शीलेन साम्ना विनयेन सीतां नयेन न प्राप्स्यसि चेन्नरेन्द्र। ततः समुत्सादय हेमपुङ्खै- र्महेन्द्रवज्रप्रतिमैः शरौघैः
If, O king, you do not obtain Sita by virtue, persuasion, and humility, then destroy them with arrows tipped with gold, like Indra's thunderbolts.
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Let the sixty-sixth chapter be heard in the glorious Valmiki Ramayana, in the Aranya Kanda, the sixty-sixth sarga.
तं तथा शोकसंतप्तं विलपन्तमनाथवत्। मोहेन महता युक्तं परिद्यूनमचेतसम्
He, thus afflicted by grief, lamenting like one abandoned, overwhelmed by great delusion, was utterly distressed and lost in mind.
ततः सौमित्रिराश्वस्य मुहूर्तादिव लक्ष्मणः। रामं सम्बोधयामास चरणौ चाभिपीडयन्
Then Saumitri, Lakshmana, after a short while, awakened Rama, pressing his feet.
महता तपसा चापि महता चापि कर्मणा। राज्ञा दशरथेनासील्लब्धोऽमृतमिवामरैः
By great austerity and by great deeds, King Dasharatha obtained you, as the immortals obtain ambrosia.
तव चैव गुणैर्बद्धस्त्वद्वियोगान्महीपतिः। राजा देवत्वमापन्नो भरतस्य यथा श्रुतम्
Bound by your virtues, the king—lord of the earth—attained divinity upon separation from you, as has been heard regarding Bharata.
यदि दुःखमिदं प्राप्तं काकुत्स्थ न सहिष्यसे। प्राकृतश्चाल्पसत्त्वश्च इतरः कः सहिष्यति
If you, Kakutstha, cannot endure this sorrow that has come, then who else, being ordinary and of little strength, could possibly endure it?
आश्वसिहि नरश्रेष्ठ प्राणिनः कस्य नापदः। संस्पृशन्त्यग्निवद् राजन् क्षणेन व्यपयान्ति च
Take heart, best of men; who among living beings is untouched by misfortune? Like fire, O king, they touch for a moment and then pass away.
दुःखितो हि भवाँल्लोकांस्तेजसा यदि धक्ष्यते। आर्ताः प्रजा नरव्याघ्र क्व नु यास्यन्ति निर्वृतिम्
If, overwhelmed by grief, you were to burn the worlds with your energy, O tiger among men, where would the afflicted people find relief?
लोकस्वभाव एवैष ययातिर्नहुषात्मजः। गतः शक्रेण सालोक्यमनयस्तं समस्पृशत्
This is the very nature of the world: Yayati, son of Nahusha, attained the same realm as Indra, yet misfortune befell him as well.
महर्षिर्यो वसिष्ठस्तु यः पितुर्नः पुरोहितः। अह्ना पुत्रशतं जज्ञे तथैवास्य पुनर्हतम्
The great sage Vasishta, who was our father's priest, begot a hundred sons in a single day, and all of them were likewise lost.
या चेयं जगतो माता सर्वलोकनमस्कृता। अस्याश्च चलनं भूमेर्दृश्यते कोसलेश्वर
Even this earth, mother of the world, revered by all beings, O lord of Kosala, is seen to tremble.
यौ धर्मौ जगतो नेत्रौ यत्र सर्वं प्रतिष्ठितम्। आदित्यचन्द्रौ ग्रहणमभ्युपेतौ महाबलौ
The two upholders of righteousness, the eyes of the world, upon whom all rests—the mighty Sun and Moon—have suffered eclipses.
सुमहान्त्यपि भूतानि देवाश्च पुरुषर्षभ। न दैवस्य प्रमुञ्चन्ति सर्वभूतानि देहिनः
Even the greatest beings and the gods, O best of men, do not escape fate; all embodied beings are subject to destiny.
शक्रादिष्वपि देवेषु वर्तमानौ नयानयौ। श्रूयेते नरशार्दूल न त्वं शोचितुमर्हसि
Even among the gods, like Indra and others, both good and bad fortune are heard of, O tiger among men; you should not grieve.
मृतायामपि वैदेह्यां नष्टायामपि राघव। शोचितुं नार्हसे वीर यथान्यः प्राकृतस्तथा
Even if Vaidehi were dead, even if she were lost, O Raghava, you, O hero, should not grieve as an ordinary man would.
त्वद्विधा नहि शोचन्ति सततं सर्वदर्शनाः। सुमहत्स्वपि कृच्छ्रेषु रामानिर्विण्णदर्शनाः
Men like you, who see all things, do not constantly grieve, O Rama, even in the greatest hardships, for their vision is unwavering.
तत्त्वतो हि नरश्रेष्ठ बुद्ध्या समनुचिन्तय। बुद्ध्या युक्ता महाप्राज्ञा विजानन्ति शुभाशुभे
Therefore, best of men, reflect with your intellect on the truth; those endowed with wisdom discern good and evil by reason.
अदृष्टगुणदोषाणामध्रुवाणां तु कर्मणाम्। नान्तरेण क्रियां तेषां फलमिष्टं च वर्तते
For actions whose merits and faults are unseen and whose results are uncertain, their desired fruits do not arise without effort.
मामेवं हि पुरा वीर त्वमेव बहुशोक्तवान्। अनुशिष्याद्धि को नु त्वामपि साक्षाद् बृहस्पतिः
Indeed, O hero, you have often spoken thus to me before; who could instruct you—even Brihaspati himself?
बुद्धिश्च ते महाप्राज्ञ देवैरपि दुरन्वया। शोकेनाभिप्रसुप्तं ते ज्ञानं सम्बोधयाम्यहम्
Your intellect, O great wise one, is difficult even for the gods to grasp; but as your knowledge is overcome by grief, I am awakening it.
दिव्यं च मानुषं चैवमात्मनश्च पराक्रमम्। इक्ष्वाकुवृषभावेक्ष्य यतस्व द्विषतां वधे
Beholding your divine and human prowess, and your own valor, O bull among the Ikṣvākus, strive for the destruction of your enemies.
किं ते सर्वविनाशेन कृतेन पुरुषर्षभ। तमेव तु रिपुं पापं विज्ञायोद्धर्तुमर्हसि
What is the use, O best of men, in destroying all? You should recognize and eliminate only that wicked enemy.
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In the glorious Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa, in the Aranya Kanda, the sixty-seventh sarga (chapter).
पूर्वजोऽप्युक्तमात्रस्तु लक्ष्मणेन सुभाषितम्। सारग्राही महासारं प्रतिजग्राह राघवः
Hearing Lakṣmaṇa’s well-spoken words, the eldest, Rāghava, who discerns the essence, accepted his profound counsel.
स निगृह्य महाबाहुः प्रवृद्धं रोषमात्मनः। अवष्टभ्य धनुश्चित्रं रामो लक्ष्मणमब्रवीत्
That mighty-armed one, restraining his swelling anger, grasped his splendid bow and spoke to Lakṣmaṇa.
किं करिष्यावहे वत्स क्व वा गच्छाव लक्ष्मण। केनोपायेन पश्यावः सीतामिह विचिन्तय
What shall we do, dear child? Where shall we go, Lakṣmaṇa? By what means shall we find Sītā here? Consider this.
तं तथा परितापार्तं लक्ष्मणो वाक्यमब्रवीत्। इदमेव जनस्थानं त्वमन्वेषितुमर्हसि
To him, thus tormented by grief, Lakṣmaṇa spoke these words: You should search this very Janasthāna.
राक्षसैर्बहुभिः कीर्णं नानाद्रुमलतायुतम्। सन्तीह गिरिदुर्गाणि निर्दराः कन्दराणि च
It is filled with many Rākṣasas and entwined with various trees and creepers; here are mountain strongholds, ravines, and caves.
गुहाश्च विविधा घोरा नानामृगगणाकुलाः। आवासाः किंनराणां च गन्धर्वभवनानि च
There are also many dreadful caves, teeming with various wild beasts, dwellings of Kinnaras, and abodes of Gandharvas.