Ramayana · Chapter 2.023

abhivādya tu kausalyāṃ rāmaḥ saṃprasthito vanam
kṛtasvastyayano mātrā dharmiṣṭhe vartmani sthitaḥ

virājayan rājasuto rājamārgaṃ narair vṛtam
hṛdayāny āmamantheva janasya guṇavattayā

vaidehī cāpi tat sarvaṃ na śuśrāva tapasvinī
tad eva hṛdi tasyāś ca yauvarājyābhiṣecanam

devakāryaṃ sma sā kṛtvā kṛtajñā hṛṣṭacetanā
abhijñā rājadharmāṇāṃ rājaputraṃ pratīkṣate

praviveśātha rāmas tu svaveśma suvibhūṣitam
prahṛṣṭajanasaṃpūrṇaṃ hriyā kiṃ cid avāṅmukhaḥ

atha sītā samutpatya vepamānā ca taṃ patim
apaśyac chokasaṃtaptaṃ cintāvyākulilendriyam

vivarṇavadanaṃ dṛṣṭvā taṃ prasvinnam amarṣaṇam
āha duḥkhābhisaṃtaptā kim idānīm idaṃ prabho

adya bārhaspataḥ śrīmān yuktaḥ puṣyo na rāghava
procyate brāhmaṇaiḥ prājñaiḥ kena tvam asi durmanāḥ

na te śataśalākena jalaphenanibhena ca
āvṛtaṃ vadanaṃ valgu chatreṇābhivirājate

vyajanābhyāṃ ca mukhyābhyāṃ śatapatranibhekṣaṇam
candrahaṃsaprakāśābhyāṃ vījyate na tavānanam

vāgmino bandinaś cāpi prahṛṣṭās tvaṃ nararṣabha
stuvanto nādya dṛśyante maṅgalaiḥ sūtamāgadhāḥ

na te kṣaudraṃ ca dadhi ca brāhmaṇā vedapāragāḥ
mūrdhni mūrdhāvasiktasya dadhati sma vidhānataḥ

na tvāṃ prakṛtayaḥ sarvā śreṇīmukhyāś ca bhūṣitāḥ
anuvrajitum icchanti paurajāpapadās tathā

caturbhir vegasaṃpannair hayaiḥ kāñcanabhūṣaṇaiḥ
mukhyaḥ puṣyaratho yuktaḥ kiṃ na gacchati te 'grataḥ

na hastī cāgrataḥ śrīmāṃs tava lakṣaṇapūjitaḥ
prayāṇe lakṣyate vīra kṛṣṇameghagiri prabhaḥ

na ca kāñcanacitraṃ te paśyāmi priyadarśana
bhadrāsanaṃ puraskṛtya yāntaṃ vīrapuraḥsaram

abhiṣeko yadā sajjaḥ kim idānīm idaṃ tava
apūrvo mukhavarṇaś ca na praharṣaś ca lakṣyate

itīva vilapantīṃ tāṃ provāca raghunandanaḥ
sīte tatrabhavāṃs tāta pravrājayati māṃ vanam

kule mahati saṃbhūte dharmajñe dharmacāriṇi
śṛṇu jānaki yenedaṃ krameṇābhyāgataṃ mama

rājñā satyapratijñena pitrā daśarathena me
kaikeyyai prītamanasā purā dattau mahāvarau

tayādya mama sajje 'sminn abhiṣeke nṛpodyate
pracoditaḥ sa samayo dharmeṇa pratinirjitaḥ

caturdaśa hi varṣāṇi vastavyaṃ daṇḍake mayā
pitrā me bharataś cāpi yauvarājye niyojitaḥ
so 'haṃ tvām āgato draṣṭuṃ prasthito vijanaṃ vanam

bharatasya samīpe te nāhaṃ kathyaḥ kadā cana
ṛddhiyuktā hi puruṣā na sahante parastavam
tasmān na te guṇāḥ kathyā bharatasyāgrato mama

nāpi tvaṃ tena bhartavyā viśeṣeṇa kadā cana
anukūlatayā śakyaṃ samīpe tasya vartitum

ahaṃ cāpi pratijñāṃ tāṃ guroḥ samanupālayan
vanam adyaiva yāsyāmi sthirā bhava manasvini

yāte ca mayi kalyāṇi vanaṃ muniniṣevitam
vratopavāsaratayā bhavitavyaṃ tvayānaghe

kālyam utthāya devānāṃ kṛtvā pūjāṃ yathāvidhi
vanditavyo daśarathaḥ pitā mama nareśvaraḥ

mātā ca mama kausalyā vṛddhā saṃtāpakarśitā
dharmam evāgrataḥ kṛtvā tvattaḥ saṃmānam arhati

vanditavyāś ca te nityaṃ yāḥ śeṣā mama mātaraḥ
snehapraṇayasaṃbhogaiḥ samā hi mama mātaraḥ

bhrātṛputrasamau cāpi draṣṭavyau ca viśeṣataḥ
tvayā lakṣmaṇaśatrughnau prāṇaiḥ priyatarau mama

vipriyaṃ na ca kartavyaṃ bharatasya kadā cana
sa hi rājā prabhuś caiva deśasya ca kulasya ca

ārādhitā hi śīlena prayatnaiś copasevitāḥ
rājānaḥ saṃprasīdanti prakupyanti viparyaye

aurasān api putrān hi tyajanty ahitakāriṇaḥ
samarthān saṃpragṛhṇanti janān api narādhipāḥ

ahaṃ gamiṣyāmi mahāvanaṃ priye tvayā hi vastavyam ihaiva bhāmini
yathā vyalīkaṃ kuruṣe na kasya cit tathā tvayā kāryam idaṃ vaco mama