.. vālmīki rāmāyaṇa - araṇyakāṇḍa ..

sarga - 17

tāṃ tu śūrpaṇakhāṃ rāmaḥ kāmapāśāvapāśitām .
svecchayā ślakṣṇayā vācā smitapūrvamathābravīt .. 1..

kṛtadāro.asmi bhavati bhāryeyaṃ dayitā mama .
tvadvidhānāṃ tu nārīṇāṃ suduḥkhā sasapatnatā .. 2..

anujastveṣa me bhrātā śīlavānpriyadarśanaḥ .
śrīmānakṛtadāraśca lakṣmaṇo nāma vīryavān .. 3..

apūrvī bhāryayā cārthī taruṇaḥ priyadarśanaḥ .
anurūpaśca te bhartā rūpasyāsya bhaviṣyati .. 4..

enaṃ bhaja viśālākṣi bhartāraṃ bhrātaraṃ mama .
asapatnā varārohe merumarkaprabhā yathā .. 5..

iti rāmeṇa sā proktā rākṣasī kāmamohitā .
visṛjya rāmaṃ sahasā tato lakṣmaṇamabravīt .. 6..

asya rūpasya te yuktā bhāryāhaṃ varavarṇinī .
mayā saha sukhaṃ sarvāndaṇḍakānvicariṣyasi .. 7..

evamuktastu saumitrī rākṣasyā vākyakovidaḥ .
tataḥ śūrpaṇakhīṃ smitvā lakṣmaṇo yuktamabravīt .. 8..

kathaṃ dāsasya me dāsī bhāryā bhavitumicchasi .
so.ahamāryeṇa paravānbhātrā kamalavarṇinī .. 9..

samṛddhārthasya siddhārthā muditāmalavarṇinī .
āryasya tvaṃ viśālākṣi bhāryā bhava yavīyasī .. 10..

etāṃ virūpāmasatīṃ karālāṃ nirṇatodarīm .
bhāryāṃ vṛddhāṃ parityajya tvāmevaiṣa bhajiṣyati .. 11..

ko hi rūpamidaṃ śreṣṭhaṃ santyajya varavarṇini .
mānuṣeṣu varārohe kuryādbhāvaṃ vicakṣaṇaḥ .. 12..

iti sā lakṣmaṇenoktā karālā nirṇatodarī .
manyate tadvacaḥ satyaṃ parihāsāvicakṣaṇā .. 13..

sā rāmaṃ parṇaśālāyāmupaviṣṭaṃ parantapam .
sītayā saha durdharṣamabravītkāmamohitā .. 14..

imāṃ virūpāmasatīṃ karālāṃ nirṇatodarīm .
vṛddhāṃ bhāryāmavaṣṭabhya na māṃ tvaṃ bahu manyase .. 15..

adyemāṃ bhakṣayiṣyāmi paśyatastava mānuṣīm .
tvayā saha cariṣyāmi niḥsapatnā yathāsukham .. 16..

ityuktvā mṛgaśāvākṣīmalātasadṛśekṣaṇā .
abhyadhāvatsusaṅkruddhā maholkā rohiṇīm iva .. 17..

tāṃ mṛtyupāśapratimāmāpatantīṃ mahābalaḥ .
nigṛhya rāmaḥ kupitastato lakṣmaṇamabravīt .. 18..

krūrairanāryaiḥ saumitre parihāsaḥ kathaṃ cana .
na kāryaḥ paśya vaidehīṃ kathaṃ citsaumya jīvatīm .. 19..

imāṃ virūpāmasatīmatimattāṃ mahodarīm .
rākṣasīṃ puruṣavyāghra virūpayitumarhasi .. 20..

ityukto lakṣmaṇastasyāḥ kruddho rāmasya paśyataḥ .
uddhṛtya khaḍgaṃ ciccheda karṇanāsaṃ mahābalaḥ .. 21..

nikṛttakarṇanāsā tu visvaraṃ sā vinadya ca .
yathāgataṃ pradudrāva ghorā śūrpaṇakhā vanam .. 22..

sā virūpā mahāghorā rākṣasī śoṇitokṣitā .
nanāda vividhānnādānyathā prāvṛṣi toyadaḥ .. 23..

sā vikṣarantī rudhiraṃ bahudhā ghoradarśanā .
pragṛhya bāhū garjantī praviveśa mahāvanam .. 24..

tatastu sā rākṣasasaṅgha saṃvṛtaṃ
kharaṃ janasthānagataṃ virūpitā .
upetya taṃ bhrātaramugratejasaṃ
papāta bhūmau gaganādyathāśaniḥ .. 25..

tataḥ sabhāryaṃ bhayamohamūrchitā
salakṣmaṇaṃ rāghavamāgataṃ vanam .
virūpaṇaṃ cātmani śoṇitokṣitā
śaśaṃsa sarvaṃ bhaginī kharasya sā .. 26..




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