Ramayana · Chapter 3.008

sutīkṣṇenābhyanujñātaṃ prasthitaṃ raghunandanam
vaidehī snigdhayā vācā bhartāram idam abravīt

ayaṃ dharmaḥ susūkṣmeṇa vidhinā prāpyate mahān
nivṛttena ca śakyo 'yaṃ vyasanāt kāmajād iha

trīṇy eva vyasanāny atra kāmajāni bhavanty uta
mithyā vākyaṃ paramakaṃ tasmād gurutarāv ubhau
paradārābhigamanaṃ vinā vairaṃ ca raudratā

mithyāvākyaṃ na te bhūtaṃ na bhaviṣyati rāghava
kuto 'bhilaṣaṇaṃ strīṇāṃ pareṣāṃ dharmanāśanam

tac ca sarvaṃ mahābāho śakyaṃ voḍhuṃ jitendriyaiḥ
tava vaśyendriyatvaṃ ca jānāmi śubhadarśana

tṛtīyaṃ yad idaṃ raudraṃ paraprāṇābhihiṃsanam
nirvairaṃ kriyate mohāt tac ca te samupasthitam

pratijñātas tvayā vīra daṇḍakāraṇyavāsinām
ṛṣīṇāṃ rakṣaṇārthāya vadhaḥ saṃyati rakṣasām

etannimittaṃ ca vanaṃ daṇḍakā iti viśrutam
prasthitas tvaṃ saha bhrātrā dhṛtabāṇaśarāsanaḥ

tatas tvāṃ prasthitaṃ dṛṣṭvā mama cintākulaṃ manaḥ
tvad vṛttaṃ cintayantyā vai bhaven niḥśreyasaṃ hitam

na hi me rocate vīra gamanaṃ daṇḍakān prati
kāraṇaṃ tatra vakṣyāmi vadantyāḥ śrūyatāṃ mama

tvaṃ hi bāṇadhanuṣpāṇir bhrātrā saha vanaṃ gataḥ
dṛṣṭvā vanacarān sarvān kaccit kuryāḥ śaravyayam

kṣatriyāṇām iha dhanur hutāśasyendhanāni ca
samīpataḥ sthitaṃ tejobalam ucchrayate bhṛśam

purā kila mahābāho tapasvī satyavāk śuciḥ
kasmiṃś cid abhavat puṇye vane ratamṛgadvije

tasyaiva tapaso vighnaṃ kartum indraḥ śacīpatiḥ
khaḍgapāṇir athāgacchad āśramaṃ bhaṭa rūpadhṛk

tasmiṃs tad āśramapade nihitaḥ khaḍga uttamaḥ
sa nyāsavidhinā dattaḥ puṇye tapasi tiṣṭhataḥ

sa tac chastram anuprāpya nyāsarakṣaṇatatparaḥ
vane tu vicaraty eva rakṣan pratyayam ātmanaḥ

yatra gacchaty upādātuṃ mūlāni ca phalāni ca
na vinā yāti taṃ khaḍgaṃ nyāsarakṣaṇatatparaḥ

nityaṃ śastraṃ parivahan krameṇa sa tapodhanaḥ
cakāra raudrīṃ svāṃ buddhiṃ tyaktvā tapasi niścayam

tataḥ sa raudrābhirataḥ pramatto 'dharmakarṣitaḥ
tasya śastrasya saṃvāsāj jagāma narakaṃ muniḥ

snehāc ca bahumānāc ca smāraye tvāṃ na śikṣaye
na kathaṃ cana sā kāryā hṛhītadhanuṣā tvayā

buddhir vairaṃ vinā hantuṃ rākṣasān daṇḍakāśritān
aparādhaṃ vinā hantuṃ lokān vīra na kāmaye

kṣatriyāṇāṃ tu vīrāṇāṃ vaneṣu niyatātmanām
dhanuṣā kāryam etāvad ārtānām abhirakṣaṇam

kva ca śastraṃ kva ca vanaṃ kva ca kṣātraṃ tapaḥ kva ca
vyāviddham idam asmābhir deśadharmas tu pūjyatām

tad āryakaluṣā buddhir jāyate śastrasevanāt
punar gatvā tv ayodhyāyāṃ kṣatradharmaṃ cariṣyasi

akṣayā tu bhavet prītiḥ śvaśrū śvaśurayor mama
yadi rājyaṃ hi saṃnyasya bhaves tvaṃ nirato muniḥ

dharmād arthaḥ prabhavati dharmāt prabhavate sukham
dharmeṇa labhate sarvaṃ dharmasāram idaṃ jagat

ātmānaṃ niyamais tais taiḥ karṣayitvā prayatnataḥ
prāpyate nipuṇair dharmo na sukhāl labhyate sukham

nityaṃ śucimatiḥ saumya cara dharmaṃ tapovane
sarvaṃ hi viditaṃ tubhyaṃ trailokyam api tattvataḥ

strīcāpalād etad udāhṛtaṃ me dharmaṃ ca vaktuṃ tava kaḥ samarthaḥ
vicārya buddhyā tu sahānujena yad rocate tat kuru mācireṇa