Ramayana · Chapter 2.014

sa tad antaḥpuradvāraṃ samatītya janākulam
praviviktāṃ tataḥ kakṣyām āsasāda purāṇavit

prāsakārmukabibhradbhir yuvabhir mṛṣṭakuṇḍalaiḥ
apramādibhir ekāgraiḥ svanuraktair adhiṣṭhitām

tatra kāṣāyiṇo vṛddhān vetrapāṇīn svalaṃkṛtān
dadarśa viṣṭhitān dvāri stryadhyakṣān susamāhitān

te samīkṣya samāyāntaṃ rāmapriyacikīrṣavaḥ
sahabhāryāya rāmāya kṣipram evācacakṣire

prativeditam ājñāya sūtam abhyantaraṃ pituḥ
tatraivānāyayām āsa rāghavaḥ priyakāmyayā

taṃ vaiśravaṇasaṃkāśam upaviṣṭaṃ svalaṃkṛtam
dādarśa sūtaḥ paryaṅke sauvaṇo sottaracchade

varāharudhirābheṇa śucinā ca sugandhinā
anuliptaṃ parārdhyena candanena paraṃtapam

sthitayā pārśvataś cāpi vālavyajanahastayā
upetaṃ sītayā bhūyaś citrayā śaśinaṃ yathā

taṃ tapantam ivādityam upapannaṃ svatejasā
vavande varadaṃ bandī niyamajño vinītavat

prāñjalis tu sukhaṃ pṛṣṭvā vihāraśayanāsane
rājaputram uvācedaṃ sumantro rājasatkṛtaḥ

kausalyā suprabhā deva pitā tvaṃ draṣṭum icchati
mahiṣyā saha kaikeyyā gamyatāṃ tatra māciram

evam uktas tu saṃhṛṣṭo narasiṃho mahādyutiḥ
tataḥ saṃmānayām āsa sītām idam uvāca ha

devi devaś ca devī ca samāgamya madantare
mantreyete dhruvaṃ kiṃ cid abhiṣecanasaṃhitam

lakṣayitvā hy abhiprāyaṃ priyakāmā sudakṣiṇā
saṃcodayati rājānaṃ madarthaṃ madirekṣaṇā

yādṛśī pariṣat tatra tādṛśo dūta āgataḥ
dhruvam adyaiva māṃ rājā yauvarājye 'bhiṣekṣyati

hanta śīghram ito gatvā drakṣyāmi ca mahīpatiḥ
saha tvaṃ parivāreṇa sukham āssva ramasya ca

patisaṃmānitā sītā bhartāram asitekṣaṇā
ādvāram anuvavrāja maṅgalāny abhidadhyuṣī

sa sarvān arthino dṛṣṭvā sametya pratinandya ca
tataḥ pāvakasaṃkāśam āruroha rathottamam

muṣṇantam iva cakṣūṃṣi prabhayā hemavarcasaṃ
kareṇuśiśukalpaiś ca yuktaṃ paramavājibhiḥ

hariyuktaṃ sahasrākṣo ratham indra ivāśugam
prayayau tūrṇam āsthāya rāghavo jvalitaḥ śriyā

sa parjanya ivākāśe svanavān abhinādayan
niketān niryayau śrīmān mahābhrād iva candramāḥ

chatracāmarapāṇis tu lakṣmaṇo rāghavānujaḥ
jugopa bhrātaraṃ bhrātā ratham āsthāya pṛṣṭhataḥ

tato halahalāśabdas tumulaḥ samajāyata
tasya niṣkramamāṇasya janaughasya samantataḥ

sa rāghavas tatra kathāpralāpaṃ śuśrāva lokasya samāgatasya
ātmādhikārā vividhāś ca vācaḥ prahṛṣṭarūpasya pure janasya

eṣa śriyaṃ gacchati rāghavo 'dya rājaprasādād vipulāṃ gamiṣyan
ete vayaṃ sarvasamṛddhakāmā yeṣām ayaṃ no bhavitā praśāstā
lābho janasyāsya yad eṣa sarvaṃ prapatsyate rāṣṭram idaṃ cirāya

sa ghoṣavadbhiś ca hayaiḥ sanāgaiḥ puraḥsaraiḥ svastikasūtamāgadhaiḥ
mahīyamānaḥ pravaraiś ca vādakair abhiṣṭuto vaiśravaṇo yathā yayau

kareṇumātaṅgarathāśvasaṃkulaṃ mahājanaughaiḥ paripūrṇacatvaram
prabhūtaratnaṃ bahupaṇyasaṃcayaṃ dadarśa rāmo ruciraṃ mahāpatham