अयोध्याकाण्डम्Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa

tam agnim iva samśāntam ambu hīnam iva arṇavam ।
hataprabham iva ādityam svargatham prekṣya bhūmipam ॥

kausalyā bāṣpa pūrṇa akṣī vividham śoka karśitā ।
upagṛhya śiraḥ rājñaḥ kaikeyīm pratyabhāṣata ॥

sakāmā bhava kaikeyi bhunkṣva rājyam akaṇṭakam ।
tyaktvā rājānam eka agrā nṛśamse duṣṭa cāriṇi ॥

vihāya mām gataḥ rāmaḥ bhartā ca svar gataḥ mama ।
vipathe sārtha hīnā iva na aham jīvitum utsahe ॥

bhartāram tam parityajya kā strī daivatam ātmanaḥ ।
iccej jīvitum anyatra kaikeyyāḥ tyakta dharmaṇaḥ ॥

na lubdho budhyate doṣān kim pākam iva bhakṣayan ।
kubjā nimittam kaikeyyā rāghavāṇān kulam hatam ॥

aniyoge niyuktena rājñā rāmam vivāsitam ।
sabhāryam janakaḥ śrutvā patitapsyati aham yathā ॥

sa māmanāthām vidhavām nādya jānāti dhārmikaḥ ।
rāmaḥ kamala patra akṣo jīva nāśam itaḥ gataḥ ॥

videha rājasya sutā tahā sītā tapasvinī ।
duhkhasya anucitā duhkham vane paryudvijiṣyati ॥

nadatām bhīma ghoṣāṇām niśāsu mṛga pakṣiṇām ।
niśamya nūnam samstrastā rāghavam samśrayiṣyati ॥

vṛddhaḥ caiva alpa putraḥ ca vaidehīm anicintayan ।
so api śoka samāviṣṭaḥ nanu tyakṣyati jīvitam ॥

sāhamadyaiva diṣṭāntam gamiṣyāmi pativratā ।
idam śarīramāliṅgya pravekṣyāmi hutāśanam ॥

tām tataḥ sampariṣvajya vilapantīm tapasvinīm ।
vyapaninyuḥ suduhkha ārtām kausalyām vyāvahārikāḥ ॥

taila droṇyām atha amātyāḥ samveśya jagatī patim ।
rājñaḥ sarvāṇi atha ādiṣṭāḥ cakruḥ karmāṇi anantaram ॥

na tu samkalanam rājño vinā putreṇa mantriṇaḥ ।
sarvajñāḥ kartum īṣus te tataḥ rakṣanti bhūmipam ॥

taila droṇyām tu sacivaiḥ śāyitam tam nara adhipam ।
hā mṛtaḥ ayam iti jñātvā striyaḥ tāḥ paryadevayan ॥

bāhūn udyamya kṛpaṇā netra prasravaṇaiḥ mukhaiḥ ।
rudantyaḥ śoka samtaptāḥ kṛpaṇam paryadevayan ॥

hā mahārāja rāmeṇa satatam priyavādinā ।
vihīnāḥ satyasandhena kimartham vijahāsi naḥ ॥

kaikeyyā duṣṭabhāvāyā rāghaveṇa viyojitāḥ ।
katham patighnyā vatsyāmaḥ samīpe vidhavā vayam ॥

sa hi nāthaḥ sadāsmākam tava ca prabhurātmavān ।
vanam rāmo gataḥ śrīmān vihāya nṛpatiśriyam ॥

tvayā tena ca vīreṇa vinā vyasanamohitāḥ ।
katham vayam nivatsyāmaḥ kaikeyyā ca vidūṣitāḥ ॥

yayā tu rājā rāmaśca lakṣmaṇaśca mahābalaḥ ।
sītayā saha samtyktāḥ sā kamanyam na hāsyati ॥

tā bāṣpeṇa ca samvītāḥ śokena vipulena ca ।
vyaveṣṭanta nirānandā rāghavasya varastrīyaḥ ॥

niśā nakṣatra hīnā iva strī iva bhartṛ vivarjitā ।
purī na arājata ayodhyā hīnā rājñā mahātmanā ॥

bāṣpa paryākula janā hāhā bhūta kula anganā ।
śūnya catvara veśma antā na babhrāja yathā puram ॥

gata prabhā dyaur iva bhāskaram vinā ।
vyapeta nakṣatra gaṇā iva śarvarī ।
nivṛttacāraḥ sahasā gato raviḥ ।
pravṛttacārā rājanī hyupasthitā ॥

ṛte tu putrāddahanam mahīpate ।
rnarocayante suhṛdaḥ samāgatāḥ ।
itīva tasmin śayane nyaveśaya ।
nvicintya rājānamacintya darśanam ॥

gataprabhā dyauriva bhāskaram vinā ।
vyapetanakṣatragaṇeva śarvarī ।
purī babhāse rahitā maha ātmanā ।
na ca asra kaṇṭha ākula mārga catvarā ॥

narāḥ ca nāryaḥ ca sametya samghaśo ।
vigarhamāṇā bharatasya mātaram ।
tadā nagaryām nara deva samkṣaye ।
babhūvur ārtā na ca śarma lebhire ॥