.. vālmīki rāmāyaṇa - ayodhyākāṇḍa ..

sarga - 54

tato bhūtopasṛṣṭeva vepamānā punaḥ punaḥ .
dharaṇyāṃ gatasattveva kausalyā sūtamabravīt .. 1..

naya māṃ yatra kākutsthaḥ sītā yatra ca lakṣmaṇaḥ .
tānvinā kṣaṇamapyatra jīvituṃ notsahe hyaham .. 2..

nivartaya rathaṃ śīghraṃ daṇḍakānnaya mām api .
atha tānnānugacchāmi gamiṣyāmi yamakṣayam .. 3..

bāṣpavegaupahatayā sa vācā sajjamānayā .
idamāśvāsayandevīṃ sūtaḥ prāñjalirabravīt .. 4..

tyaja śokaṃ ca mohaṃ ca sambhramaṃ duḥkhajaṃ tathā .
vyavadhūya ca santāpaṃ vane vatsyati rāghavaḥ .. 5..

lakṣmaṇaścāpi rāmasya pādau paricaranvane .
ārādhayati dharmajñaḥ paralokaṃ jitendriyaḥ .. 6..

vijane.api vane sītā vāsaṃ prāpya gṛheṣviva .
visrambhaṃ labhate.abhītā rāme saṃnyasta mānasā .. 7..

nāsyā dainyaṃ kṛtaṃ kiṃ citsusūkṣmamapi lakṣaye .
uciteva pravāsānāṃ vaidehī pratibhāti mā .. 8..

nagaropavanaṃ gatvā yathā sma ramate purā .
tathaiva ramate sītā nirjaneṣu vaneṣvapi .. 9..

bāleva ramate sītā bālacandranibhānanā .
rāmā rāme hyadīnātmā vijane.api vane satī .. 10..

tadgataṃ hṛdayaṃ hyasyāstadadhīnaṃ ca jīvitam .
ayodhyāpi bhavettasyā rāma hīnā tathā vanam .. 11..

pathi pṛcchati vaidehī grāmāṃśca nagarāṇi ca .
gatiṃ dṛṣṭvā nadīnāṃ ca pādapānvividhānapi .. 12..

adhvanā vāta vegena sambhrameṇātapena ca .
na hi gacchati vaidehyāścandrāṃśusadṛśī prabhā .. 13..

sadṛśaṃ śatapatrasya pūrṇacandropamaprabham .
vadanaṃ tadvadānyāyā vaidehyā na vikampate .. 14..

alaktarasaraktābhāvalaktarasavarjitau .
adyāpi caraṇau tasyāḥ padmakośasamaprabhau .. 15..

nūpurodghuṣṭaheleva khelaṃ gacchati bhāminī .
idānīmapi vaidehī tadrāgā nyastabhūṣaṇā .. 16..

gajaṃ vā vīkṣya siṃhaṃ vā vyāghraṃ vā vanamāśritā .
nāhārayati santrāsaṃ bāhū rāmasya saṃśritā .. 17..

na śocyāste na cātmā te śocyo nāpi janādhipaḥ .
idaṃ hi caritaṃ loke pratiṣṭhāsyati śāśvatam .. 18..

vidhūya śokaṃ parihṛṣṭamānasā
maharṣiyāte pathi suvyavasthitāḥ .
vane ratā vanyaphalāśanāḥ pituḥ
śubhāṃ pratijñāṃ paripālayanti te .. 19..

tathāpi sūtena suyuktavādinā
nivāryamāṇā sutaśokakarśitā .
na caiva devī virarāma kūjitāt
priyeti putreti ca rāghaveti ca .. 20..




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