.. vālmīki rāmāyaṇa - bālakāṇḍa ..

sarga - 76

gate rāme praśāntātmā rāmo dāśarathirdhanuḥ .
varuṇāyāprameyāya dadau haste sasāyakam .. 1..

abhivādya tato rāmo vasiṣṭha pramukhānṛṣīn .
pitaraṃ vihvalaṃ dṛṣṭvā provāca raghunandanaḥ .. 2..

jāmadagnyo gato rāmaḥ prayātu caturaṅgiṇī .
ayodhyābhimukhī senā tvayā nāthena pālitā .. 3..

rāmasya vacanaṃ śrutvā rājā daśarathaḥ sutam .
bāhubhyāṃ sampariṣvajya mūrdhni cāghrāya rāghavam .. 4..

gato rāma iti śrutvā hṛṣṭaḥ pramudito nṛpaḥ .
codayāmāsa tāṃ senāṃ jagāmāśu tataḥ purīm .. 5..

patākādhvajinīṃ ramyāṃ tūryodghuṣṭanināditām .
siktarājapathāṃ ramyāṃ prakīrṇakusumotkarām .. 6..

rājapraveśasumukhaiḥ paurairmaṅgalavādibhiḥ .
sampūrṇāṃ prāviśadrājā janaughaiḥ samalaṅkṛtām .. 7..

kausalyā ca sumitrā ca kaikeyī ca sumadhyamā .
vadhūpratigrahe yuktā yāścānyā rājayoṣitaḥ .. 8..

tataḥ sītāṃ mahābhāgāmūrmilāṃ ca yaśasvinīm .
kuśadhvajasute cobhe jagṛhurnṛpapatnayaḥ .. 9..

maṅgalālāpanaiścaiva śobhitāḥ kṣaumavāsasaḥ .
devatāyatanānyāśu sarvāstāḥ pratyapūjayan .. 10..

abhivādyābhivādyāṃśca sarvā rājasutāstadā .
remire muditāḥ sarvā bhartṛbhiḥ sahitā rahaḥ .. 11..

kṛtadārāḥ kṛtāstrāśca sadhanāḥ sasuhṛjjanāḥ .
śuśrūṣamāṇāḥ pitaraṃ vartayanti nararṣabhāḥ .. 12..

teṣāmatiyaśā loke rāmaḥ satyaparākramaḥ .
svayambhūriva bhūtānāṃ babhūva guṇavattaraḥ .. 13..

rāmastu sītayā sārdhaṃ vijahāra bahūnṛtūn .
manasvī tadgatastasyā nityaṃ hṛdi samarpitaḥ .. 14..

priyā tu sītā rāmasya dārāḥ pitṛkṛtā iti .
guṇādrūpaguṇāccāpi prītirbhūyo vyavardhata .. 15..

tasyāśca bhartā dviguṇaṃ hṛdaye parivartate .
antarjātamapi vyaktamākhyāti hṛdayaṃ hṛdā .. 16..

tasya bhūyo viśeṣeṇa maithilī janakātmajā .
devatābhiḥ samā rūpe sītā śrīriva rūpiṇī .. 17..

tayā sa rājarṣisuto.abhirāmayā
sameyivānuttamarājakanyayā .
atīva rāmaḥ śuśubhe.atikāmayā
vibhuḥ śriyā viṣṇurivāmareśvaraḥ .. 18..





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