.. vālmīki rāmāyaṇa - kiṣkindhākāṇḍa ..

sarga - 61

evamuktvā muniśreṣṭhamarudaṃ duḥkhito bhṛśam .
atha dhyātvā muhūrtaṃ tu bhagavānidamabravīt .. 1..

pakṣau ca te prapakṣau ca punaranyau bhaviṣyataḥ .
cakṣuṣī caiva prāṇāśca vikramaśca balaṃ ca te .. 2..

purāṇe sumahatkāryaṃ bhaviṣyaṃ hi mayā śrutam .
dṛṣṭaṃ me tapasā caiva śrutvā ca viditaṃ mama .. 3..

rājā daśaratho nāma kaścidikṣvākunandanaḥ .
tasya putro mahātejā rāmo nāma bhaviṣyati .. 4..

araṇyaṃ ca saha bhrātrā lakṣmaṇena gamiṣyati .
tasminnarthe niyuktaḥ sanpitrā satyaparākramaḥ .. 5..

nairṛto rāvaṇo nāma tasyā bhāryāṃ hariṣyati .
rākṣasendro janasthānādavadhyaḥ suradānavaiḥ .. 6..

sā ca kāmaiḥ pralobhyantī bhakṣyairbhojyaiśca maithilī .
na bhokṣyati mahābhāgā duḥkhamagnā yaśasvinī .. 7..

paramānnaṃ tu vaidehyā jñātvā dāsyati vāsavaḥ .
yadannamamṛtaprakhyaṃ surāṇām api durlabham .. 8..

tadannaṃ maithilī prāpya vijñāyendrādidaṃ tviti .
agramuddhṛtya rāmāya bhūtale nirvapiṣyati .. 9..

yadi jīvati me bhartā lakṣmaṇena saha prabhuḥ .
devatvaṃ gatayorvāpi tayorannamidaṃ tviti .. 10..

eṣyantyanveṣakāstasyā rāmadūtāḥ plavaṅgamāḥ .
ākhyeyā rāmamahiṣī tvayā tebhyo vihaṅgama .. 11..

sarvathā tu na gantavyamīdṛśaḥ kva gamiṣyasi .
deśakālau pratīkṣasva pakṣau tvaṃ pratipatsyase .. 12..

utsaheyamahaṃ kartumadyaiva tvāṃ sapakṣakam .
ihasthastvaṃ tu lokānāṃ hitaṃ kāryaṃ kariṣyasi .. 13..

tvayāpi khalu tatkāryaṃ tayośca nṛpaputrayoḥ .
brāhmaṇānāṃ surāṇāṃ ca munīnāṃ vāsavasya ca .. 14..

icchāmyahamapi draṣṭuṃ bhrātaru rāmalakṣmaṇau .
necche ciraṃ dhārayituṃ prāṇāṃstyakṣye kalevaram .. 15..




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