किष्किन्धाकाण्डम्Kiṣkindhā Kāṇḍa

abhiṣikte tu sugrīve praviṣṭe vānare guhām ।
ājagāma saha bhrātrā rāmaḥ prasravaṇam girim ॥

śārdūla mṛga saṁghuṣṭam siṁhaiḥ bhīma ravaiḥ vṛtam ।
nānā gulma latā gūḍham bahu pādapa saṁkulam ॥

ṛkṣa vānara gopucchaiḥ mārjāraiḥ ca niṣevitam ।
megha rāśi nibham śailam nityam śucikaram śivam ॥

tasya śailasya śikhare mahatīm āyatām guhām ।
pratyagṛhṇīta vāsārtham rāmaḥ saumitriṇā saha ॥

kṛtvā ca samayam rāmaḥ sugrīveṇa saha anagha ।
kāla yuktam mahad vākyam uvāca raghunandana ॥

vinītam bhrātaram bhrātā lakṣmaṇam lakṣmi vardhanam ।
iyam giri guhā ramyā viśālā yukta mārutā ॥

asyām vastyāma saumitre varṣa rātram ariṁdama ।
giri śṛṁgam idam ramyam uttamam pārthivātmaja ॥

śvetābhiḥ kṛṣṇa tāmrābhiḥ śilābhiḥ upaśobhitam ।
nānā dhātu samākīrṇam nadī dardura saṁyutam ॥

vividhaiḥ vṛkṣa ṣaṇḍaiḥ ca cāru citra latā yutam ।
nānā vihaga saṁghuṣṭam mayūra vara nāditam ॥

mālatī kuṁda gulmaiḥ ca siṁduvāraiḥ śirīṣakaiḥ ।
kadaṁba arjuna sarjaiḥ ca puṣpitaiḥ upaśobhitam ॥

iyam ca nalini ramyā phulla paṁkaja maṇḍitaiḥ ।
na ati dūre guhāyā nau bhaviṣyati nṛpātmaja ॥

prāg udak pravaṇe deśe guhā sādhu bhaviṣyati ।
paścāt ca eva unnatā saumya nivāte ayam bhaviṣyati ॥

guhā dvāre ca saumitre śilā sama talā śivā ।
kṛṣṇā ca eva āyatā caiva bhinna aṁjana caya upamamā ॥

giri śṛṁgam idam tāta paśya ca uttarataḥ subham ।
bhinna aṁjana caya ākāram aṁbhodharam iva uditam ॥

dakṣiṇasyām api diśa sthitam śvetam iva aṁbaram ।
kailāsa śikhara prakhyam nānā dhātu virājitam ॥

prācīna vāhinīm caiva nadīm bhṛśam akardamam ।
guhāyāḥ parataḥ paśya trikūṭe jahnavīm iva ॥

candanaiḥ tilakaiḥ sālaiḥ tamālaiḥ atimuktakaiḥ ।
padmakaiḥ saralaiḥ caiva aśokaiḥ caiva śobhitam ॥

vānīraiḥ timidaiḥ caiva vakulaiḥ ketakaiḥ api ।
hintālaiḥ tiniśaiḥ nīpaiḥ vetasaiḥ kṛtamālakaiḥ ॥

tīrajaiḥ śobhitā bhāti nānā rūpaiḥ tataḥ tataḥ ।
vasana ābharaṇa upeta pramada eva abhyalaṁkṛtā ॥

śataśaḥ pakṣi sanghaiḥ ca nānā nāda vināditā ।
ekaikam anuraktaiḥ ca cakravākaiḥ alaṁkṛtā ॥

pulinaiḥ ati ramyaiḥ ca haṁsa sārasa sevitā ।
prahasaṁtī iva bhāti eṣā nārī ratna vibhūṣitā ॥

kvacit nīlotpalaiḥ cchanna bhāti raktotpalaiḥ kvacit ।
kvacit bhāti śuklaiḥ ca divyaiḥ kumuda kuḍmalaiḥ ॥

pāriplava śataiḥ juṣṭā barhi kraunca vināditā ।
ramaṇiyā nadī saumya muni saṁgha niṣevitā ॥

paśya caṁdana vṛkṣāṇām paṁktī surucirā iva ।
kakubhānam ca dṛśyante manasā iva uditāḥ samam ॥

aho suramaṇīyo ayam deśaḥ śatru niṣūdana ।
dṛḍham raṁsyāva saumitre sādhu atra nivasāvahe ॥

itaḥ ca na ati dūre sā kiṣkiṁdhā citra kānanā ।
sugrīvasya purī ramyā bhaviṣyati nṛpātmaja ॥

gīta vāditra nirghoṣaḥ śrūyate jayatām vara ।
nadatām vānarāṇām ca mṛdaṁga āḍaṁbaraiḥ saha ॥

labdhvā bhāryām kapivaraḥ prāpya rājyam suhṛt vṛtaḥ ।
dhruvam naṁdati sugrīvaḥ saṁprāpya mahatīm śriyam ॥

iti uktvā nyavasat tatra rāghavaḥ saha lakṣmaṇaḥ ।
bahu dṛśya darī kuṁje tasmin prasravaṇe girau ॥

susukhe hi bahu dravye tasmin hi dharaṇī dhare ।
vasataḥ tasya rāmasya ratiḥ alpā api na abhavat ॥

hṛtām hi bhāryām smarataḥ prāṇebhyo api garīyasīm ।
udaya abhyuditam dṛṣṭvā śaśāṁkam ca viśeṣataḥ ॥

āviveśa na tam nidrā niśāsu śayanam gatam ।
tat samutthena śokena bāṣpa upahata cetasam ॥

tam śocamānam kākutstham nityam śoka parāyaṇam ।
tulya duḥkho abravīd bhrātā lakṣmaṇo anunayam vacaḥ ॥

alam vīra vyathām gatvā na tvam śocitum arhasi ।
śocato hi avasīdanti sarva arthā viditam hi te ॥

bhavān kriyā paro loke bhavān deva parāyaṇaḥ ।
āstiko dharma śīlaḥ ca vyavasāyī ca rāghava ॥

na hi avyavasitaḥ śatrum rākṣasam tam viśeṣataḥ ।
samarthaḥ tvam raṇe hantum vikramaiḥ jihma kāriṇam ॥

samunmūlaya śokam tvam vyavasāyam sthirī kuru ।
tataḥ saparivāram tam rākṣasam hantum arhasi ॥

pṛthivīm api kākutstha sasāgara vana acalām ।
parivartayitum śaktaḥ kim punaḥ tam hi rāvaṇam ॥

śarat kālam pratīkṣasva prāvṛṭ kālo ayam āgataḥ ।
tataḥ sa rāṣṭram sa gaṇām rāvaṇam tam vadhiṣyasi ॥

aham tu khalu te vīryam prasuptam pratibodhaye ।
dīptaiḥ āhutibhiḥ kāle bhasma cannam iva analam ॥

lakṣmaṇasya hi tad vākyam pratipūjya hitam śubham ।
rāghavaḥ suhṛdam snigdham idam vacanam abravīt ॥

vācyam yad anuraktena snigdhena ca hitena ca ।
satya vikrama yuktena tad uktam lakṣmaṇa tvayā ॥

eṣa śokaḥ parityaktaḥ sarva kārya avasādakaḥ ।
vikrameṣu apratihatam tejaḥ protsāhayāmi aham ॥

śarat kālam pratīkṣiṣye sthito asmi vacane tava ।
sugrīvasya nadīnām ca prasādam anupālayan ॥

upakāreṇa viraḥ tu pratikāreṇa yujyate ।
akṛtajño apratikṛto hanti satvavatām manaḥ ॥

tat eva yuktam praṇidhāya lakṣmaṇaḥkṛta aṁjali tat pratipūjaya bhāṣitam ।
uvāca rāmam svabhirāma darśanampradarśayan darśanam ātmanaḥ śubham ॥

yathoktam etat tava sarvam īpsitamnarendra kartā na cirāt tu vānara ।
śarat pratīkṣaḥ kṣamatām imam bhavānjala prapātam ripu nigrahe dhṛtaḥ ॥

niyamya kopam pratipālyatām śaratkṣamasva māsām caturo mayā saha ।
vasa acale asmin mṛga rāja sevitesaṁvartayan śatru vadhe samarthaḥ ॥