.. vālmīki rāmāyaṇa - araṇyakāṇḍa ..

sarga - 18

tāṃ tathā patitāṃ dṛṣṭvā virūpāṃ śoṇitokṣitām .
bhaginīṃ krodhasantaptaḥ kharaḥ papraccha rākṣasaḥ .. 1..

balavikramasampannā kāmagā kāmarūpiṇī .
imāmavasthāṃ nītā tvaṃ kenāntakasamā gatā .. 2..

devagandharvabhūtānāmṛṣīṇāṃ ca mahātmanām .
ko.ayamevaṃ mahāvīryastvāṃ virūpāṃ cakāra ha .. 3..

na hi paśyāmyahaṃ loke yaḥ kuryānmama vipriyam .
antarena sahasrākṣaṃ mahendraṃ pākaśāsanam .. 4..

adyāhaṃ mārgaṇaiḥ prāṇānādāsye jīvitāntakaiḥ .
salile kṣīramāsaktaṃ niṣpibanniva sārasaḥ .. 5..

nihatasya mayā saṅkhye śarasaṅkṛttamarmaṇaḥ .
saphenaṃ rudhiraṃ raktaṃ medinī kasya pāsyati .. 6..

kasya patrarathāḥ kāyānmāṃsamutkṛtya saṅgatāḥ .
prahṛṣṭā bhakṣayiṣyanti nihatasya mayā raṇe .. 7..

taṃ na devā na gandharvā na piśācā na rākṣasāḥ .
mayāpakṛṣṭaṃ kṛpaṇaṃ śaktāstrātuṃ mahāhave .. 8..

upalabhya śanaiḥ saṃjñāṃ taṃ me śaṃsitumarhasi .
yena tvaṃ durvinītena vane vikramya nirjitā .. 9..

iti bhrāturvacaḥ śrutvā kruddhasya ca viśeṣataḥ .
tataḥ śūrpaṇakhā vākyaṃ sabāṣpamidamabravīt .. 10..

taruṇau rūpasampannau sukūmārau mahābalau .
puṇḍarīkaviśālākṣau cīrakṛṣṇājināmbarau .. 11..

gandharvarājapratimau pārthivavyañjanānvitau .
devau vā mānuṣau vā tau na tarkayitumutsahe .. 12..

taruṇī rūpasampannā sarvābharaṇabhūṣitā .
dṛṣṭā tatra mayā nārī tayormadhye sumadhyamā .. 13..

tābhyāmubhābhyāṃ sambhūya pramadāmadhikṛtya tām .
imāmavasthāṃ nītāhaṃ yathānāthāsatī tathā .. 14..

tasyāścānṛjuvṛttāyāstayoś ca hatayoraham .
saphenaṃ pātumicchāmi rudhiraṃ raṇamūrdhani .. 15..

eṣa me prathamaḥ kāmaḥ kṛtastāta tvayā bhavet .
tasyāstayośca rudhiraṃ pibeyamahamāhave .. 16..

iti tasyāṃ bruvāṇāyāṃ caturdaśa mahābalān .
vyādideśa kharaḥ kruddho rākṣasānantakopamān .. 17..

mānuṣau śastrasampannau cīrakṛṣṇājināmbarau .
praviṣṭau daṇḍakāraṇyaṃ ghoraṃ pramadayā saha .. 18..

tau hatvā tāṃ ca durvṛttāmupāvartitumarhatha .
iyaṃ ca rudhiraṃ teṣāṃ bhaginī mama pāsyati .. 19..

manoratho.ayamiṣṭo.asyā bhaginyā mama rākṣasāḥ .
śīghraṃ sampadyatāṃ gatvā tau pramathya svatejasā .. 20..

iti pratisamādiṣṭā rākṣasāste caturdaśa .
tatra jagmustayā sārdhaṃ ghanā vāteritā yathā .. 21..




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