.. vālmīki rāmāyaṇa - sundarakāṇḍa ..

sarga - 48

tamudvīkṣya mahābāhuḥ piṅgākṣaṃ purataḥ sthitam .
roṣeṇa mahatāviṣṭo rāvaṇo lokarāvaṇaḥ .. 1..

sa rājā roṣatāmrākṣaḥ prahastaṃ mantrisattamam .
kālayuktamuvācedaṃ vaco vipulamarthavat .. 2..

durātmā pṛcchyatāmeṣa kutaḥ kiṃ vāsya kāraṇam .
vanabhaṅge ca ko.asyārtho rākṣasīnāṃ ca tarjane .. 3..

rāvaṇasya vacaḥ śrutvā prahasto vākyamabravīt .
samāśvasihi bhadraṃ te na bhīḥ kāryā tvayā kape .. 4..

yadi tāvattvamindreṇa preṣito rāvaṇālayam .
tattvamākhyāhi mā te bhūdbhayaṃ vānara mokṣyase .. 5..

yadi vaiśravaṇasya tvaṃ yamasya varuṇasya ca .
cārurūpamidaṃ kṛtvā yamasya varuṇasya ca .. 6..

viṣṇunā preṣito vāpi dūto vijayakāṅkṣiṇā .
na hi te vānaraṃ tejo rūpamātraṃ tu vānaram .. 7..

tattvataḥ kathayasvādya tato vānara mokṣyase .
anṛtaṃ vadataścāpi durlabhaṃ tava jīvitam .. 8..

atha vā yannimittaste praveśo rāvaṇālaye .. 9..

evamukto harivarastadā rakṣogaṇeśvaram .
abravīnnāsmi śakrasya yamasya varuṇasya vā .. 10..

dhanadena na me sakhyaṃ viṣṇunā nāsmi coditaḥ .
jātireva mama tveṣā vānaro.ahamihāgataḥ .. 11..

darśane rākṣasendrasya durlabhe tadidaṃ mayā .
vanaṃ rākṣasarājasya darśanārthe vināśitam .. 12..

tataste rākṣasāḥ prāptā balino yuddhakāṅkṣiṇaḥ .
rakṣaṇārthaṃ ca dehasya pratiyuddhā mayā raṇe .. 13..

astrapāśairna śakyo.ahaṃ baddhuṃ devāsurairapi .
pitāmahādeva varo mamāpyeṣo.abhyupāgataḥ .. 14..

rājānaṃ draṣṭukāmena mayāstramanuvartitam .
vimukto ahamastreṇa rākṣasaistvatipīḍitaḥ .. 15..

dūto.ahamiti vijñeyo rāghavasyāmitaujasaḥ .
śrūyatāṃ cāpi vacanaṃ mama pathyamidaṃ prabho .. 16..




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