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sarga - 8

sutīkṣṇenābhyanujñātaṃ prasthitaṃ raghunandanam .
vaidehī snigdhayā vācā bhartāramidamabravīt .. 1..

ayaṃ dharmaḥ susūkṣmeṇa vidhinā prāpyate mahān .
nivṛttena ca śakyo.ayaṃ vyasanātkāmajādiha .. 2..

trīṇyeva vyasanānyatra kāmajāni bhavantyuta .
mithyā vākyaṃ paramakaṃ tasmādgurutarāvubhau .
paradārābhigamanaṃ vinā vairaṃ ca raudratā .. 3..

mithyāvākyaṃ na te bhūtaṃ na bhaviṣyati rāghava .
kuto.abhilaṣaṇaṃ strīṇāṃ pareṣāṃ dharmanāśanam .. 4..

tacca sarvaṃ mahābāho śakyaṃ voḍhuṃ jitendriyaiḥ .
tava vaśyendriyatvaṃ ca jānāmi śubhadarśana .. 5..

tṛtīyaṃ yadidaṃ raudraṃ paraprāṇābhihiṃsanam .
nirvairaṃ kriyate mohāttacca te samupasthitam .. 6..

pratijñātastvayā vīra daṇḍakāraṇyavāsinām .
ṛṣīṇāṃ rakṣaṇārthāya vadhaḥ saṃyati rakṣasām .. 7..

etannimittaṃ ca vanaṃ daṇḍakā iti viśrutam .
prasthitastvaṃ saha bhrātrā dhṛtabāṇaśarāsanaḥ .. 8..

tatastvāṃ prasthitaṃ dṛṣṭvā mama cintākulaṃ manaḥ .
tvadvṛttaṃ cintayantyā vai bhavenniḥśreyasaṃ hitam .. 9..

na hi me rocate vīra gamanaṃ daṇḍakānprati .
kāraṇaṃ tatra vakṣyāmi vadantyāḥ śrūyatāṃ mama .. 10..

tvaṃ hi bāṇadhanuṣpāṇirbhrātrā saha vanaṃ gataḥ .
dṛṣṭvā vanacarānsarvānkaccitkuryāḥ śaravyayam .. 11..

kṣatriyāṇāmiha dhanurhutāśasyendhanāni ca .
samīpataḥ sthitaṃ tejobalamucchrayate bhṛśam .. 12..

purā kila mahābāho tapasvī satyavākṣuciḥ .
kasmiṃścidabhavatpuṇye vane ratamṛgadvije .. 13..

tasyaiva tapaso vighnaṃ kartumindraḥ śacīpatiḥ .
khaḍgapāṇirathāgacchadāśramaṃ bhaṭa rūpadhṛk .. 14..

tasmiṃstadāśramapade nihitaḥ khaḍga uttamaḥ .
sa nyāsavidhinā dattaḥ puṇye tapasi tiṣṭhataḥ .. 15..

sa tacchastramanuprāpya nyāsarakṣaṇatatparaḥ .
vane tu vicaratyeva rakṣanpratyayamātmanaḥ .. 16..

yatra gacchatyupādātuṃ mūlāni ca phalāni ca .
na vinā yāti taṃ khaḍgaṃ nyāsarakṣaṇatatparaḥ .. 17..

nityaṃ śastraṃ parivahankrameṇa sa tapodhanaḥ .
cakāra raudrīṃ svāṃ buddhiṃ tyaktvā tapasi niścayam .. 18..

tataḥ sa raudrābhirataḥ pramatto.adharmakarṣitaḥ .
tasya śastrasya saṃvāsājjagāma narakaṃ muniḥ .. 19..

snehācca bahumānācca smāraye tvāṃ na śikṣaye .
na kathaṃ cana sā kāryā hṛhītadhanuṣā tvayā .. 20..

buddhirvairaṃ vinā hantuṃ rākṣasāndaṇḍakāśritān .
aparādhaṃ vinā hantuṃ lokānvīra na kāmaye .. 21..

kṣatriyāṇāṃ tu vīrāṇāṃ vaneṣu niyatātmanām .
dhanuṣā kāryametāvadārtānāmabhirakṣaṇam .. 22..

kva ca śastraṃ kva ca vanaṃ kva ca kṣātraṃ tapaḥ kva ca .
vyāviddhamidamasmābhirdeśadharmastu pūjyatām .. 23..

tadāryakaluṣā buddhirjāyate śastrasevanāt .
punargatvā tvayodhyāyāṃ kṣatradharmaṃ cariṣyasi .. 24..

akṣayā tu bhavetprītiḥ śvaśrū śvaśurayormama .
yadi rājyaṃ hi saṃnyasya bhavestvaṃ nirato muniḥ .. 25..

dharmādarthaḥ prabhavati dharmātprabhavate sukham .
dharmeṇa labhate sarvaṃ dharmasāramidaṃ jagat .. 26..

ātmānaṃ niyamaistaistaiḥ karṣayitvā prayatnataḥ .
prāpyate nipuṇairdharmo na sukhāllabhyate sukham .. 27..

nityaṃ śucimatiḥ saumya cara dharmaṃ tapovane .
sarvaṃ hi viditaṃ tubhyaṃ trailokyamapi tattvataḥ .. 28..

strīcāpalādetadudāhṛtaṃ me
dharmaṃ ca vaktuṃ tava kaḥ samarthaḥ .
vicārya buddhyā tu sahānujena
yadrocate tatkuru mācireṇa .. 29..




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