अयोध्याकाण्डम्Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa

tām tathā garhayitvā tu mātaram bharataḥ tadā ।
roṣeṇa mahatā āviṣṭaḥ punar eva abravīd vacaḥ ॥

rājyāt bhramśasva kaikeyi nṛśamse duṣṭa cāriṇi ।
parityaktā ca dharmeṇa mā mṛtam rudatī bhava ॥

kim nu te adūṣayad rājā rāmaḥ vā bhṛśa dhārmikaḥ ।
yayoḥ mṛtyur vivāsaḥ ca tvat kṛte tulyam āgatau ॥

bhrūṇahatyām asi prāptā kulasya asya vināśanāt ।
kaikeyi narakam gacca mā ca bhartuḥ salokatām ॥

yattvayā hīdṛśam pāpam kṛtam ghoreṇa karmaṇā ।
sarvalokapriyam hitvā mamāpyāpāditam bhayam ॥

tvat kṛte me pitā vṛttaḥ rāmaḥ ca araṇyam āśritaḥ ।
ayaśo jīva loke ca tvayā aham pratipāditaḥ ॥

mātṛ rūpe mama amitre nṛśamse rājya kāmuke ।
na te aham abhibhāṣyo asmi durvṛtte pati ghātini ॥

kausalyā ca sumitrā ca yāḥ ca anyā mama mātaraḥ ।
duhkhena mahatā āviṣṭāḥ tvām prāpya kula dūṣiṇīm ॥

na tvam aśva pateḥ kanyā dharma rājasya dhīmataḥ ।
rākṣasī tatra jātā asi kula pradhvamsinī pituḥ ॥

yat tvayā dhārmiko rāmaḥ nityam satya parāyaṇaḥ ।
vanam prasthāpitaḥ duhkhāt pitā ca tridivam gataḥ ॥

yat pradhānā asi tat pāpam mayi pitrā vinā kṛte ।
bhrātṛbhyām ca parityakte sarva lokasya ca apriye ॥

kausalyām dharma samyuktām viyuktām pāpa niścaye ।
kṛtvā kam prāpsyase tu adya lokam niraya gāminī ॥

kim na avabudhyase krūre niyatam bandhu samśrayam ।
jyeṣṭham pitṛ samam rāmam kausalyāya ātma sambhavam ॥

anga pratyangajaḥ putraḥ hṛdayāc ca api jāyate ।
tasmāt priyataraḥ mātuḥ priyatvān na tu bāndhavaḥ ॥

anyadā kila dharmajñā surabhiḥ sura sammatā ।
vahamānau dadarśa urvyām putrau vigata cetasau ॥

tāv ardha divase śrāntau dṛṣṭvā putrau mahī tale ।
ruroda putra śokena bāṣpa paryākula īkṣaṇā ॥

adhastāt vrajataḥ tasyāḥ sura rājño mahātmanaḥ ।
bindavaḥ patitā gātre sūkṣmāḥ surabhi gandhinaḥ ॥

indro'pyaśrunipātam tam svagātre puṇyagandhinam ।
surabhim manyate dṛṣṭvā bhūyasīm tām sureśvaraḥ ॥

nirīksamāṇaḥ śakrastām dadarśa surabhim sthitām ।
ākāśe viṣṭhitām dīnām rudatīm bhṛśaduḥkhitām ॥

tām dṛṣṭvā śoka samtaptām vajra pāṇir yaśasvinīm ।
indraḥ prānjalir udvignaḥ sura rājo abravīd vacaḥ ॥

bhayam kaccin na ca asmāsu kutaścit vidyate mahat ।
kutaḥ nimittaḥ śokaḥ te brūhi sarva hita eṣiṇi ॥

evam uktā tu surabhiḥ sura rājena dhīmatā ।
patyuvāca tataḥ dhīrā vākyam vākya viśāradā ॥

śāntam pātam na vaḥ kimcit kutaścit amara adhipa ।
aham tu magnau śocāmi sva putrau viṣame sthitau ॥

etau dṛṣṭvā kṛṣau dīnau sūrya raśmi pratāpinau ।
ardhyamānau balī vardau karṣakeṇa sura adhipa ॥

mama kāyāt prasūtau hi duhkhitau bhāra pīḍitau ।
yau dṛṣṭvā paritapye aham na asti putra samaḥ priyaḥ ॥

yasyāḥ putra sahastraistu kṛtsnam vyāptamidam jagat ।
tām dṛṣṭvā rudatīm śakro na sutānmanyate param ॥

sadā'pratimavṛttāyā lokadhāraṇakāmyayā ।
śrīmatyā guṇanityāyāḥ svabhāvapariceṣṭayā ॥

yasyāḥ putrasahasrāṇi sāpi śocai kāmadhuk ।
kim punar yā vinā rāmam kausalyā vartayiṣyati ॥

eka putrā ca sādhvī ca vivatsā iyam tvayā kṛtā ।
tasmāt tvam satatam duhkham pretya ca iha ca lapsyase ॥

aham hi apacitim bhrātuḥ pituḥ ca sakalām imām ।
vardhanam yaśasaḥ ca api kariṣyāmi na samśayaḥ ॥

ānāyayitvā tanayam kausalyāyā mahā dyutim ।
svayam eva pravekṣyāmi vanam muni niṣevitam ॥

na hyaham pāpasamkalpe pāpe pāpam tvayā kṛtam ।
śakto dhārayitum paurairaśrukaṇṭhai rnirīkṣitaḥ ॥

sā tvamagnim praviśa vā svayam vā daṇḍakānviśa ।
rajjum badhāna vā kaṇṭhe na hi te'nyatparāyaṇam ॥

ahamapyavanim prāpte rāme satyaparākrame ।
kṛtakṛtyo bhaviṣyāmi vipravāsitakalmaṣaḥ ॥

iti nāgaiva araṇye tomara ankuśa coditaḥ ।
papāta bhuvi samkruddho nihśvasann iva pannagaḥ ॥

samrakta netraḥ śithila ambaraḥ tadā ।
vidhūta sarva ābharaṇaḥ paramtapaḥ ।
babhūva bhūmau patitaḥ nṛpa ātmajaḥ ।
śacī pateḥ ketur iva utsava kṣaye ॥