Ramayana · Chapter 2.098

tataḥ puruṣasiṃhānāṃ vṛtānāṃ taiḥ suhṛdgaṇaiḥ
śocatām eva rajanī duḥkhena vyatyavartata

rajanyāṃ suprabhātāyāṃ bhrātaras te suhṛdvṛtāḥ
mandākinyāṃ hutaṃ japyaṃ kṛtvā rāmam upāgaman

tūṣṇīṃ te samupāsīnā na kaś cit kiṃ cid abravīt
bharatas tu suhṛnmadhye rāmavacanam abravīt

sāntvitā māmikā mātā dattaṃ rājyam idaṃ mama
tad dadāmi tavaivāhaṃ bhuṅkṣva rājyam akaṇṭakam

mahatevāmbuvegena bhinnaḥ setur jalāgame
durāvāraṃ tvadanyena rājyakhaṇḍam idaṃ mahat

gatiṃ khara ivāśvasya tārkṣyasyeva patatriṇaḥ
anugantuṃ na śaktir me gatiṃ tava mahīpate

sujīvaṃ nityaśas tasya yaḥ parair upajīvyate
rāma tena tu durjīvaṃ yaḥ parān upajīvati

yathā tu ropito vṛkṣaḥ puruṣeṇa vivardhitaḥ
hrasvakena durāroho rūḍhaskandho mahādrumaḥ

sa yadā puṣpito bhūtvā phalāni na vidarśayet
sa tāṃ nānubhavet prītiṃ yasya hetoḥ prabhāvitaḥ

eṣopamā mahābāho tvam arthaṃ vettum arhasi
yadi tvam asmān ṛṣabho bhartā bhṛtyān na śādhi hi

śreṇayas tvāṃ mahārāja paśyantv agryāś ca sarvaśaḥ
pratapantam ivādityaṃ rājye sthitam ariṃdamam

tavānuyāne kākutṣṭha mattā nardantu kuñjarāḥ
antaḥpura gatā nāryo nandantu susamāhitāḥ

tasya sādhv ity amanyanta nāgarā vividhā janāḥ
bharatasya vacaḥ śrutvā rāmaṃ pratyanuyācataḥ

tam evaṃ duḥkhitaṃ prekṣya vilapantaṃ yaśasvinam
rāmaḥ kṛtātmā bharataṃ samāśvāsayad ātmavān

nātmanaḥ kāmakāro 'sti puruṣo 'yam anīśvaraḥ
itaś cetarataś cainaṃ kṛtāntaḥ parikarṣati

sarve kṣayāntā nicayāḥ patanāntāḥ samucchrayāḥ
saṃyogā viprayogāntā maraṇāntaṃ ca jīvitam

yathā phalānaṃ pakvānāṃ nānyatra patanād bhayam
evaṃ narasya jātasya nānyatra maraṇād bhayam

yathāgāraṃ dṛḍhasthūṇaṃ jīrṇaṃ bhūtvāvasīdati
tathāvasīdanti narā jarāmṛtyuvaśaṃ gatāḥ

ahorātrāṇi gacchanti sarveṣāṃ prāṇinām iha
āyūṃṣi kṣapayanty āśu grīṣme jalam ivāṃśavaḥ

ātmānam anuśoca tvaṃ kim anyam anuśocasi
āyus te hīyate yasya sthitasya ca gatasya ca

sahaiva mṛtyur vrajati saha mṛtyur niṣīdati
gatvā sudīrgham adhvānaṃ saha mṛtyur nivartate

gātreṣu valayaḥ prāptāḥ śvetāś caiva śiroruhāḥ
jarayā puruṣo jīrṇaḥ kiṃ hi kṛtvā prabhāvayet

nandanty udita āditye nandanty astam ite ravau
ātmano nāvabudhyante manuṣyā jīvitakṣayam

hṛṣyanty ṛtumukhaṃ dṛṣṭvā navaṃ navam ihāgatam
ṛtūnāṃ parivartena prāṇināṃ prāṇasaṃkṣayaḥ

yathā kāṣṭhaṃ ca kāṣṭhaṃ ca sameyātāṃ mahārṇave
sametya ca vyapeyātāṃ kālam āsādya kaṃ cana

evaṃ bhāryāś ca putrāś ca jñātayaś ca vasūni ca
sametya vyavadhāvanti dhruvo hy eṣāṃ vinābhavaḥ

nātra kaś cid yathā bhāvaṃ prāṇī samabhivartate
tena tasmin na sāmarthyaṃ pretasyāsty anuśocataḥ

yathā hi sārthaṃ gacchantaṃ brūyāt kaś cit pathi sthitaḥ
aham apy āgamiṣyāmi pṛṣṭhato bhavatām iti

evaṃ pūrvair gato mārgaḥ pitṛpaitāmaho dhruvaḥ
tam āpannaḥ kathaṃ śoced yasya nāsti vyatikramaḥ

vayasaḥ patamānasya srotaso vānivartinaḥ
ātmā sukhe niyoktavyaḥ sukhabhājaḥ prajāḥ smṛtāḥ

dharmātmā sa śubhaiḥ kṛtsnaiḥ kratubhiś cāptadakṣiṇaiḥ
dhūtapāpo gataḥ svargaṃ pitā naḥ pṛthivīpatiḥ

bhṛtyānāṃ bharaṇāt samyak prajānāṃ paripālanāt
arthādānāc ca dhārmeṇa pitā nas tridivaṃ gataḥ

iṣṭvā bahuvidhair yajñair bhogāṃś cāvāpya puṣkalān
uttamaṃ cāyur āsādya svar gataḥ pṛthivīpatiḥ

sa jīrṇaṃ mānuṣaṃ dehaṃ parityajya pitā hi naḥ
daivīm ṛddhim anuprāpto brahmalokavihāriṇīm

taṃ tu naivaṃ vidhaḥ kaś cit prājñaḥ śocitum arhati
tvadvidho yadvidhaś cāpi śrutavān buddhimattaraḥ

ete bahuvidhāḥ śokā vilāpa rudite tathā
varjanīyā hi dhīreṇa sarvāvasthāsu dhīmatā

sa svastho bhava mā śoco yātvā cāvasa tāṃ purīm
tathā pitrā niyukto 'si vaśinā vadatāmv vara

yatrāham api tenaiva niyuktaḥ puṇyakarmaṇā
tatraivāhaṃ kariṣyāmi pitur āryasya śāsanam

na mayā śāsanaṃ tasya tyaktuṃ nyāyyam ariṃdama
tat tvayāpi sadā mānyaṃ sa vai bandhuḥ sa naḥ pitā

evam uktvā tu virate rāme vacanam arthavat
uvāca bharataś citraṃ dhārmiko dhārmikaṃ vacaḥ

ko hi syād īdṛśo loke yādṛśas tvam ariṃdama
na tvāṃ pravyathayed duḥkhaṃ prītir vā na praharṣayet

saṃmataś cāsi vṛddhānāṃ tāṃś ca pṛcchasi saṃśayān
yathā mṛtas tathā jīvan yathāsati tathā sati

yasyaiṣa buddhilābhaḥ syāt paritapyeta kena saḥ
sa evaṃ vyasanaṃ prāpya na viṣīditum arhati

amaropamasattvas tvaṃ mahātmā satyasaṃgaraḥ
sarvajñaḥ sarvadarśī ca buddhimāṃś cāsi rāghava

na tvām evaṃ guṇair yuktaṃ prabhavābhavakovidam
aviṣahyatamaṃ duḥkham āsādayitum arhati

proṣite mayi yat pāpaṃ mātrā matkāraṇāt kṛtam
kṣudrayā tad aniṣṭaṃ me prasīdatu bhavān mama

dharmabandhena baddho 'smi tenemāṃ neha mātaram
hanmi tīvreṇa daṇḍena daṇḍārhāṃ pāpakāriṇīm

kathaṃ daśarathāj jātaḥ śuddhābhijanakarmaṇaḥ
jānan dharmam adharmiṣṭhaṃ kuryāṃ karma jugupsitam

guruḥ kriyāvān vṛddhaś ca rājā pretaḥ piteti ca
tātaṃ na parigarheyaṃ daivataṃ ceti saṃsadi

ko hi dharmārthayor hīnam īdṛśaṃ karma kilbiṣam
striyāḥ priyacikīrṣuḥ san kuryād dharmajña dharmavit

antakāle hi bhūtāni muhyantīti purāśrutiḥ
rājñaivaṃ kurvatā loke pratyakṣā sā śrutiḥ kṛtā

sādhv artham abhisaṃdhāya krodhān mohāc ca sāhasāt
tātasya yad atikrāntaṃ pratyāharatu tad bhavān

pitur hi samatikrāntaṃ putro yaḥ sādhu manyate
tad apatyaṃ mataṃ loke viparītam ato 'nyathā

tad apatyaṃ bhavān astu mā bhavān duṣkṛtaṃ pituḥ
abhipat tat kṛtaṃ karma loke dhīravigarhitam

kaikeyīṃ māṃ ca tātaṃ ca suhṛdo bāndhavāṃś ca naḥ
paurajānapadān sarvāṃs trātu sarvam idaṃ bhavān

kva cāraṇyaṃ kva ca kṣātraṃ kva jaṭāḥ kva ca pālanam
īdṛśaṃ vyāhataṃ karma na bhavān kartum arhati

atha kleśajam eva tvaṃ dharmaṃ caritum icchasi
dharmeṇa caturo varṇān pālayan kleśam āpnuhi

caturṇām āśramāṇāṃ hi gārhasthyaṃ śreṣṭham āśramam
āhur dharmajña dharmajñās taṃ kathaṃ tyaktum arhasi

śrutena bālaḥ sthānena janmanā bhavato hy aham
sa kathaṃ pālayiṣyāmi bhūmiṃ bhavati tiṣṭhati

hīnabuddhiguṇo bālo hīnaḥ sthānena cāpy aham
bhavatā ca vinā bhūto na vartayitum utsahe

idaṃ nikhilam avyagraṃ pitryaṃ rājyam akaṇṭakam
anuśādhi svadharmeṇa dharmajña saha bāndhavaiḥ

ihaiva tvābhiṣiñcantu dharmajña saha bāndhavaiḥ
ṛtvijaḥ savasiṣṭhāś ca mantravan mantrakovidāḥ

abhiṣiktas tvam asmābhir ayodhyāṃ pālane vraja
vijitya tarasā lokān marudbhir iva vāsavaḥ

ṛṇāni trīṇy apākurvan durhṛdaḥ sādhu nirdahan
suhṛdas tarpayan kāmais tvam evātrānuśādhi mām

adyārya muditāḥ santu suhṛdas te 'bhiṣecane
adya bhītāḥ pālayantāṃ durhṛdas te diśo daśa

ākrośaṃ mama mātuś ca pramṛjya puruṣarṣabha
adya tatra bhavantaṃ ca pitaraṃ rakṣa kilbiṣāt

śirasā tvābhiyāce 'haṃ kuruṣva karuṇāṃ mayi
bāndhaveṣu ca sarveṣu bhūteṣv iva maheśvaraḥ

atha vā pṛṣṭhataḥ kṛtvā vanam eva bhavān itaḥ
gamiṣyati gamiṣyāmi bhavatā sārdham apy aham

tathāpi rāmo bharatena tāmyata prasādyamānaḥ śirasā mahīpatiḥ
na caiva cakre gamanāya sattvavān matiṃ pitus tadvacane pratiṣṭhitaḥ

tad adbhutaṃ sthairyam avekṣya rāghave samaṃ jano harṣam avāpa duḥkhitaḥ
na yāty ayodhyām iti duḥkhito 'bhavat sthirapratijñatvam avekṣya harṣitaḥ

tam ṛtvijo naigamayūthavallabhās tathā visaṃjñāśrukalāś ca mātaraḥ
tathā bruvāṇaṃ bharataṃ pratuṣṭuvuḥ praṇamya rāmaṃ ca yayācire saha