Ayōdhyākāṇḍa - Ēkōnāśītitama Sargaḥ
tataḥ prabhātasamayē divasētha chaturdaśē |
samētya rājakartārō bharataṃ vākyam-abruvan || 1
gatō daśarathas-svargaṃ yō nō gurutarō guruḥ |
rāmaṃ pravrājya vai jyēṣṭhaṃ lakṣmaṇaṃ cha mahābalam || 2
tvam-adya bhava nō rājā rājaputra! mahāyaśaḥ |
saṅgatyā nāparādhnōti rājyamētad-anāyakam || 3
abhiṣēchanikaṃ sarvam-idam-ādāya rāghava! |
pratīkṣatē tvāṃ svajana-śśrēṇayaś-cha nṛpātmaja || 4
rājyaṃ gṛhāṇa bharata! pitṛpāitāmahaṃ dhruvam |
abhiṣēchaya chātmānaṃ pāhi chāsmān-nararṣabha! || 5
abhiṣēchanikaṃ bhāṇḍaṃ kṛtvā sarvaṃ pradakṣiṇam |
bharatas-taṃ janaṃ sarvaṃ pratyuvācha dhṛtavrataḥ || 6
jyēṣṭhasya rājatā nitya-muchitā hi kulasya naḥ |
nāivaṃ bhavantō māṃ vaktu-marhanti kuśalā janāḥ || 7
rāmaḥ pūrvō hi nō bhrātā bhaviṣyati mahīpatiḥ |
ahaṃ tvaraṇyē vatsyāmi varṣāṇi nava paf̃cha cha || 8
yujyatāṃ mahatī sēnā chatur-aṅga-mahābalā |
ānayiṣyāmy-ahaṃ jyēṣṭhaṃ bhrātaraṃ rāghavaṃ vanāt || 9
abhiṣēchanikaṃ chāiva sarvam-ētad-upaskṛtam |
puraskṛtya gamiṣyāmi rāmahētōr-vanaṃ prati || 10
tatrāivaṃ taṃ naravyāghram-abhiṣichya puraskṛtam |
ānēṣyāmi tu vai rāmaṃ havyavāham-ivādhvarāt || 11
na sakāmāṃ kariṣyāmi svām-imāṃ mātṛ-gandhinīm |
vanē vatsyāmy-ahaṃ durgē rāmō rājā bhaviṣyati || 12
kriyatāṃ śilpibhiḥ panthā ssamāni viṣamāṇi cha |
rakṣiṇaś-chānusamyāntu pathi durgavichārakāḥ || 13
ēvaṃ sambhāṣamāṇaṃ taṃ rāmahētōr-nṛpātmajam |
pratyuvācha janas-sarva śśrīmadvākyam-anuttamam || 14
ēvaṃ tē bhāṣamāṇasya padmā śrīr-upatiṣṭhatāt |
yastvaṃ jyēṣṭhē nṛpasutē pṛthivīṃ dātu-micchasi || 15
anuttamṃ tadvachanaṃ nṛpātmaja-prabhāṣitaṃ saṃśravaṇē niśamya cha |
praharṣajās-taṃ prati bāṣpabindavō nipētur-āryānana-nētra-sambhavāḥ || 16
ūchustē vachanam-idaṃ niśamya hṛṣṭā ssāmātyā ssapariṣadō viyātaśōkāḥ |
panthānaṃ naravara! bhaktimān janaścha vyādiṣṭas-tava vachanāch-cha śilpivargaḥ || 17
iti śrīmadrāmāyaṇē vālmīkīyē ādikāvyē ayōdhyākāṇḍē ēkōnāśītitamasargaḥ