अतो दु:खतरं लोके न किञ्चित् प्रतिभाति मा । यत्र राम: पितुर्दद्यादिङ्गुदीक्षोदमृद्धिमान् ।। २.१०३.
Nothing in this world appears to me more painful than this: that Rama, so prosperous, should offer his father only ingudi fruit and honey.
रामेणेङ्गुदिपिण्याकं पितुर्दत्तं समीक्ष्य मे । कथं दु:खेन हृदयं न स्फोटति सहस्रधा ।। २.१०३.
Seeing Rama give his father ingudi cakes, how does my heart not shatter into a thousand pieces from grief?
श्रुतिस्तु खल्वियं सत्या लौकिकी प्रतिभाति मा । यदन्न: पुरुषो भवति तदन्नास्तस्य देवता: ।। २.१०३.
Indeed, this worldly saying seems true to me: as is a person's food, so are the deities who preside over him.
एवमार्त्तां सपत्न्यस्ता जग्मुराश्वास्य तां तदा । ददृशुश्चाश्रमे रामं स्वर्गच्युतमिवामरम् ।। २.१०३.
Then, those co-wives, seeing her so afflicted, comforted her, and in the hermitage they beheld Rama, like a god fallen from heaven.
सर्वभोगै: परित्यक्तं रामं सम्प्रेक्ष्य मातर: । आर्त्ता मुमुचुरश्रूणि सस्वरं शोककर्शिता: ।। २.१०३.
Beholding Rama, who had renounced all enjoyments, the mothers, tormented by grief, shed tears aloud.
तासां राम: समुत्थाय जग्राह चरणान् शुभान् । मातऽणां मनुजव्याघ्र: सर्वासां सत्यसङ्गर: ।। २.१०३.
Rama, tiger among men and true to his word, rose and touched the blessed feet of all his mothers.
ता: पाणिभि: सुखस्पर्शैर्मृद्वङ्गुलितलै: शुभै: । प्रममार्जू रज: पृष्ठाद्रामस्यायतलोचना: ।। २.१०३.
With their soft, tender fingers, those women with wide eyes gently wiped the dust from Rama's back.
सौमित्रिरपि ता: सर्वा: मातऽ: सम्प्रेक्ष्य दु:खित: । अभ्यवादयतासक्तं शनै रामादनन्तरम् ।। २.१०३.
Saumitri too, seeing all the mothers distressed, respectfully greeted them in turn, after Rama, with deep feeling.
यथा रामे तथा तस्मिन् सर्वा ववृतिरे स्त्रिय: । वृत्तिं दशरथाज्जाते लक्ष्मणे शुभलक्षणे ।। २.१०३.
All the women showed the same affection for Lakshmana, born of Dasharatha and marked by auspicious signs, as they did for Rama.
सीतापि चरणांस्तासामुपसंगृह्य दु:खिता । श्वश्रूणामश्रुपूर्णाक्षी सा बभूवाग्रत: स्थिता ।। २.१०३.
Sita too, sorrowful, touched the feet of those women, her mothers-in-law, and stood before them, her eyes filled with tears.
तां परिष्वज्य दु:खार्त्तां माता दुहितरं यथा । वनवासकृशां दीनां कौसल्या वाक्यमब्रवीत् ।। २.१०३.
Embracing her, distressed like a mother with her daughter, Kausalya spoke to Sita, who was emaciated and dejected from forest life.
विदेहराजस्य सुता स्नुषा दशरथस्य च । रामपत्नी कथं दु:खं सम्प्राप्ता निर्जने वने ।। २.१०३.
How has Sita, daughter of the king of Videha, daughter-in-law of Dasharatha, and wife of Rama, come to such suffering in this lonely forest?
पद्ममातपसन्तप्तं परिक्लिष्टमिवोत्पलम् । काञ्चनं रजसा ध्वस्तं क्लिष्टं चन्द्रमिवाम्बुदै: ।। २.१०३.
Seeing your face, scorched like a lotus by the sun, withered like a waterlily, gold dulled by dust, or the moon dimmed by clouds—
मुखं ते प्रेक्ष्य मां शोको दहत्यग्निरिवाश्रयम् भृशं मनसि वैदेहि व्यसनारणिसम्भव: ।। २.१०३.
O Vaidehi, seeing your face burns me with grief like fire consumes its fuel, and sorrow, born of misfortune, torments my heart.
ब्रुवन्त्यामेवमार्त्तायां जनन्यां भरताग्रज: । पादावासाद्य जग्राह वसिष्ठस्य च राघव: ।। २.१०३.
While his mother spoke thus in distress, Rama, the elder brother of Bharata, approached and touched the feet of Vasistha.
पुरोहितस्याग्निसमस्य वै तदा बृहस्पतेरिन्द्र इवामराधिप: । प्रगृह्य पादौ सुसमृद्धतेजस: सहैव तेनोपविवेश राघव: ।। २.१०३.
Then, like Indra approaching Brihaspati, Rama, radiant and prosperous, respectfully took the feet of the priest, equal to fire, and sat down with him.
ततो जघन्यं सहितै: समन्त्रिभि: पुरप्रधानैश्च सहैव सैनिकै: । जनेन धर्मज्ञतमेन धर्मवानुपोपविष्टो भरतस्तदाग्रजम् ।। २.१०३.
Then Bharata, who was devoted to righteousness, sat near his elder brother, accompanied by his ministers, the chief citizens, and soldiers, as well as by the people who understood dharma.
उपोपविष्टस्तु तथा स वीर्यवांस्तपस्विवेषेण समीक्ष्य राघवम् । श्रिया ज्वलन्तं भरत: कृताञ्जलिर्यथा महेन्द्र: प्रयत: प्रजापतिम् ।। २.१०३.
Seated thus, the mighty Bharata, with hands joined in reverence, gazed upon Rāghava, who shone with splendor like a sage, just as the devoted Indra would look upon Prajāpati.
किमेष वाक्यं भरतो ऽद्य राघवं प्रणम्य सत्कृत्य च साधु वक्ष्यति । इतीव तस्यार्यजनस्य तत्त्वतो बभूव कौतूहलमुत्तमं तदा ।। २.१०३.
What words will Bharata speak today, after bowing respectfully to Rāghava? Such was the great curiosity that arose among the noble assembly at that moment.
स राघव: सत्यधृतिश्च लक्ष्मणो महानुभवो भरतश्च धार्मिक: । वृता: सुहृद्भिश्च विरेजुरध्वरे यथा सदस्यै: सहितास्त्रयो ऽग्नय: ।। २.१०३.
There, Rāghava, steadfast in truth, Lakṣmaṇa of great prowess, and righteous Bharata, surrounded by their friends, shone in the assembly like three sacred fires with their priests.
इत्यार्षे श्रीमद्रामायणे वाल्मीकीये आदिकाव्ये श्रीमदयोध्याकाण्डे त्र्युत्तरशततम: सर्ग:
Thus ends the one hundred and third sarga of the glorious Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa in the ancient and revered Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa.
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Then Rāma, perceiving his brother who was devoted to his elders, began to question him, together with his brother Lakṣmaṇa.
किमेतदिच्छेयमहं श्रोतुं प्रव्याहृतं त्वया । यस्मात्त्वमागतो देशमिमं चीरजटाजिनी ।। २.१०४.
I wish to hear what you have spoken, and for what reason you, wearing bark garments and matted hair, have come to this place.
किं निमित्तमिमं देशं कृष्णाजिनजटाधर: । हित्वा राज्यं प्रविष्टस्त्वं तत्सर्वं वक्तुमर्हसि ।। २.१०४.
For what purpose have you, clad in black antelope skin and with matted locks, entered this forest, abandoning the kingdom? You ought to tell me everything.
इत्युक्त: कैकयीपुत्र: काकुत्स्थेन महात्मना । प्रगृह्य बलवद्भूय: प्राञ्जलिर्वाक्यमब्रवीत् ।। २.१०४.
Thus addressed by the great-souled descendant of Kakutstha, the son of Kaikeyī, with joined palms and great effort, spoke these words.
आर्य्यं तात: परित्यज्य कृत्वा कर्म सुदुष्करम् । गत: स्वर्गं महाबाहु: पुत्रशोकाभिपीडित: ।। २.१०४.
Our noble father, having performed a most difficult deed, has abandoned his life and gone to heaven, tormented by grief for his son.
स्त्रिया नियुक्त: कैकेय्या मम मात्रा परन्तप । चकार सुमहत्पापमिदमात्मयशोहरम् ।। २.१०४.
Urged by a woman, my mother Kaikeyī, O subduer of enemies, he committed this great sin that destroyed his own honor.
सा राज्यफलमप्राप्य विधवा शोककर्शिता । पतिष्यति महाघोरे निरये जननी मम ।। २.१०४.
She, my mother, deprived of the fruit of the kingdom, widowed and consumed by sorrow, will fall into a terrible hell.
तस्य मे दासभूतस्य प्रसादं कर्त्तुमर्हसि । अभिषिञ्चस्व चाद्यैव राज्येनप मघवानिव ।। २.१०४.
Therefore, as your servant, I beg your favor; be consecrated as king today, just as Maghavan was anointed.
इमा: प्रकृतय: सर्वा विधवा मातरश्च या: । त्वत्सकाशमनुप्राप्ता: प्रसादं कर्त्तुमर्हसि ।। २.१०४.
All these citizens and widowed mothers who have come to you deserve your grace.