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sarga - 48

te tu tasminmahāvṛkṣa uṣitvā rajanīṃ śivām .
vimale.abhyudite sūrye tasmāddeśātpratasthire .. 1..

yatra bhāgīrathī gaṅgā yamunām abhivartate .
jagmustaṃ deśamuddiśya vigāhya sumahadvanam .. 2..

te bhūmimāgānvividhāndeśāṃścāpi manoramān .
adṛṣṭapūrvānpaśyantastatra tatra yaśasvinaḥ .. 3..

yathākṣemeṇa gacchansa paśyaṃśca vividhāndrumān .
nivṛttamātre divase rāmaḥ saumitrimabravīt .. 4..

prayāgamabhitaḥ paśya saumitre dhūmamunnatam .
agnerbhagavataḥ ketuṃ manye saṃnihito muniḥ .. 5..

nūnaṃ prāptāḥ sma sambhedaṃ gaṅgāyamunayorvayam .
tathā hi śrūyate śambdo vāriṇā vārighaṭṭitaḥ .. 6..

dārūṇi paribhinnāni vanajairupajīvibhiḥ .
bharadvājāśrame caite dṛśyante vividhā drumāḥ .. 7..

dhanvinau tau sukhaṃ gatvā lambamāne divākare .
gaṅgāyamunayoḥ sandhau prāpaturnilayaṃ muneḥ .. 8..

rāmastvāśramamāsādya trāsayanmṛgapakṣiṇaḥ .
gatvā muhūrtamadhvānaṃ bharadvājamupāgamat .. 9..

tatastvāśramamāsādya munerdarśanakāṅkṣiṇau .
sītayānugatau vīrau dūrādevāvatasthatuḥ .. 10..

hutāgnihotraṃ dṛṣṭvaiva mahābhāgaṃ kṛtāñjaliḥ .
rāmaḥ saumitriṇā sārdhaṃ sītayā cābhyavādayat .. 11..

nyavedayata cātmānaṃ tasmai lakṣmaṇapūrvajaḥ .
putrau daśarathasyāvāṃ bhagavanrāmalakṣmaṇau .. 12..

bhāryā mameyaṃ vaidehī kalyāṇī janakātmajā .
māṃ cānuyātā vijanaṃ tapovanamaninditā .. 13..

pitrā pravrājyamānaṃ māṃ saumitriranujaḥ priyaḥ .
ayamanvagamadbhrātā vanameva dṛḍhavrataḥ .. 14..

pitrā niyuktā bhagavanpraveṣyāmastapovanam .
dharmamevācariṣyāmastatra mūlaphalāśanāḥ .. 15..

tasya tadvacanaṃ śrutvā rājaputrasya dhīmataḥ .
upānayata dharmātmā gāmarghyamudakaṃ tataḥ .. 16..

mṛgapakṣibhirāsīno munibhiśca samantataḥ .
rāmamāgatamabhyarcya svāgatenāha taṃ muniḥ .. 17..

pratigṛhya ca tāmarcāmupaviṣṭaṃ sarāghavam .
bharadvājo.abravīdvākyaṃ dharmayuktamidaṃ tadā .. 18..

cirasya khalu kākutstha paśyāmi tvāmihāgatam .
śrutaṃ tava mayā cedaṃ vivāsanamakāraṇam .. 19..

avakāśo vivikto.ayaṃ mahānadyoḥ samāgame .
puṇyaśca ramaṇīyaśca vasatviha bhagānsukham .. 20..

evamuktastu vacanaṃ bharadvājena rāghavaḥ .
pratyuvāca śubhaṃ vākyaṃ rāmaḥ sarvahite rataḥ .. 21..

bhagavannita āsannaḥ paurajānapado janaḥ .
āgamiṣyati vaidehīṃ māṃ cāpi prekṣako janaḥ .
anena kāraṇenāhamiha vāsaṃ na rocaye .. 22..

ekānte paśya bhagavannāśramasthānamuttamam .
ramate yatra vaidehī sukhārhā janakātmajā .. 23..

etacchrutvā śubhaṃ vākyaṃ bharadvājo mahāmuniḥ .
rāghavasya tato vākyamartha grāhakamabravīt .. 24..

daśakrośa itastāta giriryasminnivatsyasi .
maharṣisevitaḥ puṇyaḥ sarvataḥ sukha darśanaḥ .. 25..

golāṅgūlānucarito vānararkṣaniṣevitaḥ .
citrakūṭa iti khyāto gandhamādanasaṃnibhaḥ .. 26..

yāvatā citra kūṭasya naraḥ śṛṅgāṇyavekṣate .
kalyāṇāni samādhatte na pāpe kurute manaḥ .. 27..

ṛṣayastatra bahavo vihṛtya śaradāṃ śatam .
tapasā divamārūḍhāḥ kapālaśirasā saha .. 28..

praviviktamahaṃ manye taṃ vāsaṃ bhavataḥ sukham .
iha vā vanavāsāya vasa rāma mayā saha .. 29..

sa rāmaṃ sarvakāmaistaṃ bharadvājaḥ priyātithim .
sabhāryaṃ saha ca bhrātrā pratijagrāha dharmavit .. 30..

tasya prayāge rāmasya taṃ maharṣimupeyuṣaḥ .
prapannā rajanī puṇyā citrāḥ kathayataḥ kathāḥ .. 31..

prabhātāyāṃ rajanyāṃ tu bharadvājamupāgamat .
uvāca naraśārdūlo muniṃ jvalitatejasaṃ .. 32..

śarvarīṃ bhavanannadya satyaśīla tavāśrame .
uṣitāḥ smeha vasatimanujānātu no bhavān .. 33..

rātryāṃ tu tasyāṃ vyuṣṭāyāṃ bharadvājo.abravīdidam .
madhumūlaphalopetaṃ citrakūṭaṃ vrajeti ha .. 34..

tatra kuñjarayūthāni mṛgayūthāni cābhitaḥ .
vicaranti vanānteṣu tāni drakṣyasi rāghava .. 35..

prahṛṣṭakoyaṣṭikakokilasvanair
vināditaṃ taṃ vasudhādharaṃ śivam .
mṛgaiśca mattairbahubhiśca kuñjaraiḥ
suramyamāsādya samāvasāśramam .. 36..




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