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sarga - 38

śrutvā tu vacanaṃ tasya vāyusūnormahātmanaḥ .
uvācātmahitaṃ vākyaṃ sītā surasutopamā .. 1..

tvāṃ dṛṣṭvā priyavaktāraṃ samprahṛṣyāmi vānara .
ardhasañjātasasyeva vṛṣṭiṃ prāpya vasundharā .. 2..

yathā taṃ puruṣavyāghraṃ gātraiḥ śokābhikarśitaiḥ .
saṃspṛśeyaṃ sakāmāhaṃ tathā kuru dayāṃ mayi .. 3..

abhijñānaṃ ca rāmasya dattaṃ harigaṇottama .
kṣiptāmīṣikāṃ kākasya kopādekākṣiśātanīm .. 4..

manaḥśilāyāstikalo gaṇḍapārśve niveśitaḥ .
tvayā pranaṣṭe tilake taṃ kila smartumarhasi .. 5..

sa vīryavānkathaṃ sītāṃ hṛtāṃ samanumanyase .
vasantīṃ rakṣasāṃ madhye mahendravaruṇopama .. 6..

eṣa cūḍāmaṇirdivyo mayā suparirakṣitaḥ .
etaṃ dṛṣṭvā prahṛṣyāmi vyasane tvāmivānagha .. 7..

eṣa niryātitaḥ śrīmānmayā te vārisambhavaḥ .
ataḥ paraṃ na śakṣyāmi jīvituṃ śokalālasā .. 8..

asahyāni ca duḥkhāni vācaśca hṛdayacchidaḥ .
rākṣasīnāṃ sughorāṇāṃ tvatkṛte marṣayāmyaham .. 9..

dhārayiṣyāmi māsaṃ tu jīvitaṃ śatrusūdana .
māsādūrdhvaṃ na jīviṣye tvayā hīnā nṛpātmaja .. 10..

ghoro rākṣasarājo.ayaṃ dṛṣṭiśca na sukhā mayi .
tvāṃ ca śrutvā vipadyantaṃ na jīveyamahaṃ kṣaṇam .. 11..

vaidehyā vacanaṃ śrutvā karuṇaṃ sāśrubhāṣitam .
athābravīnmahātejā hanumānmārutātmajaḥ .. 12..

tvacchokavimukho rāmo devi satyena te śape .
rāme śokābhibhūte tu lakṣmaṇaḥ paritapyate .. 13..

dṛṣṭā kathaṃ cidbhavatī na kālaḥ pariśocitum .
imaṃ muhūrtaṃ duḥkhānāmantaṃ drakṣyasi bhāmini .. 14..

tāvubhau puruṣavyāghrau rājaputrāvaninditau .
tvaddarśanakṛtotsāhau laṅkāṃ bhasmīkariṣyataḥ .. 15..

hatvā tu samare krūraṃ rāvaṇaṃ saha bāndhavam .
rāghavau tvāṃ viśālākṣi svāṃ purīṃ prāpayiṣyataḥ .. 16..

yattu rāmo vijānīyādabhijñānamanindite .
prītisañjananaṃ tasya bhūyastvaṃ dātumarhasi .. 17..

sābravīddattameveha mayābhijñānamuttamam .
etadeva hi rāmasya dṛṣṭvā matkeśabhūṣaṇam .
śraddheyaṃ hanumanvākyaṃ tava vīra bhaviṣyati .. 18..

sa taṃ maṇivaraṃ gṛhya śrīmānplavagasattamaḥ .
praṇamya śirasā devīṃ gamanāyopacakrame .. 19..

tamutpātakṛtotsāhamavekṣya haripuṅgavam .
vardhamānaṃ mahāvegamuvāca janakātmajā .
aśrupūrṇamukhī dīnā bāṣpagadgadayā girā .. 20..

hanūmansiṃhasaṅkāśau bhrātarau rāmalakṣmaṇau .
sugrīvaṃ ca sahāmātyaṃ sarvānbrūyā anāmayam .. 21..

yathā ca sa mahābāhurmāṃ tārayati rāghavaḥ .
asmādduḥkhāmbusaṃrodhāttatsamādhātumarhasi .. 22..

imaṃ ca tīvraṃ mama śokavegaṃ
rakṣobhirebhiḥ paribhartsanaṃ ca .
brūyāstu rāmasya gataḥ samīpaṃ
śivaśca te.adhvāstu haripravīra .. 23..

sa rājaputryā prativeditārthaḥ
kapiḥ kṛtārthaḥ parihṛṣṭacetāḥ .
tadalpaśeṣaṃ prasamīkṣya kāryaṃ
diśaṃ hyudīcīṃ manasā jagāma .. 24..




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