.. vālmīki rāmāyaṇa - araṇyakāṇḍa ..

sarga - 66

tau tu tatra sthitau dṛṣṭvā bhrātarau rāmalakṣmaṇau .
bāhupāśaparikṣiptau kabandho vākyamabravīt .. 1..

tiṣṭhataḥ kiṃ nu māṃ dṛṣṭvā kṣudhārtaṃ kṣatriyarṣabhau .
āhārārthaṃ tu sandiṣṭau daivena gatacetasau .. 2..

tacchrutvā lakṣmaṇo vākyaṃ prāptakālaṃ hitaṃ tadā .
uvācārtisamāpanno vikrame kṛtaniścayaḥ .. 3..

tvāṃ ca māṃ ca purā tūrṇamādatte rākṣasādhamaḥ .
tasmādasibhyāmasyāśu bāhū chindāvahe gurū .. 4..

tatastau deśakālajñau khaḍgābhyāmeva rāghavau .
acchindatāṃ susaṃhṛṣṭau bāhū tasyāṃsadeśayoḥ .. 5..

dakṣiṇo dakṣiṇaṃ bāhumasaktamasinā tataḥ .
ciccheda rāmo vegena savyaṃ vīrastu lakṣmaṇaḥ .. 6..

sa papāta mahābāhuśchinnabāhurmahāsvanaḥ .
khaṃ ca gāṃ ca diśaścaiva nādayañjalado yathā .. 7..

sa nikṛttau bhujau dṛṣṭvā śoṇitaughapariplutaḥ .
dīnaḥ papraccha tau vīrau kau yuvāmiti dānavaḥ .. 8..

iti tasya bruvāṇasya lakṣmaṇaḥ śubhalakṣaṇaḥ .
śaśaṃsa tasya kākutsthaṃ kabandhasya mahābalaḥ .. 9..

ayamikṣvākudāyādo rāmo nāma janaiḥ śrutaḥ .
asyaivāvarajaṃ viddhi bhrātaraṃ māṃ ca lakṣmaṇam .. 10..

asya devaprabhāvasya vasato vijane vane .
rakṣasāpahṛtā bhāryā yāmicchantāvihāgatau .. 11..

tvaṃ tu ko vā kimarthaṃ vā kabandha sadṛśo vane .
āsyenorasi dīptena bhagnajaṅgho viceṣṭase .. 12..

evamuktaḥ kabandhastu lakṣmaṇenottaraṃ vacaḥ .
uvāca paramaprītastadindravacanaṃ smaran .. 13..

svāgataṃ vāṃ naravyāghrau diṣṭyā paśyāmi cāpyaham .
diṣṭyā cemau nikṛttau me yuvābhyāṃ bāhubandhanau .. 14..

virūpaṃ yacca me rūpaṃ prāptaṃ hyavinayādyathā .
tanme śṛṇu naravyāghra tattvataḥ śaṃsatastava .. 15..




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