Ramayana · Chapter 2.044

viśālān kosalān ramyān yātvā lakṣmaṇapūrvajaḥ
āsasāda mahābāhuḥ śṛṅgaverapuraṃ prati

tatra tripathagāṃ divyāṃ śivatoyām aśaivalām
dadarśa rāghavo gaṅgāṃ puṇyām ṛṣinisevitām

haṃsasārasasaṃghuṣṭāṃ cakravākopakūjitām
śiṃśumaraiś ca nakraiś ca bhujaṃgaiś ca niṣevitām

tām ūrmikalilāvartām anvavekṣya mahārathaḥ
sumantram abravīt sūtam ihaivādya vasāmahe

avidūrād ayaṃ nadyā bahupuṣpapravālavān
sumahān iṅgudīvṛkṣo vasāmo 'traiva sārathe

lakṣaṇaś ca sumantraś ca bāḍham ity eva rāghavam
uktvā tam iṅgudīvṛkṣaṃ tadopayayatur hayaiḥ

rāmo 'bhiyāya taṃ ramyaṃ vṛkṣam ikṣvākunandanaḥ
rathād avātarat tasmāt sabhāryaḥ sahalakṣmaṇaḥ

sumantro 'py avatīryaiva mocayitvā hayottamān
vṛkṣamūlagataṃ rāmam upatasthe kṛtāñjaliḥ

tatra rājā guho nāma rāmasyātmasamaḥ sakhā
niṣādajātyo balavān sthapatiś ceti viśrutaḥ

sa śrutvā puruṣavyāghraṃ rāmaṃ viṣayam āgatam
vṛddhaiḥ parivṛto 'mātyair jñātibhiś cāpy upāgataḥ

tato niṣādādhipatiṃ dṛṣṭvā dūrād avasthitam
saha saumitriṇā rāmaḥ samāgacchad guhena saḥ

tam ārtaḥ saṃpariṣvajya guho rāghavam abravīt
yathāyodhyā tathedaṃ te rāma kiṃ karavāṇi te

tato guṇavadannādyam upādāya pṛthagvidham
arghyaṃ copānayat kṣipraṃ vākyaṃ cedam uvāca ha

svāgataṃ te mahābāho taveyam akhilā mahī
vayaṃ preṣyā bhavān bhartā sādhu rājyaṃ praśādhi naḥ

bhakṣyaṃ bhojyaṃ ca peyaṃ ca lehyaṃ cedam upasthitam
śayanāni ca mukhyāni vājināṃ khādanaṃ ca te

guham eva bruvāṇaṃ taṃ rāghavaḥ pratyuvāca ha
arcitāś caiva hṛṣṭāś ca bhavatā sarvathā vayam

padbhyām abhigamāc caiva snehasaṃdarśanena ca
bhujābhyāṃ sādhuvṛttābhyāṃ pīḍayan vākyam abravīt

diṣṭyā tvāṃ guha paśyāmi arogaṃ saha bāndhavaiḥ
api te kūśalaṃ rāṣṭre mitreṣu ca dhaneṣu ca

yat tv idaṃ bhavatā kiṃ cit prītyā samupakalpitam
sarvaṃ tad anujānāmi na hi varte pratigrahe

kuśacīrājinadharaṃ phalamūlāśanaṃ ca mām
viddhi praṇihitaṃ dharme tāpasaṃ vanagocaram

aśvānāṃ khādanenāham arthī nānyena kena cit
etāvatātrabhavatā bhaviṣyāmi supūjitaḥ

ete hi dayitā rājñaḥ pitur daśarathasya me
etaiḥ suvihitair aśvair bhaviṣyāmy aham arcitaḥ

aśvānāṃ pratipānaṃ ca khādanaṃ caiva so 'nvaśāt
guhas tatraiva puruṣāṃs tvaritaṃ dīyatām iti

tataś cīrottarāsaṅgaḥ saṃdhyām anvāsya paścimām
jalam evādade bhojyaṃ lakṣmaṇenāhṛtaṃ svayam

tasya bhūmau śayānasya pādau prakṣālya lakṣmaṇaḥ
sabhāryasya tato 'bhyetya tasthau vṛkṣam upāśritaḥ

guho 'pi saha sūtena saumitrim anubhāṣayan
anvajāgrat tato rāmam apramatto dhanurdharaḥ

tathā śayānasya tato 'sya dhīmato yaśasvino dāśarather mahātmanaḥ
adṛṣṭaduḥkhasya sukhocitasya sā tadā vyatīyāya cireṇa śarvarī