Kishkindha Kanda — Sarga 27

अभिषिक्ते तु सुग्रीवे प्रविष्टे वानरे गुहाम्। आजगाम सह भ्रात्रा रामः प्रस्रवणं गिरिम्॥ शार्दूलमृगसंघुष्टं सिंदर्भापरवैर्वृतम्। नानागुल्मलतागूढं बहुपादपसंकुलम् ॥ ऋक्षवानरगोपुच्छैाजारैश्च निषेवितम्। मेघराशिनिभं शैलं नित्यं शुचिकरं शिवम्॥

On Sugrīva being installed and the monkeys entering the cave, Rāma, along with his younger brother, got at the Prasravana hill, resounded with the noise of tigers and deer, filled with terrible lions, covered with diverse trees, creepers and bowers, inhabited by bears, monkeys, Gopucyas and cats, resembling a collection of clouds and always auspicious.

Kishkindha Kanda 27.1

तस्य शैलस्य शिखरे महतीमायतां गुहाम्। प्रत्यगृहीत वासार्थं रामः सौमित्रिणा सह॥

Rāma, along with Saumitri, selected for his habitation, a spacious cave, situated on the summit of that hill.

Kishkindha Kanda 27.2

कृत्वा च समयं रामः सुग्रीवेण सहानघः। कालयुक्तं महद्वाक्यमुवाच रघुनन्दनः॥ विनीतं भ्रातरं भ्राता लक्ष्मणं लक्ष्मिवर्धनम्।

Making the above condition with Sugrīva, Rāma, the pure-souled descendant of Raghu, spoke to his humble younger brother Lakşmaņa, the enhance of wealth, the following sound words, worthy of being spoken on that occasion.

Kishkindha Kanda 27.3

इयं गिरिगुहा रम्या विशाला युक्तमारुता॥ अस्यां वत्स्याम सौमित्रे वर्षरात्रमरिंदम।

O Saumitri, O slayer of foes, in this pleasant and spacious mountain cave filled with air, we shall pass the rainy season.

Kishkindha Kanda 27.4

गिरिशृङ्गमिदं रम्यमुत्तमं पार्थिवात्मज ॥ श्वेताभिः कृष्णताम्राभिः शिलाभिरुपशोभितम्। नानाधातुसमाकीर्णं नदीदर्दुरसंयुतम्॥ विविधैर्वृक्षषण्डैश्च चारुचित्रलतायुतम्। नानाविहगसंघुष्टं मयूरवरनादितम्॥ मालतीकुन्दगुल्मैश्च सिन्दुवारैः शिरीषकैः। कदम्बार्जुनसर्जेश्च पुष्पितैरुपशोभितम्॥

O son of a king, this summit of the hill is excellent and picturesque, beautified with white, black and coppery stones, filled with diverse metals and river frogs, covered with diverse trees and pleasant creepers, resounded with the musical notes of various birds and cries of peacocks and beautified with various flowery trees, such as Malati, Kundas, Sinduvara, (a) Sirsa, (b) Kadamba, Arjuna, (c) and Sarja. (d). (a) As small tree—Vitex negundo. (b) A kind of tree-Acacia Sirsa. (c)A tree-Pentaptera arjunee. (d) The Sala tree (Shorea robusta) another tree (Pentaptera Arjuna.

Kishkindha Kanda 27.5

इयं च नलिनी रम्या फुल्लपङ्कजमण्डिता। नातिदूरे गुहाया नौ भविष्यति नृपात्मज॥

O son of a king, this pond filled with full blown lotuses shall always be near our cave.

Kishkindha Kanda 27.6

प्रागुदक्प्रवणे देशे गुहा साधु भविष्यति। पश्चाच्चैवोन्नता सौम्य निवातेयं भविष्यति॥

This cave shall be worthy of our habitation, O gentle one, having its north-eastern part low and the western part high.

Kishkindha Kanda 27.7

गुहाद्वारे च सौमित्रे शिला समतला शिवा। कृष्णा चैवायता चैव भिन्नाञ्जनचयोपमा॥

There is, O Saumitri, at the entrance of the cave, a level beautiful, spacious stone, black like to collyrium.

Kishkindha Kanda 27.8

गिरिशृङ्गमिदं तात पश्य चोत्तरतः शुभम्। भिन्नाञ्जनचयाकारमम्भोधरमिवोदितम्॥

Behold O my brother, on the north, the summit of the hill, resembling collyrium and a rising cloud.

Kishkindha Kanda 27.9

दक्षिणस्यामपि दिशि स्थितं श्वेतमिवाम्बरम्। कैलासशिखरप्रख्यं नानाधातुविराजितम्॥

There appears on the south a beautiful white hill resembling the Kailasa filled with various metals.

Kishkindha Kanda 27.10

प्राचीनवाहिनीं चैव नदी भृशमकर्दमाम्। गुहायाः परतः पश्य त्रिकूटे जाह्नवीमिव ॥ चन्दनैस्तिलकैः सालैस्तमालैरतिमुक्तकैः। पद्मकैः सरलैश्चैव अशोकैश्चैव शोभिताम्॥ वानीरैस्तिमिदैश्चैव बकुलैः केतकैरपि। हिन्तालैस्तिनिशैनीपैतसैः कृतमालकैः॥ तीरजैः शोभिता भाति नानारूपैस्ततस्ततः। वसनाभरणोपेता प्रमदेवाभ्यलंकृता ॥

Behold before the cave the mudless stream, flowing towards the east like to Jānhavi (e) in the Trkūta (f) mountain. This rivulet appears like to a damsel ornamented and clothed, being filled with various trees, such as-Sandal, Tilaka, Sāla, Tamālas, Atimuktas, (g) Padmaka, Saralas, (h) Aśokas, Vāneeras, (i) Timidas, Bakulas, Ketakas, Hintālas, Tinicas, Neepas, Vetasas, Kſtamalakas growing on her banks. (e) The river Ganges-literally-the daughter of Fanhu a saint. The Ganges is called so on account of her supposed origination from the thigh of the great saint. having three peaks. (g) A tree (Dalbergia onjeimaisis)-Mountain ebony. (h) A sort of pine, (Pinis longifolia) (1) A sort of cane or ratan, (Calamas Rotany).

Kishkindha Kanda 27.11

शतशः पक्षिसबैश्च नानानादविनादिता। एकैकमनुरक्तैश्च चक्रवाकैरलंकृता ॥ पुलिनैरतिरम्यैश्च हंससारससेविता। प्रहसन्त्येव भात्येषा नानारत्नसमन्विता॥

This rivulet resounded with various notes of hundreds of various birds, filled with Cakravākas attached to each other, crowded with geese and Sārasas, having picturesque banks, and various jewels, is as it were laughing on all sides.

Kishkindha Kanda 27.12

क्वचिन्नीलोत्पलैश्छन्ना भाति रक्तोत्पलैः क्वचित्। क्वचिदाभाति शुक्लैश्च दिव्यैः कुमुदकुड्मलैः॥

Here it appears covered with violet lotuses, here with red lotuses and there again with celestial white water-lilies.

Kishkindha Kanda 27.13

पारिप्लवशतैर्जुष्टा बर्हिक्रौञ्चविनादिता। रमणीया नदी सौम्य मुनिसङ्घनिषेविता॥

This pleasant and picturesque stream is filled with various water fowls and Chakravākas and served by many a saint.

Kishkindha Kanda 27.14

पश्य चन्दनवृक्षाणां पङ्क्तीः सुरुचिरा इव। ककुभानां च दृश्यन्ते मनसैवोदिताः समम्॥

Behold there the rows of pleasant sandal trees and those Kukubhas which have grown up as it were like to mental emotion.

Kishkindha Kanda 27.15

अहो सुरमणीयोऽयं देशः शत्रुनिषूदन। दृढं म्स्याव सौमित्रे साध्वत्र निवसावहे॥

Picturesque indeed is this place, O slayer of foes, and we shall happily live here, O son of Sumitra.

Kishkindha Kanda 27.16

इतश्च नातिदूरे सा किष्किन्धां चित्रकानना। सुग्रीवस्य पुरी रम्या भविष्यति नृपात्मजा ॥

At no distance, O son of a king, from this place is situate the pleasant city of Sugrīva-Kiş kindha, filled with forests.

Kishkindha Kanda 27.17

गीतवादित्रनिर्घोषः श्रूयते जयतां वर। नदतां वानराणां च मृदङ्गाडम्बरैः सह ॥

Hear then, O best of conquerors, the sound of music, and the clatter of monkeys mingled with the sound of Mşdangas.

Kishkindha Kanda 27.18

लब्धा भायाँ कपिवरः प्राप्य राज्यं सुहृदवृतः। ध्रुवं नन्दति सुग्रीवः सम्प्राप्य महतीं श्रियम्॥

Forsooth is rejoicing Sugrīva—the foremost of monkeys, getting back his wife, regaining his kingdom, and attaining to regal splendour.

Kishkindha Kanda 27.19

इत्युक्त्वा न्यवसत् तत्र राघवः सहलक्ष्मणः। बहुदृश्यदरीकुले तस्मिन् प्रस्रवणे गिरौ॥

Having said this, Rāghava, along with Laks maņa, dwelt in that Prasravana hill abounding in caves and bowers.

Kishkindha Kanda 27.20

सुसुखे हि बहुद्रव्ये तस्मिन् हि धरणीधरे। वसतस्तस्य रामस्य रतिरल्पापि नाभवत्॥ हृतां हि भार्यां स्मरतः प्राणेभ्योऽपि गरीयसीम्।

He did not attain to a best felicity although he lived in that pleasant hill filled with many things.

Kishkindha Kanda 27.21

उदयाभ्युदितं दृष्ट्वा शशाङ्कं च विशेषतः॥ आविवेश न तं निद्रा निशासु शयनं गतम्।

Pondering over the ravishment of his spouse, dearer than his life, beholding the setting of the Sun in particular, he did not go to sleep, although he laid himself on the bed in the night.

Kishkindha Kanda 27.22

तत्समुत्थेन शोकेन वाष्पोपहतचेतनम्॥ तं शोचमानं काकुत्स्थं नित्यं शोकपरायणम्। तुल्यदुःखोऽब्रवीद् भ्राता लक्ष्मणोऽनुनयं वचः॥

His younger brother Laksmana, equally aggrieved, spoke to Kākutstha, thus bewailing being exercised with grief and almost beside himself with sorrow, consequent upon Sita's bereavement, saying.

Kishkindha Kanda 27.23

अलं वीर व्यथां गत्वा न त्वं शोचितुमर्हसि। शोचते ह्यवसीदन्ति सर्वार्था विदितं हिते॥

It does not behove you to lament thus, being exercised with grief—it is not unknown to you that people, thus bewailing do exhaust themselves by and by.

Kishkindha Kanda 27.24

भवान् क्रियापरो लोके भवान् देवपरायणः। आस्तिको धर्मशीलश्च व्यवसायी च राघव ॥

O Rāghava, you are devoted to pious actions and the services of the Deity in this world-and pious, energetic and did believe in the existence of God.

Kishkindha Kanda 27.25

न ह्यव्यवसितः शत्रु राक्षसं तं विशेषतः। समर्थस्त्वं रणे हन्तुं विक्रमे जिह्मकारिणम्॥

Without being persevering you shall not be able to destroy in conflict your enemy—that terrible, wily Rākşasa.

Kishkindha Kanda 27.26

समुन्मूलय शोकं त्वं व्यवसायं स्थिरीकुरु। ततः सपरिवारं तं राक्षसं हन्तुमर्हसि ॥

Do you renounce your grief and take recourse to energy and you shall be able to slay that Rākş asa with all his family.

Kishkindha Kanda 27.27

पृथिवीमपि काकुत्स्थ ससागरवनाचलाम्। परिवर्तयितुं शक्तः किं पुनस्तं हि रावणम्॥

What of the destruction of Rāvana, you are O Kākutstha. capable of uprooting the earth with oceans, forest and hills.

Kishkindha Kanda 27.28

शरत्कालं प्रतीक्षस्व प्रावृटकालोऽयमागतः। ततः सराष्ट्र सगणं रावणं तं वधिष्यसि॥

Rains have set in and do you wait for the autumn shall encompass the destruction of Rāvana with his kingdom and kinsmen.

Kishkindha Kanda 27.29

अहं तु खलु ते वीर्यं प्रसुप्तं प्रतिबोधये। दीप्तैराहुतिभिः काले भस्मच्छन्नमिवानलम् ॥

I, too, am exciting your latent energy like to fire hidden in ashes with oblations.

Kishkindha Kanda 27.30

लक्ष्मणस्य हि तद् वाक्यं प्रतिपूज्य हितं शुभम्। राघवः सुहृदं स्निग्धमिदं वचनमब्रवीत्॥

Welcoming the auspicious and well-meaning accents of Lakşmaņa, Raghava again spoke to him the following affectionate words. when you

Kishkindha Kanda 27.31

वाच्यं यदनुरक्तेन स्निग्धेन च हितेन च। सत्यविक्रमयुक्तेन तदुक्तं लक्ष्मण त्वया।॥

O Lakşmaņa, truly do your words become you, affectionate, devoted, truthful and intent in my welfare as you are.

Kishkindha Kanda 27.32

एष शोकः परित्यक्तः सर्वकार्यावसादकः। विक्रमेष्वप्रतिहतं तेजः प्रोत्साहयाम्यहम्॥

Renouncing this grief standing in the way of all business, I shail call forth, the more, this my energy on the occasion of displaying my prowess.

Kishkindha Kanda 27.33

शरत्कालं प्रतीक्षिष्ये स्थितोऽस्मि वचने तव। सुग्रीवस्य नदीनां च प्रसादमनुपालयन्॥

I shall live here, awaiting the autumn and abiding by your words and awaiting as well Sugrīva's pleasure and the clear currents of the rivers.

Kishkindha Kanda 27.34

उपकारेण वीरस्तु प्रतिकारेण युज्यते। अकृतज्ञोऽप्रतिकृतो हन्ति सत्त्ववतां मनः॥ तदेव युक्तं प्रणिधाय लक्ष्मणः कृताञ्जलिस्तत् प्रतिपूज्य भाषितम्। उवाच रामं स्वभिरामदर्शनं प्रदर्शयन् दर्शनमात्मनः शुभम्॥

Heroes receiving favours always return them; the ungrateful lose the friendship of the welcoming them therefore, Laksmana, with folded hands, spoke to Rāma of graceful appearance, displaying his own intelligence,

Kishkindha Kanda 27.35

यथोक्तमेतत् तव सर्वमीप्सितं नरेन्द्र कर्ता नचिरात् तु वानरः। शरत्प्रतीक्षः क्षमतामिमं भवान् जलप्रपातं रिपुनिग्रहे धृतः॥

O lord of men, I fully approve of all you had said. The monkey-chief shall soon engage in our service. Resolved on the destruction of your enemy, do you spend here this rainy season awaiting the autumn.

Kishkindha Kanda 27.36

नियम्य कोपं परिपाल्यतां शरत् क्षमस्व मासांश्चतुरो मया सह। वसाचलेऽस्मिन् मृगराजसेविते संवर्तयशत्रुवधे समर्थः॥

Subduing your wrath, and awaiting the autumn, do you with me spend these four months in this hill filled with deer, capable as you are of encompassing the destruction of your enemy.

Kishkindha Kanda 27.37