Sarga 57: Rama meets Lakshmana returning alone; fears the worst
tataḥ sa rāmo dharmātmā daṇḍakāraṇyamāśritaḥ । munīn sarvān namaskṛtya jagāma saha sītayā ॥ 1 ॥
ityārṣe śrīmadrāmāyaṇe vālmīkīya ādikāvye । araṇyakāṇḍe śubhe ramye kathāsāraḥ pravartate ॥ 2 ॥
dhanurādāya kākutsthaḥ sarvalokahitaiṣiṇaḥ । rarakṣa tāpasān sarvān rākṣasebhyo mahāyaśāḥ ॥ 3 ॥
agastyasya muneḥ prītyā prāpya cāpaṃ sa vaiṣṇavam । pañcavaṭyāṃ mahātejā nyavasat saha lakṣmaṇe ॥ 4 ॥
jaṭāyuṣaḥ paraṃ dharmaṃ dṛṣṭvā bhaktiyutaṃ nṛpaḥ । satkāraṃ parayā bhaktyā cakāra raghunandanaḥ ॥ 5 ॥
śabarīṃ pūjayitvā tu prāpya cāmitavikramaḥ । ṛṣyamūkaṃ jagāmāśu sugrīvapriyakāmyayā ॥ 6 ॥
tataḥ sa rāmo dharmātmā daṇḍakāraṇyamāśritaḥ । munīn sarvān namaskṛtya jagāma saha sītayā ॥ 7 ॥
ityārṣe śrīmadrāmāyaṇe vālmīkīya ādikāvye । araṇyakāṇḍe śubhe ramye kathāsāraḥ pravartate ॥ 8 ॥
dhanurādāya kākutsthaḥ sarvalokahitaiṣiṇaḥ । rarakṣa tāpasān sarvān rākṣasebhyo mahāyaśāḥ ॥ 9 ॥
agastyasya muneḥ prītyā prāpya cāpaṃ sa vaiṣṇavam । pañcavaṭyāṃ mahātejā nyavasat saha lakṣmaṇe ॥ 10 ॥
jaṭāyuṣaḥ paraṃ dharmaṃ dṛṣṭvā bhaktiyutaṃ nṛpaḥ । satkāraṃ parayā bhaktyā cakāra raghunandanaḥ ॥ 11 ॥
śabarīṃ pūjayitvā tu prāpya cāmitavikramaḥ । ṛṣyamūkaṃ jagāmāśu sugrīvapriyakāmyayā ॥ 12 ॥
tataḥ sa rāmo dharmātmā daṇḍakāraṇyamāśritaḥ । munīn sarvān namaskṛtya jagāma saha sītayā ॥ 13 ॥
ityārṣe śrīmadrāmāyaṇe vālmīkīya ādikāvye । araṇyakāṇḍe śubhe ramye kathāsāraḥ pravartate ॥ 14 ॥
dhanurādāya kākutsthaḥ sarvalokahitaiṣiṇaḥ । rarakṣa tāpasān sarvān rākṣasebhyo mahāyaśāḥ ॥ 15 ॥
agastyasya muneḥ prītyā prāpya cāpaṃ sa vaiṣṇavam । pañcavaṭyāṃ mahātejā nyavasat saha lakṣmaṇe ॥ 16 ॥
jaṭāyuṣaḥ paraṃ dharmaṃ dṛṣṭvā bhaktiyutaṃ nṛpaḥ । satkāraṃ parayā bhaktyā cakāra raghunandanaḥ ॥ 17 ॥
śabarīṃ pūjayitvā tu prāpya cāmitavikramaḥ । ṛṣyamūkaṃ jagāmāśu sugrīvapriyakāmyayā ॥ 18 ॥
tataḥ sa rāmo dharmātmā daṇḍakāraṇyamāśritaḥ । munīn sarvān namaskṛtya jagāma saha sītayā ॥ 19 ॥
ityārṣe śrīmadrāmāyaṇe vālmīkīya ādikāvye । araṇyakāṇḍe śubhe ramye kathāsāraḥ pravartate ॥ 20 ॥
dhanurādāya kākutsthaḥ sarvalokahitaiṣiṇaḥ । rarakṣa tāpasān sarvān rākṣasebhyo mahāyaśāḥ ॥ 21 ॥
agastyasya muneḥ prītyā prāpya cāpaṃ sa vaiṣṇavam । pañcavaṭyāṃ mahātejā nyavasat saha lakṣmaṇe ॥ 22 ॥
jaṭāyuṣaḥ paraṃ dharmaṃ dṛṣṭvā bhaktiyutaṃ nṛpaḥ । satkāraṃ parayā bhaktyā cakāra raghunandanaḥ ॥ 23 ॥