सुन्दरकाण्डम्Sundara Kāṇḍa

praśasya tu praśastavyām sītām tām hari pumgavaḥ ।
guṇa abhirāmam rāmam ca punaḥ cintā paro abhavat ॥

sa muhūrtam iva dhyātvā bāṣpa paryākulekṣaṇaḥ ।
sītām āśritya tejasvī hanumān vilalāpa ha ॥

mānyā guru vinītasya lakṣmaṇasya guru priyā ।
yadi sītā api duhkha ārtā kālo hi duratikramaḥ ॥

rāmasya vyavasāyajñā lakṣmaṇasya ca dhīmataḥ ।
na atyartham kṣubhyate devī gangā iva jalada āgame ॥

tulya śīla vayo vṛttām tulya abhijana lakṣaṇām ।
rāghavo arhati vaidehīm tam ca iyam asita īkṣaṇā ॥

tām dṛṣṭvā nava hema ābhām loka kāntām iva śriyam ।
jagāma manasā rāmam vacanam ca idam abravīt ॥

asyā hetor viśāla akṣyā hato vālī mahā balaḥ ।
rāvaṇa pratimo vīrye kabandhaḥ ca nipātitaḥ ॥

virādhaḥ ca hataḥ samkhye rākṣaso bhīma vikramaḥ ।
vane rāmeṇa vikramya mahā indreṇa iva śambaraḥ ॥

catur daśa sahasrāṇi rakṣasām bhīma karmaṇām ।
nihatāni jana sthāne śarair agni śikha upamaiḥ ॥

karaḥ ca nihataḥ samkhye triśirāḥ ca nipātitaḥ ।
dūṣaṇaḥ ca mahā tejā rāmeṇa vidita ātmanā ॥

aiśvaryam vānarāṇām ca durlabham vāli pālitam ।
asyā nimitte sugrīvaḥ prāptavān loka satkṛtam ॥

sāgaraḥ ca mayā krāntaḥ śrīmān nada nadī patiḥ ।
asyā hetor viśāla akṣyāḥ purī ca iyam nirīkṣitā ॥

yadi rāmaḥ samudrāntām medinīm parivartayet ।
asyāḥ kṛte jagat ca api yuktam iti eva me matiḥ ॥

rājyam vā triṣu lokeṣu sītā vā janaka ātmajā ।
trailokya rājyam sakalam sītāyā na āpnuyāt kalām ॥

iyam sā dharma śīlasya janakasya mahātmanaḥ ।
sutā maithilarājasya sītā bhartṛdṛḍha vratā ॥

utthitā medinīm bhittvā kṣetre hala mukha kṣate ।
padma reṇu nibhaiḥ kīrṇā śubhaiḥ kedāra pāmsubhiḥ ॥

vikrāntasya ārya śīlasya samyugeṣu anivartinaḥ ।
snuṣā daśarathasya eṣā jyeṣṭhā rājño yaśasvinī ॥

dharmajñasya kṛtajñasya rāmasya vidita ātmanaḥ ।
iyam sā dayitā bhāryā rākṣasī vaśam āgatā ॥

sarvān bhogān parityajya bhartṛ sneha balāt kṛtā ।
acintayitvā duhkhāni praviṣṭā nirjanam vanam ॥

samtuṣṭā phala mūlena bhartṛ śuśrūṣaṇā parā ।
yā parām bhajate prītim vane api bhavane yathā ॥

sā iyam kanaka varṇa angī nityam susmita bhāṣiṇī ।
sahate yātanām etām anarthānām abhāginī ॥

imām tu śīla sampannām draṣṭum iccati rāghavaḥ ।
rāvaṇena pramathitām prapām iva pipāsitaḥ ॥

asyā nūnam punar lābhād rāghavaḥ prītim eṣyati ।
rājā rājya paribhraṣṭaḥ punaḥ prāpya iva medinīm ॥

kāma bhogaiḥ parityaktā hīnā bandhu janena ca ।
dhārayati ātmano deham tat samāgama kānkṣiṇī ॥

na eṣā paśyati rākṣasyo na imān puṣpa phala drumān ।
ekastha hṛdayā nūnam rāmam eva anupaśyati ॥

bhartā nāma param nāryā bhūṣaṇam bhūṣaṇād api ।
eṣā hi rahitā tena śobhana arhā na śobhate ॥

duṣkaram kurute rāmo hīno yad anayā prabhuḥ ।
dhārayati ātmano deham na duhkhena avasīdati ॥

imām asita keśa antām śata patra nibha īkṣaṇām ।
sukha arhām duḥkhitām j~ātvā mama api vyathitam manaḥ ॥

kṣiti kṣamā puṣkara samnibha akṣī ।
yā rakṣitā rāghava lakṣmaṇābhyām ।
sā rākṣasībhir vikṛta īkṣaṇābhiḥ ।
samrakṣyate samprati vṛkṣa mūle ॥

hima hata nalinī iva naṣṭa śobhā ।
vyasana paramparayā nipīḍyamānā ।
saha cara rahitā iva cakra vākī ।
janaka sutā kṛpaṇām daśām prapannā ॥

asyā hi puṣpa avanata agra śākhāḥ ।
śokam dṛḍham vai janayati aśokāḥ ।
hima vyapāyena ca śītaraśmiḥ ।
rabhyutthito na eka sahasra raśmiḥ ॥

iti evam artham kapir anvavekṣya ।
sītā iyam iti eva niviṣṭa buddhiḥ ।
samśritya tasmin niṣasāda vṛkṣe ।
balī harīṇām ṛṣabhaḥ tarasvī ॥