Sarga 77: Arrival at Ayodhya
Ayodhya Pratyagaman
The four couples arrive at Ayodhya. Bala Kanda concludes.
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कौसल्या च सुमित्रा च कैकेयी च सुमध्यमा। वधूप्रतिग्रहे युक्ता याश्चान्या राजयोषित:
Meaning
Kausalya, Sumitra, the slender-waisted Kaikeyi, and the other royal women busied themselves receiving the new brides.
ततस्सीतां महाभागामूर्मिलां च यशस्विनीम्। कुशध्वजसुते चोभे जगृहुर्नृपपत्नय:
Meaning
The king's wives then welcomed the fortunate Sita, the renowned Urmila, and the two daughters of Kushadhwaja.
मङ्गलालम्भनैश्चापि शोभिता: क्षौमवासस:। देवतायतनान्याशु सर्वास्ता: प्रत्यपूजयन्
Meaning
Dressed in silk and carrying auspicious articles, all the brides at once went to the family shrines to offer worship.
अभिवाद्याभिवाद्यांश्च सर्वा राजसुतास्तदा। स्वं स्वं गृहमथासाद्य कुबेरभवनोपमम्
Meaning
Each princess, having paid homage to those deserving reverence, then reached her own apartment, splendid as the mansion of Kubera.
गोभिर्धनैश्च धान्यैश्च तर्पयित्वा द्विजोत्तमान्। रेमिरे मुदिता: सर्वा भर्तृभि: सहिता रह:
Meaning
Having gladdened the foremost Brahmins with gifts of cows, wealth, and grain, the joyful brides retired in private with their husbands.
कुमाराश्च महात्मानो वीर्येणाप्रतिमा भुवि। कृतदारा: कृतास्त्राश्च सधना: ससुहृज्जना:। शुश्रूषमाणा: पितरं वर्तयन्ति नरर्षभा:
Meaning
The noble princes — unrivalled in valour, now married, skilled in arms, wealthy, and surrounded by friends — went about attending to their father.
कस्यचित्त्वथ कालस्य राजा दशरथ: सुतम्। भरतं कैकयीपुत्र मब्रवीद्रघुनन्दन:
Meaning
Some time later, Dasaratha, joy of the Raghus, spoke to Bharata, son of Kaikeyi.
अयं केकयराजस्य पुत्रो वसति पुत्रक। त्वां नेतुमागतो वीर युधाजिन्मातुलस्तव
Meaning
He said: 'Your uncle Yudhajit, son of the king of Kekaya, has come here, my child, wishing to take you back with him.'
प्रार्थितस्तेन धर्मज्ञ मिधिलायामहं तथा। ऋषिमध्ये तु तस्य त्वं प्रीतिं कर्तुमिहार्हसि
Meaning
'He made this request of me, O knower of dharma, in the midst of the sages at Mithila; you should grant him this pleasure.'
श्रुत्वा दशरथस्यैतद्भरत: कैकयीसुत:
Meaning
Hearing his father's words, Bharata, Kaikeyi's son,