Rāvaṇavadha · Chapter 1

abhūn nṛpo vibudha-sakhaḥ paraṃ-tapaḥ śrutā'nvito daśa-ratha ityudāhṛtaḥ,
guṇair varaṃ bhuvana-hitac-chalena yaṃ sanā-tanaḥ pitaramupāgamat svayam.

so'dhyaiṣṭa vedāṃs, tri-daśānayaṣṭa, pit npārīt, samamaṃsta bandhūn,
vyajeṣṭa ṣaḍ-vargamaraṃsta nītau, sa-mūla-ghātaṃ nyavadhīdarīṃś ca.

vasūni toyaṃ ghana-vad vyakārīt, sahā''sanaṃ gotra-bhidā'dhyavātsīt,
na tryambakādanyamupāsthitā'sau, yaśāṃsi sarveṣu-bhṛtāṃ nirāstat.

puṇyo mahā-brahma-samūha-juṣṭaḥ saṃtarpaṇo nāka-sadāṃ vareṇyaḥ
jajvāla loka-sthitaye sa rājā yathā'dhvare vahnirabhipraṇītaḥ.

sa puṇya-kīrtiḥ śata-manyu-kalpo mahendra-loka-pratimāṃ samṛddhyā
adhyāsta sarvartu-sukhāmayodhyā- madhyāsitāṃ brahmabhiriddha-bodhaiḥ.

nirmāṇa-dakṣasya samīhiteṣu sīmeva padmā''sana-kauśalasya
ūrdhva-sphurad-ratna-gabhastibhir yā sthitā'vahasyeva puraṃ maghonaḥ.

sad-ratna-muktā-phala-vajra-bhāñji vicitra-dhātūni sa-kānanāni
strībhir yutānyapsarasāmivaughair meroḥ śirāṃsīva gṛhāṇi yasyām.

antar-niviṣṭojjvala-ratna-bhāso gavākṣa-jālairabhiniṣpatantyaḥ
himā'dri-ṭaṅkādiva bhānti yasyāṃ gaṅgā'mbu-pāta-pratimā gṛhebhyaḥ

dharmyāsu kāmā'rtha-yaśas-karīṣu matāsu loke'dhigatāsu kāle
vidyāsu vidvāniva so'bhireme patnīṣu rājā tisṛṣūttamāsu.

putrīyatā tena varā'ṅganābhi- rānāyi vidvān kratuṣu kriyāvān
vipaktrima-jñāna-gatir manasvī mānyo muniḥ svāṃ puramṛṣya śṛṅgaḥ

aihiṣṭa taṃ kārayituṃ kṛtā''tmā kratuṃ nṛpaḥ putra-phalaṃ munīndram,
jñānā''śayas tasya tato vyatānīt sa karmaṭhaḥ karma sutā'nubandham.

rakṣāṃsi vedīṃ parito nirāstha- daṅgānyayākṣīdbhitaḥ pradhānam,
śeṣāṇyahauṣīt suta-saṃpade ca, varaṃ vareṇyo nṛpateramārgīt.

niṣṭāṃ gate daktrima-sabhaya-toṣe vihitrime karmaṇi rāja-patnyaḥ
prāśur hutocchiṣṭamudāra-vaṃśyās tisraḥ prasotuṃ caturaḥ su-putrān.

kausalyayā'sāvi sukhena rāmaḥ prāk, kekayī-to bharatas tato'bhūt,
prāsoṣṭa śatru-ghnamudāra-ceṣṭa- mekā sumitrā saha lakṣmaṇena.

ārcīd dvi-jātīn paramā'rtha-vindā- nudejayān bhūta-gaṇān nyaṣedhīt,
vidvānupāneṣṭa ca tān sva-kāle yatir vaśiṣṭo yamināṃ variṣṭhaḥ.

vedo'ṅgavāṃstaurakhilo'dhyagāyi śastrāṇyupāyaṃsata jitvarāṇi,
te bhinna-vṛttīnyapi mānasāni samaṃ janānāṃ guṇino'dhyavātsuḥ,

tato-bhyagād gādhi-sutaḥ kṣitīndraṃ rakṣobhirabhyāhata-karma-vṛttiḥ
rāmaṃ varītuṃ parirakṣaṇā-rthaṃ, rājā''jihat taṃ madhuparka-pāṇiḥ.

aiṣīḥ punar-janma-jayāya yat tvaṃ, rūpā''di-bodhān nyavṛtac ca yat te,
tattvānyabuddhāḥ pratinūni yena, dhyānaṃ nṛpas tacchivamityavādīt.

ākhyan munis tasya śivaṃ samādher, vighnanti rakṣāṃsi vane kratūṃśca,
tāni dviṣad-vīrya-nirākariṣṇus tṛṇeḍhu rāmaḥ saha lakṣmaṇena.

sa śuśruvāṃstad-vacanaṃ mumoha rājā'sahiṣṇuḥ suta-viprayogam,
ahaṃyunā'tha kṣiti-paḥ śubhaṃyu- rūce vacas tāpasa-kuñjareṇa.

mayā tvamāpthāḥ śaraṇaṃ bhayeṣu, vayaṃ tvayā'pyāpsmahi dharma-vṛddhyai,
kṣatraṃ dvija-tvaṃ ca parasparā'rthaṃ, śaṅkāṃ kṛthā mā, prahiṇu-sva-sūnum.

ghāniṣyate tena mahān vipakṣaḥ, sthāyiṣyate yena raṇe purastāt,
mā māṃ mahā''tman paribhūr-yogye na mad-vidho nyasyati bhāramagryam.

krudhyan kulaṃ dhakṣyati vipra-vahnir, yāsyan sutas tapsyati māṃ sa-manyum,
itthaṃ nṛpaḥ pūrvamavāluloce, tato'nujajñe gamanaṃ sutasya.

āśīrbhirabhyarcya muniḥ kṣitīndraṃ prītaḥ pratasthe punarāśramāya,
taṃ pṛṣṭha-taḥ praṣṭhamiyāya namro hiṃsreṣu-dīptā''pta-dhanuḥ kumāraḥ.

prayāsyataḥ puṇya-vanāya jiṣṇo- rāmasya rociṣṇu-mukhasya ghṛṣṇuḥ
trai-māturaḥ kṛtsna-jitā'stra-śastraḥ sadhryaṅ rataḥ śreyasi lakṣmaṇo'bhūt.

iṣu-mati raghu-siṃhe dandaśūkāñ jighāṃsau dhanuraribhira-sahyaṃ muṣṭi-pīḍaṃ dadhāne
vrajati, pura-taruṇyo baddha-citrā'ṅgulitre kathamapi guru-śokān mā rudan māṅgalikyaḥ

atha jagaduranīcai-rāśiṣas tasya viprās, tumula-kala-ninādaṃ tūryamājaghnuranye,
abhimata-phala-śaṃsī cāru pusphora bāhus, taruṣu cukuvuruccaiḥ pakṣiṇaś cā'nukūlāḥ.