अस्मिन् मुहूर्ते सौमित्रे मम द्रक्ष्यन्ति विक्रमम्। नाकाशमुत्पतिष्यन्ति सर्वभूतानि लक्ष्मण
In this very moment, O Saumitri, they shall witness my might; no beings, O Lakshmana, shall ascend to the heavens.
समाकुलममर्यादं जगत् पश्याद्य लक्ष्मण। आकर्णपूर्णैरिषुभिर्जीवलोकदुरावरैः
Behold today, O Lakshmana, the world thrown into turmoil and disorder, pierced through with arrows impossible for living beings to withstand.
करिष्ये मैथिलीहेतोरपिशाचमराक्षसम्। मम रोषप्रयुक्तानां विशिखानां बलं सुराः
For the sake of Maithili, I shall destroy the demons and fiends; the gods themselves shall see the power of my wrathful arrows.
द्रक्ष्यन्त्यद्य विमुक्तानाममर्षाद् दूरगामिनाम्। नैव देवा न दैतेया न पिशाचा न राक्षसाः
Today the gods shall see my arrows, released in anger and flying far, and neither gods, nor titans, nor fiends, nor demons—
भविष्यन्ति मम क्रोधात् त्रैलोक्ये विप्रणाशिते। देवदानवयक्षाणां लोका ये रक्षसामपि
Shall remain, when, out of my fury, the three worlds are destroyed; the realms of gods, demons, yakshas, and even of the rakshasas—
बहुधा निपतिष्यन्ति बाणौघैः शकलीकृताः। निर्मर्यादानिमाँल्लोकान् करिष्याम्यद्य सायकैः
Will fall in many ways, shattered by torrents of arrows; today I shall make these worlds lawless with my shafts.
हृतां मृतां वा सौमित्रे न दास्यन्ति ममेश्वराः। तथारूपां हि वैदेहीं न दास्यन्ति यदि प्रियाम्
If the lords do not return Sita to me, whether she is stolen or dead, if they do not restore my beloved Vaidehi in such a state—
नाशयामि जगत् सर्वं त्रैलोक्यं सचराचरम्। यावद् दर्शनमस्या वै तापयामि च सायकैः
I shall destroy the entire world, the threefold universe with all that moves and does not move, and with my arrows I shall torment it until I see her.
इत्युक्त्वा क्रोधताम्राक्षः स्फुरमाणोष्ठसम्पुटः। वल्कलाजिनमाबद्ध्य जटाभारमबन्धयत्
Having spoken thus, his eyes reddened with anger, his lips quivering, he fastened his bark garment and deerskin, and bound up his matted locks.
तस्य क्रुद्धस्य रामस्य तथाभूतस्य धीमतः। त्रिपुरं जघ्नुषः पूर्वं रुद्रस्येव बभौ तनुः
In that state, the body of wise Rama, furious as he was, shone like Rudra's when he once destroyed Tripura.
लक्ष्मणादथ चादाय रामो निष्पीड्य कार्मुकम्। शरमादाय संदीप्तं घोरमाशीविषोपमम्
Then Rama, taking his bow from Lakshmana and drawing it tight, took up a blazing, terrible arrow, like a venomous serpent.
संदधे धनुषि श्रीमान् रामः परपुरञ्जयः। युगान्ताग्निरिव क्रुद्ध इदं वचनमब्रवीत्
The illustrious Rama, conqueror of enemy cities, fitted the arrow to his bow, and, enraged like the fire at the end of an age, spoke these words:
यथा जरा यथा मृत्युर्यथा कालो यथा विधिः। नित्यं न प्रतिहन्यन्ते सर्वभूतेषु लक्ष्मण। तथाहं क्रोधसंयुक्तो न निवार्योऽस्म्यसंशयम्
Just as old age, death, time, and fate are never turned back among all beings, O Lakshmana, so too, joined with wrath, I am surely unstoppable.
पुरेव मे चारुदतीमनिन्दितां दिशन्ति सीतां यदि नाद्य मैथिलीम्। सदेवगन्धर्वमनुष्यपन्नगं जगत् सशैलं परिवर्तयाम्यहम्
If today they do not return Sita, the faultless Maithili, as she was before, then I shall overturn the world of gods, gandharvas, men, and serpents, along with its mountains.
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Hear now the sixty-fifth sarga in the glorious Valmiki Ramayana, Aranyakanda.
तप्यमानं तदा रामं सीताहरणकर्शितम्। लोकानामभवे युक्तं सांवर्तकमिवानलम्
At that time, Rama, tormented by the grief of Sita's abduction, burned like the annihilating fire at the end of the world, fit to destroy all beings.
वीक्षमाणं धनुः सज्यं निःश्वसन्तं पुनः पुनः। दग्धुकामं जगत् सर्वं युगान्ते च यथा हरम्
He gazed with his bow strung, breathing heavily again and again, desiring to burn the entire world, just as Shiva does at the end of an age.
अदृष्टपूर्वं संक्रुद्धं दृष्ट्वा रामं स लक्ष्मणः। अब्रवीत् प्राञ्जलिर्वाक्यं मुखेन परिशुष्यता
Lakshmana, seeing Rama enraged as never before, spoke with folded hands, his face parched with anxiety.
पुरा भूत्वा मृदुर्दान्तः सर्वभूतहिते रतः। न क्रोधवशमापन्नः प्रकृतिं हातुमर्हसि
Once gentle and self-controlled, devoted to the welfare of all beings, you should not abandon your nature by succumbing to anger.
चन्द्रे लक्ष्मीः प्रभा सूर्ये गतिर्वायौ भुवि क्षमा। एतच्च नियतं नित्यं त्वयि चानुत्तमं यशः
Beauty resides in the moon, radiance in the sun, movement in the wind, and patience on earth; likewise, supreme fame is ever established in you.
एकस्य नापराधेन लोकान् हन्तुं त्वमर्हसि। ननु जानामि कस्यायं भग्नः सांग्रामिको रथः
You should not destroy the worlds for the offense of one; I do not yet know whose battle-chariot this is, broken as it is.
केन वा कस्य वा हेतोः सयुगः सपरिच्छदः। खुरनेमिक्षतश्चायं सिक्तो रुधिरबिन्दुभिः
By whom, for whom, and for what reason is this chariot, with its yoke and fittings, wounded by hooves and wheels, sprinkled with drops of blood?
देशो निर्वृत्तसंग्रामः सुघोरः पार्थिवात्मज। एकस्य तु विमर्दोऽयं न द्वयोर्वदतां वर
This place, O prince, is the site of a fierce battle now ended; but the struggle was only between one and another, not two, O best of speakers.
नहि वृत्तं हि पश्यामि बलस्य महतः पदम्। नैकस्य तु कृते लोकान् विनाशयितुमर्हसि
I do not see any trace of a great army's movement here; you should not destroy the worlds for the deed of a single person.
युक्तदण्डा हि मृदवः प्रशान्ता वसुधाधिपाः। सदा त्वं सर्वभूतानां शरण्यः परमा गतिः
Gentle and peaceful rulers administer just punishment; you are always the refuge and highest goal of all beings.
को नु दारप्रणाशं ते साधु मन्येत राघव। सरितः सागराः शैला देवगन्धर्वदानवाः
Who, O Raghava, would approve the loss of your wife? Rivers, oceans, mountains, gods, Gandharvas, and demons—
नालं ते विप्रियं कर्तुं दीक्षितस्येव साधवः। येन राजन् हृता सीता तमन्वेषितुमर्हसि
None are able to harm you, just as the virtuous cannot harm one who is consecrated; O king, you should search for the one who has taken Sita.
मद्द्वितीयो धनुष्पाणिः सहायैः परमर्षिभिः। समुद्रं वा विचेष्यामः पर्वतांश्च वनानि च
With you, unrivaled and armed with your bow, and aided by the foremost sages, we shall search the ocean, the mountains, and the forests.
गुहाश्च विविधा घोराः पद्मिन्यो विविधास्तथा। देवगन्धर्वलोकांश्च विचेष्यामः समाहिताः
We shall thoroughly search the various dreadful caves, the many lotus lakes, and the realms of gods and Gandharvas.
यावन्नाधिगमिष्यामस्तव भार्यापहारिणम्। न चेत् साम्ना प्रदास्यन्ति पत्नीं ते त्रिदशेश्वराः। कोसलेन्द्र ततः पश्चात् प्राप्तकालं करिष्यसि
Until we find the one who has taken your wife, if the lords of heaven do not return your spouse by peaceful means, O king of Kosala, then you shall act when the time is right.