स रामस्य वचः कुर्वन्ननुज्ञाप्य च तं जनम्। व्रजतोऽपि हयान् शीघ्रं चोदयामास सारथिः
Obeying Rāma's words and taking leave of the people, the charioteer quickly urged the horses onward, even as they departed.
न्यवर्तत जनो राज्ञो रामं कृत्वा प्रदक्षिणम्। मनसाप्याशुवेगेन न न्यवर्तत मानुषम्
The people turned back after circling Rāma, but in their hearts, moved by swift emotion, they did not turn away from him.
यमिच्छेत् पुनरायातं नैनं दूरमनुव्रजेत्। इत्यमात्या महाराजमूचुर्दशरथं वचः
The ministers said to King Daśaratha, 'Let no one follow him far, if you wish for his return.'
तेषां वचः सर्वगुणोपपन्नः प्रस्विन्नगात्रः प्रविषण्णरूपः। निशम्य राजा कृपणः सभार्यो व्यवस्थितस्तं सुतमीक्षमाणः
Hearing their words, full of all virtues, the wretched king, sweating and downcast, stood there with his wife, gazing at his son.
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Listen now to the forty-first chapter in the glorious Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa, Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa.
तस्मिंस्तु पुरुषव्याघ्रे निष्क्रामति कृताञ्जलौ। आर्तशब्दो हि संजज्ञे स्त्रीणामन्तःपुरे महान्
As that tiger among men departed with joined palms, a great cry of anguish arose from the women within the inner chambers.
अनाथस्य जनस्यास्य दुर्बलस्य तपस्विनः। यो गतिः शरणं चासीत् स नाथः क्व नु गच्छति
He was the refuge and protector of these helpless, weak, and ascetic people—where now does that protector go?
न क्रुध्यत्यभिशस्तोऽपि क्रोधनीयानि वर्जयन्। क्रुद्धान् प्रसादयन् सर्वान् समदुःखः क्व गच्छति
He did not grow angry even when insulted, avoided causes for anger, and calmed all who were angry—where does such a one, equal in sorrow, go now?
कौसल्यायां महातेजा यथा मातरि वर्तते। तथा यो वर्ततेऽस्मासु महात्मा क्व नु गच्छति
Just as he behaves toward his mother Kausalya with great energy, so does that great soul behave toward us; where indeed is he going?
कैकेय्या क्लिश्यमानेन राज्ञा संचोदितो वनम्। परित्राता जनस्यास्य जगतः क्व नु गच्छति
Urged by the king, who is afflicted by Kaikeyi, he goes to the forest; where indeed is the protector of these people, of the world, going?
अहो निश्चेतनो राजा जीवलोकस्य संक्षयम्। धर्म्यं सत्यव्रतं रामं वनवासे प्रवत्स्यति
Alas, the king is senseless, bringing ruin to the world of the living, sending Rama, who is righteous and true to his vows, to dwell in the forest.
इति सर्वा महिष्यस्ता विवत्सा इव धेनवः। रुरुदुश्चैव दुःखार्ताः सस्वरं च विचुक्रुशुः
Thus all the royal wives, distressed like cows bereft of calves, wept and cried out aloud in sorrow.
स तमन्तःपुरे घोरमार्तशब्दं महीपतिः। पुत्रशोकाभिसंतप्तः श्रुत्वा चासीत् सुदुःखितः
The king, tormented by grief for his son, heard that terrible sound of anguish within the palace and became deeply distressed.
नाग्निहोत्राण्यहूयन्त नापचन् गृहमेधिनः। अकुर्वन् न प्रजाः कार्यं सूर्यश्चान्तरधीयत
No sacrificial fires were offered, householders did not cook, people neglected their duties, and even the sun disappeared.
व्यसृजन् कवलान् नागा गावो वत्सान् न पाययन्। पुत्रां प्रथमजं लब्ध्वा जननी नाभ्यनन्दत
Elephants released their morsels, cows did not feed their calves, and mothers, having given birth to their firstborn sons, did not rejoice.
त्रिशङ्कुर्लोहिताङ्गश्च बृहस्पतिबुधावपि। दारुणाः सोममभ्येत्य ग्रहाः सर्वे व्यवस्थिताः
Triśaṅku, Lohitāṅga, Bṛhaspati, Budha, and all the harsh planets approached Soma and took their positions.
नक्षत्राणि गतार्चींषि ग्रहाश्च गततेजसः। विशाखाश्च सधूमाश्च नभसि प्रचकाशिरे
The stars lost their radiance, the planets lost their brilliance, and Viśākhā appeared in the sky with smoke.
कालिकानिलवेगेन महोदधिरिवोत्थितः। रामे वनं प्रव्रजिते नगरं प्रचचाल तत्
As Rama departed for the forest, the city shook like the great ocean stirred by the force of a black wind.
दिशः पर्याकुलाः सर्वास्तिमिरेणेव संवृताः। न ग्रहो नापि नक्षत्रं प्रचकाशे न किंचन
All directions were disturbed, covered as if by darkness; neither planet nor star nor anything else was visible.
अकस्मान्नागरः सर्वो जनो दैन्यमुपागमत्। आहारे वा विहारे वा न कश्चिदकरोन्मनः
Suddenly, all the people of the city were overcome with misery; no one paid attention to food or recreation.
शोकपर्यायसंतप्तः सततं दीर्घमुच्छ्वसन्। अयोध्यायां जनः सर्वश्चुक्रोश जगतीपतिम्
Constantly sighing deeply, afflicted by waves of grief, all the people of Ayodhya lamented for the lord of the earth.
बाष्पपर्याकुलमुखो राजमार्गगतो जनः। न हृष्टो लभ्यते कश्चित् सर्वः शोकपरायणः
People on the royal road, their faces wet with tears, were not seen rejoicing; everyone was absorbed in sorrow.
न वाति पवनः शीतो न शशी सौम्यदर्शनः। न सूर्यस्तपते लोकं सर्वं पर्याकुलं जगत्
The cool wind did not blow, the moon was not pleasant to behold, the sun did not warm; the whole world was disturbed.
अनर्थिनः सुताः स्त्रीणां भर्तारो भ्रातरस्तथा। सर्वे सर्वं परित्यज्य राममेवान्वचिन्तयन्
Women’s sons, husbands, and brothers, though not seeking anything, abandoned everything and thought only of Rama.
ये तु रामस्य सुहृदः सर्वे ते मूढचेतसः। शोकभारेण चाक्रान्ताः शयनं नैव भेजिरे
All those who were Rama’s friends, their minds bewildered and overwhelmed by the weight of grief, did not even lie down to sleep.
ततस्त्वयोध्या रहिता महात्मना पुरन्दरेणेव मही सपर्वता। चचाल घोरं भयशोकदीपिता सनागयोधाश्वगणा ननाद च
Then Ayodhya, bereft of the great soul, shook like the earth with its mountains deprived of Indra, ignited by terrible fear and sorrow, and the groups of elephants, warriors, and horses roared.
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This is the forty-second chapter in the Ayodhyākāṇḍa of the glorious Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa.
यावत् तु निर्यतस्तस्य रजोरूपमदृश्यत। नैवेक्ष्वाकुवरस्तावत् संजहारात्मचक्षुषी
As long as the dust raised by his departure was visible, the king of the Ikshvakus did not withdraw his gaze.
यावद् राजा प्रियं पुत्रं पश्यत्यत्यन्तधार्मिकम्। तावद् व्यवर्धतेवास्य धरण्यां पुत्रदर्शने
For as long as the king could see his beloved son, supremely righteous, so long did his longing to see his son on earth only grow.
न पश्यति रजोऽप्यस्य यदा रामस्य भूमिपः। तदार्तश्च निषण्णश्च पपात धरणीतले
But when the king could no longer see even the dust of Rama, he, stricken with grief, collapsed to the ground.