अयोध्याकाण्डम्Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa

atha rāmaḥ ca sītā ca lakṣmaṇaḥ ca kṛta anjaliḥ ।
upasamgṛhya rājānam cakrur dīnāḥ pradakṣiṇam ॥

tam ca api samanujñāpya dharmajñaḥ sītayā saha ।
rāghavaḥ śoka sammūḍho jananīm abhyavādayat ॥

anvakṣam lakṣmaṇo bhrātuḥ kausalyām abhyavādayat ।
atha mātuḥ sumitrāyā jagrāha caraṇau punaḥ ॥

tam vandamānam rudatī mātā saumitrim abravīt ।
hita kāmā mahā bāhum mūrdhni upāghrāya lakṣmaṇam ॥

sṛṣṭaḥ tvam vana vāsāya svanuraktaḥ suhṛj jane ।
rāme pramādam mā kārṣīḥ putra bhrātari gaccati ॥

vyasanī vā samṛddho vā gatir eṣa tava anagha ।
eṣa loke satām dharmaḥ yaj jyeṣṭha vaśago bhavet ॥

idam hi vṛttam ucitam kulasya asya sanātanam ।
dānam dīkṣā ca yajñeṣu tanu tyāgo mṛdheṣu ca ॥

laksmaṇam tvevamktvā sā samsiddham priyarāghavam ।
sumitrā gaccha gaccheti punaḥ punaruvāca tam ॥

rāmam daśaratham viddhi mām viddhi janaka ātmajām ।
ayodhyām aṭavīm viddhi gacca tāta yathā sukham ॥

tataḥ sumantraḥ kākutstham prānjalir vākyam abravīt ।
vinītaḥ vinayajñaḥ ca mātalir vāsavam yathā ॥

ratham āroha bhadram te rāja putra mahā yaśaḥ ।
kṣipram tvām prāpayiṣyāmi yatra mām rāma vakṣyasi ॥

catur daśa hi varṣāṇi vastavyāni vane tvayā ।
tāni upakramitavyāni yāni devyā asi coditaḥ ॥

tam ratham sūrya samkāśam sītā hṛṣṭena cetasā ।
āruroha vara ārohā kṛtvā alamkāram ātmanaḥ ॥

tathaiva āyudha jātāni bhrātṛbhyām kavacāni ca ।
ratha upasthe pratinyasya sacarma kaṭhinam ca tat ॥

vanavāsam hi samkhyaya vāsāmsyābharaṇāni ca ।
bhartāramanugacchantyai sītāyai śvaśuro dadau ॥

tathaivāyudhajālāni bhrātṛbhyām kavacāni ca ।
rathopasthe pratinyasya sacarma kaṭhinam ca tat ॥

sītā tṛtīyān ārūḍhān dṛṣṭvā dhṛṣṭam acodayat ।
sumantraḥ sammatān aśvān vāyu vega samān jave ॥

prayāte tu mahā araṇyam cira rātrāya rāghave ।
babhūva nagare mūrccā bala mūrccā janasya ca ॥

tat samākula sambhrāntam matta samkupita dvipam ।
haya śinjita nirghoṣam puram āsīn mahā svanam ॥

tataḥ sabāla vṛddhā sā purī parama pīḍitā ।
rāmam eva abhidudrāva gharma ārtaḥ salilam yathā ॥

pārśvataḥ pṛṣṭhataḥ ca api lambamānāḥ tat unmukhāḥ ।
bāṣpa pūrṇa mukhāḥ sarve tam ūcur bhṛśa duhkhitāḥ ॥

samyacca vājinām raśmīn sūta yāhi śanaiḥ śanaiḥ ।
mukham drakṣyāmi rāmasya durdarśam no bhaviṣyati ॥

āyasam hṛdayam nūnam rāma mātur asamśayam ।
yad deva garbha pratime vanam yāti na bhidyate ॥

kṛta kṛtyā hi vaidehī cāyā iva anugatā patim ।
na jahāti ratā dharme merum arka prabhā yathā ॥

aho lakṣmaṇa siddha arthaḥ satatām priya vādinam ।
bhrātaram deva samkāśam yaḥ tvam paricariṣyasi ॥

mahati eṣā hi te siddhir eṣa ca abhyudayo mahān ।
eṣa svargasya mārgaḥ ca yad enam anugaccasi ॥

evam vadantaḥ te soḍhum na śekur bāṣpam āgatam ।
atha rājā vṛtaḥ strībhir dīnābhir dīna cetanaḥ ॥

atha rājā vṛtaḥ strībhirdīnābhirdīnacetanaḥ ।
nirjagāma priyam putram drakṣyāmi iti bruvan gṛhāt ॥

śuśruve ca agrataḥ strīnām rudantīnām mahā svanaḥ ।
yathā nādaḥ kareṇūnām baddhe mahati kunjare ॥

pitā ca rājā kākutsthaḥ śrīmān sannaḥ tadā babhau ।
paripūrṇaḥ śaśī kāle graheṇa upaplutaḥ yathā ॥

sa ca śrīmānacintyātmā rāmo daśarathātmajaḥ ।
sūtam samcodayāmāsa tvaritam vāhyatāmiti ॥

rāmo yāhīti sūtam tam tiṣṭheti sa janastadā ।
ubhayam nāśakatsūtaḥ kartumadhvani coditaḥ ॥

nirgacchati mahābāhau rāme paurajanāśrubhiḥ ।
patitairabhyavahitam praśaśāma mahīrajaḥ ॥

ruditāśruparidyūnam hāhākṛtamacetanam ।
prayāṇe rāghavasyāsītpuram paramapīḍitam ॥

susrāva nayanaiḥ strīṇāmasramāyāsasambhavam ।
mīnasamkṣobhacalitaiḥ salilam paṅkajairiva ॥

dṛṣṭvā tu nṛpatiḥ śrīmānekacittagatam puram ।
nipapātaiva duḥkhena hatamūla iva drumaḥ ॥

tatao hala halā śabdo jajñe rāmasya pṛṣṭhataḥ ।
narāṇām prekṣya rājānam sīdantam bhṛśa duhkhitam ॥

hā rāma iti janāḥ kecit rāma mātā iti ca apare ।
antaḥ puram samṛddham ca krośantam paryadevayan ॥

anvīkṣamāṇo rāmaḥ tu viṣaṇṇam bhrānta cetasam ।
rājānam mātaram caiva dadarśa anugatau pathi ॥

sa baddha iva pāśena kiśoro mātaram yathā ।
dharmapāśena samkṣiptaḥ prakāśam nābhudaikṣata ॥

padātinau ca yāna arhāv aduhkha arhau sukha ucitau ।
dṛṣṭvā samcodayām āsa śīghram yāhi iti sārathim ॥

na hi tat puruṣa vyāghraḥ duhkhadam darśanam pituḥ ।
mātuḥ ca sahitum śaktaḥ totra arditaiva dvipaḥ ॥

pratyagāramivāyāntī vatsalā vatsakāraṇāt ।
baddhavatsā yathā dhenū rāmamātābhyādhāvata ॥

tathā rudantīm kausalyām ratham tam anudhāvatīm ।
krośantīm rāma rāma iti hā sīte lakṣmaṇa iti ca ॥

rāmalakṣmaṇasītārtham sravantīm vāri netrajam ।
asakṛt praikṣata tadā nṛtyantīm iva mātaram ॥

tiṣṭha iti rājā cukroṣa yāhi yāhi iti rāghavaḥ ।
sumantrasya babhūva ātmā cakrayoḥ iva ca antarā ॥

na aśrauṣam iti rājānam upālabdho api vakṣyasi ।
ciram duhkhasya pāpiṣṭham iti rāmaḥ tam abravīt ॥

rāmasya sa vacaḥ kurvann anujñāpya ca tam janam ।
vrajataḥ api hayān śīghram codayām āsa sārathiḥ ॥

nyavartata jano rājño rāmam kṛtvā pradakṣiṇam ।
manasā api aśru vegaiḥ ca na nyavartata mānuṣam ॥

yam iccet punar āyāntam na enam dūram anuvrajet ।
iti amātyā mahā rājam ūcur daśaratham vacaḥ ॥

teṣām vacaḥ sarva guṇa upapannam ।
prasvinna gātraḥ praviṣaṇṇa rūpaḥ ।
niśamya rājā kṛpaṇaḥ sabhāryo ।
vyavasthitaḥ tam sutam īkṣamāṇaḥ ॥