.. vālmīki rāmāyaṇa - kiṣkindhākāṇḍa ..

sarga - 54

śrutvā hanumato vākyaṃ praśritaṃ dharmasaṃhitam .
svāmisatkārasaṃyuktamaṅgado vākyamabravīt .. 1..

sthairyaṃ sarvātmanā śaucamānṛśaṃsyamathārjavam .
vikramaiścaiva dhairyaṃ ca sugrīve nopapadyate .. 2..

bhrāturjyeṣṭhasya yo bhāryāṃ jīvito mahiṣīṃ priyām .
dharmeṇa mātaraṃ yastu svīkaroti jugupsitaḥ .. 3..

kathaṃ sa dharmaṃ jānīte yena bhrātrā durātmanā .
yuddhāyābhiniyuktena bilasya pihitaṃ mukham .. 4..

satyātpāṇigṛhītaśca kṛtakarmā mahāyaśāḥ .
vismṛto rāghavo yena sa kasya sukṛtaṃ smaret .. 5..

lakṣmaṇasya bhayādyena nādharmabhayabhīruṇā .
ādiṣṭā mārgituṃ sītāṃ dharmamasminkathaṃ bhavet .. 6..

tasminpāpe kṛtaghne tu smṛtihīne calātmani .
āryaḥ ko viśvasejjātu tatkulīno jijīviṣuḥ .. 7..

rājye putraṃ pratiṣṭhāpya saguṇo nirguṇo.api vā .
kathaṃ śatrukulīnaṃ māṃ sugrīvo jīvayiṣyati .. 8..

bhinnamantro.aparāddhaśca hīnaśaktiḥ kathaṃ hyaham .
kiṣkindhāṃ prāpya jīveyamanātha iva durbalaḥ .. 9..

upāṃśudaṇḍena hi māṃ bandhanenopapādayet .
śaṭhaḥ krūro nṛśaṃsaśca sugrīvo rājyakāraṇāt .. 10..

bandhanāccāvasādānme śreyaḥ prāyopaveśanam .
anujānīta māṃ sarve gṛhāngacchantu vānarāḥ .. 11..

ahaṃ vaḥ pratijānāmi na gamiṣyāmyahaṃ purīm .
ihaiva prāyamāsiṣye śreyo maraṇameva me .. 12..

abhivādanapūrvaṃ tu rājā kuśalameva ca .
vācyastato yavīyānme sugrīvo vānareśvaraḥ .. 13..

ārogyapūrvaṃ kuśalaṃ vācyā mātā rumā ca me .
mātaraṃ caiva me tārāmāśvāsayitumarhatha .. 14..

prakṛtyā priyaputrā sā sānukrośā tapasvinī .
vinaṣṭaṃ māmiha śrutvā vyaktaṃ hāsyati jīvitam .. 15..

etāvaduktvā vacanaṃ vṛddhānapyabhivādya ca .
saṃviveśāṅgado bhūmau rudandarbheṣu durmanāḥ .. 16..

tasya saṃviśatastatra rudanto vānararṣabhāḥ .
nayanebhyaḥ pramumucuruṣṇaṃ vai vāriduḥkhitāḥ .. 17..

sugrīvaṃ caiva nindantaḥ praśaṃsantaśca vālinam .
parivāryāṅgado sarve vyavasyanprāyamāsitum .. 18..

mataṃ tadvāliputrasya vijñāya plavagarṣabhāḥ .
upaspṛśyodakaṃ sarve prāṅmukhāḥ samupāviśan .
dakṣiṇāgreṣu darbheṣu udaktīraṃ samāśritāḥ .. 19..

sa saṃviśadbhirbahubhirmahīdharo
mahādrikūṭapramitaiḥ plavaṅgamaiḥ .. 20..

babhūva saṃnāditanirjharāntaro
bhṛśaṃ nadadbhirjaladairivolbaṇaiḥ .. 21..




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