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sarga - 21

ityuktvā maithilīṃ rājā rāvaṇaḥ śatrurāvaṇaḥ .
sandiśya ca tataḥ sarvā rākṣasīrnirjagāma ha .. 1..

niṣkrānte rākṣasendre tu punarantaḥpuraṃ gate .
rākṣasyo bhīmarūpāstāḥ sītāṃ samabhidudruvuḥ .. 2..

tataḥ sītāmupāgamya rākṣasyaḥ krodhamūrchitāḥ .
paraṃ paruṣayā vācā vaidehīm idamabruvan .. 3..

paulastyasya variṣṭhasya rāvaṇasya mahātmanaḥ .
daśagrīvasya bhāryātvaṃ sīte na bahu manyase .. 4..

tatastvekajaṭā nāma rākṣasī vākyamabravīt .
āmantrya krodhatāmrākṣī sītāṃ karatalodarīm .. 5..

prajāpatīnāṃ ṣaṇṇāṃ tu caturtho yaḥ prajāpatiḥ .
mānaso brahmaṇaḥ putraḥ pulastya iti viśrutaḥ .. 6..

pulastyasya tu tejasvī maharṣirmānasaḥ sutaḥ .
nāmnā sa viśravā nāma prajāpatisamaprabhaḥ .. 7..

tasya putro viśālākṣi rāvaṇaḥ śatrurāvaṇaḥ .
tasya tvaṃ rākṣasendrasya bhāryā bhavitumarhasi .
mayoktaṃ cārusarvāṅgi vākyaṃ kiṃ nānumanyase .. 8..

tato harijaṭā nāma rākṣasī vākyamabravīt .
vivṛtya nayane kopānmārjārasadṛśekṣaṇā .. 9..

yena devāstrayastriṃśaddevarājaśca nirjitaḥ .
tasya tvaṃ rākṣasendrasya bhāryā bhavitumarhasi .. 10..

vīryotsiktasya śūrasya saṅgrāmeṣvanivartinaḥ .
balino vīryayuktasyā bhāryātvaṃ kiṃ na lapsyase .. 11..

priyāṃ bahumatāṃ bhāryāṃ tyaktvā rājā mahābalaḥ .
sarvāsāṃ ca mahābhāgāṃ tvāmupaiṣyati rāvaṇaḥ .. 12..

samṛddhaṃ strīsahasreṇa nānāratnopaśobhitam .
antaḥpuraṃ samutsṛjya tvāmupaiṣyati rāvaṇaḥ .. 13..

asakṛddevatā yuddhe nāgagandharvadānavāḥ .
nirjitāḥ samare yena sa te pārśvamupāgataḥ .. 14..

tasya sarvasamṛddhasyā rāvaṇasya mahātmanaḥ .
kimarthaṃ rākṣasendrasya bhāryātvaṃ necchase.adhame .. 15..

yasya sūryo na tapati bhīto yasya ca mārutaḥ .
na vāti smāyatāpāṅge kiṃ tvaṃ tasya na tiṣṭhasi .. 16..

puṣpavṛṣṭiṃ ca taravo mumucuryasya vai bhayāt .
śailāśca subhru pānīyaṃ jaladāś ca yadecchati .. 17..

tasya nairṛtarājasya rājarājasya bhāmini .
kiṃ tvaṃ na kuruṣe buddhiṃ bhāryārthe rāvaṇasya hi .. 18..

sādhu te tattvato devi kathitaṃ sādhu bhāmini .
gṛhāṇa susmite vākyamanyathā na bhaviṣyasi .. 19..




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