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sarga - 35

atha rāmaśca sītā ca lakṣmaṇaśca kṛtāñjaliḥ .
upasaṅgṛhya rājānaṃ cakrurdīnāḥ pradakṣiṇam .. 1..

taṃ cāpi samanujñāpya dharmajñaḥ sītayā saha .
rāghavaḥ śokasaṃmūḍho jananīmabhyavādayat .. 2..

anvakṣaṃ lakṣmaṇo bhrātuḥ kausalyāmabhyavādayat .
atha mātuḥ sumitrāyā jagrāha caraṇau punaḥ .. 3..

taṃ vandamānaṃ rudatī mātā saumitrimabravīt .
hitakāmā mahābāhuṃ mūrdhnyupāghrāya lakṣmaṇam .. 4..

sṛṣṭastvaṃ vanavāsāya svanuraktaḥ suhṛjjane .
rāme pramādaṃ mā kārṣīḥ putra bhrātari gacchati .. 5..

vyasanī vā samṛddho vā gatireṣa tavānagha .
eṣa loke satāṃ dharmo yajjyeṣṭhavaśago bhavet .. 6..

idaṃ hi vṛttamucitaṃ kulasyāsya sanātanam .
dānaṃ dīkṣā ca yajñeṣu tanutyāgo mṛdheṣu ca .. 7..

rāmaṃ daśarathaṃ viddhi māṃ viddhi janakātmajām .
ayodhyāmaṭavīṃ viddhi gaccha tāta yathāsukham .. 8..

tataḥ sumantraḥ kākutsthaṃ prāñjalirvākyamabravīt .
vinīto vinayajñaśca mātalirvāsavaṃ yathā .. 9..

rathamāroha bhadraṃ te rājaputra mahāyaśaḥ .
kṣipraṃ tvāṃ prāpayiṣyāmi yatra māṃ rāma vakṣyasi .. 10..

caturdaśa hi varṣāṇi vastavyāni vane tvayā .
tānyupakramitavyāni yāni devyāsi coditaḥ .. 11..

taṃ rathaṃ sūryasaṅkāśaṃ sītā hṛṣṭena cetasā .
āruroha varārohā kṛtvālaṅkāramātmanaḥ .. 12..

tathaivāyudhajātāni bhrātṛbhyāṃ kavacāni ca .
rathopasthe pratinyasya sacarmakaṭhinaṃ ca tat .. 13..

sītātṛtīyānārūḍhāndṛṣṭvā dhṛṣṭamacodayat .
sumantraḥ saṃmatānaśvānvāyuvegasamāñ jave .. 14..

prayāte tu mahāraṇyaṃ cirarātrāya rāghave .
babhūva nagare mūrcchā balamūrcchā janasya ca .. 15..

tatsamākulasambhrāntaṃ mattasaṅkupita dvipam .
hayaśiñjitanirghoṣaṃ puramāsīnmahāsvanam .. 16..

tataḥ sabālavṛddhā sā purī paramapīḍitā .
rāmamevābhidudrāva gharmārtaḥ salilaṃ yathā .. 17..

pārśvataḥ pṛṣṭhataścāpi lambamānāstadunmukhāḥ .
bāṣpapūrṇamukhāḥ sarve tamūcurbhṛśaduḥkhitāḥ .. 18..

saṃyaccha vājināṃ raśmīnsūta yāhi śanaiḥ śanaiḥ .
mukhaṃ drakṣyāmi rāmasya durdarśaṃ no bhaviṣyati .. 19..

āyasaṃ hṛdayaṃ nūnaṃ rāmamāturasaṃśayam .
yaddevagarbhapratime vanaṃ yāti na bhidyate .. 20..

kṛtakṛtyā hi vaidehī chāyevānugatā patim .
na jahāti ratā dharme merumarkaprabhā yathā .. 21..

aho lakṣmaṇa siddhārthaḥ satatāṃ priyavādinam .
bhrātaraṃ devasaṅkāśaṃ yastvaṃ paricariṣyasi .. 22..

mahatyeṣā hi te siddhireṣa cābhyudayo mahān .
eṣa svargasya mārgaś ca yadenamanugacchasi .
evaṃ vadantaste soḍhuṃ na śekurbāṣpamāgatam .. 23..

atha rājā vṛtaḥ strībhirdīnābhirdīnacetanaḥ .
nirjagāma priyaṃ putraṃ drakṣyāmīti bruvangṛhāt .. 24..

śuśruve cāgrataḥ strīṇāṃ rudantīnāṃ mahāsvanaḥ .
yathā nādaḥ kareṇūnāṃ baddhe mahati kuñjare .. 25..

pitā ca rājā kākutsthaḥ śrīmānsannastadā babhau .
paripūrṇaḥ śaśī kāle graheṇopapluto yathā .. 26..

tato halahalāśabdo jajñe rāmasya pṛṣṭhataḥ .
narāṇāṃ prekṣya rājānaṃ sīdantaṃ bhṛśaduḥkhitam .. 27..

hā rāmeti janāḥ ke cidrāmamāteti cāpare .
antaḥpuraṃ samṛddhaṃ ca krośantaṃ paryadevayan .. 28..

anvīkṣamāṇo rāmastu viṣaṇṇaṃ bhrāntacetasaṃ .
rājānaṃ mātaraṃ caiva dadarśānugatau pathi .
dharmapāśena saṅkṣiptaḥ prakāśaṃ nābhyudaikṣata .. 29..

padātinau ca yānārhāvaduḥkhārhau sukhocitau .
dṛṣṭvā sañcodayāmāsa śīghraṃ yāhīti sārathim .. 30..

na hi tatpuruṣavyāghro duḥkhadaṃ darśanaṃ pituḥ .
mātuśca sahituṃ śaktastotrārdita iva dvipaḥ .. 31..

tathā rudantīṃ kausalyāṃ rathaṃ tamanudhāvatīm .
krośantīṃ rāma rāmeti hā sīte lakṣmaṇeti ca .
asakṛtpraikṣata tadā nṛtyantīmiva mātaram .. 32..

tiṣṭheti rājā cukroṣa yāhi yāhīti rāghavaḥ .
sumantrasya babhūvātmā cakrayoriva cāntarā .. 33..

nāśrauṣamiti rājānamupālabdho.api vakṣyasi .
ciraṃ duḥkhasya pāpiṣṭhamiti rāmastamabravīt .. 34..

rāmasya sa vacaḥ kurvannanujñāpya ca taṃ janam .
vrajato.api hayāñśīghraṃ codayāmāsa sārathiḥ .. 35..

nyavartata jano rājño rāmaṃ kṛtvā pradakṣiṇam .
manasāpyaśruvegaiśca na nyavartata mānuṣam .. 36..

yamicchetpunarāyāntaṃ nainaṃ dūramanuvrajet .
ityamātyā mahārājamūcurdaśarathaṃ vacaḥ .. 37..

teṣāṃ vacaḥ sarvaguṇopapannaṃ
prasvinnagātraḥ praviṣaṇṇarūpaḥ .
niśamya rājā kṛpaṇaḥ sabhāryo
vyavasthitastaṃ sutamīkṣamāṇaḥ .. 38..




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