अयोध्याकाण्डम्Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa

tataḥ tu tamasā tīram ramyam āśritya rāghavaḥ ।
sītām udvīkṣya saumitrim idam vacanam abravīt ॥

iyam adya niśā pūrvā saumitre prasthitā vanam ।
vana vāsasya bhadram te sa na utkaṇṭhitum arhasi ॥

paśya śūnyāni araṇyāni rudanti iva samantataḥ ।
yathā nilayam āyadbhir nilīnāni mṛga dvijaiḥ ॥

adya ayodhyā tu nagarī rāja dhānī pitur mama ।
sastrī pumsā gatān asmān śociṣyati na samśayaḥ ॥

anuraktā hi manujā rājānam bahubhirguṇaiḥ ।
tvām ca mām ca naravyāghra śatraghnabharatau tathā ॥

pitaram cānuśocāmi mātaram ca yaśasvinīm ।
api vānaudha bhavetām tu rudantau tāvabhīkṣṇaśaḥ ॥

bharataḥ khalu dharma ātmā pitaram mātaram ca me ।
dharma artha kāma sahitaiḥ vākyaiḥ āśvāsayiṣyati ॥

bharatasya ānṛśamsatvam samcintya aham punaḥ punaḥ ।
na anuśocāmi pitaram mātaram ca api lakṣmaṇa ॥

tvayā kāryam nara vyāghra mām anuvrajatā kṛtam ।
anveṣṭavyā hi vaidehyā rakṣaṇa arthe sahāyatā ॥

adbhir eva tu saumitre vatsyāmy adya niśām imām ।
etadd hi rocate mahyam vanye api vividhe sati ॥

evam uktvā tu saumitram sumantram api rāghavaḥ ।
apramattaḥ tvam aśveṣu bhava saumya iti uvāca ha ॥

so aśvān sumantraḥ samyamya sūrye astam samupāgate ।
prabhūta yavasān kṛtvā babhūva pratyanantaraḥ ॥

upāsyatu śivām samdhyām dṛṣṭvā rātrim upasthitām ।
rāmasya śayanam cakre sūtaḥ saumitriṇā saha ॥

tām śayyām tamasā tīre vīkṣya vṛkṣa dalaiḥ kṛtām ।
rāmaḥ saumitriṇām sārdham sabhāryaḥ samviveśa ha ॥

sabhāryam samprasuptam tam bhrātaram vīkṣya lakṣmaṇaḥ ।
kathayām āsa sūtāya rāmasya vividhān guṇān ॥

jāgrataḥ hi eva tām rātrim saumitrer uditaḥ raviḥ ।
sūtasya tamasā tīre rāmasya bruvataḥ guṇān ॥

go kula ākula tīrāyāḥ tamasāyāḥ vidūrataḥ ।
avasat tatra tām rātrim rāmaḥ prakṛtibhiḥ saha ॥

utthāya tu mahā tejāḥ prakṛtīs tā niśāmya ca ।
abravīd bhrātaram rāmaḥ lakṣmaṇam puṇya lakṣaṇam ॥

asmad vyapekṣān saumitre nirapekṣān gṛheṣv api ।
vṛkṣa mūleṣu samsuptān paśya lakṣmaṇa sāmpratam ॥

yathā ete niyamam paurāḥ kurvanti asman nivartane ।
api prāṇān asiṣyanti na tu tyakṣyanti niścayam ॥

yāvad eva tu samsuptāḥ tāvad eva vayam laghu ।
ratham āruhya gaccāmaḥ panthānam akutaḥ bhayam ॥

ataḥ bhūyo api na idānīm ikṣvāku pura vāsinaḥ ।
svapeyur anuraktā mām vṛṣka mūlāni samśritāḥ ॥

paurā hi ātma kṛtāt duhkhāt vipramocyā nṛpa ātmajaiḥ ।
na tu khalv ātmanā yojyā duhkhena pura vāsinaḥ ॥

abravīl lakṣmaṇo rāmam sākṣāt dharmam iva sthitam ।
rocate me mahā prājña kṣipram āruhyatām iti ॥

atha rāmo'bravīcchrīmān sumantram yujyatām rathaḥ ।
gamiṣyāmi tato'raṇyam gaccha śrīghramitaḥ prabho ॥

sūtaḥ tataḥ samtvaritaḥ syandanam taiḥ haya uttamaiḥ ।
yojayitvā atha rāmāya prānjaliḥ pratyavedayat ॥

ayam yukto mahābāho rathaste rathinām vara ।
tvamārohasva bhadram te sasītaḥ sahalakṣmaṇaḥ ॥

tam syandanamadhiṣṭhāya rāghavaḥ saparicchadaḥ ।
śīghragāmākulāvartām tamasāmatarannadīm ॥

sa samtīrya mahābāhuḥ śrīmān śivamakaṇṭakam ।
prāpadyata mahāmārgamabhayam bhayadarśinām ॥

mohana artham tu paurāṇām sūtam rāmaḥ abravīd vacaḥ ।
udan mukhaḥ prayāhi tvam ratham āsthāya sārathe ॥

muhūrtam tvaritam gatvā nirgataya ratham punaḥ ।
yathā na vidyuḥ paurā mām tathā kuru samāhitaḥ ॥

rāmasya vacanam śrutvā tathā cakre sa sārathiḥ ।
pratyāgamya ca rāmasya syandanam pratyavedayat ॥

tau samprayuktam tu ratham samāsitthau ।
tadā sasītau raghavamśavardhanau ।
pracodayāmāsa tatasturamgamān ।
sa sārathiryena pathā tapovanam ॥

tataḥ samāsthāya ratham mahārathaḥsasārathirdhāśarathirvanam yayau ।
udaṅmukham tam tu ratham cakāra sa ।
prayāṇamāṅgaśyanivitadarśanāt ॥