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atha rAjanmahAbAhurvicharansa mahItalam . 
himavadvanamAsAdya parichakrAma rAvaNaH .. 1..\\
tatrApashyata vai kanyA.n kR^iShTAjinajaTAdharAm . 
ArSheNa vidhinA yuktA.n tapantIM devatAm iva .. 2..\\
sa dR^iShTvA rUpasampannA.n kanyAM tA.n sumahAvratAm . 
kAmamohaparItAtmA paprachchha prahasanniva .. 3..\\
kimida.n vartase bhadre viruddhaM yauvanasya te . 
na hi yuktA tavaitasya rUpasyeyaM pratikriyA .. 4..\\
kasyAsi duhitA bhadre ko vA bhartA tavAnaghe . 
pR^ichchhataH sha.nsa me shIghra.n ko vA hetustapo.arjane .. 5..\\
evamuktA tu sA kanyA tenAnAryeNa rakShasA . 
abravIdvidhivatkR^itvA tasyAtithya.n tapodhanA .. 6..\\
kushadhvajo nAma pitA brahmarShirmama dhArmikaH . 
bR^ihaspatisutaH shrImAnbuddhyA tulyo bR^ihaspateH .. 7..\\
tasyAha.n kurvato nitya.n vedAbhyAsaM mahAtmanaH . 
sambhUtA vAnmayI kanyA nAmnA vedavatI smR^itA .. 8..\\
tato devAH sagandharvA yakSharAkShasapannagAH . 
te chApi gatvA pitara.n varaNaM rochayanti me .. 9..\\
na cha mA.n sa pitA tebhyo dattavAnrAkShaseshvara . 
kAraNa.n tadvadiShyAmi nishAmaya mahAbhuja .. 10..\\
pitustu mama jAmAtA viShNuH kila surottamaH . 
abhipretastrilokeshastasmAnnAnyasya me pitAH .. 11..\\
dAtumichchhati dharmAtmA tachchhrutvA baladarpitaH . 
shambhurnAma tato rAjA daityAnA.n kupito.abhavat . 
tena rAtrau prasupto me pitA pApena hi.nsitaH .. 12..\\
tato me jananI dInA tachchharIraM piturmama . 
pariShvajya mahAbhAgA praviShTA dahana.n saha .. 13..\\
tato manoratha.n satyaM piturnArAyaNaM prati . 
karomIti mamechchhA cha hR^idaye sAdhu viShThitA .. 14..\\
ahaM pretagatasyApi kariShye kA~NkShitaM pituH . 
iti pratiGYAmAruhya charAmi vipula.n tapaH .. 15..\\
etatte sarvamAkhyAtaM mayA rAkShasapu~Ngava . 
AshritA.n viddhi mA.n dharmaM nArAyaNapatIchchhayA .. 16..\\
viGYAtastva.n hi me rAjangachchha paulastyanandana . 
jAnAmi tapasA sarva.n trailokye yaddhi vartate .. 17..\\
so.abravIdrAvaNastatra tA.n kanyA.n sumahAvratAm . 
avaruhya vimAnAgrAtkandarpasharapIDitaH .. 18..\\
avaliptAsi sushroNi yasyAste matirIdR^ishI . 
vR^iddhAnAM mR^igashAvAkShi bhrAjate dharmasa~ncayaH .. 19..\\
tva.n sarvaguNasampannA nArhase kartumIdR^isham . 
trailokyasundarI bhIru yauvane vArdhaka.n vidhim .. 20..\\
kashcha tAvadasau ya.n tva.n viShNurityabhibhAShase . 
vIryeNa tapasA chaiva bhogena cha balena cha . 
na mayAsau samo bhadre ya.n tvaM kAmayase.a~Ngane .. 21..\\
ma maivamiti sA kanyA tamuvAcha nishAcharam . 
mUrdhajeShu cha tA.n rakShaH karAgreNa parAmR^ishat .. 22..\\
tato vedavatI kruddhA keshAnhastena sAchchhinat . 
uvAchAgni.n samAdhAya maraNAya kR^itatvarA .. 23..\\
dharShitAyAstvayAnArya nedAnIM mama jIvitam . 
rakShastasmAtpravekShyAmi pashyataste hutAshanam .. 24..\\
yasmAttu dharShitA chAhamapAyA chApyanAthavat . 
tasmAttava vadhArtha.n vai samutpatsyAmyahaM punaH .. 25..\\
na hi shakyaH striyA pApa hantu.n taM tu visheShataH . 
shApe tvayi mayotsR^iShTe tapasash cha vyayo bhavet .. 26..\\
yadi tvasti mayA ki.n chitkR^itaM datta.n hutaM tathA . 
tena hyayonijA sAdhvI bhaveya.n dharmiNaH sutA .. 27..\\
evamuktvA praviShTA sA jvalanta.n vai hutAshanam . 
papAta cha divo divyA puShpavR^iShTiH samantataH .. 28..\\
pUrva.n krodhahataH shatruryayAsau nihatastvayA . 
samupAshritya shailAbha.n tava vIryamamAnuSham .. 29..\\
evameShA mahAbhAgA martyeShUtpadyate punaH . 
kShetre halamukhagraste vedyAmagnishikhopamA .. 30..\\
eShA vedavatI nAma pUrvamAsItkR^ite yuge . 
tretAyugamanuprApya vadhArtha.n tasya rakShasaH . 
sItotpanneti sItaiShA mAnuShaiH punaruchyate .. 31..\\
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The files in this directory are revised versions of the         
digital files produced by Professor Muneo Tokunaga, Kyoto       
University, and copyrighted by him. I am grateful to Professor  
Tokunaga for his agreement to this use of his original files    
and for permitting the revised versions to be made publicly     
available.   \\                                                   
Dr J. D. Smith ;                            
email: jds10@cam.ac.uk  ; 
http://bombay.oriental.cam.ac.uk/index.html                     
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