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sarga - 41

tataḥ prasthāpya sugrīvastānharīndakṣiṇāṃ diśam .
buddhivikramasampannānvāyuvegasamāñjave .. 1..

athāhūya mahātejāḥ suṣeṇaṃ nāma yūthapam .
tārāyāḥ pitaraṃ rājā śvaśurabhīmavikramam .. 2..

abravītprāñjalirvākyamabhigamya praṇamya ca .
sāhāyyaṃ kuru rāmasya kṛtye.asminsamupasthite .. 3..

vṛtaḥ śatasahasreṇa vānarāṇāṃ tarasvinām .
abhigaccha diśaṃ saumya paścimāṃ vāruṇīṃ prabho .. 4..

surāṣṭrānsaha bāhlīkāñśūrābhīrāṃstathaiva ca .
sphītāñjanapadānramyānvipulāni purāṇi ca .. 5..

puṃnāgagahanaṃ kukṣiṃ bahuloddālakākulam .
tathā ketakaṣaṇḍāṃśca mārgadhvaṃ hariyūthapāḥ .. 6..

pratyaksrotogamāścaiva nadyaḥ śītajalāḥ śivāḥ .
tāpasānāmaraṇyāni kāntārā girayaś ca ye .. 7..

girijālāvṛtāṃ durgāṃ mārgitvā paścimāṃ diśam .
tataḥ paścimamāsādya samudraṃ draṣṭumarhatha .
timi nakrāyuta jalamakṣobhyamatha vānaraḥ .. 8..

tataḥ ketakaṣaṇḍeṣu tamālagahaneṣu ca .
kapayo vihariṣyanti nārikelavaneṣu ca .. 9..

tatra sītāṃ ca mārgadhvaṃ nilayaṃ rāvaṇasya ca .
marīcipattanaṃ caiva ramyaṃ caiva jaṭīpuram .. 10..

avantīmaṅgalopāṃ ca tathā cālakṣitaṃ vanam .
rāṣṭrāṇi ca viśālāni pattanāni tatastataḥ .. 11..

sindhusāgarayoścaiva saṅgame tatra parvataḥ .
mahānhemagirirnāma śataśṛṅgo mahādrumaḥ .. 12..

tasya prastheṣu ramyeṣu siṃhāḥ pakṣagamāḥ sthitāḥ .
timimatsyagajāṃścaiva nīḍānyāropayanti te .. 13..

tāni nīḍāni siṃhānāṃ giriśṛṅgagatāś ca ye .
dṛptāstṛptāśca mātaṅgāstoyadasvananiḥsvanāḥ .
vicaranti viśāle.asmiṃstoyapūrṇe samantataḥ .. 14..

tasya śṛṅgaṃ divasparśaṃ kāñcanaṃ citrapādapam .
sarvamāśu vicetavyaṃ kapibhiḥ kāmarūpibhiḥ .. 15..

koṭiṃ tatra samudre tu kāñcanīṃ śatayojanam .
durdarśāṃ pariyātrasya gatā drakṣyatha vānarāḥ .. 16..

koṭyastatra caturviṃśadgandharvāṇāṃ tarasvinām .
vasantyagninikāśānāṃ ghorāṇāṃ kāmarūpiṇām .. 17..

nātyāsādayitavyāste vānarairbhīmavikramaiḥ .
nādeyaṃ ca phalaṃ tasmāddeśātkiṃ citplavaṅgamaiḥ .. 18..

durāsadā hi te vīrāḥ sattvavanto mahābalāḥ .
phalamūlāni te tatra rakṣante bhīmavikramāḥ .. 19..

tatra yatnaśca kartavyo mārgitavyā ca jānakī .
na hi tebhyo bhayaṃ kiṃ citkapitvamanuvartatām .. 20..

caturbhāge samudrasya cakravānnāma parvataḥ .
tatra cakraṃ sahasrāraṃ nirmitaṃ viśvakarmaṇā .. 21..

tatra pañcajanaṃ hatvā hayagrīvaṃ ca dānavam .
ājahāra tataścakraṃ śaṅkhaṃ ca puruṣottamaḥ .. 22..

tasya sānuṣu citreṣu viśālāsu guhāsu ca .
rāvaṇaḥ saha vaidehyā mārgitavyastatastataḥ .. 23..

yojanāni catuḥṣaṣṭirvarāho nāma parvataḥ .
suvarṇaśṛṅgaḥ suśrīmānagādhe varuṇālaye .. 24..

tatra prāgjyotiṣaṃ nāma jātarūpamayaṃ puram .
yasminvasti duṣṭātmā narako nāma guhāsu ca .. 25..

tasya sānuṣu citreṣu viśālāsu guhāsu ca .
rāvaṇaḥ saha vaidehyā mārgitavyastatastataḥ .. 26..

tamatikramya śailendraṃ kāñcanāntaranirdaraḥ .
parvataḥ sarvasauvarṇo dhārā prasravaṇāyutaḥ .. 27..

taṃ gajāśca varāhāśca siṃhā vyāghrāśca sarvataḥ .
abhigarjanti satataṃ tena śabdena darpitāḥ .. 28..

tasminharihayaḥ śrīmānmahendraḥ pākaśāsanaḥ .
abhiṣiktaḥ surai rājā meghavānnāma parvataḥ .. 29..

tamatikramya śailendraṃ mahendraparipālitam .
ṣaṣṭiṃ girisahasrāṇi kāñcanāni gamiṣyatha .. 30..

taruṇādityavarṇāni bhrājamānāni sarvataḥ .
jātarūpamayairvṛkṣaiḥ śobhitāni supuṣpitaiḥ .. 31..

teṣāṃ madhye sthito rājā meruruttamaparvataḥ .
ādityena prasannena śailo dattavaraḥ purā .. 32..

tenaivamuktaḥ śailendraḥ sarva eva tvadāśrayāḥ .
matprasādādbhaviṣyanti divārātrau ca kāñcanāḥ .. 33..

tvayi ye cāpi vatsyanti devagandharvadānavāḥ .
te bhaviṣyanti raktāśca prabhayā kāñcanaprabhāḥ .. 34..

ādityā vasavo rudrā marutaśca divaukasaḥ .
āgamya paścimāṃ sandhyāṃ merumuttamaparvatam .. 35..

ādityamupatiṣṭhanti taiśca sūryo.abhipūjitaḥ .
adṛśyaḥ sarvabhūtānāmastaṃ gacchati parvatam .. 36..

yojanānāṃ sahasrāṇi daśatāni divākaraḥ .
muhūrtārdhena taṃ śīghramabhiyāti śiloccayam .. 37..

śṛṅge tasya mahaddivyaṃ bhavanaṃ sūryasaṃnibham .
prāsādaguṇasambādhaṃ vihitaṃ viśvakarmaṇā .. 38..

śobhitaṃ tarubhiścitrairnānāpakṣisamākulaiḥ .
niketaṃ pāśahastasya varuṇasya mahātmanaḥ .. 39..

antarā merumastaṃ ca tālo daśaśirā mahān .
jātarūpamayaḥ śrīmānbhrājate citravedikaḥ .. 40..

teṣu sarveṣu durgeṣu saraḥsu ca saritsu ca .
rāvaṇaḥ saha vaidehyā mārgitavyastatastataḥ .. 41..

yatra tiṣṭhati dharmātmā tapasā svena bhāvitaḥ .
merusāvarṇirityeva khyāto vai brahmaṇā samaḥ .. 42..

praṣṭavyo merusāvarṇirmaharṣiḥ sūryasaṃnibhaḥ .
praṇamya śirasā bhūmau pravṛttiṃ maithilīṃ prati .. 43..

etāvajjīvalokasya bhāskaro rajanīkṣaye .
kṛtvā vitimiraṃ sarvamastaṃ gacchati parvatam .. 44..

etāvadvānaraiḥ śakyaṃ gantuṃ vānarapuṅgavāḥ .
abhāskaramamaryādaṃ na jānīmastataḥ param .. 45..

adhigamya tu vaidehīṃ nilayaṃ rāvaṇasya ca .
astaṃ parvatamāsādya pūrṇe māse nivartata .. 46..

ūrdhvaṃ māsānna vastavyaṃ vasanvadhyo bhavenmama .
sahaiva śūro yuṣmābhiḥ śvaśuro me gamiṣyati .. 47..

śrotavyaṃ sarvametasya bhavadbhirdiṣṭa kāribhiḥ .
gurureṣa mahābāhuḥ śvaśuro me mahābalaḥ .. 48..

bhavantaścāpi vikrāntāḥ pramāṇaṃ sarvakarmasu .
pramāṇamenaṃ saṃsthāpya paśyadhvaṃ paścimāṃ diśam .. 49..

dṛṣṭāyāṃ tu narendrasyā patnyāmamitatejasaḥ .
kṛtakṛtyā bhaviṣyāmaḥ kṛtasya pratikarmaṇā .. 50..

ato.anyadapi yatkiṃ citkāryasyāsya hitaṃ bhavet .
sampradhārya bhavadbhiśca deśakālārthasaṃhitam .. 51..

tataḥ suṣeṇa pramukhāḥ plavaṅgamāḥ
sugrīvavākyaṃ nipuṇaṃ niśamya .
āmantrya sarve plavagādhipaṃ te
jagmurdiśaṃ tāṃ varuṇābhiguptām .. 52..

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