Sacred Texts
Hinduism
Index
Book 2 Index
Previous
Next
The Ramayana Book 2
Chapter 32
1
tataḥ sumantram aikṣvākaḥ pīḍito 'tra pratijñayā
sabāṣpam atiniḥśvasya jagādedaṃ punaḥ punaḥ
2
sūta ratnasusaṃpūrṇā caturvidhabalā camūḥ
rāgavasyānuyātrārthaṃ kṣipraṃ pratividhīyatām
3
rūpājīvā ca śālinyo vaṇijaś ca mahādhanāḥ
śobhayantu kumārasya vāhinīṃ suprasāritāḥ
4
ye cainam upajīvanti ramate yaiś ca vīryataḥ
teṣāṃ bahuvidhaṃ dattvā tān apy atra niyojaya
5
nighnan mṛgān kuñjarāṃś ca pibaṃś cāraṇyakaṃ madhu
nadīś ca vividhāḥ paśyan na rājyaṃ saṃsmariṣyati
6
dhānyakośaś ca yaḥ kaś cid dhanakośaś ca māmakaḥ
tau rāmam anugacchetāṃ vasantaṃ nirjane vane
7
yajan puṇyeṣu deśeṣu visṛjaṃś cāptadakṣiṇāḥ
ṛṣibhiś ca samāgamya pravatsyati sukhaṃ vane
8
bharataś ca mahābāhur ayodhyāṃ pālayiṣyati
sarvakāmaiḥ punaḥ śrīmān rāmaḥ saṃsādhyatām iti
9
evaṃ bruvati kākutsthe kaikeyyā bhayam āgatam
mukhaṃ cāpy agamāc cheṣaṃ svaraś cāpi nyarudhyata
10
sā viṣaṇṇā ca saṃtrastā kaikeyī vākyam abravīt
rājyaṃ gatajanaṃ sādho pītamaṇḍāṃ surām iva
nirāsvādyatamaṃ śūnyaṃ bharato nābhipatsyate
11
kaikeyyāṃ muktalajjāyāṃ vadantyām atidāruṇam
rājā daśaratho vākyam uvācāyatalocanām
vahantaṃ kiṃ tudasi māṃ niyujya dhuri māhite
12
kaikeyī dviguṇaṃ kruddhā rājānam idam abravīt
tavaiva vaṃśe sagaro jyeṣṭhaṃ putram upārudhat
asamañja iti khyātaṃ tathāyaṃ gantum arhati
13
evam ukto dhig ity eva rājā daśaratho 'bravīt
14
vrīḍitaś ca janaḥ sarvaḥ sā ca tan nāvabudhyata
tatra vṛddho mahāmātraḥ siddhārtho nāma nāmataḥ
śucir bahumato rājñaḥ kaikeyīm idam abravīt
15
asamañjo gṛhītvā tu krīḍitaḥ pathi dārakān
sarayvāḥ prakṣipann apsu ramate tena durmatiḥ
16
taṃ dṛṣṭvā nāgaraḥ sarve kruddhā rājānam abruvan
asamañjaṃ vṛṣīṇvaikam asmān vā rāṣṭravardhana
17
tān uvāca tato rājā kiṃnimittam idaṃ bhayam
tāś cāpi rājñā saṃpṛṣṭā vākyaṃ prakṛtayo 'bruvan
18
krīḍitas tv eṣa naḥ putrān bālān udbhrāntacetanaḥ
sarayvāṃ prakṣipan maurkhyād atulāṃ prītim aśnute
19
sa tāsāṃ vacanaṃ śrutvā prakṛtīnāṃ narādhipa
taṃ tatyājāhitaṃ putraṃ tāsāṃ priyacikīrṣayā
20
ity evam atyajad rājā sagaro vai sudhārmikaḥ
rāmaḥ kim akarot pāpaṃ yenaivam uparudhyate
21
śrutvā tu siddhārthavaco rājā śrāntatarasvanaḥ
śokopahatayā vācā kaikeyīm idam abravīt
22
anuvrajiṣyāmy aham adya rāmaṃ; rājyaṃ parityajya sukhaṃ dhanaṃ ca
sahaiva rājñā bharatena ca tvaṃ; yathā sukhaṃ bhuṅkṣva cirāya rājyam
Next: Chapter 33