atha prabhāte’ruṇacūḍavandibhirvibodhitaḥ kosalarājanandanaḥ।
puraḥsthitaṃ prāñjalimetya lakṣmaṇaṃ jagāda gāṃ gāmiva gāpayan gavā॥ 17-1 ॥
tamālanīlo dvijanāyakatviṣāṃ karairdvijānāṃ timiraṃ haran hariḥ।
nidarśayannanvayamabdacandrayoḥ samanvayādhyāyamivodgiran girā॥ 17-2 ॥
mukhānilenāmarapadmagandhinā vilubdharolambakadambakānanaḥ।
kṛpārdradṛṣṭyā sadayaṃ vilokayan śaranmayūkhāḍhyakumutsamānanaḥ॥ 17-3 ॥
udīkṣatāṃ prāgudito’ruṇo’ruṇaḥ pravālavarṇo navakuṅkumacchaviḥ।
purandarāśālalanālalāṭake praliptasindūra ivādbhutadyutiḥ॥ 17-4 ॥
navīnarājīvanibhastvadākṛtistamo nirāsyatprathamaṃ khagodayāt।
yathā tvamājau subhujaṃ mayi ghnati krudhākhilānakṣapayaḥ kṣapācarān॥ 17-5 ॥
aho sudhanyo’ruṇa ūruvarjito’pyanantapāraṃ nabha uṣṇadīdhitim।
rathena cāhnaiva nayatyamoghadṛk satāṃ hi saṅkalpadṛḍhatvamādṛtam॥ 17-6 ॥
jagāda saumitrirathāntaraṃ vaco raverayaṃ syānmahimā na sāratheḥ।
kva vainateyaḥ karapādaviklavaḥ kva sūryasautyaṃ hyasamañjasaṃ mahat॥ 17-7 ॥
kva saptasapte ratha ekacakrako nabho nirālambamanantayojanam।
gatorukasyāpi niyantritā kva ca śritaḥ samarthaṃ hi samartha ucyate॥ 17-8 ॥
iti prabhāṣyaiva narendranandanau vidhāya paurvāhṇikamīḍyatejasau।
guruṃ samāgatya mudā praṇematurvinītaveṣau nanu rāmalakṣmaṇau॥ 17-9 ॥
śubhāśiṣā gādhikulāvataṃsakaḥ samarcayattau raghuvaṃśavardhanau।
jagāma tābhyāṃ sahitaḥ sa jānakīsvayaṃvaraṃ bhūpatinābhimantritaḥ॥ 17-10 ॥
svaraṅgabhūmiṃ muninā sahāgatau narendrasūnū nanu rāmalakṣmaṇau।
niśamya paurāḥ pramudā samāyayuḥ sudhākaraṃ cārucakorakā iva॥ 17-11 ॥
sabālavṛddhāstaruṇāstapasvinaḥ striyastaruṇyo vanitā vanapriyāḥ।
raghūttamālokanalolacakṣuṣaḥ sarastṛṣārtā iva raṅgamāyayuḥ॥ 17-12 ॥
sthiteṣu bhūpeṣu yathocitāsanaṃ sudānadarpeṣu gajāyiteṣvatha।
samāyayau rāghavabālakeśarī svayaṃvarāraṇyavibhāṃ vivardhayan॥ 17-13 ॥
salakṣmaṇo lakṣmaṇapūrvajo janān janārdano jiṣṇujaneśatallajān।
prasādayan sāditatāṭakāgraho graharkṣatārā iva tārakeśvaraḥ॥ 17-14 ॥
vilobhitāstena kujaikalobhinā vilobhinā koṭimanojaśobhinā।
vilolacittā mithilāmṛgīdṛśo dṛśo nyaṣedhanna tato dṛśo’balāḥ॥ 17-15 ॥
tamālanīlaṃ smarakandasundaraṃ pralambabāhuṃ mṛgarājakandharam।
sunāsikaṃ kañjavilolalocanaṃ bhruvā smareṣukṣipadarpamocanam॥ 17-16 ॥
viśālabhāle kalitordhvapuṇḍrakaṃ samāvahantaṃ tilakaṃ tilārcitam।
kalindajākroḍagatāṃ sarasvatīṃ trimārgagāyugmamayīmivādarāt॥ 17-17 ॥
manojaketūpamalolakuṇḍalollasatkapolasmitapallavādharam।
dvijāvalīdāḍimakundakuḍmalacchaviṃ śaraccārusudhākarānanam॥ 17-18 ॥
sa pāñcajanyopamakaṇṭhamālikālasallalāmebhamanojñamauktikam।
viśālavakṣastulasīsumālikāsamedhitāmodavaśapriyālikam॥ 17-19 ॥
aśeṣavighnaughavanadvijāgrabhūkarapratīkāśakarāravindayoḥ।
karālakālānalabāṇabhāsvarapracaṇḍakodaṇḍadharaṃ dharādharam॥ 17-20 ॥
kaṭau niṣaṅgaṃ śarasaṅgi bibhrataṃ kadambakiñjalkasamānavāsasam।
prataptacāmīkaradāmamaṇḍitaṃ makhopavītaṃ dadhataṃ dhṛtavratam॥ 17-21 ॥
munīndrapatnīduritakṣayakṣamaṃ trimārgagāsambhavapādapaṅkajam।
samastasaundaryanidhānavigrahaṃ nirāgrahaṃ śrīsadanugrahāgraham॥ 17-22 ॥
mahomahoraskamanantapauruṣaṃ mahānubhāvaṃ mahanīyavikramam।
daśāsyabāhūdadhimandarollasanmahāmahābāhumakhaṇḍamacyutam॥ 17-23 ॥
samaṃ samatrākhilabhūtasauhṛdaṃ nigūḍhajatruṃ raṇacaṇḍavikramam।
mahābalaṃ vaiṣṇavavaṃśavatsalaṃ sthalaṃ śrutīnāmiva labdhasadbalam॥ 17-24 ॥
trilokalāvaṇyalalāmalālitaṃ maheśasanmānasahaṃsapālitam।
janāḥ samastā dadṛśurjanapriyaṃ jagannivāsaṃ jagadekamaṅgalam॥ 17-25 ॥
videharājo’pi vilokya vismito digīśadṛksvastyayanaṃ narottamam।
anuvrataṃ gādhisutaṃ sahānujaṃ sumūrtimadbrahmasukhaṃ yathāvyayam॥ 17-26 ॥
vicārayāmāsa vicāraṇācaṇo viviktamāsthāya viviktavinnṛpaḥ।
aho apūrvo naradevanandano vidhātṛvaicitryakalātigadyutiḥ॥ 17-27 ॥
kathaṃ hi sītā pravṛṇīta rāghavaṃ rameva viṣṇuṃ hyanurūpasaubhagam।
ayaṃ hyamuṣyā iyamasya dhīmato vinā raviṃ ko ramayeta padminīm॥ 17-28 ॥
nirīkṣya nūnaṃ sakṛdeva jānakī vṛṇīta cainaṃ raghuvaṃśavardhanam।
na karhicitkvāpi jahāti kaumudī śaratkumudvantamakhaṇḍamaṇḍalam॥ 17-29 ॥
paraṃ pratijñā mama bādhikā vidhe pinākabhaṅktā hi bhavetsutāvaraḥ।
kathaṃ nu rāmo navakañjakomalo javāddhanurdyātpavikoṭiniṣṭhuram॥ 17-30 ॥
sa āśutoṣaḥ sudṛḍhau bhujau kriyānmamāsya rāmasya marālamañjulau।
yathā hyayaṃ vajrakaṭhorakārmukaṃ mṛṇālabhañjaṃ prabhanaktu rāghavaḥ॥ 17-31 ॥
tathaiva sarve mithilānivāsinaḥ śivaṃ mudā prārthitavanta īśvaram।
dhanurdyatu śyāmasarojasundarastaveśa rāmo bhavatānumanyatām॥ 17-32 ॥
iyañca rāmaṃ harimabdhijā yathā varaṃ varārhārhati haṃsagāminī।
tathaiva rāmo’pi ramāmivācyuto vadhūmimāmarhati haṃsavaṃśajaḥ॥ 17-33 ॥
viśāṃ patiḥ kauśikarāmalakṣmaṇān sabhājayitvā bahumānabhājanān।
nidarśayāmāsa sutāsvayaṃvaraṃ sato hi sammānya naraḥ śamañcati॥ 17-34 ॥
tataḥ samebhyaśca mahattare vare suvarṇamañce guruṇā gururbhuvaḥ।
bhuvo bhuvo bhāraharau vṛṣākapī samaṃ vidhātreva nṛpo nyavīviśat॥ 17-35 ॥
samastarājāsanamaulipāsane sa rāghavo lakṣmaṇalakṣito’laghuḥ।
rarāja rājanyakumārasammato guho yathā krauñcagirau sapāvakaḥ॥ 17-36 ॥
babhau munirmadhyagataḥ kumārayormahoccamañce raghuvaryayoratha।
sumeruśṛṅge’sitapītapadmayoḥ sa madhyavartī raviraṃśumāniva॥ 17-37 ॥
ubhau karābhyāṃ śritakākapakṣakau viśuddhavātsalyadhiyā sa lālayan।
dvijo’ruṇābhyāṃ druhiṇo yathā babhau payoruhābhyāmiha bālamanmathau॥ 17-38 ॥
samastadigbhyaḥ samupāgatā nṛpāḥ sadevadaityāsuranāgakinnarāḥ।
mahābalā darpayutāśca jānakīsvayaṃvare proddhatapīnabāhavaḥ॥ 17-39 ॥
tameva tāpicchatanuṃ tamoharaṃ harārcitaṃ candanacarcitaṃ harim।
nisargasaundaryalasatkalevaraṃ vyalokayanniścalapakṣmacakṣuṣā॥ 17-40 ॥
svabhāvavaicitryavibhinnadṛṣṭayaḥ same’bhyapaśyaṃstamaśeṣaśekharam।
pṛthakpṛthaṅno vividhe tathāpyasau ghaṭeṣvanekeṣviva bhānurekalaḥ॥ 17-41 ॥
nṛpapravīrāstamanantapauruṣaṃ vyalokayan lohitakañjalocanam।
pracaṇḍadordaṇḍalasaccharāsanaṃ śarīriṇaṃ vīrarasaṃ yathā rasam॥ 17-42 ॥
vilokya bhītāḥ kuṭilā mahīkṣito bhayaṅkaraṃ koṭikṛtāntabhīkaram।
anantakaṇṭhīravabhīmavikramaṃ trivikramāsaṅkhyalasatpadakramam॥ 17-43 ॥
chalāvanīśāśca śarāsurādayastamabhyapaśyan raghuvaṃśavardhanam।
karālakālānalasannibhānanaṃ pratarjayantaṃ nirṛtiṃ bhayāvaham॥ 17-44 ॥
nisargasaumyā mithilānivāsino vyalokayan rāmamalolalocanam।
adūṣaṇaṃ mānavamātrabhūṣaṇaṃ mahādbhutaṃ bhānukulābjapūṣaṇam॥ 17-45 ॥
tatastamaikṣanta tamālasaubhagaṃ puraḥ purandhryaḥ puruhūtapūjitam।
trilokalāvaṇyalalāmamāmayaṃ nirāmayaṃ mūrtamiva smaraṃ svayam॥ 17-46 ॥
vyaloki vidvadbhiranantaśīrṣavān virāṭprabhuḥ koṭisahasravigrahaḥ।
anantabāhūdaranāsikānanaḥ sahasrapātsāditadaityakānanaḥ॥ 17-47 ॥
mahīpatijñātijanā janārdanaṃ priyaṃ sakhāyaṃ nijabhāvabandhinam।
vyalokayan lolavilocanā hariṃ suhṛdvaraṃ prītikaraṃ tanūbhṛtām॥ 17-48 ॥
amuṣya rājñyo’pyamunā mahībhujā vyalokayaṃstaṃ karuṇārdracetasaḥ।
śiśuṃ yathā brahmaśiśuṃ snutastanāḥ payo’bhirāmā ramaṇīyavigraham॥ 17-49 ॥
ayaṃ kathaṃ syānnanu kandasundaro dhanurdharo’smattanayāvaro vidhe।
kva śambhucāpaṃ pavikoṭiniṣṭhuraḥ śiśuḥ kva cāyaṃ navakañjakomalaḥ॥ 17-50 ॥
tamabjakāntaṃ dadṛśuśca yoginaḥ paraṃ pumāṃsaṃ tamasaḥ paraṃ prabhum।
vibhuṃ sphurajjyotirakhaṇḍavaibhavaṃ svayaṃ prakāśaṃ śritaśāntimīśvaram॥ 17-51 ॥
hareśca bhaktā bhajanīyavigrahaṃ samastakalyāṇaguṇaikasaṅgraham।
dṛśā samānīya hariṃ manogṛhaṃ svamaṣṭidevaṃ hyabhajan sadāgraham॥ 17-52 ॥
athāsunāthaṃ tamanāthasaṃśrayaṃ gavākṣato gotanayā gaveṣayat।
rahogataṃ taṃ parirabhya nirvṛtā nisarganavyaṃ nimivaṃśakanyakā॥ 17-53 ॥
avādayanmaṅgalavādyadundubhīrjaguḥ kalaṃ kimpuruṣāḥ sumaṅgalam।
surāḥ prasūnairvavṛṣuśca jānakīsvayaṃvare’nṛtyadathāpsarogaṇaḥ॥ 17-54 ॥
atheṅgitajñā janakasya jānakī sakhījanālaṅkṛtacārubhūṣaṇā।
karābjarājajjayamālikā kalaṃ jagāma sītā śanakaiḥ svayaṃvaram॥ 17-55 ॥
yato yato gacchati maithilī śanaiḥ payojapadbhyāṃ jayamālikāmayī।
tatastato bhūpagaṇā hatāśakā bhavanti dīpaprabhayeva vañcitāḥ॥ 17-56 ॥
parisphuratkāñcisunīlaśāṭikāsamāvṛtā maithilarājakanyakā।
viyadgatāmbhodataḍinmayacchaviṃ satārakāṃ cāpi jigāya jānakī॥ 17-57 ॥
same’pyapaśyan jagadekasundarīṃ śriyaṃ mahīpāśca nimeṣavarjitāḥ।
mahīsutā tūtpalanīlarāghavaṃ cakorikā candramivāpapau dṛśā॥ 17-58 ॥
gṛhītavīrāsanamambudacchaviṃ gurośca savyetarabhāgamāsthitam।
samīpamāhūya dṛśānujaṃ kimapyudīrayantaṃ smitamañjulānanam॥ 17-59 ॥
tamīkṣamāṇā navameghameduraṃ jagannivāsaṃ jagadekasundaram।
videhakanyā raghuvaṃśadīpakaṃ babhau mṛgākṣīva mṛgī mṛgīpsitā॥ 17-60 ॥
nṛpeṣu tiṣṭhatsu yathocitāsanaṃ janeṣu paśyatsvatha rāmamaithilīm।
kṣamāmiveṣṭāṃ samajūghuṣatkṣamāpatiḥ pratijñāṃ virudena vandibhiḥ॥ 17-61 ॥
śṛṇudhvamete mahitā mahīkṣitaḥ svayaṃvare parvaṇi vai samāgatāḥ।
videharājasya mahīmivācalāmimāṃ pratijñāṃ duhituḥ kṛte kṛtām॥ 17-62 ॥
vidanti sarve śivacāpamadbhutaṃ purā videheṣu śivena cārpitam।
purāntakaṃ manmathadhūmaketunā supūjitaṃ maithilavaṃśarājabhiḥ॥ 17-63 ॥
sadevadaityāsurayakṣarākṣasā na mānavāstolayituṃ ca yatkṣamāḥ।
narendrabāhūddhatavīryacandramonṛsiṃhadāsasvasṛsūnusammitam॥ 17-64 ॥
tadīśacāpaṃ pavikoṭiniṣṭhuraṃ kareṇa savyena sahelamuddhṛtam।
narendrakanyā bahuśo’pyanartayatkarīndrakanyeva mṛṇāladaṇḍakam॥ 17-65 ॥
vilokya lokottaramātmajākṛtaṃ cakāra bhūpo mahatīṃ pratiśrutim।
pinākabhaṅktaiva sutāvaro bhaveddhṛtādrirambhonidhijādhavo yathā॥ 17-66 ॥
tadadya yaḥ ko’pi vibhajya kārmukaṃ pradarśayiṣyatyatha viśrutaṃ balam।
sa rājakanyājayamālayā tayā jayaśriyā śīghramalaṅkariṣyate॥ 17-67 ॥
udetu vā bhānurupetya paścimāṃ jahātu velāṃ yadi vā payonidhiḥ।
tathāpi bho bhūpavarā nibodhata svakāṃ pratijñāṃ janako na hāsyati॥ 17-68 ॥
niśamya tadvandivaco mahīkṣitaḥ samutthitā vepitabāhavassame।
gatā na taccālayituṃ kṣamā balātpunarnivṛttā abalā ivāhatāḥ॥ 17-69 ॥
athaindraseniḥ samupetya vismitaḥ pradakṣiṇīkṛtya śanaiḥ praṇamya tat।
avāptanirvāṇa ivātmamandiraṃ śarāsurastūṇamivāgataḥ śaraḥ॥ 17-70 ॥
tato bhujānāṃ nicayena viṃśateriyeṣa taccālayituṃ sa rāvaṇaḥ।
prabhagnavīryo dhanuṣaiva tatkṣaṇaṃ daśānano vītavibhānano’gamat॥ 17-71 ॥
tato nṛpāṇāmayutaṃ ruṣotthitaṃ prayatnavattolayituṃ śarāsanam।
na cācaladdhvāntamivoḍubhiściraṃ śriyā hatāste kuṭilāḥ parāṅmukhāḥ॥ 17-72 ॥
iti smarārerdhanuṣā svayaṃvare prabhagnavīryeṣu nṛpeṣu satsvatha।
malīmasāsyeṣu hateṣviva śriyā daśāmavāpteṣu niśīthapakṣiṇām॥ 17-73 ॥
jagāma cintāṃ janako janādhipaḥ svayaṃvarīṃ vīkṣya daśāṃ bhayaṅkarīm।
prarūḍharoṣaḥ sphuritādharottaro vigarhayan rājasabhāṃ vyabhāṣata॥ 17-74 ॥
samastadigbhyo balavīryadarpitāḥ sadevadaityāsurayakṣarākṣasāḥ।
manuṣyaveṣāstanayābhilāṣiṇaścaroryathā dhvāṅkṣa upāgatā same॥ 17-75 ॥
aho alaṃ yūyamanāptapauruṣāḥ kuśāsakāḥ klībaviḍambanāparāḥ।
kuyoginaḥ svāntamivāmalātmano na vai dhanuścālayituṃ yataḥ kṣamāḥ॥ 17-76 ॥
manoramāyā duhiturjayaśriyastrilokakīrterupalabdhibhājanam।
na cāpabhaṅktāramatho’pi sṛṣṭavān vidhirvisarjyo hi mayā svayaṃvaraḥ॥ 17-77 ॥
nirāśakā gacchata bhūbhṛto gṛhān na vā pratijñāṃ janako vihāsyati।
na vā vidhātrā mithileśamaṇḍape vyalekhi vaidehivivāhamaṅgalam॥ 17-78 ॥
na cādhunā ko’pi mudhā vikatthatāṃ haṭhādbhaṭammanya ivāturo janaḥ।
pravīraśūnyāmavadhāraye mahīṃ svayaṃvaraṃ cāpi visarjayāmyaham॥ 17-79 ॥
yadi hyavetsyaṃ bhaṭavarjitāṃ mahīṃ napuṃsakān yā hi dadhāti vakṣasā।
tadākariṣyaṃśca kathaṃ pratiśrutiṃ vṛthāgamiṣyaṃ parihāsapātratām॥ 17-80 ॥
vidhe tyajeyaṃ yadi cetpratiśrutiṃ tadā vrajenme sukṛtaṃ cirārjitam।
sutā kumāryeva gṛhe virājatāṃ videharājasya viḍambanaṃ hyadaḥ॥ 17-81 ॥
niśamya caitajjanakasya bhāṣitaṃ vibhāvya rāmasya kṛtāṃ tiraskṛtim।
prarūḍhakopasphuritāruṇādharo jagāda saumitrirathottaraṃ param॥ 17-82 ॥
mukhāmbujaṃ tasya sato vivakṣataḥ pravālatāmraṃ bhrakuṭībhayaṅkaram।
karālakālānalasannibhaṃ lasajjighitsayeva trijagatkṛtaśramam॥ 17-83 ॥
praṇamya rāmasya padāmbujadvayaṃ bhujau samutthāpya nibodhya bhūbhṛtaḥ।
pramāṇayiṣyan raghuvīrabhūṣitāṃ vasundharāṃ bhūpatimabhyabhāṣata॥ 17-84 ॥
bhavedraghūṇāṃ yadi ko’pi saṃsadi pravaktumīśīta tadā ka īdṛśam।
pravidyamāne’pi raghūdvahe harau prasahya yadbhūpatinā prabhāṣitam॥ 17-85 ॥
ahaṃ pinākaṃ paribhaṅktumutsahe tṛṇāyamānaṃ śatasandhijarjaram।
kṛtā pratijñā viṣamā mahībhṛtā tato’tra pāpaṃ pariśaṅkate manaḥ॥ 17-86 ॥
pradīyatāṃ me bhavatānuśāsanaṃ mṛṇālatolaṃ paritolayan dhanuḥ।
pradhāvya vegācchatayojanaṃ balādvipothaye kandukitaṃ bhuvi kṣaṇam॥ 17-87 ॥
itīrayantaṃ prasamīkṣya lakṣmaṇaṃ nirīkṣya sītāṃ dhṛtaharṣacetasam।
nivārayāmāsa vaśī dṛśānujaṃ mahatpratīkṣyaṃ hyanuśāsanaṃ satām॥ 17-88 ॥
viśvāmitramuniḥ samīkṣya dhanuṣā bhagnātmavīryān nṛpān
cintāsāgaramagnacetasamatho dṛṣṭvā videhādhipam।
premotphullavilocanāmbujayugaḥ snigdhasvaraṃ saspṛhaṃ
bhaṅktuṃ śambhuśarāsanaṃ raghuvaraṃ śrīrāmamabhyādiśat॥ 17-89 ॥
uttiṣṭha prabhurāma bhūmitanayāṃ lipsūṃśca śatrūñjaya
śārvaṃ kāmaṭhapṛṣṭhavajrakaṭhinaṃ śīghraṃ dhanurbhañjaya।
cintāśokadavāgnidagdhavibhavaṃ sīradhvajaṃ rañjaya
sītāṃ prāpya jayaśriyaṃ tribhuvane khyātiṃ ciraṃ vyañjaya॥ 17-90 ॥
ityukto guruṇā jagadgururasau śrīkauśikaṃ brāhmaṇān
natvā nandanapuṣpapūjitapadaḥ prīto janān nandayan।
uttiṣṭhannadhimañcamātmamahasā pūrṇaḥ prakāśojjvalaḥ
śobhāṃ bālaraverathodayagirau rāmo’jayattasthuṣaḥ॥ 17-91 ॥
gacchanmattamataṅgamañjugamanaḥ sopānataḥ pārthivīṃ
paśyan padmapalāśasammitadṛśā harṣaṃ vitanvan satām।
varṣan vārijanetrataḥ sukhasudhāṃ tarṣaṃ haran prāṇināṃ
karṣan mañjumanāṃsi cañcaladṛśāṃ rāmo vireje vibhuḥ॥ 17-92 ॥
devāḥ pannagayakṣakinnaranarā nāryo nṛpo maithilo
gandharvāsurarākṣasā munigaṇāḥ premaprakarṣotkaṭāḥ।
bhaṅktuṃ śambhuśarāsanaṃ bhagavate mañcādadho gacchate
śrīrāmāya navīnanīradaruce sarve’bruvanmaṅgalam॥ 17-93 ॥
dṛṣṭvā vyālamivālpakaṃ sa garuḍaḥ spṛṣṭvā dhanuḥ pāṇinā
pṛṣṭvā śaṅkaramātmakiṅkaravaraṃ hṛṣṭvā harirlāghavāt।
ādāyābjakareṇa ropitaguṇaṃ kṛṣṭvā ca karṇāntikaṃ
śrīrāmastṛṇabhañjamīśvaradhanurmadhyādbabhañjāñjasā॥ 17-94 ॥
śeṣo’bhūdvadhiro vidhiśca vikalo bhraṣṭāḥ patho vājino
bhānoḥ kacchapadiggajaiḥ pracalitā bhūmirdiśaḥ kampitāḥ।
trailokyaṃ bhayasambhṛtaṃ vadhiritaṃ śambhussamādhiṃ jahau
śrīrāmeṇa vibhajyamānadhanuṣaḥ śrutvātighoraṃ dhvanim॥ 17-95 ॥
sītādhiṃ mithilāpatervikalatāṃ rājñībhayaṃ devatā-
cintāṃ bhārgavagarvamābhinayikaṃ saṃsāriṇāṃ saṃśayam।
darpaṃ mūḍhamahībhujāṃ sa bhagavān sākaṃ pinākena vai
dordaṇḍoddhatavīryaghorajaladhau sarvān samāmajjayat॥ 17-96 ॥
nedurdundubhayo divi pramuditā gandharvamukhyā jagu-
rdevā nandanapuṣpakaiḥ pravavṛṣurbhejurmunīndrāḥ padam।
sarvo maithilanāgaraḥ pramumude prītiṃ yayau lakṣmaṇa-
strailokye ca vijṛmbhitaṃ hariyaśaśśārdūlavikrīḍitam॥ 17-97 ॥
atha daśarathasūnurdeśikādiṣṭadivyaprabalabhujabalābdhau cāpapotaṃ nimajjya।
kudharaduhitṛbhartusstūyamānaḥ surendraiḥ kuśikasutapadābje bhālabhṛṅgaṃ jugūha॥ 17-98 ॥
praṇigadati munīndre sasvaraṃ vedamantrān kalitakusumavarṣe devavarṣe praharṣe।
sarasijajayamālāṃ jānakī jaitralakṣmyā raghuvaravarakaṇṭhe prārpayatprāptakālā॥ 17-99 ॥
tadā jayajayadhvanidhvanitamāsta lokatrayaṃ
raghūttamakṛpāsudhākṣapitapāpatāpaṃ jagat।
gṛhītajayamālinī janakajā mahaśśālinī
namo’stviti samabhyadhādraghuvarāya pṛthvīpatiḥ॥ 17-100 ॥
itthaṃ śubhe bhārgavarāghavīye bhavye mahākāvya udāravṛtte।
śriye’stu sargaḥ kavirāmabhadrācāryapraṇīte daśasaptamo’yam॥ 17-101 ॥
iti dharmacakravartimahāmahopādhyāyaśrīcitrakūṭatulasīpīṭhādhīśvarajagadgururāmānandācāryamahākavisvāmirāmabhadrācāryapraṇīte śrībhārgavarāghavīye mahākāvye sītāsavayaṃvaraṃ nāma saptadaśaḥ sargaḥ।