उत्तररामचरितम् (महाकवि भवभूति - संस्कृत मूल एवं हिन्दी व्याख्या)

—VII. 15] UTTARARĀMACHARITA. 203 Pṛi. —Come my daughter, sanctify (by thy presence) the regions below the earth. Rāma —Ah my dearest, thou art gone to another world. Sītā —Let my mother take me to a long rest in her bosom. I am not able to endure the terrible humiliation in the world of living beings. Rāma —What will the answer be? Pṛi. —I bid thee wait until thy two sons are weaned, afterwards I shall do as it shall seem proper (to me). Gaṅgā —So be it. (Exeunt the two Deities with Sītā.) Rāma —What! has the vanishing of Sītā actually taken place! Ah queen! Ah dear companion in my sojourn in the forest of Daṇḍakā! Ah goddess of virtue! Art thou gone to another world? (swoons). Lak. —Help, revered Vālmīki! Is this the object of thy poem? (Behind the Scenes). Remove the musical instruments. O creatures, including both animate and inanimate ones, mortals and immortals, behold now a holy miracle ordained by the great sage, the venerable Vālmīki. Lak. —(Observing) (Verse 16) The water of Gaṅgā is agitated as if it were churned and the sky is crowded with divine sages. Wonderful! the noble queen together with the goddesses Gaṅgā and Earth rises from the water. (Again behind the scenes) (Verse 17) Arundhatī, ador- able to the world, do a favour to us, Gaṅgā and Earth; we offer to thee Sītā, thy daughter-in-law of holy vows. Lak. —Oh! marvel! marvel! Look! look! my noble brother! (observing) Alas, even now my lord does not come to himself. (Enter Arundhatī and Sītā). Arundhatī —(Verse 18) Hasten, dear princess of Videha, abandon thy natural bashfulness, come, recall to life my darling with thy hand of which the touch is gentle. Sītā—(Touching in an agitated manner). Let my lord recover consciousness. Rāma —(Coming to himself and with joy) Ha! what is this! (After beholding the queen with joy and astonishment)