.. vālmīki rāmāyaṇa - ayodhyākāṇḍa ..

sarga - 25

sa evaṃ bruvatīṃ sītāṃ dharmajño dharmavatsalaḥ .
nivartanārthe dharmātmā vākyametaduvāca ha .. 1..

sīte mahākulīnāsi dharme ca niratā sadā .
ihācara svadharmaṃ tvaṃ mā yathā manasaḥ sukham .. 2..

sīte yathā tvāṃ vakṣyāmi tathā kāryaṃ tvayābale .
vane doṣā hi bahavo vadatastānnibodha me .. 3..

sīte vimucyatāmeṣā vanavāsakṛtā matiḥ .
bahudoṣaṃ hi kāntāraṃ vanamityabhidhīyate .. 4..

hitabuddhyā khalu vaco mayaitadabhidhīyate .
sadā sukhaṃ na jānāmi duḥkhameva sadā vanam .. 5..

girinirjharasambhūtā girikandaravāsinām .
siṃhānāṃ ninadā duḥkhāḥ śrotuṃ duḥkhamato vanam .. 6..

supyate parṇaśayyāsu svayaṃ bhagnāsu bhūtale .
rātriṣu śramakhinnena tasmādduḥkhataraṃ vanam .. 7..

upavāsaśca kartavyā yathāprāṇena maithili .
jaṭābhāraśca kartavyo valkalāmbaradhāriṇā .. 8..

atīva vātastimiraṃ bubhukṣā cātra nityaśaḥ .
bhayāni ca mahāntyatra tato duḥkhataraṃ vanam .. 9..

sarīsṛpāśca bahavo bahurūpāśca bhāmini .
caranti pṛthivīṃ darpādato dukhataraṃ vanam .. 10..

nadīnilayanāḥ sarpā nadīkuṭilagāminaḥ .
tiṣṭhantyāvṛtya panthānamato duḥkhataraṃ vanam .. 11..

pataṅgā vṛścikāḥ kīṭā daṃśāśca maśakaiḥ saha .
bādhante nityamabale sarvaṃ duḥkhamato vanam .. 12..

drumāḥ kaṇṭakinaścaiva kuśakāśāśca bhāmini .
vane vyākulaśākhāgrāstena duḥkhataraṃ vanam .. 13..

tadalaṃ te vanaṃ gatvā kṣamaṃ na hi vanaṃ tava .
vimṛśanniha paśyāmi bahudoṣataraṃ vanam .. 14..

vanaṃ tu netuṃ na kṛtā matistadā
babhūva rāmeṇa yadā mahātmanā .
na tasya sītā vacanaṃ cakāra tat
tato.abravīdrāmamidaṃ suduḥkhitā .. 15..




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