.. vālmīki rāmāyaṇa - yuddhakāṇḍa ..

sarga - 12

atha rāmaḥ prasannātmā śrutvā vāyusutasya ha .
pratyabhāṣata durdharṣaḥ śrutavānātmani sthitam .. 1..

mamāpi tu vivakṣāsti kā citprati vibhīṣaṇam .
śrutamicchāmi tatsarvaṃ bhavadbhiḥ śreyasi sthitaiḥ .. 2..

mitrabhāvena samprāptaṃ na tyajeyaṃ kathaṃ cana .
doṣo yadyapi tasya syātsatām etadagarhitam .. 3..

rāmasya vacanaṃ śrutvā sugrīvaḥ plavageśvaraḥ .
pratyabhāṣata kākutsthaṃ sauhārdenābhicoditaḥ .. 4..

kimatra citraṃ dharmajña lokanāthaśikhāmaṇe .
yattvamāryaṃ prabhāṣethāḥ sattvavānsapathe sthitaḥ .. 5..

mama cāpyantarātmāyaṃ śuddhiṃ vetti vibhīṣaṇam .
anumanācca bhāvācca sarvataḥ suparīkṣitaḥ .. 6..

tasmātkṣipraṃ sahāsmābhistulyo bhavatu rāghava .
vibhīṣaṇo mahāprājñaḥ sakhitvaṃ cābhyupaitu naḥ .. 7..

sa sugrīvasya tadvākyayṃ rāmaḥ śrutvā vimṛśya ca .
tataḥ śubhataraṃ vākyamuvāca haripuṅgavam .. 8..

suduṣṭo vāpyaduṣṭo vā kimeṣa rajanīcaraḥ .
sūkṣmamapyahitaṃ kartuṃ mamāśaktaḥ kathaṃ cana .. 9..

piśācāndānavānyakṣānpṛthivyāṃ caiva rākṣasān .
aṅgulyagreṇa tānhanyāmicchanharigaṇeśvara .. 10..

śrūyate hi kapotena śatruḥ śaraṇamāgataḥ .
arcitaśca yathānyāyaṃ svaiśca māṃsairnimantritaḥ .. 11..

sa hi taṃ pratijagrāha bhāryā hartāramāgatam .
kapoto vānaraśreṣṭha kiṃ punarmadvidho janaḥ .. 12..

ṛṣeḥ kaṇvasya putreṇa kaṇḍunā paramarṣiṇā .
śṛṇu gāthāṃ purā gītāṃ dharmiṣṭhāṃ satyavādinā .. 13..

baddhāñjalipuṭaṃ dīnaṃ yācantaṃ śaraṇāgatam .
na hanyādānṛśaṃsyārthamapi śatruṃ paraṃ pata .. 14..

ārto vā yadi vā dṛptaḥ pareṣāṃ śaraṇaṃ gataḥ .
ariḥ prāṇānparityajya rakṣitavyaḥ kṛtātmanā .. 15..

sa cedbhayādvā mohādvā kāmādvāpi na rakṣati .
svayā śaktyā yathātattvaṃ tatpāpaṃ lokagarhitam .. 16..

vinaṣṭaḥ paśyatastasya rakṣiṇaḥ śaraṇāgataḥ .
ādāya sukṛtaṃ tasya sarvaṃ gacchedarakṣitaḥ .. 17..

evaṃ doṣo mahānatra prapannānāmarakṣaṇe .
asvargyaṃ cāyaśasyaṃ ca balavīryavināśanam .. 18..

kariṣyāmi yathārthaṃ tu kaṇḍorvacanamuttamam .
dharmiṣṭhaṃ ca yaśasyaṃ ca svargyaṃ syāttu phalodaye .. 19..

sakṛdeva prapannāya tavāsmīti ca yācate .
abhayaṃ sarvabhūtebhyo dadāmyetadvrataṃ mama .. 20..

ānayainaṃ hariśreṣṭha dattamasyābhayaṃ mayā .
vibhīṣaṇo vā sugrīva yadi vā rāvaṇaḥ svayam .. 21..

tatastu sugrīvavaco niśamya tad
dharīśvareṇābhihitaṃ nareśvaraḥ .
vibhīṣaṇenāśu jagāma saṅgamaṃ
patatrirājena yathā purandaraḥ .. 22..




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