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sarga - 32

tataḥ sumantramaikṣvākaḥ pīḍito.atra pratijñayā .
sabāṣpamatiniḥśvasya jagādedaṃ punaḥ punaḥ .. 1..

sūta ratnasusampūrṇā caturvidhabalā camūḥ .
rāgavasyānuyātrārthaṃ kṣipraṃ pratividhīyatām .. 2..

rūpājīvā ca śālinyo vaṇijaśca mahādhanāḥ .
śobhayantu kumārasya vāhinīṃ suprasāritāḥ .. 3..

ye cainamupajīvanti ramate yaiśca vīryataḥ .
teṣāṃ bahuvidhaṃ dattvā tānapyatra niyojaya .. 4..

nighnanmṛgānkuñjarāṃśca pibaṃścāraṇyakaṃ madhu .
nadīśca vividhāḥ paśyanna rājyaṃ saṃsmariṣyati .. 5..

dhānyakośaśca yaḥ kaściddhanakośaśca māmakaḥ .
tau rāmamanugacchetāṃ vasantaṃ nirjane vane .. 6..

yajanpuṇyeṣu deśeṣu visṛjaṃścāptadakṣiṇāḥ .
ṛṣibhiśca samāgamya pravatsyati sukhaṃ vane .. 7..

bharataśca mahābāhurayodhyāṃ pālayiṣyati .
sarvakāmaiḥ punaḥ śrīmānrāmaḥ saṃsādhyatām iti .. 8..

evaṃ bruvati kākutsthe kaikeyyā bhayamāgatam .
mukhaṃ cāpyagamāccheṣaṃ svaraścāpi nyarudhyata .. 9..

sā viṣaṇṇā ca santrastā kaikeyī vākyamabravīt .
rājyaṃ gatajanaṃ sādho pītamaṇḍāṃ surām iva .
nirāsvādyatamaṃ śūnyaṃ bharato nābhipatsyate .. 10..

kaikeyyāṃ muktalajjāyāṃ vadantyāmatidāruṇam .
rājā daśaratho vākyamuvācāyatalocanām .
vahantaṃ kiṃ tudasi māṃ niyujya dhuri māhite .. 11..

kaikeyī dviguṇaṃ kruddhā rājānamidamabravīt .
tavaiva vaṃśe sagaro jyeṣṭhaṃ putramupārudhat .
asamañja iti khyātaṃ tathāyaṃ gantumarhati .. 12..

evamukto dhigityeva rājā daśaratho.abravīt .. 13..

vrīḍitaśca janaḥ sarvaḥ sā ca tannāvabudhyata .
tatra vṛddho mahāmātraḥ siddhārtho nāma nāmataḥ .
śucirbahumato rājñaḥ kaikeyīmidamabravīt .. 14..

asamañjo gṛhītvā tu krīḍitaḥ pathi dārakān .
sarayvāḥ prakṣipannapsu ramate tena durmatiḥ .. 15..

taṃ dṛṣṭvā nāgaraḥ sarve kruddhā rājānamabruvan .
asamañjaṃ vṛṣīṇvaikamasmānvā rāṣṭravardhana .. 16..

tānuvāca tato rājā kiṃnimittamidaṃ bhayam .
tāścāpi rājñā sampṛṣṭā vākyaṃ prakṛtayo.abruvan .. 17..

krīḍitastveṣa naḥ putrānbālānudbhrāntacetanaḥ .
sarayvāṃ prakṣipanmaurkhyādatulāṃ prītimaśnute .. 18..

sa tāsāṃ vacanaṃ śrutvā prakṛtīnāṃ narādhipa .
taṃ tatyājāhitaṃ putraṃ tāsāṃ priyacikīrṣayā .. 19..

ityevamatyajadrājā sagaro vai sudhārmikaḥ .
rāmaḥ kimakarotpāpaṃ yenaivamuparudhyate .. 20..

śrutvā tu siddhārthavaco rājā śrāntatarasvanaḥ .
śokopahatayā vācā kaikeyīmidamabravīt .. 21..

anuvrajiṣyāmyahamadya rāmaṃ
rājyaṃ parityajya sukhaṃ dhanaṃ ca .
sahaiva rājñā bharatena ca tvaṃ
yathā sukhaṃ bhuṅkṣva cirāya rājyam .. 22..




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