Ramayana · Chapter 2.048

te tu tasmin mahāvṛkṣa uṣitvā rajanīṃ śivām
vimale 'bhyudite sūrye tasmād deśāt pratasthire

yatra bhāgīrathī gaṅgā yamunām abhivartate
jagmus taṃ deśam uddiśya vigāhya sumahad vanam

te bhūmim āgān vividhān deśāṃś cāpi manoramān
adṛṣṭapūrvān paśyantas tatra tatra yaśasvinaḥ

yathākṣemeṇa gacchan sa paśyaṃś ca vividhān drumān
nivṛttamātre divase rāmaḥ saumitrim abravīt

prayāgam abhitaḥ paśya saumitre dhūmam unnatam
agner bhagavataḥ ketuṃ manye saṃnihito muniḥ

nūnaṃ prāptāḥ sma saṃbhedaṃ gaṅgāyamunayor vayam
tathā hi śrūyate śambdo vāriṇā vārighaṭṭitaḥ

dārūṇi paribhinnāni vanajair upajīvibhiḥ
bharadvājāśrame caite dṛśyante vividhā drumāḥ

dhanvinau tau sukhaṃ gatvā lambamāne divākare
gaṅgāyamunayoḥ saṃdhau prāpatur nilayaṃ muneḥ

rāmas tv āśramam āsādya trāsayan mṛgapakṣiṇaḥ
gatvā muhūrtam adhvānaṃ bharadvājam upāgamat

tatas tv āśramam āsādya muner darśanakāṅkṣiṇau
sītayānugatau vīrau dūrād evāvatasthatuḥ

hutāgnihotraṃ dṛṣṭvaiva mahābhāgaṃ kṛtāñjaliḥ
rāmaḥ saumitriṇā sārdhaṃ sītayā cābhyavādayat

nyavedayata cātmānaṃ tasmai lakṣmaṇapūrvajaḥ
putrau daśarathasyāvāṃ bhagavan rāmalakṣmaṇau

bhāryā mameyaṃ vaidehī kalyāṇī janakātmajā
māṃ cānuyātā vijanaṃ tapovanam aninditā

pitrā pravrājyamānaṃ māṃ saumitrir anujaḥ priyaḥ
ayam anvagamad bhrātā vanam eva dṛḍhavrataḥ

pitrā niyuktā bhagavan praveṣyāmas tapovanam
dharmam evācariṣyāmas tatra mūlaphalāśanāḥ

tasya tad vacanaṃ śrutvā rājaputrasya dhīmataḥ
upānayata dharmātmā gām arghyam udakaṃ tataḥ

mṛgapakṣibhir āsīno munibhiś ca samantataḥ
rāmam āgatam abhyarcya svāgatenāha taṃ muniḥ

pratigṛhya ca tām arcām upaviṣṭaṃ sarāghavam
bharadvājo 'bravīd vākyaṃ dharmayuktam idaṃ tadā

cirasya khalu kākutstha paśyāmi tvām ihāgatam
śrutaṃ tava mayā cedaṃ vivāsanam akāraṇam

avakāśo vivikto 'yaṃ mahānadyoḥ samāgame
puṇyaś ca ramaṇīyaś ca vasatv iha bhagān sukham

evam uktas tu vacanaṃ bharadvājena rāghavaḥ
pratyuvāca śubhaṃ vākyaṃ rāmaḥ sarvahite rataḥ

bhagavann ita āsannaḥ paurajānapado janaḥ
āgamiṣyati vaidehīṃ māṃ cāpi prekṣako janaḥ
anena kāraṇenāham iha vāsaṃ na rocaye

ekānte paśya bhagavann āśramasthānam uttamam
ramate yatra vaidehī sukhārhā janakātmajā

etac chrutvā śubhaṃ vākyaṃ bharadvājo mahāmuniḥ
rāghavasya tato vākyam artha grāhakam abravīt

daśakrośa itas tāta girir yasmin nivatsyasi
maharṣisevitaḥ puṇyaḥ sarvataḥ sukha darśanaḥ

golāṅgūlānucarito vānararkṣaniṣevitaḥ
citrakūṭa iti khyāto gandhamādanasaṃnibhaḥ

yāvatā citra kūṭasya naraḥ śṛṅgāṇy avekṣate
kalyāṇāni samādhatte na pāpe kurute manaḥ

ṛṣayas tatra bahavo vihṛtya śaradāṃ śatam
tapasā divam ārūḍhāḥ kapālaśirasā saha

praviviktam ahaṃ manye taṃ vāsaṃ bhavataḥ sukham
iha vā vanavāsāya vasa rāma mayā saha

sa rāmaṃ sarvakāmais taṃ bharadvājaḥ priyātithim
sabhāryaṃ saha ca bhrātrā pratijagrāha dharmavit

tasya prayāge rāmasya taṃ maharṣim upeyuṣaḥ
prapannā rajanī puṇyā citrāḥ kathayataḥ kathāḥ

prabhātāyāṃ rajanyāṃ tu bharadvājam upāgamat
uvāca naraśārdūlo muniṃ jvalitatejasaṃ

śarvarīṃ bhavanann adya satyaśīla tavāśrame
uṣitāḥ smeha vasatim anujānātu no bhavān

rātryāṃ tu tasyāṃ vyuṣṭāyāṃ bharadvājo 'bravīd idam
madhumūlaphalopetaṃ citrakūṭaṃ vrajeti ha

tatra kuñjarayūthāni mṛgayūthāni cābhitaḥ
vicaranti vanānteṣu tāni drakṣyasi rāghava

prahṛṣṭakoyaṣṭikakokilasvanair vināditaṃ taṃ vasudhādharaṃ śivam
mṛgaiś ca mattair bahubhiś ca kuñjaraiḥ suramyam āsādya samāvasāśramam