Rāmāyaṇa-southern-2 (southern recension) · Chapter 2.23

Rāmāyaṇa, Ayodhyākāṇḍa, 23
abhivādya tu kausalyāṃ rāmaḥ samprasthito vanam /
kṛtasvastyayano mātrā dharmiṣṭhe vartmani sthitaḥ

virājayan rājasuto rājamārgaṃ narair vṛtam /
hṛdayāny āmamantheva janasya guṇavattayā

vaidehī cāpi tat sarvaṃ na śuśrāva tapasvinī /
tad eva hṛdi tasyāś ca yauvarājyābhiṣecanam

devakāryaṃ sma sā kṛtvā kṛtajñā hṛṣṭacetanā /
abhijñā rājadharmāṇāṃ rājaputraṃ pratīkṣate

praviveśātha rāmas tu svaveśma suvibhūṣitam /
prahṛṣṭajanasampūrṇaṃ hriyā kiṃcid avāṅmukhaḥ

atha sītā samutpatya vepamānā ca taṃ patim /
apaśyac chokasaṃtaptaṃ cintāvyākulitendriyam

vivarṇavadanaṃ dṛṣṭvā taṃ prasvinnam amarṣaṇam /
āha duḥkhābhisaṃtaptā kim idānīm idaṃ prabho

adya bārhaspataḥ śrīmān yuktaḥ puṣyo na rāghava /
procyate brāhmaṇaiḥ prājñaiḥ kena tvam asi durmanāḥ

na te śataśalākena jalaphenanibhena ca /
āvṛtaṃ vadanaṃ valgu chattreṇābhivirājate

vyajanābhyāṃ ca mukhyābhyāṃ śatapattranibhekṣaṇam /
candrahaṃsaprakāśābhyāṃ vījyate na tavānanam

vāgmino bandinaś cāpi prahṛṣṭās tvāṃ nararṣabha /
stuvanto nādya dṛśyante maṅgalaiḥ sūtamāgadhāḥ

na te kṣaudraṃ ca dadhi ca brāhmaṇā vedapāragāḥ /
mūrdhni mūrdhāvasiktasya dadhati sma vidhānataḥ

na tvāṃ prakṛtayaḥ sarvā śreṇīmukhyāś ca bhūṣitāḥ /
anuvrajitum icchanti paurajānapadās tathā

caturbhir vegasampannair hayaiḥ kāñcanabhūṣaṇaiḥ /
mukhyaḥ puṣyaratho yuktaḥ kiṃ na gacchati te 'grataḥ

na hastī cāgrataḥ śrīmāṃs tava lakṣaṇapūjitaḥ /
prayāṇe lakṣyate vīra kṛṣṇameghagiriprabhaḥ

na ca kāñcanacitraṃ te paśyāmi priyadarśana /
bhadrāsanaṃ puraskṛtya yāntaṃ vīrapuraḥsaram

abhiṣeko yadā sajjaḥ kim idānīm idaṃ tava /
apūrvo mukhavarṇaś ca na praharṣaś ca lakṣyate

itīva vilapantīṃ tāṃ provāca raghunandanaḥ /
sīte tatrabhavāṃs tātaḥ pravrājayati māṃ vanam

kule mahati sambhūte dharmajñe dharmacāriṇi /
śṛṇu jānaki yenedaṃ krameṇābhyāgataṃ mama

rājñā satyapratijñena pitrā daśarathena me /
kaikeyyai prītamanasā purā dattau mahāvarau

tayādya mama sajje 'sminn abhiṣeke nṛpodyate /
pracoditaḥ sa samayo dharmeṇa pratinirjitaḥ

caturdaśa hi varṣāṇi vastavyaṃ daṇḍake mayā /
pitrā me bharataś cāpi yauvarājye niyojitaḥ /
so 'haṃ tvām āgato draṣṭuṃ prasthito vijanaṃ vanam // RamS_2,23.22* //
bharatasya samīpe te nāhaṃ kathyaḥ kadācana /
ṛddhiyuktā hi puruṣā na sahante parastavam /
tasmān na te guṇāḥ kathyā bharatasyāgrato mama // RamS_2,23.23* //
nāpi tvaṃ tena bhartavyā viśeṣeṇa kadācana /
anukūlatayā śakyaṃ samīpe tasya vartitum

ahaṃ cāpi pratijñāṃ tāṃ guroḥ samanupālayan /
vanam adyaiva yāsyāmi sthirā bhava manasvini

yāte ca mayi kalyāṇi vanaṃ muniniṣevitam /
vratopavāsaratayā bhavitavyaṃ tvayānaghe

kālyam utthāya devānāṃ kṛtvā pūjāṃ yathāvidhi /
vanditavyo daśarathaḥ pitā mama nareśvaraḥ

mātā ca mama kausalyā vṛddhā saṃtāpakarśitā /
dharmam evāgrataḥ kṛtvā tvattaḥ sammānam arhati

vanditavyāś ca te nityaṃ yāḥ śeṣā mama mātaraḥ /
snehapraṇayasambhogaiḥ samā hi mama mātaraḥ

bhrātṛputrasamau cāpi draṣṭavyau ca viśeṣataḥ /
tvayā lakṣmaṇaśatrughnau prāṇaiḥ priyatarau mama

vipriyaṃ na ca kartavyaṃ bharatasya kadācana /
sa hi rājā prabhuś caiva deśasya ca kulasya ca

ārādhitā hi śīlena prayatnaiś copasevitāḥ /
rājānaḥ samprasīdanti prakupyanti viparyaye

aurasān api putrān hi tyajanty ahitakāriṇaḥ /
samarthān sampragṛhṇanti janān api narādhipāḥ

ahaṃ gamiṣyāmi mahāvanaṃ priye tvayā hi vastavyam ihaiva bhāmini /
yathā vyalīkaṃ kuruṣe na kasyacit tathā tvayā kāryam idaṃ vaco mama