.. vālmīki rāmāyaṇa - uttarakāṇḍa ..

sarga - 54

tathokte tānṛṣīnrāmaḥ pratyuvāca kṛtāñjaliḥ .
kimāhāraḥ kimācāro lavaṇaḥ kva ca vartate .. 1..

rāghavasya vacaḥ śrutvā ṛṣayaḥ sarva eva te .
tato nivedayāmāsurlavaṇo vavṛdhe yathā .. 2..

āhāraḥ sarvasattvāni viśeṣeṇa ca tāpasāḥ .
ācāro raudratā nityaṃ vāso madhuvane sadā .. 3..

hatvā daśasahasrāṇi siṃhavyāghramṛgadvipān .
mānuṣāṃścaiva kurute nityamāhāramāhnikam .. 4..

tato.aparāṇi sattvāni khādate sa mahābalaḥ .
saṃhāre samanuprāpte vyāditāsya ivāntakaḥ .. 5..

tacchrutvā rāghavo vākyamuvāca sa mahāmunīn .
ghātayiṣyāmi tadrakṣo vyapagacchatu vo bhayam .. 6..

tathā teṣāṃ pratijñāya munīnāmugratejasām .
sa bhrātṝnsahitānsarvānuvāca raghunandanaḥ .. 7..

ko hantā lavaṇaṃ vīrāḥ kasyāṃśaḥ sa vidhīyatām .
bharatasya mahābāhoḥ śatrughnasyāthavā punaḥ .. 8..

rāghaveṇaivamuktastu bharato vākyamabravīt .
ahamenaṃ badhiṣyāmi mamāṃśaḥ sa vidhīyatām .. 9..

bharatasya vacaḥ śrutvā śauryavīryasamanvitam .
lakṣmaṇāvarajastasthau hitvā sauvarṇamāsanam .. 10..

śatrughnastvabravīdvākyaṃ praṇipatya narādhipam .
kṛtakarmā mahābāhurmadhyamo raghunandanaḥ .. 11..

āryeṇa hi purā śūnyā ayodhyā rakṣitā purī .
santāpaṃ hṛdaye kṛtvā āryasyāgamanaṃ prati .. 12..

duḥkhāni ca bahūnīha anubhūtāni pārthiva .
śayāno duḥkhaśayyāsu nandigrāme mahātmanā .. 13..

phalamūlāśano bhūtvā jaṭācīradharastathā .
anubhūyedṛśaṃ duḥkhameṣa rāghavanandanaḥ .
preṣye mayi sthite rājanna bhūyaḥ kleśamāpnuyāt .. 14..

tathā bruvati śatrughne rāghavaḥ punarabravīt .
evaṃ bhavatu kākutstha kriyatāṃ mama śāsanam .. 15..

rājye tvāmabhiṣekṣyāmi maghostu nagare śubhe .
niveśaya mahābāho bharataṃ yadyavekṣase .. 16..

śūrastvaṃ kṛtavidyaśca samarthaḥ saṃniveśane .
nagaraṃ madhunā juṣṭaṃ tathā janapadāñśubhān .. 17..

yo hi vaṃśaṃ samutpāṭya pārthivasya punaḥ kṣaye .
na vidhatte nṛpaṃ tatra narakaṃ sa nigacchati .. 18..

sa tvaṃ hatvā madhusutaṃ lavaṇaṃ pāpaniścayam .
rājyaṃ praśādhi dharmeṇa vākyaṃ me yadyavekṣase .. 19..

uttaraṃ ca na vaktavyaṃ śūra vākyāntare mama .
bālena pūrvajasyājñā kartavyā nātra saṃśayaḥ .. 20..

abhiṣekaṃ ca kākutstha pratīcchasva mayodyatam .
vasiṣṭhapramukhairviprairvidhimantrapuraskṛtam .. 21..




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