Rāmāyaṇa-southern-2 (southern recension) · Chapter 2.19

Rāmāyaṇa, Ayodhyākāṇḍa, 19
atha taṃ vyathayā dīnaṃ saviśeṣam amarṣitam /
śvasantam iva nāgendraṃ roṣavisphāritekṣaṇam

āsādya rāmaḥ saumitriṃ suhṛdaṃ bhrātaraṃ priyam /
uvācedaṃ sa dhairyeṇa dhārayan sattvam ātmavān

saumitre yo 'bhiṣekārthe mama sambhārasambhramaḥ /
abhiṣekanivṛttyarthe so 'stu sambhārasambhramaḥ

yasyā madabhiṣekārthaṃ mānasaṃ paritapyate /
mātā naḥ sā yathā na syāt saviśaṅkā tathā kuru

tasyāḥ śaṅkāmayaṃ duḥkhaṃ muhūrtam api notsahe /
manasi pratisaṃjātaṃ saumitre 'ham upekṣitum

na buddhipūrvaṃ nābuddhaṃ smarāmīha kadācana /
mātḥṇāṃ vā pitur vāhaṃ kṛtam alpaṃ ca vipriyam

satyaḥ satyābhisaṃdhaś ca nityaṃ satyaparākramaḥ /
paralokabhayād bhīto nirbhayo 'stu pitā mama

tasyāpi hi bhaved asmin karmaṇy apratisaṃhṛte /
satyaṃ neti manastāpas tasya tāpas tapec ca mām

abhiṣekavidhānaṃ tu tasmāt saṃhṛtya lakṣmaṇa /
anvag evāham icchāmi vanaṃ gantum itaḥ punaḥ

mama pravrājanād adya kṛtakṛtyā nṛpātmajā /
sutaṃ bharatam avyagram abhiṣecayitā tataḥ

mayi cīrājinadhare jaṭāmaṇḍaladhāriṇi /
gate 'raṇyaṃ ca kaikeyyā bhaviṣyati manaḥsukham

buddhiḥ praṇītā yeneyaṃ manaś ca susamāhitam /
tat tu nārhāmi saṃkleṣṭuṃ pravrajiṣyāmi māciram

kṛtāntas tv eva saumitre draṣṭavyo matpravāsane /
rājyasya ca vitīrṇasya punar eva nivartane

kaikeyyāḥ pratipattir hi kathaṃ syān mama pīḍane /
yadi bhāvo na daivo 'yaṃ kṛtāntavihito bhavet

jānāsi hi yathā saumya na mātṛṣu mamāntaram /
bhūtapūrvaṃ viśeṣo vā tasyā mayi sute 'pi vā

so 'bhiṣekanivṛttyarthaiḥ pravāsārthaiś ca durvacaiḥ /
ugrair vākyair ahaṃ tasyā nānyad daivāt samarthaye

kathaṃ prakṛtisampannā rājaputrī tathāguṇā /
brūyāt sā prākṛteva strī matpīḍāṃ bhartṛsaṃnidhau

yad acintyaṃ tu tad daivaṃ bhūteṣv api na hanyate /
vyaktaṃ mayi ca tasyāṃ ca patito hi viparyayaḥ

kaścid daivena saumitre yoddhum utsahate pumān /
yasya na grahaṇaṃ kiṃcit karmaṇo 'nyatra dṛśyate

sukhaduḥkhe bhayakrodhau lābhālābhau bhavābhavau /
yasya kiṃcit tathā bhūtaṃ nanu daivasya karma tat

vyāhate 'py abhiṣeke me paritāpo na vidyate /
tasmād aparitāpaḥ saṃs tvam apy anuvidhāya mām /
pratisaṃhāraya kṣipram ābhiṣecanikīṃ kriyām // RamS_2,19.21* //
na lakṣmaṇāsmin mama rājyavighne mātā yavīyasy atiśaṅkanīyā /
daivābhipannā hi vadanty aniṣṭaṃ jānāsi daivaṃ ca tathā prabhāvam