अयोध्याकाण्डम्Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa

kathayitvā suduhkha ārtaḥ sumantreṇa ciram saha ।
rāme dakṣiṇa kūlasthe jagāma sva gṛham guhaḥ ॥

bharadvājābhigamanam prayāge ca sahāsanam ।
āgirergamanam teṣām tatrasthairabhilakṣitam ॥

anujñātaḥ sumantraḥ atha yojayitvā haya uttamān ।
ayodhyām eva nagarīm prayayau gāḍha durmanāḥ ॥

sa vanāni sugandhīni saritaḥ ca sarāmsi ca ।
paśyann atiyayau śīghram grāmāṇi nagarāṇi ca ॥

tataḥ sāya ahna samaye tṛtīye ahani sārathiḥ ।
ayodhyām samanuprāpya nirānandām dadarśa ha ॥

sa śūnyām iva nihśabdām dṛṣṭvā parama durmanāḥ ।
sumantraḥ cintayām āsa śoka vega samāhataḥ ॥

kaccin na sagajā sāśvā sajanā sajana adhipā ।
rāma samtāpa duhkhena dagdhā śoka agninā purī ॥

iti cintā paraḥ sūtaḥ vājibhiḥ śrīghrapātibhiḥ ।
nagaradvāramāsādya tvaritaḥ praviveśa ha ॥

sumantram abhiyāntam tam śataśo atha sahasraśaḥ ।
kva rāmaiti pṛccantaḥ sūtam abhyadravan narāḥ ॥

teṣām śaśamsa gaṅgāyām aham āpṛccya rāghavam ।
anujñātaḥ nivṛttaḥ asmi dhārmikeṇa mahātmanā ॥

te tīrṇāiti vijñāya bāṣpa pūrṇa mukhā janāḥ ।
aho dhig iti niśśvasya hā rāma iti ca cukruśuḥ ॥

śuśrāva ca vacaḥ teṣām bṛndam bṛndam ca tiṣṭhatām ।
hatāḥ sma khalu ye na iha paśyāmaiti rāghavam ॥

dāna yajña vivāheṣu samājeṣu mahatsu ca ।
na drakṣyāmaḥ punar jātu dhārmikam rāmam antarā ॥

kim samartham janasya asya kim priyam kim sukha āvaham ।
iti rāmeṇa nagaram pitṛvat paripālitam ॥

vāta ayana gatānām ca strīṇām anvantara āpaṇam ।
rāma śoka abhitaptānām śuśrāva paridevanam ॥

sa rāja mārga madhyena sumantraḥ pihita ānanaḥ ।
yatra rājā daśarathaḥ tat eva upayayau gṛham ॥

so avatīrya rathāt śīghram rāja veśma praviśya ca ।
kakṣyāḥ sapta abhicakrāma mahā jana samākulāḥ ॥

harmyairvimānaiḥ prāsādairavekṣyātha samāgatam ।
hāhākārakṛtā nāryo rāmadarśanakarśitāḥ ॥

āyatairvimalairnetrairaśruvegapariplutaiḥ ।
anyonyamabhivīkṣante'vyaktamārtatarāḥ strīyaḥ ॥

tataḥ daśaratha strīṇām prāsādebhyaḥ tataḥ tataḥ ।
rāma śoka abhitaptānām mandam śuśrāva jalpitam ॥

saha rāmeṇa niryātaḥ vinā rāmam iha āgataḥ ।
sūtaḥ kim nāma kausalyām śocantīm prati vakṣyati ॥

yathā ca manye durjīvam evam na sukaram dhruvam ।
āccidya putre niryāte kausalyā yatra jīvati ॥

satya rūpam tu tat vākyam rājñaḥ strīṇām niśāmayan ।
pradīptam iva śokena viveśa sahasā gṛham ॥

sa praviśya aṣṭamīm kakṣyām rājānam dīnam ātulam ।
putra śoka parimlānam apaśyat pāṇḍure gṛhe ॥

abhigamya tam āsīnam nara indram abhivādya ca ।
sumantraḥ rāma vacanam yathā uktam pratyavedayat ॥

sa tūṣṇīm eva tat śrutvā rājā vibhrānta cetanaḥ ।
mūrcitaḥ nyapatat bhūmau rāma śoka abhipīḍitaḥ ॥

tataḥ antaḥ puram āviddham mūrcite pṛthivī patau ।
uddhṛtya bāhū cukrośa nṛpatau patite kṣitau ॥

sumitrayā tu sahitā kausalyā patitam patim ।
utthāpayām āsa tadā vacanam ca idam abravīt ॥

imam tasya mahā bhāga dūtam duṣkara kāriṇaḥ ।
vana vāsāt anuprāptam kasmān na pratibhāṣase ॥

adya imam anayam kṛtvā vyapatrapasi rāghava ।
uttiṣṭha sukṛtam te astu śoke na syāt sahāyatā ॥

deva yasyā bhayāt rāmam na anupṛccasi sārathim ।
na iha tiṣṭhati kaikeyī viśrabdham pratibhāṣyatām ॥

sā tathā uktvā mahā rājam kausalyā śoka lālasā ।
dharaṇyām nipapāta āśu bāṣpa vipluta bhāṣiṇī ॥

evam vilapatīm dṛṣṭvā kausalyām patitām bhuvi ।
patim ca avekṣya tāḥ sarvāḥ susvaram ruruduḥ striyaḥ ॥

tataḥ tam antaḥ pura nādam utthitam ।
samīkṣya vṛddhāḥ taruṇāḥ ca mānavāḥ ।
striyaḥ ca sarvā ruruduḥ samantataḥ ।
puram tadā āsīt punar eva samkulam ॥