Rāmāyaṇa-southern-2 (southern recension) · Chapter 2.48

Rāmāyaṇa, Ayodhyākāṇḍa, 48
te tu tasmin mahāvṛkṣa uṣitvā rajanīṃ śivām /
vimale 'bhyudite sūrye tasmād deśāt pratasthire

yatra bhāgīrathī gaṅgā yamunām abhivartate /
jagmus taṃ deśam uddiśya vigāhya sumahad vanam

te bhūmim āgān vividhān deśāṃś cāpi manoramān /
adṛṣṭapūrvān paśyantas tatra tatra yaśasvinaḥ

yathākṣemeṇa gacchan sa paśyaṃś ca vividhān drumān /
nivṛttamātre divase rāmaḥ saumitrim abravīt

prayāgam abhitaḥ paśya saumitre dhūmam unnatam /
agner bhagavataḥ ketuṃ manye saṃnihito muniḥ

nūnaṃ prāptāḥ sma sambhedaṃ gaṅgāyamunayor vayam /
tathā hi śrūyate śabdo vāriṇo vārighaṭṭitaḥ

dārūṇi paribhinnāni vanajair upajīvibhiḥ /
bharadvājāśrame caite dṛśyante vividhā drumāḥ

dhanvinau tau sukhaṃ gatvā lambamāne divākare /
gaṅgāyamunayoḥ saṃdhau prāpatur nilayaṃ muneḥ

rāmas tv āśramam āsādya trāsayan mṛgapakṣiṇaḥ /
gatvā muhūrtam adhvānaṃ bharadvājam upāgamat

tatas tv āśramam āsādya muner darśanakāṅkṣiṇau /
sītayānugatau vīrau dūrād evāvatasthatuḥ

hutāgnihotraṃ dṛṣṭvaiva mahābhāgaṃ kṛtāñjaliḥ /
rāmaḥ saumitriṇā sārdhaṃ sītayā cābhyavādayat

nyavedayata cātmānaṃ tasmai lakṣmaṇapūrvajaḥ /
putrau daśarathasyāvāṃ bhagavan rāmalakṣmaṇau

bhāryā mameyaṃ vaidehī kalyāṇī janakātmajā /
māṃ cānuyātā vijanaṃ tapovanam aninditā

pitrā pravrājyamānaṃ māṃ saumitrir anujaḥ priyaḥ /
ayam anvagamad bhrātā vanam eva dṛḍhavrataḥ

pitrā niyuktā bhagavan pravekṣyāmas tapovanam /
dharmam evācariṣyāmas tatra mūlaphalāśanāḥ

tasya tadvacanaṃ śrutvā rājaputrasya dhīmataḥ /
upānayata dharmātmā gām arghyam udakaṃ tataḥ

mṛgapakṣibhir āsīno munibhiś ca samantataḥ /
rāmam āgatam abhyarcya svāgatenāha taṃ muniḥ

pratigṛhya ca tām arcām upaviṣṭaṃ sarāghavam /
bharadvājo 'bravīd vākyaṃ dharmayuktam idaṃ tadā

cirasya khalu kākutstha paśyāmi tvām ihāgatam /
śrutaṃ tava mayā cedaṃ vivāsanam akāraṇam

avakāśo vivikto 'yaṃ mahānadyoḥ samāgame /
puṇyaś ca ramaṇīyaś ca vasatv iha bhavān sukham

evam uktas tu vacanaṃ bharadvājena rāghavaḥ /
pratyuvāca śubhaṃ vākyaṃ rāmaḥ sarvahite rataḥ

bhagavann ita āsannaḥ paurajānapado janaḥ /
āgamiṣyati vaidehīṃ māṃ cāpi prekṣako janaḥ /
anena kāraṇenāham iha vāsaṃ na rocaye // RamS_2,48.22* //
ekānte paśya bhagavann āśramasthānam uttamam /
ramate yatra vaidehī sukhārhā janakātmajā

etac chrutvā śubhaṃ vākyaṃ bharadvājo mahāmuniḥ /
rāghavasya tato vākyam arthagrāhakam abravīt

daśakrośa itas tāta girir yasmin nivatsyasi /
maharṣisevitaḥ puṇyaḥ sarvataḥ sukhadarśanaḥ

golāṅgūlānucarito vānararkṣaniṣevitaḥ /
citrakūṭa iti khyāto gandhamādanasaṃnibhaḥ

yāvatā citrakūṭasya naraḥ śṛṅgāṇy avekṣate /
kalyāṇāni samādhatte na pāpe kurute manaḥ

ṛṣayas tatra bahavo vihṛtya śaradāṃ śatam /
tapasā divam ārūḍhāḥ kapālaśirasā saha

praviviktam ahaṃ manye taṃ vāsaṃ bhavataḥ sukham /
iha vā vanavāsāya vasa rāma mayā saha

sa rāmaṃ sarvakāmais taṃ bharadvājaḥ priyātithim /
sabhāryaṃ saha ca bhrātrā pratijagrāha dharmavit

tasya prayāge rāmasya taṃ maharṣim upeyuṣaḥ /
prapannā rajanī puṇyā citrāḥ kathayataḥ kathāḥ

prabhātāyāṃ rajanyāṃ tu bharadvājam upāgamat /
uvāca naraśārdūlo muniṃ jvalitatejasam

śarvarīṃ bhavann adya satyaśīla tavāśrame /
uṣitāḥ smeha vasatim anujānātu no bhavān

rātryāṃ tu tasyāṃ vyuṣṭāyāṃ bharadvājo 'bravīd idam /
madhumūlaphalopetaṃ citrakūṭaṃ vrajeti ha

tatra kuñjarayūthāni mṛgayūthāni cābhitaḥ /
vicaranti vanānteṣu tāni drakṣyasi rāghava

prahṛṣṭakoyaṣṭikakokilasvanair vināditaṃ taṃ vasudhādharaṃ śivam /
mṛgaiś ca mattair bahubhiś ca kuñjaraiḥ suramyam āsādya samāvasāśramam