.. vālmīki rāmāyaṇa - araṇyakāṇḍa ..

sarga - 55

rākṣasaṃ mṛgarūpeṇa carantaṃ kāmarūpiṇam .
nihatya rāmo mārīcaṃ tūrṇaṃ pathi nyavartata .. 1..

tasya santvaramāṇasya draṣṭukāmasya maithilīm .
krūrasvaro.atha gomāyurvinanādāsya pṛṣṭhataḥ .. 2..

sa tasya svaramājñāya dāruṇaṃ romaharṣaṇam .
cintayāmāsa gomāyoḥ svareṇa pariśaṅkitaḥ .. 3..

aśubhaṃ bata manye.ahaṃ gomāyurvāśyate yathā .
svasti syādapi vaidehyā rākṣasairbhakṣaṇaṃ vinā .. 4..

mārīcena tu vijñāya svaramālakṣya māmakam .
vikruṣṭaṃ mṛgarūpeṇa lakṣmaṇaḥ śṛṇuyādyadi .. 5..

sa saumitriḥ svaraṃ śrutvā tāṃ ca hitvātha maithilīm .
tayaiva prahitaḥ kṣipraṃ matsakāśamihaiṣyati .. 6..

rākṣasaiḥ sahitairnūnaṃ sītāyā īpsito vadhaḥ .
kāñcanaśca mṛgo bhūtvā vyapanīyāśramāttu mām .. 7..

dūraṃ nītvā tu mārīco rākṣaso.abhūccharāhataḥ .
hā lakṣmaṇa hato.asmīti yadvākyaṃ vyajahāra ha .. 8..

api svasti bhaveddvābhyāṃ rahitābhyāṃ mayā vane .
janasthānanimittaṃ hi kṛtavairo.asmi rākṣasaiḥ .
nimittāni ca ghorāṇi dṛśyante.adya bahūni ca .. 9..

ityevaṃ cintayanrāmaḥ śrutvā gomāyuniḥsvanam .
ātmanaścāpanayanaṃ mṛgarūpeṇa rakṣasā .
ājagāma janasthānaṃ rāghavaḥ pariśaṅkitaḥ .. 10..

taṃ dīnamānasaṃ dīnamāsedurmṛgapakṣiṇaḥ .
savyaṃ kṛtvā mahātmānaṃ ghorāṃśca sasṛjuḥ svarān .. 11..

tāni dṛṣṭvā nimittāni mahāghorāṇi rāghavaḥ .
tato lakṣaṇamāyāntaṃ dadarśa vigataprabham .. 12..

tato.avidūre rāmeṇa samīyāya sa lakṣmaṇaḥ .
viṣaṇṇaḥ sa viṣaṇṇena duḥkhito duḥkhabhāginā .. 13..

sañjagarhe.atha taṃ bhrātā jeṣṭho lakṣmaṇamāgatam .
vihāya sītāṃ vijane vane rākṣasasevite .. 14..

gṛhītvā ca karaṃ savyaṃ lakṣmaṇaṃ raghunandanaḥ .
uvāca madhurodarkamidaṃ paruṣamārtavat .. 15..

aho lakṣmaṇa garhyaṃ te kṛtaṃ yattvaṃ vihāya tām .
sītāmihāgataḥ saumya kaccitsvasti bhavediti .. 16..

na me.asti saṃśayo vīra sarvathā janakātmajā .
vinaṣṭā bhakṣitā vāpa rākṣasairvanacāribhiḥ .. 17..

aśubhānyeva bhūyiṣṭhaṃ yathā prādurbhavanti me .
api lakṣmaṇa sītāyāḥ sāmagryaṃ prāpnuyāvahe .. 18..

idaṃ hi rakṣomṛgasaṃnikāśaṃ
pralobhya māṃ dūramanuprayātam .
hataṃ kathaṃ cinmahatā śrameṇa
sa rākṣaso.abhūnmriyamāṇa eva .. 19..

manaśca me dīnamihāprahṛṣṭaṃ
cakṣuśca savyaṃ kurute vikāram .
asaṃśayaṃ lakṣmaṇa nāsti sītā
hṛtā mṛtā vā pathi vartate vā .. 20..




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