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sarga - 23

sā sītā tacchiro dṛṣṭvā tacca kārmukamuttamam .
sugrīvapratisaṃsargamākhyātaṃ ca hanūmatā .. 1..

nayane mukhavarṇaṃ ca bhartustatsadṛśaṃ mukham .
keśānkeśāntadeśaṃ ca taṃ ca cūḍāmaṇiṃ śubham .. 2..

etaiḥ sarvairabhijñānairabhijñāya suduḥkhitā .
vijagarhe.atha kaikeyīṃ krośantī kurarī yathā .. 3..

sakāmā bhava kaikeyi hato.ayaṃ kulanandanaḥ .
kulamutsāditaṃ sarvaṃ tvayā kalahaśīlayā .. 4..

āryeṇa kiṃ nu kaikeyyāḥ kṛtaṃ rāmeṇa vipriyam .
yadgṛhāccīravasanastayā prasthāpito vanam .. 5..

evamuktvā tu vaidehī vepamānā tapasvinī .
jagāma jagatīṃ bālā chinnā tu kadalī yathā .. 6..

sā muhūrtātsamāśvasya pratilabhya ca cetanām .
tacchiraḥ samupāghrāya vilalāpāyatekṣaṇā .. 7..

hā hatāsmi mahābāho vīravratamanuvratā .
imāṃ te paścimāvasthāṃ gatāsmi vidhavā kṛtā .. 8..

prathamaṃ maraṇaṃ nāryā bharturvaiguṇyamucyate .
suvṛttaḥ sādhuvṛttāyāḥ saṃvṛttastvaṃ mamāgrataḥ .. 9..

duḥkhādduḥkhaṃ prapannāyā magnāyāḥ śokasāgare .
yo hi māmudyatastrātuṃ so.api tvaṃ vinipātitaḥ .. 10..

sā śvaśrūrmama kausalyā tvayā putreṇa rāghava .
vatseneva yathā dhenurvivatsā vatsalā kṛtā .. 11..

ādiṣṭaṃ dīrghamāyuste yairacintyaparākrama .
anṛtaṃ vacanaṃ teṣāmalpāyurasi rāghava .. 12..

atha vā naśyati prajñā prājñasyāpi satastava .
pacatyenaṃ tathā kālo bhūtānāṃ prabhavo hyayam .. 13..

adṛṣṭaṃ mṛtyumāpannaḥ kasmāttvaṃ nayaśāstravit .
vyasanānāmupāyajñaḥ kuśalo hyasi varjane .. 14..

tathā tvaṃ sampariṣvajya raudrayātinṛśaṃsayā .
kālarātryā mayācchidya hṛtaḥ kamalalocanaḥ .. 15..

upaśeṣe mahābāho māṃ vihāya tapasvinīm .
priyāmiva śubhāṃ nārīṃ pṛthivīṃ puruṣarṣabha .. 16..

arcitaṃ satataṃ yatnādgandhamālyairmayā tava .
idaṃ te matpriyaṃ vīra dhanuḥ kāñcanabhūṣitam .. 17..

pitrā daśarathena tvaṃ śvaśureṇa mamānagha .
pūrvaiśca pitṛbhiḥ sārdhaṃ nūnaṃ svarge samāgataḥ .. 18..

divi nakṣatrabhūtastvaṃ mahatkarma kṛtaṃ priyam .
puṇyaṃ rājarṣivaṃśaṃ tvamātmanaḥ samupekṣase .. 19..

kiṃ mānna prekṣase rājankiṃ māṃ na pratibhāṣase .
bālāṃ bālena samprāptāṃ bhāryāṃ māṃ sahacāriṇīm .. 20..

saṃśrutaṃ gṛhṇatā pāṇiṃ cariṣyāmīti yattvayā .
smara tanmama kākutstha naya māmapi duḥkhitām .. 21..

kasmānmāmapahāya tvaṃ gato gatimatāṃ vara .
asmāllokādamuṃ lokaṃ tyaktvā māmiha duḥkhitām .. 22..

kalyāṇairucitaṃ yattatpariṣvaktaṃ mayaiva tu .
kravyādaistaccharīraṃ te nūnaṃ viparikṛṣyate .. 23..

agniṣṭomādibhiryajñairiṣṭavānāptadakṣiṇaiḥ .
agnihotreṇa saṃskāraṃ kena tvaṃ tu na lapsyase .. 24..

pravrajyāmupapannānāṃ trayāṇāmekamāgatam .
pariprakṣyati kausalyā lakṣmaṇaṃ śokalālasā .. 25..

sa tasyāḥ paripṛcchantyā vadhaṃ mitrabalasya te .
tava cākhyāsyate nūnaṃ niśāyāṃ rākṣasairvadham .. 26..

sā tvāṃ suptaṃ hataṃ śrutvā māṃ ca rakṣogṛhaṃ gatām .
hṛdayena vidīrṇena na bhaviṣyati rāghava .. 27..

sādhu pātaya māṃ kṣipraṃ rāmasyopari rāvaṇaḥ .
samānaya patiṃ patnyā kuru kalyāṇamuttamam .. 28..

śirasā me śiraścāsya kāyaṃ kāyena yojaya .
rāvaṇānugamiṣyāmi gatiṃ bharturmahātmanaḥ .
muhūrtamapi necchāmi jīvituṃ pāpajīvinā .. 29..

śrutaṃ mayā vedavidāṃ brāhmaṇānāṃ piturgṛhe .
yāsāṃ strīṇāṃ priyo bhartā tāsāṃ lokā mahodayāḥ .. 30..

kṣamā yasmindamastyāgaḥ satyaṃ dharmaḥ kṛtajñatā .
ahiṃsā caiva bhūtānāṃ tamṛte kā gatirmama .. 31..

iti sā duḥkhasantaptā vilalāpāyatekṣaṇā .
bhartuḥ śiro dhanustatra samīkṣya janakātmajā .. 32..

evaṃ lālapyamānāyāṃ sītāyāṃ tatra rākṣasaḥ .
abhicakrāma bhartāramanīkasthaḥ kṛtāñjaliḥ .. 33..

vijayasvāryaputreti so.abhivādya prasādya ca .
nyavedayadanuprāptaṃ prahastaṃ vāhinīpatim .. 34..

amātyaiḥ sahitaḥ sarvaiḥ prahastaḥ samupasthitaḥ .
kiṃ cidātyayikaṃ kāryaṃ teṣāṃ tvaṃ darśanaṃ kuru .. 35..

etacchrutvā daśagrīvo rākṣasaprativeditam .
aśokavanikāṃ tyaktvā mantriṇāṃ darśanaṃ yayau .. 36..

sa tu sarvaṃ samarthyaiva mantribhiḥ kṛtyamātmanaḥ .
sabhāṃ praviśya vidadhe viditvā rāmavikramam .. 37..

antardhānaṃ tu tacchīrṣaṃ tacca kārmukamuttamam .
jagāma rāvaṇasyaiva niryāṇasamanantaram .. 38..

rākṣasendrastu taiḥ sārdhaṃ mantribhirbhīmavikramaiḥ .
samarthayāmāsa tadā rāmakāryaviniścayam .. 39..

avidūrasthitānsarvānbalādhyakṣānhitaiṣiṇaḥ .
abravītkālasadṛśo rāvaṇo rākṣasādhipaḥ .. 40..

śīghraṃ bherīninādena sphuṭakoṇāhatena me .
samānayadhvaṃ sainyāni vaktavyaṃ ca na kāraṇam .. 41..

tatastatheti pratigṛhya tadvaco
balādhipāste mahadātmano balam .
samānayaṃścaiva samāgataṃ ca te
nyavedayanbhartari yuddhakāṅkṣiṇi .. 42..




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