śrīmadvālmīkīya rāmāyaṇē bālakāṇḍam ।
atha prathamassargaḥ ।
tapassvādhyāyanirataṃ tapasvī vāgvidāṃ varam ।
nāradaṃ paripaprachCha vālmīkirmunipuṅgavam ॥ 1 ॥
kō’nvasminsāmprataṃ lōkē guṇavān kaścha vīryavān ।
dharmajñaścha kṛtajñaścha satyavākyō dṛḍhavrataḥ ॥ 2 ॥
chāritrēṇa cha kō yuktaḥ sarvabhūtēṣu kō hitaḥ ।
vidvān kaḥ kaḥ samarthaścha kaśchaikapriyadarśanaḥ ॥ 3 ॥
ātmavān kō jitakrōdhō dyutimān kō’nasūyakaḥ ।
kasya bibhyati dēvāścha jātarōṣasya saṃyugē ॥ 4 ॥
ētadichChāmyahaṃ śrōtuṃ paraṃ kautūhalaṃ hi mē ।
maharṣē tvaṃ samarthō’si jñātumēvaṃvidhaṃ naram ॥ 5 ॥
śrutvā chaitattrilōkajñō vālmīkērnāradō vachaḥ ।
śrūyatāmiti chāmantrya prahṛṣṭō vākyamabravīt ॥ 6 ॥
bahavō durlabhāśchaiva yē tvayā kīrtitā guṇāḥ ।
munē vakṣyāmyahaṃ buddhvā tairyuktaḥ śrūyatāṃ naraḥ ॥ 7 ॥
ikṣvākuvaṃśaprabhavō rāmō nāma janaiḥ śrutaḥ ।
niyatātmā mahāvīryō dyutimān dhṛtimān vaśī ॥ 8 ॥
buddhimān nītimān vāgmī śrīmān śatrunibarhaṇaḥ ।
vipulāṃsō mahābāhuḥ kambugrīvō mahāhanuḥ ॥ 9 ॥
mahōraskō mahēṣvāsō gūḍhajatrurarindamaḥ ।
ājānubāhuḥ suśirāḥ sulalāṭaḥ suvikramaḥ ॥ 10 ॥
samaḥ samavibhaktāṅgaḥ snigdhavarṇaḥ pratāpavān ।
pīnavakṣā viśālākṣō lakṣmīvān śubhalakṣaṇaḥ ॥ 11 ॥
dharmajñaḥ satyasandhaścha prajānāṃ cha hitē rataḥ ।
yaśasvī jñānasampannaḥ śuchirvaśyaḥ samādhimān ॥ 12 ॥
prajāpatisamaḥ śrīmān dhātā ripuniṣūdanaḥ ।
rakṣitā jīvalōkasya dharmasya parirakṣitā ॥ 13 ॥
rakṣitā svasya dharmasya svajanasya cha rakṣitā ।
vēdavēdāṅgatattvajñō dhanurvēdē cha niṣṭhitaḥ ॥ 14 ॥
sarvaśāstrārthatattvajñō smṛtimānpratibhānavān ।
sarvalōkapriyaḥ sādhuradīnātmā vichakṣaṇaḥ ॥ 15 ॥
sarvadābhigataḥ sadbhiḥ samudra iva sindhubhiḥ ।
āryaḥ sarvasamaśchaiva sadaikapriyadarśanaḥ ॥ 16 ॥
sa cha sarvaguṇōpētaḥ kausalyānandavardhanaḥ ।
samudra iva gāmbhīryē dhairyēṇa himavāniva ॥ 17 ॥
viṣṇunā sadṛśō vīryē sōmavatpriyadarśanaḥ ।
kālāgnisadṛśaḥ krōdhē kṣamayā pṛthivīsamaḥ ॥ 18 ॥
dhanadēna samastyāgē satyē dharma ivāparaḥ ।
tamēvaṃ guṇasampannaṃ rāmaṃ satyaparākramam ॥ 19 ॥
jyēṣṭhaṃ śrēṣṭhaguṇairyuktaṃ priyaṃ daśarathaḥ sutam ।
prakṛtīnāṃ hitairyuktaṃ prakṛti priya kāmyayā ॥ 20 ॥
yauvarājyēna saṃyōktumaichChatprītyā mahīpatiḥ ।
tasyābhiṣēkasambhārān dṛṣṭvā bhāryā’tha kaikayī ॥ 21 ॥
pūrvaṃ dattavarā dēvī varamēnamayāchata ।
vivāsanaṃ cha rāmasya bharatasyābhiṣēchanam ॥ 22 ॥
sa satyavachanādrājā dharmapāśēna saṃyataḥ ।
vivāsayāmāsa sutaṃ rāmaṃ daśarathaḥ priyam ॥ 23 ॥
sa jagāma vanaṃ vīraḥ pratijñāmanupālayan ।
piturvachananirdēśātkaikēyyāḥ priyakāraṇāt ॥ 24 ॥
taṃ vrajantaṃ priyō bhrātā lakṣmaṇō’nujagāma ha ।
snēhādvinayasampannaḥ sumitrānandavardhanaḥ ॥ 25 ॥
bhrātaraṃ dayitō bhrātuḥ saubhrātramanudarśayan ।
rāmasya dayitā bhāryā nityaṃ prāṇasamāhitā ॥ 26 ॥
janakasya kulē jātā dēvamāyēva nirmitā ।
sarvalakṣaṇasampannā nārīṇāmuttamā vadhūḥ ॥ 27 ॥
sītā’pyanugatā rāmaṃ śaśinaṃ rōhiṇī yathā ।
paurairanugatō dūraṃ pitrā daśarathēna cha ॥ 28 ॥
śṛṅgibērapurē sūtaṃ gaṅgākūlē vyasarjayat ।
guhamāsādya dharmātmā niṣādādhipatiṃ priyam ॥ 29 ॥
guhēna sahitō rāmaḥ lakṣmaṇēna cha sītayā ।
tē vanēna vanaṃ gatvā nadīstīrtvā bahūdakāḥ ॥ 30 ॥
chitrakūṭamanuprāpya bharadvājasya śāsanāt ।
ramyamāvasathaṃ kṛtvā ramamāṇā vanē trayaḥ ॥ 31 ॥
dēvagandharvasaṅkāśāstatra tē nyavasansukham ।
chitrakūṭaṃ gatē rāmē putraśōkāturastathā ॥ 32 ॥
rājā daśarathaḥ svargaṃ jagāma vilapansutam ।
mṛtē tu tasminbharatō vasiṣṭhapramukhairdvijaiḥ ॥ 33 ॥
niyujyamānō rājyāya naichChadrājyaṃ mahābalaḥ ।
sa jagāma vanaṃ vīrō rāmapādaprasādakaḥ ॥ 34 ॥
gatvā tu sa mahātmānaṃ rāmaṃ satyaparākramam ।
ayāchadbhrātaraṃ rāmaṃ āryabhāvapuraskṛtaḥ ॥ 35 ॥
tvamēva rājā dharmajña iti rāmaṃ vachō’bravīt ।
rāmō’pi paramōdāraḥ sumukhassumahāyaśāḥ ॥ 36 ॥
na chaichChatpiturādēśādrājyaṃ rāmō mahābalaḥ ।
pādukē chāsya rājyāya nyāsaṃ dattvā punaḥ punaḥ ॥ 37 ॥
nivartayāmāsa tatō bharataṃ bharatāgrajaḥ ।
sa kāmamanavāpyaiva rāmapādāvupaspṛśan ॥ 38 ॥
nandigrāmē’karōdrājyaṃ rāmāgamanakāṅkṣayā ।
gatē tu bharatē śrīmān satyasandhō jitēndriyaḥ ॥ 39 ॥
rāmastu punarālakṣya nāgarasya janasya cha ।
tatrāgamanamēkāgrō daṇḍakānpravivēśa ha ॥ 40 ॥
praviśya tu mahāraṇyaṃ rāmō rājīvalōchanaḥ ।
virādhaṃ rākṣasaṃ hatvā śarabhaṅgaṃ dadarśa ha ॥ 41 ॥
sutīkṣṇaṃ chāpyagastyaṃ cha agastyabhrātaraṃ tathā ।
agastyavachanāchchaiva jagrāhaindraṃ śarāsanam ॥ 42 ॥
khaḍgaṃ cha paramaprītastūṇī chākṣayasāyakau ।
vasatastasya rāmasya vanē vanacharaiḥ saha ॥ 43 ॥
ṛṣayō’bhyāgamansarvē vadhāyāsurarakṣasām ।
sa tēṣāṃ pratiśuśrāva rākṣasānāṃ tathā vanē ॥ 44 ॥
pratijñātaścha rāmēṇa vadhaḥ saṃyati rakṣasām ।
ṛṣīṇāmagnikalpānāṃ daṇḍakāraṇyavāsinām ॥ 45 ॥
tēna tatraiva vasatā janasthānanivāsinī ।
virūpitā śūrpaṇakhā rākṣasī kāmarūpiṇī ॥ 46 ॥
tataḥ śūrpaṇakhāvākyādudyuktānsarvarākṣasān ।
kharaṃ triśirasaṃ chaiva dūṣaṇaṃ chaiva rākṣasam ॥ 47 ॥
nijaghāna raṇē rāmastēṣāṃ chaiva padānugān ।
vanē tasminnivasatā janasthānanivāsinām ॥ 48 ॥
rakṣasāṃ nihatānyāsansahasrāṇi chaturdaśa ।
tatō jñātivadhaṃ śrutvā rāvaṇaḥ krōdhamūrChitaḥ ॥ 49 ॥
sahāyaṃ varayāmāsa mārīchaṃ nāma rākṣasam ।
vāryamāṇaḥ subahuśō mārīchēna sa rāvaṇaḥ ॥ 50 ॥
na virōdhō balavatā kṣamō rāvaṇa tēna tē ।
anādṛtya tu tadvākyaṃ rāvaṇaḥ kālachōditaḥ ॥ 51 ॥
jagāma sahamārīchaḥ tasyāśramapadaṃ tadā ।
tēna māyāvinā dūramapavāhya nṛpātmajau ॥ 52 ॥
jahāra bhāryāṃ rāmasya gṛdhraṃ hatvā jaṭāyuṣam ।
gṛdhraṃ cha nihataṃ dṛṣṭvā hṛtāṃ śrutvā cha maithilīm ॥ 53 ॥
rāghavaḥ śōkasantaptō vilalāpākulēndriyaḥ ।
tatastēnaiva śōkēna gṛdhraṃ dagdhvā jaṭāyuṣam ॥ 54 ॥
mārgamāṇō vanē sītāṃ rākṣasaṃ sandadarśa ha ।
kabandhaṃ nāma rūpēṇa vikṛtaṃ ghōradarśanam ॥ 55 ॥
taṃ nihatya mahābāhuḥ dadāha svargataścha saḥ ।
sa chāsya kathayāmāsa śabarīṃ dharmachāriṇīm ॥ 56 ॥
śramaṇīṃ dharmanipuṇāmabhigachChēti rāghavam ।
sō’bhyagachChanmahātējāḥ śabarīṃ śatrusūdanaḥ ॥ 57 ॥
śabaryā pūjitaḥ samyagrāmō daśarathātmajaḥ ।
pampātīrē hanumatā saṅgatō vānarēṇa ha ॥ 58 ॥
hanumadvachanāchchaiva sugrīvēṇa samāgataḥ ।
sugrīvāya cha tatsarvaṃ śaṃsadrāmō mahābalaḥ ॥ 59 ॥
āditastadyathāvṛttaṃ sītayāścha viśēṣataḥ ।
sugrīvaśchāpi tatsarvaṃ śrutvā rāmasya vānaraḥ ॥ 60 ॥
chakāra sakhyaṃ rāmēṇa prītaśchaivāgnisākṣikam ।
tatō vānararājēna vairānukathanaṃ prati ॥ 61 ॥
rāmāyāvēditaṃ sarvaṃ praṇayādduḥkhitēna cha ।
pratijñātaṃ cha rāmēṇa tadā vālivadhaṃ prati ॥ 62 ॥
vālinaścha balaṃ tatra kathayāmāsa vānaraḥ ।
sugrīvaḥ śaṅkitaśchāsīnnityaṃ vīryēṇa rāghavē ॥ 63 ॥
rāghavaḥ pratyayārthaṃ tu dundubhēḥ kāyamuttamam ।
darśayāmāsa sugrīvō mahāparvata sannibham ॥ 64 ॥
utsmayitvā mahābāhuḥ prēkṣya chāsthi mahābalaḥ ।
pādāṅguṣṭhēna chikṣēpa sampūrṇaṃ daśayōjanam ॥ 65 ॥
bibhēda cha punaḥ sālānsaptaikēna mahēṣuṇā ।
giriṃ rasātalaṃ chaiva janayan pratyayaṃ tadā ॥ 66 ॥
tataḥ prītamanāstēna viśvastaḥ sa mahākapiḥ ।
kiṣkindhāṃ rāmasahitō jagāma cha guhāṃ tadā ॥ 67 ॥
tatō’garjaddharivaraḥ sugrīvō hēmapiṅgaḻaḥ ।
tēna nādēna mahatā nirjagāma harīśvaraḥ ॥ 68 ॥
anumānya tadā tārāṃ sugrīvēṇa samāgataḥ ।
nijaghāna cha tatrainaṃ śarēṇaikēna rāghavaḥ ॥ 69 ॥
tataḥ sugrīvavachanāddhatvā vālinamāhavē ।
sugrīvamēva tadrājyē rāghavaḥ pratyapādayat ॥ 70 ॥
sa cha sarvānsamānīya vānarānvānararṣabhaḥ ।
diśaḥ prasthāpayāmāsa didṛkṣurjanakātmajām ॥ 71 ॥
tatō gṛdhrasya vachanātsampātērhanumānbalī ।
śatayōjanavistīrṇaṃ pupluvē lavaṇārṇavam ॥ 72 ॥
tatra laṅkāṃ samāsādya purīṃ rāvaṇapālitām ।
dadarśa sītāṃ dhyāyantīṃ aśōkavanikāṃ gatām ॥ 73 ॥
nivēdayitvā’bhijñānaṃ pravṛttiṃ cha nivēdya cha ।
samāśvāsya cha vaidēhīṃ mardayāmāsa tōraṇam ॥ 74 ॥
pañcha sēnāgragānhatvā sapta mantrisutānapi ।
śūramakṣaṃ cha niṣpiṣya grahaṇaṃ samupāgamat ॥ 75 ॥
astrēṇōnmuktamātmānaṃ jñātvā paitāmahādvarāt ।
marṣayanrākṣasānvīrō yantriṇastānyadṛchChayā ॥ 76 ॥
tatō dagdhvā purīṃ laṅkāṃ ṛtē sītāṃ cha maithilīm ।
rāmāya priyamākhyātuṃ punarāyānmahākapiḥ ॥ 77 ॥
sō’bhigamya mahātmānaṃ kṛtvā rāmaṃ pradakṣiṇam ।
nyavēdayadamēyātmā dṛṣṭā sītēti tattvataḥ ॥ 78 ॥
tataḥ sugrīvasahitō gatvā tīraṃ mahōdadhēḥ ।
samudraṃ kṣōbhayāmāsa śarairādityasannibhaiḥ ॥ 79 ॥
darśayāmāsa chātmānaṃ samudraḥ saritāṃ patiḥ ।
samudravachanāchchaiva nalaṃ sētumakārayat ॥ 80 ॥
tēna gatvā purīṃ laṅkāṃ hatvā rāvaṇamāhavē ।
rāmaḥ sītāmanuprāpya parāṃ vrīḍāmupāgamat ॥ 81 ॥
tāmuvācha tatō rāmaḥ paruṣaṃ janasaṃsadi ।
amṛṣyamāṇā sā sītā vivēśa jvalanaṃ satī ॥ 82 ॥
tatō’gnivachanātsītāṃ jñātvā vigatakalmaṣām ।
babhau rāmaḥ samprahṛṣṭaḥ pūjitaḥ sarvadaivataiḥ ॥ 83 ॥
karmaṇā tēna mahatā trailōkyaṃ sacharācharam ।
sadēvarṣigaṇaṃ tuṣṭaṃ rāghavasya mahātmanaḥ ॥ 84 ॥
abhiṣichya cha laṅkāyāṃ rākṣasēndraṃ vibhīṣaṇam ।
kṛtakṛtyastadā rāmō vijvaraḥ pramumōda ha ॥ 85 ॥
dēvatābhyō varaṃ prāpya samutthāpya cha vānarān ।
ayōdhyāṃ prasthitō rāmaḥ puṣpakēṇa suhṛdvṛtaḥ ॥ 86 ॥
bharadvājāśramaṃ gatvā rāmaḥ satyaparākramaḥ ।
bharatasyāntikaṃ rāmō hanūmantaṃ vyasarjayat ॥ 87 ॥
punarākhyāyikāṃ jalpansugrīvasahitaścha saḥ ।
puṣpakaṃ tatsamāruhya nandigrāmaṃ yayau tadā ॥ 88 ॥
nandigrāmē jaṭāṃ hitvā bhrātṛbhiḥ sahitō’naghaḥ ।
rāmaḥ sītāmanuprāpya rājyaṃ punaravāptavān ॥ 89 ॥
prahṛṣṭamuditō lōkastuṣṭaḥ puṣṭaḥ sudhārmikaḥ ।
nirāmayō hyarōgaścha durbhikṣa bhayavarjitaḥ ॥ 90 ॥
na putramaraṇaṃ kiñchiddrakṣyanti puruṣāḥ kvachit ।
nāryaśchāvidhavā nityaṃ bhaviṣyanti pativratāḥ ॥ 91 ॥
na chāgnijaṃ bhayaṃ kiñchinnāpsu majjanti jantavaḥ ।
na vātajaṃ bhayaṃ kiñchinnāpi jvarakṛtaṃ tathā ॥ 92 ॥
na chāpi kṣudbhayaṃ tatra na taskarabhayaṃ tathā ।
nagarāṇi cha rāṣṭrāṇi dhanadhānyayutāni cha ॥ 93 ॥
nityaṃ pramuditāḥ sarvē yathā kṛtayugē tathā ।
aśvamēdhaśatairiṣṭvā tathā bahusuvarṇakaiḥ ॥ 94 ॥
gavāṃ kōṭyayutaṃ datvā brahmalōkaṃ prayāsyati ।
asaṅkhyēyaṃ dhanaṃ datvā brāhmaṇēbhyō mahāyaśāḥ ॥ 95 ॥
rājavaṃśān śataguṇān sthāpayiṣyati rāghavaḥ ।
chāturvarṇyaṃ cha lōkē’smin svē svē dharmē niyōkṣyati ॥ 96 ॥
daśavarṣasahasrāṇi daśavarṣaśatāni cha ।
rāmō rājyamupāsitvā brahmalōkaṃ gamiṣyati ॥ 97 ॥
idaṃ pavitraṃ pāpaghnaṃ puṇyaṃ vēdaiścha sammitam ।
yaḥ paṭhēdrāmacharitaṃ sarvapāpaiḥ pramuchyatē ॥ 98 ॥
ētadākhyānamāyuṣyaṃ paṭhanrāmāyaṇaṃ naraḥ ।
saputrapautraḥ sagaṇaḥ prētya svargē mahīyatē ॥ 99 ॥
paṭhan dvijō vāgṛṣabhatvamīyāt
syāt kṣatriyō bhūmipatitvamīyāt ।
vaṇigjanaḥ paṇyaphalatvamīyāt
janaścha śūdrō’pi mahattvamīyāt ॥ 100 ॥
ityārṣē śrīmadrāmāyaṇē vālmīkīyē ādikāvyē bālakāṇḍē nāradavākyaṃ nāma prathamaḥ sargaḥ ॥