Rāmāyaṇa-southern-2 (southern recension) · Chapter 2.101

Rāmāyaṇa, Ayodhyākāṇḍa, 101
jābāles tu vacaḥ śrutvā rāmaḥ satyātmanāṃ varaḥ /
uvāca parayā yuktyā svabuddhyā cāvipannayā

bhavān me priyakāmārthaṃ vacanaṃ yad ihoktavān /
akāryaṃ kāryasaṃkāśam apathyaṃ pathyasaṃmitam

nirmaryādas tu puruṣaḥ pāpācārasamanvitaḥ /
mānaṃ na labhate satsu bhinnacāritradarśanaḥ

kulīnam akulīnaṃ vā vīraṃ puruṣamāninam /
cāritram eva vyākhyāti śuciṃ vā yadi vāśucim

anāryas tv āryasaṃkāśaḥ śaucāddhīnas tathā śuciḥ /
lakṣaṇyavad alakṣaṇyo duḥśīlaḥ śīlavān iva

adharmaṃ dharmaveṣeṇa yadīmaṃ lokasaṃkaram /
abhipatsye śubhaṃ hitvā kriyāvidhivivarjitam

kaś cetayānaḥ puruṣaḥ kāryākāryavicakṣaṇaḥ /
bahu maṃsyati māṃ loke durvṛttaṃ lokadūṣaṇam

kasya yāsyāmy ahaṃ vṛttaṃ kena vā svargam āpnuyām /
anayā vartamāno 'haṃ vṛttyā hīnapratijñayā

kāmavṛttas tv ayaṃ lokaḥ kṛtsnaḥ samupavartate /
yadvṛttāḥ santi rājānas tadvṛttāḥ santi hi prajāḥ

satyam evānṛśaṃsyaṃ ca rājavṛttaṃ sanātanam /
tasmāt satyātmakaṃ rājyaṃ satye lokaḥ pratiṣṭhitaḥ

ṛṣayaś caiva devāś ca satyam eva hi menire /
satyavādī hi loke 'smin paramaṃ gacchati kṣayam

udvijante yathā sarpān narād anṛtavādinaḥ /
dharmaḥ satyaṃ paro loke mūlaṃ svargasya cocyate

satyam eveśvaro loke satyaṃ padmā samāśritā /
satyamūlāni sarvāṇi satyān nāsti paraṃ padam

dattam iṣṭaṃ hutaṃ caiva taptāni ca tapāṃsi ca /
vedāḥ satyapratiṣṭhānās tasmāt satyaparo bhavet

ekaḥ pālayate lokam ekaḥ pālayate kulam /
majjaty eko hi niraya ekaḥ svarge mahīyate

so 'haṃ pitur nideśaṃ tu kimarthaṃ nānupālaye /
satyapratiśravaḥ satyaṃ satyena samayīkṛtaḥ

naiva lobhān na mohād vā na cājñānāt tamo'nvitaḥ /
setuṃ satyasya bhetsyāmi guroḥ satyapratiśravaḥ

asatyasaṃdhasya sataś calasyāsthiracetasaḥ /
naiva devā na pitaraḥ pratīcchantīti naḥ śrutam

pratyagātmam imaṃ dharmaṃ satyaṃ paśyāmy ahaṃ svayam /
bhāraḥ satpuruṣācīrṇas tadartham abhinandyate

kṣātraṃ dharmam ahaṃ tyakṣye hy adharmaṃ dharmasaṃhitam /
kṣudrair nṛśaṃsair lubdhaiś ca sevitaṃ pāpakarmabhiḥ

kāyena kurute pāpaṃ manasā sampradhārya ca /
anṛtaṃ jihvayā cāha trividhaṃ karma pātakam

bhūmiḥ kīrtir yaśo lakṣmīḥ puruṣaṃ prārthayanti hi /
svargasthaṃ cānubadhnanti satyam eva bhajeta tat

śreṣṭhaṃ hy anāryam eva syād yad bhavān avadhārya mām /
āha yuktikarair vākyair idaṃ bhadraṃ kuruṣva ha

kathaṃ hy ahaṃ pratijñāya vanavāsam imaṃ guroḥ /
bharatasya kariṣyāmi vaco hitvā guror vacaḥ

sthirā mayā pratijñātā pratijñā gurusaṃnidhau /
prahṛṣṭamānasā devī kaikeyī cābhavat tadā

vanavāsaṃ vasann evaṃ śucir niyatabhojanaḥ /
mūlaiḥ puṣpaiḥ phalaiḥ puṇyaiḥ pitḥn devāṃś ca tarpayan

saṃtuṣṭapañcavargo 'haṃ lokayātrāṃ pravartaye /
akuhaḥ śraddadhānaḥ san kāryākāryavicakṣaṇaḥ

karmabhūmim imāṃ prāpya kartavyaṃ karma yac chubham /
agnir vāyuś ca somaś ca karmaṇāṃ phalabhāginaḥ

śataṃ kratūnām āhṛtya devarāṭ tridivaṃ gataḥ /
tapāṃsy ugrāṇi cāsthāya divaṃ yātā maharṣayaḥ

satyaṃ ca dharmaṃ ca parākramaṃ ca bhūtānukampāṃ priyavāditāṃ ca /
dvijātidevātithipūjanaṃ ca panthānam āhus tridivasya santaḥ

dharme ratāḥ satpuruṣaiḥ sametās tejasvino dānaguṇapradhānāḥ /
ahiṃsakā vītamalāś ca loke bhavanti pūjyā munayaḥ pradhānāḥ