Valmiki Ramayana 2.59.33-36: Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 59, Shlokas 33-36
एकोनषष्ठितमः सर्गः (Sarga 59): सुमन्त्रवाक्यं, अयोध्याविषादः, दाशरथिशोकसागरः
रामशोकमहाभोगस्सीताविरहपारगः ।
श्वसितोर्मि महावर्तो बाष्पफेनजालाविलः ॥३३॥
बाहुविक्षेपमीनौघो विक्रन्दित महास्वनः ।
प्रकीर्णकेशशैवालः कैकेयीबडबामुखः ॥३४॥
ममाश्रुवेगप्रभवः कुब्जावाक्यमहाग्रहः ।
वरवेलो नृशंसाया रामप्रव्राजनायतः ॥३५॥
यस्मिन्बत निमग्नोऽहं कौसल्ये राघवं विना ।
दुस्तरो जीवता देवि मयाऽयं शोकसागरः ॥३६॥
rāmaśokamahābhogassītāvirahapāragaḥ |
śvasitormi mahāvarto bāṣpaphenajālāvilaḥ ||33||
bāhuvikṣepamīnaugho vikrandita mahāsvanaḥ |
prakīrṇakeśaśaivālaḥ kaikeyībaḍabāmukhaḥ ||34||
mamāśruvegaprabhavaḥ kubjāvākyamahāgrahaḥ |
varavelo nṛśaṃsāyā rāmapravrājanāyataḥ ||35||
yasminbata nimagno'haṃ kausalye rāghavaṃ vinā |
dustaro jīvatā devi mayā'yaṃ śokasāgaraḥ ||36||
O Königin Kausalya! Ich bin vollständig in diesem Ozean des Kummers versunken. Das Unglück durch Ramas Trennung ist seine Weite. Sitas Trennung ist das jenseitige Ufer. Seufzer sind seine turbulenten Wellen und Strudel. Tränen sind sein Schaum und trübes Wasser. Das Schwingen der Arme sind seine Fische. Schmerzensschreie sind sein Gebrüll. Mein aufgelöstes Haar ist sein Moos. Kaikeyi ist der Mund der Badaba. Meine reichlichen Tränen sind sein Ursprung. Die Worte der Buckligen sind die monströsen Krokodile. Die grausamen Gunstbezeigungen für Kaikeyi sind seine Ufer. Ohne Rama kann ich dieses Meer des Kummers lebendig nicht überqueren. Ach, welch ein Jammer!
O queen Kausalya!, I am completely immersed in this ocean of sorrow. The misfortune due to Rama's separation is its breadth. Sita's separation is the other end of the shore. Sighs are its turbulent waves and whirlpools. Tears are its foam and turbid waters. Waving of arms is its fishes. Cries of agony are its roars. My dishevelled hair is its moss. Kaikeyi is the mouth of Badaba. My copious tears are its source. Words of the hunchback (Manthara) are the monstrous crocodiles. The cruel boons to Kaikeyi are its shores. Without Rama I cannot cross this sea of sorrow alive. Ah, whata pity!
FAQs
The verse illustrates the conflict between a king's promise (given to Kaikeyi) and his paternal duty. Dasaratha's overwhelming grief demonstrates the consequences of rash promises and the weight of kingly word-bound obligations, even when they cause personal devastation.
King Dasaratha, on his deathbed, expresses his profound grief to Queen Kausalya using an elaborate ocean metaphor. He describes how every element of his suffering, his sighs, tears, cries, and the circumstances, forms an impassable sea of sorrow from which he cannot escape without Rama.
The verse emphasizes the virtue of truthfulness and keeping one's word (satya), even when it leads to personal tragedy. Dasaratha's adherence to his promise to Kaikeyi, despite its devastating consequences, reflects the ideal of a king who honors his commitments.
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