Rāmāyaṇa-southern-2 (southern recension) · Chapter 2.26

Rāmāyaṇa, Ayodhyākāṇḍa, 26
etat tu vacanaṃ śrutvā sītā rāmasya duḥkhitā /
prasaktāśrumukhī mandam idaṃ vacanam abravīt

ye tvayā kīrtitā doṣā vane vastavyatāṃ prati /
guṇān ity eva tān viddhi tava snehapuraskṛtān

tvayā ca saha gantavyaṃ mayā gurujanājñayā /
tvadviyogena me rāma tyaktavyam iha jīvitam

na ca māṃ tvatsamīpasthām api śaknoti rāghava /
surāṇām īśvaraḥ śakraḥ pradharṣayitum ojasā

patihīnā tu yā nārī na sā śakṣyati jīvitum /
kāmam evaṃvidhaṃ rāma tvayā mama vidarśitam

atha cāpi mahāprājña brāhmaṇānāṃ mayā śrutam /
purā pitṛgṛhe satyaṃ vastavyaṃ kila me vane

lakṣaṇibhyo dvijātibhyaḥ śrutvāhaṃ vacanaṃ gṛhe /
vanavāsakṛtotsāhā nityam eva mahābala

ādeśo vanavāsasya prāptavyaḥ sa mayā kila /
sā tvayā saha tatrāhaṃ yāsyāmi priya nānyathā

kṛtādeśā bhaviṣyāmi gamiṣyāmi saha tvayā /
kālaś cāyaṃ samutpannaḥ satyavāg bhavatu dvijaḥ

vanavāse hi jānāmi duḥkhāni bahudhā kila /
prāpyante niyataṃ vīra puruṣair akṛtātmabhiḥ

kanyayā ca pitur gehe vanavāsaḥ śruto mayā /
bhikṣiṇyāḥ sādhuvṛttāyā mama mātur ihāgrataḥ

prasāditaś ca vai pūrvaṃ tvaṃ vai bahuvidhaṃ prabho /
gamanaṃ vanavāsasya kāṅkṣitaṃ hi saha tvayā

kṛtakṣaṇāhaṃ bhadraṃ te gamanaṃ prati rāghava /
vanavāsasya śūrasya caryā hi mama rocate

śuddhātman premabhāvād dhi bhaviṣyāmi vikalmaṣā /
bhartāram anugacchantī bhartā hi mama daivatam

pretyabhāve 'pi kalyāṇaḥ saṃgamo me saha tvayā /
śrutir hi śrūyate puṇyā brāhmaṇānāṃ yaśasvinām

iha loke ca pitṛbhir yā strī yasya mahāmate /
adbhir dattā svadharmeṇa pretyabhāve 'pi tasya sā

evam asmāt svakāṃ nārīṃ suvṛttāṃ hi pativratām /
nābhirocayase netuṃ tvaṃ māṃ keneha hetunā

bhaktāṃ pativratāṃ dīnāṃ māṃ samāṃ sukhaduḥkhayoḥ /
netum arhasi kākutstha samānasukhaduḥkhinīm

yadi māṃ duḥkhitām evaṃ vanaṃ netuṃ na cecchasi /
viṣam agniṃ jalaṃ vāham āsthāsye mṛtyukāraṇāt

evaṃ bahuvidhaṃ taṃ sā yācate gamanaṃ prati /
nānumene mahābāhus tāṃ netuṃ vijanaṃ vanam

evam uktā tu sā cintāṃ maithilī samupāgatā /
snāpayantīva gām uṣṇair aśrubhir nayanacyutaiḥ

cintayantīṃ tathā tāṃ tu nivartayitum ātmavān /
krodhāviṣṭāṃ tu vaidehīṃ kākutstho bahv asāntvayat