śrīmadvālmīkīya rāmāyaṇe ayodhyākāṇḍam |
atha dviṣaṣṭitamassargaḥ |
evaṃ tu kruddhayā rājā rāmamātrā saśokayā |
śrāvitaḥ paruṣaṃ vākyaṃ cintayāmāsa duḥkhitaḥ || 1 ||
cintayitvā sa ca nṛpo mumoha vyākulendriyaḥ |
atha dīrghīṇa kālena sañjñāmāpa parantapaḥ || 2 ||
sa sañjñāmupalabhyaiva dīrghamuṣṇaṃ ca niśśvasan |
kausalyāṃ pārśvato dṛṣṭvā puna ścintāmupāgamat || 3 ||
tasya cintayamānasya pratyābhātkarma duṣkṛtam |
yadanena kṛtaṃ pūrvamajñānācchabdavedhinā || 4 ||
amanāstena śokena rāmaśokena ca prabhuḥ |
dvābhyāmapi mahārāja śśokābhyāmanvatapyata || 5 ||
dahyāmāna ssaśokābhyāṃ kausalyāmāha bhūpatiḥ |
vepamāno'ñjaliṃ kṛtvā prasādārthamavāṅmukhaḥ || 6 ||
prasādaye tvāṃ kausalye racito'yaṃ mayā'ñjaliḥ |
vatsalā cānṛśaṃsā ca tvaṃ hi nityaṃ pareṣvapi || 7 ||
bhartā tu khalu nārīṇāṃ guṇavānnirguṇo'pi vā |
dharmaṃ vimṛśamānānāṃ pratyakṣaṃ devi daivatam || 8 ||
sā tvaṃ dharmaparā nityaṃ dṛṣṭaloka parāvarā |
nārhase vipriyaṃ vaktuṃ dukhiḥtā'pi suduḥkhitam || 9 ||
tadvākyaṃ karuṇaṃ rājñaḥ śrutvā dīnasya bhāṣitam |
kausalyā vyasṛjadbāṣpaṃ praṇālīva navodakam || 10 ||
sā mūrdhnibadhvā rudatī rājñaḥ padmamivāñjalim |
sambhramādabravīt trastā tvaramāṇākṣaraṃ vacaḥ || 11 ||
prasīda śirasā yāce bhūmau nipatitāsmi te |
yācitāsmi hatā deva kṣantavyā'haṃ na hi tvayā || 12 ||
naiṣā hi sā strī bhavati ślāghanīyena dhīmatā |
ubhayorlokayorvīra patyā yā samsādyate || 13 ||
jānāmi dharmaṃ dharmajña tvāṃ jāne satyavādinam |
putraśokārtayā tattu mayā kimapi bhāṣitam || 14 ||
śoko nāśayate dhairyaṃ śoko nāśayate śrutam |
śoko nāśayate sarvaṃ nāsti śokasamo ripuḥ || 15 ||
śakya āpatita ssoḍhuṃ prahāro ripuhastataḥ |
soḍhummāpatitaśśokassusūkṣmo'pi na śakyate || 16 ||
dharmajñā śśrutimanto'pi chinnadharmārthasaṃśayāḥ |
yatayo vīra muhyanti śokasammūḍhacetasaḥ || 17 ||
vanavāsāya rāmasya pañcarātro'dya gaṇyate |
ya śśokahataharṣāyāḥ pañcavarṣopamo mama || 18 ||
taṃ hi cintayamānāyā śśoko'yaṃ hṛdi vardhate |
nadīnāmiva vegena samudrasalilaṃ mahat || 19 ||
evaṃ hi kathayantyāstu kausalyāyāśśubhaṃ vacaḥ |
mandaraśmirabhūtsūryo rajanī cābhyavartata || 20 ||
tathā prasādito vākyairdevyā kausalyayā nṛpaḥ |
śokena ca samākrānto nidrāyā vaśantomeyivān || 21 ||
ityārṣe śrīmadrāmāyaṇe vālmīkīya ādikāvye ayodhyākāṇḍe dviṣaṣṭitamassargaḥ ||