Ramayana · Chapter 6.023

sā sītā tac chiro dṛṣṭvā tac ca kārmukam uttamam
sugrīvapratisaṃsargam ākhyātaṃ ca hanūmatā

nayane mukhavarṇaṃ ca bhartus tat sadṛśaṃ mukham
keśān keśāntadeśaṃ ca taṃ ca cūḍāmaṇiṃ śubham

etaiḥ sarvair abhijñānair abhijñāya suduḥkhitā
vijagarhe 'tha kaikeyīṃ krośantī kurarī yathā

sakāmā bhava kaikeyi hato 'yaṃ kulanandanaḥ
kulam utsāditaṃ sarvaṃ tvayā kalahaśīlayā

āryeṇa kiṃ nu kaikeyyāḥ kṛtaṃ rāmeṇa vipriyam
yad gṛhāc cīravasanas tayā prasthāpito vanam

evam uktvā tu vaidehī vepamānā tapasvinī
jagāma jagatīṃ bālā chinnā tu kadalī yathā

sā muhūrtāt samāśvasya pratilabhya ca cetanām
tac chiraḥ samupāghrāya vilalāpāyatekṣaṇā

hā hatāsmi mahābāho vīravratam anuvratā
imāṃ te paścimāvasthāṃ gatāsmi vidhavā kṛtā

prathamaṃ maraṇaṃ nāryā bhartur vaiguṇyam ucyate
suvṛttaḥ sādhuvṛttāyāḥ saṃvṛttas tvaṃ mamāgrataḥ

duḥkhād duḥkhaṃ prapannāyā magnāyāḥ śokasāgare
yo hi mām udyatas trātuṃ so 'pi tvaṃ vinipātitaḥ

sā śvaśrūr mama kausalyā tvayā putreṇa rāghava
vatseneva yathā dhenur vivatsā vatsalā kṛtā

ādiṣṭaṃ dīrgham āyus te yair acintyaparākrama
anṛtaṃ vacanaṃ teṣām alpāyur asi rāghava

atha vā naśyati prajñā prājñasyāpi satas tava
pacaty enaṃ tathā kālo bhūtānāṃ prabhavo hy ayam

adṛṣṭaṃ mṛtyum āpannaḥ kasmāt tvaṃ nayaśāstravit
vyasanānām upāyajñaḥ kuśalo hy asi varjane

tathā tvaṃ saṃpariṣvajya raudrayātinṛśaṃsayā
kālarātryā mayācchidya hṛtaḥ kamalalocanaḥ

upaśeṣe mahābāho māṃ vihāya tapasvinīm
priyām iva śubhāṃ nārīṃ pṛthivīṃ puruṣarṣabha

arcitaṃ satataṃ yatnād gandhamālyair mayā tava
idaṃ te matpriyaṃ vīra dhanuḥ kāñcanabhūṣitam

pitrā daśarathena tvaṃ śvaśureṇa mamānagha
pūrvaiś ca pitṛbhiḥ sārdhaṃ nūnaṃ svarge samāgataḥ

divi nakṣatrabhūtas tvaṃ mahat karma kṛtaṃ priyam
puṇyaṃ rājarṣivaṃśaṃ tvam ātmanaḥ samupekṣase

kiṃ mān na prekṣase rājan kiṃ māṃ na pratibhāṣase
bālāṃ bālena saṃprāptāṃ bhāryāṃ māṃ sahacāriṇīm

saṃśrutaṃ gṛhṇatā pāṇiṃ cariṣyāmīti yat tvayā
smara tan mama kākutstha naya mām api duḥkhitām

kasmān mām apahāya tvaṃ gato gatimatāṃ vara
asmāl lokād amuṃ lokaṃ tyaktvā mām iha duḥkhitām

kalyāṇair ucitaṃ yat tat pariṣvaktaṃ mayaiva tu
kravyādais tac charīraṃ te nūnaṃ viparikṛṣyate

agniṣṭomādibhir yajñair iṣṭavān āptadakṣiṇaiḥ
agnihotreṇa saṃskāraṃ kena tvaṃ tu na lapsyase

pravrajyām upapannānāṃ trayāṇām ekam āgatam
pariprakṣyati kausalyā lakṣmaṇaṃ śokalālasā

sa tasyāḥ paripṛcchantyā vadhaṃ mitrabalasya te
tava cākhyāsyate nūnaṃ niśāyāṃ rākṣasair vadham

sā tvāṃ suptaṃ hataṃ śrutvā māṃ ca rakṣogṛhaṃ gatām
hṛdayena vidīrṇena na bhaviṣyati rāghava

sādhu pātaya māṃ kṣipraṃ rāmasyopari rāvaṇaḥ
samānaya patiṃ patnyā kuru kalyāṇam uttamam

śirasā me śiraś cāsya kāyaṃ kāyena yojaya
rāvaṇānugamiṣyāmi gatiṃ bhartur mahātmanaḥ
muhūrtam api necchāmi jīvituṃ pāpajīvinā

śrutaṃ mayā vedavidāṃ brāhmaṇānāṃ pitur gṛhe
yāsāṃ strīṇāṃ priyo bhartā tāsāṃ lokā mahodayāḥ

kṣamā yasmin damas tyāgaḥ satyaṃ dharmaḥ kṛtajñatā
ahiṃsā caiva bhūtānāṃ tam ṛte kā gatir mama

iti sā duḥkhasaṃtaptā vilalāpāyatekṣaṇā
bhartuḥ śiro dhanus tatra samīkṣya janakātmajā

evaṃ lālapyamānāyāṃ sītāyāṃ tatra rākṣasaḥ
abhicakrāma bhartāram anīkasthaḥ kṛtāñjaliḥ

vijayasvāryaputreti so 'bhivādya prasādya ca
nyavedayad anuprāptaṃ prahastaṃ vāhinīpatim

amātyaiḥ sahitaḥ sarvaiḥ prahastaḥ samupasthitaḥ
kiṃ cid ātyayikaṃ kāryaṃ teṣāṃ tvaṃ darśanaṃ kuru

etac chrutvā daśagrīvo rākṣasaprativeditam
aśokavanikāṃ tyaktvā mantriṇāṃ darśanaṃ yayau

sa tu sarvaṃ samarthyaiva mantribhiḥ kṛtyam ātmanaḥ
sabhāṃ praviśya vidadhe viditvā rāmavikramam

antardhānaṃ tu tac chīrṣaṃ tac ca kārmukam uttamam
jagāma rāvaṇasyaiva niryāṇasamanantaram

rākṣasendras tu taiḥ sārdhaṃ mantribhir bhīmavikramaiḥ
samarthayām āsa tadā rāmakāryaviniścayam

avidūrasthitān sarvān balādhyakṣān hitaiṣiṇaḥ
abravīt kālasadṛśo rāvaṇo rākṣasādhipaḥ

śīghraṃ bherīninādena sphuṭakoṇāhatena me
samānayadhvaṃ sainyāni vaktavyaṃ ca na kāraṇam

tatas tatheti pratigṛhya tad vaco balādhipās te mahad ātmano balam
samānayaṃś caiva samāgataṃ ca te nyavedayan bhartari yuddhakāṅkṣiṇi