Valmiki Ramayana Ayodhya Kanda Sarga 96

Shloka 1

तां तथा दर्शयित्वा तु मैथिलीं गिरिनिम्नगाम्। निषसाद गिरिप्रस्थे सीतां मांसेन छन्दयन्।।2.96.1।।

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Shloka 2

इदं मेध्यमिदं स्वादु निष्टप्तमिदमग्निना। एवमास्ते स धर्मात्मा सीतया सह राघवः।।2.96.2।।

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Shloka 3

तथा तत्राऽसतस्तस्य भरतस्यौपयायिनः। सैन्यरेणुश्च शब्दश्च प्रादुरास्तां नभस्पृशौ।।2.96.3।।

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Shloka 4

एतस्मिन्नन्तरे त्रस्ता श्शब्देन महता ततः। अर्दिता यूथपा मत्ता स्सयूथा दुद्रुवुर्दिशः।।2.96.4।।

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Shloka 5

स तं सैन्यसमुद्धूतं शब्दं शुश्राव राघवः। तां श्च विप्रद्रुतान्सर्वान्यूथपानन्ववैक्षत।।2.96.5।।

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Shloka 6

तांश्च विद्रुवतो दृष्ट्वा तं च श्रुत्वा च निस्वनम्। उवाच राम स्सौमित्रिं लक्ष्मणं दीप्ततेजसम्।।2.96.6।।

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Shloka 7

हन्त लक्ष्मण पश्येह सुमित्रासुप्रजास्त्वया। भीमस्तनितगम्भीरस्तुमुलः श्रूयते स्वनः।।2.96.7।।

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Shloka 8

गजयूथानि वाऽरण्ये महिषा वा महावने। वित्रासिता मृगा स्सिंहै स्सहसा प्रद्रुता दिशः।।2.96.8।।

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Shloka 9

राजा वा राजपुत्रो वा मृगयामटते वने। अन्यद्वा श्वापदं किञ्चित्सौमित्रे ज्ञातुमर्हसि।।2.96.9।।

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Shloka 10

सुदुश्चरो गिरिश्चायं पक्षिणामपि लक्ष्मण। सर्वमेतद्यथातत्त्वमचिरात् ज्ञातुमर्हसि।।2.96.10।।

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Shloka 11

स लक्ष्मण स्सन्त्वरित स्सालमारुह्य पुष्पितम्। प्रेक्षमाणो दिश स्सर्वाः पूर्वां दिशमुदैक्षत।।2.96.11।।

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Shloka 12

उदङ्मुखः प्रेक्षमाणो ददर्श महतीं चमूम्। रथाश्वगजसम्बाधां यत्तैर्युक्तां पदातिभिः।।2.96.12।।

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Shloka 13

तामश्वगजसम्पूर्णां रथध्वजविभूषिताम्। शशंस सेनां रामाय वचनं चेदमब्रवीत्।।2.96.13।।

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Shloka 14

अग्निं संशमयत्वार्य स्सीता च भजतां गुहाम्। सज्यं कुरुष्व चापं च शरांश्च कवचं तथा।।2.96.14।।

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Shloka 15

तं रामः पुरुषव्याघ्रो लक्ष्मणं प्रत्युवाच ह। अङ्गावेक्षस्व सौमित्रे कस्येमां मन्यसे चमूम्।।2.96.15।।

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Shloka 16

एवमुक्तस्तु रामेण लक्ष्मणो वाक्यमब्रवीत्। दिधक्षन्निव तां सेनां रुषितः पावको यथा।।2.96.16।।

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Shloka 17

सम्पन्नं राज्यमिच्छंस्तु व्यक्तं प्राप्याभिषेचनम्। आवां हन्तुं समभ्येति कैकेय्या भरतस्सुतः।।2.96.17।।

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Shloka 18

एष वै सुमहाञ्छ्रीमान्विटपी सम्प्रकाशते। विराजत्युद्गतस्कन्धं कोविदारध्वजो रथे।।2.96.18।।

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Shloka 19

असौ हि सुमहास्कन्धो विटपी च महाद्रुमः। विराजते महासैन्ये कोविदारध्वजो रथे।।2.96.19।।

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Shloka 20

भजन्त्येते यथाकाममश्वानारुह्य शीघ्रगान्। एते भ्राजन्ति संहृष्टा गजानारुह्य सादिनः।।2.96.20।।

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Shloka 21

गृहीतधनुषौ चावां गिरिं वीर श्रयावहै। अथवेहैव तिष्ठाव स्सन्नद्धावुद्यतायुधौ।।2.96.21।।

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Shloka 22

अपि नौ वशमागच्छेत्कोविदारध्वजो रणे। अपि द्रक्ष्यामि भरतं यत्कृते व्यसनं महत्।।2.96.22।। त्वया राघव सम्प्राप्तं सीतया च मया तथा।

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Shloka 23

यन्निमित्तं भवान्राज्याच्छ्युतो राघव शाश्वतात्।।2.96.23।। सम्प्राप्तोऽयमरिर्वीर भरतो वध्य एव मे।

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Shloka 24

भरतस्य वधे दोषं नाहं पश्यामि राघव। पूर्वापकारिणं हत्वा न ह्यधर्मेण युज्यते।।2.96.24।।

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Shloka 25

पूर्वापकारी भरतस्त्यक्तधर्मश्च राघव। एतस्मिन्निहते कृत्स्नामनुशाधि वसुन्धराम्।।2.96.25।।

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Shloka 26

अद्य पुत्रं हतं संख्ये कैकेयी राज्यकामुका। मया पश्येत्सुदुःखार्ता हस्तिभग्नमिव द्रुमम्।।2.96.26।।

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Shloka 27

कैकेयीं च वधिष्यामि सानुबन्धां सबान्धवाम्। कलुषेणाद्य महता मेदिनी परिमुच्यताम्।।2.96.27।।

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Shloka 28

अद्येमं संयतं क्रोधमसत्कारं च मानद। मोक्ष्यामि शत्रुसैन्येषु कक्षेष्विव हुताशनम्।।2.96.28।।

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Shloka 29

अद्यैतच्छित्रकूटस्य काननं निशितै श्शरैः। छिन्दञ्चत्रुशरीराणि करिष्ये शोणितोक्षितम्।।2.96.29।।

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Shloka 30

शरैर्निर्भिन्नहृदयान्कुञ्जरांस्तुरगांस्तथा। श्वापदाः परिकर्षन्तु नरांश्च निहतान्मया।।2.96.30।।

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Shloka 31

शराणां धनुषश्चाहमनृणोऽस्मिन्महावने। ससैन्यं भरतं हत्वा भविष्यामि न संशयः।।2.96.31।।

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