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sarga - 24

evamuktā tu vaidehī priyārhā priyavādinī .
praṇayādeva saṅkruddhā bhartāramidamabravīt .. 1..

āryaputra pitā mātā bhrātā putrastathā snuṣā .
svāni puṇyāni bhuñjānāḥ svaṃ svaṃ bhāgyamupāsate .. 2..

bharturbhāgyaṃ tu bhāryaikā prāpnoti puruṣarṣabha .
ataścaivāhamādiṣṭā vane vastavyamityapi .. 3..

na pitā nātmajo nātmā na mātā na sakhījanaḥ .
iha pretya ca nārīṇāṃ patireko gatiḥ sadā .. 4..

yadi tvaṃ prasthito durgaṃ vanamadyaiva rāghava .
agrataste gamiṣyāmi mṛdnantī kuśakaṇṭakān .. 5..

īrṣyā roṣau bahiṣkṛtya bhuktaśeṣamivodakam .
naya māṃ vīra viśrabdhaḥ pāpaṃ mayi na vidyate .. 6..

prāsādāgrairvimānairvā vaihāyasagatena vā .
sarvāvasthāgatā bhartuḥ pādacchāyā viśiṣyate .. 7..

anuśiṣṭāsmi mātrā ca pitrā ca vividhāśrayam .
nāsmi samprati vaktavyā vartitavyaṃ yathā mayā .. 8..

sukhaṃ vane nivatsyāmi yathaiva bhavane pituḥ .
acintayantī trī.Nllokāṃścintayantī pativratam .. 9..

śuśrūṣamāṇā te nityaṃ niyatā brahmacāriṇī .
saha raṃsye tvayā vīra vaneṣu madhugandhiṣu .. 10..

tvaṃ hi kartuṃ vane śakto rāma samparipālanam .
anyasya pai janasyeha kiṃ punarmama mānada .. 11..

phalamūlāśanā nityaṃ bhaviṣyāmi na saṃśayaḥ .
na te duḥkhaṃ kariṣyāmi nivasantī saha tvayā .. 12..

icchāmi saritaḥ śailānpalvalāni vanāni ca .
draṣṭuṃ sarvatra nirbhītā tvayā nāthena dhīmatā .. 13..

haṃsakāraṇḍavākīrṇāḥ padminīḥ sādhupuṣpitāḥ .
iccheyaṃ sukhinī draṣṭuṃ tvayā vīreṇa saṅgatā .. 14..

saha tvayā viśālākṣa raṃsye paramanandinī .
evaṃ varṣasahasrāṇāṃ śataṃ vāhaṃ tvayā saha .. 15..

svarge.api ca vinā vāso bhavitā yadi rāghava .
tvayā mama naravyāghra nāhaṃ tamapi rocaye .. 16..

ahaṃ gamiṣyāmi vanaṃ sudurgamaṃ
mṛgāyutaṃ vānaravāraṇairyutam .
vane nivatsyāmi yathā piturgṛhe
tavaiva pādāvupagṛhya saṃmatā .. 17..

ananyabhāvāmanuraktacetasaṃ
tvayā viyuktāṃ maraṇāya niścitām .
nayasva māṃ sādhu kuruṣva yācanāṃ
na te mayāto gurutā bhaviṣyati .. 18..

tathā bruvāṇām api dharmavatsalo
na ca sma sītāṃ nṛvaro ninīṣati .
uvāca caināṃ bahu saṃnivartane
vane nivāsasya ca duḥkhitāṃ prati .. 19..




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