सुमन्त्रस्तैर्नृपसुतै: सार्द्धमाश्वास्य राघवम् । अवातारयदालम्ब्य नदीं मन्दाकिनीं शिवाम् ।। २.१०२.
Sumantara, together with the princes, comforted Raghava and helped him descend to the auspicious Mandakini river.
ते सुतीर्थां तत: कृच्छ्रादुपागम्य यशस्विन: । नदीं मन्दाकिनीं रम्यां सदा पुष्पितकाननाम् ।। २.१०२.
Those illustrious ones, after reaching with difficulty the beautiful Mandakini river, whose banks were always adorned with flowering groves—
शीघ्रस्रोतसमासाद्य तीर्थं शिवमकर्द्दमम् । सिषिचुस्तूदकं राज्ञे तत्रैतत्ते भवत्विति ।। २.१०२.
Coming to a holy, pure, and mudless ford with swift-flowing waters, they poured water there, saying, 'May this be for you, O King.'
प्रगृह्य च महीपालो जलपूरितमञ्जलिम् । दिशं याम्यामभिमुखो रुदन् वचनमब्रवीत् ।। २.१०२.
And the lord of the earth, taking a handful of water, his palms joined and filled, turned toward the southern direction, weeping, and spoke these words.
एतत्ते राजशार्दूल विमलं तोयमक्षयम् । पितृलोकगतस्याद्य मद्दत्तमुपतिष्ठतु ।। २.१०२.
O tiger among kings, may this pure, unfailing water, offered by me today, reach you who have gone to the world of the ancestors.
ततो मन्दाकिनीतीरात् प्रत्युत्तीर्य्य स राघव: । पितुश्चकार तेजस्वी निवापं भ्रातृभि: सह ।। २.१०२.
Then Rāghava, crossing back from the bank of the Mandākinī, performed the water-offering for his father, together with his brothers.
ऐङ्गुदं बदरीमिश्रं पिण्याकं दर्भसंस्तरे । न्यस्य राम: सुदु:खार्त्तो रुदन् वचनमब्रवीत् ।। २.१०२.
Placing on a bed of darbha grass the cakes made of flour mixed with jujube and barley, Rāma, overwhelmed with grief, spoke these words, weeping.
इदं भुङ्क्ष्व महाराज प्रीतो यदशना वयम् । यदन्न: पुरुषो भवति तदन्नास्तस्य देवता: ।। २.१०२.
O great king, partake of this, pleased, for we are without proper food; as is the food a person eats, so is the food offered to his ancestors.
ततस्तेनैव मार्गेण प्रत्युत्तीर्य्य नदीतटात् । आरुरोह नरव्याघ्रो रम्यसानुं महीधरम् ।। २.१०२.
Then, by that same path, the tiger among men, crossing back from the riverbank, climbed the lovely slope of the mountain.
तत: पर्णकुटीद्वारमासाद्य जगतीपति: । परिजग्राह बाहुभ्यामुभौ भरतलक्ष्मणौ ।। २.१०२.
Then the lord of the earth, reaching the entrance of the leaf-hut, embraced both Bharata and Lakṣmaṇa with his arms.
तेषां तु रुदतां शब्दात् प्रतिश्रुत्को ऽभवद्गिरौ । भ्रातऽणां सह वैदेह्या: सिंहानामिव नर्दताम् ।। २.१०२.
From the sound of their weeping, an echo arose on the mountain, as the brothers, together with Vaidehī, wailed like roaring lions.
महाबलानां रुदतां कुर्वतामुदकं पितु: । विज्ञाय तुमुलं शब्दं त्रस्ता भरतसैनिका: ।। २.१०२.
Hearing the tumultuous sound of the mighty ones weeping as they performed the water-offering for their father, Bharata's soldiers became afraid.
अब्रुवंश्चापि रामेण भरत: सङ्गतो ध्रुवम् । तेषामेव महाञ्छब्द: शोचतां पितरं मृतम् ।। २.१०२.
And they said, 'Surely Bharata has met with Rāma; this great sound is from those who grieve for their dead father.'
अथ वासान् परित्यज्य तं सर्वे ऽभिमुखा: स्वनम् । अप्येकमनसो जग्मुर्यथास्थानं प्रधाविता: ।। २.१०२.
Then all of them, leaving their quarters, hurried in the same direction, their minds united, each running to his proper place.
हयैरन्ये गजैरन्ये रथैरन्ये स्वलङ्कृतै: । सुकुमारास्तथैवान्ये पद्भिरेव नरा ययु: ।। २.१०२.
Some men went on horses, others on elephants, others on well-adorned chariots, and still others, delicate in form, went on foot.
अचिरप्रोषितं रामं चिरविप्रोषितं यथा । द्रष्टुकामो जन: सर्वो जगाम सहसाश्रमम् ।। २.१०२.
All the people, eager to see Rāma, who had been recently exiled as if for a long time, quickly went to the hermitage.
भ्रातऽणां त्वरितास्तत्र द्रष्टुकामा: समागमम् । ययुर्बहुविधैर्यानै: खुरनेमिस्वनाकुलै: ।। २.१०२.
Eager to see the brothers, they hurried there, coming together in many kinds of vehicles, with the clamor of hoofs and wheels.
सा भूमिर्बहुभिर्यानै: खुरनेमिसमाहता । मुमोच तुमुलं शब्दं द्यौरिवाभ्रसमागमे ।। २.१०२.
That ground, struck by many vehicles, by hoofs and wheels, resounded with a tumultuous noise, like the sky at the meeting of clouds.
तेन वित्रासिता नागा: करेणुपरिवारिता: । आवासयन्तो गन्धेन जग्मुरन्यद्वनं तत: ।। २.१०२.
Frightened by that sound, the elephants, surrounded by their young, left, filling the air with their scent, and went to another part of the forest.
वराहवृकसङ्घाश्च महिषा: सर्प्पवानरा: । व्याघ्रगोकर्णगवया: वित्रेसु: पृषतैः सह ।। २.१०२.
And herds of boars and wolves, buffaloes, serpents, and monkeys, as well as tigers, wild oxen, and gavayas, fled together with the spotted deer.
रथाङ्गसाह्वा नत्यूहा: हंसा: कारण्डवा: प्लवा: । तथा पुंस्कोकिला: क्रौञ्चा विसंज्ञा भेजिरे दिश: ।। २.१०२.
The birds called Rathāṅgas, Natyūhās, Hamsas, Kāraṇḍavas, Plavas, male Kokilas, and Krauñcas, all scattered in confusion to different directions.
तेन शब्देन वित्रस्तैराकाशं पक्षिभिर्वृतम् । मनुष्यैरावृता भूमिरुभयं प्रबभौ तदा ।। २.१०२.
Frightened by that sound, the sky was filled with birds, and the earth was crowded with people; both appeared resplendent at that moment.
ततस्तं पुरुषव्याघ्रं यशस्विनमरिन्दमम् । आसीनं स्थण्डिले रामं ददर्श सहसा जन: ।। २.१०२.
Then, suddenly, the people saw Rama, the tiger among men, illustrious and unconquered by enemies, seated on the bare ground.
विगर्हमाण: कैकेयीं सहितो मन्थरामपि । अभिगम्य जनो रामं बाष्पपूर्णमुखो ऽभवत् ।। २.१०२.
Approaching Rama, the people, condemning Kaikeyi along with Manthara, stood before him with faces filled with tears.
तान्नरान् बाष्पपूर्णाक्षान् समीक्ष्याथ सुदु:खितान् । पर्य्यष्वजत धर्मज्ञ: पितृवन्मातृवच्च स: ।। २.१०२.
Seeing those men, their eyes brimming with tears and overwhelmed by sorrow, the righteous one embraced them as a father would his sons, or a mother her children.
स तत्र कांच्चित् परिषस्वजे नरान्नराश्च केचित्तु तमभ्यवादयन् । चकार सर्वान् सवयस्य बान्धवान् यथार्हमासाद्य तदा नृपात्मज: ।। २.१०२.
There, he embraced some of the men, while others greeted him; the prince, meeting all his peers and relatives, honored each appropriately.
स तत्र तेषां रुदतां महात्मनां भुवं च खं चानुनिनादयन् स्वन: । गुहा गिरीणां च दिशश्च सन्ततं मृदङ्गघोषप्रतिम: प्रशुश्रुवे ।। २.१०२.
There, the sound of those great souls weeping, echoing across the earth and sky, continually resounded through caves, mountains, and all directions, like the deep roll of drums.
इत्यार्षे श्रीमद्रामायणे वाल्मीकीये आदिकाव्ये श्रीमदयोध्याकाण्डे द्व्युत्तरशततम:सर्ग:
Thus ends the one hundred and second sarga of the glorious Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa in the ancient and revered Rāmāyaṇa composed by Vālmīki.
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Vasiṣṭha, placing the wives of Daśaratha in front, proceeded to that place, eager to see Rama.
राजपत्न्यश्च गच्छन्त्यो मन्दं मन्दाकिनीं प्रति । ददृशुस्तत्र तत्तीर्थं रामलक्ष्मणसेवितम् ।। २.१०३.
As the royal wives slowly walked toward the Mandākinī river, they saw there the sacred spot frequented by Rama and Lakṣmaṇa.