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sarga - 68

tāṃ tathā garhayitvā tu mātaraṃ bharatastadā .
roṣeṇa mahatāviṣṭaḥ punarevābravīdvacaḥ .. 1..

rājyādbhraṃśasva kaikeyi nṛśaṃse duṣṭacāriṇi .
parityaktā ca dharmeṇa mā mṛtaṃ rudatī bhava .. 2..

kiṃ nu te.adūṣayadrājā rāmo vā bhṛśadhārmikaḥ .
yayormṛtyurvivāsaśca tvatkṛte tulyamāgatau .. 3..

bhrūṇahatyāmasi prāptā kulasyāsya vināśanāt .
kaikeyi narakaṃ gaccha mā ca bhartuḥ salokatām .. 4..

yattvayā hīdṛśaṃ pāpaṃ kṛtaṃ ghoreṇa karmaṇā .
sarvalokapriyaṃ hitvā mamāpyāpāditaṃ bhayam .. 5..

tvatkṛte me pitā vṛtto rāmaścāraṇyamāśritaḥ .
ayaśo jīvaloke ca tvayāhaṃ pratipāditaḥ .. 6..

mātṛrūpe mamāmitre nṛśaṃse rājyakāmuke .
na te.ahamabhibhāṣyo.asmi durvṛtte patighātini .. 7..

kausalyā ca sumitrā ca yāścānyā mama mātaraḥ .
duḥkhena mahatāviṣṭāstvāṃ prāpya kuladūṣiṇīm .. 8..

na tvamaśvapateḥ kanyā dharmarājasya dhīmataḥ .
rākṣasī tatra jātāsi kulapradhvaṃsinī pituḥ .. 9..

yattvayā dhārmiko rāmo nityaṃ satyaparāyaṇaḥ .
vanaṃ prasthāpito duḥkhātpitā ca tridivaṃ gataḥ .. 10..

yatpradhānāsi tatpāpaṃ mayi pitrā vinākṛte .
bhrātṛbhyāṃ ca parityakte sarvalokasya cāpriye .. 11..

kausalyāṃ dharmasaṃyuktāṃ viyuktāṃ pāpaniścaye .
kṛtvā kaṃ prāpsyase tvadya lokaṃ nirayagāminī .. 12..

kiṃ nāvabudhyase krūre niyataṃ bandhusaṃśrayam .
jyeṣṭhaṃ pitṛsamaṃ rāmaṃ kausalyāyātmasambhavam .. 13..

aṅgapratyaṅgajaḥ putro hṛdayāccāpi jāyate .
tasmātpriyataro mātuḥ priyatvānna tu bāndhavaḥ .. 14..

anyadā kila dharmajñā surabhiḥ surasaṃmatā .
vahamānau dadarśorvyāṃ putrau vigatacetasau .. 15..

tāvardhadivase śrāntau dṛṣṭvā putrau mahītale .
ruroda putra śokena bāṣpaparyākulekṣaṇā .. 16..

adhastādvrajatastasyāḥ surarājño mahātmanaḥ .
bindavaḥ patitā gātre sūkṣmāḥ surabhigandhinaḥ .. 17..

tāṃ dṛṣṭvā śokasantaptāṃ vajrapāṇiryaśasvinīm .
indraḥ prāñjalirudvignaḥ surarājo.abravīdvacaḥ .. 18..

bhayaṃ kaccinna cāsmāsu kutaś cidvidyate mahat .
kuto nimittaḥ śokaste brūhi sarvahitaiṣiṇi .. 19..

evamuktā tu surabhiḥ surarājena dhīmatā .
patyuvāca tato dhīrā vākyaṃ vākyaviśāradā .. 20..

śāntaṃ pātaṃ na vaḥ kiṃ citkutaścidamarādhipa .
ahaṃ tu magnau śocāmi svaputrau viṣame sthitau .. 21..

etau dṛṣṭvā kṛṣau dīnau sūryaraśmipratāpinau .
vadhyamānau balīvardau karṣakeṇa surādhipa .. 22..

mama kāyātprasūtau hi duḥkhitau bhāra pīḍitau .
yau dṛṣṭvā paritapye.ahaṃ nāsti putrasamaḥ priyaḥ .. 23..

yasyāḥ putra sahasrāṇi sāpi śocati kāmadhuk .
kiṃ punaryā vinā rāmaṃ kausalyā vartayiṣyati .. 24..

ekaputrā ca sādhvī ca vivatseyaṃ tvayā kṛtā .
tasmāttvaṃ satataṃ duḥkhaṃ pretya ceha ca lapsyase .. 25..

ahaṃ hyapacitiṃ bhrātuḥ pituśca sakalāmimām .
vardhanaṃ yaśasaścāpi kariṣyāmi na saṃśayaḥ .. 26..

ānāyayitvā tanayaṃ kausalyāyā mahādyutim .
svayameva pravekṣyāmi vanaṃ muniniṣevitam .. 27..

iti nāga ivāraṇye tomarāṅkuśacoditaḥ .
papāta bhuvi saṅkruddho niḥśvasanniva pannagaḥ .. 28..

saṃraktanetraḥ śithilāmbarastadā
vidhūtasarvābharaṇaḥ parantapaḥ .
babhūva bhūmau patito nṛpātmajaḥ
śacīpateḥ keturivotsavakṣaye .. 29..




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