śrīmadvālmīkīya rāmāyaṇe ayodhyākāṇḍam |
atha pañcādhikaśatatamassargaḥ |
tataḥ puruṣasiṃhānāṃ vṛtānāṃ tai ssuhṛdgaṇaiḥ |
śocatāmeva rajanī duḥkhena vyatyavartata || 1 ||
rajanyāṃ suprabhātāyāṃ bhrātaraste suhṛdvṛtāḥ |
mandākinyāṃ hutaṃ japyaṃ kṛtvā rāmamupāgaman || 2 ||
tūṣṇīṃ te samupāsīnā na kaścitkiñcidabravīt |
bharatastu suhṛnmadhye rāmaṃ vacanamabravīt || 3 ||
sāntvitā māmikā mātā dattaṃ rājyamidaṃ mama |
taddadāmi tavaivāhaṃ bhuṅkṣva rājyamakaṇṭakam || 4 ||
mahatevāmbuvegena bhinnasseturjalāgame |
durāvāraṃ tvadanyena rājyakhaṇḍamidaṃ mahat || 5 ||
gatiṃ khara ivāśvasya tārkṣyasyeva patatriṇaḥ |
anugantuṃ na śaktirme gatiṃ tava mahīpate || 6 ||
sujīvaṃ nityaśastasya yaḥ parairupajīvyate |
rāma tena tu durjīvaṃ yaḥ parānupajīvati || 7 ||
yathā tu ropito vṛkṣaḥ puruṣeṇa vivardhitaḥ |
hrasvakeṇa durāroho rūḍhaskandho mahādrumaḥ || 8 ||
sa yadā puṣpito bhūtvā phalāni na vidarśayet |
sa tāṃ nānubhavetprītiṃ yasya hetoḥ praropitaḥ || 9 ||
eṣopamā mahābāho tamarthaṃ vettu marhasi |
yadi tvamasmānvṛṣabho bhartā bhṛtyānna śādhi hi || 10 ||
śreṇayastvāṃ mahārāja paśyantvagyrāśca sarvaśaḥ |
pratapantamivādityaṃ rājye sthita marindamam || 11 ||
tavānuyāne kākutstha mattā nardantu kuñjarāḥ |
antaḥpuragatā nāryo nandantu susamāhitāḥ || 12 ||
tasya sādhvityamanyanta nāgarā vividhā janāḥ |
bharatasya vaca śśrutvā rāmaṃ pratyanuyācataḥ || 13 ||
tamevaṃ duḥkhitaṃ prekṣya vilapantaṃ yaśasvinam |
rāmaḥ kṛtātmā bharataṃ samāśvāsayadātmavān || 14 ||
nā'tmanaḥ kāmakāro'sti puruṣo'yamanīśvaraḥ |
itaścetarataścainaṃ kṛtāntaḥ parikarṣati || 15 ||
sarve kṣayāntāḥ nicayāḥ patanāntā samucchrayāḥ |
saṃyogā viprayogāntā maraṇāntaṃ ca jīvitam || 16 ||
yathā phalānāṃ pakvānāṃ nānyatra patanādbhayam |
evaṃ narasya jātasya nānyatra maraṇādbhayam || 17 ||
yathā'gāraṃ dṛḍhasthūṇaṃ jīrṇaṃ bhūtvā'vasīdati |
tathaiva sīdanti narā jarāmṛtyuvaśaṃ gatāḥ || 18 ||
atyeti rajanī yā tu sā na pratinivartate |
yātyeva yamunā pūrṇā samudramudakākulam || 19 ||
aho rātrāṇi gagcchanti sarveṣāṃ prāṇināṃ iha |
āyūmṣi kṣapayanty āśu grīṣme jalaṃ iva aṃśavaḥ || 20 ||
ātmānamanuśoca tvaṃ kimanyamanuśocasi |
āyuste hīyate yasya sthitasya ca gatasya ca || 21 ||
sahaiva mṛtyurvrajati saha mṛtyurniṣīdati |
gatvāsudīrghamadhvānaṃ sahamṛtyurnivartate || 22 ||
gātreṣu valayaḥ prāptā śśvetāścaiva śiroruhāḥ |
jarayā puruṣo jīrṇaḥ kiṃ hi kṛtvā prabhāvayet || 23 ||
nandantyudita āditye nandantyastamite'hani |
ātmano nāvabudhyante manuṣyā jīvitakṣayam || 24 ||
hṛṣyantyṛtumukhaṃ dṛṣṭvā navaṃ navamihāgatam |
ṛtūnāṃ parivartena prāṇināṃ prāṇasaṅkṣayaḥ || 25 ||
yathā kāṣṭhaṃ ca kāṣṭhaṃ ca sameyātāṃ mahārṇave |
sametya ca vyapeyātāṃ kālamāsādya kañcana || 26 ||
evaṃ bhāryāścaputrāśca jñātayaśca dhanāni ca |
sametya vyavadhāvanti dhruvo hyeṣāṃ vinābhavaḥ || 27 ||
yathā kāṣṭhaṃ ca kāṣṭhaṃ ca sameyātāṃ mahārṇave |
sametya ca vyapeyātāṃ kālamāsādya kañcana || 28 ||
evaṃ bhāryāścaputrāśca jñātayaśca dhanāni ca |
sametya vyavadhāvanti dhruvo hyeṣāṃ vinābhavaḥ || 29 ||
nātra kaścidyathābhāvaṃ prāṇī samabhivartate |
tena tasminna sāmarthyaṃ pretasyā styanuśocataḥ || 30 ||
yathā hi sārthaṃ gacchantaṃ brūyātkaścitpathi sthitaḥ |
ahamapyāgamiṣyāmi pṛṣṭhato bhavatā miti || 31 ||
evaṃ pūrvairgato mārgaḥ pitṛpaitāmaho dhruvaḥ |
tamāpannaḥ kathaṃ śocedyasya nāsti vyatikramaḥ || 32 ||
vayasaḥ patamānasya srotaso vā'nivartinaḥ |
ātmā sukhe niyoktavyassukhabhājaḥ prajāḥ smṛtāḥ || 33 ||
dharmātmā sa śubhaiḥ kṛtsnaiḥ kratubhiścāptadakṣiṇaiḥ |
svargaṃ daśarathaḥ prāptaḥ pitā naḥ pṛthivīpatiḥ || 34 ||
bhṛtyānāṃ bharaṇātsamyakprajānāṃ paripālanāt |
arthādānācca dharmeṇa pitā na stridivaṅgataḥ || 35 ||
karmabhi stu śubhairiṣṭaiḥ kratubhiścāptadakṣiṇaiḥ |
svargaṃ daśarathaḥ prāptaḥ pitā naḥ pṛthivīpatiḥ || 36 ||
iṣṭvā bahuvidhairyajñairbhogāṃ ścāvāpya puṣkalān |
uttamaṃ cāyurāsādya svargataḥ pṛthivīpatiḥ || 37 ||
āyuruttamamāsādya bhogānapi ca rāghavaḥ |
sa na śocyaḥ pitā tāta svargata ssatkṛta ssatām || 38 ||
sa jīrṇaṃ mānuṣaṃ dehaṃ parityajya pitā hi naḥ |
daivīmṛddhimanuprāpto brahmalokavihāriṇīm || 39 ||
taṃ tu naivaṃvidhaḥ kaścitprājña śśocitumarhati |
tatvidho madvidhaścāpi śrutavānbuddhimattaraḥ || 40 ||
ete bahuvidhā śokā vilāparudite tathā |
varjanīyā hi dhīreṇa sarvāvasthāsu dhīmatā || 41 ||
sa svastho bhava mā śoceryātvā cāvasatāṃ purīm |
tathā pitrā niyukto'si vaśinā vadatāṃ vara || 42 ||
yatrāhamapi tenaiva niyuktaḥ puṇyakarmaṇā |
tatraivāhaṃ kariṣyāmi piturāryasya śāsanam || 43 ||
na mayā śāsanaṃ tasya tyaktuṃ nyāyya marindama |
sa tvayāpi sadā mānyaṃ sa vai bandhu sa naḥ pitā || 44 ||
tadvacaḥ piturevāhaṃ sammataṃ dharmacāriṇaḥ |
karmaṇā pālayiṣyāmi vanavāsena rāghava || 45 ||
dhārmikeṇānṛśaṃsena nareṇa guruvartinā |
bhavitavyaṃ naravyāghra paralokaṃ jigīṣatā || 46 ||
ātmānamanutiṣṭhatvaṃ svabhāvena nararṣabha |
niśāmyatu śubhaṃ vṛttaṃ piturdaśarathasya naḥ || 47 ||
ityevamuktvā vacanaṃ mahātmā piturnideśa pratipālanārtham |
yavīyasaṃ bhrātaramarthavacca prabhurmuhūrtādvirarāma rāmaḥ || 48 ||
ityārṣe śrīmadrāmāyaṇe vālmīkīya ādikāvye ayodhyākāṇḍe pañcādhikaśatatamassargaḥ ||