Ramayana · Chapter 2.027

sāntvyamānā tu rāmeṇa maithilī janakātmajā
vanavāsanimittāya bhartāram idam abravīt

sā tam uttamasaṃvignā sītā vipulavakṣasaṃ
praṇayāc cābhimānāc ca paricikṣepa rāghavam

kiṃ tvāmanyata vaidehaḥ pitā me mithilādhipaḥ
rāma jāmātaraṃ prāpya striyaṃ puruṣavigraham

anṛtaṃ balaloko 'yam ajñānād yad dhi vakṣyati
tejo nāsti paraṃ rāme tapatīva divākare

kiṃ hi kṛtvā viṣaṇṇas tvaṃ kuto vā bhayam asti te
yat parityaktukāmas tvaṃ mām ananyaparāyaṇām

dyumatsenasutaṃ vīra satyavantam anuvratām
sāvitrīm iva māṃ viddhi tvam ātmavaśavartinīm

na tv ahaṃ manasāpy anyaṃ draṣṭāsmi tvadṛte 'nagha
tvayā rāghava gaccheyaṃ yathānyā kulapāṃsanī

svayaṃ tu bhāryāṃ kaumārīṃ ciram adhyuṣitāṃ satīm
śailūṣa iva māṃ rāma parebhyo dātum icchasi

sa mām anādāya vanaṃ na tvaṃ prasthātum arhasi
tapo vā yadi vāraṇyaṃ svargo vā syāt saha tvayā

na ca me bhavitā tatra kaś cit pathi pariśramaḥ
pṛṣṭhatas tava gacchantyā vihāraśayaneṣv api

kuśakāśaśareṣīkā ye ca kaṇṭakino drumāḥ
tūlājinasamasparśā mārge mama saha tvayā

mahāvāta samuddhūtaṃ yan mām avakariṣyati
rajo ramaṇa tan manye parārdhyam iva candanam

śādvaleṣu yad āsiṣye vanānte vanagoracā
kuthāstaraṇatalpeṣu kiṃ syāt sukhataraṃ tataḥ

patraṃ mūlaṃ phalaṃ yat tvam alpaṃ vā yadi vā bahu
dāsyasi svayam āhṛtya tan me 'mṛtarasopamam

na mātur na pitus tatra smariṣyāmi na veśmanaḥ
ārtavāny upabhuñjānā puṣpāṇi ca phalāni ca

na ca tatra gataḥ kiṃ cid draṣṭum arhasi vipriyam
matkṛte na ca te śoko na bhaviṣyāmi durbharā

yas tvayā saha sa svargo nirayo yas tvayā vinā
iti jānan parāṃ prītiṃ gaccha rāma mayā saha

atha mām evam avyagrāṃ vanaṃ naiva nayiṣyasi
viṣam adyaiva pāsyāmi mā viśaṃ dviṣatāṃ vaśam

paścād api hi duḥkhena mama naivāsti jīvitam
ujjhitāyās tvayā nātha tadaiva maraṇaṃ varam

idaṃ hi sahituṃ śokaṃ muhūrtam api notsahe
kiṃ punar daśavarṣāṇi trīṇi caikaṃ ca duḥkhitā

iti sā śokasaṃtaptā vilapya karuṇaṃ bahu
cukrośa patim āyastā bhṛśam āliṅgya sasvaram

sā viddhā bahubhir vākyair digdhair iva gajāṅganā
cira saṃniyataṃ bāṣpaṃ mumocāgnim ivāraṇiḥ

tasyāḥ sphaṭikasaṃkāśaṃ vāri saṃtāpasaṃbhavam
netrābhyāṃ parisusrāva paṅkajābhyām ivodakam

tāṃ pariṣvajya bāhubhyāṃ visaṃjñām iva duḥkhitām
uvāca vacanaṃ rāmaḥ pariviśvāsayaṃs tadā

na devi tava duḥkhena svargam apy abhirocaye
na hi me 'sti bhayaṃ kiṃ cit svayambhor iva sarvataḥ

tava sarvam abhiprāyam avijñāya śubhānane
vāsaṃ na rocaye 'raṇye śaktimān api rakṣaṇe

yat sṛṣṭāsi mayā sārdhaṃ vanavāsāya maithili
na vihātuṃ mayā śakyā kīrtir ātmavatā yathā

dharmas tu gajanāsoru sadbhir ācaritaḥ purā
taṃ cāham anuvarte 'dya yathā sūryaṃ suvarcalā

eṣa dharmas tu suśroṇi pitur mātuś ca vaśyatā
ataś cājñāṃ vyatikramya nāhaṃ jīvitum utsahe

sa māṃ pitā yathā śāsti satyadharmapathe sthitaḥ
tathā vartitum icchāmi sa hi dharmaḥ sanātanaḥ
anugacchasva māṃ bhīru sahadharmacarī bhava

brāhmaṇebhyaś ca ratnāni bhikṣukebhyaś ca bhojanam
dehi cāśaṃsamānebhyaḥ saṃtvarasva ca māciram

anukūlaṃ tu sā bhartur jñātvā gamanam ātmanaḥ
kṣipraṃ pramuditā devī dātum evopacakrame

tataḥ prahṛṣṭā paripūrṇamānasā yaśasvinī bhartur avekṣya bhāṣitam
dhanāni ratnāni ca dātum aṅganā pracakrame dharmabhṛtāṃ manasvinī