श्लोकोऽयं मह्यं रोचते - 68

ती
तीर्थे तोयव्यतिकरभवे जह्नुकन्यासरय्वो-
र्देहत्यागादमरगणनालेख्यमासाद्य सद्यः।
पूर्वाकाराधिकचतुरया सङ्गतः कान्तयासौ
लीलागारेष्वरमत पुनर्नन्दनाभ्यन्तरेषु॥ रघुवंशः ८-९५॥
tīrthe toya-vyatikara-bhave jahnu-kanyā-sarayvo-
rdeha-tyāgād-amaragaṇanā-lekhyam-āsādya sadyaḥ।
pūrvākārādhika-caturayā saṅgataḥ kāntayāsau
līlāgāreṣvaramata punar-nandanābhyantareṣu॥

अजविलापसर्गे अन्तिमश्लोकः अयं मया विश्रान्तिपूर्वं पठितः आसीत्।

सर्गेऽस्मिन् इन्दुमत्याः मरणं सम्भवति अजश्च तस्याः अदर्शनं स्वस्य तया विना जीवनमिति द्वेपि स्थिती षड्विंशति श्लोकेषु वर्णिते। यद्यपि लघ्वी सा कथा पठितॄणां मनसि गाढं भावम् जनयति। विलापानन्तरं वसिष्ठमहर्षिः शिष्यद्वारा लघुसन्देशं प्रेष्यति -
मरणं प्रकृतिः शरीरिणां विकृतिर्जीवितमुच्यते बुधैः।
क्षणमप्यवतिष्ठते श्वसन्यदि जन्तुर्ननु लाभवानसौ॥
आत्मनात्मविवेकी त्वम् समाश्वसिहीति। तदनन्तरम् अजस्तु दशरथे राज्यधुरं न्यस्य गङ्गासरय्वोः तीरे देहं तत्याज। यदि कालिदासः एवं समापयिष्यत् तर्हि रसविच्छित्तिः अभविष्यत्। अतः अजः इन्दुमत्या सह स्वर्गनन्दवने अरमत इत्युक्त्वा सर्गं समापयति। "Happy Ending" इत्यतः प्रथमम् अवदम् "विश्रान्तिपूर्वं मया पठितः श्लोकः" इति।

श्लोकोऽयं मह्यं रोचते - 67

ति

तिसृभिस्त्वमवस्थाभिर्महिमानमुदीरयन्|
प्रलयस्थितिसर्गाणामेकः कारणतां गतः॥ २-६॥ कुमारसम्भवः॥

tisṛbhistvamavasthābhirmahimānamudīrayan |
pralayasthitisargāṇāmekaḥ kāraṇatāṁ gataḥ || 2-6॥ Kumarasambhava

एकः त्वम् = Existing as only one (before creation)

तिसृभिः अवस्थाभिः = with the help of 3 states

महिमानम् = greatness

उदीरयन् = showing, manifesting

प्रलय-स्थिति-सर्गाणाम् = for destruction, sustenance and creation

कारणताम् = causal factor

गतः = became

Manifesting your might by the three forms, you who existed alone before creation became the cause of the creation, protection and destruction of the worlds.

In Kumarasambhava 2nd Canto, the devas approach Lord Brahma to seek a solution for the atrocities done by Tarakasura. This sloka is one of the many slokas in praise of Lord Brahma. The greatness of Kalidasa is that he sees the brahman is all deities - Brahma, Vishnu and Siva. The advaitin that he was, Kalidasa describes Siva as the Brahman in the same canto sl. 58

 स हि देवः परं ज्योतिस्तमःपारे व्यवस्थितम्।

परिच्छिन्नप्रभावर्द्धिर्न मया न च विष्णुना॥ २-५८॥ 

and Vishnu as the cause for creation, protection and destruction of the world, in Raghuvamsa canto 10 sl. 16

नमो विश्वसृजे पूर्वं विश्वं तदनु बिभ्रते।

अथ विश्वस्य संहर्त्रे तुभ्यं त्रेधास्थितात्मने॥ १०-१६॥

श्लोकोऽयं मह्यं रोचते – 64

ज्ञ

ज्ञाने मौनं क्षमा शक्तौ त्यागे श्लाघाविपर्ययः ।

गुणाः गुणानुबन्धत्वात्तस्य सप्रसवा इव ॥

jïäne mounam kçamä çaktou tyäge çläghä viparyayaù

gunäù guëänubandhatvät tasya saprasaväù iva

The above verse is from the 1^st canto of kälidäsa’s raghuvamça that describes the great qualities of king dilépa.

Opposite qualities remained naturally with one another, like good brothers, in the case of king dilépa. First let’s see the behaviour and attitude of people possessing great virtues in general.

A ज्ञानिन् or a knowledgeable person usually tempted to show off his knowledge when needed and at times even out of turn; a strong person likes to punish severely the inferior ones; a charitable person loves to boast of his charities.

But in the case of king dilépa it is totally different. The king though learned he was, was shy like a maiden, though powerful and courageous, he forgave his enemies and though generous and liberal while giving gifts he averse to refer them.

ज्ञाने- in knowledge , मौनम् - silence, शक्तौ- in power, क्षमा-forgiveness, त्यागे- charity, श्लाघाविपर्ययः - absence of boasting, तस्य गुणाः- His qualities, गुणानुबन्धत्वात् – associated with other qualities (of an opposite nature),

सप्रसवा इव – like brothers (born from the same source).

श्लोकोऽयं मह्यं रोचते – 63

जे

जेतारं लोकपालानां स्वमुखैरर्चितेश्वरम् ।

रामस्तुलितकैलासमरातिं बह्वमन्यत ॥

jetäram lokapälänäm svamukhairarciteçvaram

rämastulitakailäsamarätim baùvamanyata

The above çloka is from the 12^th canto of raghuvamça of kälidäsa.

räma thought highly of his enemy rävaëa, the conqueror of the guardians of the worlds, who had worshipped Lord çiva by offering his own heads and who had balanced the kailäsa mountain.

लोकपालानां – lokapäla or dik päla who guard the eight quarters, जेतारं - conqueror , स्वमुखैरर्चितेश्वरम् – who offered his head to lord çiva , तुलितकैलासमरातिं – enemy rävaëa ( who could move the kailäsa mountain itself), रामः - räma , बह्वमन्यत - consider great.

Why räma considered rävaëa as a great person, though he abducted sita.

Here poet kälidäsa quotes three incidents that justify räma’s thought process.

1 the lokapalas or dikpaalas are the eight, guarding the eight quarters. They are the इन्द्रो वह्निः पितृपतिर्नैर्ऋतो वरुणो मरुत्।

कुबेरः ईशः पतयः पूर्वादीनां दिशां क्रमात्॥ The great rävaëa conquered them easily.

2 The ten- headed rävaëa performed penance at gokarna for ten thousand years, offering one head at the end of a thousand years. When he was about to cut off his tenth head, Brahma appeared before him and gave him the boon that he will not be killed by divine or semi- divine beings. So Vishnu has to come to the earth as räma, a human being, to kill rävaëa.

3 Once rävaëa had gone to kailäsa to seek the blessings of lord çiva. Nandin, the guard, stopped the entry of rävaëa. rävaëa enraged, wanted to lift the whole of kailäsa mountain, but çiva by merely pressing his thumb down kept kailäsa in its place.

It is also said –‘Never underestimate your enemy’.

श्लोकोऽयं मह्यं रोचते - 62

जु


जुगोप आत्मानम् अत्रस्तो भेजे धर्मम् अनातुरः।
अगृध्नुः आददे सः अर्थम् असक्तः सुखम् अन्वभूत्॥(रघुवंशः सर्गः‍ 1 श्लोकः 21)
Jugopa ātmānam atrasto bheje dharmam anāturaḥ
Agṛdhnuḥ ādade saḥ artham asaktaḥ sukham anvabhūt

जुगोप – protected
आत्मानम् – himself
अत्रस्तो – without fear
भेजे – adhered
धर्मम् – dharma
अनातुरः – without being worried
अगृध्नुः – without being greedy
आददे – took
सः – He
अर्थम् – wealth
असक्तः – without attachment
सुखम् – happiness
अन्वभूत् – experienced

King Dilipa protected himself, not out of fear. Protecting oneself is the first and foremost duty of king.
He adhered to dharma not because he was worried. Performing dharma is inherently good and hence he adhered to the path of righteousness.
He took wealth not out of greed. He wanted to serve his people with the taxes that they paid him.
Further, he experienced happiness without attachment. In सांख्य philosophy, purusha or the soul is described as पुष्करपलाशवत् निर्लेपः – as unattached as a water droplet on palasha.

श्लोकोऽयं मह्यं रोचते – 59

जा

जाने विसृष्टां प्रणिधानतस्त्वां मिथ्यापवादक्षुभितेन भर्त्रा ।

तन्मा व्यथिष्ठा विषयान्तरस्थं प्राप्तासि वैदेहि पितुर्निकेतम् ॥ (14, 72)

jäne visåñöäm praëidhänatastväm mithyäpaväda kñubhitena bharträ

tanmä vyathiñöhä viñayäntarastham präptäsi vaidehi piturniketam

The above sloka is from ‘Raghu vamsam’ of kaalidaasa.

The context here is : After the fourteen years exile Rama returns to the kingdom along with lakshmana and Sita and adorns the throne. One day Rama hears a scandal about Sita. Later on, she was abandoned near vaalmiki’s hermitage by Lakshmana, as directed by Raama.

Seeing Sita at the midst of the forest sage Vaalmiki says the following words- ‘ I know by the power of my meditation that you have been abandoned by your husband who is agitated by the false slander. Oh! Vaidehi do not be disturbed by any worries, you have come to the house of the father situated in another country.

त्वां- you, मिथ्या- false, अपवाद- blame, क्षुभितेन- agitated, भर्त्रा- by the husband, विसृष्टां- abondeoned, प्रणिधानतः – by his holy powers, जाने- I know, वैदेहि- O! Vaidehi,तत् मा व्यथिष्ठाः- do not be upset, विषयान्तरस्थं- in another place, पितुः – father’s निकेतं- house, प्राप्ता असि- have reached.

Firstly, Sage Vaalmiki tells Sita not to worry herself. As for her, he is in the same position as janaka. Sita can consider his abode as janaka’s abode itself, the only difference being that it was situated in a different country.

भर्त्रोपेक्षितानां पितृगृहवास एव उचित इति भावः – Father’s abode will be the safest place for a lady who was abandoned by her husband.

श्लोकोऽयं मह्यं रोचते – 48

चि
चित्रकूटवनस्थं च कथितस्वर्गतिर्गुरोः ।
लक्ष्म्या निमन्त्रयाञ्चक्रे तमनुच्छिष्टसंपदा ॥

The above verse is from the 12th canto of kAlidasa’s ‘raghuvamsa’.

Bharata after hearing the news of Dasaratha’s death and rama’s exile proceeded towards chitrakuta to bring back rama along with Lakshmana and sita.
Bharata also wanted to give the kingdom back to rama and he wanted rama to enjoy the royalty whose glory had not been enjoyed by another.

गुरोः – father’s (of Dasaratha), कथितः – was informed, स्वर्गतिः- the death ,भरतः – Bharata, चित्रकूटवनस्थं- rama who stays in chitrakuta, तम् (रामम्) - to rama, अनुच्छिष्टसंपदा – kingdom which was not enjoyed by another, लक्ष्म्या- and wealth, निमन्त्रयाञ्चक्रे - invited.