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sarga - 8

mantharā tvabhyasūyyaināmutsṛjyābharaṇaṃ ca tat .
uvācedaṃ tato vākyaṃ kopaduḥkhasamanvitā .. 1..

harṣaṃ kimidamasthāne kṛtavatyasi bāliśe .
śokasāgaramadhyasthamātmānaṃ nāvabudhyase .. 2..

subhagā khalu kausalyā yasyāḥ putro.abhiṣekṣyate .
yauvarājyena mahatā śvaḥ puṣyeṇa dvijottamaiḥ .. 3..

prāptāṃ sumahatīṃ prītiṃ pratītāṃ tāṃ hatadviṣam .
upasthāsyasi kausalyāṃ dāsīva tvaṃ kṛtāñjaliḥ .. 4..

hṛṣṭāḥ khalu bhaviṣyanti rāmasya paramāḥ striyaḥ .
aprahṛṣṭā bhaviṣyanti snuṣāste bharatakṣaye .. 5..

tāṃ dṛṣṭvā paramaprītāṃ bruvantīṃ mantharāṃ tataḥ .
rāmasyaiva guṇāndevī kaikeyī praśaśaṃsa ha .. 6..

dharmajño gurubhirdāntaḥ kṛtajñaḥ satyavākṣuciḥ .
rāmo rājñaḥ suto jyeṣṭho yauvarājyamato.arhati .. 7..

bhrātṝnbhṛtyāṃśca dīrghāyuḥ pitṛvatpālayiṣyati .
santapyase kathaṃ kubje śrutvā rāmābhiṣecanam .. 8..

bharataścāpi rāmasya dhruvaṃ varṣaśatātparam .
pitṛpaitāmahaṃ rājyamavāpsyati nararṣabhaḥ .. 9..

sā tvamabhyudaye prāpte vartamāne ca manthare .
bhaviṣyati ca kalyāṇe kimarthaṃ paritapyase .
kausalyāto.atiriktaṃ ca sa tu śuśrūṣate hi mām .. 10..

kaikeyyā vacanaṃ śrutvā mantharā bhṛśaduḥkhitā .
dīrghamuṣṇaṃ viniḥśvasya kaikeyīmidamabravīt .. 11..

anarthadarśinī maurkhyānnātmānamavabudhyase .
śokavyasanavistīrṇe majjantī duḥkhasāgare .. 12..

bhavitā rāghavo rājā rāghavasya ca yaḥ sutaḥ .
rājavaṃśāttu bharataḥ kaikeyi parihāsyate .. 13..

na hi rājñaḥ sutāḥ sarve rājye tiṣṭhanti bhāmini .
sthāpyamāneṣu sarveṣu sumahānanayo bhavet .. 14..

tasmājjyeṣṭhe hi kaikeyi rājyatantrāṇi pārthivāḥ .
sthāpayantyanavadyāṅgi guṇavatsvitareṣvapi .. 15..

asāvatyantanirbhagnastava putro bhaviṣyati .
anāthavatsukhebhyaśca rājavaṃśācca vatsale .. 16..

sāhaṃ tvadarthe samprāptā tvaṃ tu māṃ nāvabudhyase .
sapatnivṛddhau yā me tvaṃ pradeyaṃ dātumicchasi .. 17..

dhruvaṃ tu bharataṃ rāmaḥ prāpya rājyamakaṇṭakam .
deśāntaraṃ nāyayitvā lokāntaramathāpi vā .. 18..

bāla eva hi mātulyaṃ bharato nāyitastvayā .
saṃnikarṣācca sauhārdaṃ jāyate sthāvareṣvapi .. 19..

goptā hi rāmaṃ saumitrirlakṣmaṇaṃ cāpi rāghavaḥ .
aśvinoriva saubhrātraṃ tayorlokeṣu viśrutam .. 20..

tasmānna lakṣmaṇe rāmaḥ pāpaṃ kiṃ citkariṣyati .
rāmastu bharate pāpaṃ kuryāditi na saṃśayaḥ .. 21..

tasmādrājagṛhādeva vanaṃ gacchatu te sutaḥ .
etaddhi rocate mahyaṃ bhṛśaṃ cāpi hitaṃ tava .. 22..

evaṃ te jñātipakṣasya śreyaścaiva bhaviṣyati .
yadi cedbharato dharmātpitryaṃ rājyamavāpsyati .. 23..

sa te sukhocito bālo rāmasya sahajo ripuḥ .
samṛdhārthasya naṣṭārtho jīviṣyati kathaṃ vaśe .. 24..

abhidrutamivāraṇye siṃhena gajayūthapam .
pracchādyamānaṃ rāmeṇa bharataṃ trātumarhasi .. 25..

darpānnirākṛtā pūrvaṃ tvayā saubhāgyavattayā .
rāmamātā sapatnī te kathaṃ vairaṃ na yātayet .. 26..

yadā hi rāmaḥ pṛthivīmavāpsyati
dhruvaṃ pranaṣṭo bharato bhaviṣyati .
ato hi sañcintaya rājyamātmaje
parasya cādyaiva vivāsa kāraṇam .. 27..




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