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Ayodhya Kaanda - Sarga 94
In this Sarga, Rāma describes the captivating beauty of Citrakūṭa to Seetā. He hopes that she too is enjoying the beauty of the Vana, living along with him.
He feels happy that he is making the word given by his father come true and also making Bharata happy. He declares that, living in that beautiful Vana along with her and Lakshmaṇa, he sees no reason for him to feel sad in spite of losing the kingdom and being away from his friends.
2.94.1-2 தீர்ககாலோஷிதஸ்தஸ்மிந்கிரௌ கிரிவநப்ரிய: ।
வைதேஹ்யா: ப்ரியமாகாங்க்ஷந்ஸ்வம் ச சித்தம் விலோபயந் ॥
அத தாஸரதிஸ்சித்ரம் சித்ரகூடமதர்ஸயத் ।
பார்யாமமரஸங்காஸஸ்ஸசீமிவ புரந்தர: ॥
dīrghakālōṣitastasmingirau girivanapriyaḥ ।
vaidēhyāḥ priyamākāṅkṣansvaṃ ca cittaṃ vilōbhayan ॥
atha dāṡarathiṡcitraṃ citrakūṭamadarṡayat ।
bhāryāmamarasaṅkāṡaṡṡacīmiva purandaraḥ ॥
Having lived there on the mountain long enough,
and having a natural fascination for mountains and Vanas,
the son of Daṡaratha, who was like a Dēva,
showed to Seetā, the princess of Vidēha, like Indra to Ṡachi,
the bewitching beauty of Citrakūṭa,
to please her as well as to regale his own heart.
2.94.3 ந ராஜ்யாத்ப்ரம்ஸநம் பத்ரே ந ஸுஹ்ருத்பிர்விநாபவ: ।
மநோ மே பாததே த்ருஷ்ட்வா ரமணீயமிமம் கிரிம் ॥
na rājyādbhraṃṡanaṃ bhadrē na suhṛdbhirvinābhavaḥ ।
manō mē bādhatē dṛṣṭvā ramaṇīyamimaṃ girim ॥
Neither the loss of the kingdom nor
deprivation of the company of friends
bothers my mind, O auspicious one,
seeing this beautiful and enchanting mountain.
2.94.4 பஸ்யேமமசலம் பத்ரேநாநாத்விஜகணாயுதம் ।
ஸிகரை: கமிவோத்வித்தைர்தாதுமத்பிர்விபூஷிதம் ॥
paṡyēmamacalaṃ bhadrēnānādvijagaṇāyutam ।
ṡikharaiḥ khamivōdviddhairdhātumadbhirvibhūṣitam ॥
O my darling! Look at this mountain,
with its many flocks of birds and
its peaks, rich with minerals,
that seem to shoot into the sky.
2.94.5-6 கேசித்ரஜதஸங்காஸா: கேசித்க்ஷதஜஸந்நீபா: ।
பீதமாஞ்ஜிஷ்டவர்ணாஸ்ச கேசிந்மணிவரப்ரபா: ॥
புஷ்யார்ககேதகாபாஸ்ச கேசிஜ்ஜ்யோதீரஸப்ரபா: ।
விராஜந்தேऽசலேந்த்ரஸ்ய தேஸா தாதுவிபூஷிதா: ॥
kēcidrajatasaṅkāṡāḥ kēcitkṣatajasannībhāḥ ।
pītamāñjiṣṭavarṇāṡca kēcinmaṇivaraprabhāḥ ॥
puṣyārkakētakābhāṡca kēcijjyōtīrasaprabhāḥ ।
virājantē'calēndrasya dēṡā dhātuvibhūṣitāḥ ॥
Some of the peaks of this mountain
shine like silver, some red like blood,
some yellow and madder-colored,
some with the brilliance of emerald,
some with the tints of topaz,
crystal and the flower of the Kētaka,
some with the luster of stars and
some with the sheen of quicksilver!
2.94.7 நாநாம்ருககணத்வீபிதரர்க்ஷ்வ்ருக்ஷகணைர்வுத: ।
அதுஷ்டைர்பாத்யயம் ஸைலோ பஹுபக்ஷிஸமாயுத: ॥
nānāmṛgagaṇadvīpitararkṣvṛkṣagaṇairvutaḥ ।
aduṣṭairbhātyayaṃ ṡailō bahupakṣisamāyutaḥ ॥
This mountain is splendid with its
numerous and harmless herds of deer,
tiger, leopard and bear, and its innumerable birds.
2.94.8-10 ஆம்ரஜம்ப்வஸநைர்லோத்ரை: ப்ரியாலை: பநஸைர்தவை: ।
அங்கோலைர்பவ்யதிநிஸைர்பில்வதிந்துக வேணுபி: ॥
காஸ்மர்யரிஷ்டவருணைர்மதூகைஸ்திலகைஸ்ததா ।
பதர்யாமலகைர்நீபைர்வேத்ரதந்வநபீஜகை: ॥
புஷ்பவத்பி: பலோபேதைஸ்சாயாவத்பிர்மநோரமை: ।
ஏவமாதிபிராகீர்ண: ஸ்ரியம் புஷ்யத்யயம் கிரி: ॥
āmrajambvasanairlōdhraiḥ priyālaiḥ panasairdhavaiḥ ।
aṅkōlairbhavyatiniṡairbilvatinduka vēṇubhiḥ ॥
kāṡmaryariṣṭavaruṇairmadhūkaistilakaistathā ।
badaryāmalakairnīpairvētradhanvanabījakaiḥ ॥
puṣpavadbhiḥ phalōpētaiṡchāyāvadbhirmanōramaiḥ ।
ēvamādibhirākīrṇaḥ ṡriyaṃ puṣyatyayaṃ giriḥ ॥
The mountain is rich with enchanting
flowering, fruit-bearing and shady trees
like mango, rose-apple, Asana, Lōdhra,
Priyāla, jack fruit, Dhava, Aṅkōla,
lovely Tiniṡa, Bilva, Tiṇḍuka, bamboo,
Kāṡmari, neem, Varuṇa, Madhūka, Tilaka,
Badari, Āmla, Neepa, cane, Dhanvana and pomegranate.
2.94.11 ஸைலப்ரஸ்தேஷு ரம்யேஷு பஸ்யேமாந் ரோமஹர்ஷணாந் ।
கிந்நராந் த்வந்த்வஸோ பத்ரே ரமமாணாந்மநஸ்விந: ॥
ṡailaprasthēṣu ramyēṣu paṡyēmān rōmaharṣaṇān ।
kinnarān dvandvaṡō bhadrē ramamāṇānmanasvinaḥ ॥
Look at those Kinnara people in pairs, O auspicious one,
enjoying themselves on the picturesque flanks of the mountain,
a sight that gives goose bumps!
2.94.12 ஸாகாவஸக்தாந் கட்காம்ஸ்ச ப்ரவராண்யம்பராணி ச ।
பஸ்ய வித்யாதரஸ்த்ரீணாம் க்ரீடோத்தேஸாந்மநோரமாந் ॥
ṡākhāvasaktān khaḍgāṃṡca pravarāṇyambarāṇi ca ।
paṡya vidyādharastrīṇāṃ krīḍōddhēṡānmanōramān ॥
Look at the sports grounds of the Vidyādharas and their women.
Look at their beautiful garments and swords,
hanging on the branches of the trees!
2.94.13 ஜலப்ரபாதைருத்பேதைர்நிஷ்யந்தைஸ்ச க்வசித்க்வசித் ।
ஸ்ரவத்பிர்பாத்யயம் ஸைலஸ்ஸ்ரவந்மத இவ த்விப: ॥
jalaprapātairudbhēdairniṣyandaiṡca kvacitkvacit ।
sravadbhirbhātyayaṃ ṡailassravanmada iva dvipaḥ ॥
With water gushing from its waterfalls,
and from its springs that seem to tear it apart,
the mountain looks like an elephant exuding ichor.
2.94.14 குஹாஸமீரணோ கந்தாந்நாநாபுஷ்பபவாந்வஹந் ।
க்ராணதர்பணமப்யேத்ய கம் நரம் ந ப்ரஹர்ஷயேத் ॥
guhāsamīraṇō gandhānnānāpuṣpabhavānvahan ।
ghrāṇatarpaṇamabhyētya kaṃ naraṃ na praharṣayēt ॥
Who will not be delighted
by the breeze from the caverns
that carries the perfume of a multitude of flowers,
tickling their sense of smell?
2.94.15 யதீஹ ஸரதோऽநேகாஸ்த்வயா ஸார்தமநிந்திதே ।
லக்ஷ்மணேந ச வத்ஸ்யாமி ந மாம் ஸோக: ப்ரதக்ஷ்யதி ॥
yadīha ṡaradō'nēkāstvayā sārdhamaninditē ।
lakṣmaṇēna ca vatsyāmi na māṃ ṡōkaḥ pradhakṣyati ॥
I could live here for many many years,
with you, O faultless one, and with Lakshmaṇa,
and no grief would ever consume me.
2.94.16 பஹுபுஷ்பபலே ரம்யே நாநாத்விஜகணாயுதே ।
விசித்ரஸிகரேஹ்யஸ்மிந்ரதவாநஸ்மி பாமிநி! ॥
bahupuṣpaphalē ramyē nānādvijagaṇāyutē ।
vicitraṡikharēhyasminratavānasmi bhāmini! ॥
This mountain with its splendid peaks,
its lovely flowers of many kinds and its flocks of birds,
captivates me, O lovely woman!
2.94.17 அநேந வநவாஸேந மயா ப்ராப்தம் பலத்வயம் ।
பிதுஸ்சாந்ருணதா தர்மே பரதஸ்ய ப்ரியம் ததா ॥
anēna vanavāsēna mayā prāptaṃ phaladvayam ।
pituṡcānṛṇatā dharmē bharatasya priyaṃ tathā ॥
With this stay in the Vana, I have achieved two objectives:
of not making my father’s adherence to Dharma untrue,
and that of making Bharata happy.
2.94.18 வைதேஹி ரமஸே கச்சிச்சித்ரகூடே மயா ஸஹ ।
பஸ்யந்தீ விவிதாந்பாவாந்மநோவாக்காயஸம்மதாந் ॥
vaidēhi ramasē kacciccitrakūṭē mayā saha ।
paṡyantī vividhānbhāvānmanōvākkāyasammatān ॥
O princess of Vidēha! Are you enjoying
yourself with me here in this Citrakūṭa,
looking at these many sights that
please the mind, speech and body! This is the toughest question a husband whose fortunes are on the decline and whose good times are behind him, could ask his wife! All the guilt of having to bring the princess of Vidēha must be bearing down on him. Does not it wrench the heart of everyone even to witness this situation, let alone experience it?
2.94.19 இதமேவாம்ருதம் ப்ராஹூ ராஜ்ஞி ராஜர்ஷய: பரே ।
வநவாஸம் பவார்தாய ப்ரேத்ய மே ப்ரபிதாமஹா: ॥
idamēvāmṛtaṃ prāhū rājñi rājarṣayaḥ parē ।
vanavāsaṃ bhavārthāya prētya mē prapitāmahāḥ ॥
My great grandfathers and ancient Rājarshis
said that forest life like this
should be thought of as no less than Amrita,
for a king who wants a great afterlife!
2.94.20 ஸிலா ஸ்ஸைலஸ்ய ஸோபந்தே விஸாலா ஸ்ஸதஸோऽபித: ।
பஹுலா பஹுலைர்வர்ணைர்நீலபீதஸிதாருணை: ॥
ṡilā ṡṡailasya ṡōbhantē viṡālā ṡṡataṡō'bhitaḥ ।
bahulā bahulairvarṇairnīlapītasitāruṇaiḥ ॥
Hundreds of expansive rock-faces
of the mountain sparkle all around,
with a multitude of brilliant tints,
blue, yellow, white and red.
2.94.21 நிஸிபாந்த்யசலேந்த்ரஸ்ய ஹுதாஸநஸிகா இவ ।
ஓஷத்ய: ஸ்வப்ரபாலக்ஷ்ம்யா ப்ராஜமாநாஸ்ஸஹஸ்ரஸ: ॥
niṡibhāntyacalēndrasya hutāṡanaṡikhā iva ।
ōṣadhyaḥ svaprabhālakṣmyā bhrājamānāssahasraṡaḥ ॥
Herbs in thousands, on this lord of mountains,
shine with the splendor of their own luster,
like tongues of fire at the night.
2.94.22 கேசித் க்ஷயநிபா தேஸா: கேசிதுத்யாநஸந்நிபா: ।
கேசிதேகஸிலா பாந்தி பர்வதஸ்யாஸ்ய பாமிநி ॥
kēcit kṣayanibhā dēṡāḥ kēcidudyānasannibhāḥ ।
kēcidēkaṡilā bhānti parvatasyāsya bhāmini ॥
O lovely one! Some parts of the mountain look like houses,
some like gardens and some seem like
they are made of a single rock.
2.94.23 பித்த்வேவ வஸுதாம் பாதி சித்ரகூடஸ்ஸமுத்தித: ।
சித்ரகூடஸ்ய கூடோऽஸௌ த்ருஸ்யதே ஸர்வத ஸ்ஸுப: ॥
bhittvēva vasudhāṃ bhāti citrakūṭassamutthitaḥ ।
citrakūṭasya kūṭō'sau dṛṡyatē sarvata ṡṡubhaḥ ॥
Citrakūṭa looks as if it had risen rending the earth,
and this peak of the Citrakūṭa looks
equally beautiful from every direction.
2.94.24 குஷ்டஸ்தகரபுந்நாக பூர்ஜபத்ரோத்தரச்சதாந் ।
காமிநாம் ஸ்வாஸ்தராந்பஸ்ய குஸேஸயதலாயுதாந் ॥
kuṣṭhasthagarapunnāga bhūrjapatrōttaracchadān ।
kāmināṃ svāstarānpaṡya kuṡēṡayadalāyutān ॥
Look at these great beds of lovers that are covered with
Kuṣṭha, Sthagara, Punnāga and Bhūrja leaves
and spread over by lotus petals.
2.94.25 ம்ருதிதாஸ்சாபவித்தாஸ்ச த்ருஸ்யந்தே கமலஸ்ரஜ: ।
காமிபிர்வநிதே பஸ்ய பலாநி விவிதாநி ச ॥
mṛditāṡcāpaviddhāṡca dṛṡyantē kamalasrajaḥ ।
kāmibhirvanitē paṡya phalāni vividhāni ca ॥
Look at the lotus wreaths, my lady,
crushed and cast aside by lovers;
and look at these different fruits.
2.94.26 வஸ்வௌகஸாராம் நலிநீமத்யேதீவோத்தராந்குரூந் ।
பர்வதஸ்சித்ரகூடோऽஸௌ பஹுமூலபலோதக: ॥
vasvaukasārāṃ nalinīmatyētīvōttarānkurūn ।
parvataṡcitrakūṭō'sau bahumūlaphalōdakaḥ ॥
This Citrakūṭa mountain with its abundance of
roots, fruits and water, seems to excel
the city of Vasvoukasāra, the lake of Nalini,
and the country of Uttara-Kuru.
2.94.27 இமம் து காலம் வநிதே விஜஹ்ரிவாம்-
ஸ்த்வயா ச ஸீதே ஸஹ லக்ஷ்மணேந ச ।
ரதிம் ப்ரபத்ஸ்யே குலதர்மவர்தநீம்
ஸதாம் பதி ஸ்வைர்நியமை: பரை: ஸ்தித: ॥
imaṃ tu kālaṃ vanitē vijahrivāṃ-
stvayā ca sītē saha lakṣmaṇēna ca ।
ratiṃ prapatsyē kuladharmavardhanīṃ
satāṃ pathi svairniyamaiḥ paraiḥ sthitaḥ ॥
I will be very happy, O Seetā, my lady,
spending time here along with you and Lakshmaṇa,
observing the highest discipline,
following the example of great people,
and enhancing the Dharma adhered to by the family.
இத்யார்ஷே ஸ்ரீமத்ராமாயணே வால்மீகீயே ஆதிகாவ்யே
அயோத்யாகாண்டே சதுர்நவதிதமஸ்ஸர்க: ॥
ityārṣē ṡrīmadrāmāyaṇē vālmīkīyē ādikāvyē
ayōdhyākāṇḍē caturnavatitamassargaḥ ॥
Thus concludes the ninety fourth Sarga
in Ayōdhyā Kāṇḍa of the glorious Rāmāyaṇa,
the first ever poem of humankind,
composed by Vālmeeki.