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)