śrīmadvālmīkīya rāmāyaṇe ayodhyākāṇḍam |
atha caturviṃśassargaḥ |
taṃ samīkṣya tvavahitaṃ piturnirdeśa pālane |
kauśalyā bāṣpasaṃruddhā vaco dharmiṣṭhamabravīt || 1 ||
adṛṣṭaduḥkho dharmātmā sarvabhūtapriyaṃvadaḥ |
mayi jāto daśarathātkathamuñchena vartayet || 2 ||
yasya bhṛtyāśca dāsāśca mṛṣṭānyannāni bhuñjate |
kathaṃ sa bhokṣyate'nātho vane mūlaphalānyayam || 3 ||
kaḥ etacchraddadhecchrutvā kasya vā na bhavedbhayam |
guṇavāndayito rājñā rāghavo yadvivāsyate || 4 ||
nūnaṃ tu balavān loke kṛtāntassarvamādiśan |
loke rāmābhirāmastvaṃ vanaṃ yatra gamiṣyasi || 5 ||
ayaṃ tu māmātmabhava stavādarśanamārutaḥ |
vilāpaduḥkhasamidho ruditāśruhutāhutiḥ || 6 ||
cintābāṣpamahādhūmastavāgamanacittajaḥ |
karśayitvā bhṛśaṃ putra niśvāsāyāsasambhavaḥ || 7 ||
tvayā vihīnāmiha māṃ śokāgniratulo mahān |
pradhakṣyati yathā kakṣaṃ citrabhānurhimātyaye || 8 ||
kathaṃ hi dhenu ssvaṃ vatsaṃ gacchantaṃ nānugacchati |
ahaṃ tvā'nugamiṣyāmi yatra putra gamiṣyasi || 9 ||
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tathā nigaditaṃ mātrā tadvākyaṃ puruṣarṣabhaḥ |
śrutvā rāmo'bravīdvākyaṃ mātaraṃ bhṛśaduḥkhitām || 10 ||
kaikeyyā vañcito rājā mayi cāraṇyamāśrite |
bhavatyā ca parityakto na nūnaṃ vartayiṣyati || 11 ||
bhartuḥ kila parityāgo nṛśaṃsaḥ kevalaṃ striyāḥ |
sa bhavatyā na kartavyo manasā'pi vigarhitaḥ || 12 ||
yāvajjīvati kākutsthaḥ pitā me jagatīpatiḥ |
śuśrūṣā kriyatāṃ tāvatsahi dharmassanātanaḥ || 13 ||
evamuktā tu rāmeṇa kauśalyā śubhadarśanā |
tathetyuvāca suprītā rāmamakliṣṭakāriṇam || 14 ||
evamuktastu vacanaṃ rāmo dharmabhṛtāṃ varaḥ |
bhūyastāmabravīdvākyaṃ mātaraṃ bhṛśaduḥkhitām || 15 ||
mayā caiva bhavatyā ca kartavyaṃ vacanaṃ pituḥ |
rājā bhartā guru śśreṣṭhassarveṣāmīśvaraḥ prabhuḥ || 16 ||
imāni tu mahāraṇye vihṛtya nava pañca ca |
varṣāṇi paramaprītaḥ sthāsyāmi vacane tava || 17 ||
evamuktā priyaṃ putraṃ bāṣpapūrṇānanā tadā |
uvāca paramārtā tu kauśalyā putravatsalā || 18 ||
āsāṃ rāma sapatnīnāṃ vastuṃ madhye na me kṣamam |
naya māmapi kākutstha vanaṃ vanyāṃ mṛgīṃ yathā || 19 ||
yadi te gamane buddhiḥ kṛtā piturapekṣayā |
tāṃ tathā rudatīṃ rāmo rudanvacanamabravīt || 20 ||
jīvantyā hi striyā bhartā daivataṃ prabhureva ca bhavatyā mama caivādya rājā prabhavati prabhuḥ |
na hyanāthā vayaṃ rājñā lokanāthena dhīmatā || 21 ||
bharataścāpi dharmātmā sarvabhūtapriyaṃvadaḥ |
bhavatīmanuvarteta sa hi dharmaratassadā || 22 ||
yathā mayi tu niṣkrānte putraśokena pārthivaḥ |
śramaṃ nāvāpnuyātkiñcidapramattā tathā kuru || 23 ||
dāruṇaścāpyayaṃ śoko yathainaṃ na vināśayet |
rājño vṛddhasya satataṃ hitaṃ cara samāhitā || 24 ||
vratopavāsaniratā yā nārī paramottamā |
bhartāraṃ nānuvarteta sā tu pāpagatirbhavet || 25 ||
bhartu śśuśrūṣayā nārī labhate svargamuttamam |
api yā nirnamaskārā nivṛttā devapūjanāt || 26 ||
śuśrūṣāmeva kurvīta bhartuḥ priyahite ratā |
eṣa dharmaḥ purā dṛṣṭo loke vede śrutaḥ smṛtaḥ || 27 ||
agnikāryeṣu ca sadā sumanobhiśca devatāḥ |
pūjyāste matkṛte devi bāhmaṇāścaiva suvratāḥ || 28 ||
evaṃ kālaṃ pratīkṣasva mamāgamanakāṅkṣiṇī |
niyatā niyatāhārā bhartṛśuśrūṣaṇe ratā || 29 ||
prāpsyase paramaṃ kāmaṃ mayi pratyāgate sati |
yadi dharmabhṛtāṃ śreṣṭho dhārayiṣyati jīvitam || 30 ||
evamuktā tu rāmeṇa bāṣpaparyākulekṣaṇā |
kauśalyā putraśokārtā rāmaṃ vacanamabravīt || 31 ||
gamane sukṛtāṃ buddhiṃ na te śaknomi putraka |
vinivartayituṃ vīra nūnaṃ kālo duratyayaḥ || 32 ||
gaccha putra tvamekāgro bhadraṃ te'stu sadā vibhuḥ |
punastvayi nivṛtte tu bhaviṣyāmi gatavyathā || 33 ||
pratyāgate mahābhāge kṛtārthe caritavrate |
piturānṛṇyatāṃ prāpte tvayi lapsye paraṃ sukham || 34 ||
kṛtāntasya gatiḥ putra durvibhāvyā sadā bhuvi |
yastvāṃ sañcodayati me vaca ācchidya rāghava || 35 ||
gacchedānīṃ mahābāho kṣemeṇa punarāgataḥ |
nandayiṣyasi māṃ putra sāmnā vākyena cāruṇā || 36 ||
apīdānīṃ sa kālassyādvanātpratyāgataṃ punaḥ |
yattvāṃ putraka paśyeyaṃ jaṭāvalkaladhāriṇam || 37 ||
tathā hi rāmaṃ vanavāsaniścitaṃ samīkṣya devī parameṇa cetasā |
uvāca rāmaṃ śubhalakṣaṇaṃ vaco babhūva ca svastyayanābhikāṅkṣiṇī || 38 ||
ityārṣe śrīmadrāmāyaṇe vālmīkīya ādikāvye ayodhyākāṇḍe caturviṃśassargaḥ ||