.. vālmīki rāmāyaṇa - araṇyakāṇḍa ..

sarga - 63

pūrvajo.apyuktamātrastu lakṣmaṇena subhāṣitam .
sāragrāhī mahāsāraṃ pratijagrāha rāghavaḥ .. 1..

saṃnigṛhya mahābāhuḥ pravṛddhaṃ kopamātmanaḥ .
avaṣṭabhya dhanuścitraṃ rāmo lakṣmaṇamabravīt .. 2..

kiṃ kariṣyāvahe vatsa kva vā gacchāva lakṣmaṇa .
kenopāyena paśyeyaṃ sītām iti vicintaya .. 3..

taṃ tathā paritāpārtaṃ lakṣmaṇo rāmamabravīt .
idameva janasthānaṃ tvamanveṣitumarhasi .. 4..

rākṣasairbahubhiḥ kīrṇaṃ nānādrumalatāyutam .
santīha giridurgāṇi nirdarāḥ kandarāṇi ca .. 5..

guhāśca vividhā ghorā nānāmṛgagaṇākulāḥ .
āvāsāḥ kiṃnarāṇāṃ ca gandharvabhavanāni ca .. 6..

tāni yukto mayā sārdhaṃ tvamanveṣitumarhasi .
tvadvidho buddhisampannā māhātmāno nararṣabha .. 7..

āpatsu na prakampante vāyuvegairivācalāḥ .
ityuktastadvanaṃ sarvaṃ vicacāra salakṣmaṇaḥ .. 8..

kruddho rāmaḥ śaraṃ ghoraṃ sandhāya dhanuṣi kṣuram .
tataḥ parvatakūṭābhaṃ mahābhāgaṃ dvijottamam .. 9..

dadarśa patitaṃ bhūmau kṣatajārdraṃ jaṭāyuṣam .
taṃ dṛṣṭvā giriśṛṅgābhaṃ rāmo lakṣmaṇamabravīt .
anena sītā vaidehī bhakṣitā nātra saṃśayaḥ .. 10..

gṛdhrarūpamidaṃ vyaktaṃ rakṣo bhramati kānanam .
bhakṣayitvā viśālākṣīmāste sītāṃ yathāsukham .
enaṃ vadhiṣye dīptāgrairghorairbāṇairajihmagaiḥ .. 11..

ityuktvābhyapatadgṛdhraṃ sandhāya dhanuṣi kṣuram .
kruddho rāmaḥ samudrāntāṃ cālayanniva medinīm .. 12..

taṃ dīnadīnayā vācā saphenaṃ rudhiraṃ vaman .
abhyabhāṣata pakṣī tu rāmaṃ daśarathātmajam .. 13..

yāmoṣadhimivāyuṣmannanveṣasi mahāvane .
sā devī mama ca prāṇā rāvaṇenobhayaṃ hṛtam .. 14..

tvayā virahitā devī lakṣmaṇena ca rāghava .
hriyamāṇā mayā dṛṣṭā rāvaṇena balīyasā .. 15..

sītāmabhyavapanno.ahaṃ rāvaṇaśca raṇe mayā .
vidhvaṃsitarathacchatraḥ pātito dharaṇītale .. 16..

etadasya dhanurbhagnametadasya śarāvaram .
ayamasya raṇe rāma bhagnaḥ sāṅgrāmiko rathaḥ .. 17..

pariśrāntasya me pakṣau chittvā khaḍgena rāvaṇaḥ .
sītāmādāya vaidehīmutpapāta vihāyasaṃ .
rakṣasā nihataṃ pūrvma na māṃ hantuṃ tvamarhasi .. 18..

rāmastasya tu vijñāya sītāsaktāṃ priyāṃ kathām .
gṛdhrarājaṃ pariṣvajya ruroda sahalakṣmaṇaḥ .. 19..

ekamekāyane durge niḥśvasantaṃ kathaṃ cana .
samīkṣya duḥkhito rāmaḥ saumitrimidamabravīt .. 20..

rājyādbhraṃśo vane vāsaḥ sītā naṣṭā hato dvijaḥ .
īdṛśīyaṃ mamālakṣmīrnirdahedapi pāvakam .. 21..

sampūrṇamapi cedadya pratareyaṃ mahodadhim .
so.api nūnaṃ mamālakṣmyā viśuṣyetsaritāṃ patiḥ .. 22..

nāstyabhāgyataro loke matto.asminsacarācare .
yeneyaṃ mahatī prāptā mayā vyasanavāgurā .. 23..

ayaṃ pitṛvayasyo me gṛdhrarājo jarānvitaḥ .
śete vinihato bhūmau mama bhāgyaviparyayāt .. 24..

ityevamuktvā bahuśo rāghavaḥ sahalakṣmaṇaḥ .
jaṭāyuṣaṃ ca pasparśa pitṛsnehaṃ nidarśayan .. 25..

nikṛttapakṣaṃ rudhirāvasiktaṃ
taṃ gṛdhrarājaṃ parirabhya rāmaḥ .
kva maithili prāṇasamā mameti
vimucya vācaṃ nipapāta bhūmau .. 26..




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