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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇam • Kāṇḍa 7 (Uttarakāṇḍa) • Sarga 48

Uttarakāṇḍa Sarga 48

उत्तरकाण्डम् • सर्गः 48

Uttarakāṇḍa Sarga 48 of the classical Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa with 20 verses.

Total: 20 Verses • Citations: VR 7.48.1–20 • 175 Lexicon Terms
VR 7.48.1 अनुष्टुप्
सीतां तु रुदतीं दृष्ट्वा ये तत्र मुनिदारकाः । प्राद्रवन्यत्र भगवानास्ते वाल्मीकिरग्र्यधीः ॥
sītāṃ tu rudatīṃ dṛṣṭvā ye tatra munidārakāḥ | prādravanyatra bhagavānāste vālmīkiragryadhīḥ ||
English Translation
Beholding Sītā thus wailing, the sons of the Rşis there speedily approached the great Vālmīki, well-established in asceticism. And saluting him they all communicated to him Sītā's bewailing and said.
VR 7.48.2 अनुष्टुप्
अभिवाद्य मुनेः पादौ मुनिपुत्रा महर्षये । सर्वे निवेदयामासुस्तस्यास्तु रुदितस्वनम् ॥
abhivādya muneḥ pādau muniputrā maharṣaye | sarve nivedayāmāsustasyāstu ruditasvanam ||
English Translation
Beholding Sītā thus wailing, the sons of the Rşis there speedily approached the great Vālmīki, well-established in asceticism. And saluting him they all communicated to him Sītā's bewailing and said.
VR 7.48.3 अनुष्टुप्
अदृष्टपूर्वा भगवन्कस्याप्येषा महात्मनः । पत्नी श्रीरिव संमोहाद्विरौति विकृतस्वरा ॥
adṛṣṭapūrvā bhagavankasyāpyeṣā mahātmanaḥ | patnī śrīriva saṃmohādvirauti vikṛtasvarā ||
English Translation
O great Rşi, we do not know the wife of what great man, beautiful like the very Lakşmī, and not seen before, is crying aloud very poorly?
VR 7.48.4 अनुष्टुप्
भगवन्साधु पश्येमां देवतामिव खाच्च्युताम् । न ह्येनां मानुषीं विद्मः सत्क्रियास्याः प्रयुज्यताम् ॥
bhagavansādhu paśyemāṃ devatāmiva khāccyutām | na hyenāṃ mānuṣīṃ vidmaḥ satkriyāsyāḥ prayujyatām ||
VR 7.48.5 अनुष्टुप्
तेषां तद्वचनं श्रुत्वा बुद्ध्या निश्चित्य धर्मवित् । तपसा लब्धचक्षुष्मान्प्राद्रवद्यत्र मैथिली ॥
teṣāṃ tadvacanaṃ śrutvā buddhyā niścitya dharmavit | tapasā labdhacakṣuṣmānprādravadyatra maithilī ||
VR 7.48.6 उपजातिः
तं तु देशमभिप्रेत्य किंचित्पद्भ्यां महामुनिः । अर्घ्यमादाय रुचिरं जाह्नवीतीरमाश्रितः । ददर्श राघवस्येष्टां पत्नीं सीतामनाथवत् ॥
taṃ tu deśamabhipretya kiṃcitpadbhyāṃ mahāmuniḥ | arghyamādāya ruciraṃ jāhnavītīramāśritaḥ | dadarśa rāghavasyeṣṭāṃ patnīṃ sītāmanāthavat ||
VR 7.48.7 अनुष्टुप्
तां सीतां शोकभारार्तां वाल्मीकिर्मुनिपुंगवः । उवाच मधुरां वाणीं ह्लादयन्निव तेजसा ॥
tāṃ sītāṃ śokabhārārtāṃ vālmīkirmunipuṃgavaḥ | uvāca madhurāṃ vāṇīṃ hlādayanniva tejasā ||
English Translation
Having gladdened a little the aggrieved Sītā by virtue of his own effulgence of the great ascetic Vālmīki addressed her in following sweet ascents. She did not appear to us to be a woman. Do you receive her duly. She is near the hermitage and so has come to seek your shelter.
VR 7.48.8 अनुष्टुप्
स्नुषा दशरथस्य त्वं रामस्य महिषी सती । जनकस्य सुता राज्ञः स्वागतं ते पतिव्रते ॥
snuṣā daśarathasya tvaṃ rāmasya mahiṣī satī | janakasya sutā rājñaḥ svāgataṃ te pativrate ||
English Translation
O chaste damsel, you at the daughter-in-law of Dasaratha, the beloved wife of Rāma and the daughter of Janaka; your coming here is auspicious. O illustrious Sir, she is on the look out for a protector-do you protect her.” The pious Vālmīki could perceive everything by virtue of his asceticism: and ascertaining the truth of the words of the Rși boys by the power of his understanding, he, with quick steps, approached Sita.
VR 7.48.9 अनुष्टुप्
आयान्त्येवासि विज्ञाता मया धर्मसमाधिना । कारणं चैव सर्वं मे हृदयेनोपलक्षितम् ॥
āyāntyevāsi vijñātā mayā dharmasamādhinā | kāraṇaṃ caiva sarvaṃ me hṛdayenopalakṣitam ||
English Translation
I am apprised, by virtue of asceticism and meditation, of the object of your coming here. O great lady, I am also fully aware that you are by all means chaste. In fact I am conscious of all the incidents in the three worlds. And the disciple followed that high-minded ascetic. Thereupon proceeding a little on foot with Arghya in his hands, the wise Vālmiki reached the banks of the river and saw that Rāghava's spouse was bewailing like a helpless woman.
VR 7.48.10 अनुष्टुप्
अपापां वेद्मि सीते त्वां तपोलब्धेन चक्षुषा । विशुद्धभावा वैदेहि साम्प्रतं मयि वर्तसे ॥
apāpāṃ vedmi sīte tvāṃ tapolabdhena cakṣuṣā | viśuddhabhāvā vaidehi sāmprataṃ mayi vartase ||
English Translation
By the eyes of asceticism, I perceive, O daughter of Janaka, that you are innocent. You have come under my shelter, O Vaidehi-to be you consoled.
VR 7.48.11 अनुष्टुप्
आश्रमस्याविदूरे मे तापस्यस्तपसि स्थिताः । तास्त्वां वत्से यथा वत्सं पालयिष्यन्ति नित्यशः ॥
āśramasyāvidūre me tāpasyastapasi sthitāḥ | tāstvāṃ vatse yathā vatsaṃ pālayiṣyanti nityaśaḥ ||
English Translation
O child, the pious ascetics live around my hermitage. They shall daily take care of you as their daughter.
VR 7.48.12 अनुष्टुप्
इदमर्घ्यं प्रतीच्छ त्वं विस्रब्धा विगतज्वरा । यथा स्वगृहमभ्येत्य विषादं चैव मा कृथाः ॥
idamarghyaṃ pratīccha tvaṃ visrabdhā vigatajvarā | yathā svagṛhamabhyetya viṣādaṃ caiva mā kṛthāḥ ||
English Translation
Do you accept this Arghya now, and confiding in me do you remove your grief. Be not sorry for anything; consider that you have come to your own home. Hearing the wonderful words of the great ascetic, Sītā humbly touched his feet and said Your desire shall be fulfilled.
VR 7.48.13 अनुष्टुप्
श्रुत्वा तु भाषितं सीता मुनेः परममद्भुतम् । शिरसा वन्द्य चरणौ तथेत्याह कृताञ्जलिः ॥
śrutvā tu bhāṣitaṃ sītā muneḥ paramamadbhutam | śirasā vandya caraṇau tathetyāha kṛtāñjaliḥ ||
English Translation
Do you accept this Arghya now, and confiding in me do you remove your grief. Be not sorry for anything; consider that you have come to your own home. Hearing the wonderful words of the great ascetic, Sītā humbly touched his feet and said Your desire shall be fulfilled.
VR 7.48.14 अनुष्टुप्
तं प्रयान्तं मुनिं सीता प्राञ्जलिः पृष्ठतोऽन्वगात् । अन्वयाद्यत्र तापस्यो धर्मनित्याः समाहिताः ॥
taṃ prayāntaṃ muniṃ sītā prāñjaliḥ pṛṣṭhato'nvagāt | anvayādyatra tāpasyo dharmanityāḥ samāhitāḥ ||
VR 7.48.15 अनुष्टुप्
तं दृष्ट्वा मुनिमायान्तं वैदेह्यानुगतं तदा । उपाजग्मुर्मुदा युक्ता वचनं चेदमब्रुवन् ॥
taṃ dṛṣṭvā munimāyāntaṃ vaidehyānugataṃ tadā | upājagmurmudā yuktā vacanaṃ cedamabruvan ||
VR 7.48.16 उपगीति (१२, १५, १२, १५)
स्वागतं ते मुनिश्रेष्ठ चिरस्यागमनं प्रभो । अभिवादयामः सर्वास्त्वामुच्यतां किं च कुर्महे ॥
svāgataṃ te muniśreṣṭha cirasyāgamanaṃ prabho | abhivādayāmaḥ sarvāstvāmucyatāṃ kiṃ ca kurmahe ||
VR 7.48.17 अनुष्टुप्
तासां तद्वचनं श्रुत्वा वाल्मीकिरिदमब्रवीत् । सीतेयं समनुप्राप्ता पत्नी रामस्य धीमतः ॥
tāsāṃ tadvacanaṃ śrutvā vālmīkiridamabravīt | sīteyaṃ samanuprāptā patnī rāmasya dhīmataḥ ||
English Translation
Hearing their words the great Vālmīki replied in worthy accents-"This Sītā is the wife of the intelligent Rāma, the daughter-in-law of Daśaratha and the daughter of Janaka. She has now come to our hermitage. She is chaste and innocent, still her husband has renounced her. So we should all protect her.
VR 7.48.18 अनुष्टुप्
स्नुषा दशरथस्यैषा जनकस्य सुता सती । अपापा पतिना त्यक्ता परिपाल्या मया सदा ॥
snuṣā daśarathasyaiṣā janakasya sutā satī | apāpā patinā tyaktā paripālyā mayā sadā ||
English Translation
Hearing their words the great Vālmīki replied in worthy accents-"This Sītā is the wife of the intelligent Rāma, the daughter-in-law of Daśaratha and the daughter of Janaka. She has now come to our hermitage. She is chaste and innocent, still her husband has renounced her. So we should all protect her.
VR 7.48.19 अनुष्टुप्
इमां भवत्यः पश्यन्तु स्नेहेन परमेण ह । गौरवान्मम वाक्यस्य पूज्या वोऽस्तु विशेषतः ॥
imāṃ bhavatyaḥ paśyantu snehena parameṇa ha | gauravānmama vākyasya pūjyā vo'stu viśeṣataḥ ||
English Translation
She is worthy of your reverence specially while such is order of mine-your preceptor. So. do you all, take care of her with great affection.
VR 7.48.20 अनुष्टुप्
मुहुर्मुहुश्च वैदेहीं परिसान्त्व्य महायशाः । स्वमाश्रमं शिष्यवृतः पुनरायान्महातपाः ॥
muhurmuhuśca vaidehīṃ parisāntvya mahāyaśāḥ | svamāśramaṃ śiṣyavṛtaḥ punarāyānmahātapāḥ ||
English Translation
Having consigned the charge of Sītā to the hands of the female ascetics, the great and illustrious ascetic Vālmīki, followed by his disciples, speedily proceeded towards his holy hermitage.
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