.. vālmīki rāmāyaṇa - uttarakāṇḍa ..

sarga - 48

sītāṃ tu rudatīṃ dṛṣṭvā ye tatra munidārakāḥ .
prādravanyatra bhagavānāste vālmīkiragryadhīḥ .. 1..

abhivādya muneḥ pādau muniputrā maharṣaye .
sarve nivedayāmāsustasyāstu ruditasvanam .. 2..

adṛṣṭapūrvā bhagavankasyāpyeṣā mahātmanaḥ .
patnī śrīriva saṃmohādvirauti vikṛtasvarā .. 3..

bhagavansādhu paśyemāṃ devatāmiva khāccyutām .
na hyenāṃ mānuṣīṃ vidmaḥ satkriyāsyāḥ prayujyatām .. 4..

teṣāṃ tadvacanaṃ śrutvā buddhyā niścitya dharmavit .
tapasā labdhacakṣuṣmānprādravadyatra maithilī .. 5..

taṃ tu deśamabhipretya kiṃ citpadbhyāṃ mahāmuniḥ .
arghyamādāya ruciraṃ jāhvanī tīramāśritaḥ .
dadarśa rāghavasyeṣṭāṃ patnīṃ sītāmanāthavat .. 6..

tāṃ sitāṃ śokabhārārtāṃ vālmīkirmunipuṅgavaḥ .
uvāca madhurāṃ vāṇīṃ hlādayanniva tejasā .. 7..

snuṣā daśarāthasya tvaṃ rāmasya mahiṣī satī .
janakasya sutā rājñaḥ svāgataṃ te pativrate .. 8..

āyāntyevāsi vijñātā mayā dharmasamādhinā .
kāraṇaṃ caiva sarvaṃ me hṛdayenopalakṣitam .. 9..

apāpāṃ vedmi sīte tvāṃ tapo labdhena cakṣuṣā .
viśuddhabhāvā vaidehi sāmprataṃ mayi vartase .. 10..

āśramasyāvidūre me tāpasyastapasi sthitāḥ .
tāstvāṃ vatse yathā vatsaṃ pālayiṣyanti nityaśaḥ .. 11..

idamarghyaṃ pratīccha tvaṃ visrabdhā vigatajvarā .
yathā svagṛhamabhyetya viṣādaṃ caiva mā kṛthāḥ .. 12..

śrutvā tu bhāṣitaṃ sītā muneḥ paramamadbhutam .
śirasā vandya caraṇau tathetyāha kṛtāñjaliḥ .. 13..

taṃ prayāntaṃ muniṃ sītā prāñjaliḥ pṛṣṭhato.anvagāt .
anvayādyatra tāpasyo dharmanityāḥ samāhitāḥ .. 14..

taṃ dṛṣṭvā munimāyāntaṃ vaidehyānugataṃ tadā .
upājagmurmudā yuktā vacanaṃ caidamabruvan .. 15..

svāgataṃ te muniśreṣṭha cirasyāgamanaṃ prabho .
abhivādayāmaḥ sarvāstvāmucyatāṃ kiṃ ca kurmahe .. 16..

tāsāṃ tadvacanaṃ śrutvā vālmīkiridamabravīt .
sīteyaṃ samanuprāptā patnī rāmasya dhīmataḥ .. 17..

snuṣā daśaradhasyaiṣā janakasya sutā satī .
apāpā patinā tyaktā paripālyā mayā sadā .. 18..

imāṃ bhavatyaḥ paśyantu snehena parameṇa ha .
gauravānmama vākyasya pūjyā vo.astu viśeṣataḥ .. 19..

muhurmuhuśca vaidehīṃ parisāntvya mahāyaśāḥ .
svamāśramaṃ śiṣya vṛtaḥ punarāyānmahātapāḥ .. 20..




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