अयोध्याकाण्डम्Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa

atha rātryām vyatītāyām prātar eva apare ahani ।
vandinaḥ paryupātiṣṭhams tat pārthiva niveśanam ॥

sūtāḥ paramasamskārāḥ maṅgaLāścoottamaśrutāḥ ।
gāyakāḥ stutiśīlāśca nigadantaḥ pṛthak pṛthak ॥

rājānam stutām teṣāmudāttābhihitāśiṣām ।
prāsādābhogavistīrṇaḥ stutiśabdo hyavartata ॥

tatastu stuvatām teṣām sūtānām pāṇivādakāḥ ।
avadānānyudāhṛtya pāṇivādā navādayan ॥

tena śabdena vihagāḥ pratibuddhā visasvanuḥ ।
śākhāsthāḥ pañjarasthāśca ye rājakulagocarāḥ ॥

vyāhṛtāḥ puṇyśabdāśca vīṇānām cāpi nissvanāḥ ।
āśīrgeyam ca gāthānām pūrayāmāsa veśma tata ॥

tataḥ śuci samācārāḥ paryupasthāna kovidaḥ ।
strī varṣa vara bhūyiṣṭhāupatasthur yathā puram ॥

hari candana sampṛktam udakam kāncanaiḥ ghaṭaiḥ ।
āninyuḥ snāna śikṣā ājñā yathā kālam yathā vidhi ॥

mangala ālambhanīyāni prāśanīyān upaskarān ।
upaninyus tathā api anyāḥ kumārī bahulāḥ striyaḥ ॥

sarvalakṣaṇasampannam sarvam vidhivadarcitam ।
sarvam suguṇalaksmīvattadbhabhūvābhihārikam ॥

tataḥ sūryodayam yāvatsarvam parisamutsukam ।
tasthāvanupasamprāptam kim svidityupaś ॥

atha yāḥ kosala indrasya śayanam pratyanantarāḥ ।
tāḥ striyaḥ tu samāgamya bhartāram pratyabodhayan ॥

tathāpyucitavṛttāstā vinayena nayena ca ।
na hyasya śayanam spṛṣṭvā kim cidapyupalebhire ॥

tāḥ strīyaḥ svapnaśīlajñāsceṣṭāsamcalanādiṣu ।
tā vepathu parītāḥ ca rājñaḥ prāṇeṣu śankitāḥ ॥

pratisrotaḥ tṛṇa agrāṇām sadṛśam samcakampire ।
atha samvepamanānām strīṇām dṛṣṭvā ca pārthivam ॥

yat tat āśankitam pāpam tasya jajñe viniścayaḥ ।
kausalyā ca sumitrā ca putraśokaparājite ॥

prasupte na prabudhyete yathā kālasamanvite ।
niṣprabhā ca vivarṇā ca sannā śokena sannatā ॥

na vyarājata kausalyā tāreva timirāvṛtā ।
kausalyānantaram rājñaḥ sumitrā tadantanaram ॥

na sma vibhrājate devī śokāśrululitānanā ।
te ca dṛṣṭvā tathā supte śubhe devyau ca tam nṛpam ॥

suptame vodgataprāṇamantaḥ puramanyata ।
tataḥ pracukruśur dīnāḥ sasvaram tā vara anganāḥ ॥

kareṇavaiva araṇye sthāna pracyuta yūthapāḥ ।
tāsām ākranda śabdena sahasā udgata cetane ॥

kausalyā ca sumitrāca tyakta nidre babhūvatuḥ ।
kausalyā ca sumitrā ca dṛṣṭvā spṛṣṭvā ca pārthivam ॥

hā nātha iti parikruśya petatur dharaṇī tale ।
sā kosala indra duhitā veṣṭamānā mahī tale ॥

na babhrāja rajo dhvastā tārā iva gagana cyutā ।
nṛpe śāntaguṇe jāte kausalyām patitām bhuvi ॥

āpaśyamstāḥ striyaḥ sarvā hatām nāgavadhūmiva ।
tataḥ sarvā narendrasya kaikeyīpramukhāḥ striyaḥ ॥

rudantyaḥ śokasantaptā nipeturgatacetanāḥ ।
tābhiḥ sa balavānnādaḥ krośantībhiranudrutaḥ ॥

yena sphītīkṛto bhūyastadgṛham samanādayat ।
tat samuttrasta sambhrāntam paryutsuka jana ākulam ॥

sarvataḥ tumula ākrandam paritāpa ārta bāndhavam ।
sadyo nipatita ānandam dīna viklava darśanam ॥

babhūva nara devasya sadma diṣṭa antam īyuṣaḥ ।
atītam ājñāya tu pārthiva ṛṣabham ।
yaśasvinam samparivārya patnayaḥ ।
bhṛśam rudantyaḥ karuṇam suduhkhitāḥ ।
pragṛhya bāhū vyalapann anāthavat ॥