Ramayana · Chapter 2.026

etat tu vacanaṃ śrutvā sītā rāmasya duḥkhitā
prasaktāśrumukhī mandam idaṃ vacanam abravīt

ye tvayā kīrtitā doṣā vane vastavyatāṃ prati
guṇān ity eva tān viddhi tava snehapuraskṛtān

tvayā ca saha gantavyaṃ mayā gurujanājñayā
tvadviyogena me rāma tyaktavyam iha jīvitam

na ca māṃ tvatsamīpastham api śaknoti rāghava
surāṇām īśvaraḥ śakraḥ pradharṣayitum ojasā

patihīnā tu yā nārī na sā śakṣyati jīvitum
kāmam evaṃvidhaṃ rāma tvayā mama vidarśitam

atha cāpi mahāprājña brāhmaṇānāṃ mayā śrutam
purā pitṛgṛhe satyaṃ vastavyaṃ kila me vane

lakṣaṇibhyo dvijātibhyaḥ śrutvāhaṃ vacanaṃ gṛhe
vanavāsakṛtotsāhā nityam eva mahābala

ādeśo vanavāsasya prāptavyaḥ sa mayā kila
sā tvayā saha tatrāhaṃ yāsyāmi priya nānyathā

kṛtādeśā bhaviṣyāmi gamiṣyāmi saha tvayā
kālaś cāyaṃ samutpannaḥ satyavāg bhavatu dvijaḥ

vanavāse hi jānāmi duḥkhāni bahudhā kila
prāpyante niyataṃ vīra puruṣair akṛtātmabhiḥ

kanyayā ca pitur gehe vanavāsaḥ śruto mayā
bhikṣiṇyāḥ sādhuvṛttāyā mama mātur ihāgrataḥ

prasāditaś ca vai pūrvaṃ tvaṃ vai bahuvidhaṃ prabho
gamanaṃ vanavāsasya kāṅkṣitaṃ hi saha tvayā

kṛtakṣaṇāhaṃ bhadraṃ te gamanaṃ prati rāghava
vanavāsasya śūrasya caryā hi mama rocate

śuddhātman premabhāvād dhi bhaviṣyāmi vikalmaṣā
bhartāram anugacchantī bhartā hi mama daivatam

pretyabhāve 'pi kalyāṇaḥ saṃgamo me saha tvayā
śrutir hi śrūyate puṇyā brāhmaṇānāṃ yaśasvinām

iha loke ca pitṛbhir yā strī yasya mahāmate
adbhir dattā svadharmeṇa pretyabhāve 'pi tasya sā

evam asmāt svakāṃ nārīṃ suvṛttāṃ hi pativratām
nābhirocayase netuṃ tvaṃ māṃ keneha hetunā

bhaktāṃ pativratāṃ dīnāṃ māṃ samāṃ sukhaduḥkhayoḥ
netum arhasi kākutstha samānasukhaduḥkhinīm

yadi māṃ duḥkhitām evaṃ vanaṃ netuṃ na cecchasi
viṣam agniṃ jalaṃ vāham āsthāsye mṛtyukāraṇāt

evaṃ bahuvidhaṃ taṃ sā yācate gamanaṃ prati
nānumene mahābāhus tāṃ netuṃ vijanaṃ vanam

evam uktā tu sā cintāṃ maithilī samupāgatā
snāpayantīva gām uṣṇair aśrubhir nayanacyutaiḥ

cintayantīṃ tathā tāṃ tu nivartayitum ātmavān
krodhāviṣṭāṃ tu vaidehīṃ kākutstho bahv asāntvayat