.. vālmīki rāmāyaṇa - uttarakāṇḍa ..

sarga - 13

atha lokeśvarotsṛṣṭā tatra kālena kena cit .
nidrā samabhavattīvrā kumbhakarṇasya rūpiṇī .. 1..

tato bhrātaramāsīnaṃ kumbhakarṇo.abravīdvacaḥ .
nidrā māṃ bādhate rājankārayasva mamālayam .. 2..

viniyuktāstato rājñā śilpino viśvakarmavat .
akurvankumbhakarṇasya kailāsasamamālayam .. 3..

vistīrṇaṃ yojanaṃ śubhraṃ tato dviguṇamāyatam .
darśanīyaṃ nirābādhaṃ kumbhakarṇasya cakrire .. 4..

sphāṭikaiḥ kāñcanaiścitraiḥ stambhaiḥ sarvatra śobhitam .
vaidūryakṛtaśobhaṃ ca kiṅkiṇījālakaṃ tathā .. 5..

dantatoraṇavinyastaṃ vajrasphaṭikavedikam .
sarvartusukhadaṃ nityaṃ meroḥ puṇyāṃ guhām iva .. 6..

tatra nidrāṃ samāviṣṭaḥ kumbhakarṇo niśācaraḥ .
bahūnyabdasahasrāṇi śayāno nāvabudhyate .. 7..

nidrābhibhūte tu tadā kumbhakarṇe daśānanaḥ .
devarṣiyakṣagandharvānbādhate sma sa nityaśaḥ .. 8..

udyānāni vicitrāṇi nandanādīni yāni ca .
tāni gatvā susaṅkruddho bhinatti sma daśānanaḥ .. 9..

nadīṃ gaja iva krīḍanvṛkṣānvāyuriva kṣipan .
nagānvajra iva sṛṣṭo vidhvaṃsayati nityaśaḥ .. 10..

tathā vṛttaṃ tu vijñāya daśagrīvaṃ dhaneśvaraḥ .
kulānurūpaṃ dharmajña vṛttaṃ saṃsmṛtya cātmanaḥ .. 11..

saubhrātradarśanārthaṃ tu dūtaṃ vaiśvaraṇastadā .
laṅkāṃ sampreṣayāmāsa daśagrīvasya vai hitam .. 12..

sa gatvā nagarīṃ laṅkāmāsasāda vibhīṣaṇam .
mānitastena dharmeṇa pṛṣṭhaścāgamanaṃ prati .. 13..

pṛṣṭvā ca kuśalaṃ rājño jñātīnapi ca bāndhavān .
sabhāyāṃ darśayāmāsa tamāsīnaṃ daśānanam .. 14..

sa dṛṣṭvā tatra rājānaṃ dīpyamānaṃ svatejasā .
jayena cābhisampūjya tūṣṇīmāsīnmuhūrtakam .. 15..

tasyopanīte paryaṅke varāstaraṇasaṃvṛte .
upaviśya daśagrīvaṃ dūto vākyamathābravīt .. 16..

rājanvadāmi te sarvaṃ bhrātā tava yadabravīt .
ubhayoḥ sadṛśaṃ saumya vṛttasya ca kulasya ca .. 17..

sādhu paryāptametāvatkṛtaścāritrasaṅgrahaḥ .
sādhu dharme vyavasthānaṃ kriyatāṃ yadi śakyate .. 18..

dṛṣṭaṃ me nandanaṃ bhagnamṛṣayo nihatāḥ śrutāḥ .
devānāṃ tu samudyogastvatto rājañśrutaś ca me .. 19..

nirākṛtaśca bahuśastvayāhaṃ rākṣasādhipa .
aparāddhā hi bālyācca rakṣaṇīyāḥ svabāndhavāḥ .. 20..

ahaṃ tu himavatpṛṣṭhaṃ gato dharmamupāsitum .
raudraṃ vrataṃ samāsthāya niyato niyatendriyaḥ .. 21..

tatra devo mayā dṛṣṭaḥ saha devyomayā prabhuḥ .
savyaṃ cakṣurmayā caiva tatra devyāṃ nipātitam .. 22..

kā nviyaṃ syāditi śubhā na khalvanyena hetunā .
rūpaṃ hyanupamaṃ kṛtvā tatra krīḍati pārvatī .. 23..

tato devyāḥ prabhāvena dagdhaṃ savyaṃ mamekṣaṇam .
reṇudhvastamiva jyotiḥ piṅgalatvamupāgatam .. 24..

tato.ahamanyadvistīrṇaṃ gatvā tasya girestaṭam .
pūrṇaṃ varṣaśatānyaṣṭau samavāpa mahāvratam .. 25..

samāpte niyame tasmiṃstatra devo maheśvaraḥ .
prītaḥ prītena manasā prāha vākyamidaṃ prabhuḥ .. 26..

prīto.asmi tava dharmajña tapasānena suvrata .
mayā caitadvrataṃ cīrṇaṃ tvayā caiva dhanādhipa .. 27..

tṛtīyaḥ puruṣo nāsti yaścaredvratamīdṛśam .
vrataṃ suduścaraṃ hyetanmayaivotpāditaṃ purā .. 28..

tatsakhitvaṃ mayā sārdhaṃ rocayasva dhaneśvara .
tapasā nirjitatvāddhi sakhā bhava mamānagha .. 29..

devyā dagdhaṃ prabhāvena yacca sāvyaṃ tavekṣaṇam .
ekākṣi piṅgaletyeva nāma sthāsyati śāśvatam .. 30..

evaṃ tena sakhitvaṃ ca prāpyānujñāṃ ca śaṅkarāt .
āgamya ca śruto.ayaṃ me tava pāpaviniścayaḥ .. 31..

tadadharmiṣṭhasaṃyogānnivarta kuladūṣaṇa .
cintyate hi vadhopāyaḥ sarṣisaṅghaiḥ suraistava .. 32..

evamukto daśagrīvaḥ kruddhaḥ saṃraktalocanaḥ .
hastāndantāṃśa sampīḍya vākyametaduvāca ha .. 33..

vijñātaṃ te mayā dūta vākyaṃ yattvaṃ prabhāṣase .
naiva tvamasi naivāsau bhrātrā yenāsi preṣitaḥ .. 34..

hitaṃ na sa mamaitaddhi bravīti dhanarakṣakaḥ .
maheśvarasakhitvaṃ tu mūḍha śrāvayase kila .. 35..

na hantavyo gururjyeṣṭho mamāyamiti manyate .
tasya tvidānīṃ śrutvā me vākyameṣā kṛtā matiḥ .. 36..

trī.Nllokānapi jeṣyāmi bāhuvīryamupāśritaḥ .
etanmuhūrtameṣo.ahaṃ tasyaikasya kṛte ca vai .
caturo lokapālāṃstānnayiṣyāmi yamakṣayam .. 37..

evamuktvā tu laṅkeśo dūtaṃ khaḍgena jaghnivān .
dadau bhakṣayituṃ hyenaṃ rākṣasānāṃ durātmanām .. 38..

tataḥ kṛtasvastyayano rathamāruhya rāvaṇaḥ .
trailokyavijayākāṅkṣī yayau tatra dhaneśvaraḥ .. 39..




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