Rāmāyaṇa-southern-2 (southern recension) · Chapter 2.107

Rāmāyaṇa, Ayodhyākāṇḍa, 107
tato nikṣipya mātḥn sa ayodhyāyāṃ dṛḍhavrataḥ /
bharataḥ śokasaṃtapto gurūn idam athābravīt

nandigrāmaṃ gamiṣyāmi sarvān āmantraye 'dya vaḥ /
tatra duḥkham idaṃ sarvaṃ sahiṣye rāghavaṃ vinā

gataś ca hi divaṃ rājā vanasthaś ca gurur mama /
rāmaṃ pratīkṣe rājyāya sa hi rājā mahāyaśāḥ

etac chrutvā śubhaṃ vākyaṃ bharatasya mahātmanaḥ /
abruvan mantriṇaḥ sarve vasiṣṭhaś ca purohitaḥ

sadṛśaṃ ślāghanīyaṃ ca yad uktaṃ bharata tvayā /
vacanaṃ bhrātṛvātsalyād anurūpaṃ tavaiva tat

nityaṃ te bandhulubdhasya tiṣṭhato bhrātṛsauhṛde /
āryamārgaṃ prapannasya nānumanyeta kaḥ pumān

mantriṇāṃ vacanaṃ śrutvā yathābhilaṣitaṃ priyam /
abravīt sārathiṃ vākyaṃ ratho me yujyatām iti

prahṛṣṭavadanaḥ sarvā mātḥn samabhivādya saḥ /
āruroha rathaṃ śrīmāñ śatrughnena samanvitaḥ

āruhya tu rathaṃ śīghraṃ śatrughnabharatāv ubhau /
yayatuḥ paramaprītau vṛtau mantripurohitaiḥ

agrato guravas tatra vasiṣṭhapramukhā dvijāḥ /
prayayuḥ prāṅmukhāḥ sarve nandigrāmo yato 'bhavat

balaṃ ca tad anāhūtaṃ gajāśvarathasaṃkulam /
prayayau bharate yāte sarve ca puravāsinaḥ

rathasthaḥ sa tu dharmātmā bharato bhrātṛvatsalaḥ /
nandigrāmaṃ yayau tūrṇaṃ śirasy ādhāya pāduke

tatas tu bharataḥ kṣipraṃ nandigrāmaṃ praviśya saḥ /
avatīrya rathāt tūrṇaṃ gurūn idam uvāca ha

etad rājyaṃ mama bhrātrā dattaṃ saṃnyāsavat svayam /
yogakṣemavahe ceme pāduke hemabhūṣite /
tam imaṃ pālayiṣyāmi rāghavāgamanaṃ prati // RamS_2,107.14* //
kṣipraṃ saṃyojayitvā tu rāghavasya punaḥ svayam /
caraṇau tau tu rāmasya drakṣyāmi sahapādukau

tato nikṣiptabhāro 'haṃ rāghaveṇa samāgataḥ /
nivedya gurave rājyaṃ bhajiṣye guruvṛttitām

rāghavāya ca saṃnyāsaṃ dattveme varapāduke /
rājyaṃ cedam ayodhyāṃ ca dhūtapāpo bhavāmi ca

abhiṣikte tu kākutsthe prahṛṣṭamudite jane /
prītir mama yaśaś caiva bhaved rājyāc caturguṇam

evaṃ tu vilapan dīno bharataḥ sa mahāyaśāḥ /
nandigrāme 'karod rājyaṃ duḥkhito mantribhiḥ saha

sa valkalajaṭādhārī muniveṣadharaḥ prabhuḥ /
nandigrāme 'vasad vīraḥ sasainyo bharatas tadā

rāmāgamanam ākāṅkṣan bharato bhrātṛvatsalaḥ /
bhrātur vacanakārī ca pratijñāpāragas tadā

pāduke tv abhiṣicyātha nandigrāme 'vasat tadā /
bharataḥ śāsanaṃ sarvaṃ pādukābhyāṃ nyavedayat