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sarga - 41

tatastu tamasā tīraṃ ramyamāśritya rāghavaḥ .
sītāmudvīkṣya saumitrimidaṃ vacanamabravīt .. 1..

iyamadya niśā pūrvā saumitre prasthitā vanam .
vanavāsasya bhadraṃ te sa notkaṇṭhitumarhasi .. 2..

paśya śūnyānyaraṇyāni rudantīva samantataḥ .
yathānilayamāyadbhirnilīnāni mṛgadvijaiḥ .. 3..

adyāyodhyā tu nagarī rājadhānī piturmama .
sastrīpuṃsā gatānasmāñśociṣyati na saṃśayaḥ .. 4..

bharataḥ khalu dharmātmā pitaraṃ mātaraṃ ca me .
dharmārthakāmasahitairvākyairāśvāsayiṣyati .. 5..

bharatasyānṛśaṃsatvaṃ sañcintyāhaṃ punaḥ punaḥ .
nānuśocāmi pitaraṃ mātaraṃ cāpi lakṣmaṇa .. 6..

tvayā kāryaṃ naravyāghra māmanuvrajatā kṛtam .
anveṣṭavyā hi vaidehyā rakṣaṇārthe sahāyatā .. 7..

adbhireva tu saumitre vatsyāmyadya niśāmimām .
etaddhi rocate mahyaṃ vanye.api vividhe sati .. 8..

evamuktvā tu saumitraṃ sumantramapi rāghavaḥ .
apramattastvamaśveṣu bhava saumyetyuvāca ha .. 9..

so.aśvānsumantraḥ saṃyamya sūrye.astaṃ samupāgate .
prabhūtayavasānkṛtvā babhūva pratyanantaraḥ .. 10..

upāsyatu śivāṃ sandhyāṃ dṛṣṭvā rātrimupasthitām .
rāmasya śayanaṃ cakre sūtaḥ saumitriṇā saha .. 11..

tāṃ śayyāṃ tamasātīre vīkṣya vṛkṣadalaiḥ kṛtām .
rāmaḥ saumitriṇāṃ sārdhaṃ sabhāryaḥ saṃviveśa ha .. 12..

sabhāryaṃ samprasuptaṃ taṃ bhrātaraṃ vīkṣya lakṣmaṇaḥ .
kathayāmāsa sūtāya rāmasya vividhānguṇān .. 13..

jāgrato hyeva tāṃ rātriṃ saumitrerudito raviḥ .
sūtasya tamasātīre rāmasya bruvato guṇān .. 14..

gokulākulatīrāyāstamasāyā vidūrataḥ .
avasattatra tāṃ rātriṃ rāmaḥ prakṛtibhiḥ saha .. 15..

utthāya tu mahātejāḥ prakṛtīstā niśāmya ca .
abravīdbhrātaraṃ rāmo lakṣmaṇaṃ puṇyalakṣaṇam .. 16..

asmadvyapekṣānsaumitre nirapekṣāngṛheṣvapi .
vṛkṣamūleṣu saṃsuptānpaśya lakṣmaṇa sāmpratam .. 17..

yathaite niyamaṃ paurāḥ kurvantyasmannivartane .
api prāṇānasiṣyanti na tu tyakṣyanti niścayam .. 18..

yāvadeva tu saṃsuptāstāvadeva vayaṃ laghu .
rathamāruhya gacchāmaḥ panthānamakutobhayam .. 19..

ato bhūyo.api nedānīmikṣvākupuravāsinaḥ .
svapeyuranuraktā māṃ vṛkṣamūlāni saṃśritāḥ .. 20..

paurā hyātmakṛtādduḥkhādvipramocyā nṛpātmajaiḥ .
na tu khalvātmanā yojyā duḥkhena puravāsinaḥ .. 21..

abravīllakṣmaṇo rāmaṃ sākṣāddharmamiva sthitam .
rocate me mahāprājña kṣipramāruhyatām iti .. 22..

sūtastataḥ santvaritaḥ syandanaṃ tairhayottamaiḥ .
yojayitvātha rāmāya prāñjaliḥ pratyavedayat .. 23..

mohanārthaṃ tu paurāṇāṃ sūtaṃ rāmo.abravīdvacaḥ .
udaṅmukhaḥ prayāhi tvaṃ rathamāsthāya sārathe .. 24..

muhūrtaṃ tvaritaṃ gatvā nirgataya rathaṃ punaḥ .
yathā na vidyuḥ paurā māṃ tathā kuru samāhitaḥ .. 25..

rāmasya vacanaṃ śrutvā tathā cakre sa sārathiḥ .
pratyāgamya ca rāmasya syandanaṃ pratyavedayat .. 26..

taṃ syandanamadhiṣṭhāya rāghavaḥ saparicchadaḥ .
śīghragāmākulāvartāṃ tamasāmatarannadīm .. 27..

sa santīrya mahābāhuḥ śrīmāñśivamakaṇṭakam .
prāpadyata mahāmārgamabhayaṃ bhayadarśinām .. 28..

prabhātāyāṃ tu śarvaryāṃ paurāste rāghavo vinā .
śokopahataniśceṣṭā babhūvurhatacetasaḥ .. 29..

śokajāśruparidyūnā vīkṣamāṇāstatastataḥ .
ālokamapi rāmasya na paśyanti sma duḥkhitāḥ .. 30..

tato mārgānusāreṇa gatvā kiṃ citkṣaṇaṃ punaḥ .
mārganāśādviṣādena mahatā samabhiplutaḥ .. 31..

rathasya mārganāśena nyavartanta manasvinaḥ .
kimidaṃ kiṃ kariṣyāmo daivenopahatā iti .. 32..

tato yathāgatenaiva mārgeṇa klāntacetasaḥ .
ayodhyāmagamansarve purīṃ vyathitasajjanām .. 33..

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