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sarga - 45

rāvaṇena tu vaidehī tadā pṛṣṭā jihīrṣuṇā .
parivrājakarūpeṇa śaśaṃsātmānamātmanā .. 1..

brāhmaṇaścātithiścaiṣa anukto hi śapeta mām .
iti dhyātvā muhūrtaṃ tu sītā vacanamabravīt .. 2..

duhitā janakasyāhaṃ maithilasya mahātmanaḥ .
sītā nāmnāsmi bhadraṃ te rāmabhāryā dvijottama .. 3..

saṃvatsaraṃ cādhyuṣitā rāghavasya niveśane .
bhuñjānā mānuṣānbhogānsarvakāmasamṛddhinī .. 4..

tataḥ saṃvatsarādūrdhvaṃ samamanyata me patim .
abhiṣecayituṃ rāmaṃ sameto rājamantribhiḥ .. 5..

tasminsambhriyamāṇe tu rāghavasyābhiṣecane .
kaikeyī nāma bhartāraṃ mamāryā yācate varam .. 6..

pratigṛhya tu kaikeyī śvaśuraṃ sukṛtena me .
mama pravrājanaṃ bharturbharatasyābhiṣecanam .
dvāvayācata bhartāraṃ satyasandhaṃ nṛpottamam .. 7..

nādya bhokṣye na ca svapsye na pāsye.ahaṃ kadā cana .
eṣa me jīvitasyānto rāmo yadyabhiṣicyate .. 8..

iti bruvāṇāṃ kaikeyīṃ śvaśuro me sa mānadaḥ .
ayācatārthairanvarthairna ca yācñāṃ cakāra sā .. 9..

mama bhartā mahātejā vayasā pañcaviṃśakaḥ .
rāmeti prathito loke guṇavānsatyavākṣuciḥ .
viśālākṣo mahābāhuḥ sarvabhūtahite rataḥ .. 10..

abhiṣekāya tu pituḥ samīpaṃ rāmamāgatam .
kaikeyī mama bhartāramityuvāca drutaṃ vacaḥ .. 11..

tava pitrā samājñaptaṃ mamedaṃ śṛṇu rāghava .
bharatāya pradātavyamidaṃ rājyamakaṇṭakam .. 12..

tvayā tu khalu vastavyaṃ nava varṣāṇi pañca ca .
vane pravraja kākutstha pitaraṃ mocayānṛtāt .. 13..

tathetyuvāca tāṃ rāmaḥ kaikeyīmakutobhayaḥ .
cakāra tadvacastasyā mama bhartā dṛḍhavrataḥ .. 14..

dadyānna pratigṛhṇīyātsatyabrūyānna cānṛtam .
etadbrāhmaṇa rāmasya vrataṃ dhruvamanuttamam .. 15..

tasya bhrātā tu vaimātro lakṣmaṇo nāma vīryavān .
rāmasya puruṣavyāghraḥ sahāyaḥ samare.arihā .. 16..

sa bhrātā lakṣmaṇo nāma dharmacārī dṛḍhavrataḥ .
anvagacchaddhanuṣpāṇiḥ pravrajantaṃ mayā saha .. 17..

te vayaṃ pracyutā rājyātkaileyyāstu kṛte trayaḥ .
vicarāma dvijaśreṣṭha vanaṃ gambhīramojasā .. 18..

samāśvasa muhūrtaṃ tu śakyaṃ vastumiha tvayā .
āgamiṣyati me bhartā vanyamādāya puṣkalam .. 19..

sa tvaṃ nāma ca gotraṃ ca kulamācakṣva tattvataḥ .
ekaśca daṇḍakāraṇye kimarthaṃ carasi dvija .. 20..

evaṃ bruvatyāṃ sītāyāṃ rāmapatnyāṃ mahābalaḥ .
pratyuvācottaraṃ tīvraṃ rāvaṇo rākṣasādhipaḥ .. 21..

yena vitrāsitā lokāḥ sadevāsurapannagāḥ .
ahaṃ sa rāvaṇo nāma sīte rakṣogaṇeśvaraḥ .. 22..

tvāṃ tu kāñcanavarṇābhāṃ dṛṣṭvā kauśeyavāsinīm .
ratiṃ svakeṣu dāreṣu nādhigacchāmyanindite .. 23..

bahvīnāmuttamastrīṇāmāhṛtānāmitastataḥ .
sarvāsāmeva bhadraṃ te mamāgramahiṣī bhava .. 24..

laṅkā nāma samudrasya madhye mama mahāpurī .
sāgareṇa parikṣiptā niviṣṭā girimūrdhani .. 25..

tatra sīte mayā sārdhaṃ vaneṣu vicariṣyasi .
na cāsyāraṇyavāsasya spṛhayiṣyasi bhāmini .. 26..

pañcadāsyaḥ sahasrāṇi sarvābharaṇabhūṣitāḥ .
sīte paricariṣyanti bhāryā bhavasi me yadi .. 27..

rāvaṇenaivamuktā tu kupitā janakātmajā .
pratyuvācānavadyāṅgī tamanādṛtya rākṣasaṃ .. 28..

mahāgirimivākampyaṃ mahendrasadṛśaṃ patim .
mahodadhimivākṣobhyamahaṃ rāmamanuvratā .. 29..

mahābāhuṃ mahoraskaṃ siṃhavikrāntagāminam .
nṛsiṃhaṃ siṃhasaṅkāśamahaṃ rāmamanuvratā .. 30..

pūrṇacandrānanaṃ vīraṃ rājavatsaṃ jitendriyam .
pṛthukīrtiṃ mahābāhumahaṃ rāmamanuvratā .. 31..

tvaṃ punarjambukaḥ siṃhīṃ māmihecchasi durlabhām .
nāhaṃ śakyā tvayā spraṣṭumādityasya prabhā yathā .. 32..

pādapānkāñcanānnūnaṃ bahūnpaśyasi mandabhāk .
rāghavasya priyāṃ bhāryāṃ yastvamicchasi rāvaṇa .. 33..

kṣudhitasya ca siṃhasya mṛgaśatrostarasvinaḥ .
āśīviṣasya vadanāddaṃṣṭrāmādātumicchasi .. 34..

mandaraṃ parvataśreṣṭhaṃ pāṇinā hartumicchasi .
kālakūṭaṃ viṣaṃ pītvā svastimāngantumicchasi .. 35..

akṣisūcyā pramṛjasi jihvayā leḍhi ca kṣuram .
rāghavasya priyāṃ bhāryāmadhigantuṃ tvamicchasi .. 36..

avasajya śilāṃ kaṇṭhe samudraṃ tartumicchasi .
sūryā candramasau cobhau prāṇibhyāṃ hartumicchasi .
yo rāmasya priyāṃ bhāryāṃ pradharṣayitumicchasi .. 37..

agniṃ prajvalitaṃ dṛṣṭvā vastreṇāhartumicchasi .
kalyāṇa vṛttāṃ rāmasya yo bhāryāṃ hartumicchasi .. 38..

ayomukhānāṃ śūlānām agre caritumicchasi .
rāmasya sadṛśīṃ bhāryāṃ yo.adhigantuṃ tvamicchasi .. 39..

yadantaraṃ siṃhaśṛgālayorvane
yadantaraṃ syandanikāsamudrayoḥ .
surāgryasauvīrakayoryadantaraṃ
tadantaraṃ dāśarathestavaiva ca .. 40..

yadantaraṃ kāñcanasīsalohayor
yadantaraṃ candanavāripaṅkayoḥ .
yadantaraṃ hastibiḍālayorvane
tadantaraṃ daśarathestavaiva ca .. 41..

yadantaraṃ vāyasavainateyayor
yadantaraṃ madgumayūrayorapi .
yadantaraṃ sārasagṛdhrayorvane
tadantaraṃ dāśarathestavaiva ca .. 42..

tasminsahasrākṣasamaprabhāve
rāme sthite kārmukabāṇapāṇau .
hṛtāpi te.ahaṃ na jarāṃ gamiṣye
vajraṃ yathā makṣikayāvagīrṇam .. 43..

itīva tadvākyamaduṣṭabhāvā
sudṛṣṭamuktvā rajanīcaraṃ tam .
gātraprakampādvyathitā babhūva
vātoddhatā sā kadalīva tanvī .. 44..

tāṃ vepamānāmupalakṣya sītāṃ
sa rāvaṇo mṛtyusamaprabhāvaḥ .
kulaṃ balaṃ nāma ca karma cātmanaḥ
samācacakṣe bhayakāraṇārtham .. 45..




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