अयोध्याकाण्डम्Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa

sa tam vṛkṣam samāsādya samdhyām anvāsya paścimām ।
rāmaḥ ramayatām śreṣṭhaiti ha uvāca lakṣmaṇam ॥

adya iyam prathamā rātrir yātā jana padāt bahiḥ ।
yā sumantreṇa rahitā tām na utkaṇṭhitum arhasi ॥

jāgartavyam atandribhyām adya prabhṛti rātriṣu ।
yoga kṣemaḥ hi sītāyā vartate lakṣmaṇa āvayoh ॥

rātrim kathamcit eva imām saumitre vartayāmahe ।
upāvartāmahe bhūmāv āstīrya svayam ārjitaiḥ ॥

sa tu samviśya medinyām mahā arha śayana ucitaḥ ।
imāḥ saumitraye rāmaḥ vyājahāra kathāḥ śubhāḥ ॥

dhruvam adya mahā rājo duhkham svapiti lakṣmaṇa ।
kṛta kāmā tu kaikeyī tuṣṭā bhavitum arhati ॥

sā hi devī mahā rājam kaikeyī rājya kāraṇāt ।
api na cyāvayet prāṇān dṛṣṭvā bharatam āgatam ॥

anāthaḥ caiva vṛddhaḥ ca mayā caiva vinākṛtaḥ ।
kim kariṣyati kāma ātmā kaikeyyā vaśam āgataḥ ॥

idam vyasanam ālokya rājñaḥ ca mati vibhramam ।
kāmaeva ardha dharmābhyām garīyān iti me matiḥ ॥

ko hi avidvān api pumān pramadāyāḥ kṛte tyajet ।
canda anuvartinam putram tātaḥ mām iva lakṣmaṇa ॥

sukhī bata sabhāryaḥ ca bharataḥ kekayī sutaḥ ।
muditān kosalān eko yo bhokṣyati adhirājavat ॥

sa hi sarvasya rājyasya mukham ekam bhaviṣyati ।
tāte ca vayasā atīte mayi ca araṇyam āśrite ॥

artha dharmau parityajya yaḥ kāmam anuvartate ।
evam āpadyate kṣipram rājā daśaratho yathā ॥

manye daśaratha antāya mama pravrājanāya ca ।
kaikeyī saumya samprāptā rājyāya bharatasya ca ॥

api idānīm na kaikeyī saubhāgya mada mohitā ।
kausalyām ca sumitrām ca samprabādheta mat kṛte ॥

mā sma mat kāraṇāt devī sumitrā duhkham āvaset ।
ayodhyām itaeva tvam kāle praviśa lakṣmaṇa ॥

aham eko gamiṣyāmi sītayā saha daṇḍakān ।
anāthāyā hi nāthaḥ tvam kausalyāyā bhaviṣyasi ॥

kṣudra karmā hi kaikeyī dveṣāt anyāyyam ācaret ।
paridadyā hi dharmajñe bharate mama mātaram ॥

nūnam jāti antare kasmims striyaḥ putraiḥ viyojitāḥ ।
jananyā mama saumitre tat api etat upasthitam ॥

mayā hi cira puṣṭena duhkha samvardhitena ca ।
viprāyujyata kausalyā phala kāle dhig astu mām ॥

mā sma sīmantinī kācij janayet putram īdṛśam ।
saumitre yo aham ambāyā dadmi śokam anantakam ॥

manye prīti viśiṣṭā sā mattaḥ lakṣmaṇa sārikā ।
yasyāḥ tat śrūyate vākyam śuka pādam arer daśa ॥

śocantyāḥ ca alpa bhāgyāyā na kimcit upakurvatā ।
purtreṇa kim aputrāyā mayā kāryam arim dama ॥

alpa bhāgyā hi me mātā kausalyā rahitā mayā ।
śete parama duhkha ārtā patitā śoka sāgare ॥

eko hi aham ayodhyām ca pṛthivīm ca api lakṣmaṇa ।
tareyam iṣubhiḥ kruddho nanu vīryam akāraṇam ॥

adharma bhaya bhītaḥ ca para lokasya ca anagha ।
tena lakṣmaṇa na adya aham ātmānam abhiṣecaye ॥

etat anyac ca karuṇam vilapya vijane bahu ।
aśru pūrṇa mukho rāmaḥ niśi tūṣṇīm upāviśat ॥

vilapya uparatam rāmam gata arciṣam iva analam ।
samudram iva nirvegam āśvāsayata lakṣmaṇaḥ ॥

dhruvam adya purī rāmāyodhyā yudhinām vara ।
niṣprabhā tvayi niṣkrānte gata candrā iva śarvarī ॥

na etat aupayikam rāma yad idam paritapyase ।
viṣādayasi sītām ca mām caiva puruṣa ṛṣabha ॥

na ca sītā tvayā hīnā na ca aham api rāghava ।
muhūrtam api jīvāvo jalān matsyāv iva uddhṛtau ॥

na hi tātam na śatrughnam na sumitrām param tapa ।
draṣṭum icceyam adya aham svargam vā api tvayā vinā ॥

tatastatra sukhāsīne nātidūre nirīkṣya tām ।
nyagrodhe sukṛtām śayyām bhejāte dharmavatsalau ॥

sa lakṣmaṇasya uttama puṣkalam vaco ।
niśamya ca evam vana vāsam ādarāt ।
samāḥ samastā vidadhe param tapaḥ ।
prapadya dharmam sucirāya rāghavaḥ ॥

tatastu tasmin vijane vane tadā ।
mahābalau rāghavavamśavardhanau ।
na tau bhayam sambhramamabhyupeyatu ।
ryathaiva simhau girisānugocarau ॥