अयोध्याकाण्डम्Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa

prabhātāyām tu śarvaryām pṛthu vṛkṣā mahā yaśāḥ ।
uvāca rāmaḥ saumitrim lakṣmaṇam śubha lakṣaṇam ॥

bhāskara udaya kālo ayam gatā bhagavatī niśā ।
asau sukṛṣṇo vihagaḥ kokilaḥ tāta kūjati ॥

barhiṇānām ca nirghoṣaḥ śrūyate nadatām vane ।
tarāma jāhnavīm saumya śīghragām sāgaram gamām ॥

vijñāya rāmasya vacaḥ saumitrir mitra nandanaḥ ।
guham āmantrya sūtam ca so atiṣṭhad bhrātur agrataḥ ॥

sa tu rāmasya vacanam niśamya pratigṛhya ca ।
sthapatistūrṇamāhuya sacivānidamabravīt ॥

asya vāhanasamyuktām karṇagrāhavatīm śubhām ।
supratārām dṛḍhām tīrkhe śīgram nāvamupāhara ॥

tam niśamya samādeśam guhāmātyagaṇo mahān ।
upohya rucirām nāvam guhāya pratyavedayat ॥

tataḥ saprāñjalirbhūtvā guho rāghavamabravīt ।
upasthiteyam naurdeva bhūyaḥ kim karavāṇi te ॥

tavāmarasutaprakhya tartum sāgaragām nadīm ।
nauriyam puruṣavyāgra! tām tvamāroha suvrata! ॥

athovāca mahātejā rāmo guhamidam vacaḥ ।
kṛtakāmo'smi bhavatā śīghramāropyatāmiti ॥

tataḥ kalāpān samnahya khaḍgau baddhvā ca dhanvinau ।
jagmatur yena tau gangām sītayā saha rāghavau ॥

rāmam eva tu dharmajñam upagamya vinītavat ।
kim aham karavāṇi iti sūtaḥ prānjalir abravīt ॥

tato'bravīddāśarathiḥ sumantram ।
spṛśan kareṇottamadakṣiṇena ।
sumantra śīghram punareva yāhi ।
rājñaḥ sakāśe bhavacāpramattaḥ ॥

nivartasva iti uvāca enam etāvadd hi kṛtam mama ।
ratham vihāya padbhyām tu gamiṣyāmi mahāvanam ॥

ātmānam tu abhyanujñātam avekṣya ārtaḥ sa sārathiḥ ।
sumantraḥ puruṣa vyāghram aikṣvākam idam abravīt ॥

na atikrāntam idam loke puruṣeṇa iha kenacit ।
tava sabhrātṛ bhāryasya vāsaḥ prākṛtavad vane ॥

na manye brahma carye asti svadhīte vā phala udayaḥ ।
mārdava ārjavayoḥ vā api tvām ced vyasanam āgatam ॥

saha rāghava vaidehyā bhrātrā caiva vane vasan ।
tvam gatim prāpsyase vīra trīml lokāms tu jayann iva ॥

vayam khalu hatā rāma ye tayā api upavancitāḥ ।
kaikeyyā vaśam eṣyāmaḥ pāpāyā duhkha bhāginaḥ ॥

iti bruvann ātma samam sumantraḥ sārathis tadā ।
dṛṣṭvā dura gatam rāmam duhkha ārtaḥ rurude ciram ॥

tataḥ tu vigate bāṣpe sūtam spṛṣṭa udakam śucim ।
rāmaḥ tu madhuram vākyam punaḥ punar uvāca tam ॥

ikṣvākūṇām tvayā tulyam suhṛdam na upalakṣaye ।
yathā daśaratho rājā mām na śocet tathā kuru ॥

śoka upahata cetāḥ ca vṛddhaḥ ca jagatī patiḥ ।
kāma bhāra avasannaḥ ca tasmāt etat bravīmi te ॥

yad yad ājñāpayet kimcit sa mahātmā mahī patiḥ ।
kaikeyyāḥ priya kāma artham kāryam tat avikānkṣayā ॥

etat artham hi rājyāni praśāsati nara īśvarāḥ ।
yad eṣām sarva kṛtyeṣu mano na pratihanyate ॥

yadyathā sa mahā rājo na alīkam adhigaccati ।
na ca tāmyati duhkhena sumantra kuru tat tathā ॥

adṛṣṭa duhkham rājānam vṛddham āryam jita indriyam ।
brūyāḥ tvam abhivādya eva mama hetor idam vacaḥ ॥

na eva aham anuśocāmi lakṣmaṇo na ca maithilī ।
ayodhyāyāḥ cyutāḥ ca iti vane vatsyāmaha iti vā (maheti!) ॥

catur daśasu varṣeṣu nivṛtteṣu punaḥ punaḥ ।
lakṣmaṇam mām ca sītām ca drakṣyasi kṣipram āgatān ॥

evam uktvā tu rājānam mātaram ca sumantra me ।
anyāḥ ca devīḥ sahitāḥ kaikeyīm ca punaḥ punaḥ ॥

ārogyam brūhi kausalyām atha pāda abhivandanam ।
sītāyā mama ca āryasya vacanāl lakṣmaṇasya ca ॥

brūyāḥ ca hi mahā rājam bharatam kṣipram ānaya ।
āgataḥ ca api bharataḥ sthāpyo nṛpa mate pade ॥

bharatam ca pariṣvajya yauvarājye abhiṣicya ca ।
asmat samtāpajam duhkham na tvām abhibhaviṣyati ॥

bharataḥ ca api vaktavyo yathā rājani vartase ।
tathā mātṛṣu vartethāḥ sarvāsv eva aviśeṣataḥ ॥

yathā ca tava kaikeyī sumitrā ca aviśeṣataḥ ।
tathaiva devī kausalyā mama mātā viśeṣataḥ ॥

tātasya priyakāmena yauvarājyamapekṣatā ।
lokayorubhayoḥ śakyam tvayā yatsukhamedhitum ॥

nivartyamāno rāmeṇa sumantraḥ śoka karśitaḥ ।
tat sarvam vacanam śrutvā snehāt kākutstham abravīt ॥

yad aham na upacāreṇa brūyām snehāt aviklavaḥ ।
bhaktimān iti tat tāvad vākyam tvam kṣantum arhasi ॥

katham hi tvad vihīno aham pratiyāsyāmi tām purīm ।
tava tāta viyogena putra śoka ākulām iva ॥

sarāmam api tāvan me ratham dṛṣṭvā tadā janaḥ ।
vinā rāmam ratham dṛṣṭvā vidīryeta api sā purī ॥

dainyam hi nagarī gacced dṛṣṭvā śūnyam imam ratham ।
sūta avaśeṣam svam sainyam hata vīram iva āhave ॥

dūre api nivasantam tvām mānasena agrataḥ sthitam ।
cintayantyo adya nūnam tvām nirāhārāḥ kṛtāḥ prajāḥ ॥

dṛṣṭaṁ taddhi tvayā rāma! yādṛśam tvatpravāsane ।
prajānām samkulam vṛttam tvacchokaklāntacetasām ॥

ārta nādo hi yaḥ pauraiḥ muktaḥ tat vipravāsane ।
rathastham mām niśāmya eva kuryuḥ śata guṇam tataḥ ॥

aham kim ca api vakṣyāmi devīm tava sutaḥ mayā ।
nītaḥ asau mātula kulam samtāpam mā kṛthāiti ॥

asatyam api na eva aham brūyām vacanam īdṛśam ।
katham apriyam eva aham brūyām satyam idam vacaḥ ॥

mama tāvan niyogasthāḥ tvad bandhu jana vāhinaḥ ।
katham ratham tvayā hīnam pravakṣyanti haya uttamāḥ ॥

tanna śakṣyāmyaham gantumayodhyām tvadṛte'nagha ।
vanavāsānuyānāya māmanujñātumarhasi ॥

yadi me yācamānasya tyāgam eva kariṣyasi ।
saratho agnim pravekṣyāmi tyakta mātraiha tvayā ॥

bhaviṣyanti vane yāni tapo vighna karāṇi te ।
rathena pratibādhiṣye tāni sattvāni rāghava ॥

tat kṛtena mayā prāptam ratha caryā kṛtam sukham ।
āśamse tvat kṛtena aham vana vāsa kṛtam sukham ॥

prasīda iccāmi te araṇye bhavitum pratyanantaraḥ ।
prītyā abhihitam iccāmi bhava me patyanantaraḥ ॥

ime cāpi hayā vīra yadi te vanavāsinaḥ ।
paricaryām kariṣyanti prāpsyanti paramām gatim ॥

tava śuśrūṣaṇam mūrdhnā kariṣyāmi vane vasan ।
ayodhyām deva lokam vā sarvathā prajahāmy aham ॥

na hi śakyā praveṣṭum sā mayā ayodhyā tvayā vinā ।
rāja dhānī mahā indrasya yathā duṣkṛta karmaṇā ॥

vana vāse kṣayam prāpte mama eṣa hi mano rathaḥ ।
yad anena rathena eva tvām vaheyam purīm punaḥ ॥

catur daśa hi varṣāṇi sahitasya tvayā vane ।
kṣaṇa bhūtāni yāsyanti śataśaḥ tu tataḥ anyathā ॥

bhṛtya vatsala tiṣṭhantam bhartṛ putra gate pathi ।
bhaktam bhṛtyam sthitam sthityām tvam na mām hātum arhasi ॥

evam bahu vidham dīnam yācamānam punaḥ punaḥ ।
rāmaḥ bhṛtya anukampī tu sumantram idam abravīt ॥

jānāmi paramām bhaktim mayi te bhartṛ vatsala ।
śṛṇu ca api yad artham tvām preṣayāmi purīm itaḥ ॥

nagarīm tvām gatam dṛṣṭvā jananī me yavīyasī ।
kaikeyī pratyayam gacced iti rāmaḥ vanam gataḥ ॥

parituṣṭā hi sā devi vana vāsam gate mayi ।
rājānam na atiśanketa mithyā vādī iti dhārmikam ॥

eṣa me prathamaḥ kalpo yad ambā me yavīyasī ।
bharata ārakṣitam sphītam putra rājyam avāpnuyāt ॥

mama priya artham rājñaḥ ca sarathaḥ tvam purīm vraja ।
samdiṣṭaḥ ca asi yā anarthāms tāms tān brūyāḥ tathā tathā ॥

iti uktvā vacanam sūtam sāntvayitvā punaḥ punaḥ ।
guham vacanam aklībam rāmaḥ hetumad abravīt ॥

nedānīm guha yogyo'yam vaso me sajane vane ।
avaśyam hyāśrame vāsah kartavyastadgato vidhiḥ ॥

so'ham gṛhītvā niyamam tapasvijanabhūṣaṇam ।
hitakāmaḥ piturbhūyaḥ sītāyā lakṣmaṇasya ca ॥

jaṭāḥ kṛtvā gamiṣyāmi nyagrodha kṣīram ānaya ।
tat kṣīram rāja putrāya guhaḥ kṣipram upāharat ॥

lakṣmaṇasya ātmanaḥ caiva rāmaḥ tena akaroj jaṭāḥ ।
dīrghabāhurnaravyāghro jaṭilatva madhārayat ॥

tau tadā cīra vasanau jaṭā maṇḍala dhāriṇau ।
aśobhetām ṛṣi samau bhrātarau rāma rakṣmaṇau ॥

tataḥ vaikhānasam mārgam āsthitaḥ saha lakṣmaṇaḥ ।
vratam ādiṣṭavān rāmaḥ sahāyam guham abravīt ॥

apramattaḥ bale kośe durge jana pade tathā ।
bhavethā guha rājyam hi durārakṣatamam matam ॥

tataḥ tam samanujñāya guham ikṣvāku nandanaḥ ।
jagāma tūrṇam avyagraḥ sabhāryaḥ saha lakṣmaṇaḥ ॥

sa tu dṛṣṭvā nadī tīre nāvam ikṣvāku nandanaḥ ।
titīrṣuḥ śīghragām gangām idam lakṣmaṇam abravīt ॥

āroha tvam nara vyāghra sthitām nāvam imām śanaiḥ ।
sītām ca āropaya anvakṣam parigṛhya manasvinīm ॥

sa bhrātuḥ śāsanam śrutvā sarvam apratikūlayan ।
āropya maithilīm pūrvam āruroha ātmavāms tataḥ ॥

atha āruroha tejasvī svayam lakṣmaṇa pūrvajaḥ ।
tataḥ niṣāda adhipatir guho jñātīn acodayat ॥

rāghavo'pi mahātejā nāvamāruhya tām tataḥ ।
brahmavat kṣatravaccaiva jajāpa hitamātmanaḥ ॥

ācamya ca yathāśāstram nadīm tām saha sītayā ।
prāṇamatprītisamhṛṣṭo lakṣmaṇaścāmitaprabhaḥ ॥

anujñāya sumantram ca sabalam caiva tam guham ।
āsthāya nāvam rāmaḥ tu codayām āsa nāvikān ॥

tataḥ taiḥ coditā sā nauḥ karṇa dhāra samāhitā ।
śubha sphya vega abhihatā śīghram salilam atyagāt ॥

madhyam tu samanuprāpya bhāgīrathyāḥ tu aninditā ।
vaidehī prānjalir bhūtvā tām nadīm idam abravīt ॥

putraḥ daśarathasya ayam mahā rājasya dhīmataḥ ।
nideśam pālayatu enam gange tvad abhirakṣitaḥ ॥

catur daśa hi varṣāṇi samagrāṇi uṣya kānane ।
bhrātrā saha mayā caiva punaḥ pratyāgamiṣyati ॥

tataḥ tvām devi subhage kṣemeṇa punar āgatā ।
yakṣye pramuditā gange sarva kāma samṛddhaye ॥

tvam hi tripathagā devi brahma lokam samīkṣase ।
bhāryā ca udadhi rājasya loke asmin sampradṛśyase ॥

sā tvām devi namasyāmi praśamsāmi ca śobhane ।
prāpta rājye nara vyāghra śivena punar āgate ॥

gavām śata sahasrāṇi vastrāṇi annam ca peśalam ।
brāhmaṇebhyaḥ pradāsyāmi tava priya cikīrṣayā ॥

surāghaṭasahasreṇa māmsabhūtodanena ca ।
yakṣye tvām prayatā devi purīm punarupāgatā ॥

yāni tvattīravāsīni daivatāni ca santi hi ।
tāni sarvāṇi yakṣyāmi tīrthānyāyatanāni ca ॥

punareva mahābāurmayā bhrātrā ca samgataḥ ।
ayodhyām vanavāsāttu praviśatvanagho'naghe ॥

tathā sambhāṣamāṇā sā sītā gangām aninditā ।
dakṣiṇā dakṣiṇam tīram kṣipram eva abhyupāgamat ॥

tīram tu samanuprāpya nāvam hitvā nara ṛṣabhaḥ ।
prātiṣṭhata saha bhrātrā vaidehyā ca param tapaḥ ॥

atha abravīn mahā bāhuḥ sumitra ānanda vardhanam ।
bhava samrakṣaṇārthāya sajane vijane'pi vā ॥

avaśyam rakṣaṇam kāryamadṛṣṭe vijane vane ।
agrataḥ gacca saumitre sītā tvām anugaccatu ॥

pṛṣṭhataḥ aham gamiṣyāmi tvām ca sītām ca pālayan ।
adya duhkham tu vaidehī vana vāsasya vetsyati ॥

na hi tāvadatikrāntā sukarā kācana kriyā ।
adya duḥkham tu vaidehī vanavāsasya vetsyati ॥

praṇaṣṭajanasambādham kṣetrārāmavivarbitam ।
viṣamam ca prapātam ca vanamadya pravekṣyati ॥

śrutvā rāmasya vacanam pratisthe lakṣmaṇO'grataḥ ।
anantaram ca sītāyā rāghavo raghanandhanaḥ ॥

gatam tu gangā para pāram āśu ।
rāmam sumantraḥ pratatam nirīkṣya ।
adhva prakarṣāt vinivṛtta dṛṣṭir ।
rmumoca bāṣpam vyathitaḥ tapasvī ॥

sa lokapālapratimaprabhāvavām ।
stīrtvā mahātmā varado mahānadīm ।
tataḥ samṛddhān śubhasasyamālinaḥ ।
krameṇa vatsān muditānupāgamat ॥

tau tatra hatvā caturaḥ mahā mṛgān ।
varāham ṛśyam pṛṣatam mahā rurum ।
ādāya medhyam tvaritam bubhukṣitau ।
vāsāya kāle yayatur vanaḥ patim ॥