अयोध्याकाण्डम्Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa

tataḥ śāsanam ājñāya bhrātuḥ śubhataram priyam ।
gatvā sa praviveśa āśu suyajñasya niveśanam ॥

tam vipram agni agārastham vanditvā lakṣmaṇo abravīt ।
sakhe abhyāgacca paśya tvam veśma duṣkara kāriṇaḥ ॥

tataḥ samdhyām upāsya āśu gatvā saumitriṇā saha ।
juṣṭam tat prāviśal lakṣmyā ramyam rāma niveśanam ॥

tam āgatam vedavidam prānjaliḥ sītayā saha ।
suyajñam abhicakrāma rāghavo agnim iva arcitam ॥

jāta rūpamayaiḥ mukhyaiḥ angadaiḥ kuṇḍalaiḥ śubhaiḥ ।
sahema sūtraiḥ maṇibhiḥ keyūraiḥ valayaiḥ api ॥

anyaiḥ ca ratnaiḥ bahubhiḥ kākutsthaḥ pratyapūjayat ।
suyajñam sa tadā uvāca rāmaḥ sītā pracoditaḥ ॥

hāram ca hema sūtram ca bhāryāyai saumya hāraya ।
raśanām ca adhunā sītā dātum iccati te sakhe ॥

aṅgadāni vicitrāṇi keyūrāṇi śubhāni ca ।
paryankam agrya āstaraṇam nānā ratna vibhūṣitam ॥

paryaṅkamagryāstaraṇam nānāratnavibhūṣitam ।
tam api iccati vaidehī pratiṣṭhāpayitum tvayi ॥

nāgaḥ śatrum jayo nāma mātulo yam dadau mama ।
tam te gaja sahasreṇa dadāmi dvija pumgava ॥

iti uktaḥ sa hi rāmeṇa suyajñaḥ pratigṛhya tat ।
rāma lakṣmaṇa sītānām prayuyoja āśiṣaḥ śivāḥ ॥

atha bhrātaram avyagram priyam rāmaḥ priyam vadaḥ ।
saumitrim tam uvāca idam brahmā iva tridaśa īśvaram ॥

agastyam kauśikam caiva tāv ubhau brāhmaṇa uttamau ।
arcaya āhūya saumitre ratnaiḥ sasyam iva ambubhiḥ ॥

tarpayasva mahābāho gosahasaraiśca mānada ।
suvarṇai rajataiścaiva maṇibhiśca mahādhanaiḥ ॥

kausalyām ca yāaśīrbhir bhaktaḥ paryupatiṣṭhati ।
ācāryaḥ taittirīyāṇām abhirūpaḥ ca vedavit ॥

tasya yānam ca dāsīḥ ca saumitre sampradāpaya ।
kauśeyāni ca vastrāṇi yāvat tuṣyati sa dvijaḥ ॥

sūtaḥ citra rathaḥ ca āryaḥ sacivaḥ sucira uṣitaḥ ।
toṣaya enam mahā arhaiḥ ca ratnaiḥ vastraiḥ dhanaiaḥ tathā ॥

paśukābhikacha sarvābhirgavām daśaśatena ca ।
ye ceme kathakālāpā bahavo daṇḍamāṇavāḥ ॥

nityasvādhyāyaśīlatvānnānyatkurvanti kimcana ।
alasāḥ svādukāmāśca mahatām cāpi sammatāḥ ॥

śāli vāha sahasram ca dve śate bhadrakāms tathā ।
vyanjana artham ca saumitre go sahasram upākuru ॥

mekhalīnām mahāsaghaḥ kausalyām samupasthitaḥ ।
teṣām sahasram saumitre pratyekam sampradāpaya ॥

ambā yathā ca sā nandetkausalyā mama dakṣiṇām ।
tathā dvijātīm stānsarvān lakṣmaṇārca ॥

tataḥ sa puruṣa vyāghraḥ tat dhanam lakṣmaṇaḥ svayam ।
yathā uktam brāhmaṇa indrāṇām adadāt dhanado yathā ॥

atha abravīd bāṣpa kalāms tiṣṭhataḥ ca upajīvinaḥ ।
sampradāya bahu dravyam ekaikasya upajīvinaḥ ॥

lakṣmaṇasya ca yad veśma gṛham ca yad idam mama ।
aśūnyam kāryam ekaikam yāvad āgamanam mama ॥

iti uktvā duhkhitam sarvam janam tam upajīvinam ।
uvāca idam dhana dhyakṣam dhanam ānīyatām iti ॥

tataḥ asya dhanam ājahruḥ sarvam eva upajīvinaḥ ।
sa rāśiḥ sumahāmstatra darśanīyo hyadṛśyata ॥

tataḥ sa puruṣa vyāghraḥ tat dhanam saha lakṣmaṇaḥ ।
dvijebhyo bāla vṛddhebhyaḥ kṛpaṇebhyo abhyadāpayat ॥

tatra āsīt pingalo gārgyaḥ trijaṭaḥ nāma vai dvijaḥ ।
kṣatavṛttirvane nityam phālakuddālalāṅgalī ॥

tam vṛddham taruṇī bhāryā bālānādāya dārakān ।
abravīdbāhmaṇam vākyam dāridryeṇābhipīḍitā ॥

apāsya phālam kuddālam kuruṣva vacanam mamam ।
rāmam darśaya dharmajJnam yadi kimcidavāpsyasi ॥

sa bhāryāvacanam śrutvā śāṭīmācchādya duśchadām ।
sa pratiṣṭhata panthānam yatra rāmaniveśanam ॥

bhṛgvaṅgirasamam dīptyā trijaṭam janasamsadi ।
ā pancamāyāḥ kakṣyāyā na enam kaścit avārayat ॥

sa rāja putram āsādya trijaṭaḥ vākyam abravīt ।
nirdhano bahu putraḥ asmi rāja putra mahā yaśaḥ ।
kṣatavṛttirvane nityam pratyavekṣasva māmiti ॥

tamuvāca tato rāmaḥ parihāsasamanvitam ।
gavām sahasramapyekam na ca viśrāṇitam mayā ।
parikṣipasi daṇḍena yāvattāvadavāpysasi ॥

sa śāṭīm tvaritaḥ kaṭyām sambrāntaḥ pariveṣṭya tām ।
āviddhya daṇḍam cikṣepa sarvaprāṇena vegitaḥ ॥

sa tīrtvā sarayūpāram daṇḍastasya karāccyutaḥ ।
govraje bahusāhāsre papātokṣaṇasannidhau ॥

tam pariṣvajya dharmātmā ātasmātsarayūtaṭāt ।
ānayāmāsa tā gopaistrijaṭāyāśramam prati ॥

uvāca ca tato rāmastam gārgyamabhisāntvayan ।
manyurna khalu kartavyaḥ parihāso hyayam mama ॥

idam hi tejastava yaddhuratyayam ।
tadeva jijñāsitu micchatā mayā ।
imam bhavānarthamabhipracodito ।
vṛṇīṣva kimcedaparam vyavasyati ॥

bravīmi satyena na te'sti yantraṇā ।
dhanam hi yadyanmama viprakāraṇāt ।
bhavatsu samyakrpatipādanena ta ।
nmayārjitam prītiyaśskaram bhavet ॥

tata ssabhārya strijaṭo mahāmuni ।
rgavāmanīkam pratigṛhya moditaḥ ।
yaśobalaprītisukhopabṛmhaṇī ।
stadāśiṣaḥ pratyavadanmahātmanaḥ ॥

sa cāpi rāmaḥ pratipūrṇamānaso ।
mahaddhanam dharmabalairupārjitam ।
niyojayāmāsa suhṛjjane'cirā ।
dyathārhasammānavacaḥpracoditaḥ ॥

dvijaḥ suhṛdbhṛtyajano'thavā tadā ।
daridrabhikṣācaraṇaśca yo'bhavat ।
na tatra kaścinna babhūva tarpito ।
yathārha sammānana dāna sambramaiḥ ॥