Valmiki Ramayana Ayodhya Kanda Sarga 37

Shloka 1

महामात्रवचः श्रुत्वा रामो दशरथं तदा। अभ्यभाषत वाक्यं तु विनयज्ञो विनीतवत्।।2.37.1।।

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Shloka 2

त्यक्तभोगस्य मे राजन् वने वन्येन जीवतः। किं कार्यमनुयात्रेण त्यक्तसङ्गस्य सर्वतः।।2.37.2।।

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Shloka 3

यो हि दत्त्वा द्विपश्रेष्ठं कक्ष्यायां कुरुते मनः। रज्जुस्नेहेन किं तस्य त्यजतः कुञ्जरोत्तमम्।।2.37.3।।

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Shloka 4

तथा मम सतां श्रेष्ठ किं ध्वजिन्या जगत्पते। सर्वाण्येवानुजानामि चीराण्येवाऽनयन्तु मे।।2.37.4।।

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Shloka 5

खनित्रपिटके चोभे समानयत गच्छतः। चतुर्दश वने वासं वर्षाणि वसतो मम।।2.37.5।।

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Shloka 6

अथ चीराणि कैकेयी स्वयमाहृत्य राघवम्। उवाच परिधत्स्वेति जनौघे निरपत्रपा।।2.37.6।।

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Shloka 7

स चीरे पुरुषव्याघ्रः कैकेय्या प्रतिगृह्य ते। सूक्ष्मवस्त्रमवक्षिप्य मुनिवस्त्राण्यवस्त ह।।2.37.7।।

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Shloka 8

लक्ष्मणश्चापि तत्रैव विहाय वसने शुभे। तापसाच्छादने चैव जग्राह पितुरग्रतः।।2.37.8।।

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Shloka 9

अथाऽत्मपरिधानार्थं सीता कौशेयवासिनी। समीक्ष्य चीरं सन्त्रस्ता पृषती वागुरामिव।।2.37.9।।

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Shloka 10

सा व्यपत्रपमाणेव प्रगृह्य च सुदुर्मनाः। कैकेयी कुशचीरे ते जानकी शुभलक्षणा।।2.37.10।। अश्रुसम्पूर्ण नेत्रा च धर्मज्ञा धर्मदर्शिनी। गन्धर्वराजप्रतिमं भर्तारमिदमब्रवीत्।।2.37.11।।

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Shloka 11

सा व्यपत्रपमाणेव प्रगृह्य च सुदुर्मनाः। कैकेयी कुशचीरे ते जानकी शुभलक्षणा।।2.37.10।। अश्रुसम्पूर्ण नेत्रा च धर्मज्ञा धर्मदर्शिनी। गन्धर्वराजप्रतिमं भर्तारमिदमब्रवीत्।।2.37.11।।

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Shloka 12

कथं नु चीरं बध्नन्ति मुनयो वनवासिनः। इति ह्यकुशला सीता सा मुमोह मुहुर्मुहुः।।2.37.12।।

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Shloka 13

कृत्वा कण्ठे च सा चीरमेकमादाय पाणिना। तस्थौ ह्यकुशला तत्र व्रीडिता जनकात्मजा।।2.37.13।।

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Shloka 14

तस्यास्तत्क्षिप्रमागम्य रामो धर्मभृतां वरः। चीरं बबन्ध सीतायाः कौशेयस्योपरि स्वयम्।।2.37.14।।

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Shloka 15

रामं प्रेक्ष्य तु सीताया बध्नन्तं चीरमुत्तमम्। अन्तःपुरगता नार्यो मुमुचुर्वारि नेत्रजम्।।2.37.15।।

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Shloka 16

ऊचुश्च परमायस्ता रामं ज्वलिततेजसम्। वत्स नैवं नियुक्तेयं वनवासे मनस्विनी।।2.37.16।।

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Shloka 17

पितुर्वाक्यानुरोधेन गतस्य विजनं वनम्। तावद्दर्शनमस्या नः सफलं भवतु प्रभो।।2.37.17।।

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Shloka 18

लक्ष्मणेन सहायेन वनं गच्छस्व पुत्रक। नेयमर्हति कल्याणी वस्तुं तापसवद्वने।।2.37.18।।

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Shloka 19

कुरु नो याचनां पुत्र सीता तिष्ठतु भामिनी। धर्मनित्यस्स्वयं स्थातुं न हीदानीं त्वमिच्छसि।।2.37.19।।

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Shloka 20

तासामेवंविधा वाच शृण्वन् दशरथात्मजः। बबन्धैव तदा चीरं सीतया तुल्यशीलया।।2.37.20।।

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Shloka 21

चीरे गृहीते तु तया समीक्ष्य नृपतेर्गुरुः। निवार्य सीतां कैकेयीं वसिष्ठो वाक्यमब्रवीत्।।2.37.21।।

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Shloka 22

अतिप्रवृत्ते दुर्मेधे कैकेयि कुलपांसनि। वञ्चयित्वा च राजानं न प्रमाणेऽवतिष्ठसे।।2.37.22।।

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Shloka 23

न गन्तव्यं वनं देव्या सीतया शीलवर्जिते। अनुष्ठास्यति रामस्य सीता प्रकृतमासनम्।।2.37.23।।

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Shloka 24

आत्मा हि दारास्सर्वेषां दारसङ्ग्रहवर्तिनाम्। आत्मेयमिति रामस्य पालयिष्यति मेदिनीम्।।2.37.24।।

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Shloka 25

अथ यास्यति वैदेही वनं रामेण सङ्गता। वयमप्यनुयास्यामः पुरं चेदं गमिष्यति।।2.37.25।।

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Shloka 26

अन्तपालाश्च यास्यन्ति सदारो यत्र राघवः। सहोपजीव्यं राष्ट्रं च पुरं च सपरिच्छदम्।।2.37.26।।

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Shloka 27

भरतश्च सशत्रुघ्नश्चीरवासा वनेचरः। वने वसन्तं काकुत्स्थ मनुवत्स्यति पूर्वजम्।।2.37.27।।

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Shloka 28

तत श्शून्यां गतजनां वसुधां पादपै स्सह। त्वमेका शाधि दुर्वृत्ता प्रजानामहिते स्थिता।।2.37.28।।

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Shloka 29

न हि तद्भविता राष्ट्रं यत्र रामो न भूपतिः। तद्वनं भविता राष्ट्रं यत्र रामो निवत्स्यति।।2.37.29।।

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Shloka 30

न ह्यदत्तां महीं पित्रा भरतः शास्तुमर्हति। त्वयि वा पुत्रवद्वस्तुं यदि जातो महीपतेः।।2.37.30।।

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Shloka 31

यद्यपि त्वं क्षितितलाद्गगनं चोत्पतिष्यसि। पितृर्वंशचरित्रज्ञः सोऽन्यथा न करिष्यति।।2.37.31।।

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Shloka 32

तत्त्वया पुत्रगर्धिन्या पुत्रस्य कृतमप्रियम्। लोके हि स न विद्येत यो न राममनुव्रतः।।2.37.32।।

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Shloka 33

द्रक्ष्यस्यद्यैव कैकेयी पशुव्यालमृगद्विजान्। गच्छतस्सह रामेण पादपांश्च तदुन्मुखान्।।2.37.33।।

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Shloka 34

अथोत्तमान्याभरणानि देवि देहि स्नुषायै व्यपनीय चीरम्। न चीरमस्याः प्रविधीयतेति न्यवारयत्तद्वसनं वसिष्टः।।2.37.34।।

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Shloka 35

एकस्य रामस्य वने निवास स्त्वया वृतःकेकयराजपुत्री। विभूषितेयं प्रतिकर्मनित्या वसत्वरण्ये सह राघवेण।।2.37.35।।

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Shloka 36

यानैश्च मुख्यैः परिचारकैश्च सुसंवृता गच्छतु राजपुत्री। वस्त्रैश्च सर्वैस्सहितैर्विधानै र्नेयं वृता ते वरसम्प्रदाने।।2.37.36।।

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Shloka 37

तस्मिंस्तथा जल्पति विप्रमुख्ये गुरौ नृपस्याप्रतिमप्रभावे। नैव स्म सीता विनिवृत्तभावा प्रियस्य भर्तुः प्रतिकारकामा।।2.37.37।।

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