.. vālmīki rāmāyaṇa - ayodhyākāṇḍa ..

sarga - 60

tamagnimiva saṃśāntamambuhīnamivārṇavam .
hataprabhamivādityaṃ svargathaṃ prekṣya bhūmipam .. 1..

kausalyā bāṣpapūrṇākṣī vividhaṃ śokakarśitā .
upagṛhya śiro rājñaḥ kaikeyīṃ pratyabhāṣata .. 2..

sakāmā bhava kaikeyi bhuṅkṣva rājyamakaṇṭakam .
tyaktvā rājānamekāgrā nṛśaṃse duṣṭacāriṇi .. 3..

vihāya māṃ gato rāmo bhartā ca svargato mama .
vipathe sārthahīneva nāhaṃ jīvitumutsahe .. 4..

bhartāraṃ taṃ parityajya kā strī daivatamātmanaḥ .
icchejjīvitumanyatra kaikeyyāstyaktadharmaṇaḥ .. 5..

na lubdho budhyate doṣānkiṃ pākamiva bhakṣayan .
kubjānimittaṃ kaikeyyā rāghavāṇānkulaṃ hatam .. 6..

aniyoge niyuktena rājñā rāmaṃ vivāsitam .
sabhāryaṃ janakaḥ śrutvā patitapsyatyahaṃ yathā .. 7..

rāmaḥ kamalapatrākṣo jīvanāśamito gataḥ .
videharājasya sutā tahā sītā tapasvinī .
duḥkhasyānucitā duḥkhaṃ vane paryudvijiṣyati .. 8..

nadatāṃ bhīmaghoṣāṇāṃ niśāsu mṛgapakṣiṇām .
niśamya nūnaṃ saṃstrastā rāghavaṃ saṃśrayiṣyati .. 9..

vṛddhaścaivālpaputraśca vaidehīm anicintayan .
so.api śokasamāviṣṭo nanu tyakṣyati jīvitam .. 10..

tāṃ tataḥ sampariṣvajya vilapantīṃ tapasvinīm .
vyapaninyuḥ suduḥkhārtāṃ kausalyāṃ vyāvahārikāḥ .. 11..

tailadroṇyāmathāmātyāḥ saṃveśya jagatīpatim .
rājñaḥ sarvāṇyathādiṣṭāścakruḥ karmāṇyanantaram .. 12..

na tu saṅkalanaṃ rājño vinā putreṇa mantriṇaḥ .
sarvajñāḥ kartumīṣuste tato rakṣanti bhūmipam .. 13..

tailadroṇyāṃ tu sacivaiḥ śāyitaṃ taṃ narādhipam .
hā mṛto.ayamiti jñātvā striyastāḥ paryadevayan .. 14..

bāhūnudyamya kṛpaṇā netraprasravaṇairmukhaiḥ .
rudantyaḥ śokasantaptāḥ kṛpaṇaṃ paryadevayan .. 15..

niśānakṣatrahīneva strīva bhartṛvivarjitā .
purī nārājatāyodhyā hīnā rājñā mahātmanā .. 16..

bāṣpaparyākulajanā hāhābhūtakulāṅganā .
śūnyacatvaraveśmāntā na babhrāja yathāpuram .. 17..

gataprabhā dyauriva bhāskaraṃ vinā
vyapetanakṣatragaṇeva śarvarī .
purī babhāse rahitā mahātmanā
na cāsrakaṇṭhākulamārgacatvarā .. 18..

narāśca nāryaśca sametya saṅghaśo
vigarhamāṇā bharatasya mātaram .
tadā nagaryāṃ naradevasaṅkṣaye
babhūvurārtā na ca śarma lebhire .. 19..




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