Rāmāyaṇa-southern-2 (southern recension) · Chapter 2.44

Rāmāyaṇa, Ayodhyākāṇḍa, 44
viśālān kosalān ramyān yātvā lakṣmaṇapūrvajaḥ /
āsasāda mahābāhuḥ śṛṅgaverapuraṃ prati

tatra tripathagāṃ divyāṃ śivatoyām aśaivalām /
dadarśa rāghavo gaṅgāṃ puṇyām ṛṣiniṣevitām

haṃsasārasasaṃghuṣṭāṃ cakravākopakūjitām /
śiśumāraiś ca nakraiś ca bhujaṃgaiś ca niṣevitām

tām ūrmikalilāvartām anvavekṣya mahārathaḥ /
sumantram abravīt sūtam ihaivādya vasāmahe

avidūrād ayaṃ nadyā bahupuṣpapravālavān /
sumahān iṅgudīvṛkṣo vasāmo 'traiva sārathe

lakṣaṇaś ca sumantraś ca bāḍham ity eva rāghavam /
uktvā tam iṅgudīvṛkṣaṃ tadopayayatur hayaiḥ

rāmo 'bhiyāya taṃ ramyaṃ vṛkṣam ikṣvākunandanaḥ /
rathād avātarat tasmāt sabhāryaḥ sahalakṣmaṇaḥ

sumantro 'py avatīryaiva mocayitvā hayottamān /
vṛkṣamūlagataṃ rāmam upatasthe kṛtāñjaliḥ

tatra rājā guho nāma rāmasyātmasamaḥ sakhā /
niṣādajātyo balavān sthapatiś ceti viśrutaḥ

sa śrutvā puruṣavyāghraṃ rāmaṃ viṣayam āgatam /
vṛddhaiḥ parivṛto 'mātyair jñātibhiś cāpy upāgataḥ

tato niṣādādhipatiṃ dṛṣṭvā dūrād avasthitam /
saha saumitriṇā rāmaḥ samāgacchad guhena saḥ

tam ārtaḥ sampariṣvajya guho rāghavam abravīt /
yathāyodhyā tathedaṃ te rāma kiṃ karavāṇi te

tato guṇavadannādyam upādāya pṛthagvidham /
arghyaṃ copānayat kṣipraṃ vākyaṃ cedam uvāca ha

svāgataṃ te mahābāho taveyam akhilā mahī /
vayaṃ preṣyā bhavān bhartā sādhu rājyaṃ praśādhi naḥ

bhakṣyaṃ bhojyaṃ ca peyaṃ ca lehyaṃ cedam upasthitam /
śayanāni ca mukhyāni vājināṃ khādanaṃ ca te

guham eva bruvāṇaṃ taṃ rāghavaḥ pratyuvāca ha /
arcitāś caiva hṛṣṭāś ca bhavatā sarvathā vayam

padbhyām abhigamāc caiva snehasaṃdarśanena ca /
bhujābhyāṃ sādhuvṛttābhyāṃ pīḍayan vākyam abravīt

diṣṭyā tvāṃ guha paśyāmi arogaṃ saha bāndhavaiḥ /
api te kuśalaṃ rāṣṭre mitreṣu ca dhaneṣu ca

yat tv idaṃ bhavatā kiṃcit prītyā samupakalpitam /
sarvaṃ tad anujānāmi na hi varte pratigrahe

kuśacīrājinadharaṃ phalamūlāśanaṃ ca mām /
viddhi praṇihitaṃ dharme tāpasaṃ vanagocaram

aśvānāṃ khādanenāham arthī nānyena kenacit /
etāvatātrabhavatā bhaviṣyāmi supūjitaḥ

ete hi dayitā rājñaḥ pitur daśarathasya me /
etaiḥ suvihitair aśvair bhaviṣyāmy aham arcitaḥ

aśvānāṃ pratipānaṃ ca khādanaṃ caiva so 'nvaśāt /
guhas tatraiva puruṣāṃs tvaritaṃ dīyatām iti

tataś cīrottarāsaṅgaḥ saṃdhyām anvāsya paścimām /
jalam evādade bhojyaṃ lakṣmaṇenāhṛtaṃ svayam

tasya bhūmau śayānasya pādau prakṣālya lakṣmaṇaḥ /
sabhāryasya tato 'bhyetya tasthau vṛkṣam upāśritaḥ

guho 'pi saha sūtena saumitrim anubhāṣayan /
anvajāgrat tato rāmam apramatto dhanurdharaḥ

tathā śayānasya tato 'sya dhīmato yaśasvino dāśarather mahātmanaḥ /
adṛṣṭaduḥkhasya sukhocitasya sā tadā vyatīyāya cireṇa śarvarī