सुन्दरकाण्डम्Sundara Kāṇḍa

vimānāt tu susamkramya prākāram hari yūthapaḥ ।
hanūmān vegavān āsīd yathā vidyud ghana antare ॥

samparikramya hanumān rāvaṇasya niveśanān ।
adṛṣṭvā jānakīm sītām abravīd vacanam kapiḥ ॥

bhūyiṣṭham loḍitā lankā rāmasya caratā priyam ।
na hi paśyāmi vaidehīm sītām sarva anga śobhanām ॥

palvalāni taṭākāni sarāmsi saritaḥ tathā ।
nadyo anūpavana antāḥ ca durgāḥ ca dharaṇī dharāḥ ॥

loḍitā vasudhā sarvā na ca paśyāmi jānakīm ।
iha sampātinā sītā rāvaṇasya niveśane ॥

ākhyātā gṛdhra rājena na ca paśyāmi tām aham ।
kim nu sītā atha vaidehī maithilī janaka ātmajā ॥

upatiṣṭheta vivaśā rāvaṇam duṣṭa cāriṇam ।
kṣipram utpatato manye sītām ādāya rakṣasaḥ ॥

bibhyato rāma bāṇānām antarā patitā bhavet ।
athavā hriyamāṇāyāḥ pathi siddha niṣevite ॥

manye patitam āryāyā hṛdayam prekṣya sāgaram ।
rāvaṇasya ūru vegena bhujābhyām pīḍitena ca ॥

tayā manye viśāla akṣyā tyaktam jīvitam āryayā ।
upari upari vā nūnam sāgaram kramataḥ tadā ॥

viveṣṭamānā patitā samudre janaka ātmajā ।
āho kṣudreṇa ca anena rakṣantī śīlam ātmanaḥ ॥

abandhur bhakṣitā sītā rāvaṇena tapasvinī ।
athavā rākṣasa indrasya patnībhir asita īkṣaṇā ॥

aduṣṭā duṣṭa bhāvābhir bhakṣitā sā bhaviṣyati ।
sampūrṇa candra pratimam padma patra nibha īkṣaṇam ॥

rāmasya dhyāyatī vaktram pancatvam kṛpaṇā gatā ।
hā rāma lakṣmaṇa iti eva hā ayodhyeti ca maithilī ॥

vilapya bahu vaidehī nyasta dehā bhaviṣyati ।
athavā nihitā manye rāvaṇasya niveśane ॥

nūnam lālapyate mandam panjarasthā iva śārikā ।
janakasya kule jātā rāma patnī sumadhyamā ॥

katham utpala patra akṣī rāvaṇasya vaśam vrajet ।
vinaṣṭā vā pranaṣṭā vā mṛtā vā janaka ātmajā ॥

rāmasya priya bhāryasya na nivedayitum kṣamam ।
nivedyamāne doṣaḥ syād doṣaḥ syād anivedane ॥

katham nu khalu kartavyam viṣamam pratibhāti me ।
asminn evam gate karye prāpta kālam kṣamam ca kim ॥

bhaved iti matim bhūyo hanumān pravicārayan ।
yadi sītām adṛṣṭvā aham vānara indra purīm itaḥ ॥

gamiṣyāmi tataḥ ko me puruṣa artho bhaviṣyati ।
mama idam langhanam vyartham sāgarasya bhaviṣyati ॥

praveśaḥ civa lankāyā rākṣasānām ca darśanam ।
kim vā vakṣyati sugrīvo harayo va samāgatāḥ ॥

kiṣkindhām samanuprāptau tau vā daśaratha ātmajau ।
gatvā tu yadi kākutstham vakṣyāmi param apriyam ॥

na dṛṣṭā iti mayā sītā tataḥ tyakṣyanti jīvitam ।
paruṣam dāruṇam krūram tīkṣṇam indriya tāpanam ॥

sītā nimittam durvākyam śrutvā sa na bhaviṣyati ।
tam tu kṛccra gatam dṛṣṭvā pancatva gata mānasam ॥

bhṛśa anurakto medhāvī na bhaviṣyati lakṣmaṇaḥ ।
vinaṣṭau bhrātarau śrutvā bharato api mariṣyati ॥

bharatam ca mṛtam dṛṣṭvā śatrughno na bhaviṣyati ।
putrān mṛtān samīkṣya atha na bhaviṣyanti mātaraḥ ॥

kausalyā ca sumitrā ca kaikeyī ca na samśayaḥ ।
kṛtajñaḥ satya samdhaḥ ca sugrīvaḥ plavaga adhipaḥ ॥

rāmam tathā gatam dṛṣṭvā tataḥ tyakṣyanti jīvitam ।
durmanā vyathitā dīnā nirānandā tapasvinī ॥

pīḍitā bhartṛ śokena rumā tyakṣyati jīvitam ।
vālijena tu duhkhena pīḍitā śoka karśitā ॥

pancatva gamane rājñaḥ tārā api na bhaviṣyati ।
mātā pitror vināśena sugrīva vyasanena ca ॥

kumāro api angadaḥ kasmād dhārayiṣyati jīvitam ।
bhartṛjena tu śokena abhibhūtā vana okasaḥ ॥

śirāmsi abhihaniṣyanti talair muṣṭibhir eva ca ।
sāntvena anupradānena mānena ca yaśasvinā ॥

lālitāḥ kapi rājena prāṇāmaḥ tyakṣyanti vānarāḥ ।
na vaneṣu na śaileṣu na nirodheṣu vā punaḥ ॥

krīḍām anubhaviṣyanti sametya kapi kunjarāḥ ।
saputra dārāḥ sāmātyā bhartṛ vyasana pīḍitāḥ ॥

śaila agrebhyaḥ patiṣyanti sametya viṣameṣu ca ।
viṣam udbandhanam vā api praveśam jvalanasya vā ॥

upavāsam atho śastram pracariṣyanti vānarāḥ ।
ghoram ārodanam manye gate mayi bhaviṣyati ॥

ikṣvāku kula nāśaḥ ca nāśaḥ caiva vana okasām ।
so aham na eva gamiṣyāmi kiṣkindhām nagarīm itaḥ ॥

na hi śakṣyāmi aham draṣṭum sugrīvam maithilīm vinā ।
mayi agaccati ca ihasthe dharma ātmānau mahā rathau ॥

āśayā tau dhariṣyete vanarāḥ ca manasvinaḥ ।
hasta ādāno mukha ādāno niyato vṛkṣa mūlikaḥ ॥

vānaprastho bhaviṣyāmi adṛṣṭvā janaka ātmajām ।
sāgara anūpaje deśe bahu mūla phala udake ॥

citām kṛtvā pravekṣyāmi samiddham araṇī sutam ।
upaviṣṭasya vā samyag linginam sādhayiṣyataḥ ॥

śarīram bhakṣayiṣyanti vāyasāḥ śvāpadāni ca ।
idam api ṛṣibhir dṛṣṭam niryāṇam iti me matiḥ ॥

samyag āpaḥ pravekṣyāmi na cet paśyāmi jānakīm ।
sujāta mūlā subhagā kīrti mālā yaśasvinī ॥

prabhagnā cira rātrī iyam mama sītām apaśyataḥ ।
tāpaso vā bhaviṣyāmi niyato vṛkṣa mūlikaḥ ॥

na itaḥ pratigamiṣyāmi tām adṛṣṭvā asita īkṣaṇām ।
yadi itaḥ pratigaccāmi sītām anadhigamya tām ॥

angadaḥ sahitaiḥ sarvair vānarair na bhaviṣyati ।
vināśe bahavo doṣā jīvan prāpnoti bhadrakam ॥

tasmāt prāṇān dhariṣyāmi dhruvo jīvati samgamaḥ ।
evam bahu vidham duhkham manasā dhārayan muhuḥ ॥

na adhyagaccat tadā pāram śokasya kapi kunjaraḥ ।
rāvaṇam vā vadhiṣyāmi daśagrīvam mahā balam ॥

kāmam astu hṛtā sītā pratyācīrṇam bhaviṣyati ।
athavā enam samutkṣipya upari upari sāgaram ॥

rāmāya upahariṣyāmi paśum paśu pater iva ।
iti cintā samāpannaḥ sītām anadhigamya tām ॥

dhyāna śokā parīta ātmā cintayām āsa vānaraḥ ।
yāvat sītām na paśyāmi rāma patnīm yaśasvinīm ॥

tāvad etām purīm lankām vicinomi punaḥ punaḥ ।
sampāti vacanāc ca api rāmam yadi ānayāmi aham ॥

apaśyan rāghavo bhāryām nirdahet sarva vānarān ।
iha eva niyata āhāro vatsyāmi niyata indriyaḥ ॥

na mat kṛte vinaśyeyuḥ sarve te nara vānarāḥ ।
aśoka vanikā ca api mahatī iyam mahā drumā ॥

imām abhigamiṣyāmi na hi iyam vicitā mayā ।
vasūn rudrāmaḥ tathā ādityān aśvinau maruto api ca ॥

namaḥ kṛtvā gamiṣyāmi rakṣasām śoka vardhanaḥ ।
jitvā tu rākṣasān devīm ikṣvāku kula nandinīm ॥

sampradāsyāmi rāmāyā yathā siddhim tapasvine ।
sa muhūrtam iva dhyātvā cintā vigrathita indriyaḥ ॥

udatiṣṭhan mahā bāhur hanūmān māruta ātmajaḥ ।
namo astu rāmāya salakṣmaṇāya ।
devyai ca tasyai janaka ātmajāyai ।
namo astu rudra indra yama anilebhyo ।
namo astu candra arka marud gaṇebhyaḥ ॥

sa tebhyaḥ tu namaḥ kṛtvā sugrīvāya ca mārutiḥ ।
diśaḥ sarvāḥ samālokya aśoka vanikām prati ॥

sa gatvā manasā pūrvam aśoka vanikām śubhām ।
uttaram cintayām āsa vānaro māruta ātmajaḥ ॥

dhruvam tu rakṣo bahulā bhaviṣyati vana ākulā ।
aśoka vanikā cintyā sarva samskāra samskṛtā ॥

rakṣiṇaḥ ca atra vihitā nūnam rakṣanti pādapān ।
bhagavān api sarva ātmā na atikṣobham pravāyati ॥

samkṣipto ayam mayā ātmā ca rāma arthe rāvaṇasya ca ।
siddhim me samvidhāsyanti devāḥ sarṣi gaṇāḥ tv iha ॥

brahmā svayambhūr bhagavān devāḥ caiva diśantu me ।
siddhim agniḥ ca vāyuḥ ca puru hūtaḥ ca vajradhṛt ॥

varuṇaḥ pāśa hastaḥ ca soma ādityai tathaiva ca ।
aśvinau ca mahātmānau marutaḥ sarva eva ca ॥

siddhim sarvāṇi bhūtāni bhūtānām caiva yaḥ prabhuḥ ।
dāsyanti mama ye ca anye adṛṣṭāḥ pathi gocarāḥ ॥

tad unnasam pāṇḍura dantam avraṇam ।
śuci smitam padma palāśa locanam ।
drakṣye tad āryā vadanam kadā nv aham ।
prasanna tārā adhipa tulya darśanam ॥

kṣudreṇa pāpena nṛśamsa karmaṇā ।
sudāruṇa alāmkṛta veṣa dhāriṇā ।
bala abhibhūtā abalā tapasvinī ।
katham nu me dṛṣṭa pathe adya sā bhavet ॥