Rāmāyaṇa-southern-2 (southern recension) · Chapter 2.5

Rāmāyaṇa, Ayodhyākāṇḍa, 5
saṃdiśya rāmaṃ nṛpatiḥ śvobhāviny abhiṣecane /
purohitaṃ samāhūya vasiṣṭham idam abravīt

gacchopavāsaṃ kākutsthaṃ kārayādya tapodhana /
śrīyaśorājyalābhāya vadhvā saha yatavratam

tatheti ca sa rājānam uktvā vedavidāṃ varaḥ /
svayaṃ vasiṣṭho bhagavān yayau rāmaniveśanam

sa rāmabhavanaṃ prāpya pāṇḍurābhraghanaprabham /
tisraḥ kakṣyā rathenaiva viveśa munisattamaḥ

tam āgatam ṛṣiṃ rāmas tvarann iva sasaṃbhramaḥ /
mānayiṣyan sa mānārhaṃ niścakrāma niveśanāt

abhyetya tvaramāṇaś ca rathābhyāśaṃ manīṣiṇaḥ /
tato 'vatārayāmāsa parigṛhya rathāt svayam

sa cainaṃ praśritaṃ dṛṣṭvā sambhāṣyābhiprasādya ca /
priyārhaṃ harṣayan rāmam ity uvāca purohitaḥ

prasannas te pitā rāma yauvarājyam avāpsyasi /
upavāsaṃ bhavān adya karotu saha sītayā

prātas tvām abhiṣektā hi yauvarājye narādhipaḥ /
pitā daśarathaḥ prītyā yayātiṃ nahuṣo yathā

ity uktvā sa tadā rāmam upavāsaṃ yatavratam /
mantravat kārayāmāsa vaidehyā sahitaṃ muniḥ

tato yathāvad rāmeṇa sa rājño gurur arcitaḥ /
abhyanujñāpya kākutsthaṃ yayau rāmaniveśanāt

suhṛdbhis tatra rāmo 'pi tān anujñāpya sarvaśaḥ /
sabhājito viveśātha tān anujñāpya sarvaśaḥ

hṛṣṭanārīnarayutaṃ rāmaveśma tadā babhau /
yathā mattadvijagaṇaṃ praphullanalinaṃ saraḥ

sa rājabhavanaprakhyāt tasmād rāmaniveśanāt /
nirgatya dadṛśe mārgaṃ vasiṣṭho janasaṃvṛtam

vṛndavṛndair ayodhyāyāṃ rājamārgāḥ samantataḥ /
babhūvur abhisaṃbādhāḥ kutūhalajanair vṛtāḥ

janavṛndormisaṃgharṣaharṣasvanavatas tadā /
babhūva rājamārgasya sāgarasyeva nisvanaḥ

siktasaṃmṛṣṭarathyā hi tad ahar vanamālinī /
āsīd ayodhyā nagarī samucchritagṛhadhvajā

tadā hy ayodhyānilayaḥ sastrībālābalo janaḥ /
rāmābhiṣekam ākāṅkṣann ākāṅkṣann udayaṃ raveḥ

prajālaṃkārabhūtaṃ ca janasyānandavardhanam /
utsuko 'bhūj jano draṣṭuṃ tam ayodhyāmahotsavam

evaṃ taṃ janasambādhaṃ rājamārgaṃ purohitaḥ /
vyūhann iva janaughaṃ taṃ śanai rājakulaṃ yayau

sitābhraśikharaprakhyaṃ prāsādam adhiruhya saḥ /
samiyāya narendreṇa śakreṇeva bṛhaspatiḥ

tam āgatam abhiprekṣya hitvā rājāsanaṃ nṛpaḥ /
papraccha sa ca tasmai tat kṛtam ity abhyavedayat

guruṇā tv abhyanujñāto manujaughaṃ visṛjya tam /
viveśāntaḥpuraṃ rājā siṃho giriguhām iva

tad agryaveṣapramadājanākulaṃ mahendraveśmapratimaṃ niveśanam /
vidīpayaṃś cāru viveśa pārthivaḥ śaśīva tārāgaṇasaṃkulaṃ nabhaḥ