.. vālmīki rāmāyaṇa - ayodhyākāṇḍa ..

sarga - 7

jñātidāsī yato jātā kaikeyyāstu sahoṣitā .
prāsādaṃ candrasaṅkāśamāruroha yadṛcchayā .. 1..

siktarājapathāṃ kṛtsnāṃ prakīrṇakamalotpalām .
ayodhyāṃ mantharā tasmātprāsādādanvavaikṣata .. 2..

patākābhirvarārhābhirdhvajaiśca samalaṅkṛtām .
siktāṃ candanatoyaiśca śiraḥsnātajanairvṛtām .. 3..

avidūre sthitāṃ dṛṣṭvā dhātrīṃ papraccha mantharā .
uttamenābhisaṃyuktā harṣeṇārthaparā satī .. 4..

rāmamātā dhanaṃ kiṃ nu janebhyaḥ samprayacchati .
atimātraṃ praharṣo.ayaṃ kiṃ janasya ca śaṃsa me .
kārayiṣyati kiṃ vāpi samprahṛṣṭo mahīpatiḥ .. 5..

vidīryamāṇā harṣeṇa dhātrī paramayā mudā .
ācacakṣe.atha kubjāyai bhūyasīṃ rāghave śriyam .. 6..

śvaḥ puṣyeṇa jitakrodhaṃ yauvarājyena rāghavam .
rājā daśaratho rāmamabhiṣecayitānagham .. 7..

dhātryāstu vacanaṃ śrutvā kubjā kṣipramamarṣitā .
kailāsa śikharākārātprāsādādavarohata .. 8..

sā dahyamānā kopena mantharā pāpadarśinī .
śayānāmetya kaikeyīmidaṃ vacanamabravīt .. 9..

uttiṣṭha mūḍhe kiṃ śeṣe bhayaṃ tvām abhivartate .
upaplutamahaughena kimātmānaṃ na budhyase .. 10..

aniṣṭe subhagākāre saubhāgyena vikatthase .
calaṃ hi tava saubhāgyaṃ nadyaḥ srota ivoṣṇage .. 11..

evamuktā tu kaikeyī ruṣṭayā paruṣaṃ vacaḥ .
kubjayā pāpadarśinyā viṣādamagamatparam .. 12..

kaikeyī tvabravītkubjāṃ kaccitkṣemaṃ na manthare .
viṣaṇṇavadanāṃ hi tvāṃ lakṣaye bhṛśaduḥkhitām .. 13..

mantharā tu vacaḥ śrutvā kaikeyyā madhurākṣaram .
uvāca krodhasaṃyuktā vākyaṃ vākyaviśāradā .. 14..

sā viṣaṇṇatarā bhūtvā kubjā tasyā hitaiṣiṇī .
viṣādayantī provāca bhedayantī ca rāghavam .. 15..

akṣemaṃ sumahaddevi pravṛttaṃ tvadvināśanam .
rāmaṃ daśaratho rājā yauvarājye.abhiṣekṣyati .. 16..

sāsmyagādhe bhaye magnā duḥkhaśokasamanvitā .
dahyamānānaleneva tvaddhitārthamihāgatā .. 17..

tava duḥkhena kaikeyi mama duḥkhaṃ mahadbhavet .
tvadvṛddhau mama vṛddhiśca bhavedatra na saṃśayaḥ .. 18..

narādhipakule jātā mahiṣī tvaṃ mahīpateḥ .
ugratvaṃ rājadharmāṇāṃ kathaṃ devi na budhyase .. 19..

dharmavādī śaṭho bhartā ślakṣṇavādī ca dāruṇaḥ .
śuddhabhāve na jānīṣe tenaivamatisandhitā .. 20..

upasthitaṃ payuñjānastvayi sāntvamanarthakam .
arthenaivādya te bhartā kausalyāṃ yojayiṣyati .. 21..

apavāhya sa duṣṭātmā bharataṃ tava bandhuṣu .
kālyaṃ sthāpayitā rāmaṃ rājye nihatakaṇṭake .. 22..

śatruḥ patipravādena mātreva hitakāmyayā .
āśīviṣa ivāṅkena bāle paridhṛtastvayā .. 23..

yathā hi kuryātsarpo vā śatrurvā pratyupekṣitaḥ .
rājñā daśarathenādya saputrā tvaṃ tathā kṛtā .. 24..

pāpenānṛtasantvena bāle nityaṃ sukhocite .
rāmaṃ sthāpayatā rājye sānubandhā hatā hyasi .. 25..

sā prāptakālaṃ kaikeyi kṣipraṃ kuru hitaṃ tava .
trāyasva putramātmānaṃ māṃ ca vismayadarśane .. 26..

mantharāyā vacaḥ śrutvā śayanātsa śubhānanā .
evamābharaṇaṃ tasyai kubjāyai pradadau śubham .. 27..

dattvā tvābharaṇaṃ tasyai kubjāyai pramadottamā .
kaikeyī mantharāṃ hṛṣṭā punarevābravīdidam .. 28..

idaṃ tu manthare mahyamākhyāsi paramaṃ priyam .
etanme priyamākhyātuḥ kiṃ vā bhūyaḥ karomi te .. 29..

rāme vā bharate vāhaṃ viśeṣaṃ nopalakṣaye .
tasmāttuṣṭāsmi yadrājā rāmaṃ rājye.abhiṣekṣyati .. 30..

na me paraṃ kiṃ ciditastvayā punaḥ
priyaṃ priyārhe suvacaṃ vaco varam .
tathā hyavocastvamataḥ priyottaraṃ
varaṃ paraṃ te pradadāmi taṃ vṛṇu .. 31..




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