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sarga - 37

pratigṛhya ca tatsarvamupānayamupāhṛtam .
vānarānsāntvayitvā ca sarvāneva vyasarjayat .. 1..

visarjayitvā sa harīñśūrāṃstānkṛtakarmaṇaḥ .
mene kṛtārthamātmānaṃ rāghavaṃ ca mahābalam .. 2..

sa lakṣmaṇo bhīmabalaṃ sarvavānarasattamam .
abravītpraśritaṃ vākyaṃ sugrīvaṃ sampraharṣayan .
kiṣkindhāyā viniṣkrāma yadi te saumya rocate .. 3..

tasya tadvacanaṃ śrutvā lakṣmaṇasya subhāṣitam .
sugrīvaḥ paramaprīto vākyametaduvāca ha .. 4..

evaṃ bhavatu gacchāmaḥ stheyaṃ tvacchāsane mayā .
tamevamuktvā sugrīvo lakṣmaṇaṃ śubhalakṣmaṇam .. 5..

visarjayāmāsa tadā tārāmanyāśca yoṣitaḥ .
etetyuccairharivarānsugrīvaḥ samudāharat .. 6..

tasya tadvacanaṃ śrutvā harayaḥ śīghramāyayuḥ .
baddhāñjalipuṭāḥ sarve ye syuḥ strīdarśanakṣamāḥ .. 7..

tānuvāca tataḥ prāptānrājārkasadṛśaprabhaḥ .
upasthāpayata kṣipraṃ śibikāṃ mama vānarāḥ .. 8..

śrutvā tu vacanaṃ tasya harayaḥ śīghravikramāḥ .
samupasthāpayāmāsuḥ śibikāṃ priyadarśanām .. 9..

tāmupasthāpitāṃ dṛṣṭvā śibikāṃ vānarādhipaḥ .
lakṣmaṇāruhyatāṃ śīghramiti saumitrimabravīt .. 10..

ityuktvā kāñcanaṃ yānaṃ sugrīvaḥ sūryasaṃnibham .
bṛhadbhirharibhiryuktamāruroha salakṣmaṇaḥ .. 11..

pāṇḍureṇātapatreṇa dhriyamāṇena mūrdhani .
śuklaiśca bālavyajanairdhūyamānaiḥ samantataḥ .. 12..

śaṅkhabherīninādaiśca bandibhiścābhivanditaḥ .
niryayau prāpya sugrīvo rājyaśriyamanuttamām .. 13..

sa vānaraśataistīṣkṇairbahubhiḥ śastrapāṇibhiḥ .
parikīrṇo yayau tatra yatra rāmo vyavasthitaḥ .. 14..

sa taṃ deśamanuprāpya śreṣṭhaṃ rāmaniṣevitam .
avātaranmahātejāḥ śibikāyāḥ salakṣmaṇaḥ .. 15..

āsādya ca tato rāmaṃ kṛtāñjalipuṭo.abhavat .
kṛtāñjalau sthite tasminvānarāścabhavaṃstathā .. 16..

taṭākamiva taddṛṣṭvā rāmaḥ kuḍmalapaṅkajam .
vānarāṇāṃ mahatsainyaṃ sugrīve prītimānabhūt .. 17..

pādayoḥ patitaṃ mūrdhnā tamutthāpya harīśvaram .
preṃṇā ca bahumānācca rāghavaḥ pariṣasvaje .. 18..

pariṣvajya ca dharmātmā niṣīdeti tato.abravīt .
taṃ niṣaṇṇaṃ tato dṛṣṭvā kṣitau rāmo.abravīdvacaḥ .. 19..

dharmamarthaṃ ca kāmaṃ ca kāle yastu niṣevate .
vibhajya satataṃ vīra sa rājā harisattama .. 20..

hitvā dharmaṃ tathārthaṃ ca kāmaṃ yastu niṣevate .
sa vṛkṣāgre yathā suptaḥ patitaḥ pratibudhyate .. 21..

amitrāṇāṃ vadhe yukto mitrāṇāṃ saṅgrahe rataḥ .
trivargaphalabhoktā tu rājā dharmeṇa yujyate .. 22..

udyogasamayastveṣa prāptaḥ śatruvināśana .
sañcintyatāṃ hi piṅgeśa haribhiḥ saha mantribhiḥ .. 23..

evamuktastu sugrīvo rāmaṃ vacanamabravīt .. 24..

pranaṣṭā śrīśca kīrtiśca kapirājyaṃ ca śāśvatam .
tvatprasādānmahābāho punaḥ prāptamidaṃ mayā .. 25..

tava devaprasadācca bhrātuśca jayatāṃ vara .
kṛtaṃ na pratikuryādyaḥ puruṣāṇāṃ sa dūṣakaḥ .. 26..

ete vānaramukhyāśca śataśaḥ śatrusūdana .
prāptāścādāya balinaḥ pṛthivyāṃ sarvavānarān .. 27..

ṛkṣāścāvahitāḥ śūrā golāṅgūlāśca rāghava .
kāntāra vanadurgāṇāmabhijñā ghoradarśanāḥ .. 28..

devagandharvaputrāśca vānarāḥ kāmarūpiṇaḥ .
svaiḥ svaiḥ parivṛtāḥ sainyairvartante pathi rāghava .. 29..

śataiḥ śatasahasraiśca koṭibhiśca plavaṅgamāḥ .
ayutaiścāvṛtā vīrā śaṅkubhiśca parantapa .. 30..

arbudairarbudaśatairmadhyaiścāntaiśca vānarāḥ .
samudraiśca parārdhaiśca harayo hariyūthapāḥ .. 31..

āgamiṣyanti te rājanmahendrasamavikramāḥ .
merumandarasaṅkāśā vindhyamerukṛtālayāḥ .. 32..

te tvāmabhigamiṣyanti rākṣasaṃ ye sabāndhavam .
nihatya rāvaṇaṃ saṅkhye hyānayiṣyanti maithilīm .. 33..

tatastamudyogamavekṣya buddhimān
haripravīrasya nideśavartinaḥ .
babhūva harṣādvasudhādhipātmajaḥ
prabuddhanīlotpalatulyadarśanaḥ .. 34..

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