.. vālmīki rāmāyaṇa - uttarakāṇḍa ..

sarga - 78

tacchrutvā lakṣmaṇenoktaṃ vākyaṃ vākyaviśāradaḥ .
pratyuvāca mahātejāḥ prahasanrāghavo vacaḥ .. 1..

evametannaraśreṣṭha yathā vadasi lakṣmaṇa .
vṛtraghātamaśeṣeṇa vājimedhaphalaṃ ca yat .. 2..

śrūyate hi purā saumya kardamasya prajāpateḥ .
putro bāhlīśvaraḥ śrīmānilo nāma sudhārmikaḥ .. 3..

sa rājā pṛthivīṃ sarvāṃ vaśe kṛtvā mahāyaśāḥ .
rājyaṃ caiva naravyāghra putravatparyapālayat .. 4..

suraiśca paramodārairdaiteyaiśca mahāsuraiḥ .
nāgarākṣasagandharvairyakṣaiśca sumahātmabhiḥ .. 5..

pūjyate nityaśaḥ saumya bhayārtai raghunandana .
abibhyaṃśca trayo lokāḥ saroṣasya mahātmanaḥ .. 6..

sa rājā tādṛśo hyāsīddharme vīrye ca niṣṭhitaḥ .
buddhyā ca paramodāro bāhlīkānāṃ mahāyaśāḥ .. 7..

sa pracakre mahābāhurmṛgayāṃ rucire vane .
caitre manorame māsi sabhṛtyabalavāhanaḥ .. 8..

prajaghne sa nṛpo.araṇye mṛgāñśatasahasraśaḥ .
hatvaiva tṛptirnābhūcca rājñastasya mahātmanaḥ .. 9..

nānāmṛgāṇāmayutaṃ vadhyamānaṃ mahātmanā .
yatra jāto mahāsenastaṃ deśamupacakrame .. 10..

tasmiṃstu devadeveśaḥ śailarājasutāṃ haraḥ .
ramayāmāsa durdharṣaiḥ sarvairanucaraiḥ saha .. 11..

kṛtvā strībhūtamātmānamumeśo gopatidhvajaḥ .
devyāḥ priyacikīrṣuḥ sa tasminparvatanirjhare .. 12..

ye ca tatra vanoddeśe sattvāḥ puruṣavādinaḥ .
yacca kiṃ cana tatsarvaṃ nārīsaṃjñaṃ babhūva ha .. 13..

etasminnantare rājā sa ilaḥ kardamātmajaḥ .
nighnanmṛgasahasrāṇi taṃ deśamupacakrame .. 14..

sa dṛṣṭvā strīkṛtaṃ sarvaṃ savyālamṛgapakṣiṇam .
ātmānaṃ sānugaṃ caiva strībhūtaṃ raghunandana .. 15..

tasya duḥkhaṃ mahattvāsīddṛṣṭvātmānaṃ tathā gatam .
umāpateśca tatkarma jñātvā trāsamupāgamat .. 16..

tato devaṃ mahātmānaṃ śitikaṇṭhaṃ kapardinam .
jagāma śaraṇaṃ rājā sabhṛtyabalavāhanaḥ .. 17..

tataḥ prahasya varadaḥ saha devyā mahāyaśāḥ .
prajāpatisutaṃ vākyamuvāca varadaḥ svayam .. 18..

uttiṣṭhottiṣṭha rājarṣe kārdameya mahābala .
puruṣatvamṛte saumya varaṃ varaya suvrata .. 19..

tataḥ sa rājā śokārtāḥ pratyākhyāto mahātmanā .
na sa jagrāha strībhūto varamanyaṃ surottamāt .. 20..

tataḥ śokena mahatā śailarājasutāṃ nṛpaḥ .
praṇipatya mahādevīṃ sarveṇaivāntarātmanā .. 21..

īśe varāṇāṃ varade lokānāmasi bhāmini .
amoghadarśane devi bhaje saumye namo.astu te .. 22..

hṛdgataṃ tasya rājarṣervijñāya harasaṃnidhau .
pratyuvāca śubhaṃ vākyaṃ devī rudrasya saṃmatā .. 23..

ardhasya devo varado varārdhasya tathā hyaham .
tasmādardhaṃ gṛhāṇa tvaṃ strīpuṃsoryāvadicchasi .. 24..

tadadbhutatamaṃ śrutvā devyā varamanuttamam .
samprahṛṣṭamanā bhūtvā rājā vākyamathābravīt .. 25..

yadi devi prasannā me rūpeṇāpratimā bhuvi .
māsaṃ strītvamupāsitvā māsaṃ syāṃ puruṣaḥ punaḥ .. 26..

īpsitaṃ tasya vijñāya devī surucirānanā .
pratyuvāca śubhaṃ vākyamevametadbhaviṣyati .. 27..

rājanpuruṣabhūtastvaṃ strībhāvaṃ na smariṣyasi .
strībhūtaścāparaṃ māsaṃ na smariṣyasi pauruṣam .. 28..

evaṃ sa rājā puruṣo māmaṃ bhūtvātha kārdamiḥ .
trailokyasundarī nārī māsamekamilābhavat .. 29..




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