Shri Raghavendratirtha Kruta Sri Ramacharitramanjari 3

श्लोकः  

कैकेयीप्रीतिहेतोस्ससहजनृपजो वल्कली यानरण्यम् |

गङ्गातारी गुहार्च्यः कृतरुचिरजटो गीष्पतेः पुत्रमान्यः ||

तीर्त्वा कृष्णां प्रयातोऽवतु निजममलं चित्रकूटं प्रपन्नं |

स्वाम्बाभिर्भ्रातरं तं श्रुतजनकगतिस्सान्त्वयन्व्युप्ततीर्थः || 3 ||

पदच्छेदः 

कैकेयीप्रीतिहेतोः ससहजनृपजः वल्कली यान् अरण्यं गङ्गातारी गुहार्च्यः कृतरुचिरजटः गीष्पतेः पुत्रमान्यः तीर्त्वा कृष्णां प्रयातः अवतु निजं अमलं चित्रकूटम् प्रपन्नं स्वाम्बाभिः भ्रातरं तं श्रुतजनकगतिः सान्त्वयन्  व्युप्ततीर्थः |

अन्वयः 

कैकेयीप्रीतिहेतोः ससहजनृपजः वल्कली अरण्यं यान् गङ्गातारी गुहार्च्यः कृतरुचिरजटः गीष्पतेः पुत्रमान्यः कृष्णां तीर्त्वा निजं अमलं चित्रकूटम् प्रयातः तं प्रपन्नं स्वाम्बाभिः भ्रातरं सान्त्वयन् श्रुतजनकगतिः व्युप्ततीर्थः (मां ) अवतु |

ಅನ್ವಯಾರ್ಥ 

ಯಾವ ರಾಮನು  ಕೈಕೇಯಿದೇವಿಯ ಪ್ರೀತಿಗೋಸ್ಕರ ಸಹಜನಾದ ಲಕ್ಷ್ಮಣ ಮತ್ತು ನೃಪಜಳಾದ ಸೀತೆಯಿಂದ ಕೂಡಿಕೊಂಡು ನಾರು ವಸ್ತ್ರವನ್ನು ಉಟ್ಟುಕೊಂಡು ಅರಣ್ಯಕ್ಕೆ ಹೋದನೋ, ಯಾರು ಅವರ ಜೊತೆ ಗಂಗೆಯನ್ನು ದಾಟಿ ನಾವಿಕನಾದ ಗುಹನಿಂದ ಪೂಜಿಸಲ್ಪಟ್ಟನೋ, ಯಾರು ಮನೋಹರವಾದ ಜಟೆಯನ್ನು ಧರಿಸಿರುವನೋ, ಯಾರು ಗೀಷ್ಪತಿಯಾದ ಬೃಹಸ್ಪತಿಯವರ  ಮಕ್ಕಳಾದ ಭರದ್ವಾಜರಿಂದ ಪೂಜಿತನಾಗಿ ಕಷ್ಣಾ ಯಮುನಾ ನದಿಯನ್ನು ದಾಟಿ ಸ್ವಕೀಯವಾದ ಮತ್ತು ನಿರ್ಮಲವಾದ ಚಿತ್ರಕೂಟವೆಂಬ ಪರ್ವತವನ್ನು ಸೇರಿದನೋ, ಯಾರು ಆ ಚಿತ್ರಕೂಟ ಪರ್ವತಕ್ಕೆ ತನ್ನ ತಾಯಿಯಂದರಾದ  ಕೌಸಲ್ಯಾದೇವಿ ಆದಿಯಾಗಿ ಎಲ್ಲರ ಜೊತೆಗೆ ಬಂದಂಥ (ಸ್ವಕೀಯನಾದ ಮತ್ತು ನಿರ್ಮಲನಾದ) ತಮ್ಮ ಭರತನನ್ನು ಸಮಾಧಾನ ಪಡಿಸಿದನೋ, ಯಾರು ತಂದೆಯಾದ ದಶರಥಮಹಾರಾಜನ  ಮರಣ ವಾರ್ತೆಯನ್ನು ಕೇಳಿ ಆ ತಂದೆಯನ್ನು ಉದ್ದೇಶಿಸಿ ತರ್ಪಣವನ್ನು ಕೊಟ್ಟನೋ, ಅಂತಹ ಶ್ರೀ ರಾಮಚಂದ್ರನು ನಮನ್ನು ರಕ್ಷಿಸಲಿ. 

Essence of Ramayana captured:

On hearing that King Dasharatha had decided to coronate Sri Rama as the Crown-Prince, the daasi - maid servant of Kaikeyidevi, Manthara could not tolerate it. Manthara ill-advised Kaikeyidevi to request for the two wishes, promised to her by King Dasharatha during the war between Devatas and Asuras, where they fought together, so that Bharata, Kaikeyidevi's son could become the Crown-Prince Yuvaraja. Kaikeyi, cajoled by Manthara, asked Dasharatha to grant the two wishes. One, Sri Rama should be exiled to the forest for 14 years and two, Bharata should be coronated. This resulted in the stoppage of Sri Rama's coronation. 

On learning about this, Sri Rama happily accepted the coronation of Bharata and agreed to leave for the forest immediately, as he considered fulfilling his fathers wishes as his duty and also, in this way, he could complete the task of killing Ravana that he had promised the Devatas. His wife Sitadevi and brother Lakshmana decided to follow Sri Rama's footsteps. Along with his wife and brother, Sri Ramachandra, took the blessings of his parents before leaving for the forest. He requested his parents and the citizens, who, unable to bear Sri Rama's predicament had followed him, to return back to the city. 

On the banks of river Ganga, Sri Rama accepted the worship of Guha, the boatman. After blessing him, Sri Rama, along with Sitadevi and Lakshmana, crossed the river on Guha's boat. Sri Rama tied his hair into a knot beautifully using the milk of the forest - Vatakshira. On the other bank of Ganga, the son of Brihasptyacharya, Sage Bharadwaja worshipped Sri Rama. From there he crossed the Yamuna river and settled in the pure, peaceful and serene mountains of Chitrakoota. 

At Ayodhya, King Dasharatha, unable to bear the sorrow of separation from Sita, Rama and Lakshmana, breathed his last. Then Vasishtamuni, the royal guru, called Bharata and Shatrughna back from Kaikeyadesha, appraised them of all the events, and asked them to perform the last rites of their father. 

Later, Bharata, deciding to get Sri Rama back to Ayodhya, traced Sri Rama's trail and reached Chitrakoota along with Sage Vasishta and their mothers - Kausalyadevi, Sumitradevi and Kaikeyidevi. At Chitrakoota , Bharata met Sri Rama and told him about their father's death. Greived by this news, Sri Rama gave thilanjali to the departed soul. He also consoled Bharata, who asked him to return to Ayodhya and rule the kingdom.

May the Lord Sri Rama protect us.