.. vālmīki rāmāyaṇa - araṇyakāṇḍa ..

sarga - 19

tataḥ śūrpaṇakhā ghorā rāghavāśramamāgatā .
rakṣasāmācacakṣe tau bhrātarau saha sītayā .. 1..

te rāmaṃ parṇaśālāyāmupaviṣṭaṃ mahābalam .
dadṛśuḥ sītayā sārdhaṃ vaidehyā lakṣmaṇena ca .. 2..

tāndṛṣṭvā rāghavaḥ śrīmānāgatāṃ tāṃ ca rākṣasīm .
abravīdbhrātaraṃ rāmo lakṣmaṇaṃ dīptatejasaṃ .. 3..

muhūrtaṃ bhava saumitre sītāyāḥ pratyanantaraḥ .
imānasyā vadhiṣyāmi padavīmāgatāniha .. 4..

vākyametattataḥ śrutvā rāmasya viditātmanaḥ .
tatheti lakṣmaṇo vākyaṃ rāmasya pratyapūjayat .. 5..

rāghavo.api mahaccāpaṃ cāmīkaravibhūṣitam .
cakāra sajyaṃ dharmātmā tāni rakṣāṃsi cābravīt .. 6..

putrau daśarathasyāvāṃ bhrātarau rāmalakṣmaṇau .
praviṣṭau sītayā sārdhaṃ duścaraṃ daṇḍakāvanam .. 7..

phalamūlāśanau dāntau tāpasau dharmacāriṇau .
vasantau daṇḍakāraṇye kimarthamupahiṃsatha .. 8..

yuṣmānpāpātmakānhantuṃ viprakārānmahāvane .
ṛṣīṇāṃ tu niyogena prāpto.ahaṃ saśarāsanaḥ .. 9..

tiṣṭhataivātra santuṣṭā nopasarpitumarhatha .
yadi prāṇairihārtho vo nivartadhvaṃ niśācarāḥ .. 10..

tasya tadvacanaṃ śrutvā rākṣasāste caturdaśa .
ūcurvācaṃ susaṅkruddhā brahmaghnaḥ śūlapāṇayaḥ .. 11..

saṃraktanayanā ghorā rāmaṃ raktāntalocanam .
paruṣā madhurābhāṣaṃ hṛṣṭādṛṣṭaparākramam .. 12..

krodhamutpādya no bhartuḥ kharasya sumahātmanaḥ .
tvameva hāsyase prāṇānadyāsmābhirhato yudhi .. 13..

kā hi te śaktirekasya bahūnāṃ raṇamūrdhani .
asmākamagrataḥ sthātuṃ kiṃ punaryoddhumāhave .. 14..

ebhirbāhuprayuktairnaḥ parighaiḥ śūlapaṭṭiśaiḥ .
prāṇāṃstyakṣyasi vīryaṃ ca dhanuśca karapīḍitam .. 15..

ityevamuktvā saṃrabdhā rākṣasāste caturdaśa .
udyatāyudhanistriṃśā rāmamevābhidudruvuḥ .
cikṣipustāni śūlāni rāghavaṃ prati durjayam .. 16..

tāni śūlāni kākutsthaḥ samastāni caturdaśa .
tāvadbhireva ciccheda śaraiḥ kāñcanabhūṣaṇaiḥ .. 17..

tataḥ paścānmahātejā nārācānsūryasaṃnibhān .
jagrāha paramakruddhaścaturdaśa śilāśitān .. 18..

gṛhītvā dhanurāyamya lakṣyānuddiśya rākṣasān .
mumoca rāghavo bāṇānvajrāniva śatakratuḥ .. 19..

rukmapuṅkhāśca viśikhāḥ pradīptā hemabhūṣaṇāḥ .
antarikṣe maholkānāṃ babhūvustulyavarcasaḥ .. 20..

te bhittvā rakṣasāṃ vegādvakṣāṃsi rudhirāplutāḥ .
viniṣpetustadā bhūmau nyamajjantāśanisvanāḥ .. 21..

te bhinnahṛdayā bhūmau chinnamūlā iva drumāḥ .
nipetuḥ śoṇitārdrāṅgā vikṛtā vigatāsavaḥ .. 22..

tānbhūmau patitāndṛṣṭvā rākṣasī krodhamūrchitā .
paritrastā punastatra vyasṛjadbhairavaṃ ravam .. 23..

sā nadantī mahānādaṃ javācchūrpaṇakhā punaḥ .
upagamya kharaṃ sā tu kiṃ citsaṃśuṣka śoṇitā .
papāta punarevārtā saniryāseva vallarī .. 24..

nipātitānprekṣya raṇe tu rākṣasān
pradhāvitā śūrpaṇakhā punastataḥ .
vadhaṃ ca teṣāṃ nikhilena rakṣasāṃ
śaśaṃsa sarvaṃ bhaginī kharasya sā .. 25..




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