Rāmāyaṇa-southern-2 (southern recension) · Chapter 2.15

Rāmāyaṇa, Ayodhyākāṇḍa, 15
sa rāmo ratham āsthāya samprahṛṣṭasuhṛjjanaḥ /
apaśyan nagaraṃ śrīmān nānājanasamākulam

sa gṛhair abhrasaṃkāśaiḥ pāṇḍurair upaśobhitam /
rājamārgaṃ yayau rāmo madhyenāgarudhūpitam

śobhamānam asaṃbādhaṃ taṃ rājapatham uttamam /
saṃvṛtaṃ vividhaiḥ paṇyair bhakṣyair uccāvacair api

āśīrvādān bahūñ śṛṇvan suhṛdbhiḥ samudīritān /
yathārhaṃ cāpi sampūjya sarvān eva narān yayau

pitāmahair ācaritaṃ tathaiva prapitāmahaiḥ /
adyopādāya taṃ mārgam abhiṣikto 'nupālaya

yathā sma lālitāḥ pitrā yathā pūrvaiḥ pitāmahaiḥ /
tataḥ sukhataraṃ sarve rāme vatsyāma rājani

alam adya hi bhuktena paramārthair alaṃ ca naḥ /
yathā paśyāma niryāntaṃ rāmaṃ rājye pratiṣṭhitam

ato hi na priyataraṃ nānyat kiṃcid bhaviṣyati /
yathābhiṣeko rāmasya rājyenāmitatejasaḥ

etāś cānyāś ca suhṛdām udāsīnaḥ kathāḥ śubhāḥ /
ātmasaṃpūjanīḥ śṛṇvan yayau rāmo mahāpatham

na hi tasmān manaḥ kaścic cakṣuṣī vā narottamāt /
naraḥ śaknoty apākraṣṭum atikrānte 'pi rāghave

sarveṣāṃ sa hi dharmātmā varṇānāṃ kurute dayām /
caturṇāṃ hi vayaḥsthānāṃ tena te tam anuvratāḥ

sa rājakulam āsādya mahendrabhavanopamam /
rājaputraḥ pitur veśma praviveśa śriyā jvalan

sa sarvāḥ samatikramya kakṣyā daśarathātmajaḥ /
saṃnivartya janaṃ sarvaṃ śuddhāntaḥpuram abhyagāt

tataḥ praviṣṭe pitur antikaṃ tadā janaḥ sa sarvo mudito nṛpātmaje /
pratīkṣate tasya punaḥ sma nirgamaṃ yathodayaṃ candramasaḥ saritpatiḥ