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rāmastu bhṛśamāyasto niḥśvasanniva kuñjaraḥ .
jagāma sahito bhrātrā māturantaḥpuraṃ vaśī .. 1..

so.apaśyatpuruṣaṃ tatra vṛddhaṃ paramapūjitam .
upaviṣṭaṃ gṛhadvāri tiṣṭhataścāparānbahūn .. 2..

praviśya prathamāṃ kakṣyāṃ dvitīyāyāṃ dadarśa saḥ .
brāhmaṇānvedasampannānvṛddhānrājñābhisatkṛtān .. 3..

praṇamya rāmastānvṛddhāṃstṛtīyāyāṃ dadarśa saḥ .
striyo vṛddhāśca bālāśca dvārarakṣaṇatatparāḥ .. 4..

vardhayitvā prahṛṣṭāstāḥ praviśya ca gṛhaṃ striyaḥ .
nyavedayanta tvaritā rāma mātuḥ priyaṃ tadā .. 5..

kausalyāpi tadā devī rātriṃ sthitvā samāhitā .
prabhāte tvakarotpūjāṃ viṣṇoḥ putrahitaiṣiṇī .. 6..

sā kṣaumavasanā hṛṣṭā nityaṃ vrataparāyaṇā .
agniṃ juhoti sma tadā mantravatkṛtamaṅgalā .. 7..

praviśya ca tadā rāmo māturantaḥpuraṃ śubham .
dadarśa mātaraṃ tatra hāvayantīṃ hutāśanam .. 8..

sā cirasyātmajaṃ dṛṣṭvā mātṛnandanamāgatam .
abhicakrāma saṃhṛṣṭā kiśoraṃ vaḍavā yathā .. 9..

tamuvāca durādharṣaṃ rāghavaṃ sutamātmanaḥ .
kausalyā putravātsalyādidaṃ priyahitaṃ vacaḥ .. 10..

vṛddhānāṃ dharmaśīlānāṃ rājarṣīṇāṃ mahātmanām .
prāpnuhyāyuśca kīrtiṃ ca dharmaṃ copahitaṃ kule .. 11..

satyapratijñaṃ pitaraṃ rājānaṃ paśya rāghava .
adyaiva hi tvāṃ dharmātmā yauvarājye.abhiṣekṣyati .. 12..

mātaraṃ rāghavaḥ kiṃ citprasāryāñjalimabravīt .
sa svabhāvavinītaśca gauravācca tadānataḥ .. 13..

devi nūnaṃ na jānīṣe mahadbhayamupasthitam .
idaṃ tava ca duḥkhāya vaidehyā lakṣmaṇasya ca .. 14..

caturdaśa hi varṣāṇi vatsyāmi vijane vane .
madhumūlaphalairjīvanhitvā munivadāmiṣam .. 15..

bharatāya mahārājo yauvarājyaṃ prayacchati .
māṃ punardaṇḍakāraṇyaṃ vivāsayati tāpasaṃ .. 16..

tāmaduḥkhocitāṃ dṛṣṭvā patitāṃ kadalīm iva .
rāmastūtthāpayāmāsa mātaraṃ gatacetasaṃ .. 17..

upāvṛtyotthitāṃ dīnāṃ vaḍavāmiva vāhitām .
pāṃśuguṇṭhitasarvāgnīṃ vimamarśa ca pāṇinā .. 18..

sā rāghavamupāsīnamasukhārtā sukhocitā .
uvāca puruṣavyāghramupaśṛṇvati lakṣmaṇe .. 19..

yadi putra na jāyethā mama śokāya rāghava .
na sma duḥkhamato bhūyaḥ paśyeyamahamaprajā .. 20..

eka eva hi vandhyāyāḥ śoko bhavati mānavaḥ .
aprajāsmīti santāpo na hyanyaḥ putra vidyate .. 21..

na dṛṣṭapūrvaṃ kalyāṇaṃ sukhaṃ vā patipauruṣe .
api putre vipaśyeyamiti rāmāsthitaṃ mayā .. 22..

sā bahūnyamanojñāni vākyāni hṛdayacchidām .
ahaṃ śroṣye sapatnīnāmavarāṇāṃ varā satī .
ato duḥkhataraṃ kiṃ nu pramadānāṃ bhaviṣyati .. 23..

tvayi saṃnihite.apyevamahamāsaṃ nirākṛtā .
kiṃ punaḥ proṣite tāta dhruvaṃ maraṇameva me .. 24..

yo hi māṃ sevate kaścidatha vāpyanuvartate .
kaikeyyāḥ putramanvīkṣya sa jano nābhibhāṣate .. 25..

daśa sapta ca varṣāṇi tava jātasya rāghava .
atītāni prakāṅkṣantyā mayā duḥkhaparikṣayam .. 26..

upavāsaiśca yogaiśca bahubhiśca pariśramaiḥ .
duḥkhaṃ saṃvardhito moghaṃ tvaṃ hi durgatayā mayā .. 27..

sthiraṃ tu hṛdayaṃ manye mamedaṃ yanna dīryate .
prāvṛṣīva mahānadyāḥ spṛṣṭaṃ kūlaṃ navāmbhasā .. 28..

mamaiva nūnaṃ maraṇaṃ na vidyate
na cāvakāśo.asti yamakṣaye mama .
yadantako.adyaiva na māṃ jihīrṣati
prasahya siṃho rudatīṃ mṛgīm iva .. 29..

sthiraṃ hi nūnaṃ hṛdayaṃ mamāyasaṃ
na bhidyate yadbhuvi nāvadīryate .
anena duḥkhena ca dehamarpitaṃ
dhruvaṃ hyakāle maraṇaṃ na vidyate .. 30..

idaṃ tu duḥkhaṃ yadanarthakāni me
vratāni dānāni ca saṃyamāś ca hi .
tapaśca taptaṃ yadapatyakāraṇāt
suniṣphalaṃ bījamivoptamūṣare .. 31..

yadi hyakāle maraṇaṃ svayecchayā
labheta kaścidguru duḥkha karśitaḥ .
gatāhamadyaiva pareta saṃsadaṃ
vinā tvayā dhenurivātmajena vai .. 32..

bhṛśamasukhamamarṣitā tadā
bahu vilalāpa samīkṣya rāghavam .
vyasanamupaniśāmya sā mahat
sutamiva baddhamavekṣya kiṃnarī .. 33..

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