अरण्यकाण्डम्Araṇya Kāṇḍa

sutīkṣṇena abhyanujñātam prasthitam raghu nandanam ।
hṛdyayā snigdhayā vācā bhartāram idam abravīt ॥

adharmam tu susūkṣmeṇa vidhinā prāpyate mahān ।
nivṛttena ca śakyo ayam vyasanāt kāmajād iha ॥

trīṇi eva vyasanāni atra kāmajāni bhavanti uta ।
mithyā vākyam tu paramam tasmāt gurutarā ubhau ॥

para dāra abhigamanam vinā vairam ca raudratā ।
mithyā vākyam na te bhūtam na bhaviṣyati rāghava ॥

kuto abhilaṣaṇam strīṇām pareṣām dharma nāśanam ।
tava nāsti manuṣyendra na ca ābhūt te kadācana ॥

manasyapi tathā rāma na ca etat vidyate kvacit ।
sva dāra nirataḥ ca eva nityam eva nṛpātmaja ॥

dharmiṣṭaḥ satya sandhaḥ ca pituḥ nirdeśa kārakaḥ ।
tvayi dharmaḥ ca satyam ca tvayi sarvam pratiṣṭitam ॥

tacca sarvam mahābāho śakyam voḍhum jiteindriyaiḥ ।
tava vaśya indriyatvam ca jānāmi śubhadarśana ॥

tṛtīyam yad idam raudram para prāṇa abhihiṁsanam ।
nirvairam kriyate mohāt tat ca te samupasthitam ॥

pratijñātaḥ tvayā vīra daṇḍakāraṇya vāsinām ।
ṛṣīṇām rakṣaṇārthāya vadhaḥ saṁyati rakṣasām ॥

etan nimittam ca vanam daṇḍakā iti viśrutam ।
prasthitaḥ tvam saha bhrātrā dhṛta bāṇa śarāasanaḥ ॥

tataḥ tvām prasthitam dṛṣṭvā mama cinta ākulam manaḥ ।
tvat vṛttam cintayantyā vai bhavet niḥśreyasam hitam ॥

na hi me rocate vīraḥ gamanam daṇḍakān prati ।
kāraṇam tatra vakṣyāmi vadantyāḥ śrūyatām mama ॥

tvam hi bāṇa dhanuṣpāṇiḥ bhrātrā saha vanam gataḥ ।
dṛṣṭvā vana carān sarvān kaccit kuryāḥ śara vyayam ॥

kṣatriyāṇām iha dhanur hutāśasya indhanāni ca ।
samīpataḥ sthitam tejo balam ucchrayate bhṛśam ॥

purā kila mahābāho tapasvī satya vāk śuciḥ ।
kasmin cit abhavat puṇye vane rata mṛga dvije ॥

tasya eva tapaso vighnam kartum indraḥ śacīpatiḥ ।
khaḍga pāṇiḥ atha āgacchat āśramam bhaṭa rūpa dhṛk ॥

tasmin tat āśrama pade nihitaḥ khaḍga uttamaḥ ।
sa nyāsa vidhinā dattaḥ puṇye tapasi tiṣṭhataḥ ॥

sa tat śastram anuprāpya nyāsa rakṣaṇa tatparaḥ ।
vane tu vicarati eva rakṣan pratyayam ātmanaḥ ॥

yatra gacchati upādātum mūlāni ca phalāni ca ।
na vinā yāti tam khaḍgam nyāsa rakṣaṇa tatparaḥ ॥

nityam śastram parivahan krameṇa sa tapodhanaḥ ।
cakāra raudrīm svām buddhim tyaktvā tapasi niścayam ॥

tataḥ sa raudra abhirataḥ pramatto adharma karṣitaḥ ।
tasya śastrasya saṁvāsāt jagāma narakam muniḥ ॥

evam etat purā vṛttam śastra saṁyoga kāraṇam ।
agni saṁyogavat hetuḥ śastra saṁyoga ucyate ॥

snehāt ca bahumānāt ca smāraye tvām na śikṣaye ।
na kathaṁcana sā kāryā gṛhīta dhanuṣā tvayā ॥

buddhiḥ vairam vinā hantum rākṣasān daṇḍaka āśritān ।
aparādham vinā hantum loko vīra na kāmaye ॥

kṣatriyāṇām tu vīrāṇām vaneṣu niyatātmanām ।
dhanuṣā kāryam etāvat ārtānām abhirakṣaṇam ॥

kva ca śastram kva ca vanam kva ca kṣātram tapaḥ kva ca ।
vyāviddham idam asmābhiḥ deśa dharmaḥ tu pūjyatām ॥

tadārya kaluṣā buddhiḥ jāyate śastra sevanāt ।
punar gatvāt tat ayodhyāyām kṣatra dharmam cariṣyasi ॥

akṣayā tu bhavet prītiḥ śvaśrū śvaśurayoḥ mama ।
yadi rājyam hi saṁnyasya bhavet tvam nirato muniḥ ॥

dharmāt arthaḥ prabhavati dharmāt prabhavate sukham ।
dharmeṇa labhate sarvam dharma sāram idam jagat ॥

ātmānam niyamaiḥ taiḥ taiḥ karṣayitvā prayatnataḥ ।
prāpyate nipuṇaiḥ dharmo na sukhāt labhate sukham ॥

nityam śuci matiḥ saumya cara dharmam tapo vane ।
sarvam hi viditam tubhyam trailokyam api tattvataḥ ॥

strī cāpalāt etat udāhṛtam medharmam ca vaktum tava kaḥ samarthaḥ ।
vicārya buddhyā tu saha anujenayat rocate tat kuru ma acireṇa ॥