03.117
Rama said.
Because of my fault, you, dear one, have been killed by those lowly, childish heirs of Kārtavīrya in the forest, just as a deer is killed by arrows. (03-117-1)
O dear, how has such a death come among all beings to one who knows dharma, abides in the path of righteousness, and is faultless? (03-117-2)
What wrong was not committed by those by whom you, while engaged in austerity, being old and not fighting, were killed by hundreds of sharp arrows? (03-117-3)
What indeed will they say there among counselors and friends, having killed a single unarmed and righteous person without shame? (03-117-4)
Akṛtavraṇa said.
O king, having thus lamented greatly and piteously in many ways, the great ascetic performed all the funeral rites for his father. (03-117-5)
Rama, the conqueror of enemy cities, burned his father in the fire and also vowed to slay all the warriors, O Bhārata. (03-117-6)
Very enraged, exceedingly strong and valiant, taking up his weapon, that mighty one alone slew the sons of Kārtavīrya, like Yama himself. (03-117-7)
O best of kṣatriyas, Rāma, the foremost among warriors, crushed all those kṣatriyas and their followers. (03-117-8)
Having made the earth bereft of kṣatriyas twenty-one times, the lord created five lakes of blood at Samantapañcaka. (03-117-9)
He, the foremost of the Bhṛgu lineage, satisfied the ancestors among them. He directly saw Carcīka, and he restrained Rāma. (03-117-10)
Thereafter, the powerful Jamadagnya, through a great sacrifice, satisfied Indra and gave the earth to the priests. (03-117-11)
He also gave to the great-souled Kaśyapa a golden altar, making it ten spans in length and nine in height, O ruler of men. (03-117-12)
With Kaśyapa's consent, the Brāhmaṇas then divided her into portions; because of this, O king, they became renowned as the Khāṇḍavāyanas. (03-117-13)
Having given the earth to Kaśyapa, the great-souled, he of immeasurable prowess dwells here on Mount Mahendra, the lord of mountains. (03-117-14)
Thus enmity arose for him among the kṣatriyas and the inhabitants of the world, and the earth was also conquered by Rāma of immeasurable splendor. (03-117-15)
Vaiśampāyana said.
Then, on the fourteenth day, the great-minded Rāma, at the proper time, showed (the rites) to those brāhmaṇas and to Dharmarāja along with his brother. (03-117-16)
He, the king of kings and lord, accompanied by his brothers, worshipped him. The illustrious king also performed supreme worship for the twice-born. (03-117-17)
After worshipping Jāmadagnya and being honored and welcomed by him, Mahendra spent that night there and then departed facing south. (03-117-18)
