अयोध्याकाण्डम्Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa

tataḥkamalapatrākṣaḥ śyāmo nirupamo mahān ।
uvāca rāmastam sūtaṁ piturākhyāhi māmiti ॥

sa rāma preṣitaḥ kṣipram samtāpa kaluṣa indriyaḥ ।
praviśya nṛpatim sūtaḥ nihśvasantam dadarśa ha ॥

uparaktamivādityaṁ bhasmacchannamivānalam ।
taṭākamiva nistoyamapaśyajjagatīpatim ॥

ālokya tu mahā prājñaḥ parama ākula cetasam ।
rāmam eva anuśocantam sūtaḥ prānjalir āsadat ॥

tam vardhayitvā rājānam sūtaḥ pūrvam jayāśiṣā ।
bhayaviklabayā vācā mandayā ślakṣṇamabravīt ॥

ayam sa puruṣa vyāghra dvāri tiṣṭhati te sutaḥ ।
brāhmaṇebhyo dhanam dattvā sarvam caiva upajīvinām ॥

sa tvā paśyatu bhadram te rāmaḥ satya parākramaḥ ।
sarvān suhṛdāapṛccya tvām idānīm didṛkṣate ॥

gamiṣyati mahā araṇyam tam paśya jagatī pate ।
vṛtam rāja guṇaiḥ sarvaiḥ ādityam iva raśmibhiḥ ॥

sa satya vādī dharma ātmā gāmbhīryāt sāgara upamaḥ ।
ākāśaiva niṣpanko nara indraḥ pratyuvāca tam ॥

sumantra ānaya me dārān ye kecit iha māmakāḥ ।
dāraiḥ parivṛtaḥ sarvaiḥ draṣṭum iccāmi rāghavam ॥

so antaḥ puram atītya eva striyaḥ tā vākyam abravīt ।
āryo hvayati vo rājā gamyatām tatra māciram ॥

evam uktāḥ striyaḥ sarvāḥ sumantreṇa nṛpa ājñayā ।
pracakramus tat bhavanam bhartur ājñāya śāsanam ॥

ardha sapta śatāḥ tāḥ tu pramadāḥ tāmra locanāḥ ।
kausalyām parivārya atha śanaiḥ jagmur dhṛta vratāḥ ॥

āgateṣu ca dāreṣu samavekṣya mahī patiḥ ।
uvāca rājā tam sūtam sumantra ānaya me sutam ॥

sa sūtaḥ rāmam ādāya lakṣmaṇam maithilīm tadā ।
jagāma abhimukhaḥ tūrṇam sakāśam jagatī pateḥ ॥

sa rājā putram āyāntam dṛṣṭvā dūrāt kṛta anjalim ।
utpapāta āsanāt tūrṇam ārtaḥ strī jana samvṛtaḥ ॥

so abhidudrāva vegena rāmam dṛṣṭvā viśām patiḥ ।
tam asamprāpya duhkha ārtaḥ papāta bhuvi mūrcitaḥ ॥

tam rāmaḥ abhyapātat kṣipram lakṣmaṇaḥ ca mahā rathaḥ ।
visamjñam iva duhkhena saśokam nṛpatim tadā ॥

strī sahasra ninādaḥ ca samjajñe rāja veśmani ।
hāhā rāma iti sahasā bhūṣaṇa dhvani mūrcitaḥ ॥

tam pariṣvajya bāhubhyām tāv ubhau rāma lakṣmaṇau ।
paryanke sītayā sārdham rudantaḥ samaveśayan ॥

atha rāmaḥ muhūrtena labdha samjñam mahī patim ।
uvāca prānjalir bhūtvā śoka arṇava pariplutam ॥

āpṛcce tvām mahā rāja sarveṣām īśvaraḥ asi naḥ ।
prasthitam daṇḍaka araṇyam paśya tvam kuśalena mām ॥

lakṣmaṇam ca anujānīhi sītā ca anveti mām vanam ।
kāraṇaiḥ bahubhis tathyaiḥ vāryamāṇau na ca iccataḥ ॥

anujānīhi sarvān naḥ śokam utsṛjya mānada ।
lakṣmaṇam mām ca sītām ca prajāpatir iva prajāḥ ॥

pratīkṣamāṇam avyagram anujñām jagatī pateḥ ।
uvāca rarjā samprekṣya vana vāsāya rāghavam ॥

aham rāghava kaikeyyā vara dānena mohitaḥ ।
ayodhyāyāḥ tvam eva adya bhava rājā nigṛhya mām ॥

evam uktaḥ nṛpatinā rāmaḥ dharmabhṛtām varaḥ ।
pratyuvāca anjalim kṛtvā pitaram vākya kovidaḥ ॥

bhavān varṣa sahasrāya pṛthivyā nṛpate patiḥ ।
aham tu araṇye vatsyāmi na me kāryam tvayā anṛtam ॥

nava pañca ca varṣāṇi vanavāse vihṛtya te ।
punaḥ pādau grahīṣyāmi pratijñānte narādhipaḥ ॥

rudannāha priyam putraṁ satyapāśena saṁyataḥ ।
kaikeyyā codyamānstu mitho rājā tamabravīt ॥

śreyase vṛddhaye tāta punar āgamanāya ca ।
gaccasva ariṣṭam avyagraḥ panthānam akutaḥ bhayam ॥

na hi satyātmanastāta dharmābhimanasastava ।
vinivarta yituṁ buddhi śakyate raghunandana ॥

adya tu idānīm rajanīm putra mā gacca sarvathā ।
mātaram mām ca sampaśyan vasa imām adya śarvarīm ॥

mātaraṁ mām ca sampaśyan vasemāmadya śarvarīm ।
tarpitaḥ sarvakāmaistvam svaḥ kāle sādhayiṣyasi ॥

duṣkaram kriyate putra sarvathā rāghava tayā ।
matpriyārtham priyāmstyaktvā yadyāsi vijanam vanam ॥

na caitanme priyam putra śape satyena rāghava ।
channayā chalitastvasnu struyā channāgnikalpayā ॥

pañcanā yā tu labdhā me tāṁ tvam nistartumicchasi ।
anayā vṛttasādinyā kaikeyyā'bhipracoditaḥ ॥

na caitadāścaryatamam yattajjyeṣṭhassuto mama ।
apānṛtakatham putra pitaram kartumicchsi ॥

atha rāmaḥ tathā śrutvā pitur ārtasya bhāṣitam ।
lakṣmaṇena saha bhrātrā dīno vacanam abravīt ॥

prāpsyāmi yān adya guṇān ko me śvastān pradāsyati ।
apakramaṇam eva ataḥ sarva kāmaiḥ aham vṛṇe ॥

iyam sarāṣṭrā sajanā dhana dhānya samākulā ।
mayā visṛṣṭā vasudhā bharatāya pradīyatām ॥

vanavāsakṛtā buddhirna ca me'dya caliṣyati ।
yastuṣṭena varo dattaḥ kaikeyyai varada tvayā ॥

dīyatām nikhilenaiva satyastvam bhava pārthiva ।
aham nideśam bhavato yathoktamanupālayan ॥

caturdaśa samā vatsye vane vanacaraiḥ saha ।
mā vimarśo vasumatī bharatāya pradīyatām ॥

na hi me kāmkṣitam rājyam sukhamātmani vā priyam ।
yathā nideśam kartum vai tavaiva raghunandhana ॥

apagaccatu te duhkham mā bhūr bāṣpa pariplutaḥ ।
na hi kṣubhyati durdharṣaḥ samudraḥ saritām patiḥ ॥

na eva aham rājyam iccāmi na sukham na ca maithilīm ।
tvām aham satyam iccāmi na anṛtam puruṣa ṛṣabha ॥

tvāmaham satyamicchāmi nānṛtam puruṣarṣabha ।
pratyakṣam tava satyena sukṛtena ca te śape ॥

na ca śakhyam mayā tāta sthātum kṣaṇamapi prabho ।
sa śokam dhrārayasvemam na hi me'sti viparyayaḥ ॥

arthito hyasmi kaikeyyā vanam gaccheti rāghava ।
mayā coktaṁ prajāmīti tatsatyamanupālaye ॥

mā cotkaṇthāṁ kṛthā deva vane ramsyāmahe vayam ।
praśāntahariṇākīrṇe nānāśakuninādite ॥

pitā hi daivatam tāta devatānāmapi smṛtam ।
tasmāddaivatamityeva kariṣyāmi piturvacaḥ ॥

caturdhaśasu varṣeṣu gateṣu narasattama ।
punardrakṣyasi mām prāptam santāpo'yam vimucyatām ॥

yena samstambhanīyo'yam sarvo bāṣpagaLo janaḥ ।
sa tvam puruṣaśārdūla kimartham vikriyām gataḥ ॥

puram ca rāṣṭram ca mahī ca kevalā ।
mayā nisṛṣṭā bharatāya dīyatām ।
aham nideśam bhavataḥ anupālayan ।
vanam gamiṣyāmi cirāya sevitum ॥

mayā nisṛṣṭām bharataḥ mahīm imām ।
saśaila khaṇḍām sapurām sakānanām ।
śivām susīmām anuśāstu kevalam ।
tvayā yad uktam nṛpate yathā astu tat ॥

na me tathā pārthiva dhīyate mano ।
mahatsu kāmeṣu na ca ātmanaḥ priye ।
yathā nideśe tava śiṣṭa sammate ।
vyapaitu duhkham tava mat kṛte anagha ॥

tat adya na eva anagha rājyam avyayam ।
na sarva kāmān na sukham na maithilīm ।
na jīvitam tvām anṛtena yojayan ।
vṛṇīya satyam vratam astu te tathā ॥

phalāni mūlāni ca bhakṣayan vane ।
girīmaḥ ca paśyan saritaḥ sarāmsi ca ।
vanam praviśya eva vicitra pādapam ।
sukhī bhaviṣyāmi tava astu nirvṛtiḥ ॥

evam sa rājā vyasanābhipannaḥ ।
śokena duḥkhena ca tāmyamānaḥ ।
āliṅgya putram suvinaṣṭasamjño ।
moham gato naiva ciceśṭa kimcit ॥

devyastataḥ samruruduḥ sametā ।
stām varjayitvā naradevapatnīm ।
rudan sumantro'pi jagāma mūrchām ।
hā hā kṛtam tatra babhūva sarvam ॥