Sarga 11: Rishyasringa Comes to Ayodhya
Rishyasringa Ayodhya Gamanam
Dasaratha travels to Anga, wins Romapada's leave to bring Rishyasringa and Shanta home, and Ayodhya welcomes the sage who will preside over the king's sacrifice.
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ऋषिपुत्र: प्रतिश्रुत्य तथेत्याह नृपं तदा। स नृपेणाभ्यनुज्ञात: प्रययौ सह भार्यया।।1.11.21।।
Meaning
The sage's son assented, saying "So be it," and, permitted by the king, departed together with his wife.
तावन्योन्याञ्जलिं कृत्वा स्नेहात्संश्लिष्य चोरसा। ननन्दतुर्दशरथो रोमपादश्च वीर्यवान्।।1.11.22।।
Meaning
Dasaratha and the valiant Romapada, with folded palms toward each other, embraced heart to heart in affection and rejoiced.
ततस्सुहृदमापृच्छ्य प्रस्थितो रघुनन्दन:। पौरेभ्य: प्रेषयामास दूतान्वै शीघ्रगामिन:।।1.11.23।।
Meaning
Then Dasaratha took leave of his friend and set out, sending swift-footed messengers ahead to the citizens.
क्रियतां नगरं सर्वं क्षिप्रमेव स्वलङ्कृतम्। धूपितं सिक्तसम्मृष्टं पताकाभिरलङ्कृतम्।।1.11.24।।
Meaning
"Let the whole city at once be beautifully adorned, perfumed, sprinkled and swept clean, and decorated with banners."
तत: प्रहृष्टा: पौरास्ते श्रुत्वा राजानमागतम्। तथा प्रचक्रुस्तत्सर्वं राज्ञा यत्प्रेषितं तदा ।।1.11.25।।
Meaning
On hearing that the king was arriving, the delighted citizens carried out everything he had commanded.
ततस्स्वलङ्कृतं राजा नगरं प्रविवेश ह। शङ्खदुन्दुभिनिर्घोषै: पुरस्कृत्य द्विजर्षभम्।।1.11.26।।
Meaning
Then the king entered the beautifully adorned city, placing that foremost of brahmins ahead of him, amid the blare of conches and beating of drums.
तत: प्रमुदितास्सर्वे दृष्ट्वा तं नागरा द्विजम्। प्रवेश्यमानं सत्कृत्य नरेन्द्रेणेन्द्रकर्मणा।।1.11.27।।
Meaning
All the citizens rejoiced at the sight of that brahmin entering, honored by the king who acted with the majesty of Indra himself.
अन्त:पुरं प्रवेश्यैनं पूजां कृत्वा च शास्त्रत:। कृतकृत्यं तदात्मानं मेने तस्योपवाहनात्।।1.11.28।।
Meaning
Having brought him into the inner apartments and honored him as the scriptures prescribe, the king felt he had accomplished his purpose by bringing him there.
अन्त:पुरस्त्रियस्सर्वाश्शान्तां दृष्ट्वा तथागताम्। सह भर्त्रा विशालाक्षीं प्रीत्यानन्दमुपागमन्।।1.11.29।।
Meaning
All the palace women, seeing the wide-eyed Shanta arrive with her husband, were filled with affectionate joy.
पूज्यमाना च ताभिस्सा राज्ञा चैव विशेषत:। उवास तत्र सुखिता कञ्चित्कालं सहर्त्विजा।।1.11.30।।
Meaning
Honored by them and especially by the king himself, she lived there happily for some time together with the sage.