.. vālmīki rāmāyaṇa - ayodhyākāṇḍa ..

sarga - 26

etattu vacanaṃ śrutvā sītā rāmasya duḥkhitā .
prasaktāśrumukhī mandamidaṃ vacanamabravīt .. 1..

ye tvayā kīrtitā doṣā vane vastavyatāṃ prati .
guṇānityeva tānviddhi tava snehapuraskṛtān .. 2..

tvayā ca saha gantavyaṃ mayā gurujanājñayā .
tvadviyogena me rāma tyaktavyamiha jīvitam .. 3..

na ca māṃ tvatsamīpasthamapi śaknoti rāghava .
surāṇāmīśvaraḥ śakraḥ pradharṣayitumojasā .. 4..

patihīnā tu yā nārī na sā śakṣyati jīvitum .
kāmamevaṃvidhaṃ rāma tvayā mama vidarśitam .. 5..

atha cāpi mahāprājña brāhmaṇānāṃ mayā śrutam .
purā pitṛgṛhe satyaṃ vastavyaṃ kila me vane .. 6..

lakṣaṇibhyo dvijātibhyaḥ śrutvāhaṃ vacanaṃ gṛhe .
vanavāsakṛtotsāhā nityameva mahābala .. 7..

ādeśo vanavāsasya prāptavyaḥ sa mayā kila .
sā tvayā saha tatrāhaṃ yāsyāmi priya nānyathā .. 8..

kṛtādeśā bhaviṣyāmi gamiṣyāmi saha tvayā .
kālaścāyaṃ samutpannaḥ satyavāgbhavatu dvijaḥ .. 9..

vanavāse hi jānāmi duḥkhāni bahudhā kila .
prāpyante niyataṃ vīra puruṣairakṛtātmabhiḥ .. 10..

kanyayā ca piturgehe vanavāsaḥ śruto mayā .
bhikṣiṇyāḥ sādhuvṛttāyā mama māturihāgrataḥ .. 11..

prasāditaśca vai pūrvaṃ tvaṃ vai bahuvidhaṃ prabho .
gamanaṃ vanavāsasya kāṅkṣitaṃ hi saha tvayā .. 12..

kṛtakṣaṇāhaṃ bhadraṃ te gamanaṃ prati rāghava .
vanavāsasya śūrasya caryā hi mama rocate .. 13..

śuddhātmanpremabhāvāddhi bhaviṣyāmi vikalmaṣā .
bhartāramanugacchantī bhartā hi mama daivatam .. 14..

pretyabhāve.api kalyāṇaḥ saṅgamo me saha tvayā .
śrutirhi śrūyate puṇyā brāhmaṇānāṃ yaśasvinām .. 15..

iha loke ca pitṛbhiryā strī yasya mahāmate .
adbhirdattā svadharmeṇa pretyabhāve.api tasya sā .. 16..

evamasmātsvakāṃ nārīṃ suvṛttāṃ hi pativratām .
nābhirocayase netuṃ tvaṃ māṃ keneha hetunā .. 17..

bhaktāṃ pativratāṃ dīnāṃ māṃ samāṃ sukhaduḥkhayoḥ .
netumarhasi kākutstha samānasukhaduḥkhinīm .. 18..

yadi māṃ duḥkhitāmevaṃ vanaṃ netuṃ na cecchasi .
viṣamagniṃ jalaṃ vāhamāsthāsye mṛtyukāraṇāt .. 19..

evaṃ bahuvidhaṃ taṃ sā yācate gamanaṃ prati .
nānumene mahābāhustāṃ netuṃ vijanaṃ vanam .. 20..

evamuktā tu sā cintāṃ maithilī samupāgatā .
snāpayantīva gāmuṣṇairaśrubhirnayanacyutaiḥ .. 21..

cintayantīṃ tathā tāṃ tu nivartayitumātmavān .
krodhāviṣṭāṃ tu vaidehīṃ kākutstho bahvasāntvayat .. 22..




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