.. vālmīki rāmāyaṇa - kiṣkindhākāṇḍa ..

sarga - 48

athāṅgadastadā sarvānvānarānidamabravīt .. 1..

pariśrānto mahāprājñaḥ samāśvāsya śanairvacaḥ .
vanāni girayo nadyo durgāṇi gahanāni ca .. 2..

daryo giriguhāścaiva vicitā naḥ samantataḥ .
tatra tatra sahāsmābhirjānakī na ca dṛśyate .
tadvā rakṣo hṛtā yena sītā surasutopamā .. 3..

kālaśca no mahānyātaḥ sugrīvaścograśāsanaḥ .
tasmādbhavantaḥ sahitā vicinvantu samantataḥ .. 4..

vihāya tandrīṃ śokaṃ ca nidrāṃ caiva samutthitām .
vicinudhvaṃ yathā sītāṃ paśyāmo janakātmajām .. 5..

anirvedaṃ ca dākṣyaṃ ca manasaścāparājayam .
kāryasiddhikarāṇyāhustasmādetadbravīmyaham .. 6..

adyāpīdaṃ vanaṃ durgaṃ vicinvantu vanaukasaḥ .
khedaṃ tyaktvā punaḥ sarvaṃ vanametadvicīyatām .. 7..

avaśyaṃ kriyamāṇasya dṛśyate karmaṇaḥ phalam .
alaṃ nirvedamāgamya na hi no malinaṃ kṣamam .. 8..

sugrīvaḥ krodhano rājā tīkṣṇadaṇḍaśca vānarāḥ .
bhetavyaṃ tasya satataṃ rāmasya ca mahātmanaḥ .. 9..

hitārthametaduktaṃ vaḥ kriyatāṃ yadi rocate .
ucyatāṃ vā kṣamaṃ yannaḥ sarveṣāmeva vānarāḥ .. 10..

aṅgadasya vacaḥ śrutvā vacanaṃ gandhamādanaḥ .
uvācāvyaktayā vācā pipāsā śramakhinnayā .. 11..

sadṛśaṃ khalu vo vākyamaṅgado yaduvāca ha .
hitaṃ caivānukūlaṃ ca kriyatāmasya bhāṣitam .. 12..

punarmārgāmahe śailānkandarāṃśca darīstathā .
kānanāni ca śūnyāni giriprasravaṇāni ca .. 13..

yathoddiṣṭhāni sarvāṇi sugrīveṇa mahātmanā .
vicinvantu vanaṃ sarve giridurgāṇi sarvaśaḥ .. 14..

tataḥ samutthāya punarvānarāste mahābalāḥ .
vindhyakānanasaṅkīrṇāṃ vicerurdakṣiṇāṃ diśam .. 15..

te śāradābhrapratimaṃ śrīmadrajataparvatam .
śṛṅgavantaṃ darīvantamadhiruhya ca vānarāḥ .. 16..

tatra lodhravanaṃ ramyaṃ saptaparṇavanāni ca .
vicinvanto harivarāḥ sītādarśanakāṅkṣiṇaḥ .. 17..

tasyāgramadhirūḍhāste śrāntā vipulavikramāḥ .
na paśyanti sma vaidehīṃ rāmasya mahiṣīṃ priyām .. 18..

te tu dṛṣṭigataṃ kṛtvā taṃ śailaṃ bahukandaram .
avārohanta harayo vīkṣamāṇāḥ samantataḥ .. 19..

avaruhya tato bhūmiṃ śrāntā vigatacetasaḥ .
sthitvā muhūrtaṃ tatrātha vṛkṣamūlamupāśritāḥ .. 20..

te muhūrtaṃ samāśvastāḥ kiṃ cidbhagnapariśramāḥ .
punarevodyatāḥ kṛtsnāṃ mārgituṃ dakṣiṇāṃ diśam .. 21..

hanumatpramukhāste tu prasthitāḥ plavagarṣabhāḥ .
vindhyamevāditastāvadviceruste samantataḥ .. 22..




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