अयोध्याकाण्डम्Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa

sa tat antaḥ pura dvāram samatītya jana ākulam ।
praviviktām tataḥ kakṣyām āsasāda purāṇavit ॥

prāsa kārmuka bibhradbhir yuvabhir mṛṣṭa kuṇḍalaiḥ ।
apramādibhir eka agraiḥ svanuraktaiḥ adhiṣṭhitām ॥

tatra kāṣāyiṇo vṛddhān vetra pāṇīn svalamkṛtān ।
dadarśa viṣṭhitān dvāri stry adhyakṣān susamāhitān ॥

te samīkṣya samāyāntam rāma priya cikīrṣavaḥ ।
saha bhāryāya rāmāya kṣipram eva ācacakṣire ॥

prativeditam ājñāya sūtam abhyantaram pituḥ ।
tatra eva ānāyayām āsa rāghavaḥ priya kāmyayā ॥

te rāmamupasamgamya bhartuḥ priyacikīrṣavaḥ ।
sahabhāryāya rāmāya kṣipramevācacakṣire ॥

prativeditamājñāya sūtamabhyamtaram pituḥ ।
tatraivānāyayāmāsa rāghavaḥ piyakāmyayā ॥

tam vaiśravaṇa samkāśam upaviṣṭam svalamkṛtam ।
dādarśa sūtaḥ paryanke sauvaṇo sa uttarac cade ॥

varāha rudhira ābheṇa śucinā ca sugandhinā ।
anuliptam para ardhyena candanena param tapam ॥

sthitayā pārśvataḥ ca api vāla vyajana hastayā ।
upetam sītayā bhūyaḥ citrayā śaśinam yathā ॥

tam tapantam iva ādityam upapannam sva tejasā ।
vavande varadam bandī niyamajño vinītavat ॥

prānjalis tu sukham pṛṣṭvā vihāra śayana āsane ।
rāja putram uvāca idam sumantraḥ rāja satkṛtaḥ ॥

kausalyā suprabhā deva pitā tvam draṣṭum iccati ।
mahiṣyā saha kaikeyyā gamyatām tatra māciram ॥

evam uktaḥ tu samhṛṣṭaḥ nara simho mahā dyutiḥ ।
tataḥ sammānayām āsa sītām idam uvāca ha ॥

devi devaḥ ca devī ca samāgamya mad antare ।
mantreyete dhruvam kimcit abhiṣecana samhitam ॥

lakṣayitvā hi abhiprāyam priya kāmā sudakṣiṇā ।
samcodayati rājānam mad artham madira īkṣaṇā ॥

sā prahṛṣṭā mahārājam hitakāmānuvartinī ।
jananī cārthakāmā me kekayādhipatessutā ॥

diṣṭyā khalu mahārājo mahiṣyā priyayā saha ।
sumamtram prāhiṇoddūta marthakāmakaram mama ॥

yādṛśī pariṣat tatra tādṛśo dūtāagataḥ ।
dhruvam adya eva mām rājā yauvarājye abhiṣekṣyati ॥

hanta śīghram itaḥ gatvā drakṣyāmi ca mahī patiḥ ।
saha tvam parivāreṇa sukham āssva ramasya ca ॥

pati sammānitā sītā bhartāram asita īkṣaṇā ।
ādvāram anuvavrāja mangalāni abhidadhyuṣī ॥

rājyam dvijātibhirjuṣṭam rājasūyābhiṣecanam ।
kartumarhati te rājā vāsavasyeva lokakṛt ॥

dīkṣitam vratasampannam varājinadharam śucim ।
kuraṅgapāṇim ca paśyantī tvām bhajāmyaham ॥

pūrvām diśam vajradharo dakṣiṇām pātu te yamaḥ ।
varuṇaḥ paścimāmāśām dhaneśastūttarām diśam ॥

atha sītāmanujñāpya kṛtakautukamagaLaḥ ।
niścakrāma sumantreṇa saha rāmo niveśanāt ॥

parvatādiva niṣkramya simho giriguhāśayaḥ ।
lakṣmaṇam dvāriso'paśyat prahvañjalipuṭam sthitam ॥

atha madhyamakakṣyāyām samāgacchat suhṛjjanaiḥ ।
sa sarvān arthino dṛṣṭvā sametya pratinandya ca ॥

tataḥ pāvaka samkāśam āruroha ratha uttamam ।
vaiyāghram puruṣvyā gho rājitam rājanamdanaḥ ॥

meghanādamasambādham maṇihemavibhūśitam ।
muṣṇantam iva cakṣūmṣi prabhayā hema varcasam ॥

kareṇu śiśu kalpaiḥ ca yuktam parama vājibhiḥ ।
hari yuktam sahasra akṣo ratham indraiva āśugam ॥

prayayau tūrṇam āsthāya rāghavo jvalitaḥ śriyā ।
sa parjanyaiva ākāśe svanavān abhinādayan ॥

niketān niryayau śrīmān mahā abhrāt iva candramāḥ ।
catra cāmara pāṇis tu lakṣmaṇo rāghava anujaḥ ॥

jugopa bhrātaram bhrātā ratham āsthāya pṛṣṭhataḥ ।
tataḥ hala halā śabdaḥ tumulaḥ samajāyata ॥

tasya niṣkramamāṇasya jana oghasya samantataḥ ।
tato hayavarā mukhyā nāgāśca girisannibhāḥ ॥

anujagmustadā rāmam śataśo'tha sahasraśaḥ ।
agrataścāsya sannaddhāścandanāgurubhūṣitāḥ ॥

khaḍgacāpadharāḥ śūrā jagmurāśamsavo janāḥ ।
tato vāditraśabdāśca stutiśabdāśca vandinām ॥

simhanādāśca śūrāṇām tadā śuśruvire pathi ।
harmyavātāyanasthābhirbhūṣitābhiḥ samantataḥ ॥

kīryamāṇaḥ supuṣpaughairyayau strībhirarimdamaḥ ।
rāmam sarvānavadyāṇgyo rāmapiprīṣayā tataḥ ॥

vacobhiragryairharmyasthāḥ kṣitisthāśca vavandire ।
nūnam nandhiti te mātā kausalyā mātṛnandana ॥

paśyantī siddhayātram tvām pitryam rājyamupasthitam ।
sarvasīmantinībhyaśca sītām sīmantinīm varām ॥

amanyanta hi tā nāryo rāmasya hṛdayapriyām ।
tayā sucaritam devyā purā nūnam mahattapaḥ ॥

rohiṇīva śaśāṅkena rāmasamyogamāpa yā ।
iti prāsādaśṛṅgeṣu pramadābhirnarottamaḥ ॥

śuśrāva rājamārgasthaḥ priyā vāca udāhṛtāḥ ।
sa rāghavaḥ tatra kathā pralāpam ।
śuśrāva lokasya samāgatasya ।
ātma adhikārā vividhāḥ ca vācaḥ ।
prahṛṣṭa rūpasya pure janasya ॥

eṣa śriyam gaccati rāghavo adya ।
rāja prasādāt vipulām gamiṣyan ।
ete vayam sarva samṛddha kāmā ।
yeṣām ayam no bhavitā praśāstā ॥

lābho janasya asya yad eṣa sarvam ।
prapatsyate rāṣṭram idam cirāya ।
sa ghoṣavadbhiḥ ca hayaiḥ sanāgaiḥ ।
purahsaraiḥ svastika sūta māgadhaiḥ ॥

sa ghoṣavadbhiśca hayaiḥ sanāgaiḥ ।
purassaraiḥ svastikasūtamāgadhaiḥ ।
mahīyamānaḥ pravaraiḥ ca vādakaiḥ ।
abhiṣṭutaḥ vaiśravaṇo yathā yayau ॥

kareṇu mātanga ratha aśva samkulam ।
mahā jana oghaiḥ paripūrṇa catvaram ।
pabhūtaratnam bahupaṇyasamcayam ।
dadarśa rāmo vimalam mahāpatham ॥