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sarga - 25

ityuktāḥ sītayā ghoraṃ rākṣasyaḥ krodhamūrchitāḥ .
kāścijjagmustadākhyātuṃ rāvaṇasya tarasvinaḥ .. 1..

tataḥ sītāmupāgamya rākṣasyo ghoradarśanāḥ .
punaḥ paruṣamekārthamanarthārthamathābruvan .. 2..

hantedānīṃ tavānārye sīte pāpaviniścaye .
rākṣasyo bhakṣayiṣyanti māṃsametadyathāsukham .. 3..

sītāṃ tābhiranāryābhirdṛṣṭvā santarjitāṃ tadā .
rākṣasī trijaṭāvṛddhā śayānā vākyamabravīt .. 4..

ātmānaṃ khādatānāryā na sītāṃ bhakṣayiṣyatha .
janakasya sutāmiṣṭāṃ snuṣāṃ daśarathasya ca .. 5..

svapno hyadya mayā dṛṣṭo dāruṇo romaharṣaṇaḥ .
rākṣasānāmabhāvāya bharturasyā bhavāya ca .. 6..

evamuktāstrijaṭayā rākṣasyaḥ krodhamūrchitāḥ .
sarvā evābruvanbhītāstrijaṭāṃ tāmidaṃ vacaḥ .. 7..

kathayasva tvayā dṛṣṭaḥ svapne.ayaṃ kīdṛśo niśi .. 8..

tāsāṃ śrutvā tu vacanaṃ rākṣasīnāṃ mukhodgatam .
uvāca vacanaṃ kāle trijaṭāsvapnasaṃśritam .. 9..

gajadantamayīṃ divyāṃ śibikāmantarikṣagām .
yuktāṃ vājisahasreṇa svayamāsthāya rāghavaḥ .. 10..

svapne cādya mayā dṛṣṭā sītā śuklāmbarāvṛtā .
sāgareṇa parikṣiptaṃ śvetaparvatamāsthitā .
rāmeṇa saṅgatā sītā bhāskareṇa prabhā yathā .. 11..

rāghavaśca mayā dṛṣṭaścaturdantaṃ mahāgajam .
ārūḍhaḥ śailasaṅkāśaṃ cacāra sahalakṣmaṇaḥ .. 12..

tatastau naraśārdūlau dīpyamānau svatejasā .
śuklamālyāmbaradharau jānakīṃ paryupasthitau .. 13..

tatastasya nagasyāgre ākāśasthasya dantinaḥ .
bhartrā parigṛhītasya jānakī skandhamāśritā .. 14..

bharturaṅkātsamutpatya tataḥ kamalalocanā .
candrasūryau mayā dṛṣṭā pāṇibhyāṃ parimārjatī .. 15..

tatastābhyāṃ kumārābhyāmāsthitaḥ sa gajottamaḥ .
sītayā ca viśālākṣyā laṅkāyā upari sthitaḥ .. 16..

pāṇḍurarṣabhayuktena rathenāṣṭayujā svayam .
śuklamālyāmbaradharo lakṣmaṇena samāgataḥ .
lakṣmaṇena saha bhrātrā sītayā saha bhāryayā .. 17..

vimānātpuṣpakādadya rāvaṇaḥ patito bhuvi .
kṛṣyapāṇaḥ striyā dṛṣṭo muṇḍaḥ kṛṣṇāmbaraḥ punaḥ .. 18..

rathena kharayuktena raktamālyānulepanaḥ .
prayāto dakṣiṇāmāśāṃ praviṣṭaḥ kardamaṃ hradam .. 19..

kaṇṭhe baddhvā daśagrīvaṃ pramadā raktavāsinī .
kālī kardamaliptāṅgī diśaṃ yāmyāṃ prakarṣati .. 20..

varāheṇa daśagrīvaḥ śiṃśumāreṇa cendrajit .
uṣṭreṇa kumbhakarṇaśca prayāto dakṣiṇāṃ diśam .. 21..

samājaśca mahānvṛtto gītavāditraniḥsvanaḥ .
pibatāṃ raktamālyānāṃ rakṣasāṃ raktavāsasām .. 22..

laṅkā ceyaṃ purī ramyā savājirathasaṅkulā .
sāgare patitā dṛṣṭā bhagnagopuratoraṇā .. 23..

pītva tailaṃ pranṛttāśca prahasantyo mahāsvanāḥ .
laṅkāyāṃ bhasmarūkṣāyāṃ sarvā rākṣasayoṣitaḥ .. 24..

kumbhakarṇādayaśceme sarve rākṣasapuṅgavāḥ .
raktaṃ nivasanaṃ gṛhya praviṣṭā gomayahrade .. 25..

apagacchata naśyadhvaṃ sītāmāpnoti rāghavaḥ .
ghātayetparamāmarṣī sarvaiḥ sārdhaṃ hi rākṣasaiḥ .. 26..

priyāṃ bahumatāṃ bhāryāṃ vanavāsamanuvratām .
bhartsitāṃ tarjitāṃ vāpi nānumaṃsyati rāghavaḥ .. 27..

tadalaṃ krūravākyairvaḥ sāntvamevābhidhīyatām .
abhiyācāma vaidehīm etaddhi mama rocate .. 28..

yasyā hyevaṃ vidhaḥ svapno duḥkhitāyāḥ pradṛśyate .
sā duḥkhairbahubhirmuktā priyaṃ prāpnotyanuttamam .. 29..

bhartsitāmapi yācadhvaṃ rākṣasyaḥ kiṃ vivakṣayā .
rāghavāddhi bhayaṃ ghoraṃ rākṣasānām upasthitam .. 30..

praṇipāta prasannā hi maithilī janakātmajā .
alameṣā paritrātuṃ rākṣasyo mahato bhayāt .. 31..

api cāsyā viśālākṣyā na kiṃ cidupalakṣaye .
viruddhamapi cāṅgeṣu susūkṣmamapi lakṣmaṇam .. 32..

chāyā vaiguṇya mātraṃ tu śaṅke duḥkhamupasthitam .
aduḥkhārhāmimāṃ devīṃ vaihāyasamupasthitām .. 33..

arthasiddhiṃ tu vaidehyāḥ paśyāmyahamupasthitām .
rākṣasendravināśaṃ ca vijayaṃ rāghavasya ca .. 34..

nimittabhūtametattu śrotumasyā mahatpriyam .
dṛśyate ca sphuraccakṣuḥ padmapatramivāyatam .. 35..

īṣacca hṛṣito vāsyā dakṣiṇāyā hyadakṣiṇaḥ .
akasmādeva vaidehyā bāhurekaḥ prakampate .. 36..

kareṇuhastapratimaḥ savyaścoruranuttamaḥ .
vepansūcayatīvāsyā rāghavaṃ purataḥ sthitam .. 37..

pakṣī ca śākhā nilayaṃ praviṣṭaḥ
punaḥ punaścottamasāntvavādī .
sukhāgatāṃ vācamudīrayāṇaḥ
punaḥ punaścodayatīva hṛṣṭaḥ .. 38..




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