Rāmāyaṇa-southern-2 (southern recension) · Chapter 2.2

Rāmāyaṇa, Ayodhyākāṇḍa, 2
tataḥ pariṣadaṃ sarvām āmantrya vasudhādhipaḥ /
hitam uddharṣaṇaṃ cedam uvācāpratimaṃ vacaḥ

dundubhisvanakalpena gambhīreṇānunādinā /
svareṇa mahatā rājā jīmūta iva nādayan

so 'ham ikṣvākubhiḥ pūrvair narendraiḥ paripālitam /
śreyasā yoktukāmo 'smi sukhārham akhilaṃ jagat

mayāpy ācaritaṃ pūrvaiḥ panthānam anugacchatā /
prajā nityam atandreṇa yathāśakty abhirakṣatā

idaṃ śarīraṃ kṛtsnasya lokasya caratā hitam /
pāṇḍur asyātapatrasya chāyāyāṃ jaritaṃ mayā

prāpya varṣasahasrāṇi bahūny āyūṃṣi jīvitaḥ /
jīrṇasyāsya śarīrasya viśrāntim abhirocaye

rājaprabhāvajuṣṭāṃ hi durvahām ajitendriyaiḥ /
pariśrānto 'smi lokasya gurvīṃ dharmadhuraṃ vahan

so 'haṃ viśramam icchāmi putraṃ kṛtvā prajāhite /
saṃnikṛṣṭān imān sarvān anumānya dvijarṣabhān

anujāto hi me sarvair guṇair jyeṣṭho mamātmajaḥ /
puraṃdarasamo vīrye rāmaḥ parapuraṃjayaḥ

taṃ candram iva puṣyeṇa yuktaṃ dharmabhṛtāṃ varam /
yauvarājyena yoktāsmi prītaḥ puruṣapuṃgavam

anurūpaḥ sa vo nātho lakṣmīvāṃl lakṣmaṇāgrajaḥ /
trailokyam api nāthena yena syān nāthavattaram

anena śreyasā sadyaḥ saṃyojyāham imāṃ mahīm /
gatakleśo bhaviṣyāmi sute tasmin niveśya vai

iti bruvantaṃ muditāḥ pratyanandan nṛpā nṛpam /
vṛṣṭimantaṃ mahāmeghaṃ nardantam iva barhiṇaḥ

tasya dharmārthaviduṣo bhāvam ājñāya sarvaśaḥ /
ūcuś ca manasā jñātvā vṛddhaṃ daśarathaṃ nṛpam

anekavarṣasāhasro vṛddhas tvam asi pārthiva /
sa rāmaṃ yuvarājānam abhiṣiñcasva pārthivam

iti tadvacanaṃ śrutvā rājā teṣāṃ manaḥpriyam /
ajānann iva jijñāsur idaṃ vacanam abravīt

kathaṃ nu mayi dharmeṇa pṛthivīm anuśāsati /
bhavanto draṣṭum icchanti yuvarājaṃ mamātmajam

te tam ūcur mahātmānaṃ paurajānapadaiḥ saha /
bahavo nṛpa kalyāṇā guṇāḥ putrasya santi te

divyair guṇaiḥ śakrasamo rāmaḥ satyaparākramaḥ /
ikṣvākubhyo hi sarvebhyo 'py atirakto viśāmpate

rāmaḥ satpuruṣo loke satyadharmaparāyaṇaḥ /
dharmajñaḥ satyasaṃdhaś ca śīlavān anasūyakaḥ

kṣāntaḥ sāntvayitā ślakṣṇaḥ kṛtajño vijitendriyaḥ /
mṛduś ca sthiracittaś ca sadā bhavyo 'nasūyakaḥ

priyavādī ca bhūtānāṃ satyavādī ca rāghavaḥ /
bahuśrutānāṃ vṛddhānāṃ brāhmaṇānām upāsitā

tenāsyehātulā kīrtir yaśas tejaś ca vardhate /
devāsuramanuṣyāṇāṃ sarvāstreṣu viśāradaḥ

yadā vrajati saṃgrāmaṃ grāmārthe nagarasya vā /
gatvā saumitrisahito nāvijitya nivartate

saṃgrāmāt punar āgamya kuñjareṇa rathena vā /
paurān svajanavan nityaṃ kuśalaṃ paripṛcchati

putreṣv agniṣu dāreṣu preṣyaśiṣyagaṇeṣu ca /
nikhilenānupūrvyā ca pitā putrān ivaurasān

śuśrūṣante ca vaḥ śiṣyāḥ kaccit karmasu daṃśitāḥ /
iti naḥ puruṣavyāghraḥ sadā rāmo 'bhibhāṣate

vyasaneṣu manuṣyāṇāṃ bhṛśaṃ bhavati duḥkhitaḥ /
utsaveṣu ca sarveṣu piteva parituṣyati

satyavādī maheṣvāso vṛddhasevī jitendriyaḥ /
vatsaḥ śreyasi jātas te diṣṭyāsau tava rāghavaḥ /
diṣṭyā putraguṇair yukto mārīca iva kaśyapaḥ

balam ārogyam āyuś ca rāmasya viditātmanaḥ /
āśaṃsate janaḥ sarvo rāṣṭre puravare tathā

abhyantaraś ca bāhyaś ca paurajānapado janaḥ /
striyo vṛddhās taruṇyaś ca sāyamprātaḥ samāhitāḥ

sarvān devān namasyanti rāmasyārthe yaśasvinaḥ /
teṣām āyācitaṃ deva tvatprasādāt samṛdhyatām

rāmam indīvaraśyāmaṃ sarvaśatrunibarhaṇam /
paśyāmo yauvarājyasthaṃ tava rājottamātmajam

taṃ devadevopamam ātmajaṃ te sarvasya lokasya hite niviṣṭam /
hitāya naḥ kṣipram udārajuṣṭaṃ mudābhiṣektuṃ varada tvam arhasi