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sarga - 49

taṃ samīkṣya mahāsattvaṃ sattvavānharisattamaḥ .
vākyamarthavadavyagrastamuvāca daśānanam .. 1..

ahaṃ sugrīvasandeśādiha prāptastavālayam .
rākṣasendra harīśastvāṃ bhrātā kuśalamabravīt .. 2..

bhrātuḥ śṛṇu samādeśaṃ sugrīvasya mahātmanaḥ .
dharmārthopahitaṃ vākyamiha cāmutra ca kṣamam .. 3..

rājā daśaratho nāma rathakuñjaravājimān .
piteva bandhurlokasya sureśvarasamadyutiḥ .. 4..

jyeṣṭhastasya mahābāhuḥ putraḥ priyakaraḥ prabhuḥ .
piturnideśānniṣkrāntaḥ praviṣṭo daṇḍakāvanam .. 5..

lakṣmaṇena saha bhrātrā sītayā cāpi bhāryayā .
rāmo nāma mahātejā dharmyaṃ panthānamāśritaḥ .. 6..

tasya bhāryā vane naṣṭā sītā patimanuvratā .
vaidehasya sutā rājño janakasya mahātmanaḥ .. 7..

sa mārgamāṇastāṃ devīṃ rājaputraḥ sahānujaḥ .
ṛśyamūkamanuprāptaḥ sugrīveṇa ca saṅgataḥ .. 8..

tasya tena pratijñātaṃ sītāyāḥ parimārgaṇam .
sugrīvasyāpi rāmeṇa harirājyaṃ niveditam .. 9..

tatastena mṛdhe hatvā rājaputreṇa vālinam .
sugrīvaḥ sthāpito rājye haryṛkṣāṇāṃ gaṇeśvaraḥ .. 10..

sa sītāmārgaṇe vyagraḥ sugrīvaḥ satyasaṅgaraḥ .
harīnsampreṣayāmāsa diśaḥ sarvā harīśvaraḥ .. 11..

tāṃ harīṇāṃ sahasrāṇi śatāni niyutāni ca .
dikṣu sarvāsu mārgante adhaścopari cāmbare .. 12..

vainateya samāḥ ke citke cittatrānilopamāḥ .
asaṅgagatayaḥ śīghrā harivīrā mahābalāḥ .. 13..

ahaṃ tu hanumānnāma mārutasyaurasaḥ sutaḥ .
sītāyāstu kṛte tūrṇaṃ śatayojanamāyatam .
samudraṃ laṅghayitvaiva tāṃ didṛkṣurihāgataḥ .. 14..

tadbhavāndṛṣṭadharmārthastapaḥ kṛtaparigrahaḥ .
paradārānmahāprājña noparoddhuṃ tvamarhasi .. 15..

na hi dharmaviruddheṣu bahvapāyeṣu karmasu .
mūlaghātiṣu sajjante buddhimanto bhavadvidhāḥ .. 16..

kaśca lakṣmaṇamuktānāṃ rāmakopānuvartinām .
śarāṇāmagrataḥ sthātuṃ śakto devāsureṣvapi .. 17..

na cāpi triṣu lokeṣu rājanvidyeta kaś cana .
rāghavasya vyalīkaṃ yaḥ kṛtvā sukhamavāpnuyāt .. 18..

tattrikālahitaṃ vākyaṃ dharmyamarthānubandhi ca .
manyasva naradevāya jānakī pratidīyatām .. 19..

dṛṣṭā hīyaṃ mayā devī labdhaṃ yadiha durlabham .
uttaraṃ karma yaccheṣaṃ nimittaṃ tatra rāghavaḥ .. 20..

lakṣiteyaṃ mayā sītā tathā śokaparāyaṇā .
gṛhya yāṃ nābhijānāsi pañcāsyāmiva pannagīm .. 21..

neyaṃ jarayituṃ śakyā sāsurairamarairapi .
viṣasaṃsṛṣṭamatyarthaṃ bhuktamannamivaujasā .. 22..

tapaḥsantāpalabdhaste yo.ayaṃ dharmaparigrahaḥ .
na sa nāśayituṃ nyāyya ātmaprāṇaparigrahaḥ .. 23..

avadhyatāṃ tapobhiryāṃ bhavānsamanupaśyati .
ātmanaḥ sāsurairdevairhetustatrāpyayaṃ mahān .. 24..

sugrīvo na hi devo.ayaṃ nāsuro na ca mānuṣaḥ .
na rākṣaso na gandharvo na yakṣo na ca pannagaḥ .. 25..

mānuṣo rāghavo rājansugrīvaśca harīśvaraḥ .
tasmātprāṇaparitrāṇaṃ kathaṃ rājankariṣyasi .. 26..

na tu dharmopasaṃhāramadharmaphalasaṃhitam .
tadeva phalamanveti dharmaścādharmanāśanaḥ .. 27..

prāptaṃ dharmaphalaṃ tāvadbhavatā nātra saṃśayaḥ .
phalamasyāpyadharmasya kṣiprameva prapatsyase .. 28..

janasthānavadhaṃ buddhvā buddhvā vālivadhaṃ tathā .
rāmasugrīvasakhyaṃ ca budhyasva hitamātmanaḥ .. 29..

kāmaṃ khalvahamapyekaḥ savājirathakuñjarām .
laṅkāṃ nāśayituṃ śaktastasyaiṣa tu viniścayaḥ .. 30..

rāmeṇa hi pratijñātaṃ haryṛkṣagaṇasaṃnidhau .
utsādanamamitrāṇāṃ sītā yaistu pradharṣitā .. 31..

apakurvanhi rāmasya sākṣādapi purandaraḥ .
na sukhaṃ prāpnuyādanyaḥ kiṃ punastvadvidho janaḥ .. 32..

yāṃ sītetyabhijānāsi yeyaṃ tiṣṭhati te vaśe .
kālarātrīti tāṃ viddhi sarvalaṅkāvināśinīm .. 33..

tadalaṃ kālapāśena sītā vigraharūpiṇā .
svayaṃ skandhāvasaktena kṣamamātmani cintyatām .. 34..

sītāyāstejasā dagdhāṃ rāmakopaprapīḍitām .
dahyamanāmimāṃ paśya purīṃ sāṭṭapratolikām .. 35..

sa sauṣṭhavopetamadīnavādinaḥ
kaperniśamyāpratimo.apriyaṃ vacaḥ .
daśānanaḥ kopavivṛttalocanaḥ
samādiśattasya vadhaṃ mahākapeḥ .. 36..




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