Rāmāyaṇa-southern-2 (southern recension) · Chapter 2.98

Rāmāyaṇa, Ayodhyākāṇḍa, 98
tataḥ puruṣasiṃhānāṃ vṛtānāṃ taiḥ suhṛdgaṇaiḥ /
śocatām eva rajanī duḥkhena vyatyavartata

rajanyāṃ suprabhātāyāṃ bhrātaras te suhṛdvṛtāḥ /
mandākinyāṃ hutaṃ japyaṃ kṛtvā rāmam upāgaman

tūṣṇīṃ te samupāsīnā na kaścit kiṃcid abravīt /
bharatas tu suhṛnmadhye rāmaṃ vacanam abravīt

sāntvitā māmikā mātā dattaṃ rājyam idaṃ mama /
tad dadāmi tavaivāhaṃ bhuṅkṣva rājyam akaṇṭakam

mahatevāmbuvegena bhinnaḥ setur jalāgame /
durāvāraṃ tvadanyena rājyakhaṇḍam idaṃ mahat

gatiṃ khara ivāśvasya tārkṣyasyeva patatriṇaḥ /
anugantuṃ na śaktir me gatiṃ tava mahīpate

sujīvaṃ nityaśas tasya yaḥ parair upajīvyate /
rāma tena tu durjīvaṃ yaḥ parān upajīvati

yathā tu ropito vṛkṣaḥ puruṣeṇa vivardhitaḥ /
hrasvakena durāroho rūḍhaskandho mahādrumaḥ

sa yadā puṣpito bhūtvā phalāni na vidarśayet /
sa tāṃ nānubhavet prītiṃ yasya hetoḥ prabhāvitaḥ

eṣopamā mahābāho tvam arthaṃ vettum arhasi /
yadi tvam asmān ṛṣabho bhartā bhṛtyān na śādhi hi

śreṇayas tvāṃ mahārāja paśyantv agryāś ca sarvaśaḥ /
pratapantam ivādityaṃ rājye sthitam ariṃdamam

tavānuyāne kākutstha mattā nardantu kuñjarāḥ /
antaḥpuragatā nāryo nandantu susamāhitāḥ

tasya sādhv ity amanyanta nāgarā vividhā janāḥ /
bharatasya vacaḥ śrutvā rāmaṃ pratyanuyācataḥ

tam evaṃ duḥkhitaṃ prekṣya vilapantaṃ yaśasvinam /
rāmaḥ kṛtātmā bharataṃ samāśvāsayad ātmavān

nātmanaḥ kāmakāro 'sti puruṣo 'yam anīśvaraḥ /
itaś cetarataś cainaṃ kṛtāntaḥ parikarṣati

sarve kṣayāntā nicayāḥ patanāntāḥ samucchrayāḥ /
saṃyogā viprayogāntā maraṇāntaṃ ca jīvitam

yathā phalānāṃ pakvānāṃ nānyatra patanād bhayam /
evaṃ narasya jātasya nānyatra maraṇād bhayam

yathāgāraṃ dṛḍhasthūṇaṃ jīrṇaṃ bhūtvāvasīdati /
tathāvasīdanti narā jarāmṛtyuvaśaṃ gatāḥ

ahorātrāṇi gacchanti sarveṣāṃ prāṇinām iha /
āyūṃṣi kṣapayanty āśu grīṣme jalam ivāṃśavaḥ

ātmānam anuśoca tvaṃ kim anyam anuśocasi /
āyus te hīyate yasya sthitasya ca gatasya ca

sahaiva mṛtyur vrajati saha mṛtyur niṣīdati /
gatvā sudīrgham adhvānaṃ saha mṛtyur nivartate

gātreṣu valayaḥ prāptāḥ śvetāś caiva śiroruhāḥ /
jarayā puruṣo jīrṇaḥ kiṃ hi kṛtvā prabhāvayet

nandanty udita āditye nandanty astam ite ravau /
ātmano nāvabudhyante manuṣyā jīvitakṣayam

hṛṣyanty ṛtumukhaṃ dṛṣṭvā navaṃ navam ihāgatam /
ṛtūnāṃ parivartena prāṇināṃ prāṇasaṃkṣayaḥ

yathā kāṣṭhaṃ ca kāṣṭhaṃ ca sameyātāṃ mahārṇave /
sametya ca vyapeyātāṃ kālam āsādya kaṃcana

evaṃ bhāryāś ca putrāś ca jñātayaś ca vasūni ca /
sametya vyavadhāvanti dhruvo hy eṣāṃ vinābhavaḥ

nātra kaścid yathā bhāvaṃ prāṇī samabhivartate /
tena tasmin na sāmarthyaṃ pretasyāsty anuśocataḥ

yathā hi sārthaṃ gacchantaṃ brūyāt kaścit pathi sthitaḥ /
aham apy āgamiṣyāmi pṛṣṭhato bhavatām iti

evaṃ pūrvair gato mārgaḥ pitṛpaitāmaho dhruvaḥ /
tam āpannaḥ kathaṃ śoced yasya nāsti vyatikramaḥ

vayasaḥ patamānasya srotaso vānivartinaḥ /
ātmā sukhe niyoktavyaḥ sukhabhājaḥ prajāḥ smṛtāḥ

dharmātmā sa śubhaiḥ kṛtsnaiḥ kratubhiś cāptadakṣiṇaiḥ /
dhūtapāpo gataḥ svargaṃ pitā naḥ pṛthivīpatiḥ

bhṛtyānāṃ bharaṇāt samyak prajānāṃ paripālanāt /
arthādānāc ca dhārmeṇa pitā nas tridivaṃ gataḥ

iṣṭvā bahuvidhair yajñair bhogāṃś cāvāpya puṣkalān /
uttamaṃ cāyur āsādya svar gataḥ pṛthivīpatiḥ

sa jīrṇaṃ mānuṣaṃ dehaṃ parityajya pitā hi naḥ /
daivīm ṛddhim anuprāpto brahmalokavihāriṇīm

taṃ tu naivaṃvidhaḥ kaścit prājñaḥ śocitum arhati /
tvadvidho yadvidhaś cāpi śrutavān buddhimattaraḥ

ete bahuvidhāḥ śokā vilāparudite tathā /
varjanīyā hi dhīreṇa sarvāvasthāsu dhīmatā

sa svastho bhava mā śoco yātvā cāvasa tāṃ purīm /
tathā pitrā niyukto 'si vaśinā vadatāṃ vara

yatrāham api tenaiva niyuktaḥ puṇyakarmaṇā /
tatraivāhaṃ kariṣyāmi pitur āryasya śāsanam

na mayā śāsanaṃ tasya tyaktuṃ nyāyyam ariṃdama /
tat tvayāpi sadā mānyaṃ sa vai bandhuḥ sa naḥ pitā

evam uktvā tu virate rāme vacanam arthavat /
uvāca bharataś citraṃ dhārmiko dhārmikaṃ vacaḥ

ko hi syād īdṛśo loke yādṛśas tvam ariṃdama /
na tvāṃ pravyathayed duḥkhaṃ prītir vā na praharṣayet

saṃmataś cāsi vṛddhānāṃ tāṃś ca pṛcchasi saṃśayān /
yathā mṛtas tathā jīvan yathāsati tathā sati

yasyaiṣa buddhilābhaḥ syāt paritapyeta kena saḥ /
sa evaṃ vyasanaṃ prāpya na viṣīditum arhati

amaropamasattvas tvaṃ mahātmā satyasaṃgaraḥ /
sarvajñaḥ sarvadarśī ca buddhimāṃś cāsi rāghava

na tvām evaṃ guṇair yuktaṃ prabhavābhavakovidam /
aviṣahyatamaṃ duḥkham āsādayitum arhati

proṣite mayi yat pāpaṃ mātrā matkāraṇāt kṛtam /
kṣudrayā tad aniṣṭaṃ me prasīdatu bhavān mama

dharmabandhena baddho 'smi tenemāṃ neha mātaram /
hanmi tīvreṇa daṇḍena daṇḍārhāṃ pāpakāriṇīm

kathaṃ daśarathāj jātaḥ śuddhābhijanakarmaṇaḥ /
jānan dharmam adharmiṣṭhaṃ kuryāṃ karma jugupsitam

guruḥ kriyāvān vṛddhaś ca rājā pretaḥ piteti ca /
tātaṃ na parigarheyaṃ daivataṃ ceti saṃsadi

ko hi dharmārthayor hīnam īdṛśaṃ karma kilbiṣam /
striyāḥ priyacikīrṣuḥ san kuryād dharmajña dharmavit

antakāle hi bhūtāni muhyantīti purāśrutiḥ /
rājñaivaṃ kurvatā loke pratyakṣā sā śrutiḥ kṛtā

sādhvartham abhisaṃdhāya krodhān mohāc ca sāhasāt /
tātasya yad atikrāntaṃ pratyāharatu tad bhavān

pitur hi samatikrāntaṃ putro yaḥ sādhu manyate /
tad apatyaṃ mataṃ loke viparītam ato 'nyathā

tad apatyaṃ bhavān astu mā bhavān duṣkṛtaṃ pituḥ /
abhipattā kṛtaṃ karma loke dhīravigarhitam

kaikeyīṃ māṃ ca tātaṃ ca suhṛdo bāndhavāṃś ca naḥ /
paurajānapadān sarvāṃs trātu sarvam idaṃ bhavān

kva cāraṇyaṃ kva ca kṣātraṃ kva jaṭāḥ kva ca pālanam /
īdṛśaṃ vyāhataṃ karma na bhavān kartum arhati

atha kleśajam eva tvaṃ dharmaṃ caritum icchasi /
dharmeṇa caturo varṇān pālayan kleśam āpnuhi

caturṇām āśramāṇāṃ hi gārhasthyaṃ śreṣṭham āśramam /
āhur dharmajña dharmajñās taṃ kathaṃ tyaktum arhasi

śrutena bālaḥ sthānena janmanā bhavato hy aham /
sa kathaṃ pālayiṣyāmi bhūmiṃ bhavati tiṣṭhati

hīnabuddhiguṇo bālo hīnaḥ sthānena cāpy aham /
bhavatā ca vinā bhūto na vartayitum utsahe

idaṃ nikhilam avyagraṃ pitryaṃ rājyam akaṇṭakam /
anuśādhi svadharmeṇa dharmajña saha bāndhavaiḥ

ihaiva tvābhiṣiñcantu dharmajña saha bāndhavaiḥ /
ṛtvijaḥ savasiṣṭhāś ca mantravan mantrakovidāḥ

abhiṣiktas tvam asmābhir ayodhyāṃ pālane vraja /
vijitya tarasā lokān marudbhir iva vāsavaḥ

ṛṇāni trīṇy apākurvan durhṛdaḥ sādhu nirdahan /
suhṛdas tarpayan kāmais tvam evātrānuśādhi mām

adyārya muditāḥ santu suhṛdas te 'bhiṣecane /
adya bhītāḥ pālayantāṃ durhṛdas te diśo daśa

ākrośaṃ mama mātuś ca pramṛjya puruṣarṣabha /
adya tatra bhavantaṃ ca pitaraṃ rakṣa kilbiṣāt

śirasā tvābhiyāce 'haṃ kuruṣva karuṇāṃ mayi /
bāndhaveṣu ca sarveṣu bhūteṣv iva maheśvaraḥ

atha vā pṛṣṭhataḥ kṛtvā vanam eva bhavān itaḥ /
gamiṣyati gamiṣyāmi bhavatā sārdham apy aham

tathāpi rāmo bharatena tāmyatā prasādyamānaḥ śirasā mahīpatiḥ /
na caiva cakre gamanāya sattvavān matiṃ pitus tadvacane pratiṣṭhitaḥ

tad adbhutaṃ sthairyam avekṣya rāghave samaṃ jano harṣam avāpa duḥkhitaḥ /
na yāty ayodhyām iti duḥkhito 'bhavat sthirapratijñatvam avekṣya harṣitaḥ

tam ṛtvijo naigamayūthavallabhās tathā visaṃjñāśrukalāś ca mātaraḥ /
tathā bruvāṇaṃ bharataṃ pratuṣṭuvuḥ praṇamya rāmaṃ ca yayācire saha