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sarga - 27

sāntvyamānā tu rāmeṇa maithilī janakātmajā .
vanavāsanimittāya bhartāramidamabravīt .. 1..

sā tamuttamasaṃvignā sītā vipulavakṣasaṃ .
praṇayāccābhimānācca paricikṣepa rāghavam .. 2..

kiṃ tvāmanyata vaidehaḥ pitā me mithilādhipaḥ .
rāma jāmātaraṃ prāpya striyaṃ puruṣavigraham .. 3..

anṛtaṃ balaloko.ayamajñānādyaddhi vakṣyati .
tejo nāsti paraṃ rāme tapatīva divākare .. 4..

kiṃ hi kṛtvā viṣaṇṇastvaṃ kuto vā bhayamasti te .
yatparityaktukāmastvaṃ māmananyaparāyaṇām .. 5..

dyumatsenasutaṃ vīra satyavantamanuvratām .
sāvitrīmiva māṃ viddhi tvamātmavaśavartinīm .. 6..

na tvahaṃ manasāpyanyaṃ draṣṭāsmi tvadṛte.anagha .
tvayā rāghava gaccheyaṃ yathānyā kulapāṃsanī .. 7..

svayaṃ tu bhāryāṃ kaumārīṃ ciramadhyuṣitāṃ satīm .
śailūṣa iva māṃ rāma parebhyo dātumicchasi .. 8..

sa māmanādāya vanaṃ na tvaṃ prasthātumarhasi .
tapo vā yadi vāraṇyaṃ svargo vā syātsaha tvayā .. 9..

na ca me bhavitā tatra kaścitpathi pariśramaḥ .
pṛṣṭhatastava gacchantyā vihāraśayaneṣvapi .. 10..

kuśakāśaśareṣīkā ye ca kaṇṭakino drumāḥ .
tūlājinasamasparśā mārge mama saha tvayā .. 11..

mahāvāta samuddhūtaṃ yanmāmavakariṣyati .
rajo ramaṇa tanmanye parārdhyamiva candanam .. 12..

śādvaleṣu yadāsiṣye vanānte vanagoracā .
kuthāstaraṇatalpeṣu kiṃ syātsukhataraṃ tataḥ .. 13..

patraṃ mūlaṃ phalaṃ yattvamalpaṃ vā yadi vā bahu .
dāsyasi svayamāhṛtya tanme.amṛtarasopamam .. 14..

na māturna pitustatra smariṣyāmi na veśmanaḥ .
ārtavānyupabhuñjānā puṣpāṇi ca phalāni ca .. 15..

na ca tatra gataḥ kiṃ ciddraṣṭumarhasi vipriyam .
matkṛte na ca te śoko na bhaviṣyāmi durbharā .. 16..

yastvayā saha sa svargo nirayo yastvayā vinā .
iti jānanparāṃ prītiṃ gaccha rāma mayā saha .. 17..

atha māmevamavyagrāṃ vanaṃ naiva nayiṣyasi .
viṣamadyaiva pāsyāmi mā viśaṃ dviṣatāṃ vaśam .. 18..

paścādapi hi duḥkhena mama naivāsti jīvitam .
ujjhitāyāstvayā nātha tadaiva maraṇaṃ varam .. 19..

idaṃ hi sahituṃ śokaṃ muhūrtamapi notsahe .
kiṃ punardaśavarṣāṇi trīṇi caikaṃ ca duḥkhitā .. 20..

iti sā śokasantaptā vilapya karuṇaṃ bahu .
cukrośa patimāyastā bhṛśamāliṅgya sasvaram .. 21..

sā viddhā bahubhirvākyairdigdhairiva gajāṅganā .
cira saṃniyataṃ bāṣpaṃ mumocāgnimivāraṇiḥ .. 22..

tasyāḥ sphaṭikasaṅkāśaṃ vāri santāpasambhavam .
netrābhyāṃ parisusrāva paṅkajābhyām ivodakam .. 23..

tāṃ pariṣvajya bāhubhyāṃ visaṃjñāmiva duḥkhitām .
uvāca vacanaṃ rāmaḥ pariviśvāsayaṃstadā .. 24..

na devi tava duḥkhena svargamapyabhirocaye .
na hi me.asti bhayaṃ kiṃ citsvayambhoriva sarvataḥ .. 25..

tava sarvamabhiprāyamavijñāya śubhānane .
vāsaṃ na rocaye.araṇye śaktimānapi rakṣaṇe .. 26..

yatsṛṣṭāsi mayā sārdhaṃ vanavāsāya maithili .
na vihātuṃ mayā śakyā kīrtirātmavatā yathā .. 27..

dharmastu gajanāsoru sadbhirācaritaḥ purā .
taṃ cāhamanuvarte.adya yathā sūryaṃ suvarcalā .. 28..

eṣa dharmastu suśroṇi piturmātuśca vaśyatā .
ataścājñāṃ vyatikramya nāhaṃ jīvitumutsahe .. 29..

sa māṃ pitā yathā śāsti satyadharmapathe sthitaḥ .
tathā vartitumicchāmi sa hi dharmaḥ sanātanaḥ .
anugacchasva māṃ bhīru sahadharmacarī bhava .. 30..

brāhmaṇebhyaśca ratnāni bhikṣukebhyaś ca bhojanam .
dehi cāśaṃsamānebhyaḥ santvarasva ca māciram .. 31..

anukūlaṃ tu sā bharturjñātvā gamanamātmanaḥ .
kṣipraṃ pramuditā devī dātumevopacakrame .. 32..

tataḥ prahṛṣṭā paripūrṇamānasā
yaśasvinī bharturavekṣya bhāṣitam .
dhanāni ratnāni ca dātumaṅganā
pracakrame dharmabhṛtāṃ manasvinī .. 33..

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