.. vālmīki rāmāyaṇa - ayodhyākāṇḍa ..

sarga - 84

bharadvājāśramaṃ dṛṣṭvā krośādeva nararṣabhaḥ .
balaṃ sarvamavasthāpya jagāma saha mantribhiḥ .. 1..

padbhyāmeva hi dharmajño nyastaśastraparicchadaḥ .
vasāno vāsasī kṣaume purodhāya purohitam .. 2..

tataḥ sandarśane tasya bharadvājasya rāghavaḥ .
mantriṇastānavasthāpya jagāmānu purohitam .. 3..

vasiṣṭhamatha dṛṣṭvaiva bharadvājo mahātapāḥ .
sañcacālāsanāttūrṇaṃ śiṣyānarghyamiti bruvan .. 4..

samāgamya vasiṣṭhena bharatenābhivāditaḥ .
abudhyata mahātejāḥ sutaṃ daśarathasya tam .. 5..

tābhyāmarghyaṃ ca pādyaṃ ca dattvā paścātphalāni ca .
ānupūrvyācca dharmajñaḥ papraccha kuśalaṃ kule .. 6..

ayodhyāyāṃ bale kośe mitreṣvapi ca mantriṣu .
jānandaśarathaṃ vṛttaṃ na rājānamudāharat .. 7..

vasiṣṭho bharataścainaṃ papracchaturanāmayam .
śarīre.agniṣu vṛkṣeṣu śiṣyeṣu mṛgapakṣiṣu .. 8..

tatheti ca pratijñāya bharadvājo mahātapāḥ .
bharataṃ pratyuvācedaṃ rāghavasnehabandhanāt .. 9..

kimihāgamane kāryaṃ tava rājyaṃ praśāsataḥ .
etadācakṣva me sarvaṃ na hi me śudhyate manaḥ .. 10..

suṣuve yama mitraghnaṃ kausalyānandavardhanam .
bhrātrā saha sabhāryo yaściraṃ pravrājito vanam .. 11..

niyuktaḥ strīniyuktena pitrā yo.asau mahāyaśāḥ .
vanavāsī bhavetīha samāḥ kila caturdaśa .. 12..

kaccinna tasyāpāpasya pāpaṃ kartumihecchasi .
akaṇṭakaṃ bhoktumanā rājyaṃ tasyānujasya ca .. 13..

evamukto bharadvājaṃ bharataḥ pratyuvāca ha .
paryaśru nayano duḥkhādvācā saṃsajjamānayā .. 14..

hato.asmi yadi māmevaṃ bhagavānapi manyate .
matto na doṣamāśaṅkernaivaṃ māmanuśādhi hi .. 15..

aṃścaitadiṣṭaṃ mātā me yadavocanmadantare .
nāhametena tuṣṭaśca na tadvacanamādade .. 16..

ahaṃ tu taṃ naravyāghramupayātaḥ prasādakaḥ .
pratinetumayodhyāṃ ca pādau tasyābhivanditum .. 17..

tvaṃ māmevaṃ gataṃ matvā prasādaṃ kartumarhasi .
śaṃsa me bhagavanrāmaḥ kva samprati mahīpatiḥ .. 18..

uvāca taṃ bharadvājaḥ prasādādbharataṃ vacaḥ .
tvayyetatpuruṣavyāghraṃ yuktaṃ rāghavavaṃśaje .
guruvṛttirdamaścaiva sādhūnāṃ cānuyāyitā .. 19..

jāne caitanmanaḥsthaṃ te dṛḍhīkaraṇamastviti .
apṛcchaṃ tvāṃ tavātyarthaṃ kīrtiṃ samabhivardhayan .. 20..

asau vasati te bhrātā citrakūṭe mahāgirau .
śvastu gantāsi taṃ deśaṃ vasādya saha mantribhiḥ .
etaṃ me kuru suprājña kāmaṃ kāmārthakovida .. 21..

tatastathetyevamudāradarśanaḥ
pratītarūpo bharato.abravīdvacaḥ .
cakāra buddhiṃ ca tadā mahāśrame
niśānivāsāya narādhipātmajaḥ .. 22..




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