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sarga - 20

tato vitrāsayanmartyānpṛthivyāṃ rākṣasādhipaḥ .
āsasāda ghane tasminnāradaṃ munisattamam .. 1..

nāradastu mahātejā devarṣiramitaprabhaḥ .
abravīnmeghapṛṣṭhastho rāvaṇaṃ puṣpake sthitam .. 2..

rākṣasādhipate saumya tiṣṭha viśravasaḥ suta .
prīto.asmyabhijanopeta vikramairūrjitaistava .. 3..

viṣṇunā daityaghātaiśca tārkṣyasyoragadharṣaṇaiḥ .
tvayā samaramardaiśca bhṛśaṃ hi paritoṣitaḥ .. 4..

kiṃ cidvakṣyāmi tāvatte śrotavyaṃ śroṣyase yadi .
śrutvā cānantaraṃ kāryaṃ tvayā rākṣasapuṅgava .. 5..

kimayaṃ vadhyate lokastvayāvadhyena daivataiḥ .
hata eva hyayaṃ loko yadā mṛtyuvaśaṃ gataḥ .. 6..

paśya tāvanmahābāho rākṣaseśvaramānuṣam .
lokamenaṃ vicitrārthaṃ yasya na jñāyate gatiḥ .. 7..

kva cidvāditranṛttāni sevyante muditairjanaiḥ .
rudyate cāparai rātrairdhārāśrunayanānanaiḥ .. 8..

mātā pitṛsutasnehairbhāryā bandhumanoramaiḥ .
mohenāyaṃ jano dhvastaḥ kleśaṃ svaṃ nāvabudhyate .. 9..

tatkimevaṃ parikliśya lokaṃ mohanirākṛtam .
jita eva tvayā saumya martyaloko na saṃśayaḥ .. 10..

evaṃ kutastu laṅkeśo dīpyamāna ivaujasā .
abravīnnāradaṃ tatra samprahasyābhivādya ca .. 11..

maharṣe devagandharvavihāra samarapriya .
ahaṃ khalūdyato gantuṃ vijayārthī rasātalam .. 12..

tato lokatrayaṃ jitvā sthāpya nāgānsurānvaśe .
samudramamṛtārthaṃ vai mathiṣyāmi rasātalam .. 13..

athābravīddaśagrīvaṃ nārado bhagavānṛṣiḥ .
kva khalvidānīṃ mārgeṇa tvayānena gamiṣyate .. 14..

ayaṃ khalu sudurgamyaḥ pitṛrājñaḥ puraṃ prati .
mārgo gacchati durdharṣo yamasyāmitrakarśana .. 15..

sa tu śāradameghābhaṃ muktvā hāsaṃ daśānanaḥ .
uvāca kṛtamityeva vacanaṃ cedamabravīt .. 16..

tasmādeṣa mahābrahmanvaivasvatavadhodyataḥ .
gacchāmi dakṣiṇāmāśāṃ yatra sūryātmajo nṛpaḥ .. 17..

mayā hi bhagavankrodhātpratijñātaṃ raṇārthinā .
avajeṣyāmi caturo lokapālāniti prabho .. 18..

tenaiṣa prasthito.ahaṃ vai pitṛrājapuraṃ prati .
prāṇisaṅkleśakartāraṃ yojayiṣyāmi mṛtyunā .. 19..

evamuktvā daśagrīvo muniṃ tamabhivādya ca .
prayayau dakṣiṇāmāśāṃ prahṛṣṭaiḥ saha mantribhiḥ .. 20..

nāradastu mahātejā muhūrtaṃ dhyānamāsthitaḥ .
cintayāmāsa viprendro vidhūma iva pāvakaḥ .. 21..

yena lokāstrayaḥ sendrāḥ kliśyante sacarācarāḥ .
kṣīṇe cāyuṣi dharme ca sa kālo hiṃsyate katham .. 22..

yasya nityaṃ trayo lokā vidravanti bhayārditāḥ .
taṃ kathaṃ rākṣasendro.asau svayamevābhigacchati .. 23..

yo vidhātā ca dhātā ca sukṛte duṣkṛte yathā .
trailokyaṃ vijitaṃ yena taṃ kathaṃ nu vijeṣyati .. 24..

aparaṃ kiṃ nu kṛtvaivaṃ vidhānaṃ saṃvidhāsyati .
kautūhalasamutpanno yāsyāmi yamasādanam .. 25..




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