The Meeting with Satyavan

Verse 1 (padma.5.32.1)

सुमतिरुवाच। असावपि नृपः सौम्य सत्यवान्नाम विश्रुतः । निजधर्मेण लोकेशं रघुनाथमतोषयत्

sumatiruvāca asāvapi nṛpaḥ saumya satyavānnāma viśrutaḥ nijadharmeṇa lokeśaṁ raghunāthamatoṣayat

Sumati said: "This king too, O gentle one, renowned by the name Satyavan, pleased the Lord of the worlds, Raghunatha, through his own dharma.

Verse 2 (padma.5.32.2)

अस्मै तुष्टो रमानाथो ददौ भक्तिमचंचलाम् । निजांघ्रिपद्मे यजतां दुर्लभां पुण्यकोटिभिः

asmai tuṣṭo ramānātho dadau bhaktimacaṁcalām nijāṁghripadme yajatāṁ durlabhāṁ puṇyakoṭibhiḥ

Pleased with him, the Lord of Lakshmi granted him unwavering devotion at his own lotus feet — a devotion rare even for worshippers possessed of tens of millions of merits.

Verse 3 (padma.5.32.3)

नित्यं श्रीरघुनाथस्य कथानकमनातुरः । कुरुते सर्वलोकानां पावनं कृपयायुतः

nityaṁ śrīraghunāthasya kathānakamanāturaḥ kurute sarvalokānāṁ pāvanaṁ kṛpayāyutaḥ

Free from affliction, filled with compassion, he ever recounts the tale of glorious Raghunatha, which purifies all the worlds.

Verse 4 (padma.5.32.4)

यो न पूजयते देवं रघुनाथं रमापतिम् । स तेन ताड्यते दंडैर्यमस्यापि भयावहैः

yo na pūjayate devaṁ raghunāthaṁ ramāpatim sa tena tāḍyate daṇḍairyamasyāpi bhayāvahaiḥ

He who does not worship the god Raghunatha, Lord of Lakshmi, is struck by that very god with rods that are terrifying even to Yama.

Verse 5 (padma.5.32.5)

अष्टमाद्वत्सरादूर्ध्वमशीतिवत्सरो भवेत् । तावदेकादशी सर्वैर्मानुषैः कारिताऽमुना

aṣṭamādvatsarādūrdhvamaśītivatsaro bhavet tāvadekādaśī sarvairmānuṣaiḥ kāritā'munā

From the eighth year onward, until the eightieth year — for that entire span he caused all men to observe the Ekadashi fast.

Verse 6 (padma.5.32.6)

तुलसी वल्लभा यस्य कदाचिद्यच्छिरोधराम् । न मुंचति रमानाथ पादपद्मस्रगुत्तमा

tulasī vallabhā yasya kadācidyacchirodharām na muṁcati ramānātha pādapadmasraguttamā

He whom Tulsi loves — that excellent garland of the Lord of Lakshmi's lotus feet never at any time leaves his neck.

Verse 7 (padma.5.32.7)

ऋषीणामपि पूज्योयमितरेषां कथं नहि । रघुनाथस्मृतिप्रीतिर्धूतपाप्मा हताशुभः

ṛṣīṇāmapi pūjyoyamitareṣāṁ kathaṁ nahi raghunāthasmṛtiprītirdhūtapāpmā hatāśubhaḥ

He is worthy of worship even by sages — how then not by others? Delighting in the remembrance of Raghunatha, his sin is washed away, his misfortune destroyed.

Verse 8 (padma.5.32.8)

ज्ञात्वायं रामचंद्रस्य वाजिनं परमाद्भुतम् । आगत्य तुभ्यं संदास्यत्येतद्राज्यमकंटकम्

jñātvāyaṁ rāmacaṁdrasya vājinaṁ paramādbhutam āgatya tubhyaṁ saṁdāsyatyetadrājyamakaṁṭakam

Knowing this to be Ramachandra's most wondrous horse, he will come and hand over to you this kingdom, free of any thorn of opposition."

Verse 9 (padma.5.32.9)

त्वया यद्गदितं राजंस्तत्ते कथितमुत्तमम् । पुनः किं पृच्छसे स्वामिन्नाज्ञापय करोमि तत्

tvayā yadgaditaṁ rājaṁstatte kathitamuttamam punaḥ kiṁ pṛcchase svāminnājñāpaya karomi tat

"Whatever you have said, O king, has now been told to you in full excellence; why do you ask again, my lord? Command, and I shall do it."

Verse 10 (padma.5.32.10)

शेष उवाच। गतोऽश्वस्तत्पुरांतस्तु नानाश्चर्यसमन्वितः । तं दृष्ट्वा जनताः सर्वा राज्ञे गत्वा न्यवेदयन्

śeṣa uvāca gato'śvastatpurāṁtastu nānāścaryasamanvitaḥ taṁ dṛṣṭvā janatāḥ sarvā rājñe gatvā nyavedayan

Shesha said: Then the horse, endowed with manifold wonders, went into the interior of that city; seeing it, all the people went and reported it to the king.

Verse 11 (padma.5.32.11)

जनता ऊचुः। कोऽप्यश्वः सितवर्णेन गंगाजलसमेन वै । भाले सौवर्णपत्रेण राजमानः समागतः

janatā ūcuḥ ko'pyaśvaḥ sitavarṇena gaṁgājalasamena vai bhāle sauvarṇapatreṇa rājamānaḥ samāgataḥ

The people said: "Some horse, white in color like the waters of the Ganga, resplendent with a golden leaf-mark upon its brow, has arrived.

Verse 12 (padma.5.32.12)

तच्छ्रुत्वा वचनं रम्यं जनानां हृद्यमीरितम् । ताः प्रत्याह हसन्भूपो ज्ञायतां कस्य वै हयः

tacchrutvā vacanaṁ ramyaṁ janānāṁ hṛdyamīritam tāḥ pratyāha hasanbhūpo jñāyatāṁ kasya vai hayaḥ

Hearing this pleasant speech, delightfully spoken by the people, the king said to them, smiling: "Let it be known whose horse this is."

Verse 13 (padma.5.32.13)

ताश्चैनं कथयामासुः शत्रुघ्नेन प्रपालितः । आयात्यश्वो महीभर्तू रामस्य पुरमध्यतः

tāścainaṁ kathayāmāsuḥ śatrughnena prapālitaḥ āyātyaśvo mahībhartū rāmasya puramadhyataḥ

They told him: "O lord of the earth, this horse, protected by Shatrughna, has come from the midst of Rama's own city."

Verse 14 (padma.5.32.14)

रामस्य नाम स श्रुत्वा द्व्यक्षरं सुमनोरमम् । जहर्ष चित्ते सुभृशं गद्गदस्वरचिन्हितः

rāmasya nāma sa śrutvā dvyakṣaraṁ sumanoramam jaharṣa citte subhṛśaṁ gadgadasvaracinhitaḥ

Hearing Rama's most delightful two-syllabled name, he rejoiced greatly in his heart, marked by a voice choked with emotion.

Verse 15 (padma.5.32.15)

मयायोध्यापतिर्नित्यं यो रामश्चिन्त्यते हृदि । तस्याश्वः सहशत्रुघ्नः समायातः पुरं मम

mayāyodhyāpatirnityaṁ yo rāmaścintyate hṛdi tasyāśvaḥ sahaśatrughnaḥ samāyātaḥ puraṁ mama

"He whom I ever contemplate in my heart, the Lord of Ayodhya, Rama — his horse, together with Shatrughna, has come to my city.

Verse 16 (padma.5.32.16)

हनूमांस्तत्र रामांघ्रिसेवाकर्ता भविष्यति । कदाचिदपि यो रामं न विस्मरति मानसे

hanūmāṁstatra rāmāṁghrisevākartā bhaviṣyati kadācidapi yo rāmaṁ na vismarati mānase

There, too, must be Hanuman, the doer of service at Rama's feet, who never at any time forgets Rama in his mind.

Verse 17 (padma.5.32.17)

गच्छामि यत्र शत्रुघ्नो यत्र मारुतनंदनः । अन्येऽपि यत्र पुरुषा रामपादाब्जसेवकाः

gacchāmi yatra śatrughno yatra mārutanaṁdanaḥ anye'pi yatra puruṣā rāmapādābjasevakāḥ

I shall go where Shatrughna is, where the son of the Wind is, and where other men, servants of Rama's lotus feet, also are.

Verse 18 (padma.5.32.18)

अमात्यमादिदेशाथ सर्वं राजधनं महत् । गृहीत्वा तु मया सार्द्धमागच्छ त्वरया युतः

amātyamādideśātha sarvaṁ rājadhanaṁ mahat gṛhītvā tu mayā sārddhamāgaccha tvarayā yutaḥ

Then he commanded his minister: "Taking all the great royal wealth, come with me swiftly.

Verse 19 (padma.5.32.19)

यास्येऽहं रघुनाथस्य हयं पालयितुं वरम् । कर्तुं च रामपादाब्जपरिचर्यां सुदुर्लभाम्

yāsye'haṁ raghunāthasya hayaṁ pālayituṁ varam kartuṁ ca rāmapādābjaparicaryāṁ sudurlabhām

I shall go to guard the excellent horse of Raghunatha, and to perform that most rare service at the lotus feet of Rama."

Verse 20 (padma.5.32.20)

इत्युक्त्वा निर्जगामाथ शत्रुघ्नं प्रति सैनिकैः । तावत्पुरीमथ प्राप्तो रामभ्राता ससैनिकः

ityuktvā nirjagāmātha śatrughnaṁ prati sainikaiḥ tāvatpurīmatha prāpto rāmabhrātā sasainikaḥ

Having said this, he set out with his soldiers toward Shatrughna; and by then Rama's brother, with his own army, had reached the city.

Verse 21 (padma.5.32.21)

वीरा गर्जंति प्रबला रथाः सुनिनदंति च । जयशंखस्वनास्तत्र वेणुनादाश्च सर्वतः

vīrā garjaṁti prabalā rathāḥ suninadaṁti ca jayaśaṁkhasvanāstatra veṇunādāśca sarvataḥ

Mighty heroes roared, chariots rumbled loudly; there sounded conch shells of victory and the notes of flutes on every side.

Verse 22 (padma.5.32.22)

आगत्य सत्यवान्राजा मंत्रिभिः सुसमन्वितः । चरणे प्रणिपत्यास्मै राज्यं प्रादान्महाधनम्

āgatya satyavānrājā maṁtribhiḥ susamanvitaḥ caraṇe praṇipatyāsmai rājyaṁ prādānmahādhanam

King Satyavan, coming there, well accompanied by his ministers, bowed low at his feet and gave over his kingdom, rich in great wealth.

Verse 23 (padma.5.32.23)

शत्रुघ्नस्तं तु राजानं ज्ञात्वा राममनुव्रतम् । तद्राज्यं तस्य पुत्राय रुक्मनाम्ने ददौ महत्

śatrughnastaṁ tu rājānaṁ jñātvā rāmamanuvratam tadrājyaṁ tasya putrāya rukmanāmne dadau mahat

Shatrughna, recognizing that king as devoted to Rama, gave that great kingdom to his son, named Rukma.

Verse 24 (padma.5.32.24)

हनूमंतं परीरभ्य सुबाहुं रामसेवकम् । अन्यान्वै रामभक्तांश्च परिरभ्य महायशाः

hanūmaṁtaṁ parīrabhya subāhuṁ rāmasevakam anyānvai rāmabhaktāṁśca parirabhya mahāyaśāḥ

Embracing Hanuman and Subahu, the servant of Rama, and embracing the other devotees of Rama too, that man of great renown —

Verse 25 (padma.5.32.25)

कृतार्थमिव चात्मानं मेने सत्यसमन्वितः । ननंद चेतसि तदा शत्रुघ्नेन समन्वितः

kṛtārthamiva cātmānaṁ mene satyasamanvitaḥ nanaṁda cetasi tadā śatrughnena samanvitaḥ

— that truthful one deemed himself as if fulfilled, and rejoiced in his heart then, together with Shatrughna.

Verse 26 (padma.5.32.26)

हयस्तावद्गतो दूरं वीरैः सुपरिरक्षितः । शत्रुघ्नस्तेन भूपेन ययौ वीरसमन्वितः

hayastāvadgato dūraṁ vīraiḥ suparirakṣitaḥ śatrughnastena bhūpena yayau vīrasamanvitaḥ

Meanwhile the horse had gone far, well guarded by heroes; Shatrughna, together with that king, went on, accompanied by heroes.