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sarga - 59

dṛṣṭāśramapadaṃ śūnyaṃ rāmo daśarathātmajaḥ .
rahitāṃ parṇaśālāṃ ca vidhvastānyāsanāni ca .. 1..

adṛṣṭvā tatra vaidehīṃ saṃnirīkṣya ca sarvaśaḥ .
uvāca rāmaḥ prākruśya pragṛhya rucirau bhujau .. 2..

kva nu lakṣmaṇa vaidehī kaṃ vā deśamito gatā .
kenāhṛtā vā saumitre bhakṣitā kena vā priyā .. 3..

vṛṣkeṇāvārya yadi māṃ sīte hasitumicchasi .
alaṃ te hasitenādya māṃ bhajasva suduḥkhitam .. 4..

yaiḥ saha krīḍase sīte viśvastairmṛgapotakaiḥ .
ete hīnāstvayā saumye dhyāyantyasrāvilekṣaṇāḥ .. 5..

mṛtaṃ śokena mahatā sītāharaṇajena mām .
paraloke mahārājo nūnaṃ drakṣyati me pitā .. 6..

kathaṃ pratijñāṃ saṃśrutya mayā tvamabhiyojitaḥ .
apūrayitvā taṃ kālaṃ matsakāśamihāgataḥ .. 7..

kāmavṛttamanāryaṃ māṃ mṛṣāvādinameva ca .
dhiktvāmiti pare loke vyaktaṃ vakṣyati me pitā .. 8..

vivaśaṃ śokasantaptaṃ dīnaṃ bhagnamanoratham .
māmihotsṛjya karuṇaṃ kīrtirnaramivānṛjum .. 9..

kva gacchasi varārohe māmutsṛjya sumadhyame .
tvayā virahitaścāhaṃ mokṣye jīvitamātmanaḥ .. 10..

itīva vilapanrāmaḥ sītādarśanalālasaḥ .
na dadarśa suduḥkhārto rāghavo janakātmajām .. 11..

anāsādayamānaṃ taṃ sītāṃ daśarathātmajam .
paṅkamāsādya vipulaṃ sīdantamiva kuñjaram .
lakṣmaṇo rāmamatyarthamuvāca hitakāmyayā .. 12..

mā viṣādaṃ mahābāho kuru yatnaṃ mayā saha .
idaṃ ca hi vanaṃ śūra bahukandaraśobhitam .. 13..

priyakānanasañcārā vanonmattā ca maithilī .
sā vanaṃ vā praviṣṭā syānnalinīṃ vā supuṣpitām .. 14..

saritaṃ vāpi samprāptā mīnavañjurasevitām .
vitrāsayitukāmā vā līnā syātkānane kva cit .
jijñāsamānā vaidehī tvāṃ māṃ ca puruṣarṣabha .. 15..

tasyā hyanveṣaṇe śrīmankṣiprameva yatāvahe .
vanaṃ sarvaṃ vicinuvo yatra sā janakātmajā .
manyase yadi kākutstha mā sma śoke manaḥ kṛthāḥ .. 16..

evamuktastu sauhārdāllakṣmaṇena samāhitaḥ .
saha saumitriṇā rāmo vicetumupacakrame .
tau vanāni girīṃścaiva saritaśca sarāṃsi ca .. 17..

nikhilena vicinvantau sītāṃ daśarathātmajau .
tasya śailasya sānūni guhāśca śikharāṇi ca .. 18..

nikhilena vicinvantau naiva tāmabhijagmatuḥ .
vicitya sarvataḥ śailaṃ rāmo lakṣmaṇamabravīt .. 19..

neha paśyāmi saumitre vaidehīṃ parvate śubhe .
tato duḥkhābhisantapto lakṣmaṇo vākyamabravīt .. 20..

vicarandaṇḍakāraṇyaṃ bhrātaraṃ dīptatejasaṃ .
prāpsyasi tvaṃ mahāprājña maithilīṃ janakātmajām .. 21..

yathā viṣṇurmahābāhurbaliṃ baddhvā mahīmimām .
evamuktastu vīreṇa lakṣmaṇena sa rāghavaḥ .. 22..

uvāca dīnayā vācā duḥkhābhihatacetanaḥ .
vanaṃ sarvaṃ suvicitaṃ padminyaḥ phullapaṅkajāḥ .. 23..

giriścāyaṃ mahāprājña bahukandaranirjharaḥ .
na hi paśyāmi vaidehīṃ prāṇebhyo.api garīyasīm .. 24..

evaṃ sa vilapanrāmaḥ sītāharaṇakarśitaḥ .
dīnaḥ śokasamāviṣṭo muhūrtaṃ vihvalo.abhavat .. 25..

sa vihvalitasarvāṅgo gatabuddhirvicetanaḥ .
viṣasādāturo dīno niḥśvasyāśītamāyatam .. 26..

bahuśaḥ sa tu niḥśvasya rāmo rājīvalocanaḥ .
hā priyeti vicukrośa bahuśo bāṣpagadgadaḥ .. 27..

taṃ sāntvayāmāsa tato lakṣmaṇaḥ priyabāndhavaḥ .
bahuprakāraṃ dharmajñaḥ praśritaḥ praśritāñjaliḥ .. 28..

anādṛtya tu tadvākyaṃ lakṣmaṇauṣṭhapuṭacyutam .
apaśyaṃstāṃ priyāṃ sītāṃ prākrośatsa punaḥ punaḥ .. 29..




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