यथावत्। स ह्यावयोस्तात गुरुर्नियोगे देव्याश्च भर्ता स गतिश्च धर्मः
I am not able to fulfill my father's promise completely as it should be; for he, O father, is our teacher by command, the husband of the queen, and the path of righteousness.
तस्मिन् पुनर्जीवति धर्मराजे विशेषतः स्वे पथि वर्तमाने। देवी मया सार्धमितोऽभिगच्छेत् कथंस्विदन्या विधवेव नारी
While the king of righteousness still lives and especially follows his own path, how could the queen accompany me from here, like a woman bereft of her husband?
सा मानुमन्यस्व वनं व्रजन्तं कुरुष्व नः स्वस्त्ययनानि देवि। यथा समाप्ते पुनराव्रजेयं यथा हि सत्येन पुनर्ययातिः
Do not be angry with me, O queen, as I go to the forest; offer us your blessings, so that when my time is complete I may return, just as Yayāti returned by truth.
यशो ह्यहं केवलराज्यकारणा- न्न पृष्ठतः कर्तुमलं महोदयम्। अदीर्घकालेन तु देवि जीविते वृणेऽवरामद्य महीमधर्मतः
I am not able to achieve great fame merely for the sake of the kingdom; but in this brief span of life, O queen, today I choose the lesser earth, not unrighteously.
प्रसादयन्नरवृषभः स मातरं पराक्रमाज्जिगमिषुरेव दण्डकान्। अथानुजं भृशमनुशास्य दर्शनं चकार तां हृदि जननीं प्रदक्षिणम्
Having sought to please his mother, the bull among men, eager to depart for Dandaka through his resolve, then earnestly instructed his younger brother, and circumambulated his mother in his heart.
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Let the twenty-second chapter be heard.
अथ तं व्यथया दीनं सविशेषममर्षितम्। सरोषमिव नागेन्द्रं रोषविस्फारितेक्षणम्
Then Rama approached Lakshmana, his dear friend and brother, who was deeply distressed and especially indignant, his eyes blazing with anger like a furious lord of elephants.
आसाद्य रामः सौमित्रिं सुहृदं भ्रातरं प्रियम्। उवाचेदं स धैर्येण धारयन् सत्त्वमात्मवान्
Rama, steadfast in spirit, spoke these words to Lakshmana with composure, restraining himself with courage.
निगृह्य रोषं शोकं च धैर्यमाश्रित्य केवलम्। अवमानं निरस्यैनं गृहीत्वा हर्षमुत्तमम्
Suppressing anger and sorrow, relying solely on fortitude, he cast aside humiliation and embraced supreme joy.
उपक्लृप्तं यदैतन्मे अभिषेकार्थमुत्तमम्। सर्वं निवर्तय क्षिप्रं कुरु कार्यं निरव्ययम्
Whatever has been prepared for my consecration, let all that be quickly withdrawn; carry out the task without delay.
सौमित्रे योऽभिषेकार्थे मम सम्भारसम्भ्रमः। अभिषेकनिवृत्त्यर्थे सोऽस्तु सम्भारसम्भ्रमः
O Saumitri, the effort made for my consecration should now be directed toward its cancellation.
यस्या मदभिषेकार्थे मानसं परितप्यते। माता नः सा यथा न स्यात् सविशङ्का तथा कुरु
Let us act so that our mother, whose mind is troubled on account of my consecration, may not remain anxious.
तस्याः शङ्कामयं दुःखं मुहूर्तमपि नोत्सहे। मनसि प्रतिसंजातं सौमित्रेऽहमुपेक्षितुम्
I cannot endure, even for a moment, this pain of suspicion arising in her mind, O Saumitri.
न बुद्धिपूर्वं नाबुद्धं स्मरामीह कदाचन। मातॄणां वा पितुर्वाहं कृतमल्पं च विप्रियम्
I do not recall ever, knowingly or unknowingly, doing anything slight or displeasing to my mothers or father.
सत्यः सत्याभिसंधश्च नित्यं सत्यपराक्रमः। परलोकभयाद् भीतो निर्भयोऽस्तु पिता मम
My father, who is truthful, steadfast in his vows, always devoted to truth, should be fearless, fearing only the consequences in the next world.
तस्यापि हि भवेदस्मिन् कर्मण्यप्रतिसंहृते। सत्यं नेति मनस्तापस्तस्य तापस्तपेच्च माम्
If this act is not carried out, even for her, my mind would be troubled by the thought that truth is not upheld, and her anguish would afflict me.
अभिषेकविधानं तु तस्मात् संहृत्य लक्ष्मण। अन्वगेवाहमिच्छामि वनं गन्तुमितः पुरः
Therefore, Lakshmana, withdrawing the arrangements for the consecration, I wish to go to the forest from here, right away.
मम प्रव्राजनादद्य कृतकृत्या नृपात्मजा। सुतं भरतमव्यग्रमभिषेचयतां ततः
Today, with my departure into exile, the king's wife will have accomplished her purpose; then let them consecrate her son Bharata, free from anxiety.
मयि चीराजिनधरे जटामण्डलधारिणि। गतेऽरण्यं च कैकेय्या भविष्यति मनः सुखम्
When I have gone to the forest, wearing bark garments and a matted hair crown, Kaikeyi will find peace of mind.
बुद्धिः प्रणीता येनेयं मनश्च सुसमाहितम्। तं नु नार्हामि संक्लेष्टुं प्रव्रजिष्यामि मा चिरम्
The decision by which this has come about, and the mind that is so resolved, I ought not to disturb; I will depart into exile without delay.
कृतान्त एव सौमित्रे द्रष्टव्यो मत्प्रवासने। राज्यस्य च वितीर्णस्य पुनरेव निवर्तने
O gentle one, it is fate alone that must be seen in my banishment and in the reversal of the kingdom that had already been bestowed.
कैकेय्याः प्रतिपत्तिर्हि कथं स्यान्मम वेदने। यदि तस्या न भावोऽयं कृतान्तविहितो भवेत्
How could Kaikeyi's resolve have arisen to harm me, unless this intention of hers had been ordained by fate?
जानासि हि यथा सौम्य न मातृषु ममान्तरम्। भूतपूर्वं विशेषो वा तस्या मयि सुतेऽपि वा
For you know, gentle one, that I have never made any distinction among my mothers, nor has there ever been any special preference for her or for her son from me.
सोऽभिषेकनिवृत्त्यर्थैः प्रवासार्थैश्च दुर्वचैः। उग्रैर्वाक्यैरहं तस्या नान्यद् दैवात् समर्थये
Therefore, with her harsh words meant to prevent my consecration and send me into exile, I see no other cause but fate behind her actions.
कथं प्रकृतिसम्पन्ना राजपुत्री तथागुणा। ब्रूयात् सा प्राकृतेव स्त्री मत्पीड्यं भर्तृसंनिधौ
How could a princess, endowed with noble qualities, speak like an ordinary woman, causing me pain in the presence of her husband?
यदचिन्त्यं तु तद् दैवं भूतेष्वपि न हन्यते। व्यक्तं मयि च तस्यां च पतितो हि विपर्ययः
But destiny, which is beyond thought, does not spare even living beings; clearly, misfortune has fallen upon both her and me.
कश्च दैवेन सौमित्रे योद्धुमुत्सहते पुमान्। यस्य नु ग्रहणं किंचित् कर्मणोऽन्यन्न दृश्यते
Who, O gentle Lakshmana, is able to contend with fate, when nothing but what is destined is seen to result from any action?
ऋषयोऽप्युग्रतपसो दैवेनाभिप्रचोदिताः। उत्सृज्य नियमांस्तीव्रान् भ्रश्यन्ते काममन्युभिः
Even seers of fierce austerity, impelled by fate, abandon their intense vows and fall under the sway of desire and anger.
असंकल्पितमेवेह यदकस्मात् प्रवर्तते। निवर्त्यारब्धमारम्भैर्ननु दैवस्य कर्म तत्
Whatever unexpectedly arises here, without being conceived beforehand, and interrupts what has been begun—surely, that is the work of fate.
एतया तत्त्वया बुद्ध्या संस्तभ्यात्मानमात्मना। व्याहतेऽप्यभिषेके मे परितापो न विद्यते
With this understanding, restraining myself by my own mind, I feel no distress even though my consecration has been hindered.