Рамаяна: Том 1: Балаканда и Айодхьяканда · Часть 62
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.
Project Gutenberg identifies each of the four ebooks as public domain in the USA. Translator Manmatha Nath Dutt lived 1855–1912; historical editions 1891, 1891, 1893, 1894. CRLF normalized to LF, outside whitespace trimmed, complete body split at paragraph boundaries for the reader. No text within the selected body dropped. Полные сведения об издании и лицензия
The people, who yarned after Rama having truth for prowess, followed him
repairing to the forest Even when the king in the interests of his son
had with much ado restrained himself, these, following Rama's car, did
not desist. That illustrious one crowned with every perfection was unto
the inhabitants of Ayodhya like unto the full moon himself. Although
besought by the subjects, the truthful Kakutstha having pledged his word
unto his father, kept on going to the forest. And affectionately eying
them as if drinking them with his sight, Rama touchingly addressed those
subjects as if they were his own,--"The love and regard which the
inhabitants of Ayodhya have for me, let them, for pleasing me, extend in
full measure towards Bharata. That enhancer of Kaikeyi's delight bearing
an auspicious character, will duly compass your happiness and welfare.
Aged by virtue of his wisdom, although young in years, and mild albeit
furnished with heroic virtue, that remover of fear will make a fit ruler
for ye. Crowned with every regal virtue and selected as the
heir-apparent (by the monarch), he is more meritorious by far than I am.
It behoves ye to obey the order of your master. And seeking my good, it
behoves ye to act so that when I shall have gone to the forest, the king
may not grieve." But as Dacaratha's son was bringing home to the people
that their duty lay in obeying the royal mandate, they desired that even
Rama should rule them. And Rama in company with Sumitra's son attracted
the inhabitants of the city subdued by his virtues, who stood with tears
in their eyes. And the three kinds of the twice born ones, viz., those
old by virtue, respectively, of age, wisdom, and ascetic energy, the old
folks with their heads shaking through length of years,--cried from a
distance,--"O ye fleet coursers boasting of exalted extraction that bear
Rama away, do ye desist,--do not go; do ye do even what is for the good
of your master. And more particularly being creatures furnished with
ears, do ye, ye horses, knowing our prayer, desist. And pure of spirit
and heroic and ever firm in noble promises, that master of yours should
in justice be carried (unto the city) and not unto the forest away from
it." Suddenly seeing those old Brahmanas thus lamenting distressfully,
Rama speedily descended from his car. And along with Lakshmana and Sita,
Rama bound for the forest, began to walk near them on foot. Endowed with
kindness, that friend of the good, Rama, could not by proceeding on his
car bear to part with the Brahmanas that were following on foot. Seeing
him thus going, the Brahmanas with agitated hearts, and burning in
grief, addressed Rama in these words,--"The Brahmanas in a body are
following thee ever seeking their good, and mounting on the shoulders of
the regenerate ones, the (sacrificial) Fires are walking in thy wake.
And behold these raised umbrellas of ours got from the Vajapeya
sacrifice, that like unto autumnal clouds follow at your back. With
these umbrellas got at the Vajapeya sacrifice, we will afford shade unto
Rama destitute of his own white umbrella, when he shall feel the heat of
the (solar) rays. That intelligence of ours which ever followeth the
Vedic Mantras, is now, O child, ready to follow thee unto the forest in
thy interests. That best of treasures, the Vedas, resides in our bosoms;
and our wives protected by their chastity abide in our homes. As we have
already made up our minds to follow thee, it is useless to fix our
hearts afresh. But if thou overlookest virtue, what becomes of abiding
by righteousness?[145] O thou that art ever firm in virtue, we beseech
thee by humbling unto the dust our heads covered with hair white like
cranes, do thou desist. These numerous Brahmanas that have come hither
have entered upon many a sacrifice. The completion of these, O child,
depends upon thy return. All creatures mobile and immobile cherish thee
with high regard. All these beseech thee. Do thou show consideration
unto those that regard thee. Tall trees deprived of motion in
consequence of being fast rooted to the earth and incapable of following
thee, are prohibiting thee by sounding with the wind. And birds staying
upon trees and neither manifesting any motion nor seeking for their
food, beseech thee to have compassion upon all creatures." While the
Brahmanas were loudly demanding the return of Rama, he found the
darkness to descend as if forbidding him. Then Sumantra unyoked the
fatigued horses from the car, which at once fell to rolling in the dust.
And then bathing them and making then drink, he soon as the dusk set in,
set fare before them.
[145] Another reading is; _What becomes of the virtue that we expect at
thy hands?_-- T.
SECTION XLVI.
Then Raghava pausing on the banks of the Tamasa, looked at Sita and
spake unto Sumitra's son, saying,-- "O son of Sumitra, this is the first
night of our exile into the forest. From this day it behoveth thee not,
good betide thee, to suffer thy mind to grieve (by dwelling on past
joys.) The empty forest resounding with the cries of beasts and birds
returned to their abodes, and covered with gloom, seems to weep on all
sides. Doubtless to-day the men and women of Ayodhya, the metropolis of
my father, are bewailing us retired to the forest. O foremost of men,
the people are attached unto thyself, the monarch, Bliarata, Satrughna,
and myself, because of our various good qualities. I bewail our father
as well as my illustrious mother. I fear lest lamenting ceaselessly,
they become blind. But surely the virtuous Bharata will console our
father and mother with words fraught with virtue, interest and profit.
Reflecting again and again on Bharata's sincerity of soul, I do not, O
mighty- armed one, bewail either my mother or my father. O foremost of
men, that thou hast followed me is what is thy duty. (If thou hadest not
done so), I should have to seek elsewhere for the protection of Vaidehi.
O Sumitra's son, I will spend here this night, subsisting on water
alone. Even this recommends itself unto me, although the forest yields
various kinds of fruits." Having said this unto Sumitra's son, Raghava
spake unto Sumantra, saying,--"O mild one, do thou now needfully tend
the horses." Then at sunset, fastening the horses, Sumantra fed them
plentifully with grass, and then came back. Then seeing the night
arrived, the charioteer worshipped the beneficent Sandhya, and then in
company with Sumitra's son, prepared Rama's bed. And looking at that bed
on the shores of the Tamasa surrounded by trees, Rama along with his
wife and the son of Sumitra, lay down. When Lakshmana found that Rama
afflicted with fatigue had slept together with his spouse, he began to
speak unto the charioteer concerning the various qualities of Rama. As
remaining awake in the night, Sumitra's son was engaged in expatiating
to the charioteer on the virtues of Rama on the banks of the Tamasa, the
sun arose.
Rama abode that night along with the subjects at some distance from the
banks of the Tamasa filled with kine. Rising (from his bed), that highly
energetic one, Rama, viewing the subjects (asleep), addressed his
brother Lakshmana graced with auspicious marks,--"O son of Sumitra,
these for our sake have disregarded their own homes, are asleep beneath
the trees. These citizens have determined upon making me turn back from
the forest,-- they would rather renounce their lives than give up their
resolve. Let us while they are asleep ascending on our car, swiftly go
our way without fear of molestation. Attached to me, the denizons of
Ikshwaku's city will not again indulge in sleep underneath trees. A
prince should deliver citizens from the calamity they bring upon
themselves; but he should by no means drag them into those which he
himself has brought on." Then Lakshmana spake unto Rama like unto
manifest Virtue on earth,--"O wise one, even this is relished also by
me. Do you speedily ascend (the car.)" Rama said unto the
charioteer,--"Do thou at once yoke the car. I will repair to the forest.
Do thou, my master, swiftly go hence." Thereupon the charioteer
bestirring himself, yoking the excellent horses unto the car, said unto
Rama with joined hands,-- "Here, O mighty-armed one, is your car ready
yoked, O foremost of car-warriors. Do you speedily ascend, good betide
you, along with Sita and Lakshmana." Ascending the car after equipping
himself, Raghava crossed the rapidly- rushing Tamasa abounding in
eddies. Having crossed (the stream), the auspicious and mighty-armed one
came upon a safe and goodly high way capable of inspiring even timid
people with confidence. But with the view of deluding the citizens, Rama
said unto the charioteer.--"0 charioteer, do thou ascending the car
proceed northwards; and having proceeded swiftly for a while, do thou
turn the car. Do thou carefully act so that the citizens may not
perceive this." Hearing Rama's words, the charioteer did accordingly.
and having returned said unto Rama to ascend the car.
Then on those perpetuators of the Raghu race having along with Sita been
seated on the car, the charioteer drove the horses by that road which
conducted to the hermitage. Then placing the car with its face
northwards for the purpose of invoking auspiciousness on their journey,
that mighty charioteer, Dacaratha's son, established on the vehicle, set
out for the forest.
SECTION XLVII.
When the night had departed and day dawned, the citizens not finding
Raghava, were overwhelmed with grief and were deprived of their senses.
With tears of grief and afflicted with distress, they looked hither and
thither, but they could not discover even the dust raised by Rama's car.
And those intelligent ones, extremely distressed on being deprived of
Rama endowed with understanding, with countenances betokening sorrow,
spoke these piteous words,-- "Oh! fie on that sleep through which having
been deprived of senses, we shall not to-day behold Rama of broad chest
and mighty arms. How could Rama of mighty arms, resorting to this
undesirable course, has gone into exile as an ascetic, leaving behind
those that regard him dearly? Why has that foremost of Raghus, who has
always cherished us even as a father cherishes his sons begot by his own
loins, forsaking us, betaken himself to the forest? Here will we either
renounce our lives, or direct our course to the north to meet death. Of
what good are our lives, when we have been deprived of Rama? There are
huge trunks of dry wood to be got here in plenty. Lighting the pile of
woods will we all enter the fire. What shall we say (when people ask
us?) How can we say,--'We took hence the mighty-armed, sweet-speeched
and unavenging Rama'? Surely seeing us without Raghava, the forlorn city
with her women, children and grown up folks will be plunged in grid We
had issued with that high-souled hero. Deprived of him, how shall we
behold that city?" Thus raising up their arms, they stricken with grief,
indulged in lamentations, like unto kine deprived of their calves.--Then
following for a while the track of the car, they, missing the track,
become overwhelmed with woe. And then those intelligent ones came back
by the track of the car. "What is this? What shall we do? We have been
foiled by some supernatural agency." Then they returned to the city of
Ayodhya with its good people oppressed with grief, by the self-same way
by which they had come. Viewing the city, they with their eyes weighed
down with grief, and minds oppressed with woe, shed plentiful tears.
"This city deprived of Rama does not look beautiful, like a lake bereft
of its serpent by Garura, or the firmament deprived of the Moon, or the
ocean without its waters." And they disturbed in mind beheld the city
sunk in sorrow. And entering their wealthy mansions, they deprived of
their senses by grief, could not recognize them for their own, nor could
they with their hearts rendered absolutely cheerless, although looking
at them minutely, distinguish their own from others.
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