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sarga - 38

tataḥ samīkṣya śayane sannaṃ śokena pārthivam .
kausalyā putraśokārtā tamuvāca mahīpatim .. 1..

rāghavo naraśārdūla viṣamuptvā dvijihvavat .
vicariṣyati kaikeyī nirmukteva hi pannagī .. 2..

vivāsya rāmaṃ subhagā labdhakāmā samāhitā .
trāsayiṣyati māṃ bhūyo duṣṭāhiriva veśmani .. 3..

atha sma nagare rāmaścaranbhaikṣaṃ gṛhe vaset .
kāmakāro varaṃ dātumapi dāsaṃ mamātmajam .. 4..

pātayitvā tu kaikeyyā rāmaṃ sthānādyatheṣṭataḥ .
pradiṣṭo rakṣasāṃ bhāgaḥ parvaṇīvāhitāgninā .. 5..

gajarājagatirvīro mahābāhurdhanurdharaḥ .
vanamāviśate nūnaṃ sabhāryaḥ sahalakṣmaṇaḥ .. 6..

vane tvadṛṣṭaduḥkhānāṃ kaikeyyānumate tvayā .
tyaktānāṃ vanavāsāya kā nvavasthā bhaviṣyati .. 7..

te ratnahīnāstaruṇāḥ phalakāle vivāsitāḥ .
kathaṃ vatsyanti kṛpaṇāḥ phalamūlaiḥ kṛtāśanāḥ .. 8..

apīdānīṃ sa kālaḥ syānmama śokakṣayaḥ śivaḥ .
sabhāryaṃ yatsaha bhrātrā paśyeyamiha rāghavam .. 9..

śrutvaivopasthitau vīrau kadāyodhyā bhaviṣyati .
yaśasvinī hṛṣṭajanā sūcchritadhvajamālinī .. 10..

kadā prekṣya naravyāghrāvaraṇyātpunarāgatau .
nandiṣyati purī hṛṣṭā samudra iva parvaṇi .. 11..

kadāyodhyāṃ mahābāhuḥ purīṃ vīraḥ pravekṣyati .
puraskṛtya rathe sītāṃ vṛṣabho govadhūm iva .. 12..

kadā prāṇisahasrāṇi rājamārge mamātmajau .
lājairavakariṣyanti praviśantāvarindamau .. 13..

kadā sumanasaḥ kanyā dvijātīnāṃ phalāni ca .
pradiśantyaḥ purīṃ hṛṣṭāḥ kariṣyanti pradakṣiṇam .. 14..

kadā pariṇato buddhyā vayasā cāmaraprabhaḥ .
abhyupaiṣyati dharmajñastrivarṣa iva māṃ lalan .. 15..

niḥsaṃśayaṃ mayā manye purā vīra kadaryayā .
pātu kāmeṣu vatseṣu mātṝṇāṃ śātitāḥ stanāḥ .. 16..

sāhaṃ gauriva siṃhena vivatsā vatsalā kṛtā .
kaikeyyā puruṣavyāghra bālavatseva gaurbalāt .. 17..

na hi tāvadguṇairjuṣṭaṃ sarvaśāstraviśāradam .
ekaputrā vinā putramahaṃ jīvitumutsahe .. 18..

na hi me jīvite kiṃ citsāmarthamiha kalpyate .
apaśyantyāḥ priyaṃ putraṃ mahābāhuṃ mahābalam .. 19..

ayaṃ hi māṃ dīpayate samutthitas
tanūjaśokaprabhavo hutāśanaḥ .
mahīmimāṃ raśmibhiruttamaprabho
yathā nidāghe bhagavāndivākaraḥ .. 20..




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