.. vālmīki rāmāyaṇa - araṇyakāṇḍa ..

sarga - 34

mārīca śrūyatāṃ tāta vacanaṃ mama bhāṣataḥ .
ārto.asmi mama cārtasya bhavānhi paramā gatiḥ .. 1..

jānīṣe tvaṃ janasthānaṃ bhrātā yatra kharo mama .
dūṣaṇaśca mahābāhuḥ svasā śūrpaṇakhā ca me .. 2..

triśirāśca mahātejā rākṣasaḥ piśitāśanaḥ .
anye ca bahavaḥ śūrā labdhalakṣā niśācarāḥ .. 3..

vasanti manniyogena adhivāsaṃ ca rākṣasaḥ .
bādhamānā mahāraṇye munīnye dharmacāriṇaḥ .. 4..

caturdaśa sahasrāṇi rakṣasāṃ bhīmakarmaṇām .
śūrāṇāṃ labdhalakṣāṇāṃ kharacittānuvartinām .. 5..

te tvidānīṃ janasthāne vasamānā mahābalāḥ .
saṅgatāḥ paramāyattā rāmeṇa saha saṃyuge .. 6..

tena sañjātaroṣeṇa rāmeṇa raṇamūrdhani .
anuktvā paruṣaṃ kiṃ ciccharairvyāpāritaṃ dhanuḥ .. 7..

caturdaśa sahasrāṇi rakṣasāṃ bhīmakarmaṇām .
nihatāni śaraistīkṣṇairmānuṣeṇa padātinā .. 8..

kharaśca nihataḥ saṅkhye dūṣaṇaśca nipātitaḥ .
hatvā triśirasaṃ cāpi nirbhayā daṇḍakāḥ kṛtāḥ .. 9..

pitrā nirastaḥ kruddhena sabhāryaḥ kṣīṇajīvitaḥ .
sa hantā tasya sainyasya rāmaḥ kṣatriyapāṃsanaḥ .. 10..

aśīlaḥ karkaśastīkṣṇo mūrkho lubdho.ajitendriyaḥ .
tyaktadharmastvadharmātmā bhūtānāmahite rataḥ .. 11..

yena vairaṃ vināraṇye sattvamāśritya kevalam .
karṇanāsāpahāreṇa bhaginī me virūpitā .. 12..

tasya bhāryāṃ janasthānātsītāṃ surasutopamām .
ānayiṣyāmi vikramya sahāyastatra me bhava .. 13..

tvayā hyahaṃ sahāyena pārśvasthena mahābala .
bhrātṛbhiśca surānyuddhe samagrānnābhicintaye .. 14..

tatsahāyo bhava tvaṃ me samartho hyasi rākṣasa .
vīrye yuddhe ca darpe ca na hyasti sadṛśastava .. 15..

etadarthamahaṃ prāptastvatsamīpaṃ niśācara .
śṛṇu tatkarma sāhāyye yatkāryaṃ vacanānmama .. 16..

sauvarṇastvaṃ mṛgo bhūtvā citro rajatabindubhiḥ .
āśrame tasya rāmasya sītāyāḥ pramukhe cara .. 17..

tvāṃ tu niḥsaṃśayaṃ sītā dṛṣṭvā tu mṛgarūpiṇam .
gṛhyatāmiti bhartāraṃ lakṣmaṇaṃ cābhidhāsyati .. 18..

tatastayorapāye tu śūnye sītāṃ yathāsukham .
nirābādho hariṣyāmi rāhuścandraprabhām iva .. 19..

tataḥ paścātsukhaṃ rāme bhāryāharaṇakarśite .
visrabdhaṃ prahariṣyāmi kṛtārthenāntarātmanā .. 20..

tasya rāmakathāṃ śrutvā mārīcasya mahātmanaḥ .
śuṣkaṃ samabhavadvaktraṃ paritrasto babhūva ca .. 21..

sa rāvaṇaṃ trastaviṣaṇṇacetā
mahāvane rāmaparākramajñaḥ .
kṛtāñjalistattvamuvāca vākyaṃ
hitaṃ ca tasmai hitamātmanaś ca .. 22..




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