pari-kulkarni/itihasa-sanskrit-en-filtered huggingface dataset:
Sanskrit: सौमित्रिस्तु तथेत्युक्त्वा रथमारोप्य मैथिलीम्॥ प्रययौ शीघ्रतुरगं रामस्याज्ञामनुस्मरन्।
English: Saying 'we shall do the same' he made Sītā ascend the car and remembering Rāma's command proceeded, being carried by quickcoursing steeds.
Sanskrit: अब्रवीच्च तदा सीता लक्ष्मणं लक्ष्मिवर्धनम्।।१३। अशुभानि बहून्येव पश्यामि रघुनन्दन। नयनं मे स्फुरत्यद्य गात्रोत्कम्पश्च जायते॥
English: Thereupon Sītā said to Lakşmaņa, the enhancer of prosperity:-:0 descendant of Raghu, I behold many inauspicious omens. My right eye and body are trembling.
Sanskrit: हृदयं चैव सौमित्रे अस्वस्थमिव लक्षये। औत्सुक्यं परमं चापि अधृतिश्च परा मम॥
English: My mind is growing depressed. It is stricken with anxiety and I have accordingly grown restless.
Sanskrit: शून्यामेव च पश्यामि पृथिवीं पृथुलोचन। अपि स्वस्ति भवेत्तस्य भ्रातुस्ते भ्रातृवत्सल॥
English: I behold the earth as void of all happiness. O you fond of brothers— has your brother met with any calamity?
Sanskrit: श्वश्रूणां चैव मे वीर सर्वासामविशेषतः। पुरे जनपदे चैव कुशलं प्राणिनामपि॥
English: Are all my mothers-in-law and subjects well?
Sanskrit: इत्यञ्जलिकृता सीता देवता अभ्ययाचत। लक्ष्मणोऽर्थं ततः श्रुत्वा शिरसा वन्द्य मैथिलीम्।।१८
English: Saying this Sītā, with folded hands, began to pray to gods. Hearing this Lakşmaņa bowed to her touching the ground with his crown, and though greatly sorry, said as if delighted "All well."
Sanskrit: शिवमित्यब्रवीद्धृष्टो हृदयेन विशुष्यता। ततो वासमुपागम्य गोमतीतीर आश्रमे॥ प्रभाते पुनरुत्थाय सौमित्रिः सूतमब्रवीत्। योजयस्व रथं शीघ्रमद्य भागीरथीजलम्॥ शिरसा धारयिष्यामि त्रियम्बक इवौजसा।
English: Thereupon having arrived at the hermitage situate on the banks of Gomati Lakşmaņa spent the night there. Thereupon at dawn he rose up and asked the charioteer to get the chariot ready, saying, “Like to the powerful Mahādeva we shall hold the waters of the Bhāgirathi on our head.”
Sanskrit: सोऽश्वान्विचारयित्वा तु रथे युक्तान्मनोजवान् ।।२१ आरोहस्वेति वैदेहीं सूतः प्राञ्जलिरब्रवीत्।
English: Thereupon Sumantra yoked the horses, gifted with the fleet course of the mind, to the chariot and with folded hands said to Sītā “Do you ascend the car."
Sanskrit: सा तु सूतस्य वचनादारुरोह रथोत्तमम्॥ सीता सौमित्रिणा सार्धं सुमन्त्रेण च धीमता। आससाद विशालाक्षी गङ्गां पापविनाशिनीम्।।२३
English: According to the request of the intelligent charioteer, Sītā, with Lakşmaņa, ascended that excellent conveyance. In no time the daughter of Janaka, having expansive eyes, arrived at the banks of the Gangā removing all sins.
Sanskrit: अथार्धदिवसं गत्वा भागीरथ्या जलाशयम्। निरीक्ष्य लक्ष्मणो दीनः प्ररुरोद महास्वनः॥
English: Reaching the currents of Bhāgirathi before noon Laksmana, on beholding her, cried aloud.
Sanskrit: सीता तु परमायत्ता दृष्ट्वा लक्ष्मणमातुरम्। उवाच वाक्यं धर्मज्ञा किमिदं रुद्यते त्वया॥ जाह्नवीतीरमासाद्य चिराभिलषितं मम। हर्षकाले किमर्थं मां विषादयसि लक्ष्मण ॥
English: Thereupon beholding Lakşmaņa thus distressed, Sītā, conversant with piety, waxing are anxious said. “Why you weeping, Lakşmaņa? I have reached the banks of Jāhnavī, for which I have so long desired. So this is the time for rejoicing and do not give me pain at this time.
Sanskrit: नित्यं त्वं रामपार्वेषु वर्तसे पुरुषर्षभ। कच्चिद्विनाकृतस्तेन द्विरात्रं शोकमागतः॥
English: O foremost of men, you do spend your days and nights in the company of Rama. You have left him for two days only, are you sorry for this?
Sanskrit: ममापि दयितो रामो जीवितादपि लक्ष्मण। न चाहमेवं शोचामि मैवं त्वं बालिशो भव ॥
English: O Lakşmaņa! Rāma is also dearer than my life, but I am not so sorry— do you not be therefore overwhelmed with grief.
Sanskrit: तारयस्व च मां गङ्गां दर्शयस्व च तापसान्। ततो मुनिभ्यो वासांसि दास्याम्याभरणानि च॥
English: Do you take me to the other side of the Gangā so that I may behold the ascetics and other confer upon them clothes and ornaments.
Sanskrit: ततः कृत्वा महर्षीणां यथार्हमभिवादनम्। तत्र चैकां निशामुष्य यास्यामस्तां पुरी पुनः॥
English: Having paid them due salutation to the ascetics, and spending a night we shall return to the capital.
Sanskrit: ममापि पद्मपत्राक्षं सिंहोरस्कं कृशोदरम्। त्वरते हि मनो द्रष्टुं रामं रमयतां वरम्॥
English: I am also anxious to see Rāma, having eyes like lotus petals, breast like that of a lion and foremost of men.
Sanskrit: तस्यास्तद्वचनं श्रुत्वा प्रमृज्य नयने शुभे। नाविकानाह्वयामास लक्ष्मणः परवीरहा। इयं च सज्जा नौश्चेति दाशाः प्राञ्जलयोऽब्रुवन्॥
English: Hearing the words of Sītā and wiping his beautiful eyes, Laksmana, the slayer of enemies, sent for boatmen. As soon as they were called, with folded hands they said. “The boat is ready."
Sanskrit: तितीर्षुर्लक्ष्मणो गङ्गां शुभां नावमुपारुहत्। गङ्गां संतारयामास लक्ष्मणस्तां समाहितः॥
English: Having them brought about to cross the holy Ganga Laksmana, with a quiescent mind, took her to the other side.
Sanskrit: अथ नावं सुविस्तीर्णा नैषादी राघवानुजः। आरुरोह समायुक्तां पूर्वमारोप्य मैथिलीम्॥
English: Having at first conducted Sītā to the spacious and well decorated boat plied by fishermen Laksmana himself got up.
Sanskrit: सुमन्त्रं चैव सरथं स्थीयतामिति लक्ष्मणः। उवाच शोकसंतप्तः प्रयाहीति च नाविकम्॥
English: Thereupon he ordered Sumantra to wait there with the chariot, and being beside himself with sorrow ordered the sailors to move on.
Sanskrit: ततस्तीरमुपागम्य भागीरथ्याः स लक्ष्मणः। उवाच मैथिली वाक्यं प्राञ्जलिर्बाष्पसंवृतः॥
English: Thereupon having reached the other side of Bhāgirathi, Lakşmaņa, with subdued voice and folded palms, said to Sītā.
Sanskrit: हृद्गतं मे महच्छल्यं यस्मादार्येण धीमता। अस्मिनिमित्ते वैदेहि लोकस्य वचनीकृतः॥
English: O daughter of the king of Videha, this has pierced my heart like a dart, that my brother, by making me the instrumental of this action has made me the object of censure in the world.
Sanskrit: श्रेयो हि मरणं मेऽद्य मृत्युर्वा यत्परं भवेत्। न चास्मिन्नीदृशे कार्ये नियोज्यो लोकनिन्दिते॥
English: The death and the pain consequent upon it are better than the action I am engaged in.
Sanskrit: प्रसीद च न मे पापं कर्तुमर्हसि शोभने। इत्यञ्जलिकृतो भूमौ निपपात स लक्ष्मणः॥ रुदन्तं प्राञ्जलिं दृष्ट्वा काङ्क्षन्तं मृत्युमात्मनः। मैथिली भृशसंविग्ना लक्ष्मणं वाक्यमब्रवीत्॥ किमिदं नावगच्छामि ब्रूहि तत्त्वेन लक्ष्मण। पश्यामि त्वां न च स्वस्थमपि क्षेमं महीपतेः॥ शापितोऽसि नरेन्द्रेण यत्त्वं संतापमागतः। तब्रूयाः संनिधौ मह्यमहमाज्ञापयामि ते॥
English: "Be you propitiated, O beautiful damsel, do not hold me responsible for this.” Saying this, the humble Lakşmaņa began to weep and pray for death. Beholding him thus overwhelmed, Sītā said "What is the matter, Lakşmaņa? I do not understand anything. Do you speak out everything plainly to me. I find you beside yourself (with grief); is it all well with the kingdom? In the name of the king, do you give out to me, the cause of your sorrow."
Sanskrit: वैदेह्या चोद्यमानस्तु लक्ष्मणो दीनचेतनः। अवाङ्मुखो बाष्पगलो वाक्यमेतदुवाच ह॥
English: Sītā having addressed him thus, Lakşmaņa with a poorly heart and suppressed tone, said thus.
Sanskrit: श्रुत्वा परिषदो मध्ये ह्यपवादं सुदारुणम्। पुरे जनपदे चैव त्वत्कृते जनकात्मजे॥ रामः संतप्तहृदयो मा निवेद्य गृहं गतः। न तानि वचनीयानि मया देवि तवाग्रतः॥
English: O worshipful queen! I have kept within my heart all those words, which the king said, before he entered his palace, rendered sorry and impatient on hearing in the assembly the report of censure regarding you, O daughter of king Janaka. All those words are indeed above description and so I desist.
Sanskrit: यानि राज्ञा हृदि न्यस्तान्यमर्षात्पृष्ठतः कृतः। सा त्वं त्यक्ता नृपतिना निर्दोषा मम संनिधौ॥ पौरापवादभीतेन ग्राह्यं देवि न तेऽन्यथा। आश्रमान्तेषु च मया त्यक्तव्या त्वं भविष्यसि ॥ राज्ञः शासनमादाय तथैव किल दौर्हदम्।
English: I only say so much, that afraid of the calumny of the citizens he has renounced you although your purity was sufficiently proved before me. But for that, do not consider yourself in any way guilty. Rāma has commanded me to leave you near the hermitage on the pretext of satisfying your desire as you are big with a child.
Sanskrit: तदेतज्जाह्नवीतीरे ब्रह्मर्षीणां तपोवनम्॥ पुण्यं च रमणीयं च मा विषादं कृथाः शुभे। राज्ञो दशरथस्यैव पितुर्मे मुनिपुङ्गवः॥ सखा परमको विप्रो वाल्मीकिः सुमहायशाः। पादच्छायामुपागम्य सुखमस्य महात्मनः। उपवासपरैकाग्रा वस त्वं जनकात्मजे ॥
English: Do not uselessly give vent to sorrow any more. There is the holy and beautiful hermitage of the saints on the banks of Jähnavī. There lives Vālmīki, the foremost of saints, a great friend of our sire Dasaratha. O daughter of Janaka, approaching that high-souled saint, do you spend your days happily keeping Rāma always in your mind.
Sanskrit: पतिव्रतात्वमास्थाय रामं कृत्वा सदा हृदि। श्रेयस्ते परमं देवि तथा कृत्वा भविष्यति॥
English: Do you satisfy the deities, O chaste damsel. This shall crown you with auspiciousness.
Sanskrit: लक्ष्मणस्य वचः श्रुत्वा दारुणं जनकात्मजा। परं विषादमागम्य वैदेही निपपात ह॥
English: Hearing the ruthless words of Laksmana, the daughter of Janaka, greatly sorry, fell down on earth.
Sanskrit: सा मुहूर्तमिवासंज्ञा वाष्पपर्याकुलेक्षणा। लक्ष्मणं दीनया वाचा उवाच जनकात्मजा॥
English: And remaining senseless for some time, Sītā, with her eyes full of tears said to Lakşmaņa.
Sanskrit: मामिकेयं तनु'नं सृष्टा दुःखाय लक्ष्मण। धात्रा यस्यास्तथा मेऽद्य दुःखमूर्तिः प्रदृश्यते॥
English: Forsooth, O Laksmana, the great Dispenser has created this body to suffer miseries, and all my affections are manifest in form today.
Sanskrit: किं नु पापं कृतं पूर्वं को वा दारैर्वियोजितः। याहं शुद्धसमाचारा त्यक्ता नृपतिना सती।४।।
English: Methinks, I committed a mighty iniquity in my pristine existence or brought about me albeit I am pure and chaste.
Sanskrit: पुराहमाश्रमे वासं रामपादानुवर्तिनी। अनुरुध्यापि सौमित्रे दुःखे च परिवर्तिनी॥
English: O son of Sumitrā, the affliction of residing in the forest appeared to me as pleasure ere this for I knew that I would be able to serve Rāma's feet.
Sanskrit: सा कथं ह्याश्रमे सौम्य वत्स्यामि विजनीकृता। आख्यास्यामि च कस्याहं दुःखं दुःखपरायणा ।।६
English: But how shall I, O gentle one, live in the hermitage being divorced from all my kith and kin? and being afflicted to whom shall I express my sorrow?
Sanskrit: किं नु वक्ष्यामि मुनिषु कर्म चासत्कृतं प्रभो। कस्मिन्वा कारणे त्यक्ता राघवेण महात्मना॥
English: What reply shall I offer to the ascetics when they shall ask me "Child, why has the highsouled Rāghava renounced you? What sin have you committed?"
Sanskrit: न खल्वद्यैव सौमित्रे जीवितं जाह्नवीजले। त्यजेयं राजवंशस्तु भर्तुर्मे परिहास्यते॥
English: O Saumitri, I shall just renounce my life in the waters of Jāhnavi? But I desist from this for it shall bring about the termination O my husband's race.
Sanskrit: यथाशं कुरु सौमित्रे त्यज्य मां दुःखभागिनीम्। निदेशे स्थीयतां राज्ञः शृणु चेदं वचो मम॥
English: O Saumitri, do you carry out the orders you have received. By renouncing this wretched wight do you satisfy the King's orders. But hear, what I say.
Sanskrit: श्वश्रूणामविशेषण प्राञ्जलिप्रग्रहेण च। शिरसा वन्द्य चरणौ कुशलं ब्रूहि पार्थिवम्॥
English: Without making any distinction, do you, in my name, with folded hands, bow to my mothers-in-law and then ask the well-being of the kingdom.
Sanskrit: शिरसाभिनतो ब्रूयाः सर्वासामेव लक्ष्मण। वक्तव्यश्चापि नृपतिर्धर्मेषु सुसमाहितः॥ जानासि च यथा शुद्धा सीता तत्त्वेन राघव। भक्त्या च परया युक्ता हिता च तव नित्यशः॥
English: Thereupon saluting the pious King do you address him, in my name, saying:-You know, O Råghava, that Sitā is pure, ever devoted to you and engaged in your well-being.
Sanskrit: अहं त्यक्ता च ते वीर अयशोभीरुणा जने। यच्च ते वचनीयं स्यादपवादः समुत्थितः॥ मया च परिहर्तव्यं त्वं हि मे परमा गतिः।
English: She knows it full well, that afraid of a bad name you have renounced her. It is her duty to put a stop to your ill-name and censure; for you are her excellent refuge.
Sanskrit: वक्तव्यश्चैव नृपतिर्धर्मेण सुसमाहितः॥ यथा भ्रातृषु वर्तेथास्तथा पौरेषु नित्यदा। परमो ह्येष धर्मस्ते तस्मात्कीतिरनुत्तमा॥ यत्तु पौरजने राजन्धर्मेण समवाप्नुयात्।
English: Do you tell further-more that king established in righteousness to treat the citizens as his brothers, to acquire piety by protecting his subjects duly for this is the greatest mortality and by this may be acquired excellent fame,
Sanskrit: अहं तु नानुशोचामि स्वशरीरं नरर्षभ॥ यथापवादः पौराणां तथैव रघुनन्दन।
English: Tell him that I am not sorry for my person-my greatest sorrow is that the citizens have vilified me.
Sanskrit: पतिहि देवता नार्याः पतिर्बन्धुः पतिर्गुरुः॥ प्राणैरपि प्रियं तस्माद्भर्तुः कार्य विशेषतः।
English: Husband is a woman's god-her friend and spiritual guide. It is proper therefore to wok out husband's well-being even at the sacrifice of life.
Sanskrit: इति मद्वचनाद्रामो वक्तव्यो मम संग्रहः॥ निरीक्ष्य माद्य गच्छ त्वमृतुकालातिवर्तिनीम्।
English: Do you, O Lakşmaņa, communicate it in short to Rāma, in my name. Do you go now and behold the signs of pregnancy are manifest in me.
Sanskrit: एवं ब्रुवन्त्यां सीतायां लक्ष्मणो दीनचेतनः॥ शिरसा वन्द्य धरणीं व्याहतुं न शशाक ह।
English: Sita having said this, Laksmana, with a bewildered heart, saluted her touching the ground which his head. He could not speak more.
Sanskrit: प्रदक्षिणं च तां कृत्वा रुदन्नेव महास्वनः॥ ध्यात्वा मुहूर्तं तामाह किं मां वक्ष्यसि शोभने।
English: Thereupon bewailing aloud and circumbulating her, he, meditating a little, said. "What are you speaking to me, O worshipful dame?
Sanskrit: दृष्टपूर्वं न ते रूपं पादौ दृष्टौ तवानघे॥ कथमत्र हि पश्यामि रामेण रहितां वने।
English: O you having no sin, upto this time I have seen any portion of your beautiful person but feet. This is a solitary forest and besides the worshipful Räma, is not present here-under these circumstances how can I cast looks upon you?
Sanskrit: इत्युक्त्वा तां नमस्कृत्य पुनर्नावमुपारुहत्॥ आरुरोह पुनर्नावं नाविकं चाभ्यचोदयत्।
English: Having addressed Sītā in this wise Lakşmaņa again sent for a boat and ascending it ordered the boatman to go.
Sanskrit: स गत्वा चोत्तरं तीरं शोकभारसमन्वितः॥ संमूढ इव दुःखेन रथमध्यारुहद्भुतम्।
English: Thereupon having reached the other side and being beside himself with sorrow and grief he speedily ascended the car.
Sanskrit: मुहुर्मुहुः परावृत्य दृष्ट्वा सीतामनाथवत्॥ चेष्टन्तीं परतीरस्थां लक्ष्मणः प्रययावथ। दूरस्थे रथमालोक्य लक्ष्मणं च मुहुर्मुहुः। निरीक्षमाणां तूद्विग्नां सीतां शोकः समाविशत्।।२५
English: And casting his looks behind behind while proceeding he espied that Sītā, on the other side of the Gangă, was rowing wildly like one having none to look after her. Looking again and again when Sītā saw that Lakşmaņa and the chariot have gone beyond the range of her vision, she became overwhelmed with anxiety and grief.
Sanskrit: सा दुःखभारावनता यशस्विनी यशोधरा नाथमपश्यती सती। रुरोद सा बहिणनादिते वने महास्वने दुःखपरायणा सती ॥
English: Being sunk in grief and pressed down with the weight of sorrow on not beholding Rāma, the foremost of the illustrious, the chaste Şītā began to cry aloud in the forest resounded with the notes of peacocks.
Sanskrit: सीतां तु रुदतीं दृष्ट्वा ते तत्र मुनिदारकाः। प्राद्रवन्यत्र भगवानास्ते वाल्मीकिरुनधीः॥ अभिवाद्यः मुनेः पादौ मुनिपुत्रा महर्षये। सर्वे निवेदयामासुस्तस्यास्तु रुदितस्वनम्॥
English: 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.
Sanskrit: अदृष्टपूर्वा भगवन्कस्याप्येषा महात्मनः। पत्नी श्रीरिव संमोहाद्विरौति विकृतानना॥
English: 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?
Sanskrit: भगवन्साधु पश्येस्त्वं देवतामिव खाच्च्युताम्। नद्यास्तु तीरे भगवन्वरस्त्री कापि दुःखिता॥
English: It is better that you should see her once. That beautiful damsel, like a goddess failing from heaven being bewildered, is waiting on the banks of the river.
Sanskrit: दृष्टास्माभिः प्ररुदिता दृढं शोकपरायणा। अनर्हा दुःखशोकाभ्यामेका दीना अनाथवत्॥
English: We saw her alone crying aloud being overwhelmed with sorrow and grief as if she had none to look after her. A damsel like her should not be subject to such a condition.
Sanskrit: तां सीतां शोकभाराता वाल्मीकिर्मुनिपुङ्गवः। उवाच मधुरां वाणी ह्लादयन्निव तेजसा॥
English: 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.
Sanskrit: स्नुषा दशरथस्य त्वं रामस्य महिषी प्रिया। जनकस्य सुता राज्ञः स्वागतं ते पतिव्रते॥
English: 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.
Sanskrit: आयान्ती चासि विज्ञाता मया धर्मसमाधिना। कारणं चैव सर्वं मे हृदयेनोपलक्षितम्॥ तव चैव महाभागे विदितं मम तत्त्वतः। सर्वं च विदितं मह्यं त्रैलोक्ये यद्धिवर्तते॥
English: 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.
Sanskrit: अपापां वेद्मि सीते ते तपोलब्धेन चक्षुषा। विस्रब्धा भव वैदेहि सांप्रतं मयि वर्तसे॥
English: 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.
Sanskrit: आश्रमस्याविदूरे मे तापस्यस्तपसि स्थिताः। तास्त्वां वत्से यथा वत्सं पालयिष्यन्ति नित्यशः।।११
English: O child, the pious ascetics live around my hermitage. They shall daily take care of you as their daughter.
Sanskrit: इदमऱ्या प्रतीच्छ त्वं विस्रब्धा विगतज्वरा। यथा स्वगृहमभ्येत्य विषादं चैव मा कृथाः॥ श्रुत्वा तु भाषितं सीता मुनेः परममद्भुतम्। शिरसा वन्द्य चरणौ तथेत्याह कृताञ्जलिः॥
English: 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.
Sanskrit: तं प्रयान्तं मुनिं सीता प्राञ्जलिः पृष्ठतोऽन्वगात्। तं दृष्ट्वा मुनिमायान्तं वैदेह्या मुनिपत्नयः। उपाजग्मुर्मुदा युक्ता वचनं चेदमब्रुवन्॥ स्वागतं ते मुनिश्रेष्ठ चिरस्यागमनं च ते। अभिवादयामस्त्वां सर्वा उच्यतां किं च कुर्महे ॥
English: Saying this, She with folded hands, followed the ascetic. Beholding the great ascetic and Sītā approach, the wives, of the Rsis, delighted neared them and said. “Do you come, O foremost of Rșis, you have arrived here after a long time. We all bow to you-do you order what we shall do."
Sanskrit: तासां तद्वचनं श्रुत्वा वाल्मीकिरिदमब्रवीत्। सीतेयं समनुप्राप्ता पत्नी रामस्य धीमतः॥ स्नुषा दशरथस्यैषा जनकस्य सुता सती। अपापा पतिना त्यक्ता परिपाल्या मया सदा॥
English: 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.
Sanskrit: इमां भवत्यः पश्यन्तु स्नेहेन परमेण हि। गौरवान्मम वाक्याच्च पूज्या वोऽस्तु विशेषतः॥
English: 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.
Sanskrit: मुहुर्मुहुश्च वैदेही परिदाय महायशाः। स्वमाश्रमं शिष्यवृतः पुनरायान्महातपाः॥
English: 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.
Sanskrit: तथा संचोदितः सूतो लक्ष्मणेन महात्मना। तद्वाक्यमृषिणा प्रोक्तं व्याहर्तुमुपनक्रमे॥
English: Being thus requested by the high-souled Laks maņa, Sumantra began to reveal the mystery of Durbasa's account.
Sanskrit: पुरा नाम्ना हि दुर्वासा अत्रेः पुत्रो महामुनिः। वसिष्ठस्याश्रमे पुण्ये वार्षिक्यं समुवास ह॥
English: In the days of yore the great ascetic Durbāsā, the son of Atri, resided for a year in the holy hermitage of Vasiştha.
Sanskrit: तमाश्रमं महातेजाः पिता ते सुमहायशाः। पुरोहितं महात्मानं दिदृक्षुरगमत्स्वयम्॥
English: At that time your sire, the highly effulgent and illustrious Dasaratha, with a view to see his high-souled priest Vasistha, repaired there.
Sanskrit: स दृष्ट्वा सूर्यसंकाशं ज्वलन्तमिव तेजसा। उपविष्टं वसिष्ठस्य सव्यपार्श्वे महामुनिम्॥
English: He saw the great ascetic Durbásā, burning like the sun in his effulgence, seated on the right hand side of Vasiștha. Thereupon he humbly saluted those two leading ascetics.
Sanskrit: तौ मुनी तापसश्रेष्ठौ विनीतावभ्यवादयत्। स ताभ्यां पूजितो राजा स्वागतेनासनेन च। पाद्येन फलमूलैश्च उवास मुनिभिः सह॥
English: And they too, welcoming him, received him duly with seat, water to wash feet, Arghya, fruits and roots, Then he lived there in the company of the ascetics.
Sanskrit: तेषां तत्रोपविष्टानां तास्ताः सुमधुराः कथाः। बभूवुः परमर्षीणां मध्यादित्यगतेऽहनि॥
English: Thereupon during the noon, all those ascetics, seated there, began to dwell upon various pleasant topics.
Sanskrit: ततः कथायां कस्यांचित्प्राञ्जलिः प्रग्रहो नृपः। उवाच तं महात्मानमत्रेः पुत्रं तपोधनम्॥
English: During an interval Dasaratha, with folded hands and uplifted arms, said to the high-souled son of Atri-Durbāsā, having asceticism for his wealth.
Sanskrit: भगवन्किप्रमाणेन मम वंशो भविष्यति। किमायुश्च हि मे रामः पुत्राश्चान्ये किमायुषः॥
English: O illustrious Sir, how long shall my family remain in existence? What is the extent of the lease of life granted to Rāma and my other sons?
Sanskrit: रामस्य च सुता ये स्युस्तेषामायुः कियद्भवेत्। काम्यया भगवन्ब्रूहि वंशस्यास्य गतिं मम॥
English: How long shall the descendants of Rāma live? And what shall be the end of my race? Do you relate all this to me.
Sanskrit: तच्छ्रुत्वा व्याहृतं वाक्यं राज्ञो दशरथस्य तु। दुर्वासाः सुमहातेजा व्याहर्तुमुपचक्रमे॥
English: Hearing the words of the king Dasaratha the highly effulgent Durbāsā replied.
Sanskrit: शृणु राजन्पुरावृतं तदा देवासुरे युधि। दैत्याः सुरैर्भय॑माना भृगुपत्नी समाश्रिताः। तया दत्ताभयास्तत्र न्यवसन्नभयास्तदा॥
English: Hear, the early history, O king. During the encounter between the celestials and Asuras, the demons, ,, being remonstrated with by the celestials sought shelter of the wife of Bhrguyour priest. Bhrgu's wife having promised them help they lived there fearlessly.
Sanskrit: तया परिगृहीतांस्तान्दृष्ट्वा क्रुद्धः सुरेश्वरः। चक्रेण शितधारेण भृगुपन्याः शिरोऽहरत्॥
English: Having beheld the demons thus helped by Bhrgu's wife, Hari, the king of celestials, enraged, chopped off her head with his sharp discuss.
Sanskrit: ततस्तां निहतां दृष्ट्वा पत्नीं भृगुकुलोद्वहः। शशाप सहसा क्रुद्धो विष्णुं रिपुकुलार्दनम्॥
English: And angry on beholding his wife slain, Bhrgu, imprecated a curse on Vişņu, the slayer of enemies' race, saying.
Sanskrit: यस्मादवध्यां मे पत्नीमवधीः क्रोधमूर्च्छितः। तस्मात्त्वं मानुषे लोके जनिष्यसि जनार्दन॥ तत्र पत्नीवियोगं त्वं प्राप्स्यसे बहुवार्षिकम्।
English: Being beside yourself with anger you have slain my wife, not worthy of being killed; therefore, O Janārddana, you shall be born in the region of mortals. And there you shall remain separated from your spouse for many long years.
Sanskrit: शापाभिहतचेतास्तु स्वात्मना भावितोऽभवत्॥ अर्चयामास तं देवं भृगुः शापेन पीडितः। तपसाराधितो देवो ह्यब्रवीद्भक्तवत्सलः॥ लोकानां संप्रियार्थ तं शापं मृह्यमुक्तवान्।
English: Having imprecated this curse, Bhțgu was greatly pained and being propitiated by his adoration, Visnu, fond of disciples, said. “Having slain Rāvaņa and others, I shall be, for the behoof of . mankind, subject to this imprecation."
Sanskrit: इति शप्तो महातेजा भृगुणा पूर्वजन्मनि॥ इहागतो हि पुत्रत्वं तव पार्थिवसत्तम। राम इत्यभिविख्यातस्त्रिषु लोकेषु मानद ॥
English: O bestower of kings, the highly effulgent Vişnu, thus imprecated by Bhrgu in the days of yore, has been born as your son in this birth and has been celebrated under the appellation of Rama.