Valmiki Ramayana Ayodhya Kanda Sarga 18

Shloka 1

स ददर्शासने रामो निषण्णं पितरं शुभे। कैकेयीसहितं दीनं मुखेन परिशुष्यता।।2.18.1।।

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Shloka 2

स पितुश्चरणौ पूर्वमभिवाद्य विनीतवत्। ततो ववन्दे चरणौ कैकेय्या स्सुसमाहितः।।2.18.2।।

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Shloka 3

रामेत्युक्त्वा तु वचनं बाष्पपर्याकुलेक्षणः। शशाक नृपतिर्दीनो नेक्षितुं नाभिभाषितुम्।।2.18.3।।

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Shloka 4

तदपूर्वं नरपतेर्दृष्ट्वा रूपं भयावहम्। रामोऽपि भयमापन्नः पदा स्पृष्ट्वेव पन्नगम्।।2.18.4।।

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Shloka 5

इन्द्रियैरप्रहृष्टैस्तं शोकसन्तापकर्शितम्। निश्श्वसन्तं महाराजं व्यथिताकुलचेतसम्।।2.18.5।। ऊर्मिमालिनमक्षोभ्यं क्षुभ्यन्तमिव सागरम्। उपप्लुतमिवादित्यमुक्तानृतमृषिं यथा।।2.18.6।।

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Shloka 6

इन्द्रियैरप्रहृष्टैस्तं शोकसन्तापकर्शितम्। निश्श्वसन्तं महाराजं व्यथिताकुलचेतसम्।।2.18.5।। ऊर्मिमालिनमक्षोभ्यं क्षुभ्यन्तमिव सागरम्। उपप्लुतमिवादित्यमुक्तानृतमृषिं यथा।।2.18.6।।

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Shloka 7

अचिन्त्यकल्पं हि पितुस्तं शोकमुपधारयन्। बभूव संरब्धतर स्समुद्र इव पर्वणि।।2.18.7।।

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Shloka 8

चिन्तयामास च तदा रामः पितृहिते रतः। किं स्विदद्यैव नृपतिर्न मां प्रत्यभिनन्दति।।2.18.8।।

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Shloka 9

अन्यदा मां पिता दृष्ट्वा कुपितोऽपि प्रसीदति। तस्य मामद्य संप्रेक्ष्य किमायासः प्रवर्तते।।2.18.9।।

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Shloka 10

स दीन इव शोकार्तो विषण्णवदनद्युतिः। कैकेयीमभिवाद्यैव रामो वचनमब्रवीत्।।2.18.10।।

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Shloka 11

कच्चिन्मया नापराद्धमज्ञानाद्येन मे पिता। कुपितस्तन्ममाचक्ष्व त्वं चैवैनं प्रसादय।।2.18.11।।

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Shloka 12

अप्रसन्नमनाः किन्नु सदा मां प्रति वत्सलः। विवर्णवदनो दीनो न हि मामभिभाषते।।2.18.12।।

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Shloka 13

शरीरो मानसो वापि कच्चिदेनं न बाधते। सन्तापोवाऽभितापो वा दुर्लभं हि सदा सुखम्।।2.18.13।।

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Shloka 14

कच्चिन्न किञ्चिद्भरते कुमारे प्रियदर्शने। शत्रुघ्ने वा महासत्त्वे मात्रूणां वा ममाशुभम्।।2.18.14।।

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Shloka 15

अतोषयन्महाराजमकुर्वन्वा पितुर्वचः। मुहूर्तमपि नेच्छेयं जीवितुं कुपिते नृपे।।2.18.15।।

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Shloka 16

यतोमूलं नरः पश्येत्प्रादुर्भावमिहात्मनः। कथं तस्मिन्नवर्तेत प्रत्यक्षे सति दैवते।।2.18.16।।

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Shloka 17

कच्चित्ते परुषं किञ्चिदभिमानात्पतिता मम। उक्तो भवत्या कोपेन यत्रास्य लुलितं मनः।।2.18.17।।

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Shloka 18

एतदाचक्ष्व मे देवि तत्त्वेन परिपृच्छतः। किं निमित्तमपूर्वोयं विकारो मनुजाधिपे।।2.18.18।।

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Shloka 19

एवमुक्ता तु कैकेयी राघवेण महात्मना। उवाचेदं सुनिर्लज्जा धृष्टमात्महितं वचः।।2.18.19।।

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Shloka 20

न राजा कुपितो राम व्यसनं नास्य किञ्चन। किञ्चिन्मनोगतंत्वस्य त्वद्भयान्नाभिभाषते।।2.18.20।।

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Shloka 21

प्रियं त्वामप्रियं वक्तुं वाणी नास्योपवर्तते। तदवश्यं त्वया कार्यं यदनेनाश्रुतं मम।।2.18.21।।

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Shloka 22

एष मह्यं वरं दत्त्वा पुरा मामभिपूज्य च। स पश्चात्तप्यते राजा यथाऽन्यः प्राकृतस्तथा।।2.18.22।।

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Shloka 23

अतिसृज्य ददानीति वरं मम विशांपतिः। स निरर्थं गतजले सेतुं बन्धितुमिच्छति।।2.18.23।।

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Shloka 24

धर्ममूलमिदं राम विदितं च सतामपि। तत्सत्यं न त्यजेद्राजा कुपितस्त्वत्कृते यथा।।2.18.24।।

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Shloka 25

यदि तद्वक्ष्यते राजा शुभं वा यदि वाऽशुभम्। करिष्यसि ततस्सर्वमाख्यास्यामि पुनस्त्वहम्।।2.18.25।।

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Shloka 26

यदि त्वभिहितं राज्ञा त्वयि तन्न विपत्स्यते। ततोऽहमभिधास्यामि न ह्येष त्वयि वक्ष्यति।।2.18.26।।

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Shloka 27

एतत्तु वचनं श्रुत्वा कैकेय्या समुदाहृतम्। उवाच व्यथितो रामस्तां देवीं नृपसन्निधौ।।2.18.27।।

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Shloka 28

अहो धिङ्नार्हसे देवि वक्तुं मामीदृशं वचः। अहं हि वचनाद्राज्ञः पतेयमपि पावके।।2.18.28।। भक्षयेयं विषं तीक्ष्णं मज्जेयमपि चार्णवे। नियुक्तो गुरुणा पित्रा नृपेण च हितेन च।।2.18.29।।

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Shloka 29

अहो धिङ्नार्हसे देवि वक्तुं मामीदृशं वचः। अहं हि वचनाद्राज्ञः पतेयमपि पावके।।2.18.28।। भक्षयेयं विषं तीक्ष्णं मज्जेयमपि चार्णवे। नियुक्तो गुरुणा पित्रा नृपेण च हितेन च।।2.18.29।।

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Shloka 30

तद्ब्रूहि वचनं देवि राज्ञो यदभिकाङ्क्षितम्। करिष्ये प्रतिजाने च रामो द्विर्नाभिभाषते।।2.18.30।।

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Shloka 31

तमार्जवसमायुक्तमनार्या सत्यवादिनम्। उवाच रामं कैकेयी वचनं भृशदारुणम्।।2.18.31।।

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Shloka 32

पुरा दैवासुरे युद्धे पित्रा ते मम राघव। रक्षितेन वरौ दत्तौ सशल्येन महारणे।।2.18.32।।

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Shloka 33

तत्र मे याचितो राजा भरतस्याभिषेचनम्। गमनं दण्डकारण्ये तव चाद्यैव राघव।।2.18.33।।

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Shloka 34

यदि सत्यप्रतिज्ञं त्वं पितरं कर्तुमिच्छसि। आत्मानं च नरश्रेष्ठ मम वाक्यमिदं शृणु।।2.18.34।।

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Shloka 35

सन्निदेशे पितुस्तिष्ठ यथा तेन प्रतिश्रुतम्। त्वयाऽरण्यं प्रवेष्टव्यं नव वर्षाणि पञ्च च।।2.18.35।।

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Shloka 36

भरतस्त्वभिषिच्येत यदेतदभिषेचनम्। त्वदर्थे विहितं राज्ञा तेन सर्वेण राघव।।2.18.36।।

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Shloka 37

सप्त सप्त च वर्षाणि दण्डकारण्यमाश्रितः। अभिषेकमिमं त्यक्त्वा जटाजिनधरो वस।।2.18.37।।

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Shloka 38

भरतः कोसलपुरे प्रशास्तु वसुधामिमाम्। नानारत्न समाकीर्णां सवाजिरथकुञ्जराम्।।2.18.38।।

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Shloka 39

एतेन त्वां नरेन्द्रोऽयं कारुण्येन समाप्लुतः। शोकसंक्लिष्ट वदनो न शक्नोति निरीक्षितुम्।।2.18.39।।

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Shloka 40

एतत्कुरु नरेन्द्रस्य वचनं रघुनन्दन। सत्येन महता राम तारयस्व नरेश्वरम्।।2.18.40।।

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Shloka 41

इतीव तस्यां परुषं वदन्त्यां न चैव रामः प्रविवेश शोकम्। प्रविव्यथे चापि महानुभावो राजा तु पुत्रव्यसनाभितप्तः।।2.18.41।।

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