.. vālmīki rāmāyaṇa - ayodhyākāṇḍa ..

sarga - 87

tayā mahatyā yāyinyā dhvajinyā vanavāsinaḥ .
arditā yūthapā mattāḥ sayūthāḥ sampradudruvuḥ .. 1..

ṛkṣāḥ pṛṣatasaṅghāśca ruravaśca samantataḥ .
dṛśyante vanarājīṣu giriṣvapi nadīṣu ca .. 2..

sa sampratasthe dharmātmā prīto daśarathātmajaḥ .
vṛto mahatyā nādinyā senayā caturaṅgayā .. 3..

sāgaraughanibhā senā bharatasya mahātmanaḥ .
mahīṃ sañcādayāmāsa prāvṛṣi dyāmivāmbudaḥ .. 4..

turaṅgaughairavatatā vāraṇaiśca mahājavaiḥ .
anālakṣyā ciraṃ kālaṃ tasminkāle babhūva bhūḥ .. 5..

sa yātvā dūramadhvānaṃ supariśrānta vāhanaḥ .
uvāca bharataḥ śrīmānvasiṣṭhaṃ mantriṇāṃ varam .. 6..

yādṛśaṃ lakṣyate rūpaṃ yathā caiva śrutaṃ mayā .
vyaktaṃ prāptāḥ sma taṃ deśaṃ bharadvājo yamabravīt .. 7..

ayaṃ giriścitrakūṭastathā mandākinī nadī .
etatprakāśate dūrānnīlameghanibhaṃ vanam .. 8..

gireḥ sānūni ramyāṇi citrakūṭasya samprati .
vāraṇairavamṛdyante māmakaiḥ parvatopamaiḥ .. 9..

muñcanti kusumānyete nagāḥ parvatasānuṣu .
nīlā ivātapāpāye toyaṃ toyadharā ghanāḥ .. 10..

kinnarācaritoddeśaṃ paśya śatrughna parvatam .
hayaiḥ samantādākīrṇaṃ makarairiva sāgaram .. 11..

ete mṛgagaṇā bhānti śīghravegāḥ pracoditāḥ .
vāyupraviddhāḥ śaradi megharājya ivāmbare .. 12..

kurvanti kusumāpīḍāñśiraḥsu surabhīnamī .
meghaprakāśaiḥ phalakairdākṣiṇātyā yathā narāḥ .. 13..

niṣkūjamiva bhūtvedaṃ vanaṃ ghorapradarśanam .
ayodhyeva janākīrṇā samprati pratibhāti mā .. 14..

khurairudīrito reṇurdivaṃ pracchādya tiṣṭhati .
taṃ vahatyanilaḥ śīghraṃ kurvanniva mama priyam .. 15..

syandanāṃsturagopetānsūtamukhyairadhiṣṭhitān .
etānsampatataḥ śīghraṃ paśya śatrughna kānane .. 16..

etānvitrāsitānpaśya barhiṇaḥ priyadarśanān .
etamāviśataḥ śailamadhivāsaṃ patatriṇām .. 17..

atimātramayaṃ deśo manojñaḥ pratibhāti mā .
tāpasānāṃ nivāso.ayaṃ vyaktaṃ svargapatho yathā .. 18..

mṛgā mṛgībhiḥ sahitā bahavaḥ pṛṣatā vane .
manojña rūpā lakṣyante kusumairiva citritaḥ .. 19..

sādhu sainyāḥ pratiṣṭhantāṃ vicinvantu ca kānanam .
yathā tau puruṣavyāghrau dṛśyete rāmalakṣmaṇau .. 20..

bharatasya vacaḥ śrutvā puruṣāḥ śastrapāṇayaḥ .
viviśustadvanaṃ śūrā dhūmaṃ ca dadṛśustataḥ .. 21..

te samālokya dhūmāgramūcurbharatamāgatāḥ .
nāmanuṣye bhavatyagnirvyaktamatraiva rāghavau .. 22..

atha nātra naravyāghrau rājaputrau parantapau .
anye rāmopamāḥ santi vyaktamatra tapasvinaḥ .. 23..

tacchrutvā bharatasteṣāṃ vacanaṃ sādhu saṃmatam .
sainyānuvāca sarvāṃstānamitrabalamardanaḥ .. 24..

yattā bhavantastiṣṭhantu neto gantavyamagrataḥ .
ahameva gamiṣyāmi sumantro gurureva ca .. 25..

evamuktāstataḥ sarve tatra tasthuḥ samantataḥ .
bharato yatra dhūmāgraṃ tatra dṛṣṭiṃ samādadhat .. 26..

vyavasthitā yā bharatena sā camūr
nirīkṣamāṇāpi ca dhūmamagrataḥ .
babhūva hṛṣṭā nacireṇa jānatī
priyasya rāmasya samāgamaṃ tadā .. 27..




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