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tapaḥsvādhyāyanirataṃ tapasvī vāgvidāṃ varam
nāradaṃ paripapraccha vālmīkir munipuṃgavam R_1,001.001

ko nv asmin sāmprataṃ loke guṇavān kaś ca vīryavān
dharmajñaś ca kṛtajñaś ca satyavākyo dṛḍhavrataḥ R_1,001.002

cāritreṇa ca ko yuktaḥ sarvabhūteṣu ko hitaḥ
vidvān kaḥ kaḥ samarthaś ca kaś caikapriyadarśanaḥ R_1,001.003

ātmavān ko jitakrodho dyutimān ko 'nasūyakaḥ
kasya bibhyati devāś ca jātaroṣasya saṃyuge R_1,001.004

etad icchāmy ahaṃ śrotuṃ paraṃ kautūhalaṃ hi me
maharṣe tvaṃ samartho 'si jñātum evaṃvidhaṃ naram R_1,001.005

śrutvā caitat trilokajño vālmīker nārado vacaḥ
śrūyatām iti cāmantrya prahṛṣṭo vākyam abravīt R_1,001.006

bahavo durlabhāś caiva ye tvayā kīrtitā guṇāḥ
mune vakṣyāmy ahaṃ buddhvā tair yuktaḥ śrūyatāṃ naraḥ R_1,001.007

ikṣvākuvaṃśaprabhavo rāmo nāma janaiḥ śrutaḥ
niyatātmā mahāvīryo dyutimān dhṛtimān vaśī R_1,001.008

buddhimān nītimān vāgmī śrīmāñ śatrunibarhaṇaḥ
vipulāṃso mahābāhuḥ kambugrīvo mahāhanuḥ R_1,001.009

mahorasko maheṣvāso gūḍhajatrur ariṃdamaḥ
ājānubāhuḥ suśirāḥ sulalāṭaḥ suvikramaḥ R_1,001.010

samaḥ samavibhaktāṅgaḥ snigdhavarṇaḥ pratāpavān
pīnavakṣā viśālākṣo lakṣmīvāñ śubhalakṣaṇaḥ R_1,001.011

dharmajñaḥ satyasaṃdhaś ca prajānāṃ ca hite rataḥ
yaśasvī jñānasaṃpannaḥ śucir vaśyaḥ samādhimān R_1,001.012

rakṣitā jīvalokasya dharmasya parirakṣitā
vedavedāṅgatattvajño dhanurvede ca niṣṭhitaḥ R_1,001.013

sarvaśāstrārthatattvajña smṛtimān pratibhānavān
sarvalokapriyaḥ sādhur adīnātmā vicakṣaṇaḥ R_1,001.014

sarvadābhigataḥ sadbhiḥ samudra iva sindhubhiḥ
āryaḥ sarvasamaś caiva sadaikapriyadarśanaḥ R_1,001.015

sa ca sarvaguṇopetaḥ kausalyānandavardhanaḥ
samudra iva gāmbhīrye dhairyeṇa himavān iva R_1,001.016

viṣṇunā sadṛśo vīrye somavat priyadarśanaḥ
kālāgnisadṛśaḥ krodhe kṣamayā pṛthivīsamaḥ R_1,001.017

dhanadena samas tyāge satye dharma ivāparaḥ
tam evaṃguṇasaṃpannaṃ rāmaṃ satyaparākramam R_1,001.018

jyeṣṭhaṃ śreṣṭhaguṇair yuktaṃ priyaṃ daśarathaḥ sutam
yauvarājyena saṃyoktum aicchat prītyā mahīpatiḥ R_1,001.019

tasyābhiṣekasaṃbhārān dṛṣṭvā bhāryātha kaikayī
pūrvaṃ dattavarā devī varam enam ayācata
vivāsanaṃ ca rāmasya bharatasyābhiṣecanam R_1,001.020

sa satyavacanād rājā dharmapāśena saṃyataḥ
vivāsayām āsa sutaṃ rāmaṃ daśarathaḥ priyam R_1,001.021

sa jagāma vanaṃ vīraḥ pratijñām anupālayan
pitur vacananirdeśāt kaikeyyāḥ priyakāraṇāt R_1,001.022

taṃ vrajantaṃ priyo bhrātā lakṣmaṇo 'nujagāma ha
snehād vinayasaṃpannaḥ sumitrānandavardhanaḥ R_1,001.023

sarvalakṣaṇasaṃpannā nārīṇām uttamā vadhūḥ
sītāpy anugatā rāmaṃ śaśinaṃ rohiṇī yathā R_1,001.024

paurair anugato dūraṃ pitrā daśarathena ca
śṛṅgaverapure sūtaṃ gaṅgākūle vyasarjayat R_1,001.025

te vanena vanaṃ gatvā nadīs tīrtvā bahūdakāḥ
citrakūṭam anuprāpya bharadvājasya śāsanāt R_1,001.026

ramyam āvasathaṃ kṛtvā ramamāṇā vane trayaḥ
devagandharvasaṃkāśās tatra te nyavasan sukham R_1,001.027

citrakūṭaṃ gate rāme putraśokāturas tadā
rājā daśarathaḥ svargaṃ jagāma vilapan sutam R_1,001.028

mṛte tu tasmin bharato vasiṣṭhapramukhair dvijaiḥ
niyujyamāno rājyāya naicchad rājyaṃ mahābalaḥ
sa jagāma vanaṃ vīro rāmapādaprasādakaḥ R_1,001.029

pāduke cāsya rājyāya nyāsaṃ dattvā punaḥ punaḥ
nivartayām āsa tato bharataṃ bharatāgrajaḥ R_1,001.030

sa kāmam anavāpyaiva rāmapādāv upaspṛśan
nandigrāme 'karod rājyaṃ rāmāgamanakāṅkṣayā R_1,001.031

rāmas tu punar ālakṣya nāgarasya janasya ca
tatrāgamanam ekāgre daṇḍakān praviveśa ha R_1,001.032

virādhaṃ rākṣasaṃ hatvā śarabhaṅgaṃ dadarśa ha
sutīkṣṇaṃ cāpy agastyaṃ ca agastya bhrātaraṃ tathā R_1,001.033

agastyavacanāc caiva jagrāhaindraṃ śarāsanam
khaḍgaṃ ca paramaprītas tūṇī cākṣayasāyakau R_1,001.034

vasatas tasya rāmasya vane vanacaraiḥ saha
ṛṣayo 'bhyāgaman sarve vadhāyāsurarakṣasām R_1,001.035

tena tatraiva vasatā janasthānanivāsinī
virūpitā śūrpaṇakhā rākṣasī kāmarūpiṇī R_1,001.036

tataḥ śūrpaṇakhāvākyād udyuktān sarvarākṣasān
kharaṃ triśirasaṃ caiva dūṣaṇaṃ caiva rākṣasaṃ R_1,001.037

nijaghāna raṇe rāmas teṣāṃ caiva padānugān
rakṣasāṃ nihatāny āsan sahasrāṇi caturdaśa R_1,001.038

tato jñātivadhaṃ śrutvā rāvaṇaḥ krodhamūrchitaḥ
sahāyaṃ varayām āsa mārīcaṃ nāma rākṣasaṃ R_1,001.039

vāryamāṇaḥ subahuśo mārīcena sa rāvaṇaḥ
na virodho balavatā kṣamo rāvaṇa tena te R_1,001.040

anādṛtya tu tad vākyaṃ rāvaṇaḥ kālacoditaḥ
jagāma sahamārīcas tasyāśramapadaṃ tadā R_1,001.041

tena māyāvinā dūram apavāhya nṛpātmajau
jahāra bhāryāṃ rāmasya gṛdhraṃ hatvā jaṭāyuṣam R_1,001.042

gṛdhraṃ ca nihataṃ dṛṣṭvā hṛtāṃ śrutvā ca maithilīm
rāghavaḥ śokasaṃtapto vilalāpākulendriyaḥ R_1,001.043

tatas tenaiva śokena gṛdhraṃ dagdhvā jaṭāyuṣam
mārgamāṇo vane sītāṃ rākṣasaṃ saṃdadarśa ha R_1,001.044

kabandhaṃ nāma rūpeṇa vikṛtaṃ ghoradarśanam
taṃ nihatya mahābāhur dadāha svargataś ca saḥ R_1,001.045

sa cāsya kathayām āsa śabarīṃ dharmacāriṇīm
śramaṇīṃ dharmanipuṇām abhigaccheti rāghava
so 'bhyagacchan mahātejāḥ śabarīṃ śatrusūdanaḥ R_1,001.046

śabaryā pūjitaḥ samyag rāmo daśarathātmajaḥ
pampātīre hanumatā saṃgato vānareṇa ha R_1,001.047

hanumadvacanāc caiva sugrīveṇa samāgataḥ
sugrīvāya ca tat sarvaṃ śaṃsad rāmo mahābalaḥ R_1,001.048

tato vānararājena vairānukathanaṃ prati
rāmāyāveditaṃ sarvaṃ praṇayād duḥkhitena ca
vālinaś ca balaṃ tatra kathayām āsa vānaraḥ R_1,001.049

pratijñātaṃ ca rāmeṇa tadā vālivadhaṃ prati
sugrīvaḥ śaṅkitaś cāsīn nityaṃ vīryeṇa rāghave R_1,001.050

rāghavaḥ pratyayārthaṃ tu dundubheḥ kāyam uttamam
pādāṅguṣṭhena cikṣepa saṃpūrṇaṃ daśayojanam R_1,001.051

bibheda ca punaḥ sālān saptaikena maheṣuṇā
giriṃ rasātalaṃ caiva janayan pratyayaṃ tadā R_1,001.052

tataḥ prītamanās tena viśvastaḥ sa mahākapiḥ
kiṣkindhāṃ rāmasahito jagāma ca guhāṃ tadā R_1,001.053

tato 'garjad dharivaraḥ sugrīvo hemapiṅgalaḥ
tena nādena mahatā nirjagāma harīśvaraḥ R_1,001.054

tataḥ sugrīvavacanād dhatvā vālinam āhave
sugrīvam eva tad rājye rāghavaḥ pratyapādayat R_1,001.055

sa ca sarvān samānīya vānarān vānararṣabhaḥ
diśaḥ prasthāpayām āsa didṛkṣur janakātmajām R_1,001.056

tato gṛdhrasya vacanāt saṃpāter hanumān balī
śatayojanavistīrṇaṃ pupluve lavaṇārṇavam R_1,001.057

tatra laṅkāṃ samāsādya purīṃ rāvaṇapālitām
dadarśa sītāṃ dhyāyantīm aśokavanikāṃ gatām R_1,001.058

nivedayitvābhijñānaṃ pravṛttiṃ ca nivedya ca
samāśvāsya ca vaidehīṃ mardayām āsa toraṇam R_1,001.059

pañca senāgragān hatvā sapta mantrisutān api
śūram akṣaṃ ca niṣpiṣya grahaṇaṃ samupāgamat R_1,001.060

astreṇonmuham ātmānaṃ jñātvā paitāmahād varāt
marṣayan rākṣasān vīro yantriṇas tān yadṛcchayā R_1,001.061

tato dagdhvā purīṃ laṅkām ṛte sītāṃ ca maithilīm
rāmāya priyam ākhyātuṃ punar āyān mahākapiḥ R_1,001.062

so 'bhigamya mahātmānaṃ kṛtvā rāmaṃ pradakṣiṇam
nyavedayad ameyātmā dṛṣṭā sīteti tattvataḥ R_1,001.063

tataḥ sugrīvasahito gatvā tīraṃ mahodadheḥ
samudraṃ kṣobhayām āsa śarair ādityasaṃnibhaiḥ R_1,001.064

darśayām āsa cātmānaṃ samudraḥ saritāṃ patiḥ
samudravacanāc caiva nalaṃ setum akārayat R_1,001.065

tena gatvā purīṃ laṅkāṃ hatvā rāvaṇam āhave
abhyaṣiñcat sa laṅkāyāṃ rākṣasendraṃ vibhīṣaṇam R_1,001.066

karmaṇā tena mahatā trailokyaṃ sacarācaram
sadevarṣigaṇaṃ tuṣṭaṃ rāghavasya mahātmanaḥ R_1,001.067

tathā paramasaṃtuṣṭaiḥ pūjitaḥ sarvadaivataiḥ
kṛtakṛtyas tadā rāmo vijvaraḥ pramumoda ha R_1,001.068

devatābhyo varān prāpya samutthāpya ca vānarān
puṣpakaṃ tat samāruhya nandigrāmaṃ yayau tadā R_1,001.069

nandigrāme jaṭāṃ hitvā bhrātṛbhiḥ sahito 'naghaḥ
rāmaḥ sītām anuprāpya rājyaṃ punar avāptavān R_1,001.070

prahṛṣṭamudito lokas tuṣṭaḥ puṣṭaḥ sudhārmikaḥ
nirāyamo arogaś ca durbhikṣabhayavarjitaḥ R_1,001.071

na putramaraṇaṃ ke cid drakṣyanti puruṣāḥ kva cit
nāryaś cāvidhavā nityaṃ bhaviṣyanti pativratāḥ R_1,001.072

na vātajaṃ bhayaṃ kiṃ cin nāpsu majjanti jantavaḥ
na cāgrijaṃ bhayaṃ kiṃ cid yathā kṛtayuge tathā R_1,001.073

aśvamedhaśatair iṣṭvā tathā bahusuvarṇakaiḥ
gavāṃ koṭyayutaṃ dattvā vidvadbhyo vidhipūrvakam R_1,001.074

rājavaṃśāñ śataguṇān sthāpayiṣyati rāghavaḥ
cāturvarṇyaṃ ca loke 'smin sve sve dharme niyokṣyati R_1,001.075

daśavarṣasahasrāṇi daśavarṣaśatāni ca
rāmo rājyam upāsitvā brahmalokaṃ gamiṣyati R_1,001.076

idaṃ pavitraṃ pāpaghnaṃ puṇyaṃ vedaiś ca saṃmitam
yaḥ paṭhed rāmacaritaṃ sarvapāpaiḥ pramucyate R_1,001.077

etad ākhyānam āyuṣyaṃ paṭhan rāmāyaṇaṃ naraḥ
saputrapautraḥ sagaṇaḥ pretya svarge mahīyate R_1,001.078

paṭhan dvijo vāgṛṣabhatvam īyāt syāt kṣatriyo bhūmipatitvam īyāt
vaṇigjanaḥ paṇyaphalatvam īyāj janaś ca śūdro 'pi mahattvam īyāt R_1,001.079

nāradasya tu tad vākyaṃ śrutvā vākyaviśāradaḥ
pūjayām āsa dharmātmā sahaśiṣyo mahāmuniḥ R_1,002.001

yathāvat pūjitas tena devarṣir nāradas tadā
āpṛṣṭvaivābhyanujñātaḥ sa jagāma vihāyasaṃ R_1,002.002

sa muhūrtaṃ gate tasmin devalokaṃ munis tadā
jagāma tamasātīraṃ jāhnavyās tv avidūrataḥ R_1,002.003

sa tu tīraṃ samāsādya tamasāyā mahāmuniḥ
śiṣyam āha sthitaṃ pārśve dṛṣṭvā tīrtham akardamam R_1,002.004

akardamam idaṃ tīrthaṃ bharadvāja niśāmaya
ramaṇīyaṃ prasannāmbu sanmanuṣyamano yathā R_1,002.005

nyasyatāṃ kalaśas tāta dīyatāṃ valkalaṃ mama
idam evāvagāhiṣye tamasātīrtham uttamam R_1,002.006

evam ukto bharadvājo vālmīkena mahātmanā
prāyacchata munes tasya valkalaṃ niyato guroḥ R_1,002.007

sa śiṣyahastād ādāya valkalaṃ niyatendriyaḥ
vicacāra ha paśyaṃs tat sarvato vipulaṃ vanam R_1,002.008

tasyābhyāśe tu mithunaṃ carantam anapāyinam
dadarśa bhagavāṃs tatra krauñcayoś cārunisvanam R_1,002.009

tasmāt tu mithunād ekaṃ pumāṃsaṃ pāpaniścayaḥ
jaghāna vairanilayo niṣādas tasya paśyataḥ R_1,002.010

taṃ śoṇitaparītāṅgaṃ veṣṭamānaṃ mahītale
bhāryā tu nihataṃ dṛṣṭvā rurāva karuṇāṃ giram R_1,002.011

tathā tu taṃ dvijaṃ dṛṣṭvā niṣādena nipātitam
ṛṣer dharmātmanas tasya kāruṇyaṃ samapadyata R_1,002.012

tataḥ karuṇaveditvād adharmo 'yam iti dvijaḥ
niśāmya rudatīṃ krauñcīm idaṃ vacanam abravīt R_1,002.013

mā niṣāda pratiṣṭhāṃ tvam agamaḥ śāśvatīḥ samāḥ
yat krauñcamithunād ekam avadhīḥ kāmamohitam R_1,002.014

tasyaivaṃ bruvataś cintā babhūva hṛdi vīkṣataḥ
śokārtenāsya śakuneḥ kim idaṃ vyāhṛtaṃ mayā R_1,002.015

cintayan sa mahāprājñaś cakāra matimān matim
śiṣyaṃ caivābravīd vākyam idaṃ sa munipuṃgavaḥ R_1,002.016

pādabaddho 'kṣarasamas tantrīlayasamanvitaḥ
śokārtasya pravṛtto me śloko bhavatu nānyathā R_1,002.017

śiṣyas tu tasya bruvato muner vākyam anuttamam
pratijagrāha saṃhṛṣṭas tasya tuṣṭo 'bhavad guruḥ R_1,002.018

so 'bhiṣekaṃ tataḥ kṛtvā tīrthe tasmin yathāvidhi
tam eva cintayann artham upāvartata vai muniḥ R_1,002.019

bharadvājas tataḥ śiṣyo vinītaḥ śrutavān guroḥ
kalaśaṃ pūrṇam ādāya pṛṣṭhato 'nujagāma ha R_1,002.020

sa praviśyāśramapadaṃ śiṣyeṇa saha dharmavit
upaviṣṭaḥ kathāś cānyāś cakāra dhyānam āsthitaḥ R_1,002.021

ājagāma tato brahmā lokakartā svayaṃ prabhuḥ
caturmukho mahātejā draṣṭuṃ taṃ munipuṃgavam R_1,002.022

vālmīkir atha taṃ dṛṣṭvā sahasotthāya vāg yataḥ
prāñjaliḥ prayato bhūtvā tasthau paramavismitaḥ R_1,002.023

pūjayām āsa taṃ devaṃ pādyārghyāsanavandanaiḥ
praṇamya vidhivac cainaṃ pṛṣṭvānāmayam avyayam R_1,002.024

athopaviśya bhagavān āsane paramārcite
vālmīkaye maharṣaye saṃdideśāsanaṃ tataḥ R_1,002.025

upaviṣṭe tadā tasmin sākṣāl lokapitāmahe
tad gatenaiva manasā vālmīkir dhyānam āsthitaḥ R_1,002.026

pāpātmanā kṛtaṃ kaṣṭaṃ vairagrahaṇabuddhinā
yas tādṛśaṃ cāruravaṃ krauñcaṃ hanyād akāraṇāt R_1,002.027

śocann eva muhuḥ krauñcīm upaślokam imaṃ punaḥ
jagāv antargatamanā bhūtvā śokaparāyaṇaḥ R_1,002.028

tam uvāca tato brahmā prahasan munipuṃgavam
śloka eva tvayā baddho nātra kāryā vicāraṇā R_1,002.029

macchandād eva te brahman pravṛtteyaṃ sarasvatī
rāmasya caritaṃ sarvaṃ kuru tvam ṛṣisattama R_1,002.030

dharmātmano guṇavato loke rāmasya dhīmataḥ
vṛttaṃ kathaya dhīrasya yathā te nāradāc chrutam R_1,002.031

rahasyaṃ ca prakāśaṃ ca yad vṛttaṃ tasya dhīmataḥ
rāmasya saha saumitre rākṣasānāṃ ca sarvaśaḥ R_1,002.032

vaidehyāś caiva yad vṛttaṃ prakāśaṃ yadi vā rahaḥ
tac cāpy aviditaṃ sarvaṃ viditaṃ te bhaviṣyati R_1,002.033

na te vāg anṛtā kāvye kā cid atra bhaviṣyati
kuru rāmakathāṃ puṇyāṃ ślokabaddhāṃ manoramām R_1,002.034

yāvat sthāsyanti girayaḥ saritaś ca mahītale
tāvad rāmāyaṇakathā lokeṣu pracariṣyati R_1,002.035

yāvad rāmasya ca kathā tvatkṛtā pracariṣyati
tāvad ūrdhvam adhaś ca tvaṃ mallokeṣu nivatsyasi R_1,002.036

ity uktvā bhagavān brahmā tatraivāntaradhīyata
tataḥ saśiṣyo vālmīkir munir vismayam āyayau R_1,002.037

tasya śiṣyās tataḥ sarve jaguḥ ślokam imaṃ punaḥ
muhur muhuḥ prīyamāṇāḥ prāhuś ca bhṛśavismitāḥ R_1,002.038

samākṣaraiś caturbhir yaḥ pādair gīto maharṣiṇā
so 'nuvyāharaṇād bhūyaḥ śokaḥ ślokatvam āgataḥ R_1,002.039

tasya buddhir iyaṃ jātā vālmīker bhāvitātmanaḥ
kṛtsnaṃ rāmāyaṇaṃ kāvyam īdṛśaiḥ karavāṇy aham R_1,002.040

udāravṛttārthapadair manoramais tadāsya rāmasya cakāra kīrtimān
samākṣaraiḥ ślokaśatair yaśasvino yaśaskaraṃ kāvyam udāradhīr muniḥ R_1,002.041

śrutvā vas tu samagraṃ tad dharmātmā dharmasaṃhitam
vyaktam anveṣate bhūyo yad vṛttaṃ tasya dhīmataḥ R_1,003.001

upaspṛśyodakaṃ saṃyan muniḥ sthitvā kṛtāñjaliḥ
prācīnāgreṣu darbheṣu dharmeṇānveṣate gatim R_1,003.002

janma rāmasya sumahad vīryaṃ sarvānukūlatām
lokasya priyatāṃ kṣāntiṃ saumyatāṃ satyaśīlatām R_1,003.003

nānācitrāḥ kathāś cānyā viśvāmitrasahāyane
jānakyāś ca vivāhaṃ ca dhanuṣaś ca vibhedanam R_1,003.004

rāmarāmavivādaṃ ca guṇān dāśarathes tathā
tathābhiṣekaṃ rāmasya kaikeyyā duṣṭabhāvatām R_1,003.005

vyāghātaṃ cābhiṣekasya rāmasya ca vivāsanam
rājñaḥ śokavilāpaṃ ca paralokasya cāśrayam R_1,003.006

prakṛtīnāṃ viṣādaṃ ca prakṛtīnāṃ visarjanam
niṣādādhipasaṃvādaṃ sūtopāvartanaṃ tathā R_1,003.007

gaṅgāyāś cāpi saṃtāraṃ bharadvājasya darśanam
bharadvājābhyanujñānāc citrakūṭasya darśanam R_1,003.008

vāstukarmaniveśaṃ ca bharatāgamanaṃ tathā
prasādanaṃ ca rāmasya pituś ca salilakriyām R_1,003.009

pādukāgryābhiṣekaṃ ca nandigrāma nivāsanam
daṇḍakāraṇyagamanaṃ sutīkṣṇena samāgamam R_1,003.010

anasūyāsamasyāṃ ca aṅgarāgasya cārpaṇam
śūrpaṇakhyāś ca saṃvādaṃ virūpakaraṇaṃ tathā R_1,003.011

vadhaṃ kharatriśirasor utthānaṃ rāvaṇasya ca
mārīcasya vadhaṃ caiva vaidehyā haraṇaṃ tathā R_1,003.012

rāghavasya vilāpaṃ ca gṛdhrarājanibarhaṇam
kabandhadarśanaṃ caiva pampāyāś cāpi darśanam R_1,003.013

śarbaryā darśanaṃ caiva hanūmaddarśanaṃ tathā
vilāpaṃ caiva pampāyāṃ rāghavasya mahātmanaḥ R_1,003.014

ṛṣyamūkasya gamanaṃ sugrīveṇa samāgamam
pratyayotpādanaṃ sakhyaṃ vālisugrīvavigraham R_1,003.015

vālipramathanaṃ caiva sugrīvapratipādanam
tārāvilāpasamayaṃ varṣarātrinivāsanam R_1,003.016

kopaṃ rāghavasiṃhasya balānām upasaṃgraham
diśaḥ prasthāpanaṃ caiva pṛthivyāś ca nivedanam R_1,003.017

aṅgulīyakadānaṃ ca ṛkṣasya biladarśanam
prāyopaveśanaṃ caiva saṃpāteś cāpi darśanam R_1,003.018

parvatārohaṇaṃ caiva sāgarasya ca laṅghanam
rātrau laṅkāpraveśaṃ ca ekasyāpi vicintanam R_1,003.019

āpānabhūmigamanam avarodhasya darśanam
aśokavanikāyānaṃ sītāyāś cāpi darśanam R_1,003.020

abhijñānapradānaṃ ca sītāyāś cāpi bhāṣaṇam
rākṣasītarjanaṃ caiva trijaṭāsvapnadarśanam R_1,003.021

maṇipradānaṃ sītāyā vṛkṣabhaṅgaṃ tathaiva ca
rākṣasīvidravaṃ caiva kiṃkarāṇāṃ nibarhaṇam R_1,003.022

grahaṇaṃ vāyusūnoś ca laṅkādāhābhigarjanam
pratiplavanam evātha madhūnāṃ haraṇaṃ tathā R_1,003.023

rāghavāśvāsanaṃ caiva maṇiniryātanaṃ tathā
saṃgamaṃ ca samudrasya nalasetoś ca bandhanam R_1,003.024

pratāraṃ ca samudrasya rātrau laṅkāvarodhanam
vibhīṣaṇena saṃsargaṃ vadhopāyanivedanam R_1,003.025

kumbhakarṇasya nidhanaṃ meghanādanibarhaṇam
rāvaṇasya vināśaṃ ca sītāvāptim areḥ pure R_1,003.026

bibhīṣaṇābhiṣekaṃ ca puṣpakasya ca darśanam
ayodhyāyāś ca gamanaṃ bharatena samāgamam R_1,003.027

rāmābhiṣekābhyudayaṃ sarvasainyavisarjanam
svarāṣṭrarañjanaṃ caiva vaidehyāś ca visarjanam R_1,003.028

anāgataṃ ca yat kiṃ cid rāmasya vasudhātale
tac cakārottare kāvye vālmīkir bhagavān ṛṣiḥ R_1,003.029

prāptarājyasya rāmasya vālmīkir bhagavān ṛṣiḥ
cakāra caritaṃ kṛtsnaṃ vicitrapadam ātmavān R_1,004.001

kṛtvā tu tan mahāprājñaḥ sabhaviṣyaṃ sahottaram
cintayām āsa ko nv etat prayuñjīyād iti prabhuḥ R_1,004.002

tasya cintayamānasya maharṣer bhāvitātmanaḥ
agṛhṇītāṃ tataḥ pādau muniveṣau kuśīlavau R_1,004.003

kuśīlavau tu dharmajñau rājaputrau yaśasvinau
bhrātarau svarasaṃpannau dadarśāśramavāsinau R_1,004.004

sa tu medhāvinau dṛṣṭvā vedeṣu pariniṣṭhitau
vedopabṛhmaṇārthāya tāv agrāhayata prabhuḥ R_1,004.005

kāvyaṃ rāmāyaṇaṃ kṛtsnaṃ sītāyāś caritaṃ mahat
paulastya vadham ity eva cakāra caritavrataḥ R_1,004.006

pāṭhye geye ca madhuraṃ pramāṇais tribhir anvitam
jātibhiḥ saptabhir baddhaṃ tantrīlayasamanvitam R_1,004.007

hāsyaśṛṅgārakāruṇyaraudravīrabhayānakaiḥ
bībhatsādirasair yuktaṃ kāvyam etad agāyatām R_1,004.008

tau tu gāndharvatattvajñau mūrcchanāsthānakovidau
bhrātarau svarasaṃpannau gandharvāv iva rūpiṇau R_1,004.009

rūpalakṣaṇasaṃpannau madhurasvarabhāṣiṇau
bimbād ivoddhṛtau bimbau rāmadehāt tathāparau R_1,004.010

tau rājaputrau kārtsnyena dharmyam ākhyānam uttamam
vāco vidheyaṃ tat sarvaṃ kṛtvā kāvyam aninditau R_1,004.011

ṛṣīṇāṃ ca dvijātīnāṃ sādhūnāṃ ca samāgame
yathopadeśaṃ tattvajñau jagatus tau samāhitau
mahātmānau mahābhāgau sarvalakṣaṇalakṣitau R_1,004.012

tau kadā cit sametānām ṛṣīṇāṃ bhāvitātmanām
āsīnānāṃ samīpasthāv idaṃ kāvyam agāyatām R_1,004.013

tac chrutvā munayaḥ sarve bāṣpaparyākulekṣaṇāḥ
sādhu sādhv ity tāv ūcatuḥ paraṃ vismayam āgatāḥ R_1,004.014

te prītamanasaḥ sarve munayo dharmavatsalāḥ
praśaśaṃsuḥ praśastavyau gāyamānau kuśīlavau R_1,004.015

aho gītasya mādhuryaṃ ślokānāṃ ca viśeṣataḥ
ciranirvṛttam apy etat pratyakṣam iva darśitam R_1,004.016

praviśya tāv ubhau suṣṭhu tadā bhāvam agāyatām
sahitau madhuraṃ raktaṃ saṃpannaṃ svarasaṃpadā R_1,004.017

evaṃ praśasyamānau tau tapaḥślāghyair maharṣibhiḥ
saṃraktataram atyarthaṃ madhuraṃ tāv agāyatām R_1,004.018

prītaḥ kaś cin munis tābhyāṃ saṃsthitaḥ kalaśaṃ dadau
prasanno valkalaṃ kaś cid dadau tābhyāṃ mahāyaśāḥ R_1,004.019

āścaryam idam ākhyānaṃ muninā saṃprakīrtitam
paraṃ kavīnām ādhāraṃ samāptaṃ ca yathākramam R_1,004.020

praśasyamānau sarvatra kadā cit tatra gāyakau
rathyāsu rājamārgeṣu dadarśa bharatāgrajaḥ R_1,004.021

svaveśma cānīya tato bhrātarau sakuśīlavau
pūjayām āsa pūjārhau rāmaḥ śatrunibarhaṇaḥ R_1,004.022

āsīnaḥ kāñcane divye sa ca siṃhāsane prabhuḥ
upopaviṣṭaiḥ sacivair bhrātṛbhiś ca paraṃtapaḥ R_1,004.023

dṛṣṭvā tu rūpasaṃpannau tāv ubhau vīṇinau tataḥ
uvāca lakṣmaṇaṃ rāmaḥ śatrughnaṃ bharataṃ tathā R_1,004.024

śrūyatām idam ākhyānam anayor devavarcasoḥ
vicitrārthapadaṃ samyag gāyator madhurasvaram R_1,004.025

imau munī pārthivalakṣmaṇānvitau kuśīlavau caiva mahātapasvinau
mamāpi tad bhūtikaraṃ pracakṣate mahānubhāvaṃ caritaṃ nibodhata R_1,004.026

tatas tu tau rāmavacaḥ pracoditāv agāyatāṃ mārgavidhānasaṃpadā
sa cāpi rāmaḥ pariṣadgataḥ śanair bubhūṣayāsaktamanā babhūva ha R_1,004.027

sarvāpūrvam iyaṃ yeṣām āsīt kṛtsnā vasuṃdharā
prajāpatim upādāya nṛpāṇāṃ jayaśālinām R_1,005.001

yeṣāṃ sa sagaro nāma sāgaro yena khānitaḥ
ṣaṣṭiḥ putrasahasrāṇi yaṃ yāntaṃ paryavārayan R_1,005.002

ikṣvākūṇām idaṃ teṣāṃ rājñāṃ vaṃśe mahātmanām
mahad utpannam ākhyānaṃ rāmāyaṇam iti śrutam R_1,005.003

tad idaṃ vartayiṣyāmi sarvaṃ nikhilam āditaḥ
dharmakāmārthasahitaṃ śrotavyam anasūyayā R_1,005.004

kosalo nāma muditaḥ sphīto janapado mahān
niviṣṭaḥ sarayūtīre prabhūtadhanadhānyavān R_1,005.005

ayodhyā nāma nagarī tatrāsīl lokaviśrutā
manunā mānavendreṇa yā purī nirmitā svayam R_1,005.006

āyatā daśa ca dve ca yojanāni mahāpurī
śrīmatī trīṇi vistīrṇā suvibhaktamahāpathā R_1,005.007

rājamārgeṇa mahatā suvibhaktena śobhitā
muktapuṣpāvakīrṇena jalasiktena nityaśaḥ R_1,005.008

tāṃ tu rājā daśaratho mahārāṣṭravivardhanaḥ
purīm āvāsayām āsa divi devapatir yathā R_1,005.009

kapāṭatoraṇavatīṃ suvibhaktāntarāpaṇām
sarvayantrāyudhavatīm upetāṃ sarvaśilpibhiḥ R_1,005.010

sūtamāgadhasaṃbādhāṃ śrīmatīm atulaprabhām
uccāṭṭāladhvajavatīṃ śataghnīśatasaṃkulām R_1,005.011

vadhūnāṭakasaṅghaiś ca saṃyuktāṃ sarvataḥ purīm
udyānāmravaṇopetāṃ mahatīṃ sālamekhalām R_1,005.012

durgagambhīraparikhāṃ durgām anyair durāsadām
vājivāraṇasaṃpūrṇāṃ gobhir uṣṭraiḥ kharais tathā R_1,005.013

sāmantarājasaṅghaiś ca balikarmabhir āvṛtām
nānādeśanivāsaiś ca vaṇigbhir upaśobhitām R_1,005.014

prasādai ratnavikṛtaiḥ parvatair upaśobhitām
kūṭāgāraiś ca saṃpūrṇām indrasyevāmarāvatīm R_1,005.015

citrām aṣṭāpadākārāṃ varanārīgaṇair yutām
sarvaratnasamākīrṇāṃ vimānagṛhaśobhitām R_1,005.016

gṛhagāḍhām avicchidrāṃ samabhūmau niveśitām
śālitaṇḍulasaṃpūrṇām ikṣukāṇḍarasodakām R_1,005.017

dundubhībhir mṛdaṅgaiś ca vīṇābhiḥ paṇavais tathā
nāditāṃ bhṛśam atyarthaṃ pṛthivyāṃ tām anuttamām R_1,005.018

vimānam iva siddhānāṃ tapasādhigataṃ divi
suniveśitaveśmāntāṃ narottamasamāvṛtām R_1,005.019

ye ca bāṇair na vidhyanti viviktam aparāparam
śabdavedhyaṃ ca vitataṃ laghuhastā viśāradāḥ R_1,005.020

siṃhavyāghravarāhāṇāṃ mattānāṃ nadatāṃ vane
hantāro niśitaiḥ śastrair balād bāhubalair api R_1,005.021

tādṛśānāṃ sahasrais tām abhipūrṇāṃ mahārathaiḥ
purīm āvāsayām āsa rājā daśarathas tadā R_1,005.022

tām agnimadbhir guṇavadbhir āvṛtāṃ dvijottamair vedaṣaḍaṅgapāragaiḥ
sahasradaiḥ satyaratair mahātmabhir maharṣikalpair ṛṣibhiś ca kevalaiḥ R_1,005.023

puryāṃ tasyām ayodhyāyāṃ vedavit sarvasaṃgrahaḥ
dīrghadarśī mahātejāḥ paurajānapadapriyaḥ R_1,006.001

ikṣvākūṇām atiratho yajvā dharmarato vaśī
maharṣikalpo rājarṣis triṣu lokṛṣu viśrutaḥ R_1,006.002

balavān nihatāmitro mitravān vijitendriyaḥ
dhanaiś ca saṃcayaiś cānyaiḥ śakravaiśravaṇopamaḥ R_1,006.003

yathā manur mahātejā lokasya parirakṣitā
tathā daśaratho rājā vasañ jagad apālayat R_1,006.004

tena satyābhisaṃdhena trivargam anutiṣṭhatā
pālitā sā purī śreṣṭhendreṇa ivāmarāvatī R_1,006.005

tasmin puravare hṛṣṭā dharmātmanā bahuśrutāḥ
narās tuṣṭādhanaiḥ svaiḥ svair alubdhāḥ satyavādinaḥ R_1,006.006

nālpasaṃnicayaḥ kaś cid āsīt tasmin purottame
kuṭumbī yo hy asiddhārtho 'gavāśvadhanadhānyavān R_1,006.007

kāmī vā na kadaryo vā nṛśaṃsaḥ puruṣaḥ kva cit
draṣṭuṃ śakyam ayodhyāyāṃ nāvidvān na ca nāstikaḥ R_1,006.008

sarve narāś ca nāryaś ca dharmaśīlāḥ susaṃyatāḥ
muditāḥ śīlavṛttābhyāṃ maharṣaya ivāmalāḥ R_1,006.009

nākuṇḍalī nāmukuṭī nāsragvī nālpabhogavān
nāmṛṣṭo nānuliptāṅgo nāsugandhaś ca vidyate R_1,006.010

nāmṛṣṭabhojī nādātā nāpy anaṅgadaniṣkadhṛk
nāhastābharaṇo vāpi dṛśyate nāpy anātmavān R_1,006.011

nānāhitāgnir nāyajvā vipro nāpy asahasradaḥ
kaś cid āsīd ayodhyāyāṃ na ca nirvṛttasaṃkaraḥ R_1,006.012

svakarmaniratā nityaṃ brāhmaṇā vijitendriyāḥ
dānādhyayanaśīlāś ca saṃyatāś ca pratigrahe R_1,006.013

na nāstiko nānṛtako na kaś cid abahuśrutaḥ
nāsūyako na cāśakto nāvidvān vidyate tadā R_1,006.014

na dīnaḥ kṣiptacitto vā vyathito vāpi kaś cana
kaś cin naro vā nārī vā nāśrīmān nāpy arūpavān
draṣṭuṃ śakyam ayodhyāyāṃ nāpi rājanyabhaktimān R_1,006.015

varṇeṣv agryacaturtheṣu devatātithipūjakāḥ
dīrghāyuṣo narāḥ sarve dharmaṃ satyaṃ ca saṃśritāḥ R_1,006.016

kṣatraṃ brahmamukhaṃ cāsīd vaiśyāḥ kṣatram anuvratāḥ
śūdrāḥ svadharmaniratās trīn varṇān upacāriṇaḥ R_1,006.017

sā tenekṣvākunāthena purī suparirakṣitā
yathā purastān manunā mānavendreṇa dhīmatā R_1,006.018

yodhānām agnikalpānāṃ peśalānām amarṣiṇām
saṃpūrṇākṛtavidyānāṃ guhākesariṇām iva R_1,006.019

kāmbojaviṣaye jātair bāhlīkaiś ca hayottamaiḥ
vanāyujair nadījaiś ca pūrṇāharihayopamaiḥ R_1,006.020

vindhyaparvatajair mattaiḥ pūrṇā haimavatair api
madānvitair atibalair mātaṅgaiḥ parvatopamaiḥ R_1,006.021

añjanād api niṣkrāntair vāmanād api ca dvipaiḥ
bhadramandrair bhadramṛgair mṛgamandraiś ca sā purī R_1,006.022

nityamattaiḥ sadā pūrṇā nāgair acalasaṃnibhaiḥ
sā yojane ca dve bhūyaḥ satyanāmā prakāśate R_1,006.023

tāṃ satyanāmāṃ dṛḍhatoraṇārgalām gṛhair vicitrair upaśobhitāṃ śivām
purīm ayodhyāṃ nṛsahasrasaṃkulāṃ śaśāsa vai śakrasamo mahīpatiḥ R_1,006.024

aṣṭau babhūvur vīrasya tasyāmātyā yaśasvinaḥ
śucayaś cānuraktāś ca rājakṛtyeṣu nityaśaḥ R_1,007.001

dhṛṣṭir jayanto vijayaḥ siddhārtho arthasādhakaḥ
aśoko mantrapālaś ca sumantraś cāṣṭamo 'bhavat R_1,007.002

ṛtvijau dvāv abhimatau tasyāstām ṛṣisattamau
vasiṣṭho vāmadevaś ca mantriṇaś ca tathāpare R_1,007.003

śrīmantaś ca mahātmānaḥ śāstrajñā dṛḍhavikramāḥ
kīrtimantaḥ praṇihitā yathāvacanakāriṇaḥ R_1,007.004

tejaḥkṣamāyaśaḥprāptāḥ smitapūrvābhibhāṣiṇaḥ
krodhāt kāmārthahetor vā na brūyur anṛtaṃ vacaḥ R_1,007.005

teṣām aviditaṃ kiṃ cit sveṣu nāsti pareṣu vā
kriyamāṇaṃ kṛtaṃ vāpi cāreṇāpi cikīrṣitam R_1,007.006

kuśalā vyavahāreṣu sauhṛdeṣu parīkṣitāḥ
prāptakālaṃ yathā daṇḍaṃ dhārayeyuḥ suteṣv api R_1,007.007

kośasaṃgrahaṇe yuktā balasya ca parigrahe
ahitaṃ cāpi puruṣaṃ na vihiṃsyur adūṣakam R_1,007.008

vīrāś ca niyatotsāhā rājaśāstram anuṣṭhitāḥ
śucīnāṃ rakṣitāraś ca nityaṃ viṣayavāsinām R_1,007.009

brahmakṣatram ahiṃsantas te kośaṃ samapūrayan
sutīkṣṇadaṇḍāḥ saṃprekṣya puruṣasya balābalam R_1,007.010

śucīnām ekabuddhīnāṃ sarveṣāṃ saṃprajānatām
nāsīt pure vā rāṣṭre vā mṛṣāvādī naraḥ kva cit R_1,007.011

kaś cin na duṣṭas tatrāsīt paradāraratir naraḥ
praśāntaṃ sarvam evāsīd rāṣṭraṃ puravaraṃ ca tat R_1,007.012

suvāsasaḥ suveśāś ca te ca sarve suśīlinaḥ
hitārthaṃ ca narendrasya jāgrato nayacakṣuṣā R_1,007.013

gurau guṇagṛhītāś ca prakhyātāś ca parākramaiḥ
videśeṣv api vijñātāḥ sarvato buddhiniścayāt R_1,007.014

īdṛśais tair amātyais tu rājā daśaratho 'naghaḥ
upapanno guṇopetair anvaśāsad vasuṃdharām R_1,007.015

avekṣamāṇaś cāreṇa prajā dharmeṇa rañjayan
nādhyagacchad viśiṣṭaṃ vā tulyaṃ vā śatrum ātmanaḥ R_1,007.016

tair mantribhir mantrahitair niviṣṭair vṛto 'nuraktaiḥ kuśalaiḥ samarthaiḥ
sa pārthivo dīptim avāpa yuktas tejomayair gobhir ivodito 'rkaḥ R_1,007.017

tasya tv evaṃ prabhāvasya dharmajñasya mahātmanaḥ
sutārthaṃ tapyamānasya nāsīd vaṃśakaraḥ sutaḥ R_1,008.001

cintayānasya tasyaivaṃ buddhir āsīn mahātmanaḥ
sutārthaṃ vājimedhena kimarthaṃ na yajāmy aham R_1,008.002

sa niścitāṃ matiṃ kṛtvā yaṣṭavyam iti buddhimān
mantribhiḥ saha dharmātmā sarvair eva kṛtātmabhiḥ R_1,008.003

tato 'bravīd idaṃ rājā sumantraṃ mantrisattamam
śīghram ānaya me sarvān gurūṃs tān sapurohitān R_1,008.004

etac chrutvā rahaḥ sūto rājānam idam abravīt
ṛtvigbhir upadiṣṭo 'yaṃ purāvṛtto mayā śrutaḥ R_1,008.005

sanatkumāro bhagavān pūrvaṃ kathitavān kathām
ṛṣīṇāṃ saṃnidhau rājaṃs tava putrāgamaṃ prati R_1,008.006

kāśyapasya tu putro 'sti vibhāṇḍaka iti śrutaḥ
ṛśyaśṛṅga iti khyātas tasya putro bhaviṣyati R_1,008.007

sa vane nityasaṃvṛddho munir vanacaraḥ sadā
nānyaṃ jānāti viprendro nityaṃ pitranuvartanāt R_1,008.008

dvaividhyaṃ brahmacaryasya bhaviṣyati mahātmanaḥ
lokeṣu prathitaṃ rājan vipraiś ca kathitaṃ sadā R_1,008.009

tasyaivaṃ vartamānasya kālaḥ samabhivartata
agniṃ śuśrūṣamāṇasya pitaraṃ ca yaśasvinam R_1,008.010

etasminn eva kāle tu lomapādaḥ pratāpavān
aṅgeṣu prathito rājā bhaviṣyati mahābalaḥ R_1,008.011

tasya vyatikramād rājño bhaviṣyati sudāruṇā
anāvṛṣṭiḥ sughorā vai sarvabhūtabhayāvahā R_1,008.012

anāvṛṣṭyāṃ tu vṛttāyāṃ rājā duḥkhasamanvitaḥ
brāhmaṇāñ śrutavṛddhāṃś ca samānīya pravakṣyati R_1,008.013

bhavantaḥ śrutadharmāṇo lokacāritravedinaḥ
samādiśantu niyamaṃ prāyaścittaṃ yathā bhavet R_1,008.014

vakṣyanti te mahīpālaṃ brāhmaṇā vedapāragāḥ
vibhāṇḍakasutaṃ rājan sarvopāyair ihānaya R_1,008.015

ānāyya ca mahīpāla ṛśyaśṛṅgaṃ susatkṛtam
prayaccha kanyāṃ śāntāṃ vai vidhinā susamāhitaḥ R_1,008.016

teṣāṃ tu vacanaṃ śrutvā rājā cintāṃ prapatsyate
kenopāyena vai śakyam ihānetuṃ sa vīryavān R_1,008.017

tato rājā viniścitya saha mantribhir ātmavān
purohitam amātyāṃś ca preṣayiṣyati satkṛtān R_1,008.018

te tu rājño vacaḥ śrutvā vyathitā vanatānanāḥ
na gacchema ṛṣer bhītā anuneṣyanti taṃ nṛpam R_1,008.019

vakṣyanti cintayitvā te tasyopāyāṃś ca tān kṣamān
āneṣyāmo vayaṃ vipraṃ na ca doṣo bhaviṣyati R_1,008.020

evam aṅgādhipenaiva gaṇikābhir ṛṣeḥ sutaḥ
ānīto 'varṣayad devaḥ śāntā cāsmai pradīyate R_1,008.021

ṛśyaśṛṅgas tu jāmātā putrāṃs tava vidhāsyati
sanatkumārakathitam etāvad vyāhṛtaṃ mayā R_1,008.022

atha hṛṣṭo daśarathaḥ sumantraṃ pratyabhāṣata
yatharṣyaśṛṅgas tv ānīto vistareṇa tvayocyatām R_1,008.023

sumantraś codito rājñā provācedaṃ vacas tadā
yatharṣyaśṛṅgas tv ānītaḥ śṛṇu me mantribhiḥ saha R_1,009.001

lomapādam uvācedaṃ sahāmātyaḥ purohitaḥ
upāyo nirapāyo 'yam asmābhir abhicintitaḥ R_1,009.002

ṛśyaśṛṅgo vanacaras tapaḥsvādhyāyane rataḥ
anabhijñaḥ sa nārīṇāṃ viṣayāṇāṃ sukhasya ca R_1,009.003

indriyārthair abhimatair naracittapramāthibhiḥ
puram ānāyayiṣyāmaḥ kṣipraṃ cādhyavasīyatām R_1,009.004

gaṇikās tatra gacchantu rūpavatyaḥ svalaṃkṛtāḥ
pralobhya vividhopāyair āneṣyantīha satkṛtāḥ R_1,009.005

śrutvā tatheti rājā ca pratyuvāca purohitam
purohito mantriṇaś ca tathā cakruś ca te tadā R_1,009.006

vāramukhyās tu tac chrutvā vanaṃ praviviśur mahat
āśramasyāvidūre 'smin yatnaṃ kurvanti darśane
ṛṣiputrasya ghorasya nityam āśramavāsinaḥ R_1,009.007

pituḥ sa nityasaṃtuṣṭo nāticakrāma cāśramāt R_1,009.008

na tena janmaprabhṛti dṛṣṭapūrvaṃ tapasvinā
strī vā pumān vā yac cānyat sattvaṃ nagararāṣṭrajam R_1,009.009

tataḥ kadā cit taṃ deśam ājagāma yadṛcchayā
vibhāṇḍakasutas tatra tāś cāpaśyad varāṅganāḥ R_1,009.010

tāś citraveṣāḥ pramadā gāyantyo madhurasvaraiḥ
ṛṣiputram upāgamya sarvā vacanam abruvan R_1,009.011

kas tvaṃ kiṃ vartase brahmañ jñātum icchāmahe vayam
ekas tvaṃ vijane ghore vane carasi śaṃsa naḥ R_1,009.012

adṛṣṭarūpās tās tena kāmyarūpā vane striyaḥ
hārdāt tasya matir jātā ākhyātuṃ pitaraṃ svakam R_1,009.013

pitā vibhāṇḍako 'smākaṃ tasyāhaṃ suta aurasaḥ
ṛśyaśṛṅga iti khyātaṃ nāma karma ca me bhuvi R_1,009.014

ihāśramapado 'smākaṃ samīpe śubhadarśanāḥ
kariṣye vo 'tra pūjāṃ vai sarveṣāṃ vidhipūrvakam R_1,009.015

ṛṣiputravacaḥ śrutvā sarvāsāṃ matir āsa vai
tad āśramapadaṃ draṣṭuṃ jagmuḥ sarvāś ca tena ha R_1,009.016

gatānāṃ tu tataḥ pūjām ṛṣiputraś cakāra ha
idam arghyam idaṃ pādyam idaṃ mūlaṃ phalaṃ ca naḥ R_1,009.017

pratigṛhya tu tāṃ pūjāṃ sarvā eva samutsukāḥ
ṛṣer bhītāś ca śīghraṃ tu gamanāya matiṃ dadhuḥ R_1,009.018

asmākam api mukhyāni phalānīmāni vai dvija
gṛhāṇa prati bhadraṃ te bhakṣayasva ca mā ciram R_1,009.019

tatas tās taṃ samāliṅgya sarvā harṣasamanvitāḥ
modakān pradadus tasmai bhakṣyāṃś ca vividhāñ śubhān R_1,009.020

tāni cāsvādya tejasvī phalānīti sma manyate
anāsvāditapūrvāṇi vane nityanivāsinā R_1,009.021

āpṛcchya ca tadā vipraṃ vratacaryāṃ nivedya ca
gacchanti smāpadeśāt tā bhītās tasya pituḥ striyaḥ R_1,009.022

gatāsu tāsu sarvāsu kāśyapasyātmajo dvijaḥ
asvasthahṛdayaś cāsīd duḥkhaṃ sma parivartate R_1,009.023

tato 'paredyus taṃ deśam ājagāma sa vīryavān
manojñā yatra tā dṛṣṭā vāramukhyāḥ svalaṃkṛtāḥ R_1,009.024

dṛṣṭvaiva ca tadā vipram āyāntaṃ hṛṣṭamānasāḥ
upasṛtya tataḥ sarvās tās tam ūcur idaṃ vacaḥ R_1,009.025

ehy āśramapadaṃ saumya asmākam iti cābruvan
tatrāpy eṣa vidhiḥ śrīmān viśeṣeṇa bhaviṣyati R_1,009.026

śrutvā tu vacanaṃ tāsāṃ sarvāsāṃ hṛdayaṃgamam
gamanāya matiṃ cakre taṃ ca ninyus tadā striyaḥ R_1,009.027

tatra cānīyamāne tu vipre tasmin mahātmani
vavarṣa sahasā devo jagat prahlādayaṃs tadā R_1,009.028

varṣeṇaivāgataṃ vipraṃ viṣayaṃ svaṃ narādhipaḥ
pratyudgamya muniṃ prahvaḥ śirasā ca mahīṃ gataḥ R_1,009.029

arghyaṃ ca pradadau tasmai nyāyataḥ susamāhitaḥ
vavre prasādaṃ viprendrān mā vipraṃ manyur āviśet R_1,009.030

antaḥpuraṃ praviśyāsmai kanyāṃ dattvā yathāvidhi
śāntāṃ śāntena manasā rājā harṣam avāpa saḥ R_1,009.031

evaṃ sa nyavasat tatra sarvakāmaiḥ supūjitaḥ
ṛśyaśṛṅgo mahātejāḥ śāntayā saha bhāryayā R_1,009.032

bhūya eva ca rājendra śṛṇu me vacanaṃ hitam
yathā sa devapravaraḥ kathāyām evam abravīt R_1,010.001

ikṣvākūṇāṃ kule jāto bhaviṣyati sudhārmikaḥ
rājā daśaratho nāmnā śrīmān satyapratiśravaḥ R_1,010.002

aṅgarājena sakhyaṃ ca tasya rājño bhaviṣyati
kanyā cāsya mahābhāgā śāntā nāma bhaviṣyati R_1,010.003

putras tv aṅgasya rājñas tu lomapāda iti śrutaḥ
taṃ sa rājā daśaratho gamiṣyati mahāyaśāḥ R_1,010.004

anapatyo 'smi dharmātmañ śāntābhartā mama kratum
āhareta tvayājñaptaḥ saṃtānārthaṃ kulasya ca R_1,010.005

śrutvā rājño 'tha tad vākyaṃ manasā sa vicintya ca
pradāsyate putravantaṃ śāntā bhartāram ātmavān R_1,010.006

pratigṛhya ca taṃ vipraṃ sa rājā vigatajvaraḥ
āhariṣyati taṃ yajñaṃ prahṛṣṭenāntarātmanā R_1,010.007

taṃ ca rājā daśaratho yaṣṭukāmaḥ kṛtāñjaliḥ
ṛśyaśṛṅgaṃ dvijaśreṣṭhaṃ varayiṣyati dharmavit R_1,010.008

yajñārthaṃ prasavārthaṃ ca svargārthaṃ ca nareśvaraḥ
labhate ca sa taṃ kāmaṃ dvijamukhyād viśāṃ patiḥ R_1,010.009

putrāś cāsya bhaviṣyanti catvāro 'mitavikramāḥ
vaṃśapratiṣṭhānakarāḥ sarvalokeṣu viśrutāḥ R_1,010.010

evaṃ sa devapravaraḥ pūrvaṃ kathitavān kathām
sanatkumāro bhagavān purā devayuge prabhuḥ R_1,010.011

sa tvaṃ puruṣaśārdūla tam ānaya susatkṛtam
svayam eva mahārāja gatvā sabalavāhanaḥ R_1,010.012

anumānya vasiṣṭhaṃ ca sūtavākyaṃ niśamya ca
sāntaḥpuraḥ sahāmātyaḥ prayayau yatra sa dvijaḥ R_1,010.013

vanāni saritaś caiva vyatikramya śanaiḥ śanaiḥ
abhicakrāma taṃ deśaṃ yatra vai munipuṃgavaḥ R_1,010.014

āsādya taṃ dvijaśreṣṭhaṃ lomapādasamīpagam
ṛṣiputraṃ dadarśādau dīpyamānam ivānalam R_1,010.015

tato rājā yathānyāyaṃ pūjāṃ cakre viśeṣataḥ
sakhitvāt tasya vai rājñaḥ prahṛṣṭenāntarātmanā R_1,010.016

lomapādena cākhyātam ṛṣiputrāya dhīmate
sakhyaṃ saṃbandhakaṃ caiva tadā taṃ pratyapūjayat R_1,010.017

evaṃ susatkṛtas tena sahoṣitvā nararṣabhaḥ
saptāṣṭadivasān rājā rājānam idam abravīt R_1,010.018

śāntā tava sutā rājan saha bhartrā viśāmpate
madīyaṃ nagaraṃ yātu kāryaṃ hi mahad udyatam R_1,010.019

tatheti rājā saṃśrutya gamanaṃ tasya dhīmataḥ
uvāca vacanaṃ vipraṃ gaccha tvaṃ saha bhāryayā R_1,010.020

ṛṣiputraḥ pratiśrutya tathety āha nṛpaṃ tadā
sa nṛpeṇābhyanujñātaḥ prayayau saha bhāryayā R_1,010.021

tāv anyonyāñjaliṃ kṛtvā snehāt saṃśliṣya corasā
nanandatur daśaratho lomapādaś ca vīryavān R_1,010.022

tataḥ suhṛdam āpṛcchya prasthito raghunandanaḥ
paurebhyaḥ preṣayām āsa dūtān vai śīghragāminaḥ
kriyatāṃ nagaraṃ sarvaṃ kṣipram eva svalaṃkṛtam R_1,010.023

tataḥ prahṛṣṭāḥ paurās te śrutvā rājānam āgatam
tathā pracakrus tat sarvaṃ rājñā yat preṣitaṃ tadā R_1,010.024

tataḥ svalaṃkṛtaṃ rājā nagaraṃ praviveśa ha
śaṅkhadundubhinirghoṣaiḥ puraskṛtya dvijarṣabham R_1,010.025

tataḥ pramuditāḥ sarve dṛṣṭvā taṃ nāgarā dvijam
praveśyamānaṃ satkṛtya narendreṇendrakarmaṇā R_1,010.026

antaḥpuraṃ praveśyainaṃ pūjāṃ kṛtvā tu śāstrataḥ
kṛtakṛtyaṃ tadātmānaṃ mene tasyopavāhanāt R_1,010.027

antaḥpurāṇi sarvāṇi śāntāṃ dṛṣṭvā tathāgatām
saha bhartrā viśālākṣīṃ prītyānandam upāgaman R_1,010.028

pūjyamānā ca tābhiḥ sā rājñā caiva viśeṣataḥ
uvāsa tatra sukhitā kaṃ cit kālaṃ saha dvijā R_1,010.029

tataḥ kāle bahutithe kasmiṃś cit sumanohare
vasante samanuprāpte rājño yaṣṭuṃ mano 'bhavat R_1,011.001

tataḥ prasādya śirasā taṃ vipraṃ devavarṇinam
yajñāya varayām āsa saṃtānārthaṃ kulasya vai R_1,011.002

tatheti ca sa rājānam uvāca ca susatkṛtaḥ
saṃbhārāḥ saṃbhriyantāṃ te turagaś ca vimucyatām R_1,011.003

tato rājābravīd vākyaṃ sumantraṃ mantrisattamam
sumantrāvāhaya kṣipram ṛtvijo brahmavādinaḥ R_1,011.004

tataḥ sumantras tvaritaṃ gatvā tvaritavikramaḥ
samānayat sa tān viprān samastān vedapāragān R_1,011.005

suyajñaṃ vāmadevaṃ ca jābālim atha kāśyapam
purohitaṃ vasiṣṭhaṃ ca ye cānye dvijasattamāḥ R_1,011.006

tān pūjayitvā dharmātmā rājā daśarathas tadā
idaṃ dharmārthasahitaṃ ślakṣṇaṃ vacanam abravīt R_1,011.007

mama lālapyamānasya putrārthaṃ nāsti vai sukham
tadarthaṃ hayamedhena yakṣyāmīti matir mama R_1,011.008

tad ahaṃ yaṣṭum icchāmi śāstradṛṣṭena karmaṇā
ṛṣiputraprabhāvena kāmān prāpsyāmi cāpy aham R_1,011.009

tataḥ sādhv iti tad vākyaṃ brāhmaṇāḥ pratyapūjayan
vasiṣṭhapramukhāḥ sarve pārthivasya mukhāc cyutam R_1,011.010

ṛśyaśṛṅgapurogāś ca pratyūcur nṛpatiṃ tadā
saṃbhārāḥ saṃbhriyantāṃ te turagaś ca vimucyatām R_1,011.011

sarvathā prāpyase putrāṃś caturo 'mitavikramān
yasya te dhārmikī buddhir iyaṃ putrārtham āgatā R_1,011.012

tataḥ prīto 'bhavad rājā śrutvā tad dvijabhāṣitam
amātyāṃś cābravīd rājā harṣeṇedaṃ śubhākṣaram R_1,011.013

gurūṇāṃ vacanāc chīghraṃ saṃbhārāḥ saṃbhriyantu me
samarthādhiṣṭhitaś cāśvaḥ sopādhyāyo vimucyatām R_1,011.014

sarayvāś cottare tīre yajñabhūmir vidhīyatām
śāntayaś cābhivardhantāṃ yathākalpaṃ yathāvidhi R_1,011.015

śakyaḥ kartum ayaṃ yajñaḥ sarveṇāpi mahīkṣitā
nāparādho bhavet kaṣṭo yady asmin kratusattame R_1,011.016

chidraṃ hi mṛgayante 'tra vidvāṃso brahmarākṣasāḥ
vidhihīnasya yajñasya sadyaḥ kartā vinaśyati R_1,011.017

tad yathā vidhipūrvaṃ me kratur eṣa samāpyate
tathāvidhānaṃ kriyatāṃ samarthāḥ karaṇeṣv iha R_1,011.018

tatheti ca tataḥ sarve mantriṇaḥ pratyapūjayan
pārthivendrasya tad vākyaṃ yathājñaptam akurvata R_1,011.019

tato dvijās te dharmajñam astuvan pārthivarṣabham
anujñātās tataḥ sarve punar jagmur yathāgatam R_1,011.020

gatānāṃ tu dvijātīnāṃ mantriṇas tān narādhipaḥ
visarjayitvā svaṃ veśma praviveśa mahādyutiḥ R_1,011.021

punaḥ prāpte vasante tu pūrṇaḥ saṃvatsaro 'bhavat
abhivādya vasiṣṭhaṃ ca nyāyataḥ pratipūjya ca R_1,012.001

abravīt praśritaṃ vākyaṃ prasavārthaṃ dvijottamam
yajño me kriyatāṃ vipra yathoktaṃ munipuṃgava R_1,012.002

yathā na vighnaḥ kriyate yajñāṅgeṣu vidhīyatām
bhavān snigdhaḥ suhṛn mahyaṃ guruś ca paramo mahān R_1,012.003

voḍhavyo bhavatā caiva bhāro yajñasya codyataḥ
tatheti ca sa rājānam abravīd dvijasattamaḥ R_1,012.004

kariṣye sarvam evaitad bhavatā yat samarthitam
tato 'bravīd dvijān vṛddhān yajñakarmasu niṣṭhitān R_1,012.005

sthāpatye niṣṭhitāṃś caiva vṛddhān paramadhārmikān
karmāntikāñ śilpakārān vardhakīn khanakān api R_1,012.006

gaṇakāñ śilpinaś caiva tathaiva naṭanartakān
tathā śucīñ śāstravidaḥ puruṣān subahuśrutān R_1,012.007

yajñakarma samīhantāṃ bhavanto rājaśāsanāt
iṣṭakā bahusāhasrī śīghram ānīyatām iti R_1,012.008

aupakāryāḥ kriyantāṃ ca rājñāṃ bahuguṇānvitāḥ
brāhmaṇāvasathāś caiva kartavyāḥ śataśaḥ śubhāḥ R_1,012.009

bhakṣyānnapānair bahubhiḥ samupetāḥ suniṣṭhitāḥ
tathā paurajanasyāpi kartavyā bahuvistarāḥ R_1,012.010

āvāsā bahubhakṣyā vai sarvakāmair upasthitāḥ
tathā jānapadasyāpi janasya bahuśobhanam R_1,012.011

dātavyam annaṃ vidhivat satkṛtya na tu līlayā
sarve varṇā yathā pūjāṃ prāpnuvanti susatkṛtāḥ R_1,012.012

na cāvajñā prayoktavyā kāmakrodhavaśād api
yajñakarmasu ye 'vyagrāḥ puruṣāḥ śilpinas tathā R_1,012.013

teṣām api viśeṣeṇa pūjā kāryā yathākramam
yathā sarvaṃ suvihitaṃ na kiṃ cit parihīyate R_1,012.014

tathā bhavantaḥ kurvantu prītisnigdhena cetasā
tataḥ sarve samāgamya vasiṣṭham idam abruvan R_1,012.015

yathoktaṃ tat kariṣyāmo na kiṃ cit parihāsyate
tataḥ sumantram āhūya vasiṣṭho vākyam abravīt R_1,012.016

nimantrayasya nṛpatīn pṛthivyāṃ ye ca dhārmikāḥ
brāhmaṇān kṣatriyān vaiśyāñ śūdrāṃś caiva sahasraśaḥ R_1,012.017

samānayasva satkṛtya sarvadeśeṣu mānavān
mithilādhipatiṃ śūraṃ janakaṃ satyavikramam R_1,012.018

niṣṭhitaṃ sarvaśāstreṣu tathā vedeṣu niṣṭhitam
tam ānaya mahābhāgaṃ svayam eva susatkṛtam
pūrvasaṃbandhinaṃ jñātvā tataḥ pūrvaṃ bravīmi te R_1,012.019

tathā kāśipatiṃ snigdhaṃ satataṃ priyavādinam
sadvṛttaṃ devasaṃkāśaṃ svayam evānayasva ha R_1,012.020

tathā kekayarājānaṃ vṛddhaṃ paramadhārmikam
śvaśuraṃ rājasiṃhasya saputraṃ tam ihānaya R_1,012.021

aṅgeśvaraṃ mahābhāgaṃ lomapādaṃ susatkṛtam
vayasyaṃ rājasiṃhasya tam ānaya yaśasvinam R_1,012.022

prācīnān sindhusauvīrān saurāṣṭhreyāṃś ca pārthivān
dākṣiṇātyān narendrāṃś ca samastān ānayasva ha R_1,012.023

santi snigdhāś ca ye cānye rājānaḥ pṛthivītale
tān ānaya yathākṣipraṃ sānugān sahabāndhavān R_1,012.024

vasiṣṭhavākyaṃ tac chrutvā sumantras tvaritas tadā
vyādiśat puruṣāṃs tatra rājñām ānayane śubhān R_1,012.025

svayam eva hi dharmātmā prayayau muniśāsanāt
sumantras tvarito bhūtvā samānetuṃ mahīkṣitaḥ R_1,012.026

te ca karmāntikāḥ sarve vasiṣṭhāya ca dhīmate
sarvaṃ nivedayanti sma yajñe yad upakalpitam R_1,012.027

tataḥ prīto dvijaśreṣṭhas tān sarvān punar abravīt
avajñayā na dātavyaṃ kasya cil līlayāpi vā
avajñayā kṛtaṃ hanyād dātāraṃ nātra saṃśayaḥ R_1,012.028

tataḥ kaiś cid ahorātrair upayātā mahīkṣitaḥ
bahūni ratnāny ādāya rājño daśarathasya ha R_1,012.029

tato vasiṣṭhaḥ suprīto rājānam idam abravīt
upayātā naravyāghra rājānas tava śāsanāt R_1,012.030

mayāpi satkṛtāḥ sarve yathārhaṃ rājasattamāḥ
yajñiyaṃ ca kṛtaṃ rājan puruṣaiḥ susamāhitaiḥ R_1,012.031

niryātu ca bhavān yaṣṭuṃ yajñāyatanam antikāt
sarvakāmair upahṛtair upetaṃ vai samantataḥ R_1,012.032

tathā vasiṣṭhavacanād ṛśyaśṛṅgasya cobhayoḥ
śubhe divasa nakṣatre niryāto jagatīpatiḥ R_1,012.033

tato vasiṣṭhapramukhāḥ sarva eva dvijottamāḥ
ṛśyaśṛṅgaṃ puraskṛtya yajñakarmārabhaṃs tadā R_1,012.034

atha saṃvatsare pūrṇe tasmin prāpte turaṅgame
sarayvāś cottare tīre rājño yajño 'bhyavartata R_1,013.001

ṛśyaśṛṅgaṃ puraskṛtya karma cakrur dvijarṣabhāḥ
aśvamedhe mahāyajñe rājño 'sya sumahātmanaḥ R_1,013.002

karma kurvanti vidhivad yājakā vedapāragāḥ
yathāvidhi yathānyāyaṃ parikrāmanti śāstrataḥ R_1,013.003

pravargyaṃ śāstrataḥ kṛtvā tathaivopasadaṃ dvijāḥ
cakruś ca vidhivat sarvam adhikaṃ karma śāstrataḥ R_1,013.004

abhipūjya tato hṛṣṭāḥ sarve cakrur yathāvidhi
prātaḥsavanapūrvāṇi karmāṇi munipuṃgavāḥ R_1,013.005

na cāhutam abhūt tatra skhalitaṃ vāpi kiṃ cana
dṛśyate brahmavat sarvaṃ kṣemayuktaṃ hi cakrire R_1,013.006

na teṣv ahaḥsu śrānto vā kṣudhito vāpi dṛśyate
nāvidvān brāhmaṇas tatra nāśatānucaras tathā R_1,013.007

brāhmaṇā bhuñjate nityaṃ nāthavantaś ca bhuñjate
tāpasā bhuñjate cāpi śramaṇā bhuñjate tathā R_1,013.008

vṛddhāś ca vyādhitāś caiva striyo bālās tathaiva ca
aniśaṃ bhuñjamānānāṃ na tṛptir upalabhyate R_1,013.009

dīyatāṃ dīyatām annaṃ vāsāṃsi vividhāni ca
iti saṃcoditās tatra tathā cakrur anekaśaḥ R_1,013.010

annakūṭāś ca bahavo dṛśyante parvatopamāḥ
divase divase tatra siddhasya vidhivat tadā R_1,013.011

annaṃ hi vidhivat svādu praśaṃsanti dvijarṣabhāḥ
aho tṛptāḥ sma bhadraṃ te iti śuśrāva rāghavaḥ R_1,013.012

svalaṃkṛtāś ca puruṣā brāhmaṇān paryaveṣayan
upāsate ca tān anye sumṛṣṭamaṇikuṇḍalāḥ R_1,013.013

karmāntare tadā viprā hetuvādān bahūn api
prāhuḥ suvāgmino dhīrāḥ parasparajigīṣayā R_1,013.014

divase divase tatra saṃstare kuśalā dvijāḥ
sarvakarmāṇi cakrus te yathāśāstraṃ pracoditāḥ R_1,013.015

nāṣaḍaṅgavid atrāsīn nāvrato nābahuśrutaḥ
sadasyas tasya vai rājño nāvādakuśalo dvijaḥ R_1,013.016

prāpte yūpocchraye tasmin ṣaḍ bailvāḥ khādirās tathā
tāvanto bilvasahitāḥ parṇinaś ca tathāpare R_1,013.017

śleṣmātakamayo diṣṭo devadārumayas tathā
dvāv eva tatra vihitau bāhuvyastaparigrahau R_1,013.018

kāritāḥ sarva evaite śāstrajñair yajñakovidaiḥ
śobhārthaṃ tasya yajñasya kāñcanālaṃkṛtā bhavan R_1,013.019

vinyastā vidhivat sarve śilpibhiḥ sukṛtā dṛḍhāḥ
aṣṭāśrayaḥ sarva eva ślakṣṇarūpasamanvitāḥ R_1,013.020

ācchāditās te vāsobhiḥ puṣpair gandhaiś ca bhūṣitāḥ
saptarṣayo dīptimanto virājante yathā divi R_1,013.021

iṣṭakāś ca yathānyāyaṃ kāritāś ca pramāṇataḥ
cito 'gnir brāhmaṇais tatra kuśalaiḥ śulbakarmaṇi R_1,013.022

sa cityo rājasiṃhasya saṃcitaḥ kuśalair dvijaiḥ
garuḍo rukmapakṣo vai triguṇo 'ṣṭādaśātmakaḥ R_1,013.023

niyuktās tatra paśavas tat tad uddiśya daivatam
uragāḥ pakṣiṇaś caiva yathāśāstraṃ pracoditāḥ
śāmitre tu hayas tatra tathā jala carāś ca ye R_1,013.024

ṛtvigbhiḥ sarvam evaitan niyuktaṃ śāstratas tadā
paśūnāṃ triśataṃ tatra yūpeṣu niyataṃ tadā
aśvaratnottamaṃ tasya rājño daśarathasya ha R_1,013.025

kausalyā taṃ hayaṃ tatra paricarya samantataḥ
kṛpāṇair viśaśāsainaṃ tribhiḥ paramayā mudā R_1,013.026

patatriṇā tadā sārdhaṃ susthitena ca cetasā
avasad rajanīm ekāṃ kausalyā dharmakāmyayā R_1,013.027

hotādhvaryus tathodgātā hayena samayojayan
mahiṣyā parivṛktyātha vāvātām aparāṃ tathā R_1,013.028

patatriṇas tasya vapām uddhṛtya niyatendriyaḥ
ṛtvik parama saṃpannaḥ śrapayām āsa śāstrataḥ R_1,013.029

dhūmagandhaṃ vapāyās tu jighrati sma narādhipaḥ
yathākālaṃ yathānyāyaṃ nirṇudan pāpam ātmanaḥ R_1,013.030

hayasya yāni cāṅgāni tāni sarvāṇi brāhmaṇāḥ
agnau prāsyanti vidhivat samastāḥ ṣoḍaśartvijaḥ R_1,013.031

plakṣaśākhāsu yajñānām anyeṣāṃ kriyate haviḥ
aśvamedhasya caikasya vaitaso bhāga iṣyate R_1,013.032

tryaho 'śvamedhaḥ saṃkhyātaḥ kalpasūtreṇa brāhmaṇaiḥ
catuṣṭomam ahas tasya prathamaṃ parikalpitam R_1,013.033

ukthyaṃ dvitīyaṃ saṃkhyātam atirātraṃ tathottaram
kāritās tatra bahavo vihitāḥ śāstradarśanāt R_1,013.034

jyotiṣṭomāyuṣī caiva atirātrau ca nirmitau
abhijid viśvajic caiva aptoryāmo mahākratuḥ R_1,013.035

prācīṃ hotre dadau rājā diśaṃ svakulavardhanaḥ
adhvaryave pratīcīṃ tu brahmaṇe dakṣiṇāṃ diśam R_1,013.036

udgātre tu tathodīcīṃ dakṣiṇaiṣā vinirmitā
aśvamedhe mahāyajñe svayambhuvihite purā R_1,013.037

kratuṃ samāpya tu tadā nyāyataḥ puruṣarṣabhaḥ
ṛtvigbhyo hi dadau rājā dharāṃ tāṃ kratuvardhanaḥ R_1,013.038

ṛtvijas tv abruvan sarve rājānaṃ gatakalmaṣam
bhavān eva mahīṃ kṛtsnām eko rakṣitum arhati R_1,013.039

na bhūmyā kāryam asmākaṃ na hi śaktāḥ sma pālane
ratāḥ svādhyāyakaraṇe vayaṃ nityaṃ hi bhūmipa
niṣkrayaṃ kiṃ cid eveha prayacchatu bhavān iti R_1,013.040

gavāṃ śatasahasrāṇi daśa tebhyo dadau nṛpaḥ
daśakoṭiṃ suvarṇasya rajatasya caturguṇam R_1,013.041

ṛtvijas tu tataḥ sarve pradaduḥ sahitā vasu
ṛśyaśṛṅgāya munaye vasiṣṭhāya ca dhīmate R_1,013.042

tatas te nyāyataḥ kṛtvā pravibhāgaṃ dvijottamāḥ
suprītamanasaḥ sarve pratyūcur muditā bhṛśam R_1,013.043

tataḥ prītamanā rājā prāpya yajñam anuttamam
pāpāpahaṃ svarnayanaṃ dustaraṃ pārthivarṣabhaiḥ R_1,013.044

tato 'bravīd ṛśyaśṛṅgaṃ rājā daśarathas tadā
kulasya vardhanaṃ tat tu kartum arhasi suvrata R_1,013.045

tatheti ca sa rājānam uvāca dvijasattamaḥ
bhaviṣyanti sutā rājaṃś catvāras te kulodvahāḥ R_1,013.046

medhāvī tu tato dhyātvā sa kiṃ cid idam uttamam
labdhasaṃjñas tatas taṃ tu vedajño nṛpam abravīt R_1,014.001

iṣṭiṃ te 'haṃ kariṣyāmi putrīyāṃ putrakāraṇāt
atharvaśirasi proktair mantraiḥ siddhāṃ vidhānataḥ R_1,014.002

tataḥ prākramad iṣṭiṃ tāṃ putrīyāṃ putra kāraṇāt
juhāva cāgnau tejasvī mantradṛṣṭena karmaṇā R_1,014.003

tato devāḥ sagandharvāḥ siddhāś ca paramarṣayaḥ
bhāgapratigrahārthaṃ vai samavetā yathāvidhi R_1,014.004

tāḥ sametya yathānyāyaṃ tasmin sadasi devatāḥ
abruvaṃl lokakartāraṃ brahmāṇaṃ vacanaṃ mahat R_1,014.005

bhagavaṃs tvatprasādena rāvaṇo nāma rākṣasaḥ
sarvānno bādhate vīryāc chāsituṃ taṃ na śaknumaḥ R_1,014.006

tvayā tasmai varo dattaḥ prītena bhagavan purā
mānayantaś ca taṃ nityaṃ sarvaṃ tasya kṣamāmahe R_1,014.007

udvejayati lokāṃs trīn ucchritān dveṣṭi durmatiḥ
śakraṃ tridaśarājānaṃ pradharṣayitum icchati R_1,014.008

ṛṣīn yakṣān sagandharvān asurān brāhmaṇāṃs tathā
atikrāmati durdharṣo varadānena mohitaḥ R_1,014.009

nainaṃ sūryaḥ pratapati pārśve vāti na mārutaḥ
calormimālī taṃ dṛṣṭvā samudro 'pi na kampate R_1,014.010

tan manan no bhayaṃ tasmād rākṣasād ghoradarśanāt
vadhārthaṃ tasya bhagavann upāyaṃ kartum arhasi R_1,014.011

evam uktaḥ suraiḥ sarvaiś cintayitvā tato 'bravīt
hantāyaṃ vihitas tasya vadhopāyo durātmanaḥ R_1,014.012

tena gandharvayakṣāṇāṃ devadānavarakṣasām
avadhyo 'smīti vāg uktā tathety uktaṃ ca tan mayā R_1,014.013

nākīrtayad avajñānāt tad rakṣo mānuṣāṃs tadā
tasmāt sa mānuṣād vadhyo mṛtur nānyo 'sya vidyate R_1,014.014

etac chrutvā priyaṃ vākyaṃ brahmaṇā samudāhṛtam
devā maharṣayaḥ sarve prahṛṣṭās te 'bhavaṃs tadā R_1,014.015

etasminn antare viṣṇur upayāto mahādyutiḥ
brahmaṇā ca samāgamya tatra tasthau samāhitaḥ R_1,014.016

tam abruvan surāḥ sarve samabhiṣṭūya saṃnatāḥ
tvāṃ niyokṣyāmahe viṣṇo lokānāṃ hitakāmyayā R_1,014.017

rājño daśarathasya tvam ayodhyādhipater vibho
dharmajñasya vadānyasya maharṣisamatejasaḥ
tasya bhāryāsu tisṛṣu hrīśrīkīrtyupamāsu ca
viṣṇo putratvam āgaccha kṛtvātmānaṃ caturvidham R_1,014.018

tatra tvaṃ mānuṣo bhūtvā pravṛddhaṃ lokakaṇṭakam
avadhyaṃ daivatair viṣṇo samare jahi rāvaṇam R_1,014.019

sa hi devān sagandharvān siddhāṃś ca ṛṣisattamān
rākṣaso rāvaṇo mūrkho vīryotsekena bādhate R_1,014.020

tad uddhataṃ rāvaṇam ṛddhatejasaṃ pravṛddhadarpaṃ tridaśeśvaradviṣam
virāvaṇaṃ sādhu tapasvikaṇṭakaṃ tapasvinām uddhara taṃ bhayāvaham R_1,014.021

tato nārāyaṇo viṣṇur niyuktaḥ surasattamaiḥ
jānann api surān evaṃ ślakṣṇaṃ vacanam abravīt R_1,015.001

upāyaḥ ko vadhe tasya rākṣasādhipateḥ surāḥ
yam ahaṃ taṃ samāsthāya nihanyām ṛṣikaṇṭakam R_1,015.002

evam uktāḥ surāḥ sarve pratyūcur viṣṇum avyayam
mānuṣīṃ tanum āsthāya rāvaṇaṃ jahi saṃyuge R_1,015.003

sa hi tepe tapas tīvraṃ dīrghakālam ariṃdama
yena tuṣṭo 'bhavad brahmā lokakṛl lokapūjitaḥ R_1,015.004

saṃtuṣṭaḥ pradadau tasmai rākṣasāya varaṃ prabhuḥ
nānāvidhebhyo bhūtebhyo bhayaṃ nānyatra mānuṣāt R_1,015.005

avajñātāḥ purā tena varadānena mānavāḥ
tasmāt tasya vadho dṛṣṭo mānuṣebhyaḥ paraṃtapa R_1,015.006

ity etad vacanaṃ śrutvā surāṇāṃ viṣṇur ātmavān
pitaraṃ rocayām āsa tadā daśarathaṃ nṛpam R_1,015.007

sa cāpy aputro nṛpatis tasmin kāle mahādyutiḥ
ayajat putriyām iṣṭiṃ putrepsur arisūdanaḥ R_1,015.008

tato vai yajamānasya pāvakād atulaprabham
prādurbhūtaṃ mahad bhūtaṃ mahāvīryaṃ mahābalam R_1,015.009

kṛṣṇaṃ raktāmbaradharaṃ raktāsyaṃ dundubhisvanam
snigdhaharyakṣatanujaśmaśrupravaramūrdhajam R_1,015.010

śubhalakṣaṇasaṃpannaṃ divyābharaṇabhūṣitam
śailaśṛṅgasamutsedhaṃ dṛptaśārdūlavikramam R_1,015.011

divākarasamākāraṃ dīptānalaśikhopamam
taptajāmbūnadamayīṃ rājatāntaparicchadām R_1,015.012

divyapāyasasaṃpūrṇāṃ pātrīṃ patnīm iva priyām
pragṛhya vipulāṃ dorbhyāṃ svayaṃ māyāmayīm iva R_1,015.013

samavekṣyābravīd vākyam idaṃ daśarathaṃ nṛpam
prājāpatyaṃ naraṃ viddhi mām ihābhyāgataṃ nṛpa R_1,015.014

tataḥ paraṃ tadā rājā pratyuvāca kṛtāñjaliḥ
bhagavan svāgataṃ te 'stu kim ahaṃ karavāṇi te R_1,015.015

atho punar idaṃ vākyaṃ prājāpatyo naro 'bravīt
rājann arcayatā devān adya prāptam idaṃ tvayā R_1,015.016

idaṃ tu naraśārdūla pāyasaṃ devanirmitam
prajākaraṃ gṛhāṇa tvaṃ dhanyam ārogyavardhanam R_1,015.017

bhāryāṇām anurūpāṇām aśnīteti prayaccha vai
tāsu tvaṃ lapsyase putrān yadarthaṃ yajase nṛpa R_1,015.018

tatheti nṛpatiḥ prītaḥ śirasā pratigṛhya tām
pātrīṃ devānnasaṃpūrṇāṃ devadattāṃ hiraṇmayīm R_1,015.019

abhivādya ca tad bhūtam adbhutaṃ priyadarśanam
mudā paramayā yuktaś cakārābhipradakṣiṇam R_1,015.020

tato daśarathaḥ prāpya pāyasaṃ devanirmitam
babhūva paramaprītaḥ prāpya vittam ivādhanaḥ R_1,015.021

tatas tad adbhutaprakhyaṃ bhūtaṃ paramabhāsvaram
saṃvartayitvā tat karma tatraivāntaradhīyata R_1,015.022

harṣaraśmibhir udyotaṃ tasyāntaḥpuram ābabhau
śāradasyābhirāmasya candrasyeva nabho'ṃśubhiḥ R_1,015.023

so 'ntaḥpuraṃ praviśyaiva kausalyām idam abravīt
pāyasaṃ pratigṛhṇīṣva putrīyaṃ tv idam ātmanaḥ R_1,015.024

kausalyāyai narapatiḥ pāyasārdhaṃ dadau tadā
ardhād ardhaṃ dadau cāpi sumitrāyai narādhipaḥ
kaikeyyai cāvaśiṣṭārdhaṃ dadau putrārthakāraṇāt R_1,015.025

pradadau cāvaśiṣṭārdhaṃ pāyasasyāmṛtopamam
anucintya sumitrāyai punar eva mahīpatiḥ R_1,015.026

evaṃ tāsāṃ dadau rājā bhāryāṇāṃ pāyasaṃ pṛthak R_1,015.027

tās tv etat pāyasaṃ prāpya narendrasyottamāḥ striyaḥ
saṃmānaṃ menire sarvāḥ praharṣoditacetasaḥ R_1,015.028

putratvaṃ tu gate viṣṇau rājñas tasya mahātmanaḥ
uvāca devatāḥ sarvāḥ svayambhūr bhagavān idam R_1,016.001

satyasaṃdhasya vīrasya sarveṣāṃ no hitaiṣiṇaḥ
viṣṇoḥ sahāyān balinaḥ sṛjadhvaṃ kāmarūpiṇaḥ R_1,016.002

māyāvidaś ca śūrāṃś ca vāyuvegasamāñjave
nayajñān buddhisaṃpannān viṣṇutulyaparākramān R_1,016.003

asaṃhāryān upāyajñān divyasaṃhananānvitān
sarvāstraguṇasaṃpannān amṛtaprāśanān iva R_1,016.004

apsaraḥsu ca mukhyāsu gandharvīṇāṃ tanūṣu ca
yakṣapannagakanyāsu ṛṣkavidyādharīṣu ca R_1,016.005

kiṃnarīṇāṃ ca gātreṣu vānarīṇāṃ tanūṣu ca
sṛjadhvaṃ harirūpeṇa putrāṃs tulyaparākramān R_1,016.006

te tathoktā bhagavatā tat pratiśrutya śāsanam
janayām āsur evaṃ te putrān vānararūpiṇaḥ R_1,016.007

ṛṣayaś ca mahātmānaḥ siddhavidyādharoragāḥ
cāraṇāś ca sutān vīrān sasṛjur vanacāriṇaḥ R_1,016.008

te sṛṣṭā bahusāhasrā daśagrīvavadhodyatāḥ
aprameyabalā vīrā vikrāntāḥ kāmarūpiṇaḥ R_1,016.009

te gajācalasaṃkāśā vapuṣmanto mahābalāḥ
ṛkṣavānaragopucchāḥ kṣipram evābhijajñire R_1,016.010

yasya devasya yad rūpaṃ veṣo yaś ca parākramaḥ
ajāyata samastena tasya tasya sutaḥ pṛthak R_1,016.011

golāṅgūlīṣu cotpannāḥ ke cit saṃmatavikramāḥ
ṛkṣīṣu ca tathā jātā vānarāḥ kiṃnarīṣu ca R_1,016.012

śilāpraharaṇāḥ sarve sarve pādapayodhinaḥ
nakhadaṃṣṭrāyudhāḥ sarve sarve sarvāstrakovidāḥ R_1,016.013

vicālayeyuḥ śailendrān bhedayeyuḥ sthirān drumān
kṣobhayeyuś ca vegena samudraṃ saritāṃ patim R_1,016.014

dārayeyuḥ kṣitiṃ padbhyām āplaveyur mahārṇavam
nabhastalaṃ viśeyuś ca gṛhṇīyur api toyadān R_1,016.015

gṛhṇīyur api mātaṅgān mattān pravrajato vane
nardamānāṃś ca nādena pātayeyur vihaṃgamān R_1,016.016

īdṛśānāṃ prasūtāni harīṇāṃ kāmarūpiṇām
śataṃ śatasahasrāṇi yūthapānāṃ mahātmanām
babhūvur yūthapaśreṣṭhā vīrāṃś cājanayan harīn R_1,016.017

anye ṛkṣavataḥ prasthān upatasthuḥ sahasraśaḥ
anye nānāvidhāñ śailān kānanāni ca bhejire R_1,016.018

sūryaputraṃ ca sugrīvaṃ śakraputraṃ ca vālinam
bhrātarāv upatasthus te sarva eva harīśvarāḥ R_1,016.019

tair meghavṛndācalakūṭakalpair mahābalair vānarayūthapālaiḥ
babhūva bhūr bhīmaśarīrarūpaiḥ samāvṛtā rāmasahāyahetoḥ R_1,016.020

nirvṛtte tu kratau tasmin hayamedhe mahātmanaḥ
pratigṛhya surā bhāgān pratijagmur yathāgatam R_1,017.001

samāptadīkṣāniyamaḥ patnīgaṇasamanvitaḥ
praviveśa purīṃ rājā sabhṛtyabalavāhanaḥ R_1,017.002

yathārhaṃ pūjitās tena rājñā vai pṛthivīśvarāḥ
muditāḥ prayayur deśān praṇamya munipuṃgavam R_1,017.003

gateṣu pṛthivīśeṣu rājā daśarathaḥ punaḥ
praviveśa purīṃ śrīmān puraskṛtya dvijottamān R_1,017.004

śāntayā prayayau sārdham ṛśyaśṛṅgaḥ supūjitaḥ
anvīyamāno rājñātha sānuyātreṇa dhīmatā R_1,017.005

kausalyājanayad rāmaṃ divyalakṣaṇasaṃyutam
viṣṇor ardhaṃ mahābhāgaṃ putram ikṣvākunandanam R_1,017.006

kausalyā śuśubhe tena putreṇāmitatejasā
yathā vareṇa devānām aditir vajrapāṇinā R_1,017.007

bharato nāma kaikeyyāṃ jajñe satyaparākramaḥ
sākṣād viṣṇoś caturbhāgaḥ sarvaiḥ samudito guṇaiḥ R_1,017.008

atha lakṣmaṇaśatrughnau sumitrājanayat sutau
vīrau sarvāstrakuśalau viṣṇor ardhasamanvitau R_1,017.009

rājñaḥ putrā mahātmānaś catvāro jajñire pṛthak
guṇavanto 'nurūpāś ca rucyā proṣṭhapadopamāḥ R_1,017.010

atītyaikādaśāhaṃ tu nāma karma tathākarot
jyeṣṭhaṃ rāmaṃ mahātmānaṃ bharataṃ kaikayīsutam R_1,017.011

saumitriṃ lakṣmaṇam iti śatrughnam aparaṃ tathā
vasiṣṭhaḥ paramaprīto nāmāni kṛtavāṃs tadā
teṣāṃ janmakriyādīni sarvakarmāṇy akārayat R_1,017.012

teṣāṃ ketur iva jyeṣṭho rāmo ratikaraḥ pituḥ
babhūva bhūyo bhūtānāṃ svayambhūr iva saṃmataḥ R_1,017.013

sarve vedavidaḥ śūrāḥ sarve lokahite ratāḥ
sarve jñānopasaṃpannāḥ sarve samuditā guṇaiḥ R_1,017.014

teṣām api mahātejā rāmaḥ satyaparākramaḥ
bālyāt prabhṛti susnigdho lakṣmaṇo lakṣmivardhanaḥ R_1,017.015

rāmasya lokarāmasya bhrātur jyeṣṭhasya nityaśaḥ
sarvapriyakaras tasya rāmasyāpi śarīrataḥ R_1,017.016

lakṣmaṇo lakṣmisaṃpanno bahiḥprāṇa ivāparaḥ
na ca tena vinā nidrāṃ labhate puruṣottamaḥ
mṛṣṭam annam upānītam aśnāti na hi taṃ vinā R_1,017.017

yadā hi hayam ārūḍho mṛgayāṃ yāti rāghavaḥ
tadainaṃ pṛṣṭhato 'bhyeti sadhanuḥ paripālayan R_1,017.018

bharatasyāpi śatrughno lakṣmaṇāvarajo hi saḥ
prāṇaiḥ priyataro nityaṃ tasya cāsīt tathā priyaḥ R_1,017.019

sa caturbhir mahābhāgaiḥ putrair daśarathaḥ priyaiḥ
babhūva paramaprīto devair iva pitāmahaḥ R_1,017.020

te yadā jñānasaṃpannāḥ sarve samuditā guṇaiḥ
hrīmantaḥ kīrtimantaś ca sarvajñā dīrghadarśinaḥ R_1,017.021

atha rājā daśarathas teṣāṃ dārakriyāṃ prati
cintayām āsa dharmātmā sopādhyāyaḥ sabāndhavaḥ R_1,017.022

tasya cintayamānasya mantrimadhye mahātmanaḥ
abhyāgacchan mahātejo viśvāmitro mahāmuniḥ R_1,017.023

sa rājño darśanākāṅkṣī dvārādhyakṣān uvāca ha
śīghram ākhyāta māṃ prāptaṃ kauśikaṃ gādhinaḥ sutam R_1,017.024

tac chrutvā vacanaṃ tasya rājaveśma pradudruvuḥ
saṃbhrāntamanasaḥ sarve tena vākyena coditāḥ R_1,017.025

te gatvā rājabhavanaṃ viśvāmitram ṛṣiṃ tadā
prāptam āvedayām āsur nṛpāyekṣvākave tadā R_1,017.026

teṣāṃ tad vacanaṃ śrutvā sapurodhāḥ samāhitaḥ
pratyujjagāma saṃhṛṣṭo brahmāṇam iva vāsavaḥ R_1,017.027

sa dṛṣṭvā jvalitaṃ dīptyā tāpasaṃ saṃśitavratam
prahṛṣṭavadano rājā tato 'rghyam upahārayat R_1,017.028

sa rājñaḥ pratigṛhyārghyaṃ śāstradṛṣṭtena karmaṇā
kuśalaṃ cāvyayaṃ caiva paryapṛcchan narādhipam R_1,017.029

vasiṣṭhaṃ ca samāgamya kuśalaṃ munipuṃgavaḥ
ṛṣīṃś ca tān yathā nyāyaṃ mahābhāgān uvāca ha R_1,017.030

te sarve hṛṣṭamanasas tasya rājño niveśanam
viviśuḥ pūjitās tatra niṣeduś ca yathārthataḥ R_1,017.031

atha hṛṣṭamanā rājā viśvāmitraṃ mahāmunim
uvāca paramodāro hṛṣṭas tam abhipūjayan R_1,017.032

yathāmṛtasya saṃprāptir yathā varṣam anūdake
yathā sadṛśadāreṣu putrajanmāprajasya ca
pranaṣṭasya yathā lābho yathā harṣo mahodaye
tathaivāgamanaṃ manye svāgataṃ te mahāmune R_1,017.033

kaṃ ca te paramaṃ kāmaṃ karomi kim u harṣitaḥ
pātrabhūto 'si me vipra diṣṭyā prāpto 'si dhārmika
adya me saphalaṃ janma jīvitaṃ ca sujīvitam R_1,017.034

pūrvaṃ rājarṣiśabdena tapasā dyotitaprabhaḥ
brahmarṣitvam anuprāptaḥ pūjyo 'si bahudhā mayā R_1,017.035

tad adbhutam idaṃ vipra pavitraṃ paramaṃ mama
śubhakṣetragataś cāhaṃ tava saṃdarśanāt prabho R_1,017.036

brūhi yat prārthitaṃ tubhyaṃ kāryam āgamanaṃ prati
icchāmy anugṛhīto 'haṃ tvadarthaparivṛddhaye R_1,017.037

kāryasya na vimarśaṃ ca gantum arhasi kauśika
kartā cāham aśeṣeṇa daivataṃ hi bhavān mama R_1,017.038

iti hṛdayasukhaṃ niśamya vākyaṃ śrutisukham ātmavatā vinītam uktam
prathitaguṇayaśā guṇair viśiṣṭaḥ parama ṛṣiḥ paramaṃ jagāma harṣam R_1,017.039

tac chrutvā rājasiṃhasya vākyam adbhutavistaram
hṛṣṭaromā mahātejā viśvāmitro 'bhyabhāṣata R_1,018.001

sadṛśaṃ rājaśārdūla tavaitad bhuvi nānyataḥ
mahāvaṃśaprasūtasya vasiṣṭhavyapadeśinaḥ R_1,018.002

yat tu me hṛdgataṃ vākyaṃ tasya kāryasya niścayam
kuruṣva rājaśārdūla bhava satyapratiśravaḥ R_1,018.003

ahaṃ niyamam ātiṣṭha siddhyarthaṃ puruṣarṣabha
tasya vighnakarau dvau tu rākṣasau kāmarūpiṇau R_1,018.004

vrate me bahuśaś cīrṇe samāptyāṃ rākṣasāv imau
mārīcaś ca subāhuś ca vīryavantau suśikṣitau
tau māṃsarudhiraugheṇa vediṃ tām abhyavarṣatām R_1,018.005

avadhūte tathā bhūte tasmin niyamaniścaye
kṛtaśramo nirutsāhas tasmād deśād apākrame R_1,018.006

na ca me krodham utsraṣṭuṃ buddhir bhavati pārthiva
tathābhūtā hi sā caryā na śāpas tatra mucyate R_1,018.007

svaputraṃ rājaśārdūla rāmaṃ satyaparākramam
kākapakṣadharaṃ śūraṃ jyeṣṭhaṃ me dātum arhasi R_1,018.008

śakto hy eṣa mayā gupto divyena svena tejasā
rākṣasā ye vikartāras teṣām api vināśane R_1,018.009

śreyaś cāsmai pradāsyāmi bahurūpaṃ na saṃśayaḥ
trayāṇām api lokānāṃ yena khyātiṃ gamiṣyati R_1,018.010

na ca tau rāmam āsādya śaktau sthātuṃ kathaṃ cana
na ca tau rāghavād anyo hantum utsahate pumān R_1,018.011

vīryotsiktau hi tau pāpau kālapāśavaśaṃ gatau
rāmasya rājaśārdūla na paryāptau mahātmanaḥ R_1,018.012

na ca putrakṛtaṃ snehaṃ kartum arhasi pārthiva
ahaṃ te pratijānāmi hatau tau viddhi rākṣasau R_1,018.013

ahaṃ vedmi mahātmānaṃ rāmaṃ satyaparākramam
vasiṣṭho 'pi mahātejā ye ceme tapasi sthitāḥ R_1,018.014

yadi te dharmalābhaṃ ca yaśaś ca paramaṃ bhuvi
sthiram icchasi rājendra rāmaṃ me dātum arhasi R_1,018.015

yady abhyanujñāṃ kākutstha dadate tava mantriṇaḥ
vasiṣṭha pramukhāḥ sarve tato rāmaṃ visarjaya R_1,018.016

abhipretam asaṃsaktam ātmajaṃ dātum arhasi
daśarātraṃ hi yajñasya rāmaṃ rājīvalocanam R_1,018.017

nātyeti kālo yajñasya yathāyaṃ mama rāghava
tathā kuruṣva bhadraṃ te mā ca śoke manaḥ kṛthāḥ R_1,018.018

ity evam uktvā dharmātmā dharmārthasahitaṃ vacaḥ
virarāma mahātejā viśvāmitro mahāmuniḥ R_1,018.019

iti hṛdayamanovidāraṇaṃ munivacanaṃ tad atīva śuśruvān
narapatir agamad bhayaṃ mahad vyathitamanāḥ pracacāla cāsanāt R_1,018.020

tac chrutvā rājaśārdūla viśvāmitrasya bhāṣitam
muhūrtam iva niḥsaṃjñaḥ saṃjñāvān idam abravīt R_1,019.001

ūnaṣoḍaśavarṣo me rāmo rājīvalocanaḥ
na yuddhayogyatām asya paśyāmi saha rākṣasaiḥ R_1,019.002

iyam akṣauhiṇī pūrṇā yasyāhaṃ patir īśvaraḥ
anayā saṃvṛto gatvā yodhāhaṃ tair niśācaraiḥ R_1,019.003

ime śūrāś ca vikrāntā bhṛtyā me 'straviśāradāḥ
yogyā rakṣogaṇair yoddhuṃ na rāmaṃ netum arhasi R_1,019.004

aham eva dhanuṣpāṇir goptā samaramūrdhani
yāvat prāṇān dhariṣyāmi tāvad yotsye niśācaraiḥ R_1,019.005

nirvighnā vratacaryā sā bhaviṣyati surakṣitā
ahaṃ tatra gamiṣyāmi na rāma netum arhasi R_1,019.006

bālo hy akṛtavidyaś ca na ca vetti balābalam
na cāstrabalasaṃyukto na ca yuddhaviśāradaḥ
na cāsau rakṣasāṃ yogyaḥ kūṭayuddhā hi te dhruvam R_1,019.007

viprayukto hi rāmeṇa muhūrtam api notsahe
jīvituṃ muniśārdūla na rāmaṃ netum arhasi R_1,019.008

yadi vā rāghavaṃ brahman netum icchasi suvrata
caturaṅgasamāyuktaṃ mayā saha ca taṃ naya R_1,019.009

ṣaṣṭir varṣasahasrāṇi jātasya mama kauśika
duḥkhenotpāditaś cāyaṃ na rāmaṃ netum arhasi R_1,019.010

caturṇām ātmajānāṃ hi prītiḥ paramikā mama
jyeṣṭhaṃ dharmapradhānaṃ ca na rāmaṃ netum arhasi R_1,019.011

kiṃ vīryā rākṣasās te ca kasya putrāś ca ke ca te
kathaṃ pramāṇāḥ ke caitān rakṣanti munipuṃgava R_1,019.012

kathaṃ ca pratikartavyaṃ teṣāṃ rāmeṇa rakṣasām
māmakair vā balair brahman mayā vā kūṭayodhinām R_1,019.013

sarvaṃ me śaṃsa bhagavan kathaṃ teṣāṃ mayā raṇe
sthātavyaṃ duṣṭabhāvānāṃ vīryotsiktā hi rākṣasāḥ R_1,019.014

tasya tad vacanaṃ śrutvā viśvāmitro 'bhyabhāṣata
paulastyavaṃśaprabhavo rāvaṇo nāma rākṣasaḥ R_1,019.015

sa brahmaṇā dattavaras trailokyaṃ bādhate bhṛśam
mahābalo mahāvīryo rākṣasair bahubhir vṛtaḥ R_1,019.016

śrūyate hi mahāvīryo rāvaṇo rākṣasādhipaḥ
sākṣād vaiśravaṇabhrātā putro viśravaso muneḥ R_1,019.017

yadā svayaṃ na yajñasya vighnakartā mahābalaḥ
tena saṃcoditau tau tu rākṣasau sumahā balau
mārīcaś ca subāhuś ca yajñavighnaṃ kariṣyataḥ R_1,019.018

ity ukto muninā tena rājovāca muniṃ tadā
na hi śakto 'smi saṃgrāme sthātuṃ tasya durātmanaḥ R_1,019.019

sa tvaṃ prasādaṃ dharmajña kuruṣva mama putrake
devadānavagandharvā yakṣāḥ pataga pannagāḥ R_1,019.020

na śaktā rāvaṇaṃ soḍhuṃ kiṃ punar mānavā yudhi
sa hi vīryavatāṃ vīryam ādatte yudhi rākṣasaḥ R_1,019.021

tena cāhaṃ na śakto 'smi saṃyoddhuṃ tasya vā balaiḥ
sabalo vā muniśreṣṭha sahito vā mamātmajaiḥ R_1,019.022

katham apy amaraprakhyaṃ saṃgrāmāṇām akovidam
bālaṃ me tanayaṃ brahman naiva dāsyāmi putrakam R_1,019.023

atha kālopamau yuddhe sutau sundopasundayoḥ
yajñavighnakarau tau te naiva dāsyāmi putrakam R_1,019.024

mārīcaś ca subāhuś ca vīryavantau suśikṣitau
tayor anyatareṇāhaṃ yoddhā syāṃ sasuhṛdgaṇaḥ R_1,019.025

tac chrutvā vacanaṃ tasya snehaparyākulākṣaram
samanyuḥ kauśiko vākyaṃ pratyuvaca mahīpatim R_1,020.001

pūrvam arthaṃ pratiśrutya pratijñāṃ hātum icchasi
rāgavāṇām ayukto 'yaṃ kulasyāsya viparyayaḥ R_1,020.002

yad idaṃ te kṣamaṃ rājan gamiṣyāmi yathāgatam
mithyāpratijñaḥ kākutstha sukhī bhava sabāndhavaḥ R_1,020.003

tasya roṣaparītasya viśvāmitrasya dhīmataḥ
cacāla vasudhā kṛtsnā viveśa ca bhayaṃ surān R_1,020.004

trastarūpaṃ tu vijñāya jagat sarvaṃ mahān ṛṣiḥ
nṛpatiṃ suvrato dhīro vasiṣṭho vākyam abravīt R_1,020.005

ikṣvākūṇāṃ kule jātaḥ sākṣād dharma ivāparaḥ
dhṛtimānsuvrataḥ śrīmān na dharmaṃ hātum arhasi R_1,020.006

triṣu lokeṣu vikhyāto dharmātmā iti rāghavaḥ
svadharmaṃ pratipadyasva nādharmaṃ voḍhum arhasi R_1,020.007

saṃśrutyaivaṃ kariṣyāmīty akurvāṇasya rāghava
iṣṭāpūrtavadho bhūyāt tasmād rāmaṃ visarjaya R_1,020.008

kṛtāstram akṛtāstraṃ vā nainaṃ śakṣyanti rākṣasāḥ
guptaṃ kuśikaputreṇa jvalanenāmṛtaṃ yathā R_1,020.009

eṣa vigrahavān dharma eṣa vīryavatāṃ varaḥ
eṣa buddhyādhiko loke tapasaś ca parāyaṇam R_1,020.010

eṣo 'strān vividhān vetti trailokye sacarācare
nainam anyaḥ pumān vetti na ca vetsyanti ke cana R_1,020.011

na devā narṣayaḥ ke cin nāsurā na ca rākṣasāḥ
gandharvayakṣapravarāḥ sakiṃnaramahoragāḥ R_1,020.012

sarvāstrāṇi kṛśāśvasya putrāḥ paramadhārmikāḥ
kauśikāya purā dattā yadā rājyaṃ praśāsati R_1,020.013

te 'pi putrāḥ kṛśāśvasya prajāpatisutāsutāḥ
naikarūpā mahāvīryā dīptimanto jayāvahāḥ R_1,020.014

jayā ca suprabhā caiva dakṣakanye sumadhyame
te suvāte 'straśastrāṇi śataṃ parama bhāsvaram R_1,020.015

pañcāśataṃ sutāṃl lebhe jayā nāma varān purā
vadhāyāsurasainyānām ameyān kāmarūpiṇaḥ R_1,020.016

suprabhājanayac cāpi putrān pañcāśataṃ punaḥ
saṃhārān nāma durdharṣān durākrāmān balīyasaḥ R_1,020.017

tāni cāstrāṇi vetty eṣa yathāvat kuśikātmajaḥ
apūrvāṇāṃ ca janane śakto bhūyaś ca dharmavit R_1,020.018

evaṃ vīryo mahātejā viśvāmitro mahātapāḥ
na rāmagamane rājan saṃśayaṃ gantum arhasi R_1,020.019

tathā vasiṣṭhe bruvati rājā daśarathaḥ sutam
prahṛṣṭavadano rāmam ājuhāva salakṣmaṇam R_1,021.001

kṛtasvastyayanaṃ mātrā pitrā daśarathena ca
purodhasā vasiṣṭhena maṅgalair abhimantritam R_1,021.002

sa putraṃ mūrdhny upāghrāya rājā daśarathaḥ priyam
dadau kuśikaputrāya suprītenāntarātmanā R_1,021.003

tato vāyuḥ sukhasparśo virajasko vavau tadā
viśvāmitragataṃ rāmaṃ dṛṣṭvā rājīvalocanam R_1,021.004

puṣpavṛṣṭir mahaty āsīd devadundubhinisvanaḥ
śaṅkhadundubhinirghoṣaḥ prayāte tu mahātmani R_1,021.005

viśvāmitro yayāv agre tato rāmo mahāyaśāḥ
kākapakṣadharo dhanvī taṃ ca saumitrir anvagāt R_1,021.006

kalāpinau dhanuṣpāṇī śobhayānau diśo daśa
viśvāmitraṃ mahātmānaṃ triśīrṣāv iva pannagau
anujagmatur akṣudrau pitāmaham ivāśvinau R_1,021.007

baddhagodhāṅgulitrāṇau khaḍgavantau mahādyutī
sthāṇuṃ devam ivācintyaṃ kumārāv iva pāvakī R_1,021.008

adhyardhayojanaṃ gatvā sarayvā dakṣiṇe taṭe
rāmeti madhurā vāṇīṃ viśvāmitro 'bhyabhāṣata R_1,021.009

gṛhāṇa vatsa salilaṃ mā bhūt kālasya paryayaḥ
mantragrāmaṃ gṛhāṇa tvaṃ balām atibalāṃ tathā R_1,021.010

na śramo na jvaro vā te na rūpasya viparyayaḥ
na ca suptaṃ pramattaṃ vā dharṣayiṣyanti nairṛtāḥ R_1,021.011

na bāhvoḥ sadṛśo vīrye pṛthivyām asti kaś cana
triṣu lokeṣu vā rāma na bhavet sadṛśas tava R_1,021.012

na saubhāgye na dākṣiṇye na jñāne buddhiniścaye
nottare pratipattavyo samo loke tavānagha R_1,021.013

etadvidyādvaye labdhe bhavitā nāsti te samaḥ
balā cātibalā caiva sarvajñānasya mātarau R_1,021.014

kṣutpipāse na te rāma bhaviṣyete narottama
balām atibalāṃ caiva paṭhataḥ pathi rāghava
vidyādvayam adhīyāne yaśaś cāpy atulaṃ bhuvi R_1,021.015

pitāmahasute hy ete vidye tejaḥsamanvite
pradātuṃ tava kākutstha sadṛśas tvaṃ hi dhārmika R_1,021.016

kāmaṃ bahuguṇāḥ sarve tvayy ete nātra saṃśayaḥ
tapasā saṃbhṛte caite bahurūpe bhaviṣyataḥ R_1,021.017

tato rāmo jalaṃ spṛṣṭvā prahṛṣṭavadanaḥ śuciḥ
pratijagrāha te vidye maharṣer bhāvitātmanaḥ
vidyāsamudito rāmaḥ śuśubhe bhūrivikramaḥ R_1,021.018

gurukāryāṇi sarvāṇi niyujya kuśikātmaje
ūṣus tāṃ rajanīṃ tatra sarayvāṃ susukhaṃ trayaḥ R_1,021.019

prabhātāyāṃ tu śarvaryāṃ viśvāmitro mahāmuniḥ
abhyabhāṣata kākutsthaṃ śayānaṃ parṇasaṃstare R_1,022.001

kausalyā suprajā rāma pūrvā saṃdhyā pravartate
uttiṣṭha naraśārdūla kartavyaṃ daivam āhnikam R_1,022.002

tasyarṣeḥ paramodāraṃ vacaḥ śrutvā nṛpātmajau
snātvā kṛtodakau vīrau jepatuḥ paramaṃ japam R_1,022.003

kṛtāhnikau mahāvīryau viśvāmitraṃ tapodhanam
abhivādyābhisaṃhṛṣṭau gamanāyopatasthatuḥ R_1,022.004

tau prayāte mahāvīryau divyaṃ tripathagāṃ nadīm
dadṛśāte tatas tatra sarayvāḥ saṃgame śubhe R_1,022.005

tatrāśramapadaṃ puṇyam ṛṣīṇām ugratejasām
bahuvarṣasahasrāṇi tapyatāṃ paramaṃ tapaḥ R_1,022.006

taṃ dṛṣṭvā paramaprītau rāghavau puṇyam āśramam
ūcatus taṃ mahātmānaṃ viśvāmitram idaṃ vacaḥ R_1,022.007

kasyāyam āśramaḥ puṇyaḥ ko nv asmin vasate pumān
bhagavañ śrotum icchāvaḥ paraṃ kautūhalaṃ hi nau R_1,022.008

tayos tad vacanaṃ śrutvā prahasya munipuṃgavaḥ
abravīc chrūyatāṃ rāma yasyāyaṃ pūrva āśramaḥ R_1,022.009

kandarpo mūrtimān āsīt kāma ity ucyate budhaiḥ R_1,022.010

tapasyantam iha sthāṇuṃ niyamena samāhitam
kṛtodvāhaṃ tu deveśaṃ gacchantaṃ samarudgaṇam
dharṣayām āsa durmedhā huṃkṛtaś ca mahātmanā R_1,022.011

dagdhasya tasya raudreṇa cakṣuṣā raghunandana
vyaśīryanta śarīrāt svāt sarvagātrāṇi durmateḥ R_1,022.012

tasya gātraṃ hataṃ tatra nirdagdhasya mahātmanā
aśarīraḥ kṛtaḥ kāmaḥ krodhād deveśvareṇa ha R_1,022.013

anaṅga iti vikhyātas tadā prabhṛti rāghava
sa cāṅgaviṣayaḥ śrīmān yatrāṅgaṃ sa mumoca ha R_1,022.014

tasyāyam āśramaḥ puṇyas tasyeme munayaḥ purā
śiṣyā dharmaparā vīra teṣāṃ pāpaṃ na vidyate R_1,022.015

ihādya rajanīṃ rāma vasema śubhadarśana
puṇyayoḥ saritor madhye śvas tariṣyāmahe vayam R_1,022.016

teṣāṃ saṃvadatāṃ tatra tapo dīrgheṇa cakṣuṣā
vijñāya paramaprītā munayo harṣam āgaman R_1,022.017

arghyaṃ pādyaṃ tathātithyaṃ nivedyakuśikātmaje
rāmalakṣmaṇayoḥ paścād akurvann atithikriyām R_1,022.018

satkāraṃ samanuprāpya kathābhir abhirañjayan
nyavasan susukhaṃ tatra kāmāśramapade tadā R_1,022.019

tataḥ prabhāte vimale kṛtāhnikam ariṃdamau
viśvāmitraṃ puraskṛtya nadyās tīram upāgatau R_1,023.001

te ca sarve mahātmāno munayaḥ saṃśitavratāḥ
upasthāpya śubhāṃ nāvaṃ viśvāmitram athābruvan R_1,023.002

ārohatu bhavān nāvaṃ rājaputrapuraskṛtaḥ
ariṣṭaṃ gaccha panthānaṃ mā bhūt kālasya paryayaḥ R_1,023.003

viśvāmitras tathety uktvā tān ṛṣīn abhipūjya ca
tatāra sahitas tābhyāṃ saritaṃ sāgaraṃ gamām R_1,023.004

atha rāmaḥ sarinmadhye papraccha munipuṅgavam
vāriṇo bhidyamānasya kim ayaṃ tumulo dhvaniḥ R_1,023.005

rāghavasya vacaḥ śrutvā kautūhala samanvitam
kathayām āsa dharmātmā tasya śabdasya niścayam R_1,023.006

kailāsaparvate rāma manasā nirmitaṃ saraḥ
brahmaṇā naraśārdūla tenedaṃ mānasaṃ saraḥ R_1,023.007

tasmāt susrāva sarasaḥ sāyodhyām upagūhate
saraḥpravṛttā sarayūḥ puṇyā brahmasaraścyutā R_1,023.008

tasyāyam atulaḥ śabdo jāhnavīm abhivartate
vārisaṃkṣobhajo rāma praṇāmaṃ niyataḥ kuru R_1,023.009

tābhyāṃ tu tāv ubhau kṛtvā praṇāmam atidhārmikau
tīraṃ dakṣiṇam āsādya jagmatur laghuvikramau R_1,023.010

sa vanaṃ ghorasaṃkāśaṃ dṛṣṭvā nṛpavarātmajaḥ
aviprahatam aikṣvākaḥ papraccha munipuṃgavam R_1,023.011

aho vanam idaṃ durgaṃ jhillikāgaṇanāditam
bhairavaiḥ śvāpadaiḥ kīrṇaṃ śakuntair dāruṇārutaiḥ R_1,023.012

nānāprakāraiḥ śakunair vāśyadbhir bhairavasvanaiḥ
siṃhavyāghravarāhaiś ca vāraṇaiś cāpi śobhitam R_1,023.013

dhavāśvakarṇakakubhair bilvatindukapāṭalaiḥ
saṃkīrṇaṃ badarībhiś ca kiṃ nv idaṃ dāruṇaṃ vanam R_1,023.014

tam uvāca mahātejā viśvāmitro mahāmuniḥ
śrūyatāṃ vatsa kākutstha yasyaitad dāruṇaṃ vanam R_1,023.015

etau janapadau sphītau pūrvam āstāṃ narottama
maladāś ca karūṣāś ca devanirmāṇa nirmitau R_1,023.016

purā vṛtravadhe rāma malena samabhiplutam
kṣudhā caiva sahasrākṣaṃ brahmahatyā yadāviśat R_1,023.017

tam indraṃ snāpayan devā ṛṣayaś ca tapodhanāḥ
kalaśaiḥ snāpayām āsur malaṃ cāsya pramocayan R_1,023.018

iha bhūmyāṃ malaṃ dattvā dattvā kāruṣam eva ca
śarīrajaṃ mahendrasya tato harṣaṃ prapedire R_1,023.019

nirmalo niṣkarūṣaś ca śucir indro yadābhavat
dadau deśasya suprīto varaṃ prabhur anuttamam R_1,023.020

imau janapadau sthītau khyātiṃ loke gamiṣyataḥ
maladāś ca karūṣāś ca mamāṅgamaladhāriṇau R_1,023.021

sādhu sādhv iti taṃ devāḥ pākaśāsanam abruvan
deśasya pūjāṃ tāṃ dṛṣṭvā kṛtāṃ śakreṇa dhīmatā R_1,023.022

etau janapadau sthītau dīrghakālam ariṃdama
maladāś ca karūṣāś ca muditau dhanadhānyataḥ R_1,023.023

kasya cit tv atha kālasya yakṣī vai kāmarūpiṇī
balaṃ nāgasahasrasya dhārayantī tadā hy abhūt R_1,023.024

tāṭakā nāma bhadraṃ te bhāryā sundasya dhīmataḥ
mārīco rākṣasaḥ putro yasyāḥ śakraparākramaḥ R_1,023.025

imau janapadau nityaṃ vināśayati rāghava
maladāṃś ca karūṣāṃś ca tāṭakā duṣṭacāriṇī R_1,023.026

seyaṃ panthānam āvārya vasaty atyardhayojane
ata eva ca gantavyaṃ tāṭakāyā vanaṃ yataḥ R_1,023.027

svabāhubalam āśritya jahīmāṃ duṣṭacāriṇīm
manniyogād imaṃ deśaṃ kuru niṣkaṇṭakaṃ punaḥ R_1,023.028

na hi kaś cid imaṃ deśaṃ śakroty āgantum īdṛśam
yakṣiṇyā ghorayā rāma utsāditam asahyayā R_1,023.029

etat te sarvam ākhyātaṃ yathaitad daruṇaṃ vanam
yakṣyā cotsāditaṃ sarvam adyāpi na nivartate R_1,023.030

atha tasyāprameyasya muner vacanam uttamam
śrutvā puruṣaśārdūlaḥ pratyuvāca śubhāṃ giram R_1,024.001

alpavīryā yadā yakṣāḥ śrūyante munipuṃgava
kathaṃ nāgasahasrasya dhārayaty abalā balam R_1,024.002

viśvāmitro 'bravīd vākyaṃ śṛṇu yena balottarā
varadānakṛtaṃ vīryaṃ dhārayaty abalā balam R_1,024.003

pūrvam āsīn mahāyakṣaḥ suketur nāma vīryavān
anapatyaḥ śubhācāraḥ sa ca tepe mahat tapaḥ R_1,024.004

pitāmahas tu suprītas tasya yakṣapates tadā
kanyāratnaṃ dadau rāma tāṭakāṃ nāma nāmataḥ R_1,024.005

dadau nāgasahasrasya balaṃ cāsyāḥ pitāmahaḥ
na tv eva putraṃ yakṣāya dadau brahmā mahāyaśāḥ R_1,024.006

tāṃ tu jātāṃ vivardhantīṃ rūpayauvanaśālinīm
jambhaputrāya sundāya dadau bhāryāṃ yaśasvinīm R_1,024.007

kasya cit tv atha kālalsya yakṣī putraṃ vyajāyata
mārīcaṃ nāma durdharṣaṃ yaḥ śāpād rākṣaso 'bhavat R_1,024.008

sunde tu nihate rāma agastyam ṛṣisattamam
tāṭakā saha putreṇa pradharṣayitum icchati R_1,024.009

rākṣasatvaṃ bhajasveti mārīcaṃ vyājahāra saḥ
agastyaḥ paramakruddhas tāṭakām api śaptavān R_1,024.010

puruṣādī mahāyakṣī virūpā vikṛtānanā
idaṃ rūpam apahāya dāruṇaṃ rūpam astu te R_1,024.011

saiṣā śāpakṛtāmarṣā tāṭakā krodhamūrchitā
deśam utsādayaty enam agastyacaritaṃ śubham R_1,024.012

enāṃ rāghava durvṛttāṃ yakṣīṃ paramadāruṇām
gobrāhmaṇahitārthāya jahi duṣṭaparākramām R_1,024.013

na hy enāṃ śāpasaṃsṛṣṭāṃ kaś cid utsahate pumān
nihantuṃ triṣu lokeṣu tvām ṛte raghunandana R_1,024.014

na hi te strīvadhakṛte ghṛṇā kāryā narottama
cāturvarṇyahitārthāya kartavyaṃ rājasūnunā R_1,024.015

rājyabhāraniyuktānām eṣa dharmaḥ sanātanaḥ
adharmyāṃ jahi kākutstha dharmo hy asyā na vidyate R_1,024.016

śrūyate hi purā śakro virocanasutāṃ nṛpa
pṛthivīṃ hantum icchantīṃ mantharām abhyasūdayat R_1,024.017

viṣṇunā ca purā rāma bhṛgupatnī dṛḍhavratā
anindraṃ lokam icchantī kāvyamātā niṣūditā R_1,024.018

etaiś cānyaiś ca bahubhī rājaputramahātmabhiḥ
adharmaniratā nāryo hatāḥ puruṣasattamaiḥ R_1,024.019

muner vacanam aklībaṃ śrutvā naravarātmajaḥ
rāghavaḥ prāñjalir bhūtvā pratyuvāca dṛḍhavrataḥ R_1,025.001

pitur vacananirdeśāt pitur vacanagauravāt
vacanaṃ kauśikasyeti kartavyam aviśaṅkayā R_1,025.002

anuśiṣṭo 'smy ayodhyāyāṃ gurumadhye mahātmanā
pitrā daśarathenāhaṃ nāvajñeyaṃ ca tad vacaḥ R_1,025.003

so 'haṃ pitur vacaḥ śrutvā śāsanād brahma vādinaḥ
kariṣyāmi na saṃdehas tāṭakāvadham uttamam R_1,025.004

gobrāhmaṇahitārthāya deśasyāsya sukhāya ca
tava caivāprameyasya vacanaṃ kartum udyataḥ R_1,025.005

evam uktvā dhanurmadhye baddhvā muṣṭim ariṃdamaḥ
jyāśabdam akarot tīvraṃ diśaḥ śabdena pūrayan R_1,025.006

tena śabdena vitrastās tāṭakā vanavāsinaḥ
tāṭakā ca susaṃkruddhā tena śabdena mohitā R_1,025.007

taṃ śabdam abhinidhyāya rākṣasī krodhamūrchitā
śrutvā cābhyadravad vegād yataḥ śabdo viniḥsṛtaḥ R_1,025.008

tāṃ dṛṣṭvā rāghavaḥ kruddhāṃ vikṛtāṃ vikṛtānanām
pramāṇenātivṛddhāṃ ca lakṣmaṇaṃ so 'bhyabhāṣata R_1,025.009

paśya lakṣmaṇa yakṣiṇyā bhairavaṃ dāruṇaṃ vapuḥ
bhidyeran darśanād asyā bhīrūṇāṃ hṛdayāni ca R_1,025.010

enāṃ paśya durādharṣāṃ māyā balasamanvitām
vinivṛttāṃ karomy adya hṛtakarṇāgranāsikām R_1,025.011

na hy enām utsahe hantuṃ strīsvabhāvena rakṣitām
vīryaṃ cāsyā gatiṃ cāpi haniṣyāmīti me matiḥ R_1,025.012

evaṃ bruvāṇe rāme tu tāṭakā krodhamūrchitā
udyamya bāhū garjantī rāmam evābhyadhāvata R_1,025.013

tām āpatantīṃ vegena vikrāntām aśanīm iva
śareṇorasi vivyādha sā papāta mamāra ca R_1,025.014

tāṃ hatāṃ bhīmasaṃkāśāṃ dṛṣṭvā surapatis tadā
sādhu sādhv iti kākutsthaṃ surāś ca samapūjayan R_1,025.015

uvāca paramaprītaḥ sahasrākṣaḥ puraṃdaraḥ
surāś ca sarve saṃhṛṣṭā viśvāmitram athābruvan R_1,025.016

mune kauśike bhadraṃ te sendrāḥ sarve marudgaṇāḥ
toṣitāḥ karmaṇānena snehaṃ darśaya rāghave R_1,025.017

prajāpater kṛśāśvasya putrān satyaparākramān
tapobalabhṛtān brahman rāghavāya nivedaya R_1,025.018

pātrabhūtaś ca te brahmaṃs tavānugamane dhṛtaḥ
kartavyaṃ ca mahat karma surāṇāṃ rājasūnunā R_1,025.019

evam uktvā surāḥ sarve hṛṣṭā jagmur yathāgatam
viśvāmitraṃ pūjayitvā tataḥ saṃdhyā pravartate R_1,025.020

tato munivaraḥ prītis tāṭakā vadhatoṣitaḥ
mūrdhni rāmam upāghrāya idaṃ vacanam abravīt R_1,025.021

ihādya rajanīṃ rāma vasema śubhadarśana
śvaḥ prabhāte gamiṣyāmas tad āśramapadaṃ mama R_1,025.022

atha tāṃ rajanīm uṣya viśvāmiro mahāyaśāḥ
prahasya rāghavaṃ vākyam uvāca madhurākṣaram R_1,026.001

patituṣṭo 'smi bhadraṃ te rājaputra mahāyaśaḥ
prītyā paramayā yukto dadāmy astrāṇi sarvaśaḥ R_1,026.002

devāsuragaṇān vāpi sagandharvoragān api
yair amitrān prasahyājau vaśīkṛtya jayiṣyasi R_1,026.003

tāni divyāni bhadraṃ te dadāmy astrāṇi sarvaśaḥ
daṇḍacakraṃ mahad divyaṃ tava dāsyāmi rāghava R_1,026.004

dharmacakraṃ tato vīra kālacakraṃ tathaiva ca
viṣṇucakraṃ tathātyugram aindraṃ cakraṃ tathaiva ca R_1,026.005

vajram astraṃ naraśreṣṭha śaivaṃ śūlavaraṃ tathā
astraṃ brahmaśiraś caiva aiṣīkam api rāghava
dadāmi te mahābāho brāhmam astram anuttamam R_1,026.006

gade dve caiva kākutstha modakī śikharī ubhe
pradīpte naraśārdūla prayacchāmi nṛpātmaja R_1,026.007

dharmapāśam ahaṃ rāma kālapāśaṃ tathaiva ca
vāruṇaṃ pāśam astraṃ ca dadāny aham anuttamam R_1,026.008

aśanī dve prayacchāmi śuṣkārdre raghunandana R_1,026.009

dadāmi cāstraṃ painākam astraṃ nārāyaṇaṃ tathā
āgneyam astra dayitaṃ śikharaṃ nāma nāmataḥ R_1,026.010

vāyavyaṃ prathamaṃ nāma dadāmi tava rāghava
astraṃ hayaśiro nāma krauñcam astraṃ tathaiva ca R_1,026.011

śakti dvayaṃ ca kākutstha dadāmi tava cānagha
kaṅkālaṃ musalaṃ ghoraṃ kāpālam atha kaṅkaṇam R_1,026.012

dhārayanty asurā yāni dadāmy etāni sarvaśaḥ
vaidyādharaṃ mahāstraṃ ca nandanaṃ nāma nāmataḥ R_1,026.013

asiratnaṃ mahābāho dadāmi nṛvarātmaja
gāndharvam astraṃ dayitaṃ mānavaṃ nāma nāmataḥ R_1,026.014

prasvāpanapraśamane dadmi sauraṃ ca rāghava
darpaṇaṃ śoṣaṇaṃ caiva saṃtāpanavilāpane R_1,026.015

madanaṃ caiva durdharṣaṃ kandarpadayitaṃ tathā
paiśācam astraṃ dayitaṃ mohanaṃ nāma nāmataḥ
pratīccha naraśārdūla rājaputra mahāyaśaḥ R_1,026.016

tāmasaṃ naraśārdūla saumanaṃ ca mahābalam
saṃvartaṃ caiva durdharṣaṃ mausalaṃ ca nṛpātmaja R_1,026.017

satyam astraṃ mahābāho tathā māyādharaṃ param
ghoraṃ tejaḥprabhaṃ nāma paratejo'pakarṣaṇam R_1,026.018

somāstraṃ śiśiraṃ nāma tvāṣṭram astraṃ sudāmanam
dāruṇaṃ ca bhagasyāpi śīteṣum atha mānavam R_1,026.019

etān nāma mahābāho kāmarūpān mahābalān
gṛhāṇa paramodārān kṣipram eva nṛpātmaja R_1,026.020

sthitas tu prāṅmukho bhūtvā śucir nivaratas tadā
dadau rāmāya suprīto mantragrāmam anuttamam R_1,026.021

japatas tu munes tasya viśvāmitrasya dhīmataḥ
upatasthur mahārhāṇi sarvāṇy astrāṇi rāghavam R_1,026.022

ūcuś ca muditā rāmaṃ sarve prāñjalayas tadā
ime sma paramodāra kiṃkarās tava rāghava R_1,026.023

pratigṛhya ca kākutsthaḥ samālabhya ca pāṇinā
manasā me bhaviṣyadhvam iti tāny abhyacodayat R_1,026.024

tataḥ prītamanā rāmo viśvāmitraṃ mahāmunim
abhivādya mahātejā gamanāyopacakrame R_1,026.025

pratigṛhya tato 'strāṇi prahṛṣṭavadanaḥ śuciḥ
gacchann eva ca kākutstho viśvāmitram athābravīt R_1,027.001

gṛhītāstro 'smi bhagavan durādharṣaḥ surair api
astrāṇāṃ tv aham icchāmi saṃhāraṃ munipuṃgava R_1,027.002

evaṃ bruvati kākutsthe viśvāmitro mahāmuniḥ
saṃhāraṃ vyājahārātha dhṛtimān suvrataḥ śuciḥ R_1,027.003

satyavantaṃ satyakīrtiṃ dhṛṣṭaṃ rabhasam eva ca
pratihārataraṃ nāma parāṅmukham avāṅmukham R_1,027.004

lakṣākṣaviṣamau caiva dṛḍhanābhasunābhakau
daśākṣaśatavaktrau ca daśaśīrṣaśatodarau R_1,027.005

padmanābhamahānābhau dundunābhasunābhakau
jyotiṣaṃ kṛśanaṃ caiva nairāśya vimalāv ubhau R_1,027.006

yaugandharaharidrau ca daityapramathanau tathā
pitryaṃ saumanasaṃ caiva vidhūtamakarāv ubhau R_1,027.007

karavīrakaraṃ caiva dhanadhānyau ca rāghava
kāmarūpaṃ kāmaruciṃ moham āvaraṇaṃ tathā R_1,027.008

jṛmbhakaṃ sarvanābhaṃ ca santānavaraṇau tathā
kṛśāśvatanayān rāma bhāsvarān kāmarūpiṇaḥ R_1,027.009

pratīccha mama bhadraṃ te pātrabhūto 'si rāghava
divyabhāsvaradehāś ca mūrtimantaḥ sukhapradāḥ R_1,027.010

rāmaṃ prāñjalayo bhūtvābruvan madhurabhāṣiṇaḥ
ime sma naraśārdūla śādhi kiṃ karavāma te R_1,027.011

gamyatām iti tān āha yatheṣṭaṃ raghunandanaḥ
mānasāḥ kāryakāleṣu sāhāyyaṃ me kariṣyatha R_1,027.012

atha te rāmam āmantrya kṛtvā cāpi pradakṣiṇam
evam astv iti kākutstham uktvā jagmur yathāgatam R_1,027.013

sa ca tān rāghavo jñātvā viśvāmitraṃ mahāmunim
gacchann evātha madhuraṃ ślakṣṇaṃ vacanam abravīt R_1,027.014

kiṃ nv etan meghasaṃkāśaṃ parvatasyāvidūrataḥ
vṛkṣaṣaṇḍam ito bhāti paraṃ kautūhalaṃ hi me R_1,027.015

darśanīyaṃ mṛgākīrṇaṃ manoharam atīva ca
nānāprakāraiḥ śakunair valgubhāṣair alaṃkṛtam R_1,027.016

niḥsṛtāḥ sma muniśreṣṭha kāntārād romaharṣaṇāt
anayā tv avagacchāmi deśasya sukhavattayā R_1,027.017

sarvaṃ me śaṃsa bhagavan kasyāśramapadaṃ tv idam
saṃprāptā yatra te pāpā brahmaghnā duṣṭacāriṇaḥ R_1,027.018

atha tasyāprameyasya tad vanaṃ paripṛcchataḥ
viśvāmitro mahātejā vyākhyātum upacakrame R_1,028.001

eṣa pūrvāśramo rāma vāmanasya mahātmanaḥ
siddhāśrama iti khyātaḥ siddho hy atra mahātapāḥ R_1,028.002

etasminn eva kāle tu rājā vairocanir baliḥ
nirjitya daivatagaṇān sendrāṃś ca samarudgaṇān
kārayām āsa tad rājyaṃ triṣu lokeṣu viśrutaḥ R_1,028.003

bales tu yajamānasya devāḥ sāgnipurogamāḥ
samāgamya svayaṃ caiva viṣṇum ūcur ihāśrame R_1,028.004

balir vairocanir viṣṇo yajate yajñam uttamam
asamāpte kratau tasmin svakāryam abhipadyatām R_1,028.005

ye cainam abhivartante yācitāra itas tataḥ
yac ca yatra yathāvac ca sarvaṃ tebhyaḥ prayacchati R_1,028.006

sa tvaṃ surahitārthāya māyāyogam upāśritaḥ
vāmanatvaṃ gato viṣṇo kuru kalyāṇam uttamam R_1,028.007

ayaṃ siddhāśramo nāma prasādāt te bhaviṣyati
siddhe karmaṇi deveśa uttiṣṭha bhagavann itaḥ R_1,028.008

atha viṣṇur mahātejā adityāṃ samajāyata
vāmanaṃ rūpam āsthāya vairocanim upāgamat R_1,028.009

trīn kramān atha bhikṣitvā pratigṛhya ca mānataḥ
ākramya lokāṃl lokātmā sarvabhūtahite rataḥ R_1,028.010

mahendrāya punaḥ prādān niyamya balim ojasā
trailokyaṃ sa mahātejāś cakre śakravaśaṃ punaḥ R_1,028.011

tenaiṣa pūrvam ākrānta āśramaḥ śramanāśanaḥ
mayāpi bhaktyā tasyaiṣa vāmanasyopabhujyate R_1,028.012

etam āśramam āyānti rākṣasā vighnakāriṇaḥ
atra te puruṣavyāghra hantavyā duṣṭacāriṇaḥ R_1,028.013

adya gacchāmahe rāma siddhāśramam anuttamam
tad āśramapadaṃ tāta tavāpy etad yathā mama R_1,028.014

taṃ dṛṣṭvā munayaḥ sarve siddhāśramanivāsinaḥ
utpatyotpatya sahasā viśvāmitram apūjayan R_1,028.015

yathārhaṃ cakrire pūjāṃ viśvāmitrāya dhīmate
tathaiva rājaputrābhyām akurvann atithikriyām R_1,028.016

muhūrtam atha viśrāntau rājaputrāv ariṃdamau
prāñjalī muniśārdūlam ūcatū raghunandanau R_1,028.017

adyaiva dīkṣāṃ praviśa bhadraṃ te munipuṃgava
siddhāśramo 'yaṃ siddhaḥ syāt satyam astu vacas tava R_1,028.018

evam ukto mahātejā viśvāmitro mahāmuniḥ
praviveśa tadā dīkṣāṃ niyato niyatendriyaḥ R_1,028.019

kumārāv api tāṃ rātrim uṣitvā susamāhitau
prabhātakāle cotthāya viśvāmitram avandatām R_1,028.020

atha tau deśakālajñau rājaputrāv ariṃdamau
deśe kāle ca vākyajñāv abrūtāṃ kauśikaṃ vacaḥ R_1,029.001

bhagavañ śrotum icchāvo yasmin kāle niśācarau
saṃrakṣaṇīyau tau brahman nātivarteta tatkṣaṇam R_1,029.002

evaṃ bruvāṇau kākutsthau tvaramāṇau yuyutsayā
sarve te munayaḥ prītāḥ praśaśaṃsur nṛpātmajau R_1,029.003

adya prabhṛti ṣaḍrātraṃ rakṣataṃ rāghavau yuvām
dīkṣāṃ gato hy eṣa munir maunitvaṃ ca gamiṣyati R_1,029.004

tau tu tad vacanaṃ śrutvā rājaputrau yaśasvinau
anidrau ṣaḍahorātraṃ tapovanam arakṣatām R_1,029.005

upāsāṃ cakratur vīrau yattau paramadhanvinau
rarakṣatur munivaraṃ viśvāmitram ariṃdamau R_1,029.006

atha kāle gate tasmin ṣaṣṭhe 'hani samāgate
saumitram abravīd rāmo yatto bhava samāhitaḥ R_1,029.007

rāmasyaivaṃ bruvāṇasya tvaritasya yuyutsayā
prajajvāla tato vediḥ sopādhyāyapurohitā R_1,029.008

mantravac ca yathānyāyaṃ yajño 'sau saṃpravartate
ākāśe ca mahāñ śabdaḥ prādur āsīd bhayānakaḥ R_1,029.009

āvārya gaganaṃ megho yathā prāvṛṣi nirgataḥ
tathā māyāṃ vikurvāṇau rākṣasāv abhyadhāvatām R_1,029.010

mārīcaś ca subāhuś ca tayor anucarās tathā
āgamya bhīmasaṃkāśā rudhiraughān avāsṛjan R_1,029.011

tāv āpatantau sahasā dṛṣṭvā rājīvalocanaḥ
lakṣmaṇaṃ tv abhisaṃprekṣya rāmo vacanam abravīt R_1,029.012

paśya lakṣmaṇa durvṛttān rākṣasān piśitāśanān
mānavāstrasamādhūtān anilena yathāghanān R_1,029.013

mānavaṃ paramodāram astraṃ paramabhāsvaram
cikṣepa paramakruddho mārīcor asi rāghavaḥ R_1,029.014

sa tena paramāstreṇa mānavena samāhitaḥ
saṃpūrṇaṃ yojanaśataṃ kṣiptaḥ sāgarasaṃplave R_1,029.015

vicetanaṃ vighūrṇantaṃ śīteṣubalapīḍitam
nirastaṃ dṛśya mārīcaṃ rāmo lakṣmaṇam abravīt R_1,029.016

paśya lakṣmaṇa śīteṣuṃ mānavaṃ dharmasaṃhitam
mohayitvā nayaty enaṃ na ca prāṇair viyujyate R_1,029.017

imān api vadhiṣyāmi nirghṛṇān duṣṭacāriṇaḥ
rākṣasān pāpakarmasthān yajñaghnān rudhirāśanān R_1,029.018

vigṛhya sumahac cāstram āgneyaṃ raghunandanaḥ
subāhur asi cikṣepa sa viddhaḥ prāpatad bhuvi R_1,029.019

śeṣān vāyavyam ādāya nijaghāna mahāyaśāḥ
rāghavaḥ paramodāro munīnāṃ mudam āvahan R_1,029.020

sa hatvā rākṣasān sarvān yajñaghnān raghunandanaḥ
ṛṣibhiḥ pūjitas tatra yathendro vijaye purā R_1,029.021

atha yajñe samāpte tu viśvāmitro mahāmuniḥ
nirītikā diśo dṛṣṭvā kākutstham idam abravīt R_1,029.022

kṛtārtho 'smi mahābāho kṛtaṃ guruvacas tvayā
siddhāśramam idaṃ satyaṃ kṛtaṃ rāma mahāyaśaḥ R_1,029.023

atha tāṃ rajanīṃ tatra kṛtārthau rāmalakṣaṇau
ūṣatur muditau vīrau prahṛṣṭenāntarātmanā R_1,030.001

prabhātāyāṃ tu śarvaryāṃ kṛtapaurvāhṇikakriyau
viśvāmitram ṛṣīṃś cānyān sahitāv abhijagmatuḥ R_1,030.002

abhivādya muniśreṣṭhaṃ jvalantam iva pāvakam
ūcatur madhurodāraṃ vākyaṃ madhurabhāṣiṇau R_1,030.003

imau svo muniśārdūla kiṃkarau samupasthitau
ājñāpaya yatheṣṭaṃ vai śāsanaṃ karavāva kim R_1,030.004

evam ukte tatas tābhyāṃ sarva eva maharṣayaḥ
viśvāmitraṃ puraskṛtya rāmaṃ vacanam abruvan R_1,030.005

maithilasya naraśreṣṭha janakasya bhaviṣyati
yajñaḥ paramadharmiṣṭhas tatra yāsyāmahe vayam R_1,030.006

tvaṃ caiva naraśārdūla sahāsmābhir gamiṣyasi
adbhutaṃ ca dhanūratnaṃ tatra tvaṃ draṣṭum arhasi R_1,030.007

tad dhi pūrvaṃ naraśreṣṭha dattaṃ sadasi daivataiḥ
aprameyabalaṃ ghoraṃ makhe paramabhāsvaram R_1,030.008

nāsya devā na gandharvā nāsurā na ca rākṣasāḥ
kartum āropaṇaṃ śaktā na kathaṃ cana mānuṣāḥ R_1,030.009

dhanuṣas tasya vīryaṃ hi jijñāsanto mahīkṣitaḥ
na śekur āropayituṃ rājaputrā mahābalāḥ R_1,030.010

tad dhanur naraśārdūla maithilasya mahātmanaḥ
tatra drakṣyasi kākutstha yajñaṃ cādbhutadarśanam R_1,030.011

tad dhi yajñaphalaṃ tena maithilenottamaṃ dhanuḥ
yācitaṃ naraśārdūla sunābhaṃ sarvadaivataiḥ R_1,030.012

evam uktvā munivaraḥ prasthānam akarot tadā
sarṣisaṃghaḥ sakākutstha āmantrya vanadevatāḥ R_1,030.013

svasti vo 'stu gamiṣyāmi siddhaḥ siddhāśramād aham
uttare jāhnavītīre himavantaṃ śiloccayam R_1,030.014

pradakṣiṇaṃ tataḥ kṛtvā siddhāśramam anuttamam
uttarāṃ diśam uddiśya prasthātum upacakrame R_1,030.015

taṃ vrajantaṃ munivaram anvagād anusāriṇām
śakaṭī śatamātraṃ tu prayāṇe brahmavādinām R_1,030.016

mṛgapakṣigaṇāś caiva siddhāśramanivāsinaḥ
anujagmur mahātmānaṃ viśvāmitraṃ mahāmunim R_1,030.017

te gatvā dūram adhvānaṃ lambamāne divākare
vāsaṃ cakrur munigaṇāḥ śoṇākūle samāhitāḥ R_1,030.018

te 'staṃ gate dinakare snātvā hutahutāśanāḥ
viśvāmitraṃ puraskṛtya niṣedur amitaujasaḥ R_1,030.019

rāmo 'pi sahasaumitrir munīṃs tān abhipūjya ca
agrato niṣasādātha viśvāmitrasya dhīmataḥ R_1,030.020

atha rāmo mahātejā viśvāmitraṃ mahāmunim
papraccha muniśārdūlaṃ kautūhalasamanvitaḥ R_1,030.021

bhagavan ko nv ayaṃ deśaḥ samṛddhavanaśobhitaḥ
śrotum icchāmi bhadraṃ te vaktum arhasi tattvataḥ R_1,030.022

codito rāmavākyena kathayām āsa suvrataḥ
tasya deśasya nikhilam ṛṣimadhye mahātapāḥ R_1,030.023

brahmayonir mahān āsīt kuśo nāma mahātapāḥ
vaidarbhyāṃ janayām āsa caturaḥ sadṛśān sutān
kuśāmbaṃ kuśanābhaṃ ca ādhūrtarajasaṃ vasum R_1,031.001

dīptiyuktān mahotsāhān kṣatradharmacikīrṣayā
tān uvāca kuśaḥ putrān dharmiṣṭhān satyavādinaḥ
kriyatāṃ pālanaṃ putrā dharmaṃ prāpsyatha puṣkalam R_1,031.002

kuśasya vacanaṃ śrutvā catvāro lokasaṃmatāḥ
niveśaṃ cakrire sarve purāṇāṃ nṛvarās tadā R_1,031.003

kuśāmbas tu mahātejāḥ kauśāmbīm akarot purīm
kuśanābhas tu dharmātmā paraṃ cakre mahodayam R_1,031.004

ādhūrtarajaso rāma dharmāraṇyaṃ mahīpatiḥ
cakre puravaraṃ rājā vasuś cakre girivrajam R_1,031.005

eṣā vasumatī rāma vasos tasya mahātmanaḥ
ete śailavarāḥ pañca prakāśante samantataḥ R_1,031.006

sumāgadhī nadī ramyā māgadhān viśrutāyayau
pañcānāṃ śailamukhyānāṃ madhye māleva śobhate R_1,031.007

saiṣā hi māgadhī rāma vasos tasya mahātmanaḥ
pūrvābhicaritā rāma sukṣetrā sasyamālinī R_1,031.008

kuśanābhas tu rājarṣiḥ kanyāśatam anuttamam
janayām āsa dharmātmā ghṛtācyāṃ raghunandana R_1,031.009

tās tu yauvanaśālinyo rūpavatyaḥ svalaṃkṛtāḥ
udyānabhūmim āgamya prāvṛṣīva śatahradāḥ R_1,031.010

gāyantyo nṛtyamānāś ca vādayantyaś ca rāghava
āmodaṃ paramaṃ jagmur varābharaṇabhūṣitāḥ R_1,031.011

atha tāś cārusarvāṅgyo rūpeṇāpratimā bhuvi
udyānabhūmim āgamya tārā iva ghanāntare R_1,031.012

tāḥ sarvaguṇasaṃpannā rūpayauvanasaṃyutāḥ
dṛṣṭvā sarvātmako vāyur idaṃ vacanam abravīt R_1,031.013

ahaṃ vaḥ kāmaye sarvā bhāryā mama bhaviṣyatha
mānuṣas tyajyatāṃ bhāvo dīrgham āyur avāpsyatha R_1,031.014

tasya tad vacanaṃ śrutvā vāyor akliṣṭakarmaṇaḥ
apahāsya tato vākyaṃ kanyāśatam athābravīt R_1,031.015

antaś carasi bhūtānāṃ sarveṣāṃ tvaṃ surottama
prabhāvajñāś ca te sarvāḥ kim asmān avamanyase R_1,031.016

kuśanābhasutāḥ sarvāḥ samarthās tvāṃ surottama
sthānāc cyāvayituṃ devaṃ rakṣāmas tu tapo vayam R_1,031.017

mā bhūt sa kālo durmedhaḥ pitaraṃ satyavādinam
nāvamanyasva dharmeṇa svayaṃ varam upāsmahe R_1,031.018

pitā hi prabhur asmākaṃ daivataṃ paramaṃ hi saḥ
yasya no dāsyati pitā sa no bhartā bhaviṣyati R_1,031.019

tāsāṃ tad vacanaṃ śrutvā vāyuḥ paramakopanaḥ
praviśya sarvagātrāṇi babhañja bhagavān prabhuḥ R_1,031.020

tāḥ kanyā vāyunā bhagnā viviśur nṛpater gṛham
dṛṣṭvā bhagnās tadā rājā saṃbhrānta idam abravīt R_1,031.021

kim idaṃ kathyatāṃ putryaḥ ko dharmam avamanyate
kubjāḥ kena kṛtāḥ sarvā veṣṭantyo nābhibhāṣatha R_1,031.022

tasya tad vacanaṃ śrutvā kuśanābhasya dhīmataḥ
śirobhiś caraṇau spṛṣṭvā kanyāśatam abhāṣata R_1,032.001

vāyuḥ sarvātmako rājan pradharṣayitum icchati
aśubhaṃ mārgam āsthāya na dharmaṃ pratyavekṣate R_1,032.002

pitṛmatyaḥ sma bhadraṃ te svacchande na vayaṃ sthitāḥ
pitaraṃ no vṛṇīṣva tvaṃ yadi no dāsyate tava R_1,032.003

tena pāpānubandhena vacanaṃ na pratīcchatā
evaṃ bruvantyaḥ sarvāḥ sma vāyunā nihatā bhṛṣam R_1,032.004

tāsāṃ tad vacanaṃ śrutvā rājā paramadhārmikaḥ
pratyuvāca mahātejāḥ kanyāśatam anuttamam R_1,032.005

kṣāntaṃ kṣamāvatāṃ putryaḥ kartavyaṃ sumahat kṛtam
aikamatyam upāgamya kulaṃ cāvekṣitaṃ mama R_1,032.006

alaṃkāro hi nārīṇāṃ kṣamā tu puruṣasya vā
duṣkaraṃ tac ca vaḥ kṣāntaṃ tridaśeṣu viśeṣataḥ R_1,032.007

yādṛśīr vaḥ kṣamā putryaḥ sarvāsām aviśeṣataḥ
kṣamā dānaṃ kṣamā yajñaḥ kṣamā satyaṃ ca putrikāḥ R_1,032.008

kṣamā yaśaḥ kṣamā dharmaḥ kṣamāyāṃ viṣṭhitaṃ jagat
visṛjya kanyāḥ kākutstha rājā tridaśavikramaḥ R_1,032.009

mantrajño mantrayām āsa pradānaṃ saha mantribhiḥ
deśe kāle pradānasya sadṛśe pratipādanam R_1,032.010

etasminn eva kāle tu cūlī nāma mahāmuniḥ
ūrdhvaretāḥ śubhācāro brāhmaṃ tapa upāgamat R_1,032.011

tapyantaṃ tam ṛṣiṃ tatra gandharvī paryupāsate
somadā nāma bhadraṃ te ūrmilā tanayā tadā R_1,032.012

sā ca taṃ praṇatā bhūtvā śuśrūṣaṇaparāyaṇā
uvāsa kāle dharmiṣṭhā tasyās tuṣṭo 'bhavad guruḥ R_1,032.013

sa ca tāṃ kālayogena provāca raghunandana
parituṣṭo 'smi bhadraṃ te kiṃ karomi tava priyam R_1,032.014

parituṣṭaṃ muniṃ jñātvā gandharvī madhurasvaram
uvāca paramaprītā vākyajñā vākyakovidam R_1,032.015

lakṣmyā samudito brāhmyā brahmabhūto mahātapāḥ
brāhmeṇa tapasā yuktaṃ putram icchāmi dhārmikam R_1,032.016

apatiś cāsmi bhadraṃ te bhāryā cāsmi na kasya cit
brāhmeṇopagatāyāś ca dātum arhasi me sutam R_1,032.017

tasyāḥ prasanno brahmarṣir dadau putram anuttamam
brahmadatta iti khyātaṃ mānasaṃ cūlinaḥ sutam R_1,032.018

sa rājā brahmadattas tu purīm adhyavasat tadā
kāmpilyāṃ parayā lakṣmyā devarājo yathā divam R_1,032.019

sa buddhiṃ kṛtavān rājā kuśanābhaḥ sudhārmikaḥ
brahmadattāya kākutstha dātuṃ kanyāśataṃ tadā R_1,032.020

tam āhūya mahātejā brahmadattaṃ mahīpatiḥ
dadau kanyāśataṃ rājā suprītenāntarātmanā R_1,032.021

yathākramaṃ tataḥ pāṇiṃ jagrāha raghunandana
brahmadatto mahī pālas tāsāṃ devapatir yathā R_1,032.022

spṛṣṭamātre tataḥ pāṇau vikubjā vigatajvarāḥ
yuktāḥ paramayā lakṣmyā babhuḥ kanyāśataṃ tadā R_1,032.023

sa dṛṣṭvā vāyunā muktāḥ kuśanābho mahīpatiḥ
babhūva paramaprīto harṣaṃ lebhe punaḥ punaḥ R_1,032.024

kṛtodvāhaṃ tu rājānaṃ brahmadattaṃ mahīpatiḥ
sadāraṃ preṣayām āsa sopādhyāya gaṇaṃ tadā R_1,032.025

somadāpi susaṃhṛṣṭā putrasya sadṛśīṃ kriyām
yathānyāyaṃ ca gandharvī snuṣās tāḥ pratyanandata R_1,032.026

kṛtodvāhe gate tasmin brahmadatte ca rāghava
aputraḥ putralābhāya pautrīm iṣṭim akalpayat R_1,033.001

iṣṭyāṃ tu vartamānāyāṃ kuśanābhaṃ mahīpatim
uvāca paramaprītaḥ kuśo brahmasutas tadā R_1,033.002

putras te sadṛśaḥ putra bhaviṣyati sudhārmikaḥ
gādhiṃ prāpsyasi tena tvaṃ kīrtiṃ loke ca śāśvatīm R_1,033.003

evam uktvā kuśo rāma kuśanābhaṃ mahīpatim
jagāmākāśam āviśya brahmalokaṃ sanātanam R_1,033.004

kasya cit tv atha kālasya kuśanābhasya dhīmataḥ
jajñe paramadharmiṣṭho gādhir ity eva nāmataḥ R_1,033.005

sa pitā mama kākutstha gādhiḥ paramadhārmikaḥ
kuśavaṃśaprasūto 'smi kauśiko raghunandana R_1,033.006

pūrvajā bhaginī cāpi mama rāghava suvratā
nāmnā satyavatī nāma ṛcīke pratipāditā R_1,033.007

saśarīrā gatā svargaṃ bhartāram anuvartinī
kauśikī paramodārā sā pravṛttā mahānadī R_1,033.008

divyā puṇyodakā ramyā himavantam upāśritā
lokasya hitakāmārthaṃ pravṛttā bhaginī mama R_1,033.009

tato 'haṃ himavatpārśve vasāmi niyataḥ sukham
bhaginyāḥ snehasaṃyuktaḥ kauśikyā raghunandana R_1,033.010

sā tu satyavatī puṇyā satye dharme pratiṣṭhitā
pativratā mahābhāgā kauśikī saritāṃ varā R_1,033.011

ahaṃ hi niyamād rāma hitvā tāṃ samupāgataḥ
siddhāśramam anuprāpya siddho 'smi tava tejasā R_1,033.012

eṣā rāma mamotpattiḥ svasya vaṃśasya kīrtitā
deśasya ca mahābāho yan māṃ tvaṃ paripṛcchasi R_1,033.013

gato 'rdharātraḥ kākutstha kathāḥ kathayato mama
nidrām abhyehi bhadraṃ te mā bhūd vighno 'dhvanīha naḥ R_1,033.014

niṣpandās taravaḥ sarve nilīnā mṛgapakṣiṇaḥ
naiśena tamasā vyāptā diśaś ca raghunandana R_1,033.015

śanair viyujyate saṃdhyā nabho netrair ivāvṛtam
nakṣatratārāgahanaṃ jyotirbhir avabhāsate R_1,033.016

uttiṣṭhati ca śītāṃśuḥ śaśī lokatamonudaḥ
hlādayan prāṇināṃ loke manāṃsi prabhayā vibho R_1,033.017

naiśāni sarvabhūtāni pracaranti tatas tataḥ
yakṣarākṣasasaṃghāś ca raudrāś ca piśitāśanāḥ R_1,033.018

evam uktvā mahātejā virarāma mahāmuniḥ
sādhu sādhv iti taṃ sarve munayo hy abhyapūjayan R_1,033.019

rāmo 'pi saha saumitriḥ kiṃ cid āgatavismayaḥ
praśasya muniśārdūlaṃ nidrāṃ samupasevate R_1,033.020

upāsya rātriśeṣaṃ tu śoṇākūle maharṣibhiḥ
niśāyāṃ suprabhātāyāṃ viśvāmitro 'bhyabhāṣata R_1,034.001

suprabhātā niśā rāma pūrvā saṃdhyā pravartate
uttiṣṭhottiṣṭha bhadraṃ te gamanāyābhirocaya R_1,034.002

tac chrutvā vacanaṃ tasya kṛtvā paurvāhṇikīṃ kriyām
gamanaṃ rocayām āsa vākyaṃ cedam uvāca ha R_1,034.003

ayaṃ śoṇaḥ śubhajalo gādhaḥ pulinamaṇḍitaḥ
katareṇa pathā brahman saṃtariṣyāmahe vayam R_1,034.004

evam uktas tu rāmeṇa viśvāmitro 'bravīd idam
eṣa panthā mayoddiṣṭo yena yānti maharṣayaḥ R_1,034.005

te gatvā dūram adhvānaṃ gate 'rdhadivase tadā
jāhnavīṃ saritāṃ śreṣṭhāṃ dadṛśur munisevitām R_1,034.006

tāṃ dṛṣṭvā puṇyasalilāṃ haṃsasārasasevitām
babhūvur muditāḥ sarve munayaḥ saharāghavāḥ
tasyās tīre tataś cakrus te āvāsaparigraham R_1,034.007

tataḥ snātvā yathānyāyaṃ saṃtarpya pitṛdevatāḥ
hutvā caivāgnihotrāṇi prāśya cāmṛtavad dhaviḥ R_1,034.008

viviśur jāhnavītīre śucau muditamānasāḥ
viśvāmitraṃ mahātmānaṃ parivārya samantataḥ R_1,034.009

saṃprahṛṣṭamanā rāmo viśvāmitram athābravīt
bhagavañ śrotum icchāmi gaṅgāṃ tripathagāṃ nadīm
trailokyaṃ katham ākramya gatā nadanadīpatim R_1,034.010

codito rāma vākyena viśvāmitro mahāmuniḥ
vṛddhiṃ janma ca gaṅgāyā vaktum evopacakrame R_1,034.011

śailendro himavān nāma dhātūnām ākaro mahān
tasya kanyā dvayaṃ rāma rūpeṇāpratimaṃ bhuvi R_1,034.012

yā meruduhitā rāma tayor mātā sumadhyamā
nāmnā menā manojñā vai patnī himavataḥ priyā R_1,034.013

tasyāṃ gaṅgeyam abhavaj jyeṣṭhā himavataḥ sutā
umā nāma dvitīyābhūt kanyā tasyaiva rāghava R_1,034.014

atha jyeṣṭhāṃ surāḥ sarve devatārthacikīrṣayā
śailendraṃ varayām āsur gaṅgāṃ tripathagāṃ nadīm R_1,034.015

dadau dharmeṇa himavāṃs tanayāṃ lokapāvanīm
svacchandapathagāṃ gaṅgāṃ trailokyahitakāmyayā R_1,034.016

pratigṛhya trilokārthaṃ trilokahitakāriṇaḥ
gaṅgām ādāya te 'gacchan kṛtārthenāntarātmanā R_1,034.017

yā cānyā śailaduhitā kanyāsīd raghunandana
ugraṃ sā vratam āsthāya tapas tepe tapodhanā R_1,034.018

ugreṇa tapasā yuktāṃ dadau śailavaraḥ sutām
rudrāyāpratirūpāya umāṃ lokanamaskṛtām R_1,034.019

ete te śaila rājasya sute lokanamaskṛte
gaṅgā ca saritāṃ śreṣṭhā umā devī ca rāghava R_1,034.020

etat te dharmam ākhyātaṃ yathā tripathagā nadī
khaṃ gatā prathamaṃ tāta gatiṃ gatimatāṃ vara R_1,034.021

ukta vākye munau tasminn ubhau rāghavalakṣmaṇau
pratinandya kathāṃ vīrāv ūcatur munipuṃgavam R_1,035.001

dharmayuktam idaṃ brahman kathitaṃ paramaṃ tvayā
duhituḥ śailarājasya jyeṣṭhāya vaktum arhasi R_1,035.002

vistaraṃ vistarajño 'si divyamānuṣasaṃbhavam
trīn patho hetunā kena pāvayel lokapāvanī R_1,035.003

kathaṃ gaṅgāṃ tripathagā viśrutā sariduttamā
triṣu lokeṣu dharmajña karmabhiḥ kaiḥ samanvitā R_1,035.004

tathā bruvati kākutsthe viśvāmitras tapodhanaḥ
nikhilena kathāṃ sarvām ṛṣimadhye nyavedayat R_1,035.005

purā rāma kṛtodvāhaḥ śitikaṇṭho mahātapāḥ
dṛṣṭvā ca spṛhayā devīṃ maithunāyopacakrame R_1,035.006

śitikaṇṭhasya devasya divyaṃ varṣaśataṃ gatam
na cāpi tanayo rāma tasyām āsīt paraṃtapa R_1,035.007

tato devāḥ samudvignāḥ pitāmahapurogamāḥ
yad ihotpadyate bhūtaṃ kas tat pratisahiṣyate R_1,035.008

abhigamya surāḥ sarve praṇipatyedam abruvan
devadeva mahādeva lokasyāsya hite rata
surāṇāṃ praṇipātena prasādaṃ kartum arhasi R_1,035.009

na lokā dhārayiṣyanti tava tejaḥ surottama
brāhmeṇa tapasā yukto devyā saha tapaś cara R_1,035.010

trailokyahitakāmārthaṃ tejas tejasi dhāraya
rakṣa sarvān imāṃl lokān nālokaṃ kartum arhasi R_1,035.011

devatānāṃ vacaḥ śrutvā sarvalokamaheśvaraḥ
bāḍham ity abravīt sarvān punaś cedam uvāca ha R_1,035.012

dhārayiṣyāmy ahaṃ tejas tejasy eva sahomayā
tridaśāḥ pṛthivī caiva nirvāṇam adhigacchatu R_1,035.013

yad idaṃ kṣubhitaṃ sthānān mama tejo hy anuttamam
dhārayiṣyati kas tan me bruvantu surasattamāḥ R_1,035.014

evam uktās tato devāḥ pratyūcur vṛṣabhadhvajam
yat tejaḥ kṣubhitaṃ hy etat tad dharā dhārayiṣyati R_1,035.015

evam uktaḥ surapatiḥ pramumoca mahītale
tejasā pṛthivī yena vyāptā sagirikānanā R_1,035.016

tato devāḥ punar idam ūcuś cātha hutāśanam
praviśa tvaṃ mahātejo raudraṃ vāyusamanvitaḥ R_1,035.017

tad agninā punar vyāptaṃ saṃjātaḥ śvetaparvataḥ
divyaṃ śaravaṇaṃ caiva pāvakādityasaṃnibham
yatra jāto mahātejāḥ kārtikeyo 'gnisaṃbhavaḥ R_1,035.018

athomāṃ ca śivaṃ caiva devāḥ sarṣi gaṇās tadā
pūjayām āsur atyarthaṃ suprītamanasas tataḥ R_1,035.019

atha śaila sutā rāma tridaśān idam abravīt
samanyur aśapat sarvān krodhasaṃraktalocanā R_1,035.020

yasmān nivāritā caiva saṃgatā putrakāmyayā
apatyaṃ sveṣu dāreṣu notpādayitum arhatha
adya prabhṛti yuṣmākam aprajāḥ santu patnayaḥ R_1,035.021

evam uktvā surān sarvāñ śaśāpa pṛthivīm api
avane naikarūpā tvaṃ bahubhāryā bhaviṣyasi R_1,035.022

na ca putrakṛtāṃ prītiṃ matkrodhakaluṣī kṛtā
prāpsyasi tvaṃ sudurmedhe mama putram anicchatī R_1,035.023

tān sarvān vrīḍitān dṛṣṭvā surān surapatis tadā
gamanāyopacakrāma diśaṃ varuṇapālitām R_1,035.024

sa gatvā tapa ātiṣṭhat pārśve tasyottare gireḥ
himavatprabhave śṛṅge saha devyā maheśvaraḥ R_1,035.025

eṣa te vistaro rāma śailaputryā niveditaḥ
gaṅgāyāḥ prabhavaṃ caiva śṛṇu me sahalakṣmaṇaḥ R_1,035.026

tapyamāne tapo deve devāḥ sarṣigaṇāḥ purā
senāpatim abhīpsantaḥ pitāmaham upāgaman R_1,036.001

tato 'bruvan surāḥ sarve bhagavantaṃ pitāmaham
praṇipatya śubhaṃ vākyaṃ sendrāḥ sāgnipurogamāḥ R_1,036.002

yo naḥ senāpatir deva datto bhagavatā purā
sa tapaḥ param āsthāya tapyate sma sahomayā R_1,036.003

yad atrānantaraṃ kāryaṃ lokānāṃ hitakāmyayā
saṃvidhatsva vidhānajña tvaṃ hi naḥ paramā gatiḥ R_1,036.004

devatānāṃ vacaḥ śrutvā sarvalokapitāmahaḥ
sāntvayan madhurair vākyais tridaśān idam abravīt R_1,036.005

śailaputryā yad uktaṃ tan na prajāsyatha patniṣu
tasyā vacanam akliṣṭaṃ satyam eva na saṃśayaḥ R_1,036.006

iyam ākāśagā gaṅgā yasyāṃ putraṃ hutāśanaḥ
janayiṣyati devānāṃ senāpatim ariṃdamam R_1,036.007

jyeṣṭhā śailendraduhitā mānayiṣyati taṃ sutam
umāyās tad bahumataṃ bhaviṣyati na saṃśayaḥ R_1,036.008

tac chrutvā vacanaṃ tasya kṛtārthā raghunandana
praṇipatya surāḥ sarve pitāmaham apūjayan R_1,036.009

te gatvā parvataṃ rāma kailāsaṃ dhātumaṇḍitam
agniṃ niyojayām āsuḥ putrārthaṃ sarvadevatāḥ R_1,036.010

devakāryam idaṃ deva samādhatsva hutāśana
śailaputryāṃ mahātejo gaṅgāyāṃ teja utsṛja R_1,036.011

devatānāṃ pratijñāya gaṅgām abhyetya pāvakaḥ
garbhaṃ dhāraya vai devi devatānām idaṃ priyam R_1,036.012

ity etad vacanaṃ śrutvā divyaṃ rūpam adhārayat
sa tasyā mahimāṃ dṛṣṭvā samantād avakīryata R_1,036.013

samantatas tadā devīm abhyaṣiñcata pāvakaḥ
sarvasrotāṃsi pūrṇāni gaṅgāyā raghunandana R_1,036.014

tam uvāca tato gaṅgā sarvadevapurohitam
aśaktā dhāraṇe deva tava tejaḥ samuddhatam
dahyamānāgninā tena saṃpravyathitacetanā R_1,036.015

athābravīd idaṃ gaṅgāṃ sarvadevahutāśanaḥ
iha haimavate pāde garbho 'yaṃ saṃniveśyatām R_1,036.016

śrutvā tv agnivaco gaṅgā taṃ garbham atibhāsvaram
utsasarja mahātejāḥ srotobhyo hi tadānagha R_1,036.017

yad asyā nirgataṃ tasmāt taptajāmbūnadaprabham
kāñcanaṃ dharaṇīṃ prāptaṃ hiraṇyam amalaṃ śubham R_1,036.018

tāmraṃ kārṣṇāyasaṃ caiva taikṣṇyād evābhijāyata
malaṃ tasyābhavat tatra trapusīsakam eva ca R_1,036.019

tad etad dharaṇīṃ prāpya nānādhātur avardhata R_1,036.020

nikṣiptamātre garbhe tu tejobhir abhirañjitam
sarvaṃ parvatasaṃnaddhaṃ sauvarṇam abhavad vanam R_1,036.021

jātarūpam iti khyātaṃ tadā prabhṛti rāghava
suvarṇaṃ puruṣavyāghra hutāśanasamaprabham R_1,036.022

taṃ kumāraṃ tato jātaṃ sendrāḥ sahamarudgaṇāḥ
kṣīrasaṃbhāvanārthāya kṛttikāḥ samayojayan R_1,036.023

tāḥ kṣīraṃ jātamātrasya kṛtvā samayam uttamam
daduḥ putro 'yam asmākaṃ sarvāsām iti niścitāḥ R_1,036.024

tatas tu devatāḥ sarvāḥ kārtikeya iti bruvan
putras trailokya vikhyāto bhaviṣyati na saṃśayaḥ R_1,036.025

teṣāṃ tad vacanaṃ śrutvā skannaṃ garbhaparisrave
snāpayan parayā lakṣmyā dīpyamānam ivānalam R_1,036.026

skanda ity abruvan devāḥ skannaṃ garbhaparisravāt
kārtikeyaṃ mahābhāgaṃ kākutsthajvalanopamam R_1,036.027

prādurbhūtaṃ tataḥ kṣīraṃ kṛttikānām anuttamam
ṣaṇṇāṃ ṣaḍānano bhūtvā jagrāha stanajaṃ payaḥ R_1,036.028

gṛhītvā kṣīram ekāhnā sukumāra vapus tadā
ajayat svena vīryeṇa daityasainyagaṇān vibhuḥ R_1,036.029

surasenāgaṇapatiṃ tatas tam amaladyutim
abhyaṣiñcan suragaṇāḥ sametyāgnipurogamāḥ R_1,036.030

eṣa te rāma gaṅgāyā vistaro 'bhihito mayā
kumārasaṃbhavaś caiva dhanyaḥ puṇyas tathaiva ca R_1,036.031

tāṃ kathāṃ kauśiko rāme nivedya madhurākṣaram
punar evāparaṃ vākyaṃ kākutstham idam abravīt R_1,037.001

ayodhyādhipatiḥ śūraḥ pūrvam āsīn narādhipaḥ
sagaro nāma dharmātmā prajākāmaḥ sa cāprajaḥ R_1,037.002

vaidarbhaduhitā rāma keśinī nāma nāmataḥ
jyeṣṭhā sagarapatnī sā dharmiṣṭhā satyavādinī R_1,037.003

ariṣṭanemiduhitā rūpeṇāpratimā bhuvi
dvitīyā sagarasyāsīt patnī sumatisaṃjñitā R_1,037.004

tābhyāṃ saha tadā rājā patnībhyāṃ taptavāṃs tapaḥ
himavantaṃ samāsādya bhṛguprasravaṇe girau R_1,037.005

atha varṣa śate pūrṇe tapasārādhito muniḥ
sagarāya varaṃ prādād bhṛguḥ satyavatāṃ varaḥ R_1,037.006

apatyalābhaḥ sumahān bhaviṣyati tavānagha
kīrtiṃ cāpratimāṃ loke prāpsyase puruṣarṣabha R_1,037.007

ekā janayitā tāta putraṃ vaṃśakaraṃ tava
ṣaṣṭiṃ putrasahasrāṇi aparā janayiṣyati R_1,037.008

bhāṣamāṇaṃ naravyāghraṃ rājapatnyau prasādya tam
ūcatuḥ paramaprīte kṛtāñjalipuṭe tadā R_1,037.009

ekaḥ kasyāḥ suto brahman kā bahūñ janayiṣyati
śrotum icchāvahe brahman satyam astu vacas tava R_1,037.010

tayos tad vacanaṃ śrutvā bhṛguḥ parama dhārmikaḥ
uvāca paramāṃ vāṇīṃ svacchando 'tra vidhīyatām R_1,037.011

eko vaṃśakaro vāstu bahavo vā mahābalāḥ
kīrtimanto mahotsāhāḥ kā vā kaṃ varam icchati R_1,037.012

munes tu vacanaṃ śrutvā keśinī raghunandana
putraṃ vaṃśakaraṃ rāma jagrāha nṛpasaṃnidhau R_1,037.013

ṣaṣṭiṃ putrasahasrāṇi suparṇabhaginī tadā
mahotsāhān kīrtimato jagrāha sumatiḥ sutān R_1,037.014

pradakṣiṇam ṛṣiṃ kṛtvā śirasābhipraṇamya ca
jagāma svapuraṃ rājā sabhāryā raghunandana R_1,037.015

atha kāle gate tasmiñ jyeṣṭhā putraṃ vyajāyata
asamañja iti khyātaṃ keśinī sagarātmajam R_1,037.016

sumatis tu naravyāghra garbhatumbaṃ vyajāyata
ṣaṣṭiḥ putrasahasrāṇi tumbabhedād viniḥsṛtāḥ R_1,037.017

ghṛtapūrṇeṣu kumbheṣu dhātryas tān samavardhayan
kālena mahatā sarve yauvanaṃ pratipedire R_1,037.018

atha dīrgheṇa kālena rūpayauvanaśālinaḥ
ṣaṣṭiḥ putrasahasrāṇi sagarasyābhavaṃs tadā R_1,037.019

sa ca jyeṣṭho naraśreṣṭha sagarasyātmasaṃbhavaḥ
bālān gṛhītvā tu jale sarayvā raghunandana
prakṣipya prahasan nityaṃ majjatas tān nirīkṣya vai R_1,037.020

paurāṇām ahite yuktaḥ pitrā nirvāsitaḥ purāt R_1,037.021

tasya putro 'ṃśumān nāma asamañjasya vīryavān
saṃmataḥ sarvalokasya sarvasyāpi priyaṃvadaḥ R_1,037.022

tataḥ kālena mahatā matiḥ samabhijāyata
sagarasya naraśreṣṭha yajeyam iti niścitā R_1,037.023

sa kṛtvā niścayaṃ rājā sopādhyāyagaṇas tadā
yajñakarmaṇi vedajño yaṣṭuṃ samupacakrame R_1,037.024

viśvāmitravacaḥ śrutvā kathānte raghunandana
uvāca paramaprīto muniṃ dīptam ivānalam R_1,038.001

śrotum ichāmi bhadraṃ te vistareṇa kathām imām
pūrvako me kathaṃ brahman yajñaṃ vai samupāharat R_1,038.002

viśvāmitras tu kākutstham uvāca prahasann iva
śrūyatāṃ vistaro rāma sagarasya mahātmanaḥ R_1,038.003

śaṃkaraśvaśuro nāma himavān acalottamaḥ
vindhyaparvatam āsādya nirīkṣete parasparam R_1,038.004

tayor madhye pravṛtto 'bhūd yajñaḥ sa puruṣottama
sa hi deśo naravyāghra praśasto yajñakarmaṇi R_1,038.005

tasyāśvacaryāṃ kākutstha dṛḍhadhanvā mahārathaḥ
aṃśumān akarot tāta sagarasya mate sthitaḥ R_1,038.006

tasya parvaṇi taṃ yajñaṃ yajamānasya vāsavaḥ
rākṣasīṃ tanum āsthāya yajñiyāśvam apāharat R_1,038.007

hriyamāṇe tu kākutstha tasminn aśve mahātmanaḥ
upādhyāya gaṇāḥ sarve yajamānam athābruvan R_1,038.008

ayaṃ parvaṇi vegena yajñiyāśvo 'panīyate
hartāraṃ jahi kākutstha hayaś caivopanīyatām R_1,038.009

yajñac chidraṃ bhavaty etat sarveṣām aśivāya naḥ
tat tathā kriyatāṃ rājan yathāchidraḥ kratur bhavet R_1,038.010

upādhyāya vacaḥ śrutvā tasmin sadasi pārthivaḥ
ṣaṣṭiṃ putrasahasrāṇi vākyam etad uvāca ha R_1,038.011

gatiṃ putrā na paśyāmi rakṣasāṃ puruṣarṣabhāḥ
mantrapūtair mahābhāgair āsthito hi mahākratuḥ R_1,038.012

tad gacchata vicinvadhvaṃ putrakā bhadram astu vaḥ
samudramālinīṃ sarvāṃ pṛthivīm anugacchata R_1,038.013

ekaikaṃ yojanaṃ putrā vistāram abhigacchata R_1,038.014

yāvat turagasaṃdarśas tāvat khanata medinīm
tam eva hayahartāraṃ mārgamāṇā mamājñayā R_1,038.015

dīkṣitaḥ pautrasahitaḥ sopādhyāyagaṇo hy aham
iha sthāsyāmi bhadraṃ vo yāvat turagadarśanam R_1,038.016

ity uktvā hṛṣṭamanaso rājaputrā mahābalāḥ
jagmur mahītalaṃ rāma pitur vacanayantritāḥ R_1,038.017

yojanāyām avistāram ekaiko dharaṇītalam
bibhiduḥ puruṣavyāghra vajrasparśasamair bhujaiḥ R_1,038.018

śūlair aśanikalpaiś ca halaiś cāpi sudāruṇaiḥ
bhidyamānā vasumatī nanāda raghunandana R_1,038.019

nāgānāṃ vadhyamānānām asurāṇāṃ ca rāghava
rākṣasānāṃ ca durdharṣaḥ sattvānāṃ ninado 'bhavat R_1,038.020

yojanānāṃ sahasrāṇi ṣaṣṭiṃ tu raghunandana
bibhidur dharaṇīṃ vīrā rasātalam anuttamam R_1,038.021

evaṃ parvatasaṃbādhaṃ jambūdvīpaṃ nṛpātmajāḥ
khananto nṛpaśārdūla sarvataḥ paricakramuḥ R_1,038.022

tato devāḥ sagandharvāḥ sāsurāḥ sahapannagāḥ
saṃbhrāntamanasaḥ sarve pitāmaham upāgaman R_1,038.023

te prasādya mahātmānaṃ viṣaṇṇavadanās tadā
ūcuḥ paramasaṃtrastāḥ pitāmaham idaṃ vacaḥ R_1,038.024

bhagavan pṛthivī sarvā khanyate sagarātmajaiḥ
bahavaś ca mahātmāno vadhyante jalacāriṇaḥ R_1,038.025

ayaṃ yajñahano 'smākam anenāśvo 'panīyate
iti te sarvabhūtāni nighnanti sagarātmajaḥ R_1,038.026

devatānāṃ vacaḥ śrutvā bhagavān vai pitāmahaḥ
pratyuvāca susaṃtrastān kṛtāntabalamohitān R_1,039.001

yasyeyaṃ vasudhā kṛtsnā vāsudevasya dhīmataḥ
kāpilaṃ rūpam āsthāya dhārayaty aniśaṃ dharām R_1,039.002

pṛthivyāś cāpi nirbhedo dṛṣṭa eva sanātanaḥ
sagarasya ca putrāṇāṃ vināśo 'dīrghajīvinām R_1,039.003

pitāmahavacaḥ śrutvā trayas triṃśad ariṃdamaḥ
devāḥ paramasaṃhṛṣṭāḥ punar jagmur yathāgatam R_1,039.004

sagarasya ca putrāṇāṃ prādur āsīn mahātmanām
pṛthivyāṃ bhidyamānāyāṃ nirghātasamanisvanaḥ R_1,039.005

tato bhittvā mahīṃ sarvāṃ kṛtvā cāpi pradakṣiṇam
sahitāḥ sagarāḥ sarve pitaraṃ vākyam abruvan R_1,039.006

parikrāntā mahī sarvā sattvavantaś ca sūditāḥ
devadānavarakṣāṃsi piśācoragakiṃnarāḥ R_1,039.007

na ca paśyāmahe 'śvaṃ tam aśvahartāram eva ca
kiṃ kariṣyāma bhadraṃ te buddhir atra vicāryatām R_1,039.008

teṣāṃ tad vacanaṃ śrutvā putrāṇāṃ rājasattamaḥ
samanyur abravīd vākyaṃ sagaro raghunandana R_1,039.009

bhūyaḥ khanata bhadraṃ vo nirbhidya vasudhātalam
aśvahartāram āsādya kṛtārthāś ca nivartatha R_1,039.010

pitur vacanam āsthāya sagarasya mahātmanaḥ
ṣaṣṭiḥ putrasahasrāṇi rasātalam abhidravan R_1,039.011

khanyamāne tatas tasmin dadṛśuḥ parvatopamam
diśāgajaṃ virūpākṣaṃ dhārayantaṃ mahītalam R_1,039.012

saparvatavanāṃ kṛtsnāṃ pṛthivīṃ raghunandana
śirasā dhārayām āsa virūpākṣo mahāgajaḥ R_1,039.013

yadā parvaṇi kākutstha viśramārthaṃ mahāgajaḥ
khedāc cālayate śīrṣaṃ bhūmikampas tadhā bhavet R_1,039.014

taṃ te pradakṣiṇaṃ kṛtvā diśāpālaṃ mahāgajam
mānayanto hi te rāma jagmur bhittvā rasātalam R_1,039.015

tataḥ pūrvāṃ diśaṃ bhittvā dakṣiṇāṃ bibhiduḥ punaḥ
dakṣiṇasyām api diśi dadṛśus te mahāgajam R_1,039.016

mahāpadmaṃ mahātmānaṃ sumahāparvatopamam
śirasā dhārayantaṃ te vismayaṃ jagmur uttamam R_1,039.017

tataḥ pradakṣiṇaṃ kṛtvā sagarasya mahātmanaḥ
ṣaṣṭiḥ putrasahasrāṇi paścimāṃ bibhidur diśam R_1,039.018

paścimāyām api diśi mahāntam acalopamam
diśāgajaṃ saumanasaṃ dadṛśus te mahābalāḥ R_1,039.019

taṃ te pradakṣiṇaṃ kṛtvā pṛṣṭvā cāpi nirāmayam
khanantaḥ samupakrāntā diśaṃ somavatīṃ tadā R_1,039.020

uttarasyāṃ raghuśreṣṭha dadṛśur himapāṇḍuram
bhadraṃ bhadreṇa vapuṣā dhārayantaṃ mahīm imām R_1,039.021

samālabhya tataḥ sarve kṛtvā cainaṃ pradakṣiṇam
ṣaṣṭiḥ putrasahasrāṇi bibhidur vasudhātalam R_1,039.022

tataḥ prāguttarāṃ gatvā sāgarāḥ prathitāṃ diśam
roṣād abhyakhanan sarve pṛthivīṃ sagarātmajāḥ R_1,039.023

dadṛśuḥ kapilaṃ tatra vāsudevaṃ sanātanam
hayaṃ ca tasya devasya carantam avidūrataḥ R_1,039.024

te taṃ yajñahanaṃ jñātvā krodhaparyākulekṣaṇāḥ
abhyadhāvanta saṃkruddhās tiṣṭha tiṣṭheti cābruvan R_1,039.025

asmākaṃ tvaṃ hi turagaṃ yajñiyaṃ hṛtavān asi
durmedhas tvaṃ hi saṃprāptān viddhi naḥ sagarātmajān R_1,039.026

śrutvā tad vacanaṃ teṣāṃ kapilo raghunandana
roṣeṇa mahatāviṣṭo huṃkāram akarot tadā R_1,039.027

tatas tenāprameyena kapilena mahātmanā
bhasmarāśīkṛtāḥ sarve kākutstha sagarātmajāḥ R_1,039.028

putrāṃś ciragatāñ jñātvā sagaro raghunandana
naptāram abravīd rājā dīpyamānaṃ svatejasā R_1,040.001

śūraś ca kṛtavidyaś ca pūrvais tulyo 'si tejasā
pitṝṇāṃ gatim anviccha yena cāśvo 'pahāritaḥ R_1,040.002

antarbhaumāni sattvāni vīryavanti mahānti ca
teṣāṃ tvaṃ pratighātārthaṃ sāsiṃ gṛhṇīṣva kārmukam R_1,040.003

abhivādyābhivādyāṃs tvaṃ hatvā vighnakarān api
siddhārthaḥ saṃnivartasva mama yajñasya pāragaḥ R_1,040.004

evam ukto 'ṃśumān samyak sagareṇa mahātmanā
dhanur ādāya khaḍgaṃ ca jagāma laghuvikramaḥ R_1,040.005

sa khātaṃ pitṛbhir mārgam antarbhaumaṃ mahātmabhiḥ
prāpadyata naraśreṣṭha tena rājñābhicoditaḥ R_1,040.006

daityadānavarakṣobhiḥ piśācapatagoragaiḥ
pūjyamānaṃ mahātejā diśāgajam apaśyata R_1,040.007

sa taṃ pradakṣiṇaṃ kṛtvā pṛṣṭvā caiva nirāmayam
pitṝn sa paripapraccha vājihartāram eva ca R_1,040.008

diśāgajas tu tac chrutvā prītyāhāṃśumato vacaḥ
āsamañjakṛtārthas tvaṃ sahāśvaḥ śīghram eṣyasi R_1,040.009

tasya tad vacanaṃ śrutvā sarvān eva diśāgajān
yathākramaṃ yathānyāyaṃ praṣṭuṃ samupacakrame R_1,040.010

taiś ca sarvair diśāpālair vākyajñair vākyakovidaiḥ
pūjitaḥ sahayaś caiva gantāsīty abhicoditaḥ R_1,040.011

teṣāṃ tad vacanaṃ śrutvā jagāma laghuvikramaḥ
bhasmarāśīkṛtā yatra pitaras tasya sāgarāḥ R_1,040.012

sa duḥkhavaśam āpannas tv asamañjasutas tadā
cukrośa paramārtas tu vadhāt teṣāṃ suduḥkhitaḥ R_1,040.013

yajñiyaṃ ca hayaṃ tatra carantam avidūrataḥ
dadarśa puruṣavyāghro duḥkhaśokasamanvitaḥ R_1,040.014

dadarśa puruṣavyāghro kartukāmo jalakriyām
salilārthī mahātejā na cāpaśyaj jalāśayam R_1,040.015

visārya nipuṇāṃ dṛṣṭiṃ tato 'paśyat khagādhipam
pitṝṇāṃ mātulaṃ rāma suparṇam anilopamam R_1,040.016

sa cainam abravīd vākyaṃ vainateyo mahābalaḥ
mā śucaḥ puruṣavyāghra vadho 'yaṃ lokasaṃmataḥ R_1,040.017

kapilenāprameyena dagdhā hīme mahābalāḥ
salilaṃ nārhasi prājña dātum eṣāṃ hi laukikam R_1,040.018

gaṅgā himavato jyeṣṭhā duhitā puruṣarṣabha
bhasmarāśīkṛtān etān pāvayel lokapāvanī R_1,040.019

tayā klinnam idaṃ bhasma gaṅgayā lokakāntayā
ṣaṣṭiṃ putrasahasrāṇi svargalokaṃ nayiṣyati R_1,040.020

gaccha cāśvaṃ mahābhāga saṃgṛhya puruṣarṣabha
yajñaṃ paitāmahaṃ vīra nirvartayitum arhasi R_1,040.021

suparṇavacanaṃ śrutvā so 'ṃśumān ativīryavān
tvaritaṃ hayam ādāya punar āyān mahāyaśāḥ R_1,040.022

tato rājānam āsādya dīkṣitaṃ raghunandana
nyavedayad yathāvṛttaṃ suparṇavacanaṃ tathā R_1,040.023

tac chrutvā ghorasaṃkāśaṃ vākyam aṃśumato nṛpaḥ
yajñaṃ nirvartayām āsa yathākalpaṃ yathāvidhi R_1,040.024

svapuraṃ cāgamac chrīmān iṣṭayajño mahīpatiḥ
gaṅgāyāś cāgame rājā niścayaṃ nādhyagacchata R_1,040.025

agatvā niścayaṃ rājā kālena mahatā mahān
triṃśadvarṣasahasrāṇi rājyaṃ kṛtvā divaṃ gataḥ R_1,040.026

kāladharmaṃ gate rāma sagare prakṛtījanāḥ
rājānaṃ rocayām āsur aṃśumantaṃ sudhārmikam R_1,041.001

sa rājā sumahān āsīd aṃśumān raghunandana
tasya putro mahān āsīd dilīpa iti viśrutaḥ R_1,041.002

tasmin rājyaṃ samāveśya dilīpe raghunandana
himavacchikhare ramye tapas tepe sudāruṇam R_1,041.003

dvātriṃśac ca sahasrāṇi varṣāṇi sumahāyaśāḥ
tapovanagato rājā svargaṃ lebhe tapodhanaḥ R_1,041.004

dilīpas tu mahātejāḥ śrutvā paitāmahaṃ vadham
duḥkhopahatayā buddhyā niścayaṃ nādhyagacchata R_1,041.005

kathaṃ gaṅgāvataraṇaṃ kathaṃ teṣāṃ jalakriyā
tārayeyaṃ kathaṃ caitān iti cintā paro 'bhavat R_1,041.006

tasya cintayato nityaṃ dharmeṇa viditātmanaḥ
putro bhagīratho nāma jajñe paramadhārmikaḥ R_1,041.007

dilīpas tu mahātejā yajñair bahubhir iṣṭavān
triṃśadvarṣasahasrāṇi rājā rājyam akārayat R_1,041.008

agatvā niścayaṃ rājā teṣām uddharaṇaṃ prati
vyādhinā naraśārdūla kāladharmam upeyivān R_1,041.009

indralokaṃ gato rājā svārjitenaiva karmaṇā
rājye bhagīrathaṃ putram abhiṣicya nararṣabhaḥ R_1,041.010

bhagīrathas tu rājarṣir dhārmiko raghunandana
anapatyo mahātejāḥ prajākāmaḥ sa cāprajaḥ R_1,041.011

sa tapo dīrgham ātiṣṭhad gokarṇe raghunandana
ūrdhvabāhuḥ pañcatapā māsāhāro jitendriyaḥ R_1,041.012

tasya varṣasahasrāṇi ghore tapasi tiṣṭhataḥ
suprīto bhagavān brahmā prajānāṃ patir īśvaraḥ R_1,041.013

tataḥ suragaṇaiḥ sārdham upāgamya pitāmahaḥ
bhagīrathaṃ mahātmānaṃ tapyamānam athābravīt R_1,041.014

bhagīratha mahābhāga prītas te 'haṃ janeśvara
tapasā ca sutaptena varaṃ varaya suvrata R_1,041.015

tam uvāca mahātejāḥ sarvalokapitāmaham
bhagīratho mahābhāgaḥ kṛtāñjalir avasthitaḥ R_1,041.016

yadi me bhagavān prīto yady asti tapasaḥ phalam
sagarasyātmajāḥ sarve mattaḥ salilam āpnuyuḥ R_1,041.017

gaṅgāyāḥ salilaklinne bhasmany eṣāṃ mahātmanām
svargaṃ gaccheyur atyantaṃ sarve me prapitāmahāḥ R_1,041.018

deyā ca saṃtatir deva nāvasīdet kulaṃ ca naḥ
ikṣvākūṇāṃ kule deva eṣa me 'stu varaḥ paraḥ R_1,041.019

uktavākyaṃ tu rājānaṃ sarvalokapitāmahaḥ
pratyuvāca śubhāṃ vāṇīṃ madhurāṃ madhurākṣarām R_1,041.020

manoratho mahān eṣa bhagīratha mahāratha
evaṃ bhavatu bhadraṃ te ikṣvākukulavardhana R_1,041.021

iyaṃ haimavatī gaṅgā jyeṣṭhā himavataḥ sutā
tāṃ vai dhārayituṃ rājan haras tatra niyujyatām R_1,041.022

gaṅgāyāḥ patanaṃ rājan pṛthivī na sahiṣyate
tāṃ vai dhārayituṃ vīra nānyaṃ paśyāmi śūlinaḥ R_1,041.023

tam evam uktvā rājānaṃ gaṅgāṃ cābhāṣya lokakṛt
jagāma tridivaṃ devaḥ saha sarvair marudgaṇaiḥ R_1,041.024

devadeve gate tasmin so 'ṅguṣṭhāgranipīḍitām
kṛtvā vasumatīṃ rāma saṃvatsaram upāsata R_1,042.001

atha saṃvatsare pūrṇe sarvalokanamaskṛtaḥ
umāpatiḥ paśupatī rājānam idam abravīt R_1,042.002

prītas te 'haṃ naraśreṣṭha kariṣyāmi tava priyam
śirasā dhārayiṣyāmi śailarājasutām aham R_1,042.003

tato haimavatī jyeṣṭhā sarvalokanamaskṛtā
tadā sātimahad rūpaṃ kṛtvā vegaṃ ca duḥsaham
ākāśād apatad rāma śive śivaśirasy uta R_1,042.004

naiva sā nirgamaṃ lebhe jaṭāmaṇḍalamohitā
tatraivābabhramad devī saṃvatsaragaṇān bahūn R_1,042.005

anena toṣitaś cāsīd atyarthaṃ raghunandana
visasarja tato gaṅgāṃ haro bindusaraḥ prati R_1,042.006

gaganāc chaṃkaraśiras tato dharaṇim āgatā
vyasarpata jalaṃ tatra tīvraśabdapuraskṛtam R_1,042.007

tato devarṣigandharvā yakṣāḥ siddhagaṇās tathā
vyalokayanta te tatra gaganād gāṃ gatāṃ tadā R_1,042.008

vimānair nagarākārair hayair gajavarais tathā
pāriplavagatāś cāpi devatās tatra viṣṭhitāḥ R_1,042.009

tad adbhutatamaṃ loke gaṅgāpatanam uttamam
didṛkṣavo devagaṇāḥ sameyur amitaujasaḥ R_1,042.010

saṃpatadbhiḥ suragaṇais teṣāṃ cābharaṇaujasā
śatādityam ivābhāti gaganaṃ gatatoyadam R_1,042.011

śiṃśumāroragagaṇair mīnair api ca cañcalaiḥ
vidyudbhir iva vikṣiptair ākāśam abhavat tadā R_1,042.012

pāṇḍuraiḥ salilotpīḍaiḥ kīryamāṇaiḥ sahasradhā
śāradābhrair ivākīrṇaṃ gaganaṃ haṃsasaṃplavaiḥ R_1,042.013

kva cid drutataraṃ yāti kuṭilaṃ kva cid āyatam
vinataṃ kva cid uddhūtaṃ kva cid yāti śanaiḥ śanaiḥ R_1,042.014

salilenaiva salilaṃ kva cid abhyāhataṃ punaḥ
muhur ūrdhvapathaṃ gatvā papāta vasudhāṃ punaḥ R_1,042.015

tac chaṃkaraśirobhraṣṭaṃ bhraṣṭaṃ bhūmitale punaḥ
vyarocata tadā toyaṃ nirmalaṃ gatakalmaṣam R_1,042.016

tatrarṣigaṇagandharvā vasudhātalavāsinaḥ
bhavāṅgapatitaṃ toyaṃ pavitram iti paspṛśuḥ R_1,042.017

śāpāt prapatitā ye ca gaganād vasudhātalam
kṛtvā tatrābhiṣekaṃ te babhūvur gatakalmaṣāḥ R_1,042.018

dhūpapāpāḥ punas tena toyenātha subhāsvatā
punar ākāśam āviśya svāṃl lokān pratipedire R_1,042.019

mumude mudito lokas tena toyena bhāsvatā
kṛtābhiṣeko gaṅgāyāṃ babhūva vigataklamaḥ R_1,042.020

bhagīratho 'pi rājarṣir divyaṃ syandanam āsthitaḥ
prāyād agre mahātejās taṃ gaṅgā pṛṣṭhato 'nvagāt R_1,042.021

devāḥ sarṣigaṇāḥ sarve daityadānavarākṣasāḥ
gandharvayakṣapravarāḥ sakiṃnaramahoragāḥ R_1,042.022

sarvāś cāpsaraso rāma bhagīratharathānugāḥ
gaṅgām anvagaman prītāḥ sarve jalacarāś ca ye R_1,042.023

yato bhagīratho rājā tato gaṅgā yaśasvinī
jagāma saritāṃ śreṣṭhā sarvapāpavināśinī R_1,042.024

sa gatvā sāgaraṃ rājā gaṅgayānugatas tadā
praviveśa talaṃ bhūmer yatra te bhasmasātkṛtāḥ R_1,043.001

bhasmany athāplute rāma gaṅgāyāḥ salilena vai
sarva lokaprabhur brahmā rājānam idam abravīt R_1,043.002

tāritā naraśārdūla divaṃ yātāś ca devavat
ṣaṣṭiḥ putrasahasrāṇi sagarasya mahātmanaḥ R_1,043.003

sāgarasya jalaṃ loke yāvat sthāsyati pārthiva
sagarasyātmajās tāvat svarge sthāsyanti devavat R_1,043.004

iyaṃ ca duhitā jyeṣṭhā tava gaṅgā bhaviṣyati
tvatkṛtena ca nāmnā vai loke sthāsyati viśrutā R_1,043.005

gaṅgā tripathagā nāma divyā bhāgīrathīti ca
tripatho bhāvayantīti tatas tripathagā smṛtā R_1,043.006

pitāmahānāṃ sarveṣāṃ tvam atra manujādhipa
kuruṣva salilaṃ rājan pratijñām apavarjaya R_1,043.007

pūrvakeṇa hi te rājaṃs tenātiyaśasā tadā
dharmiṇāṃ pravareṇātha naiṣa prāpto manorathaḥ R_1,043.008

tathaivāṃśumatā tāta loke 'pratimatejasā
gaṅgāṃ prārthayatā netuṃ pratijñā nāpavarjitā R_1,043.009

rājarṣiṇā guṇavatā maharṣisamatejasā
mattulyatapasā caiva kṣatradharmasthitena ca R_1,043.010

dilīpena mahābhāga tava pitrātitejasā
punar na śaṅkitā netuṃ gaṅgāṃ prārthayatānagha R_1,043.011

sā tvayā samatikrāntā pratijñā puruṣarṣabha
prāpto 'si paramaṃ loke yaśaḥ paramasaṃmatam R_1,043.012

yac ca gaṅgāvataraṇaṃ tvayā kṛtam ariṃdama
anena ca bhavān prāpto dharmasyāyatanaṃ mahat R_1,043.013

plāvayasva tvam ātmānaṃ narottama sadocite
salile puruṣavyāghra śuciḥ puṇyaphalo bhava R_1,043.014

pitāmahānāṃ sarveṣāṃ kuruṣva salilakriyām
svasti te 'stu gamiṣyāmi svaṃ lokaṃ gamyatāṃ nṛpa R_1,043.015

ity evam uktvā deveśaḥ sarvalokapitāmahaḥ
yathāgataṃ tathāgacchad devalokaṃ mahāyaśāḥ R_1,043.016

bhagīratho 'pi rājarṣiḥ kṛtvā salilam uttamam
yathākramaṃ yathānyāyaṃ sāgarāṇāṃ mahāyaśāḥ
kṛtodakaḥ śucī rājā svapuraṃ praviveśa ha R_1,043.017

samṛddhārtho naraśreṣṭha svarājyaṃ praśaśāsa ha
pramumoda ca lokas taṃ nṛpam āsādya rāghava
naṣṭaśokaḥ samṛddhārtho babhūva vigatajvaraḥ R_1,043.018

eṣa te rāma gaṅgāyā vistaro 'bhihito mayā
svasti prāpnuhi bhadraṃ te saṃdhyākālo 'tivartate R_1,043.019

dhanyaṃ yaśasyam āyuṣyaṃ svargyaṃ putryam athāpi ca
idam ākhyānam ākhyātaṃ gaṅgāvataraṇaṃ mayā R_1,043.020

viśvāmitravacaḥ śrutvā rāghavaḥ sahalakṣmaṇaḥ
vismayaṃ paramaṃ gatvā viśvāmitram athābravīt R_1,044.001

atyadbhutam idaṃ brahman kathitaṃ paramaṃ tvayā
gaṅgāvataraṇaṃ puṇyaṃ sāgarasya ca pūraṇam R_1,044.002

tasya sā śarvarī sarvā saha saumitriṇā tadā
jagāma cintayānasya viśvāmitrakathāṃ śubhām R_1,044.003

tataḥ prabhāte vimale viśvāmitraṃ mahāmunim
uvāca rāghavo vākyaṃ kṛtāhnikam ariṃdamaḥ R_1,044.004

gatā bhagavatī rātriḥ śrotavyaṃ paramaṃ śrutam
kṣaṇabhūteva sā rātriḥ saṃvṛtteyaṃ mahātapaḥ
imāṃ cintayataḥ sarvāṃ nikhilena kathāṃ tava R_1,044.005

tarāma saritāṃ śreṣṭhāṃ puṇyāṃ tripathagāṃ nadīm
naur eṣā hi sukhāstīrṇā ṛṣīṇāṃ puṇyakarmaṇām
bhagavantam iha prāptaṃ jñātvā tvaritam āgatā R_1,044.006

tasya tad vacanaṃ śrutvā rāghavasya mahātmanaḥ
saṃtāraṃ kārayām āsa sarṣisaṃghaḥ sarāghavaḥ R_1,044.007

uttaraṃ tīram āsādya saṃpūjyarṣigaṇaṃ tatha
gaṅgākūle niviṣṭās te viśālāṃ dadṛśuḥ purīm R_1,044.008

tato munivaras tūrṇaṃ jagāma saharāghavaḥ
viśālāṃ nagarīṃ ramyāṃ divyāṃ svargopamāṃ tadā R_1,044.009

atha rāmo mahāprājño viśvāmitraṃ mahāmunim
papraccha prāñjalir bhūtvā viśālām uttamāṃ purīm R_1,044.010

kataro rājavaṃśo 'yaṃ viśālāyāṃ mahāmune
śrotum icchāmi bhadraṃ te paraṃ kautūhalaṃ hi me R_1,044.011

tasya tad vacanaṃ śrutvā rāmasya munipuṃgavaḥ
ākhyātuṃ tat samārebhe viśālasya purātanam R_1,044.012

śrūyatāṃ rāma śakrasya kathāṃ kathayataḥ śubhām
asmin deśe hi yad vṛttaṃ śṛṇu tattvena rāghava R_1,044.013

pūrvaṃ kṛtayuge rāma diteḥ putrā mahābalāḥ
aditeś ca mahābhāgā vīryavantaḥ sudhārmikāḥ R_1,044.014

tatas teṣāṃ naraśreṣṭha buddhir āsīn mahātmanām
amarā nirjarāś caiva kathaṃ syāma nirāmayāḥ R_1,044.015

teṣāṃ cintayatāṃ rāma buddhir āsīd vipaścitām
kṣīrodamathanaṃ kṛtvā rasaṃ prāpsyāma tatra vai R_1,044.016

tato niścitya mathanaṃ yoktraṃ kṛtvā ca vāsukim
manthānaṃ mandaraṃ kṛtvā mamanthur amitaujasaḥ R_1,044.017

atha dhanvantarir nāma apsarāś ca suvarcasaḥ
apsu nirmathanād eva rasāt tasmād varastriyaḥ
utpetur manujaśreṣṭha tasmād apsaraso 'bhavan R_1,044.018

ṣaṣṭiḥ koṭyo 'bhavaṃs tāsām apsarāṇāṃ suvarcasām
asaṃkhyeyās tu kākutstha yās tāsāṃ paricārikāḥ R_1,044.019

na tāḥ sma pratigṛhṇanti sarve te devadānavāḥ
apratigrahaṇāc caiva tena sādhāraṇāḥ smṛtāḥ R_1,044.020

varuṇasya tataḥ kanyā vāruṇī raghunandana
utpapāta mahābhāgā mārgamāṇā parigraham R_1,044.021

diteḥ putrā na tāṃ rāma jagṛhur varuṇātmajām
adites tu sutā vīra jagṛhus tām aninditām R_1,044.022

asurās tena daiteyāḥ surās tenāditeḥ sutāḥ
hṛṣṭāḥ pramuditāś cāsan vāruṇī grahaṇāt surāḥ R_1,044.023

uccaiḥśravā hayaśreṣṭho maṇiratnaṃ ca kaustubham
udatiṣṭhan naraśreṣṭha tathaivāmṛtam uttamam R_1,044.024

atha tasya kṛte rāma mahān āsīt kulakṣayaḥ
adites tu tataḥ putrā diteḥ putrāṇa sūdayan R_1,044.025

aditer ātmajā vīrā diteḥ putrān nijaghnire
tasmin ghore mahāyuddhe daiteyādityayor bhṛśam R_1,044.026

nihatya ditiputrāṃs tu rājyaṃ prāpya puraṃdaraḥ
śaśāsa mudito lokān sarṣisaṃghān sacāraṇān R_1,044.027

hateṣu teṣu putreṣu ditiḥ paramaduḥkhitā
mārīcaṃ kāśyapaṃ rāma bhartāram idam abravīt R_1,045.001

hataputrāsmi bhagavaṃs tava putrair mahābalaiḥ
śakrahantāram icchāmi putraṃ dīrghatapo'rjitam R_1,045.002

sāhaṃ tapaś cariṣyāmi garbhaṃ me dātum arhasi
īdṛśaṃ śakrahantāraṃ tvam anujñātum arhasi R_1,045.003

tasyās tad vacanaṃ śrutvā mārīcaḥ kāśyapas tadā
pratyuvāca mahātejā ditiṃ paramaduḥkhitām R_1,045.004

evaṃ bhavatu bhadraṃ te śucir bhava tapodhane
janayiṣyasi putraṃ tvaṃ śakra hantāram āhave R_1,045.005

pūrṇe varṣasahasre tu śucir yadi bhaviṣyasi
putraṃ trailokya hantāraṃ mattas tvaṃ janayiṣyasi R_1,045.006

evam uktvā mahātejāḥ pāṇinā sa mamārja tām
samālabhya tataḥ svastīty uktvā sa tapase yayau R_1,045.007

gate tasmin naraśreṣṭha ditiḥ paramaharṣitā
kuśaplavanam āsādya tapas tepe sudāruṇam R_1,045.008

tapas tasyāṃ hi kurvatyāṃ paricaryāṃ cakāra ha
sahasrākṣo naraśreṣṭha parayā guṇasaṃpadā R_1,045.009

agniṃ kuśān kāṣṭham apaḥ phalaṃ mūlaṃ tathaiva ca
nyavedayat sahasrākṣo yac cānyad api kāṅkṣitam R_1,045.010

gātrasaṃvāhanaiś caiva śramāpanayanais tathā
śakraḥ sarveṣu kāleṣu ditiṃ paricacāra ha R_1,045.011

atha varṣasahasretu daśone raghu nandana
ditiḥ paramasaṃprītā sahasrākṣam athābravīt R_1,045.012

tapaś carantyā varṣāṇi daśa vīryavatāṃ vara
avaśiṣṭāni bhadraṃ te bhrātaraṃ drakṣyase tataḥ R_1,045.013

tam ahaṃ tvatkṛte putra samādhāsye jayotsukam
trailokyavijayaṃ putra saha bhokṣyasi vijvaraḥ R_1,045.014

evam uktvā ditiḥ śakraṃ prāpte madhyaṃ divākare
nidrayāpahṛtā devī pādau kṛtvātha śīrṣataḥ R_1,045.015

dṛṣṭvā tām aśuciṃ śakraḥ pādataḥ kṛtamūrdhajām
śiraḥsthāne kṛtau pādau jahāsa ca mumoda ca R_1,045.016

tasyāḥ śarīravivaraṃ viveśa ca puraṃdaraḥ
garbhaṃ ca saptadhā rāma bibheda paramātmavān R_1,045.017

bidhyamānas tato garbho vajreṇa śataparvaṇā
ruroda susvaraṃ rāma tato ditir abudhyata R_1,045.018

mā rudo mā rudaś ceti garbhaṃ śakro 'bhyabhāṣata
bibheda ca mahātejā rudantam api vāsavaḥ R_1,045.019

na hantavyo na hantavya ity evaṃ ditir abravīt
niṣpapāta tataḥ śakro mātur vacanagauravāt R_1,045.020

prāñjalir vajrasahito ditiṃ śakro 'bhyabhāṣata
aśucir devi suptāsi pādayoḥ kṛtamūrdhajā R_1,045.021

tadantaram ahaṃ labdhvā śakrahantāram āhave
abhindaṃ saptadhā devi tan me tvaṃ kṣantum arhasi R_1,045.022

saptadhā tu kṛte garbhe ditiḥ paramaduḥkhitā
sahasrākṣaṃ durādharṣaṃ vākyaṃ sānunayābravīt R_1,046.001

mamāparādhād garbho 'yaṃ saptadhā viphalīkṛtaḥ
nāparādho 'sti deveśa tavātra balasūdana R_1,046.002

priyaṃ tu kṛtam icchāmi mama garbhaviparyaye
marutāṃ saptaṃ saptānāṃ sthānapālā bhavantv ime R_1,046.003

vātaskandhā ime sapta carantu divi putrakāḥ
mārutā iti vikhyātā divyarūpā mamātmajāḥ R_1,046.004

brahmalokaṃ caratv eka indralokaṃ tathāparaḥ
divi vāyur iti khyātas tṛtīyo 'pi mahāyaśāḥ R_1,046.005

catvāras tu suraśreṣṭha diśo vai tava śāsanāt
saṃcariṣyanti bhadraṃ te devabhūtā mamātmajāḥ
tvatkṛtenaiva nāmnā ca mārutā iti viśrutāḥ R_1,046.006

tasyās tad vacanaṃ śrutvā sahasrākṣaḥ puraṃdaraḥ
uvāca prāñjalir vākyaṃ ditiṃ balaniṣūdanaḥ R_1,046.007

sarvam etad yathoktaṃ te bhaviṣyati na saṃśayaḥ
vicariṣyanti bhadraṃ te devabhūtās tavātmajāḥ R_1,046.008

evaṃ tau niścayaṃ kṛtvā mātāputrau tapovane
jagmatus tridivaṃ rāma kṛtārthāv iti naḥ śrutam R_1,046.009

eṣa deśaḥ sa kākutstha mahendrādhyuṣitaḥ purā
ditiṃ yatra tapaḥ siddhām evaṃ paricacāra saḥ R_1,046.010

ikṣvākos tu naravyāghra putraḥ paramadhārmikaḥ
alambuṣāyām utpanno viśāla iti viśrutaḥ R_1,046.011

tena cāsīd iha sthāne viśāleti purī kṛtā R_1,046.012

viśālasya suto rāma hemacandro mahābalaḥ
sucandra iti vikhyāto hemacandrād anantaraḥ R_1,046.013

sucandratanayo rāma dhūmrāśva iti viśrutaḥ
dhūmrāśvatanayaś cāpi sṛñjayaḥ samapadyata R_1,046.014

sṛñjayasya sutaḥ śrīmān sahadevaḥ pratāpavān
kuśāśvaḥ sahadevasya putraḥ paramadhārmikaḥ R_1,046.015

kuśāśvasya mahātejāḥ somadattaḥ pratāpavān
somadattasya putras tu kākutstha iti viśrutaḥ R_1,046.016

tasya putro mahātejāḥ saṃpraty eṣa purīm imām
āvasaty amaraprakhyaḥ sumatir nāma durjayaḥ R_1,046.017

ikṣvākos tu prasādena sarve vaiśālikā nṛpāḥ
dīrghāyuṣo mahātmāno vīryavantaḥ sudhārmikāḥ R_1,046.018

ihādya rajanīṃ rāma sukhaṃ vatsyāmahe vayam
śvaḥ prabhāte naraśreṣṭha janakaṃ draṣṭum arhasi R_1,046.019

sumatis tu mahātejā viśvāmitram upāgatam
śrutvā naravaraśreṣṭhaḥ pratyudgacchan mahāyaśāḥ R_1,046.020

pūjāṃ ca paramāṃ kṛtvā sopādhyāyaḥ sabāndhavaḥ
prāñjaliḥ kuśalaṃ pṛṣṭvā viśvāmitram athābravīt R_1,046.021

dhanyo 'smy anugṛhīto 'smi yasya me viṣayaṃ mune
saṃprāpto darśanaṃ caiva nāsti dhanyataro mama R_1,046.022

pṛṣṭvā tu kuśalaṃ tatra parasparasamāgame
kathānte sumatir vākyaṃ vyājahāra mahāmunim R_1,047.001

imau kumārau bhadraṃ te devatulyaparākramau
gajasiṃhagatī vīrau śārdūlavṛṣabhopamau R_1,047.002

padmapatraviśālākṣau khaḍgatūṇīdhanurdharau
aśvināv iva rūpeṇa samupasthitayauvanau R_1,047.003

yadṛcchayaiva gāṃ prāptau devalokād ivāmarau
kathaṃ padbhyām iha prāptau kimarthaṃ kasya vā mune R_1,047.004

bhūṣayantāv imaṃ deśaṃ candrasūryāv ivāmbaram
parasparasya sadṛśau pramāṇeṅgitaceṣṭitaiḥ R_1,047.005

kimarthaṃ ca naraśreṣṭhau saṃprāptau durgame pathi
varāyudhadharau vīrau śrotum icchāmi tattvataḥ R_1,047.006

tasya tad vacanaṃ śrutvā yathāvṛttaṃ nyavedayat
siddhāśramanivāsaṃ ca rākṣasānāṃ vadhaṃ tathā R_1,047.007

viśvāmitravacaḥ śrutvā rājā paramaharṣitaḥ
atithī paramau prāptau putrau daśarathasya tau
pūjayām āsa vidhivat satkārārhau mahābalau R_1,047.008

tataḥ paramasatkāraṃ sumateḥ prāpya rāghavau
uṣya tatra niśām ekāṃ jagmatur mithilāṃ tataḥ R_1,047.009

tāṃ dṛṣṭvā munayaḥ sarve janakasya purīṃ śubhām
sādhu sādhv iti śaṃsanto mithilāṃ samapūjayan R_1,047.010

mithilopavane tatra āśramaṃ dṛśya rāghavaḥ
purāṇaṃ nirjanaṃ ramyaṃ papraccha munipuṃgavam R_1,047.011

śrīmadāśramasaṃkāśaṃ kiṃ nv idaṃ munivarjitam
śrotum icchāmi bhagavan kasyāyaṃ pūrva āśramaḥ R_1,047.012

tac chrutā rāghaveṇoktaṃ vākyaṃ vākyaviśāradaḥ
pratyuvāca mahātejā viśvamitro mahāmuniḥ R_1,047.013

hanta te kathayiṣyāmi śṛṇu tattvena rāghava
yasyaitad āśramapadaṃ śaptaṃ kopān mahātmanā R_1,047.014

gautamasya naraśreṣṭha pūrvam āsīn mahātmanaḥ
āśramo divyasaṃkāśaḥ surair api supūjitaḥ R_1,047.015

sa ceha tapa ātiṣṭhad ahalyāsahitaḥ purā
varṣapūgāny anekāni rājaputra mahāyaśaḥ R_1,047.016

tasyāntaraṃ viditvā tu sahasrākṣaḥ śacīpatiḥ
muniveṣadharo 'halyām idaṃ vacanam abravīt R_1,047.017

ṛtukālaṃ pratīkṣante nārthinaḥ susamāhite
saṃgamaṃ tv aham icchāmi tvayā saha sumadhyame R_1,047.018

muniveṣaṃ sahasrākṣaṃ vijñāya raghunandana
matiṃ cakāra durmedhā devarājakutūhalāt R_1,047.019

athābravīt suraśreṣṭhaṃ kṛtārthenāntarātmanā
kṛtārtho 'si suraśreṣṭha gaccha śīghram itaḥ prabho
ātmānaṃ māṃ ca deveśa sarvadā rakṣa mānadaḥ R_1,047.020

indras tu prahasan vākyam ahalyām idam abravīt
suśroṇi parituṣṭo 'smi gamiṣyāmi yathāgatam R_1,047.021

evaṃ saṃgamya tu tayā niścakrāmoṭajāt tataḥ
sa saṃbhramāt tvaran rāma śaṅkito gautamaṃ prati R_1,047.022

gautamaṃ sa dadarśātha praviśantaṃ mahāmunim
devadānavadurdharṣaṃ tapobalasamanvitam
tīrthodakapariklinnaṃ dīpyamānam ivānalam
gṛhītasamidhaṃ tatra sakuśaṃ munipuṅgavam R_1,047.023

dṛṣṭvā surapatis trasto viṣaṇṇavadano 'bhavat R_1,047.024

atha dṛṣṭvā sahasrākṣaṃ muniveṣadharaṃ muniḥ
durvṛttaṃ vṛttasaṃpanno roṣād vacanam abravīt R_1,047.025

mama rūpaṃ samāsthāya kṛtavān asi durmate
akartavyam idaṃ yasmād viphalas tvaṃ bhaviṣyati R_1,047.026

gautamenaivam uktasya saroṣeṇa mahātmanā
petatur vṛṣaṇau bhūmau sahasrākṣasya tatkṣaṇāt R_1,047.027

tathā śaptvā sa vai śakraṃ bhāryām api ca śaptavān
iha varṣasahasrāṇi bahūni tvaṃ nivatsyasi R_1,047.028

vāyubhakṣā nirāhārā tapyantī bhasmaśāyinī
adṛśyā sarvabhūtānām āśrame 'smin nivatsyasi R_1,047.029

yadā caitad vanaṃ ghoraṃ rāmo daśarathātmajaḥ
āgamiṣyati durdharṣas tadā pūtā bhaviṣyasi R_1,047.030

tasyātithyena durvṛtte lobhamohavivarjitā
matsakāśe mudā yuktā svaṃ vapur dhārayiṣyasi R_1,047.031

evam uktvā mahātejā gautamo duṣṭacāriṇīm
imam āśramam utsṛjya siddhacāraṇasevite
himavacchikhare ramye tapas tepe mahātapāḥ R_1,047.032

aphalas tu tataḥ śakro devān agnipurogamān
abravīt trastavadanaḥ sarṣisaṃghān sacāraṇān R_1,048.001

kurvatā tapaso vighnaṃ gautamasya mahātmanaḥ
krodham utpādya hi mayā surakāryam idaṃ kṛtam R_1,048.002

aphalo 'smi kṛtas tena krodhāt sā ca nirākṛtā
śāpamokṣeṇa mahatā tapo 'syāpahṛtaṃ mayā R_1,048.003

tan māṃ suravarāḥ sarve sarṣisaṃghāḥ sacāraṇāḥ
surasāhyakaraṃ sarve saphalaṃ kartum arhatha R_1,048.004

śatakrator vacaḥ śrutvā devāḥ sāgnipurogamāḥ
pitṛdevān upetyāhuḥ saha sarvair marudgaṇaiḥ R_1,048.005

ayaṃ meṣaḥ savṛṣaṇaḥ śakro hy avṛṣaṇaḥ kṛtaḥ
meṣasya vṛṣaṇau gṛhya śakrāyāśu prayacchata R_1,048.006

aphalas tu kṛto meṣaḥ parāṃ tuṣṭiṃ pradāsyati
bhavatāṃ harṣaṇārthāya ye ca dāsyanti mānavāḥ R_1,048.007

agnes tu vacanaṃ śrutvā pitṛdevāḥ samāgatāḥ
utpāṭya meṣavṛṣaṇau sahasrākṣe nyavedayan R_1,048.008

tadā prabhṛti kākutstha pitṛdevāḥ samāgatāḥ
aphalān bhuñjate meṣān phalais teṣām ayojayan R_1,048.009

indras tu meṣavṛṣaṇas tadā prabhṛti rāghava
gautamasya prabhāvena tapasaś ca mahātmanaḥ R_1,048.010

tadāgaccha mahāteja āśramaṃ puṇyakarmaṇaḥ
tārayaināṃ mahābhāgām ahalyāṃ devarūpiṇīm R_1,048.011

viśvāmitravacaḥ śrutvā rāghavaḥ sahalakṣmaṇaḥ
viśvāmitraṃ puraskṛtya āśramaṃ praviveśa ha R_1,048.012

dadarśa ca mahābhāgāṃ tapasā dyotitaprabhām
lokair api samāgamya durnirīkṣyāṃ surāsuraiḥ R_1,048.013

prayatnān nirmitāṃ dhātrā divyāṃ māyāmayīm iva
dhūmenābhiparītāṅgīṃ pūrṇacandraprabhām iva R_1,048.014

satuṣārāvṛtāṃ sābhrāṃ pūrṇacandraprabhām iva
madhye 'mbhaso durādharṣāṃ dīptāṃ sūryaprabhām iva R_1,048.015

sa hi gautamavākyena durnirīkṣyā babhūva ha
trayāṇām api lokānāṃ yāvad rāmasya darśanam R_1,048.016

rāghavau tu tatas tasyāḥ pādau jagṛhatus tadā
smarantī gautamavacaḥ pratijagrāha sā ca tau R_1,048.017

pādyam arghyaṃ tathātithyaṃ cakāra susamāhitā
pratijagrāha kākutstho vidhidṛṣṭena karmaṇā R_1,048.018

puṣpavṛṣṭir mahaty āsīd devadundubhinisvanaiḥ
gandharvāpsarasāṃ cāpi mahān āsīt samāgamaḥ R_1,048.019

sādhu sādhv iti devās tām ahalyāṃ samapūjayan
tapobalaviśuddhāṅgīṃ gautamasya vaśānugām R_1,048.020

gautamo 'pi mahātejā ahalyāsahitaḥ sukhī
rāmaṃ saṃpūjya vidhivat tapas tepe mahātapāḥ R_1,048.021

rāmo 'pi paramāṃ pūjāṃ gautamasya mahāmuneḥ
sakāśād vidhivat prāpya jagāma mithilāṃ tataḥ R_1,048.022

tataḥ prāguttarāṃ gatvā rāmaḥ saumitriṇā saha
viśvāmitraṃ puraskṛtya yajñavāṭam upāgamat R_1,049.001

rāmas tu muniśārdūlam uvāca sahalakṣmaṇaḥ
sādhvī yajñasamṛddhir hi janakasya mahātmanaḥ R_1,049.002

bahūnīha sahasrāṇi nānādeśanivāsinām
brāhmaṇānāṃ mahābhāga vedādhyayanaśālinām R_1,049.003

ṛṣivāṭāś ca dṛśyante śakaṭīśatasaṃkulāḥ
deśo vidhīyatāṃ brahman yatra vatsyāmahe vayam R_1,049.004

rāmasya vacanaṃ śrutvā viśvāmitro mahāmuniḥ
niveśam akarod deśe vivikte salilāyute R_1,049.005

viśvāmitraṃ muniśreṣṭhaṃ śrutvā sa nṛpatis tadā
śatānandaṃ puraskṛtya purohitam aninditam R_1,049.006

ṛtvijo 'pi mahātmānas tv arghyam ādāya satvaram
viśvāmitrāya dharmeṇa dadur mantrapuraskṛtam R_1,049.007

pratigṛhya tu tāṃ pūjāṃ janakasya mahātmanaḥ
papraccha kuśalaṃ rājño yajñasya ca nirāmayam R_1,049.008

sa tāṃś cāpi munīn pṛṣṭvā sopādhyāya purodhasaḥ
yathānyāyaṃ tataḥ sarvaiḥ samāgacchat prahṛṣṭavān R_1,049.009

atha rājā muniśreṣṭhaṃ kṛtāñjalir abhāṣata
āsane bhagavān āstāṃ sahaibhir munisattamaiḥ R_1,049.010

janakasya vacaḥ śrutvā niṣasāda mahāmuniḥ
purodhā ṛtvijaś caiva rājā ca saha mantribhiḥ R_1,049.011

āsaneṣu yathānyāyam upaviṣṭān samantataḥ
dṛṣṭvā sa nṛpatis tatra viśvāmitram athābravīt R_1,049.012

adya yajñasamṛddhir me saphalā daivataiḥ kṛtā
adya yajñaphalaṃ prāptaṃ bhagavaddarśanān mayā R_1,049.013

dhanyo 'smy anugṛhīto 'smi yasya me munipuṃgava
yajñopasadanaṃ brahman prāpto 'si munibhiḥ saha R_1,049.014

dvādaśāhaṃ tu brahmarṣe śeṣam āhur manīṣiṇaḥ
tato bhāgārthino devān draṣṭum arhasi kauśika R_1,049.015

ity uktvā muniśārdūlaṃ prahṛṣṭavadanas tadā
punas taṃ paripapraccha prāñjaliḥ prayato nṛpaḥ R_1,049.016

imau kumārau bhadraṃ te devatulyaparākramau
gajasiṃhagatī vīrau śārdūlavṛṣabhopamau R_1,049.017

padmapatraviśālākṣau khaḍgatūṇīdhanurdharau
aśvināv iva rūpeṇa samupasthitayauvanau R_1,049.018

yadṛcchayaiva gāṃ prāptau devalokād ivāmarau
kathaṃ padbhyām iha prāptau kimarthaṃ kasya vā mune R_1,049.019

varāyudhadharau vīrau kasya putrau mahāmune
bhūṣayantāv imaṃ deśaṃ candrasūryāv ivāmbaram R_1,049.020

parasparasya sadṛśau pramāṇeṅgitaceṣṭitaiḥ
kākapakṣadharau vīrau śrotum icchāmi tattvataḥ R_1,049.021

tasya tad vacanaṃ śrutvā janakasya mahātmanaḥ
nyavedayan mahātmānau putrau daśarathasya tau R_1,049.022

siddhāśramanivāsaṃ ca rākṣasānāṃ vadhaṃ tathā
tac cāgamanam avyagraṃ viśālāyāś ca darśanam R_1,049.023

ahalyādarśanaṃ caiva gautamena samāgamam
mahādhanuṣi jijñāsāṃ kartum āgamanaṃ tathā R_1,049.024

etat sarvaṃ mahātejā janakāya mahātmane
nivedya virarāmātha viśvāmitro mahāmuniḥ R_1,049.025

tasya tad vacanaṃ śrutvā viśvāmitrasya dhīmataḥ
hṛṣṭaromā mahātejāḥ śatānando mahātapāḥ R_1,050.001

gautamasya suto jyeṣṭhas tapasā dyotitaprabhaḥ
rāmasaṃdarśanād eva paraṃ vismayam āgataḥ R_1,050.002

sa tau niṣaṇṇau saṃprekṣya sukhāsīnau nṛpātmajau
śatānando muniśreṣṭhaṃ viśvāmitram athābravīt R_1,050.003

api te muniśārdūla mama mātā yaśasvinī
darśitā rājaputrāya tapo dīrgham upāgatā R_1,050.004

api rāme mahātejo mama mātā yaśasvinī
vanyair upāharat pūjāṃ pūjārhe sarvadehinām R_1,050.005

api rāmāya kathitaṃ yathāvṛttaṃ purātanam
mama mātur mahātejo devena duranuṣṭhitam R_1,050.006

api kauśika bhadraṃ te guruṇā mama saṃgatā
mātā mama muniśreṣṭha rāmasaṃdarśanād itaḥ R_1,050.007

api me guruṇā rāmaḥ pūjitaḥ kuśikātmaja
ihāgato mahātejāḥ pūjāṃ prāpya mahātmanaḥ R_1,050.008

api śāntena manasā gurur me kuśikātmaja
ihāgatena rāmeṇa prayatenābhivāditaḥ R_1,050.009

tac chrutvā vacanaṃ tasya viśvāmitro mahāmuniḥ
pratyuvāca śatānandaṃ vākyajño vākyakovidam R_1,050.010

nātikrāntaṃ muniśreṣṭha yat kartavyaṃ kṛtaṃ mayā
saṃgatā muninā patnī bhārgaveṇeva reṇukā R_1,050.011

tac chrutvā vacanaṃ tasya viśvāmitrasya dhīmataḥ
śatānando mahātejā rāmaṃ vacanam abravīt R_1,050.012

svāgataṃ te naraśreṣṭha diṣṭyā prāpto 'si rāghava
viśvāmitraṃ puraskṛtya maharṣim aparājitam R_1,050.013

acintyakarmā tapasā brahmarṣir amitaprabhaḥ
viśvāmitro mahātejā vetsy enaṃ paramāṃ gatim R_1,050.014

nāsti dhanyataro rāma tvatto 'nyo bhuvi kaś cana
goptā kuśikaputras te yena taptaṃ mahat tapaḥ R_1,050.015

śrūyatāṃ cābhidāsyāmi kauśikasya mahātmanaḥ
yathābalaṃ yathāvṛttaṃ tan me nigadataḥ śṛṇu R_1,050.016

rājābhūd eṣa dharmātmā dīrgha kālam ariṃdamaḥ
dharmajñaḥ kṛtavidyaś ca prajānāṃ ca hite rataḥ R_1,050.017

prajāpatisutas tv āsīt kuśo nāma mahīpatiḥ
kuśasya putro balavān kuśanābhaḥ sudhārmikaḥ R_1,050.018

kuśanābhasutas tv āsīd gādhir ity eva viśrutaḥ
gādheḥ putro mahātejā viśvāmitro mahāmuniḥ R_1,050.019

viśvamitro mahātejāḥ pālayām āsa medinīm
bahuvarṣasahasrāṇi rājā rājyam akārayat R_1,050.020

kadā cit tu mahātejā yojayitvā varūthinīm
akṣauhiṇīparivṛtaḥ paricakrāma medinīm R_1,050.021

nagarāṇi ca rāṣṭrāṇi saritaś ca tathā girīn
āśramān kramaśo rājā vicarann ājagāmaha R_1,050.022

vasiṣṭhasyāśramapadaṃ nānāpuṣpaphaladrumam
nānāmṛgagaṇākīrṇaṃ siddhacāraṇasevitam R_1,050.023

devadānavagandharvaiḥ kiṃnarair upaśobhitam
praśāntahariṇākīrṇaṃ dvijasaṃghaniṣevitam R_1,050.024

brahmarṣigaṇasaṃkīrṇaṃ devarṣigaṇasevitam
tapaścaraṇasaṃsiddhair agnikalpair mahātmabhiḥ R_1,050.025

satataṃ saṃkulaṃ śrīmad brahmakalpair mahātmabhiḥ
abbhakṣair vāyubhakṣaiś ca śīrṇaparṇāśanais tathā R_1,050.026

phalamūlāśanair dāntair jitaroṣair jitendriyaiḥ
ṛṣibhir vālakhilyaiś ca japahomaparāyaṇaiḥ R_1,050.027

vasiṣṭhasyāśramapadaṃ brahmalokam ivāparam
dadarśa jayatāṃ śreṣṭha viśvāmitro mahābalaḥ R_1,050.028

sa dṛṣṭvā paramaprīto viśvāmitro mahābalaḥ
praṇato vinayād vīro vasiṣṭhaṃ japatāṃ varam R_1,051.001

svāgataṃ tava cety ukto vasiṣṭhena mahātmanā
āsanaṃ cāsya bhagavān vasiṣṭho vyādideśa ha R_1,051.002

upaviṣṭāya ca tadā viśvāmitrāya dhīmate
yathānyāyaṃ munivaraḥ phalamūlam upāharat R_1,051.003

pratigṛhya ca tāṃ pūjāṃ vasiṣṭhād rājasattamaḥ
tapo'gnihotraśiṣyeṣu kuśalaṃ paryapṛcchata R_1,051.004

viśvāmitro mahātejā vanaspatigaṇe tathā
sarvatra kuśalaṃ cāha vasiṣṭho rājasattamam R_1,051.005

sukhopaviṣṭaṃ rājānaṃ viśvāmitraṃ mahātapāḥ
papraccha japatāṃ śreṣṭho vasiṣṭho brahmaṇaḥ sutaḥ R_1,051.006

kaccit te kuśalaṃ rājan kaccid dharmeṇa rañjayan
prajāḥ pālayase rājan rājavṛttena dhārmika R_1,051.007

kaccit te subhṛtā bhṛtyāḥ kaccit tiṣṭhanti śāsane
kaccit te vijitāḥ sarve ripavo ripusūdana R_1,051.008

kaccid bale ca kośe ca mitreṣu ca paraṃtapa
kuśalaṃ te naravyāghra putrapautre tathānagha R_1,051.009

sarvatra kuśalaṃ rājā vasiṣṭhaṃ pratyudāharat
viśvāmitro mahātejā vasiṣṭhaṃ vinayānvitaḥ R_1,051.010

kṛtvobhau suciraṃ kālaṃ dharmiṣṭhau tāḥ kathāḥ śubhāḥ
mudā paramayā yuktau prīyetāṃ tau parasparam R_1,051.011

tato vasiṣṭho bhagavān kathānte raghunandana
viśvāmitram idaṃ vākyam uvāca prahasann iva R_1,051.012

ātithyaṃ kartum icchāmi balasyāsya mahābala
tava caivāprameyasya yathārhaṃ saṃpratīccha me R_1,051.013

satkriyāṃ tu bhavān etāṃ pratīcchatu mayodyatām
rājaṃs tvam atithiśreṣṭhaḥ pūjanīyaḥ prayatnataḥ R_1,051.014

evam ukto vasiṣṭhena viśvāmitro mahāmatiḥ
kṛtam ity abravīd rājā pūjāvākyena me tvayā R_1,051.015

phalamūlena bhagavan vidyate yat tavāśrame
pādyenācamanīyena bhagavaddarśanena ca R_1,051.016

sarvathā ca mahāprājña pūjārheṇa supūjitaḥ
gamiṣyāmi namas te 'stu maitreṇekṣasva cakṣuṣā R_1,051.017

evaṃ bruvantaṃ rājānaṃ vasiṣṭhaḥ punar eva hi
nyamantrayata dharmātmā punaḥ punar udāradhīḥ R_1,051.018

bāḍham ity eva gādheyo vasiṣṭhaṃ pratyuvāca ha
yathā priyaṃ bhagavatas tathāstu munisattama R_1,051.019

evam ukto mahātejā vasiṣṭho japatāṃ varaḥ
ājuhāva tataḥ prītaḥ kalmāṣīṃ dhūtakalmaṣaḥ R_1,051.020

ehy ehi śabale kṣipraṃ śṛṇu cāpi vaco mama
sabalasyāsya rājarṣeḥ kartuṃ vyavasito 'smy aham
bhojanena mahārheṇa satkāraṃ saṃvidhatsva me R_1,051.021

yasya yasya yathākāmaṃ ṣaḍraseṣv abhipūjitam
tat sarvaṃ kāmadhug divye abhivarṣakṛte mama R_1,051.022

rasenānnena pānena lehyacoṣyeṇa saṃyutam
annānāṃ nicayaṃ sarvaṃ sṛjasva śabale tvara R_1,051.023

evam uktā vasiṣṭhena śabalā śatrusūdana
vidadhe kāmadhuk kāmān yasya yasya yathepsitam R_1,052.001

ikṣūn madhūṃs tathā lājān maireyāṃś ca varāsavān
pānāni ca mahārhāṇi bhakṣyāṃś coccāvacāṃs tathā R_1,052.002

uṣṇāḍhyasyaudanasyāpi rāśayaḥ parvatopamāḥ
mṛṣṭānnāni ca sūpāś ca dadhikulyās tathaiva ca R_1,052.003

nānāsvādurasānāṃ ca ṣāḍavānāṃ tathaiva ca
bhājanāni supūrṇāni gauḍāni ca sahasraśaḥ R_1,052.004

sarvam āsīt susaṃtuṣṭaṃ hṛṣṭapuṣṭajanākulam
viśvāmitrabalaṃ rāma vasiṣṭhenābhitarpitam R_1,052.005

viśvāmitro 'pi rājarṣir hṛṣṭapuṣṭas tadābhavat
sāntaḥ puravaro rājā sabrāhmaṇapurohitaḥ R_1,052.006

sāmātyo mantrisahitaḥ sabhṛtyaḥ pūjitas tadā
yuktaḥ pareṇa harṣeṇa vasiṣṭham idam abravīt R_1,052.007

pūjito 'haṃ tvayā brahman pūjārheṇa susatkṛtaḥ
śrūyatām abhidhāsyāmi vākyaṃ vākyaviśārada R_1,052.008

gavāṃ śatasahasreṇa dīyatāṃ śabalā mama
ratnaṃ hi bhagavann etad ratnahārī ca pārthivaḥ
tasmān me śabalāṃ dehi mamaiṣā dharmato dvija R_1,052.009

evam uktas tu bhagavān vasiṣṭho munisattamaḥ
viśvāmitreṇa dharmātmā pratyuvāca mahīpatim R_1,052.010

nāhaṃ śatasahasreṇa nāpi koṭiśatair gavām
rājan dāsyāmi śabalāṃ rāśibhī rajatasya vā R_1,052.011

na parityāgam arheyaṃ matsakāśād ariṃdama
śāśvatī śabalā mahyaṃ kīrtir ātmavato yathā R_1,052.012

asyāṃ havyaṃ ca kavyaṃ ca prāṇayātrā tathaiva ca
āyattam agnihotraṃ ca balir homas tathaiva ca R_1,052.013

svāhākāravaṣaṭkārau vidyāś ca vividhās tathā
āyattam atra rājarṣe sarvam etan na saṃśayaḥ R_1,052.014

sarva svam etat satyena mama tuṣṭikarī sadā
kāraṇair bahubhī rājan na dāsye śabalāṃ tava R_1,052.015

vasiṣṭhenaivam uktas tu viśvāmitro 'bravīt tataḥ
saṃrabdhataram atyarthaṃ vākyaṃ vākyaviśāradaḥ R_1,052.016

hairaṇyakakṣyāgraiveyān suvarṇāṅkuśabhūṣitān
dadāmi kuñjarāṇāṃ te sahasrāṇi caturdaśa R_1,052.017

hairaṇyānāṃ rathānāṃ ca śvetāśvānāṃ caturyujām
dadāmi te śatāny aṣṭau kiṅkiṇīkavibhūṣitān R_1,052.018

hayānāṃ deśajātānāṃ kulajānāṃ mahaujasām
sahasram ekaṃ daśa ca dadāmi tava suvrata R_1,052.019

nānāvarṇavibhaktānāṃ vayaḥsthānāṃ tathaiva ca
dadāmy ekāṃ gavāṃ koṭiṃ śabalā dīyatāṃ mama R_1,052.020

evam uktas tu bhagavān viśvāmitreṇa dhīmatā
na dāsyāmīti śabalāṃ prāha rājan kathaṃ cana R_1,052.021

etad eva hi me ratnam etad eva hi me dhanam
etad eva hi sarvasvam etad eva hi jīvitam R_1,052.022

darśaś ca pūrṇamāsaś ca yajñāś caivāptadakṣiṇāḥ
etad eva hi me rājan vividhāś ca kriyās tathā R_1,052.023

adomūlāḥ kriyāḥ sarvā mama rājan na saṃśayaḥ
bahūnāṃ kiṃ pralāpena na dāsye kāmadohinīm R_1,052.024

kāmadhenuṃ vasiṣṭho 'pi yadā na tyajate muniḥ
tadāsya śabalāṃ rāma viśvāmitro 'nvakarṣata R_1,053.001

nīyamānā tu śabalā rāma rājñā mahātmanā
duḥkhitā cintayām āsa rudantī śokakarśitā R_1,053.002

parityaktā vasiṣṭhena kim ahaṃ sumahātmanā
yāhaṃ rājabhṛtair dīnā hriyeyaṃ bhṛśaduḥkhitā R_1,053.003

kiṃ mayāpakṛtaṃ tasya maharṣer bhāvitātmanaḥ
yan mām anāgasaṃ bhaktām iṣṭāṃ tyajati dhārmikaḥ R_1,053.004

iti sā cintayitvā tu niḥśvasya ca punaḥ punaḥ
jagāma vegena tadā vasiṣṭhaṃ paramaujasaṃ R_1,053.005

nirdhūya tāṃs tadā bhṛtyāñ śataśaḥ śatrusūdana
jagāmānilavegena pādamūlaṃ mahātmanaḥ R_1,053.006

śabalā sā rudantī ca krośantī cedam abravīt
vasiṣṭhasyāgrataḥ sthitvā meghadundubhirāviṇī R_1,053.007

bhagavan kiṃ parityaktā tvayāhaṃ brahmaṇaḥ suta
yasmād rājabhṛtā māṃ hi nayante tvatsakāśataḥ R_1,053.008

evam uktas tu brahmarṣir idaṃ vacanam abravīt
śokasaṃtaptahṛdayāṃ svasāram iva duḥkhitām R_1,053.009

na tvāṃ tyajāmi śabale nāpi me 'pakṛtaṃ tvayā
eṣa tvāṃ nayate rājā balān matto mahābalaḥ R_1,053.010

na hi tulyaṃ balaṃ mahyaṃ rājā tv adya viśeṣataḥ
balī rājā kṣatriyaś ca pṛthivyāḥ patir eva ca R_1,053.011

iyam akṣauhiṇīpūrṇā savājirathasaṃkulā
hastidhvajasamākīrṇā tenāsau balavattaraḥ R_1,053.012

evam uktā vasiṣṭhena pratyuvāca vinītavat
vacanaṃ vacanajñā sā brahmarṣim amitaprabham R_1,053.013

na balaṃ kṣatriyasyāhur brāhmaṇo balavattaraḥ
brahman brahmabalaṃ divyaṃ kṣatrāt tu balavattaram R_1,053.014

aprameyabalaṃ tubhyaṃ na tvayā balavattaraḥ
viśvāmitro mahāvīryas tejas tava durāsadam R_1,053.015

niyuṅkṣva māṃ mahātejas tvadbrahmabalasaṃbhṛtām
tasya darpaṃ balaṃ yat tan nāśayāmi durātmanaḥ R_1,053.016

ity uktas tu tayā rāma vasiṣṭhaḥ sumahāyaśāḥ
sṛjasveti tadovāca balaṃ parabalārujam R_1,053.017

tasyā humbhāravotsṛṣṭāḥ pahlavāḥ śataśo nṛpa
nāśayanti balaṃ sarvaṃ viśvāmitrasya paśyataḥ R_1,053.018

sa rājā paramakruddhaḥ krodhavisphāritekṣaṇaḥ
pahlavān nāśayām āsa śastrair uccāvacair api R_1,053.019

viśvāmitrārditān dṛṣṭvā pahlavāñ śataśas tadā
bhūya evāsṛjad ghorāñ śakān yavanamiśritān R_1,053.020

tair āsīt saṃvṛtā bhūmiḥ śakair yavanamiśritaiḥ
prabhāvadbhir mahāvīryair hemakiñjalkasaṃnibhaiḥ R_1,053.021

dīrghāsipaṭṭiśadharair hemavarṇāmbarāvṛtaiḥ
nirdagdhaṃ tad balaṃ sarvaṃ pradīptair iva pāvakaiḥ R_1,053.022

tato 'strāṇi mahātejā viśvāmitro mumoca ha R_1,053.023

tatas tān ākulān dṛṣṭvā viśvāmitrāstramohitān
vasiṣṭhaś codayām āsa kāmadhuk sṛja yogataḥ R_1,054.001

tasyā humbhāravāj jātāḥ kāmbojā ravisaṃnibhāḥ
ūdhasas tv atha saṃjātāḥ pahlavāḥ śastrapāṇayaḥ R_1,054.002

yonideśāc ca yavanaḥ śakṛddeśāc chakās tathā
romakūpeṣu mecchāś ca harītāḥ sakirātakāḥ R_1,054.003

tais tan niṣūditaṃ sainyaṃ viśvamitrasya tatkṣaṇāt
sapadātigajaṃ sāśvaṃ sarathaṃ raghunandana R_1,054.004

dṛṣṭvā niṣūditaṃ sainyaṃ vasiṣṭhena mahātmanā
viśvāmitrasutānāṃ tu śataṃ nānāvidhāyudham R_1,054.005

abhyadhāvat susaṃkruddhaṃ vasiṣṭhaṃ japatāṃ varam
huṃkāreṇaiva tān sarvān nirdadāha mahān ṛṣiḥ R_1,054.006

te sāśvarathapādātā vasiṣṭhena mahātmanā
bhasmīkṛtā muhūrtena viśvāmitrasutās tadā R_1,054.007

dṛṣṭvā vināśitān putrān balaṃ ca sumahāyaśāḥ
savrīḍaś cintayāviṣṭo viśvāmitro 'bhavat tadā R_1,054.008

saṃdura iva nirvego bhagnadaṃṣṭra ivoragaḥ
uparakta ivādityaḥ sadyo niṣprabhatāṃ gataḥ R_1,054.009

hataputrabalo dīno lūnapakṣa iva dvijaḥ
hatadarpo hatotsāho nirvedaṃ samapadyata R_1,054.010

sa putram ekaṃ rājyāya pālayeti niyujya ca
pṛthivīṃ kṣatradharmeṇa vanam evānvapadyata R_1,054.011

sa gatvā himavatpārśvaṃ kiṃnaroragasevitam
mahādevaprasādārthaṃ tapas tepe mahātapāḥ R_1,054.012

kena cit tv atha kālena deveśo vṛṣabhadhvajaḥ
darśayām āsa varado viśvāmitraṃ mahāmunim R_1,054.013

kimarthaṃ tapyase rājan brūhi yat te vivakṣitam
varado 'smi varo yas te kāṅkṣitaḥ so 'bhidhīyatām R_1,054.014

evam uktas tu devena viśvāmitro mahātapāḥ
praṇipatya mahādevam idaṃ vacanam abravīt R_1,054.015

yadi tuṣṭo mahādeva dhanurvedo mamānagha
sāṅgopāṅgopaniṣadaḥ sarahasyaḥ pradīyatām R_1,054.016

yāni deveṣu cāstrāṇi dānaveṣu maharṣiṣu
gandharvayakṣarakṣaḥsu pratibhāntu mamānagha R_1,054.017

tava prasādād bhavatu devadeva mamepsitam
evam astv iti deveśo vākyam uktvā divaṃ gataḥ R_1,054.018

prāpya cāstrāṇi rājarṣir viśvāmitro mahābalaḥ
darpeṇa mahatā yukto darpapūrṇo 'bhavat tadā R_1,054.019

vivardhamāno vīryeṇa samudra iva parvaṇi
hatam eva tadā mene vasiṣṭham ṛṣisattamam R_1,054.020

tato gatvāśramapadaṃ mumocāstrāṇi pārthivaḥ
yais tat tapovanaṃ sarvaṃ nirdagdhaṃ cāstratejasā R_1,054.021

udīryamāṇam astraṃ tad viśvāmitrasya dhīmataḥ
dṛṣṭvā vipradrutā bhītā munayaḥ śataśo diśaḥ R_1,054.022

vasiṣṭhasya ca ye śiṣyās tathaiva mṛgapakṣiṇaḥ
vidravanti bhayād bhītā nānādigbhyaḥ sahasraśaḥ R_1,054.023

vasiṣṭhasyāśramapadaṃ śūnyam āsīn mahātmanaḥ
muhūrtam iva niḥśabdam āsīd īriṇasaṃnibham R_1,054.024

vadato vai vasiṣṭhasya mā bhaiṣṭeti muhur muhuḥ
nāśayāmy adya gādheyaṃ nīhāram iva bhāskaraḥ R_1,054.025

evam uktvā mahātejā vasiṣṭho japatāṃ varaḥ
viśvāmitraṃ tadā vākyaṃ saroṣam idam abravīt R_1,054.026

āśramaṃ cirasaṃvṛddhaṃ yad vināśitavān asi
durācāro 'si yan mūḍha tasmāt tvaṃ na bhaviṣyasi R_1,054.027

ity uktvā paramakruddho daṇḍam udyamya satvaraḥ
vidhūma iva kālāgnir yamadaṇḍam ivāparam R_1,054.028

evam ukto vasiṣṭhena viśvāmitro mahābalaḥ
āgneyam astram utkṣipya tiṣṭha tiṣṭheti cābravīt R_1,055.001

vasiṣṭho bhagavān krodhād idaṃ vacanam abravīt R_1,055.002

kṣatrabandho sthito 'smy eṣa yad balaṃ tad vidarśaya
nāśayāmy eṣa te darpaṃ śastrasya tava gādhija R_1,055.003

kva ca te kṣatriyabalaṃ kva ca brahmabalaṃ mahat
paśya brahmabalaṃ divyaṃ mama kṣatriyapāṃsana R_1,055.004

tasyāstraṃ gādhiputrasya ghoram āgneyam uttamam
brahmadaṇḍena tac chāntam agner vega ivāmbhasā R_1,055.005

vāruṇaṃ caiva raudraṃ ca aindraṃ pāśupataṃ tathā
aiṣīkaṃ cāpi cikṣepa ruṣito gādhinandanaḥ R_1,055.006

mānavaṃ mohanaṃ caiva gāndharvaṃ svāpanaṃ tathā
jṛmbhaṇaṃ mohanaṃ caiva saṃtāpanavilāpane R_1,055.007

śoṣaṇaṃ dāraṇaṃ caiva vajram astraṃ sudurjayam
brahmapāśaṃ kālapāśaṃ vāruṇaṃ pāśam eva ca R_1,055.008

pinākāstraṃ ca dayitaṃ śuṣkārdre aśanī tathā
daṇḍāstram atha paiśācaṃ krauñcam astraṃ tathaiva ca R_1,055.009

dharmacakraṃ kālacakraṃ viṣṇucakraṃ tathaiva ca
vāyavyaṃ mathanaṃ caiva astraṃ hayaśiras tathā R_1,055.010

śaktidvayaṃ ca cikṣepa kaṅkālaṃ musalaṃ tathā
vaidyādharaṃ mahāstraṃ ca kālāstram atha dāruṇam R_1,055.011

triśūlam astraṃ ghoraṃ ca kāpālam atha kaṅkaṇam
etāny astrāṇi cikṣepa sarvāṇi raghunandana R_1,055.012

vasiṣṭhe japatāṃ śreṣṭhe tad adbhutam ivābhavat
tāni sarvāṇi daṇḍena grasate brahmaṇaḥ sutaḥ R_1,055.013

teṣu śānteṣu brahmāstraṃ kṣiptavān gādhinandanaḥ
tad astram udyataṃ dṛṣṭvā devāḥ sāgnipurogamāḥ R_1,055.014

devarṣayaś ca saṃbhrāntā gandharvāḥ samahoragāḥ
trailokyam āsīt saṃtrastaṃ brahmāstre samudīrite R_1,055.015

tad apy astraṃ mahāghoraṃ brāhmaṃ brāhmeṇa tejasā
vasiṣṭho grasate sarvaṃ brahmadaṇḍena rāghava R_1,055.016

brahmāstraṃ grasamānasya vasiṣṭhasya mahātmanaḥ
trailokyamohanaṃ raudraṃ rūpam āsīt sudāruṇam R_1,055.017

romakūpeṣu sarveṣu vasiṣṭhasya mahātmanaḥ
marīcya iva niṣpetur agner dhūmākulārciṣaḥ R_1,055.018

prājvalad brahmadaṇḍaś ca vasiṣṭhasya karodyataḥ
vidhūma iva kālāgnir yamadaṇḍa ivāparaḥ R_1,055.019

tato 'stuvan munigaṇā vasiṣṭhaṃ japatāṃ varam
amoghaṃ te balaṃ brahmaṃs tejo dhāraya tejasā R_1,055.020

nigṛhītas tvayā brahman viśvāmitro mahātapāḥ
prasīda japatāṃ śreṣṭha lokāḥ santu gatavyathāḥ R_1,055.021

evam ukto mahātejāḥ śamaṃ cakre mahātapāḥ
viśvāmitro 'pi nikṛto viniḥśvasyedam abravīt R_1,055.022

dhig balaṃ kṣatriyabalaṃ brahmatejobalaṃ balam
ekena brahmadaṇḍena sarvāstrāṇi hatāni me R_1,055.023

tad etat samavekṣyāhaṃ prasannendriyamānasaḥ
tapo mahat samāsthāsye yad vai brahmatvakārakam R_1,055.024

tataḥ saṃtaptahṛdayaḥ smaran nigraham ātmanaḥ
viniḥśvasya viniḥśvasya kṛtavairo mahātmanā R_1,056.001

sa dakṣiṇāṃ diśaṃ gatvā mahiṣyā saha rāghava
tatāpa paramaṃ ghoraṃ viśvāmitro mahātapāḥ
phalamūlāśano dāntaś cacāra paramaṃ tapaḥ R_1,056.002

athāsya jajñire putrāḥ satyadharmaparāyaṇāḥ
haviṣpando madhuṣpando dṛḍhanetro mahārathaḥ R_1,056.003

pūrṇe varṣasahasre tu brahmā lokapitāmahaḥ
abravīn madhuraṃ vākyaṃ viśvāmitraṃ tapodhanam R_1,056.004

jitā rājarṣilokās te tapasā kuśikātmaja
anena tapasā tvāṃ hi rājarṣir iti vidmahe R_1,056.005

evam uktvā mahātejā jagāma saha daivataiḥ
triviṣṭapaṃ brahmalokaṃ lokānāṃ parameśvaraḥ R_1,056.006

viśvāmitro 'pi tac chrutvā hriyā kiṃ cid avāṅmukhaḥ
duḥkhena mahatāviṣṭaḥ samanyur idam abravīt R_1,056.007

tapaś ca sumahat taptaṃ rājarṣir iti māṃ viduḥ
devāḥ sarṣigaṇāḥ sarve nāsti manye tapaḥphalam R_1,056.008

evaṃ niścitya manasā bhūya eva mahātapāḥ
tapaś cacāra kākutstha paramaṃ paramātmavān R_1,056.009

etasminn eva kāle tu satyavādī jitendriyaḥ
triśaṅkur iti vikhyāta ikṣvāku kulanandanaḥ R_1,056.010

tasya buddhiḥ samutpannā yajeyam iti rāghava
gaccheyaṃ svaśarīreṇa devānāṃ paramāṃ gatim R_1,056.011

sa vasiṣṭhaṃ samāhūya kathayām āsa cintitam
aśakyam iti cāpy ukto vasiṣṭhena mahātmanā R_1,056.012

pratyākhyāto vasiṣṭhena sa yayau dakṣiṇāṃ diśam
vasiṣṭhā dīrgha tapasas tapo yatra hi tepire R_1,056.013

triśaṅkuḥ sumahātejāḥ śataṃ paramabhāsvaram
vasiṣṭhaputrān dadṛśe tapyamānān yaśasvinaḥ R_1,056.014

so 'bhigamya mahātmānaḥ sarvān eva guroḥ sutān
abhivādyānupūrvyeṇa hriyā kiṃ cid avāṅmukhaḥ
abravīt sumahātejāḥ sarvān eva kṛtāñjaliḥ R_1,056.015

śaraṇaṃ vaḥ prapadye 'haṃ śaraṇyāñ śaraṇāgataḥ
pratyākhyāto 'smi bhadraṃ vo vasiṣṭhena mahātmanā R_1,056.016

yaṣṭukāmo mahāyajñaṃ tad anujñātum arthatha
guruputrān ahaṃ sarvān namaskṛtya prasādaye R_1,056.017

śirasā praṇato yāce brāhmaṇāṃs tapasi sthitān
te māṃ bhavantaḥ siddhyarthaṃ yājayantu samāhitāḥ
saśarīro yathāhaṃ hi devalokam avāpnuyām R_1,056.018

pratyākhyāto vasiṣṭhena gatim anyāṃ tapodhanāḥ
guruputrān ṛte sarvān nāhaṃ paśyāmi kāṃ cana R_1,056.019

ikṣvākūṇāṃ hi sarveṣāṃ purodhāḥ paramā gatiḥ
tasmād anantaraṃ sarve bhavanto daivataṃ mama R_1,056.020

tatas triśaṅkor vacanaṃ śrutvā krodhasamanvitam
ṛṣiputraśataṃ rāma rājānam idam abravīt R_1,057.001

pratyākhyāto 'si durbuddhe guruṇā satyavādinā
taṃ kathaṃ samatikramya śākhāntaram upeyivān R_1,057.002

ikṣvākūṇāṃ hi sarveṣāṃ purodhāḥ paramā gatiḥ
na cātikramituṃ śakyaṃ vacanaṃ satyavādinaḥ R_1,057.003

aśakyam iti covāca vasiṣṭho bhagavān ṛṣiḥ
taṃ vayaṃ vai samāhartuṃ kratuṃ śaktāḥ kathaṃ tava R_1,057.004

bāliśas tvaṃ naraśreṣṭha gamyatāṃ svapuraṃ punaḥ
yājane bhagavāñ śaktas trailokyasyāpi pārthiva R_1,057.005

teṣāṃ tad vacanaṃ śrutvā krodhaparyākulākṣaram
sa rājā punar evaitān idaṃ vacanam abravīt R_1,057.006

pratyākhyāto 'smi guruṇā guruputrais tathaiva ca
anyāṃ gatiṃ gamiṣyāmi svasti vo 'stu tapodhanāḥ R_1,057.007

ṛṣiputrās tu tac chrutvā vākyaṃ ghorābhisaṃhitam
śepuḥ paramasaṃkruddhāś caṇḍālatvaṃ gamiṣyasi
evam uktvā mahātmāno viviśus te svam āśramam R_1,057.008

atha rātryāṃ vyatītāyāṃ rājā caṇḍālatāṃ gataḥ
nīlavastradharo nīlaḥ paruṣo dhvastamūrdhajaḥ
cityamālyānulepaś ca āyasābharaṇo 'bhavat R_1,057.009

taṃ dṛṣṭvā mantriṇaḥ sarve tyaktvā caṇḍālarūpiṇam
prādravan sahitā rāma paurā ye 'syānugāminaḥ R_1,057.010

eko hi rājā kākutstha jagāma paramātmavān
dahyamāno divārātraṃ viśvāmitraṃ tapodhanam R_1,057.011

viśvāmitras tu taṃ dṛṣṭvā rājānaṃ viphalīkṛtam
caṇḍālarūpiṇaṃ rāma muniḥ kāruṇyam āgataḥ R_1,057.012

kāruṇyāt sa mahātejā vākyaṃ parama dhārmikaḥ
idaṃ jagāda bhadraṃ te rājānaṃ ghoradarśanam R_1,057.013

kim āgamanakāryaṃ te rājaputra mahābala
ayodhyādhipate vīra śāpāc caṇḍālatāṃ gataḥ R_1,057.014

atha tad vākyam ākarṇya rājā caṇḍālatāṃ gataḥ
abravīt prāñjalir vākyaṃ vākyajño vākyakovidam R_1,057.015

pratyākhyāto 'smi guruṇā guruputrais tathaiva ca
anavāpyaiva taṃ kāmaṃ mayā prāpto viparyayaḥ R_1,057.016

saśarīro divaṃ yāyām iti me saumyadarśanam
mayā ceṣṭaṃ kratuśataṃ tac ca nāvāpyate phalam R_1,057.017

anṛtaṃ nokta pūrvaṃ me na ca vakṣye kadā cana
kṛcchreṣv api gataḥ saumya kṣatradharmeṇa te śape R_1,057.018

yajñair bahuvidhair iṣṭaṃ prajā dharmeṇa pālitāḥ
guravaś ca mahātmānaḥ śīlavṛttena toṣitāḥ R_1,057.019

dharme prayatamānasya yajñaṃ cāhartum icchataḥ
paritoṣaṃ na gacchanti guravo munipuṃgava R_1,057.020

daivam eva paraṃ manye pauruṣaṃ tu nirarthakam
daivenākramyate sarvaṃ daivaṃ hi paramā gatiḥ R_1,057.021

tasya me paramārtasya prasādam abhikāṅkṣataḥ
kartum arhasi bhadraṃ te daivopahatakarmaṇaḥ R_1,057.022

nānyāṃ gatiṃ gamiṣyāmi nānyaḥ śaraṇam asti me
daivaṃ puruṣakāreṇa nivartayitum arhasi R_1,057.023

uktavākyaṃ tu rājānaṃ kṛpayā kuśikātmajaḥ
abravīn madhuraṃ vākyaṃ sākṣāc caṇḍālarūpiṇam R_1,058.001

ikṣvāko svāgataṃ vatsa jānāmi tvāṃ sudhārmikam
śaraṇaṃ te bhaviṣyāmi mā bhaiṣīr nṛpapuṃgava R_1,058.002

aham āmantraye sarvān maharṣīn puṇyakarmaṇaḥ
yajñasāhyakarān rājaṃs tato yakṣyasi nirvṛtaḥ R_1,058.003

guruśāpakṛtaṃ rūpaṃ yad idaṃ tvayi vartate
anena saha rūpeṇa saśarīro gamiṣyasi R_1,058.004

hastaprāptam ahaṃ manye svargaṃ tava nareśvara
yas tvaṃ kauśikam āgamya śaraṇyaṃ śaraṇaṃ gataḥ R_1,058.005

evam uktvā mahātejāḥ putrān paramadhārmikān
vyādideśa mahāprājñān yajñasaṃbhārakāraṇāt R_1,058.006

sarvāñ śiṣyān samāhūya vākyam etad uvāca ha R_1,058.007

sarvān ṛṣivarān vatsā ānayadhvaṃ mamājñayā
saśiṣyān suhṛdaś caiva sartvijaḥ subahuśrutān R_1,058.008

yad anyo vacanaṃ brūyān madvākyabalacoditaḥ
tat sarvam akhilenoktaṃ mamākhyeyam anādṛtam R_1,058.009

tasya tad vacanaṃ śrutvā diśo jagmus tadājñayā
ājagmur atha deśebhyaḥ sarvebhyo brahmavādinaḥ R_1,058.010

te ca śiṣyāḥ samāgamya muniṃ jvalitatejasaṃ
ūcuś ca vacanaṃ sarve sarveṣāṃ brahmavādinām R_1,058.011

śrutvā te vacanaṃ sarve samāyānti dvijātayaḥ
sarvadeśeṣu cāgacchan varjayitvā mahodayam R_1,058.012

vāsiṣṭhaṃ tac chataṃ sarvaṃ krodhaparyākulākṣaram
yad āha vacanaṃ sarvaṃ śṛṇu tvaṃ munipuṃgava R_1,058.013

kṣatriyo yājako yasya caṇḍālasya viśeṣataḥ
kathaṃ sadasi bhoktāro havis tasya surarṣayaḥ R_1,058.014

brāhmaṇā vā mahātmāno bhuktvā caṇḍālabhojanam
kathaṃ svargaṃ gamiṣyanti viśvāmitreṇa pālitāḥ R_1,058.015

etad vacanaṃ naiṣṭhuryam ūcuḥ saṃraktalocanāḥ
vāsiṣṭhā muniśārdūla sarve te samahodayāḥ R_1,058.016

teṣāṃ tad vacanaṃ śrutvā sarveṣāṃ munipuṃgavaḥ
krodhasaṃraktanayanaḥ saroṣam idam abravīt R_1,058.017

yad dūṣayanty aduṣṭaṃ māṃ tapa ugraṃ samāsthitam
bhasmībhūtā durātmāno bhaviṣyanti na saṃśayaḥ R_1,058.018

adya te kālapāśena nītā vaivasvatakṣayam
saptajātiśatāny eva mṛtapāḥ santu sarvaśaḥ R_1,058.019

śvamāṃsaniyatāhārā muṣṭikā nāma nirghṛṇāḥ
vikṛtāś ca virūpāś ca lokān anucarantv imān R_1,058.020

mahodayaś ca durbuddhir mām adūṣyaṃ hy adūṣayat
dūṣiṭaḥ sarvalokeṣu niṣādatvaṃ gamiṣyati R_1,058.021

prāṇātipātanirato niranukrośatāṃ gataḥ
dīrghakālaṃ mama krodhād durgatiṃ vartayiṣyati R_1,058.022

etāvad uktvā vacanaṃ viśvāmitro mahātapāḥ
virarāma mahātejā ṛṣimadhye mahāmuniḥ R_1,058.023

tapobalahatān kṛtvā vāsiṣṭhān samahodayān
ṛṣimadhye mahātejā viśvāmitro 'bhyabhāṣata R_1,059.001

ayam ikṣvākudāyādas triśaṅkur iti viśrutaḥ
dharmiṣṭhaś ca vadānyaś ca māṃ caiva śaraṇaṃ gataḥ
svenānena śarīreṇa devalokajigīṣayā R_1,059.002

yathāyaṃ svaśarīreṇa devalokaṃ gamiṣyati
tathā pravartyatāṃ yajño bhavadbhiś ca mayā saha R_1,059.003

viśvāmitravacaḥ śrutvā sarva eva maharṣayaḥ
ūcuḥ sametya sahitā dharmajñā dharmasaṃhitam R_1,059.004

ayaṃ kuśikadāyādo muniḥ paramakopanaḥ
yad āha vacanaṃ samyag etat kāryaṃ na saṃśayaḥ R_1,059.005

agnikalpo hi bhagavāñ śāpaṃ dāsyati roṣitaḥ
tasmāt pravartyatāṃ yajñaḥ saśarīro yathā divam
gacched ikṣvākudāyādo viśvāmitrasya tejasā R_1,059.006

tataḥ pravartyatāṃ yajñaḥ sarve samadhitiṣṭhate R_1,059.007

evam uktvā maharṣayaḥ saṃjahrus tāḥ kriyās tadā
yājakāś ca mahātejā viśvāmitro 'bhavat kratau R_1,059.008

ṛtvijaś cānupūrvyeṇa mantravan mantrakovidāḥ
cakruḥ sarvāṇi karmāṇi yathākalpaṃ yathāvidhi R_1,059.009

tataḥ kālena mahatā viśvāmitro mahātapāḥ
cakārāvāhanaṃ tatra bhāgārthaṃ sarvadevatāḥ R_1,059.010

nāhyāgamaṃs tadāhūtā bhāgārthaṃ sarvadevatāḥ
tataḥ krodhasamāviṣṭo viśvamitro mahāmuniḥ R_1,059.011

sruvam udyamya sakrodhas triśaṅkum idam abravīt
paśya me tapaso vīryaṃ svārjitasya nareśvara R_1,059.012

eṣa tvāṃ svaśarīreṇa nayāmi svargam ojasā
duṣprāpaṃ svaśarīreṇa divaṃ gaccha narādhipa R_1,059.013

svārjitaṃ kiṃ cid apy asti mayā hi tapasaḥ phalam
rājaṃs tvaṃ tejasā tasya saśarīro divaṃ vraja R_1,059.014

uktavākye munau tasmin saśarīro nareśvaraḥ
divaṃ jagāma kākutstha munīnāṃ paśyatāṃ tadā R_1,059.015

devalokagataṃ dṛṣṭvā triśaṅkuṃ pākaśāsanaḥ
saha sarvaiḥ suragaṇair idaṃ vacanam abravīt R_1,059.016

triśaṅko gaccha bhūyas tvaṃ nāsi svargakṛtālayaḥ
guruśāpahato mūḍha pata bhūmim avākśirāḥ R_1,059.017

evam ukto mahendreṇa triśaṅkur apatat punaḥ
vikrośamānas trāhīti viśvāmitraṃ tapodhanam R_1,059.018

tac chrutvā vacanaṃ tasya krośamānasya kauśikaḥ
roṣam āhārayat tīvraṃ tiṣṭha tiṣṭheti cābravīt R_1,059.019

ṛṣimadhye sa tejasvī prajāpatir ivāparaḥ
sṛjan dakṣiṇamārgasthān saptarṣīn aparān punaḥ R_1,059.020

nakṣatramālām aparām asṛjat krodhamūrchitaḥ
dakṣiṇāṃ diśam āsthāya munimadhye mahāyaśāḥ R_1,059.021

sṛṣṭvā nakṣatravaṃśaṃ ca krodhena kaluṣīkṛtaḥ
anyam indraṃ kariṣyāmi loko vā syād anindrakaḥ
daivatāny api sa krodhāt sraṣṭuṃ samupacakrame R_1,059.022

tataḥ paramasaṃbhrāntāḥ sarṣisaṃghāḥ surarṣabhāḥ
viśvāmitraṃ mahātmānam ūcuḥ sānunayaṃ vacaḥ R_1,059.023

ayaṃ rājā mahābhāga guruśāpaparikṣataḥ
saśarīro divaṃ yātuṃ nārhaty eva tapodhana R_1,059.024

teṣāṃ tad vacanaṃ śrutvā devānāṃ munipuṃgavaḥ
abravīt sumahad vākyaṃ kauśikaḥ sarvadevatāḥ R_1,059.025

saśarīrasya bhadraṃ vas triśaṅkor asya bhūpateḥ
ārohaṇaṃ pratijñāya nānṛtaṃ kartum utsahe R_1,059.026

sargo 'stu saśarīrasya triśaṅkor asya śāśvataḥ
nakṣatrāṇi ca sarvāṇi māmakāni dhruvāṇy atha R_1,059.027

yāval lokā dhariṣyanti tiṣṭhantv etāni sarvaśaḥ
matkṛtāni surāḥ sarve tad anujñātum arhatha R_1,059.028

evam uktāḥ surāḥ sarve pratyūcur munipuṃgavam R_1,059.029

evaṃ bhavatu bhadraṃ te tiṣṭhantv etāni sarvaśaḥ
gagane tāny anekāni vaiśvānarapathād bahiḥ R_1,059.030

nakṣatrāṇi muniśreṣṭha teṣu jyotiḥṣu jājvalan
avākśirās triśaṅkuś ca tiṣṭhatv amarasaṃnibhaḥ R_1,059.031

viśvāmitras tu dharmātmā sarvadevair abhiṣṭutaḥ
ṛṣibhiś ca mahātejā bāḍham ity āha devatāḥ R_1,059.032

tato devā mahātmāno munayaś ca tapodhanāḥ
jagmur yathāgataṃ sarve yajñasyānte narottama R_1,059.033

viśvāmitro mahātmātha prasthitān prekṣya tān ṛṣīn
abravīn naraśārdūla sarvāṃs tān vanavāsinaḥ R_1,060.001

mahāvighnaḥ pravṛtto 'yaṃ dakṣiṇām āsthito diśam
diśam anyāṃ prapatsyāmas tatra tapsyāmahe tapaḥ R_1,060.002

paścimāyāṃ viśālāyāṃ puṣkareṣu mahātmanaḥ
sukhaṃ tapaś cariṣyāmaḥ paraṃ tad dhi tapovanam R_1,060.003

evam uktvā mahātejāḥ puṣkareṣu mahāmuniḥ
tapa ugraṃ durādharṣaṃ tepe mūlaphalāśanaḥ R_1,060.004

etasminn eva kāle tu ayodhyādhipatir nṛpaḥ
ambarīṣa iti khyāto yaṣṭuṃ samupacakrame R_1,060.005

tasya vai yajamānasya paśum indro jahāra ha
pranaṣṭe tu paśau vipro rājānam idam abravīt R_1,060.006

paśur adya hṛto rājan pranaṣṭas tava durnayāt
arakṣitāraṃ rājānaṃ ghnanti doṣā nareśvara R_1,060.007

prāyaścittaṃ mahad dhy etan naraṃ vā puruṣarṣabha
ānayasva paśuṃ śīghraṃ yāvat karma pravartate R_1,060.008

upādhyāya vacaḥ śrutvā sa rājā puruṣarṣabha
anviyeṣa mahābuddhiḥ paśuṃ gobhiḥ sahasraśaḥ R_1,060.009

deśāñ janapadāṃs tāṃs tān nagarāṇi vanāni ca
āśramāṇi ca puṇyāni mārgamāṇo mahīpatiḥ R_1,060.010

sa putrasahitaṃ tāta sabhāryaṃ raghunandana
bhṛgutuṅge samāsīnam ṛcīkaṃ saṃdadarśa ha R_1,060.011

tam uvāca mahātejāḥ praṇamyābhiprasādya ca
brahmarṣiṃ tapasā dīptaṃ rājarṣir amitaprabhaḥ
pṛṣṭvā sarvatra kuśalam ṛcīkaṃ tam idaṃ vacaḥ R_1,060.012

gavāṃ śatasahasreṇa vikriṇīṣe sutaṃ yadi
paśor arthe mahābhāga kṛtakṛtyo 'smi bhārgava R_1,060.013

sarve parisṛtā deśā yajñiyaṃ na labhe paśum
dātum arhasi mūlyena sutam ekam ito mama R_1,060.014

evam ukto mahātejā ṛcīkas tv abravīd vacaḥ
nāhaṃ jyeṣṭhaṃ naraśreṣṭhaṃ vikrīṇīyāṃ kathaṃ cana R_1,060.015

ṛcīkasya vacaḥ śrutvā teṣāṃ mātā mahātmanām
uvāca naraśārdūlam ambarīṣaṃ tapasvinī R_1,060.016

mamāpi dayitaṃ viddhi kaniṣṭhaṃ śunakaṃ nṛpa R_1,060.017

prāyeṇa hi naraśreṣṭha jyeṣṭhāḥ pitṛṣu vallabhāḥ
mātṝṇāṃ ca kanīyāṃsas tasmād rakṣe kanīyasaṃ R_1,060.018

uktavākye munau tasmin munipatnyāṃ tathaiva ca
śunaḥśepaḥ svayaṃ rāma madhyamo vākyam abravīt R_1,060.019

pitā jyeṣṭham avikreyaṃ mātā cāha kanīyasaṃ
vikrītaṃ madhyamaṃ manye rājan putraṃ nayasva mām R_1,060.020

gavāṃ śatasahasreṇa śunaḥśepaṃ nareśvaraḥ
gṛhītvā paramaprīto jagāma raghunandana R_1,060.021

ambarīṣas tu rājarṣī ratham āropya satvaraḥ
śunaḥśepaṃ mahātejā jagāmāśu mahāyaśāḥ R_1,060.022

śunaḥśepaṃ naraśreṣṭha gṛhītvā tu mahāyaśāḥ
vyaśrāmyat puṣkare rājā madhyāhne raghunandana R_1,061.001

tasya viśramamāṇasya śunaḥśepo mahāyaśāḥ
puṣkaraṃ śreṣṭham āgamya viśvāmitraṃ dadarśa ha R_1,061.002

viṣaṇṇavadano dīnas tṛṣṇayā ca śrameṇa ca
papātāṅke mune rāma vākyaṃ cedam uvāca ha R_1,061.003

na me 'sti mātā na pitā jñātayo bāndhavāḥ kutaḥ
trātum arhasi māṃ saumya dharmeṇa munipuṃgava R_1,061.004

trātā tvaṃ hi muniśreṣṭha sarveṣāṃ tvaṃ hi bhāvanaḥ
rājā ca kṛtakāryaḥ syād ahaṃ dīrghāyur avyayaḥ R_1,061.005

svargalokam upāśnīyāṃ tapas taptvā hy anuttamam
sa me nātho hy anāthasya bhava bhavyena cetasā
piteva putraṃ dharmātmaṃs trātum arhasi kilbiṣāt R_1,061.006

tasya tad vacanaṃ śrutvā viśvāmitro mahātapāḥ
sāntvayitvā bahuvidhaṃ putrān idam uvāca ha R_1,061.007

yatkṛte pitaraḥ putrāñ janayanti śubhārthinaḥ
paralokahitārthāya tasya kālo 'yam āgataḥ R_1,061.008

ayaṃ munisuto bālo mattaḥ śaraṇam icchati
asya jīvitamātreṇa priyaṃ kuruta putrakāḥ R_1,061.009

sarve sukṛtakarmāṇaḥ sarve dharmaparāyaṇāḥ
paśubhūtā narendrasya tṛptim agneḥ prayacchata R_1,061.010

nāthavāṃś ca śunaḥśepo yajñaś cāvighnato bhavet
devatās tarpitāś ca syur mama cāpi kṛtaṃ vacaḥ R_1,061.011

munes tu vacanaṃ śrutvā madhuṣyandādayaḥ sutāḥ
sābhimānaṃ naraśreṣṭha salīlam idam abruvan R_1,061.012

katham ātmasutān hitvā trāyase 'nyasutaṃ vibho
akāryam iva paśyāmaḥ śvamāṃsam iva bhojane R_1,061.013

teṣāṃ tad vacanaṃ śrutvā putrāṇāṃ munipuṃgavaḥ
krodhasaṃraktanayano vyāhartum upacakrame R_1,061.014

niḥsādhvasam idaṃ proktaṃ dharmād api vigarhitam
atikramya tu madvākyaṃ dāruṇaṃ romaharṣaṇam R_1,061.015

śvamāṃsabhojinaḥ sarve vāsiṣṭhā iva jātiṣu
pūrṇaṃ varṣasahasraṃ tu pṛthivyām anuvatsyatha R_1,061.016

kṛtvā śāpasamāyuktān putrān munivaras tadā
śunaḥśepam uvācārtaṃ kṛtvā rakṣāṃ nirāmayām R_1,061.017

pavitrapāśair āsakto raktamālyānulepanaḥ
vaiṣṇavaṃ yūpam āsādya vāgbhir agnim udāhara R_1,061.018

ime tu gāthe dve divye gāyethā muniputraka
ambarīṣasya yajñe 'smiṃs tataḥ siddhim avāpsyasi R_1,061.019

śunaḥśepo gṛhītvā te dve gāthe susamāhitaḥ
tvarayā rājasiṃhaṃ tam ambarīṣam uvāca ha R_1,061.020

rājasiṃha mahāsattva śīghraṃ gacchāvahe sadaḥ
nivartayasva rājendra dīkṣāṃ ca samupāhara R_1,061.021

tad vākyam ṛṣiputrasya śrutvā harṣaṃ samutsukaḥ
jagāma nṛpatiḥ śīghraṃ yajñavāṭam atandritaḥ R_1,061.022

sadasyānumate rājā pavitrakṛtalakṣaṇam
paśuṃ raktāmbaraṃ kṛtvā yūpe taṃ samabandhayat R_1,061.023

sa baddho vāgbhir agryābhir abhituṣṭāva vai surau
indram indrānujaṃ caiva yathāvan muniputrakaḥ R_1,061.024

tataḥ prītaḥ sahasrākṣo rahasyastutitarpitaḥ
dīrgham āyus tadā prādāc chunaḥśepāya rāghava R_1,061.025

sa ca rājā naraśreṣṭha yajñasya ca samāptavān
phalaṃ bahuguṇaṃ rāma sahasrākṣaprasādajam R_1,061.026

viśvāmitro 'pi dharmātmā bhūyas tepe mahātapāḥ
puṣkareṣu naraśreṣṭha daśavarṣaśatāni ca R_1,061.027

pūrṇe varṣasahasre tu vratasnātaṃ mahāmunim
abhyāgacchan surāḥ sarve tapaḥphalacikīrṣavaḥ R_1,062.001

abravīt sumahātejā brahmā suruciraṃ vacaḥ
ṛṣis tvam asi bhadraṃ te svārjitaiḥ karmabhiḥ śubhaiḥ R_1,062.002

tam evam uktvā deveśas tridivaṃ punar abhyagāt
viśvāmitro mahātejā bhūyas tepe mahat tapaḥ R_1,062.003

tataḥ kālena mahatā menakā paramāpsarāḥ
puṣkareṣu naraśreṣṭha snātuṃ samupacakrame R_1,062.004

tāṃ dadarśa mahātejā menakāṃ kuśikātmajaḥ
rūpeṇāpratimāṃ tatra vidyutaṃ jalade yathā R_1,062.005

dṛṣṭvā kandarpavaśago munis tām idam abravīt
apsaraḥ svāgataṃ te 'stu vasa ceha mamāśrame
anugṛhṇīṣva bhadraṃ te madanena sumohitam R_1,062.006

ity uktā sā varārohā tatrāvāsam athākarot
tapaso hi mahāvighno viśvāmitram upāgataḥ R_1,062.007

tasyāṃ vasantyāṃ varṣāṇi pañca pañca ca rāghava
viśvāmitrāśrame saumya sukhena vyaticakramuḥ R_1,062.008

atha kāle gate tasmin viśvāmitro mahāmuniḥ
savrīḍa iva saṃvṛttaś cintāśokaparāyaṇaḥ R_1,062.009

buddhir muneḥ samutpannā sāmarṣā raghunandana
sarvaṃ surāṇāṃ karmaitat tapo'paharaṇaṃ mahat R_1,062.010

ahorātrāpadeśena gatāḥ saṃvatsarā daśa
kāmamohābhibhūtasya vighno 'yaṃ pratyupasthitaḥ R_1,062.011

viniḥśvasan munivaraḥ paścāttāpena duḥkhitaḥ R_1,062.012

bhītām apsarasaṃ dṛṣṭvā vepantīṃ prāñjaliṃ sthitām
menakāṃ madhurair vākyair visṛjya kuśikātmajaḥ
uttaraṃ parvataṃ rāma viśvāmitro jagāma ha R_1,062.013

sa kṛtvā naiṣṭhikīṃ buddhiṃ jetukāmo mahāyaśāḥ
kauśikītīram āsādya tapas tepe sudāruṇam R_1,062.014

tasya varṣasahasraṃ tu ghoraṃ tapa upāsataḥ
uttare parvate rāma devatānām abhūd bhayam R_1,062.015

amantrayan samāgamya sarve sarṣigaṇāḥ surāḥ
maharṣiśabdaṃ labhatāṃ sādhv ayaṃ kuśikātmajaḥ R_1,062.016

devatānāṃ vacaḥ śrutvā sarvalokapitāmahaḥ
abravīn madhuraṃ vākyaṃ viśvāmitraṃ tapodhanam R_1,062.017

maharṣe svāgataṃ vatsa tapasogreṇa toṣitaḥ
mahattvam ṛṣimukhyatvaṃ dadāmi tava kauśika R_1,062.018

brahmaṇaḥ sa vacaḥ śrutvā viśvāmitras tapodhanaḥ
prāñjaliḥ praṇato bhūtvā pratyuvāca pitāmaham R_1,062.019

brahmarṣi śabdam atulaṃ svārjitaiḥ karmabhiḥ śubhaiḥ
yadi me bhagavān āha tato 'haṃ vijitendriyaḥ R_1,062.020

tam uvāca tato brahmā na tāvat tvaṃ jitendriyaḥ
yatasva muniśārdūla ity uktvā tridivaṃ gataḥ R_1,062.021

viprasthiteṣu deveṣu viśvāmitro mahāmuniḥ
ūrdhvabāhur nirālambo vāyubhakṣas tapaś caran R_1,062.022

dharme pañcatapā bhūtvā varṣāsv ākāśasaṃśrayaḥ
śiśire salilasthāyī rātryahāni tapodhanaḥ R_1,062.023

evaṃ varṣasahasraṃ hi tapo ghoram upāgamat R_1,062.024

tasmin saṃtapyamāne tu viśvāmitre mahāmunau
saṃbhramaḥ sumahān āsīt surāṇāṃ vāsavasya ca R_1,062.025

rambhām apsarasaṃ śakraḥ saha sarvair marudgaṇaiḥ
uvācātmahitaṃ vākyam ahitaṃ kauśikasya ca R_1,062.026

surakāryam idaṃ rambhe kartavyaṃ sumahat tvayā
lobhanaṃ kauśikasyeha kāmamohasamanvitam R_1,063.001

tathoktā sāpsarā rāma sahasrākṣeṇa dhīmatā
vrīḍitā prāñjalir bhūtvā pratyuvāca sureśvaram R_1,063.002

ayaṃ surapate ghoro viśvāmitro mahāmuniḥ
krodham utsrakṣyate ghoraṃ mayi deva na saṃśayaḥ
tato hi me bhayaṃ deva prasādaṃ kartum arhasi R_1,063.003

tām uvāca sahasrākṣo vepamānāṃ kṛtāñjalim
mā bhaiṣi rambhe bhadraṃ te kuruṣva mama śāsanam R_1,063.004

kokilo hṛdayagrāhī mādhave ruciradrume
ahaṃ kandarpasahitaḥ sthāsyāmi tava pārśvataḥ R_1,063.005

tvaṃ hi rūpaṃ bahuguṇaṃ kṛtvā paramabhāsvaram
tam ṛṣiṃ kauśikaṃ rambhe bhedayasva tapasvinam R_1,063.006

sā śrutvā vacanaṃ tasya kṛtvā rūpam anuttamam
lobhayām āsa lalitā viśvāmitraṃ śucismitā R_1,063.007

kokilasya tu śuśrāva valgu vyāharataḥ svanam
saṃprahṛṣṭena manasā tata enām udaikṣata R_1,063.008

atha tasya ca śabdena gītenāpratimena ca
darśanena ca rambhāyā muniḥ saṃdeham āgataḥ R_1,063.009

sahasrākṣasya tat karma vijñāya munipuṃgavaḥ
rambhāṃ krodhasamāviṣṭaḥ śaśāpa kuśikātmajaḥ R_1,063.010

yan māṃ lobhayase rambhe kāmakrodhajayaiṣiṇam
daśavarṣasahasrāṇi śailī sthāsyasi durbhage R_1,063.011

brāhmaṇaḥ sumahātejās tapobalasamanvitaḥ
uddhariṣyati rambhe tvāṃ matkrodhakaluṣīkṛtām R_1,063.012

evam uktvā mahātejā viśvāmitro mahāmuniḥ
aśaknuvan dhārayituṃ kopaṃ saṃtāpam āgataḥ R_1,063.013

tasya śāpena mahatā rambhā śailī tadābhavat
vacaḥ śrutvā ca kandarpo maharṣeḥ sa ca nirgataḥ R_1,063.014

kopena sa mahātejās tapo 'paharaṇe kṛte
indriyair ajitai rāma na lebhe śāntim ātmanaḥ R_1,063.015

atha haimavatīṃ rāma diśaṃ tyaktvā mahāmuniḥ
pūrvāṃ diśam anuprāpya tapas tepe sudāruṇam R_1,064.001

maunaṃ varṣasahasrasya kṛtvā vratam anuttamam
cakārāpratimaṃ rāma tapaḥ paramaduṣkaram R_1,064.002

pūrṇe varṣasahasre tu kāṣṭhabhūtaṃ mahāmunim
vighnair bahubhir ādhūtaṃ krodho nāntaram āviśat R_1,064.003

tato devāḥ sagandharvāḥ pannagāsurarākṣasāḥ
mohitās tejasā tasya tapasā mandaraśmayaḥ
kaśmalopahatāḥ sarve pitāmaham athābruvan R_1,064.004

bahubhiḥ kāraṇair deva viśvāmitro mahāmuniḥ
lobhitaḥ krodhitaś caiva tapasā cābhivardhate R_1,064.005

na hy asya vṛjinaṃ kiṃ cid dṛśyate sūkṣmam apy atha
na dīyate yadi tv asya manasā yad abhīpsitam
vināśayati trailokyaṃ tapasā sacarācaram
vyākulāś ca diśaḥ sarvā na ca kiṃ cit prakāśate R_1,064.006

sāgarāḥ kṣubhitāḥ sarve viśīryante ca parvatāḥ
prakampate ca pṛthivī vāyur vāti bhṛśākulaḥ R_1,064.007

buddhiṃ na kurute yāvan nāśe deva mahāmuniḥ
tāvat prasādyo bhagavān agnirūpo mahādyutiḥ R_1,064.008

kālāgninā yathā pūrvaṃ trailokyaṃ dahyate 'khilam
devarājye cikīrṣeta dīyatām asya yan matam R_1,064.009

tataḥ suragaṇāḥ sarve pitāmahapurogamāḥ
viśvāmitraṃ mahātmānaṃ vākyaṃ madhuram abruvan R_1,064.010

brahmarṣe svāgataṃ te 'stu tapasā sma sutoṣitāḥ
brāhmaṇyaṃ tapasogreṇa prāptavān asi kauśika R_1,064.011

dīrgham āyuś ca te brahman dadāmi samarudgaṇaḥ
svasti prāpnuhi bhadraṃ te gaccha saumya yathāsukham R_1,064.012

pitāmahavacaḥ śrutvā sarveṣāṃ ca divaukasām
kṛtvā praṇāmaṃ mudito vyājahāra mahāmuniḥ R_1,064.013

brāhmaṇyaṃ yadi me prāptaṃ dīrgham āyus tathaiva ca
oṃkāro 'tha vaṣaṭkāro vedāś ca varayantu mām R_1,064.014

kṣatravedavidāṃ śreṣṭho brahmavedavidām api
brahmaputro vasiṣṭho mām evaṃ vadatu devatāḥ
yady ayaṃ paramaḥ kāmaḥ kṛto yāntu surarṣabhāḥ R_1,064.015

tataḥ prasādito devair vasiṣṭho japatāṃ varaḥ
sakhyaṃ cakāra brahmarṣir evam astv iti cābravīt R_1,064.016

brahmarṣitvaṃ na saṃdehaḥ sarvaṃ saṃpatsyate tava
ity uktvā devatāś cāpi sarvā jagmur yathāgatam R_1,064.017

viśvāmitro 'pi dharmātmā labdhvā brāhmaṇyam uttamam
pūjayām āsa brahmarṣiṃ vasiṣṭhaṃ japatāṃ varam R_1,064.018

kṛtakāmo mahīṃ sarvāṃ cacāra tapasi sthitaḥ
evaṃ tv anena brāhmaṇyaṃ prāptaṃ rāma mahātmanā R_1,064.019

eṣa rāma muniśreṣṭha eṣa vigrahavāṃs tapaḥ
eṣa dharmaḥ paro nityaṃ vīryasyaiṣa parāyaṇam R_1,064.020

śatānandavacaḥ śrutvā rāmalakṣmaṇasaṃnidhau
janakaḥ prāñjalir vākyam uvāca kuśikātmajam R_1,064.021

dhanyo 'smy anugṛhīto 'smi yasya me munipuṃgava
yajñaṃ kākutstha sahitaḥ prāptavān asi dhārmika R_1,064.022

pāvito 'haṃ tvayā brahman darśanena mahāmune
guṇā bahuvidhāḥ prāptās tava saṃdarśanān mayā R_1,064.023

vistareṇa ca te brahman kīrtyamānaṃ mahat tapaḥ
śrutaṃ mayā mahātejo rāmeṇa ca mahātmanā R_1,064.024

sadasyaiḥ prāpya ca sadaḥ śrutās te bahavo guṇāḥ R_1,064.025

aprameyaṃ tapas tubhyam aprameyaṃ ca te balam
aprameyā guṇāś caiva nityaṃ te kuśikātmaja R_1,064.026

tṛptir āścaryabhūtānāṃ kathānāṃ nāsti me vibho
karmakālo muniśreṣṭha lambate ravimaṇḍalam R_1,064.027

śvaḥ prabhāte mahātejo draṣṭum arhasi māṃ punaḥ
svāgataṃ tapasāṃ śreṣṭha mām anujñātum arhasi R_1,064.028

evam uktvā muniśreṣṭhaṃ vaideho mithilādhipaḥ
pradakṣiṇaṃ cakārāśu sopādhyāyaḥ sabāndhavaḥ R_1,064.029

viśvāmitro 'pi dharmātmā saharāmaḥ salakṣmaṇaḥ
svaṃ vāṭam abhicakrāma pūjyamāno maharṣibhiḥ R_1,064.030

tataḥ prabhāte vimale kṛtakarmā narādhipaḥ
viśvāmitraṃ mahātmānam ājuhāva sarāghavam R_1,065.001

tam arcayitvā dharmātmā śāstradṛṣṭtena karmaṇā
rāghavau ca mahātmānau tadā vākyam uvāca ha R_1,065.002

bhagavan svāgataṃ te 'stu kiṃ karomi tavānagha
bhavān ājñāpayatu mām ājñāpyo bhavatā hy aham R_1,065.003

evam uktaḥ sa dharmātmā janakena mahātmanā
pratyuvāca munir vīraṃ vākyaṃ vākyaviśāradaḥ R_1,065.004

putrau daśarathasyemau kṣatriyau lokaviśrutau
draṣṭukāmau dhanuḥ śreṣṭhaṃ yad etat tvayi tiṣṭhati R_1,065.005

etad darśaya bhadraṃ te kṛtakāmau nṛpātmajau
darśanād asya dhanuṣo yatheṣṭaṃ pratiyāsyataḥ R_1,065.006

evam uktas tu janakaḥ pratyuvāca mahāmunim
śrūyatām asya dhanuṣo yad artham iha tiṣṭhati R_1,065.007

devarāta iti khyāto nimeḥ ṣaṣṭho mahīpatiḥ
nyāso 'yaṃ tasya bhagavan haste datto mahātmanā R_1,065.008

dakṣayajñavadhe pūrvaṃ dhanur āyamya vīryavān
rudras tu tridaśān roṣāt salīlam idam abravīt R_1,065.009

yasmād bhāgārthino bhāgān nākalpayata me surāḥ
varāṅgāni mahārhāṇi dhanuṣā śātayāmi vaḥ R_1,065.010

tato vimanasaḥ sarve devā vai munipuṃgava
prasādayanti deveśaṃ teṣāṃ prīto 'bhavad bhavaḥ R_1,065.011

prītiyuktaḥ sa sarveṣāṃ dadau teṣāṃ mahātmanām R_1,065.012

tad etad devadevasya dhanūratnaṃ mahātmanaḥ
nyāsabhūtaṃ tadā nyastam asmākaṃ pūrvake vibho R_1,065.013

atha me kṛṣataḥ kṣetraṃ lāṅgalād utthitā mama
kṣetraṃ śodhayatā labdhvā nāmnā sīteti viśrutā R_1,065.014

bhūtalād utthitā sā tu vyavardhata mamātmajā
vīryaśulketi me kanyā sthāpiteyam ayonijā R_1,065.015

bhūtalād utthitāṃ tāṃ tu vardhamānāṃ mamātmajām
varayām āsur āgamya rājāno munipuṃgava R_1,065.016

teṣāṃ varayatāṃ kanyāṃ sarveṣāṃ pṛthivīkṣitām
vīryaśulketi bhagavan na dadāmi sutām aham R_1,065.017

tataḥ sarve nṛpatayaḥ sametya munipuṃgava
mithilām abhyupāgamya vīryaṃ jijñāsavas tadā R_1,065.018

teṣāṃ jijñāsamānānāṃ vīryaṃ dhanur upāhṛtam
na śekur grahaṇe tasya dhanuṣas tolane 'pi vā R_1,065.019

teṣāṃ vīryavatāṃ vīryam alpaṃ jñātvā mahāmune
pratyākhyātā nṛpatayas tan nibodha tapodhana R_1,065.020

tataḥ paramakopena rājāno munipuṃgava
arundhan mithilāṃ sarve vīryasaṃdeham āgatāḥ R_1,065.021

ātmānam avadhūtaṃ te vijñāya munipuṃgava
roṣeṇa mahatāviṣṭāḥ pīḍayan mithilāṃ purīm R_1,065.022

tataḥ saṃvatsare pūrṇe kṣayaṃ yātāni sarvaśaḥ
sādhanāni munireṣṭha tato 'haṃ bhṛśaduḥkhitaḥ R_1,065.023

tato devagaṇān sarvāṃs tapasāhaṃ prasādayam
daduś ca paramaprītāś caturaṅgabalaṃ surāḥ R_1,065.024

tato bhagnā nṛpatayo hanyamānā diśo yayuḥ
avīryā vīryasaṃdigdhā sāmātyāḥ pāpakāriṇaḥ R_1,065.025

tad etan muniśārdūla dhanuḥ paramabhāsvaram
rāmalakṣmaṇayoś cāpi darśayiṣyāmi suvrata R_1,065.026

yady asya dhanuṣo rāmaḥ kuryād āropaṇaṃ mune
sutām ayonijāṃ sītāṃ dadyāṃ dāśarather aham R_1,065.027

janakasya vacaḥ śrutvā viśvāmitro mahāmuniḥ
dhanur darśaya rāmāya iti hovāca pārthivam R_1,066.001

tataḥ sa rājā janakaḥ sacivān vyādideśa ha
dhanur ānīyatāṃ divyaṃ gandhamālyavibhūṣitam R_1,066.002

janakena samādiṣṭhāḥ sacivāḥ prāviśan purīm
tad dhanuḥ purataḥ kṛtvā nirjagmuḥ pārthivājñayā R_1,066.003

nṛpāṃ śatāni pañcāśad vyāyatānāṃ mahātmanām
mañjūṣām aṣṭacakrāṃ tāṃ samūhus te kathaṃ cana R_1,066.004

tām ādāya tu mañjūṣām āyatīṃ yatra tad dhanuḥ
suropamaṃ te janakam ūcur nṛpatimantriṇaḥ R_1,066.005

idaṃ dhanurvaraṃ rājan pūjitaṃ sarvarājabhiḥ
mithilādhipa rājendra darśanīyaṃ yadīcchasi R_1,066.006

teṣāṃ nṛpo vacaḥ śrutvā kṛtāñjalir abhāṣata
viśvāmitraṃ mahātmānaṃ tau cobhau rāmalakṣmaṇau R_1,066.007

idaṃ dhanurvaraṃ brahmañ janakair abhipūjitam
rājabhiś ca mahāvīryair aśakyaṃ pūrituṃ tadā R_1,066.008

naitat suragaṇāḥ sarve nāsurā na ca rākṣasāḥ
gandharvayakṣapravarāḥ sakiṃnaramahoragāḥ R_1,066.009

kva gatir mānuṣāṇāṃ ca dhanuṣo 'sya prapūraṇe
āropaṇe samāyoge vepane tolane 'pi vā R_1,066.010

tad etad dhanuṣāṃ śreṣṭham ānītaṃ munipuṃgava
darśayaitan mahābhāga anayo rājaputrayoḥ R_1,066.011

viśvāmitras tu dharmātmā śrutvā janakabhāṣitam
vatsa rāma dhanuḥ paśya iti rāghavam abravīt R_1,066.012

maharṣer vacanād rāmo yatra tiṣṭhati tad dhanuḥ
mañjūṣāṃ tām apāvṛtya dṛṣṭvā dhanur athābravīt R_1,066.013

idaṃ dhanurvaraṃ brahman saṃspṛśāmīha pāṇinā
yatnavāṃś ca bhaviṣyāmi tolane pūraṇe 'pi vā R_1,066.014

bāḍham ity eva taṃ rājā muniś ca samabhāṣata
līlayā sa dhanur madhye jagrāha vacanān muneḥ R_1,066.015

paśyatāṃ nṛṣahasrāṇāṃ bahūnāṃ raghunandanaḥ
āropayat sa dharmātmā salīlam iva tad dhanuḥ R_1,066.016

āropayitvā maurvīṃ ca pūrayām āsa vīryavān
tad babhañja dhanur madhye naraśreṣṭho mahāyaśāḥ R_1,066.017

tasya śabdo mahān āsīn nirghātasamanisvanaḥ
bhūmikampaś ca sumahān parvatasyeva dīryataḥ R_1,066.018

nipetuś ca narāḥ sarve tena śabdena mohitāḥ
varjayitvā munivaraṃ rājānaṃ tau ca rāghavau R_1,066.019

pratyāśvaste jane tasmin rājā vigatasādhvasaḥ
uvāca prāñjalir vākyaṃ vākyajño munipuṃgavam R_1,066.020

bhagavan dṛṣṭavīryo me rāmo daśarathātmajaḥ
atyadbhutam acintyaṃ ca atarkitam idaṃ mayā R_1,066.021

janakānāṃ kule kīrtim āhariṣyati me sutā
sītā bhartāram āsādya rāmaṃ daśarathātmajam R_1,066.022

mama satyā pratijñā ca vīryaśulketi kauśika
sītā prāṇair bahumatā deyā rāmāya me sutā R_1,066.023

bhavato 'numate brahmañ śīghraṃ gacchantu mantriṇaḥ
mama kauśika bhadraṃ te ayodhyāṃ tvaritā rathaiḥ R_1,066.024

rājānaṃ praśritair vākyair ānayantu puraṃ mama
pradānaṃ vīryaśulkāyāḥ kathayantu ca sarvaśaḥ R_1,066.025

muniguptau ca kākutsthau kathayantu nṛpāya vai
prīyamāṇaṃ tu rājānam ānayantu suśīghragāḥ R_1,066.026

kauśikaś ca tathety āha rājā cābhāṣya mantriṇaḥ
ayodhyāṃ preṣayām āsa dharmātmā kṛtaśāsanāt R_1,066.027

janakena samādiṣṭā dūtās te klāntavāhanāḥ
trirātram uṣitvā mārge te 'yodhyāṃ prāviśan purīm R_1,067.001

te rājavacanād dūtā rājaveśmapraveśitāḥ
dadṛśur devasaṃkāśaṃ vṛddhaṃ daśarathaṃ nṛpam R_1,067.002

baddhāñjalipuṭāḥ sarve dūtā vigatasādhvasāḥ
rājānaṃ prayatā vākyam abruvan madhurākṣaram R_1,067.003

maithilo janako rājā sāgnihotrapuraskṛtaḥ
kuśalaṃ cāvyayaṃ caiva sopādhyāyapurohitam R_1,067.004

muhur muhur madhurayā snehasaṃyuktayā girā
janakas tvāṃ mahārāja pṛcchate sapuraḥsaram R_1,067.005

pṛṣṭvā kuśalam avyagraṃ vaideho mithilādhipaḥ
kauśikānumate vākyaṃ bhavantam idam abravīt R_1,067.006

pūrvaṃ pratijñā viditā vīryaśulkā mamātmajā
rājānaś ca kṛtāmarṣā nirvīryā vimukhīkṛtāḥ R_1,067.007

seyaṃ mama sutā rājan viśvāmitra puraḥsaraiḥ
yadṛcchayāgatair vīrair nirjitā tava putrakaiḥ R_1,067.008

tac ca rājan dhanur divyaṃ madhye bhagnaṃ mahātmanā
rāmeṇa hi mahārāja mahatyāṃ janasaṃsadi R_1,067.009

asmai deyā mayā sītā vīryaśulkā mahātmane
pratijñāṃ tartum icchāmi tad anujñātum arhasi R_1,067.010

sopādhyāyo mahārāja purohitapuraskṛtaḥ
śīghram āgaccha bhadraṃ te draṣṭum arhasi rāghavau R_1,067.011

prītiṃ ca mama rājendra nirvartayitum arhasi
putrayor ubhayor eva prītiṃ tvam api lapsyase R_1,067.012

evaṃ videhādhipatir madhuraṃ vākyam abravīt
viśvāmitrābhyanujñātaḥ śatānandamate sthitaḥ R_1,067.013

dūtavākyaṃ tu tac chrutvā rājā paramaharṣitaḥ
vasiṣṭhaṃ vāmadevaṃ ca mantriṇo 'nyāṃś ca so 'bravīt R_1,067.014

guptaḥ kuśikaputreṇa kausalyānandavardhanaḥ
lakṣmaṇena saha bhrātrā videheṣu vasaty asau R_1,067.015

dṛṣṭavīryas tu kākutstho janakena mahātmanā
saṃpradānaṃ sutāyās tu rāghave kartum icchati R_1,067.016

yadi vo rocate vṛttaṃ janakasya mahātmanaḥ
purīṃ gacchāmahe śīghraṃ mā bhūt kālasya paryayaḥ R_1,067.017

mantriṇo bāḍham ity āhuḥ saha sarvair maharṣibhiḥ
suprītaś cābravīd rājā śvo yātreti sa mantriṇaḥ R_1,067.018

mantriṇas tu narendrasya rātriṃ paramasatkṛtāḥ
ūṣuḥ pramuditāḥ sarve guṇaiḥ sarvaiḥ samanvitāḥ R_1,067.019

tato rātryāṃ vyatītāyāṃ sopādhyāyaḥ sabāndhavaḥ
rājā daśaratho hṛṣṭaḥ sumantram idam abravīt R_1,068.001

adya sarve dhanādhyakṣā dhanam ādāya puṣkalam
vrajantv agre suvihitā nānāratnasamanvitāḥ R_1,068.002

caturaṅgabalaṃ cāpi śīghraṃ niryātu sarvaśaḥ
mamājñāsamakālaṃ ca yānayugyam anuttamam R_1,068.003

vasiṣṭho vāmadevaś ca jābālir atha kāśyapaḥ
mārkaṇḍeyaś ca dīrghāyur ṛṣiḥ kātyāyanas tathā R_1,068.004

ete dvijāḥ prayāntv agre syandanaṃ yojayasva me
yathā kālātyayo na syād dūtā hi tvarayanti mām R_1,068.005

vacanāc ca narendrasya sā senā caturaṅgiṇī
rājānam ṛṣibhiḥ sārdhaṃ vrajantaṃ pṛṣṭhato 'nvagāt R_1,068.006

gatvā caturahaṃ mārgaṃ videhān abhyupeyivān
rājā tu janakaḥ śrīmāñ śrutvā pūjām akalpayat R_1,068.007

tato rājānam āsādya vṛddhaṃ daśarathaṃ nṛpam
janako mudito rājā harṣaṃ ca paramaṃ yayau
uvāca ca naraśreṣṭho naraśreṣṭhaṃ mudānvitam R_1,068.008

svāgataṃ te mahārāja diṣṭyā prāpto 'si rāghava
putrayor ubhayoḥ prītiṃ lapsyase vīryanirjitām R_1,068.009

diṣṭyā prāpto mahātejā vasiṣṭho bhagavān ṛṣiḥ
saha sarvair dvijaśreṣṭhair devair iva śatakratuḥ R_1,068.010

diṣṭyā me nirjitā vighnā diṣṭyā me pūjitaṃ kulam
rāghavaiḥ saha saṃbandhād vīryaśreṣṭhair mahātmabhiḥ R_1,068.011

śvaḥ prabhāte narendrendra nirvartayitum arhasi
yajñasyānte naraśreṣṭha vivāham ṛṣisaṃmatam R_1,068.012

tasya tad vacanaṃ śrutvā ṛṣimadhye narādhipaḥ
vākyaṃ vākyavidāṃ śreṣṭhaḥ pratyuvāca mahīpatim R_1,068.013

pratigraho dātṛvaśaḥ śrutam etan mayā purā
yathā vakṣyasi dharmajña tat kariṣyāmahe vayam R_1,068.014

tad dharmiṣṭhaṃ yaśasyaṃ ca vacanaṃ satyavādinaḥ
śrutvā videhādhipatiḥ paraṃ vismayam āgataḥ R_1,068.015

tataḥ sarve munigaṇāḥ parasparasamāgame
harṣeṇa mahatā yuktās tāṃ niśām avasan sukham R_1,068.016

rājā ca rāghavau putrau niśāmya pariharṣitaḥ
uvāsa paramaprīto janakena supūjitaḥ R_1,068.017

janako 'pi mahātejāḥ kriyā dharmeṇa tattvavit
yajñasya ca sutābhyāṃ ca kṛtvā rātrim uvāsa ha R_1,068.018

tataḥ prabhāte janakaḥ kṛtakarmā maharṣibhiḥ
uvāca vākyaṃ vākyajñaḥ śatānandaṃ purohitam R_1,069.001

bhrātā mama mahātejā yavīyān atidhārmikaḥ
kuśadhvaja iti khyātaḥ purīm adhyavasac chubhām R_1,069.002

vāryāphalakaparyantāṃ pibann ikṣumatīṃ nadīm
sāṃkāśyāṃ puṇyasaṃkāśāṃ vimānam iva puṣpakam R_1,069.003

tam ahaṃ draṣṭum icchāmi yajñagoptā sa me mataḥ
prītiṃ so 'pi mahātejā iṃmāṃ bhoktā mayā saha R_1,069.004

śāsanāt tu narendrasya prayayuḥ śīghravājibhiḥ
samānetuṃ naravyāghraṃ viṣṇum indrājñayā yathā R_1,069.005

ājñayā tu narendrasya ājagāma kuśadhvajaḥ R_1,069.006

sa dadarśa mahātmānaṃ janakaṃ dharmavatsalam
so 'bhivādya śatānandaṃ rājānaṃ cāpi dhārmikam R_1,069.007

rājārhaṃ paramaṃ divyam āsanaṃ cādhyarohata
upaviṣṭāv ubhau tau tu bhrātarāv amitaujasau R_1,069.008

preṣayām āsatur vīrau mantriśreṣṭhaṃ sudāmanam
gaccha mantripate śīghram aikṣvākam amitaprabham
ātmajaiḥ saha durdharṣam ānayasva samantriṇam R_1,069.009

aupakāryāṃ sa gatvā tu raghūṇāṃ kulavardhanam
dadarśa śirasā cainam abhivādyedam abravīt R_1,069.010

ayodhyādhipate vīra vaideho mithilādhipaḥ
sa tvāṃ draṣṭuṃ vyavasitaḥ sopādhyāyapurohitam R_1,069.011

mantriśreṣṭhavacaḥ śrutvā rājā sarṣigaṇas tadā
sabandhur agamat tatra janako yatra vartate R_1,069.012

sa rājā mantrisahitaḥ sopādhyāyaḥ sabāndhavaḥ
vākyaṃ vākyavidāṃ śreṣṭho vaideham idam abravīt R_1,069.013

viditaṃ te mahārāja ikṣvākukuladaivatam
vaktā sarveṣu kṛtyeṣu vasiṣṭho bhagavān ṛṣiḥ R_1,069.014

viśvāmitrābhyanujñātaḥ saha sarvair maharṣibhiḥ
eṣa vakṣyati dharmātmā vasiṣṭho me yathākramam R_1,069.015

tūṣṇīṃbhūte daśarathe vasiṣṭho bhagavān ṛṣiḥ
uvāca vākyaṃ vākyajño vaidehaṃ sapurohitam R_1,069.016

avyaktaprabhavo brahmā śāśvato nitya avyayaḥ
tasmān marīciḥ saṃjajñe marīceḥ kaśyapaḥ sutaḥ R_1,069.017

vivasvān kaśyapāj jajñe manur vaivaisvataḥ smṛtaḥ
manuḥ prajāpatiḥ pūrvam ikṣvākus tu manoḥ sutaḥ R_1,069.018

tam ikṣvākum ayodhyāyāṃ rājānaṃ viddhi pūrvakam
ikṣvākos tu sutaḥ śrīmān vikukṣir udapadyata R_1,069.019

vikukṣes tu mahātejā bāṇaḥ putraḥ pratāpavān
bāṇasya tu mahātejā anaraṇyaḥ pratāpavān R_1,069.020

anaraṇyāt pṛthur jajñe triśaṅkus tu pṛthoḥ sutaḥ
triśaṅkor abhavat putro dhundhumāro mahāyaśāḥ R_1,069.021

dhundhumārān mahātejā yuvanāśvo mahārathaḥ
yuvanāśvasutaḥ śrīmān māndhātā pṛthivīpatiḥ R_1,069.022

māndhātus tu sutaḥ śrīmān susaṃdhir udapadyata
susaṃdher api putrau dvau dhruvasaṃdhiḥ prasenajit R_1,069.023

yaśasvī dhruvasaṃdhes tu bharato nāma nāmataḥ
bharatāt tu mahātejā asito nāma jāyata R_1,069.024

saha tena gareṇaiva jātaḥ sa sagaro 'bhavat
sagarasyāsamañjas tu asamañjād athāṃśumān R_1,069.025

dilīpo 'ṃśumataḥ putro dilīpasya bhagīrathaḥ
bhagīrathāt kakutsthaś ca kakutsthasya raghus tathā R_1,069.026

raghos tu putras tejasvī pravṛddhaḥ puruṣādakaḥ
kalmāṣapādo hy abhavat tasmāj jātas tu śaṅkhaṇaḥ R_1,069.027

sudarśanaḥ śaṅkhaṇasya agnivarṇaḥ sudarśanāt
śīghragas tv agnivarṇasya śīghragasya maruḥ sutaḥ R_1,069.028

maroḥ praśuśrukas tv āsīd ambarīṣaḥ praśuśrukāt
ambarīṣasya putro 'bhūn nahuṣaḥ pṛthivīpatiḥ R_1,069.029

nahuṣasya yayātis tu nābhāgas tu yayātijaḥ
nābhāgasya babhūvāja ajād daśaratho 'bhavat
tasmād daśarathāj jātau bhrātarau rāmalakṣmaṇau R_1,069.030

ādivaṃśaviśuddhānāṃ rājñāṃ paramadharmiṇām
ikṣvākukulajātānāṃ vīrāṇāṃ satyavādinām R_1,069.031

rāmalakṣmaṇayor arthe tvatsute varaye nṛpa
sadṛśābhyāṃ naraśreṣṭha sadṛśe dātum arhasi R_1,069.032

evaṃ bruvāṇaṃ janakaḥ pratyuvāca kṛtāñjaliḥ
śrotum arhasi bhadraṃ te kulaṃ naḥ kīrtitaṃ param R_1,070.001

pradāne hi muniśreṣṭha kulaṃ niravaśeṣataḥ
vaktavyaṃ kulajātena tan nibodha mahāmune R_1,070.002

rājābhūt triṣu lokeṣu viśrutaḥ svena karmaṇā
nimiḥ paramadharmātmā sarvasattvavatāṃ varaḥ R_1,070.003

tasya putro mithir nāma janako mithi putrakaḥ
prathamo janako nāma janakād apy udāvasuḥ R_1,070.004

udāvasos tu dharmātmā jāto vai nandivardhanaḥ
nandivardhana putras tu suketur nāma nāmataḥ R_1,070.005

suketor api dharmātmā devarāto mahābalaḥ
devarātasya rājarṣer bṛhadratha iti śrutaḥ R_1,070.006

bṛhadrathasya śūro 'bhūn mahāvīraḥ pratāpavān
mahāvīrasya dhṛtimān sudhṛtiḥ satyavikramaḥ R_1,070.007

sudhṛter api dharmātmā dhṛṣṭaketuḥ sudhārmikaḥ
dhṛṣṭaketos tu rājarṣer haryaśva iti viśrutaḥ R_1,070.008

haryaśvasya maruḥ putro maroḥ putraḥ pratīndhakaḥ
pratīndhakasya dharmātmā rājā kīrtirathaḥ sutaḥ R_1,070.009

putraḥ kīrtirathasyāpi devamīḍha iti smṛtaḥ
devamīḍhasya vibudho vibudhasya mahīdhrakaḥ R_1,070.010

mahīdhrakasuto rājā kīrtirāto mahābalaḥ
kīrtirātasya rājarṣer mahāromā vyajāyata R_1,070.011

mahāroṃṇas tu dharmātmā svarṇaromā vyajāyata
svarṇaroṃṇas tu rājarṣer hrasvaromā vyajāyata R_1,070.012

tasya putradvayaṃ jajñe dharmajñasya mahātmanaḥ
jyeṣṭho 'ham anujo bhrātā mama vīraḥ kuśadhvajaḥ R_1,070.013

māṃ tu jyeṣṭhaṃ pitā rājye so 'bhiṣicya narādhipaḥ
kuśadhvajaṃ samāveśya bhāraṃ mayi vanaṃ gataḥ R_1,070.014

vṛddhe pitari svaryāte dharmeṇa dhuram āvaham
bhrātaraṃ devasaṃkāśaṃ snehāt paśyan kuśadhvajam R_1,070.015

kasya cit tv atha kālasya sāṃkāśyād agamat purāt
sudhanvā vīryavān rājā mithilām avarodhakaḥ R_1,070.016

sa ca me preṣayām āsa śaivaṃ dhanur anuttamam
sītā kanyā ca padmākṣī mahyaṃ vai dīyatām iti R_1,070.017

tasyāpradānād brahmarṣe yuddham āsīn mayā saha
sa hato 'bhimukho rājā sudhanvā tu mayā raṇe R_1,070.018

nihatya taṃ muniśreṣṭha sudhanvānaṃ narādhipam
sāṃkāśye bhrātaraṃ śūram abhyaṣiñcaṃ kuśadhvajam R_1,070.019

kanīyān eṣa me bhrātā ahaṃ jyeṣṭho mahāmune
dadāmi paramaprīto vadhvau te munipuṃgava R_1,070.020

sītāṃ rāmāya bhadraṃ te ūrmilāṃ lakṣmaṇāya ca
vīryaśulkāṃ mama sutāṃ sītāṃ surasutopamām R_1,070.021

dvitīyām ūrmilāṃ caiva trir vadāmi na saṃśayaḥ
dadāmi paramaprīto vadhvau te raghunandana R_1,070.022

rāmalakṣmaṇayo rājan godānaṃ kārayasva ha
pitṛkāryaṃ ca bhadraṃ te tato vaivāhikaṃ kuru R_1,070.023

maghā hy adya mahābāho tṛtīye divase prabho
phalgunyām uttare rājaṃs tasmin vaivāhikaṃ kuru
rāmalakṣmaṇayor arthe dānaṃ kāryaṃ sukhodayam R_1,070.024

tam uktavantaṃ vaidehaṃ viśvāmitro mahāmuniḥ
uvāca vacanaṃ vīraṃ vasiṣṭhasahito nṛpam R_1,071.001

acintyāny aprameyāni kulāni narapuṃgava
ikṣvākūṇāṃ videhānāṃ naiṣāṃ tulyo 'sti kaś cana R_1,071.002

sadṛśo dharmasaṃbandhaḥ sadṛśo rūpasaṃpadā
rāmalakṣmaṇayo rājan sītā cormilayā saha R_1,071.003

vaktavyaṃ ca naraśreṣṭha śrūyatāṃ vacanaṃ mama R_1,071.004

bhrātā yavīyān dharmajña eṣa rājā kuśadhvajaḥ
asya dharmātmano rājan rūpeṇāpratimaṃ bhuvi
sutādvayaṃ naraśreṣṭha patnyarthaṃ varayāmahe R_1,071.005

bharatasya kumārasya śatrughnasya ca dhīmataḥ
varayema sute rājaṃs tayor arthe mahātmanoḥ R_1,071.006

putrā daśarathasyeme rūpayauvanaśālinaḥ
lokapālopamāḥ sarve devatulyaparākramāḥ R_1,071.007

ubhayor api rājendra saṃbandhenānubadhyatām
ikṣvākukulam avyagraṃ bhavataḥ puṇyakarmaṇaḥ R_1,071.008

viśvāmitravacaḥ śrutvā vasiṣṭhasya mate tadā
janakaḥ prāñjalir vākyam uvāca munipuṃgavau R_1,071.009

sadṛśaṃ kulasaṃbandhaṃ yad ājñāpayathaḥ svayam
evaṃ bhavatu bhadraṃ vaḥ kuśadhvajasute ime
patnyau bhajetāṃ sahitau śatrughnabharatāv ubhau R_1,071.010

ekāhnā rājaputrīṇāṃ catasṛṇāṃ mahāmune
pāṇīn gṛhṇantu catvāro rājaputrā mahābalāḥ R_1,071.011

uttare divase brahman phalgunībhyāṃ manīṣiṇaḥ
vaivāhikaṃ praśaṃsanti bhago yatra prajāpatiḥ R_1,071.012

evam uktvā vacaḥ saumyaṃ pratyutthāya kṛtāñjaliḥ
ubhau munivarau rājā janako vākyam abravīt R_1,071.013

paro dharmaḥ kṛto mahyaṃ śiṣyo 'smi bhavatoḥ sadā
imāny āsanamukhyāni āsetāṃ munipuṃgavau R_1,071.014

yathā daśarathasyeyaṃ tathāyodhyā purī mama
prabhutve nāsit saṃdeho yathārhaṃ kartum arhathaḥ R_1,071.015

tathā bruvati vaidehe janake raghunandanaḥ
rājā daśaratho hṛṣṭaḥ pratyuvāca mahīpatim R_1,071.016

yuvām asaṃkhyeya guṇau bhrātarau mithileśvarau
ṛṣayo rājasaṃghāś ca bhavadbhyām abhipūjitāḥ R_1,071.017

svasti prāpnuhi bhadraṃ te gamiṣyāmi svam ālayam
śrāddhakarmāṇi sarvāṇi vidhāsya iti cābravīt R_1,071.018

tam āpṛṣṭvā narapatiṃ rājā daśarathas tadā
munīndrau tau puraskṛtya jagāmāśu mahāyaśāḥ R_1,071.019

sa gatvā nilayaṃ rājā śrāddhaṃ kṛtvā vidhānataḥ
prabhāte kālyam utthāya cakre godānam uttamam R_1,071.020

gavāṃ śatasahasrāṇi brāhmaṇebhyo narādhipaḥ
ekaikaśo dadau rājā putrān uddhiśya dharmataḥ R_1,071.021

suvarṇaśṛṅgāḥ saṃpannāḥ savatsāḥ kāṃsyadohanāḥ
gavāṃ śatasahasrāṇi catvāri puruṣarṣabhaḥ R_1,071.022

vittam anyac ca subahu dvijebhyo raghunandanaḥ
dadau godānam uddiśya putrāṇāṃ putravatsalaḥ R_1,071.023

sa sutaiḥ kṛtagodānair vṛtaś ca nṛpatis tadā
lokapālair ivābhāti vṛtaḥ saumyaḥ prajāpatiḥ R_1,071.024

yasmiṃs tu divase rājā cakre godānam uttamam
tasmiṃs tu divase śūro yudhājit samupeyivān R_1,072.001

putraḥ kekayarājasya sākṣād bharatamātulaḥ
dṛṣṭvā pṛṣṭvā ca kuśalaṃ rājānam idam abravīt R_1,072.002

kekayādhipatī rājā snehāt kuśalam abravīt
yeṣāṃ kuśalakāmo 'si teṣāṃ saṃpraty anāmayam R_1,072.003

svasrīyaṃ mama rājendra draṣṭukāmo mahīpate
tadartham upayāto 'ham ayodhyāṃ raghunandana R_1,072.004

śrutvā tv aham ayodhyāyāṃ vivāhārthaṃ tavātmajān
mithilām upayātās tu tvayā saha mahīpate
tvarayābhyupayāto 'haṃ draṣṭukāmaḥ svasuḥ sutam R_1,072.005

atha rājā daśarathaḥ priyātithim upasthima
dṛṣṭvā paramasatkāraiḥ pūjārhaṃ samapūjayat R_1,072.006

tatas tām uṣito rātriṃ saha putrair mahātmabhiḥ
ṛṣīṃs tadā puraskṛtya yajñavāṭam upāgamat R_1,072.007

yukte muhūrte vijaye sarvābharaṇabhūṣitaiḥ
bhrātṛbhiḥ sahito rāmaḥ kṛtakautukamaṅgalaḥ
vasiṣṭhaṃ purataḥ kṛtvā maharṣīn aparān api R_1,072.008

vasiṣṭho bhagavān etya vaideham idam abravīt R_1,072.009

rājā daśaratho rājan kṛtakautukamaṅgalaiḥ
putrair naravaraśreṣṭha dātāram abhikāṅkṣate R_1,072.010

dātṛpratigrahītṛbhyāṃ sarvārthāḥ prabhavanti hi
svadharmaṃ pratipadyasva kṛtvā vaivāhyam uttamam R_1,072.011

ity uktaḥ paramodāro vasiṣṭhena mahātmanā
pratyuvāca mahātejā vākyaṃ paramadharmavit R_1,072.012

kaḥ sthitaḥ pratihāro me kasyājñā saṃpratīkṣyate
svagṛhe ko vicāro 'sti yathā rājyam idaṃ tava R_1,072.013

kṛtakautukasarvasvā vedimūlam upāgatāḥ
mama kanyā muniśreṣṭha dīptā vahner ivārciṣaḥ R_1,072.014

sajjo 'haṃ tvatpratīkṣo 'smi vedyām asyāṃ pratiṣṭhitaḥ
avighnaṃ kurutāṃ rājā kimarthaṃ hi vilambyate R_1,072.015

tadvākyaṃ janakenoktaṃ śrutvā daśarathas tadā
praveśayām āsa sutān sarvān ṛṣigaṇān api R_1,072.016

abravīj janako rājā kausalyānandavardhanam
iyaṃ sītā mama sutā sahadharmacarī tava
pratīccha caināṃ bhadraṃ te pāṇiṃ gṛhṇīṣva pāṇinā R_1,072.017

lakṣmaṇāgaccha bhadraṃ te ūrmilām udyatāṃ mayā
pratīccha pāṇiṃ gṛhṇīṣva mā bhūt kālasya paryayaḥ R_1,072.018

tam evam uktvā janako bharataṃ cābhyabhāṣata
gṛhāṇa pāṇiṃ māṇḍavyāḥ pāṇinā raghunandana R_1,072.019

śatrughnaṃ cāpi dharmātmā abravīj janakeśvaraḥ
śrutakīrtyā mahābāho pāṇiṃ gṛhṇīṣva pāṇinā R_1,072.020

sarve bhavantaḥ saṃyāś ca sarve sucaritavratāḥ
patnībhiḥ santu kākutsthā mā bhūt kālasya paryayaḥ R_1,072.021

janakasya vacaḥ śrutvā pāṇīn pāṇibhir aspṛśan
catvāras te catasṛṇāṃ vasiṣṭhasya mate sthitāḥ R_1,072.022

agniṃ pradakṣiṇaṃ kṛtvā vediṃ rājānam eva ca
ṛṣīṃś caiva mahātmānaḥ saha bhāryā raghūttamāḥ
yathoktena tathā cakrur vivāhaṃ vidhipūrvakam R_1,072.023

puṣpavṛṣṭir mahaty āsīd antarikṣāt subhāsvarā
divyadundubhinirghoṣair gītavāditranisvanaiḥ R_1,072.024

nanṛtuś cāpsaraḥsaṃghā gandharvāś ca jaguḥ kalam
vivāhe raghumukhyānāṃ tad adbhutam ivābhavat R_1,072.025

īdṛśe vartamāne tu tūryodghuṣṭaninādite
trir agniṃ te parikramya ūhur bhāryā mahaujasaḥ R_1,072.026

athopakāryāṃ jagmus te sadārā raghunandanaḥ
rājāpy anuyayau paśyan sarṣisaṃghaḥ sabāndhavaḥ R_1,072.027

atha rātryāṃ vyatītāyāṃ viśvāmitro mahāmuniḥ
āpṛcchya tau ca rājānau jagāmottaraparvatam R_1,073.001

viśvāmitro gate rājā vaidehaṃ mithilādhipam
āpṛcchyātha jagāmāśu rājā daśarathaḥ purīm R_1,073.002

atha rājā videhānāṃ dadau kanyādhanaṃ bahu
gavāṃ śatasahasrāṇi bahūni mithileśvaraḥ R_1,073.003

kambalānāṃ ca mukhyānāṃ kṣaumakoṭyambarāṇi ca
hastyaśvarathapādātaṃ divyarūpaṃ svalaṃkṛtam R_1,073.004

dadau kanyā pitā tāsāṃ dāsīdāsam anuttamam
hiraṇyasya suvarṇasya muktānāṃ vidrumasya ca R_1,073.005

dadau paramasaṃhṛṣṭaḥ kanyādhanam anuttamam
dattvā bahudhanaṃ rājā samanujñāpya pārthivam R_1,073.006

praviveśa svanilayaṃ mithilāṃ mithileśvaraḥ
rājāpy ayodhyādhipatiḥ saha putrair mahātmabhiḥ R_1,073.007

ṛṣīn sarvān puraskṛtya jagāma sabalānugaḥ
gacchantaṃ tu naravyāghraṃ sarṣisaṃghaṃ sarāghavam R_1,073.008

ghorāḥ sma pakṣiṇo vāco vyāharanti tatas tataḥ
bhaumāś caiva mṛgāḥ sarve gacchanti sma pradakṣiṇam R_1,073.009

tān dṛṣṭvā rājaśārdūlo vasiṣṭhaṃ paryapṛcchata
asaumyāḥ pakṣiṇo ghorā mṛgāś cāpi pradakṣiṇāḥ
kim idaṃ hṛdayotkampi mano mama viṣīdati R_1,073.010

rājño daśarathasyaitac chrutvā vākyaṃ mahān ṛṣiḥ
uvāca madhurāṃ vāṇīṃ śrūyatām asya yat phalam R_1,073.011

upasthitaṃ bhayaṃ ghoraṃ divyaṃ pakṣimukhāc cyutam
mṛgāḥ praśamayanty ete saṃtāpas tyajyatām ayam R_1,073.012

teṣāṃ saṃvadatāṃ tatra vāyuḥ prādur babhūva ha
kampayan medinīṃ sarvāṃ pātayaṃś ca drumāñ śubhān R_1,073.013

tamasā saṃvṛtaḥ sūryaḥ sarvā na prababhur diśaḥ
bhasmanā cāvṛtaṃ sarvaṃ saṃmūḍham iva tad balam R_1,073.014

vasiṣṭha ṛṣayaś cānye rājā ca sasutas tadā
sasaṃjñā iva tatrāsan sarvam anyad vicetanam R_1,073.015

tasmiṃs tamasi ghore tu bhasmacchanneva sā camūḥ
dadarśa bhīmasaṃkāśaṃ jaṭāmaṇḍaladhāriṇam R_1,073.016

kailāsam iva durdharṣaṃ kālāgnim iva duḥsaham
jvalantam iva tejobhir durnirīkṣyaṃ pṛthagjanaiḥ R_1,073.017

skandhe cāsajya paraśuṃ dhanur vidyudgaṇopamam
pragṛhya śaramukhyaṃ ca tripuraghnaṃ yathā haram R_1,073.018

taṃ dṛṣṭvā bhīmasaṃkāśaṃ jvalantam iva pāvakam
vasiṣṭhapramukhā viprā japahomaparāyaṇāḥ
saṃgatā munayaḥ sarve saṃjajalpur atho mithaḥ R_1,073.019

kaccit pitṛvadhāmarṣī kṣatraṃ notsādayiṣyati
pūrvaṃ kṣatravadhaṃ kṛtvā gatamanyur gatajvaraḥ
kṣatrasyotsādanaṃ bhūyo na khalv asya cikīrṣitam R_1,073.020

evam uktvārghyam ādāya bhārgavaṃ bhīmadarśanam
ṛṣayo rāma rāmeti madhurāṃ vācam abruvan R_1,073.021

pratigṛhya tu tāṃ pūjām ṛṣidattāṃ pratāpavān
rāmaṃ dāśarathiṃ rāmo jāmadagnyo 'bhyabhāṣata R_1,073.022

rāma dāśarathe vīra vīryaṃ te śrūyate 'dhutam
dhanuṣo bhedanaṃ caiva nikhilena mayā śrutam R_1,074.001

tad adbhutam acintyaṃ ca bhedanaṃ dhanuṣas tvayā
tac chrutvāham anuprāpto dhanur gṛhyāparaṃ śubham R_1,074.002

tad idaṃ ghorasaṃkāśaṃ jāmadagnyaṃ mahad dhanuḥ
pūrayasva śareṇaiva svabalaṃ darśayasva ca R_1,074.003

tad ahaṃ te balaṃ dṛṣṭvā dhanuṣo 'sya prapūraṇe
dvandvayuddhaṃ pradāsyāmi vīryaślāghyam idaṃ tava R_1,074.004

tasya tad vacanaṃ śrutvā rājā daśarathas tadā
viṣaṇṇavadano dīnaḥ prāñjalir vākyam abravīt R_1,074.005

kṣatraroṣāt praśāntas tvaṃ brāhmaṇasya mahāyaśāḥ
bālānāṃ mama putrāṇām abhayaṃ dātum arhasi R_1,074.006

bhārgavāṇāṃ kule jātaḥ svādhyāyavrataśālinām
sahasrākṣe pratijñāya śastraṃ nikṣiptavān asi R_1,074.007

sa tvaṃ dharmaparo bhūtvā kāśyapāya vasuṃdharām
dattvā vanam upāgamya mahendrakṛtaketanaḥ R_1,074.008

mama sarvavināśāya saṃprāptas tvaṃ mahāmune
na caikasmin hate rāme sarve jīvāmahe vayam R_1,074.009

bruvaty evaṃ daśarathe jāmadagnyaḥ pratāpavān
anādṛtyaiva tad vākyaṃ rāmam evābhyabhāṣata R_1,074.010

ime dve dhanuṣī śreṣṭhe divye lokābhiviśrute
dṛḍhe balavatī mukhye sukṛte viśvakarmaṇā R_1,074.011

atisṛṣṭaṃ surair ekaṃ tryambakāya yuyutsave
tripuraghnaṃ naraśreṣṭha bhagnaṃ kākutstha yat tvayā R_1,074.012

idaṃ dvitīyaṃ durdharṣaṃ viṣṇor dattaṃ surottamaiḥ
samānasāraṃ kākutstha raudreṇa dhanuṣā tv idam R_1,074.013

tadā tu devatāḥ sarvāḥ pṛcchanti sma pitāmaham
śitikaṇṭhasya viṣṇoś ca balābalanirīkṣayā R_1,074.014

abhiprāyaṃ tu vijñāya devatānāṃ pitāmahaḥ
virodhaṃ janayām āsa tayoḥ satyavatāṃ varaḥ R_1,074.015

virodhe ca mahad yuddham abhavad romaharṣaṇam
śitikaṇṭhasya viṣṇoś ca parasparajayaiṣiṇoḥ R_1,074.016

tadā taj jṛmbhitaṃ śaivaṃ dhanur bhīmaparākramam
huṃkāreṇa mahādevaḥ stambhito 'tha trilocanaḥ R_1,074.017

devais tadā samāgamya sarṣisaṃghaiḥ sacāraṇaiḥ
yācitau praśamaṃ tatra jagmatus tau surottamau R_1,074.018

jṛmbhitaṃ tad dhanur dṛṣṭvā śaivaṃ viṣṇuparākramaiḥ
adhikaṃ menire viṣṇuṃ devāḥ sarṣigaṇās tadā R_1,074.019

dhanū rudras tu saṃkruddho videheṣu mahāyaśāḥ
devarātasya rājarṣer dadau haste sasāyakam R_1,074.020

idaṃ ca viṣṇavaṃ rāma dhanuḥ parapuraṃjayam
ṛcīke bhārgave prādād viṣṇuḥ sa nyāsam uttamam R_1,074.021

ṛcīkas tu mahātejāḥ putrasyāpratikarmaṇaḥ
pitur mama dadau divyaṃ jamadagner mahātmanaḥ R_1,074.022

nyastaśastre pitari me tapobalasamanvite
arjuno vidadhe mṛtyuṃ prākṛtāṃ buddhim āsthitaḥ R_1,074.023

vadham apratirūpaṃ tu pituḥ śrutvā sudāruṇam
kṣatram utsādayaṃ roṣāj jātaṃ jātam anekaśaḥ R_1,074.024

pṛthivīṃ cākhilāṃ prāpya kāśyapāya mahātmane
yajñasyānte tadā rāma dakṣiṇāṃ puṇyakarmaṇe R_1,074.025

dattvā mahendranilayas tapobalasamanvitaḥ
śrutavān dhanuṣo bhedaṃ tato 'haṃ drutam āgataḥ R_1,074.026

tad idaṃ vaiṣṇavaṃ rāma pitṛpaitāmahaṃ mahat
kṣatradharmaṃ puraskṛtya gṛhṇīṣva dhanuruttamam R_1,074.027

yojayasva dhanuḥ śreṣṭhe śaraṃ parapuraṃjayam
yadi śaknoṣi kākutstha dvandvaṃ dāsyāmi te tataḥ R_1,074.028

śrutvā taj jāmadagnyasya vākyaṃ dāśarathis tadā
gauravād yantritakathaḥ pitū rāmam athābravīt R_1,075.001

śrutavān asmi yat karma kṛtavān asi bhārgava
anurundhyāmahe brahman pitur ānṛṇyam āsthitaḥ R_1,075.002

vīryahīnam ivāśaktaṃ kṣatradharmeṇa bhārgava
avajānāmi me tejaḥ paśya me 'dya parākramam R_1,075.003

ity uktvā rāghavaḥ kruddho bhārgavasya varāyudham
śaraṃ ca pratisaṃgṛhya hastāl laghuparākramaḥ R_1,075.004

āropya sa dhanū rāmaḥ śaraṃ sajyaṃ cakāra ha
jāmadagnyaṃ tato rāmaṃ rāmaḥ kruddho 'bravīd vacaḥ R_1,075.005

brāhmaṇo 'sīti pūjyo me viśvāmitrakṛtena ca
tasmāc chakto na te rāma moktuṃ prāṇaharaṃ śaram R_1,075.006

imāṃ vā tvadgatiṃ rāma tapobalasamārjitān
lokān apratimān vāpi haniṣyāmi yad icchasi R_1,075.007

na hy ayaṃ vaiṣṇavo divyaḥ śaraḥ parapuraṃjayaḥ
moghaḥ patati vīryeṇa baladarpavināśanaḥ R_1,075.008

varāyudhadharaṃ rāma draṣṭuṃ sarṣigaṇāḥ surāḥ
pitāmahaṃ puraskṛtya sametās tatra saṃghaśaḥ R_1,075.009

gandharvāpsarasaś caiva siddhacāraṇakiṃnarāḥ
yakṣarākṣasanāgāś ca tad draṣṭuṃ mahad adbhutam R_1,075.010

jaḍīkṛte tadā loke rāme varadhanurdhare
nirvīryo jāmadagnyo 'sau ramo rāmam udaikṣata R_1,075.011

tejobhir hatavīryatvāj jāmadagnyo jaḍīkṛtaḥ
rāmaṃ kamala patrākṣaṃ mandaṃ mandam uvāca ha R_1,075.012

kāśyapāya mayā dattā yadā pūrvaṃ vasuṃdharā
viṣaye me na vastavyam iti māṃ kāśyapo 'bravīt R_1,075.013

so 'haṃ guruvacaḥ kurvan pṛthivyāṃ na vase niśām
iti pratijñā kākutstha kṛtā vai kāśyapasya ha R_1,075.014

tad imāṃ tvaṃ gatiṃ vīra hantuṃ nārhasi rāghava
manojavaṃ gamiṣyāmi mahendraṃ parvatottamam R_1,075.015

lokās tv apratimā rāma nirjitās tapasā mayā
jahi tāñ śaramukhyena mā bhūt kālasya paryayaḥ R_1,075.016

akṣayyaṃ madhuhantāraṃ jānāmi tvāṃ sureśvaram
dhanuṣo 'sya parāmarśāt svasti te 'stu paraṃtapa R_1,075.017

ete suragaṇāḥ sarve nirīkṣante samāgatāḥ
tvām apratimakarmāṇam apratidvandvam āhave R_1,075.018

na ceyaṃ mama kākutstha vrīḍā bhavitum arhati
tvayā trailokyanāthena yad ahaṃ vimukhīkṛtaḥ R_1,075.019

śaram apratimaṃ rāma moktum arhasi suvrata
śaramokṣe gamiṣyāmi mahendraṃ parvatottamam R_1,075.020

tathā bruvati rāme tu jāmadagnye pratāpavān
rāmo dāśarathiḥ śrīmāṃś cikṣepa śaram uttamam R_1,075.021

tato vitimirāḥ sarvā diśā copadiśas tathā
surāḥ sarṣigaṇā rāmaṃ praśaśaṃsur udāyudham R_1,075.022

rāmaṃ dāśarathiṃ rāmo jāmadagnyaḥ praśasya ca
tataḥ pradakṣiṇīkṛtya jagāmātmagatiṃ prabhuḥ R_1,075.023

gate rāme praśāntātmā rāmo dāśarathir dhanuḥ
varuṇāyāprameyāya dadau haste sasāyakam R_1,076.001

abhivādya tato rāmo vasiṣṭha pramukhān ṛṣīn
pitaraṃ vihvalaṃ dṛṣṭvā provāca raghunandanaḥ R_1,076.002

jāmadagnyo gato rāmaḥ prayātu caturaṅgiṇī
ayodhyābhimukhī senā tvayā nāthena pālitā R_1,076.003

rāmasya vacanaṃ śrutvā rājā daśarathaḥ sutam
bāhubhyāṃ saṃpariṣvajya mūrdhni cāghrāya rāghavam R_1,076.004

gato rāma iti śrutvā hṛṣṭaḥ pramudito nṛpaḥ
codayām āsa tāṃ senāṃ jagāmāśu tataḥ purīm R_1,076.005

patākādhvajinīṃ ramyāṃ tūryodghuṣṭanināditām
siktarājapathāṃ ramyāṃ prakīrṇakusumotkarām R_1,076.006

rājapraveśasumukhaiḥ paurair maṅgalavādibhiḥ
saṃpūrṇāṃ prāviśad rājā janaughaiḥ samalaṃkṛtām R_1,076.007

kausalyā ca sumitrā ca kaikeyī ca sumadhyamā
vadhūpratigrahe yuktā yāś cānyā rājayoṣitaḥ R_1,076.008

tataḥ sītāṃ mahābhāgām ūrmilāṃ ca yaśasvinīm
kuśadhvajasute cobhe jagṛhur nṛpapatnayaḥ R_1,076.009

maṅgalālāpanaiś caiva śobhitāḥ kṣaumavāsasaḥ
devatāyatanāny āśu sarvās tāḥ pratyapūjayan R_1,076.010

abhivādyābhivādyāṃś ca sarvā rājasutās tadā
remire muditāḥ sarvā bhartṛbhiḥ sahitā rahaḥ R_1,076.011

kṛtadārāḥ kṛtāstrāś ca sadhanāḥ sasuhṛjjanāḥ
śuśrūṣamāṇāḥ pitaraṃ vartayanti nararṣabhāḥ R_1,076.012

teṣām atiyaśā loke rāmaḥ satyaparākramaḥ
svayambhūr iva bhūtānāṃ babhūva guṇavattaraḥ R_1,076.013

rāmas tu sītayā sārdhaṃ vijahāra bahūn ṛtūn
manasvī tadgatas tasyā nityaṃ hṛdi samarpitaḥ R_1,076.014

priyā tu sītā rāmasya dārāḥ pitṛkṛtā iti
guṇād rūpaguṇāc cāpi prītir bhūyo vyavardhata R_1,076.015

tasyāś ca bhartā dviguṇaṃ hṛdaye parivartate
antarjātam api vyaktam ākhyāti hṛdayaṃ hṛdā R_1,076.016

tasya bhūyo viśeṣeṇa maithilī janakātmajā
devatābhiḥ samā rūpe sītā śrīr iva rūpiṇī R_1,076.017

tayā sa rājarṣisuto 'bhirāmayā sameyivān uttamarājakanyayā
atīva rāmaḥ śuśubhe 'tikāmayā vibhuḥ śriyā viṣṇur ivāmareśvaraḥ R_1,076.018

kasya cit tv atha kālasya rājā daśarathaḥ sutam
bharataṃ kekayīputram abravīd raghunandanaḥ R_2,001.001

ayaṃ kekayarājasya putro vasati putraka
tvāṃ netum āgato vīra yudhājin mātulas tava R_2,001.002

śrutvā daśarathasyaitad bharataḥ kekayīsutaḥ
gamanāyābhicakrāma śatrughnasahitas tadā R_2,001.003

āpṛcchya pitaraṃ śūro rāmaṃ cākliṣṭakāriṇam
mātṝṃś cāpi naraśreṣṭhaḥ śatrughnasahito yayau R_2,001.004

yudhājit prāpya bharataṃ saśatrughnaṃ praharṣitaḥ
svapuraṃ prāviśad vīraḥ pitā tasya tutoṣa ha R_2,001.005

sa tatra nyavasad bhrātrā saha satkārasatkṛtaḥ
mātulenāśvapatinā putrasnehena lālitaḥ R_2,001.006

tatrāpi nivasantau tau tarpyamāṇau ca kāmataḥ
bhrātarau smaratāṃ vīrau vṛddhaṃ daśarathaṃ nṛpam R_2,001.007

rājāpi tau mahātejāḥ sasmāra proṣitau sutau
ubhau bharataśatrughnau mahendravaruṇopamau R_2,001.008

sarva eva tu tasyeṣṭāś catvāraḥ puruṣarṣabhāḥ
svaśarīrād vinirvṛttāś catvāra iva bāhavaḥ R_2,001.009

teṣām api mahātejā rāmo ratikaraḥ pituḥ
svayambhūr iva bhūtānāṃ babhūva guṇavattaraḥ R_2,001.010

gate ca bharate rāmo lakṣmaṇaś ca mahābalaḥ
pitaraṃ devasaṃkāśaṃ pūjayām āsatus tadā R_2,001.011

pitur ājñāṃ puraskṛtya paurakāryāṇi sarvaśaḥ
cakāra rāmo dharmātmā priyāṇi ca hitāni ca R_2,001.012

mātṛbhyo mātṛkāryāṇi kṛtvā paramayantritaḥ
gurūṇāṃ gurukāryāṇi kāle kāle 'nvavaikṣata R_2,001.013

evaṃ daśarathaḥ prīto brāhmaṇā naigamās tathā
rāmasya śīlavṛttena sarve viṣayavāsinaḥ R_2,001.014

sa hi nityaṃ praśāntātmā mṛdupūrvaṃ ca bhāṣate
ucyamāno 'pi paruṣaṃ nottaraṃ pratipadyate R_2,001.015

kathaṃ cid upakāreṇa kṛtenaikena tuṣyati
na smaraty apakārāṇāṃ śatam apy ātmavattayā R_2,001.016

śīlavṛddhair jñānavṛddhair vayovṛddhaiś ca sajjanaiḥ
kathayann āsta vai nityam astrayogyāntareṣv api R_2,001.017

kalyāṇābhijanaḥ sādhur adīnaḥ satyavāg ṛjuḥ
vṛddhair abhivinītaś ca dvijair dharmārthadarśibhiḥ R_2,001.018

dharmārthakāmatattvajñaḥ smṛtimān pratibhāvanān
laukike samayācare kṛtakalpo viśāradaḥ R_2,001.019

śāstrajñaś ca kṛtajñaś ca puruṣāntarakovidaḥ
yaḥ pragrahānugrahayor yathānyāyaṃ vicakṣaṇaḥ R_2,001.020

āyakarmaṇy upāyajñaḥ saṃdṛṣṭavyayakarmavit
śraiṣṭhyaṃ śāstrasamūheṣu prāpto vyāmiśrakeṣv api R_2,001.021

arthadharmau ca saṃgṛhya sukhatantro na cālasaḥ
vaihārikāṇāṃ śilpānāṃ vijñātārthavibhāgavit R_2,001.022

ārohe vinaye caiva yukto vāraṇavājinām
dhanurvedavidāṃ śreṣṭho loke 'tirathasaṃmataḥ R_2,001.023

abhiyātā prahartā ca senānayaviśāradaḥ
apradhṛṣyaś ca saṃgrāme kruddhair api surāsuraiḥ R_2,001.024

anasūyo jitakrodho na dṛpto na ca matsarī
na cāvamantā bhūtānāṃ na ca kālavaśānugaḥ R_2,001.025

evaṃ śreṣṭhair guṇair yuktaḥ prajānāṃ pārthivātmajaḥ
saṃmatas triṣu lokeṣu vasudhāyāḥ kṣamāguṇaiḥ
buddhyā bṛhaspates tulyo vīryeṇāpi śacīpateḥ R_2,001.026

tathā sarvaprajākāntaiḥ prītisaṃjananaiḥ pituḥ
guṇair viruruce rāmo dīptaḥ sūrya ivāṃśubhiḥ R_2,001.027

tam evaṃvṛttasaṃpannam apradhṛṣya parākramam
lokapālopamaṃ nātham akāmayata medinī R_2,001.028

etais tu bahubhir yuktaṃ guṇair anupamaiḥ sutam
dṛṣṭvā daśaratho rājā cakre cintāṃ paraṃtapaḥ R_2,001.029

eṣā hy asya parā prītir hṛdi saṃparivartate
kadā nāma sutaṃ drakṣyāmy abhiṣiktam ahaṃ priyam R_2,001.030

vṛddhikāmo hi lokasya sarvabhūtānukampanaḥ
mattaḥ priyataro loke parjanya iva vṛṣṭimān R_2,001.031

yamaśakrasamo vīrye bṛhaspatisamo matau
mahīdharasamo dhṛtyāṃ mattaś ca guṇavattaraḥ R_2,001.032

mahīm aham imāṃ kṛtsnām adhitiṣṭhantam ātmajam
anena vayasā dṛṣṭvā yathā svargam avāpnuyām R_2,001.033

taṃ samīkṣya mahārājo yuktaṃ samuditair guṇaiḥ
niścitya sacivaiḥ sārdhaṃ yuvarājam amanyata R_2,001.034

nānānagaravāstavyān pṛthagjānapadān api
samānināya medinyāḥ pradhānān pṛthivīpatiḥ R_2,001.035

atha rājavitīrṇeṣu vividheṣv āsaneṣu ca
rājānam evābhimukhā niṣedur niyatā nṛpāḥ R_2,001.036

sa labdhamānair vinayānvitair nṛpaiḥ purālayair jānapadaiś ca mānavaiḥ
upopaviṣṭair nṛpatir vṛto babhau sahasracakṣur bhagavān ivāmaraiḥ R_2,001.037

tataḥ pariṣadaṃ sarvām āmantrya vasudhādhipaḥ
hitam uddharṣaṇaṃ cedam uvācāpratimaṃ vacaḥ R_2,002.001

dundubhisvanakalpena gambhīreṇānunādinā
svareṇa mahatā rājā jīgmūta iva nādayan R_2,002.002

so 'ham ikṣvākubhiḥ pūrvair narendraiḥ paripālitam
śreyasā yoktukāmo 'smi sukhārham akhilaṃ jagat R_2,002.003

mayāpy ācaritaṃ pūrvaiḥ panthānam anugacchatā
prajā nityam atandreṇa yathāśakty abhirakṣatā R_2,002.004

idaṃ śarīraṃ kṛtsnasya lokasya caratā hitam
pāṇḍur asyātapatrasyac chāyāyāṃ jaritaṃ mayā R_2,002.005

prāpya varṣasahasrāṇi bahūny āyūṃṣi jīvitaḥ
jīrṇasyāsya śarīrasya viśrāntim abhirocaye R_2,002.006

rājaprabhāvajuṣṭāṃ hi durvahām ajitendriyaiḥ
pariśrānto 'smi lokasya gurvīṃ dharmadhuraṃ vahan R_2,002.007

so 'haṃ viśramam icchāmi putraṃ kṛtvā prajāhite
saṃnikṛṣṭān imān sarvān anumānya dvijarṣabhān R_2,002.008

anujāto hi me sarvair guṇair jyeṣṭho mamātmajaḥ
puraṃdarasamo vīrye rāmaḥ parapuraṃjayaḥ R_2,002.009

taṃ candram iva puṣyeṇa yuktaṃ dharmabhṛtāṃ varam
yauvarājyena yoktāsmi prītaḥ puruṣapuṃgavam R_2,002.010

anurūpaḥ sa vo nātho lakṣmīvāṃl lakṣmaṇāgrajaḥ
trailokyam api nāthena yena syān nāthavattaram R_2,002.011

anena śreyasā sadyaḥ saṃyojyāham imāṃ mahīm
gatakleśo bhaviṣyāmi sute tasmin niveśya vai R_2,002.012

iti bruvantaṃ muditāḥ pratyanandan nṛpā nṛpam
vṛṣṭimantaṃ mahāmeghaṃ nardantam iva barhiṇaḥ R_2,002.013

tasya dharmārthaviduṣo bhāvam ājñāya sarvaśaḥ
ūcuś ca manasā jñātvā vṛddhaṃ daśarathaṃ nṛpam R_2,002.014

anekavarṣasāhasro vṛddhas tvam asi pārthiva
sa rāmaṃ yuvarājānam abhiṣiñcasva pārthivam R_2,002.015

iti tad vacanaṃ śrutvā rājā teṣāṃ manaḥpriyam
ajānann iva jijñāsur idaṃ vacanam abravīt R_2,002.016

kathaṃ nu mayi dharmeṇa pṛthivīm anuśāsati
bhavanto draṣṭum icchanti yuvarājaṃ mamātmajam R_2,002.017

te tam ūcur mahātmānaṃ paurajānapadaiḥ saha
bahavo nṛpa kalyāṇā guṇāḥ putrasya santi te R_2,002.018

divyair guṇaiḥ śakrasamo rāmaḥ satyaparākramaḥ
ikṣvākubhyo hi sarvebhyo 'py atirakto viśāmpate R_2,002.019

rāmaḥ satpuruṣo loke satyadharmaparāyaṇaḥ
dharmajñaḥ satyasaṃdhaś ca śīlavān anasūyakaḥ R_2,002.020

kṣāntaḥ sāntvayitā ślakṣṇaḥ kṛtajño vijitendriyaḥ
mṛduś ca sthiracittaś ca sadā bhavyo 'nasūyakaḥ R_2,002.021

priyavādī ca bhūtānāṃ satyavādī ca rāghavaḥ
bahuśrutānāṃ vṛddhānāṃ brāhmaṇānām upāsitā R_2,002.022

tenāsyehātulā kīrtir yaśas tejaś ca vardhate
devāsuramanuṣyāṇāṃ sarvāstreṣu viśāradaḥ R_2,002.023

yadā vrajati saṃgrāmaṃ grāmārthe nagarasya vā
gatvā saumitrisahito nāvijitya nivartate R_2,002.024

saṃgrāmāt punar āgamya kuñjareṇa rathena vā
paurān svajanavan nityaṃ kuśalaṃ paripṛcchati R_2,002.025

putreṣv agniṣu dāreṣu preṣyaśiṣyagaṇeṣu ca
nikhilenānupūrvyā ca pitā putrān ivaurasān R_2,002.026

śuśrūṣante ca vaḥ śiṣyāḥ kaccit karmasu daṃśitāḥ
iti naḥ puruṣavyāghraḥ sadā rāmo 'bhibhāṣate R_2,002.027

vyasaneṣu manuṣyāṇāṃ bhṛśaṃ bhavati duḥkhitaḥ
utsaveṣu ca sarveṣu piteva parituṣyati R_2,002.028

satyavādī maheṣvāso vṛddhasevī jitendriyaḥ
vatsaḥ śreyasi jātas te diṣṭyāsau tava rāghavaḥ
diṣṭyā putraguṇair yukto mārīca iva kaśyapaḥ R_2,002.029

balam ārogyam āyuś ca rāmasya viditātmanaḥ
āśaṃsate janaḥ sarvo rāṣṭre puravare tathā R_2,002.030

abhyantaraś ca bāhyaś ca paurajānapado janaḥ
striyo vṛddhās taruṇyaś ca sāyaṃprātaḥ samāhitāḥ R_2,002.031

sarvān devān namasyanti rāmasyārthe yaśasvinaḥ
teṣām āyācitaṃ deva tvatprasādāt samṛdhyatām R_2,002.032

rāmam indīvaraśyāmaṃ sarvaśatrunibarhaṇam
paśyāmo yauvarājyasthaṃ tava rājottamātmajam R_2,002.033

taṃ devadevopamam ātmajaṃ te sarvasya lokasya hite niviṣṭam
hitāya naḥ kṣipram udārajuṣṭaṃ mudābhiṣektuṃ varada tvam arhasi R_2,002.034

teṣām ajñalipadmāni pragṛhītāni sarvaśaḥ
pratigṛhyābravīd rājā tebhyaḥ priyahitaṃ vacaḥ R_2,003.001

aho 'smi paramaprītaḥ prabhāvaś cātulo mama
yan me jyeṣṭhaṃ priyaṃ putraṃ yauvarājyastham icchatha R_2,003.002

iti pratyarcya tān rājā brāhmaṇān idam abravīt
vasiṣṭhaṃ vāmadevaṃ ca teṣām evopaśṛṇvatām R_2,003.003

caitraḥ śrīmān ayaṃ māsaḥ puṇyaḥ puṣpitakānanaḥ
yauvarājyāya rāmasya sarvam evopakalpyatām R_2,003.004

kṛtam ity eva cābrūtām abhigamya jagatpatim
yathoktavacanaṃ prītau harṣayuktau dvijarṣabhau R_2,003.005

tataḥ sumantraṃ dyutimān rājā vacanam abravīt
rāmaḥ kṛtātmā bhavatā śīghram ānīyatām iti R_2,003.006

sa tatheti pratijñāya sumantro rājaśāsanāt
rāmaṃ tatrānayāṃ cakre rathena rathināṃ varam R_2,003.007

atha tatra samāsīnās tadā daśarathaṃ nṛpam
prācyodīcyāḥ pratīcyāś ca dākṣiṇātyāś ca bhūmipāḥ R_2,003.008

mlecchāś cāryāś ca ye cānye vanaśailāntavāsinaḥ
upāsāṃ cakrire sarve taṃ devā iva vāsavam R_2,003.009

teṣāṃ madhye sa rājarṣir marutām iva vāsavaḥ
prāsādastho rathagataṃ dadarśāyāntam ātmajam R_2,003.010

gandharvarājapratimaṃ loke vikhyātapauruṣam
dīrghabāhuṃ mahāsattvaṃ mattamātaṅgagāminam R_2,003.011

candrakāntānanaṃ rāmam atīva priyadarśanam
rūpaudāryaguṇaiḥ puṃsāṃ dṛṣṭicittāpahāriṇam R_2,003.012

gharmābhitaptāḥ parjanyaṃ hlādayantam iva prajāḥ
na tatarpa samāyāntaṃ paśyamāno narādhipaḥ R_2,003.013

avatārya sumantras taṃ rāghavaṃ syandanottamāt
pituḥ samīpaṃ gacchantaṃ prāñjaliḥ pṛṣṭhato 'nvagāt R_2,003.014

sa taṃ kailāsaśṛṅgābhaṃ prāsādaṃ narapuṃgavaḥ
āruroha nṛpaṃ draṣṭuṃ saha sūtena rāghavaḥ R_2,003.015

sa prāñjalir abhipretya praṇataḥ pitur antike
nāma svaṃ śrāvayan rāmo vavande caraṇau pituḥ R_2,003.016

taṃ dṛṣṭvā praṇataṃ pārśve kṛtāñjalipuṭaṃ nṛpaḥ
gṛhyāñjalau samākṛṣya sasvaje priyam ātmajam R_2,003.017

tasmai cābhyudyataṃ śrīmān maṇikāñcanabhūṣitam
dideśa rājā ruciraṃ rāmāya paramāsanam R_2,003.018

tad āsanavaraṃ prāpya vyadīpayata rāghavaḥ
svayeva prabhayā merum udaye vimalo raviḥ R_2,003.019

tena vibhrājitā tatra sā sabhābhivyarocata
vimalagrahanakṣatrā śāradī dyaur ivendunā R_2,003.020

taṃ paśyamāno nṛpatis tutoṣa priyam ātmajam
alaṃkṛtam ivātmānam ādarśatalasaṃsthitam R_2,003.021

sa taṃ sasmitam ābhāṣya putraṃ putravatāṃ varaḥ
uvācedaṃ vaco rājā devendram iva kaśyapaḥ R_2,003.022

jyeṣṭhāyām asi me patnyāṃ sadṛśyāṃ sadṛśaḥ sutaḥ
utpannas tvaṃ guṇaśreṣṭho mama rāmātmajaḥ priyaḥ R_2,003.023

tvayā yataḥ prajāś cemāḥ svaguṇair anurañjitāḥ
tasmāt tvaṃ puṣyayogena yauvarājyam avāpnuhi R_2,003.024

kāmatas tvaṃ prakṛtyaiva vinīto guṇavān asi
guṇavaty api tu snehāt putra vakṣyāmi te hitam R_2,003.025

bhūyo vinayam āsthāya bhava nityaṃ jitendriyaḥ
kāmakrodhasamutthāni tyajethā vyasanāni ca R_2,003.026

parokṣayā vartamāno vṛttyā pratyakṣayā tathā
amātyaprabhṛtīḥ sarvāḥ prakṛtīś cānurañjaya R_2,003.027

tuṣṭānuraktaprakṛtir yaḥ pālayati medinīm
tasya nandanti mitrāṇi labdhvāmṛtam ivāmarāḥ
tasmāt putra tvam ātmānaṃ niyamyaiva samācara R_2,003.028

tac chrutvā suhṛdas tasya rāmasya priyakāriṇaḥ
tvaritāḥ śīghram abhyetya kausalyāyai nyavedayan R_2,003.029

sā hiraṇyaṃ ca gāś caiva ratnāni vividhāni ca
vyādideśa priyākhyebhyaḥ kausalyā pramadottamā R_2,003.030

athābhivādya rājānaṃ ratham āruhya rāghavaḥ
yayau svaṃ dyutimad veśma janaughaiḥ pratipūjitaḥ R_2,003.031

te cāpi paurā nṛpater vacas tac chrutvā tadā lābham iveṣṭam āpya
narendram āmantya gṛhāṇi gatvā devān samānarcur atīva hṛṣṭāḥ R_2,003.032

gateṣv atha nṛpo bhūyaḥ paureṣu saha mantribhiḥ
mantrayitvā tataś cakre niścayajñaḥ sa niścayam R_2,004.001

śva eva puṣyo bhavitā śvo 'bhiṣecyeta me sutaḥ
rāmo rājīvatāmrākṣo yauvarājya iti prabhuḥ R_2,004.002

athāntargṛham āviśya rājā daśarathas tadā
sūtam ājñāpayām āsa rāmaṃ punar ihānaya R_2,004.003

pratigṛhya sa tadvākyaṃ sūtaḥ punar upāyayau
rāmasya bhavanaṃ śīghraṃ rāmam ānayituṃ punaḥ R_2,004.004

dvāḥsthair āveditaṃ tasya rāmāyāgamanaṃ punaḥ
śrutvaiva cāpi rāmas taṃ prāptaṃ śaṅkānvito 'bhavat R_2,004.005

praveśya cainaṃ tvaritaṃ rāmo vacanam abravīt
yad āgamanakṛtyaṃ te bhūyas tad brūhy aśeṣataḥ R_2,004.006

tam uvāca tataḥ sūto rājā tvāṃ draṣṭum icchati
śrutvā pramāṇam atra tvaṃ gamanāyetarāya vā R_2,004.007

iti sūtavacaḥ śrutvā rāmo 'tha tvarayānvitaḥ
prayayau rājabhavanaṃ punar draṣṭuṃ nareśvaram R_2,004.008

taṃ śrutvā samanuprāptaṃ rāmaṃ daśaratho nṛpaḥ
praveśayām āsa gṛhaṃ vivikṣuḥ priyam uttamam R_2,004.009

praviśann eva ca śrīmān rāghavo bhavanaṃ pituḥ
dadarśa pitaraṃ dūrāt praṇipatya kṛtāñjaliḥ R_2,004.010

praṇamantaṃ samutthāpya taṃ pariṣvajya bhūmipaḥ
pradiśya cāsmai ruciram āsanaṃ punar abravīt R_2,004.011

rāma vṛddho 'smi dīrghāyur bhuktā bhogā mayepsitāḥ
annavadbhiḥ kratuśatais tatheṣṭaṃ bhūridakṣiṇaiḥ R_2,004.012

jātam iṣṭam apatyaṃ me tvam adyānupamaṃ bhuvi
dattam iṣṭam adhītaṃ ca mayā puruṣasattama R_2,004.013

anubhūtāni ceṣṭāni mayā vīra sukhāni ca
devarṣi pitṛviprāṇām anṛṇo 'smi tathātmanaḥ R_2,004.014

na kiṃ cin mama kartavyaṃ tavānyatrābhiṣecanāt
ato yat tvām ahaṃ brūyāṃ tan me tvaṃ kartum arhasi R_2,004.015

adya prakṛtayaḥ sarvās tvām icchanti narādhipam
atas tvāṃ yuvarājānam abhiṣekṣyāmi putraka R_2,004.016

api cādyāśubhān rāma svapnān paśyāmi dāruṇān
sanirghātā maholkāś ca patantīha mahāsvanāḥ R_2,004.017

avaṣṭabdhaṃ ca me rāma nakṣatraṃ dāruṇair grahaiḥ
āvedayanti daivajñāḥ sūryāṅgārakarāhubhiḥ R_2,004.018

prāyeṇa hi nimittānām īdṛśānāṃ samudbhave
rājā vā mṛtyum āpnoti ghorāṃ vāpadam ṛcchati R_2,004.019

tad yāvad eva me ceto na vimuhyati rāghava
tāvad evābhiṣiñcasva calā hi prāṇināṃ matiḥ R_2,004.020

adya candro 'bhyupagataḥ puṣyāt pūrvaṃ punar vasum
śvaḥ puṣya yogaṃ niyataṃ vakṣyante daivacintakāḥ R_2,004.021

tatra puṣye 'bhiṣiñcasva manas tvarayatīva mām
śvas tvāham abhiṣekṣyāmi yauvarājye paraṃtapa R_2,004.022

tasmāt tvayādya vratinā niśeyaṃ niyatātmanā
saha vadhvopavastavyā darbhaprastaraśāyinā R_2,004.023

suhṛdaś cāpramattās tvāṃ rakṣantv adya samantataḥ
bhavanti bahuvighnāni kāryāṇy evaṃvidhāni hi R_2,004.024

viproṣitaś ca bharato yāvad eva purād itaḥ
tāvad evābhiṣekas te prāptakālo mato mama R_2,004.025

kāmaṃ khalu satāṃ vṛtte bhrātā te bharataḥ sthitaḥ
jyeṣṭhānuvartī dharmātmā sānukrośo jitendriyaḥ R_2,004.026

kiṃ tu cittaṃ manuṣyāṇām anityam iti me matiḥ
satāṃ ca dharmanityānāṃ kṛtaśobhi ca rāghava R_2,004.027

ity uktaḥ so 'bhyanujñātaḥ śvobhāviny abhiṣecane
vrajeti rāmaḥ pitaram abhivādyābhyayād gṛham R_2,004.028

praviśya cātmano veśma rājñoddiṣṭe 'bhiṣecane
tasmin kṣaṇe vinirgatya mātur antaḥpuraṃ yayau R_2,004.029

tatra tāṃ pravaṇām eva mātaraṃ kṣaumavāsinīm
vāgyatāṃ devatāgāre dadarśa yācatīṃ śriyam R_2,004.030

prāg eva cāgatā tatra sumitrā lakṣmaṇas tathā
sītā cānāyitā śrutvā priyaṃ rāmābhiṣecanam R_2,004.031

tasmin kāle hi kausalyā tasthāv āmīlitekṣaṇā
sumitrayānvāsyamānā sītayā lakṣmaṇena ca R_2,004.032

śrutvā puṣyeṇa putrasya yauvarājyābhiṣecanam
prāṇāyāmena puruṣaṃ dhyāyamānā janārdanam R_2,004.033

tathā saniyamām eva so 'bhigamyābhivādya ca
uvāca vacanaṃ rāmo harṣayaṃs tām idaṃ tadā R_2,004.034

amba pitrā niyukto 'smi prajāpālanakarmaṇi
bhavitā śvo 'bhiṣeko me yathā me śāsanaṃ pituḥ R_2,004.035

sītayāpy upavastavyā rajanīyaṃ mayā saha
evam ṛtvigupādhyāyaiḥ saha mām uktavān pitā R_2,004.036

yāni yāny atra yogyāni śvobhāviny abhiṣecane
tāni me maṅgalāny adya vaidehyāś caiva kāraya R_2,004.037

etac chrutvā tu kausalyā cirakālābhikāṅkṣitam
harṣabāṣpakalaṃ vākyam idaṃ rāmam abhāṣata R_2,004.038

vatsa rāma ciraṃ jīva hatās te paripanthinaḥ
jñātīn me tvaṃ śriyā yuktaḥ sumitrāyāś ca nandaya R_2,004.039

kalyāṇe bata nakṣatre mayi jāto 'si putraka
yena tvayā daśaratho guṇair ārādhitaḥ pitā R_2,004.040

amoghaṃ bata me kṣāntaṃ puruṣe puṣkarekṣaṇe
yeyam ikṣvākurājyaśrīḥ putra tvāṃ saṃśrayiṣyati R_2,004.041

ity evam ukto mātredaṃ rāmo bhāratam abravīt
prāñjaliṃ prahvam āsīnam abhivīkṣya smayann iva R_2,004.042

lakṣmaṇemāṃ mayā sārdhaṃ praśādhi tvaṃ vasuṃdharām
dvitīyaṃ me 'ntarātmānaṃ tvām iyaṃ śrīr upasthitā R_2,004.043

saumitre bhuṅkṣva bhogāṃs tvam iṣṭān rājyaphalāni ca
jīvitaṃ ca hi rājyaṃ ca tvadartham abhikāmaye R_2,004.044

ity uktvā lakṣmaṇaṃ rāmo mātarāv abhivādya ca
abhyanujñāpya sītāṃ ca jagāma svaṃ niveśanam R_2,004.045

saṃdiśya rāmaṃ nṛpatiḥ śvobhāviny abhiṣecane
purohitaṃ samāhūya vasiṣṭham idam abravīt R_2,005.001

gacchopavāsaṃ kākutsthaṃ kārayādya tapodhana
śrīyaśorājyalābhāya vadhvā saha yatavratam R_2,005.002

tatheti ca sa rājānam uktvā vedavidāṃ varaḥ
svayaṃ vasiṣṭho bhagavān yayau rāmaniveśanam R_2,005.003

sa rāmabhavanaṃ prāpya pāṇḍurābhraghanaprabham
tisraḥ kakṣyā rathenaiva viveśa munisattamaḥ R_2,005.004

tam āgatam ṛṣiṃ rāmas tvarann iva sasaṃbhramaḥ
mānayiṣyan sa mānārhaṃ niścakrāma niveśanāt R_2,005.005

abhyetya tvaramāṇaś ca rathābhyāśaṃ manīṣiṇaḥ
tato 'vatārayām āsa parigṛhya rathāt svayam R_2,005.006

sa cainaṃ praśritaṃ dṛṣṭvā saṃbhāṣyābhiprasādya ca
priyārhaṃ harṣayan rāmam ity uvāca purohitaḥ R_2,005.007

prasannas te pitā rāma yauvarājyam avāpsyasi
upavāsaṃ bhavān adya karotu saha sītayā R_2,005.008

prātas tvām abhiṣektā hi yauvarājye narādhipaḥ
pitā daśarathaḥ prītyā yayātiṃ nahuṣo yathā R_2,005.009

ity uktvā sa tadā rāmam upavāsaṃ yatavratam
mantravat kārayām āsa vaidehyā sahitaṃ muniḥ R_2,005.010

tato yathāvad rāmeṇa sa rājño gurur arcitaḥ
abhyanujñāpya kākutsthaṃ yayau rāmaniveśanāt R_2,005.011

suhṛdbhis tatra rāmo 'pi tān anujñāpya sarvaśaḥ
sabhājito viveśātha tān anujñāpya sarvaśaḥ R_2,005.012

hṛṣṭanārī narayutaṃ rāmaveśma tadā babhau
yathā mattadvijagaṇaṃ praphullanalinaṃ saraḥ R_2,005.013

sa rājabhavanaprakhyāt tasmād rāmaniveśanāt
nirgatya dadṛśe mārgaṃ vasiṣṭho janasaṃvṛtam R_2,005.014

vṛndavṛndair ayodhyāyāṃ rājamārgāḥ samantataḥ
babhūvur abhisaṃbādhāḥ kutūhalajanair vṛtāḥ R_2,005.015

janavṛndormisaṃgharṣaharṣasvanavatas tadā
babhūva rājamārgasya sāgarasyeva nisvanaḥ R_2,005.016

siktasaṃmṛṣṭarathyā hi tad ahar vanamālinī
āsīd ayodhyā nagarī samucchritagṛhadhvajā R_2,005.017

tadā hy ayodhyā nilayaḥ sastrībālābalo janaḥ
rāmābhiṣekam ākāṅkṣann ākāṅkṣann udayaṃ raveḥ R_2,005.018

prajālaṃkārabhūtaṃ ca janasyānandavardhanam
utsuko 'bhūj jano draṣṭuṃ tam ayodhyā mahotsavam R_2,005.019

evaṃ taṃ janasaṃbādhaṃ rājamārgaṃ purohitaḥ
vyūhann iva janaughaṃ taṃ śanai rāja kulaṃ yayau R_2,005.020

sitābhraśikharaprakhyaṃ prāsadam adhiruhya saḥ
samiyāya narendreṇa śakreṇeva bṛhaspatiḥ R_2,005.021

tam āgatam abhiprekṣya hitvā rājāsanaṃ nṛpaḥ
papraccha sa ca tasmai tat kṛtam ity abhyavedayat R_2,005.022

guruṇā tv abhyanujñāto manujaughaṃ visṛjya tam
viveśāntaḥpuraṃ rājā siṃho giriguhām iva R_2,005.023

tad agryaveṣapramadājanākulaṃ mahendraveśmapratimaṃ niveśanam
vyadīpayaṃś cāru viveśa pārthivaḥ śaśīva tārāgaṇasaṃkulaṃ nabhaḥ R_2,005.024

gate purohite rāmaḥ snāto niyatamānasaḥ
saha patnyā viśālākṣyā nārāyaṇam upāgamat R_2,006.001

pragṛhya śirasā pātrīṃ haviṣo vidhivat tadā
mahate daivatāyājyaṃ juhāva jvalite 'nale R_2,006.002

śeṣaṃ ca haviṣas tasya prāśyāśāsyātmanaḥ priyam
dhyāyan nārāyaṇaṃ devaṃ svāstīrṇe kuśasaṃstare R_2,006.003

vāgyataḥ saha vaidehyā bhūtvā niyatamānasaḥ
śrīmaty āyatane viṣṇoḥ śiśye naravarātmajaḥ R_2,006.004

ekayāmāvaśiṣṭāyāṃ rātryāṃ prativibudhya saḥ
alaṃkāravidhiṃ kṛtsnaṃ kārayām āsa veśmanaḥ R_2,006.005

tatra śṛṇvan sukhā vācaḥ sūtamāgadhabandinām
pūrvāṃ saṃdhyām upāsīno jajāpa yatamānasaḥ R_2,006.006

tuṣṭāva praṇataś caiva śirasā madhusūdanam
vimalakṣaumasaṃvīto vācayām āsa ca dvijān R_2,006.007

teṣāṃ puṇyāhaghoṣo 'tha gambhīramadhuras tadā
ayodhyāṃ pūrayām āsa tūryaghoṣānunāditaḥ R_2,006.008

kṛtopavāsaṃ tu tadā vaidehyā saha rāghavam
ayodhyā nilayaḥ śrutvā sarvaḥ pramudito janaḥ R_2,006.009

tataḥ paurajanaḥ sarvaḥ śrutvā rāmābhiṣecanam
prabhātāṃ rajanīṃ dṛṣṭvā cakre śobhāṃ parāṃ punaḥ R_2,006.010

sitābhraśikharābheṣu devatāyataneṣu ca
catuṣpatheṣu rathyāsu caityeṣv aṭṭālakeṣu ca R_2,006.011

nānāpaṇyasamṛddheṣu vaṇijām āpaṇeṣu ca
kuṭumbināṃ samṛddheṣu śrīmatsu bhavaneṣu ca R_2,006.012

sabhāsu caiva sarvāsu vṛkṣeṣv ālakṣiteṣu ca
dhvajāḥ samucchritāś citrāḥ patākāś cābhavaṃs tadā R_2,006.013

naṭanartakasaṃghānāṃ gāyakānāṃ ca gāyatām
manaḥkarṇasukhā vācaḥ śuśruvuś ca tatas tataḥ R_2,006.014

rāmābhiṣekayuktāś ca kathāś cakrur mitho janāḥ
rāmābhiṣeke saṃprāpte catvareṣu gṛheṣu ca R_2,006.015

bālā api krīḍamānā gṛhadvāreṣu saṃghaśaḥ
rāmābhiṣekasaṃyuktāś cakrur eva mithaḥ kathāḥ R_2,006.016

kṛtapuṣpopahāraś ca dhūpagandhādhivāsitaḥ
rājamārgaḥ kṛtaḥ śrīmān paurai rāmābhiṣecane R_2,006.017

prakāśīkaraṇārthaṃ ca niśāgamanaśaṅkayā
dīpavṛkṣāṃs tathā cakrur anu rathyāsu sarvaśaḥ R_2,006.018

alaṃkāraṃ purasyaivaṃ kṛtvā tat puravāsinaḥ
ākāṅkṣamāṇā rāmasya yauvarājyābhiṣecanam R_2,006.019

sametya saṃghaśaḥ sarve catvareṣu sabhāsu ca
kathayanto mithas tatra praśaśaṃsur janādhipam R_2,006.020

aho mahātmā rājāyam ikṣvākukulanandanaḥ
jñātvā yo vṛddham ātmānaṃ rāmaṃ rājye 'bhiṣekṣyati R_2,006.021

sarve hy anugṛhītāḥ sma yan no rāmo mahīpatiḥ
cirāya bhavitā goptā dṛṣṭalokaparāvaraḥ R_2,006.022

anuddhatamanā vidvān dharmātmā bhrātṛvatsalaḥ
yathā ca bhrātṛṣu snigdhas tathāsmāsv api rāghavaḥ R_2,006.023

ciraṃ jīvatu dharmātmā rājā daśaratho 'naghaḥ
yatprasādenābhiṣiktaṃ rāmaṃ drakṣyāmahe vayam R_2,006.024

evaṃvidhaṃ kathayatāṃ paurāṇāṃ śuśruvus tadā
digbhyo 'pi śrutavṛttāntāḥ prāptā jānapadā janāḥ R_2,006.025

te tu digbhyaḥ purīṃ prāptā draṣṭuṃ rāmābhiṣecanam
rāmasya pūrayām āsuḥ purīṃ jānapadā janāḥ R_2,006.026

janaughais tair visarpadbhiḥ śuśruve tatra niḥsvanaḥ
parvasūdīrṇavegasya sāgarasyeva niḥsvanaḥ R_2,006.027

tatas tad indrakṣayasaṃnibhaṃ puraṃ didṛkṣubhir jānapadair upāgataiḥ
samantataḥ sasvanam ākulaṃ babhau samudrayādobhir ivārṇavodakam R_2,006.028

jñātidāsī yato jātā kaikeyyās tu sahoṣitā
prāsādaṃ candrasaṃkāśam āruroha yadṛcchayā R_2,007.001

siktarājapathāṃ kṛtsnāṃ prakīrṇakamalotpalām
ayodhyāṃ mantharā tasmāt prāsādād anvavaikṣata R_2,007.002

patākābhir varārhābhir dhvajaiś ca samalaṃkṛtām
siktāṃ candanatoyaiś ca śiraḥsnātajanair vṛtām R_2,007.003

avidūre sthitāṃ dṛṣṭvā dhātrīṃ papraccha mantharā
uttamenābhisaṃyuktā harṣeṇārthaparā satī R_2,007.004

rāmamātā dhanaṃ kiṃ nu janebhyaḥ saṃprayacchati
atimātraṃ praharṣo 'yaṃ kiṃ janasya ca śaṃsa me
kārayiṣyati kiṃ vāpi saṃprahṛṣṭo mahīpatiḥ R_2,007.005

vidīryamāṇā harṣeṇa dhātrī paramayā mudā
ācacakṣe 'tha kubjāyai bhūyasīṃ rāghave śriyam R_2,007.006

śvaḥ puṣyeṇa jitakrodhaṃ yauvarājyena rāghavam
rājā daśaratho rāmam abhiṣecayitānagham R_2,007.007

dhātryās tu vacanaṃ śrutvā kubjā kṣipram amarṣitā
kailāsa śikharākārāt prāsādād avarohata R_2,007.008

sā dahyamānā kopena mantharā pāpadarśinī
śayānām etya kaikeyīm idaṃ vacanam abravīt R_2,007.009

uttiṣṭha mūḍhe kiṃ śeṣe bhayaṃ tvām abhivartate
upaplutamahaughena kim ātmānaṃ na budhyase R_2,007.010

aniṣṭe subhagākāre saubhāgyena vikatthase
calaṃ hi tava saubhāgyaṃ nadyaḥ srota ivoṣṇage R_2,007.011

evam uktā tu kaikeyī ruṣṭayā paruṣaṃ vacaḥ
kubjayā pāpadarśinyā viṣādam agamat param R_2,007.012

kaikeyī tv abravīt kubjāṃ kaccit kṣemaṃ na manthare
viṣaṇṇavadanāṃ hi tvāṃ lakṣaye bhṛśaduḥkhitām R_2,007.013

mantharā tu vacaḥ śrutvā kaikeyyā madhurākṣaram
uvāca krodhasaṃyuktā vākyaṃ vākyaviśāradā R_2,007.014

sā viṣaṇṇatarā bhūtvā kubjā tasyā hitaiṣiṇī
viṣādayantī provāca bhedayantī ca rāghavam R_2,007.015

akṣemaṃ sumahad devi pravṛttaṃ tvadvināśanam
rāmaṃ daśaratho rājā yauvarājye 'bhiṣekṣyati R_2,007.016

sāsmy agādhe bhaye magnā duḥkhaśokasamanvitā
dahyamānānaleneva tvaddhitārtham ihāgatā R_2,007.017

tava duḥkhena kaikeyi mama duḥkhaṃ mahad bhavet
tvadvṛddhau mama vṛddhiś ca bhaved atra na saṃśayaḥ R_2,007.018

narādhipakule jātā mahiṣī tvaṃ mahīpateḥ
ugratvaṃ rājadharmāṇāṃ kathaṃ devi na budhyase R_2,007.019

dharmavādī śaṭho bhartā ślakṣṇavādī ca dāruṇaḥ
śuddhabhāve na jānīṣe tenaivam atisaṃdhitā R_2,007.020

upasthitaṃ prayuñjānas tvayi sāntvam anarthakam
arthenaivādya te bhartā kausalyāṃ yojayiṣyati R_2,007.021

apavāhya sa duṣṭātmā bharataṃ tava bandhuṣu
kālyaṃ sthāpayitā rāmaṃ rājye nihatakaṇṭake R_2,007.022

śatruḥ patipravādena mātreva hitakāmyayā
āśīviṣa ivāṅkena bāle paridhṛtas tvayā R_2,007.023

yathā hi kuryāt sarpo vā śatrur vā pratyupekṣitaḥ
rājñā daśarathenādya saputrā tvaṃ tathā kṛtā R_2,007.024

pāpenānṛtasāntvena bāle nityaṃ sukhocite
rāmaṃ sthāpayatā rājye sānubandhā hatā hy asi R_2,007.025

sā prāptakālaṃ kaikeyi kṣipraṃ kuru hitaṃ tava
trāyasva putram ātmānaṃ māṃ ca vismayadarśane R_2,007.026

mantharāyā vacaḥ śrutvā śayanāt sā śubhānanā
ekam ābharaṇaṃ tasyai kubjāyai pradadau śubham R_2,007.027

dattvā tv ābharaṇaṃ tasyai kubjāyai pramadottamā
kaikeyī mantharāṃ hṛṣṭā punar evābravīd idam R_2,007.028

idaṃ tu manthare mahyam ākhyāsi paramaṃ priyam
etan me priyam ākhyātuḥ kiṃ vā bhūyaḥ karomi te R_2,007.029

rāme vā bharate vāhaṃ viśeṣaṃ nopalakṣaye
tasmāt tuṣṭāsmi yad rājā rāmaṃ rājye 'bhiṣekṣyati R_2,007.030

na me paraṃ kiṃ cid itas tvayā punaḥ priyaṃ priyārhe suvacaṃ vaco varam
tathā hy avocas tvam ataḥ priyottaraṃ varaṃ paraṃ te pradadāmi taṃ vṛṇu R_2,007.031

mantharā tv abhyasūyyainām utsṛjyābharaṇaṃ ca tat
uvācedaṃ tato vākyaṃ kopaduḥkhasamanvitā R_2,008.001

harṣaṃ kim idam asthāne kṛtavaty asi bāliśe
śokasāgaramadhyastham ātmānaṃ nāvabudhyase R_2,008.002

subhagā khalu kausalyā yasyāḥ putro 'bhiṣekṣyate
yauvarājyena mahatā śvaḥ puṣyeṇa dvijottamaiḥ R_2,008.003

prāptāṃ sumahatīṃ prītiṃ pratītāṃ tāṃ hatadviṣam
upasthāsyasi kausalyāṃ dāsīva tvaṃ kṛtāñjaliḥ R_2,008.004

hṛṣṭāḥ khalu bhaviṣyanti rāmasya paramāḥ striyaḥ
aprahṛṣṭā bhaviṣyanti snuṣās te bharatakṣaye R_2,008.005

tāṃ dṛṣṭvā paramaprītāṃ bruvantīṃ mantharāṃ tataḥ
rāmasyaiva guṇān devī kaikeyī praśaśaṃsa ha R_2,008.006

dharmajño gurubhir dāntaḥ kṛtajñaḥ satyavāk śuciḥ
rāmo rājñaḥ suto jyeṣṭho yauvarājyam ato 'rhati R_2,008.007

bhrātṝn bhṛtyāṃś ca dīrghāyuḥ pitṛvat pālayiṣyati
saṃtapyase kathaṃ kubje śrutvā rāmābhiṣecanam R_2,008.008

bharataś cāpi rāmasya dhruvaṃ varṣaśatāt param
pitṛpaitāmahaṃ rājyam avāpsyati nararṣabhaḥ R_2,008.009

sā tvam abhyudaye prāpte vartamāne ca manthare
bhaviṣyati ca kalyāṇe kimarthaṃ paritapyase
kausalyāto 'tiriktaṃ ca sa tu śuśrūṣate hi mām R_2,008.010

kaikeyyā vacanaṃ śrutvā mantharā bhṛśaduḥkhitā
dīrgham uṣṇaṃ viniḥśvasya kaikeyīm idam abravīt R_2,008.011

anarthadarśinī maurkhyān nātmānam avabudhyase
śokavyasanavistīrṇe majjantī duḥkhasāgare R_2,008.012

bhavitā rāghavo rājā rāghavasya ca yaḥ sutaḥ
rājavaṃśāt tu bharataḥ kaikeyi parihāsyate R_2,008.013

na hi rājñaḥ sutāḥ sarve rājye tiṣṭhanti bhāmini
sthāpyamāneṣu sarveṣu sumahān anayo bhavet R_2,008.014

tasmāj jyeṣṭhe hi kaikeyi rājyatantrāṇi pārthivāḥ
sthāpayanty anavadyāṅgi guṇavatsv itareṣv api R_2,008.015

asāv atyantanirbhagnas tava putro bhaviṣyati
anāthavat sukhebhyaś ca rājavaṃśāc ca vatsale R_2,008.016

sāhaṃ tvadarthe saṃprāptā tvaṃ tu māṃ nāvabudhyase
sapatnivṛddhau yā me tvaṃ pradeyaṃ dātum icchasi R_2,008.017

dhruvaṃ tu bharataṃ rāmaḥ prāpya rājyam akaṇṭakam
deśāntaraṃ nāyayitā lokāntaram athāpi vā R_2,008.018

bāla eva hi mātulyaṃ bharato nāyitas tvayā
saṃnikarṣāc ca sauhārdaṃ jāyate sthāvareṣv api R_2,008.019

goptā hi rāmaṃ saumitrir lakṣmaṇaṃ cāpi rāghavaḥ
aśvinor iva saubhrātraṃ tayor lokeṣu viśrutam R_2,008.020

tasmān na lakṣmaṇe rāmaḥ pāpaṃ kiṃ cit kariṣyati
rāmas tu bharate pāpaṃ kuryād iti na saṃśayaḥ R_2,008.021

tasmād rājagṛhād eva vanaṃ gacchatu te sutaḥ
etad dhi rocate mahyaṃ bhṛśaṃ cāpi hitaṃ tava R_2,008.022

evaṃ te jñātipakṣasya śreyaś caiva bhaviṣyati
yadi ced bharato dharmāt pitryaṃ rājyam avāpsyati R_2,008.023

sa te sukhocito bālo rāmasya sahajo ripuḥ
samṛddhārthasya naṣṭārtho jīviṣyati kathaṃ vaśe R_2,008.024

abhidrutam ivāraṇye siṃhena gajayūthapam
pracchādyamānaṃ rāmeṇa bharataṃ trātum arhasi R_2,008.025

darpān nirākṛtā pūrvaṃ tvayā saubhāgyavattayā
rāmamātā sapatnī te kathaṃ vairaṃ na yātayet R_2,008.026

yadā hi rāmaḥ pṛthivīm avāpsyati dhruvaṃ pranaṣṭo bharato bhaviṣyati
ato hi saṃcintaya rājyam ātmaje parasya cādyaiva vivāsakāraṇam R_2,008.027

evam uktā tu kaikeyī krodhena jvalitānanā
dīrgham uṣṇaṃ viniḥśvasya mantharām idam abravīt R_2,009.001

adya rāmam itaḥ kṣipraṃ vanaṃ prasthāpayāmy aham
yauvarājyena bharataṃ kṣipram evābhiṣecaye R_2,009.002

idaṃ tv idānīṃ saṃpaśya kenopāyena manthare
bharataḥ prāpnuyād rājyaṃ na tu rāmaḥ kathaṃ cana R_2,009.003

evam uktā tayā devyā mantharā pāpadarśinī
rāmārtham upahiṃsantī kaikeyīm idam abravīt R_2,009.004

hantedānīṃ pravakṣyāmi kaikeyi śrūyatāṃ ca me
yathā te bharato rājyaṃ putraḥ prāpsyati kevalam R_2,009.005

śrutvaivaṃ vacanaṃ tasyā mantharāyās tu kaikayī
kiṃ cid utthāya śayanāt svāstīrṇād idam abravīt R_2,009.006

kathaya tvaṃ mamopāyaṃ kenopāyena manthare
bharataḥ prāpnuyād rājyaṃ na tu rāmaḥ kathaṃ cana R_2,009.007

evam uktā tayā devyā mantharā pāpadarśinī
rāmārtham upahiṃsantī kubjā vacanam abravīt R_2,009.008

tava devāsure yuddhe saha rājarṣibhiḥ patiḥ
agacchat tvām upādāya devarājasya sāhyakṛt R_2,009.009

diśam āsthāya kaikeyi dakṣiṇāṃ daṇḍakān prati
vaijayantam iti khyātaṃ puraṃ yatra timidhvajaḥ R_2,009.010

sa śambara iti khyātaḥ śatamāyo mahāsuraḥ
dadau śakrasya saṃgrāmaṃ devasaṃghair anirjitaḥ R_2,009.011

tasmin mahati saṃgrāme rājā daśarathas tadā
apavāhya tvayā devi saṃgrāmān naṣṭacetanaḥ R_2,009.012

tatrāpi vikṣataḥ śastraiḥ patis te rakṣitas tvayā
tuṣṭena tena dattau te dvau varau śubhadarśane R_2,009.013

sa tvayoktaḥ patir devi yadeccheyaṃ tadā varau
gṛhṇīyām iti tat tena tathety uktaṃ mahātmanā
anabhijñā hy ahaṃ devi tvayaiva kathitaṃ purā R_2,009.014

tau varau yāca bhartāraṃ bharatasyābhiṣecanam
pravrājanaṃ ca rāmasya tvaṃ varṣāṇi caturdaśa R_2,009.015

krodhāgāraṃ praviśyādya kruddhevāśvapateḥ sute
śeṣvānantarhitāyāṃ tvaṃ bhūmau malinavāsinī
mā smainaṃ pratyudīkṣethā mā cainam abhibhāṣathāḥ R_2,009.016

dayitā tvaṃ sadā bhartur atra me nāsti saṃśayaḥ
tvatkṛte ca mahārājo viśed api hutāśanam R_2,009.017

na tvāṃ krodhayituṃ śakto na kruddhāṃ pratyudīkṣitum
tava priyārthaṃ rājā hi prāṇān api parityajet R_2,009.018

na hy atikramituṃ śaktas tava vākyaṃ mahīpatiḥ
mandasvabhāve budhyasva saubhāgyabalam ātmanaḥ R_2,009.019

maṇimuktāsuvarṇāni ratnāni vividhāni ca
dadyād daśaratho rājā mā sma teṣu manaḥ kṛthāḥ R_2,009.020

yau tau devāsure yuddhe varau daśaratho 'dadāt
tau smāraya mahābhāge so 'rtho mā tvām atikramet R_2,009.021

yadā tu te varaṃ dadyāt svayam utthāpya rāghavaḥ
vyavasthāpya mahārājaṃ tvam imaṃ vṛṇuyā varam R_2,009.022

rāmaṃ pravrājayāraṇye nava varṣāṇi pañca ca
bharataḥ kriyatāṃ rājā pṛthivyāṃ pārthivarṣabhaḥ R_2,009.023

evaṃ pravrājitaś caiva rāmo 'rāmo bhaviṣyati
bharataś ca hatāmitras tava rājā bhaviṣyati R_2,009.024

yena kālena rāmaś ca vanāt pratyāgamiṣyati
tena kālena putras te kṛtamūlo bhaviṣyati
saṃgṛhītamanuṣyaś ca suhṛdbhiḥ sārdham ātmavān R_2,009.025

prāptakālaṃ tu te manye rājānaṃ vītasādhvasā
rāmābhiṣekasaṃkalpān nigṛhya vinivartaya R_2,009.026

anartham artharūpeṇa grāhitā sā tatas tayā
hṛṣṭā pratītā kaikeyī mantharām idam abravīt R_2,009.027

kubje tvāṃ nābhijānāmi śreṣṭhāṃ śreṣṭhābhidhāyinīm
pṛthivyām asi kubjānām uttamā buddhiniścaye R_2,009.028

tvam eva tu mamārtheṣu nityayuktā hitaiṣiṇī
nāhaṃ samavabudhyeyaṃ kubje rājñaś cikīrṣitam R_2,009.029

santi duḥsaṃsthitāḥ kubjā vakrāḥ paramapāpikāḥ
tvaṃ padmam iva vātena saṃnatā priyadarśanā R_2,009.030

uras te 'bhiniviṣṭaṃ vai yāvat skandhāt samunnatam
adhastāc codaraṃ śāntaṃ sunābham iva lajjitam R_2,009.031

jaghanaṃ tava nirghuṣṭaṃ raśanādāmaśobhitam
jaṅghe bhṛśam upanyaste pādau cāpy āyatāv ubhau R_2,009.032

tvam āyatābhyāṃ sakthibhyāṃ manthare kṣaumavāsini
agrato mama gacchantī rājahaṃsīva rājase R_2,009.033

tavedaṃ sthagu yad dīrghaṃ rathaghoṇam ivāyatam
matayaḥ kṣatravidyāś ca māyāś cātra vasanti te R_2,009.034

atra te pratimokṣyāmi mālāṃ kubje hiraṇmayīm
abhiṣikte ca bharate rāghave ca vanaṃ gate R_2,009.035

jātyena ca suvarṇena suniṣṭaptena sundari
labdhārthā ca pratītā ca lepayiṣyāmi te sthagu R_2,009.036

mukhe ca tilakaṃ citraṃ jātarūpamayaṃ śubham
kārayiṣyāmi te kubje śubhāny ābharaṇāni ca R_2,009.037

paridhāya śubhe vastre devadeva cariṣyasi
candram āhvayamānena mukhenāpratimānanā
gamiṣyasi gatiṃ mukhyāṃ garvayantī dviṣajjanam R_2,009.038

tavāpi kubjāḥ kubjāyāḥ sarvābharaṇabhūṣitāḥ
pādau paricariṣyanti yathaiva tvaṃ sadā mama R_2,009.039

iti praśasyamānā sā kaikeyīm idam abravīt
śayānāṃ śayane śubhre vedyām agniśikhām iva R_2,009.040

gatodake setubandho na kalyāṇi vidhīyate
uttiṣṭha kuru kalyāṇaṃ rājānam anudarśaya R_2,009.041

tathā protsāhitā devī gatvā mantharayā saha
krodhāgāraṃ viśālākṣī saubhāgyamadagarvitā R_2,009.042

anekaśatasāhasraṃ muktāhāraṃ varāṅganā
avamucya varārhāṇi śubhāny ābharaṇāni ca R_2,009.043

tato hemopamā tatra kubjā vākyaṃ vaśaṃ gatā
saṃviśya bhūmau kaikeyī mantharām idam abravīt R_2,009.044

iha vā māṃ mṛtāṃ kubje nṛpāyāvedayiṣyasi
vanaṃ tu rāghave prāpte bharataḥ prāpsyati kṣitim R_2,009.045

athaitad uktvā vacanaṃ sudāruṇaṃ nidhāya sarvābharaṇāni bhāminī
asaṃvṛtām āstaraṇena medinīṃ tadādhiśiśye patiteva kinnarī R_2,009.046

udīrṇasaṃrambhatamovṛtānanā tathāvamuktottamamālyabhūṣaṇā
narendrapatnī vimanā babhūva sā tamovṛtā dyaur iva magnatārakā R_2,009.047

ājñāpya tu mahārājo rāghavasyābhiṣecanam
priyārhāṃ priyam ākhyātuṃ viveśāntaḥpuraṃ vaśī R_2,010.001

tāṃ tatra patitāṃ bhūmau śayānām atathocitām
pratapta iva duḥkhena so 'paśyaj jagatīpatiḥ R_2,010.002

sa vṛddhas taruṇīṃ bhāryāṃ prāṇebhyo 'pi garīyasīm
apāpaḥ pāpasaṃkalpāṃ dadarśa dharaṇītale R_2,010.003

kareṇum iva digdhena viddhāṃ mṛgayuṇā vane
mahāgaja ivāraṇye snehāt parimamarśa tām R_2,010.004

parimṛśya ca pāṇibhyām abhisaṃtrastacetanaḥ
kāmī kamalapatrākṣīm uvāca vanitām idam R_2,010.005

na te 'ham abhijānāmi krodham ātmani saṃśritam
devi kenābhiyuktāsi kena vāsi vimānitā R_2,010.006

yad idaṃ mama duḥkhāya śeṣe kalyāṇi pāṃsuṣu
bhūmau śeṣe kimarthaṃ tvaṃ mayi kalyāṇa cetasi
bhūtopahatacitteva mama cittapramāthinī R_2,010.007

santi me kuśalā vaidyā abhituṣṭāś ca sarvaśaḥ
sukhitāṃ tvāṃ kariṣyanti vyādhim ācakṣva bhāmini R_2,010.008

kasya vā te priyaṃ kāryaṃ kena vā vipriyaṃ kṛtam
kaḥ priyaṃ labhatām adya ko vā sumahad apriyam R_2,010.009

avadhyo vadhyatāṃ ko vā vadhyaḥ ko vā vimucyatām
daridraḥ ko bhavatv āḍhyo dravyavān vāpy akiṃcanaḥ R_2,010.010

ahaṃ caiva madīyāś ca sarve tava vaśānugāḥ
na te kaṃ cid abhiprāyaṃ vyāhantum aham utsahe R_2,010.011

ātmano jīvitenāpi brūhi yan manasecchasi
yāvad āvartate cakraṃ tāvatī me vasuṃdharā R_2,010.012

tathoktā sā samāśvastā vaktukāmā tad apriyam
paripīḍayituṃ bhūyo bhartāram upacakrame R_2,010.013

nāsmi viprakṛtā deva kena cin na vimānitā
abhiprāyas tu me kaś cit tam icchāmi tvayā kṛtam R_2,010.014

pratijñāṃ pratijānīṣva yadi tvaṃ kartum icchasi
atha tad vyāhariṣyāmi yad abhiprārthitaṃ mayā R_2,010.015

evam uktas tayā rājā priyayā strīvaśaṃ gataḥ
tām uvāca mahātejāḥ kaikeyīm īṣadutsmitaḥ R_2,010.016

avalipte na jānāsi tvattaḥ priyataro mama
manujo manujavyāghrād rāmād anyo na vidyate R_2,010.017

bhadre hṛdayam apy etad anumṛśśyoddharasva me
etat samīkṣya kaikeyi brūhi yat sādhu manyase R_2,010.018

balam ātmani paśyantī na māṃ śaṅkitum arhasi
kariṣyāmi tava prītiṃ sukṛtenāpi te śape R_2,010.019

tena vākyena saṃhṛṣṭā tam abhiprāyam ātmanaḥ
vyājahāra mahāghoram abhyāgatam ivāntakam R_2,010.020

yathākrameṇa śapasi varaṃ mama dadāsi ca
tac chṛṇvantu trayastriṃśad devāḥ sendrapurogamāḥ R_2,010.021

candrādityau nabhaś caiva grahā rātryahanī diśaḥ
jagac ca pṛthivī caiva sagandharvā sarākṣasā R_2,010.022

niśācarāṇi bhūtāni gṛheṣu gṛhadevatāḥ
yāni cānyāni bhūtāni jānīyur bhāṣitaṃ tava R_2,010.023

satyasaṃdho mahātejā dharmajñaḥ susamāhitaḥ
varaṃ mama dadāty eṣa tan me śṛṇvantu devatāḥ R_2,010.024

iti devī maheṣvāsaṃ parigṛhyābhiśasya ca
tataḥ param uvācedaṃ varadaṃ kāmamohitam R_2,010.025

varau yau me tvayā deva tadā dattau mahīpate
tau tāvad aham adyaiva vakṣyāmi śṛṇu me vacaḥ R_2,010.026

abhiṣeka samārambho rāghavasyopakalpitaḥ
anenaivābhiṣekeṇa bharato me 'bhiṣicyatām R_2,010.027

nava pañca ca varṣāṇi daṇḍakāraṇyam āśritaḥ
cīrājinajaṭādhārī rāmo bhavatu tāpasaḥ R_2,010.028

bharato bhajatām adya yauvarājyam akaṇṭakam
adya caiva hi paśyeyaṃ prayāntaṃ rāghavaṃ vane R_2,010.029

tataḥ śrutvā mahārājaḥ kaikeyyā dāruṇaṃ vacaḥ
vyathito viklavaś caiva vyāghrīṃ dṛṣṭvā yathā mṛgaḥ R_2,010.030

asaṃvṛtāyām āsīno jagatyāṃ dīrgham ucchvasan
aho dhig iti sāmarṣo vācam uktvā narādhipaḥ
moham āpedivān bhūyaḥ śokopahatacetanaḥ R_2,010.031

cireṇa tu nṛpaḥ saṃjñāṃ pratilabhya suduḥkhitaḥ
kaikeyīm abravīt kruddhaḥ pradahann iva cakṣuṣā R_2,010.032

nṛśaṃse duṣṭacāritre kulasyāsya vināśini
kiṃ kṛtaṃ tava rāmeṇa pāpe pāpaṃ mayāpi vā R_2,010.033

sadā te jananī tulyāṃ vṛttiṃ vahati rāghavaḥ
tasyaiva tvam anarthāya kiṃnimittam ihodyatā R_2,010.034

tvaṃ mayātmavināśāya bhavanaṃ svaṃ praveśitā
avijñānān nṛpasutā vyālī tīkṣṇaviṣā yathā R_2,010.035

jīvaloko yadā sarvo rāmasyeha guṇastavam
aparādhaṃ kam uddiśya tyakṣyāmīṣṭam ahaṃ sutam R_2,010.036

kausalyāṃ vā sumitrāṃ vā tyajeyam api vā śriyam
jīvitaṃ vātmano rāmaṃ na tv eva pitṛvatsalam R_2,010.037

parā bhavati me prītir dṛṣṭvā tanayam agrajam
apaśyatas tu me rāmaṃ naṣṭā bhavati cetanā R_2,010.038

tiṣṭhel loko vinā sūryaṃ sasyaṃ vā salilaṃ vinā
na tu rāmaṃ vinā dehe tiṣṭhet tu mama jīvitam R_2,010.039

tad alaṃ tyajyatām eṣa niścayaḥ pāpaniścaye
api te caraṇau mūrdhnā spṛśāmy eṣa prasīda me R_2,010.040

sa bhūmipālo vilapann anāthavat striyā gṛhīto dṛhaye 'timātratā
papāta devyāś caraṇau prasāritāv ubhāv asaṃspṛśya yathāturas tathā R_2,010.041

atadarhaṃ mahārājaṃ śayānam atathocitam
yayātim iva puṇyānte devalokāt paricyutam R_2,011.001

anartharūpā siddhārthā abhītā bhayadarśinī
punar ākārayām āsa tam eva varam aṅganā R_2,011.002

tvaṃ katthase mahārāja satyavādī dṛḍhavrataḥ
mama cemaṃ varaṃ kasmād vidhārayitum icchasi R_2,011.003

evam uktas tu kaikeyyā rājā daśarathas tadā
pratyuvāca tataḥ kruddho muhūrtaṃ vihvalann iva R_2,011.004

mṛte mayi gate rāme vanaṃ manujapuṃgave
hantānārye mamāmitre rāmaḥ pravrājito vanam R_2,011.005

yadi satyaṃ bravīmy etat tad asatyaṃ bhaviṣyati
akīrtir atulā loke dhruvaṃ paribhavaś ca me R_2,011.006

tathā vilapatas tasya paribhramitacetasaḥ
astam abhyagamat sūryo rajanī cābhyavartata R_2,011.007

sa triyāmā tathārtasya candramaṇḍalamaṇḍitā
rājño vilapamānasya na vyabhāsata śarvarī R_2,011.008

tathaivoṣṇaṃ viniḥśvasya vṛddho daśaratho nṛpaḥ
vilalāpārtavad duḥkhaṃ gaganāsaktalocanaḥ R_2,011.009

na prabhātaṃ tvayecchāmi mayāyaṃ racito 'ñjaliḥ
atha vā gamyatāṃ śīghraṃ nāham icchāmi nirghṛṇām
nṛśaṃsāṃ kaikeyīṃ draṣṭuṃ yatkṛte vyasanaṃ mahat R_2,011.010

evam uktvā tato rājā kaikeyīṃ saṃyatāñjaliḥ
prasādayām āsa punaḥ kaikeyīṃ cedam abravīt R_2,011.011

sādhuvṛttasya dīnasya tvadgatasya gatāyuṣaḥ
prasādaḥ kriyatāṃ devi bhadre rājño viśeṣataḥ R_2,011.012

śūnyena khalu suśroṇi mayedaṃ samudāhṛtam
kuru sādhu prasādaṃ me bāle sahṛdayā hy asi R_2,011.013

viśuddhabhāvasya hi duṣṭabhāvā tāmrekṣaṇasyāśrukalasya rājñaḥ
śrutvā vicitraṃ karuṇaṃ vilāpaṃ bhartur nṛśaṃsā na cakāra vākyam R_2,011.014

tataḥ sa rājā punar eva mūrchitaḥ priyām atuṣṭāṃ pratikūlabhāṣiṇīm
samīkṣya putrasya vivāsanaṃ prati kṣitau visaṃjño nipapāta duḥkhitaḥ R_2,011.015

putraśokārditaṃ pāpā visaṃjñaṃ patitaṃ bhuvi
viveṣṭamānam udīkṣya saikṣvākam idam abravīt R_2,012.001

pāpaṃ kṛtveva kim idaṃ mama saṃśrutya saṃśravam
śeṣe kṣititale sannaḥ sthityāṃ sthātuṃ tvam arhasi R_2,012.002

āhuḥ satyaṃ hi paramaṃ dharmaṃ dharmavido janāḥ
satyam āśritya hi mayā tvaṃ ca dharmaṃ pracoditaḥ R_2,012.003

saṃśrutya śaibyaḥ śyenāya svāṃ tanuṃ jagatīpatiḥ
pradāya pakṣiṇo rājañ jagāma gatim uttamām R_2,012.004

tatha hy alarkas tejasvī brāhmaṇe vedapārage
yācamāne svake netre uddhṛtyāvimanā dadau R_2,012.005

saritāṃ tu patiḥ svalpāṃ maryādāṃ satyam anvitaḥ
satyānurodhāt samaye velāṃ khāṃ nātivartate R_2,012.006

samayaṃ ca mamāryemaṃ yadi tvaṃ na kariṣyasi
agratas te parityaktā parityakṣyāmi jīvitam R_2,012.007

evaṃ pracodito rājā kaikeyyā nirviśaṅkayā
nāśakat pāśam unmoktuṃ balir indrakṛtaṃ yathā R_2,012.008

udbhrāntahṛdayaś cāpi vivarṇavanado 'bhavat
sa dhuryo vai parispandan yugacakrāntaraṃ yathā R_2,012.009

vihvalābhyāṃ ca netrābhyām apaśyann iva bhūmipaḥ
kṛcchrād dhairyeṇa saṃstabhya kaikeyīm idam abravīt R_2,012.010

yas te mantrakṛtaḥ pāṇir agnau pāpe mayā dhṛtaḥ
taṃ tyajāmi svajaṃ caiva tava putraṃ saha tvayā R_2,012.011

tataḥ pāpasamācārā kaikeyī pārthivaṃ punaḥ
uvāca paruṣaṃ vākyaṃ vākyajñā roṣamūrchitā R_2,012.012

kim idaṃ bhāṣase rājan vākyaṃ gararujopamam
ānāyayitum akliṣṭaṃ putraṃ rāmam ihārhasi R_2,012.013

sthāpya rājye mama sutaṃ kṛtvā rāmaṃ vanecaram
niḥsapatnāṃ ca māṃ kṛtvā kṛtakṛtyo bhaviṣyasi R_2,012.014

sa nunna iva tīkṣeṇa pratodena hayottamaḥ
rājā pradocito 'bhīkṣṇaṃ kaikeyīm idam abravīt R_2,012.015

dharmabandhena baddho 'smi naṣṭā ca mama cetanā
jyeṣṭhaṃ putraṃ priyaṃ rāmaṃ draṣṭum icchāmi dhārmikam R_2,012.016

iti rājño vacaḥ śrutvā kaikeyī tadanantaram
svayam evābravīt sūtaṃ gaccha tvaṃ rāmam ānaya R_2,012.017

tataḥ sa rājā taṃ sūtaṃ sannaharṣaḥ sutaṃ prati
śokāraktekṣaṇaḥ śrīmān udvīkṣyovāca dhārmikaḥ R_2,012.018

sumantraḥ karuṇaṃ śrutvā dṛṣṭvā dīnaṃ ca pārthivam
pragṛhītāñjaliḥ kiṃ cit tasmād deśād apākraman R_2,012.019

yadā vaktuṃ svayaṃ dainyān na śaśāka mahīpatiḥ
tadā sumantraṃ mantrajñā kaikeyī pratyuvāca ha R_2,012.020

sumantra rāmaṃ drakṣyāmi śīghram ānaya sundaram
sa manyamānaḥ kalyāṇaṃ hṛdayena nananda ca R_2,012.021

sumantraś cintayām āsa tvaritaṃ coditas tayā
vyaktaṃ rāmo 'bhiṣekārtham ihāyāsyati dharmavit R_2,012.022

iti sūto matiṃ kṛtvā harṣeṇa mahatā punaḥ
nirjagāma mahātejā rāghavasya didṛkṣayā R_2,012.023

tataḥ purastāt sahasā vinirgato mahīpatīn dvāragatān vilokayan
dadarśa paurān vividhān mahādhanān upasthitān dvāram upetya viṣṭhitān R_2,012.024

te tu tāṃ rajanīm uṣya brāhmaṇā vedapāragāḥ
upatasthur upasthānaṃ saharājapurohitāḥ R_2,013.001

amātyā balamukhyāś ca mukhyā ye nigamasya ca
rāghavasyābhiṣekārthe prīyamāṇās tu saṃgatāḥ R_2,013.002

udite vimale sūrye puṣye cābhyāgate 'hani
abhiṣekāya rāmasya dvijendrair upakalpitam R_2,013.003

kāñcanā jalakumbhāś ca bhadrapīṭhaṃ svalaṃkṛtam
rāmaś ca samyagāstīrṇo bhāsvarā vyāghracarmaṇā R_2,013.004

gaṅgāyamunayoḥ puṇyāt saṃgamād āhṛtaṃ jalam
yāś cānyāḥ saritaḥ puṇyā hradāḥ kūpāḥ sarāṃsi ca R_2,013.005

prāgvāhāś cordhvavāhāś ca tiryagvāhāḥ samāhitāḥ
tābhyaś caivāhṛtaṃ toyaṃ samudrebhyaś ca sarvaśaḥ R_2,013.006

kṣaudraṃ dadhi ghṛtaṃ lājā darbhāḥ sumanasaḥ payaḥ
salājāḥ kṣīribhiś channā ghaṭāḥ kāñcanarājatāḥ
padmotpalayutā bhānti pūrṇāḥ paramavāriṇā R_2,013.007

candrāṃśuvikacaprakhyaṃ pāṇḍuraṃ ratnabhūṣitam
sajjaṃ tiṣṭhati rāmasya vālavyajanam uttamam R_2,013.008

candramaṇḍalasaṃkāśam ātapatraṃ ca pāṇḍuram
sajjaṃ dyutikaraṃ śrīmad abhiṣekapuraskṛtam R_2,013.009

pāṇḍuraś ca vṛṣaḥ sajjaḥ pāṇḍurāśvaś ca susthitaḥ
prasrutaś ca gajaḥ śrīmān aupavāhyaḥ pratīkṣate R_2,013.010

aṣṭau kanyāś ca maṅgalyāḥ sarvābharaṇabhūṣitāḥ
vāditrāṇi ca sarvāṇi bandinaś ca tathāpare R_2,013.011

ikṣvākūṇāṃ yathā rājye saṃbhriyetābhiṣecanam
tathā jātīyām ādāya rājaputrābhiṣecanam R_2,013.012

te rājavacanāt tatra samavetā mahīpatim
apaśyanto 'bruvan ko nu rājño naḥ prativedayet R_2,013.013

na paśyāmaś ca rājānam uditaś ca divākaraḥ
yauvarājyābhiṣekaś ca sajjo rāmasya dhīmataḥ R_2,013.014

iti teṣu bruvāṇeṣu sārvabhaumān mahīpatīn
abravīt tān idaṃ sarvān sumantro rājasatkṛtaḥ R_2,013.015

ayaṃ pṛcchāmi vacanāt sukham āyuṣmatām aham
rājñaḥ saṃpratibuddhasya yac cāgamanakāraṇam R_2,013.016

ity uktvāntaḥpuradvāram ājagāma purāṇavit
āśīrbhir guṇayuktābhir abhituṣṭāva rāghavam R_2,013.017

gatā bhagavatī rātrirahaḥ śivam upasthitam
budhyasva nṛpaśārdūla kuru kāryam anantaram R_2,013.018

brāhmaṇā balamukhyāś ca naigamāś cāgatā nṛpa
darśanaṃ pratikāṅkṣante pratibudhyasva rāghava R_2,013.019

stuvantaṃ taṃ tadā sūtaṃ sumantraṃ mantrakovidam
pratibudhya tato rājā idaṃ vacanam abravīt R_2,013.020

na caiva saṃprasuto 'ham ānayed āśu rāghavam
iti rājā daśarathaḥ sūtaṃ tatrānvaśāt punaḥ R_2,013.021

sa rājavacanaṃ śrutvā śirasā pratipūjya tam
nirjagāma nṛpāvāsān manyamānaḥ priyaṃ mahat R_2,013.022

prapanno rājamārgaṃ ca patākā dhvajaśobhitam
sa sūtas tatra śuśrāva rāmādhikaraṇāḥ kathāḥ R_2,013.023

tato dadarśa ruciraṃ kailāsasadṛśaprabham
rāmaveśma sumantras tu śakraveśmasamaprabham R_2,013.024

mahākapāṭapihitaṃ vitardiśataśobhitam
kāñcanapratimaikāgraṃ maṇividrumatoraṇam R_2,013.025

śāradābhraghanaprakhyaṃ dīptaṃ meruguhopamam
dāmabhir varamālyānāṃ sumahadbhir alaṃkṛtam R_2,013.026

sa vājiyuktena rathena sārathir narākulaṃ rājakulaṃ vilokayan
tataḥ samāsādya mahādhanaṃ mahat prahṛṣṭaromā sa babhūva sārathiḥ R_2,013.027

tad adrikūṭācalameghasaṃnibhaṃ mahāvimānottamaveśmasaṃghavat
avāryamāṇaḥ praviveśa sārathiḥ prabhūtaratnaṃ makaro yathārṇavam R_2,013.028

sa tad antaḥpuradvāraṃ samatītya janākulam
praviviktāṃ tataḥ kakṣyām āsasāda purāṇavit R_2,014.001

prāsakārmukabibhradbhir yuvabhir mṛṣṭakuṇḍalaiḥ
apramādibhir ekāgraiḥ svanuraktair adhiṣṭhitām R_2,014.002

tatra kāṣāyiṇo vṛddhān vetrapāṇīn svalaṃkṛtān
dadarśa viṣṭhitān dvāri stryadhyakṣān susamāhitān R_2,014.003

te samīkṣya samāyāntaṃ rāmapriyacikīrṣavaḥ
sahabhāryāya rāmāya kṣipram evācacakṣire R_2,014.004

prativeditam ājñāya sūtam abhyantaraṃ pituḥ
tatraivānāyayām āsa rāghavaḥ priyakāmyayā R_2,014.005

taṃ vaiśravaṇasaṃkāśam upaviṣṭaṃ svalaṃkṛtam
dādarśa sūtaḥ paryaṅke sauvaṇo sottaracchade R_2,014.006

varāharudhirābheṇa śucinā ca sugandhinā
anuliptaṃ parārdhyena candanena paraṃtapam R_2,014.007

sthitayā pārśvataś cāpi vālavyajanahastayā
upetaṃ sītayā bhūyaś citrayā śaśinaṃ yathā R_2,014.008

taṃ tapantam ivādityam upapannaṃ svatejasā
vavande varadaṃ bandī niyamajño vinītavat R_2,014.009

prāñjalis tu sukhaṃ pṛṣṭvā vihāraśayanāsane
rājaputram uvācedaṃ sumantro rājasatkṛtaḥ R_2,014.010

kausalyā suprabhā deva pitā tvaṃ draṣṭum icchati
mahiṣyā saha kaikeyyā gamyatāṃ tatra māciram R_2,014.011

evam uktas tu saṃhṛṣṭo narasiṃho mahādyutiḥ
tataḥ saṃmānayām āsa sītām idam uvāca ha R_2,014.012

devi devaś ca devī ca samāgamya madantare
mantreyete dhruvaṃ kiṃ cid abhiṣecanasaṃhitam R_2,014.013

lakṣayitvā hy abhiprāyaṃ priyakāmā sudakṣiṇā
saṃcodayati rājānaṃ madarthaṃ madirekṣaṇā R_2,014.014

yādṛśī pariṣat tatra tādṛśo dūta āgataḥ
dhruvam adyaiva māṃ rājā yauvarājye 'bhiṣekṣyati R_2,014.015

hanta śīghram ito gatvā drakṣyāmi ca mahīpatiḥ
saha tvaṃ parivāreṇa sukham āssva ramasya ca R_2,014.016

patisaṃmānitā sītā bhartāram asitekṣaṇā
ādvāram anuvavrāja maṅgalāny abhidadhyuṣī R_2,014.017

sa sarvān arthino dṛṣṭvā sametya pratinandya ca
tataḥ pāvakasaṃkāśam āruroha rathottamam R_2,014.018

muṣṇantam iva cakṣūṃṣi prabhayā hemavarcasaṃ
kareṇuśiśukalpaiś ca yuktaṃ paramavājibhiḥ R_2,014.019

hariyuktaṃ sahasrākṣo ratham indra ivāśugam
prayayau tūrṇam āsthāya rāghavo jvalitaḥ śriyā R_2,014.020

sa parjanya ivākāśe svanavān abhinādayan
niketān niryayau śrīmān mahābhrād iva candramāḥ R_2,014.021

chatracāmarapāṇis tu lakṣmaṇo rāghavānujaḥ
jugopa bhrātaraṃ bhrātā ratham āsthāya pṛṣṭhataḥ R_2,014.022

tato halahalāśabdas tumulaḥ samajāyata
tasya niṣkramamāṇasya janaughasya samantataḥ R_2,014.023

sa rāghavas tatra kathāpralāpaṃ śuśrāva lokasya samāgatasya
ātmādhikārā vividhāś ca vācaḥ prahṛṣṭarūpasya pure janasya R_2,014.024

eṣa śriyaṃ gacchati rāghavo 'dya rājaprasādād vipulāṃ gamiṣyan
ete vayaṃ sarvasamṛddhakāmā yeṣām ayaṃ no bhavitā praśāstā
lābho janasyāsya yad eṣa sarvaṃ prapatsyate rāṣṭram idaṃ cirāya R_2,014.025

sa ghoṣavadbhiś ca hayaiḥ sanāgaiḥ puraḥsaraiḥ svastikasūtamāgadhaiḥ
mahīyamānaḥ pravaraiś ca vādakair abhiṣṭuto vaiśravaṇo yathā yayau R_2,014.026

kareṇumātaṅgarathāśvasaṃkulaṃ mahājanaughaiḥ paripūrṇacatvaram
prabhūtaratnaṃ bahupaṇyasaṃcayaṃ dadarśa rāmo ruciraṃ mahāpatham R_2,014.027

sa rāmo ratham āsthāya saṃprahṛṣṭasuhṛjjanaḥ
apaśyan nagaraṃ śrīmān nānājanasamākulam R_2,015.001

sa gṛhair abhrasaṃkāśaiḥ pāṇḍurair upaśobhitam
rājamārgaṃ yayau rāmo madhyenāgarudhūpitam R_2,015.002

śobhamānam asaṃbādhaṃ taṃ rājapatham uttamam
saṃvṛtaṃ vividhaiḥ paṇyair bhakṣyair uccāvacair api R_2,015.003

āśīrvādān bahūñ śṛṇvan suhṛdbhiḥ samudīritān
yathārhaṃ cāpi saṃpūjya sarvān eva narān yayau R_2,015.004

pitāmahair ācaritaṃ tathaiva prapitāmahaiḥ
adyopādāya taṃ mārgam abhiṣikto 'nupālaya R_2,015.005

yathā sma lālitāḥ pitrā yathā pūrvaiḥ pitāmahaiḥ
tataḥ sukhataraṃ sarve rāme vatsyāma rājani R_2,015.006

alam adya hi bhuktena paramārthair alaṃ ca naḥ
yathā paśyāma niryāntaṃ rāmaṃ rājye pratiṣṭhitam R_2,015.007

ato hi na priyataraṃ nānyat kiṃ cid bhaviṣyati
yathābhiṣeko rāmasya rājyenāmitatejasaḥ R_2,015.008

etāś cānyāś ca suhṛdām udāsīnaḥ kathāḥ śubhāḥ
ātmasaṃpūjanīḥ śṛṇvan yayau rāmo mahāpatham R_2,015.009

na hi tasmān manaḥ kaś cic cakṣuṣī vā narottamāt
naraḥ śaknoty apākraṣṭum atikrānte 'pi rāghave R_2,015.010

sarveṣāṃ sa hi dharmātmā varṇānāṃ kurute dayām
caturṇāṃ hi vayaḥsthānāṃ tena te tam anuvratāḥ R_2,015.011

sa rājakulam āsādya mahendrabhavanopamam
rājaputraḥ pitur veśma praviveśa śriyā jvalan R_2,015.012

sa sarvāḥ samatikramya kakṣyā daśarathātmajaḥ
saṃnivartya janaṃ sarvaṃ śuddhāntaḥpuram abhyagāt R_2,015.013

tataḥ praviṣṭe pitur antikaṃ tadā janaḥ sa sarvo mudito nṛpātmaje
pratīkṣate tasya punaḥ sma nirgamaṃ yathodayaṃ candramasaḥ saritpatiḥ R_2,015.014

sa dadarśāsane rāmo niṣaṇṇaṃ pitaraṃ śubhe
kaikeyīsahitaṃ dīnaṃ mukhena pariśuṣyatā R_2,016.001

sa pituś caraṇau pūrvam abhivādya vinītavat
tato vavande caraṇau kaikeyyāḥ susamāhitaḥ R_2,016.002

rāmety uktvā ca vacanaṃ vāṣpaparyākulekṣaṇaḥ
śaśāka nṛpatir dīno nekṣituṃ nābhibhāṣitum R_2,016.003

tad apūrvaṃ narapater dṛṣṭvā rūpaṃ bhayāvaham
rāmo 'pi bhayam āpannaḥ padā spṛṣṭveva pannagam R_2,016.004

indriyair aprahṛṣṭais taṃ śokasaṃtāpakarśitam
niḥśvasantaṃ mahārājaṃ vyathitākulacetasaṃ R_2,016.005

ūrmi mālinam akṣobhyaṃ kṣubhyantam iva sāgaram
upaplutam ivādityam uktānṛtam ṛṣiṃ yathā R_2,016.006

acintyakalpaṃ hi pitus taṃ śokam upadhārayan
babhūva saṃrabdhataraḥ samudra iva parvaṇi R_2,016.007

cintayām āsa ca tadā rāmaḥ pitṛhite rataḥ
kiṃsvid adyaiva nṛpatir na māṃ pratyabhinandati R_2,016.008

anyadā māṃ pitā dṛṣṭvā kupito 'pi prasīdati
tasya mām adya saṃprekṣya kimāyāsaḥ pravartate R_2,016.009

sa dīna iva śokārto viṣaṇṇavadanadyutiḥ
kaikeyīm abhivādyaiva rāmo vacanam abravīt R_2,016.010

kaccin mayā nāparāddham ajñānād yena me pitā
kupitas tan mamācakṣva tvaṃ caivainaṃ prasādaya R_2,016.011

vivarṇavadano dīno na hi mām abhibhāṣate
śārīro mānaso vāpi kaccid enaṃ na bādhate
saṃtāpo vābhitāpo vā durlabhaṃ hi sadā sukham R_2,016.012

kaccin na kiṃ cid bharate kumāre priyadarśane
śatrughne vā mahāsattve mātṝṇāṃ vā mamāśubham R_2,016.013

atoṣayan mahārājam akurvan vā pitur vacaḥ
muhūrtam api neccheyaṃ jīvituṃ kupite nṛpe R_2,016.014

yatomūlaṃ naraḥ paśyet prādurbhāvam ihātmanaḥ
kathaṃ tasmin na varteta pratyakṣe sati daivate R_2,016.015

kaccit te paruṣaṃ kiṃ cid abhimānāt pitā mama
ukto bhavatyā kopena yatrāsya lulitaṃ manaḥ R_2,016.016

etad ācakṣva me devi tattvena paripṛcchataḥ
kiṃnimittam apūrvo 'yaṃ vikāro manujādhipe R_2,016.017

ahaṃ hi vacanād rājñaḥ pateyam api pāvake
bhakṣayeyaṃ viṣaṃ tīkṣṇaṃ majjeyam api cārṇave
niyukto guruṇā pitrā nṛpeṇa ca hitena ca R_2,016.018

tad brūhi vacanaṃ devi rājño yad abhikāṅkṣitam
kariṣye pratijāne ca rāmo dvir nābhibhāṣate R_2,016.019

tam ārjavasamāyuktam anāryā satyavādinam
uvāca rāmaṃ kaikeyī vacanaṃ bhṛśadāruṇam R_2,016.020

purā devāsure yuddhe pitrā te mama rāghava
rakṣitena varau dattau saśalyena mahāraṇe R_2,016.021

tatra me yācito rājā bharatasyābhiṣecanam
gamanaṃ daṇḍakāraṇye tava cādyaiva rāghava R_2,016.022

yadi satyapratijñaṃ tvaṃ pitaraṃ kartum icchasi
ātmānaṃ ca narareṣṭha mama vākyam idaṃ śṛṇu R_2,016.023

sa nideśe pitus tiṣṭha yathā tena pratiśrutam
tvayāraṇyaṃ praveṣṭavyaṃ nava varṣāṇi pañca ca R_2,016.024

sapta sapta ca varṣāṇi daṇḍakāraṇyam āśritaḥ
abhiṣekam imaṃ tyaktvā jaṭācīradharo vasa R_2,016.025

bharataḥ kosalapure praśāstu vasudhām imām
nānāratnasamākīrṇāṃ savājirathakuñjarām R_2,016.026

tad apriyam amitraghno vacanaṃ maraṇopamam
śrutvā na vivyathe rāmaḥ kaikeyīṃ cedam abravīt R_2,016.027

evam astu gamiṣyāmi vanaṃ vastum ahaṃ tv ataḥ
jaṭācīradharo rājñaḥ pratijñām anupālayan R_2,016.028

idaṃ tu jñātum icchāmi kimarthaṃ māṃ mahīpatiḥ
nābhinandati durdharṣo yathāpuram ariṃdamaḥ R_2,016.029

manyur na ca tvayā kāryo devi brūhi tavāgrataḥ
yāsyāmi bhava suprītā vanaṃ cīrajaṭādharaḥ R_2,016.030

hitena guruṇā pitrā kṛtajñena nṛpeṇa ca
niyujyamāno viśrabdhaṃ kiṃ na kuryād ahaṃ priyam R_2,016.031

alīkaṃ mānasaṃ tv ekaṃ hṛdayaṃ dahatīva me
svayaṃ yan nāha māṃ rājā bharatasyābhiṣecanam R_2,016.032

ahaṃ hi sītāṃ rājyaṃ ca prāṇān iṣṭān dhanāni ca
hṛṣṭo bhrātre svayaṃ dadyāṃ bharatāyāpracoditaḥ R_2,016.033

kiṃ punar manujendreṇa svayaṃ pitrā pracoditaḥ
tava ca priyakāmārthaṃ pratijñām anupālayan R_2,016.034

tad āśvāsaya hīmaṃ tvaṃ kiṃ nv idaṃ yan mahīpatiḥ
vasudhāsaktanayano mandam aśrūṇi muñcati R_2,016.035

gacchantu caivānayituṃ dūtāḥ śīghrajavair hayaiḥ
bharataṃ mātulakulād adyaiva nṛpaśāsanāt R_2,016.036

daṇḍakāraṇyam eṣo 'ham ito gacchāmi satvaraḥ
avicārya pitur vākyaṃ samāvastuṃ caturdaśa R_2,016.037

sā hṛṣṭā tasya tadvākyaṃ śrutvā rāmasya kaikayī
prasthānaṃ śraddadhānā hi tvarayām āsa rāghavam R_2,016.038

evaṃ bhavatu yāsyanti dūtāḥ śīghrajavair hayaiḥ
bharataṃ mātulakulād upāvartayituṃ narāḥ R_2,016.039

tava tv ahaṃ kṣamaṃ manye notsukasya vilambanam
rāma tasmād itaḥ śīghraṃ vanaṃ tvaṃ gantum arhasi R_2,016.040

vrīḍānvitaḥ svayaṃ yac ca nṛpas tvāṃ nābhibhāṣate
naitat kiṃ cin naraśreṣṭha manyur eṣo 'panīyatām R_2,016.041

yāvat tvaṃ na vanaṃ yātaḥ purād asmād abhitvaran
pitā tāvan na te rāma snāsyate bhokṣyate 'pi vā R_2,016.042

dhik kaṣṭam iti niḥśvasya rājā śokapariplutaḥ
mūrchito nyapatat tasmin paryaṅke hemabhūṣite R_2,016.043

rāmo 'py utthāpya rājānaṃ kaikeyyābhipracoditaḥ
kaśayevāhato vājī vanaṃ gantuṃ kṛtatvaraḥ R_2,016.044

tad apriyam anāryāyā vacanaṃ dāruṇodaram
śrutvā gatavyatho rāmaḥ kaikeyīṃ vākyam abravīt R_2,016.045

nāham arthaparo devi lokam āvastum utsahe
viddhi mām ṛṣibhis tulyaṃ kevalaṃ dharmam āsthitam R_2,016.046

yad atrabhavataḥ kiṃ cic chakyaṃ kartuṃ priyaṃ mayā
prāṇān api parityajya sarvathā kṛtam eva tat R_2,016.047

na hy ato dharmacaraṇaṃ kiṃ cid asti mahattaram
yathā pitari śuśrūṣā tasya vā vacanakriyā R_2,016.048

anukto 'py atrabhavatā bhavatyā vacanād aham
vane vatsyāmi vijane varṣāṇīha caturdaśa R_2,016.049

na nūnaṃ mayi kaikeyi kiṃ cid āśaṃsase guṇam
yad rājānam avocas tvaṃ mameśvaratarā satī R_2,016.050

yāvan mātaram āpṛcche sītāṃ cānunayāmy aham
tato 'dyaiva gamiṣyāmi daṇḍakānāṃ mahad vanam R_2,016.051

bharataḥ pālayed rājyaṃ śuśrūṣec ca pitur yathā
tathā bhavatyā kartavyaṃ sa hi dharmaḥ sanātanaḥ R_2,016.052

sa rāmasya vacaḥ śrutvā bhṛśaṃ duḥkhahataḥ pitā
śokād aśaknuvan bāṣpaṃ praruroda mahāsvanam R_2,016.053

vanditvā caraṇau rāmo visaṃjñasya pitus tadā
kaikeyyāś cāpy anāryāyā niṣpapāta mahādyutiḥ R_2,016.054

sa rāmaḥ pitaraṃ kṛtvā kaikeyīṃ ca pradakṣiṇam
niṣkramyāntaḥpurāt tasmāt svaṃ dadarśa suhṛjjanam R_2,016.055

taṃ bāṣpaparipūrṇākṣaḥ pṛṣṭhato 'nujagāma ha
lakṣmaṇaḥ paramakruddhaḥ sumitrānandavardhanaḥ R_2,016.056

ābhiṣecanikaṃ bhāṇḍaṃ kṛtvā rāmaḥ pradakṣiṇam
śanair jagāma sāpekṣo dṛṣṭiṃ tatrāvicālayan R_2,016.057

na cāsya mahatīṃ lakṣmīṃ rājyanāśo 'pakarṣati
lokakāntasya kāntatvaṃ śītaraśmer iva kṣapā R_2,016.058

na vanaṃ gantukāmasya tyajataś ca vasuṃdharām
sarvalokātigasyeva lakṣyate cittavikriyā R_2,016.059

dhārayan manasā duḥkham indriyāṇi nigṛhya ca
praviveśātmavān veśma māturapriyaśaṃsivān R_2,016.060

praviśya veśmātibhṛśaṃ mudānvitaṃ samīkṣya tāṃ cārthavipattim āgatām
na caiva rāmo 'tra jagāma vikriyāṃ suhṛjjanasyātmavipattiśaṅkayā R_2,016.061

rāmas tu bhṛśam āyasto niḥśvasann iva kuñjaraḥ
jagāma sahito bhrātrā mātur antaḥpuraṃ vaśī R_2,017.001

so 'paśyat puruṣaṃ tatra vṛddhaṃ paramapūjitam
upaviṣṭaṃ gṛhadvāri tiṣṭhataś cāparān bahūn R_2,017.002

praviśya prathamāṃ kakṣyāṃ dvitīyāyāṃ dadarśa saḥ
brāhmaṇān vedasaṃpannān vṛddhān rājñābhisatkṛtān R_2,017.003

praṇamya rāmas tān vṛddhāṃs tṛtīyāyāṃ dadarśa saḥ
striyo vṛddhāś ca bālāś ca dvārarakṣaṇatatparāḥ R_2,017.004

vardhayitvā prahṛṣṭās tāḥ praviśya ca gṛhaṃ striyaḥ
nyavedayanta tvaritā rāma mātuḥ priyaṃ tadā R_2,017.005

kausalyāpi tadā devī rātriṃ sthitvā samāhitā
prabhāte tv akarot pūjāṃ viṣṇoḥ putrahitaiṣiṇī R_2,017.006

sā kṣaumavasanā hṛṣṭā nityaṃ vrataparāyaṇā
agniṃ juhoti sma tadā mantravat kṛtamaṅgalā R_2,017.007

praviśya ca tadā rāmo mātur antaḥpuraṃ śubham
dadarśa mātaraṃ tatra hāvayantīṃ hutāśanam R_2,017.008

sā cirasyātmajaṃ dṛṣṭvā mātṛnandanam āgatam
abhicakrāma saṃhṛṣṭā kiśoraṃ vaḍavā yathā R_2,017.009

tam uvāca durādharṣaṃ rāghavaṃ sutam ātmanaḥ
kausalyā putravātsalyād idaṃ priyahitaṃ vacaḥ R_2,017.010

vṛddhānāṃ dharmaśīlānāṃ rājarṣīṇāṃ mahātmanām
prāpnuhy āyuś ca kīrtiṃ ca dharmaṃ copahitaṃ kule R_2,017.011

satyapratijñaṃ pitaraṃ rājānaṃ paśya rāghava
adyaiva hi tvāṃ dharmātmā yauvarājye 'bhiṣekṣyati R_2,017.012

mātaraṃ rāghavaḥ kiṃ cit prasāryāñjalim abravīt
sa svabhāvavinītaś ca gauravāc ca tadānataḥ R_2,017.013

devi nūnaṃ na jānīṣe mahad bhayam upasthitam
idaṃ tava ca duḥkhāya vaidehyā lakṣmaṇasya ca R_2,017.014

caturdaśa hi varṣāṇi vatsyāmi vijane vane
madhumūlaphalair jīvan hitvā munivad āmiṣam R_2,017.015

bharatāya mahārājo yauvarājyaṃ prayacchati
māṃ punar daṇḍakāraṇyaṃ vivāsayati tāpasaṃ R_2,017.016

tām aduḥkhocitāṃ dṛṣṭvā patitāṃ kadalīm iva
rāmas tūtthāpayām āsa mātaraṃ gatacetasaṃ R_2,017.017

upāvṛtyotthitāṃ dīnāṃ vaḍavām iva vāhitām
pāṃśuguṇṭhitasarvāgnīṃ vimamarśa ca pāṇinā R_2,017.018

sā rāghavam upāsīnam asukhārtā sukhocitā
uvāca puruṣavyāghram upaśṛṇvati lakṣmaṇe R_2,017.019

yadi putra na jāyethā mama śokāya rāghava
na sma duḥkham ato bhūyaḥ paśyeyam aham aprajā R_2,017.020

eka eva hi vandhyāyāḥ śoko bhavati mānavaḥ
aprajāsmīti saṃtāpo na hy anyaḥ putra vidyate R_2,017.021

na dṛṣṭapūrvaṃ kalyāṇaṃ sukhaṃ vā patipauruṣe
api putre vipaśyeyam iti rāmāsthitaṃ mayā R_2,017.022

sā bahūny amanojñāni vākyāni hṛdayacchidām
ahaṃ śroṣye sapatnīnām avarāṇāṃ varā satī
ato duḥkhataraṃ kiṃ nu pramadānāṃ bhaviṣyati R_2,017.023

tvayi saṃnihite 'py evam aham āsaṃ nirākṛtā
kiṃ punaḥ proṣite tāta dhruvaṃ maraṇam eva me R_2,017.024

yo hi māṃ sevate kaś cid atha vāpy anuvartate
kaikeyyāḥ putram anvīkṣya sa jano nābhibhāṣate R_2,017.025

daśa sapta ca varṣāṇi tava jātasya rāghava
atītāni prakāṅkṣantyā mayā duḥkhaparikṣayam R_2,017.026

upavāsaiś ca yogaiś ca bahubhiś ca pariśramaiḥ
duḥkhaṃ saṃvardhito moghaṃ tvaṃ hi durgatayā mayā R_2,017.027

sthiraṃ tu hṛdayaṃ manye mamedaṃ yan na dīryate
prāvṛṣīva mahānadyāḥ spṛṣṭaṃ kūlaṃ navāmbhasā R_2,017.028

mamaiva nūnaṃ maraṇaṃ na vidyate na cāvakāśo 'sti yamakṣaye mama
yad antako 'dyaiva na māṃ jihīrṣati prasahya siṃho rudatīṃ mṛgīm iva R_2,017.029

sthiraṃ hi nūnaṃ hṛdayaṃ mamāyasaṃ na bhidyate yad bhuvi nāvadīryate
anena duḥkhena ca deham arpitaṃ dhruvaṃ hy akāle maraṇaṃ na vidyate R_2,017.030

idaṃ tu duḥkhaṃ yad anarthakāni me vratāni dānāni ca saṃyamāś ca hi
tapaś ca taptaṃ yad apatyakāraṇāt suniṣphalaṃ bījam ivoptam ūṣare R_2,017.031

yadi hy akāle maraṇaṃ svayecchayā labheta kaś cid guru duḥkha karśitaḥ
gatāham adyaiva pareta saṃsadaṃ vinā tvayā dhenur ivātmajena vai R_2,017.032

bhṛśam asukham amarṣitā tadā bahu vilalāpa samīkṣya rāghavam
vyasanam upaniśāmya sā mahat sutam iva baddham avekṣya kiṃnarī R_2,017.033

tathā tu vilapantīṃ tāṃ kausalyāṃ rāmamātaram
uvāca lakṣmaṇo dīnas tat kālasadṛśaṃ vacaḥ R_2,018.001

na rocate mamāpy etad ārye yad rāghavo vanam
tyaktvā rājyaśriyaṃ gacchet striyā vākyavaśaṃ gataḥ R_2,018.002

viparītaś ca vṛddhaś ca viṣayaiś ca pradharṣitaḥ
nṛpaḥ kim iva na brūyāc codyamānaḥ samanmathaḥ R_2,018.003

nāsyāparādhaṃ paśyāmi nāpi doṣaṃ tathā vidham
yena nirvāsyate rāṣṭrād vanavāsāya rāghavaḥ R_2,018.004

na taṃ paśyāmy ahaṃ loke parokṣam api yo naraḥ
amitro 'pi nirasto 'pi yo 'sya doṣam udāharet R_2,018.005

devakalpam ṛjuṃ dāntaṃ ripūṇām api vatsalam
avekṣamāṇaḥ ko dharmaṃ tyajet putram akāraṇāt R_2,018.006

tad idaṃ vacanaṃ rājñaḥ punar bālyam upeyuṣaḥ
putraḥ ko hṛdaye kuryād rājavṛttam anusmaran R_2,018.007

yāvad eva na jānāti kaś cid artham imaṃ naraḥ
tāvad eva mayā sārdham ātmasthaṃ kuru śāsanam R_2,018.008

mayā pārśve sadhanuṣā tava guptasya rāghava
kaḥ samartho 'dhikaṃ kartuṃ kṛtāntasyeva tiṣṭhataḥ R_2,018.009

nirmanuṣyām imāṃ sarvām ayodhyāṃ manujarṣabha
kariṣyāmi śarais tīkṣṇair yadi sthāsyati vipriye R_2,018.010

bharatasyātha pakṣyo vā yo vāsya hitam icchati
sarvān etān vadhiṣyāmi mṛdur hi paribhūyate R_2,018.011

tvayā caiva mayā caiva kṛtvā vairam anuttamam
kasya śaktiḥ śriyaṃ dātuṃ bharatāyāriśāsana R_2,018.012

anurakto 'smi bhāvena bhrātaraṃ devi tattvataḥ
satyena dhanuṣā caiva datteneṣṭena te śape R_2,018.013

dīptam agnim araṇyaṃ vā yadi rāmaḥ pravekṣyate
praviṣṭaṃ tatra māṃ devi tvaṃ pūrvam avadhāraya R_2,018.014

harāmi vīryād duḥkhaṃ te tamaḥ sūrya ivoditaḥ
devī paśyatu me vīryaṃ rāghavaś caiva paśyatu R_2,018.015

etat tu vacanaṃ śrutvā lakṣmaṇasya mahātmanaḥ
uvāca rāmaṃ kausalyā rudantī śokalālasā R_2,018.016

bhrātus te vadataḥ putra lakṣmaṇasya śrutaṃ tvayā
yad atrānantaraṃ tat tvaṃ kuruṣva yadi rocate R_2,018.017

na cādharmyaṃ vacaḥ śrutvā sapatnyā mama bhāṣitam
vihāya śokasaṃtaptāṃ gantum arhasi mām itaḥ R_2,018.018

dharmajña yadi dharmiṣṭho dharmaṃ caritum icchasi
śuśrūṣa mām ihasthas tvaṃ cara dharmam anuttamam R_2,018.019

śuśrūṣur jananīṃ putra svagṛhe niyato vasan
pareṇa tapasā yuktaḥ kāśyapas tridivaṃ gataḥ R_2,018.020

yathaiva rājā pūjyas te gauraveṇa tathā hy aham
tvāṃ nāham anujānāmi na gantavyam ito vanam R_2,018.021

tvadviyogān na me kāryaṃ jīvitena sukhena vā
tvayā saha mama śreyas tṛṇānām api bhakṣaṇam R_2,018.022

yadi tvaṃ yāsyasi vanaṃ tyaktvā māṃ śokalālasām
ahaṃ prāyam ihāsiṣye na hi śakṣyāmi jīvitum R_2,018.023

tatas tvaṃ prāpsyase putra nirayaṃ lokaviśrutam
brahmahatyām ivādharmāt samudraḥ saritāṃ patiḥ R_2,018.024

vilapantīṃ tathā dīnāṃ kausalyāṃ jananīṃ tataḥ
uvāca rāmo dharmātmā vacanaṃ dharmasaṃhitam R_2,018.025

nāsti śaktiḥ pitur vākyaṃ samatikramituṃ mama
prasādaye tvāṃ śirasā gantum icchāmy ahaṃ vanam R_2,018.026

ṛṣiṇā ca pitur vākyaṃ kurvatā vratacāriṇā
gaur hatā jānatā dharmaṃ kaṇḍunāpi vipaścitā R_2,018.027

asmākaṃ ca kule pūrvaṃ sagarasyājñayā pituḥ
khanadbhiḥ sāgarair bhūtim avāptaḥ sumahān vadhaḥ R_2,018.028

jāmadagnyena rāmeṇa reṇukā jananī svayam
kṛttā paraśunāraṇye pitur vacanakāriṇā R_2,018.029

na khalv etan mayaikena kriyate pitṛśāsanam
pūrvair ayam abhipreto gato mārgo 'nugamyate R_2,018.030

tad etat tu mayā kāryaṃ kriyate bhuvi nānyathā
pitur hi vacanaṃ kurvan na kaś cin nāma hīyate R_2,018.031

tām evam uktvā jananīṃ lakṣmaṇaṃ punar abravīt
tava lakṣmaṇa jānāmi mayi sneham anuttamam
abhiprāyam avijñāya satyasya ca śamasya ca R_2,018.032

dharmo hi paramo loke dharme satyaṃ pratiṣṭhitam
dharmasaṃśritam etac ca pitur vacanam uttamam R_2,018.033

saṃśrutya ca pitur vākyaṃ mātur vā brāhmaṇasya vā
na kartavyaṃ vṛthā vīra dharmam āśritya tiṣṭhatā R_2,018.034

so 'haṃ na śakṣyāmi pitur niyogam ativartitum
pitur hi vacanād vīra kaikeyyāhaṃ pracoditaḥ R_2,018.035

tad enāṃ visṛjānāryāṃ kṣatradharmāśritāṃ matim
dharmam āśraya mā taikṣṇyaṃ madbuddhir anugamyatām R_2,018.036

tam evam uktvā sauhārdād bhrātaraṃ lakṣmaṇāgrajaḥ
uvāca bhūyaḥ kausalyāṃ prāñjaliḥ śirasānataḥ R_2,018.037

anumanyasva māṃ devi gamiṣyantam ito vanam
śāpitāsi mama prāṇaiḥ kuru svastyayanāni me
tīrṇapratijñaś ca vanāt punar eṣyāmy ahaṃ purīm R_2,018.038

yaśo hy ahaṃ kevalarājyakāraṇān na pṛṣṭhataḥ kartum alaṃ mahodayam
adīrghakāle na tu devi jīvite vṛṇe 'varām adya mahīm adharmataḥ R_2,018.039

prasādayan naravṛṣabhaḥ sa mātaraṃ parākramāj jigamiṣur eva daṇḍakān
athānujaṃ bhṛśam anuśāsya darśanaṃ cakāra tāṃ hṛdi jananīṃ pradakṣiṇam R_2,018.040

atha taṃ vyathayā dīnaṃ saviśeṣam amarṣitam
śvasantam iva nāgendraṃ roṣavisphāritekṣaṇam R_2,019.001

āsādya rāmaḥ saumitriṃ suhṛdaṃ bhrātaraṃ priyam
uvācedaṃ sa dhairyeṇa dhārayan sattvam ātmavān R_2,019.002

saumitre yo 'bhiṣekārthe mama saṃbhārasaṃbhramaḥ
abhiṣekanivṛttyarthe so 'stu saṃbhārasaṃbhramaḥ R_2,019.003

yasyā madabhiṣekārthaṃ mānasaṃ paritapyate
mātā naḥ sā yathā na syāt saviśaṅkā tathā kuru R_2,019.004

tasyāḥ śaṅkāmayaṃ duḥkhaṃ muhūrtam api notsahe
manasi pratisaṃjātaṃ saumitre 'ham upekṣitum R_2,019.005

na buddhipūrvaṃ nābuddhaṃ smarāmīha kadā cana
mātṝṇāṃ vā pitur vāhaṃ kṛtam alpaṃ ca vipriyam R_2,019.006

satyaḥ satyābhisaṃdhaś ca nityaṃ satyaparākramaḥ
paralokabhayād bhīto nirbhayo 'stu pitā mama R_2,019.007

tasyāpi hi bhaved asmin karmaṇy apratisaṃhṛte
satyaṃ neti manastāpas tasya tāpas tapec ca mām R_2,019.008

abhiṣekavidhānaṃ tu tasmāt saṃhṛtya lakṣmaṇa
anvag evāham icchāmi vanaṃ gantum itaḥ punaḥ R_2,019.009

mama pravrājanād adya kṛtakṛtyā nṛpātmajā
sutaṃ bharatam avyagram abhiṣecayitā tataḥ R_2,019.010

mayi cīrājinadhare jaṭāmaṇḍaladhāriṇi
gate 'raṇyaṃ ca kaikeyyā bhaviṣyati manaḥsukham R_2,019.011

buddhiḥ praṇītā yeneyaṃ manaś ca susamāhitam
tat tu nārhāmi saṃkleṣṭuṃ pravrajiṣyāmi māciram R_2,019.012

kṛtāntas tv eva saumitre draṣṭavyo matpravāsane
rājyasya ca vitīrṇasya punar eva nivartane R_2,019.013

kaikeyyāḥ pratipattir hi kathaṃ syān mama pīḍane
yadi bhāvo na daivo 'yaṃ kṛtāntavihito bhavet R_2,019.014

jānāsi hi yathā saumya na mātṛṣu mamāntaram
bhūtapūrvaṃ viśeṣo vā tasyā mayi sute 'pi vā R_2,019.015

so 'bhiṣekanivṛttyarthaiḥ pravāsārthaiś ca durvacaiḥ
ugrair vākyair ahaṃ tasyā nānyad daivāt samarthaye R_2,019.016

kathaṃ prakṛtisaṃpannā rājaputrī tathāguṇā
brūyāt sā prākṛteva strī matpīḍāṃ bhartṛsaṃnidhau R_2,019.017

yad acintyaṃ tu tad daivaṃ bhūteṣv api na hanyate
vyaktaṃ mayi ca tasyāṃ ca patito hi viparyayaḥ R_2,019.018

kaś cid daivena saumitre yoddhum utsahate pumān
yasya na grahaṇaṃ kiṃ cit karmaṇo 'nyatra dṛśyate R_2,019.019

sukhaduḥkhe bhayakrodhau lābhālābhau bhavābhavau
yasya kiṃ cit tathābhūtaṃ nanu daivasya karma tat R_2,019.020

vyāhate 'py abhiṣeke me paritāpo na vidyate
tasmād aparitāpaḥ saṃs tvam apy anuvidhāya mām
pratisaṃhāraya kṣipram ābhiṣecanikīṃ kriyām R_2,019.021

na lakṣmaṇāsmin mama rājyavighne mātā yavīyasy atiśaṅkanīyā
daivābhipannā hi vadanty aniṣṭaṃ jānāsi daivaṃ ca tathāprabhāvam R_2,019.022

iti bruvati rāme tu lakṣmaṇo 'dhaḥśirā muhuḥ
śrutvā madhyaṃ jagāmeva manasā duḥkhaharṣayoḥ R_2,020.001

tadā tu baddhvā bhrukuṭīṃ bhruvor madhye nararṣabha
niśaśvāsa mahāsarpo bilastha iva roṣitaḥ R_2,020.002

tasya duṣprativīkṣyaṃ tad bhrukuṭīsahitaṃ tadā
babhau kruddhasya siṃhasya mukhasya sadṛśaṃ mukham R_2,020.003

agrahas taṃ vidhunvaṃs tu hastī hastam ivātmanaḥ
tiryag ūrdhvaṃ śarīre ca pātayitvā śirodharām R_2,020.004

agrākṣṇā vīkṣamāṇas tu tiryag bhrātaram abravīt
asthāne saṃbhramo yasya jāto vai sumahān ayam R_2,020.005

dharmadoṣaprasaṅgena lokasyānatiśaṅkayā
kathaṃ hy etad asaṃbhrāntas tvadvidho vaktum arhati R_2,020.006

yathā daivam aśauṇḍīraṃ śauṇḍīraḥ kṣatriyarṣabhaḥ
kiṃ nāma kṛpaṇaṃ daivam aśaktam abhiśaṃsasi R_2,020.007

pāpayos te kathaṃ nāma tayoḥ śaṅkā na vidyate
santi dharmopadhāḥ ślakṣṇā dharmātman kiṃ na budhyase R_2,020.008

lokavidviṣṭam ārabdhaṃ tvadanyasyābhiṣecanam
yeneyam āgatā dvaidhaṃ tava buddhir mahīpate
sa hi dharmo mama dveṣyaḥ prasaṅgād yasya muhyasi R_2,020.009

yady api pratipattis te daivī cāpi tayor matam
tathāpy upekṣaṇīyaṃ te na me tad api rocate R_2,020.010

viklavo vīryahīno yaḥ sa daivam anuvartate
vīrāḥ saṃbhāvitātmāno na daivaṃ paryupāsate R_2,020.011

daivaṃ puruṣakāreṇa yaḥ samarthaḥ prabādhitum
na daivena vipannārthaḥ puruṣaḥ so 'vasīdati R_2,020.012

drakṣyanti tv adya daivasya pauruṣaṃ puruṣasya ca
daivamānuṣayor adya vyaktā vyaktir bhaviṣyati R_2,020.013

adya matpauruṣahataṃ daivaṃ drakṣyanti vai janāḥ
yad daivād āhataṃ te 'dya dṛṣṭaṃ rājyābhiṣecanam R_2,020.014

atyaṅkuśam ivoddāmaṃ gajaṃ madabaloddhatam
pradhāvitam ahaṃ daivaṃ pauruṣeṇa nivartaye R_2,020.015

lokapālāḥ samastās te nādya rāmābhiṣecanam
na ca kṛtsnās trayo lokā vihanyuḥ kiṃ punaḥ pitā R_2,020.016

yair vivāsas tavāraṇye mitho rājan samarthitaḥ
araṇye te vivatsyanti caturdaśa samās tathā R_2,020.017

ahaṃ tadāśāṃ chetsyāmi pitus tasyāś ca yā tava
abhiṣekavighātena putrarājyāya vartate R_2,020.018

madbalena viruddhāya na syād daivabalaṃ tathā
prabhaviṣyati duḥkhāya yathograṃ pauruṣaṃ mama R_2,020.019

ūrdhvaṃ varṣasahasrānte prajāpālyam anantaram
āryaputrāḥ kariṣyanti vanavāsaṃ gate tvayi R_2,020.020

pūrvarājarṣivṛttyā hi vanavāso vidhīyate
prajā nikṣipya putreṣu putravat paripālane R_2,020.021

sa ced rājany anekāgre rājyavibhramaśaṅkayā
naivam icchasi dharmātman rājyaṃ rāma tvam ātmani R_2,020.022

pratijāne ca te vīra mā bhūvaṃ vīralokabhāk
rājyaṃ ca tava rakṣeyam ahaṃ veleva sāgaram R_2,020.023

maṅgalair abhiṣiñcasva tatra tvaṃ vyāpṛto bhava
aham eko mahīpālān alaṃ vārayituṃ balāt R_2,020.024

na śobhārthāv imau bāhū na dhanur bhūṣaṇāya me
nāsirābandhanārthāya na śarāḥ stambhahetavaḥ R_2,020.025

amitradamanārthaṃ me sarvam etac catuṣṭayam
na cāhaṃ kāmaye 'tyarthaṃ yaḥ syāc chatrur mato mama R_2,020.026

asinā tīkṣṇadhāreṇa vidyuccalitavarcasā
pragṛhītena vai śatruṃ vajriṇaṃ vā na kalpaye R_2,020.027

khaḍganiṣpeṣaniṣpiṣṭair gahanā duścarā ca me
hastyaśvanarahastoruśirobhir bhavitā mahī R_2,020.028

khaḍgadhārāhatā me 'dya dīpyamānā ivādrayaḥ
patiṣyanti dvipā bhūmau meghā iva savidyutaḥ R_2,020.029

baddhagodhāṅgulitrāṇe pragṛhītaśarāsane
kathaṃ puruṣamānī syāt puruṣāṇāṃ mayi sthite R_2,020.030

bahubhiś caikam atyasyann ekena ca bahūñ janān
viniyokṣyāmy ahaṃ bāṇān nṛvājigajamarmasu R_2,020.031

adya me 'straprabhāvasya prabhāvaḥ prabhaviṣyati
rājñaś cāprabhutāṃ kartuṃ prabhutvaṃ ca tava prabho R_2,020.032

adya candanasārasya keyūrāmokṣaṇasya ca
vasūnāṃ ca vimokṣasya suhṛdāṃ pālanasya ca R_2,020.033

anurūpāv imau bāhū rāma karma kariṣyataḥ
abhiṣecanavighnasya kartṝṇāṃ te nivāraṇe R_2,020.034

bravīhi ko 'dyaiva mayā viyujyatāṃ tavāsuhṛt prāṇayaśaḥ suhṛjjanaiḥ
yathā taveyaṃ vasudhā vaśe bhavet tathaiva māṃ śādhi tavāsmi kiṃkaraḥ R_2,020.035

vimṛjya bāṣpaṃ parisāntvya cāsakṛt sa lakṣmaṇaṃ rāghavavaṃśavardhanaḥ
uvāca pitrye vacane vyavasthitaṃ nibodha mām eṣa hi saumya satpathaḥ R_2,020.036

taṃ samīkṣya tv avahitaṃ pitur nirdeśapālane
kausalyā bāṣpasaṃruddhā vaco dharmiṣṭham abravīt R_2,021.001

adṛṣṭaduḥkho dharmātmā sarvabhūtapriyaṃvadaḥ
mayi jāto daśarathāt katham uñchena vartayet R_2,021.002

yasya bhṛtyāś ca dāsāś ca mṛṣṭāny annāni bhuñjate
kathaṃ sa bhokṣyate nātho vane mūlaphalāny ayam R_2,021.003

ka etac chraddadhec chrutvā kasya vā na bhaved bhayam
guṇavān dayito rājño rāghavo yad vivāsyate R_2,021.004

tvayā vihīnām iha māṃ śokāgnir atulo mahān
pradhakṣyati yathā kakṣaṃ citrabhānur himātyaye R_2,021.005

kathaṃ hi dhenuḥ svaṃ vatsaṃ gacchantaṃ nānugacchati
ahaṃ tvānugamiṣyāmi yatra putra gamiṣyasi R_2,021.006

tathā nigaditaṃ mātrā tad vākyaṃ puruṣarṣabhaḥ
śrutvā rāmo 'bravīd vākyaṃ mātaraṃ bhṛśaduḥkhitām R_2,021.007

kaikeyyā vañcito rājā mayi cāraṇyam āśrite
bhavatyā ca parityakto na nūnaṃ vartayiṣyati R_2,021.008

bhartuḥ kila parityāgo nṛśaṃsaḥ kevalaṃ striyāḥ
sa bhavatyā na kartavyo manasāpi vigarhitaḥ R_2,021.009

yāvaj jīvati kākutsthaḥ pitā me jagatīpatiḥ
śuśrūṣā kriyatāṃ tāvat sa hi dharmaḥ sanātanaḥ R_2,021.010

evam uktā tu rāmeṇa kausalyā śubha darśanā
tathety uvāca suprītā rāmam akliṣṭakāriṇam R_2,021.011

evam uktas tu vacanaṃ rāmo dharmabhṛtāṃ varaḥ
bhūyas tām abravīd vākyaṃ mātaraṃ bhṛśaduḥkhitām R_2,021.012

mayā caiva bhavatyā ca kartavyaṃ vacanaṃ pituḥ
rājā bhartā guruḥ śreṣṭhaḥ sarveṣām īśvaraḥ prabhuḥ R_2,021.013

imāni tu mahāraṇye vihṛtya nava pañca ca
varṣāṇi paramaprītaḥ sthāsyāmi vacane tava R_2,021.014

evam uktā priyaṃ putraṃ bāṣpapūrṇānanā tadā
uvāca paramārtā tu kausalyā putravatsalā R_2,021.015

āsāṃ rāma sapatnīnāṃ vastuṃ madhye na me kṣamam
naya mām api kākutstha vanaṃ vanyaṃ mṛgīṃ yathā
yadi te gamane buddhiḥ kṛtā pitur apekṣayā R_2,021.016

tāṃ tathā rudatīṃ rāmo rudan vacanam abravīt
jīvantyā hi striyā bhartā daivataṃ prabhur eva ca
bhavatyā mama caivādya rājā prabhavati prabhuḥ R_2,021.017

bharataś cāpi dharmātmā sarvabhūtapriyaṃvadaḥ
bhavatīm anuvarteta sa hi dharmarataḥ sadā R_2,021.018

yathā mayi tu niṣkrānte putraśokena pārthivaḥ
śramaṃ nāvāpnuyāt kiṃ cid apramattā tathā kuru R_2,021.019

vratopavāsaniratā yā nārī paramottamā
bhartāraṃ nānuvarteta sā ca pāpagatir bhavet R_2,021.020

śuśrūṣam eva kurvīta bhartuḥ priyahite ratā
eṣa dharmaḥ purā dṛṣṭo loke vede śrutaḥ smṛtaḥ R_2,021.021

pūjyās te matkṛte devi brāhmaṇāś caiva suvratāḥ
evaṃ kālaṃ pratīkṣasva mamāgamanakāṅkṣiṇī R_2,021.022

prāpsyase paramaṃ kāmaṃ mayi pratyāgate sati
yadi dharmabhṛtāṃ śreṣṭho dhārayiṣyati jīvitam R_2,021.023

evam uktā tu rāmeṇa bāṣpaparyākulekṣaṇā
kausalyā putraśokārtā rāmaṃ vacanam abravīt
gaccha putra tvam ekāgro bhadraṃ te 'stu sadā vibho R_2,021.024

tathā hi rāmaṃ vanavāsaniścitaṃ samīkṣya devī parameṇa cetasā
uvāca rāmaṃ śubhalakṣaṇaṃ vaco babhūva ca svastyayanābhikāṅkṣiṇī R_2,021.025

sāpanīya tam āyāsam upaspṛśya jalaṃ śuci
cakāra mātā rāmasya maṅgalāni manasvinī R_2,022.001

svasti sādhyāś ca viśve ca marutaś ca maharṣayaḥ
svasti dhātā vidhātā ca svasti pūṣā bhago 'ryamā R_2,022.002

ṛtavaś caiva pakṣāś ca māsāḥ saṃvatsarāḥ kṣapāḥ
dināni ca muhūrtāś ca svasti kurvantu te sadā R_2,022.003

smṛtir dhṛtiś ca dharmaś ca pāntu tvāṃ putra sarvataḥ
skandaś ca bhagavān devaḥ somaś ca sabṛhaspatiḥ R_2,022.004

saptarṣayo nāradaś ca te tvāṃ rakṣantu sarvataḥ
nakṣatrāṇi ca sarvāṇi grahāś ca sahadevatāḥ
mahāvanāni carato muniveṣasya dhīmataḥ R_2,022.005

plavagā vṛścikā daṃśā maśakāś caiva kānane
sarīsṛpāś ca kīṭāś ca mā bhūvan gahane tava R_2,022.006

mahādvipāś ca siṃhāś ca vyāghrā ṛkṣāś ca daṃṣṭriṇaḥ
mahiṣāḥ śṛṅgiṇo raudrā na te druhyantu putraka R_2,022.007

nṛmāṃsabhojanā raudrā ye cānye sattvajātayaḥ
mā ca tvāṃ hiṃsiṣuḥ putra mayā saṃpūjitās tv iha R_2,022.008

āgamās te śivāḥ santu sidhyantu ca parākramāḥ
sarvasaṃpattayo rāma svastimān gaccha putraka R_2,022.009

svasti te 'stv āntarikṣebhyaḥ pārthivebhyaḥ punaḥ punaḥ
sarvebhyaś caiva devebhyo ye ca te paripanthinaḥ R_2,022.010

sarvalokaprabhur brahmā bhūtabhartā tatharṣayaḥ
ye ca śeṣāḥ surās te tvāṃ rakṣantu vanavāsinam R_2,022.011

iti mālyaiḥ suragaṇān gandhaiś cāpi yaśasvinī
stutibhiś cānurūpābhir ānarcāyatalocanā R_2,022.012

yan maṅgalaṃ sahasrākṣe sarvadevanamaskṛte
vṛtranāśe samabhavat tat te bhavatu maṅgalam R_2,022.013

yan maṅgalaṃ suparṇasya vinatākalpayat purā
amṛtaṃ prārthayānasya tat te bhavatu maṅgalam R_2,022.014

oṣadhīṃ cāpi siddhārthāṃ viśalyakaraṇīṃ śubhām
cakāra rakṣāṃ kausalyā mantrair abhijajāpa ca R_2,022.015

ānamya mūrdhni cāghrāya pariṣvajya yaśasvinī
avadat putra siddhārtho gaccha rāma yathāsukham R_2,022.016

arogaṃ sarvasiddhārtham ayodhyāṃ punar āgatam
paśyāmi tvāṃ sukhaṃ vatsa susthitaṃ rājaveśmani R_2,022.017

mayārcitā devagaṇāḥ śivādayo maharṣayo bhūtamahāsuroragāḥ
abhiprayātasya vanaṃ cirāya te hitāni kāṅkṣantu diśaś ca rāghava R_2,022.018

itīva cāśrupratipūrṇalocanā samāpya ca svastyayanaṃ yathāvidhi
pradakṣiṇaṃ caiva cakāra rāghavaṃ punaḥ punaś cāpi nipīḍya sasvaje R_2,022.019

tathā tu devyā sa kṛtapradakṣiṇo nipīḍya mātuś caraṇau punaḥ punaḥ
jagāma sītānilayaṃ mahāyaśāḥ sa rāghavaḥ prajvalitaḥ svayā śriyā R_2,022.020

abhivādya tu kausalyāṃ rāmaḥ saṃprasthito vanam
kṛtasvastyayano mātrā dharmiṣṭhe vartmani sthitaḥ R_2,023.001

virājayan rājasuto rājamārgaṃ narair vṛtam
hṛdayāny āmamantheva janasya guṇavattayā R_2,023.002

vaidehī cāpi tat sarvaṃ na śuśrāva tapasvinī
tad eva hṛdi tasyāś ca yauvarājyābhiṣecanam R_2,023.003

devakāryaṃ sma sā kṛtvā kṛtajñā hṛṣṭacetanā
abhijñā rājadharmāṇāṃ rājaputraṃ pratīkṣate R_2,023.004

praviveśātha rāmas tu svaveśma suvibhūṣitam
prahṛṣṭajanasaṃpūrṇaṃ hriyā kiṃ cid avāṅmukhaḥ R_2,023.005

atha sītā samutpatya vepamānā ca taṃ patim
apaśyac chokasaṃtaptaṃ cintāvyākulilendriyam R_2,023.006

vivarṇavadanaṃ dṛṣṭvā taṃ prasvinnam amarṣaṇam
āha duḥkhābhisaṃtaptā kim idānīm idaṃ prabho R_2,023.007

adya bārhaspataḥ śrīmān yuktaḥ puṣyo na rāghava
procyate brāhmaṇaiḥ prājñaiḥ kena tvam asi durmanāḥ R_2,023.008

na te śataśalākena jalaphenanibhena ca
āvṛtaṃ vadanaṃ valgu chatreṇābhivirājate R_2,023.009

vyajanābhyāṃ ca mukhyābhyāṃ śatapatranibhekṣaṇam
candrahaṃsaprakāśābhyāṃ vījyate na tavānanam R_2,023.010

vāgmino bandinaś cāpi prahṛṣṭās tvaṃ nararṣabha
stuvanto nādya dṛśyante maṅgalaiḥ sūtamāgadhāḥ R_2,023.011

na te kṣaudraṃ ca dadhi ca brāhmaṇā vedapāragāḥ
mūrdhni mūrdhāvasiktasya dadhati sma vidhānataḥ R_2,023.012

na tvāṃ prakṛtayaḥ sarvā śreṇīmukhyāś ca bhūṣitāḥ
anuvrajitum icchanti paurajāpapadās tathā R_2,023.013

caturbhir vegasaṃpannair hayaiḥ kāñcanabhūṣaṇaiḥ
mukhyaḥ puṣyaratho yuktaḥ kiṃ na gacchati te 'grataḥ R_2,023.014

na hastī cāgrataḥ śrīmāṃs tava lakṣaṇapūjitaḥ
prayāṇe lakṣyate vīra kṛṣṇameghagiri prabhaḥ R_2,023.015

na ca kāñcanacitraṃ te paśyāmi priyadarśana
bhadrāsanaṃ puraskṛtya yāntaṃ vīrapuraḥsaram R_2,023.016

abhiṣeko yadā sajjaḥ kim idānīm idaṃ tava
apūrvo mukhavarṇaś ca na praharṣaś ca lakṣyate R_2,023.017

itīva vilapantīṃ tāṃ provāca raghunandanaḥ
sīte tatrabhavāṃs tāta pravrājayati māṃ vanam R_2,023.018

kule mahati saṃbhūte dharmajñe dharmacāriṇi
śṛṇu jānaki yenedaṃ krameṇābhyāgataṃ mama R_2,023.019

rājñā satyapratijñena pitrā daśarathena me
kaikeyyai prītamanasā purā dattau mahāvarau R_2,023.020

tayādya mama sajje 'sminn abhiṣeke nṛpodyate
pracoditaḥ sa samayo dharmeṇa pratinirjitaḥ R_2,023.021

caturdaśa hi varṣāṇi vastavyaṃ daṇḍake mayā
pitrā me bharataś cāpi yauvarājye niyojitaḥ
so 'haṃ tvām āgato draṣṭuṃ prasthito vijanaṃ vanam R_2,023.022

bharatasya samīpe te nāhaṃ kathyaḥ kadā cana
ṛddhiyuktā hi puruṣā na sahante parastavam
tasmān na te guṇāḥ kathyā bharatasyāgrato mama R_2,023.023

nāpi tvaṃ tena bhartavyā viśeṣeṇa kadā cana
anukūlatayā śakyaṃ samīpe tasya vartitum R_2,023.024

ahaṃ cāpi pratijñāṃ tāṃ guroḥ samanupālayan
vanam adyaiva yāsyāmi sthirā bhava manasvini R_2,023.025

yāte ca mayi kalyāṇi vanaṃ muniniṣevitam
vratopavāsaratayā bhavitavyaṃ tvayānaghe R_2,023.026

kālyam utthāya devānāṃ kṛtvā pūjāṃ yathāvidhi
vanditavyo daśarathaḥ pitā mama nareśvaraḥ R_2,023.027

mātā ca mama kausalyā vṛddhā saṃtāpakarśitā
dharmam evāgrataḥ kṛtvā tvattaḥ saṃmānam arhati R_2,023.028

vanditavyāś ca te nityaṃ yāḥ śeṣā mama mātaraḥ
snehapraṇayasaṃbhogaiḥ samā hi mama mātaraḥ R_2,023.029

bhrātṛputrasamau cāpi draṣṭavyau ca viśeṣataḥ
tvayā lakṣmaṇaśatrughnau prāṇaiḥ priyatarau mama R_2,023.030

vipriyaṃ na ca kartavyaṃ bharatasya kadā cana
sa hi rājā prabhuś caiva deśasya ca kulasya ca R_2,023.031

ārādhitā hi śīlena prayatnaiś copasevitāḥ
rājānaḥ saṃprasīdanti prakupyanti viparyaye R_2,023.032

aurasān api putrān hi tyajanty ahitakāriṇaḥ
samarthān saṃpragṛhṇanti janān api narādhipāḥ R_2,023.033

ahaṃ gamiṣyāmi mahāvanaṃ priye tvayā hi vastavyam ihaiva bhāmini
yathā vyalīkaṃ kuruṣe na kasya cit tathā tvayā kāryam idaṃ vaco mama R_2,023.034

evam uktā tu vaidehī priyārhā priyavādinī
praṇayād eva saṃkruddhā bhartāram idam abravīt R_2,024.001

āryaputra pitā mātā bhrātā putras tathā snuṣā
svāni puṇyāni bhuñjānāḥ svaṃ svaṃ bhāgyam upāsate R_2,024.002

bhartur bhāgyaṃ tu bhāryaikā prāpnoti puruṣarṣabha
ataś caivāham ādiṣṭā vane vastavyam ity api R_2,024.003

na pitā nātmajo nātmā na mātā na sakhījanaḥ
iha pretya ca nārīṇāṃ patir eko gatiḥ sadā R_2,024.004

yadi tvaṃ prasthito durgaṃ vanam adyaiva rāghava
agratas te gamiṣyāmi mṛdnantī kuśakaṇṭakān R_2,024.005

īrṣyā roṣau bahiṣkṛtya bhuktaśeṣam ivodakam
naya māṃ vīra viśrabdhaḥ pāpaṃ mayi na vidyate R_2,024.006

prāsādāgrair vimānair vā vaihāyasagatena vā
sarvāvasthāgatā bhartuḥ pādacchāyā viśiṣyate R_2,024.007

anuśiṣṭāsmi mātrā ca pitrā ca vividhāśrayam
nāsmi saṃprati vaktavyā vartitavyaṃ yathā mayā R_2,024.008

sukhaṃ vane nivatsyāmi yathaiva bhavane pituḥ
acintayantī trīṃl lokāṃś cintayantī pativratam R_2,024.009

śuśrūṣamāṇā te nityaṃ niyatā brahmacāriṇī
saha raṃsye tvayā vīra vaneṣu madhugandhiṣu R_2,024.010

tvaṃ hi kartuṃ vane śakto rāma saṃparipālanam
anyasya pai janasyeha kiṃ punar mama mānada R_2,024.011

phalamūlāśanā nityaṃ bhaviṣyāmi na saṃśayaḥ
na te duḥkhaṃ kariṣyāmi nivasantī saha tvayā R_2,024.012

icchāmi saritaḥ śailān palvalāni vanāni ca
draṣṭuṃ sarvatra nirbhītā tvayā nāthena dhīmatā R_2,024.013

haṃsakāraṇḍavākīrṇāḥ padminīḥ sādhupuṣpitāḥ
iccheyaṃ sukhinī draṣṭuṃ tvayā vīreṇa saṃgatā R_2,024.014

saha tvayā viśālākṣa raṃsye paramanandinī
evaṃ varṣasahasrāṇāṃ śataṃ vāhaṃ tvayā saha R_2,024.015

svarge 'pi ca vinā vāso bhavitā yadi rāghava
tvayā mama naravyāghra nāhaṃ tam api rocaye R_2,024.016

ahaṃ gamiṣyāmi vanaṃ sudurgamaṃ mṛgāyutaṃ vānaravāraṇair yutam
vane nivatsyāmi yathā pitur gṛhe tavaiva pādāv upagṛhya saṃmatā R_2,024.017

ananyabhāvām anuraktacetasaṃ tvayā viyuktāṃ maraṇāya niścitām
nayasva māṃ sādhu kuruṣva yācanāṃ na te mayāto gurutā bhaviṣyati R_2,024.018

tathā bruvāṇām api dharmavatsalo na ca sma sītāṃ nṛvaro ninīṣati
uvāca caināṃ bahu saṃnivartane vane nivāsasya ca duḥkhitāṃ prati R_2,024.019

sa evaṃ bruvatīṃ sītāṃ dharmajño dharmavatsalaḥ
nivartanārthe dharmātmā vākyam etad uvāca ha R_2,025.001

sīte mahākulīnāsi dharme ca niratā sadā
ihācara svadharmaṃ tvaṃ mā yathā manasaḥ sukham R_2,025.002

sīte yathā tvāṃ vakṣyāmi tathā kāryaṃ tvayābale
vane doṣā hi bahavo vadatas tān nibodha me R_2,025.003

sīte vimucyatām eṣā vanavāsakṛtā matiḥ
bahudoṣaṃ hi kāntāraṃ vanam ity abhidhīyate R_2,025.004

hitabuddhyā khalu vaco mayaitad abhidhīyate
sadā sukhaṃ na jānāmi duḥkham eva sadā vanam R_2,025.005

girinirjharasaṃbhūtā girikandaravāsinām
siṃhānāṃ ninadā duḥkhāḥ śrotuṃ duḥkham ato vanam R_2,025.006

supyate parṇaśayyāsu svayaṃ bhagnāsu bhūtale
rātriṣu śramakhinnena tasmād duḥkhataraṃ vanam R_2,025.007

upavāsaś ca kartavyā yathāprāṇena maithili
jaṭābhāraś ca kartavyo valkalāmbaradhāriṇā R_2,025.008

atīva vātas timiraṃ bubhukṣā cātra nityaśaḥ
bhayāni ca mahānty atra tato duḥkhataraṃ vanam R_2,025.009

sarīsṛpāś ca bahavo bahurūpāś ca bhāmini
caranti pṛthivīṃ darpād ato dukhataraṃ vanam R_2,025.010

nadīnilayanāḥ sarpā nadīkuṭilagāminaḥ
tiṣṭhanty āvṛtya panthānam ato duḥkhataraṃ vanam R_2,025.011

pataṃgā vṛścikāḥ kīṭā daṃśāś ca maśakaiḥ saha
bādhante nityam abale sarvaṃ duḥkham ato vanam R_2,025.012

drumāḥ kaṇṭakinaś caiva kuśakāśāś ca bhāmini
vane vyākulaśākhāgrās tena duḥkhataraṃ vanam R_2,025.013

tad alaṃ te vanaṃ gatvā kṣamaṃ na hi vanaṃ tava
vimṛśann iha paśyāmi bahudoṣataraṃ vanam R_2,025.014

vanaṃ tu netuṃ na kṛtā matis tadā babhūva rāmeṇa yadā mahātmanā
na tasya sītā vacanaṃ cakāra tat tato 'bravīd rāmam idaṃ suduḥkhitā R_2,025.015

etat tu vacanaṃ śrutvā sītā rāmasya duḥkhitā
prasaktāśrumukhī mandam idaṃ vacanam abravīt R_2,026.001

ye tvayā kīrtitā doṣā vane vastavyatāṃ prati
guṇān ity eva tān viddhi tava snehapuraskṛtān R_2,026.002

tvayā ca saha gantavyaṃ mayā gurujanājñayā
tvadviyogena me rāma tyaktavyam iha jīvitam R_2,026.003

na ca māṃ tvatsamīpastham api śaknoti rāghava
surāṇām īśvaraḥ śakraḥ pradharṣayitum ojasā R_2,026.004

patihīnā tu yā nārī na sā śakṣyati jīvitum
kāmam evaṃvidhaṃ rāma tvayā mama vidarśitam R_2,026.005

atha cāpi mahāprājña brāhmaṇānāṃ mayā śrutam
purā pitṛgṛhe satyaṃ vastavyaṃ kila me vane R_2,026.006

lakṣaṇibhyo dvijātibhyaḥ śrutvāhaṃ vacanaṃ gṛhe
vanavāsakṛtotsāhā nityam eva mahābala R_2,026.007

ādeśo vanavāsasya prāptavyaḥ sa mayā kila
sā tvayā saha tatrāhaṃ yāsyāmi priya nānyathā R_2,026.008

kṛtādeśā bhaviṣyāmi gamiṣyāmi saha tvayā
kālaś cāyaṃ samutpannaḥ satyavāg bhavatu dvijaḥ R_2,026.009

vanavāse hi jānāmi duḥkhāni bahudhā kila
prāpyante niyataṃ vīra puruṣair akṛtātmabhiḥ R_2,026.010

kanyayā ca pitur gehe vanavāsaḥ śruto mayā
bhikṣiṇyāḥ sādhuvṛttāyā mama mātur ihāgrataḥ R_2,026.011

prasāditaś ca vai pūrvaṃ tvaṃ vai bahuvidhaṃ prabho
gamanaṃ vanavāsasya kāṅkṣitaṃ hi saha tvayā R_2,026.012

kṛtakṣaṇāhaṃ bhadraṃ te gamanaṃ prati rāghava
vanavāsasya śūrasya caryā hi mama rocate R_2,026.013

śuddhātman premabhāvād dhi bhaviṣyāmi vikalmaṣā
bhartāram anugacchantī bhartā hi mama daivatam R_2,026.014

pretyabhāve 'pi kalyāṇaḥ saṃgamo me saha tvayā
śrutir hi śrūyate puṇyā brāhmaṇānāṃ yaśasvinām R_2,026.015

iha loke ca pitṛbhir yā strī yasya mahāmate
adbhir dattā svadharmeṇa pretyabhāve 'pi tasya sā R_2,026.016

evam asmāt svakāṃ nārīṃ suvṛttāṃ hi pativratām
nābhirocayase netuṃ tvaṃ māṃ keneha hetunā R_2,026.017

bhaktāṃ pativratāṃ dīnāṃ māṃ samāṃ sukhaduḥkhayoḥ
netum arhasi kākutstha samānasukhaduḥkhinīm R_2,026.018

yadi māṃ duḥkhitām evaṃ vanaṃ netuṃ na cecchasi
viṣam agniṃ jalaṃ vāham āsthāsye mṛtyukāraṇāt R_2,026.019

evaṃ bahuvidhaṃ taṃ sā yācate gamanaṃ prati
nānumene mahābāhus tāṃ netuṃ vijanaṃ vanam R_2,026.020

evam uktā tu sā cintāṃ maithilī samupāgatā
snāpayantīva gām uṣṇair aśrubhir nayanacyutaiḥ R_2,026.021

cintayantīṃ tathā tāṃ tu nivartayitum ātmavān
krodhāviṣṭāṃ tu vaidehīṃ kākutstho bahv asāntvayat R_2,026.022

sāntvyamānā tu rāmeṇa maithilī janakātmajā
vanavāsanimittāya bhartāram idam abravīt R_2,027.001

sā tam uttamasaṃvignā sītā vipulavakṣasaṃ
praṇayāc cābhimānāc ca paricikṣepa rāghavam R_2,027.002

kiṃ tvāmanyata vaidehaḥ pitā me mithilādhipaḥ
rāma jāmātaraṃ prāpya striyaṃ puruṣavigraham R_2,027.003

anṛtaṃ balaloko 'yam ajñānād yad dhi vakṣyati
tejo nāsti paraṃ rāme tapatīva divākare R_2,027.004

kiṃ hi kṛtvā viṣaṇṇas tvaṃ kuto vā bhayam asti te
yat parityaktukāmas tvaṃ mām ananyaparāyaṇām R_2,027.005

dyumatsenasutaṃ vīra satyavantam anuvratām
sāvitrīm iva māṃ viddhi tvam ātmavaśavartinīm R_2,027.006

na tv ahaṃ manasāpy anyaṃ draṣṭāsmi tvadṛte 'nagha
tvayā rāghava gaccheyaṃ yathānyā kulapāṃsanī R_2,027.007

svayaṃ tu bhāryāṃ kaumārīṃ ciram adhyuṣitāṃ satīm
śailūṣa iva māṃ rāma parebhyo dātum icchasi R_2,027.008

sa mām anādāya vanaṃ na tvaṃ prasthātum arhasi
tapo vā yadi vāraṇyaṃ svargo vā syāt saha tvayā R_2,027.009

na ca me bhavitā tatra kaś cit pathi pariśramaḥ
pṛṣṭhatas tava gacchantyā vihāraśayaneṣv api R_2,027.010

kuśakāśaśareṣīkā ye ca kaṇṭakino drumāḥ
tūlājinasamasparśā mārge mama saha tvayā R_2,027.011

mahāvāta samuddhūtaṃ yan mām avakariṣyati
rajo ramaṇa tan manye parārdhyam iva candanam R_2,027.012

śādvaleṣu yad āsiṣye vanānte vanagoracā
kuthāstaraṇatalpeṣu kiṃ syāt sukhataraṃ tataḥ R_2,027.013

patraṃ mūlaṃ phalaṃ yat tvam alpaṃ vā yadi vā bahu
dāsyasi svayam āhṛtya tan me 'mṛtarasopamam R_2,027.014

na mātur na pitus tatra smariṣyāmi na veśmanaḥ
ārtavāny upabhuñjānā puṣpāṇi ca phalāni ca R_2,027.015

na ca tatra gataḥ kiṃ cid draṣṭum arhasi vipriyam
matkṛte na ca te śoko na bhaviṣyāmi durbharā R_2,027.016

yas tvayā saha sa svargo nirayo yas tvayā vinā
iti jānan parāṃ prītiṃ gaccha rāma mayā saha R_2,027.017

atha mām evam avyagrāṃ vanaṃ naiva nayiṣyasi
viṣam adyaiva pāsyāmi mā viśaṃ dviṣatāṃ vaśam R_2,027.018

paścād api hi duḥkhena mama naivāsti jīvitam
ujjhitāyās tvayā nātha tadaiva maraṇaṃ varam R_2,027.019

idaṃ hi sahituṃ śokaṃ muhūrtam api notsahe
kiṃ punar daśavarṣāṇi trīṇi caikaṃ ca duḥkhitā R_2,027.020

iti sā śokasaṃtaptā vilapya karuṇaṃ bahu
cukrośa patim āyastā bhṛśam āliṅgya sasvaram R_2,027.021

sā viddhā bahubhir vākyair digdhair iva gajāṅganā
cira saṃniyataṃ bāṣpaṃ mumocāgnim ivāraṇiḥ R_2,027.022

tasyāḥ sphaṭikasaṃkāśaṃ vāri saṃtāpasaṃbhavam
netrābhyāṃ parisusrāva paṅkajābhyām ivodakam R_2,027.023

tāṃ pariṣvajya bāhubhyāṃ visaṃjñām iva duḥkhitām
uvāca vacanaṃ rāmaḥ pariviśvāsayaṃs tadā R_2,027.024

na devi tava duḥkhena svargam apy abhirocaye
na hi me 'sti bhayaṃ kiṃ cit svayambhor iva sarvataḥ R_2,027.025

tava sarvam abhiprāyam avijñāya śubhānane
vāsaṃ na rocaye 'raṇye śaktimān api rakṣaṇe R_2,027.026

yat sṛṣṭāsi mayā sārdhaṃ vanavāsāya maithili
na vihātuṃ mayā śakyā kīrtir ātmavatā yathā R_2,027.027

dharmas tu gajanāsoru sadbhir ācaritaḥ purā
taṃ cāham anuvarte 'dya yathā sūryaṃ suvarcalā R_2,027.028

eṣa dharmas tu suśroṇi pitur mātuś ca vaśyatā
ataś cājñāṃ vyatikramya nāhaṃ jīvitum utsahe R_2,027.029

sa māṃ pitā yathā śāsti satyadharmapathe sthitaḥ
tathā vartitum icchāmi sa hi dharmaḥ sanātanaḥ
anugacchasva māṃ bhīru sahadharmacarī bhava R_2,027.030

brāhmaṇebhyaś ca ratnāni bhikṣukebhyaś ca bhojanam
dehi cāśaṃsamānebhyaḥ saṃtvarasva ca māciram R_2,027.031

anukūlaṃ tu sā bhartur jñātvā gamanam ātmanaḥ
kṣipraṃ pramuditā devī dātum evopacakrame R_2,027.032

tataḥ prahṛṣṭā paripūrṇamānasā yaśasvinī bhartur avekṣya bhāṣitam
dhanāni ratnāni ca dātum aṅganā pracakrame dharmabhṛtāṃ manasvinī R_2,027.033

tato 'bravīn mahātejā rāmo lakṣmaṇam agrataḥ
sthitaṃ prāggāminaṃ vīraṃ yācamānaṃ kṛtāñjalim R_2,028.001

mayādya saha saumitre tvayi gacchati tad vanam
ko bhariṣyati kausalyāṃ sumitrāṃ vā yaśasvinīm R_2,028.002

abhivarṣati kāmair yaḥ parjanyaḥ pṛthivīm iva
sa kāmapāśaparyasto mahātejā mahīpatiḥ R_2,028.003

sā hi rājyam idaṃ prāpya nṛpasyāśvapateḥ sutā
duḥkhitānāṃ sapatnīnāṃ na kariṣyati śobhanam R_2,028.004

evam uktas tu rāmeṇa lakṣmaṇaḥ ślakṣṇayā girā
pratyuvāca tadā rāmaṃ vākyajño vākyakovidam R_2,028.005

tavaiva tejasā vīra bharataḥ pūjayiṣyati
kausalyāṃ ca sumitrāṃ ca prayato nātra saṃśayaḥ R_2,028.006

kausalyā bibhṛyād āryā sahasram api madvidhān
yasyāḥ sahasraṃ grāmāṇāṃ saṃprāptam upajīvanam R_2,028.007

dhanur ādāya saśaraṃ khanitrapiṭakādharaḥ
agratas te gamiṣyāmi panthānam anudarśayan R_2,028.008

āhariṣyāmi te nityaṃ mūlāni ca phalāni ca
vanyāni yāni cānyāni svāhārāṇi tapasvinām R_2,028.009

bhavāṃs tu saha vaidehyā girisānuṣu raṃsyate
ahaṃ sarvaṃ kariṣyāmi jāgrataḥ svapataś ca te R_2,028.010

rāmas tv anena vākyena suprītaḥ pratyuvāca tam
vrajāpṛcchasva saumitre sarvam eva suhṛjjanam R_2,028.011

ye ca rājño dadau divye mahātmā varuṇaḥ svayam
janakasya mahāyajñe dhanuṣī raudradarśane R_2,028.012

abhedyakavace divye tūṇī cākṣayasāyakau
ādityavimalau cobhau khaḍgau hemapariṣkṛtau R_2,028.013

satkṛtya nihitaṃ sarvam etad ācāryasadmani
sa tvam āyudham ādāya kṣipram āvraja lakṣmaṇa R_2,028.014

sa suhṛjjanam āmantrya vanavāsāya niścitaḥ
ikṣvākugurum āmantrya jagrāhāyudham uttamam R_2,028.015

tad divyaṃ rājaśārdūlaḥ satkṛtaṃ mālyabhūṣitam
rāmāya darśayām āsa saumitriḥ sarvam āyudham R_2,028.016

tam uvācātmavān rāmaḥ prītyā lakṣmaṇam āgatam
kāle tvam āgataḥ saumya kāṅkṣite mama lakṣmaṇa R_2,028.017

ahaṃ pradātum icchāmi yad idaṃ māmakaṃ dhanam
brāhmaṇebhyas tapasvibhyas tvayā saha paraṃtapa R_2,028.018

vasantīha dṛḍhaṃ bhaktyā guruṣu dvijasattamāḥ
teṣām api ca me bhūyaḥ sarveṣāṃ copajīvinām R_2,028.019

vasiṣṭhaputraṃ tu suyajñam āryaṃ tvam ānayāśu pravaraṃ dvijānām
abhiprayāsyāmi vanaṃ samastān abhyarcya śiṣṭān aparān dvijātīn R_2,028.020

tataḥ śāsanam ājñāya bhrātuḥ śubhataraṃ priyam
gatvā sa praviveśāśu suyajñasya niveśanam R_2,029.001

taṃ vipram agnyagārasthaṃ vanditvā lakṣmaṇo 'bravīt
sakhe 'bhyāgaccha paśya tvaṃ veśma duṣkarakāriṇaḥ R_2,029.002

tataḥ saṃdhyām upāsyāśu gatvā saumitriṇā saha
juṣṭaṃ tat prāviśal lakṣmyā ramyaṃ rāmaniveśanam R_2,029.003

tam āgataṃ vedavidaṃ prāñjaliḥ sītayā saha
suyajñam abhicakrāma rāghavo 'gnim ivārcitam R_2,029.004

jātarūpamayair mukhyair aṅgadaiḥ kuṇḍalaiḥ śubhaiḥ
sahema sūtrair maṇibhiḥ keyūrair valayair api R_2,029.005

anyaiś ca ratnair bahubhiḥ kākutsthaḥ pratyapūjayat
suyajñaṃ sa tadovāca rāmaḥ sītāpracoditaḥ R_2,029.006

hāraṃ ca hemasūtraṃ ca bhāryāyai saumya hāraya
raśanāṃ cādhunā sītā dātum icchati te sakhe R_2,029.007

paryaṅkam agryāstaraṇaṃ nānāratnavibhūṣitam
tam apīcchati vaidehī pratiṣṭhāpayituṃ tvayi R_2,029.008

nāgaḥ śatruṃ jayo nāma mātulo yaṃ dadau mama
taṃ te gajasahasreṇa dadāmi dvijapuṃgava R_2,029.009

ity uktaḥ sa hi rāmeṇa suyajñaḥ pratigṛhya tat
rāmalakṣmaṇasītānāṃ prayuyojāśiṣaḥ śivāḥ R_2,029.010

atha bhrātaram avyagraṃ priyaṃ rāmaḥ priyaṃvadaḥ
saumitriṃ tam uvācedaṃ brahmeva tridaśeśvaram R_2,029.011

agastyaṃ kauśikaṃ caiva tāv ubhau brāhmaṇottamau
arcayāhūya saumitre ratnaiḥ sasyam ivāmbubhiḥ R_2,029.012

kausalyāṃ ca ya āśīrbhir bhaktaḥ paryupatiṣṭhati
ācāryas taittirīyāṇām abhirūpaś ca vedavit R_2,029.013

tasya yānaṃ ca dāsīś ca saumitre saṃpradāpaya
kauśeyāni ca vastrāṇi yāvat tuṣyati sa dvijaḥ R_2,029.014

sūtaś citrarathaś cāryaḥ sacivaḥ suciroṣitaḥ
toṣayainaṃ mahārhaiś ca ratnair vastrair dhanais tathā R_2,029.015

śālivāhasahasraṃ ca dve śate bhadrakāṃs tathā
vyañjanārthaṃ ca saumitre gosahasram upākuru R_2,029.016

tataḥ sa puruṣavyāghras tad dhanaṃ lakṣmaṇaḥ svayam
yathoktaṃ brāhmaṇendrāṇām adadād dhanado yathā R_2,029.017

athābravīd bāṣpakalāṃs tiṣṭhataś copajīvinaḥ
saṃpradāya bahu dravyam ekaikasyopajīvinaḥ R_2,029.018

lakṣmaṇasya ca yad veśma gṛhaṃ ca yad idaṃ mama
aśūnyaṃ kāryam ekaikaṃ yāvadāgamanaṃ mama R_2,029.019

ity uktvā duḥkhitaṃ sarvaṃ janaṃ tam upajīvinam
uvācedaṃ dhanadhyakṣaṃ dhanam ānīyatām iti
tato 'sya dhanam ājahruḥ sarvam evopajīvinaḥ R_2,029.020

tataḥ sa puruṣavyāghras tad dhanaṃ sahalakṣmaṇaḥ
dvijebhyo bālavṛddhebhyaḥ kṛpaṇebhyo 'bhyadāpayat R_2,029.021

tatrāsīt piṅgalo gārgyas trijaṭo nāma vai dvijaḥ
ā pañcamāyāḥ kakṣyāyā nainaṃ kaś cid avārayat R_2,029.022

sa rājaputram āsādya trijaṭo vākyam abravīt
nirdhano bahuputro 'smi rājaputra mahāyaśaḥ
uñchavṛttir vane nityaṃ pratyavekṣasva mām iti R_2,029.023

tam uvāca tato rāmaḥ parihāsasamanvitam
gavāṃ sahasram apy ekaṃ na tu viśrāṇitaṃ mayā
parikṣipasi daṇḍena yāvat tāvad avāpsyasi R_2,029.024

sa śāṭīṃ tvaritaḥ kaṭyāṃ saṃbhrāntaḥ pariveṣṭya tām
āvidhya daṇḍaṃ cikṣepa sarvaprāṇena vegitaḥ R_2,029.025

uvāca ca tato rāmas taṃ gārgyam abhisāntvayan
manyur na khalu kartavyaḥ parihāso hy ayaṃ mama R_2,029.026

tataḥ sabhāryas trijaṭo mahāmunir gavām anīkaṃ pratigṛhya moditaḥ
yaśobalaprītisukhopabṛṃhiṇīs tad āśiṣaḥ pratyavadan mahātmanaḥ R_2,029.027

dattvā tu saha vaidehyā brāhmaṇebhyo dhanaṃ bahu
jagmatuḥ pitaraṃ draṣṭuṃ sītayā saha rāghavau R_2,030.001

tato gṛhīte duṣprekṣye aśobhetāṃ tadāyudhe
mālādāmabhir āsakte sītayā samalaṃkṛte R_2,030.002

tataḥ prāsādaharmyāṇi vimānaśikharāṇi ca
adhiruhya janaḥ śrīmān udāsīno vyalokayat R_2,030.003

na hi rathyāḥ sma śakyante gantuṃ bahujanākulāḥ
āruhya tasmāt prāsādān dīnāḥ paśyanti rāghavam R_2,030.004

padātiṃ varjitacchatraṃ rāmaṃ dṛṣṭvā tadā janāḥ
ūcur bahuvidhā vācaḥ śokopahatacetasaḥ R_2,030.005

yaṃ yāntam anuyāti sma caturaṅgabalaṃ mahat
tam ekaṃ sītayā sārdham anuyāti sma lakṣmaṇaḥ R_2,030.006

aiśvaryasya rasajñaḥ san kāmināṃ caiva kāmadaḥ
necchaty evānṛtaṃ kartuṃ pitaraṃ dharmagauravāt R_2,030.007

yā na śakyā purā draṣṭuṃ bhūtair ākāśagair api
tām adya sītāṃ paśyanti rājamārgagatā janāḥ R_2,030.008

aṅgarāgocitāṃ sītāṃ raktacandana sevinīm
varṣam uṣṇaṃ ca śītaṃ ca neṣyaty āśu vivarṇatām R_2,030.009

adya nūnaṃ daśarathaḥ sattvam āviśya bhāṣate
na hi rājā priyaṃ putraṃ vivāsayitum arhati R_2,030.010

nirguṇasyāpi putrasyā kāthaṃ syād vipravāsanam
kiṃ punar yasya loko 'yaṃ jito vṛttena kevalam R_2,030.011

ānṛśaṃsyam anukrośaḥ śrutaṃ śīlaṃ damaḥ śamaḥ
rāghavaṃ śobhayanty ete ṣaḍguṇāḥ puruṣottamam R_2,030.012

tasmāt tasyopaghātena prajāḥ paramapīḍitāḥ
audakānīva sattvāni grīṣme salilasaṃkṣayāt R_2,030.013

pīḍayā pīḍitaṃ sarvaṃ jagad asya jagatpateḥ
mūlasyevopaghātena vṛkṣaḥ puṣpaphalopagaḥ R_2,030.014

te lakṣmaṇa iva kṣipraṃ sapatnyaḥ sahabāndhavāḥ
gacchantam anugacchāmo yena gacchati rāghavaḥ R_2,030.015

udyānāni parityajya kṣetrāṇi ca gṛhāṇi ca
ekaduḥkhasukhā rāmam anugacchāma dhārmikam R_2,030.016

samuddhṛtanidhānāni paridhvastājirāṇi ca
upāttadhanadhānyāni hṛtasārāṇi sarvaśaḥ R_2,030.017

rajasābhyavakīrṇāni parityaktāni daivataiḥ
asmattyaktāni veśmāni kaikeyī pratipadyatām R_2,030.018

vanaṃ nagaram evāstu yena gacchati rāghavaḥ
asmābhiś ca parityaktaṃ puraṃ saṃpadyatāṃ vanam R_2,030.019

bilāni daṃṣṭriṇaḥ sarve sānūni mṛgapakṣiṇaḥ
asmattyaktaṃ prapadyantāṃ sevyamānaṃ tyajantu ca R_2,030.020

ity evaṃ vividhā vāco nānājanasamīritāḥ
śuśrāva rāmaḥ śrutvā ca na vicakre 'sya mānasaṃ R_2,030.021

pratīkṣamāṇo 'bhijanaṃ tadārtam anārtarūpaḥ prahasann ivātha
jagāma rāmaḥ pitaraṃ didṛkṣuḥ pitur nideśaṃ vidhivac cikīrṣuḥ R_2,030.022

tat pūrvam aikṣvākasuto mahātmā rāmo gamiṣyan vanam ārtarūpam
vyatiṣṭhata prekṣya tadā sumantraṃ pitur mahātmā pratihāraṇārtham R_2,030.023

pitur nideśena tu dharmavatsalo vanapraveśe kṛtabuddhiniścayaḥ
sa rāghavaḥ prekṣya sumantram abravīn nivedayasvāgamanaṃ nṛpāya me R_2,030.024

sa rāmapreṣitaḥ kṣipraṃ saṃtāpakaluṣendriyaḥ
praviśya nṛpatiṃ sūto niḥśvasantaṃ dadarśa ha R_2,031.001

ālokya tu mahāprājñaḥ paramākula cetasaṃ
rāmam evānuśocantaṃ sūtaḥ prāñjalir āsadat R_2,031.002

ayaṃ sa puruṣavyāghra dvāri tiṣṭhati te sutaḥ
brāhmaṇebhyo dhanaṃ dattvā sarvaṃ caivopajīvinām R_2,031.003

sa tvā paśyatu bhadraṃ te rāmaḥ satyaparākramaḥ
sarvān suhṛda āpṛcchya tvām idānīṃ didṛkṣate R_2,031.004

gamiṣyati mahāraṇyaṃ taṃ paśya jagatīpate
vṛtaṃ rājaguṇaiḥ sarvair ādityam iva raśmibhiḥ R_2,031.005

sa satyavādī dharmātmā gāmbhīryāt sāgaropamaḥ
ākāśa iva niṣpaṅko narendraḥ pratyuvāca tam R_2,031.006

sumantrānaya me dārān ye ke cid iha māmakāḥ
dāraiḥ parivṛtaḥ sarvair draṣṭum icchāmi rāghavam R_2,031.007

so 'ntaḥpuram atītyaiva striyas tā vākyam abravīt
āryo hvayati vo rājā gamyatāṃ tatra māciram R_2,031.008

evam uktāḥ striyaḥ sarvāḥ sumantreṇa nṛpājñayā
pracakramus tad bhavanaṃ bhartur ājñāya śāsanam R_2,031.009

ardhasaptaśatās tās tu pramadās tāmralocanāḥ
kausalyāṃ parivāryātha śanair jagmur dhṛtavratāḥ R_2,031.010

āgateṣu ca dāreṣu samavekṣya mahīpatiḥ
uvāca rājā taṃ sūtaṃ sumantrānaya me sutam R_2,031.011

sa sūto rāmam ādāya lakṣmaṇaṃ maithilīṃ tadā
jagāmābhimukhas tūrṇaṃ sakāśaṃ jagatīpateḥ R_2,031.012

sa rājā putram āyāntaṃ dṛṣṭvā dūrāt kṛtāñjalim
utpapātāsanāt tūrṇam ārtaḥ strījanasaṃvṛtaḥ R_2,031.013

so 'bhidudrāva vegena rāmaṃ dṛṣṭvā viśāṃ patiḥ
tam asaṃprāpya duḥkhārtaḥ papāta bhuvi mūrchitaḥ R_2,031.014

taṃ rāmo 'bhyapātat kṣipraṃ lakṣmaṇaś ca mahārathaḥ
visaṃjñam iva duḥkhena saśokaṃ nṛpatiṃ tadā R_2,031.015

strīsahasraninādaś ca saṃjajñe rājaveśmani
hāhā rāmeti sahasā bhūṣaṇadhvanimūrchitaḥ R_2,031.016

taṃ pariṣvajya bāhubhyāṃ tāv ubhau rāmalakṣmaṇau
paryaṅke sītayā sārdhaṃ rudantaḥ samaveśayan R_2,031.017

atha rāmo muhūrtena labdhasaṃjñaṃ mahīpatim
uvāca prāñjalir bhūtvā śokārṇavapariplutam R_2,031.018

āpṛcche tvāṃ mahārāja sarveṣām īśvaro 'si naḥ
prasthitaṃ daṇḍakāraṇyaṃ paśya tvaṃ kuśalena mām R_2,031.019

lakṣmaṇaṃ cānujānīhi sītā cānveti māṃ vanam
kāraṇair bahubhis tathyair vāryamāṇau na cecchataḥ R_2,031.020

anujānīhi sarvān naḥ śokam utsṛjya mānada
lakṣmaṇaṃ māṃ ca sītāṃ ca prajāpatir iva prajāḥ R_2,031.021

pratīkṣamāṇam avyagram anujñāṃ jagatīpateḥ
uvāca rarjā saṃprekṣya vanavāsāya rāghavam R_2,031.022

ahaṃ rāghava kaikeyyā varadānena mohitaḥ
ayodhyāyās tvam evādya bhava rājā nigṛhya mām R_2,031.023

evam ukto nṛpatinā rāmo dharmabhṛtāṃ varaḥ
pratyuvācāñjaliṃ kṛtvā pitaraṃ vākyakovidaḥ R_2,031.024

bhavān varṣasahasrāya pṛthivyā nṛpate patiḥ
ahaṃ tv araṇye vatsyāmi na me kāryaṃ tvayānṛtam R_2,031.025

śreyase vṛddhaye tāta punarāgamanāya ca
gacchasvāriṣṭam avyagraḥ panthānam akutobhayam R_2,031.026

adya tv idānīṃ rajanīṃ putra mā gaccha sarvathā
mātaraṃ māṃ ca saṃpaśyan vasemām adya śarvarīm
tarpitaḥ sarvakāmais tvaṃ śvaḥkāle sādhayiṣyasi R_2,031.027

atha rāmas tathā śrutvā pitur ārtasya bhāṣitam
lakṣmaṇena saha bhrātrā dīno vacanam abravīt R_2,031.028

prāpsyāmi yān adya guṇān ko me śvastān pradāsyati
apakramaṇam evātaḥ sarvakāmair ahaṃ vṛṇe R_2,031.029

iyaṃ sarāṣṭrā sajanā dhanadhānyasamākulā
mayā visṛṣṭā vasudhā bharatāya pradīyatām R_2,031.030

apagacchatu te duḥkhaṃ mā bhūr bāṣpapariplutaḥ
na hi kṣubhyati durdharṣaḥ samudraḥ saritāṃ patiḥ R_2,031.031

naivāhaṃ rājyam icchāmi na sukhaṃ na ca maithilīm
tvām ahaṃ satyam icchāmi nānṛtaṃ puruṣarṣabha R_2,031.032

puraṃ ca rāṣṭraṃ ca mahī ca kevalā mayā nisṛṣṭā bharatāya dīyatām
ahaṃ nideśaṃ bhavato 'nupālayan vanaṃ gamiṣyāmi cirāya sevitum R_2,031.033

mayā nisṛṣṭāṃ bharato mahīm imāṃ saśailakhaṇḍāṃ sapurāṃ sakānanām
śivāṃ susīmām anuśāstu kevalaṃ tvayā yad uktaṃ nṛpate yathāstu tat R_2,031.034

na me tathā pārthiva dhīyate mano mahatsu kāmeṣu na cātmanaḥ priye
yathā nideśe tava śiṣṭasaṃmate vyapaitu duḥkhaṃ tava matkṛte 'nagha R_2,031.035

tad adya naivānagha rājyam avyayaṃ na sarvakāmān na sukhaṃ na maithilīm
na jīvitaṃ tvām anṛtena yojayan vṛṇīya satyaṃ vratam astu te tathā R_2,031.036

phalāni mūlāni ca bhakṣayan vane girīṃś ca paśyan saritaḥ sarāṃsi ca
vanaṃ praviśyaiva vicitrapādapaṃ sukhī bhaviṣyāmi tavāstu nirvṛtiḥ R_2,031.037

tataḥ sumantram aikṣvākaḥ pīḍito 'tra pratijñayā
sabāṣpam atiniḥśvasya jagādedaṃ punaḥ punaḥ R_2,032.001

sūta ratnasusaṃpūrṇā caturvidhabalā camūḥ
rāgavasyānuyātrārthaṃ kṣipraṃ pratividhīyatām R_2,032.002

rūpājīvā ca śālinyo vaṇijaś ca mahādhanāḥ
śobhayantu kumārasya vāhinīṃ suprasāritāḥ R_2,032.003

ye cainam upajīvanti ramate yaiś ca vīryataḥ
teṣāṃ bahuvidhaṃ dattvā tān apy atra niyojaya R_2,032.004

nighnan mṛgān kuñjarāṃś ca pibaṃś cāraṇyakaṃ madhu
nadīś ca vividhāḥ paśyan na rājyaṃ saṃsmariṣyati R_2,032.005

dhānyakośaś ca yaḥ kaś cid dhanakośaś ca māmakaḥ
tau rāmam anugacchetāṃ vasantaṃ nirjane vane R_2,032.006

yajan puṇyeṣu deśeṣu visṛjaṃś cāptadakṣiṇāḥ
ṛṣibhiś ca samāgamya pravatsyati sukhaṃ vane R_2,032.007

bharataś ca mahābāhur ayodhyāṃ pālayiṣyati
sarvakāmaiḥ punaḥ śrīmān rāmaḥ saṃsādhyatām iti R_2,032.008

evaṃ bruvati kākutsthe kaikeyyā bhayam āgatam
mukhaṃ cāpy agamāc choṣaṃ svaraś cāpi nyarudhyata R_2,032.009

sā viṣaṇṇā ca saṃtrastā kaikeyī vākyam abravīt
rājyaṃ gatajanaṃ sādho pītamaṇḍāṃ surām iva
nirāsvādyatamaṃ śūnyaṃ bharato nābhipatsyate R_2,032.010

kaikeyyāṃ muktalajjāyāṃ vadantyām atidāruṇam
rājā daśaratho vākyam uvācāyatalocanām
vahantaṃ kiṃ tudasi māṃ niyujya dhuri māhite R_2,032.011

kaikeyī dviguṇaṃ kruddhā rājānam idam abravīt
tavaiva vaṃśe sagaro jyeṣṭhaṃ putram upārudhat
asamañja iti khyātaṃ tathāyaṃ gantum arhati R_2,032.012

evam ukto dhig ity eva rājā daśaratho 'bravīt
vrīḍitaś ca janaḥ sarvaḥ sā ca tan nāvabudhyata R_2,032.013

tatra vṛddho mahāmātraḥ siddhārtho nāma nāmataḥ
śucir bahumato rājñaḥ kaikeyīm idam abravīt R_2,032.014

asamañjo gṛhītvā tu krīḍitaḥ pathi dārakān
sarayvāḥ prakṣipann apsu ramate tena durmatiḥ R_2,032.015

taṃ dṛṣṭvā nāgaraḥ sarve kruddhā rājānam abruvan
asamañjaṃ vṛṣīṇvaikam asmān vā rāṣṭravardhana R_2,032.016

tān uvāca tato rājā kiṃnimittam idaṃ bhayam
tāś cāpi rājñā saṃpṛṣṭā vākyaṃ prakṛtayo 'bruvan R_2,032.017

krīḍitas tv eṣa naḥ putrān bālān udbhrāntacetanaḥ
sarayvāṃ prakṣipan maurkhyād atulāṃ prītim aśnute R_2,032.018

sa tāsāṃ vacanaṃ śrutvā prakṛtīnāṃ narādhipa
taṃ tatyājāhitaṃ putraṃ tāsāṃ priyacikīrṣayā R_2,032.019

ity evam atyajad rājā sagaro vai sudhārmikaḥ
rāmaḥ kim akarot pāpaṃ yenaivam uparudhyate R_2,032.020

śrutvā tu siddhārthavaco rājā śrāntatarasvanaḥ
śokopahatayā vācā kaikeyīm idam abravīt R_2,032.021

anuvrajiṣyāmy aham adya rāmaṃ rājyaṃ parityajya sukhaṃ dhanaṃ ca
sahaiva rājñā bharatena ca tvaṃ yathā sukhaṃ bhuṅkṣva cirāya rājyam R_2,032.022

mahāmātravacaḥ śrutvā rāmo daśarathaṃ tadā
anvabhāṣata vākyaṃ tu vinayajño vinītavat R_2,033.001

tyaktabhogasya me rājan vane vanyena jīvataḥ
kiṃ kāryam anuyātreṇa tyaktasaṅgasya sarvataḥ R_2,033.002

yo hi dattvā dvipaśreṣṭhaṃ kakṣyāyāṃ kurute manaḥ
rajjusnehena kiṃ tasya tyajataḥ kuñjarottamam R_2,033.003

tathā mama satāṃ śreṣṭha kiṃ dhvajinyā jagatpate
sarvāṇy evānujānāmi cīrāṇy evānayantu me R_2,033.004

khanitrapiṭake cobhe mamānayata gacchataḥ
caturdaśa vane vāsaṃ varṣāṇi vasato mama R_2,033.005

atha cīrāṇi kaikeyī svayam āhṛtya rāghavam
uvāca paridhatsveti janaughe nirapatrapā R_2,033.006

sa cīre puruṣavyāghraḥ kaikeyyāḥ pratigṛhya te
sūkṣmavastram avakṣipya munivastrāṇy avasta ha R_2,033.007

lakṣmaṇaś cāpi tatraiva vihāya vasane śubhe
tāpasāc chādane caiva jagrāha pitur agrataḥ R_2,033.008

athātmaparidhānārthaṃ sītā kauśeyavāsinī
samīkṣya cīraṃ saṃtrastā pṛṣatī vāgurām iva R_2,033.009

sā vyapatrapamāṇeva pratigṛhya ca durmanāḥ
gandharvarājapratimaṃ bhartāram idam abravīt
kathaṃ nu cīraṃ badhnanti munayo vanavāsinaḥ R_2,033.010

kṛtvā kaṇṭhe ca sā cīram ekam ādāya pāṇinā
tasthau hy akuṣalā tatra vrīḍitā janakātmaja R_2,033.011

tasyās tat kṣipram āgamya rāmo dharmabhṛtāṃ varaḥ
cīraṃ babandha sītāyāḥ kauśeyasyopari svayam R_2,033.012

tasyāṃ cīraṃ vasānāyāṃ nāthavatyām anāthavat
pracukrośa janaḥ sarvo dhik tvāṃ daśarathaṃ tv iti R_2,033.013

sa niḥśvasyoṣṇam aikṣvākas tāṃ bhāryām idam abravīt
kaikeyi kuśacīreṇa na sītā gantum arhati R_2,033.014

nanu paryāptam etat te pāpe rāmavivāsanam
kim ebhiḥ kṛpaṇair bhūyaḥ pātakair api te kṛtaiḥ R_2,033.015

evaṃ bruvantaṃ pitaraṃ rāmaḥ saṃprasthito vanam
avākśirasam āsīnam idaṃ vacanam abravīt R_2,033.016

iyaṃ dhārmika kausalyā mama mātā yaśasvinī
vṛddhā cākṣudraśīlā ca na ca tvāṃ devagarhite R_2,033.017

mayā vihīnāṃ varada prapannāṃ śokasāgaram
adṛṣṭapūrvavyasanāṃ bhūyaḥ saṃmantum arhasi R_2,033.018

imāṃ mahendropamajātagarbhiṇīṃ tathā vidhātuṃ janamīṃ mamārhasi
yathā vanasthe mayi śokakarśitā na jīvitaṃ nyasya yamakṣayaṃ vrajet R_2,033.019

rāmasya tu vacaḥ śrutvā muniveṣadharaṃ ca tam
samīkṣya saha bhāryābhī rājā vigatacetanaḥ R_2,034.001

nainaṃ duḥkhena saṃtaptaḥ pratyavaikṣata rāghavam
na cainam abhisaṃprekṣya pratyabhāṣata durmanāḥ R_2,034.002

sa muhūrtam ivāsaṃjño duḥkhitaś ca mahīpatiḥ
vilalāpa mahābāhū rāmam evānucintayan R_2,034.003

manye khalu mayā pūrvaṃ vivatsā bahavaḥ kṛtāḥ
prāṇino hiṃsitā vāpi tasmād idam upasthitam R_2,034.004

na tv evānāgate kāle dehāc cyavati jīvitam
kaikeyyā kliśyamānasya mṛtyur mama na vidyate R_2,034.005

yo 'haṃ pāvakasaṃkāśaṃ paśyāmi purataḥ sthitam
vihāya vasane sūkṣme tāpasācchādam ātmajam R_2,034.006

ekasyāḥ khalu kaikeyyāḥ kṛte 'yaṃ kliśyate janaḥ
svārthe prayatamānāyāḥ saṃśritya nikṛtiṃ tv imām R_2,034.007

evam uktvā tu vacanaṃ bāṣpeṇa pihitekṣṇaha
rāmeti sakṛd evoktvā vyāhartuṃ na śaśāka ha R_2,034.008

saṃjñāṃ tu pratilabhyaiva muhūrtāt sa mahīpatiḥ
netrābhyām aśrupūrṇābhyāṃ sumantram idam abravīt R_2,034.009

aupavāhyaṃ rathaṃ yuktvā tvam āyāhi hayottamaiḥ
prāpayainaṃ mahābhāgam ito janapadāt param R_2,034.010

evaṃ manye guṇavatāṃ guṇānāṃ phalam ucyate
pitrā mātrā ca yat sādhur vīro nirvāsyate vanam R_2,034.011

rājño vacanam ājñāya sumantraḥ śīghravikramaḥ
yojayitvāyayau tatra ratham aśvair alaṃkṛtam R_2,034.012

taṃ rathaṃ rājaputrāya sūtaḥ kanakabhūṣitam
ācacakṣe 'ñjaliṃ kṛtvā yuktaṃ paramavājibhiḥ R_2,034.013

rājā satvaram āhūya vyāpṛtaṃ vittasaṃcaye
uvāca deśakālajño niścitaṃ sarvataḥ śuci R_2,034.014

vāsāṃsi ca mahārhāṇi bhūṣaṇāni varāṇi ca
varṣāṇy etāni saṃkhyāya vaidehyāḥ kṣipram ānaya R_2,034.015

narendreṇaivam uktas tu gatvā kośagṛhaṃ tataḥ
prāyacchat sarvam āhṛtya sītāyai kṣipram eva tat R_2,034.016

sā sujātā sujātāni vaidehī prasthitā vanam
bhūṣayām āsa gātrāṇi tair vicitrair vibhūṣaṇaiḥ R_2,034.017

vyarājayata vaidehī veśma tat suvibhūṣitā
udyato 'ṃśumataḥ kāle khaṃ prabheva vivasvataḥ R_2,034.018

tāṃ bhujābhyāṃ pariṣvajya śvaśrūr vacanam abravīt
anācarantīṃ kṛpaṇaṃ mūdhny upāghrāya maithilīm R_2,034.019

asatyaḥ sarvaloke 'smin satataṃ satkṛtāḥ priyaiḥ
bhartāraṃ nānumanyante vinipātagataṃ striyaḥ R_2,034.020

sa tvayā nāvamantavyaḥ putraḥ pravrājito mama
tava daivatam astv eṣa nirdhanaḥ sadhano 'pi vā R_2,034.021

vijñāya vacanaṃ sītā tasyā dharmārthasaṃhitam
kṛtāñjalir uvācedaṃ śvaśrūm abhimukhe sthitā R_2,034.022

kariṣye sarvam evāham āryā yad anuśāsti mām
abhijñāsmi yathā bhartur vartitavyaṃ śrutaṃ ca me R_2,034.023

na mām asajjanenāryā samānayitum arhati
dharmād vicalituṃ nāham alaṃ candrād iva prabhā R_2,034.024

nātantrī vādyate vīṇā nācakro vartate rathaḥ
nāpatiḥ sukham edhate yā syād api śatātmajā R_2,034.025

mitaṃ dadāti hi pitā mitaṃ mātā mitaṃ sutaḥ
amitasya hi dātāraṃ bhartāraṃ kā na pūjayet R_2,034.026

sāham evaṃgatā śreṣṭhā śrutadharmaparāvarā
ārye kim avamanyeyaṃ strīṇāṃ bhartā hi daivatam R_2,034.027

sītāyā vacanaṃ śrutvā kausalyā hṛdayaṃgamam
śuddhasattvā mumocāśru sahasā duḥkhaharṣajam R_2,034.028

tāṃ prāñjalir abhikramya mātṛmadhye 'tisatkṛtām
rāmaḥ paramadharmajño mātaraṃ vākyam abravīt R_2,034.029

amba mā duḥkhitā bhūs tvaṃ paśya tvaṃ pitaraṃ mama
kṣayo hi vanavāsasya kṣipram eva bhaviṣyati R_2,034.030

suptāyās te gamiṣyanti navavarṣāṇi pañca ca
sā samagram iha prāptaṃ māṃ drakṣyasi suhṛdvṛtam R_2,034.031

etāvad abhinītārtham uktvā sa jananīṃ vacaḥ
trayaḥ śataśatārdhā hi dadarśāvekṣya mātaraḥ R_2,034.032

tāś cāpi sa tathaivārtā mātṝr daśarathātmajaḥ
dharmayuktam idaṃ vākyaṃ nijagāda kṛtāñjaliḥ R_2,034.033

saṃvāsāt paruṣaṃ kiṃ cid ajñānād vāpi yat kṛtam
tan me samanujānīta sarvāś cāmantrayāmi vaḥ R_2,034.034

jajñe 'tha tāsāṃ saṃnādaḥ krauñcīnām iva niḥsvanaḥ
mānavendrasya bhāryāṇām evaṃ vadati rāghave R_2,034.035

murajapaṇavameghaghoṣavad daśarathaveśma babhūva yat purā
vilapita paridevanākulaṃ vyasanagataṃ tad abhūt suduḥkhitam R_2,034.036

atha rāmaś ca sītā ca lakṣmaṇaś ca kṛtāñjaliḥ
upasaṃgṛhya rājānaṃ cakrur dīnāḥ pradakṣiṇam R_2,035.001

taṃ cāpi samanujñāpya dharmajñaḥ sītayā saha
rāghavaḥ śokasaṃmūḍho jananīm abhyavādayat R_2,035.002

anvakṣaṃ lakṣmaṇo bhrātuḥ kausalyām abhyavādayat
atha mātuḥ sumitrāyā jagrāha caraṇau punaḥ R_2,035.003

taṃ vandamānaṃ rudatī mātā saumitrim abravīt
hitakāmā mahābāhuṃ mūrdhny upāghrāya lakṣmaṇam R_2,035.004

sṛṣṭas tvaṃ vanavāsāya svanuraktaḥ suhṛjjane
rāme pramādaṃ mā kārṣīḥ putra bhrātari gacchati R_2,035.005

vyasanī vā samṛddho vā gatir eṣa tavānagha
eṣa loke satāṃ dharmo yaj jyeṣṭhavaśago bhavet R_2,035.006

idaṃ hi vṛttam ucitaṃ kulasyāsya sanātanam
dānaṃ dīkṣā ca yajñeṣu tanutyāgo mṛdheṣu ca R_2,035.007

rāmaṃ daśarathaṃ viddhi māṃ viddhi janakātmajām
ayodhyām aṭavīṃ viddhi gaccha tāta yathāsukham R_2,035.008

tataḥ sumantraḥ kākutsthaṃ prāñjalir vākyam abravīt
vinīto vinayajñaś ca mātalir vāsavaṃ yathā R_2,035.009

ratham āroha bhadraṃ te rājaputra mahāyaśaḥ
kṣipraṃ tvāṃ prāpayiṣyāmi yatra māṃ rāma vakṣyasi R_2,035.010

caturdaśa hi varṣāṇi vastavyāni vane tvayā
tāny upakramitavyāni yāni devyāsi coditaḥ R_2,035.011

taṃ rathaṃ sūryasaṃkāśaṃ sītā hṛṣṭena cetasā
āruroha varārohā kṛtvālaṃkāram ātmanaḥ R_2,035.012

tathaivāyudhajātāni bhrātṛbhyāṃ kavacāni ca
rathopasthe pratinyasya sacarmakaṭhinaṃ ca tat R_2,035.013

sītātṛtīyān ārūḍhān dṛṣṭvā dhṛṣṭam acodayat
sumantraḥ saṃmatān aśvān vāyuvegasamāñ jave R_2,035.014

prayāte tu mahāraṇyaṃ cirarātrāya rāghave
babhūva nagare mūrcchā balamūrcchā janasya ca R_2,035.015

tat samākulasaṃbhrāntaṃ mattasaṃkupita dvipam
hayaśiñjitanirghoṣaṃ puram āsīn mahāsvanam R_2,035.016

tataḥ sabālavṛddhā sā purī paramapīḍitā
rāmam evābhidudrāva gharmārtaḥ salilaṃ yathā R_2,035.017

pārśvataḥ pṛṣṭhataś cāpi lambamānās tadunmukhāḥ
bāṣpapūrṇamukhāḥ sarve tam ūcur bhṛśaduḥkhitāḥ R_2,035.018

saṃyaccha vājināṃ raśmīn sūta yāhi śanaiḥ śanaiḥ
mukhaṃ drakṣyāmi rāmasya durdarśaṃ no bhaviṣyati R_2,035.019

āyasaṃ hṛdayaṃ nūnaṃ rāmamātur asaṃśayam
yad devagarbhapratime vanaṃ yāti na bhidyate R_2,035.020

kṛtakṛtyā hi vaidehī chāyevānugatā patim
na jahāti ratā dharme merum arkaprabhā yathā R_2,035.021

aho lakṣmaṇa siddhārthaḥ satatāṃ priyavādinam
bhrātaraṃ devasaṃkāśaṃ yas tvaṃ paricariṣyasi R_2,035.022

mahaty eṣā hi te siddhir eṣa cābhyudayo mahān
eṣa svargasya mārgaś ca yad enam anugacchasi
evaṃ vadantas te soḍhuṃ na śekur bāṣpam āgatam R_2,035.023

atha rājā vṛtaḥ strībhir dīnābhir dīnacetanaḥ
nirjagāma priyaṃ putraṃ drakṣyāmīti bruvan gṛhāt R_2,035.024

śuśruve cāgrataḥ strīṇāṃ rudantīnāṃ mahāsvanaḥ
yathā nādaḥ kareṇūnāṃ baddhe mahati kuñjare R_2,035.025

pitā ca rājā kākutsthaḥ śrīmān sannas tadā babhau
paripūrṇaḥ śaśī kāle graheṇopapluto yathā R_2,035.026

tato halahalāśabdo jajñe rāmasya pṛṣṭhataḥ
narāṇāṃ prekṣya rājānaṃ sīdantaṃ bhṛśaduḥkhitam R_2,035.027

hā rāmeti janāḥ ke cid rāmamāteti cāpare
antaḥpuraṃ samṛddhaṃ ca krośantaṃ paryadevayan R_2,035.028

anvīkṣamāṇo rāmas tu viṣaṇṇaṃ bhrāntacetasaṃ
rājānaṃ mātaraṃ caiva dadarśānugatau pathi
dharmapāśena saṃkṣiptaḥ prakāśaṃ nābhyudaikṣata R_2,035.029

padātinau ca yānārhāv aduḥkhārhau sukhocitau
dṛṣṭvā saṃcodayām āsa śīghraṃ yāhīti sārathim R_2,035.030

na hi tat puruṣavyāghro duḥkhadaṃ darśanaṃ pituḥ
mātuś ca sahituṃ śaktas totrārdita iva dvipaḥ R_2,035.031

tathā rudantīṃ kausalyāṃ rathaṃ tam anudhāvatīm
krośantīṃ rāma rāmeti hā sīte lakṣmaṇeti ca
asakṛt praikṣata tadā nṛtyantīm iva mātaram R_2,035.032

tiṣṭheti rājā cukroṣa yāhi yāhīti rāghavaḥ
sumantrasya babhūvātmā cakrayor iva cāntarā R_2,035.033

nāśrauṣam iti rājānam upālabdho 'pi vakṣyasi
ciraṃ duḥkhasya pāpiṣṭham iti rāmas tam abravīt R_2,035.034

rāmasya sa vacaḥ kurvann anujñāpya ca taṃ janam
vrajato 'pi hayāñ śīghraṃ codayām āsa sārathiḥ R_2,035.035

nyavartata jano rājño rāmaṃ kṛtvā pradakṣiṇam
manasāpy aśruvegaiś ca na nyavartata mānuṣam R_2,035.036

yam icchet punar āyāntaṃ nainaṃ dūram anuvrajet
ity amātyā mahārājam ūcur daśarathaṃ vacaḥ R_2,035.037

teṣāṃ vacaḥ sarvaguṇopapannaṃ prasvinnagātraḥ praviṣaṇṇarūpaḥ
niśamya rājā kṛpaṇaḥ sabhāryo vyavasthitas taṃ sutam īkṣamāṇaḥ R_2,035.038

tasmiṃs tu puruṣavyāghre niṣkrāmati kṛtāñjalau
ārtaśabdo hi saṃjajñe strīṇām antaḥpure mahān R_2,036.001

anāthasya janasyāsya durbalasya tapasvinaḥ
yo gatiṃ śaraṇaṃ cāsīt sa nāthaḥ kva nu gacchati R_2,036.002

na krudhyaty abhiśasto 'pi krodhanīyāni varjayan
kruddhān prasādayan sarvān samaduḥkhaḥ kva gacchati R_2,036.003

kausalyāyāṃ mahātejā yathā mātari vartate
tathā yo vartate 'smāsu mahātmā kva nu gacchati R_2,036.004

kaikeyyā kliśyamānena rājñā saṃcodito vanam
paritrātā janasyāsya jagataḥ kva nu gacchati R_2,036.005

aho niścetano rājā jīvalokasya saṃpriyam
dharmyaṃ satyavrataṃ rāmaṃ vanavāso pravatsyati R_2,036.006

iti sarvā mahiṣyas tā vivatsā iva dhenavaḥ
ruruduś caiva duḥkhārtāḥ sasvaraṃ ca vicukruśuḥ R_2,036.007

sa tam antaḥpure ghoram ārtaśabdaṃ mahīpatiḥ
putraśokābhisaṃtaptaḥ śrutvā cāsīt suduḥkhitaḥ R_2,036.008

nāgnihotrāṇy ahūyanta sūryaś cāntaradhīyata
vyasṛjan kavalān nāgā gāvo vatsān na pāyayan R_2,036.009

triśaṅkur lohitāṅgaś ca bṛhaspatibudhāv api
dāruṇāḥ somam abhyetya grahāḥ sarve vyavasthitāḥ R_2,036.010

nakṣatrāṇi gatārcīṃṣi grahāś ca gatatejasaḥ
viśākhāś ca sadhūmāś ca nabhasi pracakāśire R_2,036.011

akasmān nāgaraḥ sarvo jano dainyam upāgamat
āhāre vā vihāre vā na kaś cid akaron manaḥ R_2,036.012

bāṣpaparyākulamukho rājamārgagato janaḥ
na hṛṣṭo lakṣyate kaś cit sarvaḥ śokaparāyaṇaḥ R_2,036.013

na vāti pavanaḥ śīto na śaśī saumyadarśanaḥ
na sūryas tapate lokaṃ sarvaṃ paryākulaṃ jagat R_2,036.014

anarthinaḥ sutāḥ strīṇāṃ bhartāro bhrātaras tathā
sarve sarvaṃ parityajya rāmam evānvacintayan R_2,036.015

ye tu rāmasya suhṛdaḥ sarve te mūḍhacetasaḥ
śokabhāreṇa cākrāntāḥ śayanaṃ na juhus tadā R_2,036.016

tatas tv ayodhyā rahitā mahātmanā puraṃdareṇeva mahī saparvatā
cacāla ghoraṃ bhayabhārapīḍitā sanāgayodhāśvagaṇā nanāda ca R_2,036.017

yāvat tu niryatas tasya rajorūpam adṛśyata
naivekṣvākuvaras tāvat saṃjahārātmacakṣuṣī R_2,037.001

yāvad rājā priyaṃ putraṃ paśyaty atyantadhārmikam
tāvad vyavardhatevāsya dharaṇyāṃ putradarśane R_2,037.002

na paśyati rajo 'py asya yadā rāmasya bhūmipaḥ
tadārtaś ca viṣaṇṇaś ca papāta dharaṇītale R_2,037.003

tasya dakṣiṇam anvagāt kausalyā bāhum aṅganā
vāmaṃ cāsyānvagāt pārśvaṃ kaikeyī bharatapriyā R_2,037.004

tāṃ nayena ca saṃpanno dharmeṇa nivayena ca
uvāca rājā kaikeyīṃ samīkṣya vyathitendriyaḥ R_2,037.005

kaikeyi mā mamāṅgāni sprākṣīs tvaṃ duṣṭacāriṇī
na hi tvāṃ draṣṭum icchāmi na bhāryā na ca bāndhavī R_2,037.006

ye ca tvām upajīvanti nāhaṃ teṣāṃ na te mama
kevalārthaparāṃ hi tvāṃ tyaktadharmāṃ tyajāmy aham R_2,037.007

agṛhṇāṃ yac ca te pāṇim agniṃ paryaṇayaṃ ca yat
anujānāmi tat sarvam asmiṃl loke paratra ca R_2,037.008

bharataś cet pratītaḥ syād rājyaṃ prāpyedam avyayam
yan me sa dadyāt pitrarthaṃ mā mā tad dattam āgamat R_2,037.009

atha reṇusamudhvastaṃ tam utthāpya narādhipam
nyavartata tadā devī kausalyā śokakarśitā R_2,037.010

hatveva brāhmaṇaṃ kāmāt spṛṣṭvāgnim iva pāṇinā
anvatapyata dharmātmā putraṃ saṃcintya tāpasaṃ R_2,037.011

nivṛtyaiva nivṛtyaiva sīdato rathavartmasu
rājño nātibabhau rūpaṃ grastasyāṃśumato yathā R_2,037.012

vilalāpa ca duḥkhārtaḥ priyaṃ putram anusmaran
nagarāntam anuprāptaṃ buddhvā putram athābravīt R_2,037.013

vāhanānāṃ ca mukhyānāṃ vahatāṃ taṃ mamātmajam
padāni pathi dṛśyante sa mahātmā na dṛśyate R_2,037.014

sa nūnaṃ kva cid evādya vṛkṣamūlam upāśritaḥ
kāṣṭhaṃ vā yadi vāśmānam upadhāya śayiṣyate R_2,037.015

utthāsyati ca medinyāḥ kṛpaṇaḥ pāṃśuguṇṭhitaḥ
viniḥśvasan prasravaṇāt kareṇūnām ivarṣabhaḥ R_2,037.016

drakṣyanti nūnaṃ puruṣā dīrghabāhuṃ vanecarāḥ
rāmam utthāya gacchantaṃ lokanātham anāthavat R_2,037.017

sakāmā bhava kaikeyi vidhavā rājyam āvasa
na hi taṃ puruṣavyāghraṃ vinā jīvitum utsahe R_2,037.018

ity evaṃ vilapan rājā janaughenābhisaṃvṛtaḥ
apasnāta ivāriṣṭaṃ praviveśa purottamam R_2,037.019

śūnyacatvaraveśmāntāṃ saṃvṛtāpaṇadevatām
klāntadurbaladuḥkhārtāṃ nātyākīrṇamahāpathām R_2,037.020

tām avekṣya purīṃ sarvāṃ rāmam evānucintayan
vilapan prāviśad rājā gṛhaṃ sūrya ivāmbudam R_2,037.021

mahāhradam ivākṣobhyaṃ suparṇena hṛtoragam
rāmeṇa rahitaṃ veśma vaidehyā lakṣmaṇena ca R_2,037.022

kausalyāyā gṛhaṃ śīghraṃ rāma mātur nayantu mām
iti bruvantaṃ rājānam anayan dvāradarśitaḥ R_2,037.023

tatas tatra praviṣṭasya kausalyāyā niveśanam
adhiruhyāpi śayanaṃ babhūva lulitaṃ manaḥ R_2,037.024

tac ca dṛṣṭvā mahārājo bhujam udyamya vīryavān
uccaiḥ svareṇa cukrośa hā rāghava jahāsi mām R_2,037.025

sukhitā bata taṃ kālaṃ jīviṣyanti narottamāḥ
pariṣvajanto ye rāmaṃ drakṣyanti punar āgatam R_2,037.026

na tvāṃ paśyāmi kausalye sādhu māṃ pāṇinā spṛśa
rāmaṃ me 'nugatā dṛṣṭir adyāpi na nivartate R_2,037.027

taṃ rāmam evānuvicintayantaṃ samīkṣya devī śayane narendram
upopaviśyādhikam ārtarūpā viniḥśvasantī vilalāpa kṛcchraṃ R_2,037.028

tataḥ samīkṣya śayane sannaṃ śokena pārthivam
kausalyā putraśokārtā tam uvāca mahīpatim R_2,038.001

rāghavo naraśārdūla viṣam uptvā dvijihvavat
vicariṣyati kaikeyī nirmukteva hi pannagī R_2,038.002

vivāsya rāmaṃ subhagā labdhakāmā samāhitā
trāsayiṣyati māṃ bhūyo duṣṭāhir iva veśmani R_2,038.003

atha sma nagare rāmaś caran bhaikṣaṃ gṛhe vaset
kāmakāro varaṃ dātum api dāsaṃ mamātmajam R_2,038.004

pātayitvā tu kaikeyyā rāmaṃ sthānād yatheṣṭataḥ
pradiṣṭo rakṣasāṃ bhāgaḥ parvaṇīvāhitāgninā R_2,038.005

gajarājagatir vīro mahābāhur dhanurdharaḥ
vanam āviśate nūnaṃ sabhāryaḥ sahalakṣmaṇaḥ R_2,038.006

vane tv adṛṣṭaduḥkhānāṃ kaikeyyānumate tvayā
tyaktānāṃ vanavāsāya kā nv avasthā bhaviṣyati R_2,038.007

te ratnahīnās taruṇāḥ phalakāle vivāsitāḥ
kathaṃ vatsyanti kṛpaṇāḥ phalamūlaiḥ kṛtāśanāḥ R_2,038.008

apīdānīṃ sa kālaḥ syān mama śokakṣayaḥ śivaḥ
sabhāryaṃ yat saha bhrātrā paśyeyam iha rāghavam R_2,038.009

śrutvaivopasthitau vīrau kadāyodhyā bhaviṣyati
yaśasvinī hṛṣṭajanā sūcchritadhvajamālinī R_2,038.010

kadā prekṣya naravyāghrāv araṇyāt punarāgatau
nandiṣyati purī hṛṣṭā samudra iva parvaṇi R_2,038.011

kadāyodhyāṃ mahābāhuḥ purīṃ vīraḥ pravekṣyati
puraskṛtya rathe sītāṃ vṛṣabho govadhūm iva R_2,038.012

kadā prāṇisahasrāṇi rājamārge mamātmajau
lājair avakariṣyanti praviśantāv ariṃdamau R_2,038.013

kadā sumanasaḥ kanyā dvijātīnāṃ phalāni ca
pradiśantyaḥ purīṃ hṛṣṭāḥ kariṣyanti pradakṣiṇam R_2,038.014

kadā pariṇato buddhyā vayasā cāmaraprabhaḥ
abhyupaiṣyati dharmajñas trivarṣa iva māṃ lalan R_2,038.015

niḥsaṃśayaṃ mayā manye purā vīra kadaryayā
pātu kāmeṣu vatseṣu mātṝṇāṃ śātitāḥ stanāḥ R_2,038.016

sāhaṃ gaur iva siṃhena vivatsā vatsalā kṛtā
kaikeyyā puruṣavyāghra bālavatseva gaur balāt R_2,038.017

na hi tāvad guṇair juṣṭaṃ sarvaśāstraviśāradam
ekaputrā vinā putram ahaṃ jīvitum utsahe R_2,038.018

na hi me jīvite kiṃ cit sāmartham iha kalpyate
apaśyantyāḥ priyaṃ putraṃ mahābāhuṃ mahābalam R_2,038.019

ayaṃ hi māṃ dīpayate samutthitas tanūjaśokaprabhavo hutāśanaḥ
mahīm imāṃ raśmibhir uttamaprabho yathā nidāghe bhagavān divākaraḥ R_2,038.020

vilapantīṃ tathā tāṃ tu kausalyāṃ pramadottamām
idaṃ dharme sthitā dharmyaṃ sumitrā vākyam abravīt R_2,039.001

tavārye sadguṇair yuktaḥ putraḥ sa puruṣottamaḥ
kiṃ te vilapitenaivaṃ kṛpaṇaṃ ruditena vā R_2,039.002

yas tavārye gataḥ putras tyaktvā rājyaṃ mahābalaḥ
sādhu kurvan mahātmānaṃ pitaraṃ satyavādinām R_2,039.003

śiṣṭair ācarite samyak śaśvat pretya phalodaye
rāmo dharme sthitaḥ śreṣṭho na sa śocyaḥ kadā cana R_2,039.004

vartate cottamāṃ vṛttiṃ lakṣmaṇo 'smin sadānaghaḥ
dayāvān sarvabhūteṣu lābhas tasya mahātmanaḥ R_2,039.005

araṇyavāse yad duḥkhaṃ jānatī vai sukhocitā
anugacchati vaidehī dharmātmānaṃ tavātmajam R_2,039.006

kīrtibhūtāṃ patākāṃ yo loke bhrāmayati prabhuḥ
damasatyavrataparaḥ kiṃ na prāptas tavātmajaḥ R_2,039.007

vyaktaṃ rāmasya vijñāya śaucaṃ māhātmyam uttamam
na gātram aṃśubhiḥ sūryaḥ saṃtāpayitum arhati R_2,039.008

śivaḥ sarveṣu kāleṣu kānanebhyo viniḥsṛtaḥ
rāghavaṃ yuktaśītoṣṇaḥ seviṣyati sukho 'nilaḥ R_2,039.009

śayānam anaghaṃ rātrau pitevābhipariṣvajan
raśmibhiḥ saṃspṛśañ śītaiś candramā hlādayiṣyati R_2,039.010

dadau cāstrāṇi divyāni yasmai brahmā mahaujase
dānavendraṃ hataṃ dṛṣṭvā timidhvajasutaṃ raṇe R_2,039.011

pṛthivyā saha vaidehyā śriyā ca puruṣarṣabhaḥ
kṣipraṃ tisṛbhir etābhiḥ saha rāmo 'bhiṣekṣyate R_2,039.012

duḥkhajaṃ visṛjanty asraṃ niṣkrāmantam udīkṣya yam
samutsrakṣyasi netrābhyāṃ kṣipram ānandajaṃ payaḥ R_2,039.013

abhivādayamānaṃ taṃ dṛṣṭvā sasuhṛdaṃ sutam
mudāśru mokṣyase kṣipraṃ meghalekeva vārṣikī R_2,039.014

putras te varadaḥ kṣipram ayodhyāṃ punar āgataḥ
karābhyāṃ mṛdupīnābhyāṃ caraṇau pīḍayiṣyati R_2,039.015

niśamya tal lakṣmaṇamātṛvākyaṃ rāmasya mātur naradevapatnyāḥ
sadyaḥ śarīre vinanāśa śokaḥ śaradgato megha ivālpatoyaḥ R_2,039.016

anuraktā mahātmānaṃ rāmaṃ satyaparakramam
anujagmuḥ prayāntaṃ taṃ vanavāsāya mānavāḥ R_2,040.001

nivartite 'pi ca balāt suhṛdvarge ca rājini
naiva te saṃnyavartanta rāmasyānugatā ratham R_2,040.002

ayodhyānilayānāṃ hi puruṣāṇāṃ mahāyaśāḥ
babhūva guṇasaṃpannaḥ pūrṇacandra iva priyaḥ R_2,040.003

sa yācyamānaḥ kākutsthaḥ svābhiḥ prakṛtibhis tadā
kurvāṇaḥ pitaraṃ satyaṃ vanam evānvapadyata R_2,040.004

avekṣamāṇaḥ sasnehaṃ cakṣuṣā prapibann iva
uvāca rāmaḥ snehena tāḥ prajāḥ svāḥ prajā iva R_2,040.005

yā prītir bahumānaś ca mayy ayodhyānivāsinām
matpriyārthaṃ viśeṣeṇa bharate sā niveśyatām R_2,040.006

sa hi kalyāṇa cāritraḥ kaikeyyānandavardhanaḥ
kariṣyati yathāvad vaḥ priyāṇi ca hitāni ca R_2,040.007

jñānavṛddho vayobālo mṛdur vīryaguṇānvitaḥ
anurūpaḥ sa vo bhartā bhaviṣyati bhayāpahaḥ R_2,040.008

sa hi rājaguṇair yukto yuvarājaḥ samīkṣitaḥ
api cāpi mayā śiṣṭaiḥ kāryaṃ vo bhartṛśāsanam R_2,040.009

na ca tapyed yathā cāsau vanavāsaṃ gate mayi
mahārājas tathā kāryo mama priyacikīrṣayā R_2,040.010

yathā yathā dāśarathir dharmam evāsthito 'bhavat
tathā tathā prakṛtayo rāmaṃ patim akāmayan R_2,040.011

bāṣpeṇa pihitaṃ dīnaṃ rāmaḥ saumitriṇā saha
cakarṣeva guṇair baddhvā janaṃ punar ivāsanam R_2,040.012

te dvijās trividhaṃ vṛddhā jñānena vayasaujasā
vayaḥprakampaśiraso dūrād ūcur idaṃ vacaḥ R_2,040.013

vahanto javanā rāmaṃ bho bho jātyās turaṃgamāḥ
nivartadhvaṃ na gantavyaṃ hitā bhavata bhartari
upavāhyas tu vo bhartā nāpavāhyaḥ purād vanam R_2,040.014

evam ārtapralāpāṃs tān vṛddhān pralapato dvijān
avekṣya sahasā rāmo rathād avatatāra ha R_2,040.015

padbhyām eva jagāmātha sasītaḥ sahalakṣmaṇaḥ
saṃnikṛṣṭapadanyāso rāmo vanaparāyaṇaḥ R_2,040.016

dvijātīṃs tu padātīṃs tān rāmaś cāritravatsalaḥ
na śaśāka ghṛṇācakṣuḥ parimoktuṃ rathena saḥ R_2,040.017

gacchantam eva taṃ dṛṣṭvā rāmaṃ saṃbhrāntamānasāḥ
ūcuḥ paramasaṃtaptā rāmaṃ vākyam idaṃ dvijāḥ R_2,040.018

brāhmaṇyaṃ kṛtsnam etat tvāṃ brahmaṇyam anugacchati
dvijaskandhādhirūḍhās tvām agnayo 'py anuyānty amī R_2,040.019

vājapeyasamutthāni chatrāṇy etāni paśya naḥ
pṛṣṭhato 'nuprayātāni haṃsān iva jalātyaye R_2,040.020

anavāptātapatrasya raśmisaṃtāpitasya te
ebhiś chāyāṃ kariṣyāmaḥ svaiś chatrair vājapeyikaiḥ R_2,040.021

yā hi naḥ satataṃ buddhir vedamantrānusāriṇī
tvatkṛte sā kṛtā vatsa vanavāsānusāriṇī R_2,040.022

hṛdayeṣv avatiṣṭhante vedā ye naḥ paraṃ dhanam
vatsyanty api gṛheṣv eva dārāś cāritrarakṣitāḥ R_2,040.023

na punar niścayaḥ kāryas tvadgatau sukṛtā matiḥ
tvayi dharmavyapekṣe tu kiṃ syād dharmam avekṣitum R_2,040.024

yācito no nivartasva haṃsaśuklaśiroruhaiḥ
śirobhir nibhṛtācāra mahīpatanapāṃśulaiḥ R_2,040.025

bahūnāṃ vitatā yajñā dvijānāṃ ya ihāgatāḥ
teṣāṃ samāptir āyattā tava vatsa nivartane R_2,040.026

bhaktimanti hi bhūtāni jaṃgamājaṃgamāni ca
yācamāneṣu teṣu tvaṃ bhaktiṃ bhakteṣu darśaya R_2,040.027

anugaṃtum aśaktās tvāṃ mūlair uddhṛtavegibhiḥ
unnatā vāyuvegena vikrośantīva pādapāḥ R_2,040.028

niśceṣṭāhārasaṃcārā vṛkṣaikasthānaviṣṭhitāḥ
pakṣiṇo 'pi prayācante sarvabhūtānukampinam R_2,040.029

evaṃ vikrośatāṃ teṣāṃ dvijātīnāṃ nivartane
dadṛśe tamasā tatra vārayantīva rāghavam R_2,040.030

tatas tu tamasā tīraṃ ramyam āśritya rāghavaḥ
sītām udvīkṣya saumitrim idaṃ vacanam abravīt R_2,041.001

iyam adya niśā pūrvā saumitre prasthitā vanam
vanavāsasya bhadraṃ te sa notkaṇṭhitum arhasi R_2,041.002

paśya śūnyāny araṇyāni rudantīva samantataḥ
yathānilayam āyadbhir nilīnāni mṛgadvijaiḥ R_2,041.003

adyāyodhyā tu nagarī rājadhānī pitur mama
sastrīpuṃsā gatān asmāñ śociṣyati na saṃśayaḥ R_2,041.004

bharataḥ khalu dharmātmā pitaraṃ mātaraṃ ca me
dharmārthakāmasahitair vākyair āśvāsayiṣyati R_2,041.005

bharatasyānṛśaṃsatvaṃ saṃcintyāhaṃ punaḥ punaḥ
nānuśocāmi pitaraṃ mātaraṃ cāpi lakṣmaṇa R_2,041.006

tvayā kāryaṃ naravyāghra mām anuvrajatā kṛtam
anveṣṭavyā hi vaidehyā rakṣaṇārthe sahāyatā R_2,041.007

adbhir eva tu saumitre vatsyāmy adya niśām imām
etad dhi rocate mahyaṃ vanye 'pi vividhe sati R_2,041.008

evam uktvā tu saumitraṃ sumantram api rāghavaḥ
apramattas tvam aśveṣu bhava saumyety uvāca ha R_2,041.009

so 'śvān sumantraḥ saṃyamya sūrye 'staṃ samupāgate
prabhūtayavasān kṛtvā babhūva pratyanantaraḥ R_2,041.010

upāsyatu śivāṃ saṃdhyāṃ dṛṣṭvā rātrim upasthitām
rāmasya śayanaṃ cakre sūtaḥ saumitriṇā saha R_2,041.011

tāṃ śayyāṃ tamasātīre vīkṣya vṛkṣadalaiḥ kṛtām
rāmaḥ saumitriṇāṃ sārdhaṃ sabhāryaḥ saṃviveśa ha R_2,041.012

sabhāryaṃ saṃprasuptaṃ taṃ bhrātaraṃ vīkṣya lakṣmaṇaḥ
kathayām āsa sūtāya rāmasya vividhān guṇān R_2,041.013

jāgrato hy eva tāṃ rātriṃ saumitrer udito raviḥ
sūtasya tamasātīre rāmasya bruvato guṇān R_2,041.014

gokulākulatīrāyās tamasāyā vidūrataḥ
avasat tatra tāṃ rātriṃ rāmaḥ prakṛtibhiḥ saha R_2,041.015

utthāya tu mahātejāḥ prakṛtīs tā niśāmya ca
abravīd bhrātaraṃ rāmo lakṣmaṇaṃ puṇyalakṣaṇam R_2,041.016

asmadvyapekṣān saumitre nirapekṣān gṛheṣv api
vṛkṣamūleṣu saṃsuptān paśya lakṣmaṇa sāmpratam R_2,041.017

yathaite niyamaṃ paurāḥ kurvanty asmannivartane
api prāṇān asiṣyanti na tu tyakṣyanti niścayam R_2,041.018

yāvad eva tu saṃsuptās tāvad eva vayaṃ laghu
ratham āruhya gacchāmaḥ panthānam akutobhayam R_2,041.019

ato bhūyo 'pi nedānīm ikṣvākupuravāsinaḥ
svapeyur anuraktā māṃ vṛkṣamūlāni saṃśritāḥ R_2,041.020

paurā hy ātmakṛtād duḥkhād vipramocyā nṛpātmajaiḥ
na tu khalv ātmanā yojyā duḥkhena puravāsinaḥ R_2,041.021

abravīl lakṣmaṇo rāmaṃ sākṣād dharmam iva sthitam
rocate me mahāprājña kṣipram āruhyatām iti R_2,041.022

sūtas tataḥ saṃtvaritaḥ syandanaṃ tair hayottamaiḥ
yojayitvātha rāmāya prāñjaliḥ pratyavedayat R_2,041.023

mohanārthaṃ tu paurāṇāṃ sūtaṃ rāmo 'bravīd vacaḥ
udaṅmukhaḥ prayāhi tvaṃ ratham āsthāya sārathe R_2,041.024

muhūrtaṃ tvaritaṃ gatvā nirgataya rathaṃ punaḥ
yathā na vidyuḥ paurā māṃ tathā kuru samāhitaḥ R_2,041.025

rāmasya vacanaṃ śrutvā tathā cakre sa sārathiḥ
pratyāgamya ca rāmasya syandanaṃ pratyavedayat R_2,041.026

taṃ syandanam adhiṣṭhāya rāghavaḥ saparicchadaḥ
śīghragām ākulāvartāṃ tamasām ataran nadīm R_2,041.027

sa saṃtīrya mahābāhuḥ śrīmāñ śivam akaṇṭakam
prāpadyata mahāmārgam abhayaṃ bhayadarśinām R_2,041.028

prabhātāyāṃ tu śarvaryāṃ paurās te rāghavo vinā
śokopahataniśceṣṭā babhūvur hatacetasaḥ R_2,041.029

śokajāśruparidyūnā vīkṣamāṇās tatas tataḥ
ālokam api rāmasya na paśyanti sma duḥkhitāḥ R_2,041.030

tato mārgānusāreṇa gatvā kiṃ cit kṣaṇaṃ punaḥ
mārganāśād viṣādena mahatā samabhiplutaḥ R_2,041.031

rathasya mārganāśena nyavartanta manasvinaḥ
kim idaṃ kiṃ kariṣyāmo daivenopahatā iti R_2,041.032

tato yathāgatenaiva mārgeṇa klāntacetasaḥ
ayodhyām agaman sarve purīṃ vyathitasajjanām R_2,041.033

anugamya nivṛttānāṃ rāmaṃ nagaravāsinām
udgatānīva sattvāni babhūvur amanasvinām R_2,042.001

svaṃ svaṃ nilayam āgamya putradāraiḥ samāvṛtāḥ
aśrūṇi mumucuḥ sarve bāṣpeṇa pihitānanāḥ R_2,042.002

na cāhṛṣyan na cāmodan vaṇijo na prasārayan
na cāśobhanta paṇyāni nāpacan gṛhamedhinaḥ R_2,042.003

naṣṭaṃ dṛṣṭvā nābhyanandan vipulaṃ vā dhanāgamam
putraṃ prathamajaṃ labdhvā jananī nābhyanandata R_2,042.004

gṛhe gṛhe rudantyaś ca bhartāraṃ gṛham āgatam
vyagarhayanto duḥkhārtā vāgbhis totrair iva dvipān R_2,042.005

kiṃ nu teṣāṃ gṛhaiḥ kāryaṃ kiṃ dāraiḥ kiṃ dhanena vā
putrair vā kiṃ sukhair vāpi ye na paśyanti rāghavam R_2,042.006

ekaḥ satpuruṣo loke lakṣmaṇaḥ saha sītayā
yo 'nugacchati kākutsthaṃ rāmaṃ paricaran vane R_2,042.007

āpagāḥ kṛtapuṇyās tāḥ padminyaś ca sarāṃsi ca
yeṣu snāsyati kākutstho vigāhya salilaṃ śuci R_2,042.008

śobhayiṣyanti kākutstham aṭavyo ramyakānanāḥ
āpagāś ca mahānūpāḥ sānumantaś ca parvatāḥ R_2,042.009

kānanaṃ vāpi śailaṃ vā yaṃ rāmo 'bhigamiṣyati
priyātithim iva prāptaṃ nainaṃ śakṣyanty anarcitum R_2,042.010

vicitrakusumāpīḍā bahumañjaridhāriṇaḥ
akāle cāpi mukhyāni puṣpāṇi ca phalāni ca
darśayiṣyanty anukrośād girayo rāmam āgatam R_2,042.011

vidarśayanto vividhān bhūyaś citrāṃś ca nirjharān
pādapāḥ parvatāgreṣu ramayiṣyanti rāghavam R_2,042.012

yatra rāmo bhayaṃ nātra nāsti tatra parābhavaḥ
sa hi śūro mahābāhuḥ putro daśarathasya ca R_2,042.013

purā bhavati no dūrād anugacchāma rāghavam
pādacchāyā sukhā bhartus tādṛśasya mahātmanaḥ
sa hi nātho janasyāsya sa gatiḥ sa parāyaṇam R_2,042.014

vayaṃ paricariṣyāmaḥ sītāṃ yūyaṃ tu rāghavam
iti paurastriyo bhartṝn duḥkhārtās tat tad abruvan R_2,042.015

yuṣmākaṃ rāghavo 'raṇye yogakṣemaṃ vidhāsyati
sītā nārījanasyāsya yogakṣemaṃ kariṣyati R_2,042.016

ko nv anenāpratītena sotkaṇṭhitajanena ca
saṃprīyetāmanojñena vāsena hṛtacetasā R_2,042.017

kaikeyyā yadi ced rājyaṃ syād adharmyam anāthavat
na hi no jīvitenārthaḥ kutaḥ putraiḥ kuto dhanaiḥ R_2,042.018

yayā putraś ca bhartā ca tyaktāv aiśvaryakāraṇāt
kaṃ sā parihared anyaṃ kaikeyī kulapāṃsanī R_2,042.019

kaikeyyā na vayaṃ rājye bhṛtakā nivasemahi
jīvantyā jātu jīvantyaḥ putrair api śapāmahe R_2,042.020

yā putraṃ pārthivendrasya pravāsayati nirghṛṇā
kas tāṃ prāpya sukhaṃ jīved adharmyāṃ duṣṭacāriṇīm R_2,042.021

na hi pravrajite rāme jīviṣyati mahīpatiḥ
mṛte daśarathe vyaktaṃ vilopas tadanantaram R_2,042.022

te viṣaṃ pibatāloḍya kṣīṇapuṇyāḥ sudurgatāḥ
rāghavaṃ vānugacchadhvam aśrutiṃ vāpi gacchata R_2,042.023

mithyā pravrājito rāmaḥ sabhāryaḥ sahalakṣmaṇaḥ
bharate saṃniṣṛṣṭāḥ smaḥ saunike paśavo yathā R_2,042.024

tās tathā vilapantyas tu nagare nāgarastriyaḥ
cukruśur bhṛśasaṃtaptā mṛtyor iva bhayāgame R_2,042.025

tathā striyo rāmanimittam āturā yathā sute bhrātari vā vivāsite
vilapya dīnā rurudur vicetasaḥ sutair hi tāsām adhiko hi so 'bhavat R_2,042.026

rāmo 'pi rātriśeṣeṇa tenaiva mahad antaram
jagāma puruṣavyāghraḥ pitur ājñām anusmaran R_2,043.001

tathaiva gacchatas tasya vyapāyād rajanī śivā
upāsya sa śivāṃ saṃdhyāṃ viṣayāntaṃ vyagāhata R_2,043.002

grāmān vikṛṣṭasīmāṃs tān puṣpitāni vanāni ca
paśyann atiyayau śīghraṃ śarair iva hayottamaiḥ R_2,043.003

śṛṇvan vāco manuṣyāṇāṃ grāmasaṃvāsavāsinām
rājānaṃ dhig daśarathaṃ kāmasya vaśam āgatam R_2,043.004

hā nṛśaṃsādya kaikeyī pāpā pāpānubandhinī
tīkṣṇā saṃbhinnamaryādā tīkṣṇe karmaṇi vartate R_2,043.005

yā putram īdṛśaṃ rājñaḥ pravāsayati dhārmikam
vana vāse mahāprājñaṃ sānukrośam atandritam R_2,043.006

etā vāco manuṣyāṇāṃ grāmasaṃvāsavāsinām
śṛṇvann atiyayau vīraḥ kosalān kosaleśvaraḥ R_2,043.007

tato vedaśrutiṃ nāma śivavārivahāṃ nadīm
uttīryābhimukhaḥ prāyād agastyādhyuṣitāṃ diśam R_2,043.008

gatvā tu suciraṃ kālaṃ tataḥ śītajalāṃ nadīm
gomatīṃ goyutānūpām atarat sāgaraṃgamām R_2,043.009

gomatīṃ cāpy atikramya rāghavaḥ śīghragair hayaiḥ
mayūrahaṃsābhirutāṃ tatāra syandikāṃ nadīm R_2,043.010

sa mahīṃ manunā rājñā dattām ikṣvākave purā
sphītāṃ rāṣṭrāvṛtāṃ rāmo vaidehīm anvadarśayat R_2,043.011

sūta ity eva cābhāṣya sārathiṃ tam abhīkṣṇaśaḥ
haṃsamattasvaraḥ śrīmān uvāca puruṣarṣabhaḥ R_2,043.012

kadāhaṃ punar āgamya sarayvāḥ puṣpite vane
mṛgayāṃ paryāṭaṣyāmi mātrā pitrā ca saṃgataḥ R_2,043.013

nātyartham abhikāṅkṣāmi mṛgayāṃ sarayūvane
ratir hy eṣātulā loke rājarṣigaṇasaṃmatā R_2,043.014

sa tam adhvānam aikṣvākaḥ sūtaṃ madhurayā girā
taṃ tam artham abhipretya yayauvākyam udīrayan R_2,043.015

viśālān kosalān ramyān yātvā lakṣmaṇapūrvajaḥ
āsasāda mahābāhuḥ śṛṅgaverapuraṃ prati R_2,044.001

tatra tripathagāṃ divyāṃ śivatoyām aśaivalām
dadarśa rāghavo gaṅgāṃ puṇyām ṛṣinisevitām R_2,044.002

haṃsasārasasaṃghuṣṭāṃ cakravākopakūjitām
śiṃśumaraiś ca nakraiś ca bhujaṃgaiś ca niṣevitām R_2,044.003

tām ūrmikalilāvartām anvavekṣya mahārathaḥ
sumantram abravīt sūtam ihaivādya vasāmahe R_2,044.004

avidūrād ayaṃ nadyā bahupuṣpapravālavān
sumahān iṅgudīvṛkṣo vasāmo 'traiva sārathe R_2,044.005

lakṣaṇaś ca sumantraś ca bāḍham ity eva rāghavam
uktvā tam iṅgudīvṛkṣaṃ tadopayayatur hayaiḥ R_2,044.006

rāmo 'bhiyāya taṃ ramyaṃ vṛkṣam ikṣvākunandanaḥ
rathād avātarat tasmāt sabhāryaḥ sahalakṣmaṇaḥ R_2,044.007

sumantro 'py avatīryaiva mocayitvā hayottamān
vṛkṣamūlagataṃ rāmam upatasthe kṛtāñjaliḥ R_2,044.008

tatra rājā guho nāma rāmasyātmasamaḥ sakhā
niṣādajātyo balavān sthapatiś ceti viśrutaḥ R_2,044.009

sa śrutvā puruṣavyāghraṃ rāmaṃ viṣayam āgatam
vṛddhaiḥ parivṛto 'mātyair jñātibhiś cāpy upāgataḥ R_2,044.010

tato niṣādādhipatiṃ dṛṣṭvā dūrād avasthitam
saha saumitriṇā rāmaḥ samāgacchad guhena saḥ R_2,044.011

tam ārtaḥ saṃpariṣvajya guho rāghavam abravīt
yathāyodhyā tathedaṃ te rāma kiṃ karavāṇi te R_2,044.012

tato guṇavadannādyam upādāya pṛthagvidham
arghyaṃ copānayat kṣipraṃ vākyaṃ cedam uvāca ha R_2,044.013

svāgataṃ te mahābāho taveyam akhilā mahī
vayaṃ preṣyā bhavān bhartā sādhu rājyaṃ praśādhi naḥ R_2,044.014

bhakṣyaṃ bhojyaṃ ca peyaṃ ca lehyaṃ cedam upasthitam
śayanāni ca mukhyāni vājināṃ khādanaṃ ca te R_2,044.015

guham eva bruvāṇaṃ taṃ rāghavaḥ pratyuvāca ha
arcitāś caiva hṛṣṭāś ca bhavatā sarvathā vayam R_2,044.016

padbhyām abhigamāc caiva snehasaṃdarśanena ca
bhujābhyāṃ sādhuvṛttābhyāṃ pīḍayan vākyam abravīt R_2,044.017

diṣṭyā tvāṃ guha paśyāmi arogaṃ saha bāndhavaiḥ
api te kūśalaṃ rāṣṭre mitreṣu ca dhaneṣu ca R_2,044.018

yat tv idaṃ bhavatā kiṃ cit prītyā samupakalpitam
sarvaṃ tad anujānāmi na hi varte pratigrahe R_2,044.019

kuśacīrājinadharaṃ phalamūlāśanaṃ ca mām
viddhi praṇihitaṃ dharme tāpasaṃ vanagocaram R_2,044.020

aśvānāṃ khādanenāham arthī nānyena kena cit
etāvatātrabhavatā bhaviṣyāmi supūjitaḥ R_2,044.021

ete hi dayitā rājñaḥ pitur daśarathasya me
etaiḥ suvihitair aśvair bhaviṣyāmy aham arcitaḥ R_2,044.022

aśvānāṃ pratipānaṃ ca khādanaṃ caiva so 'nvaśāt
guhas tatraiva puruṣāṃs tvaritaṃ dīyatām iti R_2,044.023

tataś cīrottarāsaṅgaḥ saṃdhyām anvāsya paścimām
jalam evādade bhojyaṃ lakṣmaṇenāhṛtaṃ svayam R_2,044.024

tasya bhūmau śayānasya pādau prakṣālya lakṣmaṇaḥ
sabhāryasya tato 'bhyetya tasthau vṛkṣam upāśritaḥ R_2,044.025

guho 'pi saha sūtena saumitrim anubhāṣayan
anvajāgrat tato rāmam apramatto dhanurdharaḥ R_2,044.026

tathā śayānasya tato 'sya dhīmato yaśasvino dāśarather mahātmanaḥ
adṛṣṭaduḥkhasya sukhocitasya sā tadā vyatīyāya cireṇa śarvarī R_2,044.027

taṃ jāgratam adambhena bhrātur arthāya lakṣmaṇam
guhaḥ saṃtāpasaṃtapto rāghavaṃ vākyam abravīt R_2,045.001

iyaṃ tāta sukhā śayyā tvadartham upakalpitā
pratyāśvasihi sādhv asyāṃ rājaputra yathāsukham R_2,045.002

ucito 'yaṃ janaḥ sarvaḥ kleśānāṃ tvaṃ sukhocitaḥ
guptyarthaṃ jāgariṣyāmaḥ kākutsthasya vayaṃ niśām R_2,045.003

na hi rāmāt priyataro mamāsti bhuvi kaś cana
bravīmy etad ahaṃ satyaṃ satyenaiva ca te śape R_2,045.004

asya prasādād āśaṃse loke 'smin sumahad yaśaḥ
dharmāvāptiṃ ca vipulām arthāvāptiṃ ca kevalām R_2,045.005

so 'haṃ priyasakhaṃ rāmaṃ śayānaṃ saha sītayā
rakṣiṣyāmi dhanuṣpāṇiḥ sarvato jñātibhiḥ saha R_2,045.006

na hi me 'viditaṃ kiṃ cid vane 'smiṃś carataḥ sadā
caturaṅgaṃ hy api balaṃ sumahat prasahemahi R_2,045.007

lakṣmaṇas taṃ tadovāca rakṣyamāṇās tvayānagha
nātra bhītā vayaṃ sarve dharmam evānupaśyatā R_2,045.008

kathaṃ dāśarathau bhūmau śayāne saha sītayā
śakyā nidrā mayā labdhuṃ jīvitaṃ vā sukhāni vā R_2,045.009

yo na devāsuraiḥ sarvaiḥ śakyaḥ prasahituṃ yudhi
taṃ paśya sukhasaṃviṣṭaṃ tṛṇeṣu saha sītayā R_2,045.010

yo mantra tapasā labdho vividhaiś ca pariśramaiḥ
eko daśarathasyaiṣa putraḥ sadṛśalakṣaṇaḥ R_2,045.011

asmin pravrajito rājā na ciraṃ vartayiṣyati
vidhavā medinī nūnaṃ kṣipram eva bhaviṣyati R_2,045.012

vinadya sumahānādaṃ śrameṇoparatāḥ striyaḥ
nirghoṣoparataṃ tāta manye rājaniveśanam R_2,045.013

kausalyā caiva rājā ca tathaiva jananī mama
nāśaṃse yadi jīvanti sarve te śarvarīm imām R_2,045.014

jīved api hi me mātā śatrughnasyānvavekṣayā
tad duḥkhaṃ yat tu kausalyā vīrasūr vinaśiṣyati R_2,045.015

anuraktajanākīrṇā sukhālokapriyāvahā
rājavyasanasaṃsṛṣṭā sā purī vinaśiṣyati R_2,045.016

atikrāntam atikrāntam anavāpya manoratham
rājye rāmam anikṣipya pitā me vinaśiṣyati R_2,045.017

siddhārthāḥ pitaraṃ vṛttaṃ tasmin kāle hy upasthite
pretakāryeṣu sarveṣu saṃskariṣyanti bhūmipam R_2,045.018

ramyacatvarasaṃsthānāṃ suvibhaktamahāpathām
harmyaprāsādasaṃpannāṃ gaṇikāvaraśobhitām R_2,045.019

rathāśvagajasaṃbādhāṃ tūryanādavināditām
sarvakalyāṇasaṃpūrṇāṃ hṛṣṭapuṣṭajanākulām R_2,045.020

ārāmodyānasaṃpannāṃ samājotsavaśālinīm
sukhitā vicariṣyanti rājadhānīṃ pitur mama R_2,045.021

api satyapratijñena sārdhaṃ kuśalinā vayam
nivṛtte vanavāse 'sminn ayodhyāṃ praviśemahi R_2,045.022

paridevayamānasya duḥkhārtasya mahātmanaḥ
tiṣṭhato rājaputrasya śarvarī sātyavartata R_2,045.023

tathā hi satyaṃ bruvati prajāhite narendraputre gurusauhṛdād guhaḥ
mumoca bāṣpaṃ vyasanābhipīḍito jvarāturo nāga iva vyathāturaḥ R_2,045.024

prabhātāyāṃ tu śarvaryāṃ pṛthu vṛkṣā mahāyaśāḥ
uvāca rāmaḥ saumitriṃ lakṣmaṇaṃ śubhalakṣaṇam R_2,046.001

bhāskarodayakālo 'yaṃ gatā bhagavatī niśā
asau sukṛṣṇo vihagaḥ kokilas tāta kūjati R_2,046.002

barhiṇānāṃ ca nirghoṣaḥ śrūyate nadatāṃ vane
tarāma jāhnavīṃ saumya śīghragāṃ sāgaraṃgamām R_2,046.003

vijñāya rāmasya vacaḥ saumitrir mitranandanaḥ
guham āmantrya sūtaṃ ca so 'tiṣṭhad bhrātur agrataḥ R_2,046.004

tataḥ kalāpān saṃnahya khaḍgau baddhvā ca dhanvinau
jagmatur yena tau gaṅgāṃ sītayā saha rāghavau R_2,046.005

rāmam eva tu dharmajñam upagamya vinītavat
kim ahaṃ karavāṇīti sūtaḥ prāñjalir abravīt R_2,046.006

nivartasvety uvācainam etāvad dhi kṛtaṃ mama
yānaṃ vihāya padbhyāṃ tu gamiṣyāmo mahāvanam R_2,046.007

ātmānaṃ tv abhyanujñātam avekṣyārtaḥ sa sārathiḥ
sumantraḥ puruṣavyāghram aikṣvākam idam abravīt R_2,046.008

nātikrāntam idaṃ loke puruṣeṇeha kena cit
tava sabhrātṛbhāryasya vāsaḥ prākṛtavad vane R_2,046.009

na manye brahmacarye 'sti svadhīte vā phalodayaḥ
mārdavārjavayor vāpi tvāṃ ced vyasanam āgatam R_2,046.010

saha rāghava vaidehyā bhrātrā caiva vane vasan
tvaṃ gatiṃ prāpsyase vīra trīṃl lokāṃs tu jayann iva R_2,046.011

vayaṃ khalu hatā rāma ye tayāpy upavañcitāḥ
kaikeyyā vaśam eṣyāmaḥ pāpāyā duḥkhabhāginaḥ R_2,046.012

iti bruvann ātma samaṃ sumantraḥ sārathis tadā
dṛṣṭvā dura gataṃ rāmaṃ duḥkhārto rurude ciram R_2,046.013

tatas tu vigate bāṣpe sūtaṃ spṛṣṭodakaṃ śucim
rāmas tu madhuraṃ vākyaṃ punaḥ punar uvāca tam R_2,046.014

ikṣvākūṇāṃ tvayā tulyaṃ suhṛdaṃ nopalakṣaye
yathā daśaratho rājā māṃ na śocet tathā kuru R_2,046.015

śokopahata cetāś ca vṛddhaś ca jagatīpatiḥ
kāma bhārāvasannaś ca tasmād etad bravīmi te R_2,046.016

yad yad ājñāpayet kiṃ cit sa mahātmā mahīpatiḥ
kaikeyyāḥ priyakāmārthaṃ kāryaṃ tad avikāṅkṣayā R_2,046.017

etadarthaṃ hi rājyāni praśāsati nareśvarāḥ
yad eṣāṃ sarvakṛtyeṣu mano na pratihanyate R_2,046.018

tad yathā sa mahārājo nālīkam adhigacchati
na ca tāmyati duḥkhena sumantra kuru tat tathā R_2,046.019

adṛṣṭaduḥkhaṃ rājānaṃ vṛddham āryaṃ jitendriyam
brūyās tvam abhivādyaiva mama hetor idaṃ vacaḥ R_2,046.020

naivāham anuśocāmi lakṣmaṇo na ca maithilī
ayodhyāyāś cyutāś ceti vane vatsyāmaheti vā R_2,046.021

caturdaśasu varṣeṣu nivṛtteṣu punaḥ punaḥ
lakṣmaṇaṃ māṃ ca sītāṃ ca drakṣyasi kṣipram āgatān R_2,046.022

evam uktvā tu rājānaṃ mātaraṃ ca sumantra me
anyāś ca devīḥ sahitāḥ kaikeyīṃ ca punaḥ punaḥ R_2,046.023

ārogyaṃ brūhi kausalyām atha pādābhivandanam
sītāyā mama cāryasya vacanāl lakṣmaṇasya ca R_2,046.024

brūyāś ca hi mahārājaṃ bharataṃ kṣipram ānaya
āgataś cāpi bharataḥ sthāpyo nṛpamate pade R_2,046.025

bharataṃ ca pariṣvajya yauvarājye 'bhiṣicya ca
asmatsaṃtāpajaṃ duḥkhaṃ na tvām abhibhaviṣyati R_2,046.026

bharataś cāpi vaktavyo yathā rājani vartase
tathā mātṛṣu vartethāḥ sarvāsv evāviśeṣataḥ R_2,046.027

yathā ca tava kaikeyī sumitrā cāviśeṣataḥ
tathaiva devī kausalyā mama mātā viśeṣataḥ R_2,046.028

nivartyamāno rāmeṇa sumantraḥ śokakarśitaḥ
tat sarvaṃ vacanaṃ śrutvā snehāt kākutstham abravīt R_2,046.029

yad ahaṃ nopacāreṇa brūyāṃ snehād aviklavaḥ
bhaktimān iti tat tāvad vākyaṃ tvaṃ kṣantum arhasi R_2,046.030

kathaṃ hi tvadvihīno 'haṃ pratiyāsyāmi tāṃ purīm
tava tāta viyogena putraśokākulām iva R_2,046.031

sarāmam api tāvan me rathaṃ dṛṣṭvā tadā janaḥ
vinā rāmaṃ rathaṃ dṛṣṭvā vidīryetāpi sā purī R_2,046.032

dainyaṃ hi nagarī gacched dṛṣṭvā śūnyam imaṃ ratham
sūtāvaśeṣaṃ svaṃ sainyaṃ hatavīram ivāhave R_2,046.033

dūre 'pi nivasantaṃ tvāṃ mānasenāgrataḥ sthitam
cintayantyo 'dya nūnaṃ tvāṃ nirāhārāḥ kṛtāḥ prajāḥ R_2,046.034

ārtanādo hi yaḥ paurair muktas tadvipravāsane
rathasthaṃ māṃ niśāmyaiva kuryuḥ śataguṇaṃ tataḥ R_2,046.035

ahaṃ kiṃ cāpi vakṣyāmi devīṃ tava suto mayā
nīto 'sau mātulakulaṃ saṃtāpaṃ mā kṛthā iti R_2,046.036

asatyam api naivāhaṃ brūyāṃ vacanam īdṛśam
katham apriyam evāhaṃ brūyāṃ satyam idaṃ vacaḥ R_2,046.037

mama tāvan niyogasthās tvadbandhujanavāhinaḥ
kathaṃ rathaṃ tvayā hīnaṃ pravakṣyanti hayottamāḥ R_2,046.038

yadi me yācamānasya tyāgam eva kariṣyasi
saratho 'gniṃ pravekṣyāmi tyakta mātra iha tvayā R_2,046.039

bhaviṣyanti vane yāni tapovighnakarāṇi te
rathena pratibādhiṣye tāni sattvāni rāghava R_2,046.040

tat kṛtena mayā prāptaṃ ratha caryā kṛtaṃ sukham
āśaṃse tvatkṛtenāhaṃ vanavāsakṛtaṃ sukham R_2,046.041

prasīdecchāmi te 'raṇye bhavituṃ pratyanantaraḥ
prītyābhihitam icchāmi bhava me patyanantaraḥ R_2,046.042

tava śuśrūṣaṇaṃ mūrdhnā kariṣyāmi vane vasan
ayodhyāṃ devalokaṃ vā sarvathā prajahāmy aham R_2,046.043

na hi śakyā praveṣṭuṃ sā mayāyodhyā tvayā vinā
rājadhānī mahendrasya yathā duṣkṛtakarmaṇā R_2,046.044

ime cāpi hayā vīra yadi te vanavāsinaḥ
paricaryāṃ kariṣyanti prāpsyanti paramāṃ gatim R_2,046.045

vanavāse kṣayaṃ prāpte mamaiṣa hi manorathaḥ
yad anena rathenaiva tvāṃ vaheyaṃ purīṃ punaḥ R_2,046.046

caturdaśa hi varṣāṇi sahitasya tvayā vane
kṣaṇabhūtāni yāsyanti śataśas tu tato 'nyathā R_2,046.047

bhṛtyavatsala tiṣṭhantaṃ bhartṛputragate pathi
bhaktaṃ bhṛtyaṃ sthitaṃ sthityāṃ tvaṃ na māṃ hātum arhasi R_2,046.048

evaṃ bahuvidhaṃ dīnaṃ yācamānaṃ punaḥ punaḥ
rāmo bhṛtyānukampī tu sumantram idam abravīt R_2,046.049

jānāmi paramāṃ bhaktiṃ mayi te bhartṛvatsala
śṛṇu cāpi yadarthaṃ tvāṃ preṣayāmi purīm itaḥ R_2,046.050

nagarīṃ tvāṃ gataṃ dṛṣṭvā jananī me yavīyasī
kaikeyī pratyayaṃ gacched iti rāmo vanaṃ gataḥ R_2,046.051

parituṣṭā hi sā devi vanavāsaṃ gate mayi
rājānaṃ nātiśaṅketa mithyāvādīti dhārmikam R_2,046.052

eṣa me prathamaḥ kalpo yad ambā me yavīyasī
bharatārakṣitaṃ sphītaṃ putrarājyam avāpnuyāt R_2,046.053

mama priyārthaṃ rājñaś ca sarathas tvaṃ purīṃ vraja
saṃdiṣṭaś cāsi yān arthāṃs tāṃs tān brūyās tathātathā R_2,046.054

ity uktvā vacanaṃ sūtaṃ sāntvayitvā punaḥ punaḥ
guhaṃ vacanam aklībaṃ rāmo hetumad abravīt
jaṭāḥ kṛtvā gamiṣyāmi nyagrodhakṣīram ānaya R_2,046.055

tat kṣīraṃ rājaputrāya guhaḥ kṣipram upāharat
lakṣmaṇasyātmanaś caiva rāmas tenākaroj jaṭāḥ R_2,046.056

tau tadā cīravasanau jaṭāmaṇḍaladhāriṇau
aśobhetām ṛṣisamau bhrātarau rāmalakṣmaṇau R_2,046.057

tato vaikhānasaṃ mārgam āsthitaḥ sahalakṣmaṇaḥ
vratam ādiṣṭavān rāmaḥ sahāyaṃ guham abravīt R_2,046.058

apramatto bale kośe durge janapade tathā
bhavethā guha rājyaṃ hi durārakṣatamaṃ matam R_2,046.059

tatas taṃ samanujñāya guham ikṣvākunandanaḥ
jagāma tūrṇam avyagraḥ sabhāryaḥ sahalakṣmaṇaḥ R_2,046.060

sa tu dṛṣṭvā nadītīre nāvam ikṣvākunandanaḥ
titīrṣuḥ śīghragāṃ gaṅgām idaṃ lakṣmaṇam abravīt R_2,046.061

āroha tvaṃ nara vyāghra sthitāṃ nāvam imāṃ śanaiḥ
sītāṃ cāropayānvakṣaṃ parigṛhya manasvinīm R_2,046.062

sa bhrātuḥ śāsanaṃ śrutvā sarvam apratikūlayan
āropya maithilīṃ pūrvam ārurohātmavāṃs tataḥ R_2,046.063

athāruroha tejasvī svayaṃ lakṣmaṇapūrvajaḥ
tato niṣādādhipatir guho jñātīn acodayat R_2,046.064

anujñāya sumantraṃ ca sabalaṃ caiva taṃ guham
āsthāya nāvaṃ rāmas tu codayām āsa nāvikān R_2,046.065

tatas taiś coditā sā nauḥ karṇadhārasamāhitā
śubhasphyavegābhihatā śīghraṃ salilam atyagāt R_2,046.066

madhyaṃ tu samanuprāpya bhāgīrathyās tv aninditā
vaidehī prāñjalir bhūtvā tāṃ nadīm idam abravīt R_2,046.067

putro daśarathasyāyaṃ mahārājasya dhīmataḥ
nideśaṃ pālayatv enaṃ gaṅge tvadabhirakṣitaḥ R_2,046.068

caturdaśa hi varṣāṇi samagrāṇy uṣya kānane
bhrātrā saha mayā caiva punaḥ pratyāgamiṣyati R_2,046.069

tatas tvāṃ devi subhage kṣemeṇa punar āgatā
yakṣye pramuditā gaṅge sarvakāmasamṛddhaye R_2,046.070

tvaṃ hi tripathagā devi brahma lokaṃ samīkṣase
bhāryā codadhirājasya loke 'smin saṃpradṛśyase R_2,046.071

sā tvāṃ devi namasyāmi praśaṃsāmi ca śobhane
prāpta rājye naravyāghra śivena punar āgate R_2,046.072

gavāṃ śatasahasrāṇi vastrāṇy annaṃ ca peśalam
brāhmaṇebhyaḥ pradāsyāmi tava priyacikīrṣayā R_2,046.073

tathā saṃbhāṣamāṇā sā sītā gaṅgām aninditā
dakṣiṇā dakṣiṇaṃ tīraṃ kṣipram evābhyupāgamat R_2,046.074

tīraṃ tu samanuprāpya nāvaṃ hitvā nararṣabhaḥ
prātiṣṭhata saha bhrātrā vaidehyā ca paraṃtapaḥ R_2,046.075

athābravīn mahābāhuḥ sumitrānandavardhanam
agrato gaccha saumitre sītā tvām anugacchatu R_2,046.076

pṛṣṭhato 'haṃ gamiṣyāmi tvāṃ ca sītāṃ ca pālayan
adya duḥkhaṃ tu vaidehī vanavāsasya vetsyati R_2,046.077

gataṃ tu gaṅgāparapāram āśu rāmaṃ sumantraḥ pratataṃ nirīkṣya
adhvaprakarṣād vinivṛttadṛṣṭir mumoca bāṣpaṃ vyathitas tapasvī R_2,046.078

tau tatra hatvā caturo mahāmṛgān varāham ṛśyaṃ pṛṣataṃ mahārurum
ādāya medhyaṃ tvaritaṃ bubhukṣitau vāsāya kāle yayatur vanaspatim R_2,046.079

sa taṃ vṛkṣaṃ samāsādya saṃdhyām anvāsya paścimām
rāmo ramayatāṃ śreṣṭha iti hovāca lakṣmaṇam R_2,047.001

adyeyaṃ prathamā rātrir yātā janapadād bahiḥ
yā sumantreṇa rahitā tāṃ notkaṇṭhitum arhasi R_2,047.002

jāgartavyam atandribhyām adya prabhṛti rātriṣu
yogakṣemo hi sītāyā vartate lakṣmaṇāvayoḥ R_2,047.003

rātriṃ kathaṃ cid evemāṃ saumitre vartayāmahe
upāvartāmahe bhūmāv āstīrya svayam ārjitaiḥ R_2,047.004

sa tu saṃviśya medinyāṃ mahārhaśayanocitaḥ
imāḥ saumitraye rāmo vyājahāra kathāḥ śubhāḥ R_2,047.005

dhruvam adya mahārājo duḥkhaṃ svapiti lakṣmaṇa
kṛtakāmā tu kaikeyī tuṣṭā bhavitum arhati R_2,047.006

sā hi devī mahārājaṃ kaikeyī rājyakāraṇāt
api na cyāvayet prāṇān dṛṣṭvā bharatam āgatam R_2,047.007

anāthaś caiva vṛddhaś ca mayā caiva vinākṛtaḥ
kiṃ kariṣyati kāmātmā kaikeyyā vaśam āgataḥ R_2,047.008

idaṃ vyasanam ālokya rājñaś ca mativibhramam
kāma evārdhadharmābhyāṃ garīyān iti me matiḥ R_2,047.009

ko hy avidvān api pumān pramadāyāḥ kṛte tyajet
chandānuvartinaṃ putraṃ tāto mām iva lakṣmaṇa R_2,047.010

sukhī bata sabhāryaś ca bharataḥ kekayīsutaḥ
muditān kosalān eko yo bhokṣyaty adhirājavat R_2,047.011

sa hi sarvasya rājyasya mukham ekaṃ bhaviṣyati
tāte ca vayasātīte mayi cāraṇyam āśrite R_2,047.012

arthadharmau parityajya yaḥ kāmam anuvartate
evam āpadyate kṣipraṃ rājā daśaratho yathā R_2,047.013

manye daśarathāntāya mama pravrājanāya ca
kaikeyī saumya saṃprāptā rājyāya bharatasya ca R_2,047.014

apīdānīṃ na kaikeyī saubhāgyamadamohitā
kausalyāṃ ca sumitrāṃ ca saṃprabādheta matkṛte R_2,047.015

mā sma matkāraṇād devī sumitrā duḥkham āvaset
ayodhyām ita eva tvaṃ kāle praviśa lakṣmaṇa R_2,047.016

aham eko gamiṣyāmi sītayā saha daṇḍakān
anāthāyā hi nāthas tvaṃ kausalyāyā bhaviṣyasi R_2,047.017

kṣudrakarmā hi kaikeyī dveṣād anyāyyam ācaret
paridadyā hi dharmajñe bharate mama mātaram R_2,047.018

nūnaṃ jātyantare kasmiṃ striyaḥ putrair viyojitāḥ
jananyā mama saumitre tad apy etad upasthitam R_2,047.019

mayā hi cirapuṣṭena duḥkhasaṃvardhitena ca
viprāyujyata kausalyā phalakāle dhig astu mām R_2,047.020

mā sma sīmantinī kā cij janayet putram īdṛśam
saumitre yo 'ham ambāyā dadmi śokam anantakam R_2,047.021

manye prītiviśiṣṭā sā matto lakṣmaṇasārikā
yasyās tac chrūyate vākyaṃ śuka pādam arer daśa R_2,047.022

śocantyāś cālpabhāgyāyā na kiṃ cid upakurvatā
purtreṇa kim aputrāyā mayā kāryam ariṃdama R_2,047.023

alpabhāgyā hi me mātā kausalyā rahitā mayā
śete paramaduḥkhārtā patitā śokasāgare R_2,047.024

eko hy aham ayodhyāṃ ca pṛthivīṃ cāpi lakṣmaṇa
tareyam iṣubhiḥ kruddho nanu vīryam akāraṇam R_2,047.025

adharmabhaya bhītaś ca paralokasya cānagha
tena lakṣmaṇa nādyāham ātmānam abhiṣecaye R_2,047.026

etad anyac ca karuṇaṃ vilapya vijane bahu
aśrupūrṇamukho rāmo niśi tūṣṇīm upāviśat R_2,047.027

vilapyoparataṃ rāmaṃ gatārciṣam ivānalam
samudram iva nirvegam āśvāsayata lakṣmaṇaḥ R_2,047.028

dhruvam adya purī rāma ayodhyā yudhināṃ vara
niṣprabhā tvayi niṣkrānte gatacandreva śarvarī R_2,047.029

naitad aupayikaṃ rāma yad idaṃ paritapyase
viṣādayasi sītāṃ ca māṃ caiva puruṣarṣabha R_2,047.030

na ca sītā tvayā hīnā na cāham api rāghava
muhūrtam api jīvāvo jalān matsyāv ivoddhṛtau R_2,047.031

na hi tātaṃ na śatrughnaṃ na sumitrāṃ paraṃtapa
draṣṭum iccheyam adyāhaṃ svargaṃ vāpi tvayā vinā R_2,047.032

sa lakṣmaṇasyottama puṣkalaṃ vaco niśamya caivaṃ vanavāsam ādarāt
samāḥ samastā vidadhe paraṃtapaḥ prapadya dharmaṃ sucirāya rāghavaḥ R_2,047.033

te tu tasmin mahāvṛkṣa uṣitvā rajanīṃ śivām
vimale 'bhyudite sūrye tasmād deśāt pratasthire R_2,048.001

yatra bhāgīrathī gaṅgā yamunām abhivartate
jagmus taṃ deśam uddiśya vigāhya sumahad vanam R_2,048.002

te bhūmim āgān vividhān deśāṃś cāpi manoramān
adṛṣṭapūrvān paśyantas tatra tatra yaśasvinaḥ R_2,048.003

yathākṣemeṇa gacchan sa paśyaṃś ca vividhān drumān
nivṛttamātre divase rāmaḥ saumitrim abravīt R_2,048.004

prayāgam abhitaḥ paśya saumitre dhūmam unnatam
agner bhagavataḥ ketuṃ manye saṃnihito muniḥ R_2,048.005

nūnaṃ prāptāḥ sma saṃbhedaṃ gaṅgāyamunayor vayam
tathā hi śrūyate śambdo vāriṇā vārighaṭṭitaḥ R_2,048.006

dārūṇi paribhinnāni vanajair upajīvibhiḥ
bharadvājāśrame caite dṛśyante vividhā drumāḥ R_2,048.007

dhanvinau tau sukhaṃ gatvā lambamāne divākare
gaṅgāyamunayoḥ saṃdhau prāpatur nilayaṃ muneḥ R_2,048.008

rāmas tv āśramam āsādya trāsayan mṛgapakṣiṇaḥ
gatvā muhūrtam adhvānaṃ bharadvājam upāgamat R_2,048.009

tatas tv āśramam āsādya muner darśanakāṅkṣiṇau
sītayānugatau vīrau dūrād evāvatasthatuḥ R_2,048.010

hutāgnihotraṃ dṛṣṭvaiva mahābhāgaṃ kṛtāñjaliḥ
rāmaḥ saumitriṇā sārdhaṃ sītayā cābhyavādayat R_2,048.011

nyavedayata cātmānaṃ tasmai lakṣmaṇapūrvajaḥ
putrau daśarathasyāvāṃ bhagavan rāmalakṣmaṇau R_2,048.012

bhāryā mameyaṃ vaidehī kalyāṇī janakātmajā
māṃ cānuyātā vijanaṃ tapovanam aninditā R_2,048.013

pitrā pravrājyamānaṃ māṃ saumitrir anujaḥ priyaḥ
ayam anvagamad bhrātā vanam eva dṛḍhavrataḥ R_2,048.014

pitrā niyuktā bhagavan praveṣyāmas tapovanam
dharmam evācariṣyāmas tatra mūlaphalāśanāḥ R_2,048.015

tasya tad vacanaṃ śrutvā rājaputrasya dhīmataḥ
upānayata dharmātmā gām arghyam udakaṃ tataḥ R_2,048.016

mṛgapakṣibhir āsīno munibhiś ca samantataḥ
rāmam āgatam abhyarcya svāgatenāha taṃ muniḥ R_2,048.017

pratigṛhya ca tām arcām upaviṣṭaṃ sarāghavam
bharadvājo 'bravīd vākyaṃ dharmayuktam idaṃ tadā R_2,048.018

cirasya khalu kākutstha paśyāmi tvām ihāgatam
śrutaṃ tava mayā cedaṃ vivāsanam akāraṇam R_2,048.019

avakāśo vivikto 'yaṃ mahānadyoḥ samāgame
puṇyaś ca ramaṇīyaś ca vasatv iha bhagān sukham R_2,048.020

evam uktas tu vacanaṃ bharadvājena rāghavaḥ
pratyuvāca śubhaṃ vākyaṃ rāmaḥ sarvahite rataḥ R_2,048.021

bhagavann ita āsannaḥ paurajānapado janaḥ
āgamiṣyati vaidehīṃ māṃ cāpi prekṣako janaḥ
anena kāraṇenāham iha vāsaṃ na rocaye R_2,048.022

ekānte paśya bhagavann āśramasthānam uttamam
ramate yatra vaidehī sukhārhā janakātmajā R_2,048.023

etac chrutvā śubhaṃ vākyaṃ bharadvājo mahāmuniḥ
rāghavasya tato vākyam artha grāhakam abravīt R_2,048.024

daśakrośa itas tāta girir yasmin nivatsyasi
maharṣisevitaḥ puṇyaḥ sarvataḥ sukha darśanaḥ R_2,048.025

golāṅgūlānucarito vānararkṣaniṣevitaḥ
citrakūṭa iti khyāto gandhamādanasaṃnibhaḥ R_2,048.026

yāvatā citra kūṭasya naraḥ śṛṅgāṇy avekṣate
kalyāṇāni samādhatte na pāpe kurute manaḥ R_2,048.027

ṛṣayas tatra bahavo vihṛtya śaradāṃ śatam
tapasā divam ārūḍhāḥ kapālaśirasā saha R_2,048.028

praviviktam ahaṃ manye taṃ vāsaṃ bhavataḥ sukham
iha vā vanavāsāya vasa rāma mayā saha R_2,048.029

sa rāmaṃ sarvakāmais taṃ bharadvājaḥ priyātithim
sabhāryaṃ saha ca bhrātrā pratijagrāha dharmavit R_2,048.030

tasya prayāge rāmasya taṃ maharṣim upeyuṣaḥ
prapannā rajanī puṇyā citrāḥ kathayataḥ kathāḥ R_2,048.031

prabhātāyāṃ rajanyāṃ tu bharadvājam upāgamat
uvāca naraśārdūlo muniṃ jvalitatejasaṃ R_2,048.032

śarvarīṃ bhavanann adya satyaśīla tavāśrame
uṣitāḥ smeha vasatim anujānātu no bhavān R_2,048.033

rātryāṃ tu tasyāṃ vyuṣṭāyāṃ bharadvājo 'bravīd idam
madhumūlaphalopetaṃ citrakūṭaṃ vrajeti ha R_2,048.034

tatra kuñjarayūthāni mṛgayūthāni cābhitaḥ
vicaranti vanānteṣu tāni drakṣyasi rāghava R_2,048.035

prahṛṣṭakoyaṣṭikakokilasvanair vināditaṃ taṃ vasudhādharaṃ śivam
mṛgaiś ca mattair bahubhiś ca kuñjaraiḥ suramyam āsādya samāvasāśramam R_2,048.036

uṣitvā rajanīṃ tatra rājaputrāv ariṃdamau
maharṣim abhivādyātha jagmatus taṃ giriṃ prati R_2,049.001

prasthitāṃś caiva tān prekṣya pitā putrān ivānvagāt
tataḥ pracakrame vaktuṃ vacanaṃ sa mahāmuniḥ R_2,049.002

athāsādya tu kālindīṃ śīghrasrotasamāpagām
tatra yūyaṃ plavaṃ kṛtvā taratāṃśumatīṃ nadīm R_2,049.003

tato nyagrodham āsādya mahāntaṃ haritacchadam
vivṛddhaṃ bahubhir vṛkṣaiḥ śyāmaṃ siddhopasevitam R_2,049.004

krośamātraṃ tato gatvā nīlaṃ drakṣyatha kānanam
palāśabadarīmiśraṃ rāma vaṃśaiś ca yāmunaiḥ R_2,049.005

sa panthāś citrakūṭasya gataḥ subahuśo mayā
ramyo mārdavayuktaś ca vanadāvair vivarjitaḥ
iti panthānam āvedya maharṣiḥ sa nyavartata R_2,049.006

upāvṛtte munau tasmin rāmo lakṣmaṇam abravīt
kṛtapuṇyāḥ sma saumitre munir yan no 'nukampate R_2,049.007

iti tau puruṣavyāghrau mantrayitvā manasvinau
sītām evāgrataḥ kṛtvā kālindīṃ jagmatur nadīm R_2,049.008

tau kāṣṭhasaṃghāṭam atho cakratuḥ sumahāplavam
cakāra lakṣmaṇaś chittvā sītāyāḥ sukhamānasaṃ R_2,049.009

tatra śriyam ivācintyāṃ rāmo dāśarathiḥ priyām
īṣatsaṃlajjamānāṃ tām adhyāropayata plavam R_2,049.010

tataḥ plavenāṃśumatīṃ śīghragām ūrmimālinīm
tīrajair bahubhir vṛkṣaiḥ saṃterur yamunāṃ nadīm R_2,049.011

te tīrṇāḥ plavam utsṛjya prasthāya yamunāvanāt
śyāmaṃ nyagrodham āseduḥ śītalaṃ haritacchadam R_2,049.012

kausalyāṃ caiva paśyeyaṃ sumitrāṃ ca yaśasvinīm
iti sītāñjaliṃ kṛtvā paryagachad vanaspatim R_2,049.013

krośamātraṃ tato gatvā bhrātarau rāmalakṣmaṇau
bahūn medhyān mṛgān hatvā ceratur yamunāvane R_2,049.014

vihṛtya te barhiṇapūganādite śubhe vane vāraṇavānarāyute
samaṃ nadīvapram upetya saṃmataṃ nivāsam ājagmur adīnadarśanaḥ R_2,049.015

atha rātryāṃ vyatītāyām avasuptam anantaram
prabodhayām āsa śanair lakṣmaṇaṃ raghunandanaḥ R_2,050.001

saumitre śṛṇu vanyānāṃ valgu vyāharatāṃ svanam
saṃpratiṣṭhāmahe kālaḥ prasthānasya paraṃtapa R_2,050.002

sa suptaḥ samaye bhrātrā lakṣmaṇaḥ pratibodhitaḥ
jahau nidrāṃ ca tandrīṃ ca prasaktaṃ ca pathi śramam R_2,050.003

tata utthāya te sarve spṛṣṭvā nadyāḥ śivaṃ jalam
panthānam ṛṣiṇoddiṣṭaṃ citrakūṭasya taṃ yayuḥ R_2,050.004

tataḥ saṃprasthitaḥ kāle rāmaḥ saumitriṇā saha
sītāṃ kamalapatrākṣīm idaṃ vacanam abravīt R_2,050.005

ādīptān iva vaidehi sarvataḥ puṣpitān nagān
svaiḥ puṣpaiḥ kiṃśukān paśya mālinaḥ śiśirātyaye R_2,050.006

paśya bhallātakān phullān narair anupasevitān
phalapatrair avanatān nūnaṃ śakṣyāmi jīvitum R_2,050.007

paśya droṇapramāṇāni lambamānāni lakṣmaṇa
madhūni madhukārībhiḥ saṃbhṛtāni nage nage R_2,050.008

eṣa krośati natyūhas taṃ śikhī pratikūjati
ramaṇīye vanoddeśe puṣpasaṃstarasaṃkaṭe R_2,050.009

mātaṃgayūthānusṛtaṃ pakṣisaṃghānunāditam
citrakūṭam imaṃ paśya pravṛddhaśikharaṃ girim R_2,050.010

tatas tau pādacāreṇa gacchantau saha sītayā
ramyam āsedatuḥ śailaṃ citrakūṭaṃ manoramam R_2,050.011

taṃ tu parvatam āsādya nānāpakṣigaṇāyutam
ayaṃ vāso bhavet tāvad atra saumya ramemahi R_2,050.012

lakṣmaṇānaya dārūṇi dṛḍhāni ca varāṇi ca
kuruṣvāvasathaṃ saumya vāse me 'bhirataṃ manaḥ R_2,050.013

tasya tad vacanaṃ śrutvā saumitrir vividhān drumān
ājahāra tataś cakre parṇa śālām ariṃ dama R_2,050.014

śuśrūṣamāṇam ekāgram idaṃ vacanam abravīt
aiṇeyaṃ māṃsam āhṛtya śālāṃ yakṣyāmahe vayam R_2,050.015

sa lakṣmaṇaḥ kṛṣṇamṛgaṃ hatvā medhyaṃ patāpavān
atha cikṣepa saumitriḥ samiddhe jātavedasi R_2,050.016

taṃ tu pakvaṃ samājñāya niṣṭaptaṃ chinnaśoṇitam
lakṣmaṇaḥ puruṣavyāghram atha rāghavam abravīt R_2,050.017

ayaṃ kṛṣṇaḥ samāptāṅgaḥ śṛtaḥ kṛṣṇa mṛgo yathā
devatā devasaṃkāśa yajasva kuśalo hy asi R_2,050.018

rāmaḥ snātvā tu niyato guṇavāñ japyakovidaḥ
pāpasaṃśamanaṃ rāmaś cakāra balim uttamam R_2,050.019

tāṃ vṛkṣaparṇac chadanāṃ manojñāṃ yathāpradeśaṃ sukṛtāṃ nivātām
vāsāya sarve viviśuḥ sametāḥ sabhāṃ yathā deva gaṇāḥ sudharmām R_2,050.020

anekanānāmṛgapakṣisaṃkule vicitrapuṣpastabalair drumair yute
vanottame vyālamṛgānunādite tathā vijahruḥ susukhaṃ jitendriyāḥ R_2,050.021

suramyam āsādya tu citrakūṭaṃ nadīṃ ca tāṃ mālyavatīṃ sutīrthām
nananda hṛṣṭo mṛgapakṣijuṣṭāṃ jahau ca duḥkhaṃ puravipravāsāt R_2,050.022

kathayitvā suduḥkhārtaḥ sumantreṇa ciraṃ saha
rāme dakṣiṇa kūlasthe jagāma svagṛhaṃ guhaḥ R_2,051.001

anujñātaḥ sumantro 'tha yojayitvā hayottamān
ayodhyām eva nagarīṃ prayayau gāḍhadurmanāḥ R_2,051.002

sa vanāni sugandhīni saritaś ca sarāṃsi ca
paśyann atiyayau śīghraṃ grāmāṇi nagarāṇi ca R_2,051.003

tataḥ sāyāhnasamaye tṛtīye 'hani sārathiḥ
ayodhyāṃ samanuprāpya nirānandāṃ dadarśa ha R_2,051.004

sa śūnyām iva niḥśabdāṃ dṛṣṭvā paramadurmanāḥ
sumantraś cintayām āsa śokavegasamāhataḥ R_2,051.005

kaccin na sagajā sāśvā sajanā sajanādhipā
rāmasaṃtāpaduḥkhena dagdhā śokāgninā purī
iti cintāparaḥ sūtas tvaritaḥ praviveśa ha R_2,051.006

sumantram abhiyāntaṃ taṃ śataśo 'tha sahasraśaḥ
kva rāma iti pṛcchantaḥ sūtam abhyadravan narāḥ R_2,051.007

teṣāṃ śaśaṃsa gaṅgāyām aham āpṛcchya rāghavam
anujñāto nivṛtto 'smi dhārmikeṇa mahātmanā R_2,051.008

te tīrṇā iti vijñāya bāṣpapūrṇamukhā janāḥ
aho dhig iti niḥśvasya hā rāmeti ca cukruśuḥ R_2,051.009

śuśrāva ca vacas teṣāṃ vṛndaṃ vṛndaṃ ca tiṣṭhatām
hatāḥ sma khalu ye neha paśyāma iti rāghavam R_2,051.010

dānayajñavivāheṣu samājeṣu mahatsu ca
na drakṣyāmaḥ punar jātu dhārmikaṃ rāmam antarā R_2,051.011

kiṃ samarthaṃ janasyāsya kiṃ priyaṃ kiṃ sukhāvaham
iti rāmeṇa nagaraṃ pitṛvat paripālitam R_2,051.012

vātāyanagatānāṃ ca strīṇām anvantarāpaṇam
rāmaśokābhitaptānāṃ śuśrāva paridevanam R_2,051.013

sa rājamārgamadhyena sumantraḥ pihitānanaḥ
yatra rājā daśarathas tad evopayayau gṛham R_2,051.014

so 'vatīrya rathāc chīghraṃ rājaveśma praviśya ca
kakṣyāḥ saptābhicakrāma mahājanasamākulāḥ R_2,051.015

tato daśarathastrīṇāṃ prāsādebhyas tatas tataḥ
rāmaśokābhitaptānāṃ mandaṃ śuśrāva jalpitam R_2,051.016

saha rāmeṇa niryāto vinā rāmam ihāgataḥ
sūtaḥ kiṃ nāma kausalyāṃ śocantīṃ prativakṣyati R_2,051.017

yathā ca manye durjīvam evaṃ na sukaraṃ dhruvam
ācchidya putre niryāte kausalyā yatra jīvati R_2,051.018

satya rūpaṃ tu tadvākyaṃ rājñaḥ strīṇāṃ niśāmayan
pradīptam iva śokena viveśa sahasā gṛham R_2,051.019

sa praviśyāṣṭamīṃ kakṣyāṃ rājānaṃ dīnam ātulam
putraśokaparidyūnam apaśyat pāṇḍare gṛhe R_2,051.020

abhigamya tam āsīnaṃ narendram abhivādya ca
sumantro rāmavacanaṃ yathoktaṃ pratyavedayat R_2,051.021

sa tūṣṇīm eva tac chrutvā rājā vibhrānta cetanaḥ
mūrchito nyapatad bhūmau rāmaśokābhipīḍitaḥ R_2,051.022

tato 'ntaḥpuram āviddhaṃ mūrchite pṛthivīpatau
uddhṛtya bāhū cukrośa nṛpatau patite kṣitau R_2,051.023

sumitrayā tu sahitā kausalyā patitaṃ patim
utthāpayām āsa tadā vacanaṃ cedam abravīt R_2,051.024

imaṃ tasya mahābhāga dūtaṃ duṣkarakāriṇaḥ
vanavāsād anuprāptaṃ kasmān na pratibhāṣase R_2,051.025

adyemam anayaṃ kṛtvā vyapatrapasi rāghava
uttiṣṭha sukṛtaṃ te 'stu śoke na syāt sahāyatā R_2,051.026

deva yasyā bhayād rāmaṃ nānupṛcchasi sārathim
neha tiṣṭhati kaikeyī viśrabdhaṃ pratibhāṣyatām R_2,051.027

sā tathoktvā mahārājaṃ kausalyā śokalālasā
dharaṇyāṃ nipapātāśu bāṣpaviplutabhāṣiṇī R_2,051.028

evaṃ vilapatīṃ dṛṣṭvā kausalyāṃ patitāṃ bhuvi
patiṃ cāvekṣya tāḥ sarvāḥ sasvaraṃ ruruduḥ striyaḥ R_2,051.029

tatas tam antaḥpuranādam utthitaṃ samīkṣya vṛddhās taruṇāś ca mānavāḥ
striyaś ca sarvā ruruduḥ samantataḥ puraṃ tadāsīt punar eva saṃkulam R_2,051.030

pratyāśvasto yadā rājā mohāt pratyāgataḥ punaḥ
athājuhāva taṃ sūtaṃ rāmavṛttāntakāraṇāt R_2,052.001

vṛddhaṃ paramasaṃtaptaṃ navagraham iva dvipam
viniḥśvasantaṃ dhyāyantam asvastham iva kuñjaram R_2,052.002

rājā tu rajasā sūtaṃ dhvastāṅgaṃ samupasthitam
aśrupūrṇamukhaṃ dīnam uvāca paramārtavat R_2,052.003

kva nu vatsyati dharmātmā vṛkṣamūlam upāśritaḥ
so 'tyantasukhitaḥ sūta kim aśiṣyati rāghavaḥ
bhūmipālātmajo bhūmau śete katham anāthavat R_2,052.004

yaṃ yāntam anuyānti sma padāti rathakuñjarāḥ
sa vatsyati kathaṃ rāmo vijanaṃ vanam āśritaḥ R_2,052.005

vyālair mṛgair ācaritaṃ kṛṣṇasarpaniṣevitam
kathaṃ kumārau vaidehyā sārdhaṃ vanam upasthitau R_2,052.006

sukumāryā tapasvinyā sumantra saha sītayā
rājaputrau kathaṃ pādair avaruhya rathād gatau R_2,052.007

siddhārthaḥ khalu sūta tvaṃ yena dṛṣṭau mamātmajau
vanāntaṃ praviśantau tāv aśvināv iva mandaram R_2,052.008

kim uvāca vaco rāmaḥ kim uvāca ca lakṣmaṇaḥ
sumantra vanam āsādya kim uvāca ca maithilī
āsitaṃ śayitaṃ bhuktaṃ sūta rāmasya kīrtaya R_2,052.009

iti sūto narendreṇa coditaḥ sajjamānayā
uvāca vācā rājānaṃ sabāṣpaparirabdhayā R_2,052.010

abravīn māṃ mahārāja dharmam evānupālayan
añjaliṃ rāghavaḥ kṛtvā śirasābhipraṇamya ca R_2,052.011

sūta madvacanāt tasya tātasya viditātmanaḥ
śirasā vandanīyasya vandyau pādau mahātmanaḥ R_2,052.012

sarvam antaḥpuraṃ vācyaṃ sūta mad vacanāt tvayā
ārogyam aviśeṣeṇa yathārhaṃ cābhivādanam R_2,052.013

mātā ca mama kausalyā kuśalaṃ cābhivādanam
devi devasya pādau ca devavat paripālaya R_2,052.014

bharataḥ kuśalaṃ vācyo vācyo madvacanena ca
sarvāsv eva yathānyāyaṃ vṛttiṃ vartasva mātṛṣu R_2,052.015

vaktavyaś ca mahābāhur ikṣvākukulanandanaḥ
pitaraṃ yauvarājyastho rājyastham anupālaya R_2,052.016

ity evaṃ māṃ mahārāja bruvann eva mahāyaśāḥ
rāmo rājīvatāmrākṣo bhṛśam aśrūṇy avartayat R_2,052.017

lakṣmaṇas tu susaṃkruddho niḥśvasan vākyam abravīt
kenāyam aparādhena rājaputro vivāsitaḥ R_2,052.018

yadi pravrājito rāmo lobhakāraṇakāritam
varadānanimittaṃ vā sarvathā duṣkṛtaṃ kṛtam
rāmasya tu parityāge na hetum upalakṣaye R_2,052.019

asamīkṣya samārabdhaṃ viruddhaṃ buddhilāghavāt
janayiṣyati saṃkrośaṃ rāghavasya vivāsanam R_2,052.020

ahaṃ tāvan mahārāje pitṛtvaṃ nopalakṣaye
bhrātā bhartā ca bandhuś ca pitā ca mama rāghavaḥ R_2,052.021

sarvalokapriyaṃ tyaktvā sarvalokahite ratam
sarvaloko 'nurajyeta kathaṃ tvānena karmaṇā R_2,052.022

jānakī tu mahārāja niḥśvasantī tapasvinī
bhūtopahatacitteva viṣṭhitā vṛṣmṛtā sthitā R_2,052.023

adṛṣṭapūrvavyasanā rājaputrī yaśasvinī
tena duḥkhena rudatī naiva māṃ kiṃ cid abravīt R_2,052.024

udvīkṣamāṇā bhartāraṃ mukhena pariśuṣyatā
mumoca sahasā bāṣpaṃ māṃ prayāntam udīkṣya sā R_2,052.025

tathaiva rāmo 'śrumukhaḥ kṛtāñjaliḥ sthito 'bhaval lakṣmaṇabāhupālitaḥ
tathaiva sītā rudatī tapasvinī nirīkṣate rājarathaṃ tathaiva mām R_2,052.026

mama tv aśvā nivṛttasya na prāvartanta vartmani
uṣṇam aśru vimuñcanto rāme saṃprasthite vanam R_2,053.001

ubhābhyāṃ rājaputrābhyām atha kṛtvāham ajñalim
prasthito ratham āsthāya tad duḥkham api dhārayan R_2,053.002

guheva sārdhaṃ tatraiva sthito 'smi divasān bahūn
āśayā yadi māṃ rāmaḥ punaḥ śabdāpayed iti R_2,053.003

viṣaye te mahārāja rāmavyasanakarśitāḥ
api vṛkṣāḥ parimlānaḥ sapuṣpāṅkurakorakāḥ R_2,053.004

na ca sarpanti sattvāni vyālā na prasaranti ca
rāmaśokābhibhūtaṃ tan niṣkūjam abhavad vanam R_2,053.005

līnapuṣkarapatrāś ca narendra kaluṣodakāḥ
saṃtaptapadmāḥ padminyo līnamīnavihaṃgamāḥ R_2,053.006

jalajāni ca puṣpāṇi mālyāni sthalajāni ca
nādya bhānty alpagandhīni phalāni ca yathā puram R_2,053.007

praviśantam ayodhyāṃ māṃ na kaś cid abhinandati
narā rāmam apaśyanto niḥśvasanti muhur muhuḥ R_2,053.008

harmyair vimānaiḥ prāsādair avekṣya ratham āgatam
hāhākārakṛtā nāryo rāmādarśanakarśitāḥ R_2,053.009

āyatair vimalair netrair aśruvegapariplutaiḥ
anyonyam abhivīkṣante vyaktam ārtatarāḥ striyaḥ R_2,053.010

nāmitrāṇāṃ na mitrāṇām udāsīnajanasya ca
aham ārtatayā kaṃ cid viśeṣaṃ nopalakṣaye R_2,053.011

aprahṛṣṭamanuṣyā ca dīnanāgaturaṃgamā
ārtasvaraparimlānā viniḥśvasitaniḥsvanā R_2,053.012

nirānandā mahārāja rāmapravrājanātulā
kausalyā putra hīneva ayodhyā pratibhāti mā R_2,053.013

sūtasya vacanaṃ śrutvā vācā paramadīnayā
bāṣpopahatayā rājā taṃ sūtam idam abravīt R_2,053.014

kaikeyyā viniyuktena pāpābhijanabhāvayā
mayā na mantrakuśalair vṛddhaiḥ saha samarthitam R_2,053.015

na suhṛdbhir na cāmātyair mantrayitvā na naigamaiḥ
mayāyam arthaḥ saṃmohāt strīhetoḥ sahasā kṛtaḥ R_2,053.016

bhavitavyatayā nūnam idaṃ vā vyasanaṃ mahat
kulasyāsya vināśāya prāptaṃ sūta yadṛcchayā R_2,053.017

sūta yady asti te kiṃ cin mayāpi sukṛtaṃ kṛtam
tvaṃ prāpayāśu māṃ rāmaṃ prāṇāḥ saṃtvarayanti mām R_2,053.018

yad yad yāpi mamaivājñā nivartayatu rāghavam
na śakṣyāmi vinā rāma muhūrtam api jīvitum R_2,053.019

atha vāpi mahābāhur gato dūraṃ bhaviṣyati
mām eva ratham āropya śīghraṃ rāmāya darśaya R_2,053.020

vṛttadaṃṣṭro maheṣvāsaḥ kvāsau lakṣmaṇapūrvajaḥ
yadi jīvāmi sādhv enaṃ paśyeyaṃ saha sītayā R_2,053.021

lohitākṣaṃ mahābāhum āmuktamaṇikuṇḍalam
rāmaṃ yadi na paśyāmi gamiṣyāmi yamakṣayam R_2,053.022

ato nu kiṃ duḥkhataraṃ yo 'ham ikṣvākunandanam
imām avasthām āpanno neha paśyāmi rāghavam R_2,053.023

hā rāma rāmānuja hā hā vaidehi tapasvinī
na māṃ jānīta duḥkhena mriyamāṇam anāthavat
dustaro jīvatā devi mayāyaṃ śokasāgaraḥ R_2,053.024

aśobhanaṃ yo 'ham ihādya rāghavaṃ didṛkṣamāṇo na labhe salakṣmaṇam
itīva rājā vilapan mahāyaśāḥ papāta tūrṇaṃ śayane sa mūrchitaḥ R_2,053.025

iti vilapati pārthive pranaṣṭe karuṇataraṃ dviguṇaṃ ca rāmahetoḥ
vacanam anuniśamya tasya devī bhayam agamat punar eva rāmamātā R_2,053.026

tato bhūtopasṛṣṭeva vepamānā punaḥ punaḥ
dharaṇyāṃ gatasattveva kausalyā sūtam abravīt R_2,054.001

naya māṃ yatra kākutsthaḥ sītā yatra ca lakṣmaṇaḥ
tān vinā kṣaṇam apy atra jīvituṃ notsahe hy aham R_2,054.002

nivartaya rathaṃ śīghraṃ daṇḍakān naya mām api
atha tān nānugacchāmi gamiṣyāmi yamakṣayam R_2,054.003

bāṣpavegaupahatayā sa vācā sajjamānayā
idam āśvāsayan devīṃ sūtaḥ prāñjalir abravīt R_2,054.004

tyaja śokaṃ ca mohaṃ ca saṃbhramaṃ duḥkhajaṃ tathā
vyavadhūya ca saṃtāpaṃ vane vatsyati rāghavaḥ R_2,054.005

lakṣmaṇaś cāpi rāmasya pādau paricaran vane
ārādhayati dharmajñaḥ paralokaṃ jitendriyaḥ R_2,054.006

vijane 'pi vane sītā vāsaṃ prāpya gṛheṣv iva
visrambhaṃ labhate 'bhītā rāme saṃnyasta mānasā R_2,054.007

nāsyā dainyaṃ kṛtaṃ kiṃ cit susūkṣmam api lakṣaye
uciteva pravāsānāṃ vaidehī pratibhāti mā R_2,054.008

nagaropavanaṃ gatvā yathā sma ramate purā
tathaiva ramate sītā nirjaneṣu vaneṣv api R_2,054.009

bāleva ramate sītā bālacandranibhānanā
rāmā rāme hy adīnātmā vijane 'pi vane satī R_2,054.010

tadgataṃ hṛdayaṃ hy asyās tad adhīnaṃ ca jīvitam
ayodhyāpi bhavet tasyā rāma hīnā tathā vanam R_2,054.011

pathi pṛcchati vaidehī grāmāṃś ca nagarāṇi ca
gatiṃ dṛṣṭvā nadīnāṃ ca pādapān vividhān api R_2,054.012

adhvanā vāta vegena saṃbhrameṇātapena ca
na hi gacchati vaidehyāś candrāṃśusadṛśī prabhā R_2,054.013

sadṛśaṃ śatapatrasya pūrṇacandropamaprabham
vadanaṃ tadvadānyāyā vaidehyā na vikampate R_2,054.014

alaktarasaraktābhāv alaktarasavarjitau
adyāpi caraṇau tasyāḥ padmakośasamaprabhau R_2,054.015

nūpurodghuṣṭaheleva khelaṃ gacchati bhāminī
idānīm api vaidehī tadrāgā nyastabhūṣaṇā R_2,054.016

gajaṃ vā vīkṣya siṃhaṃ vā vyāghraṃ vā vanam āśritā
nāhārayati saṃtrāsaṃ bāhū rāmasya saṃśritā R_2,054.017

na śocyās te na cātmā te śocyo nāpi janādhipaḥ
idaṃ hi caritaṃ loke pratiṣṭhāsyati śāśvatam R_2,054.018

vidhūya śokaṃ parihṛṣṭamānasā maharṣiyāte pathi suvyavasthitāḥ
vane ratā vanyaphalāśanāḥ pituḥ śubhāṃ pratijñāṃ paripālayanti te R_2,054.019

tathāpi sūtena suyuktavādinā nivāryamāṇā sutaśokakarśitā
na caiva devī virarāma kūjitāt priyeti putreti ca rāghaveti ca R_2,054.020

vanaṃ gate dharmapare rāme ramayatāṃ vare
kausalyā rudatī svārtā bhartāram idam abravīt R_2,055.001

yady apitriṣu lokeṣu prathitaṃ te mayad yaśaḥ
sānukrośo vadānyaś ca priyavādī ca rāghavaḥ R_2,055.002

kathaṃ naravaraśreṣṭha putrau tau saha sītayā
duḥkhitau sukhasaṃvṛddhau vane duḥkhaṃ sahiṣyataḥ R_2,055.003

sā nūnaṃ taruṇī śyāmā sukumārī sukhocitā
katham uṣṇaṃ ca śītaṃ ca maithilī prasahiṣyate R_2,055.004

bhuktvāśanaṃ viśālākṣī sūpadaṃśānvitaṃ śubham
vanyaṃ naivāram āhāraṃ kathaṃ sītopabhokṣyate R_2,055.005

gītavāditranirghoṣaṃ śrutvā śubham aninditā
kathaṃ kravyādasiṃhānāṃ śabdaṃ śroṣyaty aśobhanam R_2,055.006

mahendradhvajasaṃkāśaḥ kva nu śete mahābhujaḥ
bhujaṃ parighasaṃkāśam upadhāya mahābalaḥ R_2,055.007

padmavarṇaṃ sukeśāntaṃ padmaniḥśvāsam uttamam
kadā drakṣyāmi rāmasya vadanaṃ puṣkarekṣaṇam R_2,055.008

vajrasāramayaṃ nūnaṃ hṛdayaṃ me na saṃśayaḥ
apaśyantyā na taṃ yad vai phalatīdaṃ sahasradhā R_2,055.009

yadi pañcadaśe varṣe rāghavaḥ punar eṣyati
jahyād rājyaṃ ca kośaṃ ca bharatenopabhokṣyate R_2,055.010

evaṃ kanīyasā bhrātrā bhuktaṃ rājyaṃ viśāṃ pate
bhrātā jyeṣṭhā variṣṭhāś ca kimarthaṃ nāvamaṃsyate R_2,055.011

na pareṇāhṛtaṃ bhakṣyaṃ vyāghraḥ khāditum icchati
evam eva naravyāghraḥ paralīḍhaṃ na maṃsyate R_2,055.012

havir ājyaṃ puroḍāśāḥ kuśā yūpāś ca khādirāḥ
naitāni yātayāmāni kurvanti punar adhvare R_2,055.013

tathā hy āttam idaṃ rājyaṃ hṛtasārāṃ surām iva
nābhimantum alaṃ rāmo naṣṭasomam ivādhvaram R_2,055.014

naivaṃvidham asatkāraṃ rāghavo marṣayiṣyati
balavān iva śārdūlo bāladher abhimarśanam R_2,055.015

sa tādṛśaḥ siṃhabalo vṛṣabhākṣo nararṣabhaḥ
svayam eva hataḥ pitrā jalajenātmajo yathā R_2,055.016

dvijāti carito dharmaḥ śāstradṛṣṭaḥ sanātanaḥ
yadi te dharmanirate tvayā putre vivāsite R_2,055.017

gatir evāk patir nāryā dvitīyā gatir ātmajaḥ
tṛtīyā jñātayo rājaṃś caturthī neha vidyate R_2,055.018

tatra tvaṃ caiva me nāsti rāmaś ca vanam āśritaḥ
na vanaṃ gantum icchāmi sarvathā hi hatā tvayā R_2,055.019

hataṃ tvayā rājyam idaṃ sarāṣṭraṃ hatas tathātmā saha mantribhiś ca
hatā saputrāsmi hatāś ca paurāḥ sutaś ca bhāryā ca tava prahṛṣṭau R_2,055.020

imāṃ giraṃ dāruṇaśabdasaṃśritāṃ niśamya rājāpi mumoha duḥkhitaḥ
tataḥ sa śokaṃ praviveśa pārthivaḥ svaduṣkṛtaṃ cāpi punas tadāsmarat R_2,055.021

evaṃ tu kruddhayā rājā rāmamātrā saśokayā
śrāvitaḥ paruṣaṃ vākyaṃ cintayām āsa duḥkhitaḥ R_2,056.001

tasya cintayamānasya pratyabhāt karma duṣkṛtam
yad anena kṛtaṃ pūrvam ajñānāc chabdavedhinā R_2,056.002

amanās tena śokena rāmaśokena ca prabhuḥ
dahyamānas tu śokābhyāṃ kausalyām āha bhūpatiḥ R_2,056.003

prasādaye tvāṃ kausalye racito 'yaṃ mayāñjaliḥ
vatsalā cānṛśaṃsā ca tvaṃ hi nityaṃ pareṣv api R_2,056.004

bhartā tu khalu nārīṇāṃ guṇavān nirguṇo 'pi vā
dharmaṃ vimṛśamānānāṃ pratyakṣaṃ devi daivatam R_2,056.005

sā tvaṃ dharmaparā nityaṃ dṛṣṭalokaparāvara
nārhase vipriyaṃ vaktuṃ duḥkhitāpi suduḥkhitam R_2,056.006

tad vākyaṃ karuṇaṃ rājñaḥ śrutvā dīnasya bhāṣitam
kausalyā vyasṛjad bāṣpaṃ praṇālīva navodakam R_2,056.007

sa mūdrhṇi baddhvā rudatī rājñaḥ padmam ivāñjalim
saṃbhramād abravīt trastā tvaramāṇākṣaraṃ vacaḥ R_2,056.008

prasīda śirasā yāce bhūmau nitatitāsmi te
yācitāsmi hatā deva hantavyāhaṃ na hi tvayā R_2,056.009

naiṣā hi sā strī bhavati ślāghanīyena dhīmatā
ubhayor lokayor vīra patyā yā saṃprasādyate R_2,056.010

jānāmi dharmaṃ dharmajña tvāṃ jāne satyavādinam
putraśokārtayā tat tu mayā kim api bhāṣitam R_2,056.011

śoko nāśayate dhairyaṃ śoko nāśayate śrutam
śoko nāśayate sarvaṃ nāsti śokasamo ripuḥ R_2,056.012

śayam āpatitaḥ soḍhuṃ praharo ripuhastataḥ
soḍhum āpatitaḥ śokaḥ susūkṣmo 'pi na śakyate R_2,056.013

vanavāsāya rāmasya pañcarātro 'dya gaṇyate
yaḥ śokahataharṣāyāḥ pañcavarṣopamo mama R_2,056.014

taṃ hi cintayamānāyāḥ śoko 'yaṃ hṛdi vardhate
adīnām iva vegena samudrasalilaṃ mahat R_2,056.015

evaṃ hi kathayantyās tu kausalyāyāḥ śubhaṃ vacaḥ
mandaraśmir abhūt suryo rajanī cābhyavartata R_2,056.016

atha prahlādito vākyair devyā kausalyayā nṛpaḥ
śokena ca samākrānto nidrāyā vaśam eyivān R_2,056.017

pratibuddho muhur tena śokopahatacetanaḥ
atha rājā daśarathaḥ sa cintām abhyapadyata R_2,057.001

rāmalakṣmaṇayoś caiva vivāsād vāsavopamam
āviveśopasargas taṃ tamaḥ sūryam ivāsuram R_2,057.002

sa rājā rajanīṃ ṣaṣṭhīṃ rāme pravrajite vanam
ardharātre daśarathaḥ saṃsmaran duṣkṛtaṃ kṛtam
kausalyāṃ putraśokārtām idaṃ vacanam abravīt R_2,057.003

yad ācarati kalyāṇi śubhaṃ vā yadi vāśubham
tad eva labhate bhadre kartā karmajam ātmanaḥ R_2,057.004

guru lāghavam arthānām ārambhe karmaṇāṃ phalam
doṣaṃ vā yo na jānāti sa bāla iti hocyate R_2,057.005

kaś cid āmravaṇaṃ chittvā palāśāṃś ca niṣiñcati
puṣpaṃ dṛṣṭvā phale gṛdhnuḥ sa śocati phalāgame R_2,057.006

so 'ham āmravaṇaṃ chittvā palāśāṃś ca nyaṣecayam
rāmaṃ phalāgame tyaktvā paścāc chocāmi durmatiḥ R_2,057.007

labdhaśabdena kausalye kumāreṇa dhanuṣmatā
kumāraḥ śabdavedhīti mayā pāpam idaṃ kṛtam
tad idaṃ me 'nusaṃprāptaṃ devi duḥkhaṃ svayaṃ kṛtam R_2,057.008

saṃmohād iha bālena yathā syād bhakṣitaṃ viṣam
evaṃ mamāpy avijñātaṃ śabdavedhyamayaṃ phalam R_2,057.009

devy anūḍhā tvam abhavo yuvarājo bhavāmy aham
tataḥ prāvṛḍ anuprāptā madakāmavivardhinī R_2,057.010

upāsyahi rasān bhaumāṃs taptvā ca jagad aṃśubhiḥ
paretācaritāṃ bhīmāṃ ravir āviśate diśam R_2,057.011

uṣṇam antardadhe sadyaḥ snigdhā dadṛśire ghanāḥ
tato jahṛṣire sarve bhekasāraṅgabarhiṇaḥ R_2,057.012

patitenāmbhasā channaḥ patamānena cāsakṛt
ābabhau mattasāraṅgas toyarāśir ivācalaḥ R_2,057.013

tasminn atisukhe kāle dhanuṣmān iṣumān rathī
vyāyāma kṛtasaṃkalpaḥ sarayūm anvagāṃ nadīm R_2,057.014

nipāne mahiṣaṃ rātrau gajaṃ vābhyāgataṃ nadīm
anyaṃ vā śvāpadaṃ kaṃ cij jighāṃsur ajitendriyaḥ R_2,057.015

athāndhakāre tv aśrauṣaṃ jale kumbhasya paryataḥ
acakṣur viṣaye ghoṣaṃ vāraṇasyeva nardataḥ R_2,057.016

tato 'haṃ śaram uddhṛtya dīptam āśīviṣopamam
amuñcaṃ niśitaṃ bāṇam aham āśīviṣopamam R_2,057.017

tatra vāg uṣasi vyaktā prādurāsīd vanaukasaḥ
hā heti patatas toye vāg abhūt tatra mānuṣī
katham asmadvidhe śastraṃ nipatet tu tapasvini R_2,057.018

praviviktāṃ nadīṃ rātrāv udāhāro 'ham āgataḥ
iṣuṇābhihataḥ kena kasya vā kiṃ kṛtaṃ mayā R_2,057.019

ṛṣer hi nyasta daṇḍasya vane vanyena jīvataḥ
kathaṃ nu śastreṇa vadho madvidhasya vidhīyate R_2,057.020

jaṭābhāradharasyaiva valkalājinavāsasaḥ
ko vadhena mamārthī syāt kiṃ vāsyāpakṛtaṃ mayā R_2,057.021

evaṃ niṣphalam ārabdhaṃ kevalānarthasaṃhitam
na kaś cit sādhu manyeta yathaiva gurutalpagam R_2,057.022

nemaṃ tathānuśocāmi jīvitakṣayam ātmanaḥ
mātaraṃ pitaraṃ cobhāv anuśocāmi madvidhe R_2,057.023

tad etān mithunaṃ vṛddhaṃ cirakālabhṛtaṃ mayā
mayi pañcatvam āpanne kāṃ vṛttiṃ vartayiṣyati R_2,057.024

vṛddhau ca mātāpitarāv ahaṃ caikeṣuṇā hataḥ
kena sma nihatāḥ sarve subālenākṛtātmanā R_2,057.025

taṃ giraṃ karuṇāṃ śrutvā mama dharmānukāṅkṣiṇaḥ
karābhyāṃ saśaraṃ cāpaṃ vyathitasyāpatad bhuvi R_2,057.026

taṃ deśam aham āgamya dīnasattvaḥ sudurmanāḥ
apaśyam iṣuṇā tīre sarayvās tāpasaṃ hatam R_2,057.027

sa mām udvīkṣya netrābhyāṃ trastam asvasthacetasaṃ
ity uvāca vacaḥ krūraṃ didhakṣann iva tejasā R_2,057.028

kiṃ tavāpakṛtaṃ rājan vane nivasatā mayā
jihīrṣur ambho gurvarthaṃ yad ahaṃ tāḍitas tvayā R_2,057.029

ekena khalu bāṇena marmaṇy abhihate mayi
dvāv andhau nihatau vṛddhau mātā janayitā ca me R_2,057.030

tau nūnaṃ durbalāv andhau matpratīkṣau pipāsitau
ciram āśākṛtāṃ tṛṣṇāṃ kaṣṭāṃ saṃdhārayiṣyataḥ R_2,057.031

na nūnaṃ tapaso vāsti phalayogaḥ śrutasya vā
pitā yan māṃ na jānāti śayānaṃ patitaṃ bhuvi R_2,057.032

jānann api ca kiṃ kuryād aśaktir aparikramaḥ
bhidyamānam ivāśaktas trātum anyo nago nagam R_2,057.033

pitus tvam eva me gatvā śīghram ācakṣva rāghava
na tvām anudahet kruddho vanaṃ vahnir ivaidhitaḥ R_2,057.034

iyam ekapadī rājan yato me pitur āśramaḥ
taṃ prasādaya gatvā tvaṃ na tvāṃ sa kupitaḥ śapet R_2,057.035

viśalyaṃ kuru māṃ rājan marma me niśitaḥ śaraḥ
ruṇaddhi mṛdu sotsedhaṃ tīram amburayo yathā R_2,057.036

na dvijātir ahaṃ rājan mā bhūt te manaso vyathā
śūdrāyām asmi vaiśyena jāto janapadādhipa R_2,057.037

itīva vadataḥ kṛcchrād bāṇābhihatamarmaṇaḥ
tasya tv ānamyamānasya taṃ bāṇam aham uddharam R_2,057.038

jalārdragātraṃ tu vilapya kṛcchān marmavraṇaṃ saṃtatam ucchasantam
tataḥ sarayvāṃ tam ahaṃ śayānaṃ samīkṣya bhadre subhṛśaṃ viṣaṇṇaḥ R_2,057.039

tad ajñānān mahat pāpaṃ kṛtvā saṃkulitendriyaḥ
ekas tv acintayaṃ buddhyā kathaṃ nu sukṛtaṃ bhavet R_2,058.001

tatas taṃ ghaṭam ādaya pūrṇaṃ paramavāriṇā
āśramaṃ tam ahaṃ prāpya yathākhyātapathaṃ gataḥ R_2,058.002

tatrāhaṃ durbalāv andhau vṛddhāv apariṇāyakau
apaśyaṃ tasya pitarau lūnapakṣāv iva dvijau R_2,058.003

tannimittābhir āsīnau kathābhir aparikramau
tām āśāṃ matkṛte hīnāv udāsīnāv anāthavat R_2,058.004

padaśabdaṃ tu me śrutvā munir vākyam abhāṣata
kiṃ cirāyasi me putra pānīyaṃ kṣipram ānaya R_2,058.005

yannimittam idaṃ tāta salile krīḍitaṃ tvayā
utkaṇṭhitā te māteyaṃ praviśa kṣipram āśramam R_2,058.006

yad vyalīkaṃ kṛtaṃ putra mātrā te yadi vā mayā
na tan manasi kartavyaṃ tvayā tāta tapasvinā R_2,058.007

tvaṃ gatis tv agatīnāṃ ca cakṣus tvaṃ hīnacakṣuṣām
samāsaktās tvayi prāṇāḥ kiṃ cin nau nābhibhāṣase R_2,058.008

munim avyaktayā vācā tam ahaṃ sajjamānayā
hīnavyañjanayā prekṣya bhīto bhīta ivābruvam R_2,058.009

manasaḥ karma ceṣṭābhir abhisaṃstabhya vāgbalam
ācacakṣe tv ahaṃ tasmai putravyasanajaṃ bhayam R_2,058.010

kṣatriyo 'haṃ daśaratho nāhaṃ putro mahātmanaḥ
sajjanāvamataṃ duḥkham idaṃ prāptaṃ svakarmajam R_2,058.011

bhagavaṃś cāpahasto 'haṃ sarayūtīram āgataḥ
jighāṃsuḥ śvāpadaṃ kiṃ cin nipāne vāgataṃ gajam R_2,058.012

tatra śruto mayā śabdo jale kumbhasya pūryataḥ
dvipo 'yam iti matvā hi bāṇenābhihato mayā R_2,058.013

gatvā nadyās tatas tīram apaśyam iṣuṇā hṛdi
vinirbhinnaṃ gataprāṇaṃ śayānaṃ bhuvi tāpasaṃ R_2,058.014

bhagavañ śabdam ālakṣya mayā gajajighāṃsunā
visṛṣṭo 'mbhasi nārācas tena te nihataḥ sutaḥ R_2,058.015

sa coddhṛtena bāṇena tatraiva svargam āsthitaḥ
bhagavantāv ubhau śocann andhāv iti vilapya ca R_2,058.016

ajñānād bhavataḥ putraḥ sahasābhihato mayā
śeṣam evaṃgate yat syāt tat prasīdatu me muniḥ R_2,058.017

sa tac chrutvā vacaḥ krūraṃ niḥśvasañ śokakarśitaḥ
mām uvāca mahātejāḥ kṛtāñjalim upasthitam R_2,058.018

yady etad aśubhaṃ karma na sma me kathayeḥ svayam
phalen mūrdhā sma te rājan sadyaḥ śatasahasradhā R_2,058.019

kṣatriyeṇa vadho rājan vānaprasthe viśeṣataḥ
jñānapūrvaṃ kṛtaḥ sthānāc cyāvayed api vajriṇam R_2,058.020

ajñānād dhi kṛtaṃ yasmād idaṃ tenaiva jīvasi
api hy adya kulaṃ nasyād rāghavāṇāṃ kuto bhavān R_2,058.021

naya nau nṛpa taṃ deśam iti māṃ cābhyabhāṣata
adya taṃ draṣṭum icchāvaḥ putraṃ paścimadarśanam R_2,058.022

rudhireṇāvasitāṅgaṃ prakīrṇājinavāsasaṃ
śayānaṃ bhuvi niḥsaṃjñaṃ dharmarājavaśaṃ gatam R_2,058.023

athāham ekas taṃ deśaṃ nītvā tau bhṛśaduḥkhitau
asparśayam ahaṃ putraṃ taṃ muniṃ saha bhāryayā R_2,058.024

tau putram ātmanaḥ spṛṣṭvā tam āsādya tapasvinau
nipetatuḥ śarīre 'sya pitā cāsyedam abravīt R_2,058.025

na nv ahaṃ te priyaḥ putra mātaraṃ paśya dhārmika
kiṃ nu nāliṅgase putra sukumāra vaco vada R_2,058.026

kasya vāpararātre 'haṃ śroṣyāmi hṛdayaṃgamam
adhīyānasya madhuraṃ śāstraṃ vānyad viśeṣataḥ R_2,058.027

ko māṃ saṃdhyām upāsyaiva snātvā hutahutāśanaḥ
ślāghayiṣyaty upāsīnaḥ putraśokabhayārditam R_2,058.028

kandamūlaphalaṃ hṛtvā ko māṃ priyam ivātithim
bhojayiṣyaty akarmaṇyam apragraham anāyakam R_2,058.029

imām andhāṃ ca vṛddhāṃ ca mātaraṃ te tapasvinīm
kathaṃ putra bhariṣyāmi kṛpaṇāṃ putragardhinīm R_2,058.030

tiṣṭha mā mā gamaḥ putra yamasya sadanaṃ prati
śvo mayā saha gantāsi jananyā ca samedhitaḥ R_2,058.031

ubhāv api ca śokārtāv anāthau kṛpaṇau vane
kṣipram eva gamiṣyāvas tvayā hīnau yamakṣayam R_2,058.032

tato vaivasvataṃ dṛṣṭvā taṃ pravakṣyāmi bhāratīm
kṣamatāṃ dharmarājo me bibhṛyāt pitarāv ayam R_2,058.033

apāpo 'si yathā putra nihataḥ pāpakarmaṇā
tena satyena gacchāśu ye lokāḥ śastrayodhinām R_2,058.034

yānti śūrā gatiṃ yāṃ ca saṃgrāmeṣv anivartinaḥ
hatās tv abhimukhāḥ putra gatiṃ tāṃ paramāṃ vraja R_2,058.035

yāṃ gatiṃ sagaraḥ śaibyo dilīpo janamejayaḥ
nahuṣo dhundhumāraś ca prāptās tāṃ gaccha putraka R_2,058.036

yā gatiḥ sarvasādhūnāṃ svādhyāyāt patasaś ca yā
bhūmidasyāhitāgneś ca ekapatnīvratasya ca R_2,058.037

gosahasrapradātṝṇāṃ yā yā gurubhṛtām api
dehanyāsakṛtāṃ yā ca tāṃ gatiṃ gaccha putraka
na hi tv asmin kule jāto gacchaty akuśalāṃ gatim R_2,058.038

evaṃ sa kṛpaṇaṃ tatra paryadevayatāsakṛt
tato 'smai kartum udakaṃ pravṛttaḥ saha bhāryayā R_2,058.039

sa tu divyena rūpeṇa muniputraḥ svakarmabhiḥ
āśvāsya ca muhūrtaṃ tu pitarau vākyam abravīt R_2,058.040

sthānam asmi mahat prāpto bhavatoḥ paricāraṇāt
bhavantāv api ca kṣipraṃ mama mūlam upaiṣyataḥ R_2,058.041

evam uktvā tu divyena vimānena vapuṣmatā
āruroha divaṃ kṣipraṃ muniputro jitendriyaḥ R_2,058.042

sa kṛtvā tūdakaṃ tūrṇaṃ tāpasaḥ saha bhāryayā
mām uvāca mahātejāḥ kṛtāñjalim upasthitam R_2,058.043

adyaiva jahi māṃ rājan maraṇe nāsti me vyathā
yac chareṇaikaputraṃ māṃ tvam akārṣīr aputrakam R_2,058.044

tvayā tu yad avijñānān nihato me sutaḥ śuciḥ
tena tvām abhiśapsyāmi suduḥkham atidāruṇam R_2,058.045

putravyasanajaṃ duḥkhaṃ yad etan mama sāmpratam
evaṃ tvaṃ putraśokena rājan kālaṃ kariṣyasi R_2,058.046

tasmān mām āgataṃ bhadre tasyodārasya tad vacaḥ
yad ahaṃ putraśokena saṃtyakṣyāmy adya jīvitam R_2,058.047

yadi māṃ saṃspṛśed rāmaḥ sakṛd adyālabheta vā
na tan me sadṛśaṃ devi yan mayā rāghave kṛtam R_2,058.048

cakṣuṣā tvāṃ na paśyāmi smṛtir mama vilupyate
dūtā vaivasvatasyaite kausalye tvarayanti mām R_2,058.049

atas tu kiṃ duḥkhataraṃ yad ahaṃ jīvitakṣaye
na hi paśyāmi dharmajñaṃ rāmaṃ satyaparākyamam R_2,058.050

na te manuṣyā devās te ye cāruśubhakuṇḍalam
mukhaṃ drakṣyanti rāmasya varṣe pañcadaśe punaḥ R_2,058.051

padmapatrekṣaṇaṃ subhru sudaṃṣṭraṃ cārunāsikam
dhanyā drakṣyanti rāmasya tārādhipanibhaṃ mukham R_2,058.052

sadṛśaṃ śāradasyendoḥ phullasya kamalasya ca
sugandhi mama nāthasya dhanyā drakṣyanti tanmukham R_2,058.053

nivṛttavanavāsaṃ tam ayodhyāṃ punar āgatam
drakṣyanti sukhino rāmaṃ śukraṃ mārgagataṃ yathā R_2,058.054

ayam ātmabhavaḥ śoko mām anātham acetanam
saṃsādayati vegena yathā kūlaṃ nadīrayaḥ R_2,058.055

hā rāghava mahābāho hā mamāyāsa nāśana
rājā daśarathaḥ śocañ jīvitāntam upāgamat R_2,058.056

tathā tu dīnaṃ kathayan narādhipaḥ priyasya putrasya vivāsanāturaḥ
gate 'rdharātre bhṛśaduḥkhapīḍitas tadā jahau prāṇam udāradarśanaḥ R_2,058.057

atha rātryāṃ vyatītāyāṃ prātar evāpare 'hani
bandinaḥ paryupātiṣṭhaṃs tat pārthivaniveśanam R_2,059.001

tataḥ śucisamācārāḥ paryupasthāna kovidaḥ
strīvarṣavarabhūyiṣṭhā upatasthur yathāpuram R_2,059.002

haricandanasaṃpṛktam udakaṃ kāñcanair ghaṭaiḥ
āninyuḥ snānaśikṣājñā yathākālaṃ yathāvidhi R_2,059.003

maṅgalālambhanīyāni prāśanīyān upaskarān
upaninyus tathāpy anyāḥ kumārī bahulāḥ striyaḥ R_2,059.004

atha yāḥ kosalendrasya śayanaṃ pratyanantarāḥ
tāḥ striyas tu samāgamya bhartāraṃ pratyabodhayan R_2,059.005

tā vepathuparītāś ca rājñaḥ prāṇeṣu śaṅkitāḥ
pratisrotas tṛṇāgrāṇāṃ sadṛśaṃ saṃcakampire R_2,059.006

atha saṃvepamanānāṃ strīṇāṃ dṛṣṭvā ca pārthivam
yat tad āśaṅkitaṃ pāpaṃ tasya jajñe viniścayaḥ R_2,059.007

tataḥ pracukruśur dīnāḥ sasvaraṃ tā varāṅganāḥ
kareṇava ivāraṇye sthānapracyutayūthapāḥ R_2,059.008

tāsām ākranda śabdena sahasodgatacetane
kausalyā ca sumitrāca tyaktanidre babhūvatuḥ R_2,059.009

kausalyā ca sumitrā ca dṛṣṭvā spṛṣṭvā ca pārthivam
hā nātheti parikruśya petatur dharaṇītale R_2,059.010

sā kosalendraduhitā veṣṭamānā mahītale
na babhrāja rajodhvastā tāreva gaganacyutā R_2,059.011

tat samuttrastasaṃbhrāntaṃ paryutsukajanākulam
sarvatas tumulākrandaṃ paritāpārtabāndhavam R_2,059.012

sadyo nipatitānandaṃ dīnaviklavadarśanam
babhūva naradevasya sadma diṣṭāntam īyuṣaḥ R_2,059.013

atītam ājñāya tu pārthivarṣabhaṃ yaśasvinaṃ saṃparivārya patnayaḥ
bhṛśaṃ rudantyaḥ karuṇaṃ suduḥkhitāḥ pragṛhya bāhū vyalapann anāthavat R_2,059.014

tam agnim iva saṃśāntam ambuhīnam ivārṇavam
hataprabham ivādityaṃ svargathaṃ prekṣya bhūmipam R_2,060.001

kausalyā bāṣpapūrṇākṣī vividhaṃ śokakarśitā
upagṛhya śiro rājñaḥ kaikeyīṃ pratyabhāṣata R_2,060.002

sakāmā bhava kaikeyi bhuṅkṣva rājyam akaṇṭakam
tyaktvā rājānam ekāgrā nṛśaṃse duṣṭacāriṇi R_2,060.003

vihāya māṃ gato rāmo bhartā ca svargato mama
vipathe sārthahīneva nāhaṃ jīvitum utsahe R_2,060.004

bhartāraṃ taṃ parityajya kā strī daivatam ātmanaḥ
icchej jīvitum anyatra kaikeyyās tyaktadharmaṇaḥ R_2,060.005

na lubdho budhyate doṣān kiṃ pākam iva bhakṣayan
kubjānimittaṃ kaikeyyā rāghavāṇān kulaṃ hatam R_2,060.006

aniyoge niyuktena rājñā rāmaṃ vivāsitam
sabhāryaṃ janakaḥ śrutvā paritapsyaty ahaṃ yathā R_2,060.007

rāmaḥ kamalapatrākṣo jīvanāśam ito gataḥ
videharājasya sutā tahā sītā tapasvinī
duḥkhasyānucitā duḥkhaṃ vane paryudvijiṣyati R_2,060.008

nadatāṃ bhīmaghoṣāṇāṃ niśāsu mṛgapakṣiṇām
niśamya nūnaṃ saṃstrastā rāghavaṃ saṃśrayiṣyati R_2,060.009

vṛddhaś caivālpaputraś ca vaidehīm anicintayan
so 'pi śokasamāviṣṭo nanu tyakṣyati jīvitam R_2,060.010

tāṃ tataḥ saṃpariṣvajya vilapantīṃ tapasvinīm
vyapaninyuḥ suduḥkhārtāṃ kausalyāṃ vyāvahārikāḥ R_2,060.011

tailadroṇyām athāmātyāḥ saṃveśya jagatīpatim
rājñaḥ sarvāṇy athādiṣṭāś cakruḥ karmāṇy anantaram R_2,060.012

na tu saṃkalanaṃ rājño vinā putreṇa mantriṇaḥ
sarvajñāḥ kartum īṣus te tato rakṣanti bhūmipam R_2,060.013

tailadroṇyāṃ tu sacivaiḥ śāyitaṃ taṃ narādhipam
hā mṛto 'yam iti jñātvā striyas tāḥ paryadevayan R_2,060.014

bāhūn udyamya kṛpaṇā netraprasravaṇair mukhaiḥ
rudantyaḥ śokasaṃtaptāḥ kṛpaṇaṃ paryadevayan R_2,060.015

niśānakṣatrahīneva strīva bhartṛvivarjitā
purī nārājatāyodhyā hīnā rājñā mahātmanā R_2,060.016

bāṣpaparyākulajanā hāhābhūtakulāṅganā
śūnyacatvaraveśmāntā na babhrāja yathāpuram R_2,060.017

gataprabhā dyaur iva bhāskaraṃ vinā vyapetanakṣatragaṇeva śarvarī
purī babhāse rahitā mahātmanā na cāsrakaṇṭhākulamārgacatvarā R_2,060.018

narāś ca nāryaś ca sametya saṃghaśo vigarhamāṇā bharatasya mātaram
tadā nagaryāṃ naradevasaṃkṣaye babhūvur ārtā na ca śarma lebhire R_2,060.019

vyatītāyāṃ tu śarvaryām ādityasyodaye tataḥ
sametya rājakartāraḥ sabhām īyur dvijātayaḥ R_2,061.001

mārkaṇḍeyo 'tha maudgalyo vāmadevaś ca kāśyapaḥ
kātyayano gautamaś ca jābāliś ca mahāyaśāḥ R_2,061.002

ete dvijāḥ sahāmātyaiḥ pṛthag vācam udīrayan
vasiṣṭham evābhimukhāḥ śreṣṭho rājapurohitam R_2,061.003

atītā śarvarī duḥkhaṃ yā no varṣaśatopamā
asmin pañcatvam āpanne putraśokena pārthive R_2,061.004

svargataś ca mahārājo rāmaś cāraṇyam āśritaḥ
lakṣmaṇaś cāpi tejasvī rāmeṇaiva gataḥ saha R_2,061.005

ubhau bharataśatrughnau kkekayeṣu paraṃtapau
pure rājagṛhe ramye mātāmahaniveśane R_2,061.006

ikṣvākūṇām ihādyaiva kaś cid rājā vidhīyatām
arājakaṃ hi no rāṣṭraṃ na vināśam avāpnuyāt R_2,061.007

nārājale janapade vidyunmālī mahāsvanaḥ
abhivarṣati parjanyo mahīṃ divyena vāriṇā R_2,061.008

nārājake janapade bījamuṣṭiḥ prakīryate
nārākake pituḥ putro bhāryā vā vartate vaśe R_2,061.009

arājake dhanaṃ nāsti nāsti bhāryāpy arājake
idam atyāhitaṃ cānyat kutaḥ satyam arājake R_2,061.010

nārājake janapade kārayanti sabhāṃ narāḥ
udyānāni ca ramyāṇi hṛṣṭāḥ puṇyagṛhāṇi ca R_2,061.011

nārājake janapade yajñaśīlā dvijātayaḥ
satrāṇy anvāsate dāntā brāhmaṇāḥ saṃśitavratāḥ R_2,061.012

nārājake janapade prabhūtanaṭanartakāḥ
utsavāś ca samājāś ca vardhante rāṣṭravardhanāḥ R_2,061.013

nārajake janapade siddhārthā vyavahāriṇaḥ
kathābhir anurajyante kathāśīlāḥ kathāpriyaiḥ R_2,061.014

nārājake janapade vāhanaiḥ śīghragāmibhiḥ
narā niryānty araṇyāni nārībhiḥ saha kāminaḥ R_2,061.015

nārākaje janapade dhanavantaḥ surakṣitāḥ
śerate vivṛta dvārāḥ kṛṣigorakṣajīvinaḥ R_2,061.016

nārājake janapade vaṇijo dūragāminaḥ
gacchanti kṣemam adhvānaṃ bahupuṇyasamācitāḥ R_2,061.017

nārājake janapade caraty ekacaro vaśī
bhāvayann ātmanātmānaṃ yatrasāyaṃgṛho muniḥ R_2,061.018

nārājake janapade yogakṣemaṃ pravartate
na cāpy arājake senā śatrūn viṣahate yudhi R_2,061.019

yathā hy anudakā nadyo yathā vāpy atṛṇaṃ vanam
agopālā yathā gāvas tathā rāṣṭram arājakam R_2,061.020

nārājake janapade svakaṃ bhavati kasya cit
matsyā iva narā nityaṃ bhakṣayanti parasparam R_2,061.021

yehi saṃbhinnamaryādā nāstikāś chinnasaṃśayāḥ
te 'pi bhāvāya kalpante rājadaṇḍanipīḍitāḥ R_2,061.022

aho tama ivedaṃ syān na prajñāyeta kiṃ cana
rājā cen na bhaveṃl loke vibhajan sādhvasādhunī R_2,061.023

jīvaty api mahārāje tavaiva vacanaṃ vayam
nātikramāmahe sarve velāṃ prāpyeva sāgaraḥ R_2,061.024

sa naḥ samīkṣya dvijavaryavṛttaṃ nṛpaṃ vinā rājyam araṇyabhūtam
kumāram ikṣvākusutaṃ vadānyaṃ tvam eva rājānam ihābhiṣiñcaya R_2,061.025

teṣāṃ tad vacanaṃ śrutvā vasiṣṭhaḥ pratyuvāca ha
mitrāmātyagaṇān sarvān brāhmaṇāṃs tān idaṃ vacaḥ R_2,062.001

yad asau mātulakule pure rājagṛhe sukhī
bharato vasati bhrātrā śatrughnena samanvitaḥ R_2,062.002

tac chīghraṃ javanā dūtā gacchantu tvaritair hayaiḥ
ānetuṃ bhrātarau vīrau kiṃ samīkṣāmahe vayam R_2,062.003

gacchantv iti tataḥ sarve vasiṣṭhaṃ vākyam abruvan
teṣāṃ tad vacanaṃ śrutvā vasiṣṭho vākyam abravīt R_2,062.004

ehi siddhārtha vijaya jayantāśokanandana
śrūyatām itikartavyaṃ sarvān eva bravīmi vaḥ R_2,062.005

puraṃ rājagṛhaṃ gatvā śīghraṃ śīghrajavair hayaiḥ
tyaktaśokair idaṃ vācyaḥ śāsanād bharato mama R_2,062.006

purohitas tvāṃ kuśalaṃ prāha sarve ca mantriṇaḥ
tvaramāṇaś ca niryāhi kṛtyam ātyayikaṃ tvayā R_2,062.007

mā cāsmai proṣitaṃ rāmaṃ mā cāsmai pitaraṃ mṛtam
bhavantaḥ śaṃsiṣur gatvā rāghavāṇām imaṃ kṣayam R_2,062.008

kauśeyāni ca vastrāṇi bhūṣaṇāni varāṇi ca
kṣipram ādāya rājñaś ca bharatasya ca gacchata
vasiṣṭhenābhyanujñātā dūtāḥ saṃtvaritā yayuḥ R_2,062.009

te hastina pure gaṅgāṃ tīrtvā pratyaṅmukhā yayuḥ
pāñcāladeśam āsādya madhyena kurujāṅgalam R_2,062.010

te prasannodakāṃ divyāṃ nānāvihagasevitām
upātijagmur vegena śaradaṇḍāṃ janākulām R_2,062.011

nikūlavṛkṣam āsādya divyaṃ satyopayācanam
abhigamyābhivādyaṃ taṃ kuliṅgāṃ prāviśan purīm R_2,062.012

abhikālaṃ tataḥ prāpya tejo'bhibhavanāc cyutāḥ
yayur madhyena bāhlīkān sudāmānaṃ ca parvatam
viṣṇoḥ padaṃ prekṣamāṇā vipāśāṃ cāpi śālmalīm R_2,062.013

te śrāntavāhanā dūtā vikṛṣṭena satā pathā
giri vrajaṃ pura varaṃ śīghram āsedur añjasā R_2,062.014

bhartuḥ priyārthaṃ kularakṣaṇārthaṃ bhartuś ca vaṃśasya parigrahārtham
aheḍamānās tvarayā sma dūtā rātryāṃ tu te tat puram eva yātāḥ R_2,062.015

yām eva rātriṃ te dūtāḥ praviśanti sma tāṃ purīm
bharatenāpi tāṃ rātriṃ svapno dṛṣṭo 'yam apriyaḥ R_2,063.001

vyuṣṭām eva tu tāṃ rātriṃ dṛṣṭvā taṃ svapnam apriyam
putro rājādhirājasya subhṛśaṃ paryatapyata R_2,063.002

tapyamānaṃ samājñāya vayasyāḥ priyavādinaḥ
āyāsaṃ hi vineṣyantaḥ sabhāyāṃ cakrire kathāḥ R_2,063.003

vādayanti tathā śāntiṃ lāsayanty api cāpare
nāṭakāny apare prāhur hāsyāni vividhāni ca R_2,063.004

sa tair mahātmā bharataḥ sakhibhiḥ priya vādibhiḥ
goṣṭhīhāsyāni kurvadbhir na prāhṛṣyata rāghavaḥ R_2,063.005

tam abravīt priyasakho bharataṃ sakhibhir vṛtam
suhṛdbhiḥ paryupāsīnaḥ kiṃ sakhe nānumodase R_2,063.006

evaṃ bruvāṇaṃ suhṛdaṃ bharataḥ pratyuvāca ha
śṛṇu tvaṃ yan nimittaṃme dainyam etad upāgatam R_2,063.007

svapne pitaram adrākṣaṃ malinaṃ muktamūrdhajam
patantam adriśikharāt kaluṣe gomaye hrade R_2,063.008

plavamānaś ca me dṛṣṭaḥ sa tasmin gomayahrade
pibann añjalinā tailaṃ hasann iva muhur muhuḥ R_2,063.009

tatas tilodanaṃ bhuktvā punaḥ punar adhaḥśirāḥ
tailenābhyaktasarvāṅgas tailam evāvagāhata R_2,063.010

svapne 'pi sāgaraṃ śuṣkaṃ candraṃ ca patitaṃ bhuvi
sahasā cāpi saṃśantaṃ jvalitaṃ jātavedasaṃ R_2,063.011

avadīrṇāṃ ca pṛthivīṃ śuṣkāṃś ca vividhān drumān
ahaṃ paśyāmi vidhvastān sadhūmāṃś caiva pārvatān R_2,063.012

pīṭhe kārṣṇāyase cainaṃ niṣaṇṇaṃ kṛṣṇavāsasaṃ
prahasanti sma rājānaṃ pramadāḥ kṛṣṇapiṅgalāḥ R_2,063.013

tvaramāṇaś ca dharmātmā raktamālyānulepanaḥ
rathena kharayuktena prayāto dakṣiṇāmukhaḥ R_2,063.014

evam etan mayā dṛṣṭam imāṃ rātriṃ bhayāvahām
ahaṃ rāmo 'tha vā rājā lakṣmaṇo vā mariṣyati R_2,063.015

naro yānena yaḥ svapne kharayuktena yāti hi
acirāt tasya dhūmāgraṃ citāyāṃ saṃpradṛśyate
etannimittaṃ dīno 'haṃ tan na vaḥ pratipūjaye R_2,063.016

śuṣyatīva ca me kaṇṭho na svastham iva me manaḥ
jugupsann iva cātmānaṃ na ca paśyāmi kāraṇam R_2,063.017

imāṃ hi duḥsvapnagatiṃ niśāmya tām anekarūpām avitarkitāṃ purā
bhayaṃ mahat tad dhṛdayān na yāti me vicintya rājānam acintyadarśanam R_2,063.018

bharate bruvati svapnaṃ dūtās te klāntavāhanāḥ
praviśyāsahyaparikhaṃ ramyaṃ rājagṛhaṃ puram R_2,064.001

samāgamya tu rājñā ca rājaputreṇa cārcitāḥ
rājñaḥ pādau gṛhītvā tu tam ūcur bharataṃ vacaḥ R_2,064.002

purohitas tvā kuśalaṃ prāha sarve ca mantriṇaḥ
tvaramāṇaś ca niryāhi kṛtyam ātyayikaṃ tvayā R_2,064.003

atra viṃśatikoṭyas tu nṛpater mātulasya te
daśakoṭyas tu saṃpūrṇās tathaiva ca nṛpātmaja R_2,064.004

pratigṛhya ca tat sarvaṃ svanuraktaḥ suhṛjjane
dūtān uvāca bharataḥ kāmaiḥ saṃpratipūjya tān R_2,064.005

kaccit sukuśalī rājā pitā daśaratho mama
kaccic cārāgatā rāme lakṣmaṇe vā mahātmani R_2,064.006

āryā ca dharmaniratā dharmajñā dharmadarśinī
arogā cāpi kausalyā mātā rāmasya dhīmataḥ R_2,064.007

kaccit sumitrā dharmajñā jananī lakṣmaṇasya yā
śatrughnasya ca vīrasya sārogā cāpi madhyamā R_2,064.008

ātmakāmā sadā caṇḍī krodhanā prājñamāninī
arogā cāpi kaikeyī mātā me kim uvāca ha R_2,064.009

evam uktās tu te dūtā bharatena mahātmanā
ūcuḥ saṃpraśritaṃ vākyam idaṃ taṃ bharataṃ tadā
kuśalās te naravyāghra yeṣāṃ kuśalam icchasi R_2,064.010

bharataś cāpi tān dūtān evam ukto 'bhyabhāṣata
āpṛcche 'haṃ mahārājaṃ dūtāḥ saṃtvarayanti mām R_2,064.011

evam uktvā tu tān dūtān bharataḥ pārthivātmajaḥ
dūtaiḥ saṃcodito vākyaṃ mātāmaham uvāca ha R_2,064.012

rājan pitur gamiṣyāmi sakāśaṃ dūtacoditaḥ
punar apy aham eṣyāmi yadā me tvaṃ smariṣyasi R_2,064.013

bharatenaivam uktas tu nṛpo mātāmahas tadā
tam uvāca śubhaṃ vākyaṃ śirasy āghrāya rāghavam R_2,064.014

gaccha tātānujāne tvāṃ kaikeyī suprajās tvayā
mātaraṃ kuśalaṃ brūyāḥ pitaraṃ ca paraṃtapa R_2,064.015

purohitaṃ ca kuśalaṃ ye cānye dvijasattamāḥ
tau ca tāta maheṣvāsau bhrātaru rāmalakṣmaṇau R_2,064.016

tasmai hastyuttamāṃś citrān kambalān ajināni ca
abhisatkṛtya kaikeyo bharatāya dhanaṃ dadau R_2,064.017

rukma niṣkasahasre dve ṣoḍaśāśvaśatāni ca
satkṛtya kaikeyī putraṃ kekayo dhanam ādiśat R_2,064.018

tathāmātyān abhipretān viśvāsyāṃś ca guṇānvitān
dadāv aśvapatiḥ śīghraṃ bharatāyānuyāyinaḥ R_2,064.019

airāvatān aindraśirān nāgān vai priyadarśanān
kharāñ śīghrān susaṃyuktān mātulo 'smai dhanaṃ dadau R_2,064.020

antaḥpure 'tisaṃvṛddhān vyāghravīryabalānvitān
daṃṣṭrāyudhān mahākāyāñ śunaś copāyanaṃ dadau R_2,064.021

sa mātāmaham āpṛcchya mātulaṃ ca yudhājitam
ratham āruhya bharataḥ śatrughnasahito yayau R_2,064.022

rathān maṇḍalacakrāṃś ca yojayitvā paraḥśatam
uṣṭrago'śvakharair bhṛtyā bharataṃ yāntam anvayuḥ R_2,064.023

balena gupto bharato mahātmā sahāryakasyātmasamair amātyaiḥ
ādāya śatrughnam apetaśatrur gṛhād yayau siddha ivendralokāt R_2,064.024

sa prāṅmukho rājagṛhād abhiniryāya vīryavān
hrādinīṃ dūrapārāṃ ca pratyaksrotas taraṅgiṇīm
śatadrūm atarac chrīmān nadīm ikṣvākunandanaḥ R_2,065.001

eladhāne nadīṃ tīrtvā prāpya cāparaparpaṭān
śilām ākurvatīṃ tīrtvā āgneyaṃ śalyakartanam R_2,065.002

satyasaṃdhaḥ śuciḥ śrīmān prekṣamāṇaḥ śilāvahām
atyayāt sa mahāśailān vanaṃ caitrarathaṃ prati R_2,065.003

veginīṃ ca kuliṅgākhyāṃ hrādinīṃ parvatāvṛtām
yamunāṃ prāpya saṃtīrṇo balam āśvāsayat tadā R_2,065.004

śītīkṛtya tu gātrāṇi klāntān āśvāsya vājinaḥ
tatra snātvā ca pītvā ca prāyād ādāya codakam R_2,065.005

rājaputro mahāraṇyam anabhīkṣṇopasevitam
bhadro bhadreṇa yānena mārutaḥ kham ivātyayāt R_2,065.006

toraṇaṃ dakṣiṇārdhena jambūprastham upāgamat
varūthaṃ ca yayau ramyaṃ grāmaṃ daśarathātmajaḥ R_2,065.007

tatra ramye vane vāsaṃ kṛtvāsau prāṅmukho yayau
udyānam ujjihānāyāḥ priyakā yatra pādapāḥ R_2,065.008

sālāṃs tu priyakān prāpya śīghrān āsthāya vājinaḥ
anujñāpyātha bharato vāhinīṃ tvarito yayau R_2,065.009

vāsaṃ kṛtvā sarvatīrthe tīrtvā cottānakāṃ nadīm
anyā nadīś ca vividhāḥ pārvatīyais turaṃgamaiḥ R_2,065.010

hastipṛṣṭhakam āsādya kuṭikām atyavartata
tatāra ca naravyāghro lauhitye sa kapīvatīm
ekasāle sthāṇumatīṃ vinate gomatīṃ nadīm R_2,065.011

kaliṅga nagare cāpi prāpya sālavanaṃ tadā
bharataḥ kṣipram āgacchat supariśrāntavāhanaḥ R_2,065.012

vanaṃ ca samatītyāśu śarvaryām aruṇodaye
ayodhyāṃ manunā rājñā nirmitāṃ sa dadarśa ha R_2,065.013

tāṃ purīṃ puruṣavyāghraḥ saptarātroṣiṭaḥ pathi
ayodhyām agrato dṛṣṭvā rathe sārathim abravīt R_2,065.014

eṣā nātipratītā me puṇyodyānā yaśasvinī
ayodhyā dṛśyate dūrāt sārathe pāṇḍumṛttikā R_2,065.015

yajvabhir guṇasaṃpannair brāhmaṇair vedapāragaiḥ
bhūyiṣṭham ṛddhair ākīrṇā rājarṣivarapālitā R_2,065.016

ayodhyāyāṃ purāśabdaḥ śrūyate tumulo mahān
samantān naranārīṇāṃ tam adya na śṛṇomy aham R_2,065.017

udyānāni hi sāyāhne krīḍitvoparatair naraiḥ
samantād vipradhāvadbhiḥ prakāśante mamānyadā R_2,065.018

tāny adyānurudantīva parityaktāni kāmibhiḥ
araṇyabhūteva purī sārathe pratibhāti me R_2,065.019

na hy atra yānair dṛśyante na gajair na ca vājibhiḥ
niryānto vābhiyānto vā naramukhyā yathāpuram R_2,065.020

aniṣṭāni ca pāpāni paśyāmi vividhāni ca
nimittāny amanojñāni tena sīdati te manaḥ R_2,065.021

dvāreṇa vaijayantena prāviśac chrāntavāhanaḥ
dvāḥsthair utthāya vijayaṃ pṛṣṭas taiḥ sahito yayau R_2,065.022

sa tv anekāgrahṛdayo dvāḥsthaṃ pratyarcya taṃ janam
sūtam aśvapateḥ klāntam abravīt tatra rāghavaḥ R_2,065.023

śrutā no yādṛśāḥ pūrvaṃ nṛpatīnāṃ vināśane
ākārās tān ahaṃ sarvān iha paśyāmi sārathe R_2,065.024

malinaṃ cāśrupūrṇākṣaṃ dīnaṃ dhyānaparaṃ kṛśam
sastrī puṃsaṃ ca paśyāmi janam utkaṇṭhitaṃ pure R_2,065.025

ity evam uktvā bharataḥ sūtaṃ taṃ dīnamānasaḥ
tāny aniṣṭāny ayodhyāyāṃ prekṣya rājagṛhaṃ yayau R_2,065.026

tāṃ śūnyaśṛṅgāṭakaveśmarathyāṃ rajo'ruṇadvārakapāṭayantrām
dṛṣṭvā purīm indrapurī prakāśāṃ duḥkhena saṃpūrṇataro babhūva R_2,065.027

bahūni paśyan manaso 'priyāṇi yāny annyadā nāsya pure babhūvuḥ
avākśirā dīnamanā nahṛṣṭaḥ pitur mahātmā praviveśa veśma R_2,065.028

apaśyaṃs tu tatas tatra pitaraṃ pitur ālaye
jagāma bharato draṣṭuṃ mātaraṃ mātur ālaye R_2,066.001

anuprāptaṃ tu taṃ dṛṣṭvā kaikeyī proṣitaṃ sutam
utpapāta tadā hṛṣṭā tyaktvā sauvarṇamānasaṃ R_2,066.002

sa praviśyaiva dharmātmā svagṛhaṃ śrīvivarjitam
bharataḥ prekṣya jagrāha jananyāś caraṇau śubhau R_2,066.003

taṃ mūrdhni samupāghrāya pariṣvajya yaśasvinam
aṅke bharatam āropya praṣṭuṃ samupacakrame R_2,066.004

adya te kati cid rātryaś cyutasyāryakaveśmanaḥ
api nādhvaśramaḥ śīghraṃ rathenāpatatas tava R_2,066.005

āryakas te sukuśalo yudhājin mātulas tava
pravāsāc ca sukhaṃ putra sarvaṃ me vaktum arhasi R_2,066.006

evaṃ pṛṣṭhas tu kaikeyyā priyaṃ pārthivanandanaḥ
ācaṣṭa bharataḥ sarvaṃ mātre rājīvalocanaḥ R_2,066.007

adya me saptamī rātriś cyutasyāryakaveśmanaḥ
ambāyāḥ kuśalī tāto yudhājin mātulaś ca me R_2,066.008

yan me dhanaṃ ca ratnaṃ ca dadau rājā paraṃtapaḥ
pariśrāntaṃ pathy abhavat tato 'haṃ pūrvam āgataḥ R_2,066.009

rājavākyaharair dūtais tvaryamāṇo 'ham āgataḥ
yad ahaṃ praṣṭum icchāmi tad ambā vaktum arhasi R_2,066.010

śūnyo 'yaṃ śayanīyas te paryaṅko hemabhūṣitaḥ
na cāyam ikṣvākujanaḥ prahṛṣṭaḥ pratibhāti me R_2,066.011

rājā bhavati bhūyiṣṭham ihāmbāyā niveśane
tam ahaṃ nādya paśyāmi draṣṭum icchann ihāgataḥ R_2,066.012

pitur grahīṣye caraṇau taṃ mamākhyāhi pṛcchataḥ
āhosvid amba jyeṣṭhāyāḥ kausalyāyā niveśane R_2,066.013

taṃ pratyuvāca kaikeyī priyavad ghoram apriyam
ajānantaṃ prajānantī rājyalobhena mohitā
yā gatiḥ sarvabhūtānāṃ tāṃ gatiṃ te pitā gataḥ R_2,066.014

tac chrutvā bharato vākyaṃ dharmābhijanavāñ śuciḥ
papāta sahasā bhūmau pitṛśokabalārditaḥ R_2,066.015

tataḥ śokena saṃvītaḥ pitur maraṇaduḥkhitaḥ
vilalāpa mahātejā bhrāntākulitacetanaḥ R_2,066.016

etat suruciraṃ bhāti pitur me śayanaṃ purā
tad idaṃ na vibhāty adya vihīnaṃ tena dhīmatā R_2,066.017

tam ārtaṃ devasaṃkāśaṃ samīkṣya patitaṃ bhuvi
utthāpayitvā śokārtaṃ vacanaṃ cedam abravīt R_2,066.018

uttiṣṭhottiṣṭha kiṃ śeṣe rājaputra mahāyaśaḥ
tvadvidhā na hi śocanti santaḥ sadasi saṃmatāḥ R_2,066.019

sa rudatyā ciraṃ kālaṃ bhūmau viparivṛtya ca
jananīṃ pratyuvācedaṃ śokair bahubhir āvṛtaḥ R_2,066.020

abhiṣekṣyati rāmaṃ tu rājā yajñaṃ nu yakṣyati
ity ahaṃ kṛtasaṃkalpo hṛṣṭo yātrām ayāsiṣam R_2,066.021

tad idaṃ hy anyathā bhūtaṃ vyavadīrṇaṃ mano mama
pitaraṃ yo na paśyāmi nityaṃ priyahite ratam R_2,066.022

amba kenātyagād rājā vyādhinā mayy anāgate
dhanyā rāmādayaḥ sarve yaiḥ pitā saṃskṛtaḥ svayam R_2,066.023

na nūnaṃ māṃ mahārājaḥ prāptaṃ jānāti kīrtimān
upajighred dhi māṃ mūrdhni tātaḥ saṃnamya satvaram R_2,066.024

kva sa pāṇiḥ sukhasparśas tātasyākliṣṭakarmaṇaḥ
yena māṃ rajasā dhvastam abhīkṣṇaṃ parimārjati R_2,066.025

yo me bhrātā pitā bandhur yasya dāso 'smi dhīmataḥ
tasya māṃ śīghram ākhyāhi rāmasyākliṣṭa karmaṇaḥ R_2,066.026

pitā hi bhavati jyeṣṭho dharmam āryasya jānataḥ
tasya pādau grahīṣyāmi sa hīdānīṃ gatir mama R_2,066.027

ārye kim abravīd rājā pitā me satyavikramaḥ
paścimaṃ sādhu saṃdeśam icchāmi śrotum ātmanaḥ R_2,066.028

iti pṛṣṭā yathātattvaṃ kaikeyī vākyam abravīt
rāmeti rājā vilapan hā sīte lakṣmaṇeti ca
sa mahātmā paraṃ lokaṃ gato gatimatāṃ varaḥ R_2,066.029

imāṃ tu paścimāṃ vācaṃ vyājahāra pitā tava
kāla dharmaparikṣiptaḥ pāśair iva mahāgajaḥ R_2,066.030

siddhārthās tu narā rāmam āgataṃ sītayā saha
lakṣmaṇaṃ ca mahābāhuṃ drakṣyanti punar āgatam R_2,066.031

tac chrutvā viṣasādaiva dvitīyā priyaśaṃsanāt
viṣaṇṇavadano bhūtvā bhūyaḥ papraccha mātaram R_2,066.032

kva cedānīṃ sa dharmātmā kausalyānandavardhanaḥ
lakṣmaṇena saha bhrātrā sītayā ca samaṃ gataḥ R_2,066.033

tathā pṛṣṭā yathātattvam ākhyātum upacakrame
mātāsya yugapad vākyaṃ vipriyaṃ priyaśaṅkayā R_2,066.034

sa hi rājasutaḥ putra cīravāsā mahāvanam
daṇḍakān saha vaidehyā lakṣmaṇānucaro gataḥ R_2,066.035

tac chrutvā bharatas trasto bhrātuś cāritraśaṅkayā
svasya vaṃśasya māhātmyāt praṣṭuṃ samupacakrame R_2,066.036

kaccin na brāhmaṇavadhaṃ hṛtaṃ rāmeṇa kasya cit
kaccin nāḍhyo daridro vā tenāpāpo vihiṃsitaḥ R_2,066.037

kaccin na paradārān vā rājaputro 'bhimanyate
kasmāt sa daṇḍakāraṇye bhrūṇaheva vivāsitaḥ R_2,066.038

athāsya capalā mātā tat svakarma yathātatham
tenaiva strīsvabhāvena vyāhartum upacakrame R_2,066.039

na brāhmaṇadhanaṃ kiṃ cid dhṛtaṃ rāmeṇa kasya cit
kaś cin nāḍhyo daridro vā tenāpāpo vihiṃsitaḥ
na rāmaḥ paradārāṃś ca cakṣurbhyām api paśyati R_2,066.040

mayā tu putra śrutvaiva rāmasyaivābhiṣecanam
yācitas te pitā rājyaṃ rāmasya ca vivāsanam R_2,066.041

sa svavṛttiṃ samāsthāya pitā te tat tathākarot
rāmaś ca sahasaumitriḥ preṣitaḥ saha sītayā R_2,066.042

tam apaśyan priyaṃ putraṃ mahīpālo mahāyaśāḥ
putraśokaparidyūnaḥ pañcatvam upapedivān R_2,066.043

tvayā tv idānīṃ dharmajña rājatvam avalambyatām
tvatkṛte hi mayā sarvam idam evaṃvidhaṃ kṛtam R_2,066.044

tat putra śīghraṃ vidhinā vidhijñair vasiṣṭhamukhyaiḥ sahito dvijendraiḥ
saṃkālya rājānam adīnasattvam ātmānam urvyām abhiṣecayasva R_2,066.045

śrutvā tu pitaraṃ vṛttaṃ bhrātaru ca vivāsitau
bharato duḥkhasaṃtapta idaṃ vacanam abravīt R_2,067.001

kiṃ nuṇkāryaṃ hatasyeha mama rājyena śocataḥ
vihīnasyātha pitrā ca bhrātrā pitṛsamena ca R_2,067.002

duḥkhe me duḥkham akaror vraṇe kṣāram ivādadhāḥ
rājānaṃ pretabhāvasthaṃ kṛtvā rāmaṃ ca tāpasaṃ R_2,067.003

kulasya tvam abhāvāya kālarātrir ivāgatā
aṅgāram upagūhya sma pitā me nāvabuddhavān R_2,067.004

kausalyā ca sumitrā ca putraśokābhipīḍite
duṣkaraṃ yadi jīvetāṃ prāpya tvāṃ jananīṃ mama R_2,067.005

nanu tv āryo 'pi dharmātmā tvayi vṛttim anuttamām
vartate guruvṛttijño yathā mātari vartate R_2,067.006

tathā jyeṣṭhā hi me mātā kausalyā dīrghadarśinī
tvayi dharmaṃ samāsthāya bhaginyām iva vartate R_2,067.007

tasyāḥ putraṃ kṛtātmānaṃ cīravalkalavāsasaṃ
prasthāpya vanavāsāya kathaṃ pāpe na śocasi R_2,067.008

apāpadarśinaṃ śūraṃ kṛtātmānaṃ yaśasvinam
pravrājya cīravasanaṃ kiṃ nu paśyasi kāraṇam R_2,067.009

lubdhāyā vidito manye na te 'haṃ rāghavaṃ prati
tathā hy anartho rājyārthaṃ tvayā nīto mahān ayam R_2,067.010

ahaṃ hi puruṣavyāghrāv apaśyan rāmalakṣmaṇau
kena śaktiprabhāvena rājyaṃ rakṣitum utsahe R_2,067.011

taṃ hi nityaṃ mahārājo balavantaṃ mahābalaḥ
apāśrito 'bhūd dharmātmā merur meruvanaṃ yathā R_2,067.012

so 'haṃ katham imaṃ bhāraṃ mahādhuryasamudyatam
damyo dhuram ivāsādya saheyaṃ kena caujasā R_2,067.013

atha vā me bhavec chaktir yogair buddhibalena vā
sakāmāṃ na kariṣyāmi tvām ahaṃ putragardhinīm
nivartayiṣyāmi vanād bhrātaraṃ svajanapriyam R_2,067.014

ity evam uktvā bharato mahātmā priyetarair vākyagaṇais tudaṃs tām
śokāturaś cāpi nanāda bhūyaḥ siṃho yathā parvatagahvarasthaḥ R_2,067.015

tāṃ tathā garhayitvā tu mātaraṃ bharatas tadā
roṣeṇa mahatāviṣṭaḥ punar evābravīd vacaḥ R_2,068.001

rājyād bhraṃśasva kaikeyi nṛśaṃse duṣṭacāriṇi
parityaktā ca dharmeṇa mā mṛtaṃ rudatī bhava R_2,068.002

kiṃ nu te 'dūṣayad rājā rāmo vā bhṛśadhārmikaḥ
yayor mṛtyur vivāsaś ca tvatkṛte tulyam āgatau R_2,068.003

bhrūṇahatyām asi prāptā kulasyāsya vināśanāt
kaikeyi narakaṃ gaccha mā ca bhartuḥ salokatām R_2,068.004

yat tvayā hīdṛśaṃ pāpaṃ kṛtaṃ ghoreṇa karmaṇā
sarvalokapriyaṃ hitvā mamāpy āpāditaṃ bhayam R_2,068.005

tvatkṛte me pitā vṛtto rāmaś cāraṇyam āśritaḥ
ayaśo jīvaloke ca tvayāhaṃ pratipāditaḥ R_2,068.006

mātṛrūpe mamāmitre nṛśaṃse rājyakāmuke
na te 'ham abhibhāṣyo 'smi durvṛtte patighātini R_2,068.007

kausalyā ca sumitrā ca yāś cānyā mama mātaraḥ
duḥkhena mahatāviṣṭās tvāṃ prāpya kuladūṣiṇīm R_2,068.008

na tvam aśvapateḥ kanyā dharmarājasya dhīmataḥ
rākṣasī tatra jātāsi kulapradhvaṃsinī pituḥ R_2,068.009

yat tvayā dhārmiko rāmo nityaṃ satyaparāyaṇaḥ
vanaṃ prasthāpito duḥkhāt pitā ca tridivaṃ gataḥ R_2,068.010

yat pradhānāsi tat pāpaṃ mayi pitrā vinākṛte
bhrātṛbhyāṃ ca parityakte sarvalokasya cāpriye R_2,068.011

kausalyāṃ dharmasaṃyuktāṃ viyuktāṃ pāpaniścaye
kṛtvā kaṃ prāpsyase tv adya lokaṃ nirayagāminī R_2,068.012

kiṃ nāvabudhyase krūre niyataṃ bandhusaṃśrayam
jyeṣṭhaṃ pitṛsamaṃ rāmaṃ kausalyāyātmasaṃbhavam R_2,068.013

aṅgapratyaṅgajaḥ putro hṛdayāc cāpi jāyate
tasmāt priyataro mātuḥ priyatvān na tu bāndhavaḥ R_2,068.014

anyadā kila dharmajñā surabhiḥ surasaṃmatā
vahamānau dadarśorvyāṃ putrau vigatacetasau R_2,068.015

tāv ardhadivase śrāntau dṛṣṭvā putrau mahītale
ruroda putra śokena bāṣpaparyākulekṣaṇā R_2,068.016

adhastād vrajatas tasyāḥ surarājño mahātmanaḥ
bindavaḥ patitā gātre sūkṣmāḥ surabhigandhinaḥ R_2,068.017

tāṃ dṛṣṭvā śokasaṃtaptāṃ vajrapāṇir yaśasvinīm
indraḥ prāñjalir udvignaḥ surarājo 'bravīd vacaḥ R_2,068.018

bhayaṃ kaccin na cāsmāsu kutaś cid vidyate mahat
kuto nimittaḥ śokas te brūhi sarvahitaiṣiṇi R_2,068.019

evam uktā tu surabhiḥ surarājena dhīmatā
patyuvāca tato dhīrā vākyaṃ vākyaviśāradā R_2,068.020

śāntaṃ pātaṃ na vaḥ kiṃ cit kutaś cid amarādhipa
ahaṃ tu magnau śocāmi svaputrau viṣame sthitau R_2,068.021

etau dṛṣṭvā kṛṣau dīnau sūryaraśmipratāpinau
vadhyamānau balīvardau karṣakeṇa surādhipa R_2,068.022

mama kāyāt prasūtau hi duḥkhitau bhāra pīḍitau
yau dṛṣṭvā paritapye 'haṃ nāsti putrasamaḥ priyaḥ R_2,068.023

yasyāḥ putra sahasrāṇi sāpi śocati kāmadhuk
kiṃ punar yā vinā rāmaṃ kausalyā vartayiṣyati R_2,068.024

ekaputrā ca sādhvī ca vivatseyaṃ tvayā kṛtā
tasmāt tvaṃ satataṃ duḥkhaṃ pretya ceha ca lapsyase R_2,068.025

ahaṃ hy apacitiṃ bhrātuḥ pituś ca sakalām imām
vardhanaṃ yaśasaś cāpi kariṣyāmi na saṃśayaḥ R_2,068.026

ānāyayitvā tanayaṃ kausalyāyā mahādyutim
svayam eva pravekṣyāmi vanaṃ muniniṣevitam R_2,068.027

iti nāga ivāraṇye tomarāṅkuśacoditaḥ
papāta bhuvi saṃkruddho niḥśvasann iva pannagaḥ R_2,068.028

saṃraktanetraḥ śithilāmbaras tadā vidhūtasarvābharaṇaḥ paraṃtapaḥ
babhūva bhūmau patito nṛpātmajaḥ śacīpateḥ ketur ivotsavakṣaye R_2,068.029

tathaiva krośatas tasya bharatasya mahātmanaḥ
kausalyā śabdam ājñāya sumitrām idam abravīt R_2,069.001

āgataḥ krūrakāryāyāḥ kaikeyyā bharataḥ sutaḥ
tam ahaṃ draṣṭum icchāmi bharataṃ dīrghadarśinam R_2,069.002

evam uktvā sumitrāṃ sā vivarṇā malināmbarā
pratasthe bharato yatra vepamānā vicetanā R_2,069.003

sa tu rāmānujaś cāpi śatrughnasahitas tadā
pratasthe bharato yatra kausalyāyā niveśanam R_2,069.004

tataḥ śatrughnabharatau kausalyāṃ prekṣya duḥkhitau
paryaṣvajetāṃ duḥkhārtāṃ patitāṃ naṣṭacetanām R_2,069.005

bharataṃ pratyuvācedaṃ kausalyā bhṛśaduḥkhitā
idaṃ te rājyakāmasya rājyaṃ prāptam akaṇṭakam
saṃprāptaṃ bata kaikeyyā śīghraṃ krūreṇa karmaṇā R_2,069.006

prasthāpya cīravasanaṃ putraṃ me vanavāsinam
kaikeyī kaṃ guṇaṃ tatra paśyati krūradarśinī R_2,069.007

kṣipraṃ mām api kaikeyī prasthāpayitum arhati
hiraṇyanābho yatrāste suto me sumahāyaśāḥ R_2,069.008

atha vā svayam evāhaṃ sumitrānucarā sukham
agnihotraṃ puraskṛtya prasthāsye yatra rāghavaḥ R_2,069.009

kāmaṃ vā svayam evādya tatra māṃ netum arhasi
yatrāsau puruṣavyāghras tapyate me tapaḥ sutaḥ R_2,069.010

idaṃ hi tava vistīrṇaṃ dhanadhānyasamācitam
hastyaśvarathasaṃpūrṇaṃ rājyaṃ niryātitaṃ tayā R_2,069.011

evaṃ vilapamānāṃ tāṃ bharataḥ prāñjalis tadā
kausalyāṃ pratyuvācedaṃ śokair bahubhir āvṛtām R_2,069.012

ārye kasmād ajānantaṃ garhase mām akilbiṣam
vipulāṃ ca mama prītiṃ sthirāṃ jānāsi rāghave R_2,069.013

kṛtā śāstrānugā buddhir mā bhūt tasya kadā cana
satyasaṃdhaḥ satāṃ śreṣṭho yasyāryo 'numate gataḥ R_2,069.014

praiṣyaṃ pāpīyasāṃ yātu sūryaṃ ca prati mehatu
hantu pādena gāṃ suptāṃ yasyāryo 'numate gataḥ R_2,069.015

kārayitvā mahat karma bhartā bhṛtyam anarthakam
adharmo yo 'sya so 'syās tu yasyāryo 'numate gataḥ R_2,069.016

paripālayamānasya rājño bhūtāni putravat
tatas tu druhyatāṃ pāpaṃ yasyāryo 'numate gataḥ R_2,069.017

baliṣaḍbhāgam uddhṛtya nṛpasyārakṣataḥ prajāḥ
adharmo yo 'sya so 'syāstu yasyāryo 'numate gataḥ R_2,069.018

saṃśrutya ca tapasvibhyaḥ satre vai yajñadakṣiṇām
tāṃ vipralapatāṃ pāpaṃ yasyāryo 'numate gataḥ R_2,069.019

hastyaśvarathasaṃbādhe yuddhe śastrasamākule
mā sma kārṣīt satāṃ dharmaṃ yasyāryo 'numate gataḥ R_2,069.020

upadiṣṭaṃ susūkṣmārthaṃ śāstraṃ yatnena dhīmatā
sa nāśayatu duṣṭātmā yasyāryo 'numate gataḥ R_2,069.021

pāyasaṃ kṛsaraṃ chāgaṃ vṛthā so 'śnātu nirghṛṇaḥ
gurūṃś cāpy avajānātu yasyāryo 'numate gataḥ R_2,069.022

putrair dāraiś ca bhṛtyaiś ca svagṛhe parivāritaḥ
sa eko mṛṣṭam aśnātu yasyāryo 'numate gataḥ R_2,069.023

rājastrībālavṛddhānāṃ vadhe yat pāpam ucyate
bhṛtyatyāge ca yat pāpaṃ tat pāpaṃ pratipadyatām R_2,069.024

ubhe saṃdhye śayānasya yat pāpaṃ parikalpyate
tac ca pāpaṃ bhavet tasya yasyāryo 'numate gataḥ R_2,069.025

yad agnidāyake pāpaṃ yat pāpaṃ gurutalpage
mitradrohe ca yat pāpaṃ tat pāpaṃ pratipadyatām R_2,069.026

devatānāṃ pitṝṇāṃ ca mātā pitros tathaiva ca
mā sma kārṣīt sa śuśrūṣāṃ yasyāryo 'numate gataḥ R_2,069.027

satāṃ lokāt satāṃ kīrtyāḥ sajjuṣṭāt karmaṇas tathā
bhraśyatu kṣipram adyaiva yasyāryo 'numate gataḥ R_2,069.028

vihīnāṃ patiputrābhyāṃ kausalyāṃ pārthivātmajaḥ
evam āśvasayann eva duḥkhārto nipapāta ha R_2,069.029

tathā tu śapathaiḥ kaṣṭaiḥ śapamānam acetanam
bharataṃ śokasaṃtaptaṃ kausalyā vākyam abravīt R_2,069.030

mama duḥkham idaṃ putra bhūyaḥ samupajāyate
śapathaiḥ śapamāno hi prāṇān uparuṇatsi me R_2,069.031

diṣṭyā na calito dharmād ātmā te sahalakṣmaṇaḥ
vatsa satyapratijño me satāṃ lokān avāpsyasi R_2,069.032

evaṃ vilapamānasya duḥkhārtasya mahātmanaḥ
mohāc ca śokasaṃrodhād babhūva lulitaṃ manaḥ R_2,069.033

lālapyamānasya vicetanasya pranaṣṭabuddheḥ patitasya bhūmau
muhur muhur niḥśvasataś ca dīrghaṃ sā tasya śokena jagāma rātriḥ R_2,069.034

tam evaṃ śokasaṃtaptaṃ bharataṃ kekayīsutam
uvāca vadatāṃ śreṣṭho vasiṣṭhaḥ śreṣṭhavāg ṛṣiḥ R_2,070.001

alaṃ śokena bhadraṃ te rājaputra mahāyaśaḥ
prāptakālaṃ narapateḥ kuru saṃyānam uttaram R_2,070.002

vasiṣṭhasya vacaḥ śrutvā bharato dhāraṇāṃ gataḥ
pretakāryāṇi sarvāṇi kārayām āsa dharmavit R_2,070.003

uddhṛtaṃ tailasaṃkledāt sa tu bhūmau niveśitam
āpītavarṇavadanaṃ prasuptam iva bhūmipam R_2,070.004

niveśya śayane cāgrye nānāratnapariṣkṛte
tato daśarathaṃ putro vilalāpa suduḥkhitaḥ R_2,070.005

kiṃ te vyavasitaṃ rājan proṣite mayy anāgate
vivāsya rāmaṃ dharmajñaṃ lakṣmaṇaṃ ca mahābalam R_2,070.006

kva yāsyasi mahārāja hitvemaṃ duḥkhitaṃ janam
hīnaṃ puruṣasiṃhena rāmeṇākliṣṭakarmaṇā R_2,070.007

yogakṣemaṃ tu te rājan ko 'smin kalpayitā pure
tvayi prayāte svas tāta rāme ca vanam āśrite R_2,070.008

vidhavā pṛthivī rājaṃs tvayā hīnā na rājate
hīnacandreva rajanī nagarī pratibhāti mām R_2,070.009

evaṃ vilapamānaṃ taṃ bharataṃ dīnamānasaṃ
abravīd vacanaṃ bhūyo vasiṣṭhas tu mahān ṛṣiḥ R_2,070.010

pretakāryāṇi yāny asya kartavyāni viśāmpateḥ
tāny avyagraṃ mahābāho kriyatām avicāritam R_2,070.011

tatheti bharato vākyaṃ vasiṣṭhasyābhipūjya tat
ṛtvikpurohitācāryāṃs tvarayām āsa sarvaśaḥ R_2,070.012

ye tv agrato narendrasya agny agārād bahiṣkṛtāḥ
ṛtvigbhir yājakaiś caiva te hriyante yathāvidhi R_2,070.013

śibilāyām athāropya rājānaṃ gatacetanam
bāṣpakaṇṭhā vimanasas tam ūhuḥ paricārakāḥ R_2,070.014

hiraṇyaṃ ca suvarṇaṃ ca vāsāṃsi vividhāni ca
prakiranto janā mārgaṃ nṛpater agrato yayuḥ R_2,070.015

candanāguruniryāsān saralaṃ padmakaṃ tathā
devadārūṇi cāhṛtya citāṃ cakrus tathāpare R_2,070.016

gandhān uccāvacāṃś cānyāṃs tatra dattvātha bhūmipam
tataḥ saṃveśayām āsuś citāmadhye tam ṛtvijaḥ R_2,070.017

tathā hutāśanaṃ hutvā jepus tasya tadartvijaḥ
jaguś ca te yathāśāstraṃ tatra sāmāni sāmagāḥ R_2,070.018

śibikābhiś ca yānaiś ca yathārhaṃ tasya yoṣitaḥ
nagarān niryayus tatra vṛddhaiḥ parivṛtās tadā R_2,070.019

prasavyaṃ cāpi taṃ cakrur ṛtvijo 'gnicitaṃ nṛpam
striyaś ca śokasaṃtaptāḥ kausalyā pramukhās tadā R_2,070.020

krauñcīnām iva nārīṇāṃ ninādas tatra śuśruve
ārtānāṃ karuṇaṃ kāle krośantīnāṃ sahasraśaḥ R_2,070.021

tato rudantyo vivaśā vilapya ca punaḥ punaḥ
yānebhyaḥ sarayūtīram avaterur varāṅganāḥ R_2,070.022

kṛtodakaṃ te bharatena sārdhaṃ nṛpāṅganā mantripurohitāś ca
puraṃ praviśyāśruparītanetrā bhūmau daśāhaṃ vyanayanta duḥkham R_2,070.023

tato daśāhe 'tigate kṛtaśauco nṛpātmajaḥ
dvādaśe 'hani saṃprāpte śrāddhakarmāṇy akārayat R_2,071.001

brāhmaṇebhyo dadau ratnaṃ dhanam annaṃ ca puṣkalam
bāstikaṃ bahuśuklaṃ ca gāś cāpi śataśas tathā R_2,071.002

dāsīdāsaṃ ca yānaṃ ca veśmāni sumahānti ca
brāhmaṇebhyo dadau putro rājñas tasyaurdhvadaihikam R_2,071.003

tataḥ prabhātasamaye divase 'tha trayodaśe
vilalāpa mahābāhur bharataḥ śokamūrchitaḥ R_2,071.004

śabdāpihitakaṇṭhaś ca śodhanārtham upāgataḥ
citāmūle pitur vākyam idam āha suduḥkhitaḥ R_2,071.005

tāta yasmin niṣṛṣṭo 'haṃ tvayā bhrātari rāghave
tasmin vanaṃ pravrajite śūnye tyakto 'smy ahaṃ tvayā R_2,071.006

yathāgatir anāthāyāḥ putraḥ pravrājito vanam
tām ambāṃ tāta kausalyāṃ tyaktvā tvaṃ kva gato nṛpa R_2,071.007

dṛṣṭvā bhasmāruṇaṃ tac ca dagdhāsthisthānamaṇḍalam
pituḥ śarīra nirvāṇaṃ niṣṭanan viṣasāda ha R_2,071.008

sa tu dṛṣṭvā rudan dīnaḥ papāta dharaṇītale
utthāpyamānaḥ śakrasya yantra dhvaja iva cyutaḥ R_2,071.009

abhipetus tataḥ sarve tasyāmātyāḥ śucivratam
antakāle nipatitaṃ yayātim ṛṣayo yathā R_2,071.010

śatrughnaś cāpi bharataṃ dṛṣṭvā śokapariplutam
visaṃjño nyapatad bhūmau bhūmipālam anusmaran R_2,071.011

unmatta iva niścetā vilalāpa suduḥkhitaḥ
smṛtvā pitur guṇāṅgāni tāni tāni tadā tadā R_2,071.012

mantharā prabhavas tīvraḥ kaikeyīgrāhasaṃkulaḥ
varadānamayo 'kṣobhyo 'majjayac chokasāgaraḥ R_2,071.013

sukumāraṃ ca bālaṃ ca satataṃ lālitaṃ tvayā
kva tāta bharataṃ hitvā vilapantaṃ gato bhavān R_2,071.014

nanu bhojyeṣu pāneṣu vastreṣv ābharaṇeṣu ca
pravārayasi naḥ sarvāṃs tan naḥ ko 'dya kariṣyati R_2,071.015

avadāraṇa kāle tu pṛthivī nāvadīryate
vihīnā yā tvayā rājñā dharmajñena mahātmanā R_2,071.016

pitari svargam āpanne rāme cāraṇyam āśrite
kiṃ me jīvita sāmarthyaṃ pravekṣyāmi hutāśanam R_2,071.017

hīno bhrātrā ca pitrā ca śūnyām ikṣvākupālitām
ayodhyāṃ na pravekṣyāmi pravekṣyāmi tapovanam R_2,071.018

tayor vilapitaṃ śrutvā vyasanaṃ cānvavekṣya tat
bhṛśam ārtatarā bhūyaḥ sarva evānugāminaḥ R_2,071.019

tato viṣaṇṇau śrāntau ca śatrughnabharatāv ubhau
dharaṇyāṃ saṃvyaceṣṭetāṃ bhagnaśṛṅgāv ivarṣabhau R_2,071.020

tataḥ prakṛtimān vaidyaḥ pitur eṣāṃ purohitaḥ
vasiṣṭho bharataṃ vākyam utthāpya tam uvāca ha R_2,071.021

trīṇi dvandvāni bhūteṣu pravṛttāny aviśeṣataḥ
teṣu cāparihāryeṣu naivaṃ bhavitum arhati R_2,071.022

sumantraś cāpi śatrughnam utthāpyābhiprasādya ca
śrāvayām āsa tattvajñaḥ sarvabhūtabhavābhavau R_2,071.023

utthitau tau naravyāghrau prakāśete yaśasvinau
varṣātapapariklinnau pṛthag indradhvajāv iva R_2,071.024

aśrūṇi parimṛdnantau raktākṣau dīnabhāṣiṇau
amātyās tvarayanti sma tanayau cāparāḥ kriyāḥ R_2,071.025

atra yātrāṃ samīhantaṃ śatrughno lakṣmaṇānujaḥ
bharataṃ śokasaṃtaptam idaṃ vacanam abravīt R_2,072.001

gatir yaḥ sarvabhūtānāṃ duḥkhe kiṃ punar ātmanaḥ
sa rāmaḥ sattva saṃpannaḥ striyā pravrājito vanam R_2,072.002

balavān vīrya saṃpanno lakṣmaṇo nāma yo 'py asau
kiṃ na mocayate rāmaṃ kṛtvāpi pitṛnigraham R_2,072.003

pūrvam eva tu nigrāhyaḥ samavekṣya nayānayau
utpathaṃ yaḥ samārūḍho nāryā rājā vaśaṃ gataḥ R_2,072.004

iti saṃbhāṣamāṇe tu śatrughne lakṣmaṇānuje
prāgdvāre 'bhūt tadā kubjā sarvābharaṇabhūṣitā R_2,072.005

liptā candanasāreṇa rājavastrāṇi bibhratī
mekhalā dāmabhiś citrai rajjubaddheva vānarī R_2,072.006

tāṃ samīkṣya tadā dvāḥstho bhṛśaṃ pāpasya kāriṇīm
gṛhītvākaruṇaṃ kubjāṃ śatrughnāya nyavedayat R_2,072.007

yasyāḥ kṛte vane rāmo nyastadehaś ca vaḥ pitā
seyaṃ pāpā nṛśaṃsā ca tasyāḥ kuru yathāmati R_2,072.008

śatrughnaś ca tad ājñāya vacanaṃ bhṛśaduḥkhitaḥ
antaḥpuracarān sarvān ity uvāca dhṛtavrataḥ R_2,072.009

tīvram utpāditaṃ duḥkhaṃ bhrātṝṇāṃ me tathā pituḥ
yayā seyaṃ nṛśaṃsasya karmaṇaḥ phalam aśnutām R_2,072.010

evam uktā ca tenāśu sakhī janasamāvṛtā
gṛhītā balavat kubjā sā tadgṛham anādayat R_2,072.011

tataḥ subhṛśa saṃtaptas tasyāḥ sarvaḥ sakhījanaḥ
kruddham ājñāya śatrughnaṃ vyapalāyata sarvaśaḥ R_2,072.012

amantrayata kṛtsnaś ca tasyāḥ sarvasakhījanaḥ
yathāyaṃ samupakrānto niḥśeṣaṃ naḥ kariṣyati R_2,072.013

sānukrośāṃ vadānyāṃ ca dharmajñāṃ ca yaśasvinīm
kausalyāṃ śaraṇaṃ yāmaḥ sā hi no 'stu dhruvā gatiḥ R_2,072.014

sa ca roṣeṇa tāmrākṣaḥ śatrughnaḥ śatrutāpanaḥ
vicakarṣa tadā kubjāṃ krośantīṃ pṛthivītale R_2,072.015

tasyā hy ākṛṣyamāṇāyā mantharāyās tatas tataḥ
citraṃ bahuvidhaṃ bhāṇḍaṃ pṛthivyāṃ tad vyaśīryata R_2,072.016

tena bhāṇḍena saṃkīrṇaṃ śrīmadrājaniveśanam
aśobhata tadā bhūyaḥ śāradaṃ gaganaṃ yathā R_2,072.017

sa balī balavat krodhād gṛhītvā puruṣarṣabhaḥ
kaikeyīm abhinirbhartsya babhāṣe paruṣaṃ vacaḥ R_2,072.018

tair vākyaiḥ paruṣair duḥkhaiḥ kaikeyī bhṛśaduḥkhitā
śatrughna bhayasaṃtrastā putraṃ śaraṇam āgatā R_2,072.019

tāṃ prekṣya bharataḥ kruddhaṃ śatrughnam idam abravīt
avadhyāḥ sarvabhūtānāṃ pramadāḥ kṣamyatām iti R_2,072.020

hanyām aham imāṃ pāpāṃ kaikeyīṃ duṣṭacāriṇīm
yadi māṃ dhārmiko rāmo nāsūyen mātṛghātakam R_2,072.021

imām api hatāṃ kubjāṃ yadi jānāti rāghavaḥ
tvāṃ ca māṃ caiva dharmātmā nābhibhāṣiṣyate dhruvam R_2,072.022

bharatasya vacaḥ śrutvā śatrughno lakṣmaṇānujaḥ
nyavartata tato roṣāt tāṃ mumoca ca mantharām R_2,072.023

sā pādamūle kaikeyyā mantharā nipapāta ha
niḥśvasantī suduḥkhārtā kṛpaṇaṃ vilalāpa ca R_2,072.024

śatrughnavikṣepavimūḍhasaṃjñāṃ samīkṣya kubjāṃ bharatasya mātā
śanaiḥ samāśvāsayad ārtarūpāṃ krauñcīṃ vilagnām iva vīkṣamāṇām R_2,072.025

tataḥ prabhātasamaye divase 'tha caturdaśe
sametya rājakartāro bharataṃ vākyam abruvan R_2,073.001

gato daśarathaḥ svargaṃ yo no gurutaro guruḥ
rāmaṃ pravrājya vai jyeṣṭhaṃ lakṣmaṇaṃ ca mahābalam R_2,073.002

tvam adya bhava no rājā rājaputra mahāyaśaḥ
saṃgatyā nāparādhnoti rājyam etad anāyakam R_2,073.003

ābhiṣecanikaṃ sarvam idam ādāya rāghava
pratīkṣate tvāṃ svajanaḥ śreṇayaś ca nṛpātmaja R_2,073.004

rājyaṃ gṛhāṇa bharata pitṛpaitāmahaṃ mahat
abhiṣecaya cātmānaṃ pāhi cāsmān nararṣabha R_2,073.005

ābhiṣecanikaṃ bhāṇḍaṃ kṛtvā sarvaṃ pradakṣiṇam
bharatas taṃ janaṃ sarvaṃ pratyuvāca dhṛtavrataḥ R_2,073.006

jyeṣṭhasya rājatā nityam ucitā hi kulasya naḥ
naivaṃ bhavanto māṃ vaktum arhanti kuśalā janāḥ R_2,073.007

rāmaḥ pūrvo hi no bhrātā bhaviṣyati mahīpatiḥ
ahaṃ tv araṇye vatsyāmi varṣāṇi nava pañca ca R_2,073.008

yujyatāṃ mahatī senā caturaṅgamahābalā
ānayiṣyāmy ahaṃ jyeṣṭhaṃ bhrātaraṃ rāghavaṃ vanāt R_2,073.009

ābhiṣecanikaṃ caiva sarvam etad upaskṛtam
puraskṛtya gamiṣyāmi rāmahetor vanaṃ prati R_2,073.010

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