Sundara Kanda, Sarga 20

स तां परिवृतां दीनां निरानन्दां तपस्विनीम्। साकारैर्मधुरैर्वाक्यैर्न्यदर्शयत रावणः।।5.20.1।।

sa tāṃ parivṛtāṃ dīnāṃ nirānandāṃ tapasvinīm| sākārairmadhurairvākyairnyadarśayata rāvaṇaḥ

Ravana expressed his intention in sweet words to the depressed and griefstricken ascetic Sita surrounded by demon guards:

मां दृष्ट्वा नागनासोरु गूहमाना स्तनोदरम्। अदर्शनमिवात्मानं भयान्नेतुं त्वमिच्छसि।।5.20.2।।

māṃ dṛṣṭvā nāganāsoru gūhamānā stanodaram| adarśanamivātmānaṃ bhayānnetuṃ tvamicchasi

"On seeing me, Sita, you want to conceal your thighs, belly and breasts through fear of me. I think you do not want me to see you.

कामये त्वां विशालाक्षि बहुमन्यस्व मां प्रिये। सर्वाङ्गगुणसम्पन्ने सर्वलोकमनोहरे।।5.20.3।।

kāmaye tvāṃ viśālākṣi bahumanyasva māṃ priye| sarvāṅgaguṇasampanne sarvalokamanohare

"O largeeyed one you are endowed with beauty in all limbs. You are the delight of all worlds. I desire you, dear Oblige me.

नेह केचिन्मनुष्या वा राक्षसाः कामरूपिणः। व्यपसर्पतु ते सीते भयं मत्तः समुत्थितम्।।5.20.4।।

neha kecinmanuṣyā vā rākṣasāḥ kāmarūpiṇaḥ| vyapasarpatu te sīte bhayaṃ mattaḥ samutthitam

"O Sita no human or demon. who can take any form at their will can relieve your fear born of me.

स्वधर्मो रक्षसां भीरु सर्वथैव न संशयः। गमनं वा परस्त्रीणां हरणं सम्प्रमथ्य वा।।5.20.5।।

svadharmo rakṣasāṃ bhīru sarvathaiva na saṃśayaḥ| gamanaṃ vā parastrīṇāṃ haraṇaṃ sampramathya vā

"O timid lady having an unrighteous approach to wives of others or their abduction by force is natural to demons, There is no doubt.

एवं चैतदकामां तु न त्वां स्प्रक्ष्यामि मैथिलि। कामं कामः शरीरे मे यथाकामं प्रवर्तताम्।।5.20.6।।

evaṃ caitadakāmāṃ tu na tvāṃ sprakṣyāmi maithili| kāmaṃ kāmaḥ śarīre me yathākāmaṃ pravartatām

"Mythili let passion hold its sway over my body as it will. But I shall not force you or touch you since you do not love me.

देवि नेह भयं कार्यं मयि विश्वसि हि प्रिये। प्रणयस्व च तत्त्वेन मैवं भूः शोकलालसा।।5.20.7।।

devi neha bhayaṃ kāryaṃ mayi viśvasi hi priye| praṇayasva ca tattvena maivaṃ bhūḥ śokalālasā

"O reverend lady, fear not me on that account. Have confidence in me. Show your love. Do not be swayed by grief .

एकवेणी धराशय्या ध्यानं मलिनमम्बरम्। अस्थानेऽप्युपवासश्च नैतान्यौपयिकानि ते।।5.20.8।।

ekaveṇī dharāśayyā dhyānaṃ malinamambaram| asthāne'pyupavāsaśca naitānyaupayikāni te

"O Lady, to wear a single braid, sleep on the ground, brooding, wearing soiled clothes and fasting without proper occasion does not suit you.

विचित्राणि च माल्यानि चन्दनान्यगरूणि च। विविधानि च वासांसि दिव्यान्याभरणानि च।।5.20.9।। महार्हाणि च पानानि शयनान्यासनानि च। गीतं नृत्तं च वाद्यं च लभ मां प्राप्य मैथिलि।।5.20.10।।

vicitrāṇi ca mālyāni candanānyagarūṇi ca| vividhāni ca vāsāṃsi divyānyābharaṇāni ca mahārhāṇi ca pānāni śayanānyāsanāni ca| gītaṃ nṛttaṃ ca vādyaṃ ca labha māṃ prāpya maithili

"O Mythili having secured me, you get all these comforts wonderful garlands, sandal, incense, garments and beautiful ornaments, rich drinks, beds and seats.You can enjoy songs, dances accompanied by musical instruments.

विचित्राणि च माल्यानि चन्दनान्यगरूणि च। विविधानि च वासांसि दिव्यान्याभरणानि च।।5.20.9।। महार्हाणि च पानानि शयनान्यासनानि च। गीतं नृत्तं च वाद्यं च लभ मां प्राप्य मैथिलि।।5.20.10।।

vicitrāṇi ca mālyāni candanānyagarūṇi ca| vividhāni ca vāsāṃsi divyānyābharaṇāni ca mahārhāṇi ca pānāni śayanānyāsanāni ca| gītaṃ nṛttaṃ ca vādyaṃ ca labha māṃ prāpya maithili

"O Mythili having secured me, you get all these comforts wonderful garlands, sandal, incense, garments and beautiful ornaments, rich drinks, beds and seats.You can enjoy songs, dances accompanied by musical instruments.

स्त्रीरत्नमसि मैवं भूः कुरु गात्रेषु भूषणम्। मां प्राप्य हि कथं नु स्वास्त्वमनर्हा सुविग्रहे।।5.20.11।।

strīratnamasi maivaṃ bhūḥ kuru gātreṣu bhūṣaṇam| māṃ prāpya hi kathaṃ nu svāstvamanarhā suvigrahe

"You are a, a jewel among women. You should not remain like this. You should adorn yourself properly. How can you remain deprived after having me?

इदं ते चारु सञ्जातं यौवनं व्यतिवर्तते। यदतीतं पुनर्नैति स्रोतः शीघ्रमपामिव।।5.20.12।।

idaṃ te cāru sañjātaṃ yauvanaṃ vyativartate| yadatītaṃ punarnaiti srotaḥ śīghramapāmiva

"Your charming youth should not pass away (uselessly). A past event does not come back like a current of stream.

त्वां कृत्वोपरतो मन्ये रूपकर्ता स विश्वसृक्। न हि रूपोपमा त्वन्या तवास्ति शुभदर्शने।।5.20.13।।

tvāṃ kṛtvoparato manye rūpakartā sa viśvasṛk| na hi rūpopamā tvanyā tavāsti śubhadarśane

"O lady with auspicious looks Me thinks, the creator must have retired after creating your beautiful form. For there is no one comparable to you in beauty.

त्वां समासाद्य वैदेहि रूपयौवनशालिनीम्। कः पुमानतिवर्तेत साक्षादपि पितामहः।।5.20.14।।

tvāṃ samāsādya vaidehi rūpayauvanaśālinīm| kaḥ pumānativarteta sākṣādapi pitāmahaḥ

"O Vaidehi you have (extraordinary) beauty and (exuberant) youth. Who would not lose his balance of mind even if he were Brahma the grandsire himself after getting you?

यद्यत्पश्यामि ते गात्रं शीतांशुसदृशानने। तस्मिंस्तस्मिन् पृथुश्रोणि चक्षुर्मम निबध्यते।।5.20.15।।

yadyatpaśyāmi te gātraṃ śītāṃśusadṛśānane| tasmiṃstasmin pṛthuśroṇi cakṣurmama nibadhyate

"O one with a face like the cool fullmoon, with heavy hips. I am unable to extricate my eyes from any limb (of your body) I see.

भव मैथिलि भार्या मे मोहमेनं विसर्जय। बह्वीनामुत्तमस्त्रीणामाहृतानामितस्ततः।।5.20.16।। सर्वासामेव भद्रं ते ममाग्रमहिषी भव।

bhava maithili bhāryā me mohamenaṃ visarjaya| bahvīnāmuttamastrīṇāmāhṛtānāmitastataḥ sarvāsāmeva bhadraṃ te mamāgramahiṣī bhava|

"O Mythili be my wife. Give up this (folly due to) delusion. Be my chief consort among the several excellent women I have picked up here and there. Be blessed.

लोकेभ्यो यानि रत्नानि सम्प्रमथ्याहृतानि वै।।5.20.17।। तानि मे भीरु सर्वाणि राज्यं चैतदहं च ते।

lokebhyo yāni ratnāni sampramathyāhṛtāni vai tāni me bhīru sarvāṇi rājyaṃ caitadahaṃ ca te|

"O timid lady, gems brought forcibly from all the worlds, this kingdom as well as myself are yours.

विजित्य पृथिवीं सर्वां नानानगरमालिनीम्।।5.20.18।। जनकाय प्रदास्यामि तव हेतोर्विलासिनि।

vijitya pṛthivīṃ sarvāṃ nānānagaramālinīm janakāya pradāsyāmi tava hetorvilāsini|

"O lovely lady I will win all the cities and lands and give them to Janaka for your sake.

नेह पश्यामि लोकेऽन्यं यो मे प्रतिबलो भवेत्। पश्य मे सुमहद्वीर्यमप्रतिद्वन्द्वमाहवे।।5.20.19।।

neha paśyāmi loke'nyaṃ yo me pratibalo bhavet| paśya me sumahadvīryamapratidvandvamāhave

"I'm unrivalled in this entire world. Behold my matchless virility which permits no rival in war.

असकृत्संयुगे भग्ना मया विमृदितध्वजाः।।5.20.20।। अशक्ताः प्रत्यनीकेषु स्थातुं मम सुरासुराः।

asakṛtsaṃyuge bhagnā mayā vimṛditadhvajāḥ aśaktāḥ pratyanīkeṣu sthātuṃ mama surāsurāḥ|

"The gods and demons were unable to withstand my power in wars fought against me. They were often shattered and defeated with their flags crushed in war.

इच्छ मां क्रियतामद्य प्रतिकर्म तवोत्तमम्।।5.20.21।। सप्रभाण्यवसज्यन्तां तवाङ्गे भूषणानि च। साधु पश्यामि ते रूपं संयुक्तं प्रतिकर्मणा।।5.20.22।।

iccha māṃ kriyatāmadya pratikarma tavottamam saprabhāṇyavasajyantāṃ tavāṅge bhūṣaṇāni ca| sādhu paśyāmi te rūpaṃ saṃyuktaṃ pratikarmaṇā

"Offer your love to me. Get yourself decorated in an excellent way. Wear glowing ornaments on your limbs. Let me see you in pleasingly decorated form.

इच्छ मां क्रियतामद्य प्रतिकर्म तवोत्तमम्।।5.20.21।। सप्रभाण्यवसज्यन्तां तवाङ्गे भूषणानि च। साधु पश्यामि ते रूपं संयुक्तं प्रतिकर्मणा।।5.20.22।।

iccha māṃ kriyatāmadya pratikarma tavottamam saprabhāṇyavasajyantāṃ tavāṅge bhūṣaṇāni ca| sādhu paśyāmi te rūpaṃ saṃyuktaṃ pratikarmaṇā

"Offer your love to me. Get yourself decorated in an excellent way. Wear glowing ornaments on your limbs. Let me see you in pleasingly decorated form.

प्रतिकर्माभिसंयुक्ता दाक्षिण्येन वरानने। भुंक्ष्व भोगान्यथाकामं पिब भीरु रमस्व च।।5.20.23।।

pratikarmābhisaṃyuktā dākṣiṇyena varānane| bhuṃkṣva bhogānyathākāmaṃ piba bhīru ramasva ca

"O charming lady decorate yourself liberally. Enjoy these pleasures as you please. Drink and make merry.

यथेष्टं च प्रयच्छ त्वं पृथिवीं वा धनानि च। ललस्व मयि विस्रब्धा धृष्टमाज्ञापयस्व च।।5.20.24।।

yatheṣṭaṃ ca prayaccha tvaṃ pṛthivīṃ vā dhanāni ca| lalasva mayi visrabdhā dhṛṣṭamājñāpayasva ca

"Give away land and wealth as you wish. Enjoy with me freely and command me boldly. I will obey you by all means.

मत्प्रसादाल्ललन्त्याश्च ललन्तां बान्धवास्तव। ऋद्धिं ममानुपश्य त्वं श्रियं भद्रे यशश्च मे।।5.20.25।।

matprasādāllalantyāśca lalantāṃ bāndhavāstava| ṛddhiṃ mamānupaśya tvaṃ śriyaṃ bhadre yaśaśca me

"O blessed lady, see my affluence and my fame. Seeing you enjoy (life) by my grace all your kinsmen will follow.

किं करिष्यसि रामेण सुभगे चीरवाससा। निक्षिप्तविजयो रामो गतश्रीर्वनगोचरः।।5.20.26।। व्रती स्थण्डिलशायी च शङ्के जीवति वा न वा।

kiṃ kariṣyasi rāmeṇa subhage cīravāsasā| nikṣiptavijayo rāmo gataśrīrvanagocaraḥ vratī sthaṇḍilaśāyī ca śaṅke jīvati vā na vā|

"O beautiful lady Rama has renounced victory, he has lost his fortune. Clad in bark, he is wandering in the forest following asceticism and sleeping on the ground. What can he do for you? I am in doubt if he is alive or not.

न हि वैदेहि रामस्त्वां द्रष्टुं वा प्युपलप्स्यते। पुरोबलाकैरसितैर्मेघैर्ज्योत्स्नामिवावृताम्।।5.20.27।।

na hi vaidehi rāmastvāṃ draṣṭuṃ vā pyupalapsyate| purobalākairasitairmeghairjyotsnāmivāvṛtām

"O Vaidehi I wonder if Rama can see you at all. You are like moonlight veiled by dark clouds and cannot be seen even by the flying cranes.

न चापि मम हस्तात्त्वां प्राप्तुमर्हति राघवः।।5.20.28।। हिरण्यकशिपुः कीर्तिमिन्द्रहस्तगतामिव।

na cāpi mama hastāttvāṃ prāptumarhati rāghavaḥ hiraṇyakaśipuḥ kīrtimindrahastagatāmiva|

"Surely Raghava will not be able to win you back from my hands any more than the demon Hiranyakasipu was able to usurp the fame of Indra.

चारुस्मिते चारुदति चारुनेत्रे विलासिनि।।5.20.29।। मनो हरसि मे भीरु सुपर्णः पन्नगं यथा।

cārusmite cārudati cārunetre vilāsini mano harasi me bhīru suparṇaḥ pannagaṃ yathā|

"O lovely, timid lady your smile, your teeth and your eyes are bewitching. Just as Garuda snatches away a serpent, you ravish my mind by your beauty.

क्लिष्टकौशेयवसनां तन्वीमप्यनलङ्कृताम्।।5.20.30।। त्वां दृष्ट्वा स्वेषु दारेषु रतिं नोपलभाम्यहम्।

kliṣṭakauśeyavasanāṃ tanvīmapyanalaṅkṛtām tvāṃ dṛṣṭvā sveṣu dāreṣu ratiṃ nopalabhāmyaham|

"Even when you are attired in soiled silk and are bereft of ornaments, I find no interest in my own wives.

अन्तःपुरनिवासिन्यः स्त्रियः सर्वगुणान्विताः।।5.20.31।। यावन्त्यो मम सर्वासामैश्वर्यम् कुरु जानकि।

antaḥpuranivāsinyaḥ striyaḥ sarvaguṇānvitāḥ yāvantyo mama sarvāsāmaiśvaryam kuru jānaki|

"O Janaki There are a number of virtuous consorts residing in the harem of my royal palace. You may exercise your authority on all of them.

मम ह्यसितकेशान्ते त्रैलोक्यप्रवराः स्त्रियः।।5.20.32।। तास्त्वां परिचरिष्यन्ति श्रियमप्सरसो यथा।

mama hyasitakeśānte trailokyapravarāḥ striyaḥ tāstvāṃ paricariṣyanti śriyamapsaraso yathā|

O lady of dark tresses, those women who belong to me, the finest in the three worlds, will wait upon you as apsaras attend on Lakshmi.

यानि वैश्रवणे सुभ्रु रत्नानि च धनानि च।।5.20.33।। तानि लोकांश्च सुश्रोणि मां च भुङ्क्ष्व यथासुखम्।

yāni vaiśravaṇe subhru ratnāni ca dhanāni ca tāni lokāṃśca suśroṇi māṃ ca bhuṅkṣva yathāsukham|

"O Sita of heavy hips and beautiful brows Be happy. Enjoy all the worlds of mine, the gems and wealth of Ravana.

न रामस्तपसा देवि न बलेन न विक्रमैः।।5.20.34।। न धनेन मया तुल्यस्तेजसा यशसापि वा।

na rāmastapasā devi na balena na vikramaiḥ na dhanena mayā tulyastejasā yaśasāpi vā|

"O queen Rama is not equal to me either in penance or prowess or valour or wealth or brilliance or even in fame.

पिब विहर रमस्व भुङ्क्ष्व भोगान् धननिचयं प्रदिशामि मेदिनीं च। मयि लल ललने यथासुखं त्वं त्वयि च समेत्य ललन्तु बान्धवास्ते।।5.20.35।।

piba vihara ramasva bhuṅkṣva bhogān dhananicayaṃ pradiśāmi medinīṃ ca| mayi lala lalane yathāsukhaṃ tvaṃ tvayi ca sametya lalantu bāndhavāste

"O delightful one I will bestow you with heaps of riches and land. Therefore, enjoy with me drinking, sporting, and revelling. Accept me and be happy to sport with me.Let your elatives join you and enjoy all my wealth.

कुसुमिततरुजालसन्ततानि भ्रमरयुतानि समुद्रतीरजानि। कनकविमलहारभूषिताङ्गी विहर मया सह भीरु काननानि।।5.20.36।।

kusumitatarujālasantatāni bhramarayutāni samudratīrajāni| kanakavimalahārabhūṣitāṅgī vihara mayā saha bhīru kānanāni

"O timid lady embellish yourself with necklaces of pure gold and enjoy with me in the enchanting seaside forest groves full of trees with blossoms and swarming bees. इत्यार्षे श्रीमद्रामायणे वाल्मीकीय आदिकाव्ये सुन्दरकाण्डे विंशस्सर्गः। Thus ends the twentieth sarga of Sundarakanda of the holy Ramayana, the first epic composed by sage Valmiki.