Ramayana · Chapter 2.005

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 'vatārayām āsa parigṛhya rathāt svayam

sa cainaṃ praśritaṃ dṛṣṭvā saṃbhāṣyābhiprasādya 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 kārayām āsa 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

hṛṣṭanārī narayutaṃ 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 ayodhyā nilayaḥ sastrībālābalo janaḥ
rāmābhiṣekam ākāṅkṣann ākāṅkṣann udayaṃ raveḥ

prajālaṃkārabhūtaṃ ca janasyānandavardhanam
utsuko 'bhūj jano draṣṭuṃ tam ayodhyā mahotsavam

evaṃ taṃ janasaṃbādhaṃ rājamārgaṃ purohitaḥ
vyūhann iva janaughaṃ taṃ śanai rāja kulaṃ yayau

sitābhraśikharaprakhyaṃ prāsadam 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
vyadīpayaṃś cāru viveśa pārthivaḥ śaśīva tārāgaṇasaṃkulaṃ nabhaḥ