Rāmāyaṇa-southern-2 (southern recension) · Chapter 2.29

Rāmāyaṇa, Ayodhyākāṇḍa, 29
tataḥ śāsanam ājñāya bhrātuḥ śubhataraṃ priyam /
gatvā sa praviveśāśu suyajñasya niveśanam

taṃ vipram agnyagārasthaṃ vanditvā lakṣmaṇo 'bravīt /
sakhe 'bhyāgaccha paśya tvaṃ veśma duṣkarakāriṇaḥ

tataḥ saṃdhyām upāsyāśu gatvā saumitriṇā saha /
juṣṭaṃ tat prāviśal lakṣmyā ramyaṃ rāmaniveśanam

tam āgataṃ vedavidaṃ prāñjaliḥ sītayā saha /
suyajñam abhicakrāma rāghavo 'gnim ivārcitam

jātarūpamayair mukhyair aṅgadaiḥ kuṇḍalaiḥ śubhaiḥ /
sahemasūtrair maṇibhiḥ keyūrair valayair api

anyaiś ca ratnair bahubhiḥ kākutsthaḥ pratyapūjayat /
suyajñaṃ sa tadovāca rāmaḥ sītāpracoditaḥ

hāraṃ ca hemasūtraṃ ca bhāryāyai saumya hāraya /
raśanāṃ cādhunā sītā dātum icchati te sakhe

paryaṅkam agryāstaraṇaṃ nānāratnavibhūṣitam /
tam apīcchati vaidehī pratiṣṭhāpayituṃ tvayi

nāgaḥ śatruṃjayo nāma mātulo yaṃ dadau mama /
taṃ te gajasahasreṇa dadāmi dvijapuṃgava

ity uktaḥ sa hi rāmeṇa suyajñaḥ pratigṛhya tat /
rāmalakṣmaṇasītānāṃ prayuyojāśiṣaḥ śivāḥ

atha bhrātaram avyagraṃ priyaṃ rāmaḥ priyaṃvadaḥ /
saumitriṃ tam uvācedaṃ brahmeva tridaśeśvaram

agastyaṃ kauśikaṃ caiva tāv ubhau brāhmaṇottamau /
arcayāhūya saumitre ratnaiḥ sasyam ivāmbubhiḥ

kausalyāṃ ca ya āśīrbhir bhaktaḥ paryupatiṣṭhati /
ācāryas taittirīyāṇām abhirūpaś ca vedavit

tasya yānaṃ ca dāsīś ca saumitre saṃpradāpaya /
kauśeyāni ca vastrāṇi yāvat tuṣyati sa dvijaḥ

sūtaś citrarathaś cāryaḥ sacivaḥ suciroṣitaḥ /
toṣayainaṃ mahārhaiś ca ratnair vastrair dhanais tathā

śālivāhasahasraṃ ca dve śate bhadrakāṃs tathā /
vyañjanārthaṃ ca saumitre gosahasram upākuru

tataḥ sa puruṣavyāghras tad dhanaṃ lakṣmaṇaḥ svayam /
yathoktaṃ brāhmaṇendrāṇām adadād dhanado yathā

athābravīd bāṣpakalāṃs tiṣṭhataś copajīvinaḥ /
sampradāya bahu dravyam ekaikasyopajīvinaḥ

lakṣmaṇasya ca yad veśma gṛhaṃ ca yad idaṃ mama /
aśūnyaṃ kāryam ekaikaṃ yāvadāgamanaṃ mama

ity uktvā duḥkhitaṃ sarvaṃ janaṃ tam upajīvinam /
uvācedaṃ dhanādhyakṣaṃ dhanam ānīyatām iti /
tato 'sya dhanam ājahruḥ sarvam evopajīvinaḥ // RamS_2,29.20* //
tataḥ sa puruṣavyāghras tad dhanaṃ sahalakṣmaṇaḥ /
dvijebhyo bālavṛddhebhyaḥ kṛpaṇebhyo 'bhyadāpayat

tatrāsīt piṅgalo gārgyas trijaṭo nāma vai dvijaḥ /
ā pañcamāyāḥ kakṣyāyā nainaṃ kaścid avārayat

sa rājaputram āsādya trijaṭo vākyam abravīt /
nirdhano bahuputro 'smi rājaputra mahāyaśaḥ /
uñchavṛttir vane nityaṃ pratyavekṣasva mām iti // RamS_2,29.23* //
tam uvāca tato rāmaḥ parihāsasamanvitam /
gavāṃ sahasram apy ekaṃ na tu viśrāṇitaṃ mayā /
parikṣipasi daṇḍena yāvat tāvad avāpsyasi // RamS_2,29.24* //
sa śāṭīṃ tvaritaḥ kaṭyāṃ saṃbhrāntaḥ pariveṣṭya tām /
āvidhya daṇḍaṃ cikṣepa sarvaprāṇena vegitaḥ

uvāca ca tato rāmas taṃ gārgyam abhisāntvayan /
manyur na khalu kartavyaḥ parihāso hy ayaṃ mama

tataḥ sabhāryas trijaṭo mahāmunir gavām anīkaṃ pratigṛhya moditaḥ /
yaśobalaprītisukhopabṛṃhiṇīs tad āśiṣaḥ pratyavadan mahātmanaḥ