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 ॥