Valmiki Ramayana Ayodhya Kanda Sarga 38

Shloka 1

तस्यां चीरं वसानायां नाथवत्यामनाथवत्। प्रचुक्रोश जनस्सर्वो धिक्त्वां दशरथं त्विति।।2.38.1।।

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Shloka 2

तेन तत्र प्रणादेन दुःखितस्स महीपतिः। चिच्छेद जीविते श्रद्धां धर्मे यशसि चात्मनः।।2.38.2।।

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Shloka 3

स निःश्वस्योष्णमैक्ष्वाक स्तां भार्यामिदमब्रवीत्। कैकेयि कुशचीरेण न सीता गन्तुमर्हति।।2.38.3।।

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Shloka 4

सुकुमारी च बाला च सततं च सुखोचिता। नेयं वनस्य योग्येति सत्यमाह गुरुर्मम।।2.38.4।।

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Shloka 5

इयं हि कस्यापकरोति किञ्चि त्तपस्विनी राजवरस्य कन्या। या चीरमासाद्य जनस्य मध्ये स्थिता विसंज्ञाश्रमणीव काचित्।।2.38.5।।

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Shloka 6

चीराण्यपास्याज्जनकस्य कन्या नेयं प्रतिज्ञा मम दत्तपूर्वा। यथासुखं गच्छतु राजपुत्री वनं समग्रा सह सर्वरत्नैः।।2.38.6।।

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Shloka 7

अजीवनार्हेण मया नृशंसा कृता प्रतिज्ञा नियमेन तावत्। तवया हि बाल्यात् प्रतिपन्नमेतत् तन्मां दहेद्वेणुमिवात्मपुष्पम्।।2.38.7।।

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Shloka 8

रामेण यदि ते पापे किञ्चित्कृतमशोभनम्। अपकारः क इह ते वैदेह्या दर्शितोऽधमे।।2.38.8।।

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Shloka 9

मृगीवोत्फुल्लनयना मृदुशीला तपस्वीनी। अपकारं कमिह ते करोति जनकात्मजा।।2.38.9।।

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Shloka 10

ननु पर्याप्त मेतत्ते पापे रामविवासनम्। किमेभिः कृपणैर्भूय: पातकैरपि ते कृतैः।।2.38.10।।

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Shloka 11

प्रतिज्ञातं मया तावत् त्वयोक्तं देवि शृण्वता। रामं यदभिषेकाय त्वमिहागतमब्रवीः।।2.38.11।।

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Shloka 12

तत्त्वेतत्समतिक्रम्य निरयं गन्तुमिच्छसि। मैथिलीमपि या हि त्वमीक्षसे चीरवासिनीम्।।2.38.12।।

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Shloka 13

इतीव राजा विलपन्महात्मा शोकस्य नान्तं स ददर्श किञ्चित्। भृशातुरत्वाच्च पपात भूमौ तेनैव पुत्रव्यसनेन मग्नः।।2.38.13।।

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Shloka 14

एवं ब्रुवन्तं पितरं रामस्सम्प्रस्थितो वनम्। अवाक्छिरसमासीनमिदं वचनमब्रवीत्।।2.38.14।।

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Shloka 15

यं धार्मिक कौशल्या मम माता यशस्विनी। वृद्धा चाक्षुद्रशीला च न च त्वां देव गर्हते।।2.38.15।।

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Shloka 16

मया विहीनां वरद प्रपन्नां शोकसागरम्। अदृष्टपूर्वव्यसनां भूयस्सम्मन्तुमर्हसि।।2.38.16।।

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Shloka 17

पुत्रशोकं यथा नर्च्छेत्त्वया पूज्येन पूजिता। मां हि सञ्चिन्तयन्ती सा त्वयि जीवेत्तपस्विनी।।2.38.17।।

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Shloka 18

इमां महेंन्द्रोपम जातगर्धिनीं तथा विधातुं जननीं ममार्हसि। यथा वनस्थे मयि शोककर्शिता न जीवितं न्यस्य यमक्षयं व्रजेत्।।2.38.18।।

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