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sarga - 47

lakṣmaṇasya vacaḥ śrutvā dāruṇaṃ janakātmajā .
paraṃ viṣādamāgamya vaidehī nipapāta ha .. 1..

sā muhūrtamivāsaṃjñā bāṣpavyākulitekṣaṇā .
lakṣmaṇaṃ dīnayā vācā uvāca janakātmajā .. 2..

māmikeyaṃ tanurnūnaṃ sṛṣṭā duḥkhāya lakṣmaṇa .
dhātrā yasyāstathā me.adya duḥkhamūrtiḥ pradṛśyate .. 3..

kiṃ nu pāpaṃ kṛtaṃ pūrvaṃ ko vā dārairviyojitaḥ .
yāhaṃ śuddha samācārā tyaktā nṛpatinā satī .. 4..

purāhamāśrame vāsaṃ rāmapādānuvartinī .
anurudhyāpi saumitre duḥkhe viparivartinī .. 5..

sā kathaṃ hyāśrame saumya vatsyāmi vijanīkṛtā .
ākhyāsyāmi ca kasyāhaṃ duḥkhaṃ duḥkhaparāyaṇā .. 6..

kiṃ ca vakṣyāmi muniṣu kiṃ mayāpakṛtaṃ nṛpe .
kasminvā kāraṇe tyaktā rāghaveṇa mahātmanā .. 7..

na khalvadyaiva saumitre jīvitaṃ jāhnavī jale .
tyajeyaṃ rājavaṃśastu bharturme parihāsyate .. 8..

yathājñāṃ kuru saumitre tyaja māṃ duḥkhabhāginīm .
nideśe sthīyatāṃ rājñaḥ śṛṇu cedaṃ vaco mama .. 9..

śvaśrūṇāmaviśeṣeṇa prāñjaliḥ pragraheṇa ca .
śirasā vandya caraṇau kuśalaṃ brūhi pārthivam .. 10..

yathā bhrātṛṣu vartethāstathā paureṣu nityadā .
paramo hyeṣa dharmaḥ syādeṣā kīrtiranuttamā .. 11..

yattvaṃ paurajanaṃ rājandharmeṇa samavāpnuyāḥ .
ahaṃ tu nānuśocāmi svaśarīraṃ nararṣabha .
yathāpavādaṃ paurāṇāṃ tathaiva raghunandana .. 12..

evaṃ bruvantyāṃ sītāyāṃ lakṣmaṇo dīnacetanaḥ .
śirasā dharaṇīṃ gatvā vyāhartuṃ na śaśāka ha .. 13..

pradakṣiṇaṃ ca kṛtvā sa rudanneva mahāsvanam .
āruroha punarnāvaṃ nāvikaṃ cābhyacodayat .. 14..

sa gatvā cottaraṃ kūlaṃ śokabhārasamanvitaḥ .
saṃmūḍha iva duḥkhena rathamadhyāruhaddrutam .. 15..

muhurmuhurapāvṛtya dṛṣṭvā sītāmanāthavat .
veṣṭantīṃ paratīrasthāṃ lakṣmaṇaḥ prayayāvatha .. 16..

dūrasthaṃ rathamālokya lakṣmaṇaṃ ca muhurmuhuḥ .
nirīkṣamāṇāmudvignāṃ sītāṃ śokaḥ samāviśat .. 17..

sā duḥkhabhārāvanatā tapasvinī
yaśodharā nāthamapaśyatī satī .
ruroda sā barhiṇanādite vane
mahāsvanaṃ duḥkhaparāyaṇā satī .. 18..




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