Ramayana · Chapter 2.017

rāmas tu bhṛśam āyasto niḥśvasann iva kuñjaraḥ
jagāma sahito bhrātrā mātur antaḥpuraṃ vaśī

so 'paśyat puruṣaṃ tatra vṛddhaṃ paramapūjitam
upaviṣṭaṃ gṛhadvāri tiṣṭhataś cāparān bahūn

praviśya prathamāṃ kakṣyāṃ dvitīyāyāṃ dadarśa saḥ
brāhmaṇān vedasaṃpannān vṛddhān rājñābhisatkṛtān

praṇamya rāmas tān vṛddhāṃs tṛtīyāyāṃ dadarśa saḥ
striyo vṛddhāś ca bālāś ca dvārarakṣaṇatatparāḥ

vardhayitvā prahṛṣṭās tāḥ praviśya ca gṛhaṃ striyaḥ
nyavedayanta tvaritā rāma mātuḥ priyaṃ tadā

kausalyāpi tadā devī rātriṃ sthitvā samāhitā
prabhāte tv akarot pūjāṃ viṣṇoḥ putrahitaiṣiṇī

sā kṣaumavasanā hṛṣṭā nityaṃ vrataparāyaṇā
agniṃ juhoti sma tadā mantravat kṛtamaṅgalā

praviśya ca tadā rāmo mātur antaḥpuraṃ śubham
dadarśa mātaraṃ tatra hāvayantīṃ hutāśanam

sā cirasyātmajaṃ dṛṣṭvā mātṛnandanam āgatam
abhicakrāma saṃhṛṣṭā kiśoraṃ vaḍavā yathā

tam uvāca durādharṣaṃ rāghavaṃ sutam ātmanaḥ
kausalyā putravātsalyād idaṃ priyahitaṃ vacaḥ

vṛddhānāṃ dharmaśīlānāṃ rājarṣīṇāṃ mahātmanām
prāpnuhy āyuś ca kīrtiṃ ca dharmaṃ copahitaṃ kule

satyapratijñaṃ pitaraṃ rājānaṃ paśya rāghava
adyaiva hi tvāṃ dharmātmā yauvarājye 'bhiṣekṣyati

mātaraṃ rāghavaḥ kiṃ cit prasāryāñjalim abravīt
sa svabhāvavinītaś ca gauravāc ca tadānataḥ

devi nūnaṃ na jānīṣe mahad bhayam upasthitam
idaṃ tava ca duḥkhāya vaidehyā lakṣmaṇasya ca

caturdaśa hi varṣāṇi vatsyāmi vijane vane
madhumūlaphalair jīvan hitvā munivad āmiṣam

bharatāya mahārājo yauvarājyaṃ prayacchati
māṃ punar daṇḍakāraṇyaṃ vivāsayati tāpasaṃ

tām aduḥkhocitāṃ dṛṣṭvā patitāṃ kadalīm iva
rāmas tūtthāpayām āsa mātaraṃ gatacetasaṃ

upāvṛtyotthitāṃ dīnāṃ vaḍavām iva vāhitām
pāṃśuguṇṭhitasarvāgnīṃ vimamarśa ca pāṇinā

sā rāghavam upāsīnam asukhārtā sukhocitā
uvāca puruṣavyāghram upaśṛṇvati lakṣmaṇe

yadi putra na jāyethā mama śokāya rāghava
na sma duḥkham ato bhūyaḥ paśyeyam aham aprajā

eka eva hi vandhyāyāḥ śoko bhavati mānavaḥ
aprajāsmīti saṃtāpo na hy anyaḥ putra vidyate

na dṛṣṭapūrvaṃ kalyāṇaṃ sukhaṃ vā patipauruṣe
api putre vipaśyeyam iti rāmāsthitaṃ mayā

sā bahūny amanojñāni vākyāni hṛdayacchidām
ahaṃ śroṣye sapatnīnām avarāṇāṃ varā satī
ato duḥkhataraṃ kiṃ nu pramadānāṃ bhaviṣyati

tvayi saṃnihite 'py evam aham āsaṃ nirākṛtā
kiṃ punaḥ proṣite tāta dhruvaṃ maraṇam eva me

yo hi māṃ sevate kaś cid atha vāpy anuvartate
kaikeyyāḥ putram anvīkṣya sa jano nābhibhāṣate

daśa sapta ca varṣāṇi tava jātasya rāghava
atītāni prakāṅkṣantyā mayā duḥkhaparikṣayam

upavāsaiś ca yogaiś ca bahubhiś ca pariśramaiḥ
duḥkhaṃ saṃvardhito moghaṃ tvaṃ hi durgatayā mayā

sthiraṃ tu hṛdayaṃ manye mamedaṃ yan na dīryate
prāvṛṣīva mahānadyāḥ spṛṣṭaṃ kūlaṃ navāmbhasā

mamaiva nūnaṃ maraṇaṃ na vidyate na cāvakāśo 'sti yamakṣaye mama
yad antako 'dyaiva na māṃ jihīrṣati prasahya siṃho rudatīṃ mṛgīm iva

sthiraṃ hi nūnaṃ hṛdayaṃ mamāyasaṃ na bhidyate yad bhuvi nāvadīryate
anena duḥkhena ca deham arpitaṃ dhruvaṃ hy akāle maraṇaṃ na vidyate

idaṃ tu duḥkhaṃ yad anarthakāni me vratāni dānāni ca saṃyamāś ca hi
tapaś ca taptaṃ yad apatyakāraṇāt suniṣphalaṃ bījam ivoptam ūṣare

yadi hy akāle maraṇaṃ svayecchayā labheta kaś cid guru duḥkha karśitaḥ
gatāham adyaiva pareta saṃsadaṃ vinā tvayā dhenur ivātmajena vai

bhṛśam asukham amarṣitā tadā bahu vilalāpa samīkṣya rāghavam
vyasanam upaniśāmya sā mahat sutam iva baddham avekṣya kiṃnarī