Rāmāyaṇa-southern-2 (southern recension) · Chapter 2.27

Rāmāyaṇa, Ayodhyākāṇḍa, 27
sāntvyamānā tu rāmeṇa maithilī janakātmajā /
vanavāsanimittāya bhartāram idam abravīt

sā tam uttamasaṃvignā sītā vipulavakṣasam /
praṇayāc cābhimānāc ca paricikṣepa rāghavam

kiṃ tvāmanyata vaidehaḥ pitā me mithilādhipaḥ /
rāma jāmātaraṃ prāpya striyaṃ puruṣavigraham

anṛtaṃ balaloko 'yam ajñānād yaddhi vakṣyati /
tejo nāsti paraṃ rāme tapatīva divākare

kiṃ hi kṛtvā viṣaṇṇas tvaṃ kuto vā bhayam asti te /
yat parityaktukāmas tvaṃ mām ananyaparāyaṇām

dyumatsenasutaṃ vīra satyavantam anuvratām /
sāvitrīm iva māṃ viddhi tvam ātmavaśavartinīm

na tv ahaṃ manasāpy anyaṃ draṣṭāsmi tvadṛte 'nagha /
tvayā rāghava gaccheyaṃ yathānyā kulapāṃsanī

svayaṃ tu bhāryāṃ kaumārīṃ ciram adhyuṣitāṃ satīm /
śailūṣa iva māṃ rāma parebhyo dātum icchasi

sa mām anādāya vanaṃ na tvaṃ prasthātum arhasi /
tapo vā yadi vāraṇyaṃ svargo vā syāt saha tvayā

na ca me bhavitā tatra kaścit pathi pariśramaḥ /
pṛṣṭhatas tava gacchantyā vihāraśayaneṣv api

kuśakāśaśareṣīkā ye ca kaṇṭakino drumāḥ /
tūlājinasamasparśā mārge mama saha tvayā

mahāvātasamuddhūtaṃ yan mām avakariṣyati /
rajo ramaṇa tan manye parārdhyam iva candanam

śādvaleṣu yad āsiṣye vanānte vanagocarā /
kuthāstaraṇatalpeṣu kiṃ syāt sukhataraṃ tataḥ

pattraṃ mūlaṃ phalaṃ yat tvam alpaṃ vā yadi vā bahu /
dāsyasi svayam āhṛtya tan me 'mṛtarasopamam

na mātur na pitus tatra smariṣyāmi na veśmanaḥ /
ārtavāny upabhuñjānā puṣpāṇi ca phalāni ca

na ca tatra gataḥ kiṃcid draṣṭum arhasi vipriyam /
matkṛte na ca te śoko na bhaviṣyāmi durbharā

yas tvayā saha sa svargo nirayo yas tvayā vinā /
iti jānan parāṃ prītiṃ gaccha rāma mayā saha

atha mām evam avyagrāṃ vanaṃ naiva nayiṣyasi /
viṣam adyaiva pāsyāmi mā viśaṃ dviṣatāṃ vaśam

paścād api hi duḥkhena mama naivāsti jīvitam /
ujjhitāyās tvayā nātha tadaiva maraṇaṃ varam

idaṃ hi sahituṃ śokaṃ muhūrtam api notsahe /
kiṃ punar daśavarṣāṇi trīṇi caikaṃ ca duḥkhitā

iti sā śokasaṃtaptā vilapya karuṇaṃ bahu /
cukrośa patim āyastā bhṛśam āliṅgya sasvaram

sā viddhā bahubhir vākyair digdhair iva gajāṅganā /
cirasaṃniyataṃ bāṣpaṃ mumocāgnim ivāraṇiḥ

tasyāḥ sphaṭikasaṃkāśaṃ vāri saṃtāpasambhavam /
netrābhyāṃ parisusrāva paṅkajābhyām ivodakam

tāṃ pariṣvajya bāhubhyāṃ visaṃjñām iva duḥkhitām /
uvāca vacanaṃ rāmaḥ pariviśvāsayaṃs tadā

na devi tava duḥkhena svargam apy abhirocaye /
na hi me 'sti bhayaṃ kiṃcit svayambhor iva sarvataḥ

tava sarvam abhiprāyam avijñāya śubhānane /
vāsaṃ na rocaye 'raṇye śaktimān api rakṣaṇe

yat sṛṣṭāsi mayā sārdhaṃ vanavāsāya maithili /
na vihātuṃ mayā śakyā kīrtir ātmavatā yathā

dharmas tu gajanāsoru sadbhir ācaritaḥ purā /
taṃ cāham anuvarte 'dya yathā sūryaṃ suvarcalā

eṣa dharmas tu suśroṇi pitur mātuś ca vaśyatā /
ataś cājñāṃ vyatikramya nāhaṃ jīvitum utsahe

sa māṃ pitā yathā śāsti satyadharmapathe sthitaḥ /
tathā vartitum icchāmi sa hi dharmaḥ sanātanaḥ /
anugacchasva māṃ bhīru sahadharmacarī bhava // RamS_2,27.30* //
brāhmaṇebhyaś ca ratnāni bhikṣukebhyaś ca bhojanam /
dehi cāśaṃsamānebhyaḥ saṃtvarasva ca māciram

anukūlaṃ tu sā bhartur jñātvā gamanam ātmanaḥ /
kṣipraṃ pramuditā devī dātum evopacakrame

tataḥ prahṛṣṭā paripūrṇamānasā yaśasvinī bhartur avekṣya bhāṣitam /
dhanāni ratnāni ca dātum aṅganā pracakrame dharmabhṛtāṃ manasvinī