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sarga - 11

sumālī varalabdhāṃstu jñātvā tānvai niśācarān .
udatiṣṭhadbhayaṃ tyaktvā sānugaḥ sa rasātalāt .. 1..

mārīcaśca prahastaśca virūpākṣo mahodaraḥ .
udatiṣṭhansusaṃrabdhāḥ sacivāstasya rakṣasaḥ .. 2..

sumālī caiva taiḥ sarvairvṛto rākṣasapuṅgavaiḥ .
abhigamya daśagrīvaṃ pariṣvajyedamabravīt .. 3..

diṣṭyā te putrasamprāptaścintito.ayamṃ manorathaḥ .
yastvaṃ tribhuvaṇaśreṣṭhāllabdhavānvaramīdṛśam .. 4..

yatkṛte ca vayaṃ laṅkāṃ tyaktvā yātā rasātalam .
tadgataṃ no mahābāho mahadviṣṇukṛtaṃ bhayam .. 5..

asakṛttena bhagnā hi parityajya svamālayam .
vidrutāḥ sahitāḥ sarve praviṣṭāḥ sma rasātalam .. 6..

asmadīyā ca laṅkeyaṃ nagarī rākṣasoṣitā .
niveśitā tava bhrātrā dhanādhyakṣeṇa dhīmatā .. 7..

yadi nāmātra śakyaṃ syātsāmnā dānena vānagha .
tarasā vā mahābāho pratyānetuṃ kṛtaṃ bhavet .. 8..

tvaṃ ca laṅkeśvarastāta bhaviṣyasi na saṃśayaḥ .
sarveṣāṃ naḥ prabhuścaiva bhaviṣyasi mahābala .. 9..

athābravīddaśagrīvo mātāmahamupasthitam .
vitteśo gururasmākaṃ nārhasyevaṃ prabhāṣitum .. 10..

uktavantaṃ tathā vākyaṃ daśagrīvaṃ niśācaraḥ .
prahastaḥ praśritaṃ vākyamidamāha sakāraṇam .. 11..

daśagrīva mahābāho nārhastvaṃ vaktumīdṛśam .
saubhrātraṃ nāsti śūrāṇāṃ śṛṇu cedaṃ vaco mama .. 12..

aditiśca ditiś caiva bhaginyau sahite kila .
bhārye paramarūpiṇyau kaśyapasya prajāpateḥ .. 13..

aditirjanayāmāsa devāṃstribhuvaṇeśvarān .
ditistvajanayaddaityānkaśyapasyātmasambhavān .. 14..

daityānāṃ kila dharmajña pureyaṃ savanārṇavā .
saparvatā mahī vīra te.abhavanprabhaviṣṇavaḥ .. 15..

nihatya tāṃstu samare viṣṇunā prabhaviṣṇunā .
devānāṃ vaśamānītaṃ trailokyamidamavyayam .. 16..

naitadeko bhavāneva kariṣyati viparyayam .
surairācaritaṃ pūrvaṃ kuruṣvaitadvaco mama .. 17..

evamukto daśagrīvaḥ prahastena durātmanā .
cintayitvā muhūrtaṃ vai bāḍhamityeva so.abravīt .. 18..

sa tu tenaiva harṣeṇa tasminnahani vīryavān .
vanaṃ gato daśagrīvaḥ saha taiḥ kṣaṇadācaraiḥ .. 19..

trikūṭasthaḥ sa tu tadā daśagrīvo niśācaraḥ .
preṣayāmāsa dautyena prahastaṃ vākyakovidam .. 20..

prahasta śīghraṃ gatvā tvaṃ brūhi nairṛtapuṅgavam .
vacanānmama vitteśaṃ sāmapūrvamidaṃ vacaḥ .. 21..

iyaṃ laṅkā purī rājanrākṣasānāṃ mahātmanām .
tvayā niveśitā saumya naitadyuktaṃ tavānagha .. 22..

tadbhavānyadi sāmnaitāṃ dadyādatulavikrama .
kṛtvā bhavenmama prītirdharmaścaivānupālitaḥ .. 23..

ityuktaḥ sa tadā gatvā prahasto vākyakovidaḥ .
daśagrīvavacaḥ sarvaṃ vitteśāya nyavedayat .. 24..

prahastādapi saṃśrutya devo vaiśvāraṇo vacaḥ .
pratyuvāca prahastaṃ taṃ vākyaṃ vākyaviśāradaḥ .. 25..

brūhi gaccha daśagrīvaṃ purī rājyaṃ ca yanmama .
tavāpyetanmahābāho bhuṅkṣvaitaddhatakaṇṭakam .. 26..

sarvaṃ kartāsmi bhadraṃ te rākṣaseśa vaco.acirāt .
kiṃ tu tāvatpratīkṣasva pituryāvannivedaya .. 27..

evamuktvā dhanādhyakṣo jagāma piturantikam .
abhivādya guruṃ prāha rāvaṇasya yadīpsitam .. 28..

eṣa tāta daśagrīvo dūtaṃ preṣitavānmama .
dīyatāṃ nagarī laṅkā pūrvaṃ rakṣogaṇoṣitā .
mayātra yadanuṣṭheyaṃ tanmamācakṣva suvrataḥ .. 29..

brahmarṣistvevamukto.asau viśravā munipuṅgavaḥ .
uvāca dhanadaṃ vākyaṃ śṛṇu putro vaco mama .. 30..

daśagrīvo mahābāhuruktavānmama saṃnidhau .
mayā nirbhartsitaścāsīdbahudhoktaḥ sudurmatiḥ .. 31..

sa krodhena mayā coktau dhvaṃsasveti punaḥ punaḥ .
śreyo.abhiyuktaṃ dharmyaṃ ca śṛṇu putra vaco mama .. 32..

varapradānasaṃmūḍho mānyāmānyaṃ sudurmatiḥ .
na vetti mama śāpācca prakṛtiṃ dāruṇaṃ gataḥ .. 33..

tasmādgaccha mahābāho kailāsaṃ dharaṇīdharam .
niveśaya nivāsārthaṃ tvaja laṅkāṃ sahānugaḥ .. 34..

tatra mandākinī ramyā nadīnāṃ pravarā nadī .
kāñcanaiḥ sūryasaṅkāśaiḥ paṅkajaiḥ saṃvṛtodakā .. 35..

na hi kṣamaṃ tvayā tena vairaṃ dhanadarakṣasā .
jānīṣe hi yathānena labdhaḥ paramako varaḥ .. 36..

evamukto gṛhītvā tu tadvacaḥ pitṛgauravāt .
sadāra pauraḥ sāmātyaḥ savāhanadhano gataḥ .. 37..

prahastastu daśagrīvaṃ gatvā sarvaṃ nyavedayat .
śūnyā sā nagarī laṅkā triṃśadyojanamāyatā .
praviśya tāṃ sahāsmābhiḥ svadharmaṃ tatra pālaya .. 38..

evamuktaḥ prahastena rāvaṇo rākṣasastadā .
viveśa nagarīṃ laṅkāṃ sabhrātā sabalānugaḥ .. 39..

sa cābhiṣiktaḥ kṣaṇadācaraistadā
niveśayāmāsa purīṃ daśānanaḥ .
nikāmapūrṇā ca babhūva sā purī
niśācarairnīlabalāhakopamaiḥ .. 40..

dhaneśvarastvatha pitṛvākyagauravān
nyaveśayacchaśivimale girau purīm .
svalaṅkṛtairbhavanavarairvibhūṣitāṃ
purandarasyeva tadāmarāvatīm .. 41..




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