Valmiki Ramayana Ayodhya Kanda Sarga 28

Shloka 1

स एवं ब्रुवतीं सीतां धर्मज्ञो धर्मवत्सलः। न नेतुं कुरुते बुद्धिं वने दुःखानि चिन्तयन्।।2.28.1।।

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Shloka 2

सान्त्वयित्वा पुनस्तां तु बाष्पदूषितलोचनाम्। निवर्तनार्थे धर्मात्मा वाक्यमेतदुवाच ह।।2.28.2।।

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Shloka 3

सीते महाकुलीनाऽसि धर्मे च निरता सदा। इहाऽचर स्वधर्मं त्वं मे यथा मनसस्सुखम्।।2.28.3।।

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Shloka 4

सीते यथा त्वां वक्ष्यामि तथा कार्यं त्वयाऽबले। वने हि बहवो दोषा वदतस्तान्निबोध मे।।2.28.4।।

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Shloka 5

सीते विमुच्यतामेषा वनवासकृता मतिः। बहुदोषं हि कान्तारं वनमित्यभिधीयते।।2.28.5।।

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Shloka 6

हितबुद्ध्या खलु वचो मयैतदभिधीयते। सदा सुखं न जानामि दुःखमेव सदा वनम्।।2.28.6।।

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Shloka 7

गिरिनिर्झरसम्भूता गिरिकन्दर वासिनाम्। सिंहानां निनदा दुःखा श्श्रोतुं दुःखमतो वनम्।।2.28.7।।

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Shloka 8

क्रीडमानाश्च विस्रब्धा मत्ता श्शून्ये महामृगाः। दृष्ट्वा समभिवर्तन्ते सीते दुःखमतो वनम्।।2.28.8।।

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Shloka 9

सग्राहा स्सरितश्चैव पङ्कवत्यस्सु दुस्तराः। मत्तैरपि गजैर्नित्यमतो दुःखतरं वनम्।।2.28.9।।

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Shloka 10

लताकण्टकसङ्कीर्णाः कृकवाकूपनादिताः। निरपाश्च सुदुर्गाश्च मार्गा दुःखमतो वनम्।।2.28.10।।

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Shloka 11

सुप्यते पर्णशय्यासु स्वयं भग्नासु भूतले। रात्रिषु श्रमखिन्नेन तस्माद्दुःखतरं वनम्।।2.28.11।।

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Shloka 12

अहोरात्रं च सन्तोषः कर्तव्यो नियतात्मना। फलैर्वृक्षावपतितै स्सीते दुःखमतो वनम्।।2.28.12।।

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Shloka 13

उपवासश्च कर्तव्यो यथा प्राणेन मैथिलि। जटाभारश्च कर्तव्यो वल्कलाम्बरधारिणा।।2.28.13।।

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Shloka 14

देवतानां पित्रूणां कर्तव्यं विधिपूर्वकम्। प्राप्तानामतिथीनां च नित्यशः प्रतिपूजनम्।।2.28.14।।

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Shloka 15

कार्यस्त्रिरभिषेकश्च काले काले च नित्यशः। चरता नियमेनैव तस्माद्धुःखतरं वनम्।।2.28.15।।

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Shloka 16

उपहारश्च कर्तव्यः कुसुमै स्स्वयमाहृतैः। आर्षेण विधिना वेद्यां बाले दुःखमतो वनम्।।2.28.16।।

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Shloka 17

यथालब्धेन कर्तव्यः सन्तोषस्तेन मैथिलि। यताहारैर्वनचरै र्नित्यं दुःखमतो वनम्।।2.28.17।।

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Shloka 18

अतीव वातास्तिमिरं बुभुक्षा चात्र नित्यशः। भयानि च महान्त्यत्र ततो दुःखतरं वनम्।।2.28.18।।

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Shloka 19

सरीसृपाश्च बहवो बहुरूपाश्च भामिनि। चरन्ति पृथिवीं दर्पात्ततो दुःखतरं वनम्।।2.28.19।।

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Shloka 20

नदी निलयना स्सर्पा नदीकुटिलगामिनः। तिषठ्न्त्यावृत्य पन्थानं ततो दुःखतरं वनम्।।.2.28.20।।

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Shloka 21

पतङ्गा वृश्चिकाः कीटा दंशाश्च मशकै स्सह। बाधन्ते नित्यमबले सर्वं दुःखमतो वनम्।।2.28.21।।

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Shloka 22

द्रुमाः कण्टकिनश्चैव कुशा: काशाश्च भामिनि। वने व्याकुलशाखाग्रास्तेन दुःखतरं वनम्।।2.28.22।।

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Shloka 23

कायक्लेशाश्च बहवो भयानि विविधानि च। अरण्यवासे वसतो दुःखमेव ततो वनम्।।2.28.23।।

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Shloka 24

क्रोधलोभौ विमोक्तव्यौ कर्तव्या तपसे मतिः। न भेतव्यं च भेतव्ये नित्यं दुःखमतो वनम्।।2.28.24।।

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Shloka 25

तदलं ते वनं गत्वा क्षमं न हि वनं तव। विमृशन्निह पश्यामि बहुदोषतरं वनम्।।2.28.25।।

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Shloka 26

वनन्तु नेतुं न कृता मतिस्तदा बभूव रामेण यदा महात्मना। न तस्य सीता वचनं चकार त त्ततोऽब्रवीद्राममिदं सुदुःखिता।।2.28.26।।

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