śrīmadvālmīkīya rāmāyaṇe ayodhyākāṇḍam |
atha ṣaṭtriṃśassargaḥ |
tatassumantramaikṣvākaḥ pīḍito'tra pratijñayā |
sabāṣpamatiniśśvaśya jagādedaṃ punaḥ punaḥ || 1 ||
sūta ratnasusampūrṇā caturvidhabalā camūḥ |
rāghavasyānuyātrārthaṃ kṣipraṃ pratividhīyatām || 2 ||
rūpājīvāśca vādinyo vaṇijaśca mahādhanāḥ |
śobhayantu kumārasya vāhinīṃ suprasāritāḥ || 3 ||
āyudhāni ca mukhyāni nāgarā śśakaṭāni ca |
anugacchantu kākutsthaṃ vyādhāścāraṇya gocarāḥ || 4 ||
nighnan mṛgān kuñjarāṃśca pibaṃścāraṇyakaṃ madhu |
nadīśca vividhāḥ paśyanna rājyasya smariṣyati || 5 ||
dhānyakośaśca yaḥ kaściddhanakośaśca māmakaḥ |
tau rāmamanugacchetāṃ vasantaṃ nirjane vane || 6 ||
yajan puṇyeṣu deśeṣu visṛjaṃ ścāptadakṣiṇāḥ |
ṛṣibhiśca samāgamya pravatsyati sukhaṃ vane || 7 ||
bharataśca mahābāhurayodhyāṃ pālayiṣyati |
sarvakāmaiḥ saha śrīmān rāmaḥ saṃsādhyatāmiti || 8 ||
evaṃ bruvati kākutsthe kaikeyyā bhaya māgatam |
mukhaṃ cāpyagamacchoṣaṃ svaraścāpi nyarudhyata || 9 ||
sā viṣaṇṇā ca santrastā mukhena pariśuṣyatā |
rājānamevābhimukhī kaikeyī vākyamabravīt || 10 ||
rājyaṃ gatajanaṃ sādho pītamaṇḍāṃ surāmiva |
nirāsvādyatamaṃ śūnyaṃ bharato nābhipatsyate || 11 ||
kaikeyyāṃ muktalajjāyāṃ vadantyāmatidāruṇām |
rājā daśaratho vākyamuvācāyatalocanām || 12 ||
vahantaṃ kiṃ tudasi māṃ niyujya dhuri mā'hite |
anārye kṛtyamārabdhaṃ kiṃ na pūrvamupārudhaḥ || 13 ||
tasyaitatkrodhasaṃyuktamuktaṃ śrutvā varāṅganā |
kaikeyī dviguṇaṃ kruddhā rājānamidamabravīt || 14 ||
vaiva vaṃśe sagaro jyeṣṭhaṃ putramupārudhat |
asamañja iti khyātaṃ tathāyaṃ gantumarhati || 15 ||
evamukto dhigityeva rājā daśaratho'bravīt |
vrīḍitaśca janassarva ssā ca taṃ nāvabudhyata || 16 ||
asamañjo gṛhītvā tu krīḍataḥ pathi bālakān |
sarayvāḥ prakṣipannapsu ramate tena durmatiḥ || 17 ||
taṃ dṛṣṭvā nāgarā ssarve kṛddhā rājānamabruvan |
asamañjaṃ vṛṇīṣvaikamasmānvā rāṣṭravardhana || 18 ||
tānuvāca tato rājā kinnimittamidaṃ bhayam |
tāścāpi rājñā sampṛṣṭā vākyaṃ prakṛtayo'bruvan || 19 ||
ḍakrīḍatastveṣa naḥ putrān bālānudbhrāntacetanaḥ |
sarayvāṃ prakṣipanmaurkhyādatulāṃ prītimaśnute || 20 ||
sa tāsāṃ vacanaṃ śrutvā prakṛtīnāṃ narādhipaḥ |
taṃ tatyājāhitaṃ putraṃ teṣāṃ priyacikīrṣayā || 21 ||
taṃ yānaṃ śīghramāropya sabhāryaṃ saparicchadam |
yāvajjīvaṃ vivāsyo'yamiti svānanvaśātpitā || 22 ||
sa phālapiṭakaṃ gṛhya giridurgāṇyaloḍayat |
diśa ssarvāstvanucaran sa yathā pāpakarmakṛt || 23 ||
ityenamatyajadrājā sagaro vai sudhārmikaḥ |
rāmaḥ kimakarotpāpaṃ yenaivamuparudhyate || 24 ||
na hi kañcana paśyāmo rāghavasyāguṇaṃ vayam |
durlabho hyasya niraya śśaśāṅkasyeva kalmaṣam || 25 ||
athavā devi doṣaṃ tvaṃ kañcitpaśyasi rāghave |
tamadya brūhi tatvena tadā rāmo vivāsyatām || 26 ||
aduṣṭasya hi santyāgaḥ satpathe niratasya ca |
nirdahedapi śakrasya dyutiṃ dharmanirodhanāt || 27 ||
tadalaṃ devi rāmasya śriyā vihatayā tvayā |
lokato'pi hi te rakṣyaḥ parivādaḥ śubhānane || 28 ||
śrutvā tu siddhārthavaco rājā śrāntatarasvanaḥ |
śokopahatayā vācā kaikeyīmidamabravīt || 29 ||
etadvaco necchasi pāpavṛtte hitaṃ na jānāsi mamātmano vā |
āsthāya mārgaṃ kṛpaṇaṃ kuceṣṭā ceṣṭā hi te sādhupathādapetā || 30 ||
anuvrajiṣyāmyahamadya rāmaṃ rājyaṃ parityajya sukhaṃ dhanaṃ ca |
sahaiva rājñā bharatena ca tvaṃ yathāsukhaṃ bhuṅkṣva cirāya rājyam || 31 ||
ityārṣe śrīmadrāmāyaṇe vālmīkīya ādikāvye ayodhyākāṇḍe ṣaṭtriṃśassargaḥ ||