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sarga - 101

jābālestu vacaḥ śrutvā rāmaḥ satyātmanāṃ varaḥ .
uvāca parayā yuktyā svabuddhyā cāvipannayā .. 1..

bhavānme priyakāmārthaṃ vacanaṃ yadihoktavān .
akāryaṃ kāryasaṅkāśamapathyaṃ pathyasaṃmitam .. 2..

nirmaryādastu puruṣaḥ pāpācārasamanvitaḥ .
mānaṃ na labhate satsu bhinnacāritradarśanaḥ .. 3..

kulīnamakulīnaṃ vā vīraṃ puruṣamāninam .
cāritrameva vyākhyāti śuciṃ vā yadi vāśucim .. 4..

anāraystvārya saṅkāśaḥ śaucāddhīnastathā śuciḥ .
lakṣaṇyavadalakṣaṇyo duḥśīlaḥ śīlavāniva .. 5..

adharmaṃ dharmaveṣeṇa yadīmaṃ lokasaṅkaram .
abhipatsye śubhaṃ hitvā kriyāvidhivivarjitam .. 6..

kaścetayānaḥ puruṣaḥ kāryākāryavicakṣaṇaḥ .
bahu maṃsyati māṃ loke durvṛttaṃ lokadūṣaṇam .. 7..

kasya yāsyāmyahaṃ vṛttaṃ kena vā svargamāpnuyām .
anayā vartamāno.ahaṃ vṛttyā hīnapratijñayā .. 8..

kāmavṛttastvayaṃ lokaḥ kṛtsnaḥ samupavartate .
yadvṛttāḥ santi rājānastadvṛttāḥ santi hi prajāḥ .. 9..

satyamevānṛśaṃsyaṃ ca rājavṛttaṃ sanātanam .
tasmātsatyātmakaṃ rājyaṃ satye lokaḥ pratiṣṭhitaḥ .. 10..

ṛṣayaścaiva devāś ca satyameva hi menire .
satyavādī hi loke.asminparamaṃ gacchati kṣayam .. 11..

udvijante yathā sarpānnarādanṛtavādinaḥ .
dharmaḥ satyaṃ paro loke mūlaṃ svargasya cocyate .. 12..

satyameveśvaro loke satyaṃ padmā samāśritā .
satyamūlāni sarvāṇi satyānnāsti paraṃ padam .. 13..

dattamiṣṭaṃ hutaṃ caiva taptāni ca tapāṃsi ca .
vedāḥ satyapratiṣṭhānāstasmātsatyaparo bhavet .. 14..

ekaḥ pālayate lokamekaḥ pālayate kulam .
majjatyeko hi niraya ekaḥ svarge mahīyate .. 15..

so.ahaṃ piturnideśaṃ tu kimarthaṃ nānupālaye .
satyapratiśravaḥ satyaṃ satyena samayīkṛtaḥ .. 16..

naiva lobhānna mohādvā na cājñānāttamo.anvitaḥ .
setuṃ satyasya bhetsyāmi guroḥ satyapratiśravaḥ .. 17..

asatyasandhasya sataścalasyāsthiracetasaḥ .
naiva devā na pitaraḥ pratīcchantīti naḥ śrutam .. 18..

pratyagātmamimaṃ dharmaṃ satyaṃ paśyāmyahaṃ svayam .
bhāraḥ satpuruṣācīrṇastadarthamabhinandyate .. 19..

kṣātraṃ dharmamahaṃ tyakṣye hyadharmaṃ dharmasaṃhitam .
kṣudraurnṛśaṃsairlubdhaiśca sevitaṃ pāpakarmabhiḥ .. 20..

kāyena kurute pāpaṃ manasā sampradhārya ca .
anṛtaṃ jihvayā cāha trividhaṃ karma pātakam .. 21..

bhūmiḥ kīrtiryaśo lakṣmīḥ puruṣaṃ prārthayanti hi .
svargasthaṃ cānubadhnanti satyameva bhajeta tat .. 22..

śreṣṭhaṃ hyanāryameva syādyadbhavānavadhārya mām .
āha yuktikarairvākyairidaṃ bhadraṃ kuruṣva ha .. 23..

kathaṃ hyahaṃ pratijñāya vanavāsamimaṃ guroḥ .
bharatasya kariṣyāmi vaco hitvā gurorvacaḥ .. 24..

sthirā mayā pratijñātā pratijñā gurusaṃnidhau .
prahṛṣṭamānasā devī kaikeyī cābhavattadā .. 25..

vanavāsaṃ vasannevaṃ śucirniyatabhojanaḥ .
mūlaiḥ puṣpaiḥ phalaiḥ puṇyaiḥ pitṝndevāṃś ca tarpayan .. 26..

santuṣṭapañcavargo.ahaṃ lokayātrāṃ pravartaye .
akuhaḥ śraddadhānaḥ sankāryākāryavicakṣaṇaḥ .. 27..

karmabhūmimimāṃ prāpya kartavyaṃ karma yacchubham .
agnirvāyuśca somaśca karmaṇāṃ phalabhāginaḥ .. 28..

śataṃ kratūnāmāhṛtya devarāṭtridivaṃ gataḥ .
tapāṃsyugrāṇi cāsthāya divaṃ yātā maharṣayaḥ .. 29..

satyaṃ ca dharmaṃ ca parākramaṃ ca
bhūtānukampāṃ priyavāditāṃ ca .
dvijātidevātithipūjanaṃ ca
panthānamāhustridivasya santaḥ .. 30..

dharme ratāḥ satpuruṣaiḥ sametās
tejasvino dānaguṇapradhānāḥ .
ahiṃsakā vītamalāś ca loke
bhavanti pūjyā munayaḥ pradhānāḥ .. 31..

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