किष्किन्धाकाण्डम्Kiṣkindhā Kāṇḍa

sa tām puṣkariṇīm gatvā padma utpala jhaṣākulām ।
rāmaḥ saumitri sahito vilalāpa akulendriyaḥ ॥

tatra dṛṣṭvaivā tām harṣāt indriyāṇi cakampire ।
sa kāmavaśam āpannaḥ saumitrim idam abravīt ॥

saumitre śobhate pampā vaidūrya vimala udakā ।
phulla padma utpalavatī śobhitā vividhaiḥ drumaiḥ ॥

saumitre paśya pampāyāḥ kānanam śubha darśanam ।
yatra rājanti śailā vā drumāḥ sa śikharā iva ॥

mām tu śokābhi santaptam ādhayaḥ pīḍayanti vai ।
bharatasya ca duḥkhena vaidehyā haraṇena ca ॥

śokārtasya api me pampā śobhate citra kānanā ।
vyavakīrṇā bahu vidhaiḥ puṣpaiḥ śītodakā śivā ॥

nalinaiḥ api saṁchannā hi atyartha śubha darśanā ।
sarpa vyāla anucaritā mṛga dvija samākulā ॥

adhikam pravibhāti etat nīla pītam tu śādvalam ।
drumāṇām vividhaiḥ puṣpaiḥ paristomaiḥ iva arpitam ॥

puṣpa bhāra samṛddhāni śikharāṇi samantataḥ ।
latābhiḥ puṣpita agrābhiḥ upagūḍhāni sarvataḥ ॥

sukha anilo'yam saumitre kālaḥ pracura manmathaḥ ।
gandhavān surabhir māso jāta puṣpa phala drumaḥ ॥

paśya rūpāṇi saumitre vanānām puṣpa śālinām ।
sṛjatām puṣpa varṣāṇi varṣam toyamucām iva ॥

prastareṣu ca ramyeṣu vividhāḥ kānana drumāḥ ।
vāyu vega pracalitāḥ puṣpaiḥ avakiranti gām ॥

patitaiḥ patamānaiḥ ca pādapasthaiḥ ca mārutaḥ ।
kusumaiḥ paśya saumitre krīḍatīva samantataḥ ॥

vikṣipan vividhāḥ śākhā nagānām kusumotkaṭāḥ ।
mārutaḥ calita sthānaiḥ ṣaṭpadaiḥ anugīyate ॥

matta kokila sannādaiḥ nartayan iva pādapān ।
śaila kandara niṣkrāntaḥ pragīta iva ca anilaḥ ॥

tena vikṣipatā atyartham pavanena samantataḥ ।
amī saṁsakta śākhāgrā grathitā iva pādapāḥ ॥

sa eva sukha saṁsparśo vāti candana śītalaḥ ।
gandham abhyavahan puṇyam śrama apanayo anilaḥ ॥

amī pavana vikṣiptā vinandantī iva pādapāḥ ।
ṣaṭpadaiḥ anukūjadbhiḥ vaneṣu madhu gandhiṣu ॥

giri prastheṣu ramyeṣu puṣpavadbhiḥ manoramaiḥ ।
saṁsakta śikharā śailā virājanti mahādrumaiḥ ॥

puṣpa saṁchanna śikharā mārutaḥ utkṣepa caṁcalā ।
amī madhukarottaṁsāḥ pragīta iva pādapāḥ ॥

supuṣpitāṁstu paśya etān karṇikārān samantataḥ ।
hāṭaka prati saṁcchannān narān pītāṁbarān iva ॥

ayam vasantaḥ saumitre nānā vihaga nāditaḥ ।
sītayā viprahīṇasya śoka sandīpano mama ॥

mām hi śoka samākrāntam saṁtāpayati manmathaḥ ।
hṛṣṭam pravadamānaśca samāhvayati kokilaḥ ॥

eṣa dāatyūhako hṛṣṭo ramye mām vana nirjhare ।
praṇadan manmathāviṣṭam śocayiṣyati lakṣmaṇa ॥

śrutvā etasya purā śabdam āśramasthā mama priyā ।
mām āhūya pramuditā paramam pratyanandata ॥

evam vicitrāḥ patagā nānā rāva virāviṇaḥ ।
vṛkṣa gulma latāḥ paśya saṁpatanti samantataḥ ॥

vimiśrā vihagāḥ puṁbhiḥ ātma vyūha abhinanditāḥ ।
bhṛṅgarāja pramuditāḥ saumitre madhura svarāḥ ॥

asyāḥ kūle pramuditāḥ saṁghaśaḥ śakunāstviha ।
dātyūharati vikrandaiḥ puṁskokila rutaiḥ api ॥

svananti pādapāḥ ca ime mām anaṅga pradīpakāḥ ।
aśoka stabaka aṅgāraḥ ṣaṭpada svana nisvanaḥ ॥

mām hi pallava tāmrārciḥ vasantāgniḥ pradhakṣyati ।
na hi tām sūkṣmapakṣmākṣīm sukeśīm mṛdu bhāṣiṇīm ॥

apaśyato me sauumitre jīvite'sti prayojanam ।
ayam hi ruciraḥ tasyāḥ kālo rucira kānanaḥ ॥

kokilākula sīmāntaḥ dayitāyā mama anaghaḥ ।
manmadha āyāsa saṁbhūto vasanta guṇa vardhitaḥ ॥

ayam mām dhakṣyati kṣipram śokāgniḥ na cirādiva ।
apaśyata tām vanitām paśyato rucira drumān ॥

mama ayam ātmaprabhavo bhūyastvam upayāsyati ।
adṛśyamānā vaidehī śokam vardhayatī iha me ॥

dṛśyamāno vasantaḥ ca sveda saṁsarga dūṣakaḥ ।
mām hi sā mṛgaśābākṣī cintā śoka balātkṛtam ॥

saṁtāpayati saumitre kṛiraḥ caitra vanānilaḥ ।
amī mayūrāḥ śobhante pranṛtyantaḥ tataḥ tataḥ ॥

stvaiḥ pakṣaiḥ pavana uddhūtaiḥ gavākṣaiḥ sphāṭikaiḥ iva ।
śikhinībhiḥ parivṛtāsta ete mada mūrchitāḥ ॥

manmatha abhiparītasya mama manmatha vardhanāḥ ।
paśya lakṣṇama nṛtyantam mayūram upanṛtyati ॥

śikhinī manmatha ārtaiḥ eṣā bhartāram giri sānuni ।
tām eva manasā rāmām mayuro'pi anudhāvati ॥

vitatya rucirau pakṣau rutaiḥ upahasan iva ।
mayūrasya vane nūnam rakṣasā na hṛtā priyā ॥

tasmāt nṛtyati ramyeṣu vaneṣu saha kāntayā ।
mama tvayam vinā vāsaḥ puṣpamāse suduḥsahaḥ ॥

paśya lakṣmaṇa saṁrāgaḥ tiryak yonigateṣu api ।
yadeṣā śikhinī kāmāt bhartāram abhivartate ॥

mām api evam viśālākṣī jānakī jāta saṁbhramā ।
madanena abhivarteta yadi na apahṛtā bhavet ॥

paśya lakṣmaṇa puṣpāṇi niṣphalāni bhavanti me ।
puṣpa bhāra samṛddhānām vanānām śiśirātyaye ॥

rucirāṇi api puṣpāṇi pādapānām atiśriyā ।
niṣphalāni mahīm yānti samam madhukarotkaraiḥ ॥

nadanti kāvam muditāḥ śakunā saṅghaśaḥ kalam ।
āhvayanta iva anyonyam kāma unmādakarā mama ॥

vasanto yadi tatra api yatra me vasati priyā ।
nūnam paravaśā sītā sā api śocyati aham yathā ॥

nūnam na tu vasantaḥ tam deśam spṛśati yatra sā ।
katham hi asita padmākṣī vartayet sā mayā vinā ॥

athavā vartate tatra vasanto yatra me priyā ।
kim kariṣyati suśroṇī sā tu nir bhartsitā paraiḥ ॥

śyāmā padma palāśākṣī mṛdu bhāṣā ca mem priyā ।
nūnam vasantam āsādya parityakṣyati jīvitam ॥

dṛḍham hi hṛdaye budhiḥ mama saṁprativartate ।
na alam vartayitum sītā sādhvī mat viraham gatā ॥

mayi bhāvo hi vaidehyāḥ tattvato viniveśitaḥ ।
mama api bhāvaḥ sītāyām sarvadhā viniveśitaḥ ॥

eṣa puṣpavaho vāyuḥ sukha sparśo himāvahaḥ ।
tām vicintayataḥ kāntām pāvaka pratimo mama ॥

sadā sukham aham manye yam purā saha sītāyā ।
mārutaḥ sa vinā sītām śoka saṁjanao mama ॥

tām vina atha vihaṅgo asau pakṣī praṇaditaḥ tadā ।
vāyasaḥ pādapagataḥ prahṛṣṭam abhi kūjati ॥

eṣa vai tatra vaidehyā vihagaḥ pratihārakaḥ ।
pakṣī mām tu viśālākṣyāḥ samīpam upaneṣyati ॥

paśya lakṣmaṇa saṁnādam vane mada vivardhanam ।
puṣpita agreṣu vṛkṣeṣu dvijānām avakūjatām ॥

vikṣiptām pavanena etām asau tilaka mañjarīm ।
ṣaṭpadaḥ sahasā abhyeti mada uddhūtām iva priyām ॥

kāminām ayam atyantam aśokaḥ śoka vardhanaḥ ।
stabakaiḥ pavana utkṣiptaiḥ tarjayan iva mām sthitaḥ ॥

amī lakṣmaṇa dṛśyante cūtāḥ kusuma śālinaḥ ।
vibhrama utsikta manasaḥ sa aṅgarāgā narā iva ॥

saumitre paśya pampāyāḥ citrāsu vana rājiṣu ।
kiṁnarā naraśārdūla vicaranti tataḥ tataḥ ॥

imāni śubha gandhīni paśya lakṣmaṇa sarvaśaḥ ।
nalināni prakāśante jale taruṇa sūrya vat ॥

eṣā prasanna salilā padma nīla utpalāyutā ।
haṁsa kāraṇḍava ākīrṇā pampā saugandhikā yutā ॥

jale taruṇa sūryābhaiḥ ṣaṭpada āhata kesaraiḥ ।
pankajaiḥ śobhate pampā samantāt abhisaṁvṛtā ॥

cakravāka yutā nityam citra prastha vanāntarā ।
mātaṁga mṛga yūthaiḥ ca śobhate salila arthibhiḥ ॥

pavana āhata vegābhiḥ ūrmibhiḥ vimale aṁbhasi ।
pankajāni virājante tāḍyamānāni lakṣmaṇa ॥

padma patra viśālākṣīm satatam priya pankajām ।
apaśyato me vaidehīm jīvitam na abhirocate ॥

aho kāmasya vāmatvam yo gatām api durlabhām ।
smārayiṣyati kalyāṇīm kalyāṇa tara vādinīm ॥

śakyo dhārayitum kāmo bhavet abhyāgato mayā ।
yadi bhūyo vasanto mām na hanyāt puṣpita drumaḥ ॥

yāni sma ramaṇīyāni tayā saha bhavanti me ।
tāni eva aramaṇīyāni jāyante me tayā vinā ॥

padmakośa palāśāni draṣṭum dṛṣṭiḥ hi manyate ।
sītāyā netra kośābhyām sadṛśān iti lakṣmaṇa ॥

padma kesara saṁsṛṣṭo vṛkṣāntara viniḥsṛtaḥ ।
niḥśvāsa iva sītāyā vāti vāyuḥ manoharaḥ ॥

saumitre paśya pampāyā dakṣiṇe giri sānuṣu ।
puṣpitān karṇikārasya yaṣṭim parama śobhitām ॥

adhikam śaila rājo'yam dhātubhiḥ tu vibhūṣitaḥ ।
vicitram sṛjate reṇum vāyu vega vighaṭṭitam ॥

giri prasthāstu saumitre sarvataḥ saṁprapuṣpitaiḥ ।
niṣpatraiḥ sarvato ramyaiḥ pradīptā iva kiṁśukaiḥ ॥

pampā tīra ruhāḥ ca ime saṁsaktā madhu gandhinaḥ ।
mālatī mallikā padma karavīrāḥ ca puṣpitāḥ ॥

ketakyaḥ sindhuvārāḥ ca vāsantyaḥ ca supuṣpitāḥ ।
mādhavyo gandhapūrṇāḥ ca kuṁdagulmāḥ ca sarvaśaḥ ॥

ciribilvā madhūkāḥ ca vañjulā vakulāḥ tathā ।
campakāḥ tilakāḥ ca eva nāgavṛkṣāḥ ca puṣpitāḥ ॥

padmakāḥ ca eva śobhante nīla aśokāḥ ।
ca puṣpitāḥlodhrāḥ ca giri pṛṣṭheṣu siṁha kesara pinjarāḥ ॥

ankolāḥ ca kuraṇṭāḥ ca pūrṇakāḥ pāribhadrakāḥ ।
cūtāḥ pāṭalayaḥ ca api kovidārāḥ ca puṣpitāḥ ॥

mucukuṁda arjunāḥ ca eva dṛśyante girisānuṣuketaka uddālakāḥ ।
ca eva śirīṣāḥ śiṁśupā dhavāḥ ॥

śālmalyaḥ kiṁśukāḥ ca eva raktāḥ kuravakāḥ tathā ।
tiniśā naktamālāḥ ca caṁdanāḥ syaṁdanāḥ tathā ॥

hintālaḥ tilakāḥ ca eva nāga vṛkṣāḥ ca puṣpitāḥ ।
puṣpitān puṣpita agrābhiḥ latābhiḥ pariveṣṭitān ॥

drumān paśya iha saumitre pampāyā rucirān bahūn ।
vāta vikṣipta viṭapān yathā āsannān drumān imān ॥

latāḥ samanuvartante mattā iva vara striyaḥ ।
pādapāt pādapam gacchan śailāt śailam vanāt vanam ॥

vāti na eka rasa āsvāda sammodita iva anilaḥ ।
kecit paryāpta kusumāḥ pādapā madhu gandhinaḥ ॥

kecit mukula saṁvītāḥ śyāma varṇā iva ābabhuḥ ।
idam mṛṣṭam idam svādu praphullam idam ityapi ॥

rāga yukto madhukaraḥ kusumeṣu āvalīyate ।
nilīya punar utpatya sahasā anyatra gacchati ।
madhu lubdho madhukaraḥ paṁpā tīra drumeṣu asau ॥

iyam kusuma sanghātaiḥ upastīrṇā sukhā kṛtā ।
svayam nipatitaiḥ bhūmiḥ śayana prastaraiḥ iva ॥

vividhā vividhaiḥ puṣpaiḥ taiḥ eva nagasānuṣu ।
visteerṇāḥ pīta raktābhā saumitre prastarāḥ kṛtāḥ ॥

himānte paśya saumitre vṛkṣāṇām puṣpa saṁbhavam ।
puṣpa māse hi taravaḥ saṁgharṣāt iva puṣpitāḥ ॥

āhvayanta iva anyonyam nagāḥ ṣaṭpada nāditāḥ ।
kusumottaṁsa viṭapāḥ śobhante bahu lakṣmaṇa ॥

eṣa kāraṇḍavaḥ pakṣī vigāhyā salilam śubham ।
ramate kāntāyā sārtham kāmam uddīpayan iva ॥

maṁdakinyāstu yadidam rūpam etan manoraram ।
sthāne jagati vikhyātā guṇāḥ tasyā manoramāḥ ॥

yadi dṛśyeta sā sādhvī yadi ca iha vasema hi ।
spṛhayeyam na śakrāya na ayodhyāyai raghūttama ॥

na hi evam ramaṇīyeṣu śādvaleṣu tayā saha ।
ramato me bhavet cintā na spṛhā anyeṣu vā bhavet ॥

amī hi vividhaiḥ puṣpaiḥ taravo rucira cchadāḥ ।
kānane asmin vinā kāntām cittam utpādayanti me ॥

paśya śīta jalām ca imām saumitre puṣkara āyutām ।
cakravāka anucaritām kāraṇḍava niṣevitām ॥

plavaiḥ krauñcaiḥ ca saṁpūrṇām mahā mṛga niṣevitām ।
adhikam śobhate pampā vikūjadbhiḥ vihaṅgamaiḥ ॥

dīpayantī iva me kāmam vividhā muditā dvijāḥ ।
śyāmām candra mukhīm smṛtvā priyām padma nibha īkṣaṇām ॥

paśya sānuṣu citreṣu mṛgībhiḥ sahitān mṛgān ।
mām punaḥ mṛga śabākṣī vaidehyā virahīkṛtam ।
vyadhayantīva me cittam saṁcarantaḥ tataḥ tataḥ ॥

asmin sānuni ramye hi matta dvija gaṇākule ।
paśya ayam yadi tām kantām tataḥ svasti bhavet mama ॥

jīveyam khalu saumitre mayā saha sumadhyamā ।
seveta yadi vaidehī pampāyāḥ pavanam śubham ॥

padma saugandhika vaham śivam śoka vināśanam ।
dhanyā lakṣmaṇa sevante pampāyā vana marutam ॥

śyamā padma palāśākṣī priyā virahitā mayā ।
katham dharayati prāṇān vivaśā janakātmajā ॥

kim nu vakṣyāmi dharmajñam rājānam satya vādinam ।
janakam pṛṣṭa sītam tam kuśalam jana saṁsadi ॥

yā mam anugatā mandam pitrā prasthāpitum vanam ।
sītā dharmam samāsthaya kva nu sā vartate priyā ॥

tayā vihīnaḥ kṛpaṇaḥ katham lakṣmaṇa dhāraye ।
ya mām anugatā rajyāt bhraṣṭam vihata cetasam ॥

tat cāru añcita padmākṣam sugandhi śubham avraṇam ।
apaśyato mukham tasyāḥ sīdati iva matiḥ mama ॥

smita hāsyāntara yutam guṇavat madhuram hitam ।
vaidehyāḥ vākyam atulam kadā śroṣyāmi lakṣmaṇa ॥

prāpya duḥkham vane śyāmā mām manmadha vikarśitam ।
naṣṭa duḥkheva hṛṣṭeva sādhvī sādhu abhyabhāṣata ॥

kim nu vakṣyāmi ayodhyāyām kausalyām hi nṛpātmaja ।
kva sā snuṣā iti pṛcchantīm katham ca ati manasvinīm ॥

gaccha lakṣmaṇa paśya tvam bharatam bhrātṛu vatsalam ।
na hi aham jīvitum śaktaḥ tām ṛte janakātmajam ॥

iti rāmam mahātmānam vilapantam anātha vat ।
uvāca lakṣmaṇo bhrātā vacanam yuktam avyayam ॥

saṁsthambha rāma bhadram te mā śucaḥ puruṣottama ।
na īdṛiśānām matiḥ mandā bhavati akaluṣātmanām ॥

smṛtvā viyogajam duḥkham tyaja sneham priye jane ।
ati sneha pariṣvangāt vartiḥ ardrā api dahyate ॥

yadi gacchati patālam tato abhya'dhikam eva vā ।
sarvadhā rāvaṇaḥ tāta na bhaviṣyati rāghava ॥

pravṛttiḥ labhyatām tāvat tasya pāpasya rakṣasaḥ ।
tataḥ hāsyati vā sītām nidhanam vā gamiṣyati ॥

yadi yāti diteḥ garbham rāvaṇaḥ saha sītāyā ।
tatra api enam haniṣyāmi na cet dāsyati maithilīm ॥

svāsthyam bhadram bhajasva āryaḥ tyajatām kṛpaṇā matiḥ ।
artho hi naṣṭa kāryārthaiḥ na ayatne na adhigamyate ॥

utsāho balavān ārya nāsti utsāhāt param balam ।
saḥ utsāhasya hi lokeṣu na kiṁcit api durlabham ॥

utsāhavantaḥ puruṣā na avasīdanti karmasu ।
utsāha matram āśritya sītām pratilapsyām janakīm ॥

tyajya kāma vṛttatvam śokam sam nyasya pṛṣṭataḥ ।
mahātmānam kṛtātmānam ātmānam na avabudhyase ॥

evam saṁbodhitaḥ tena śokopahata cetanaḥ ।
tyjya śokam ca moham ca rāmo dhairyam upāgamat ॥

so'bhya atikrāmat avyagraḥ tām acintya parākramaḥ ।
rāmaḥ pampām su rucirām ramyām pāriplava drumān ॥

nirīkṣamāṇaḥ sahasā mahātmā sarvam vanam nirjhara kandarām ca ।
udvigna cetāḥ saha lakṣmaṇena vicārya duḥkhopahataḥ pratasthe ॥

tam matta mātaṅga vilāsa gāmī gacchantam avyagra manāḥ mahātmā ।
sa lakṣmaṇo rāghavam apramatto rarakṣa dharmeṇa balena ca eva ॥

tau ṛṣyamūkasya samīpa cārī caran dadarśa adbhuta darśanīyau ।
śākhā mṛgāṇām adhipaḥ tarasvī vitatrase naiva ciceṣṭa ceṣṭām ॥

sa tau mahātmā gaja manda gāmi śakhā mṛgaḥ tatra ciran carantau ।
dṛṣṭvā viṣādam paramam jagāma cintā parīto bhaya bhāra magnaḥ ॥

tam āśramam puṇya sukham śaraṇyam sadaiva śākhā mṛga sevitāntam ।
trastāḥ ca dṛṣṭvā harayoḥ abhijagmuḥ mahaujasau rāghava lakṣmaṇau tau ॥