अयोध्याकाण्डम्Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa

dattvā tu saha vaidehyā brāhmaṇebhyo dhanam bahu ।
jagmatuḥ pitaram draṣṭum sītayā saha rāghavau ॥

tato gṛhīte duṣprekṣyeaśobhetām tadā āyudhe ।
mālā dāmabhir āsakte sītayā samalamkṛte ॥

tataḥ prāsāda harmyāṇi vimāna śikharāṇi ca ।
adhiruhya janaḥ śrīmān udāsīno vyalokayat ॥

na hi rathyāḥ sma śakyante gantum bahu jana ākulāḥ ।
āruhya tasmāt prāsādān dīnāḥ paśyanti rāghavam ॥

padātim varjitac catram rāmam dṛṣṭvā tadā janāḥ ।
ūcur bahu vidhā vācaḥ śoka upahata cetasaḥ ॥

yam yāntam anuyāti sma catur anga balam mahat ।
tam ekam sītayā sārdham anuyāti sma lakṣmaṇaḥ ॥

aiśvaryasya rasajñaḥ san kāminām caiva kāmadaḥ ।
na iccati eva anṛtam kartum pitaram dharma gauravāt ॥

yā na śakyā purā draṣṭum bhūtaiḥ ākāśagaiḥ api ।
tām adya sītām paśyanti rāja mārga gatā janāḥ ॥

aṅga rāga ucitām sītām rakta candana sevinīm ।
varṣam uṣṇam ca śītam ca neṣyati āśu vivarṇatām ॥

adya nūnam daśarathaḥ sattvam āviśya bhāṣate ।
na hi rājā priyam putram vivāsayitum arhati ॥

nirguṇasya api putrasyā kātham syāt vipravāsanam ।
kim punar yasya loko ayam jitaḥ vṛttena kevalam ॥

ānṛśamsyam anukrośaḥ śrutam śīlam damaḥ śamaḥ ।
rāghavam śobhayanti ete ṣaḍ guṇāḥ puruṣa uttamam ॥

tasmāt tasya upaghātena prajāḥ parama pīḍitāḥ ।
audakāni iva sattvāni grīṣme salila samkṣayāt ॥

pīḍayā pīḍitam sarvam jagad asya jagat pateḥ ।
mūlasya iva upaghātena vṛkṣaḥ puṣpa phala upagaḥ ॥

mūlaṁ hyeṣa manuṣyāṇām dharmasāro mahādyutiḥ ।
puṣpam phalam ca patram ca śākhāścā syetare janāḥ ॥

te lakṣmaṇaiva kṣipram sapatnyaḥ saha bāndhavāḥ ।
gaccantam anugaccāmaḥ yena gaccati rāghavaḥ ॥

udyānāni parityajya kṣetrāṇi ca gṛhāṇi ca ।
eka duhkha sukhā rāmam anugaccāma dhārmikam ॥

samuddhṛta nidhānāni paridhvasta ajirāṇi ca ।
upātta dhana dhānyāni hṛta sārāṇi sarvaśaḥ ॥

rajasā abhyavakīrṇāni parityaktāni daivataiḥ ।
mūṣakaiḥ paridhāvadbhirudbilairāvṛtāni ca ॥

apetodakadhūmāni hīnasammārjanāni ca ।
pranaṣṭabalikarmejyamantrahomajapāni ca ॥

duṣkāleneva bhagnāni bhibhājanavanti ca ।
asmat tyaktāni veśmāni kaikeyī pratipadyatām ॥

vanam nagaram eva astu yena gaccati rāghavaḥ ।
asmābhiḥ ca parityaktam puram sampadyatām vanam ॥

bilāni damṣṭriṇaḥ sarve sānūni mṛga pakṣiṇaḥ ।
asmat tyaktam prapadyantām sevyamānam tyajantu ca ॥

iti evam vividhā vāco nānā jana samīritāḥ ।
tṛṇamāmsaphalādānām deśam vyālamṛgadvijam ॥

prapadyatām hi kaikeyī saputrā sahabāndhavaiḥ ।
rāghāveṇa vane sarve saha vatsyāma nirvṛtāḥ ॥

ityevam vividhā vāco nānājanasamīritāḥ ।
śuśrāva rāmaḥ śrutvā ca na vicakre asya mānasam ॥

sa tu veśma piturdūrā tkailāsaśikharaprabham ।
abhicakrāma dharmātmā mattamātaṅgavikramaḥ ॥

vinītavīrapuruṣaṁ praviśya tu nṛpālayam ।
dadarśavasthitam dīnam sumantramavidūrataḥ ॥

pratīkṣamāṇo abhijanam tadā ārtam ।
anārta rūpaḥ prahasann iva atha ।
jagāma rāmaḥ pitaram didṛkṣuḥ ।
pitur nideśam vidhivac cikīrṣuḥ ॥

tat pūrvam aikṣvāka sutaḥ mahātmā ।
rāmaḥ gamiṣyan vanam ārta rūpam ।
vyatiṣṭhata prekṣya tadā sumantram ।
pitur mahātmā pratihāraṇa artham ॥

piturnideśena tu dharmavatsalo ।
vana praveśe kṛta buddhi niścayaḥ ।
sa rāghavaḥ prekṣya sumantram abravīn ।
nivedayasva āgamanam nṛpāya me ॥