.. vālmīki rāmāyaṇa - araṇyakāṇḍa ..

sarga - 16

kṛtābhiṣeko rāmastu sītā saumitrireva ca .
tasmādgodāvarītīrāttato jagmuḥ svamāśramam .. 1..

āśramaṃ tamupāgamya rāghavaḥ sahalakṣmaṇaḥ .
kṛtvā paurvāhṇikaṃ karma parṇaśālāmupāgamat .. 2..

sa rāmaḥ parṇaśālāyāmāsīnaḥ saha sītayā .
virarāja mahābāhuścitrayā candramā iva .
lakṣmaṇena saha bhrātrā cakāra vividhāḥ kathāḥ .. 3..

tadāsīnasya rāmasya kathāsaṃsaktacetasaḥ .
taṃ deśaṃ rākṣasī kā cidājagāma yadṛcchayā .. 4..

sā tu śūrpaṇakhā nāma daśagrīvasya rakṣasaḥ .
bhaginī rāmamāsādya dadarśa tridaśopamam .. 5..

siṃhoraskaṃ mahābāhuṃ padmapatranibhekṣaṇam .
sukumāraṃ mahāsattvaṃ pārthivavyañjanānvitam .. 6..

rāmamindīvaraśyāmaṃ kandarpasadṛśaprabham .
babhūvendropamaṃ dṛṣṭvā rākṣasī kāmamohitā .. 7..

sumukhaṃ durmukhī rāmaṃ vṛttamadhyaṃ mahodarī .
viśālākṣaṃ virūpākṣī sukeśaṃ tāmramūrdhajā .. 8..

priyarūpaṃ virūpā sā susvaraṃ bhairavasnavā .
taruṇaṃ dāruṇā vṛddhā dakṣiṇaṃ vāmabhāṣiṇī .. 9..

nyāyavṛttaṃ sudurvṛttā priyamapriyadarśanā .
śarīrajasamāviṣṭā rākṣasī rāmamabravīt .. 10..

jaṭī tāpasarūpeṇa sabhāryaḥ śaracāpadhṛk .
āgatastvamimaṃ deśaṃ kathaṃ rākṣasasevitam .. 11..

evamuktastu rākṣasyā śūrpaṇakhyā parantapaḥ .
ṛjubuddhitayā sarvamākhyātumupacakrame .. 12..

āsīddaśaratho nāma rājā tridaśavikramaḥ .
tasyāhamagrajaḥ putro rāmo nāma janaiḥ śrutaḥ .. 13..

bhrātāyaṃ lakṣmaṇo nāma yavīyānmāmanuvrataḥ .
iyaṃ bhāryā ca vaidehī mama sīteti viśrutā .. 14..

niyogāttu narendrasya piturmātuśca yantritaḥ .
dharmārthaṃ dharmakāṅkṣī ca vanaṃ vastumihāgataḥ .. 15..

tvāṃ tu veditumicchāmi kathyatāṃ kāsi kasya vā .
iha vā kiṃnimittaṃ tvamāgatā brūhi tattvataḥ .. 16..

sābravīdvacanaṃ śrutvā rākṣasī madanārditā .
śrūyatāṃ rāma vakṣyāmi tattvārthaṃ vacanaṃ mama .. 17..

ahaṃ śūrpaṇakhā nāma rākṣasī kāmarūpiṇī .
araṇyaṃ vicarāmīdamekā sarvabhayaṅkarā .. 18..

rāvaṇo nāma me bhrātā rākṣaso rākṣaseśvaraḥ .
pravṛddhanidraśca sadā kumbhakarṇo mahābalaḥ .. 19..

vibhīṣaṇastu dharmātmā na tu rākṣasaceṣṭitaḥ .
prakhyātavīryau ca raṇe bhrātarau kharadūṣaṇau .. 20..

tānahaṃ samatikrāntā rāma tvāpūrvadarśanāt .
samupetāsmi bhāvena bhartāraṃ puruṣottamam .
cirāya bhava bhartā me sītayā kiṃ kariṣyasi .. 21..

vikṛtā ca virūpā ca na seyaṃ sadṛśī tava .
ahamevānurūpā te bhāryā rūpeṇa paśya mām .. 22..

imāṃ virūpāmasatīṃ karālāṃ nirṇatodarīm .
anena saha te bhrātrā bhakṣayiṣyāmi mānuṣīm .. 23..

tataḥ parvataśṛṅgāṇi vanāni vividhāni ca .
paśyansaha mayā kānta daṇḍakānvicariṣyasi .. 24..

ityevamuktaḥ kākutsthaḥ prahasya madirekṣaṇām .
idaṃ vacanamārebhe vaktuṃ vākyaviśāradaḥ .. 25..




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