Ramayana · Chapter 2.041

tatas tu tamasā tīraṃ ramyam āśritya rāghavaḥ
sītām udvīkṣya saumitrim idaṃ vacanam abravīt

iyam adya niśā pūrvā saumitre prasthitā vanam
vanavāsasya bhadraṃ te sa notkaṇṭhitum arhasi

paśya śūnyāny araṇyāni rudantīva samantataḥ
yathānilayam āyadbhir nilīnāni mṛgadvijaiḥ

adyāyodhyā tu nagarī rājadhānī pitur mama
sastrīpuṃsā gatān asmāñ śociṣyati na saṃśayaḥ

bharataḥ khalu dharmātmā pitaraṃ mātaraṃ ca me
dharmārthakāmasahitair vākyair āśvāsayiṣyati

bharatasyānṛśaṃsatvaṃ saṃcintyāhaṃ punaḥ punaḥ
nānuśocāmi pitaraṃ mātaraṃ cāpi lakṣmaṇa

tvayā kāryaṃ naravyāghra mām anuvrajatā kṛtam
anveṣṭavyā hi vaidehyā rakṣaṇārthe sahāyatā

adbhir eva tu saumitre vatsyāmy adya niśām imām
etad dhi rocate mahyaṃ vanye 'pi vividhe sati

evam uktvā tu saumitraṃ sumantram api rāghavaḥ
apramattas tvam aśveṣu bhava saumyety uvāca ha

so 'śvān sumantraḥ saṃyamya sūrye 'staṃ samupāgate
prabhūtayavasān kṛtvā babhūva pratyanantaraḥ

upāsyatu śivāṃ saṃdhyāṃ dṛṣṭvā rātrim upasthitām
rāmasya śayanaṃ cakre sūtaḥ saumitriṇā saha

tāṃ śayyāṃ tamasātīre vīkṣya vṛkṣadalaiḥ kṛtām
rāmaḥ saumitriṇāṃ sārdhaṃ sabhāryaḥ saṃviveśa ha

sabhāryaṃ saṃprasuptaṃ taṃ bhrātaraṃ vīkṣya lakṣmaṇaḥ
kathayām āsa sūtāya rāmasya vividhān guṇān

jāgrato hy eva tāṃ rātriṃ saumitrer udito raviḥ
sūtasya tamasātīre rāmasya bruvato guṇān

gokulākulatīrāyās tamasāyā vidūrataḥ
avasat tatra tāṃ rātriṃ rāmaḥ prakṛtibhiḥ saha

utthāya tu mahātejāḥ prakṛtīs tā niśāmya ca
abravīd bhrātaraṃ rāmo lakṣmaṇaṃ puṇyalakṣaṇam

asmadvyapekṣān saumitre nirapekṣān gṛheṣv api
vṛkṣamūleṣu saṃsuptān paśya lakṣmaṇa sāmpratam

yathaite niyamaṃ paurāḥ kurvanty asmannivartane
api prāṇān asiṣyanti na tu tyakṣyanti niścayam

yāvad eva tu saṃsuptās tāvad eva vayaṃ laghu
ratham āruhya gacchāmaḥ panthānam akutobhayam

ato bhūyo 'pi nedānīm ikṣvākupuravāsinaḥ
svapeyur anuraktā māṃ vṛkṣamūlāni saṃśritāḥ

paurā hy ātmakṛtād duḥkhād vipramocyā nṛpātmajaiḥ
na tu khalv ātmanā yojyā duḥkhena puravāsinaḥ

abravīl lakṣmaṇo rāmaṃ sākṣād dharmam iva sthitam
rocate me mahāprājña kṣipram āruhyatām iti

sūtas tataḥ saṃtvaritaḥ syandanaṃ tair hayottamaiḥ
yojayitvātha rāmāya prāñjaliḥ pratyavedayat

mohanārthaṃ tu paurāṇāṃ sūtaṃ rāmo 'bravīd vacaḥ
udaṅmukhaḥ prayāhi tvaṃ ratham āsthāya sārathe

muhūrtaṃ tvaritaṃ gatvā nirgataya rathaṃ punaḥ
yathā na vidyuḥ paurā māṃ tathā kuru samāhitaḥ

rāmasya vacanaṃ śrutvā tathā cakre sa sārathiḥ
pratyāgamya ca rāmasya syandanaṃ pratyavedayat

taṃ syandanam adhiṣṭhāya rāghavaḥ saparicchadaḥ
śīghragām ākulāvartāṃ tamasām ataran nadīm

sa saṃtīrya mahābāhuḥ śrīmāñ śivam akaṇṭakam
prāpadyata mahāmārgam abhayaṃ bhayadarśinām

prabhātāyāṃ tu śarvaryāṃ paurās te rāghavo vinā
śokopahataniśceṣṭā babhūvur hatacetasaḥ

śokajāśruparidyūnā vīkṣamāṇās tatas tataḥ
ālokam api rāmasya na paśyanti sma duḥkhitāḥ

tato mārgānusāreṇa gatvā kiṃ cit kṣaṇaṃ punaḥ
mārganāśād viṣādena mahatā samabhiplutaḥ

rathasya mārganāśena nyavartanta manasvinaḥ
kim idaṃ kiṃ kariṣyāmo daivenopahatā iti

tato yathāgatenaiva mārgeṇa klāntacetasaḥ
ayodhyām agaman sarve purīṃ vyathitasajjanām