अयोध्याकाण्डम्Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa

mahā mātra vacaḥ śrutvā rāmaḥ daśaratham tadā ।
anvabhāṣata vākyam tu vinayajño vinītavat ॥

tyakta bhogasya me rājan vane vanyena jīvataḥ ।
kim kāryam anuyātreṇa tyakta sangasya sarvataḥ ॥

yo hi dattvā dvipa śreṣṭham kakṣyāyām kurute manaḥ ।
rajju snehena kim tasya tyajataḥ kunjara uttamam ॥

tathā mama satām śreṣṭha kim dhvajinyā jagat pate ।
sarvāṇi eva anujānāmi cīrāṇi eva ānayantu me ॥

khanitra piṭake ca ubhe mama ānayata gaccataḥ ।
catur daśa vane vāsam varṣāṇi vasataḥ mama ॥

atha cīrāṇi kaikeyī svayam āhṛtya rāghavam ।
uvāca paridhatsva iti jana oghe nirapatrapā ॥

sa cīre puruṣa vyāghraḥ kaikeyyāḥ pratigṛhya te ।
sūkṣma vastram avakṣipya muni vastrāṇi avasta ha ॥

lakṣmaṇaḥ ca api tatra eva vihāya vasane śubhe ।
tāpasāc cādane caiva jagrāha pitur agrataḥ ॥

atha ātma paridhāna artham sītā kauśeya vāsinī ।
samīkṣya cīram samtrastā pṛṣatī vāgurām iva ॥

sā vyapatrapamāṇā iva pratigṛhya ca durmanāḥ ।
gandharva rāja pratimam bhartāram idam abravīt ॥

aśrusaṁpūrṇnetrā ca dharmajñā dharmadarśinī ।
gandharvarājapratimam bhartāramidamabravīt ॥

katham nu cīram badhnanti munayo vana vāsinaḥ ।
iti hyakuśalā sītā sāmumoha muhurmuhuḥ ॥

kṛtvā kaṇṭhe ca sā cīram ekam ādāya pāṇinā ।
tasthau hi akuṣalā tatra vrīḍitā janaka ātmaja ॥

tasyāḥ tat kṣipram āgamya rāmaḥ dharmabhṛtām varaḥ ।
cīram babandha sītāyāḥ kauśeyasya upari svayam ॥

rāmam prekṣya tu sītāyāḥ badhnantam cīramuttamam ।
antaḥpuragatā nāryo mumucurvāri netrajam ॥

ucuśca paramāyastā rāmam jvalitatejasam ।
vatsa naivam niyukteyam vanavāse manasvinī ॥

piturvākyānurodhena gatasya vijanam vanam ।
tāvaddarśanamasyā naḥ saphalam bhavatu prabho ॥

lakṣmaṇena sahāyena vanam gacchasva putraka ।
neyamarhati kalyāṇī vastum tāpasavadvane ॥

kuru no yācanām putra! sītā tiṣṭhatu bhāminī ।
dharmanityaḥ svayam sthātum na hīdānīm tvamicchasi ॥

tāsāmevamvidhā vācaḥ śṛṇvan daśarathātmajaḥ ।
babandhaiva tadā cīram sītayā tulyaśīlayā ॥

cīre gṛhīte tu tayā samīkṣya nṛpaterguruḥ ।
nivārya sītām kaikeyīm vasiṣṭho vākyamabravīt ॥

atipravṛtte durmedhe kaikeyi kulapāmsani ।
vañyitvā ca rājānam na pramāṇe'vatiṣṭhase ॥

na gantavyam vanam devyā sītayā śīlavarjite ।
anuṣṭhāsyati rāmasya sītā prakṛtamāsanam ॥

ātmā hi dārāḥ sarveṣām dārasamgrahavartinām ।
ātmeyamiti rāmasya pālayiṣyati medinīm ॥

atha yāsyati vaidehī vanam rāmeṇa samgatā ।
vayamapyanuyāsyāmaḥ puram cedam gamiṣyati ॥

antapālāśca yāsyanti sadāro yatra rāghavaḥ ।
sahopajīvyam rāṣṭram ca puram ca saparicchadam ॥

bharataśca saśatrughnaścīravāsā vanecaraḥ ।
vane vasantam kākutthsamanuvatsyati pūrvajam ॥

tatah śūnyām gatajanām vasudhām pādapaiḥ saha ।
tvamekā śādhi durvṛttā prajānāmahite sthitā ॥

na hi tadbhavitā rāṣṭram yatra rāmo na bhūpatiḥ ।
tadvanam bhavitā rāṣṭram yatra rāmo nivatsyati ॥

na hyadattām mahīm pitrā bharataḥ śāstumarhati ।
tvayi vā putravadvastum yadi jāto mahīpateḥ ॥

yadyapi tvam kṣititalādgaganam cotpatiṣyasi ।
piturvmśacaritrajñaḥ so'nyathā na kariṣyati ॥

tattvayā putragardhinyā putrasya kṛtamapriyam ।
loke hi sa na vidyeta yo na rāmamanuvrataḥ ॥

drakṣyasyadyaiva kaikeyi paśuvyāLamṛgadvijān ।
gacchataḥ saha rāmeṇa pādapāmśca tadunmukhān ॥

athottamānyābharaṇāni devi ।
dehi snuṣāyai vyapanīya cīram ।
na cīramasyāḥ pravidhīyateti ।
nyavārayat tadvasanam vasiṣṭhaḥ ॥

ekasya rāmasya vane nivāsa ।
stvayā vṛtah kekayarājaputri ।
vibhūṣiteyam pratikarmanityā ।
vasatvaraṇye saha rāghaveṇa ॥

yānaiśca mukhyaiḥ paricārakaiśca ।
susamvṛtā gacchatu rājaputrī ।
vasraiśca sarvaiḥ sahitairvidhānai ।
rneyam vṛtā te varasampradāne ॥

tasmimstathā jalpati vipramukhye ।
gurau nṛpasyāpratimaprabhāve ।
naiva sma sītā vinivṛttabhāvā ।
priyasya bhartuḥ pratikārakāmā ॥