Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 94

दीर्घकालोषित स्तस्मिन्गिरौ गिरिवनप्रियः। वैदेह्याः प्रियमाकाङ्क्षन्स्वं च चित्तं विलोभयन्।।2.94.1।। अथ दाशरथिश्चित्रं चित्रकूटमदर्शयत्। भार्याममरसङ्काश श्शचीमिव पुरन्दरः।।2.94.2।।

dīrghakāloṣita stasmingirau girivanapriyaḥ| vaidehyāḥ priyamākāṅkṣansvaṃ ca cittaṃ vilobhayan atha dāśarathiścitraṃ citrakūṭamadarśayat| bhāryāmamarasaṅkāśa śśacīmiva purandaraḥ

Rama, resembling the gods, who had been living there for long developed a liking for the mountains and forests. With a desire to please Sita and his own mind, he showed her the wonderful Chitrakuta mountain as Indra did to his wife Sachi.

दीर्घकालोषित स्तस्मिन्गिरौ गिरिवनप्रियः। वैदेह्याः प्रियमाकाङ्क्षन्स्वं च चित्तं विलोभयन्।।2.94.1।। अथ दाशरथिश्चित्रं चित्रकूटमदर्शयत्। भार्याममरसङ्काश श्शचीमिव पुरन्दरः।।2.94.2।।

dīrghakāloṣita stasmingirau girivanapriyaḥ| vaidehyāḥ priyamākāṅkṣansvaṃ ca cittaṃ vilobhayan atha dāśarathiścitraṃ citrakūṭamadarśayat| bhāryāmamarasaṅkāśa śśacīmiva purandaraḥ

Rama, resembling the gods, who had been living there for long developed a liking for the mountains and forests. With a desire to please Sita and his own mind, he showed her the wonderful Chitrakuta mountain as Indra did to his wife Sachi.

न राज्याद्भ्रंशनं भद्रे न सुहृद्भिर्विनाभवः। मनो मे बाधते दृष्ट्वा रमणीयमिमं गिरिम्।।2.94.3।।

na rājyādbhraṃśanaṃ bhadre na suhṛdbhirvinābhavaḥ| mano me bādhate dṛṣṭvā ramaṇīyamimaṃ girim

O gentle one, when I behold this lovely mountain, neither the expulsion from the kingdom nor being away from friends pains my mind.

पश्येममचलं भद्रे नानाद्विजगणायुतम्। शिखरैः खमिवोद्विद्धैर्धातुमद्भिर्विभूषितम्।।2.94.4।।

paśyemamacalaṃ bhadre nānādvijagaṇāyutam| śikharaiḥ khamivodviddhairdhātumadbhirvibhūṣitam

O auspicious one, you may behold this mountin abounding in flocks of birds of every kind and its peaks adorned wtih minerals and as if piercing the sky.

केचिद्रजतसङ्काशाः केचित्क्षतजसंनिभाः। पीतमाञ्जिष्टवर्णाश्च केचिन्मणिवरप्रभाः।।2.94.5।। पुष्यार्ककेतकाभाश्च केचिज्ज्योतीरसप्रभाः। विराजन्तेऽचलेन्द्रस्य देशा धातुविभूषिताः।।2.94.6।।

kecidrajatasaṅkāśāḥ kecitkṣatajasaṃnibhāḥ| pītamāñjiṣṭavarṇāśca kecinmaṇivaraprabhāḥ puṣyārkaketakābhāśca kecijjyotīrasaprabhāḥ| virājante'calendrasya deśā dhātuvibhūṣitāḥ

This mountain with its peaks is adorned with various minerals. Some of the regions have the radiance of silver and bronze, some look bloodred or maddercrimson, some sparkle like the rarest of gems while others shine like topaz or crystal or a flower of ketaka plant or shimmer like stars and quicksilver.

केचिद्रजतसङ्काशाः केचित्क्षतजसंनिभाः। पीतमाञ्जिष्टवर्णाश्च केचिन्मणिवरप्रभाः।।2.94.5।। पुष्यार्ककेतकाभाश्च केचिज्ज्योतीरसप्रभाः। विराजन्तेऽचलेन्द्रस्य देशा धातुविभूषिताः।।2.94.6।।

kecidrajatasaṅkāśāḥ kecitkṣatajasaṃnibhāḥ| pītamāñjiṣṭavarṇāśca kecinmaṇivaraprabhāḥ puṣyārkaketakābhāśca kecijjyotīrasaprabhāḥ| virājante'calendrasya deśā dhātuvibhūṣitāḥ

This mountain with its peaks is adorned with various minerals. Some of the regions have the radiance of silver and bronze, some look bloodred or maddercrimson, some sparkle like the rarest of gems while others shine like topaz or crystal or a flower of ketaka plant or shimmer like stars and quicksilver.

नानामृगगणद्वीपितरर्क्ष्वृक्षगणैर्वुतः। अदुष्टैर्भात्ययं शैलो बहुपक्षिसमायुतः।।2.94.7।।

nānāmṛgagaṇadvīpitararkṣvṛkṣagaṇairvutaḥ| aduṣṭairbhātyayaṃ śailo bahupakṣisamāyutaḥ

This mount Chitrakuta is swarmed by flocks of birds and herds of several kinds of animals like tigers, panthers and bears of every kind giving up their cruel nature.

आम्रजम्ब्वसनैर्लोध्रैः प्रियालैः पनसैर्धवैः। अङ्कोलैर्भव्यतिनिशैर्बिल्वतिन्दुक वेणुभिः।।2.94.8।। काश्मर्यरिष्टवरुणैर्मधूकैस्तिलकैस्तथा। बदर्यामलकैर्नीपैर्वेत्रधन्वनबीजकैः।।2.94.9।। पुष्पवद्भिः फलोपेतैश्छायावद्भिर्मनोरमैः। एवमादिभिराकीर्णः श्रियं पुष्यत्ययं गिरिः।।2.94.10।।

āmrajambvasanairlodhraiḥ priyālaiḥ panasairdhavaiḥ| aṅkolairbhavyatiniśairbilvatinduka veṇubhiḥ kāśmaryariṣṭavaruṇairmadhūkaistilakaistathā| badaryāmalakairnīpairvetradhanvanabījakaiḥ puṣpavadbhiḥ phalopetaiśchāyāvadbhirmanoramaiḥ| evamādibhirākīrṇaḥ śriyaṃ puṣyatyayaṃ giriḥ

This mountain is spread over with various kinds of flowering trees and trees laden with fruits, shady and enchanting, mango, roseapples, asanas, lodhras, priyalas, jackfruit trees, dhavas, ankolas, lovely tinisas, bilva trees, tinduka and bamboo, kashmaya, arishta and varuna, madhukas, tilaka trees, badari and myrobalan trees, nipa trees, cane, danvas, and promegranate trees, the mountain looks splendid.

आम्रजम्ब्वसनैर्लोध्रैः प्रियालैः पनसैर्धवैः। अङ्कोलैर्भव्यतिनिशैर्बिल्वतिन्दुक वेणुभिः।।2.94.8।। काश्मर्यरिष्टवरुणैर्मधूकैस्तिलकैस्तथा। बदर्यामलकैर्नीपैर्वेत्रधन्वनबीजकैः।।2.94.9।। पुष्पवद्भिः फलोपेतैश्छायावद्भिर्मनोरमैः। एवमादिभिराकीर्णः श्रियं पुष्यत्ययं गिरिः।।2.94.10।।

āmrajambvasanairlodhraiḥ priyālaiḥ panasairdhavaiḥ| aṅkolairbhavyatiniśairbilvatinduka veṇubhiḥ kāśmaryariṣṭavaruṇairmadhūkaistilakaistathā| badaryāmalakairnīpairvetradhanvanabījakaiḥ puṣpavadbhiḥ phalopetaiśchāyāvadbhirmanoramaiḥ| evamādibhirākīrṇaḥ śriyaṃ puṣyatyayaṃ giriḥ

This mountain is spread over with various kinds of flowering trees and trees laden with fruits, shady and enchanting, mango, roseapples, asanas, lodhras, priyalas, jackfruit trees, dhavas, ankolas, lovely tinisas, bilva trees, tinduka and bamboo, kashmaya, arishta and varuna, madhukas, tilaka trees, badari and myrobalan trees, nipa trees, cane, danvas, and promegranate trees, the mountain looks splendid.

आम्रजम्ब्वसनैर्लोध्रैः प्रियालैः पनसैर्धवैः। अङ्कोलैर्भव्यतिनिशैर्बिल्वतिन्दुक वेणुभिः।।2.94.8।। काश्मर्यरिष्टवरुणैर्मधूकैस्तिलकैस्तथा। बदर्यामलकैर्नीपैर्वेत्रधन्वनबीजकैः।।2.94.9।। पुष्पवद्भिः फलोपेतैश्छायावद्भिर्मनोरमैः। एवमादिभिराकीर्णः श्रियं पुष्यत्ययं गिरिः।।2.94.10।।

āmrajambvasanairlodhraiḥ priyālaiḥ panasairdhavaiḥ| aṅkolairbhavyatiniśairbilvatinduka veṇubhiḥ kāśmaryariṣṭavaruṇairmadhūkaistilakaistathā| badaryāmalakairnīpairvetradhanvanabījakaiḥ puṣpavadbhiḥ phalopetaiśchāyāvadbhirmanoramaiḥ| evamādibhirākīrṇaḥ śriyaṃ puṣyatyayaṃ giriḥ

This mountain is spread over with various kinds of flowering trees and trees laden with fruits, shady and enchanting, mango, roseapples, asanas, lodhras, priyalas, jackfruit trees, dhavas, ankolas, lovely tinisas, bilva trees, tinduka and bamboo, kashmaya, arishta and varuna, madhukas, tilaka trees, badari and myrobalan trees, nipa trees, cane, danvas, and promegranate trees, the mountain looks splendid.

शैलप्रस्थेषु रम्येषु पश्येमान् रोमहर्षणान्। किन्नरान् द्वन्द्वशो भद्रे रममाणान्मनस्विनः।।2.94.11।।

śailaprastheṣu ramyeṣu paśyemān romaharṣaṇān| kinnarān dvandvaśo bhadre ramamāṇānmanasvinaḥ

O auspiciouslooking one, behold these highspirited kinneras in pairs who are sporting on the picturesque hill plateaus causing thrills.

शाखावसक्तान् खड्गांश्च प्रवराण्यम्बराणि च। पश्य विद्याधरस्त्रीणां क्रीडोद्धेशान्मनोरमान्।।2.94.12।।

śākhāvasaktān khaḍgāṃśca pravarāṇyambarāṇi ca| paśya vidyādharastrīṇāṃ krīḍoddheśānmanoramān

Behold the captivating sporting retreats of Vidyadharis, with their swords and best garments hung on the branches of the trees.

जलप्रपातैरुद्भेदैर्निष्यन्दैश्च क्वचित्क्वचित्। स्रवद्भिर्भात्ययं शैल स्स्रवन्मद इव द्विपः।।2.94.13।।

jalaprapātairudbhedairniṣyandaiśca kvacitkvacit| sravadbhirbhātyayaṃ śaila ssravanmada iva dvipaḥ

Behold a waterfall here and a fountain there gushing from the earth and in other places, the mountain looks like an elephant rutting ichor.

गुहासमीरणो गन्धान्नानापुष्पभवान्वहन्। घ्राणतर्पणमभ्येत्य कं नरं न प्रहर्षयेत्।।2.94.14।।

guhāsamīraṇo gandhānnānāpuṣpabhavānvahan| ghrāṇatarpaṇamabhyetya kaṃ naraṃ na praharṣayet

The breeze from the caves carrying the fragrance of many flowers is satisfying the sense of smell. Who will not find it delightful?

यदीह शरदोऽनेकास्त्वया सार्धमनिन्दिते। लक्ष्मणेन च वत्स्यामि न मां शोकः प्रधक्ष्यति।।2.94.15।।

yadīha śarado'nekāstvayā sārdhamanindite| lakṣmaṇena ca vatsyāmi na māṃ śokaḥ pradhakṣyati

O flawless one, if I am to live here for many years to come with you and Lakshmana, no grief will consume me.

बहुपुष्पफले रम्ये नानाद्विजगणायुते। विचित्रशिखरे ह्यस्मिन्रतवानस्मि भामिनि।।2.94.16।।

bahupuṣpaphale ramye nānādvijagaṇāyute| vicitraśikhare hyasminratavānasmi bhāmini

O lovely Sita, I am enamoured of this delightful mountain with its enchanting peaks laden with abundance of flowers and fruits and flocked by different kinds of birds.

अनेन वनवासेन मया प्राप्तं फलद्वयम्। पितुश्चानृणता धर्मे भरतस्य प्रियं तथा।।2.94.17।।

anena vanavāsena mayā prāptaṃ phaladvayam| pituścānṛṇatā dharme bharatasya priyaṃ tathā

By living in the forest I have achieved a twofold benefitdischarge of debt of my father with regard to righteousness and causing happiness to Bharata.

वैदेहि रमसे कच्चिच्चित्रकूटे मया सह। पश्यन्ती विविधान्भावान्मनोवाक्कायसम्मतान्।।2.94.18।।

vaidehi ramase kacciccitrakūṭe mayā saha| paśyantī vividhānbhāvānmanovākkāyasammatān

O Sita, are you enjoying by being with me here on this Chitrakuta and observing various objects gratifying to the body, mind and speech?

इदमेवामृतं प्राहू राज्ञि राजर्षयः परे। वनवासं भवार्थाय प्रेत्य मे प्रपितामहाः।।2.94.19।।

idamevāmṛtaṃ prāhū rājñi rājarṣayaḥ pare| vanavāsaṃ bhavārthāya pretya me prapitāmahāḥ

My greatgrandfathers and ancient royal sages used to say that living in the forest is like enjoying nectar for a king for the best existence after death.

शिला श्शैलस्य शोभन्ते विशाला श्शतशोऽभितः। बहुला बहुलैर्वर्णैर्नीलपीतसितारुणैः।।2.94.20।।

śilā śśailasya śobhante viśālā śśataśo'bhitaḥ| bahulā bahulairvarṇairnīlapītasitāruṇaiḥ

Several hundreds of massive rocks of the mountain look splendid all around, in blueblack, yellow, white and red colours.

निशिभान्त्यचलेन्द्रस्य हुताशनशिखा इव। ओषध्यः स्वप्रभालक्ष्म्या भ्राजमाना स्सहस्रशः।।2.94.21।।

niśibhāntyacalendrasya hutāśanaśikhā iva| oṣadhyaḥ svaprabhālakṣmyā bhrājamānā ssahasraśaḥ

Herbs in thousands on this king of the hills shine in the night with the splendour of their own lustre, like flames of fire.

केचित् क्षयनिभा देशाः केचिदुद्यानसन्निभाः। केचिदेकशिला भान्ति पर्वतस्यास्य भामिनि।।2.94.22।।

kecit kṣayanibhā deśāḥ kecidudyānasannibhāḥ| kecidekaśilā bhānti parvatasyāsya bhāmini

O lovely Sita Some regions of the mountain look like dwellingplaces, some others are like flowergardens and some are shining like a single rock.

भित्त्वेव वसुधां भाति चित्रकूटस्समुत्थितः। चित्रकूटस्य कूटोऽसौ दृश्यते सर्वत श्शुभः।।2.94.23।।

bhittveva vasudhāṃ bhāti citrakūṭassamutthitaḥ| citrakūṭasya kūṭo'sau dṛśyate sarvata śśubhaḥ

This Chitrakuta mountain stands erect as if it has arisen by splitting open the earth and its peak looks graceful from every side.

कुष्ठस्थगरपुन्नाग भूर्जपत्रोत्तरच्छदान्। कामिनां स्वास्तरान्पश्य कुशेशयदलायुतान्।।2.94.24।।

kuṣṭhasthagarapunnāga bhūrjapatrottaracchadān| kāmināṃ svāstarānpaśya kuśeśayadalāyutān

Behold those excellent couches of lovers spread with leaves of kustha, sthagara, punnaga and bhurja and covered with lotus petals.

मृदिताश्चापविद्धाश्च दृश्यन्ते कमलस्रजः। कामिभिर्वनिते पश्य फलानि विविधानि च।।2.94.25।।

mṛditāścāpaviddhāśca dṛśyante kamalasrajaḥ| kāmibhirvanite paśya phalāni vividhāni ca

O Lady, behold those lotus garlands crushed and cast aside by lovers and also many fruits (tasted by them and) lying there.

वस्वौकसारां नलिनीमत्येतीवोत्तरान्कुरून्। पर्वतश्चित्रकूटोऽसौ बहुमूलफलोदकः।।2.94.26।।

vasvaukasārāṃ nalinīmatyetīvottarānkurūn| parvataścitrakūṭo'sau bahumūlaphalodakaḥ

This Chitrakuta mountain, with abundance of roots, fruits and water surpasses in beauty Vasvaukasara, the capital city of Kubera or Nalini, his celestial garden or the land of Uttarakuru.

इमं तु कालं वनिते विजह्रिवांस्त्वया च सीते सह लक्ष्मणेन च। रतिं प्रपत्स्ये कुलधर्मवर्धनीं सतां पथि स्वैर्नियमैः परैः स्थितः।।2.94.27।।

imaṃ tu kālaṃ vanite vijahrivāṃstvayā ca sīte saha lakṣmaṇena ca| ratiṃ prapatsye kuladharmavardhanīṃ satāṃ pathi svairniyamaiḥ paraiḥ sthitaḥ

O my beloved Sita, by spending time with you and Lakshmana following the path of the virtuous with utmost restraint and by enhancing the righteousness of my race, I shall obtain great felicity. इत्यार्षे श्रीमद्रामायणे वाल्मीकीय आदिकाव्ये अयोध्याकाण्डे चतुर्नवतितमस्सर्गः।। Thus ends the ninetyfourth sarga in Ayodhyakanda of the holy Ramayana, the first epic composed by sage Valmiki.