.. vālmīki rāmāyaṇa - ayodhyākāṇḍa ..

sarga - 67

śrutvā tu pitaraṃ vṛttaṃ bhrātaru ca vivāsitau .
bharato duḥkhasantapta idaṃ vacanamabravīt .. 1..

kiṃ nuṇkāryaṃ hatasyeha mama rājyena śocataḥ .
vihīnasyātha pitrā ca bhrātrā pitṛsamena ca .. 2..

duḥkhe me duḥkhamakarorvraṇe kṣāramivādadhāḥ .
rājānaṃ pretabhāvasthaṃ kṛtvā rāmaṃ ca tāpasaṃ .. 3..

kulasya tvamabhāvāya kālarātririvāgatā .
aṅgāramupagūhya sma pitā me nāvabuddhavān .. 4..

kausalyā ca sumitrā ca putraśokābhipīḍite .
duṣkaraṃ yadi jīvetāṃ prāpya tvāṃ jananīṃ mama .. 5..

nanu tvāryo.api dharmātmā tvayi vṛttimanuttamām .
vartate guruvṛttijño yathā mātari vartate .. 6..

tathā jyeṣṭhā hi me mātā kausalyā dīrghadarśinī .
tvayi dharmaṃ samāsthāya bhaginyām iva vartate .. 7..

tasyāḥ putraṃ kṛtātmānaṃ cīravalkalavāsasaṃ .
prasthāpya vanavāsāya kathaṃ pāpe na śocasi .. 8..

apāpadarśinaṃ śūraṃ kṛtātmānaṃ yaśasvinam .
pravrājya cīravasanaṃ kiṃ nu paśyasi kāraṇam .. 9..

lubdhāyā vidito manye na te.ahaṃ rāghavaṃ prati .
tathā hyanartho rājyārthaṃ tvayā nīto mahānayam .. 10..

ahaṃ hi puruṣavyāghrāvapaśyanrāmalakṣmaṇau .
kena śaktiprabhāvena rājyaṃ rakṣitumutsahe .. 11..

taṃ hi nityaṃ mahārājo balavantaṃ mahābalaḥ .
apāśrito.abhūddharmātmā merurmeruvanaṃ yathā .. 12..

so.ahaṃ kathamimaṃ bhāraṃ mahādhuryasamudyatam .
damyo dhuramivāsādya saheyaṃ kena caujasā .. 13..

atha vā me bhavecchaktiryogairbuddhibalena vā .
sakāmāṃ na kariṣyāmi tvāmahaṃ putragardhinīm .
nivartayiṣyāmi vanādbhrātaraṃ svajanapriyam .. 14..

ityevamuktvā bharato mahātmā
priyetarairvākyagaṇaistudaṃstām .
śokāturaścāpi nanāda bhūyaḥ
siṃho yathā parvatagahvarasthaḥ .. 15..




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