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sarga - 14

tataḥ pañcavaṭīṃ gatvā nānāvyālamṛgāyutām .
uvāca bhrātaraṃ rāmo lakṣmaṇaṃ dīptatejasaṃ .. 1..

āgatāḥ sma yathoddiṣṭamamuṃ deśaṃ maharṣiṇā .
ayaṃ pañcavaṭī deśaḥ saumya puṣpitakānanaḥ .. 2..

sarvataścāryatāṃ dṛṣṭiḥ kānane nipuṇo hyasi .
āśramaḥ katarasminno deśe bhavati saṃmataḥ .. 3..

ramate yatra vaidehī tvamahaṃ caiva lakṣmaṇa .
tādṛśo dṛśyatāṃ deśaḥ saṃnikṛṣṭajalāśayaḥ .. 4..

vanarāmaṇyakaṃ yatra jalarāmaṇyakaṃ tathā .
saṃnikṛṣṭaṃ ca yatra syātsamitpuṣpakuśodakam .. 5..

evamuktastu rāmeṇa lakmaṇaḥ saṃyatāñjaliḥ .
sītā samakṣaṃ kākutsthamidaṃ vacanamabravīt .. 6..

paravānasmi kākutstha tvayi varṣaśataṃ sthite .
svayaṃ tu rucire deśe kriyatāmiti māṃ vada .. 7..

suprītastena vākyena lakṣmaṇasya mahādyutiḥ .
vimṛśanrocayāmāsa deśaṃ sarvaguṇānvitam .. 8..

sa taṃ ruciramākramya deśamāśramakarmaṇi .
haste gṛhītvā hastena rāmaḥ saumitrimabravīt .. 9..

ayaṃ deśaḥ samaḥ śrīmānpuṣpitairtarubhirvṛtaḥ .
ihāśramapadaṃ saumya yathāvatkartumarhasi .. 10..

iyamādityasaṅkāśaiḥ padmaiḥ surabhigandhibhiḥ .
adūre dṛśyate ramyā padminī padmaśobhitā .. 11..

yathākhyātamagastyena muninā bhāvitātmanā .
iyaṃ godāvarī ramyā puṣpitaistarubhirvṛtā .. 12..

haṃsakāraṇḍavākīrṇā cakravākopaśobhitā .
nātidūre na cāsanne mṛgayūthanipīḍitā .. 13..

mayūranāditā ramyāḥ prāṃśavo bahukandarāḥ .
dṛśyante girayaḥ saumya phullaistarubhirāvṛtāḥ .. 14..

sauvarṇe rājataistāmrairdeśe deśe ca dhātubhiḥ .
gavākṣitā ivābhānti gajāḥ paramabhaktibhiḥ .. 15..

sālaistālaistamālaiśca kharjūraiḥ panasāmrakaiḥ .
nīvāraistimiśaiścaiva puṃnāgaiścopaśobhitāḥ .. 16..

cūtairaśokaistilakaiścampakaiḥ ketakairapi .
puṣpagulmalatopetaistaistaistarubhirāvṛtāḥ .. 17..

candanaiḥ syandanairnīpaiḥ panasairlakucairapi .
dhavāśvakarṇakhadiraiḥ śamīkiṃśukapāṭalaiḥ .. 18..

idaṃ puṇyamidaṃ medhyamidaṃ bahumṛgadvijam .
iha vatsyāma saumitre sārdhametena pakṣiṇā .. 19..

evamuktastu rāmeṇa lakṣmaṇaḥ paravīrahā .
acireṇāśramaṃ bhrātuścakāra sumahābalaḥ .. 20..

parṇaśālāṃ suvipulāṃ tatra saṅghātamṛttikām .
sustambhāṃ maskarairdīrghaiḥ kṛtavaṃśāṃ suśobhanām .. 21..

sa gatvā lakṣmaṇaḥ śrīmānnadīṃ godāvarīṃ tadā .
snātvā padmāni cādāya saphalaḥ punarāgataḥ .. 22..

tataḥ puṣpabaliṃ kṛtvā śāntiṃ ca sa yathāvidhi .
darśayāmāsa rāmāya tadāśramapadaṃ kṛtam .. 23..

sa taṃ dṛṣṭvā kṛtaṃ saumyamāśramaṃ saha sītayā .
rāghavaḥ parṇaśālāyāṃ harṣamāhārayatparam .. 24..

susaṃhṛṣṭaḥ pariṣvajya bāhubhyāṃ lakṣmaṇaṃ tadā .
atisnigdhaṃ ca gāḍhaṃ ca vacanaṃ cedamabravīt .. 25..

prīto.asmi te mahatkarma tvayā kṛtamidaṃ prabho .
pradeyo yannimittaṃ te pariṣvaṅgo mayā kṛtaḥ .. 26..

bhāvajñena kṛtajñena dharmajñena ca lakṣmaṇa .
tvayā putreṇa dharmātmā na saṃvṛttaḥ pitā mama .. 27..

evaṃ lakṣmaṇamuktvā tu rāghavo lakṣmivardhanaḥ .
tasmindeśe bahuphale nyavasatsa sukhaṃ vaśī .. 28..

kaṃ citkālaṃ sa dharmātmā sītayā lakṣmaṇena ca .
anvāsyamāno nyavasatsvargaloke yathāmaraḥ .. 29..




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