होत्रवाहन उवाच
रामं द्रक्ष्यसि वत्से त्वं जामदग्न्यं महावने ॥
उग्रे तपसि वर्तन्तं सत्यसंधं महाबलम् ॥
महेन्द्रे वै गिरिश्रेष्ठे रामं नित्यम् उपासते ॥
ऋषयो वेदविदुषो गन्धर्वाप्सरसस् तथा ॥
तत्र गच्छस्व भद्रं ते ब्रूयाश् चैनं वचो मम ॥
अभिवाद्य पूर्वं शिरसा तपोवृद्धं दृढव्रतम् ॥
ब्रूयाश् चैनं पुनर् भद्रे यत् ते कार्यं मनीषितम् ॥
मयि संकीर्तिते रामः सर्वं तत् ते करिष्यति ॥
मम रामः सखा वत्से प्रीतियुक्तः सुहृच् च मे ॥
जमदग्निसुतो वीरः सर्वशस्त्रभृतां वरः ॥
hotravāhana uvāca
rāmaṃ drakṣyasi vatse tvaṃ jāmadagnyaṃ mahāvane ||
ugre tapasi vartantaṃ satyasaṃdhaṃ mahābalam ||
mahendre vai giriśreṣṭhe rāmaṃ nityam upāsate ||
ṛṣayo vedaviduṣo gandharvāpsarasas tathā ||
tatra gacchasva bhadraṃ te brūyāś cainaṃ vaco mama ||
abhivādya pūrvaṃ śirasā tapovṛddhaṃ dṛḍhavratam ||
brūyāś cainaṃ punar bhadre yat te kāryaṃ manīṣitam ||
mayi saṃkīrtite rāmaḥ sarvaṃ tat te kariṣyati ||
mama rāmaḥ sakhā vatse prītiyuktaḥ suhṛc ca me ||
jamadagnisuto vīraḥ sarvaśastrabhṛtāṃ varaḥ ||
Hotravāhana said: "My child, in the great forest you will see Rāma, son of Jamadagni: he abides in fierce austerity, is true to his word, and possesses immense strength. On Mahendra, the finest of mountains, Rāma is constantly honored by sages, knowers of the Vedas, and by gandharvas and apsarases as well. Go there — may good fortune attend you — and convey my words to him. First bow your head to him, this elder in austerity, steadfast in his vows, and then, gracious one, tell him again of the matter you have in mind. Once my name is spoken, Rāma will do all of this for you. My child, Rāma is my friend, bound to me by affection, my well-wisher; this hero, son of Jamadagni, is the foremost of all who bear arms."
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Hotravāhana sends Ambā not merely to a mighty warrior, but to Rāma Jāmadagnya — an ascetic, a keeper of vows, and an unsurpassed wielder of arms. The account given before Akṛtavraṇa gathers the whole chain of causes anew: Bhīṣma's abduction of the princesses, Ambā's confession about Śālva, her release, Śālva's refusal, and her arrival in the forest. The precision of this retelling matters: before seeking redress, one must clearly name the source of the suffering and the measure of each party's responsibility. Ambā resolves to submit to Rāma's word, because her personal pain now enters the domain of dharma, of vows, and of righteous judgment.