.. vālmīki rāmāyaṇa - sundarakāṇḍa ..

sarga - 23

tathā tāsāṃ vadantīnāṃ paruṣaṃ dāruṇaṃ bahu .
rākṣasīnāmasaumyānāṃ ruroda janakātmajā .. 1..

evamuktā tu vaidehī rākṣasībhirmanasvinī .
uvāca paramatrastā bāṣpagadgadayā girā .. 2..

na mānuṣī rākṣasasya bhāryā bhavitumarhati .
kāmaṃ khādata māṃ sarvā na kariṣyāmi vo vacaḥ .. 3..

sā rākṣasī madhyagatā sītā surasutopamā .
na śarma lebhe duḥkhārtā rāvaṇena ca tarjitā .. 4..

vepate smādhikaṃ sītā viśantīvāṅgamātmanaḥ .
vane yūthaparibhraṣṭā mṛgī kokairivārditā .. 5..

sā tvaśokasya vipulāṃ śākhāmālambya puṣpitām .
cintayāmāsa śokena bhartāraṃ bhagnamānasā .. 6..

sā snāpayantī vipulau stanau netrajalasravaiḥ .
cintayantī na śokasya tadāntamadhigacchati .. 7..

sā vepamānā patitā pravāte kadalī yathā .
rākṣasīnāṃ bhayatrastā vivarṇavadanābhavat .. 8..

tasyā sā dīrghavipulā vepantyāḥ sītayā tadā .
dadṛśe kampinī veṇī vyālīva parisarpatī .. 9..

sā niḥśvasantī duḥkhārtā śokopahatacetanā .
ārtā vyasṛjadaśrūṇi maithilī vilalāpa ha .. 10..

hā rāmeti ca duḥkhārtā punarhā lakṣmaṇeti ca .
hā śvaśru mama kausalye hā sumitreti bhāvini .. 11..

lokapravādaḥ satyo.ayaṃ paṇḍitaiḥ samudāhṛtaḥ .
akāle durlabho mṛtyuḥ striyā vā puruṣasya vā .. 12..

yatrāhamābhiḥ krūrābhī rākṣasībhirihārditā .
jīvāmi hīnā rāmeṇa muhūrtamapi duḥkhitā .. 13..

eṣālpapuṇyā kṛpaṇā vinaśiṣyāmyanāthavat .
samudramadhye nau pūrṇā vāyuvegairivāhatā .. 14..

bhartāraṃ tamapaśyantī rākṣasīvaśamāgatā .
sīdāmi khalu śokena kūlaṃ toyahataṃ yathā .. 15..

taṃ padmadalapatrākṣaṃ siṃhavikrāntagāminam .
dhanyāḥ paśyanti me nāthaṃ kṛtajñaṃ priyavādinam .. 16..

sarvathā tena hīnāyā rāmeṇa viditātmanā .
tīṣkṇaṃ viṣamivāsvādya durlabhaṃ mama jīvitam .. 17..

kīdṛśaṃ tu mayā pāpaṃ purā dehāntare kṛtam .
yenedaṃ prāpyate duḥkhaṃ mayā ghoraṃ sudāruṇam .. 18..

jīvitaṃ tyaktumicchāmi śokena mahatā vṛtā .
rākṣasībhiśca rakṣantyā rāmo nāsādyate mayā .. 19..

dhigastu khalu mānuṣyaṃ dhigastu paravaśyatām .
na śakyaṃ yatparityaktumātmacchandena jīvitam .. 20..




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