सुन्दरकाण्डम्Sundara Kāṇḍa

avadhūya ca tām buddhim babhūva avasthitaḥ tadā ।
jagāma ca aparām cintām sītām prati mahā kapiḥ ॥

na rāmeṇa viyuktā sā svaptum arhati bhāminī ।
na bhoktum na api alamkartum na pānam upasevitum ॥

na anyam naram upasthātum surāṇām api ca īśvaram ।
na hi rāma samaḥ kaścid vidyate tridaśeṣv api ॥

anyā iyam iti niścitya pāna bhūmau cacāra saḥ ।
krīḍitena aparāḥ klāntā gītena ca tathā parāḥ ॥

nṛttena ca aparāḥ klāntāḥ pāna viprahatāḥ tathā ।
murajeṣu mRdangeṣu pīṭhikāsu ca samsthitāḥ ॥

tathā āstaraṇa mukhyyeṣu samviṣṭāḥ ca aparāḥ striyaḥ ।
aṅganānām sahasreṇa bhūṣitena vibhūṣaṇaiḥ ॥

rūpa samllāpa śīlena yukta gīta artha bhāṣiṇā ।
deśa kāla abhiyuktena yukta vākya abhidhāyinā ॥

rata abhirata samsuptam dadarśa hari yūthapaḥ ।
tāsām madhye mahā bāhuḥ śuśubhe rākṣasa īśvaraḥ ॥

goṣṭhe mahati mukhyānām gavām madhye yathā vṛṣaḥ ।
sa rākṣasa indraḥ śuśubhe tābhiḥ parivṛtaḥ svayam ॥

kareṇubhir yathā araṇyam parikīrṇo mahā dvipaḥ ।
sarva kāmair upetām ca pāna bhūmim mahātmanaḥ ॥

dadarśa kapi śārdūlaḥ tasya rakṣaḥ pater gṛhe ।
mṛgāṇām mahiṣāṇām ca varāhāṇām ca bhāgaśaḥ ॥

tatra nyastāni māmsāni pāna bhūmau dadarśa saḥ ।
raukmeṣu ca viśaleṣu bhājaneṣv ardha bhakṣitān ॥

dadarśa kapi śārdūla mayūrān kukkuṭāmaḥ tathā ।
varāha vārdhrāṇasakān dadhi sauvarcala āyutān ॥

śalyān mRga mayūrāmaḥ ca hanūmān anvavaikṣata ।
kṛkarān vividhān siddhāmaḥ cakorān ardha bhakṣitān ॥

mahiṣān eka śalyāmaḥ ca cāgāmaḥ ca kṛta niṣṭhitān ।
lekhyam ucca avacam peyam bhojyāni vividhāni ca ॥

tathā amla lavaṇa uttamsair vividhai rāga ṣāḍavaiḥ ।
hāra nūpura keyūrair apaviddhair mahā dhanaiḥ ॥

pāna bhājana vikṣiptaiḥ phalaiḥ ca vividhair api ।
kṛta puṣpa upahārā bhūr adhikam puṣyati śriyam ॥

tatra tatra ca vinyastaiḥ suśliṣṭaiḥ śayana āsanaiḥ ।
pāna bhūmir vinā vahnim pradīptā iva upalakṣyate ॥

bahu prakārair vividhair vara samskāra samskṛtaiḥ ।
māmsaiḥ kuśala samyuktaiḥ pāna bhūmi gataiḥ pṛthak ॥

divyāḥ prasannā vividhāḥ surāḥ kṛta surā api ।
śarkara āsava mādhvīkāḥ puṣpa āsava phala āsavāḥ ॥

vāsa cūrṇaiḥ ca vividhair mṛṣṭāḥ taiḥ taiḥ pṛthak pṛthak ।
samtatā śuśubhe bhūmir mālyaiḥ ca bahu samsthitaiḥ ॥

hiraṇmayaiḥ ca karakair bhājanaiḥ sphāṭikair api ।
jāmbūnadamayaiścānyāḥ karakairabhivamvṛtā ॥

rājateṣu ca kumbheṣu jāmbūnadamayeṣu ca ।
pāna śreṣṭham tadā bhūri kapiḥ tatra dadarśa ha ॥

so apaśyat śāta kumbhāni śīdhor maṇimayāni ca ।
rājatāni ca pūrṇāni bhājanāni mahā kapiḥ ॥

kvacid ardha avaśeṣāṇi kvacit pītāni sarvaśaḥ ।
kvacin na eva prapītāni pānāni sa dadarśa ha ॥

kvacid bhakṣyāmaḥ ca vividhān kvacit pānāni bhāgaśaḥ ।
kvacid anna avaśeṣāṇi paśyan vai vicacāra ha ॥

kvacit prabhinnaiḥ karakaiḥ kvacid āloḍitair ghaṭaiḥ ।
kvacit sampṛkta mālyāni jalāni ca phalāni ca ॥

śayanāni atra nārīṇām śūnyāni bahudhā punaḥ ।
parasparam samāśliṣya kāścit suptā vara anganāḥ ॥

kācic ca vastram anyasyā apahRtya upaguhya ca ।
upagamya abalā suptā nidrā bala parājitā ॥

tāsām uccvāsa vātena vastram mālyam ca gātrajam ।
na atyartham spandate citram prāpya mandam iva anilam ॥

candanasya ca śītasya śīdhor madhu rasasya ca ।
vividhasya ca mālyasya puṣpasya vividhasya ca ॥

bahudhā mārutaḥ tatra gandham vividham udvahan ।
snānānām candanānām ca dhūpānām caiva mūrcitaḥ ।
pravavau surabhir gandho vimāne puṣpake tadā ॥

śyāma avadātāḥ tatra anyāḥ kāścit kṛṣṇā vara anganāḥ ॥

kāścit kāncana varṇa angyaḥ pramadā rākṣasa ālaye ।
tāsām nidrā vaśatvāc ca madanena vimūrcitam ॥

padminīnām prasuptānām rūpam āsīd yathaiva hi ।
evam sarvam aśeṣeṇa rāvaṇa antaḥ puram kapiḥ ॥

dadarśa sumahā tejā na dadarśa ca jānakīm ।
nirīkṣamāṇaḥ ca tataḥ tāḥ striyaḥ sa mahā kapiḥ ॥

jagāma mahatīm cintām dharma sādhvasa śankitaḥ ।
para dāra avarodhasya prasuptasya nirīkṣaṇam ॥

idam khalu mama atyartham dharma lopam kariṣyati ।
na hi me para dārāṇām dṛṣṭir viṣaya vartinī ॥

ayam ca atra mayā dṛṣṭaḥ para dāra parigrahaḥ ।
tasya prādur abhūc cintā punar anyā manasvinaḥ ॥

niścita eka anta cittasya kārya niścaya darśinī ।
kāmam dṛṣṭvā mayā sarvā viśvastā rāvaṇa striyaḥ ॥

na tu me manasaḥ kimcid vaikṛtyam upapadyate ।
mano hi hetuḥ sarveṣām indriyāṇām pravartate ॥

śubha aśubhāsv avasthāsu tac ca me suvyavasthitam ।
na anyatra hi mayā śakyā vaidehī parimārgitum ॥

striyo hi strīṣu dRśyante sadā samparimārgaṇe ।
yasya sattvasya yā yoniḥ tasyām tat parimārgyate ॥

na śakyam pramadā naṣṭā mṛgīṣu parimārgitum ।
tad idam mārgitam tāvat śuddhena manasā mayā ॥

rāvaṇa antaḥ puram saram dṛśyate na ca jānakī ।
deva gandharva kanyāḥ ca nāga kanyāḥ ca vīryavān ॥

avekṣamāṇo hanumān na eva apaśyata jānakīm ।
tām apaśyan kapiḥ tatra paśyamaḥ ca anyā vara striyaḥ ॥

apakramya tadā vīraḥ pradhyātum upacakrame ।
sa bhūyastu param śrīmān mārutiryatnamāsthitaḥ ॥