अयोध्याकाण्डम्Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa

pratibuddho muhur tena śoka upahata cetanaḥ ।
atha rājā daśarathaḥ sa cintām abhyapadyata ॥

rāma lakṣmaṇayoḥ caiva vivāsāt vāsava upamam ।
āviveśa upasargaḥ tam tamaḥ sūryam iva āsuram ॥

sabhārye nirgate rāme kausalyām kosaleśvaraḥ ।
vivakṣurasitāpāṅgām smṛvā duṣkṛtamātmanaḥ ॥

sa rājā rajanīm ṣaṣṭhīm rāme pravrajite vanam ।
ardha rātre daśarathaḥ samsmaran duṣkṛtam kṛtam ॥

sa rājā putraśokārtaḥ smaran duṣkṛtamātmanaḥ ।
kausalyām putra śoka ārtām idam vacanam abravīt ॥

yad ācarati kalyāṇi śubham vā yadi vā aśubham ।
tat eva labhate bhadre kartā karmajam ātmanaḥ ॥

guru lāghavam arthānām ārambhe karmaṇām phalam ।
doṣam vā yo na jānāti sa bālaiti ha ucyate ॥

kaścit āmra vaṇam cittvā palāśāmaḥ ca niṣincati ।
puṣpam dṛṣṭvā phale gṛdhnuḥ sa śocati phala āgame ॥

avijñāya phalam yo hi karma tvevānudhāvati ।
sa śocetphalaveLāyām yathā kimśukasecakaḥ ॥

so aham āmra vaṇam cittvā palāśāmaḥ ca nyaṣecayam ।
rāmam phala āgame tyaktvā paścāt śocāmi durmatiḥ ॥

labdha śabdena kausalye kumāreṇa dhanuṣmatā ।
kumāraḥ śabda vedhī iti mayā pāpam idam kṛtam ॥

tat idam me anusamprāptam devi duhkham svayam kṛtam ।
sammohāt iha bālena yathā syāt bhakṣitam viṣam ॥

yathānyaḥ puruṣaḥ kaścitpalāśairmoohito bhavet ।
evam mama api avijñātam śabda vedhyamayam phalam ॥

devy anūḍhā tvam abhavo yuva rājo bhavāmy aham ।
tataḥ prāvṛḍ anuprāptā mada kāma vivardhinī ॥

upāsyahi rasān bhaumāms taptvā ca jagad amśubhiḥ ।
pareta ācaritām bhīmām ravir āviśate diśam ॥

uṣṇam antar dadhe sadyaḥ snigdhā dadṛśire ghanāḥ ।
tataḥ jahṛṣire sarve bheka sāranga barhiṇaḥ ॥

klinnapakṣottarāḥ snātāḥ kṛccrādiva vatatriṇaḥ ।
vṛṣṭivātāvadhūtāgrān pādapānabhipedire ॥

patitena ambhasā cannaḥ patamānena ca asakṛt ।
ābabhau matta sārangaḥ toya rāśir iva acalaḥ ॥

pāṇḍurāruṇavarṇāni srootāmsi vimalānyapi ।
susruvurgiridhātubhyaḥ sabhasmāni bhujaṅgavat ॥

ākulāruṇatoyāni srootāmsi vimalānyapi ।
unmārgajalavāhīni babhūvurjaladāgame ॥

tasminn atisukhe kāle dhanuṣmān iṣumān rathī ।
vyāyāma kṛta samkalpaḥ sarayūm anvagām nadīm ॥

nipāne mahiṣam rātrau gajam vā abhyāgatam nadīm ।
anyam vā śvā padam kamcij jighāmsur ajita indriyaḥ ॥

tasmimstatrāhamekānte rātrau vivṛtakārmukaḥ ।
tatrāham samvṛtam vanyam hatavāmstīramāgatam ॥

anyam cāpi mṛgam himsram śabdam śrutvābhu pāgatam ।
atha andha kāre tu aśrauṣam jale kumbhasya paryataḥ ॥

acakṣur viṣaye ghoṣam vāraṇasya iva nardataḥ ।
tataḥ aham śaram uddhṛtya dīptam āśī viṣa upamam ॥

śabdam prati gajaprepsurabhilakṣya tvapātayam ।
amuncam niśitam bāṇam aham āśī viṣa upamam ॥

tatra vāg uṣasi vyaktā prādur āsīd vana okasaḥ ।
hā hā iti patataḥ toye bāṇābhihatamarmaṇaḥ ॥

tasminnipatite bāṇe vāgabhūttatra mānuṣī ।
katham asmad vidhe śastram nipatet tu tapasvini ॥

praviviktām nadīm rātrāv udāhāraḥ aham āgataḥ ।
iṣuṇā abhihataḥ kena kasya vā kim kṛtam mayā ॥

ṛṣer hi nyasta daṇḍasya vane vanyena jīvataḥ ।
katham nu śastreṇa vadho mad vidhasya vidhīyate ॥

jaṭā bhāra dharasya eva valkala ajina vāsasaḥ ।
ko vadhena mama arthī syāt kim vā asya apakṛtam mayā ॥

evam niṣphalam ārabdham kevala anartha samhitam ।
na kaścit sādhu manyeta yathaiva guru talpagam ॥

naham tathā anuśocāmi jīvita kṣayam ātmanaḥ ।
mātaram pitaram ca ubhāv anuśocāmi mad vidhe ॥

tat etān mithunam vṛddham cira kālabhṛtam mayā ।
mayi pancatvam āpanne kām vṛttim vartayiṣyati ॥

vṛddhau ca mātā pitarāv aham ca eka iṣuṇā hataḥ ।
kena sma nihatāḥ sarve subālena akṛta ātmanā ॥

tam giram karuṇām śrutvā mama dharma anukānkṣiṇaḥ ।
karābhyām saśaram cāpam vyathitasya apatat bhuvi ॥

tasyāham karuṇam śrutvā niśi lālapato bahu ।
sambhrānataḥ śokavegena bhṛśamāsa vicetanaḥ ॥

tam deśam aham āgamya dīna sattvaḥ sudurmanāḥ ।
apaśyam iṣuṇā tīre sarayvāḥ tāpasam hatam ॥

avakīrṇajaṭābhāram praviddhakalaśodakam ।
pāsuśoṇitadigdhāṅgam śayānam śalyapīḍitam ॥

sa mām udvīkṣya netrābhyām trastam asvastha cetasam ।
iti uvāca vacaḥ krūram didhakṣann iva tejasā ॥

kim tava apakṛtam rājan vane nivasatā mayā ।
jihīrṣiur ambho gurv artham yad aham tāḍitaḥ tvayā ॥

ekena khalu bāṇena marmaṇi abhihate mayi ।
dvāv andhau nihatau vṛddhau mātā janayitā ca me ॥

tau nūnam durbalāv andhau mat pratīkṣau pipāsitau ।
ciram āśā kṛtām tṛṣṇām kaṣṭām samdhārayiṣyataḥ ॥

na nūnam tapaso vā asti phala yogaḥ śrutasya vā ।
pitā yan mām na jānāti śayānam patitam bhuvi ॥

jānann api ca kim kuryāt aśaktir aparikramaḥ ।
cidyamānam iva aśaktaḥ trātum anyo nago nagam ॥

pitus tvam eva me gatvā śīghram ācakṣva rāghava ।
na tvām anudahet kruddho vanam vahnir iva edhitaḥ ॥

iyam eka padī rājan yataḥ me pitur āśramaḥ ।
tam prasādaya gatvā tvam na tvām sa kupitaḥ śapet ॥

viśalyam kuru mām rājan marma me niśitaḥ śaraḥ ।
ruṇaddhi mṛdu sa utsedham tīram ambu rayo yathā ॥

saśalyaḥ kliśyate prāṇairviśalyo vinaśiṣyati ।
iti māmaviśaccintā tasya śalyāpakarṣaṇe ॥

duḥkhitasya ca dīnasya mama śokāturasya ca ।
lakṣyāmāsa hṛdaye cintām munisuta stadā ॥

tāmyamānaḥ sa mām duḥkhāduvāca paramārtavat ।
sīdamāno vivṛttāṅgo veṣṭamāno gataḥ kṣayam ॥

samstabhya dhairyeṇa sthiracitto bhavāmyaham ।
brahmahatyākṛtam pāpam hṛdayādapanīyatām ॥

na dvijātir aham rājan mā bhūt te manaso vyathā ।
śūdrāyām asmi vaiśyena jātaḥ jana pada adhipa ॥

iti iva vadataḥ kṛccrāt bāṇa abhihata marmaṇaḥ ।
vighūrṇato viceṣṭasya vepamācasya bhūtale ॥

tasya tu ānamyamānasya tam bāṇam aham uddharam ।
tasya tvānamyamānasya tam bāṇāmahamuddharam ॥

jala ārdra gātram tu vilapya kṛccān ।
marma vraṇam samtatam uccasantam ।
tataḥ sarayvām tam aham śayānam ।
samīkṣya bhadre subhṛśam viṣaṇṇaḥ ॥