Рамаяна: Том 2: Араньяканда, Кишкиндхаканда и Сундараканда · Часть 93
Полный четырёхтомник Манматхи Натха Датта, английский, Калькутта, 1891–1894. Все четыре тома конкретного перевода М. Н. Датта: Балаканда, Айодхьяканда, Араньяканда, Кишкиндхаканда, Сундараканда, Юддхаканда и Уттараканда. Полный текст выбранного четырёхтомного издания; это не собрание всех версий Рамаяны.
Все четыре тома конкретного перевода М. Н. Датта: Балаканда, Айодхьяканда, Араньяканда, Кишкиндхаканда, Сундараканда, Юддхаканда и Уттараканда. Полный текст выбранного четырёхтомного издания; это не собрание всех версий Рамаяны.
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And beholding that tawny-colored monkey like unto a mass of lightnings
and wearing a white cloth, hidden on the tree, Sita's mind was greatly
agitated. And she saw there the humble, sweet-speeched monkey, appearing
graceful like unto a collection of full-blown _Asoka_ flowers and having
eyes resembling burning gold. And observing that foremost of the
monkeys, sitting humbly, that daughter of the king of Mithila, again
greatly amazed, thought.--"This monkey is the most terrible of his race
and therefore hard to be got at and looked at." Thinking this she again
sank in fear. And stricken with grief she again bewailed in piteous
accents exclaiming,--"O Rama! O Lakshmana!" And she wept silently and
lowly. And then beholding that best of monkeys approach her humbly, the
fair daughter of the Mithili's king, thought,--"Is this a dream mine
eyes have seen?" And she again looked towards that Wind-god's son, the
foremost of the monkeys, the best of those gifted with intelligence,
having a huge disfigured countenance, highly accomplished and wearing a
dress mentioned before. And beholding him Sita was almost out of breath
with fear. And regaining soon her sense the large-eyed damsel again
thought, --"I have seen a very inauspicious dream to-day--to see a
monkey in a dream is reckoned inauspicious by the sages. May good betide
Rama, Lakshmana and my Sire the king of Janaka. It is no dream, I have
not slept, worn with grief and trouble as I am. Apart from my lord
having the countenance of the full-moon, I have no happiness. Thinking
of Rama always and uttering his name, each sight I see and each sound I
hear brings him to my eye or ear. And therefore his form appearing in my
mind is distressing me to-day, who am entirely sunk in his thoughts. And
thinking of him always I see him before me and hear his words. Methinks
this is but a phantom of the mind. And thinking this I still behold the
same. But an imaginary object can never have a form. And I still find a
distinct form addressing me. Be glory to Vachaspati, Indra, the self
existent Brahma, the lord of fire and may they so grant that the
creature who hath spoken before me, be real and not imaginary."
SECTION XXXIII.
Thereupon coming down from the tree, Hanuman, the highly effulgent son
of Wind, having a coral-red countenance and attired in a humble guise,
approached Sita and joining reverentially his palms, addressed her with
the following sweet words,--"Who art thou, O thou having eyes like lotus
petals and wearing a soiled silken cloth, who art waiting there holding
a branch of the tree? Why are the tears of sorrow flowing from thy eyes
like unto drops of water falling from lotus petals? Who art thou, O most
fair of face, amongst the celestials, Asuras, Nagas, Gandharbas,
Rakshasas, and Yakshas and Kinnaras? Do the Rudra's[344] claim thy birth
O thou fair damsel? Or the swift gods who ride the storm? Or the
Vasus?[345] Thou appearest to me as of a celestial race. Art thou
Rohini, the best and most accomplished of the stars, who, reft from the
Moon, hath fallen down from the abode of the celestials? Who art thou O
blessed dame, O thou having blameless eyes? Art thou, O lotus-eyed
damsel, the blessed Arundhuti, who hath fled in wrath or jealous pride
from the side of her lord (Vashishtha)? Or O lovely damsel, who is the
son, father, brother or husband gone from this world for whom thou art
weeping? Yet by thy tears and sighs, by the earth thou art treading and
by calling on a monarch's name it appears that thou art not a
celestial.[346] But from the marks on thy person it appeareth that thou
art either the consort or the daughter of a king. Art thou that Sita, I
do ask thee, who had been stolen and borne away by Ravana from
Janasthana? May good betide thee! From thy wretched plight, thy
unrivalled beauty and thy ascetic garb, thou art, I ween, for certain,
the queen of Rama." Hearing those words of Hanuman and greatly delighted
at Rama's name, Vaidehi spoke unto him--"I am the daughter-in-law of
Dacaratha, knowing his own self, the foremost of the kings of the world
and the slayer of the enemy's host, and the daughter of Janaka the
high-souled king of Videha. My name is Sita and I am the consort of the
highly intelligent Rama. I lived twelve years in Raghava's abode,
enjoying every earthly comfort and satisfying every desire. And at the
beginning of the thirteenth year the king, advised by his priest,
arranged for the installation of the descendant of Ikswakus (Rama) on
the throne. And while the articles for the installation were being
collected, the queen Kaikeyi addressed her lord saying--'I shall not
drink or eat for days and this shall be the end of my existence if Rama
be installed. If thou dost not wish to falsify the vow[347] thou made
unto me, O best of kings, let Rama then repair to the forest." The
monarch was truthful and remembering his vow and hearing the unpleasant
and vile words of Kaikeyi lost himself (in grief). And thereupon the old
king abiding by truth, weeping, begged of his elslest son, the kingdom.
The graceful Rama liked his sire's command more than the installation,
and resolving within him, promised to obey his words. Rama, having truth
for his prowess, never, for his life, takes back what he gives, never
speaks an untruth and always speaks truth. And leaving aside his costly
attire, the highly glorious (Rama) renounced with all his heart the
kingdom and gave me over to his mother. But myself wearing the garb of
an ascetic, repaired speedily before him. Separated from him, I do not
like to live even in the celestial region. And the great son of
Sumitra,the enhancer of friends' joys, to follow his elder brother,
dressed himself in bark and _kusa_. And thus abiding by our sire's
behest, and taking firm vows we entered a dreary forest never seen
before. While that one, of unmitigated effulgence was thus living in the
forest of Dandaka, I, his consort, was stolen by the vicious-souled
Rakshasa--Ravana. He hath kindly allowed me two months' respite after
which I shall be slain.
[344] The Rudras are manifestations of Siva.--T.
[345] A kind of demi-gods of whom six are enumerated _viz_., Dhava,
Druva, Soma or the Moon, Vishnu, Anila or wind, Anala or fire,
Prabhusa and Prabhava.--T.
[346] The celestials never shed tears nor touch the ground when they
walk.--T.
[347] This refers to the vow which Dacaratha made unto Kaikeyi at the
time of the war going on between the celestials and the
Asuras.--T.
SECTION XXXIV.
HEARING those words of Sita stricken with grief, Hanuman, the foremost
of the monkeys, replied in soothing words, "O worshipful lady, by Rama's
decree I come as a messenger unto thee. He is safe and sound, O Vaidehi,
and has asked of thy welfare. O worshipful dame, Rama, the son of
Dacaratha, the master of the Vedas, and the foremost of those conversant
with Vedas hath enquired of thy welfare. And the highly effulgent
Lakshmana, the beloved follower of thy husband, worn with grief, bows
his reverential head unto thee." Hearing of the welfare of those two
lions among men, the worshipful dame, with all her frame worked up with
rapture, again spake unto Hanuman, saying--"Verily the wise saw of the
people appears to me to be true that once in a hundred years true joy
appears to a living man". Sita, at that time, attained such a wonderful
joy, as would have been acquired by her in the company (of Rama and
Lakshmana). And they confidingly conversed with each other. Hearing
those words of Sita,racked with sorrow, Hanuman, the son of the Wind-god
drew a little nearer to her. The more Hanuman approached her the more
Sita suspected him as Ravana. "Alas! Alas! why have I spoken to him? It
is the Ravana, who hath appeared again in a new disguise." And leaving
off the Asoka branch, that one having a blameless person, overwhelmed
with grief, sat down on the earth. In the meantime the mighty-armed
monkey bowed unto Janaka's daughter, but she, worked up with fear, did
not cast again her looks towards him. And beholding him bow unto her,
Sita, having a moon-like countenance, sighing, spake unto that monkey in
sweet accents--"If thou art that Ravana's self, who, changing thy shape
by magic art, want to distress me again--this thy vile deed doth not
behove thee. Thou art surely that Ravana, whom I saw at Janasthana, in a
mendicant's guise, renouncing his own shape, O night-ranger, O thou
wearing shapes at will! it doth not behove thee to distress me who am
poorly and famished with fasts. But no, thou canst not be (the fiend)
whom I suspect, since I have such joy from seeing thee. And may good
betide thee if thou art Rama's messenger. I do ask thee, O foremost of
monkeys, something about Rama that is pleasant unto me. O monkey, do
thou relate the glories of my dear Rama. Thou art (thus) shaking my mind
O gentle one, like unto water breaking down the banks of a river. Alas!
this dream has afforded me immense pleasure since, I, who have been
separated from my lord for so long a time, have beheld this monkey sent
by Raghava. I do not sink even if I can behold in dream the heroic
Raghava along with Lakshmana--but dream even is jealous of my
well-being. Nor do I regard this as dream. To behold a monkey in a dream
doth not lead to prosperity--whereas I have attained it.[348] Or is it
mental derangement? Or have I been possessed by a devil? Or have I run
mad? Or is it the sultry vapour floating over sands and appearing at a
distance like water? No, it is not madness--for derangement of mind is
the sign of madness--I have not lost sense and I do distinctly perceive
me and the monkey." Thinking thus in many a way and ascertaining the
strength (of the monkey and the Rakshasa) Sita took him for the lord of
the Rakshasas, wearing shapes at will. And having arrived at this
decision, Janaka's daughter--Sita, ceased from talking with that monkey.
And apprised of Sita's thought, Hanuman, the Wind god's son, (replied)
in words sweet unto her and enhancing her delight--"Bright as the sun
that lights the sky and dear as the moon to every eye, he pleases all
his subjects with bounties like unto those of Vaisrabana.[349] He is
gifted with prowess like unto the greatly famed Vishnu, truthful and
sweet-speeched like unto Vachaspati.[350] Graceful, grateful to the eye
and beautiful like unto Kandarva's[351] self, he displays his wrath in a
proper quarter--the foremost of men and of a mighty car. The whole world
of creation (liveth safe) in the shadow of the arms of that high-souled
one. Thou shalt soon see the consequences he shall reap by whom,
assuming the shape of a dear, Raghava was taken away from the hermitage
and thou wert stolen away from that lonely place. And soon shall that
powerful (hero) destroy Ravana in the battle, with fiery arrows,
discharged angrily. I have been sent by him as a messenger to thee. Worn
with grief in thy separation he hath enquired of thy welfare, as well
the highly effulgent Lakshmana, the enhancer of Sumitra's joy, bowing
reverentially unto thee. The king of monkey hosts, by name
Sugriva--Rama's friend, hath also enquired of thy welfare, worshipful
dame. Rama, Sugriva and Lakshmana, have thee always in their minds.
Blessed are we, O Vaidehi, that thou dost still live, subject as thou
art to the Rakshasees. Thou shalt soon behold Rama, and Lakshmana of a
mighty car, and Sugriva of unmitigated prowess in the midst of the
million of monkey hosts. I am Sugriva's minister, by name Hanuman. I
have entered this city of Lanka after crossing over the great main. And
by means of my prowess and placing my feet on the head of the
vicious-souled Ravana, I have come here to see thee. I am not he
(Ravana) for whom thou art taking me, O worshipful dame. Do thou
renounce thy suspicion and rely on my words."
[348] Here prosperity means joy--Sita attained an immense treasure of
joy on beholding Rama's messenger--Hanuman--T.
[349] Another name of Kuvera, the god of gold.--T.
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