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sarga - 31

tāmabravīnmahātejā hanūmānmārutātmajaḥ .
śirasyañjalimādhāya sītāṃ madhurayā girā .. 1..

kā nu padmapalāśākṣī kliṣṭakauśeyavāsinī .
drumasya śākhāmālambya tiṣṭhasi tvamaninditā .. 2..

kimarthaṃ tava netrābhyāṃ vāri sravati śokajam .
puṇḍarīkapalāśābhyāṃ viprakīrṇamivodakam .. 3..

surāṇāmasurāṇāṃ ca nāgagandharvarakṣasām .
yakṣāṇāṃ kiṃnarāṇāṃ ca kā tvaṃ bhavasi śobhane .. 4..

kā tvaṃ bhavasi rudrāṇāṃ marutāṃ vā varānane .
vasūnāṃ vā varārohe devatā pratibhāsi me .. 5..

kiṃ nu candramasā hīnā patitā vibudhālayāt .
rohiṇī jyotiṣāṃ śreṣṭhā śreṣṭhā sarvaguṇānvitā .. 6..

kopādvā yadi vā mohādbhartāramasitekṣaṇā .
vasiṣṭhaṃ kopayitvā tvaṃ nāsi kalyāṇyarundhatī .. 7..

ko nau putraḥ pitā bhrāta bhartā vā te sumadhyame .
asmāllokādamuṃ lokaṃ gataṃ tvamanuśocasi .. 8..

vyañjanāni hi te yāni lakṣaṇāni ca lakṣaye .
mahiṣī bhūmipālasya rājakanyāsi me matā .. 9..

rāvaṇena janasthānādbalādapahṛtā yadi .
sītā tvamasi bhadraṃ te tanmamācakṣva pṛcchataḥ .. 10..

sā tasya vacanaṃ śrutvā rāmakīrtanaharṣitā .
uvāca vākyaṃ vaidehī hanūmantaṃ drumāśritam .. 11..

duhitā janakasyāhaṃ vaidehasya mahātmanaḥ .
sītā ca nāma nāmnāhaṃ bhāryā rāmasya dhīmataḥ .. 12..

samā dvādaśa tatrāhaṃ rāghavasya niveśane .
bhuñjānā mānuṣānbhogānsarvakāmasamṛddhinī .. 13..

tatastrayodaśe varṣe rājyenekṣvākunandanam .
abhiṣecayituṃ rājā sopādhyāyaḥ pracakrame .. 14..

tasminsambhriyamāṇe tu rāghavasyābhiṣecane .
kaikeyī nāma bhartāraṃ devī vacanamabravīt .. 15..

na pibeyaṃ na khādeyaṃ pratyahaṃ mama bhojanam .
eṣa me jīvitasyānto rāmo yadyabhiṣicyate .. 16..

yattaduktaṃ tvayā vākyaṃ prītyā nṛpatisattama .
taccenna vitathaṃ kāryaṃ vanaṃ gacchatu rāghavaḥ .. 17..

sa rājā satyavāgdevyā varadānamanusmaran .
mumoha vacanaṃ śrutvā kaikeyyāḥ krūramapriyam .. 18..

tatastu sthaviro rājā satyadharme vyavasthitaḥ .
jyeṣṭhaṃ yaśasvinaṃ putraṃ rudanrājyamayācata .. 19..

sa piturvacanaṃ śrīmānabhiṣekātparaṃ priyam .
manasā pūrvamāsādya vācā pratigṛhītavān .. 20..

dadyānna pratigṛhṇīyānna brūyatkiṃ cidapriyam .
api jīvitahetorhi rāmaḥ satyaparākramaḥ .. 21..

sa vihāyottarīyāṇi mahārhāṇi mahāyaśāḥ .
visṛjya manasā rājyaṃ jananyai māṃ samādiśat .. 22..

sāhaṃ tasyāgratastūrṇaṃ prasthitā vanacāriṇī .
na hi me tena hīnāyā vāsaḥ svarge.api rocate .. 23..

prāgeva tu mahābhāgaḥ saumitrirmitranandanaḥ .
pūrvajasyānuyātrārthe drumacīrairalaṅkṛtaḥ .. 24..

te vayaṃ bharturādeśaṃ bahu mānyadṛḍhavratāḥ .
praviṣṭāḥ sma purāddṛṣṭaṃ vanaṃ gambhīradarśanam .. 25..

vasato daṇḍakāraṇye tasyāhamamitaujasaḥ .
rakṣasāpahṛtā bhāryā rāvaṇena durātmanā .. 26..

dvau māsau tena me kālo jīvitānugrahaḥ kṛtaḥ .
ūrdhvaṃ dvābhyāṃ tu māsābhyāṃ tatastyakṣyāmi jīvitam .. 27..




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