Rāmāyaṇa-southern-2 (southern recension) · Chapter 2.57

Rāmāyaṇa, Ayodhyākāṇḍa, 57
pratibuddho muhūrtena śokopahatacetanaḥ /
atha rājā daśarathaḥ sa cintām abhyapadyata

rāmalakṣmaṇayoś caiva vivāsād vāsavopamam /
āviveśopasargas taṃ tamaḥ sūryam ivāsuram

sa rājā rajanīṃ ṣaṣṭhīṃ rāme pravrajite vanam /
ardharātre daśarathaḥ saṃsmaran duṣkṛtaṃ kṛtam /
kausalyāṃ putraśokārtām idaṃ vacanam abravīt // RamS_2,57.3* //
yad ācarati kalyāṇi śubhaṃ vā yadi vāśubham /
tad eva labhate bhadre kartā karmajam ātmanaḥ

gurulāghavam arthānām ārambhe karmaṇāṃ phalam /
doṣaṃ vā yo na jānāti sa bāla iti hocyate

kaścid āmravaṇaṃ chittvā palāśāṃś ca niṣiñcati /
puṣpaṃ dṛṣṭvā phale gṛdhnuḥ sa śocati phalāgame

so 'ham āmravaṇaṃ chittvā palāśāṃś ca nyaṣecayam /
rāmaṃ phalāgame tyaktvā paścāc chocāmi durmatiḥ

labdhaśabdena kausalye kumāreṇa dhanuṣmatā /
kumāraḥ śabdavedhīti mayā pāpam idaṃ kṛtam /
tad idaṃ me 'nusaṃprāptaṃ devi duḥkhaṃ svayaṃ kṛtam // RamS_2,57.8* //
sammohād iha bālena yathā syād bhakṣitaṃ viṣam /
evaṃ mamāpy avijñātaṃ śabdavedhyamayaṃ phalam

devy anūḍhā tvam abhavo yuvarājo bhavāmy aham /
tataḥ prāvṛḍ anuprāptā madakāmavivardhinī

upāsya hi rasān bhaumāṃs taptvā ca jagad aṃśubhiḥ /
paretācaritāṃ bhīmāṃ ravir āviśate diśam

uṣṇam antardadhe sadyaḥ snigdhā dadṛśire ghanāḥ /
tato jahṛṣire sarve bhekasāraṅgabarhiṇaḥ

patitenāmbhasā channaḥ patamānena cāsakṛt /
ābabhau mattasāraṅgas toyarāśir ivācalaḥ

tasminn atisukhe kāle dhanuṣmān iṣumān rathī /
vyāyāmakṛtasaṃkalpaḥ sarayūm anvagāṃ nadīm

nipāne mahiṣaṃ rātrau gajaṃ vābhyāgataṃ nadīm /
anyaṃ vā śvāpadaṃ kaṃcij jighāṃsur ajitendriyaḥ

athāndhakāre tv aśrauṣaṃ jale kumbhasya pūryataḥ /
acakṣur viṣaye ghoṣaṃ vāraṇasyeva nardataḥ

tato 'haṃ śaram uddhṛtya dīptam āśīviṣopamam /
amuñcaṃ niśitaṃ bāṇam aham āśīviṣopamam

tatra vāg uṣasi vyaktā prādurāsīd vanaukasaḥ /
hā heti patatas toye vāg abhūt tatra mānuṣī /
katham asmadvidhe śastraṃ nipatet tu tapasvini // RamS_2,57.18* //
praviviktāṃ nadīṃ rātrāv udāhāro 'ham āgataḥ /
iṣuṇābhihataḥ kena kasya vā kiṃ kṛtaṃ mayā

ṛṣer hi nyastadaṇḍasya vane vanyena jīvataḥ /
kathaṃ nu śastreṇa vadho madvidhasya vidhīyate

jaṭābhāradharasyaiva valkalājinavāsasaḥ /
ko vadhena mamārthī syāt kiṃ vāsyāpakṛtaṃ mayā

evaṃ niṣphalam ārabdhaṃ kevalānarthasaṃhitam /
na kaścit sādhu manyeta yathaiva gurutalpagam

nemaṃ tathānuśocāmi jīvitakṣayam ātmanaḥ /
mātaraṃ pitaraṃ cobhāv anuśocāmi madvidhe

tad etan mithunaṃ vṛddhaṃ cirakālabhṛtaṃ mayā /
mayi pañcatvam āpanne kāṃ vṛttiṃ vartayiṣyati

vṛddhau ca mātāpitarāv ahaṃ caikeṣuṇā hataḥ /
kena sma nihatāḥ sarve subālenākṛtātmanā

tāṃ giraṃ karuṇāṃ śrutvā mama dharmānukāṅkṣiṇaḥ /
karābhyāṃ saśaraṃ cāpaṃ vyathitasyāpatad bhuvi

taṃ deśam aham āgamya dīnasattvaḥ sudurmanāḥ /
apaśyam iṣuṇā tīre sarayvās tāpasaṃ hatam

sa mām udvīkṣya netrābhyāṃ trastam asvasthacetasam /
ity uvāca vacaḥ krūraṃ didhakṣann iva tejasā

kiṃ tavāpakṛtaṃ rājan vane nivasatā mayā /
jihīrṣur ambho gurvarthaṃ yad ahaṃ tāḍitas tvayā

ekena khalu bāṇena marmaṇy abhihate mayi /
dvāv andhau nihatau vṛddhau mātā janayitā ca me

tau nūnaṃ durbalāv andhau matpratīkṣau pipāsitau /
ciram āśākṛtāṃ tṛṣṇāṃ kaṣṭāṃ saṃdhārayiṣyataḥ

na nūnaṃ tapaso vāsti phalayogaḥ śrutasya vā /
pitā yan māṃ na jānāti śayānaṃ patitaṃ bhuvi

jānann api ca kiṃ kuryād aśaktir aparikramaḥ /
bhidyamānam ivāśaktas trātum anyo nago nagam

pitus tvam eva me gatvā śīghram ācakṣva rāghava /
na tvām anudahet kruddho vanaṃ vahnir ivaidhitaḥ

iyam ekapadī rājan yato me pitur āśramaḥ /
taṃ prasādaya gatvā tvaṃ na tvāṃ sa kupitaḥ śapet

viśalyaṃ kuru māṃ rājan marma me niśitaḥ śaraḥ /
ruṇaddhi mṛdu sotsedhaṃ tīram amburayo yathā

na dvijātir ahaṃ rājan mā bhūt te manaso vyathā /
śūdrāyām asmi vaiśyena jāto janapadādhipa

itīva vadataḥ kṛcchrād bāṇābhihatamarmaṇaḥ /
tasya tv ānamyamānasya taṃ bāṇam aham uddharam

jalārdragātraṃ tu vilapya kṛcchrān marmavraṇaṃ saṃtatam ucchvasantam /
tataḥ sarayvāṃ tam ahaṃ śayānaṃ samīkṣya bhadre subhṛśaṃ viṣaṇṇaḥ