Vālmīki (Sanskrit: वाल्मीकि)
Introduction
In this chapter Rama arrives at the king’s presence. Seeing King disturbed, Rama becomes grieved and wants to know the cause of king’s perturbance. Queen Kaikeyi describes to Rama about the boons that Dasaratha had given earlier and also her wishes of coronating Bharatha instead of Rama and sending Rama to Dandaka forest. On listening to these harsh words of Kaikeyi, Rama did not become sorrowful, but Dasaratha was very much disturbed.
स ददर्श आसने रामः निषण्णम् पितरम् शुभे |
कैकेयी सहितम् दीनम् मुखेन परिशुष्यता || २-१८-१
kaikeyii sahitam diinam mukhena parishuShyataa || 2-18-1
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Show Description: Sloka 2.18.1.
Rama saw his father sitting on a beautiful seat, but with his face looking completely parched up and miserable. Kaikeyi was at his side.
स पितुः चरणौ पूर्वम् अभिवाद्य विनीतवत् |
ततः ववन्दे चरणौ कैकेय्याः सुसमाहितः || २-१८-२
tataH vavande caraNau kaikeyyaaH susamaahitaH || 2-18-2
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Show Description: Sloka 2.18.2
Rama being humble and well composed, first reverentially saluted his father’s feet and then saluted Kaikeyi’s feet.
राम इति उक्त्वा च वचनम् वाष्प पर्याकुल ईक्षणः |
शशाक न्ऱ्पतिर् दीनो न ईक्षितुम् न अभिभाषितुम् || २-१८-३
shashaaka nRpatir diino na iikShitum na abhibhaaShitum || 2-18-3
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Show Description: Sloka 2.18.3
Dasaratha spoke only one word “Rama!” with his eyes filled with tears and dejected, being not able to see or to talk any further words.
तत् अपूर्वम् नर पतेर् द्ऱ्ष्ट्वा रूपम् भय आवहम् |
रामः अपि भयम् आपन्नः पदा स्प्ऱ्ष्ट्वा इव पन्नगम् || २-१८-४
raamaH api bhayam aapannaH padaa spRShTvaa iva pannagam || 2-18-4
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Show Description: Sloka 2.18.4
Having not seen earlier such a fearful form of his father, even Rama was frightened as though he seized a snake by his foot.
इन्द्रियैः अप्रह्ऱ्ष्टैअः तम् शोक सम्ताप कर्शितम् |
निह्श्वसन्तम् महा राजम् व्यथित आकुल चेतसम् || २-१८-५
ऊर्मि मालिनम् अक्षोभ्यम् क्षुभ्यन्तम् इव सागरम् |
उपप्लुतम् इव आदित्यम् उक्त अन्ऱ्तम् ऱ्षिम् यथा || २-१८-६
nihshvasantam mahaa raajam vyathita aakula cetasam || 2-18-5
uurmi maalinam akShobhyam kShubhyantam iva saagaram |
upaplutam iva aadityam ukta anRtam RShim yathaa || 2-18-6
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Show Description: Sloka 2.18.5,2.18.6
That king Dasaratha was sighing heavily with senses sans pleasure, emaciated with grief and anguish, with distressed and agitated mind, like ocean which cannot be perturbed, becoming perturbed with row of waves, like sun which is eclipsed and who lost lustre like by a sage who spoke untruth.
अचिन्त्य कल्पम् हि पितुस् तम् शोकम् उपधारयन् |
बभूव सम्रब्धतरः समुद्रैव पर्वणि || २-१८-७
babhuuva samrabdhataraH samudraiva parvaNi || 2-18-7
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Show Description: Sloka 2.18.7
Contemplating over the unimaginable sorrow of the king, he was very much perturbed as an ocean does on a full moon day.
चिन्तयाम् आस च तदा रामः पित्ऱ् हिते रतः |
किंस्विद् अद्य एव न्ऱ्पतिर् न माम् प्रत्यभिनन्दति || २-१८-८
ki.nsvid adya eva nRpatir na maam pratyabhinandati || 2-18-8
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Show Description: Sloka 2.18.8
The ingenious Rama, who is fond of his father’s welfare, anxiously thought : ” why indeed the king is not greeting me in return just today?”.
अन्यदा माम् पिता द्ऱ्ष्ट्वा कुपितः अपि प्रसीदति |
तस्य माम् अद्य सम्प्रेक्ष्य किम् आयासः प्रवर्तते || २-१८-९
tasya maam adya samprekShya kim aayaasaH pravartate || 2-18-9
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Show Description: Sloka 2.18.9
“At other times, the father, even though angry used to be gracious after seeing me why today such a father has become weary after seeing me?”.
स दीनैव शोक आर्तः विषण्ण वदन द्युतिः |
कैकेयीम् अभिवाद्य एव रामः वचनम् अब्रवीत् || २-१८-१०
kaikeyiim abhivaadya eva raamaH vacanam abraviit || 2-18-10
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Show Description: Sloka 2.18.10
Rama indeed distressed and afflicted with grief, with lustre faded from his face, offered his salutation to Kaikeyi and spoke these words.
कच्चिन् मया न अपराधम् अज्ञानात् येन मे पिता |
कुपितः तन् मम आचक्ष्व त्वम् चैव एनम् प्रसादय || २-१८-११
kupitaH tan mama aacakShva tvam caiva enam prasaadaya || 2-18-11
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Show Description: Sloka 2.18.11
“I hope that I have not done anything wrong through ignorance. Tell me why father is angry with me. You alone propitiate him in my favour.”.
अप्रसन्नमनाः किम् नु सदा मां प्रति वत्सलः |
विवर्ण वदनो दीनो न हि माम् अभिभाषते || २-१८-१२
vivarNa vadano diino na hi maam abhibhaaShate || 2-18-12
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Show Description: Sloka 2.18.12
“Why my father, who was always affectionate to me, has become displeased? With his face becoming pale and dejected, he is not talking to me.”.
शारीरः मानसो वा अपि कच्चित् एनम् न बाधते |
सम्तापो वा अभितापो वा दुर्लभम् हि सदा सुखम् || २-१८-१३
samtaapo vaa abhitaapo vaa durlabham hi sadaa sukham || 2-18-13
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Show Description: Sloka 2.18.13
“I hope that either bodily affliction or mental distress is not troubling him. The object of happiness is indeed difficult to be attained always!”.
कच्चिन् न किंचित् भरते कुमारे प्रिय दर्शने |
शत्रुघ्ने वा महा सत्त्वे मात्ऱ्ऱ्णाम् वा मम अशुभम् || २-१८-१४
shatrughne vaa mahaa sattve maatRRNaam vaa mama ashubham || 2-18-14
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Show Description: Sloka 2.18.14
“I hope that no bad thing occurred to Bharata, the delightful man to look at or to Shatrughna, the man of great strength or to my mother. “.
अतोषयन् महा राजम् अकुर्वन् वा पितुर् वचः |
मुहूर्तम् अपि न इच्चेयम् जीवितुम् कुपिते न्ऱ्पे || २-१८-१५
muhuurtam api na iccheyam jiivitum kupite nRpe || 2-18-15
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Show Description: Sloka 2.18.15
“If our father becomes angry, I do not desire to live even for a moment without satisfying him or without fulfilling his command.”.
यतः मूलम् नरः पश्येत् प्रादुर्भावम् इह आत्मनः |
कथम् तस्मिन् न वर्तेत प्रत्यक्षे सति दैवते || २-१८-१६
katham tasmin na varteta pratyakShe sati daivate || 2-18-16
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Show Description: Sloka 2.18.16
“Man sees father as the visible god who is the root cause of one’s own coming into existence and how else can he behave towards him other than like that?”.
कच्चित् ते परुषम् किंचित् अभिमानात् पिता मम |
उक्तः भवत्या कोपेन यत्र अस्य लुलितम् मनः || २-१८-१७
uktaH bhavatyaa kopena yatra asya lulitam manaH || 2-18-17
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Show Description: Sloka 2.18.17
“I hope you have not spoken anything which hurt my father’s conscience with your pride and anger.”.
एतत् आचक्ष्व मे देवि तत्त्वेन परिप्ऱ्च्चतः |
किम् निमित्तम् अपूर्वो अयम् विकारः मनुज अधिपे || २-१८-१८
kim nimittam apuurvo ayam vikaaraH manuja adhipe || 2-18-18
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Show Description: Sloka 2.18.18
“I am asking you why my father got this perturbation, which was not there earlier. Tell me the true position.”.
एवमुक्ता तु कैकेयी राघवेण महात्मना |
उवाचेदं सुनिर्लज्जा धृष्टमात्महितं वचः || २-१८-१९
uvaachedaM sunirlajjaa dhR^ishhTamaatmahitaM vachaH || 2-18-19
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Show Description: Sloka 2.18.19
Thus questioned by the great souled Rama, Kaikeyi fearlessly spoke these words for her own benefit, without any shame on her part.
न राजा कुपितो राम व्यसनम् नास्य किंचन |
किंचिन्मनोगतं त्वस्य त्वद्भयान्नाभिभाषते || २-१८-२०
ki.nchinmanogataM tvasya tvadbhayaannaabhibhaashhate || 2-18-20
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Show Description: Sloka 2.18.20
“Oh, Rama! The king is not angry. There is nothing of distress for him. But he has something in mind which he is not telling from fear.”.
प्रियम् त्वामप्रियम् वक्तुम् वाणी नास्योपपर्तते |
तदवश्यम् त्वया कार्यम् यदनेनाश्रुतम् मम || २-१८-२१
tadavashyam tvayaa kaaryam yadanenaashrutam mama || 2-18-21
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Show Description: Sloka 2.18.21
“To him, words are not coming off to tell disagreeable utterance to you, the dear one. He promised me a word. It is to be certainly done by you.”.
एष मह्यम् वरम् दत्त्वा पुरा मामभिपूज्य च |
स पश्चात्तप्यते राजा यथान्यः प्राकृतस्तथा || २-१८-२२
sa pashchaattapyate raajaa yathaanyaH praakR^itastathaa || 2-18-22
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Show Description: Sloka 2.18.22
“Long ago, the king honoured me and gave me a boon. Like a common man, he is repenting now for having given the boon.” .
अतिसृज्य ददानीति वरम् मम विशाम्पतिः |
स निरर्थं गतजले सेतुम् बन्धितुमिच्छति || २-१८-२३
sa nirarthaM gatajale setum bandhitumichchhati || 2-18-23
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Show Description: Sloka 2.18.23
“This king promised me to give the boon and now he desires to build a dam wastefully on a place where water has gone away.”.
धर्मूलमिदम् राम विदितम् च सतामपि |
तत्सत्यम् न त्यजेद्राजा कुपितस्त्वत्कृते यथा || २-१८-२४
tatsatyam na tyajedraajaa kupitastvatkR^ite yathaa || 2-18-24
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Show Description: Sloka 2.18.24
“Oh, Rama! It is known by even wise men, that truth is the root of righteousness. See that the offended king does not abandon such a truth for your sake.”.
यदि तद्वक्ष्यते राजा शुभम् वा यदि वाऽशुभम् |
करिष्यसि ततः सर्वमाख्यामि पुनस्त्वहम् || २-१८-२५
karishhyasi tataH sarvamaakhyaami punastvaham || 2-18-25
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Show Description: Sloka 2.18.25
“The king is about to mention that truth which may look auspicious or inauspicious to you. Still, I shall tell you all that, if you shall do it afterwards.” .
यदि त्वभिहितं राज्ञा त्वयि तन्न विपत्स्यते |
ततोऽहमभिधास्यामि न ह्येष त्वयि वक्ष्यति || २-१८-२६
tato.ahamabhidhaasyaami na hyeshha tvayi vakshyati || 2-18-26
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Show Description: Sloka 2.18.26
“If what is spoken by the king does not create unfavourableness in you, I shall then tell you. This king will not indeed tell you.” .
एतात्तु वचनं श्रुत्वा कैकेय्या समुदाहृतम् |
उवाच व्यथितो रामस्ताम् देवीम् नृपसन्निधौ || २-१८-२७
uvaacha vyathito raamastaam deviim nR^ipasannidhau || 2-18-27
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Show Description: Sloka 2.18.27
After hearing the words of Kaikeyi, Rama felt painful and spoke thus to her in the presence of the king.
aham hi vacanaat raaGYaH pateyam api paavake || 2-18-28
bhakShayeyam viSham tiikShNam majjeyam api ca arNave |
niyuktaH guruNaa pitraa nRpeNa ca hitena ca || 2-18-29
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Show Description: Sloka 2.18.28,2.18.29
“Oh, queen! what a pity! Do not talk like that to me. If father tells me, I shall jump even in fire. If father, who is a king, who wishes my welfare and who is venerable, commands me, I shall eat fiery poison and shall sink into an ocean.” .
तत् ब्रूहि वचनम् देवि राज्ञो यद् अभिकान्क्षितम् |
करिष्ये प्रतिजाने च रामः द्विर् न अभिभाषते || २-१८-३०
kariShye pratijaane ca raamaH dvir na abhibhaaShate || 2-18-30
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Show Description: Sloka 2.18.30
“Oh queen! Tell me the words of the king as desired by him. I even promise to do it. Rama does not speak two things.” .
तम् आर्जव समायुक्तम् अनार्या सत्य वादिनम् |
उवाच रामम् कैकेयी वचनम् भ्ऱ्श दारुणम् || २-१८-३१
uvaaca raamam kaikeyii vacanam bhRsha daaruNam || 2-18-31
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Show Description: Sloka 2.18.31
That vulgar Kaikeyi uttered very cruel words to that Rama, who was committed to sincerity and speaking of truth .
पुरा देव असुरे युद्धे पित्रा ते मम राघव |
रक्षितेन वरौ दत्तौ सशल्येन महा रणे || २-१८-३२
rakShitena varau dattau sashalyena mahaa raNe || 2-18-32
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Show Description: Sloka 2.18.32
“Oh, Rama! During a battle and a great war between celestials and demons long ago, I protected your father who was pierced by darts. Then, he gave me two boons.” .
तत्र मे याचितः राजा भरतस्य अभिषेचनम् |
गमनम् दण्डक अरण्ये तव च अद्य एव राघव || २-१८-३३
gamanam daNDaka araNye tava ca adya eva raaghava || 2-18-33
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Show Description: Sloka 2.18.33
“Oh, Rama! According to those boons, I asked the king for coronation of Bharata and for your going to Dandaka forest today itself.” .
यदि सत्य प्रतिज्ञम् त्वम् पितरम् कर्तुम् इच्चसि |
आत्मानम् च नर रेष्ठ मम वाक्यम् इदम् श्ऱ्णु || २-१८-३४
aatmaanam ca nara reShTha mama vaakyam idam shRNu || 2-18-34
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Show Description: Sloka 2.18.34
“Oh, Rama! If you want to make yourself and your father faithful to a promise, listen to these words of mine .
स निदेशे पितुस् तिष्ठ यथा तेन प्रतिश्रुतम् |
त्वया अरण्यम् प्रवेष्टव्यम् नव वर्षाणि पन्च च || २-१८-३५
tvayaa araNyam praveShTavyam nava varShaaNi panca ca || 2-18-35
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Show Description: Sloka 2.18.35
“Abide by your father’s command. As per his assurance, you have to stay in the forest for fourteen years.” .
भरतस्त्वभिषिच्येत यदेतदभिषेचन्म् |
त्वदर्थे विहितम् राज्ञा तेन सर्वेण राघव || २-१८-३६
tvadarthe vihitam raajJNaa tena sarveNa raaghava || 2-18-36
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Show Description: Sloka 2.18.36
“Bharata is to be enthroned with the use of complete collection of materials already arranged by the king for your sake.” .
सप्त सप्त च वर्षाणि दण्डक अरण्यम् आश्रितः |
अभिषेकम् इमम् त्यक्त्वा जटा चीर धरः वस || २-१८-३७
abhiShekam imam tyaktvaa jaTaa ciira dharaH vasa || 2-18-37
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Show Description: Sloka 2.18.37
“You have to leave this coronation function and dwell in the forest of Dandaka for fourteen years, wearing braided hair and covered with a hide.” .
भरतः कोसल पुरे प्रशास्तु वसुधाम् इमाम् |
नाना रत्न समाकीर्णम् सवाजि रथ कुन्जराम् || २-१८-३८
naanaa ratna samaakiirNam savaaji ratha kunjaraam || 2-18-38
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Show Description: Sloka 2.18.38
“Let Bharata rule this earth, by residing in Ayodhya filled with various types of precious thing together with horses, chariots and elephants.” .
एतेन त्वां नरेन्द्रोयम् कारुण्येन समाप्लुतः |
शोकसंक्लिष्टवदनो न शक्नोति निरीक्षितुम् || २-१८-३९
shokasaMklishhTavadano na shaknoti niriikshitum || 2-18-39
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Show Description: Sloka 2.18.39
“For this reason, king Dasaratha who is overwhelmed with sympathy towards you is not able to see you with his face, afflicted with grief.” .
एतत्कुरु नरेन्ध्रस्य वचनं रघुनन्दन |
सत्यन महता राम तारयस्व नरेश्वरम् || २-१८-४०
satyana mahataa raama taarayasva nareshvaram || 2-18-40
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Show Description: Sloka 2.18.40
“Oh, Rama! Do as per the words of the king and liberate him by giving your father an opportunity to maintain the truth.” .
इतीव तस्यां परुषम् वदन्त्याम् |
नचैव रामः प्रविवेश शोकम् |
प्रविव्यधे चापि महानुभावो |
राजा तु पुत्रव्यसनाभितप्तः || २-१८-४१
nachaiva raamaH pravivesha shokam |
pravivyadhe chaapi mahaanubhaavo |
raajaa tu putravyasanaabhitaptaH || 2-18-41
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Show Description: Sloka 2.18.41
Though she was speaking such harsh words, Rama was not affected with sorrow. But the mighty Dasaratha became highly disturbed, having been afflicted by the calamity occurred to his son .
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