अयोध्याकाण्डम्Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa

abhivādya tu kausalyām rāmaḥ samprasthitaḥ vanam ।
kṛta svastyayano mātrā dharmiṣṭhe vartmani sthitaḥ ॥

virājayan rāja sutaḥ rāja mārgam naraiḥ vṛtam ।
hṛdayāni āmamantha iva janasya guṇavattayā ॥

vaidehī ca api tat sarvam na śuśrāva tapasvinī ।
tat eva hṛdi tasyāḥ ca yauvarājya abhiṣecanam ॥

deva kāryam sma sā kṛtvā kṛtajñā hṛṣṭa cetanā ।
abhijñā rāja dharmānām rāja putram pratīkṣate ॥

praviveśa atha rāmaḥ tu sva veśma suvibhūṣitam ।
prahṛṣṭa jana sampūrṇam hriyā kimcit avān mukhaḥ ॥

atha sītā samutpatya vepamānā ca tam patim ।
apaśyat śoka samtaptam cintā vyākulila indriyam ॥

tām dṛṣṭvā sa hi dharmātmā na śaśāka manogatam ।
tam śokam rāghavah soḍhum tato vivṛtatām gataḥ ॥

vivarṇa vadanam dṛṣṭvā tam prasvinnam amarṣaṇam ।
āha duhkha abhisamtaptā kim idānīm idam prabho ॥

adya bārhaspataḥ śrīmān yuktaḥ puṣyo na rāghava ।
procyate brāhmaṇaiḥ prājñaiḥ kena tvam asi durmanāḥ ॥

na te śata śalākena jala phena nibhena ca ।
āvṛtam vadanam valgu catreṇa abhivirājate ॥

vyajanābhyām ca mukhyābhyām śata patra nibha īkṣaṇam ।
candra hamsa prakāśābhyām vījyate na tava ānanam ॥

vāgmino bandinaḥ ca api prahṛṣṭāḥ tvam nara ṛṣabha ।
stuvantaḥ na adya dṛśyante mangalaiḥ sūta māgadhāḥ ॥

na te kṣaudram ca dadhi ca brāhmaṇā veda pāragāḥ ।
mūrdhni mūrdha avasiktasya dadhati sma vidhānataḥ ॥

na tvām prakṛtayaḥ sarvā śreṇī mukhyāḥ ca bhūṣitāḥ ।
anuvrajitum iccanti paura jāpapadāḥ tathā ॥

caturbhir vega sampannaiḥ hayaiḥ kāncana bhūṣaṇaiḥ ।
mukhyaḥ puṣya ratho yuktaḥ kim na gaccati te agrataḥ ॥

na hastī ca agrataḥ śrīmāms tava lakṣaṇa pūjitaḥ ।
prayāṇe lakṣyate vīra kṛṣṇa megha giri prabhaḥ ॥

na ca kāncana citram te paśyāmi priya darśana ।
bhadra āsanam puraḥ kṛtya yāntam vīra purahsaram ॥

abhiṣeko yadā sajjaḥ kim idānīm idam tava ।
apūrvo mukha varṇaḥ ca na praharṣaḥ ca lakṣyate ॥

iti iva vilapantīm tām provāca raghu nandanaḥ ।
sīte tatrabhavāms tāta pravrājayati mām vanam ॥

kule mahati sambhūte dharmajñe dharma cāriṇi ।
śṛṇu jānaki yena idam krameṇa abhyāgatam mama ॥

rājñā satya pratijñena pitrā daśarathena me ।
kaikeyyai prīta manasā purā dattau mahā varau ॥

tayā adya mama sajje asminn abhiṣeke nṛpa udyate ।
pracoditaḥ sa samayo dharmeṇa pratinirjitaḥ ॥

caturdaśa hi varṣāṇi vastavyam daṇḍake mayā ।
pitrā me bharataḥ ca api yauvarājye niyojitaḥ ॥

so aham tvām āgataḥ draṣṭum prasthitaḥ vijanam vanam ।
bharatasya samīpe te na aham kathyaḥ kadācana ॥

ṛddhi yuktā hi puruṣā na sahante para stavam ।
tasmān na te guṇāḥ kathyā bharatasya agrataḥ mama ॥

na api tvam tena bhartavyā viśeṣeṇa kadācanaanukūlatayā śakyam samīpe tasya vartitum ॥

tasmai dattam nṛvatinā yauvarājyam sanātanam ।
sa prasādyastvayā sīte nṛpatiśca viśeṣataḥ ॥

aham ca api pratijñām tām guroh samanupālayan ।
vanam adya eva yāsyāmi sthirā bhava manasvini ॥

yāte ca mayi kalyāṇi vanam muni niṣevitam ।
vrata upavāsa ratayā bhavitavyam tvayā anaghe ॥

kālyam utthāya devānām kṛtvā pūjām yathā vidhi ।
vanditavyo daśarathaḥ pitā mama nara īśvaraḥ ॥

mātā ca mama kausalyā vṛddhā samtāpa karśitā ।
dharmam eva agrataḥ kṛtvā tvattaḥ sammānam arhati ॥

vanditavyāḥ ca te nityam yāḥ śeṣā mama mātaraḥ ।
sneha praṇaya sambhogaiḥ samā hi mama mātaraḥ ॥

bhrātṛ putra samau ca api draṣṭavyau ca viśeṣataḥ ।
tvayā lakṣmaṇa śatrughnau prāṇaiḥ priyatarau mama ॥

vipriyam na ca kartavyam bharatasya kadācana ।
sa hi rājā prabhuḥ caiva deśasya ca kulasya ca ॥

ārādhitā hi śīlena prayatnaiḥ ca upasevitāḥ ।
rājānaḥ samprasīdanti prakupyanti viparyaye ॥

aurasān api putrān hi tyajanti ahita kāriṇaḥ ।
samarthān sampragṛhṇanti janān api nara adhipāḥ ॥

sā tvam vaseha kalyāṇi rājñaḥ samanuvartinī ।
bharatasya ratā dharme satyavrataparāyaṇā ॥

aham gamiṣyāmi mahā vanam priye ।
tvayā hi vastavyam iha eva bhāmini ।
yathā vyalīkam kuruṣe na kasyacit ।
tathā tvayā kāryam idam vaco mama ॥