.. vālmīki rāmāyaṇa - araṇyakāṇḍa ..

sarga - 20

sa punaḥ patitāṃ dṛṣṭvā krodhācchūrpaṇakhāṃ kharaḥ .
uvāca vyaktatā vācā tāmanarthārthamāgatām .. 1..

mayā tvidānīṃ śūrāste rākṣasā rudhirāśanāḥ .
tvatpriyārthaṃ vinirdiṣṭāḥ kimarthaṃ rudyate punaḥ .. 2..

bhaktāścaivānuraktāśca hitāśca mama nityaśaḥ .
ghnanto.api na nihantavyā na na kuryurvaco mama .. 3..

kimetacchrotumicchāmi kāraṇaṃ yatkṛte punaḥ .
hā nātheti vinardantī sarpavadveṣṭase kṣitau .. 4..

anāthavadvilapasi kiṃ nu nāthe mayi sthite .
uttiṣṭhottiṣṭha mā bhaiṣīrvaiklavyaṃ tyajyatām iha .. 5..

ityevamuktā durdharṣā khareṇa parisāntvitā .
vimṛjya nayane sāsre kharaṃ bhrātaramabravīt .. 6..

preṣitāśca tvayā śūrā rākṣasāste caturdaśa .
nihantuṃ rāghavaṃ ghorā matpriyārthaṃ salakṣmaṇam .. 7..

te tu rāmeṇa sāmarṣāḥ śūlapaṭṭiśapāṇayaḥ .
samare nihatāḥ sarve sāyakairmarmabhedibhiḥ .. 8..

tānbhūmau patitāndṛṣṭvā kṣaṇenaiva mahābalān .
rāmasya ca mahatkarma mahāṃstrāso.abhavanmama .. 9..

sāsmi bhītā samudvignā viṣaṇṇā ca niśācara .
śaraṇaṃ tvāṃ punaḥ prāptā sarvato bhayadarśinī .. 10..

viṣādanakrādhyuṣite paritrāsormimālini .
kiṃ māṃ na trāyase magnāṃ vipule śokasāgare .. 11..

ete ca nihatā bhūmau rāmeṇa niśitaiḥ śaraiḥ .
ye ca me padavīṃ prāptā rākṣasāḥ piśitāśanāḥ .. 12..

mayi te yadyanukrośo yadi rakṣaḥsu teṣu ca .
rāmeṇa yadi śaktiste tejo vāsti niśācara .
daṇḍakāraṇyanilayaṃ jahi rākṣasakaṇṭakam .. 13..

yadi rāmaṃ mamāmitramadya tvaṃ na vadhiṣyasi .
tava caivāgrataḥ prāṇāṃstyakṣyāmi nirapatrapā .. 14..

buddhyāhamanupaśyāmi na tvaṃ rāmasya saṃyuge .
sthātuṃ pratimukhe śaktaḥ sacāpasya mahāraṇe .. 15..

śūramānī na śūrastvaṃ mithyāropitavikramaḥ .
mānuṣau yanna śaknoṣi hantuṃ tau rāmalakṣmaṇau .. 16..

apayāhi janasthānāttvaritaḥ sahabāndhavaḥ .
niḥsattvasyālpavīryasya vāsaste kīdṛśastviha .. 17..

rāmatejo.abhibhūto hi tvaṃ kṣipraṃ vinaśiṣyasi .
sa hi tejaḥsamāyukto rāmo daśarathātmajaḥ .
bhrātā cāsya mahāvīryo yena cāsmi virūpitā .. 18..




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