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sarga - 69

nidarśayitvā rāmāya sītāyāḥ pratipādane .
vākyamanvarthamarthajñaḥ kabandhaḥ punarabravīt .. 1..

eṣa rāma śivaḥ panthā yatraite puṣpitā drumāḥ .
pratīcīṃ diśamāśritya prakāśante manoramāḥ .. 2..

jambūpriyālapanasāḥ plakṣanyagrodhatindukāḥ .
aśvatthāḥ karṇikārāśca cūtāścānye ca pādapāḥ .. 3..

tānāruhyāthavā bhūmau pātayitvā ca tānbalāt .
phalānyamṛtakalpāni bhakṣayantau gamiṣyathaḥ .. 4..

caṅkramantau varāndeśāñśailācchailaṃ vanādvanam .
tataḥ puṣkariṇīṃ vīrau pampāṃ nāma gamiṣyathaḥ .. 5..

aśarkarāmavibhraṃśāṃ samatīrthamaśaivalām .
rāma sañjātavālūkāṃ kamalotpalaśobhitām .. 6..

tatra haṃsāḥ plavāḥ krauñcāḥ kurarāścaiva rāghava .
valgusvarā nikūjanti pampāsalilagocarāḥ .. 7..

nodvijante narāndṛṣṭvā vadhasyākovidāḥ śubhāḥ .
ghṛtapiṇḍopamānsthūlāṃstāndvijānbhakṣayiṣyathaḥ .. 8..

rohitānvakratuṇḍāṃśca nalamīnāṃśca rāghava .
pampāyāmiṣubhirmatsyāṃstatra rāma varānhatān .. 9..

nistvakpakṣānayastaptānakṛśānekakaṇṭakān .
tava bhaktyā samāyukto lakṣmaṇaḥ sampradāsyati .. 10..

bhṛśaṃ te khādato matsyānpampāyāḥ puṣpasañcaye .
padmagandhi śivaṃ vāri sukhaśītamanāmayam .. 11..

uddhṛtya sa tadākliṣṭaṃ rūpyasphaṭikasaṃnibham .
atha puṣkaraparṇena lakṣmaṇaḥ pāyayiṣyati .. 12..

sthūlāngiriguhāśayyānvarāhānvanacāriṇaḥ .
apāṃ lobhādupāvṛttānvṛṣabhāniva nardataḥ .
rūpānvitāṃśca pampāyāṃ drakṣyasi tvaṃ narottama .. 13..

sāyāhne vicaranrāma viṭapī mālyadhāriṇaḥ .
śītodakaṃ ca pampāyāṃ dṛṣṭvā śokaṃ vihāsyasi .. 14..

sumanobhiścitāṃstatra tilakānnaktamālakān .
utpalāni ca phullāni paṅkajāni ca rāghava .. 15..

na tāni kaścinmālyāni tatrāropayitā naraḥ .
mataṅgaśiṣyāstatrāsannṛṣayaḥ susamāhitaḥ .. 16..

teṣāṃ bhārābhitaptānāṃ vanyamāharatāṃ guroḥ .
ye prapeturmahīṃ tūrṇaṃ śarīrātsvedabindavaḥ .. 17..

tāni mālyāni jātāni munīnāṃ tapasā tadā .
svedabindusamutthāni na vinaśyanti rāghava .. 18..

teṣāmadyāpi tatraiva dṛśyate paricāriṇī .
śramaṇī śabarī nāma kākutstha cirajīvinī .. 19..

tvāṃ tu dharme sthitā nityaṃ sarvabhūtanamaskṛtam .
dṛṣṭvā devopamaṃ rāma svargalokaṃ gamiṣyati .. 20..

tatastadrāma pampāyāstīramāśritya paścimam .
āśramasthānamatulaṃ guhyaṃ kākutstha paśyasi .. 21..

na tatrākramituṃ nāgāḥ śaknuvanti tamāśramam .
ṛṣestasya mataṅgasya vidhānāttacca kānanam .. 22..

tasminnandanasaṅkāśe devāraṇyopame vane .
nānāvihagasaṅkīrṇe raṃsyase rāma nirvṛtaḥ .. 23..

ṛṣyamūkastu pampāyāḥ purastātpuṣpitadrumaḥ .
suduḥkhārohaṇo nāma śiśunāgābhirakṣitaḥ .
udāro brahmaṇā caiva pūrvakāle vinirmitaḥ .. 24..

śayānaḥ puruṣo rāma tasya śailasya mūrdhani .
yatsvapne labhate vittaṃ tatprabuddho.adhigacchati .. 25..

na tvenaṃ viṣamācāraḥ pāpakarmādhirohati .
tatraiva praharantyenaṃ suptamādāya rākṣasāḥ .. 26..

tato.api śiśunāgānāmākrandaḥ śrūyate mahān .
krīḍatāṃ rāma pampāyāṃ mataṅgāraṇyavāsinām .. 27..

siktā rudhiradhārābhiḥ saṃhatya paramadvipāḥ .
pracaranti pṛthakkīrṇā meghavarṇāstarasvinaḥ .. 28..

te tatra pītvā pānīyaṃ vimalaṃ śītamavyayam .
nivṛttāḥ saṃvigāhante vanāni vanagocarāḥ .. 29..

rāma tasya tu śailasya mahatī śobhate guhā .
śilāpidhānā kākutstha duḥkhaṃ cāsyāḥ praveśanam .. 30..

tasyā guhāyāḥ prāgdvāre mahāñśītodako hradaḥ .
bahumūlaphalo ramyo nānānagasamāvṛtaḥ .. 31..

tasyāṃ vasati sugrīvaścaturbhiḥ saha vānaraiḥ .
kadā cicchikhare tasya parvatasyāvatiṣṭhate .. 32..

kabandhastvanuśāsyaivaṃ tāvubhau rāmalakṣmaṇau .
sragvī bhāskaravarṇābhaḥ khe vyarocata vīryavān .. 33..

taṃ tu khasthaṃ mahābhāgaṃ kabandhaṃ rāmalakṣmaṇau .
prasthitau tvaṃ vrajasveti vākyamūcaturantikāt .. 34..

gamyatāṃ kāryasiddhyarthamiti tāvabravīcca saḥ .
suprītau tāvanujñāpya kabandhaḥ prasthitastadā .. 35..

sa tatkabandhaḥ pratipadya rūpaṃ
vṛtaḥ śriyā bhāskaratulyadehaḥ .
nidarśayanrāmamavekṣya khasthaḥ
sakhyaṃ kuruṣveti tadābhyuvāca .. 36..




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