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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇam • Kāṇḍa 3 (Araṇyakāṇḍa) • Sarga 70

Araṇyakāṇḍa Sarga 70

अरण्यकाण्डम् • सर्गः 70

Araṇyakāṇḍa Sarga 70 of the classical Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa with 27 verses.

Total: 27 Verses • Citations: VR 3.70.1–27 • 175 Lexicon Terms
VR 3.70.1 अनुष्टुप्
तौ कबन्धेन तं मार्गं पम्पाया दर्शितं वने । आतस्थतुर्दिशं गृह्य प्रतीचीं नृवरात्मजौ ॥
tau kabandhena taṃ mārgaṃ pampāyā darśitaṃ vane | ātasthaturdiśaṃ gṛhya pratīcīṃ nṛvarātmajau ||
English Translation
Thereupon Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa, sons of a kingly father, passing along the way, pointed out by Kabandha, leading to the lake Pampā, proceeded towards the West.
VR 3.70.2 अनुष्टुप्
तौ शैलेष्वाचितानेकान्क्षौद्रकल्पफलद्रुमान् । वीक्षन्तौ जग्मतुर्द्रष्टुं सुग्रीवं रामलक्ष्मणौ ॥
tau śaileṣvācitānekānkṣaudrakalpaphaladrumān | vīkṣantau jagmaturdraṣṭuṃ sugrīvaṃ rāmalakṣmaṇau ||
English Translation
They wending their way desirous of seeing Sugrīva, there came within the compass of their vision many trees, grown on the summits of the mountains, blossoming with flowers and abounding in fruits tasting sweet like to honey.
VR 3.70.3 अनुष्टुप्
कृत्वा च शैलपृष्ठे तु तौ वासं रघुनन्दनौ । पम्पायाः पश्चिमं तीरं राघवावुपतस्थतुः ॥
kṛtvā ca śailapṛṣṭhe tu tau vāsaṃ raghunandanau | pampāyāḥ paścimaṃ tīraṃ rāghavāvupatasthatuḥ ||
English Translation
Passing the night on the summit of a hill those two descendants of Raghu arrived at the western bank of Pampā and espied the pleasant asylum of Savari.
VR 3.70.4 अनुष्टुप्
तौ पुष्करिण्याः पम्पायास्तीरमासाद्य पश्चिमम् । अपश्यतां ततस्तत्र शबर्या रम्यमाश्रमम् ॥
tau puṣkariṇyāḥ pampāyāstīramāsādya paścimam | apaśyatāṃ tatastatra śabaryā ramyamāśramam ||
English Translation
Passing the night on the summit of a hill those two descendants of Raghu arrived at the western bank of Pampā and espied the pleasant asylum of Savari.
VR 3.70.5 अनुष्टुप्
तौ तमाश्रममासाद्य द्रुमैर्बहुभिरावृतम् । सुरम्यमभिवीक्षन्तौ शबरीमभ्युपेयतुः ॥
tau tamāśramamāsādya drumairbahubhirāvṛtam | suramyamabhivīkṣantau śabarīmabhyupeyatuḥ ||
English Translation
Getting at that charming hermitage covered on all sides with trees and casting their looks around they beheld that female mendicant-Savari.
VR 3.70.6 अनुष्टुप्
तौ तु दृष्ट्वा तदा सिद्धा समुत्थाय कृताञ्जलिः । पादौ जग्राह रामस्य लक्ष्मणस्य च धीमतः ॥
tau tu dṛṣṭvā tadā siddhā samutthāya kṛtāñjaliḥ | pādau jagrāha rāmasya lakṣmaṇasya ca dhīmataḥ ||
English Translation
No sooner had that one of perfect asceticism beheld those highly intelligent Rāma and Laks maņa than she rose up with folded hands and touching their feet offered them duly water for washing their feet and mouth. Thereupon Rāma spoke to that female ascetic, engaged in religious services.
VR 3.70.7 अनुष्टुप्
तामुवाच ततो रामः श्रमणीं संशितव्रताम् । कच्चित्ते निर्जिता विघ्नाः कच्चित्ते वर्धते तपः ॥
tāmuvāca tato rāmaḥ śramaṇīṃ saṃśitavratām | kaccitte nirjitā vighnāḥ kaccitte vardhate tapaḥ ||
English Translation
O ascetic hope you have overcome your obstacles to penance, you have controlled your anger and your desire for food. Is your austerity in progress.
VR 3.70.8 उपजातिः
कच्चित्ते नियतः कोप आहारश्च तपोधने । कच्चित्ते नियमाः प्राप्ताः कच्चित्ते मनसः सुखम् । कच्चित्ते गुरुशुश्रूषा सफला चारुभाषिणि ॥
kaccitte niyataḥ kopa āhāraśca tapodhane | kaccitte niyamāḥ prāptāḥ kaccitte manasaḥ sukham | kaccitte guruśuśrūṣā saphalā cārubhāṣiṇi ||
English Translation
O you of sweet accents, have you got all hindrances to asceticism removed? Is your asceticism growing stronger every day? O you having asceticism for your wealth, have you restricted your anger and fare? Have you observed the commandments and attained to mental felicity? Have your attendance upon your spiritual guide born fruits?
VR 3.70.9 अनुष्टुप्
रामेण तापसी पृष्ठा सा सिद्धा सिद्धसंमता । शशंस शबरी वृद्धा रामाय प्रत्युपस्थिता ॥
rāmeṇa tāpasī pṛṣṭhā sā siddhā siddhasaṃmatā | śaśaṃsa śabarī vṛddhā rāmāya pratyupasthitā ||
English Translation
Being thus accosted by Rāma that old Savarī, of accomplished asceticism and recognised by the Siddhas, approaching Rāma spoke.
VR 3.70.10 अनुष्टुप्
चित्रकूटं त्वयि प्राप्ते विमानैरतुलप्रभैः । इतस्ते दिवमारूढा यानहं पर्यचारिषम् ॥
citrakūṭaṃ tvayi prāpte vimānairatulaprabhaiḥ | itaste divamārūḍhā yānahaṃ paryacāriṣam ||
English Translation
On your setting foot on the mount Citrakūta, the ascetics whom I served, ascending celestial cars of incomparable lustre, departed to heaven.
VR 3.70.11 अनुष्टुप्
तैश्चाहमुक्ता धर्मज्ञैर्महाभागैर्महर्षिभिः । आगमिष्यति ते रामः सुपुण्यमिममाश्रमम् ॥
taiścāhamuktā dharmajñairmahābhāgairmaharṣibhiḥ | āgamiṣyati te rāmaḥ supuṇyamimamāśramam ||
English Translation
Those great ascetics, cognizant of virtue, said to me, Rāma shall come to your holy asylum. Do you receive with great reverence that guest together with Laksmana. On beholding him, you shall attain to that best land of the celestials whence none return.
VR 3.70.12 अनुष्टुप्
स ते प्रतिग्रहीतव्यः सौमित्रिसहितोऽतिथिः । तं च दृष्ट्वा वराँल्लोकानक्षयांस्त्वं गमिष्यसि ॥
sa te pratigrahītavyaḥ saumitrisahito'tithiḥ | taṃ ca dṛṣṭvā varām̐llokānakṣayāṃstvaṃ gamiṣyasi ||
English Translation
Those great ascetics, cognizant of virtue, said to me, Rāma shall come to your holy asylum. Do you receive with great reverence that guest together with Laksmana. On beholding him, you shall attain to that best land of the celestials whence none return.
VR 3.70.13 अनुष्टुप्
मया तु विविधं वन्यं संचितं पुरुषर्षभ । तवार्थे पुरुषव्याघ्र पम्पायास्तीरसंभवम् ॥
mayā tu vividhaṃ vanyaṃ saṃcitaṃ puruṣarṣabha | tavārthe puruṣavyāghra pampāyāstīrasaṃbhavam ||
English Translation
O best among men I have collected and kept for your sake different kinds of forestfood grown on the bank of Pampa.
VR 3.70.14 अनुष्टुप्
एवमुक्तः स धर्मात्मा शबर्या शबरीमिदम् । राघवः प्राह विज्ञाने तां नित्यमबहिष्कृताम् ॥
evamuktaḥ sa dharmātmā śabaryā śabarīmidam | rāghavaḥ prāha vijñāne tāṃ nityamabahiṣkṛtām ||
English Translation
Being thus addressed by Savarī, the virtuoussouled Raghava spoke to her conversant with the knowledge of past and future.
VR 3.70.15 अनुष्टुप्
दनोः सकाशात्तत्त्वेन प्रभावं ते महात्मनः । श्रुतं प्रत्यक्षमिच्छामि संद्रष्टुं यदि मन्यसे ॥
danoḥ sakāśāttattvena prabhāvaṃ te mahātmanaḥ | śrutaṃ pratyakṣamicchāmi saṃdraṣṭuṃ yadi manyase ||
English Translation
I have heard from Danu, in truth, about your divine authority as well as that of your spiritual guides. If you purpose so I wish to witness it with my own eyes.
VR 3.70.16 अनुष्टुप्
एतत्तु वचनं श्रुत्वा रामवक्त्राद्विनिःसृतम् । शबरी दर्शयामास तावुभौ तद्वनं महत् ॥
etattu vacanaṃ śrutvā rāmavaktrādviniḥsṛtam | śabarī darśayāmāsa tāvubhau tadvanaṃ mahat ||
English Translation
Hearing those accents dropping from Rāma's lips, Sabarī showing to them the vast forest said.
VR 3.70.17 अनुष्टुप्
पश्य मेघघनप्रख्यं मृगपक्षिसमाकुलम् । मतङ्गवनमित्येव विश्रुतं रघुनन्दन ॥
paśya meghaghanaprakhyaṃ mṛgapakṣisamākulam | mataṅgavanamityeva viśrutaṃ raghunandana ||
English Translation
Do you behold, O Rāghava, this forest, crowded with deer and birds resembling a dense cloud. This forest is known as Matanga's wood.
VR 3.70.18 अनुष्टुप्
इह ते भावितात्मानो गुरवो मे महाद्युते । जुहवांश्चक्रिरे तीर्थं मन्त्रवन्मन्त्रपूजितम् ॥
iha te bhāvitātmāno guravo me mahādyute | juhavāṃścakrire tīrthaṃ mantravanmantrapūjitam ||
English Translation
Here in this forest the pure-souled preceptors sacrificed to fire their persons consecrated by the Mantras as Mantra itself.
VR 3.70.19 अनुष्टुप्
इयं प्रत्यक्स्थली वेदी यत्र ते मे सुसत्कृताः । पुष्पोपहारं कुर्वन्ति श्रमादुद्वेपिभिः करैः ॥
iyaṃ pratyaksthalī vedī yatra te me susatkṛtāḥ | puṣpopahāraṃ kurvanti śramādudvepibhiḥ karaiḥ ||
English Translation
This is that alter Pratyaksthalī, ascending which my worshipful preceptors used to offer flowers to the deities with hands trembling with toil,
VR 3.70.20 अनुष्टुप्
तेषां तपः प्रभावेन पश्याद्यापि रघूत्तम । द्योतयन्ति दिशः सर्वाः श्रिया वेद्योऽतुलप्रभाः ॥
teṣāṃ tapaḥ prabhāvena paśyādyāpi raghūttama | dyotayanti diśaḥ sarvāḥ śriyā vedyo'tulaprabhāḥ ||
English Translation
Behold, O best of Raghus, this alter of incomparable beauty, by virtue of their asceticism, has been still shedding its lustre on all the sides.
VR 3.70.21 अनुष्टुप्
अशक्नुवद्भिस्तैर्गन्तुमुपवासश्रमालसैः । चिन्तितेऽभ्यागतान्पश्य समेतान्सप्त सागरान् ॥
aśaknuvadbhistairgantumupavāsaśramālasaiḥ | cintite'bhyāgatānpaśya sametānsapta sāgarān ||
English Translation
Behold, again, the seven seas have appeared here in conjunction, at their very thought, worn out with fast and therefore incapable of moving on.
VR 3.70.22 अनुष्टुप्
कृताभिषेकैस्तैर्न्यस्ता वल्कलाः पादपेष्विह । अद्यापि न विशुष्यन्ति प्रदेशे रघुनन्दन ॥
kṛtābhiṣekaistairnyastā valkalāḥ pādapeṣviha | adyāpi na viśuṣyanti pradeśe raghunandana ||
English Translation
Even those barks, which they used to place on these trees after ablution have not yet been dried up.
VR 3.70.23 अनुष्टुप्
कृत्स्नं वनमिदं दृष्टं श्रोतव्यं च श्रुतं त्वया । तदिच्छाम्यभ्यनुज्ञाता त्यक्तुमेतत्कलेवरम् ॥
kṛtsnaṃ vanamidaṃ dṛṣṭaṃ śrotavyaṃ ca śrutaṃ tvayā | tadicchāmyabhyanujñātā tyaktumetatkalevaram ||
English Translation
You have observed this entire forest and heard every thing worth hearing. I purpose now to renounce my body being commanded by you.
VR 3.70.24 अनुष्टुप्
तेषामिच्छाम्यहं गन्तुं समीपं भावितात्मनाम् । मुनीनामाश्रंमो येषामहं च परिचारिणी ॥
teṣāmicchāmyahaṃ gantuṃ samīpaṃ bhāvitātmanām | munīnāmāśraṃmo yeṣāmahaṃ ca paricāriṇī ||
English Translation
I wish to approach those pure-souled ascetics, whom I used to wait upon, and whom these asylums belong to.
VR 3.70.25 अनुष्टुप्
धर्मिष्ठं तु वचः श्रुत्वा राघवः सहलक्ष्मणः । अनुजानामि गच्छेति प्रहृष्टवदनोऽब्रवीत् ॥
dharmiṣṭhaṃ tu vacaḥ śrutvā rāghavaḥ sahalakṣmaṇaḥ | anujānāmi gaccheti prahṛṣṭavadano'bravīt ||
English Translation
Hearing with Lakşmaņa the speech of the pious one, Rāma gained an excess of joy and exclaiming, Wonderful it is!
VR 3.70.26 अनुष्टुप्
अनुज्ञाता तु रामेण हुत्वात्मानं हुताशने । ज्वलत्पावकसंकाशा स्वर्गमेव जगाम सा ॥
anujñātā tu rāmeṇa hutvātmānaṃ hutāśane | jvalatpāvakasaṃkāśā svargameva jagāma sā ||
English Translation
With matted locks, tattered bark clothes and deer skin, Sabari consigned her old and emaciated body to the fire at that moment, with the permission of Rama and ascended to heaven, her body glowing like fire.
VR 3.70.27 अनुष्टुप्
यत्र ते सुकृतात्मानो विहरन्ति महर्षयः । तत्पुण्यं शबरीस्थानं जगामात्मसमाधिना ॥
yatra te sukṛtātmāno viharanti maharṣayaḥ | tatpuṇyaṃ śabarīsthānaṃ jagāmātmasamādhinā ||
English Translation
By virtue of her devout meditation, Savarī repaired to that holy region where dwelt her spiritual preceptors-the pure-hearted ascetics.
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