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sarga - 23

abhivādya tu kausalyāṃ rāmaḥ samprasthito vanam .
kṛtasvastyayano mātrā dharmiṣṭhe vartmani sthitaḥ .. 1..

virājayanrājasuto rājamārgaṃ narairvṛtam .
hṛdayānyāmamantheva janasya guṇavattayā .. 2..

vaidehī cāpi tatsarvaṃ na śuśrāva tapasvinī .
tadeva hṛdi tasyāśca yauvarājyābhiṣecanam .. 3..

devakāryaṃ sma sā kṛtvā kṛtajñā hṛṣṭacetanā .
abhijñā rājadharmāṇāṃ rājaputraṃ pratīkṣate .. 4..

praviveśātha rāmastu svaveśma suvibhūṣitam .
prahṛṣṭajanasampūrṇaṃ hriyā kiṃ cidavāṅmukhaḥ .. 5..

atha sītā samutpatya vepamānā ca taṃ patim .
apaśyacchokasantaptaṃ cintāvyākulilendriyam .. 6..

vivarṇavadanaṃ dṛṣṭvā taṃ prasvinnamamarṣaṇam .
āha duḥkhābhisantaptā kimidānīmidaṃ prabho .. 7..

adya bārhaspataḥ śrīmānyuktaḥ puṣyo na rāghava .
procyate brāhmaṇaiḥ prājñaiḥ kena tvamasi durmanāḥ .. 8..

na te śataśalākena jalaphenanibhena ca .
āvṛtaṃ vadanaṃ valgu chatreṇābhivirājate .. 9..

vyajanābhyāṃ ca mukhyābhyāṃ śatapatranibhekṣaṇam .
candrahaṃsaprakāśābhyāṃ vījyate na tavānanam .. 10..

vāgmino bandinaścāpi prahṛṣṭāstvaṃ nararṣabha .
stuvanto nādya dṛśyante maṅgalaiḥ sūtamāgadhāḥ .. 11..

na te kṣaudraṃ ca dadhi ca brāhmaṇā vedapāragāḥ .
mūrdhni mūrdhāvasiktasya dadhati sma vidhānataḥ .. 12..

na tvāṃ prakṛtayaḥ sarvā śreṇīmukhyāśca bhūṣitāḥ .
anuvrajitumicchanti paurajāpapadāstathā .. 13..

caturbhirvegasampannairhayaiḥ kāñcanabhūṣaṇaiḥ .
mukhyaḥ puṣyaratho yuktaḥ kiṃ na gacchati te.agrataḥ .. 14..

na hastī cāgrataḥ śrīmāṃstava lakṣaṇapūjitaḥ .
prayāṇe lakṣyate vīra kṛṣṇameghagiri prabhaḥ .. 15..

na ca kāñcanacitraṃ te paśyāmi priyadarśana .
bhadrāsanaṃ puraskṛtya yāntaṃ vīrapuraḥsaram .. 16..

abhiṣeko yadā sajjaḥ kimidānīmidaṃ tava .
apūrvo mukhavarṇaśca na praharṣaśca lakṣyate .. 17..

itīva vilapantīṃ tāṃ provāca raghunandanaḥ .
sīte tatrabhavāṃstāta pravrājayati māṃ vanam .. 18..

kule mahati sambhūte dharmajñe dharmacāriṇi .
śṛṇu jānaki yenedaṃ krameṇābhyāgataṃ mama .. 19..

rājñā satyapratijñena pitrā daśarathena me .
kaikeyyai prītamanasā purā dattau mahāvarau .. 20..

tayādya mama sajje.asminnabhiṣeke nṛpodyate .
pracoditaḥ sa samayo dharmeṇa pratinirjitaḥ .. 21..

caturdaśa hi varṣāṇi vastavyaṃ daṇḍake mayā .
pitrā me bharataścāpi yauvarājye niyojitaḥ .
so.ahaṃ tvāmāgato draṣṭuṃ prasthito vijanaṃ vanam .. 22..

bharatasya samīpe te nāhaṃ kathyaḥ kadā cana .
ṛddhiyuktā hi puruṣā na sahante parastavam .
tasmānna te guṇāḥ kathyā bharatasyāgrato mama .. 23..

nāpi tvaṃ tena bhartavyā viśeṣeṇa kadā cana .
anukūlatayā śakyaṃ samīpe tasya vartitum .. 24..

ahaṃ cāpi pratijñāṃ tāṃ guroḥ samanupālayan .
vanamadyaiva yāsyāmi sthirā bhava manasvini .. 25..

yāte ca mayi kalyāṇi vanaṃ muniniṣevitam .
vratopavāsaratayā bhavitavyaṃ tvayānaghe .. 26..

kālyamutthāya devānāṃ kṛtvā pūjāṃ yathāvidhi .
vanditavyo daśarathaḥ pitā mama nareśvaraḥ .. 27..

mātā ca mama kausalyā vṛddhā santāpakarśitā .
dharmamevāgrataḥ kṛtvā tvattaḥ saṃmānamarhati .. 28..

vanditavyāśca te nityaṃ yāḥ śeṣā mama mātaraḥ .
snehapraṇayasambhogaiḥ samā hi mama mātaraḥ .. 29..

bhrātṛputrasamau cāpi draṣṭavyau ca viśeṣataḥ .
tvayā lakṣmaṇaśatrughnau prāṇaiḥ priyatarau mama .. 30..

vipriyaṃ na ca kartavyaṃ bharatasya kadā cana .
sa hi rājā prabhuścaiva deśasya ca kulasya ca .. 31..

ārādhitā hi śīlena prayatnaiścopasevitāḥ .
rājānaḥ samprasīdanti prakupyanti viparyaye .. 32..

aurasānapi putrānhi tyajantyahitakāriṇaḥ .
samarthānsampragṛhṇanti janānapi narādhipāḥ .. 33..

ahaṃ gamiṣyāmi mahāvanaṃ priye
tvayā hi vastavyamihaiva bhāmini .
yathā vyalīkaṃ kuruṣe na kasya cit
tathā tvayā kāryamidaṃ vaco mama .. 34..

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