Valmiki Ramayana Ayodhya Kanda Sarga 53

Shloka 1

स तं वृक्षं समासाद्य सन्ध्यामन्वास्यपश्चिमाम्। रामो रमयतां श्रेष्ठ इति होवाच लक्ष्मणम्।।2.53.1।।

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Shloka 2

अद्येयं प्रथमा रात्रिर्याता जनपदाद्बहिः। या सुमन्त्रेण रहिता तां नोत्कण्ठितुमर्हसि।।2.53.2।।

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Shloka 3

जागर्तव्यमतन्द्रिभ्यामद्यप्रभृति रात्रिषु। योगक्षेमौ हि सीताया वर्तेते लक्ष्मणावयोः।।2.53.3।।

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Shloka 4

रात्रिं कथञ्चिदेवेमां सौमित्रे वर्तयामहे। अपावर्तामहे भूमावास्तीर्य स्वयमार्जितैः।।2.53.4।।

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Shloka 5

स तु संविश्य मेदिन्यां महार्हशयनोचितः। इमाः सौमित्रये रामो व्याजहार कथाः शुभाः।।2.53.5।।

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Shloka 6

ध्रुवमद्य महाराजो दुःखं स्वपिति लक्ष्मण। कृतकामा तु कैकेयी तुष्टा भवितुमर्हति।।2.53.6।।

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Shloka 7

सा हि देवी महाराजं कैकेयी राज्यकारणात्। अपि न च्यावयेत्प्राणान् दृष्ट्वा भरतमागतम्।।2.53.7।।

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Shloka 8

अनाथश्च हि वृद्धश्च मया चैव विनाकृतः। किं करिष्यति कामात्मा कैकेयी वशमागतः।।2.53.8।।

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Shloka 9

इदं व्यसनमालोक्य राज्ञश्च मतिविभ्रमम्। काम एवार्थधर्माभ्यां गरीयानिति मे मतिः।।2.53.9।।

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Shloka 10

को ह्यविद्वानपि पुमान् प्रमदायाः कृते त्यजेत्। छन्दानुवर्तिनं पुत्रं तातो मामिव लक्ष्मण।।2.53.10।।

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Shloka 11

सुखी बत सभार्यश्च भरतः केकयीसुतः। मुदितान् कोसलानेको यो भोक्ष्यत्यधिराजवत्।।2.53.11।।

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Shloka 12

स हि सर्वस्य राज्यस्य मुखमेकं भविष्यति। ताते च वयसाऽतीते मयि चारण्यमास्थिते।।2.53.12।।

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Shloka 13

अर्थधर्मौ परित्यज्य य काममनुवर्तते। एवमापद्यते क्षिप्रं राजा दशरथो यथा।।2.53.13।।

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Shloka 14

मन्ये दशरथान्ताय मम प्रव्राजनाय च। कैकेयी सौम्य सम्प्राप्ता राज्याय भरतस्य च।।2.53.14।।

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Shloka 15

अपीदानीं तु कैकेयी सौभाग्यमदमोहिता। कौसल्यां च सुमित्रां च सम्प्रबाधेत मत्कृते।।2.53.15।।

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Shloka 16

मा स्म मत्कारणाद्देवी सुमित्रा दुःखमावसेत्। अयोध्यामित एव त्वं काल्ये प्रविश लक्ष्मण।।2.53.16।।

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Shloka 17

अहमेको गमिष्यामि सीतया सह दण्डकान्। अनाथाया हि नाथस्त्वं कौशल्याया भविष्यसि।।2.53.17।।

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Shloka 18

क्षुद्रकर्मा हि कैकेयी द्वेष्यमन्याय्यमाचरेत्। परिदद्याहि धर्मज्ञे भरते मम मातरम्।।2.53.18।।

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Shloka 19

नूनं जात्यन्तरे कस्मिन् स्त्रियः पुत्रैर्वियोजिताः। जनन्या मम सौमित्रे तस्मादेतदुपस्थितम्।।2.53.19।।

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Shloka 20

मया हि चिरपुष्टेन दुखसंवर्धितेन च। विप्रयुज्यत कौशल्या फलकाले धिगस्तु माम्।।2.53.20।।

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Shloka 21

मा स्म सीमन्तिनी काचिज्जनयेत्पुत्रमीदृशम्। सौमित्रे योऽहमम्बाया दद्मि शोकमनन्तकम्।।2.53.21।।

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Shloka 22

मन्ये प्रीतिविशिष्टा सा मत्तो लक्ष्मण शारिका। यस्यास्तच्छ्रूयते वाक्यं शुक पादमरेर्दश।।2.53.22।।

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Shloka 23

शोचन्त्या अल्पभाग्याया न किञ्चिदुपकुर्वता। पुत्रेण किमपुत्राया मया कार्यमरिन्दम।।2.53.23।।

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Shloka 24

अल्पभाग्या हि मे माता कौशल्या रहिता मया। शेते परमदुःखार्ता पतिता शोकसागरे।।2.53.24।।

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Shloka 25

एको ह्यहमयोध्यां च पृथिवीं चापि लक्ष्मण। तरेयमिषुभिः क्रुद्धो ननु वीर्यमकारणम्।।2.53.25।।

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Shloka 26

अधर्मभयभीतश्च परलोकस्य चानघ। तेन लक्ष्मण नाद्याह मात्मानमभिषेचये।।2.53.26।।

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Shloka 27

एतदन्यश्च करुणं विलप्य विजने वने। अश्रुपूर्णमुखो रामो निशि तूष्णीमुपाविशत्।।2.53.27।।

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Shloka 28

विलप्योपरतं रामं गतार्चिषमिवानलम्। समुद्रमिव निर्वेगमाश्वासयत लक्ष्मणः।।2.53.28।।

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Shloka 29

ध्रुवमद्य पुरी राजन्नयोध्यायुधिनां वर। निष्प्रभा त्वयि निष्क्रान्ते गतचन्द्रेव शर्वरी।।2.53.29।।

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Shloka 30

नैतदौपयिकं राम यदिदं परितप्यते। विषादयसि सीतां च मां चैव पुरुषर्षभ।।2.53.30।।

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Shloka 31

न च सीता त्वया हीना न चाहमपि राघव। मुहूर्तमपि जीवावो जलान्मत्स्याविनोद्धृतौ।।2.53.31।।

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Shloka 32

नहि तातं न शत्रुघ्नं न सुमित्रां परन्तप। द्रष्टुमिच्छेयमद्याहं स्वर्गं चापि त्वया विना।।2.53.32।।

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Shloka 33

ततस्तत्र सुखासीनौ नातिदूरे निरीक्ष्य ताम्। न्यग्रोधे सुकृतां शय्यां भेजाते धर्मवत्सलौ।।2.53.33।।

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Shloka 34

स लक्ष्मणस्योत्तमपुष्कलं वचो निशम्य चैवं वनवासमादरात्। समाः समस्ता विदधे परन्तपः प्रपद्य धर्मं सुचिराय राघवः।।2.53.34।।

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Shloka 35

ततस्तु तस्मिन् विजने वने तदा महाबलौ राघववंशवर्धनौ। न तौ भयं सम्भ्रममभ्युपेयतु र्यथैव सिंहौ गिरिसानुगोचरौ।।2.53.35।।

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