Rāmāyaṇa-southern-2 (southern recension) · Chapter 2.87

Rāmāyaṇa, Ayodhyākāṇḍa, 87
tayā mahatyā yāyinyā dhvajinyā vanavāsinaḥ /
arditā yūthapā mattāḥ sayūthāḥ sampradudruvuḥ

ṛkṣāḥ pṛṣatasaṃghāś ca ruravaś ca samantataḥ /
dṛśyante vanarājīṣu giriṣv api nadīṣu ca

sa sampratasthe dharmātmā prīto daśarathātmajaḥ /
vṛto mahatyā nādinyā senayā caturaṅgayā

sāgaraughanibhā senā bharatasya mahātmanaḥ /
mahīṃ saṃchādayāmāsa prāvṛṣi dyām ivāmbudaḥ

turaṃgaughair avatatā vāraṇaiś ca mahājavaiḥ /
anālakṣyā ciraṃ kālaṃ tasmin kāle babhūva bhūḥ

sa yātvā dūram adhvānaṃ supariśrāntavāhanaḥ /
uvāca bharataḥ śrīmān vasiṣṭhaṃ mantriṇāṃ varam

yādṛśaṃ lakṣyate rūpaṃ yathā caiva śrutaṃ mayā /
vyaktaṃ prāptāḥ sma taṃ deśaṃ bharadvājo yam abravīt

ayaṃ giriś citrakūṭas tathā mandākinī nadī /
etat prakāśate dūrān nīlameghanibhaṃ vanam

gireḥ sānūni ramyāṇi citrakūṭasya samprati /
vāraṇair avamṛdyante māmakaiḥ parvatopamaiḥ

muñcanti kusumāny ete nagāḥ parvatasānuṣu /
nīlā ivātapāpāye toyaṃ toyadharā ghanāḥ

kiṃnarācaritoddeśaṃ paśya śatrughna parvatam /
hayaiḥ samantād ākīrṇaṃ makarair iva sāgaram

ete mṛgagaṇā bhānti śīghravegāḥ pracoditāḥ /
vāyupraviddhāḥ śaradi megharājir ivāmbare

kurvanti kusumāpīḍāñ śiraḥsu surabhīn amī /
meghaprakāśaiḥ phalakair dākṣiṇātyā yathā narāḥ

niṣkūjam iva bhūtvedaṃ vanaṃ ghorapradarśanam /
ayodhyeva janākīrṇā samprati pratibhāti mā

khurair udīrito reṇur divaṃ pracchādya tiṣṭhati /
taṃ vahaty anilaḥ śīghraṃ kurvann iva mama priyam

syandanāṃs turagopetān sūtamukhyair adhiṣṭhitān /
etān saṃpatataḥ śīghraṃ paśya śatrughna kānane

etān vitrāsitān paśya barhiṇaḥ priyadarśanān /
etam āviśataḥ śailam adhivāsaṃ patatriṇām

atimātram ayaṃ deśo manojñaḥ pratibhāti mā /
tāpasānāṃ nivāso 'yaṃ vyaktaṃ svargapatho yathā

mṛgā mṛgībhiḥ sahitā bahavaḥ pṛṣatā vane /
manojñarūpā lakṣyante kusumair iva citritāḥ

sādhu sainyāḥ pratiṣṭhantāṃ vicinvantu ca kānanam /
yathā tau puruṣavyāghrau dṛśyete rāmalakṣmaṇau

bharatasya vacaḥ śrutvā puruṣāḥ śastrapāṇayaḥ /
viviśus tad vanaṃ śūrā dhūmaṃ ca dadṛśus tataḥ

te samālokya dhūmāgram ūcur bharatam āgatāḥ /
nāmanuṣye bhavaty agnir vyaktam atraiva rāghavau

atha nātra naravyāghrau rājaputrau paraṃtapau /
anye rāmopamāḥ santi vyaktam atra tapasvinaḥ

tac chrutvā bharatas teṣāṃ vacanaṃ sādhusaṃmatam /
sainyān uvāca sarvāṃs tān amitrabalamardanaḥ

yattā bhavantas tiṣṭhantu neto gantavyam agrataḥ /
aham eva gamiṣyāmi sumantro gurur eva ca

evam uktās tataḥ sarve tatra tasthuḥ samantataḥ /
bharato yatra dhūmāgraṃ tatra dṛṣṭiṃ samādadhāt

vyavasthitā yā bharatena sā camūr nirīkṣamāṇāpi ca dhūmam agrataḥ /
babhūva hṛṣṭā nacireṇa jānatī priyasya rāmasya samāgamaṃ tadā