.. vālmīki rāmāyaṇa - uttarakāṇḍa ..

sarga - 53

bruvadbhirevamṛṣibhiḥ kākutstho vākyamabravīt .
kiṃ kāryaṃ brūta bhavatāṃ bhayaṃ nāśayitāsmi vaḥ .. 1..

tathā vadati kākutsthe bhargavo vākyamabravīt .
bhayaṃ naḥ śṛṇu yanmūlaṃ deśasya ca nareśvara .. 2..

pūrvaṃ kṛtayuge rāma daiteyaḥ sumahābalaḥ .
lolāputro.abhavajjyeṣṭho madhurnāma mahāsuraḥ .. 3..

brahmaṇyaśca śaraṇyaśca buddhyā ca pariniṣṭhitaḥ .
suraiśca paramodāraiḥ prītistasyātulābhavat .. 4..

sa madhurvīryasampanno dharme ca susamāhitaḥ .
bahumānācca rudreṇa dattastasyādbhuto varaḥ .. 5..

śūlaṃ śūlādviniṣkṛṣya mahāvīryaṃ mahāprabham .
dadau mahātmā suprīto vākayṃ caitaduvāca ha .. 6..

tvayāyamatulo dharmo matprasādātkṛtaḥ śubhaḥ .
prītyā paramayā yukto dadāmyāyudhamuttamam .. 7..

yāvatsuraiśca vipraiśca na virudhyermahāsura .
tāvacchūlaṃ tavedaṃ syādanyathā nāśamāpnuyāt .. 8..

yaśca tvāmabhiyuñjīta yuddhāya vigatajvaraḥ .
taṃ śūlaṃ bhasmasātkṛtvā punareṣyati te karam .. 9..

evaṃ rudrādvaraṃ labdhvā bhūya eva mahāsuraḥ .
praṇipatya mahādevaṃ vākyametaduvāca ha .. 10..

bhagavanmama vaṃśasya śūlametadanuttamam .
bhavettu satataṃ deva surāṇāmīśvaro hyasi .. 11..

taṃ bruvāṇaṃ madhuṃ devaḥ sarvabhūtapatiḥ śivaḥ .
pratyuvāca mahādevo naitadevaṃ bhaviṣyati .. 12..

mā bhūtte viphalā bāṇī matprāsādakṛtā śubhā .
bhavataḥ putramekaṃ tu śūlametadgamiṣyati .. 13..

yāvatkarasthaḥ śūlo.ayaṃ bhaviṣyati sutasya te .
avadhyaḥ sarvabhūtānāṃ śūlahasto bhaviṣyati .. 14..

evaṃ madhuvaraṃ labdhvā devātsumahadadbhutam .
bhavanaṃ cāsuraśreṣṭhaḥ kārayāmāsa suprabham .. 15..

tasya patnī mahābhagā priyā kumbhīnasī hi yā .
viśvāsayorapatyaṃ sā hyanalāyāṃ mahāprabhā .. 16..

tasyāḥ putro mahāvīryo lavaṇo nāma dāruṇaḥ .
bālyātprabhṛti duṣṭātmā pāpānyeva samācarat .. 17..

taṃ putraṃ durvinītaṃ tu dṛṣṭvā duḥkhasamanvitaḥ .
madhuḥ sa śokamāpede na cainaṃ kiṃ cidabravīt .. 18..

sa vihāya imaṃ lokaṃ praviṣṭo varuṇālayam .
śūlaṃ niveśya lavaṇe varaṃ tasmai nyavedayat .. 19..

sa prabhāvena śūlasya daurātmyenātmanastathā .
santāpayati lokāṃstrīnviśeṣeṇa tu tāpasān .. 20..

evamprabhāvo lavaṇaḥ śūlaṃ caiva tathāvidham .
śrutvā pramāṇaṃ kākutsthaṃ tvaṃ hi naḥ paramā gatiḥ .. 21..

bahavaḥ pārthivā rāma bhayārtairṛṣibhiḥ purā .
abhayaṃ yācitā vīra trātāraṃ na ca vidmahe .. 22..

te vayaṃ rāvaṇaṃ śrutvā hataṃ sabalavāhanam .
trātāraṃ vidmahe rāma nānyaṃ bhuvi narādhipam .
tatparitrātumicchāmo lavaṇādbhayapīḍitāḥ .. 23..




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