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praśasya tu praśastavyāṃ sītāṃ tāṃ haripuṅgavaḥ .
guṇābhirāmaṃ rāmaṃ ca punaścintāparo.abhavat .. 1..

sa muhūrtamiva dhyātvā bāṣpaparyākulekṣaṇaḥ .
sītāmāśritya tejasvī hanumānvilalāpa ha .. 2..

mānyā guruvinītasya lakṣmaṇasya gurupriyā .
yadi sītāpi duḥkhārtā kālo hi duratikramaḥ .. 3..

rāmasya vyavasāyajñā lakṣmaṇasya ca dhīmataḥ .
nātyarthaṃ kṣubhyate devī gaṅgeva jaladāgame .. 4..

tulyaśīlavayovṛttāṃ tulyābhijanalakṣaṇām .
rāghavo.arhati vaidehīṃ taṃ ceyamasitekṣaṇā .. 5..

tāṃ dṛṣṭvā navahemābhāṃ lokakāntāmiva śriyam .
jagāma manasā rāmaṃ vacanaṃ cedamabravīt .. 6..

asyā hetorviśālākṣyā hato vālī mahābalaḥ .
rāvaṇapratimo vīrye kabandhaśca nipātitaḥ .. 7..

virādhaśca hataḥ saṅkhye rākṣaso bhīmavikramaḥ .
vane rāmeṇa vikramya mahendreṇeva śambaraḥ .. 8..

caturdaśasahasrāṇi rakṣasāṃ bhīmakarmaṇām .
nihatāni janasthāne śarairagniśikhopamaiḥ .. 9..

kharaśca nihataḥ saṅkhye triśirāśca nipātitaḥ .
dūṣaṇaśca mahātejā rāmeṇa viditātmanā .. 10..

aiśvaryaṃ vānarāṇāṃ ca durlabhaṃ vālipālitam .
asyā nimitte sugrīvaḥ prāptavā.Nllokasatkṛtam .. 11..

sāgaraśca mayā krāntaḥ śrīmānnadanadīpatiḥ .
asyā hetorviśālākṣyāḥ purī ceyaṃ nirīkṣitā .. 12..

yadi rāmaḥ samudrāntāṃ medinīṃ parivartayet .
asyāḥ kṛte jagaccāpi yuktamityeva me matiḥ .. 13..

rājyaṃ vā triṣu lokeṣu sītā vā janakātmajā .
trailokyarājyaṃ sakalaṃ sītāyā nāpnuyātkalām .. 14..

iyaṃ sā dharmaśīlasya maithilasya mahātmanaḥ .
sutā janakarājasya sītā bhartṛdṛḍhavratā .. 15..

utthitā medinīṃ bhittvā kṣetre halamukhakṣate .
padmareṇunibhaiḥ kīrṇā śubhaiḥ kedārapāṃsubhiḥ .. 16..

vikrāntasyāryaśīlasya saṃyugeṣvanivartinaḥ .
snuṣā daśarathasyaiṣā jyeṣṭhā rājño yaśasvinī .. 17..

dharmajñasya kṛtajñasya rāmasya viditātmanaḥ .
iyaṃ sā dayitā bhāryā rākṣasī vaśamāgatā .. 18..

sarvānbhogānparityajya bhartṛsnehabalātkṛtā .
acintayitvā duḥkhāni praviṣṭā nirjanaṃ vanam .. 19..

santuṣṭā phalamūlena bhartṛśuśrūṣaṇe ratā .
yā parāṃ bhajate prītiṃ vane.api bhavane yathā .. 20..

seyaṃ kanakavarṇāṅgī nityaṃ susmitabhāṣiṇī .
sahate yātanāmetāmanarthānāmabhāginī .. 21..

imāṃ tu śīlasampannāṃ draṣṭumicchati rāghavaḥ .
rāvaṇena pramathitāṃ prapāmiva pipāsitaḥ .. 22..

asyā nūnaṃ punarlābhādrāghavaḥ prītimeṣyati .
rājā rājyaparibhraṣṭaḥ punaḥ prāpyeva medinīm .. 23..

kāmabhogaiḥ parityaktā hīnā bandhujanena ca .
dhārayatyātmano dehaṃ tatsamāgamakāṅkṣiṇī .. 24..

naiṣā paśyati rākṣasyo nemānpuṣpaphaladrumān .
ekasthahṛdayā nūnaṃ rāmamevānupaśyati .. 25..

bhartā nāma paraṃ nāryā bhūṣaṇaṃ bhūṣaṇādapi .
eṣā hi rahitā tena śobhanārhā na śobhate .. 26..

duṣkaraṃ kurute rāmo hīno yadanayā prabhuḥ .
dhārayatyātmano dehaṃ na duḥkhenāvasīdati .. 27..

imāmasitakeśāntāṃ śatapatranibhekṣaṇām .
sukhārhāṃ duḥkhitāṃ dṛṣṭvā mamāpi vyathitaṃ manaḥ .. 28..

kṣitikṣamā puṣkarasaṃnibhākṣī
yā rakṣitā rāghavalakṣmaṇābhyām .
sā rākṣasībhirvikṛtekṣaṇābhiḥ
saṃrakṣyate samprati vṛkṣamūle .. 29..

himahatanalinīva naṣṭaśobhā
vyasanaparamparayā nipīḍyamānā .
sahacararahiteva cakravākī
janakasutā kṛpaṇāṃ daśāṃ prapannā .. 30..

asyā hi puṣpāvanatāgraśākhāḥ
śokaṃ dṛḍhaṃ vai janayatyaśokāḥ .
himavyapāyena ca mandaraśmir
abhyutthito naikasahasraraśmiḥ .. 31..

ityevamarthaṃ kapiranvavekṣya
sīteyamityeva niviṣṭabuddhiḥ .
saṃśritya tasminniṣasāda vṛkṣe
balī harīṇāmṛṣabhastarasvī .. 32..

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